[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50143-50144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21353]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0222; FRL-7316-3]


Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits (EUP) to the 
following pesticide applicants. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for 
experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the 
limitations in the permit.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 69592-EUP-1: Susanne Cerrelli, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8077; 
e-mail address: [email protected], or
    For 70515-EUP-3: Carol E. Frazer, Biopesticides and Pollution 
Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8810; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or 
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 
If you have any questions regarding the information in this action, 
consult the persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0222. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. EUP

    EPA has issued the following EUPs:
    1. 69592-EUP-1. Issuance. AgraQuest, Inc, 1530 Drew Ave., Davis, CA 
95616. This EUP allows the use of 2,371.2 pounds of the fungicide 
Bacillus pumilus strain QST2808 on 3,955 total acres of brassica, bulb 
vegetables, cereal grains, cucurbits, fields of roses, forestry, 
fruiting vegetables, grapes, grass seed, hops, landscape, leafy 
vegetables, legume vegetables, mint, peanuts, pome fruits, root/tuber 
vegetables, stone fruits, strawberries, and sugarbeets to obtain 
phytotoxicity data over a large geographical area and to evaluate the 
control of various plant pathogens including: Bremia lactucae, 
Cercospora spp., Erysiphe spp., Oidiopsis taurica, Peronospora 
parasitica, Puccinia spp., Sclerotinia spp., Sphaerotheca macularis, 
Uncinula necator, Uromyces phaseoli, and Phytophthora spp. The program 
is authorized only in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, 
Georgia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, 
North Dakota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, 
Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West 
Virginia. The EUP is effective from June 6, 2003 to June 30, 2005. A 
temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 
the Bacillus pumilus strain QST2808 in or on all agricultural 
commodities has been established.
    2. 70515-EUP-3. Issuance. Nutra-Park Inc., 3225 Deming Way, Suite 
140, Middleton, WI 53562. This EUP allows the use of 220 gallons of the 
growth regulator NPI 100 10EC (containing the active ingredient 
lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE)) on 5,000 acres of apples, apricots, 
avocados, bananas, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cherries, 
coffee, crabapples, cranberries, currants, eggplant, grapefruits, 
grapes, kiwis, lemons, limes, mandarins, mangos, mineolas, oranges, 
peaches, pears, peppers, pimentos, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, 
pummelos, raspberries, strawberries, tangelos, tangerines, and tomatoes 
to evaluate the control of ripening and shelf life. The program is 
authorized only in the States of Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, 
Massachusetts, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin. The 
EUP is effective from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2005. An exemption from 
the requirement of a tolerance has been established for residues of the 
active ingredient in or on all food commodities.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: August 8, 2003.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-21353 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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