[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42159-42160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15725]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0192; FRL-7366-5]


Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana M. Horne, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8367; 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 person 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-2004-0192. 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, 
1801 South Bell Street, 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 EUP:
    69834-EUP-2. Issuance. EDEN Bioscience Corporation, 3830 Monte 
Villa Parkway, Suite 100, Bothell,

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Washington 98021-7266. This EUP allows the use of 70.85 pounds of the 
biochemical pesticide Harpin [alpha][beta] protein on 4,942 acres of 
citrus, cotton, field corn, ornamentals, peanut, rice, soybean, 
sugarcane, and wheat to evaluate the control of post harvest diseases, 
enhancing overall plant health, thus improving stand establishment and 
enhancing crop yield and quality. The program is authorized only in the 
States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, 
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North 
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. The EUP is 
effective from April 26, 2004 to April 26, 2006. 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: June 29, 2004.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-15725 Filed 7-13-04; 8:45 am]
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