[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12880-12881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4958]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0051; FRL-7702-8]


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: Sharlene R. Matten, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0514; 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-2005-0051. 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 S. Bell St., 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:
    67979-EUP-5. Issuance. Syngenta Seeds, 3054 Cornwallis Road, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2257. This EUP allows the use of 0.14 
pounds of the insecticide Vip3A insect control protein as expressed in 
Events COT 202 and COT 203-derived cotton plants on 467 acres of cotton 
to evaluate the control of various lepidopteran insect

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pests. The program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, 
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Two 
comments were submitted in response to the notice of receipt for this 
permit application, which published in the Federal Register on July 28, 
2004 (69 FR 45051) (FRL-7371-5). One comment from the National Cotton 
Council supported issuance of the EUP. The other comment by a private 
citizen objected to issuance of the EUP based on unspecified 
environmental and human health effects. The Agency understands the 
commentor's concerns. Pursuant to its authority under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA has conducted an 
assessment of the Vip3A insect control proteins and the genetic 
material necessary for their production in cotton. EPA has concluded 
that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from 
dietary exposure to this protein as expressed in cotton. The Vip3A 
insect control proteins as expressed in cotton tested under this permit 
are covered by the temporary tolerance exemption under 40 CFR 180.1247. 
No adverse effects are anticipated as a result of Vip3A expression in 
transgenic cotton. The EUP is effective from February 1, 2005 to March 
31, 2006.


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

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.


    Dated: March 7, 2005.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-4958 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
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