[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12879-12880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5212]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0052; FRL-7703-3]
Bacillus Thuringiensis VIP3A Insect Control Protein and the
Genetic Material Necessary for its Production; Notice of Filing a
Pesticide Petition to Amend an Exemption from the Requirement of a
Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a correction to the Notice of Filing of
a pesticide petition proposing an amendment to an existing exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of a certain pesticide
chemical in or on various food commodities.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-
2005-0052, must be received on or before April 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the September
15, 2004, Federal Register Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharlene 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?
The Agency included in the September 15, 2004, Notice of Filing a
list of those who may be potentially affected by the action. If you
have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult
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the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
In addition to using EDOCKET (http://www.epa.gov/edocket/), you may
access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA
Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings athttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
II. Background
On July 26, 2004, Syngenta Seeds, 3054 Cornwallis Road, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709-2257 submitted a petition (PP 3G6547) to EPA
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by
the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), requesting that the
temporary tolerance exemption for Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A protein
and the genetic material necessary for its production in cotton found
at 40 CFR 180.1247 be amended to include all VIP3A events. As it turns
out, however, this particular request was unnecessary as the temporary
tolerance exemption found at 40 CFR 180.1247 already includes all VIP3A
events. In a subsequent letter dated July 29, 2004, Syngenta Seeds also
petitioned the Agency to amend the temporary tolerance exemption found
at 40 CFR 180.1247 by extending it from May 1, 2005 to May 1, 2006.
On September 15, 2004, EPA published a Notice in the Federal
Register (69 FR 55605, FRL-7675-1) announcing the filing of the
Syngenta Seeds petition. This Notice of Filing, however, was incorrect
in two respects. First, it reiterated in summary fashion Syngenta Seeds
request that the temporary tolerance exemption found at 40 CFR 180.1247
be amended to include all VIP3A events. As noted above, this was
unnecessary since that temporary tolerance exemption already includes
all VIP3A events. Second, the Notice failed to include Syngenta Seeds'
petition to extend the approved time frame for the temporary exemption.
III. What Does this Correction Do?
The purpose of this document, therefore, is to clarify that
pesticide petition 3G6547 from Syngenta Seeds, as summarized and
presented in the Agency's September 15, 2004, Notice of Filing, is
solely a proposal to amend the temporary tolerance exemption found at
40 CFR 180.1247 by extending it from May 1, 2005 to May 1, 2006. To the
extent there is any language in that Notice of Filing discussing or
alluding to Syngenta Seeds' request to make that temporary tolerance
exemption non-event specific, that language is to be disregarded. All
the other information contained in that September 15, 2004, Notice of
Filing, however, is intended to support Syngenta Seeds' request to
extend the time frame of the subject temporary tolerance exemption.
As noted elsewhere in this document, EPA is providing an additional
30 days for parties to comment on Syngenta Seeds' petition as corrected
via this document. Any comments received in response to this document
or the original Notice of Filing dated September 15, 2004, will be
addressed in any Final Rule issued by the Agency concerning this
matter.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: March 7, 2005.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-5212 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
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