[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4141-4142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-914]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0007; FRL-7757-7]


Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of a Request to Amend and Extend 
the Application for 67979-EUP-4

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of a request to amend the 
application for 67979-EUP-4 from Syngenta Seeds, Inc. requesting an 
amendment to this experimental use permit (EUP) for the plant-
incorporated protectant Event MIR604 modified Cry3A corn and a breeding 
stack of Event Bt11 Cry1Ab corn x Event MIR604 modified Cry3A corn. The 
Agency has determined that the application may be of regional and 
national significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), 
the Agency is soliciting comments on this application.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2006-0007, must be received on or before February 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0007, pesticide petition number (PP) 4G6808 
and experimental use permit 67979-EUP-4 by one of the following 
methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch 
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
     Hand Delivery: Public Information and Records Integrity 
Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 
S. Bell St., Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0007. The docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
docket facility is (703) 305-5805. Such deliveries are only accepted 
during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements 
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0007. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line 
at http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov 
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be captured automatically 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you 
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to 
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid

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the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public 
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/docket.htm/.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulation.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 
2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. The docket facility is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the docket facility is (703) 305-
5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, U. 
S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8715; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the document by docket ID number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
     Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Following the review of the Syngenta Seed, Inc.'s application and 
any comments and data received in response to this notice, EPA will 
decide whether to issue or deny the EUP request for this EUP program, 
and if issued, the conditions under which it is to be conducted. Any 
issuance of an EUP will be announced in the Federal Register.

III. Background

    The 67979-EUP-4 extension amendment is for 4,955 acres of Event 
MIR604 modified Cry3A corn, Event Bt11 Cry1Ab corn, and a breeding 
stack of Event Bt11 Cry1Ab corn x Event MIR604 modified Cry3A corn. 
Proposed shipment/use dates are February 28, 2006 thru October 15, 
2007. Five trial protocols will be conducted, including:
    1. Breeding and observation,
    2. Efficacy evaluation,
    3. Agronomic observation,
    4. Inbred and hybrid production, and
    5. Regulatory studies.
    States and Commonwealth involved include: Arizona, California, 
Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, 
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota, New 
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, 
Virginia, and Wisconsin.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: January 17, 2006.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-914 Filed 1-24-06; 8: 45 am]
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