[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0780; FRL-9403-1]


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 
pesticide applicant Monsanto Company. 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: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email 
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.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0780, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. EUP

    EPA has issued the following EUP:
    524-EUP-104. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0780). Issuance. Monsanto Company, 
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. This EUP, issued on March 
1, 2013, allows planting and associated activities, e.g., collection of 
field data, harvesting, processing of corn plant incorporated 
protectants (PIPs) seeds containing active ingredients, corn PIPs with 
MON 87410 and MON 87411. The PIPs contain a Dv49 double stranded RNA 
(dsRNA) suppression cassette in combination with Bacillus thuringiensis 
(Bt) Cry Proteins (Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry1F, Vip3Aa20, Cry3Bb1, 
Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1, and eCry3.1Ab). Tests to control corn root worm 
(CRW) are authorized from March 1, 2013, through February 28, 2015. 
Field trials will be conducted in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and 
in the following 22 U.S. states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, 
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. 
Approximately 3,392,742 pounds (lb) of seed containing 48.41 lb (21,958 
grams) of active ingredient (2.54, 4.04, 1.57, 12.68, 2.2 x 
10-5, 8.45, 16.65, 0.41, and 2.07 lb of Cry1F, Cry1A.105, 
Cry2Ab2, Vip3Aa20, Dv49 dsRNA, Cry3Bb1, Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1, eCry3.1Ab, 
respectively) are to be planted over 20,893 acres, including Bt and 
dsRNA PIP (17,740) and non-PIP (3,153) acreage. The two protocols in 
the EUP include: (1) Seed development and increase for future testing 
including nursery observations of traits in various genetic 
backgrounds; and (2) product characterization work including phenotypic 
and agronomic observations, efficacy and yield benefit evaluations 
regulatory data generation.

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

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: November 7, 2013.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-27994 Filed 11-20-13; 8:45 am]
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