[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52270-52271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21380]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0163; FRL-9931-26]


Amendments, Extensions, and/or Issuances of Experimental Use 
Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted amendments, extensions, and/or issuances of 
experimental use permits (EUPs) to the pesticide applicants described 
in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 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, Director, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main 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, EPA 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 dockets for these actions, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) numbers as shown in the body of this document, are 
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), West William Jefferson 
Clinton 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. EUPs

    EPA has issued the following EUPs:
    1. 524-EUP-104. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0780). Amendments and Extensions. 
Monsanto Co., 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. The EUP 
amendments/extensions were issued on February 18, 2014 and February 4, 
2015, and allow planting and associated activities, e.g., collection of 
field data, harvesting, and processing of corn plant-incorporated 
protectant (PIP) seeds containing MON 87411 with a corn rootworm-
protecting double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in combination with Bacillus 
thuringiensis (Bt) proteins (Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry1F, Vip3Aa20, 
Cry3Bb1, Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1, and/or Cry1Ab). Testing includes the 
evaluation of the efficacy of insect resistant transgenes, evaluation 
of agronomic performance, and production of sample material for 
regulatory studies. The 2014 amendment/extension tests are authorized 
from February 18, 2014, through February 29, 2016, in the commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico and in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, 
California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, 
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, 
Washington, and Wisconsin. 13,558 and 18,311 PIP acres are authorized 
for 2014 and 2015 plantings, respectively, with up to 1.1 x 
10-5 pound of DvSnf7 dsRNA. The 2015 amendment/extension 
tests are authorized from February 04, 2015, through February 28, 2017, 
in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in

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the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, 
Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North 
Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, 
Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. 4,597 and 4,959 PIP acres are 
authorized for 2015 and 2016 plantings, respectively, with up to 9.75 x 
10-4 pound of DvSnf7 dsRNA. Comments were received in 
response to the notice of receipt, and EPA's response to these comments 
can be found in the docket assigned to this EUP.
    2. 524-EUP-107. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0515). Issuance. Monsanto Co., 800 
N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. This EUP allows the use of 
223,200 pounds of soybean seed containing 0.714 pound of Bt Cry1A.105 
protein and 1.14 pounds of Bt Cry2Ab2 protein on 3,720 acres to 
evaluate the control of lepidopteran soybean pests. The program is 
authorized only in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in the states of 
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. 
The EUP is effective from April 27, 2015, to December 31, 2016.
    3. 8917-EUP-2. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0516). Issuance. J.R. Simplot Co., 
5369 W. Irving St., Boise, ID 83706. This EUP allows the use of 
3,213,125 pounds of seed potatoes containing 0.0964 pound of Vnt1 
protein (or 9.64 x 10-2 pound of Vnt1 protein) on 1,285.25 
acres to evaluate resistance to Phytophthora infestans (commonly known 
as late blight of potatoes). The program is authorized only in the 
states of Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New 
York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, 
and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from February 4, 2015, to December 
31, 2015.
    4. 62719-EUP-66. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0521). Issuance. Dow AgroSciences 
LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054. This EUP allows 
the use of 19.63 pounds of active ingredient (1.139, 0.3416, 1.961 x 
10-6, 1.309, 14.07, 0.3443, and 2.428 pounds of Bt Cry1A.105 
protein, Bt Cry2Ab2 protein, DvSnf7 dsRNA, Bt Cry1F protein, Bt 
Cry34Ab1 protein, Bt Cry35Ab1 protein, and Bt Cry3Bb1 protein, 
respectively) in 1,113,853 pounds of corn seed and involves 9,038 acres 
(i.e., 6,361 PIP acres, 1,061 non-PIP acres, and 1,616 border acres) 
for inbred and hybrid development, nursery observations, and testing 
and collection of product characterization data. The program is 
authorized only in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in the states of 
Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and 
Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from December 18, 2014, to March 31, 
2016. EPA received two comments, one that was anonymous and one from a 
private citizen, in response to the notice of receipt for this EUP. 
Both comments generally expressed opposition to pesticides, 
biotechnology, corporations, and/or EPA's approval of this EUP. EPA 
conducted risk and other assessments on the testing program proposed 
and the PIP active ingredients to be tested. Based upon these 
scientific assessments, EPA concluded that the active ingredients to be 
tested are not expected to cause unreasonable adverse effects to human 
health or the environment and that the applicant's limited testing was 
needed to accumulate information for a Federal, Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registration. Pursuant to its authority 
under FIFRA and without further consideration of these comments, EPA 
therefore proceeded forward with issuance of this EUP.
    5. 88232-EUP-1. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0835). Issuance. Southern Gardens 
Citrus, LLC, 1820 County Rd. 833, Clewiston, FL 33440. This EUP allows 
the use of 50 kilograms (in Florida) and 25 kilograms (in Texas) of the 
PIP with the spinach defensin proteins (SoD2 and SoD7) on 720 acres 
(600 PIP acres and 120 border acres) of citrus plants to evaluate the 
control of citrus greening disease. The program is authorized only in 
the states of Florida and Texas. The EUP is effective from April 30, 
2015, to April 18, 2018. EPA received two comments in support of the 
EUP on the notice of receipt, and the Agency has no further response to 
these comments.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: August 18, 2015.
John E. Leahy, Jr.,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-21380 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
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