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II. What Does this Correction Do?
FR Doc. 05–11165 published in the
Federal Register of June 8, 2005 (70 FR
33474) (FRL–7715–5) is corrected as
follows:
Beginning on page 33477, under
pesticide petition PP 5F6899, submitted
by the Woodstream Corporation, the
name of the active ingredient ‘‘Ferric
sodium EDTA’’ is corrected to read
‘‘Sodium Ferric Hydroxy EDTA’’
throughout the petition summary.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Ferric
Sodium EDTA.
Dated: March 31, 2006.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–5336 Filed 4–11–06; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0234; FRL–7770–1]
Gentamicin; Receipt of Application for
Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of
Public Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the Michigan
Department of Agriculture to use the
pesticide gentamicin(CAS No. 1403–66–
3) to treat up to 26,600 acres of apples
to control streptomycin-resistant fire
blight. The Applicant proposes the use
of a new chemical which has not been
registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the
exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0234, by
one of the followingmethods:
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• https://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
• 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–2006–0234. 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–
0234. 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information provided, unless
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Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
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Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the regulation.gov index.
Although listed in the index, some
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disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
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available docket materials are available
either electronically at https://
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:
Andrew Ertman, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 734–9831; fax number: (703) 308–
5433; e-mail
address:ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
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
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www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly
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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
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2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket
number and other identifying
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Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The agency may
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or organize comments by referencing a
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or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
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iv. Describe any assumptions and
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or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
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allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
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alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the
discretion of the Administrator, a
Federal or State agency may be
exempted from any provision of FIFRA
if the Administrator determines that
emergency conditions exist which
require the exemption. The Michigan
Department of Agriculture has requested
the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of gentamicin on
apples to control streptomycin-resistant
fire blight. Information in accordance
with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as
part of this request.
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As part of this request, the Applicant
asserts that gentamicin is needed to
control streptomycin-resistant strains of
Erwinia amylovora, the causal pathogen
of fire blight due to lack of available
alternatives and effective alternative
control practices. Without the use of
gentamicin, the applicant states that up
to 50% of the yield of susceptible apple
varieties could be lost in 2006.
From a public health standpoint,
gentamycin is an antibiotic used to treat
infections cause by many different types
of bacteria. At this time, gentamycin is
not registered for use as a pesticide
under FIFRA. However, the Agency,
along with other public health agencies
are evaluating appropriate policy
approaches for materials used as both an
antibiotic and a pesticide.
The Applicant proposes to make no
more than three applications of a
wettable powder formulation of AgryGent 10-W that would be used on
26,600 acres of apples during a use
season between April 1, 2006 through
May 31, 2006 in the state of Michigan.
If all 26,600 acres are treated, 199,500
pounds of product will be used (19,500
pounds of active ingredient).
This notice does not constitute a
decision by EPA on the application
itself. The regulations governing section
18 of FIFRA require publication of a
notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a
new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient)
which has not been registered by EPA.
The notice provides an opportunity
for public comment on the application.
The Agency, will review and consider
all comments received during the
comment period in determining
whether to issue the specific exemption
requested by the Michigan Department
of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 29, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–5396 Filed 4–11–06; 8:45 am]
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Status Information
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AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture
(defined by statute to include import) a
new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on
the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and
comply with the statutory provisions
pertaining to the manufacture of new
chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and
5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to
publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an
application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish
periodic status reports on the chemicals
under review and the receipt of notices
of commencement to manufacture those
chemicals. This status report, which
covers the period from March 13, 2006
to March 24, 2006, consists of the PMNs
pending or expired, and the notices of
commencement to manufacture a new
chemical that the Agency has received
under TSCA section 5 during this time
period.
DATES: Comments identified by the
specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before May 12,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
no. EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0326, by one
of the following methods.
• https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
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(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document
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Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0326.
The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
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arrangements should be made for
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• Instructions: Direct your comments
to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2006–0326. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
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claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
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Do not submit information that you
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the public docket and made available on
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the Internet and will be publicly
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Publicly available docket materials are
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regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
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(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
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attempted to describe the specific
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0234; FRL-7770-1]
Gentamicin; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption,
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the
Michigan Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide gentamicin(CAS
No. 1403-66-3) to treat up to 26,600 acres of apples to control
streptomycin-resistant fire blight. The Applicant proposes the use of a
new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the
exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0234, by one of the followingmethods:
[[Page 18751]]
https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
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-2006-0234. 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-
2006-0234. 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 https://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 regulations.gov or e-
mail. The 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 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 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 https://www.epa.gov/epahome/docket.htm/.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
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 at
https://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: Andrew Ertman, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 734-9831; fax number: (703) 308-5433; e-mail
address:ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
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:
i. Identify the document by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. 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.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use
of profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Michigan Department
of Agriculture has requested the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of gentamicin on apples to control streptomycin-
resistant fire blight. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166
was submitted as part of this request.
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As part of this request, the Applicant asserts that gentamicin is
needed to control streptomycin-resistant strains of Erwinia amylovora,
the causal pathogen of fire blight due to lack of available
alternatives and effective alternative control practices. Without the
use of gentamicin, the applicant states that up to 50% of the yield of
susceptible apple varieties could be lost in 2006.
From a public health standpoint, gentamycin is an antibiotic used
to treat infections cause by many different types of bacteria. At this
time, gentamycin is not registered for use as a pesticide under FIFRA.
However, the Agency, along with other public health agencies are
evaluating appropriate policy approaches for materials used as both an
antibiotic and a pesticide.
The Applicant proposes to make no more than three applications of
a wettable powder formulation of Agry-Gent 10-W that would be used on
26,600 acres of apples during a use season between April 1, 2006
through May 31, 2006 in the state of Michigan. If all 26,600 acres are
treated, 199,500 pounds of product will be used (19,500 pounds of
active ingredient).
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA.
The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the
application.
The Agency, will review and consider all comments received during
the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific
exemption requested by the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: March 29, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-5396 Filed 4-11-06; 8:45 am]
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