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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 10 / Wednesday, January 17, 2007 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 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 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 ID 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 A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is making available the proposed risk mitigation decision document and VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:58 Jan 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 related supporting documents for the following nine rodenticides: brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone, chlorophacinone, diphacinone, warfarin, zinc phosphide, bromethalin, and cholecalciferol. Based on an evaluation of the ecological risks associated with the use of these nine rodenticides, and consideration of the public health and other important benefits of the use of rodenticides, EPA anticipates classifying all products containing the active ingredients brodifacoum, bromadiolone, and difethialone as restricted use products. To decrease the incidence of childrens’ exposure to rodenticide products used in homes, EPA also anticipates requiring that all products available for sale to consumers and labeled for indoor residential use be sold only in refillable tamper-resistant bait stations. Furthermore, EPA is proposing certain additional restrictions and labeling improvements to mitigate the risks associated with these nine rodenticides. The proposed decision document, including the Agency’s supporting rationale for the proposed decision, can be found in docket identification number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0955 at https://www.regulations.gov. Older documents and previous public comments can be found in docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0033 or docket EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0049 at https://www.regulations.gov. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide comments and input on the Agency’s proposed decision for rodenticides. Comments should be limited to issues raised by the proposed decision and associated documents. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the Agency Docket for rodenticides. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date and will provide a Response to Comments Memorandum in the Docket and regulations.gov. After consideration of the comments, the Agency will publish its final mitigation decision for these nine rodenticides. B. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action? EPA is reevaluating the use of these nine rodenticides pursuant to section 4 of FIFRA. The Agency’s authority for implementing the risk mitigation PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1993 measures identified in the proposed risk management decision would derive from various sections of FIFRA, including, but not limited to, sections 3, 4 and 6. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: January 8, 2007. Debra Edwards, Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7–351 Filed 1–16–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0349; FRL–8105–7] Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application 264–EUP–140 from Bayer CropScience LP (BCS) requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in Events T303–3 and T304–40 cotton plants. 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. Comments must be received on or before February 16, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0349, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The DATES: E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 1994 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 10 / Wednesday, January 17, 2007 / Notices Docket telephone number is (703) 305– 5805. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006– 0349. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the 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 email. The Federal 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 email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305–5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharlene R. Matten, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:58 Jan 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 605–0514; e-mail address: matten.sharlene@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those persons who are interested in agricultural biotechnology or may be required to conduct testing of pesticidal substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 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 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 ID 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. PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 BCS has requested an extension of EUP 264–EUP–140 granted by EPA on February 7, 2006 (71 FR 41020, July 19, 2006) (FRL–8060–6). This EUP will expire January 31, 2007. BCS is proposing to test 84 acres of the plantincorporated protectant Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein (a total of 0.91g to 7.31g or 0.002 to 0.016 pounds of Cry1Ab protein) and the genetic material necessary for its production in Events T303–3 and T304–40 cotton plants in an experimental program of 285 total acres from February 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008. The Cry1Ab protein is effective in controlling lepidopteran larvae such as bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) larvae, which are common pests of cotton. In total, the proposed program will be carried out in Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The planned experimental program includes the following: Insect efficacy trials, agronomic performance evaluation, breeding, herbicide efficacy evaluations, and dissemination studies, as well as the production of sample material for regulatory feeding and analytical studies. In addition to these experimental plans, seed may be produced for future plantings of experimental field trials. III. What Action is the Agency Taking? Following the review of the BCS 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. IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action? The specific legal authority for EPA to take this action is under FIFRA section 5. E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 10 / Wednesday, January 17, 2007 / Notices List of Subjects Environmental protection, Experimental use permits. Dated: January 4, 2007. Janet L. Andersen, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7–550 Filed 1–16–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8270–1;Docket ID No. ORD–2005– 0001] Draft of Part 1 of the 2007 Release of the Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. Notice of External Review Draft for Public Review and Comment. mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day public review and comment period for the external review draft of Part 1 of the 2007 release of the EPA Web site titled, ‘‘Causal Analysis/ Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS).’’ The CADDIS Web site was developed and prepared by EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) in the Office of Research and Development (ORD). NCEA will consider public comments received in accordance with this notice when revising the CADDIS Web site. Review of Part 2 of CADDIS 2007 will be announced in the Spring of 2007. EPA is releasing the draft CADDIS 2007 Web site solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. The draft CADDIS 2007 Web site has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document. DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins January 17, 2007, and ends February 16, 2007. Technical comments should be in writing and must be submitted electronically or postmarked by February 16, 2007. ADDRESSES: The draft CADDIS 2007 Web site can be accessed via the Internet at https://caddis.tetratechffx.com. Enter the username ‘‘public’’ and the password ‘‘public.’’ Additional instructions for submitting comments VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:58 Jan 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 are provided at the top of the home page of the CADDIS Web site. Comments may be submitted electronically to the EPA’s e-docket, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566–1753; or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For technical information, contact Vic Serveiss, NCEA, via phone 202–564–3251, facsimile: 202–564–2018, or e-mail: serveiss.victor@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Project/ Document Over a thousand water bodies in the United States are listed by states as biologically impaired. For many of these sites, the cause of impairment is reported as ‘‘unknown.’’ To formulate appropriate management actions for impaired water bodies, it is important to identify the causes of biological impairment (e.g., excess fine sediments, nutrients, or toxic substances). Effective causal analyses call for knowledge of the mechanisms, symptoms, and stressor-response relationships for various stressors, as well as the ability to use that knowledge to draw appropriate, defensible conclusions. To aid in these causal analyses, NCEA developed CADDIS. CADDIS is a Webbased decision support system that will help regional, state, and tribal scientists find, access, organize, and share information useful for causal evaluations of impairment in aquatic systems. It is based on EPA’s Stressor Identification process, which is an EPArecommended method for identifying causes of impairments in aquatic environments. EPA released the first version of CADDIS earlier in 2006, after addressing comments from the public and independently selected peer reviewers. Current features of CADDIS include a step-by-step guide to conducting causal analysis, downloadable worksheets and examples, a library of conceptual models, and links to useful information sources. Additional information is being added to the CADDIS Web site in preparation for release of a major revision in September 2007. The review announced here is the first of two sets of modules added to the CADDIS Web site. Specifically, comment is invited on information on six candidate causes: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1995 metals, sediments, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, thermal alteration, and ionic strength. Since its release, CADDIS has become a valuable resource for EPA, state, tribal, and local risk assessors. CADDIS 2007 will add more capabilities to this already important diagnostic tool. II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2005– 0001 by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov • Fax: 202–566–1753 • Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202–566–1752. • Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 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 number for the Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2005– 0001. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA’s policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless a 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 Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0349; FRL-8105-7]


Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application 264-EUP-140 
from Bayer CropScience LP (BCS) requesting an experimental use permit 
(EUP) for the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein and the genetic 
material necessary for its production in Events T303-3 and T304-40 
cotton plants. 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 must be received on or before February 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0349, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The

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Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0349. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the 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 Federal 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 automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP 
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation 
of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharlene R. Matten, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0514; e-mail 
address: matten.sharlene@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to those persons who are interested in 
agricultural biotechnology or may be required to conduct testing of 
pesticidal substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has 
not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
affected by this action. 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 
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 ID 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

    BCS has requested an extension of EUP 264-EUP-140 granted by EPA on 
February 7, 2006 (71 FR 41020, July 19, 2006) (FRL-8060-6). This EUP 
will expire January 31, 2007. BCS is proposing to test 84 acres of the 
plant-incorporated protectant Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein (a 
total of 0.91g to 7.31g or 0.002 to 0.016 pounds of Cry1Ab protein) and 
the genetic material necessary for its production in Events T303-3 and 
T304-40 cotton plants in an experimental program of 285 total acres 
from February 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008. The Cry1Ab protein is 
effective in controlling lepidopteran larvae such as bollworm 
(Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) larvae, 
which are common pests of cotton. In total, the proposed program will 
be carried out in Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The planned experimental 
program includes the following: Insect efficacy trials, agronomic 
performance evaluation, breeding, herbicide efficacy evaluations, and 
dissemination studies, as well as the production of sample material for 
regulatory feeding and analytical studies. In addition to these 
experimental plans, seed may be produced for future plantings of 
experimental field trials.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Following the review of the BCS 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.

IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    The specific legal authority for EPA to take this action is under 
FIFRA section 5.

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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.


    Dated: January 4, 2007.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

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