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4787–43, with previously approved
labeling that includes the terminated
uses until six months from the date of
publication of the cancellation order in
the Federal Register.
2. Persons other than the registrant
may continue to sell and/or distribute
existing stocks of Fyfanon Technical
and Malathion Technical, EPA Reg. Nos.
4787–5 and 4787–43, with previously
approved labeling that includes the
terminated uses until such stocks are
exhausted.
3. Persons other than the registrant
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existing stocks of Fyfanon Technical
and Malathion Technical, EPA Reg. Nos.
4787–5 and 4787–43, with previously
approved labeling that includes the
terminated uses, provided that they are
not used to formulate products labeled
for any of the terminated uses.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: September 23, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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SUMMARY: The Tribal Pesticide Program
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meeting, beginning on October 23, 2008,
and ending October 24, 2008. This
notice announces the location and times
for the meeting and sets forth the
tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
October 23, 2008, from noon to 6 p.m.
and October 24, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact either person
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CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Zinn, Field and External Affairs
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–7076; fax number:
(703) 308–1850; e-mail address:
zinn.nicole@epa.gov or Lillian Wilmore,
TPPC Coordinator, P.O. Box 470329,
Brookline Village, MA 02447;
telephone: (617) 232–5742; fax: (617)
277–1656; e-mail address:
naecology@aol.com.
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I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are interested in the
TPPC information exchange relationship
with EPA regarding important issues
related to human health, environmental
exposure to pesticides, and insight into
EPA’s decision-making process. All
parties are invited and encouraged to
attend the meetings and participate as
appropriate. Potentially affected entities
may include, but are not limited to:
Those persons who are or may be
required to conduct testing of chemical
substances under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
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Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2008–0061. 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 Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are
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through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
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2. Tribal presentations.
3. Integrated Pest Management
discussion.
4. Tribal Caucus (TPPC only).
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5. EPA Region and Regional Sub-Lead
Reports.
6. Report and discussion on the
Consultation Process/Restricted-Use
Pesticides (RUPs) legal availability in
Indian Country.
7. Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance (OECA) baseline
and targets.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: September 29, 2008.
William R. Diamond,
Director, Field External Affairs Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0179; FRL–8384–3]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit;
Receipt of Amendment Application;
Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
receipt of an application 264–EUP–140
from Bayer CropScience requesting to
amend and extend the existing an
experimental use permit (EUP) for the
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein
and the genetic material necessary for
its production in event T303–3 and
T304–40 cotton plants. The Agency has
determined that the permit 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 November 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0179, 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 Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington,VA. Deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket
Facility’s normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
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Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0179. 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 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 available
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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 Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–8263; e-mail address:
greenway.denise@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.
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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.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticide(s)
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 5 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C.
136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to
field test pesticides under development.
Manufacturers are required to obtain an
EUP before testing new pesticides or
new uses of pesticides if they conduct
experimental field tests on 10 acres or
more of land or one acre or more of
water.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the
Agency has determined that the
following EUP application may be of
regional and national significance, and
therefore is seeking public comment on
the EUP application:
Submitter: Bayer CropScience, (264–
EUP–140).
Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein and the
genetic material necessary for its
production in event T303–3 and T304–
40 cotton plants.
Summary of Request: Bayer
CropScience has requested an
amendment and extension of EUP 264–
EUP–140, which was first granted by
EPA on February 7, 2006 (71 FR 41020;
July 19, 2006; FRL–8060–6) and was
amended on March 8, 2007 (72 FR
34009; June 20, 2007; FRL–8133–5) and
on August 28, 2008 (a separate
document is published elsewhere in this
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Federal Register). Under the existing
EUP, plantings are permitted through
January 31, 2009. Bayer CropScience is
now proposing to amend the
experimental program by conducting
testing on 152 acres (out of 1,602 total
acres) planted to Cry1Ab-containing
cotton, with up to 0.03 pound of Cry1Ab
protein and the genetic material
necessary for its production in events
T303–3 and T304–40; and to extend the
amended program to run from January
1, 2009 until December 31, 2010. The
Cry1Ab protein is effective in
controlling lepidopteran larvae such as
bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco
budworm (Heliothis virescens), which
are common pests of cotton. The
proposed program will be carried out in
the States of Alabama, Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and
in Puerto Rico. The proposed
experimental program includes trials to
evaluate insect and herbicide efficacy
and agronomic performance. Also
proposed is the production of sample
material for regulatory studies and seed
production for future experimental field
trial plantings.
A copy of the application and any
information submitted is available for
public review in the docket established
for this EUP application as described
under ADDRESSES.
Following the review of the
application and any comments and data
received in response to this solicitation,
EPA will decide whether to issue or
deny the EUP request, and if issued, the
conditions under which it is to be
conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will
be announced in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Experimental use permits.
Dated: September 19, 2008.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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Pseudomonas fluorescens and
Pseudomonas syringae Registration
Review Proposed Decision; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s proposed
registration review decisions for the
pesticides cases,Pseudomonas
fluorescens and Pseudomonas syringae,
and opens a public comment period on
the proposed registration review
decisions. Registration review is EPA’s
periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each
pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that
is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. Through this program,
EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s
registration is based on current
scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
numbers EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0567 for
Pseudomonas fluorescens, and EPA–
HQ–OPP–2007–0509 for Pseudomonas
syringae, 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 Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., 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
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID numbers and the regulatory
contacts listed under Table 1 for each of
the cases to which you are submitting a
comment. 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
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protected through regulations.gov or email. 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 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 available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or
access available documents. 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 Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the biopesticides
included in this document, contact the
specific Regulatory contact, as identified
in the Table in Unit II.A. for the
biopesticide of interest. The mailing
address and additional contact
information is Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division, (7511P);
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0179; FRL-8384-3]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Amendment
Application; Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 264-EUP-
140 from Bayer CropScience requesting to amend and extend the existing
an experimental use permit (EUP) for the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab
protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in event
T303-3 and T304-40 cotton plants. The Agency has determined that the
permit 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 November 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0179, 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
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington,VA. Deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through
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Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0179. 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 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
available at https://www.regulations.gov. 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail
address: greenway.denise@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.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general
population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 5 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow
manufacturers to field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers
are required to obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses
of pesticides if they conduct experimental field tests on 10 acres or
more of land or one acre or more of water.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the
following EUP application may be of regional and national significance,
and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
Submitter: Bayer CropScience, (264-EUP-140).
Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein and the
genetic material necessary for its production in event T303-3 and T304-
40 cotton plants.
Summary of Request: Bayer CropScience has requested an amendment
and extension of EUP 264-EUP-140, which was first granted by EPA on
February 7, 2006 (71 FR 41020; July 19, 2006; FRL-8060-6) and was
amended on March 8, 2007 (72 FR 34009; June 20, 2007; FRL-8133-5) and
on August 28, 2008 (a separate document is published elsewhere in this
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Federal Register). Under the existing EUP, plantings are permitted
through January 31, 2009. Bayer CropScience is now proposing to amend
the experimental program by conducting testing on 152 acres (out of
1,602 total acres) planted to Cry1Ab-containing cotton, with up to 0.03
pound of Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its
production in events T303-3 and T304-40; and to extend the amended
program to run from January 1, 2009 until December 31, 2010. The Cry1Ab
protein is effective in controlling lepidopteran larvae such as
bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens),
which are common pests of cotton. The proposed program will be carried
out in the States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and in Puerto Rico. The proposed experimental program
includes trials to evaluate insect and herbicide efficacy and agronomic
performance. Also proposed is the production of sample material for
regulatory studies and seed production for future experimental field
trial plantings.
A copy of the application and any information submitted is
available for public review in the docket established for this EUP
application as described under ADDRESSES.
Following the review of the application and any comments and data
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced
in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: September 19, 2008.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-23860 Filed 10-7-08; 8:45 am]
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