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bonds, and where applicable, sources of
research support. EPA will evaluate the
candidates financial disclosure form to
assess whether there are financial
conflicts of interest, appearance of a
lack of impartiality or any prior
involvement with the development of
the documents under consideration
(including previous scientific peer
review) before the candidate is
considered further for service on FIFRA
SAP. Those who are selected from the
pool of prospective candidates will be
asked to attend the public meetings and
to participate in the discussion of key
issues and assumptions at these
meetings. In addition, they will be asked
to review and to help finalize the
meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP
members participating at this meeting
will be posted on the FIFRA SAP
website at https://epa.gov/scipoly/sap or
may be obtained from the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
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II. Background
A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP
FIFRA SAP serves as the primary
scientific peer review mechanism of
EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is
structured to provide scientific advice,
information and recommendations to
the EPA Administrator on pesticides
and pesticide-related issues as to the
impact of regulatory actions on health
and the environment. FIFRA SAP is a
Federal advisory committee established
in 1975 under FIFRA that operates in
accordance with requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. FIFRA
SAP is composed of a permanent panel
consisting of seven members who are
appointed by the EPA Administrator
from nominees provided by the National
Institutes of Health and the National
Science Foundation. FIFRA, as
amended by FQPA, established a
Science Review Board consisting of at
least 60 scientists who are available to
the SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in
reviews conducted by the SAP. As a
peer review mechanism, FIFRA SAP
provides comments, evaluations and
recommendations to improve the
effectiveness and quality of analyses
made by Agency scientists. Members of
FIFRA SAP are scientists who have
sufficient professional qualifications,
including training and experience, to
provide expert advice and
recommendation to the Agency.
B. Public Meeting
Chlorpyrifos (0,0-diethyl-0-3,5,6trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphorothioate) is
a broad-spectrum, chlorinated
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organophosphate (OP) insecticide. In
2000, nearly all residential uses were
voluntarily canceled by Dow
AgroSciences, but agricultural uses
remain. The 2000 human health risk
assessment was largely based on adult
laboratory animal data (rat or dog) for
cholinesterase inhibition and the
application of default uncertainty
factors to address inter- and intraspecies differences including
susceptible populations. Currently, the
Agency is developing a new human
health risk assessment expected to be
released in 2010. In 2008, the FIFRA
SAP reviewed a draft science issue
paper on the human health effects of
chlorpyrifos. Since that time, Dow
AgroSciences has undergone a research
effort to improve the existing
physiologically based pharmacokinetic/
pharmacodynamic model (PBPK/PD)
developed by Dr. Charles Timchalk and
co-workers at Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory. Dow AgroSciences
has also developed a proposed approach
for linking this PBPK/PD model to the
Cumulative and Aggregate Risk
Evaluation System (CARES), see https://
www.ilsi.org/ResearchFoundation/
Pages/ CARES.aspx, a publically
available probabilistic exposure model.
The purpose of the October 2010 SAP
meeting will be to review the PBPK/PD
model and to evaluate the proposed
approach for linking this model to
CARES.
The linking of the chlorpyrifos PBPK/
PD model to CARES may provide
opportunities to integrate distributions
of exposure to chlorpyrifos and its
metabolites with cholinesterase
inhibition levels across the U.S.
population. In addition, this approach
may allow estimation of data-derived
uncertainty factors that consider use of
toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic data to
inform quantitative extrapolations for
interspecies differences and human
variability in dose response assessment.
The topics to be covered in the October
2010 SAP are consistent with EPA’s
Office of Pesticide Programs continuing
efforts to improve the scientific basis for
risk assessment by broadening the
application of probabilistic exposure
techniques and PBPK models. The
Agency has a conceptually similar effort
on-going to link PBPK models for
pyrethroids to the Stochastic Human
Exposure and Dose Simulation model
for multimedia and multipathway
chemicals (SHEDS-Multimedia), a
probabilistic exposure model developed
by EPA’s Office of Research and
Development, that was reviewed by the
SAP in July 2010. The current effort by
Dow AgroSciences is a research effort
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which may, if sufficiently robust, inform
future risk assessments. The October
meeting is a key milestone in this effort.
The Agency will solicit feedback from
the Panel on technical issues related to
the PBPK/PD model, the proposed
approach for linking the PBPK/PD
model with CARES, and the use of such
linked models in risk assessment.
C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting
Minutes
EPA’s background paper, related
supporting materials, charge/questions
to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP composition
(i.e., members and ad hoc members for
this meeting), and the meeting agenda
will be available no later than
September 20, 2010. In addition, the
Agency may provide additional
background documents as the materials
become available. You may obtain
electronic copies of these documents,
and certain other related documents that
might be available electronically, at
https://www.regulations.gov and the
FIFRA SAP homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap.
FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting
minutes summarizing its
recommendations to the Agency
approximately 90 days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be
posted on the FIFRA SAP website or
may be obtained from the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: August 9, 2010.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0628; FRL–8839–8]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit;
Receipt of Application; Comment
Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
receipt of an application 524–EUP–RNR
from Monsanto Company requesting an
experimental use permit (EUP) for the
plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs),
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt ) Vip3Aa19
SUMMARY:
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protein and the genetic material
necessary for its production (vector
pCOT1) in event COT102 cotton, Bt
Cry1Ac protein and the genetic material
necessary for its production (vector PV–
GHBK04) in event MON 15985 cotton,
and Bt Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic
material necessary for its production
(vector PV–GHBK11) in event MON
15985 cotton. 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 September 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0628, 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
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–2010–
0628. 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
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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.
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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
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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 the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act (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: Monsanto Company, (524–
EUP–RNR).
Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt ) Vip3Aa19 protein
and the genetic material necessary for
its production (vector pCOT1) in event
COT102 cotton, Bt Cry1Ac protein and
the genetic material necessary for its
production (vector PV–GHBK04) in
event MON 15985 cotton, and Bt
Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic
material necessary for its production
(vector PV–GHBK11) in event MON
15985 cotton.
Summary of Request: The non-food
524–EUP–RNR application is for 1897
acres of PIP test materials, 909 acres of
non-PIP materials, and 10857 acres of
border plantings for a total of 13,663
acres. Proposed shipment/use dates are
December 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012.
Eight trial protocols will be
conducted:
• Breeding and observation nursery.
• Seed increase.
• Yield and herbicide tolerance trials.
• Insect efficacy trials.
• Product characterization and
performance trials.
• Insect resistance management trials.
• Benefit trials.
• Seed treatment trials.
States and Commonwealth involved
are: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico,
North Carolina, Oklahoma Puerto Rico,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia.
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.
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application and any comments and data
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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: August 9, 2010.
W. Michael McDavit,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0008; FRL–8838–4]
Pesticide Products; Registration
Applications
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces receipt
of applications to register new uses for
pesticide products containing currently
registered active ingredients, pursuant
to the provisions of section 3(c) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
EPA is publishing this Notice of such
applications, pursuant to section 3(c)(4)
of FIFRA.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number specified within Unit II., 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
Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility’s telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
SUMMARY:
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Instructions: Direct your comments to
the docket ID number specified for the
pesticide of interest as shown in the
registration application summaries.
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’s
telephone number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
contact person is listed at the end of
each registration application summary
and may be contacted by telephone or
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0628; FRL-8839-8]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 524-EUP-
RNR from Monsanto Company requesting an experimental use permit (EUP)
for the plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs), Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt ) Vip3Aa19
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protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector
pCOT1) in event COT102 cotton, Bt Cry1Ac protein and the genetic
material necessary for its production (vector PV-GHBK04) in event MON
15985 cotton, and Bt Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic material necessary
for its production (vector PV-GHBK11) in event MON 15985 cotton. 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 September 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0628, 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 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-
2010-0628. 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
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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 the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (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: Monsanto Company, (524-EUP-RNR).
Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt ) Vip3Aa19 protein
and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector pCOT1) in
event COT102 cotton, Bt Cry1Ac protein and the genetic material
necessary for its production (vector PV-GHBK04) in event MON 15985
cotton, and Bt Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic material necessary for
its production (vector PV-GHBK11) in event MON 15985 cotton.
Summary of Request: The non-food 524-EUP-RNR application is for
1897 acres of PIP test materials, 909 acres of non-PIP materials, and
10857 acres of border plantings for a total of 13,663 acres. Proposed
shipment/use dates are December 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012.
Eight trial protocols will be conducted:
Breeding and observation nursery.
Seed increase.
Yield and herbicide tolerance trials.
Insect efficacy trials.
Product characterization and performance trials.
Insect resistance management trials.
Benefit trials.
Seed treatment trials.
States and Commonwealth involved are: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma
Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
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: August 9, 2010.
W. Michael McDavit,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-20174 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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