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Bioscience, Inc., 12085 Research Drive, 

Suite 185, Alachua, FL 32615). Product 

name: Pasteuria reniformis—Pr3. Active 

ingredient: Pasteuria reniformis—Pr3 at 

0.01%. Proposed classification/Use: 

Manufacturing-use product. 

File symbol: 87485–E. Docket number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0685. Applicant: 

Michael T. Novak; Keller and Heckman, 

LLP; 1001 G Street, NW.; Washington, 

DC 20001(on behalf of DSM Food 

Specialities BV; P.O. Box 12600 MA 

Delft; The Netherlands). Product name: 

Natamycin L. Active ingredient: 

Natamycin at 10.34%. Proposed 

classification/Use: Fungicide. 

File symbol: 87485–R. Docket number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0685. Applicant: 

Michael T. Novak; Keller and Heckman, 

LLP; 1001 G Street, NW.; Washington, 

DC 20001(on behalf of DSM Food 

Specialities BV, P.O. Box 12600 MA 

Delft; The Netherlands). Product name: 

NATAMYCIN TGAI. Active ingredient: 

Natamycin at 91.02%. Proposed 

classification/Use: Technical product. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: November 9, 2010. 

W. Michael McDavit, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29224 Filed 11–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0926; FRL–8853–7] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permits; 

Receipt of Amendment and Extension 

Applications; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of applications 264–EUP–140 

and 264–EUP–143 from Bayer 

CropScience LP requesting to amend 

and extend the existing experimental 

use permits (EUPs) for the active 

ingredients Bacillus thuringiensis 

Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material 

necessary for its production in event 

T303–3 and T304–40 cotton plants 

(264–EUP–140); and Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry2Ae protein and the 

genetic material necessary for its 

production in event GHB119 and 

GHB714 cotton plants and Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry1Ab x Cry2Ae 

combined trait cotton (TwinLinkTM

Cotton) plant lines (264–EUP–143). The 

Agency has determined that the permits 

may be of regional and national 

significance. Therefore, in accordance 

with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is 

soliciting comments on these 

applications. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 27, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0179 for 

264–EUP–140 or EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 

0884 for 264–EUP–143, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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–2007– 

0179 for 264–EUP–140 or EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2007–0884 for 264–EUP–143. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

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 Web site 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 http://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 http:// 

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 

264–EUP–140, 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. 

For 264–EUP–143, Shanaz Bacchus, 

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 

Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8097; e-mail address: 

bacchus.shanaz@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 

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appropriate 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 applications may be of 

regional and national significance, and 

therefore is seeking public comment on 

the EUP applications: 

Submitter: Bayer CropScience LP, 

(264–EUP–140). 

Pesticide Chemical: Plantincorporated protectants (PIPs) 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 LP 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), on 

August 28, 2008 (73 FR 58949; October 

8, 2008; FRL–8384–9), and on 

November 24, 2008 (74 FR 10571; 

March 11, 2009; FRL–8398–2). Under 

the existing EUP, plantings are 

permitted through December 31, 2010. 

Bayer CropScience LP is now proposing 

to amend the experimental program by 

conducting testing on 152 acres (out of 

1,602 total acres) planted to Cry1Abcontaining 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, 2011 until 

December 31, 2011. The company is 

researching the potential of this cotton 

PIP, Cry1Ab protein, for control of 

lepidopteran larvae such as cotton 

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, Arkansas, 

Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

the United States territory of Puerto 

Rico. The proposed experimental 

program includes trials to evaluate 

insect and herbicide efficacy, agronomic 

performance, and breeding lines. Also 

proposed is the production of seed for 

future plantings of experimental and 

regulatory field trials. 

Submitter: Bayer CropScience LP, 

(264–EUP–143). 

Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry2Ae protein and the 

genetic material necessary for its 

production in event GHB119 and 

GHB714 cotton PIPs, and Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry1Ab x Cry2Ae 

combined trait cotton (TwinLink TM

Cotton) PIPs. 

Summary of Request: Bayer 

CropScience LP has requested an 

amendment and extension of EUP 264– 

EUP–143, which was first granted by 

EPA on September 1, 2008 (73 FR 

65848; November 5, 2008; FRL–8388–6). 

Under the existing EUP, plantings are 

permitted through December 31, 2010. 

Bayer CropScience LP is now proposing 

to amend the experimental program to 

allow further evaluation of these cotton 

plant lines in a wider range of 

environmental conditions between 

January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. 

Testing is intended to include insect 

efficacy trials, agronomic performance 

evaluations, and herbicide efficacy 

evaluations, as well as the production of 

sample material for regulatory studies. 

The applicant requests to conducttesting in 12 States: Alabama, Arkansas, 

Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

the United States territory of Puerto 

Rico. Testing will be conducted on a 

total of 1,919 acres of which 152 acres 

will be planted to Cry2Ae and 307 acres 

will be planted to Cry1Ab x Cry2Ae 

combined trait cotton (TwinLink TM

Cotton). The proposed experimental 

program requires up to 0.059 pound of 

Cry1Ab protein from the Cry1Ab x 

Cry2Ae combined trait cotton 

(Twinlink TM Cotton) and up to 0.021 

pound of Cry2Ae protein from the 

Cry1Ab x Cry2Ae combined trait cotton 

(TwinLink TM Cotton) and the Cry2Ae 

cotton. The level of Cry1Ab and Cry2Ae 

protein in the different plant materials 

is only an estimation based on Bayer 

CropScience LP’s current level of 

information. The company is 

researching the potential for Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry2Ae and combined 

Cry1Ab and Cry2Ae proteins 

(TwinLink TM Cotton) produced by the 

inserted genetic material in these cotton 

PIPs for control of lepidopteran larvae 

such as cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa 

zea), tobacco budworm (Heliothis 

virescens), pink bollworm 

(Pectinophora gossypiella), fall 

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armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), and 

beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua). 

All cotton plants to be evaluated under 

this EUP contain the Cry2Ae protein 

and have been derived from either 

transformation event GHB119 or 

GHB714 or are combinations derived 

from either transformation event T303– 

3 or T304–40 and event GHB119 or 

GHB714. 

A copy of the applications and any 

information submitted is available for 

public review in the dockets established 

for these EUP applications as described 

under ADDRESSES. 

Following the review of the 

applications and any comments and 

data received in response to these 

solicitations, EPA will decide whether 

to issue or deny the EUP amendment 

and extension requests, and if issued, 

the conditions under which they are to 

be conducted. Any issuance of the EUPs 

will be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits. 

Dated: November 9, 2010. 

W. Michael McDavit, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29223 Filed 11–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9230–7] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Request for Nominations of Experts for 

the Review of a Draft Microbial Risk 

Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic 

Microorganisms in Food and Water 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting 

public nominations for technical experts 

to form an SAB panel to review a draft 

interagency Microbial Risk Assessment 

Guideline: Pathogenic Microorganisms 

in Food and Water (the Guideline) 

which provides a flexible framework for 

conducting microbial risk assessment 

that may be applied by different 

agencies with various statutory 

authorities. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by December 15, 2010 per 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, 

by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 

4885, by fax at (202) 565–2098, or via 

e-mail at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the EPA 

Science Advisory Board can be found at 

the EPA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 

4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides independent 

scientific and technical peer review, 

advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory 

Committee, the SAB conducts business 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. 

The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

EPA and the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) are leading the 

Interagency Microbial Risk Assessment 

(MRA) Guideline Workgroup to develop 

a Guideline to improve transparency in 

how Federal agencies conduct MRA and 

promote consistency in terms of 

approaches and methods. The Guideline 

is intended to be a resource for U.S. 

Federal Government risk assessors, their 

contractors, and the general risk 

assessment community. 

The draft Guideline is focused on 

infectious diseases associated with the 

gastrointestinal tract and fecal/oral 

transmission through food and water 

but has utility to a broader variety of 

scenarios. It applies to human 

pathogens including viruses, bacteria, 

protozoa, and fungi. In addition to 

issues in common with chemical risk 

assessment the document addresses 

issues that are unique to MRA such as 

secondary transmission, variation in 

immune status, and fluctuation in 

microbial populations. 

The EPA Office of the Science 

Advisor’s Risk Assessment Forum has 

requested the SAB to review the draft 

Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: 

Pathogenic Microorganisms in Food and 

Water to assess the appropriateness of 

the Guideline to provide technical 

guidance and its efficacy as a resource 

in conducting MRA. The SAB Staff 

Office will consider nominations 

received in response to this FR Notice, 

members of the Science Advisory Board, 

and the USDA National Advisory 

Committee on Microbiological Criteria 

for Foods (NACMCF) to form an expert 

panel under the auspices of the SAB to 

review the draft MRA Guideline. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists and risk assessors 

with demonstrated expertise and 

research or management experience in 

one or more of the following areas: 

Microbiology, infectious disease, food 

safety, exposure assessment, 

biostatistics, public health, risk 

assessment and risk communication. We 

are particularly interested in scientists 

and risk assessors with direct 

experience in the design, management, 

and implementation of public health 

protection programs that have included 

development of approaches to assess 

exposure reduction to food- and waterborne pathogens. 

Availability of the review materials: 

Information on the Guideline is 

available on the EPA Risk Assessment 

Forum Web site http://www.epa.gov/raf/ 

microbial.htm. For questions concerning 

the MRA Guideline, please contact Dr. 

Kathryn Gallagher, Executive Director, 

Risk Assessment Forum, Office of the 

Science Advisor US EPA, Mail Code, 

8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (phone) 202– 

564–1398 (fax) 202–564–2070 or at 

gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals in the areas of expertise 

described above for possible service on 

this expert Panel. Nominations should 

be submitted in electronic format 

(which is preferred over hard copy) 

following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels 

and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed’’ 

provided on the SAB Web site. The 

instructions can be accessed through the 

‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the 

blue navigational bar on the SAB Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To 

receive full consideration, nominations 

should include all of the information 

requested below. 

EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests 

contact information about the person 

making the nomination; contact 

information about the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s 

curriculum vita; sources of recent grant 

and/or contract support; and a 

biographical sketch of the nominee 

indicating current position, educational 

background, research activities, and 

recent service on other national 

advisory committees or national 

professional organizations. 

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