76732 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 245 / Wednesday, December 22, 2004 / Notices 

Department of Agriculture

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

tebuconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; effective from the time 

when soybean rust is introduced to the 

U.S., to March 1, 2007. Contact: 

(Andrew Ertman)

Texas

Department of Agriculture

Crisis: On June 25, 2004, for the use of 

hexythiazox on corn to control the 

Banks grass mite and the two-spotted 

spider mite. This program ended on 

August 31, 2004. Contact: (Andrew 

Ertman) 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

myclobutanil on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; effective from the time 

when soybean rust is introduced to the 

U.S., to March 1, 2007. Contact: 

(Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; effective from the time 

when soybean rust is introduced to the 

U.S., to March 1, 2007. Contact: 

(Andrew Ertman) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

hexythiazox on corn to control the 

Banks grass mite and the two-spotted 

spider mite; June 25, 2004 to August 31, 

2004. Contact: (Andrew Ertman)

Washington

Department of Agriculture

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

bifenazate on potatoes to control spider 

mites; August 1, 2004 to September 15, 

2004. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies

Agriculture Department

Animal and Plant Health Inspector 

Service

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

paraformaldehyde to decontaminate 

high security animal laboratories, 

biological safety cabinets, equipment, 

and holding rooms at the following 

USDA facilities: (1) National Animal 

Disease Center (NADC), Ames, Iowa; (2) 

National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories (NVSL): Diagnostic 

Virology and Diagnostic Bacteriology 

Laboratories, Ames, Iowa; (3) Center for 

Biologics Laboratories (CVBL), Ames, 

Iowa; (4) NVSL Foreign Animal Disease 

Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL), Plum 

Island, New York; (5) the Plum Island 

Animal Disease Center (PIADC), Plum 

Island, N.Y., and (6) the National 

Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) in 

Fort Collins, Colorado; July 30, 2004, to 

July 30, 2007. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton)

Defense Department

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

paraformaldehyde on biological safety 

cabinets, glove boxes, ductwork and 

unique items to prevent the release of 

infectious microorganisms from 

containment areas at ECBC facilities at 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; July 30, 

2004, to July 30, 2007. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton)

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pest.

Dated: December 9, 2004.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 04–27771 Filed 12–21–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2004–0199; FRL–7688–7]

Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental 

use permits (EUPs) to the following 

pesticide applicants. An EUP permits 

use of a pesticide for experimental or 

research purposes only in accordance 

with the limitations in the permit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8715; e-mail address: 

mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public 

in general. Although this action may be 

of particular interest to those persons 

who conduct or sponsor research on 

pesticides, 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 information in this action, 

consult the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information?

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

OPP–2004–0199. The official public 

docket consists of the documents 

specifically referenced in this action, 

any public comments received, and 

other information related to this action. 

Although a part of the official docket, 

the public docket does not include 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

is available for public viewing at the 

Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 

Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., 

Arlington, VA. This docket facility is 

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The docket telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805.

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/

to submit or view public comments, 

access the index listing of the contents 

of the official public docket, and to 

access those documents in the public 

docket that are available electronically. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the appropriate docket ID number.

Information on the EUPs cited in this 

notice are also available on the ‘‘Current 

Plant Incorporated Protectant (PIP) 

Experimental Use Permits’’ web page on 

the EPA Internet. This page provides a 

consolidated list of active PIP EUPs 

with direct edocket links at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/

pips/current_pip_eups.htm.

II. EUPs

EPA has issued the following EUPs:

524–EUP–96. Extension/Amendment. 

Monsanto Company, 800 North 

Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. 

This EUP allows the use of 2.8 pounds 

of the plant-incorporated protectant 

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein 

and the genetic material necessary for 

its production (vector ZMIR39) in corn 

on 2,530 acres of field corn for breeding 

and observation nursery, inbred seed 

increase production, line per se and 

hybrid yield, insect efficacy, product 

characterization and performance/

labeling, insect resistance management, 

non-target organism and benefit, seed 

treatment, swine growth and feed 

efficiency, dairy cattle feed efficiency, 

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beef cattle growth and feed efficiency, 

and cattle grazing feed efficiency trials. 

The program is authorized only in the 

States of Alabama, California, Colorado, 

Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, 

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, 

Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The 

EUP is effective from April 27, 2004 to 

February 28, 2005. A tolerance has been 

established for residues of the active 

ingredient in or on corn.

Two comments were submitted in 

response to the notice of receipt for this 

permit application, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 3, 2004 (69 FR 10040) (FRL–

7344–5). Comments were received from 

private citizens who objected to EUP 

issuance. They expressed doubt 

regarding Monsanto’s truthfulness, were 

concerned about unspecified 

environmental and human health 

effects, as well as the purity of food. The 

Agency understands the commenter’s 

concerns and recognizes that some 

individuals believe that genetically 

modified crops and food should be 

banned completely. Pursuant to its 

authority under the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA has 

conducted a comprehensive assessment 

of the Cry1Ab and Cry3Bb1 delta 

endotoxins and the genetic material 

necessary for their production in corn. 

EPA has concluded that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from dietary exposure to these 

endotoxins as expressed in genetically 

modified corn. The Cry1Ab and 

Cry3Bb1 corn tested under this permit 

are covered by tolerance exemptions 

under 40 CFR 180.1173 and 40 CFR 

180.1214. No adverse effects are 

anticipated as a result of Cry3Bb1 and/

or Cry1Ab expression in transgenic 

corn.

68467–EUP–7. Extension/

Amendment. Mycogen Seeds c/o Dow 

AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville 

Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268–1054. 

This EUP allows the use of 0.94 pounds 

of the plant-incorporated protectant 

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34/35Ab1 

proteins and the genetic material 

necessary for their production (from the 

insert of plasmid PHP17662) in corn on 

1,177 acres of field corn for maize 

breeding and observation nursery, maize 

agronomic observation, herbicide 

tolerance, maize efficacy, insect 

resistance management, and maize 

demonstration trials. The program is 

authorized only in the States of Arizona, 

Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 

Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New 

York, North Dakota, Ohio, 

Pennyslvania, Puerto Rico, South 

Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, 

and Vermont. The EUP is effective from 

April 29, 2004 to April 30, 2005. A 

tolerance has been established for 

residues of the active ingredient in or on 

corn.

29964–EUP–5. Extension/

Amendment. Pioneer Hi-Bred 

International, P.O. Box 552, Johnston, 

IA 50131–0552. This EUP allows the use 

of 3.97 pounds of the plant-incorporated 

protectant Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34/

35Ab1 proteins and the genetic material 

necessary for their production (from the 

insert of plasmid PHP17662) in corn on 

4,690 acres of field corn for insect 

resistance management, maize 

agronomic observation, maize breeding 

and observation, maize demonstration, 

maize efficacy, maize research seed 

production, maize inbred seed increase, 

maize regulatory studies, non-target 

organism, and herbicide tolerance trials. 

The program is authorized only in the 

States of Alabama, Arkansas, California, 

Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South 

Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, 

and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective 

from April 29, 2004 to April 30, 2005. 

A tolerance has been established for 

residues of the active ingredient in or on 

corn.

One comment was submitted in 

response to the notice of receipt for this 

permit application, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 10, 2004 (69 FR 11431) (FRL–

7346–6). The commenter objected to 

EUP issuance. The commenter indicated 

denial should be based on their view of 

chemical companies’ record, 

unspecified environmental and human 

health effects, and food purity. The 

Agency understands the commenter’s 

concerns and recognizes that some 

individuals believe that genetically 

modified crops and food should be 

banned completely. Pursuant to its 

authority under the FFDCA, EPA has 

conducted a comprehensive assessment 

of the Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1 delta 

endotoxins and the genetic material 

necessary for their production in corn. 

EPA has concluded that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from dietary exposure to these 

endotoxins as expressed in genetically 

modified corn. The Cry34Ab1/

Cry35Ab1 tested under these permits 

are covered by the tolerance exemption 

under 40 CFR 180.1242. No adverse 

effects are anticipated as a result of 

Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1 expression in 

transgenic corn.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits.

Dated: December 8, 2004.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs.

[FR Doc. 04–27773 Filed 12–21–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7849–3] 

Guidelines on Awarding Section 319 

Grants to Indian Tribes in FY 2005; 

Request for Grant Proposals for 

Watershed Projects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is publishing, in this 

notice, guidelines for awarding Clean 

Water Act section 319 nonpoint source 

grants to Indian Tribes in FY 2005. Once 

again Congress has authorized EPA to 

award nonpoint source pollution 

control grants to Indian Tribes under 

section 319 of the Clean Water Act in 

FY 2005 in an amount that exceeds the 

statutory cap (in section 518(f) of the 

Clean Water Act) of 1⁄3 of 1% of the total 

319 appropriation. These guidelines are 

intended to assist all Tribes that have 

approved nonpoint source assessments 

and management programs and 

‘‘treatment-as-a-state’’ status to receive 

section 319 funding to help implement 

those programs. The guidelines describe 

the process for awarding base funding to 

Tribes in FY 2005, including 

submissions of proposed work plans. 

The guidelines also describe the process 

and schedule to award additional FY 

2005 funds for selected watershed 

projects, including submissions of 

watershed project proposals and the 

selection criteria for funding watershedbased projects.

DATES: The guidelines are effective 

December 22, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Persons requesting 

additional information or a complete 

copy of the document should contact 

Stacie Craddock (202) 566–1204; by email at craddock.stacie@epa.gov; or by 

mail at U.S. Environmental Protection