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to pyriproxyfen and have similar effects 

on animals. In consideration of potential 

cumulative effects of pyriproxyfen and 

other substances that may have a 

common mechanism of toxicity, there 

are currently no available data or other 

reliable information indicating that any 

toxic effects produced by pyriproxyfen 

would be cumulative with those of other 

chemical compounds. Thus, only the 

potential risks of pyriproxyfen have 

been considered in this assessment of 

aggregate exposure and effects.

Valent will submit information for 

EPA to consider concerning potential 

cumulative effects of pyriproxyfen 

consistent with the schedule established 

by EPA Federal Register of August 4, 

1997 (62 FR 42020) (FRL–5734–6) and 

other subsequent EPA publications 

pursuant to the Food Quality Protection 

Act(FQPA).

E. Safety Determination

1. U.S. population—i. Chronic dietary 

exposure and risk s adult subpopulations. The results of the chronic 

dietary exposure assessment described 

above demonstrate that estimates of 

chronic dietary exposure for all existing, 

pending and proposed uses of 

pyriproxyfen are well below the chronic 

RfD of 0.35 mg/kg/bwt day. The 

estimated chronic dietary exposure from 

food for the overall U.S. population and 

many non-child/infant subgroups is 

from 0.00014 to 0.00042 mg/kg/bwt day, 

0.04 to 0.12% of the RfD. Addition of 

the small but worse case potential 

chronic exposure from drinking water 

(calculated above) increases exposure by 

only 0.00002 mg/kg/bwt day and does 

not change the maximum occupancy of 

the RfD significantly. Generally, the 

Agency has no cause for concern if total 

residue contribution is less than 100% 

of the RfD. It can be concluded that 

there is a reasonable certainty that no 

harm will result to the overall U.S. 

population or any non-child/infant 

subgroups from aggregate, chronic 

dietary exposure to pyriproxyfen 

residues.

ii. Acute dietary exposure and risk s 

adult sub-populations. No acute dietary 

endpoint and dose were identified in 

the toxicology data base for 

pyriproxyfen; therefore, it can be 

concluded that there is a reasonable 

certainty that no harm will result to the 

overall U.S. Population or any nonchild/infant subgroups from aggregate, 

acute dietary exposure to pyriproxyfen 

residues.

iii. Non-dietary exposure and 

aggregate risk s adult sub-populations.

Acute, short term,and intermediate term 

dermal and inhalation risk assessments 

for residential exposure are not required 

due to the lack of significant 

toxicological effects observed. The 

results of a chronic residential postapplication exposure and risk 

assessment for pet collar uses 

demonstrate that potential risks from 

pet collar uses do not exceed the 

Agency’s level of concern. The 

estimated chronic term MOE for adults 

was 430,000.

2. Infants and children—i. Safety 

factor for infants and children. In 

assessing the potential for additional 

sensitivity of infants and children to 

residues of pyriproxyfen, FFDCA 

section 408 provides that EPA shall 

apply an additional margin of safety, up 

to ten-fold, for added protection for 

infants and children in the case of 

threshold effects unless EPA determines 

that a different margin of safety will be 

safe for infants and children.

The toxicological data base for 

evaluating prenatal and postnatal 

toxicity for pyriproxyfen is complete 

with respect to current data 

requirements. There are no special 

prenatal or postnatal toxicity concerns 

for infants and children, based on the 

results of the rat and rabbit 

developmental toxicity studies or the 2-

generation reproductive toxicity study 

in rats. Valent concludes that reliable 

data support use of the standard 100-

fold uncertainty factor and that an 

additional uncertainty factor is not 

needed for pyriproxyfen to be further 

protective of infants and children.

ii. Chronic dietary exposure and risks 

infants and children. Using the 

conservative exposure assumptions 

described above, the percentage of the 

RfD that will be utilized by chronic 

dietary (food only) exposure to residues 

of pyriproxyfen ranges from 0.00023 

mg/kg/bwt day for nursing infants, up to 

0.00091 mg/kg/bwt day for children (1 

to 2 years of age), 0.07 to 0.26% of the 

RfD, respectively. Adding the worse 

case potential incremental exposure to 

infants and children from pyriproxyfen 

in drinking water (0.00009 mg/kg/bwt 

day) does not materially increase the 

aggregate, chronic dietary exposure and 

only increases the occupancy of the RfD 

by 0.009% to 0.010% for children (1 to 

2 years of age). EPA generally has no 

concern for exposures below 100% of 

the RfD because the RfD represents the 

level at or below which daily aggregate 

dietary exposure over a lifetime will not 

pose appreciable risks to human health. 

It can be concluded that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate, chronic dietary exposure to 

pyriproxyfen residues.

iii. Acute dietary exposure and risk s 

infants and children.No acute dietary 

endpoint and dose were identified in 

the toxicology data base for 

pyriproxyfen; therefore, it can be 

concluded that there is a reasonable 

certainty that no harm will result to 

infants and children from aggregate, 

acute dietary exposure to pyriproxyfen 

residues.

iv. Non-dietary exposure and 

aggregate risk s infants and children. 

Acute, short term, and intermediate 

term dermal and inhalation risk 

assessments for residential exposure are 

not required due to the lack of 

significant toxicological effects 

observed. The results of a chronic 

residential post-application exposure 

and risk assessment for pet collar uses 

demonstrate that potential risks from 

pet collar uses do not exceed the 

Agency’s level of concern. The 

estimated chronic term MOE for 

children was 61,000.

F. International Tolerances

There are no presently existing Codex 

MRLs for pyriproxyfen.

[FR Doc. 04–27769 Filed 12–21–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2004–0350; FRL–7684–8]

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has granted or denied 

emergency exemptions under the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of 

pesticides as listed in this notice. The 

exemptions or denials were granted 

during the period July 1, 2004 to 

September 30, 2004 to control unforseen 

pest outbreaks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

each emergency exemption or denial for 

the name of a contact person. The 

following information applies to all 

contact persons: Branch Chief, 

Emergency Response Team, Registration 

Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–9366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

granted or denied emergency 

exemptions to the following State and 

Federal agencies. The emergency 

exemptions may take the following 

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form: Crisis, public health, quarantine, 

or specific. EPA has also listed denied 

emergency exemption requests in this 

notice.

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to:

• Crop production (NAICS 111)

• Animal production (NAICS 112)

• Food manufacturing (NAICS 311)

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

32532)

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. 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. 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 number 

OPP–2004–0350. 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.

II. Background

Under FIFRA section 18, EPA can 

authorize the use of a pesticide when 

emergency conditions exist. 

Authorizations (commonly called 

emergency exemptions) are granted to 

State and Federal agencies and are of 

four types:

1. A ‘‘specific exemption’’ authorizes 

use of a pesticide against specific pests 

on a limited acreage in a particular 

State. Most emergency exemptions are 

specific exemptions.

2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’

exemptions are a particular form of 

specific exemption issued for 

quarantine or public health purposes. 

These are rarely requested.

3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by 

a State or Federal agency (and is 

confirmed by EPA) when there is 

insufficient time to request and obtain 

EPA permission for use of a pesticide in 

an emergency.

EPA may deny an emergency 

exemption: If the State or Federal 

agency cannot demonstrate that an 

emergency exists, if the use poses 

unacceptable risks to the environment, 

or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that 

the proposed pesticide use is likely to 

result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 

harm’’ to human health, including 

exposure of residues of the pesticide to 

infants and children.

If the emergency use of the pesticide 

on a food or feed commodity would 

result in pesticide chemical residues, 

EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance 

meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no 

harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

In this document: EPA identifies the 

State or Federal agency granted the 

exemption or denial, the type of 

exemption, the pesticide authorized and 

the pests, the crop or use for which 

authorized, number of acres (if 

applicable), and the duration of the 

exemption. EPA also gives the Federal 

Register citation for the time-limited 

tolerance, if any.

III. Emergency Exemptions and Denials

A. U. S. States and Territories

Arkansas

State Plant Board

Crisis: On July 6, 2004, for the use of 

sodium chlorate on wheat as a harvest 

aid. This program ended on July 10, 

2004. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

On September 3, 2004, for the use of 

acephate on soybeans to control stink 

bugs. This program ended on September 

18, 2004. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Quarantine: 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)

California

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Department of Pesticide Regulation

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

myclobutanil on peppers to control 

powdery mildew; August 5, 2004 to 

October 15, 2004. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce)

Colorado

Department of Agriculture

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

acibenzolar-S-methyl on onions to 

control iris yellow spot virus; July 27, 

2004 to September 1, 2004. Contact: 

(Libby Pemberton)

Florida

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services

Crisis: On July 21, 2004, for the use of 

thiophanate-methyl on cotton to control 

fusarium. This program ended on 

August 5, 2004. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

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)

Idaho

Department of Agriculture

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control 

Mormon crickets and grasshoppers; 

September 7, 2004 to October 31, 2004. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton)

Kansas

Department of Agriculture

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

myclobutanil on soybeans to control 

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soybean rust; effective from the time 

when soybean rust is introduced to the 

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

(Andrew Ertman)

Kentucky

Department of Agriculture

Crisis: On June 25, 2004, to allow 

reduced plant back interval to soybeans 

in flooded corn fields previously treated 

with mesotrione or atrazine. This 

program ended on July 9, 2004. Contact: 

(Libby Pemberton) 

On July 27, 2004, for the use of 

azoxystrobin on tobacco to control blue 

mold. This program ended on October 

15, 2004. Contact: (Libby Pemberton)

Louisiana

Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Crisis: On September 3, 2004, for the use 

of acephate on soybeans to control stink 

bugs. This program ended on September 

18, 2004. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

methoxyfenozide on soybeans to control 

soybean loopers and saltmarsh 

catepillar; July 14, 2004 to September 

30, 2004. Contact: (Stacey Groce)

Massachusetts

Department of Food and Agriculture

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

thiamethoxam on cranberries to control 

cranberry weevil; August 12, 2004 to 

October 1, 2004. Contact: (Stacey Groce)

Minnesota

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)

Mississippi

Department of Agriculture and 

Commerce

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)

Missouri

Department of Agriculture

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)

Montana

Department of Agriculture

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control 

Mormon crickets and grasshoppers; 

September 7, 2004 to October 31, 2004. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton)

New York

Department of Environmental 

Conservation

Crisis: On July 21, 2004, for the use of 

quinoxyfen on cucurbits to control 

powdery mildew. This program ended 

on September 30, 2004. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

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)

North Carolina

Department of Agriculture

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 

tebufenozide on sweet potatoes to 

control armyworms; July 23, 2004 to 

December 31, 2004. Contact: (Andrew 

Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on 

sweet potatoes to control beetle 

complex; August 12, 2004 to September 

30, 2004. Contact: (Libby Pemberton)

North Dakota

Department of Agriculture

Specific: EPA authorized the use of zetacypermethrin on flax to control 

grasshoppers; July 28, 2004 to 

September 30, 2004. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton)

Ohio

Department of Agriculture

Quarantine: 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 

dimethenamid-p on green onions to 

control common purslane and prostrate 

pigweed; August 31, 2004 to November 

15, 2004. Contact: (Stacey Groce)

Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture

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)

Oregon

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)

Pennsylvania

Department of Agriculture

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)

South Carolina

Clemson University

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) 

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)

South Dakota

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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,