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docket materials are available either in 

the electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 

operation of this Docket Facility are 

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

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility 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. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), 

this notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s final registration review decision 

for Pseudomonas syringae, case 6007. 

The Registration Review Case for 

Pseudomonas syringae was composed of 

the following Active Ingredients: 

Pseudomonas syringae strains ESC-10 

and ESC-11 (PC Codes 006441 and 

006451) are microbial pesticides that are 

used to control various molds and rots 

on harvested apples, cherries, pears, 

lemons, oranges, grapefruit, potatoes, 

and sweet potatoes. 

Pseudomonas syringae strain 742RS 

(PC Code 006411) is a microbial 

pesticide that is used to prevent or 

reduce the growth of frost-forming 

bacteria on leaves and blossoms of 

almonds, apples, peaches, pears, 

tomatoes, cherries, potatoes and 

strawberries: 

EPA has deleted the Pseudomonas 

syringae strain 742RS from the 

registration case pursuant to 40 CFR 

155.42(b)(5) because all registrations of 

all products containing that active 

ingredient are cancelled. The registrant 

submitted a voluntary cancellation 

request for all products containing 

strain 742RS on April 7, 2008. These 

proposed voluntary cancellations were 

published (73 FR 53007, September 12, 

2008 FRL–8380–7. No comments were 

received to support Pseudomonas 

syringae strain 742RS products, and 

they were cancelled on March 12, 2009. 

The exemption from the requirement 

of a tolerance for residues of 

Pseudomonas syringae strain 742RS in 

or on all raw agricultural commodities 

when applied as a frost protection agent 

or biological control agent to growing 

agricultural crops in accordance with 

good agricultural practices that is listed 

in 40 CFR 180.1114 was reassessed on 

June 3, 2002 and it was determined that 

it meets the FQPA 1996 safety standard. 

The Agency will take separate action to 

propose revision of any affected 

exemptions from the requirement of a 

tolerance for Pseudomonas syringae 

strain 742RS that are not supported for 

import use only. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 

Agency’s determination whether a 

pesticide meets, or does not meet, the 

standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA 

has considered Pseudomonas syringae 

in light of the FIFRA standard for 

registration. The Pseudomonas syringae 

Final Decision document in the docket 

describes the Agency’s rationale for 

issuing a registration review final 

decision for this pesticide. 

In addition to the final registration 

review decision document, the 

registration review docket for 

Pseudomonas syringae also includes 

other relevant documents related to the 

registration review of this case. The 

proposed registration review decision 

was posted to the docket and the public 

was invited to submit any comments or 

new information. During the 60–day 

comment period, no public comments 

were received. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), 

the registration review case docket for 

Pseudomonas syringae will remain open 

until all actions required in the final 

decision have been completed. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review. Links to earlier 

documents related to the registration 

review of this pesticide are provided at: 

http:www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/ 

pseudomonas_syringae/index.htm. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 

155, subpart C, provide authority for 

this action. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, Registration review. 

Dated: September 17, 2009. 

Keith A. Matthews, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–23218 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0567; FRL–8435–3] 

Pseudomonas fluorescens; 

Registration Review Final Decision; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final registration 

review decision for the pesticide 

Pseudomonas fluorescens, case 6006. 

Registration review is EPA’s periodic 

review of pesticide registrations to 

ensure that each pesticide continues to 

satisfy the statutory standard for 

registration, that is, that the pesticide 

can perform its intended function 

without causing unreasonable adverse 

effects on human health or the 

environment. Through this program, 

EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s 

registration is based on current 

scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide-specific information, contact: 

Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8077; fax number: (703) 308– 

7026; e-mail address: 

cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov. 

For general information on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Kevin Costello, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 305– 

5026; fax number: (703) 308–8090; email address: costello.kevin@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker, and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may 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 

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to a particular entity, consult the 

pesticide-specific contact 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 a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2007–0567. 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 Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 

operation of this Docket Facility are 

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

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility 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. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), 

this notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s final registration review decision 

for Pseudomonas fluorescens, case 

6006. The Registration Review Case for 

Pseudomonas fluorescens was 

composed of the following active 

ingredients: 

Pseudomonas fluorescens strain A506 

(PC Code 006438) is a microbial 

pesticide that is used to prevent or 

reduce the growth of frost-forming 

bacteria on leaves and blossoms of 

almonds, apples, peaches, pears, 

tomatoes, cherries, grapes potatoes and 

strawberries. When Pseudomonas 

fluorescens is used with antibiotic 

pesticide products in accordance with 

labeling instructions, it can help 

improve control of fire blight and 

discoloration on pear and apple crops; 

and bunch rot in grapes caused by 

Acetobacter bacteria when used in 

combination with Aspergillus niger and 

Botrytis cinerea. 

Pseudomonas fluorescens strain 

1629RS (PC Code 006439) is a microbial 

pesticide that is used to prevent or 

reduce the growth of frost-forming 

bacteria on leaves and blossoms of 

almonds, apples, peaches, pears, 

tomatoes, cherries, grapes potatoes and 

strawberries. EPA has deleted the 

Pseudomonas fluorescens strain 1629RS 

from the registration review case in 

accordance with 40 CFR 155.42(b)(5) 

because all registrations of products 

containing that active ingredient have 

been canceled. The registrant submitted 

a voluntary cancellation request for all 

products containing strain 1629RS on 

April 7, 2008. These proposed voluntary 

cancellations were published September 

12, 2008, (73 FR 53007) (FRL–8380–7). 

No comments were received to support 

these Pseudomonas fluorescens strain 

1629RS products, and they were 

canceled on March 12, 2009. 

The exemption from the requirement 

of a tolerance for residues of 

Pseudomonas fluorescens strains A506 

and 1629RS in or on all raw agricultural 

commodities when applied as a frost 

protection agent or biological control 

agent to growing agricultural crops in 

accordance with good agricultural 

practices that is listed in 40 CFR 

180.1114 was reassessed on June 3, 

2002, and it was determined that it 

meets the FQPA 1996 safety standard. 

The Agency will take separate actions to 

propose revision of any affected 

exemptions from the requirement of a 

tolerance for Pseudomonas fluorescens 

strain 1629RS that are not supported for 

import use only. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 

Agency’s determination whether a 

pesticide meets, or does not meet, the 

standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA 

has considered Pseudomonas 

fluorescens in light of the FIFRA 

standard for registration. The 

Pseudomonas fluorescens final decision 

document in the docket describes the 

Agency’s rationale for issuing a 

registration review final decision for 

this pesticide. 

In addition to the final registration 

review decision document, the 

registration review docket for 

Pseudomonas fluorescens also includes 

other relevant documents related to the 

registration review of this case. The 

proposed registration review decision 

was posted to the docket and the public 

was invited to submit any comments or 

new information. During the 60–day 

comment period, no public comments 

were received. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), 

the registration review case docket for 

Pseudomonas fluorescens will remain 

open until all actions required in the 

final decision have been completed. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review. Links to earlier 

documents related to the registration 

review of this pesticide are provided at: 

http:www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/ 

pseudomonas_fluorescens/index.htm. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 

155, subpart C, provide authority for 

this action. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Registration review, Pesticides and 

pests, Pseudomonas fluorescens. 

Dated: September 17, 2009. 

Keith A. Matthews, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–23217 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0095; FRL–8435–4] 

Registration Review; New 

Biopesticides Dockets Opened for 

Review and Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has established 

registration review dockets for the 

pesticides listed in the table in Unit 

III.A. With this document, EPA is 

opening the public comment period for 

these registration reviews. Registration 

review is EPA’s periodic review of 

pesticide registrations to ensure that 

each pesticide continues to satisfy the 

statutory standard for registration, that 

is, the pesticide can perform its 

intended function without unreasonable 

adverse effects on human health or the 

environment. Registration review 

dockets contain information that will 

assist the public in understanding the 

types of information and issues that the 

Agency may consider during the course 

of registration reviews. Through this 

program, EPA is ensuring that each 

pesticide’s registration is based on 

current scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number for the specific pesticide of 

interest provided in the table in Unit 

III.A., by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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