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Risk Mitigation Decision are 

brodifacoum, bromadiolone, 

difethialone, chlorophacinone, 

diphacinone, warfarin, zinc phosphide, 

bromethalin, and cholecalciferol. EPA is 

hereby extending the comment period, 

which was set to end on March 19, 

2007, to May 18, 2007. 

III. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, 

directs that, after submission of all data 

concerning a pesticide active ingredient, 

the Administrator shall determine 

whether pesticides containing such 

active ingredient are eligible for 

reregistration. Further provisions are 

made to allow a public comment period. 

However, the Administrator may extend 

the comment period, if additional time 

for comment is requested. In this case, 

several stakeholders have requested 

additional time to develop comments 

due to the complexity of the issues 

raised by the proposed mitigation 

decision. In addition, the Rodenticide 

Registrants Task Force (RRTF) has 

requested additional time to develop 

comments using information recently 

placed in the docket and provided to the 

RRTF. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and Pests. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration, 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs] 

[FR Doc. E7–4648 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0168; FRL–8117–8] 

Pesticide Product Registrations; 

Conditional Approval – Beauveria 

bassiana HF23 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces 

Agency approval of applications 

submitted by Jabb of the Carolinas, to 

conditionally register the pesticide 

products Beauveria bassiana HF23 

(Technical) and the End-use Product, 

balEnce containing a new active 

ingredient not included in any 

previously registered products pursuant 

to the provisions of section 3(c)(7)(C) of 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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? 

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 code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 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. To determine whether 

you or your business may be affected by 

this action, you should carefully 

examine the applicability provisions. 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 a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPPT–2007–0168. 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 telephone number 

is (703) 305-5805. 

In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of 

FIFRA, a copy of the approved label, the 

list of data references, the data and other 

scientific information used to support 

registration, except for material 

specifically protected by section 10 of 

FIFRA, are also available for public 

inspection. Requests for data must be 

made in accordance with the provisions 

of the Freedom of Information Act and 

must be addressed to the Freedom of 

Information Office (A-101), 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460-0001. Such requests should: 

Identify the product name and 

registration number and specify the data 

or information desired. 

A paper copy of the fact sheet, which 

provides more detail on this 

registration, may be obtained from the 

National Technical Information Service 

(NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd., 

Springfield, VA 22161. 

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. Did EPA Conditionally Approve the 

Application? 

A conditional registration may be 

granted under section 3(c)(7)(C) of 

FIFRA for a new active ingredient where 

certain data are lacking, on condition 

that such data are received by the end 

of the conditional registration period 

and do not meet or exceed the risk 

criteria set forth in 40 CFR 154.7; that 

use of the pesticide during the 

conditional registration period will not 

cause unreasonable adverse effects; and 

that use of the pesticide is in the public 

interest. The Agency has considered the 

available data on the risks associated 

with the proposed use of Beauveria 

bassiana HF23, and information on 

social, economic, and environmental 

benefits to be derived from such use. 

Specifically, the Agency has considered 

the nature and its pattern of use, 

application methods and rates, and level 

and extent of potential exposure. Based 

on these reviews, the Agency was able 

to make basic health and safety 

determinations which show that use of 

Beauveria bassiana HF23 during the 

period of conditional registration will 

not cause any unreasonable adverse 

effect on the environment, and that use 

of the pesticide is, in the public interest. 

Consistent with section 3(c)(7)(C) of 

FIFRA, the Agency has determined that 

these conditional registrations are in the 

public interest. Use of the pesticides are 

of significance to the user community, 

and appropriate labeling, use directions, 

and other measures have been taken to 

ensure that use of the pesticides will not 

result in unreasonable adverse effects to 

man and the environment. 


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III. Conditional Approval Form 

EPA issued a notice, published in the 

Federal Register of February 15, 2006 

(71 FR 7954) (FRL–7761–5), which 

announced that Jabb of the Carolinas, 

P.O. Box 310, Pine Level, NC 27568, had 

submitted an application to 

conditionally register the pesticide 

products, Beauveria bassiana HF23 

Technical, insecticide (EPA File Symbol 

70787-1), containing the fungal active 

ingredient at 95 percent, an active 

ingredient not included in any 

previously registered product. 

Listed below are the applications 

conditionally approved on December 

27, 2006 for an end-use product and a 

technical. 

1. EPA File Symbol 70787-1: 

Beauveria bassiana HF23 Technical at 

95 percent for use as a Manufacturing 

product for insecticides. Manufacturer: 

Jabb of the Carolinas, P.O. Box 310, Pine 

Level, NC 27568. The registrant must 

provide analyses of five production 

batches of this Technical Grade Active 

Ingredient which is to be used for 

manufacture of other End-use Products. 

2. EPA File Symbol 70787-2: End-use 

Product (EP) balEnce containing 1.18 

percent of Beauveria bassiana HF23 

Technical for treatment of poultry 

houses to control house fly in chicken 

manure. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Pesticides and pests. 

Dated: February 28, 2007. 

Janet L. Andersen, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4275 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0212; FRL–8287–6] 

Notice of Availability of the External 

Review Draft of an Interim Guidance 

for Microarray-Based Assays 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency is announcing a 45 

day public comment period for the 

External Review Draft of the ‘‘Interim 

Guidance for Microarray-Based Assays: 

Data Submission, Quality, Analysis, 

Management and Training 

Considerations.’’ EPA is releasing this 

draft document solely for the purpose of 

seeking public comment prior to 

external peer review. The contractorlead external expert peer review will be 

conducted by letter and closed 

teleconference in the May 2007 

timeframe. All comments received, 

submitted in accordance with this 

notice, will be shared with the external 

peer review panel for their 

consideration. Comments received after 

the close of the comment period may be 

considered by EPA when it finalizes the 

document. This document has not been 

formally disseminated by EPA. This 

draft interim guidance does not 

represent and should not be construed 

to represent any EPA policy, viewpoint, 

or determination. Members of the public 

may obtain the draft interim guidance 

from www.regulations.gov; or 

www.epa.gov/osa/spc/ 

genomicsguidance.htm; or from Dr. 

Kathryn Gallagher via the contact 

information below. 

This draft Interim Guidance for 

Microarray-Based Assays outlines 

recommendations for: (1) What data to 

submit to the Agency for microarray 

studies, (2) performance approach 

considerations regarding quality 

assessment parameters, (3) data analysis 

approaches that should be considered; 

and (4) data management and storage 

issues for data submitted to or used by 

the Agency. The guidance applies to 

both human health and ecological DNA 

microarray data. The draft document 

was developed to provide information 

to the regulated community and other 

interested parties about submitting 

microarray data to the Agency and to 

provide guidance for EPA staff in 

evaluating such data and/or 

information. 

DATES: All comments received by April 

30, 2007 will be shared with the 

external peer review panel for their 

consideration. Comments received 

beyond that time may be considered by 

EPA when it finalizes the document. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

ORD–2007–0212, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–

0212. Deliveries are only accepted from 

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–

0212. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

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 by statute through 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

www.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 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public 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 www.regulations.gov 

index. 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, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the ORD Docket is (202) 

566–1752. 


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