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the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of the microbial pesticide, 

Bacillus firmus strain l-1582, in or on all 

food commodities. Because this petition 

is a request for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance without 

numerical limitations, no analytical 

method is required. Contact: Shanaz 

Bacchus, telephone number: (703) 308- 

8097; e-mail address: 

bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov. 

Amendments to Existing Exemptions 

from Tolerance 

1. PP 6E7118. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–

0158). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers University, 

500 College Road East, Suite 201W, 

Princeton, NJ 08540 on behalf of the 

Arizona Cotton Research and Protection 

Council, 3721 East Weir Avenue 

Phoenix, Arizona 85040-2933, proposes 

to amend the exemptions from 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.1206 for 

residues of the microbial pesticide 

Aspergillus flavus AF36, in or on the 

food commodities pistachio. Because 

this petition is a request for a temporary 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance without numerical limitations, 

no analytical method is required. The 

temporary exemption from tolerance 

will expire with the expiration of the 

EUP (EPA Registration Number 71693- 

EUP-R) on pistachio. Contact: Shanaz 

Bacchus, telephone number: (703) 308- 

8097; e-mail address: 

bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov. 

2. PP 6F7121. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–

0160). The Acta Group, 1203 Nineteenth 

St., NW., Suite 300, Washington D.C. 

20036-2401 on behalf of Circle One 

Global, Inc., P.O. Box 28, Shellman, GA 

39886-0028, proposes to amend the 

exemptions from tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.1254 for residues of the microbial 

pesticide Aspergillus flavus NRRL 

21882, in or on the food commodity 

corn. Because this petition is a request 

for a temporary exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance without 

numerical limitations, no analytical 

method is required. The temporary 

exemption from tolerance will expire 

with the expiration of the EUP (EPA 

Registration Number 75624-EUP-E) on 

corn. Contact: Shanaz Bacchus, 

telephone number: (703) 308-8097; email address: bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: March 8, 2007. 

Janet L. Andersen, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4933 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0144; FRL–8118–1] 

Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of 

Application 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of an application 524–EUP–R from 

Monsanto Company requesting an 

experimental use permit (EUP) for the 

insect-protected soybean MON 87701. 

The Agency has determined that the 

application may be of regional and 

national significance. Therefore, in 

accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the 

Agency is soliciting comments on this 

application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0144 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 Building), 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’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 telephone number is (703) 305–

5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–

0144. 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 Federal regulations.gov 

website 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 email 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 

in regulations.gov. To access the 

electronic docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced 

Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert 

the docket ID number where indicated 

and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow 

the instructions on the regulations.gov 

web site to view the docket index or 

access available documents. 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 

Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mika J. Hunter, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 


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(703) 308–0041; e-mail address: 

hunter.mika@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 interested in 

agricultural biotechnology or those who 

are or may be required to conduct 

testing of chemical 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 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. 

II. Background 

Monsanto Company has developed an 

insect-protected soybean, MON 87701, 

that produces the Cry1Ac protein to 

provide protection from feeding damage 

from certain lepidopteran pests. The 

524–EUP–R application is for 56.0 acres 

of MON 87701 for the 2007 growing 

season. This insect-protected soybean 

product has a limited fit in the United 

States since only a small portion of the 

United States soybean production acres 

are significantly and consistently 

affected by the target lepidopteran pests. 

The purpose of growing MON 87701 in 

the United States is to evaluate and 

further develop the product in support 

of a planned commercialization in 

South America. A total of five trial 

protocols will be conducted, including: 

Agronomic yield trials, breeding and 

observation nursery trials, regulatory 

trials, efficacy trials, and product 

development trials. States involved 

include: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, 

Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, 

Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North 

Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

Virginia. 

III. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Following the review of the Monsanto 

Company application and any 

comments and data received in response 

to this notice, EPA will decide whether 

to issue or deny the EUP request for this 

EUP program, and if issued, the 

conditions under which it is to be 

conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will 

be announced in the Federal Register. 

IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

The Agency’s authority for taking this 

action is under FIFRA section 5. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits. 

Dated: March 8, 2007. 

Janet L. Andersen, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–5027 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0040; FRL–8112–3] 

Pesticides; Guidance for Pesticide 

Registrants on Disposal Instructions 

on Non-Antimicrobial Residential/ 

Household Use Pesticide Product 

Labels 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing 

the availability of a Pesticide 

Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled 

‘‘Disposal Instructions on NonAntimicrobial Residential/Household 

Use Pesticide Product Labels.’’ PR 

Notices are issued by the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform 

pesticide registrants and other 

interested persons about important 

policies, procedures, and registration 

related decisions, and serve to provide 

guidance to pesticide registrants and 

OPP personnel. This particular PR 

Notice provides guidance to the 

registrant concerning the updating and 

revision of PR Notice 2001-6 to clarify 

that the use of a toll free number in the 

disposal instructions on nonantimicrobial residential/household use 

pesticide product labels is optional. If 

registrants choose to change or remove 

a toll free number from the disposal 

instructions on their label, this notice 

provides guidance on making such 

changes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Downing, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, (7511P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308-9071; fax 

number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: 

downing.jim@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general; however this action may be 

of particular interest to those persons 

who are responsible for registration and 

reregistration of pesticide products. 

Since other entities may also be 


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