Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 153 / Friday, August 8, 1997 / Notices 42783

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch, Information Resources

and Services Division at the address

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

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays. It is suggested that persons

interested in reviewing the application

file, telephone this office at (703–305–

5805) to ensure that the file is available

on the date of intended visit.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pest, Product registration.

Dated: July 29, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–20988 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34114; FRL–5734–2]

Certain Chemicals; Availability of

Reregistration Eligibility Decision

Documents for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of

reregistration eligibility decision

documents; opening of public comment

period.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

availability and starts a 60–day public

comment period of the Reregistration

Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for

the active ingredients Furanone,

Pendimethalin, S-Kinoprene, and

Trichlorfon. The REDs for the chemicals

listed above are the Agency’s formal

regulatory assessments of the health and

environmental data base of the subject

chemicals and present the Agency’s

determination regarding which

pesticidal uses are eligible for

reregistration.

DATES: Written comments on these

decisions must be submitted by October

7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments

identified with the docket control

number ‘‘OPP–34114’’ and the case

number (noted below), should be

submitted to : By mail: Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch, Information Resources and

Services Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person,

deliver comments to: Rm. 1132, Crystal

Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under ‘‘Supplementary

Information’’. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

in response to this notice may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public docket.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public docket

without prior notice (including

comments and data submitted

electronically). The public docket and

docket index, including printed paper

versions of electronic comments, which

does not include any information

claimed as CBI will be available for

public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the

address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to

4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

To request a copy of any of the above

listed RED documents, or a RED Fact

Sheet, contact the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch, in Rm.

1132 at the address given above or call

(703) 305–5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical questions on the RED

documents listed below should be

directed to the appropriate Chemical

Review Managers:

Chemical Name Case No. Chemical Review Manager Telephone No. e-mail Address

Furanone ...................................... 3138 ............ Emily Mitchell ....................... 703–308–8583 .. Mitchell.Emily@epamail.epa.gov

Pendimethalin .............................. 0187 ............ Jane Mitchell ........................ 703–308–8061 .. Mitchell.Jane@epamail.epa.gov

S-Kinoprene ................................. 4117 ............ Roy Sjoblad .......................... 703–308–8712 .. Sjoblad.Roy@epamail.epa.gov

Trichlorfon .................................... 0104 ............ Dana Lateulere ..................... 703–308–8044 .. Lateulere.Dana@epamail.epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Agency has issued Reregistration

Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for

the pesticidal active ingredients listed

above. Under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as

amended in 1988, EPA is conducting an

accelerated reregistration program to

reevaluate existing pesticides to make

sure they meet current scientific and

regulatory standards. The data base to

support the reregistration of each of the

chemicals listed above is substantially

complete.

Please note some of these REDs were

finalized and signed prior to August 3,

1996. On that date, the Food Quality

Protection Act of 1996 (‘‘FQPA’’)

became effective, amending portions of

both the pesticide law (FIFRA) and the

food and drug law (FFDCA). These

REDs don’t address any issues raised by

FQPA, and any tolerance assessment

procedures required under FQPA. To

the extent that these REDs indicate that

a change in any tolerance is necessary,

that determination will be reassessed by

the Agency under the standards set forth

in FQPA before a proposed tolerance is

issued. To the extent that the RED does

not indicate that a change in the

tolerance is necessary, that tolerance,

too, will be reassessed in the future

pursuant to the requirements of FQPA.

All registrants of products containing

one or more of the above listed active

ingredients have been sent the

appropriate RED documents and must

respond to labeling requirements and

product specific data requirements (if

applicable) within 8 months of receipt.

Products containing other active

ingredients will not be reregistered until

those other active ingredients are

determined to be eligible for

reregistration.

The reregistration program is being

conducted under Congressionally

mandated time frames, and EPA

recognizes both the need to make timely

reregistration decisions and to involve

the public. Therefore, EPA is issuing

these REDs as final documents with a

60–day comment period. Although the

60–day public comment period does not

affect the registrant’s response due date,

it is intended to provide an opportunity

for public input and a mechanism for

initiating any necessary amendments to

the RED. All comments will be carefully
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considered by the Agency. If any

comment significantly affects a RED,

EPA will amend the RED by publishing

the amendment in the Federal Register.

Electronic copies of the REDs and

RED fact sheets are available on the

Internet. See http://www.epa.gov/REDs.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this notice under docket

control number ‘‘OPP–34114’’

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comment and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number OPP–34114.

Electronic comments on this notice may

be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: July 31, 1997.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–20983 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30437; FRL–5731–1]

Plant Genetics Systems Inc.;

Application to Register a Pesticide

Product

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of an application to register the

pesticide product Bt Cry9C Corn,

containing an active ingredient not

included in any previously registered

product pursuant to the provisions of

section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

(FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by September 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments identified by the document

control number [OPP–30437] and the

(File Symbol 70218–R) to: Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch, Information Resources and

Services Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments to: Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’

No Confidential Business Information

(CBI) should be submitted through email.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this notice may be claimed

confidential by marking any part or all

of that information as ‘‘Confidential

Business Information’’ (CBI).

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Michael Mendelsohn, Regulatory

Action Leader, Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division (7501W),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. CS51B6, Westfield Building North

Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington,

VA 22202, (703–308–8715); e-mail:

mendelsohn.mike@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

received an application from Plant

Genetics Systems (America),

Incorporation, 7200 Hickman Road,

Suite 202, Des Moines, IA 50322, to

register the pesticide product Bt Cry9C

Corn a plant- pesticide (EPA File

Symbol 70218–R) for the protection

from the European Corn Borer and other

lepidopteran corn pests, containing the

active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis

subsp. tolworthi Cry9C protein and the

genetic material necessary for its

production in corn at 0.0012 percent an

active ingredient not included in any

previously registered product pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of

FIFRA. Notice of receipt of this

application does not imply a decision

by the Agency on the application.

Notice of approval or denial of an

application to register a pesticide

product will be announced in the

Federal Register. The procedure for

requesting data will be given in the

Federal Register if an application is

approved.

Comments received within the

specified time period will be considered

before a final decision is made;

comments received after the time

specified will be considered only to the

extent possible without delaying

processing of the application.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this notice under docket

number [OPP–30437] (including

comments and data submitted

electronically as described below). A

public version of this record, including

printed, paper versions of electronic

comments, which does not include any

information claimed as CBI, is available

for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The official notice record is

located at the address in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’

at the beginning of this document.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comment and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII

file format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket number [OPP–30437].

Electronic comments on this notice may

be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

Written comments filed pursuant to

this notice, will be available in the

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch, Information Resources

and Services Division at the address

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

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. It is suggested that persons

interested in reviewing the application

file, telephone this office at (703–305–

5805), to ensure that the file is available

on the date of intended visit.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.