47666 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 175 / Wednesday, September 10, 1997 / Notices

Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, Arlington,

VA 22202 (703–305–5805). 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 (A101), 401 M St., SW., Washington, D.C.

20460. Such requests should: (1)

Identify the product name and

registration number and (2) specify the

data or information desired.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–23688 Filed 9–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30425A; FRL–5742–6]

Toagosei Company Ltd.; Approval of a

Pesticide Product Registration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

Agency approval of an application to

register the pesticide product Kaligreen,

involving a changed use pattern of the

active ingredient pursuant to the

provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides

and Pollution Prevention Division

(7511W), 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) 308–8263; e-mail:

greenway.denise@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic

copies of this document and various

support documents are available from

the EPA home page at the Federal

Register-Environmental Documents

entry for this document under ‘‘Rules

and Regulations’’ (http://www.epa.gov/

fedrgstr/).

EPA issued a notice, published in the

Federal Register of December 11, 1996

(61 FR 65220; FRL–5574–6), which

announced that Toagosei Co., Ltd. of

Japan, represented by Nichimen

America, Inc., 1345 Avenue of the

Americas, New York, NY 10105, had

submitted an application to register the

pesticide product Kaligreen, a fungicide

(EPA File Symbol 70231–R), containing

the active ingredient potassium

bicarbonate at 82 percent, an active

ingredient which involves a changed

use pattern. 

The application was approved on July

31, 1997, as Kaligreen to add to the

active ingredients presently registered

manufacturing use, a new end use to

control powdery mildew on grapes,

cucumbers, strawberries, tobacco, and

roses (EPA Registration Number 70231–

1). 

The Agency has considered all

required data on risks associated with

the proposed use of potassium

bicarbonate, and information on social,

economic, and environmental benefits

to be derived from use. Specifically, the

Agency has considered the nature of the

chemical 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

potassium bicarbonate when used in

accordance with widespread and

commonly recognized practice, will not

generally cause unreasonable adverse

effects to the environment.

More detailed information on this

registration is contained in an EPA

Pesticide Fact Sheet on potassium

bicarbonate.

A copy of this fact sheet, which

provides a summary description of the

pesticides, use patterns and

formulations, science findings, and the

Agency’s regulatory position and

rationale, may be obtained from the

National Technical Information Service

(NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road,

Springfield, VA 22161.

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 available for public

inspection in the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch,

Information Resources and Services

Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, Arlington,

VA 22202 (703-305–5805). 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 (A101), 401 M St., SW., Washington, D.C.

20460. Such requests should: (1)

Identify the product name and

registration number and (2) specify the

data or information desired.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–23973 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5891–1]

Notice of Proposed CERCLA Section

122(h)(1) Administrative Cost Recovery

Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposal of CERCLA section

122(h)(1) administrative cost recovery

settlement for the Automatic Die Casting

Site.

SUMMARY: U.S. EPA proposes to address

the potential liability of Rauckis

Investment Company and Construction

Management, Inc. (‘‘Settling Parties’’)

under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9601 et seq., for past costs incurred in

response to the release or threatened

release of hazardous substances at or

from the Automatic Die Casting Site

(‘‘the Site’’) located in St. Clair Shores,

Michigan. The U.S. EPA proposes to

address the potential liability of the

Settling Parties by execution of a

CERCLA section 122(h)(1)

Administrative Order on Consent

(‘‘AOC’’) prepared pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

9622(h)(1). The key terms and

conditions of the AOC may be briefly

summarized as follows: (1) The Settling

Parties agree to pay $65,000 to the

Hazardous Substances Superfund; (2)

The Settling Parties agree not to assert

any claims or causes of action against

the United States, or its contractors or

employees, with respect to past

response costs or the AOC; and (3) U.S.

EPA affords the Settling Parties a