[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64831-64832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32184]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30443; FRL-5756-3]


Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register 
pesticide products containing a new active ingredient not included in 
any previously registered products 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 January 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
control number [OPP-30443] and the file symbols to: Public Information 
and Records Integrity Branch (7502C), Information Resources and 
Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., S.W., 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 to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfd0cfcf92b5dbd0dcd4dacbffdacfded2ded6d391dacfde91d8d0c9">opp-
<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="076368646c6273476277666a666e6b2962776629606871">[email protected]</span></a>. Follow the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.'' No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be 
submitted through e-mail.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document 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 
record. Information not marked confidential will be included in the 
public docket by EPA without prior notice. The public docket is 
available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address 
given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Action Leader, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511W), listed in the 
table below:

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                                   Office location/                     
   Regulatory Action Leader        telephone number          Address    
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Michael Mendelsohn............  5th floor, CS #1, 703-  2800 Crystal    
                                 308-8715, e-mail:       Drive,         
                                 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96fbf3f8f2f3fae5f9fef8b8fbfffdf3d6f3e6f7fbf7">[email protected]</a>   Arlington, VA  
                                 il.epa.gov.                            
Linda Hollis..................  5th fl., CS #1, 703-    Do.             
                                 308-8733, e-mail:                      
                                 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5dddad9d9dcc69bd9dcdbd1d4f5d0c5d4d8d4dcd99bbfd0c5d49bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd95929191948ed3919493999cbd988d9c909c9491d3">[email protected]</span>
epa.gov</a>.                               
Suku Oonnithan................  5th fl., CS #1, 703-    Do.             
                                 308-9524, e-mail:                      
                                 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4dbdbdadaddc0dcd5da9ac7c1dfc1f4d1c4d5d9d5ddbed89ad1c4d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="335c5c5d5d5a475b525d1d40465846735643525e525a">[email protected]</span>
l.epa.gov</a>.                             
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received applications as follows to 
register pesticide products containing an active ingredient not 
included in any previously registered products pursuant to the 
provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these 
applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the 
applications.

Product Containing a New Active Ingredient Not Previously 
Registered

    1. File Symbol: 70688-R. Applicant: EcoSoil Systems, 10890 
Thornmint Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92127.

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 Product Name: Ping Fungicide. Fungicide. Active ingredient: 
Pseudomonas aureofaciens, strain Tx-1* at 1.0 percent. Proposed 
classification/Use: None. For the control diseases on turfgrass. (Mike 
Mendelsohn)
    2. File Symbol: 524-UOI. Applicant: Monsanto Company 700 14th St., 
NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005. Product Name: Potato Leafroll 
Virus Replicase Protein. Plant-Pesticide. Active ingredient: Potato 
Leafroll Virus Replicase Protein and the genetic material necessary for 
its production at 7 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. This 
pure form of the plant-pesticide, PLRV replicase protein as expressed 
in potato cells is for use on potatoes. (Linda Hollis)
    3. File Symbol: 70644-R. Applicant: LidoChem Inc., 20 Village 
Court, Hazlet, NJ 07730. Product Name: eKsPunge. Fungicide. Active 
ingredient: Monopotassium Phosphate (KH<INF>2</INF>PO<INF>4</INF> at 
100 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For the control of 
powdery mildew on apples, cherries, cucumbers, grapes, mangoes, melons, 
nectarines, peaches, peppers, plums, summer and winter squash, 
tomatoes, watermelons, and roses. (Suku Oonnithan)
    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-30443] 
(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:
    <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a756a6a377e7579717f6e5a7f6a7b777b7376347f6a7b347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58372828753c373b333d2c183d283935393134763d2839763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>


    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 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket control number [OPP-30443]. 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 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: November 20, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-32184 Filed 12-8-97; 8:45 am]
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