29400 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 103 / Friday, May 29, 1998 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00464A; FRL–5790–9]

Second Annual Antimicrobials

National Workshop

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Antimicrobials Division

of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs is hosting the Second Annual

National Antimicrobials Workshop on

June 15 and 16, 1998, at the Renaissance

Washington, DC Hotel. The theme for

this year’s workshop is ‘‘Building

Bridges and Maintaining Open

Communications.’’

DATES: The Workshop will take place on

June 15 and 16, 1998, starting at 8:30

a.m each day.

ADDRESSES: The Workshop will be held

at the Renaissance Washington, DC

Hotel, 999 Ninth St., NW., Washington,

DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cleo

Pizana, Antimicrobials Division,

(7510W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

telephone number: (703) 308–6431; email: pizana.cleo@epa.gov.

Registration information may be

obtained by contacting: By mail,

Deborah Jones, TASCON, Inc., 1803

Research Blvd., Suite 3305, Rockville,

MD 20850; telephone number: (301)

315–9000; fax: (301) 738–9786; e-mail:

djones@tascon.com. Direct registration

is available by accessing the Internet

address: http://ace.orst.edu/info/nain/

antimicrobial.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

would like to make this an opportunity

for building partnerships, learning other

perspectives, and generating ideas on

the best ways to protect the public

health and the environment while

addressing difficult issues by bringing

representatives of Federal agencies,

registrants, regions, States, and public

health/environmental organizations

together. The workshop covers a wide

range of topics from treated articles, to

clarification of roles in jurisdiction and

in preventing food-borne illness, to

discussions on 40 CFR parts 152, 156,

and 158 regulations.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Antimicrobials, Treated articles,

Disinfectants efficacy, International

harmonization, Agency jurisdictions in

preventing food borne illness.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Frank Sanders,

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–14159 Filed 5–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30409B; FRL–5791–3]

Bayer Corp.; Approval of Pesticide

Product Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

Agency approval of applications

submitted by Bayer Corporation to

conditionally register the pesticide

products FOE 5043 Technical

Herbicide, FOE 5043 DF Herbicide, and

Axiom DF Herbicide 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: By

mail: James Tompkins, Product Manager

(PM) 25, Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M St.,

SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office

location and telephone number: Rm.

257, CM #2, Environmental Protection

Agency, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy,

Arlington, VA 22202, 703–305–7391; email: tompkins.james@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic

copies of this document and the Fact

Sheet are available from the EPA home

page at the Federal Register

Environmental Sub-Set entry for this

document under ‘‘Laws and

Regulations’’ (http://www.epa.gov/

fedrgstr/).

EPA issued a notice, published the

Federal Register of May 1, 1996 (61 FR

19279)(FRL–5365–5), which announced

that Bayer Corporation, 8400 Hawthorn

Road, P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City MO

64120-0013, had submitted applications

to conditionally register the herbicide

products FOE 5043 Technical

Herbicide, FOE 5043 DF Herbicide, and

Axiom DF (EPA File Symbols 3125–

UIA, 3125–UIT, and 3125–UII)

containing the active ingredient N-(4-

fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-

(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-

yl]oxy]acetamide at 95, 60, and 54.4

percent respectively. The product

Axiom DF also contains 13.6% of the

active ingredient metribuzin 1-amino-6-

(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-(methylthio)-

1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one, an active

ingredient in currently registered

pesticide products.

The applications were approved on

April 8, 1998, for one Technical and two

end-use products listed below:

1. FOE 5043 Technical Herbicide for

use only in the manufacturing of

herbicides (EPA Registration Number

3125–486).

2. FOE 5043 DF Herbicide for control

of certain grass and broadleaf weeds in

corn and soybeans (EPA File

Registration Number 3125–487).

3. Axiom DF Herbicide for control of

certain grass and broadleaf weeds in

corn and soybeans (EPA Registration

Number 3125–488).

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 N-(4-

fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-

(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-

yl]oxy]acetamide, 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

N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-

[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-

yl]oxy]acetamide 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), 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.

More detailed information on these

conditional registrations is contained in

an EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on N-(4-

fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-