[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30748-30749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15012]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30441A; FRL-5793-3]


Church and Dwight Inc.; Approval of a Pesticide Product 
Registration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of an application to 
register the pesticide product Armicarb 100, 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. CS5-
W57, Westfield Building North Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202, (703) 308-8263; e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f687d6a6a61786e76216b6a61667c6a4f6a7f6e626e6663216a7f6e21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63041106060d14021a4d07060d0a1006230613020e020a0f4d0613024d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 Documents entry for this document under ``Laws 
and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of September 
30, 1997 (62 FR 51105)(FRL-5747-2), which announced that Church and 
Dwight Co., Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543, had 
submitted an application to register the pesticide product Armicarb 
100, a fungicide (EPA File Symbol 10772-U), containing the active 
ingredient potassium bicarbonate at 85 percent, an active ingredient 
which involves a changed use pattern.
    The application was approved on April 28, 1998, as Armicarb 100, to 
add to the active ingredient's presently registered use, a new use to 
control powdery mildew and other diseases on ornamentals and other 
food/feed crop plants (EPA Registration Number 10772-4). This 
application is submitted as a changed use pattern because of the large 
increase in use sites over the only other end-use product 
``Kaligreen,''

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(EPA Reg. 70231-1) for use on grapes, cucumbers, strawberries, tobacco, 
and roses which also contains the active ingredient potassium 
bicarbonate.
    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 (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, 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 (A-101), 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 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: May 22, 1998.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 98-15012 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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