32210 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 1998 / Notices

Thursday, June 18, 1998, from 8:30 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The final meeting of the

EDSTAC will be held at the Capital

Hilton Hotel, 16th and K Sts., NW.,

Washington, DC; telephone: (202) 639–

5095.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

technical information contact: Anthony

Maciorowski, telephone: (202) 260–

3048, e-mail:

maciorowski.anthony@epa.gov or Gary

Timm, telephone: (202) 260–1859, email: timm.gary@epa.gov at EPA.

For information on the facility and

logistics, contact: The Keystone Center,

P.O. Box 8606, Keystone, CO 80435,

telephone: (970) 468–5822, fax: (970)

262–0152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The EDSTAC was established by EPA

in November 1996 to implement the

1996 Food Quality Protection Act

(FQPA) and 1996 amendments to the

Safe Drinking Water Act which required

EPA to establish a screening and testing

program for endocrine disrupting

chemicals. Representation on the

committee include government,

industry, academia, public health, and

public interest groups. Information

about EDSTAC and related documents

can be found on the EDSTAC website

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/opptendo/

index.htm.

The EDSTAC meetings are open to the

public under section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463.

Among the topics to be discussed at

this final meetings are: an overview of

EDSTAC efforts since the last meeting,

the report layout and proposed changes

to the chapters in the report, priority

setting issues, screening and testing

issues, communications and outreach

issues, implementation issues, and

recommendations issues.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Hazardous substances.

Dated: June 9, 1998.

Susan H. Wayland,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances

[FR Doc. 98–15840 Filed 6–10–98; 2:35 pm]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30456; FRL–5794–4]

3M Canada Co.; Application to

Register a Pesticide Product

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of an application submitted by 3M

Canada Company, to register a pesticide

product containing a new active

ingredient not included 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 July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments identified by the document

control number [OPP–30456] 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., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person, bring comments to:

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.’’ No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning 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 record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. The public

docket is available for public inspection

in Rm. 119 at the Virginia address given

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

through Friday, excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Sheila Moats, Regulatory Action

Leader, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, (7511C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

and telephone number: Rm. 14, 9th

floor, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, CM

#2, Arlington, VA, 22202, (703) 308–

1259; e-mail:

moats.sheila@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

received an application from 3M Canada

Co., P.O. Box 5757 London, Ontario

N6A 4TI, to register the pesticide

product 3M MEC Eastern Pine Shoot

Borer Pheromone Concentrate (EPA File

Symbol 10350–UA), containing the

active ingredient (Z)-9-dodecenyl

acetate and (E)-9-dodecenyl acetate at

16.0 and 4.0 percent respectively, an

ingredient not included in any

previously registered product pursuant

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

FIFRA. The product is a timed release

microencapsulated pheromone

concentrate used for mating disruption

of the Eastern Pine Shoot Borer Moth in

forest and woodland applications. This

chemical is part of the Pheromone Joint

Review Pilot Program currently

underway between Canada Pest

Management Regulatory Agency

(PMRA) and the United States EPA. The

application for registration of the

technical grade of the active ingredient

is submitted under the same Pheromone

Joint Review Pilot Program for the

product ‘‘Bedoukian 9-Dodecenyl

Acetate Technical Pheromone,’’ (EPA

File Symbol 52991–RN) by Bedoukian

Research Inc., 21 Finance Drive,

Danbury, CT 06810. Notice of receipt of

the 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.

Public Record and Electronic

Submission

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this notice under docket

number [OPP–30456] (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.
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 1998 / Notices 32211

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 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket number [OPP–30456].

Electronic comments on this notice may

be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

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. 98–15741 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–809; FRL–5792–7]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing to establish an exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance for

copper ammonium complex in or on all

raw agricultural commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–809, must be

received on or before July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticides Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

person bring comments to: Rm. 119, 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

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

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI 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. 119 at the address

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

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

product manager listed in the table

below:

Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address

Cynthia Giles-Parker ...... Rm. 247, CM #2, 703–305–7740, e-mail: giles-parker.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov. 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received a pesticide petition as follows

from Chemical Specialties, Inc., One

Woodlawn Green, Suite 250, Charlotte,

N.C. 28217, proposing pursuant to

section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug

and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to

amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance for copper ammonium

complex in or on all raw agricultural

commodities when used in accordance

with good agricultural practice as an

active ingredient in pesticide

formulations applied to growing crops.

EPA has not fully evaluated the

sufficiency of the submitted data at this

time or whether the data supports

granting of the petition. Additional data

may be needed before EPA rules on the

petition.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–809]

(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’’ 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 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII

file format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number [PF–809] and

appropriate petition number. Electronic

comments may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agricultural commodities, Food

additives, Feed additives, Pesticides and

pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: June 2, 1998.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

Summaries of Petitions

Petitioner summary of the pesticide

petition is printed below as required by

section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA. The

summary of the petition was prepared

by the petitioner and represents the

views of the petitioner. EPA is

publishing the petition summary

verbatim without editing them in any

way.

Chemical Specialties, Inc.

PP 8F4959

EPA has received a pesticide petition

(PP 8F4959) from Chemical Specialties,

Inc., One Woodlawn Green, Suite 250,

Charlotte, N.C. 28217, proposing

pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal

Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.

346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to

establish an exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance for copper

ammonium complex in or on all raw

agricultural commodities when used in

accordance with good agricultural