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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0780; FRL–9368–5] 

MON 87410 and MON 87411 PesticideIncorporated Protectant Corn Events: 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; 

Receipt of Application; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of an application 524–EUP–RNU 

from Monsanto Company requesting an 

experimental use permit (EUP) for the 

plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) 

corn events with a double stranded RNA 

(dsRNA) transcript comprising a Dv49 

inverted repeat sequence derived from 

Diabrotica virgifera, and the genetic 

material necessary for its production 

(vector PV–ZMIR10871). These events 

are proposed for experimental use in 

combination with single and combined 

traits against lepidoptera and corn 

rootworm (CRW). The Agency has 

determined that the permit may be of 

regional and national significance. 

Therefore, because of the potential 

significance, EPA is seeking comments 

on this application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0780, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8097; email address: 

bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. Although this action may be 

of particular interest to those persons 

who conduct or sponsor research on 

pesticides, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

Under section 5 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can 

allow manufacturers to field test 

pesticides under development. 

Manufacturers are required to obtain an 

EUP before testing new pesticides or 

new uses of pesticides if they conduct 

experimental field tests on 10 acres or 

more of land or one acre or more of 

water. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), 

the Agency has determined that the 

following EUP application may be of 

regional and national significance, and 

therefore is seeking public comment on 

the EUP application: 

Submitter: Monsanto Company, (524– 

EUP–RNU). 

Pesticide Chemical: Double stranded 

RNA (dsRNA) transcript comprising a 

Dv49 inverted repeat sequence derived 

from Diabrotica virgifera, and the 

genetic material necessary for its 

production (vector PV–ZMIR10871). 

Summary of Request: Monsanto is 

requesting a EUP for two years to test 

new PIP technology for control of corn 

rootworm (CRW), a major pest of corn 

in the United States (U.S.). Corn Events 

MON 87410 and 87411 express a double 

stranded RNA (dsRNA) transcript 

suppression cassette with an inverted 

repeat sequence, Dv49, obtained from 

Diabrotica virgifera. When PIPproduced Dv49 dsRNA is consumed by 

the pest, it down regulates the targeted 

pest’s Snf7 gene, resulting in pest 

mortality. 

As described in the application 

documents for 524–EUP–RNU in this 

docket, the PIP events comprising the 

single and combined trait products in 

this request include other registered PIP 

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins and 

either of the two new corn events MON 

87410 and 87411. The Bt proteins to be 

used in the single or combination traits 


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in the proposed EUP include 

Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry IF, Vip3Aa20, 

Cry3Bb1, Cry34Abl/Cry35Abl and 

eCry3.1Ab. The environmental and 

human health safety of these proteins 

has been demonstrated, and they are 

exempted from the requirement of a 

tolerance (40 CFR 174.501, 174.502, 

174.506, 174.518, 174.519, 174.520, 

174.528, 174.532). A permanent 

tolerance exemption has been 

established for nucleic acids including 

the dsRNA that is part of the PIPs (40 

CFR 174.507). Other marker proteins 

PAT, CP4 EPSPS, and PMI are also 

exempt from the requirement of a 

tolerance (40 CFR 174.522, 174.523, 

174.527). 

The tests will be conducted in the 

U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and in the 

U.S. in twenty two (22) states as follows: 

Arkansas (AR), California (CA), 

Colorado (CO), Georgia (GA), Hawaii 

(HI), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana 

(IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Michigan 

(MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), 

Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), North 

Carolina (NC), Ohio (OH), Pennsylvania 

(PA), South Carolina (SC), South Dakota 

(SD), Tennessee (TN), Wisconsin (WI). 

The two protocols in the EUP include: 

(1) Seed development and increase for 

future testing including nursery 

observations of traits in various genetic 

backgrounds; and (2) product 

characterization work including 

phenotypic and agronomic observations, 

efficacy, yield benefit evaluations and 

regulatory data generation. 

A copy of the application and any 

information submitted is available for 

public review in the docket established 

for this EUP application. 

Following the review of the 

application and any comments and data 

received in response to this solicitation, 

EPA will decide whether to issue or 

deny the EUP request, and if issued, the 

conditions under which it is to be 

conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will 

be announced in the Federal Register. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits. 

Dated: November 8, 2012, 

Keith Matthews, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28215 Filed 11–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0425; FRL–9368–9] 

Tralomethrin and Fenarimol 

Registration Review Final Decisions; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final registration 

review decision for the pesticides 

tralomethrin and fenarimol. Registration 

review is EPA’s periodic review of 

pesticide registrations to ensure that 

each pesticide continues to satisfy the 

statutory standard for registration, that 

is, that the pesticide can perform its 

intended function without causing 

unreasonable adverse effects on human 

health or the environment. Through this 

program, EPA is ensuring that each 

pesticide’s registration is based on 

current scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information, contact: 

Wilhelmena Livingston (tralomethrin), 

telephone number: (703) 308–8025; fax 

number: (703) 308–8005; email address: 

livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov, or 

Garland Waleko (fenarimol), telephone 

number: (703) 308–8049; fax number: 

(703) 308–8005; email address: 

waleko.garland@epa.gov., Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001. 

For general information on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–5026; fax number: 

(703) 308–8005; email address: 

costello.kevin@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

pesticide specific contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0425, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this 

notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s registration review final decisions 

for tralomethrin, Case Number 7400, 

and fenarimol, Case Number 7001. 

Tralomethrin was a broad-spectrum 

Type II systemic pyrethroid ester 

insecticide that was registered for use in 

a variety of residential and commercial 

settings, and on a small number of 

agricultural crops including broccoli, 

cauliflower, cotton, lettuce, peanuts, 

and sunflowers. Tralomethrin technical 

was cancelled in a product cancellation 

order issued in the Federal Register of 

February 25, 2011. The effective date of 

the cancellation is February 25, 2011 (76 

FR 10587, February 25, 2011). 

Fenarimol is a member of the 

pyrimidine class of fungicides used for 

control of such pests as scab, powdery 

mildew, rusts, and leaf spot. Fenarimol 

inhibits fungal growth by adversely 

affecting the formation of the fungal 

sterol ergosterol, and is currently 

registered for use on fruit and nut crops 

such as apples, cherries, filberts 

(nonbearing), grapes, hops, pears, and 

pecans, as well as on ornamental plants, 

trees, and grasses and turf lawns. The 

fenarimol technical and end use 

products are voluntarily canceled as of 

July 31, 2013. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 


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