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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - [OPP-50879A; FRL-6784-2] 

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to the following pesticide applicant. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit. 

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

By mail: Alan Reynolds, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Rm. 9010, Crystal Mall #2, Arlington, VA; (703) 605-0515; e-mail address: reynolds.alan@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. If you have any questions regarding the information in this action, consult the designated contact person listed for the individual EUP. 

### B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this Document and Other Related Documents? 

                    1.                     *Electronically*. You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/​.  To access this document, on the Home Page select “Laws and Regulations,” “Regulations and Proposed Rules,” and then look up the entry for this document under the “                    **Federal Register**                    —Environmental Documents.” You can also go directly to the                     **Federal Register**                     listings at http://www.epa.gov/​fedrgstr/​.                 

                    2.                     *In person*. The Agency has established an official record for this action under docket control number OPP-50879A.  The official record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, and other information related to this action, including any information claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI).  This official record includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in those documents.  The public version of the official record does not include any information claimed as CBI.  The public version of the official record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted during an applicable comment period is available for inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.                

## II. EUP 

EPA has issued the following EUP: 

*524-EUP-91*. Extension. Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St. Louis, MO 63198. This EUP allows the use of 181.5 grams of the plant pesticide                     *Bacillus thuringiensis*                     Cry1Ac protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-GMBT02) in soybean on 199.7 acres of soybean to evaluate the control of soybean looper, stem borer, and velvetbean caterpillar. The program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Tennessee. The EUP is effective from May 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002. This permit is issued with the limitation that all treated crops will be destroyed or used for research purposes only.                

Persons wishing to review this EUP are referred to the designated contact person. Inquiries concerning this permit should be directed to the person cited above. It is suggested that interested persons call before visiting the EPA office, so that the appropriate file may be made available for inspection purposes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. 

Authority:7 U.S.C. 136. 

# List of Subjects 

      - Environmental protection
      - Experimental use permits

      ( print page 30467)    
Dated: May 23, 2001.

Kathleen F. Knox,

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

[FR Doc. 01-13952 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]

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