11094 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 40 / Wednesday, March 1, 1995 / Notices

DC 20460. In person bring comments to:

Rm. 1128, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

Information submitted and any

comment(s) concerning this notice may

be claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(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(s) 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 to the submitter.

Information on the proposed text and

any written comments will be available

for public inspection in Rm. 1128 at the

Virginia address given above, from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Rame′ Cromwell (7505W),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

6th Floor, Westfield Building, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft

PR Notice provides explicit label

statements prohibiting the use of

insecticide products in occupied cabins

of aircraft. It also provides registrants

with two choices to comply: (1)

Registrants of disinsection products

with labels that permit use in occupied

cabins and who seek to continue that

use must generate and submit data to

demonstrate that the use in occupied

aircraft cabins does not pose

unreasonable adverse effects to human

health, and (2) registrants of all other

disinsection products for use in aircraft

should revise their labels in accordance

with the instructions contained in the

draft PR Notice to clearly prohibit use

of their products in occupied aircraft

cabins. This Federal Register notice

announces the availability of the draft

PR Notice and solicits comment. If, after

reviewing any comments, EPA

determines that changes are warranted,

the Agency will revise the draft PR

Notice prior to release.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: February 21, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–5018 Filed 2–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–50806; FRL–4937–7]

Receipt of an Application for an

Experimental Use Permit of a

Transgenic Plant Pesticide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received an

application (65247–EUP–R) from

Calgene, Inc., of Davis, California,

requesting an Experimental Use Permit

(EUP) to conduct field testing of a

transgenic plant pesticide. The first EUP

for field testing of a genetically altered

cotton plant having pesticidal properties

was issued on April 10, 1992. EPA has

determined that this permit may be of

regional and national significance.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before March 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments, in triplicate

should bear the docket control number

OPP–50806 and be submitted to: Public

Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

person bring comments to: Rm. 1128,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Crystal City, VA 22202.

Information submitted in any

comment concerning this notice may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(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 to the submitter.

Written comments will be available for

public inspection in Rm. 1128 at the

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

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Janet L. Andersen, Acting Director,

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention

Division (7501W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: CS1 5th floor, 2800 Crystal

Drive, Crystal City, VA 22202 (703–308–

8712).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An

application for an EUP pursuant to

EPA’s Statement of Policy entitled

‘‘Microbial Products Subject to the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act and the Toxic

Substances Control Act’’, published in

the Federal Register of June 26, 1986

(51 FR 23313), was received on January

17, 1995, from Calgene, Inc. of Davis,

California (65247–EUP–R).

Calgene, Inc. proposes to experiment

in the field for 1 year, beginning April

1, 1995, with a transgenic insect

resistant cotton plant which expresses a

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki

(B.t.k.) cryIA(c) segment within the

plant cells. Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.

kurstaki protein will be present at no

more than .001 percent of the total

weight of the cottonseed. The cryIA(c)

gene of Bacillus thuringiensis is

transferred to cotton via the Ti plasmid

of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a vector

system which has been used to stably

transform many plant pesticides. All

transgenic plants to be used in this field

trial are upland cotton Gossypium

hirsutum.

The 1995 Program as proposed by

Calgene, Inc. will include four types of

field trials. Target lepidopteran pests

include: Helicoverpa zea (Cotton

bollworm); Pectinophora gossypiella

(Pink bollworm); Heliothis virescens

(Tobacco budworm); Spodoptera exigua

(Beet armyworm), Spodoptera

frugiperda (Fall armyworm) and other

lepidopteran insects pest of cotton. A

total of 2,460 pounds of transgenic

cottonseed will be planted on 0.5 to 20

acre sites for a total of 164 acres. The

total amount of active ingredient used

for 164 acres will be 11.3 grams, the

amount of active ingredient to be tested

per state is less than 1.5 gram. Testing

will be conducted from April 1, 1995 to

December 15, 1995, at research stations

or seed production fields in the

following states: Alabama, Arizona,

Arkansas, California, Georgia,

Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North

Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,

and Texas.

A breeding nursery trial will be

conducted to: (1) Evaluate and compare

the efficacy of transgenic strains in

control of lepidopteran target pests; (2)

evaluate and select for agronomic

performance of prospective strains for

commercialization, and (3) evaluate

production of purity blocks to minimize

variability of seed within potential

strains for commercialization. Strain

trials will be conducted to compare

advanced Bacillus thuringiensis cotton
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strains to common commercial varieties

for agronomic characteristics and fiber

quality. There will be a maximum of 0.5

to 1 acre of transgenic planting per site.

Research trials will be performed to: (1)

Evaluate B.t. trait performance against

target pests; (2) formulate plans for

resistance management in B.t. cotton,

and (3) provide recommendations for

integrated pest management utilizing

B.t. cotton. There will be a maximum of

0.5 to 2 acres of transgenic planting per

site. Seed multiplication trials will be

conducted for the purposes of ensuring

seed purity for further research and

development. There will be a maximum

of 15 acres of transgenic planting per

site.

Containment procedures will be

employed to minimize dissemination

via pollen transfer or seed dispersal. A

non-transgenic border will be planted

and maintained should cotton be

present within 1,320 feet of the

transgenic trial. Upon completion of the

tests, all plants (transgenic, nontransgenic control lines, and nontransgenic buffer) will be destroyed via

bush-hog, or shred and disk. Unused

seed will be destroyed by incineration,

autoclaving, plowed under, or returned

to the designated seed company.

Monitoring will occur through the next

growing season. The occurrence of

subsequent cotton volunteers will be

destroyed by soil incorporation or

herbicide application. Transgenic seed

will be stored in marked bags.

Equipment will be thoroughly cleaned

before and after field trials.

The labeling proposed by Calgene,

Inc. that would govern the conduct of

the experiment states:

This package contains insect resistant

cottonseed expressing a Bacillus

thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (B.t.k.) protein.

B.t.k. protein is effective in controlling

certain lepidopteran insects. For use only at

an application site of a cooperator and in

accordance with the terms and conditions of

the Experimental Use Permit. This labeling

must be in the possession of the user at the

time of planting. Not for sale to any person

other than a participant or cooperator of the

EPA approved Experimental Use Permit

Program. The contents may only be used

according to the approved EUP program.

Cooperators must have at least one copy of

each applicable protocol prior to initiating

any research with the contents.

Following the review of the Calgene,

Inc. application and any comments

received in response to this notice, EPA

will decide whether to issue or deny the

EUP request for this EUP program, 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.

Dated: February 16, 1995.

Janet L. Andersen,

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–4757 Filed 2–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT

Open Meetings of Policy Dialog

Advisory Committee To Assist in the

Development of Measures to

Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas

Emissions From Personal Motor

Vehicles

AGENCY: Executive Office of the

President.

ACTION: Meetings of policy dialog

advisory committee.

SUMMARY: The Executive Office of the

President has established a Policy

Dialog Advisory Committee to assist in

the development of measures to

significantly reduce greenhouse gas

emissions from personal motor vehicles.

The seventh meeting of this committee

will be held on March 15 and 16, 1995.

The eighth meeting will be held on

April 12 and 13, 1995. The committee’s

meetings are open to the public without

need for advance registration.

DATES: In March, the committee will

meet on March15, 1995 from 9:30 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m., and on March 16, 1995

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In April, the

committee will meet on April 12, 1995

from 9:30 a.m. to 5:50 p.m., and on

April 13, 1995 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40

p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both sessions of both the

March and April meetings will be held

in Room 2230 at the United States

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

Street SW., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information pertaining to the

substantive issues to be dealt with by

the advisory committee, contact: Ellen

Seidman, Special Assistant to the

President for Economic Policy,

Washington, D.C. 20500, phone (202)

456–2802, fax (202) 456–2223; Henry

Kelly, Assistant Director for

Technology, Office of Science and

Technology Policy, phone (202) 456–

6034, fax (202) 456–6023; Wesley

Warren, Associate Director, Council on

Environmental Quality, phone (202)

456–6224, fax (202) 456–2710; or

Michael Toman, Senior Economist,

Council of Economic Advisors, phone

(202) 395–5012, fax (202) 395–6853. For

information pertaining to administrative

matters contact: Deborah Dalton,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20460,

phone (202) 260–5495.

Information about the Committee is

also available on the Technology

Transfer Network of the Office of Air

Quality Planning & Standards of the

Environmental Protection Agency,

which can be accessed electronically by

calling (919) 541–5742. Help in

accessing the system can be obtained by

calling (919) 541–5384 between 1:00

and 5:00 Eastern Standard Time.

Neither of these numbers is a toll-free

number. The Committee’s toll-free

information line—1–800–884–9190—

provides recorded information about the

Committee, including meeting dates and

locations. (In the local Washington, DC

area, call (202) 366–2373.)

Agenda For The Meetings

At the March meeting, the Committee

will:

• Review the revised draft of the

interim report, with a view toward

agreement on the report so it can be

submitted to the President by the March

28 due date;

• Adopt final committee protocols;

• Discuss assumptions in baseline

scenarios with a goal of finalizing

agreements;

• Hold meetings of ad hoc policy

groups on vehicle miles travelled and

alternative fuels to further develop

policy options and begin analysis and

receive reports from the ad hoc policy

groups; and

• Discuss fuel economy policy

mechanisms.

At the April meeting, the committee

will continue policy development and

analysis of policy options.

Dated: February 27, 1995.

W. Bowman Cutter,

Deputy Assistant to the President for

Economic Policy.

John H. Gibbons,

Director, Office of Science and Technology

Policy.

Kathleen A. McGinty,

Chair, Council on Environmental Quality.

[FR Doc. 95–5135 Filed 2–27–95; 11:14 am]

BILLING CODE 3195–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Centura Banks, Inc., et al. ; Formations

of; Acquisitions by; and Mergers of

Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied for the Board’s approval