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testing strategy to identify chemicals

that may pose significant risks through

endocrine disruption. This notice

announces the location and times for

the meeting and sets forth tentative

agenda topics. EPA has invited 20

representatives of industry, the

environmental community, academia,

and government to this meeting. The

meeting is open to the public, but space

for observers is limited. The meeting is

structured to allow the invited

participants to discuss items on a

predetermined agenda. However, at the

end of the first day, there will be thirty

minutes of open discussion.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 2

p.m. to 6 p.m. on May 15, 1996, and

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on May 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,

Virginia 22202. A meeting room will be

announced in the hotel.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Observers can register by calling Donald

Walker, TASCON Corporation, at (301)

907–3844, ext. 251. To obtain general

information about the meeting, contact

Sheryl K. Reilly, Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, by phone (703) 308–4774.

Persons who cannot attend the meeting,

but wish to comment, should send

comments to Sheryl K. Reilly, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7501C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office Location: Rm. 1119, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA; e-mail:

reilly.sheryl@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As an

indication of the public’s concern about

endocrine disruptors, the Senate

recently passed a bill by a vote of 99 to

1 that would amend the Safe Drinking

Water Act to require EPA to initiate a

screening and testing program for

environmental estrogens within two

years of its effective date, with

discretionary authority to expand this

effort to other kinds of endocrine

disruptors. Although EPA has recently

proposed new test guidelines for

reproductive and developmental

toxicity, subjecting all 600 pesticides

and 80,000 existing chemicals would be

an enormous challenge. How to develop

a screening and testing program for

environmental estrogens and other

hormone-like substances is the focus of

this meeting. EPA expects that

approximately twenty invited

representatives from various

organizations will participate in the

two-day program. Ongoing activities to

address endocrine disruption at the EPA

will be reviewed, and key issues,

identified by the invited participants,

will be discussed. EPA’s objective in

convening this meeting is to obtain the

input of key stakeholders on the

prospect of forming a multi-stakeholder

scientific/technical taskforce to develop

a chemical screening and testing

strategy.

The tentative agenda of the meeting

includes the following:

1. Overview of EPA’s Office of

Research and Development (ORD)

activities related to endocrine disruptors

and discussion of the draft ORD

research strategy.

2. Identification and discussion of

key issues.

a. How should we begin the

development of a screening and testing

strategy?

b. What would be the objectives of

the screening and testing strategy?

c. Should we focus initially on the

reproductive hormone system?

d. What role should structureactivity/SAR-like screens play?

3. Discussion of the taskforce

concept.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: May 3, 1996.

Lynn R. Goldman,

Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,

Pesticides, and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 96–11616 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–30406; FRL–5357–1]

Certain Companies; Applications to

Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of applications to register pesticide

products containing active ingredients

not included in any previously

registered products 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 June 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments identified by the document

control number [OPP–30406] and the

file symbol to: Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Divisions (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments to: Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will be accepted on

disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format

or ASCII file format. All comments and

data in electronic form must be

identified by the docket number [OPP–

30406]. No ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. Electronic comments on

this notice may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries. Additional

information on electronic submission

can be found below in this document.

Information submitted as a 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. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

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

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Registration Division (7505C),

Attn: (Product Manager (PM) named in

each registration), Office of Pesticide

Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460.

In person: Contact the PM named in

each registration at the following office

location/telephone number:

Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address

PM 23 Joanne I. Miller, Rm. 237, CM #2 (703–305–6224); email: miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov.Environmental Protection Agency

1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy

Arlington, VA 22202
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Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address

PM 25 Robert Taylor, Rm. 241, CM #2 (703–305–6800); email: taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov.-DoSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

received applications as follows to

register pesticide products containing

active ingredients not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

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

FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these

applications does not imply a decision

by the Agency on the applications.

Products Containing Active Ingredients

Not Included In Any Previously

Registered Products

1. File Symbol: 100–IRL. Applicant:

Ciba-Geigy Crop Protection Ciba-Geigy

Corporation P.O. Box 18300,

Greensboro, NC 27419. Product name:

CGA-77102 Technical. Herbicide.

Active ingredient: Acetamide, 2-chloroN-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-

methoxy-1-methylethyl)-, (S)- at 96

percent. Proposed classification/Use:

None. For formulation into herbicides

for weed control in certain crops. (PM

23)

2. File Symbol: 100–INL. Applicant:

Ciba-Geigy Crop Protection. Product

name: CGA-248757 Technical.

Herbicide. Active ingredient: Acetic

acid, [[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[(tetrahydro3-oxo-1H,3H-[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-

alpha]pyridazin-1-

ylidene)amino]phenyl]thio]-methyl

ester at 98 percent. Proposed

classification/Use: None. For

formulation use only into registered

end-use herbicides. (PM 23)

3. File Symbol: 241–GIN. Applicant:

American Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box

400, Princeton, NJ 08543. Product name:

AC 299,263 DG. Herbicide. Active

ingredient: (±)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-

yl]-5-(methoxymethyl)-3-

pyridinecarboxylic acid at 70 percent.

Proposed classification/Use: None. For

use only in soybeans. (PM 25)

4. File Symbol: 241–GTI. Applicant:

American Cyanamid Co. Product name:

AC 299,263 Technical. Herbicide.

Active ingredient: (±)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-

methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1Himidazol-2-yl]-5-(methoxymethyl)-3-

pyridinecarboxylic acid at 97.4 percent.

Proposed classification/Use: None. For

formulating purposes only. (PM 25)

5. File Symbol: 241–GTO. Applicant:

American Cyanamid Co. Product name:

AC 299,263. Herbicide. Active

ingredient: Ammonium salt of (±)-2-[4,5-

dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-

oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-

(methoxymethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylic

acid at 12.1 percent. Proposed

classification/Use: None. For use only in

soybeans. (PM 25)

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.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

30406] (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 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The public

record is located in Rm. 1132 of the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

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.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

Written comments filed pursuant to

this notice, will be available in the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division at the

address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays. It is suggested that

persons interested in reviewing the

application file, telephone this office at

(703–305–5805), to ensure that the file

is available on the date of intended visit.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.

Dated: April 15, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–11333 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181010; FRL 5366–6]

Carbofuran; Receipt of Application for

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of

Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received specific

exemption requests from the California

Environmental Protection Agency,

Department of Pesticide Regulation, and

from the Mississippi Department of

Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the

‘‘Applicants’’) to use the pesticide

flowable Carbofuran (Furadan 4F

Insecticide/Nematicide) (EPA Reg. No.

279–2876) to treat up to 300,000 acres

of cotton in California, and up to 1

million acres of cotton in Mississippi, to

control cotton aphids. The Applicants

propose the use of a chemical which has

been the subject of a Special Review

within EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs, and the proposed use could

pose a risk similar the risk assessed by

EPA under the Special Review of

granular carbofuran. Therefore, in

accordance with 40 CFR 166.24, EPA is

soliciting public comment before

making the decision whether or not to

grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181010,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Program Resource Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of