58954 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 8, 2008 / Notices 

4787–43, with previously approved 

labeling that includes the terminated 

uses until six months from the date of 

publication of the cancellation order in 

the Federal Register. 

2. Persons other than the registrant 

may continue to sell and/or distribute 

existing stocks of Fyfanon Technical 

and Malathion Technical, EPA Reg. Nos. 

4787–5 and 4787–43, with previously 

approved labeling that includes the 

terminated uses until such stocks are 

exhausted. 

3. Persons other than the registrant 

may continue to sell and/or distribute 

existing stocks of Fyfanon Technical 

and Malathion Technical, EPA Reg. Nos. 

4787–5 and 4787–43, with previously 

approved labeling that includes the 

terminated uses, provided that they are 

not used to formulate products labeled 

for any of the terminated uses. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Steven Bradbury, 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–23387 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0061; FRL–8383–8] 

Tribal Pesticide Program Council; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tribal Pesticide Program 

Council (TPPC) will hold a 1W day 

meeting, beginning on October 23, 2008, 

and ending October 24, 2008. This 

notice announces the location and times 

for the meeting and sets forth the 

tentative agenda topics. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 23, 2008, from noon to 6 p.m. 

and October 24, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact either person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort 

and Spa in Chandler, AZ. Telephone: 

(602) 225–0100. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Zinn, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–7076; fax number: 

(703) 308–1850; e-mail address: 

zinn.nicole@epa.gov or Lillian Wilmore, 

TPPC Coordinator, P.O. Box 470329, 

Brookline Village, MA 02447; 

telephone: (617) 232–5742; fax: (617) 

277–1656; e-mail address: 

naecology@aol.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are interested in the 

TPPC information exchange relationship 

with EPA regarding important issues 

related to human health, environmental 

exposure to pesticides, and insight into 

EPA’s decision-making process. All 

parties are invited and encouraged to 

attend the meetings and participate as 

appropriate. Potentially affected entities 

may include, but are not limited to: 

Those persons who are or may be 

required to conduct testing of chemical 

substances under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2008–0061. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either in 

the electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 

operation of this Docket Facility are 

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

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. Tentative Agenda 

1. TPPC State of the Council Report. 

2. Tribal presentations. 

3. Integrated Pest Management 

discussion. 

4. Tribal Caucus (TPPC only). 

5. EPA Region and Regional Sub-Lead 

Reports. 

6. Report and discussion on the 

Consultation Process/Restricted-Use 

Pesticides (RUPs) legal availability in 

Indian Country. 

7. Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance Assurance (OECA) baseline 

and targets. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection. 

Dated: September 29, 2008. 

William R. Diamond, 

Director, Field External Affairs Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–23863 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0179; FRL–8384–3] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; 

Receipt of Amendment Application; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of an application 264–EUP–140 

from Bayer CropScience requesting to 

amend and extend the existing an 

experimental use permit (EUP) for the 

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein 

and the genetic material necessary for 

its production in event T303–3 and 

T304–40 cotton plants. The Agency has 

determined that the permit may be of 

regional and national significance. 

Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 

172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting 

comments on this application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0179, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington,VA. Deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 8, 2008 / Notices 58955 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 

0179. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8263; e-mail address: 

greenway.denise@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to those persons who are 

interested in agricultural biotechnology 

or may be required to conduct testing of 

pesticidal substances under the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 

or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since 

other entities may also 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 person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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 e-mail. 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 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. 

Pursuant to 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: Bayer CropScience, (264– 

EUP–140). 

Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein and the 

genetic material necessary for its 

production in event T303–3 and T304– 

40 cotton plants. 

Summary of Request: Bayer 

CropScience has requested an 

amendment and extension of EUP 264– 

EUP–140, which was first granted by 

EPA on February 7, 2006 (71 FR 41020; 

July 19, 2006; FRL–8060–6) and was 

amended on March 8, 2007 (72 FR 

34009; June 20, 2007; FRL–8133–5) and 

on August 28, 2008 (a separate 

document is published elsewhere in this 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
58956 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 8, 2008 / Notices 

Federal Register). Under the existing 

EUP, plantings are permitted through 

January 31, 2009. Bayer CropScience is 

now proposing to amend the 

experimental program by conducting 

testing on 152 acres (out of 1,602 total 

acres) planted to Cry1Ab-containing 

cotton, with up to 0.03 pound of Cry1Ab 

protein and the genetic material 

necessary for its production in events 

T303–3 and T304–40; and to extend the 

amended program to run from January 

1, 2009 until December 31, 2010. The 

Cry1Ab protein is effective in 

controlling lepidopteran larvae such as 

bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco 

budworm (Heliothis virescens), which 

are common pests of cotton. The 

proposed program will be carried out in 

the States of Alabama, Arizona, 

Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

in Puerto Rico. The proposed 

experimental program includes trials to 

evaluate insect and herbicide efficacy 

and agronomic performance. Also 

proposed is the production of sample 

material for regulatory studies and seed 

production for future experimental field 

trial plantings. 

A copy of the application and any 

information submitted is available for 

public review in the docket established 

for this EUP application as described 

under ADDRESSES. 

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: September 19, 2008. 

Janet L. Andersen, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–23860 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008-0610; FRL–8381–8] 

Pseudomonas fluorescens and 

Pseudomonas syringae Registration 

Review Proposed Decision; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s proposed 

registration review decisions for the 

pesticides cases,Pseudomonas 

fluorescens and Pseudomonas syringae, 

and opens a public comment period on 

the proposed registration review 

decisions. 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 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. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 8, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

numbers EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0567 for 

Pseudomonas fluorescens, and EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2007–0509 for Pseudomonas 

syringae, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays). Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID numbers and the regulatory 

contacts listed under Table 1 for each of 

the cases to which you are submitting a 

comment. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

in regulations.gov. To access the 

electronic docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced 

Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert 

the docket ID number where indicated 

and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow 

the instructions on the regulations.gov 

website to view the docket index or 

access available documents. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the biopesticides 

included in this document, contact the 

specific Regulatory contact, as identified 

in the Table in Unit II.A. for the 

biopesticide of interest. The mailing 

address and additional contact 

information is Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division, (7511P); 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES