13736 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2001 / Notices

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.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–50880 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: opp-docket@epa.gov, or you can

submit a computer disk as described

above. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submissions will be accepted in

WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number OPP–50880. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI That I

Want to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

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

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

document.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Background

Mycogen Seeds c/o Dow

AgroSciences (9330 Zionsville Road,

Indianapolis, IN 46268) and Pioneer HiBred International (7250 NW 62nd

Avenue, Johnston, IA 50131) have

requested EUPs for the plant-pesticides

Bacillus thuringiensis PS149B1 protein

and the genetic material necessary for

its production (from the insert of

plasmid PHP12560) in corn and Bacillus

thuringiensis PS149B1 protein and the

genetic material necessary for its

production (from the insert of plasmid

PHP14352) in corn. Both active

ingredients are for control of corn

rootworm.

Pioneer Hi-Bred has requested to test

191.6 acres in Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana,

Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,

Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,

Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South

Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Mycogen Seeds has requested to test

612.5 acres in Colorado, Hawaii,

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,

Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,

Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Puerto

Rico, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

All EUPs are to be genetically

contained. Corn grown during the EUPs

is not to be used for food or feed.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Following the review of the Mycogen

Seeds and Pioneer Hi-Bred applications

and any comments and data received in

response to this notice, EPA will decide

whether to issue or deny the EUP

requests for these EUP programs, and if

issued, the conditions under which they

are to be conducted. Any issuance of an

EUP will be announced in the Federal

Register.

IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for

Taking this Action?

The Agency’s authority for taking this

action is under FIFRA section 5.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Experimental use permits.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–5579 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–50881; FRL–6770–5]

Experimental Use Permits; Receipt of

Applications Bt Corn

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of applications 68467–EUP–U and

29964–EUP–E from Mycogen Seeds c/o

Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred

International requesting experimental

use permits (EUPs) for the plantpesticide Bacillus thuringiensis

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2001 / Notices 13737

moCry1F protein and the genetic

material necessary for its production

(plasmid insert PHP 12537) in corn. The

Agency has determined that the

application 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, identified by docket

control number OPP–50881, must be

received on or before April 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and data may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–50881 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides

and Pollution Prevention Division

(7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

308–8715; e-mail address:

mendelsohn.mike@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 interested in

plant-pesticides or 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). 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. 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–50881. 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.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–50881 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: opp-docket@epa.gov, or you can

submit a computer disk as described

above. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submissions will be accepted in

WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number OPP–50881. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI That I

Want to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

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

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

document.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Background

Mycogen Seeds c/o Dow

AgroSciences (9330 Zionsville Road,

13738 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2001 / Notices

Indianapolis, IN 46268) and Pioneer HiBred International (7250 NW 62nd

Avenue, Johnston, IA 50131) have

requested EUPs for the plant-pesticide

Bacillus thuringiensis moCry1F protein

and the genetic material necessary for

its production (plasmid insert PHP

12537) in corn.

Pioneer Hi-Bred has requested to test

154.01 acres in Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois,

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North

Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,

Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South

Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and

Wisconsin.

Mycogen Seeds has requested to test

564 acres in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois,

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North

Dakota, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South

Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Both EUPs are to be genetically

contained. Corn grown during the EUPs

is not to be used for food or feed.

However both Mycogen Seeds and

Pioneer Hi-Bred have indicated that

they intend to apply to amend the EUPs

in the future and link them to the

pending temporary tolerance petition

(OG6112) submitted and pending for

Mycogen Seeds currently approved crop

destruct Cry1F Bt corn EUP, 68467–

EUP–2. The pending temporary

tolerance petition (OG6112) published

in the Federal Register on June 15, 2000

(65 FR 37545) (FRL–6558–6).

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Following the review of the Mycogen

Seeds and Pioneer Hi-Bred applications

and any comments and data received in

response to this notice, EPA will decide

whether to issue or deny the EUP

requests for these EUP programs, and if

issued, the conditions under which they

are to be conducted. Any issuance of an

EUP will be announced in the Federal

Register.

IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for

Taking this Action?

The Agency’s authority for taking this

action is under FIFRA section 5.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Experimental use permits.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–5580 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6948–9]

Stressor Identification Guidance

Document; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the

availability of the Stressor Identification

Guidance Document (EPA 822–B–00–

025) published under the authority of

Section 304(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act

(CWA). This technical guidance

document is designed to assist water

quality managers in identifying

unknown causes of biological

impairments in any type of water body.

Section 101(a) of the Clean Water Act

states that it is the objective of the Act

to restore and maintain the chemical,

physical and biological integrity of the

Nation’s waters. To achieve this

objective, numerous States and Tribes

are using biological assessments and

biocriteria to help protect the Nation’s

waters. Using these tools, State and

Tribal water quality experts are finding

water bodies where the fish,

invertebrate, algae or plant communities

(or other aquatic life) have been

detrimentally impacted by different

singular or multiple causes. In many

cases, the cause, or causes, of these

biological impairments have not yet

been identified. The Stressor

Identification Guidance Document

provides a logical, scientific process by

which State, Tribal, and other water

quality experts can evaluate available

information to identify the stressor(s)

causing the biological impairments. The

process has three main steps: (1) List

candidate causes of impairment, (2)

analyze the evidence, and (3)

characterize the causes. When evidence

is adequate, using this guidance,

investigators should be able to

successfully identify the likely cause, or

causes. This guidance will also help

investigators identify where evidence is

weak or lacking and needs to be

developed to be able to successfully

identify the stressor(s). Once the causes

of the biological impairments are

identified, water resource managers will

be better able to locate the sources of the

stressor, or stressors, and take

management actions aimed at improving

the biological condition of the water

body.

This guidance is advisory in nature

and its use is not mandatory. As such

this guidance does not impose legallybinding requirements on EPA, the

States, Tribes, industry, the public or

any other entity.

Availability of Documents: The

guidance document is being published

by EPA with the title and document

number; Stressor Identification

Guidance Document (EPA–822–B–00–

025), dated December 2000. Paper

copies can be obtained from the U.S.

EPA, Water Resource Center by phone

at: (202) 260–7786, or by sending an email to the Center at center.waterresource@epa.gov, or through

conventional mail by sending a letter of

request to U.S. EPA Water Resource

Center, Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC

20460. Copies of the document may also

be obtained from the U.S. EPA National

Center for Environmental Publications

and Information (NCEPI), 11029

Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242

or (513) 489–8190. The document and

fact sheet are also available on the EPA

website at www.epa.gov/OST/

biocriteria.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Cormier at (513) 569–7995 or

email at cormier.susan@epa.gov; Glenn

Suter at (513) 569–7808 or by email at

suter.glenn@epa.gov; Sue Norton at

(202) 564–3246 or by email at

norton.susan@epa.gov; or William

Swietlik at (202) 260–9569 or by e-mail

at swietlik.william@epa.gov.

Dated: January 17, 2001.

Geoffrey H. Grubbs,

Director, Office of Science and Technology.

[FR Doc. 01–5563 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6949–9]

Metalex Superfund Site; Notice of

Proposed Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed agreement.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency is proposing to enter into an

agreement with Libby Corporation

pursuant to 122 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as amended, regarding the

Metalex Superfund Site located in

Lexington County, Lexington, South

Carolina. EPA will consider public

comments on the proposed settlement

for thirty (30) days. EPA may withdraw

from or modify the proposed settlement

should such comments disclose facts or

considerations which indicate the