Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0805-0018
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposal to Improve Corn Rootworm Resistance Management: Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2015-03-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 13851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06104]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0805; FRL-9924-52]

EPA Proposal To Improve Corn Rootworm Resistance Management; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of January 28, 
2015, concerning a proposal to improve the corn rootworm insect 
resistance management program currently in place for registrations of 
plant-incorporated protectants (PIP) derived from Bacillus 
thuringiensis (Bt) in corn. This document extends the comment period 
for an additional 30 days, from March 16, 2015 to April 15, 2015. A 
number of stakeholders have expressed a desire to comment on EPA's 
proposal and have requested additional time to review the proposal and 
respond.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2014-0805, must be received on or before April 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of January 28, 2015 (80 FR 4564) (FRL-
9920-16).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email 
address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of January 28, 
2015. In that document, EPA made available for public comment a 
proposal to improve the corn rootworm insect resistance management 
program currently in place for registrations of plant-incorporated 
protectants (PIP) derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in corn. The 
Agency is seeking input on the proposal from potentially affected 
entities and other stakeholders, including (but not limited to) 
registrants of pesticides and PIPs for corn, corn growers, crop 
consultants/agronomists, commodity groups, extension entomologists, 
independent researchers, and the general public. EPA has received 
several requests from stakeholders asking to extend the comment period. 
Requests from crop consultants, grower representatives, and academic 
researchers indicate that additional time is needed to develop and 
submit detailed information addressing various aspects of EPA's 
proposal. Therefore, the Agency has decided to extend the comment 
period to ensure that all interested stakeholders have an opportunity 
to comment. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set 
to end on March 16, 2015, to April 15, 2015.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of January 28, 2015. If you have questions, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: March 11, 2015.
Robert McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-06104 Filed 3-12-15; 4:15 pm]
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