[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 41020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11270]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0349; FRL-8060-6]
Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to the
following pesticide applicant. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for
experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the
limitations in the permit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharlene Matten, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0514; e-mail
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or
sponsor research on pesticides, 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 information in this action,
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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-2006-0349. 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 Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive 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 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. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUP:
264-EUP-140. Issuance. Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T. W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This EUP allows the use of
0.071 pounds (32 grams) of the insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis
Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its production on
370 acres of Events T303-3 and T304-40 cotton plants to evaluate the
control of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco budworm
(Heliothis virescens). The program is authorized only in the States of
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina,
and Texas. The EUP is effective from February 7, 2006 to January 31,
2007.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: July 10, 2006.
Phil Hutton,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-11270 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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