[Federal Register: January 7, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 4)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0308; FRL-7325-6]
Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits (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: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; 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. 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 an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0308. The
official public docket consists of the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action. Although a part of the official
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, CrystalMall 2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open 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 athttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
II. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUPs:
524-EUP-93. Amendment/extension. Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindberg
Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. This EUP allows the use of the plant-
incorporated protectants MON863 x MON810 combined insecticidal trait
stacked hybrids containingBacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein and
the genetic
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material necessary for its production (vector ZMIR13L) in corn MON 863
andBacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin and the genetic
material necessary for its production (vector PV-ZMCT01) in corn MON810
on 2,304 acres for breeding and observation nursery, inbred seed
increase production, line per se and hybrid yield, insect efficacy,
product characterization and performance/labeling, insect resistance
management, non-target organism and benefit, and seed treatment trials.
The program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from June 20, 2003 to
December 31, 2003. Tolerance exemptions have been established for
residues of the active ingredients in or on corn. In the Federal
Register of April 23, 2003 (68 FR 19995) (FRL-7301-9), EPA announced
the receipt of application for this EUP. No comments were received in
response to the Federal Register notice.
524-EUP-96. Issuance. Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindberg Blvd., St.
Louis, MO 63167. This EUP allows the use of the plant-incorporated
protectants ZMIR39 x MON810 combined insecticidal trait stacked corn
hybrids along with ZMIR39 and MON810 corn hybrids; Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic material necessary for
its production (vector ZMIR39) in corn ZMIR39 andBacillus thuringiensis
Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin and the genetic material necessary for its
production (vector PV-ZMCT01) in corn MON810 on 829.7 acres of field
corn for breeding and observation nursery, inbred seed increase
production, line per se and hybrid yield, insect efficacy, product
characterization and performance/labeling, insect resistance
management, non-target organism and benefit, seed treatment, swine
growth and feed efficiency, dairy cattle feed efficiency, beef cattle
growth and feed efficiency, and cattle grazing feed efficiency trials.
The program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, California,
Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from
July 2, 2003 to December 31, 2003. Tolerance exemptions have been
established for residues of the active ingredients in or on corn.
In the Federal Register of April 2, 2003 (68 FR 16050) (FRL-7286-
2), EPA announced the receipt of application for this EUP. One comment,
by the Sierra Club, was received in response to theFederal Register
notice. The Sierra Club commented that EPA should require additional
testing requirements in order to look for reproductive and chronic
effects in the animal feeding trials. The Cry3Bb1 protein has not been
shown to be toxic to humans and the Agency concluded on May 11, 2001
(66 FR 24061) (FRL-6781-6), that there is a reasonable certainty that
no harm will result from aggregate exposure to the U.S. population,
including infants and children, to the Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic
material necessary for their production in corn (40 CFR 180.1214).
Accordingly, the Agency does not agree that such additional testing as
requested by the Sierra Club is necessary. Nevertheless, although the
Agency is not requiring Monsanto to modify its experimental program as
requested by the Sierra Club in their comments, Monsanto must
immediately notify the Agency of any findings from the experimental
uses that have a bearing on safety (i.e., reporting to the Agency of
any adverse effects from the use of, or exposure to, the pesticide is
required).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: December 19, 2003.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-87 Filed 1-6-04; 8:45 am]
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