[Federal Register: January 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 16)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0007; FRL-7757-7]
Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of a Request to Amend and Extend
the Application for 67979-EUP-4
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of a request to amend the
application for 67979-EUP-4 from Syngenta Seeds, Inc. requesting an
amendment to this experimental use permit (EUP) for the plant-
incorporated protectant Event MIR604 modified Cry3A corn and a breeding
stack of Event Bt11 Cry1Ab corn x Event MIR604 modified Cry3A 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 identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2006-0007, must be received on or before February 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0007, pesticide petition number (PP) 4G6808
and experimental use permit 67979-EUP-4 by one of the following
methods:
http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: opp.docket@epa.gov.
Mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
Hand Delivery: Public Information and Records Integrity
Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801
S. Bell St., Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0007. The docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
docket facility is (703) 305-5805. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0007. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public 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 http://www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The http://www.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
http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be captured automatically
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 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
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the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/docket.htm/
.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulation.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall
2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. The docket facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the docket facility is (703) 305-
5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, U.
S. 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?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. 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
http://www.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:
Identify the document by docket ID number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
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.
Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Following the review of the Syngenta Seed, Inc.'s application and
any comments and data received in response to this notice, EPA will
decide whether to issue or deny the EUP request for this EUP program,
and if issued, the conditions under which it is to be conducted. Any
issuance of an EUP will be announced in the Federal Register.
III. Background
The 67979-EUP-4 extension amendment is for 4,955 acres of Event
MIR604 modified Cry3A corn, Event Bt11 Cry1Ab corn, and a breeding
stack of Event Bt11 Cry1Ab corn x Event MIR604 modified Cry3A corn.
Proposed shipment/use dates are February 28, 2006 thru October 15,
2007. Five trial protocols will be conducted, including:
1. Breeding and observation,
2. Efficacy evaluation,
3. Agronomic observation,
4. Inbred and hybrid production, and
5. Regulatory studies.
States and Commonwealth involved include: Arizona, California,
Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia, and Wisconsin.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: January 17, 2006.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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