[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1613-1614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-185]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0547; FRL-8344-6]
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: Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8097; 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-2007-0547. 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.
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II. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUP:
71693-EUP-2. Issuance. Arizona Cotton Research and Protection
Council, 3721 East Wier Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85040-2933. This EUP allows
the use of a total of 240,000 pounds of the antifungal agent containing
approximately 1.92 pounds of the active ingredient, Aspergillus flavus
AF36 on 24,000 acres of corn over the entire three year period to
evaluate the control of aflatoxin-producing colonies of Aspergillus
flavus and concomitant reduction of aflatoxin on corn. The program is
authorized only in the States of Arizona (3,000 acres per year) and
Texas (5,000 acres per year). The EUP is effective from January 4, 2008
to January 4, 2011.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: December 26, 2007.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-185 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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