[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 242 (Friday, December 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 67207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30125]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0192; FRL-8802-2]
Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has issued an experimental use permit (EUP) to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(USDA, APHIS) for the use of Gonacon Immunocontraceptive Vaccine on
feral horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. 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: Autumn Metzger, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5314; 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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0192. 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
II. Description of EUP
Registrant: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) applied for an EUP for the use of
Gonacon Immunocontraceptive Vaccine on feral horses on July 13, 2009.
56228-EUP-40. Registrant: USDA, APHIS, Environmental Services Unit
149, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737. This EUP allows the use of
1.6 ml of the active ingredient Mammalian Gonadotropin Releasing
Hormone (GnRH) delivered in the end use product GonaCon
Immunocontraceptive Vaccine on 47,000 acres of Federally owned park
land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota to evaluate
the contraceptive efficacy on feral horses (Equus cabalus).
III. Regulatory Conclusions
EPA issued the EUP as described in Unit II on October 13, 2009. The
program is authorized only in the State of North Dakota. The EUP is
effective from October 13, 2009 to October 13, 2014.
IV. Missing Data
There was no missing data.
V. Response to Comments
There were no comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: December 7, 2009.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-30125 Filed 12-17-09; 8:45 am]
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