[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9568]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0161; FRL-8410-9]
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-2007-0161. 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.
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:
82608-EUP-1. Issuance. AgroGreen, Biological Division, Minrav
Infrastructures (1993) Ltd., 3 Habossem Str, P.O. Box 153, Ashdod,
77101, Israel, represented by SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop,
Woodbridge, VA 22192, USA. This EUP allows the use of 85.84 pounds (39.
02 kilograms) of the end-use product BAFI SDN (100%), containing the
active ingredient Bacillus firmus isolate I-1582 for treating seeds to
be planted on 7,478.25 acres of corn, cotton, and soybean to evaluate
the control of nematodes. The program is authorized only in the States
of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and North
Carolina for seed treatments and in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, and Wisconsin for planting treated seeds. Untreated seeds are to
be planted as controls on approximately 1,496 acres concurrently with
the planting of treated seeds in the specified states. The EUP is
effective from April 8, 2009 to April 8, 2011.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: April 17, 2009.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-9568 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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