[Federal Register: May 5, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 86)]
[Notices]               
[Page 24161-24162]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-50858; FRL-6078-2]

 
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 applicant. The permit is in accordance with, and subject to, 
the provisions of 40 CFR part l72, which defines EPA procedures with 
respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Mike Mendelsohn, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail 
address: 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Rm. 910W16, CM #2, Arlington, 
VA, 703-308-8715, e-mail: mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following EUP:
    68467-EUP-2. Issuance. Mycogen Plant Sciences, Mycogen Corporation, 
5501 Oberlin Drive, San Diego, CA 92121. This experimental use permit 
allows the use of 4 grams of the insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis 
Cry1F protein in seeds shipped containing the plant-pesticide (Bacillus 
thuringiensis Cry1F protein and the genetic material necessary for its 
production (plasmid insert PHI8999) in corn plants) on 134 acres of 
corn to evaluate the control of various insect pests including European 
corn borer. The program is authorized only in the States of Hawaii, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North 
Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The 
experimental use permit is effective from April 15, 1999 to March 31, 
2000. This permit is issued with the limitation that all treated crops 
will be destroyed or used for research purposes only.
    Persons wishing to review this EUP are referred to the designated 
contact person. Inquires concerning this permit should be directed to 
the person cited above. It is suggested that interested persons call 
before visiting the EPA office, so that the appropriate file may be 
made available for inspection purposes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.


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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: April 22, 1999.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-11168 Filed 5-4-99; 8:45 am]
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