[Federal Register: February 26, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0042; FRL-7293-4]
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: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail
address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.
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.
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B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0042. The
official public docket consists of the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action. Although a part of the official
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open
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/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
II. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUP:
73049-EUP-2. Issuance. Valent BioSciences Corporation, 870
Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048. This EUP allows the use of
3,924 pounds of the biochemical plant regulator 6-benzyladenine on
9,680 acres of apple and on 300 acres of pistachio to evaluate its
efficacy for fruit thinning and sizing for apple and its mitigation of
alternate-year bearing for pistachio. The program is authorized only in
the States of California, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and
Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from January 22, 2003 to January 31,
2005. A temporary tolerance exemption to expire on January 31, 2005 has
been established for residues of the active ingredient in or on apple
and pistachio.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: February 13, 2003.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-4525 Filed 2-25-03; 8:45 am]
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