81 FR 24610 - Amendments, Extensions, and/or Issuances of Experimental Use Permits

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)

Page Range		24610-24610
FR Document		2016-09744

EPA has granted amendments, extensions, and/or issuances of experimental use permits (EUPs) to the pesticide applicants described in Unit II of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0163; FRL-9944-95]


Amendments, Extensions, and/or Issuances of Experimental Use 
Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted amendments, extensions, and/or issuances of 
experimental use permits (EUPs) to the pesticide applicants described 
in Unit II of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 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: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email 
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, EPA has not attempted to describe all 
the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The dockets for these actions, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) numbers as shown in the body of this document, are 
available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide 
Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental 
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson 
Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 
number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor 
instructions and additional information about the docket available at 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. EUPs

    EPA has issued the following EUPs:
    1. 8917-EUP-2. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0516). Amendment and Extension. 
J.R. Simplot Co., 5369 W. Irving St., Boise, ID 83706. This EUP allows 
the use of 13,000,000 pounds of seed potatoes containing 0.390 pound of 
VNT1 protein (or 3.90 x 10^-1 pound of VNT1 protein) on 5,576 
acres (i.e., 5,200 Rpi-vnt1 plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) acres 
and 376 maximum border acres) to evaluate resistance to Phytophthora 
infestans (commonly known as late potato blight). The program is 
authorized only in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, 
Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North 
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, 
Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from December 17, 
2015, to April 1, 2017.
    2. 62719-EUP-66. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0521). Amendment and Extension. 
Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-
1054. This EUP allows the use of 8.509 pounds of active ingredient 
(0.399, 0.120, 9.364 x 10^-7, 0.448, 6.22, 0.152, and 1.17 
pounds of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry1A.105 protein, Bt Cry2Ab2 
protein, DvSnf7 double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), Bt Cry1F protein, Bt 
Cry34Ab1 protein, Bt Cry35Ab1 protein, and Bt Cry3Bb1 protein, 
respectively) in 456,699 pounds of corn seed and involves 5,844 acres 
(i.e., 2,660 PIP acres, 1,312 non-PIP acres, and 1,872 border acres) 
for inbred and hybrid development, nursery observations, and testing 
and collection of product characterization data. The program is 
authorized only in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in the states of 
Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, 
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and 
Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from March 4, 2016, to March 31, 2017.
    3. 88877-EUP-2. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0374). Issuance. University of 
Kentucky, Department of Entomology, S-225 Agricultural Science Center 
North, Lexington, KY 40546-0091. This EUP allows the use of 2,400,000 
male Aedes aegypti WB1 Strain mosquitoes weighing 5.672 ounces and 
containing 5.672 x 10^-5 ounce of the active ingredient 
Wolbachia pipientis, wAlbB Strain to evaluate the active ingredient's 
effectiveness in suppressing and eliminating Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. 
The program is authorized only in the state of California over 840 
acres (release and surveillance/monitoring acreage). The EUP is 
effective from October 15, 2015, to December 31, 2016. EPA received two 
comments, a positive one from the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement 
District in California and a negative one that was anonymous. As the 
anonymous commenter did not specify any particular safety concern with 
regard to this EUP's issuance, the comment was not considered further.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: April 18, 2016.
Robert C. McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-09744 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 1. 8917–EUP–2. (EPA–HQ–OPP– (release and surveillance/monitoring
AGENCY 2015–0516). Amendment and acreage). The EUP is effective from
Extension. J.R. Simplot Co., 5369 W. October 15, 2015, to December 31, 2016.
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0163; FRL–9944–95]
Irving St., Boise, ID 83706. This EUP EPA received two comments, a positive
Amendments, Extensions, and/or allows the use of 13,000,000 pounds of one from the Consolidated Mosquito
Issuances of Experimental Use Permits seed potatoes containing 0.390 pound of Abatement District in California and a
VNT1 protein (or 3.90 × 10¥1 pound of negative one that was anonymous. As
AGENCY: Environmental Protection VNT1 protein) on 5,576 acres (i.e., 5,200 the anonymous commenter did not
Agency (EPA). Rpi-vnt1 plant-incorporated protectant specify any particular safety concern
ACTION: Notice. (PIP) acres and 376 maximum border with regard to this EUP’s issuance, the
acres) to evaluate resistance to comment was not considered further.
SUMMARY: EPA has granted Phytophthora infestans (commonly Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
amendments, extensions, and/or known as late potato blight). The
issuances of experimental use permits program is authorized only in the states Dated: April 18, 2016.
(EUPs) to the pesticide applicants of Arizona, California, Colorado, Robert C. McNally,
described in Unit II of the Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. An EUP Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
permits use of a pesticide for Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Programs.
experimental or research purposes only Mexico, New York, North Carolina, [FR Doc. 2016–09744 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am]
in accordance with the limitations in North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
the permit. South Carolina, Texas, Utah,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Washington, and Wisconsin. The EUP is
Robert McNally, Biopesticides and effective from December 17, 2015, to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), April 1, 2017. AGENCY
Office of Pesticide Programs, 2. 62719–EUP–66. (EPA–HQ–OPP– [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794; FRL–9943–82]
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 2014–0521). Amendment and
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Extension. Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Aldicarb, Bensulide, Coumaphos,
DC 20460–0001; main telephone 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN Ethalfluralin, and Pirimiphos-methyl
number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 46268–1054. This EUP allows the use of Registration Review; Draft Human
BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. 8.509 pounds of active ingredient Health and Ecological Risk
(0.399, 0.120, 9.364 × 10¥7, 0.448, 6.22, Assessments; Notice of Availability
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
0.152, and 1.17 pounds of Bacillus
I. General Information thuringiensis (Bt) Cry1A.105 protein, Bt AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Cry2Ab2 protein, DvSnf7 double- Agency (EPA).
A. Does this action apply to me? ACTION: Notice.
stranded RNA (dsRNA), Bt Cry1F
This action is directed to the public protein, Bt Cry34Ab1 protein, Bt
in general. Although this action may be Cry35Ab1 protein, and Bt Cry3Bb1 SUMMARY: This notice announces the
of particular interest to those persons protein, respectively) in 456,699 pounds availability of EPA’s draft human health
who conduct or sponsor research on of corn seed and involves 5,844 acres risk and draft ecological risk
pesticides, EPA has not attempted to (i.e., 2,660 PIP acres, 1,312 non-PIP assessments for aldicarb, bensulide,
describe all the specific entities that acres, and 1,872 border acres) for inbred coumaphos, ethalfluralin, and
may be affected by this action. and hybrid development, nursery pirimiphos-methyl and opens a public
observations, and testing and collection comment period on these documents.
B. How can I get copies of this document Registration review is EPA’s periodic
of product characterization data. The
and other related information? review of pesticide registrations to
program is authorized only in the
The dockets for these actions, commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in ensure that each pesticide continues to
identified by the docket identification the states of Arkansas, California, satisfy the statutory standard for
(ID) numbers as shown in the body of Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, registration, that is, the pesticide can
this document, are available at http:// Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, perform its intended function without
www.regulations.gov or at the Office of North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, unreasonable adverse effects on human
Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South health or the environment. As part of
Docket (OPP Docket) in the Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and the registration review process, the
Environmental Protection Agency Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from Agency has completed a comprehensive
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William March 4, 2016, to March 31, 2017. draft human health and ecological risk
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 3. 88877–EUP–2. (EPA–HQ–OPP– assessments for all aldicarb, bensulide,
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 2015–0374). Issuance. University of coumaphos, ethalfluralin, and
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room Kentucky, Department of Entomology, pirimiphos-methyl uses. After reviewing
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., S–225 Agricultural Science Center comments received during the public
Monday through Friday, excluding legal North, Lexington, KY 40546–0091. This comment period, EPA will issue a
holidays. The telephone number for the EUP allows the use of 2,400,000 male revised risk assessment, explain any
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, Aedes aegypti WB1 Strain mosquitoes changes to the draft risk assessment, and
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

and the telephone number for the OPP weighing 5.672 ounces and containing respond to comments and may request
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 5.672 × 10¥5 ounce of the active public input on risk mitigation before
the visitor instructions and additional ingredient Wolbachia pipientis, wAlbB completing a proposed registration
information about the docket available Strain to evaluate the active ingredient’s review decision for aldicarb, bensulide,
at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. effectiveness in suppressing and coumaphos, ethalfluralin, and
eliminating Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. pirimiphos-methyl. Through this
II. EUPs The program is authorized only in the program, EPA is ensuring that each
EPA has issued the following EUPs: state of California over 840 acres pesticide’s registration is based on

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email
FR Citation		81 FR 24610