81_FR_48936 81 FR 48793 - Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request

81 FR 48793 - Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

Page Range48793-48794
FR Document2016-17533

This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application (524- EUP-RNI) from Monsanto Company requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for Bacillus thuringiensis mCry51Aa2 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-GHIR508523) in MON 88702 cotton (OECD Unique Identifier: MON-887[Oslash]2-4). The Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional or national significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48793-48794]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17533]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0282; FRL-9947-95]


Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application (524-
EUP-RNI) from Monsanto Company requesting an experimental use permit 
(EUP) for Bacillus thuringiensis mCry51Aa2 protein and the genetic 
material necessary for its production (vector PV-GHIR508523) in MON 
88702 cotton (OECD Unique Identifier: MON-887[Oslash]2-4). The Agency 
has determined that the permit may be of regional or national 
significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is 
seeking comments on this application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0282, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email 
address: BPPDFRNotices@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.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

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II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to 
field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers are required to 
obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses of pesticides 
if they conduct experimental field tests on more than 10 acres of land 
or more than one acre of water.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the 
following EUP application may be of regional or national significance, 
and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
    Submitter: Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 
63137, (524-EUP-RNI).
    Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus thuringiensis mCry51Aa2 protein and 
the genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-
GHIR508523) in MON 88702 cotton (OECD Unique Identifier: MON-
887[Oslash]2-4).
    Summary of Request: Monsanto Company is proposing to test MON 
88702, a new plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) technology in cotton, 
alone and in combination with other registered PIPs in cotton to 
generate data and information that is intended to support future PIP 
registration applications (e.g., PIPs with multiple modes of action 
against hemipteran, thysanopteran and/or lepidopteran cotton pests). 
Monsanto Company's proposed experimental program would begin on March 
1, 2017, and continue until February 28, 2019; would take place on 
2,510 acres in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, 
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, 
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Puerto Rico; 
and would use 8,495.3 grams of active ingredient. Trial protocols will 
concentrate on seed development and increase for future testing, 
nursery observations of traits in various genetic backgrounds, 
phenotypic and agronomic observations, efficacy and yield benefits, and 
product characterization, performance and regulatory studies.
    Following the review of the application and any comments and data 
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to 
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under 
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced 
in the Federal Register.

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

    Dated: July 1, 2016.
 Robert McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-17533 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 26, 2016 / Notices 48793 other water quality projects. The 1987 significant revision is due to the Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) amendments added Title VI to the CWA, removal of the burden associated with (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, enabling EPA to provide grants to all 50 CWSRF applications and ongoing ARRA Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 states and Puerto Rico to capitalize reporting. Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, CWSRFs. The CWSRFs can provide DC 20460–0001; main telephone Courtney Kerwin, loans and other forms of assistance for number: (703) 305–7090; email address: Acting Director, Collection Strategies a wide array of projects, including BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. Division. construction of wastewater treatments [FR Doc. 2016–17513 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: facilities, green infrastructure projects, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P agricultural best management practices, I. General Information and water and energy efficiency improvements. Eligible borrowers of A. Does this action apply to me? ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CWSRF funding range from This action is directed to the public AGENCY municipalities to nonprofit in general. Although this action may be organizations and other private entities. [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0282; FRL–9947–95] of particular interest to those persons Recently, Title VI of the CWA was who conduct or sponsor research on amended in 2014 by the Water Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment pesticides, the Agency has not Resources Reform and Development Act attempted to describe all the specific (WRRDA). Additional information about Request entities that may be affected by this the CWSRFs is available at http:// AGENCY: Environmental Protection action. www.epa.gov/cwsrf/learn-about-clean- Agency (EPA). water-state-revolving-fund-cwsrf. ACTION: Notice. B. What should I consider as I prepare Form Numbers: None. my comments for EPA? Respondents/affected entities: Entities SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s affected by this action are state receipt of an application (524–EUP– 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this environmental departments, and/or RNI) from Monsanto Company information to EPA through finance agencies responsible for requesting an experimental use permit regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark operating the CWSRFs and eligible (EUP) for Bacillus thuringiensis the part or all of the information that CWSRF borrowers. mCry51Aa2 protein and the genetic you claim to be CBI. For CBI Respondent’s obligation to respond: material necessary for its production information in a disk or CD–ROM that Required to obtain or retain a benefit per (vector PV–GHIR508523) in MON 88702 you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the Title VI of CWA as amended by cotton (OECD Unique Identifier: MON– disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then WRRDA. 887;2–4). The Agency has determined identify electronically within the disk or Estimated number of respondents: 51 that the permit may be of regional or CD–ROM the specific information that state environmental departments and/or national significance. Therefore, is claimed as CBI. In addition to one finance agencies (per year); 393 eligible because of the potential significance, complete version of the comment that CWSRF borrowers (per year) EPA is seeking comments on this includes information claimed as CBI, a Frequency of response: Varies by application. copy of the comment that does not requirement (i.e., quarterly, semi- contain the information claimed as CBI DATES: Comments must be received on annually and annually) must be submitted for inclusion in the Total estimated burden: 57,376 hours or before August 25, 2016. public docket. Information so marked (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will not be disclosed except in 1320.03(b) identified by docket identification (ID) accordance with procedures set forth in Total estimated cost: $6,074,741 (per number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0282, by 40 CFR part 2. year), including $2,928,100 in non-labor one of the following methods: costs. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 2. Tips for preparing your comments. Changes in Estimates: This renewal www.regulations.gov. Follow the online When preparing and submitting your adds two information collections instructions for submitting comments. comments, see the commenting tips at activities not included in the previous Do not submit electronically any http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ version of the ICR. Specifically, the information you consider to be comments.html. renewal includes the additional burden Confidential Business Information (CBI) 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to associated with the EPA requirement or other information whose disclosure is achieve environmental justice, the fair that the CWSRFs submit data into the restricted by statute. treatment and meaningful involvement CWNIMS and CBR databases on a • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental of any group, including minority and/or recurring basis. The renewal also Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ low income populations, in the reflects the additional burden related to DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. development, implementation, and the recently released public awareness NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. enforcement of environmental laws, policy, directing CWSRF borrowers that • Hand Delivery: To make special regulations, and policies. To help receive federal funds to publicize EPA’s arrangements for hand delivery or address potential environmental justice role in funding the projects. delivery of boxed information, please issues, the Agency seeks information on Though these information collection follow the instructions at http:// any groups or segments of the activities add additional burden, the www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. population who, as a result of their srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES total estimated reporting burden under Additional instructions on commenting location, cultural practices, or other this renewal is significantly lower or visiting the docket, along with more factors, may have atypical or compared to the previously approved information about dockets generally, is disproportionately high and adverse ICR. The estimate of the annual burden available at http://www.epa.gov/ human health impacts or environmental has been decreased by 748,471 hours dockets. effects from exposure to the pesticides while the total annual cost burden has FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: discussed in this document, compared been decreased by $17,744,006. This Robert McNally, Biopesticides and to the general population. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 Jul 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1

48794 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 26, 2016 / Notices II. What action is the Agency taking? Dated: July 1, 2016. If difficulties arise resulting in Robert McNally, webcasting outages, the meeting will Under section 5 of the Federal Director, Biopesticides and Pollution continue as planned. Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Special accommodations. For Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can Programs. information on access or services for allow manufacturers to field test individuals with disabilities, and to [FR Doc. 2016–17533 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] pesticides under development. request accommodation of a disability, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Manufacturers are required to obtain an please contact the DFO listed under FOR EUP before testing new pesticides or FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least new uses of pesticides if they conduct ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA experimental field tests on more than 10 AGENCY as much time as possible to process acres of land or more than one acre of your request. water. [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0385; FRL–9949–22] ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and be held at the Environmental Protection Agency has determined that the Rodenticide Act Scientific Scientific Agency, Conference Center, Lobby following EUP application may be of Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), regional or national significance, and Meeting 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA therefore is seeking public comment on 22202. the EUP application: AGENCY: Environmental Protection Comments. Submit your comments, Submitter: Monsanto Company, 800 Agency (EPA). identified by docket identification (ID) N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO ACTION: Notice. number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0385, by 63137, (524–EUP–RNI). one of the following methods: Pesticide Chemical: Bacillus SUMMARY: There will be a 4-day meeting • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// thuringiensis mCry51Aa2 protein and of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online the genetic material necessary for its and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory instructions for submitting comments. production (vector PV–GHIR508523) in Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and Do not submit electronically any MON 88702 cotton (OECD Unique review a set of scientific issues being information you consider to be Identifier: MON–887;2–4). evaluated by the Environmental Confidential Business Information (CBI) Summary of Request: Monsanto Protection Agency (EPA) regarding or other information whose disclosure is Company is proposing to test MON EPA’s evaluation of the carcinogenic restricted by statute. 88702, a new plant-incorporated potential of glyphosate, a non-selective, • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental protectant (PIP) technology in cotton, phosphonomethyl amino acid herbicide Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ alone and in combination with other registered to control weeds in various DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. registered PIPs in cotton to generate data agricultural and non-agricultural NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. and information that is intended to settings. • Hand Delivery: To make special support future PIP registration arrangements for hand delivery or DATES: The meeting will be held on applications (e.g., PIPs with multiple delivery of boxed information, please October 18–21, 2016, from modes of action against hemipteran, follow the instructions at http:// approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. thysanopteran and/or lepidopteran www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Comments. The Agency encourages cotton pests). Monsanto Company’s Additional instructions on written comments be submitted on or proposed experimental program would commenting or visiting the docket, before October 4, 2016, to provide begin on March 1, 2017, and continue along with more information about adequate time for the FIFRA SAP to until February 28, 2019; would take dockets generally, is available at http:// review and consider the comments. The place on 2,510 acres in Alabama, www.epa.gov/dockets. Agency encourages requests for oral Nominations, requests to present oral Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, comments be submitted on or before Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, comments, and requests for special October 11, 2016. However, written accommodations. Submit nominations Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, comments and requests to make oral Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA comments may be submitted until the SAP, requests for special Texas, Virginia and Puerto Rico; and date of the meeting, but anyone would use 8,495.3 grams of active accommodations, or requests to present submitting written comments after oral comments to the DFO listed under ingredient. Trial protocols will October 4, 2016, should contact the concentrate on seed development and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed increase for future testing, nursery FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION observations of traits in various genetic Steven Knott, DFO, Office of Science CONTACT. For additional instructions, backgrounds, phenotypic and Coordination and Policy (7201M), see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY agronomic observations, efficacy and Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 INFORMATION. yield benefits, and product Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Nominations. Nominations of characterization, performance and DC 20460–0001; telephone number: candidates to serve as ad hoc members regulatory studies. (202) 564–0103; email address: of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should Following the review of the knott.steven@epa.gov. be provided on or before August 25, application and any comments and data 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES received in response to this solicitation, Webcast. This meeting may be I. General Information EPA will decide whether to issue or webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP deny the EUP request, and if issued, the Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sap for A. Does this action apply to me? conditions under which it is to be information on how to access the This action is directed to the public conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will meeting webcast. Please note that the in general. This action may, however, be be announced in the Federal Register. webcast is a supplementary public of interest to persons who are or may be Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. process provided only for convenience. required to conduct testing of chemical VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 Jul 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received on or before August 25, 2016.
ContactRobert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email
FR Citation81 FR 48793 
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