[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 9517-9518] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-4805] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP-30448; FRL-5773-7] Ecogen, Inc.; Application to Register a Pesticide Product
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Action
Notice.
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Summary
This notice announces receipt of an application submitted by Ecogen Inc., to register a pesticide product containing a new active ingredient not included any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
Dates
Written comments must be submitted by March 27, 1998.
Addresses
By mail, submit written comments identified by the document control number [OPP-30448] and the file symbols to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (7502C), Information Resources and Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: opp-
docket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.'' No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. The public docket is available for public inspection in Rm. 119 at the Virginia address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
For Further Information Contact
By mail: Alan Reynolds, Regulatory Action Leader, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, (7511W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 5th floor, CS1, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 22202, (703) 605-0515; e-mail: reynolds.alan@epamail.epa.gov.
Supplementary Information
EPA received an application from Ecogen Inc., 2005 Cabot Blvd. West, P.O. Box 3023 Langhorne, PA 19047-3023 to register the pesticide product BTI Technical Powder Bioinsecticide (EPA File Symbol 55638-UR), containing the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis strain EG2215 at 20 percent, an ingredient not included in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. The product is for manufacture of bioinsecticide end-use products to control of mosquitoes. Notice of receipt of the application does not imply a decision by the Agency on the application. Notice of approval or denial of an application to register a pesticide product will be announced in the Federal Register. The procedure for requesting data will be given in the Federal Register if an application is approved. Comments received within the specified time period will be considered before a final decision is made; comments received after the time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without delaying processing of the application. The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, has been established for this notice under docket number [OPP-30448] (including comments and data submitted electronically as described below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The official notice record is located at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comment and data will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [OPP-30448]. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product registration.
Dated: February 13, 1998.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-4805 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F