74 FR 46 pgs. 10572-10573 - Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit

Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 46Pages: 10572 - 10573
Docket number: [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0038; FRL-8401-2]
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-5238 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0038; FRL-8401-2]

Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

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:

Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8077; e-mail address: cerrelli.susanne@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 .

B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

1. Docket . EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0038. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov , or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility 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 .

II. EUP

EPA has issued the following EUP:

82761-EUP-2 . Issuance. Montana Microbial Products, 510 East Kent Ave., Missoula, MT 59801. This EUP allows the use of 664 pounds of BmJ WP (containing a total of 99.6 pounds of the fungicide, Bacillus mycoides isolate J active ingredient) on 440 acres (for 2009 year) and 560 acres (for the remaining permit period) of pecans, peppers, potatoes, sugar beets, and tomatoes to evaluate the control of pecan scab ( Fusicladosporium effusum ); early blight ( Alternaria solani ); Cercospora leaf spot ( Cercospora beticola ) and bacterial spot ( Xanthomonas campestris ). The program is authorized only in the States of Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota. The EUP is effective from January 14, 2009 to March 31, 2011.

Authority:

7 U.S.C. 136c.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

Dated: February 3, 2009.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. E9-5238 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 am]

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