Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.: I Chemical U.S.A. Inc.,

[Federal Register: August 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 151)]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30458; FRL-6020-5]

K-I Chemical U.S.A. Inc.; Applications to Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products 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 September 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document control number [OPP-30458] and the file symbols to: Public Information and Records Intregrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), 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: Cynthia Giles-Parker, Product Manager (PM-22), Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 247, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703 305-7740, e-mail: giles-parker.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received applications as follows to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications.

1. Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any Previously Registered Products

   1. File Symbol: 63588-RN. Applicant: K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. 11 Martine Ave., 9th Floor, White Plains, NY 10606. Product Name: Prohexanedione Calcium Manufacturing Use Product. Herbicide. Active ingredient: Prohexadione calcium [cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 3,5-dioxo- 4-(1-oxopropyl)-, ion (1-) calcium, calcium salt] at 91 percent. Proposed classification/Use: General. For formulating use only.

   2. File Symbol: 63588-O. Applicant: K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. Product Name: Baseline Plant Regulator. Active ingredient: Prohexadione calcium [cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 3,5-dioxo-4-(1-oxopropyl)-, ion (1- ) calcium, calcium salt] at 75 percent. Proposed classification/Use: General. For use on peanuts.

   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.

2. Public Record and Electronic Submissions

   The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, has been established for this notice under docket number [OPP-30458] (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-30458]. Electronic comments on this notice may be filedonline at many Federal Depository Libraries.

   Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

   List of Subjects

   Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest, Product registration.

   Dated: July 29, 1998.

   Arnold E. Layne,

   Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

   [FR Doc. 98-21035Filed8-5-98; 8:45 am]

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