Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.: Valent BioSciences Corp.,

[Federal Register: April 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 79)]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0255; FRL-8122-9]

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: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. General Information

   1. 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.

   2. 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-2007-0255. 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 Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive 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 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.

2. EUP

   EPA has issued the following EUP:

   73049-EUP-3. Issuance. Valent BioSciences Corporation, 870 Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048. This EUP allows the use of a total of 15,873 pounds of the plant regulator S-Abscisic acid over a three-year period on 240 acres of ornamental plants to evaluate the experimental product's effectiveness to delay wilting by reducing transpiration in the treated ornamental plants. The program is authorized only in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from February 28, 2007 to March 1, 2010.

   Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.

   List of Subjects

   Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

   Dated: April 16, 2007. Janet L. Andersen, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

   [FR Doc. E7-7888 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]

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