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Cloransulam-methyl (Dow Elanco). May 1, 1996. Application to Register 2 Herbicide Products: First Rate; and Cloransulam-methyl Technical. Federal Register.

http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1996/May/Day-01/pr-671.html

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30409; FRL-5365-5]

Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing 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 May 31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document control number [OPP-30409] and the file symbol to: Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Divisions (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: 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. Comments and data will be accepted on disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be

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identified by the docket number [OPP-30409]. No ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic submission can be found below in this document.

Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as ``Confidential Business Information'' (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. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division (7505C), Attn: (Product Manager (PM) named in each registration), Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person: Contact the PM named in each registration at the following office location/telephone number:

                                           Office location/telephone                                            
            Product Manager                          number                              Address                

PM 22 James Stone,                       Rm. 247, CM #2 (703-305-       Environmental Protection Agency         
                                          7391); e-mail:                1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy                
                                          stone.james@epamail.epa.gov.  Arlington, VA 22202                     
PM 25 Robert Taylor,                     Rm. 241, CM #2 (703-305-       -Do-                                    
                                          6800); e-mail:                                                        
                                          taylor.robert@epamail.epa.go                                          
                                          v.                                                                    

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

Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any Previously Registered Products

1. File Symbol: 3125-UIA. Applicant: Bayer Corporation, P.O. Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorn Road, Kansas, MO 64120-0013. Product name: FOE 5043 Technical Herbicide. Herbicide. Active ingredient: N-(4-Fluorophenyl)- N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2- yl]oxy]acetamide at 95 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For use only in the manufacturing of herbicides. (PM 22)
2. File Symbol: 3125-UIT. Applicant: Bayer Corp. Product name: FOE 5043 DF. Herbicide. Active ingredient: N-(4-Fluorophenyl)-N-(1- methylethyl)-2-[[5-trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide at 60 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For control of certain grass and broadleaf weeds in corn and soybeans. (PM 22)
3. File Symbol: 3125-UII. Applicant: Bayer Corp. Product name: Axiom DF. Herbicide. Active ingredients: N-(4-Fluorophenyl)-N-(1- methylethyl)-2-[[5-trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide and Metribuzin 4-amino-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4- triazin-5(4H)-one at 54.4 and 13.6 percent respectively. Proposed classification/Use: None. For control of certain grass and broadleaf weeds in corn and soybeans. (PM 22)
   
4. File Symbol: 62719-ETL. Applicant: Dow Elanco Co., 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268. Product name: First Rate. Herbicide. Active ingredient: Cloransulam-methyl N-(2-carbomethoxy-6- chlorophenyl)-5-ethoxy-7-fluoro(1,2,4)triazolo-[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2- sulfonamide at 84 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For broadleaf weed control in soybeans. Type registration: Conditional. (PM 25)
   
5. File Symbol: 62719-ETU. Applicant: Dow Elanco Co. Product name: Cloransulam-methyl Technical. Herbicide. Active ingredient: Cloransulam-methyl N-(2-carbomethoxy-6-chlorophenyl)-5-ethoxy-7- fluoro(1,2,4)triazolo-[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonamide at 97.5 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For manufacturing use only. Type registration: Conditional. (PM 25)
   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. A record has been established for this notice under docket number [OPP-30409] (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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. 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. The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official record which will also include all comments submitted directly in writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document. Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division at the address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. It is suggested that persons interested in reviewing the application file, telephone this office at (703-305-5805), to ensure that the file is available on the date of intended visit. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

   List of Subjects

   Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product registration.

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   Dated: April 22, 1996.

   Stephen L. Johnson,
   Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

   [FR Doc. 96-10807 Filed 4-30-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F