Fipronil (Rhone-Poulenc). June 12, 1996. Approval of Pesticide Product Registrations: Chipco Choice (formerly Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G) and Fipronil Technical. Federal Register.

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Fipronil (Rhone-Poulenc). June 12, 1996. Approval of Pesticide Product Registrations: Chipco Choice (formerly Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G) and Fipronil Technical. Federal Register.

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[Federal Register: June 12, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 114)] [Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30387A; FRL-5375-2]

Rhone-Poulenc AG Co.; Approval of Pesticide Product Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of applications to register the pesticide products Chipco Choice and Fipronil Technical, containing an active ingredient not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Richard Keigwin, PM 10, Registration Division (750C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 713, CM #2, 1925 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-7618; e-mail: keigwin.richard@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of May 31, 1995 (60 FR 28407; FRL-4956-1), which announced that Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, had submitted applications to register the products Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G (now known as Chipco Choice) and Fipronil Technical (File Symbols 264-LLN and 264- LLU), containing the active ingredient fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6- dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)- (trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile at 0.1 and 96.5 percent.

The applications were approved on May 1, 1996, as Chipco Choice (formerly Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G) for use on golf and commercial turf to control mole crickets (EPA Reg. No. 264-550) and Fipronil Technical for formulation into insecticide products (EPA Reg. No. 264-554). The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated with the proposed use of fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-Hpyrazole -3-carbonitrile, and information on social, economic, and environmental benefits to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency has considered the nature of the chemical and its pattern of use, application methods and rates, and level and extent of potential exposure. Based on these reviews, the Agency was able to make basic health safety determinations which show that use of fipronil 5-amino-1- (2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)- (trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile when used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment. More detailed information on these registrations is contained in an EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-Hpyrazole -3-carbonitrile.

A copy of this fact sheet, which provides a summary description of the chemical, use patterns and formulations, science findings, and the Agency's regulatory position and rationale, may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of FIFRA, a copy of the approved label and the list of data references used to support registration are available for public inspection in the office of the Product Manager. The data and other scientific information used to support registration, except for material specifically protected by section 10 of FIFRA, are available for public inspection in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, Arlington, VA 22202 (703-305-5805). Requests for data must be made in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and must be addressed to the Freedom of Information Office (A-101), 401 M St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Such requests should: (1) Identify the product name and registration number and (2) specify the data or information desired.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product registration.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-14451 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F