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Fipronil (Rhone-Poulenc). May 15, 1996. Experimental Use Permit. Federal Register.

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[Federal Register: May 15, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 95)] [Notices]
[Page 24495-24496]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50818; FRL-5365-9]

Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits to the following applicants. These permits are in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of 40 CFR part l72, which defines EPA procedures with respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
In person or by telephone: Contact the product manager at the following address at the office location, telephone number, or e-mail address cited in each experimental use permit: 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following experimental use permits:
45639-EUP-56. Extension. AgrEvo USA Company, Little Falls Centre One, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. This experimental use permit allows the use of 3,939 pounds of the herbicide butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-, monoammonium salt on 4,993 acres of corn and 400 acres of soybeans to evaluate the control of annual and perennial grass and broadleaf weeds. The program is authorized in the States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The experimental use permit is effective from March 25, 1996 to March 15, 1997. Temporary tolerances for residues of the active ingredient in or on corn and soybeans have been established (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305-6224, e-mail: miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov.)

264-EUP-91. Extension. Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This experimental use permit allows the use of 1,632 pounds of the fungicides aluminum tris (O-ethyl phosphonate) and 3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2,4-dioxo-1- imidazolidinecarboxamide on 4,080 acres of cotton to evaluate the control of various cotton diseases. The program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The experimental use permit is effective from April 1, 1996 to January 1, 1997. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or on cotton has been established. (Terri Stowe, PM 22, Rm. 229, CM #2, 703-305-7740, email: stowe.terri@epamail.epa.gov.)

264-EUP-101. Issuance. Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This experimental use permit allows the use of 31.46 pounds of the insecticide 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl-4-((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-Hpyrazole -carbonitrile on 242 acres of field corn to evaluate the control of corn rootworms. The program is authorized only in the States of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The experimental use permit is effective from April 4, 1996 to March 28, 1997. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or on field corn grain has been established. (Rick Keigwin, PM 10, Rm. 210, CM #2, 703-305-6788, e-mail: keigwin.rick@epamail.epa.gov.) Persons wishing to review these experimental use permits are referred to the designated product managers. Inquires concerning these permits should be directed to the person cited above. It is suggested that interested persons call before visiting the EPA office, so that the appropriate file may be made available for inspection purposes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

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List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

Dated: May 5, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-12190 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F