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Fipronil (Rhone-Poulenc). May 31, 1995. Application to Register the products: Fipronil Technical, Regent 1.5G Insecticide, and Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G. Federal Register.

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[Federal Register: May 31, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 104)] [Notices]
[Page 28407-28408]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30387; FRL-4956-1]

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 June 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit comments identified by the document control number [OPP-30387] and the registration/file number, attention Product Manager (PM) named in each application at the following address: Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (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 Highway, 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 also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [OPP-30387]. 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 in any 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 to the submitter. 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 legal 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/                           

                          6800).                   Protection Agency    
                                                  1921 Jefferson Davis  
                                                   Hwy                  
                                                  Arlington, VA 22202   

                          7618).                                        

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: 264-LLL. Applicant: Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Product name: Regent 1.5G Insecticide. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-4- ((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1 H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile at 1.5 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For use on corn to control northern and western [[Page 28408]] corn, rootworm larvae, and wireworms. (PM 10)
   
2. File Symbol: 264-LLU. Applicant: Rhone-Poulenc Co. Product name: Fipronil Technical. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Fipronil 5-amino-1- (2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)- (trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1 H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile at 96.5 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For formulation into an insecticide. (PM 10)
   
3. File Symbol: 264-LLN. Applicant: Rhone-Poulenc Co. Product name: Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G. Insecticide. 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 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For use on golf and commercial turfgrass and to control mole crickets in turfgrass. (PM 10)
4. File Symbol: 352-LAO. Applicant: E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co. Product name: Upbeet Herbicide. Herbicide. Active ingredient: Triflusulfuron methyl methyl 2-[-[-[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2- trifluoroethoxy)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino[sulfonyl]-3- methylbenzoate at 50 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For selective postemergence control of broadleaf and grass weeds in sugar beets. (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-30387] (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.

   Dated: May 18, 1995.

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

   [FR Doc. 95-13140 Filed 5-30-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F