Isoxaflutole (Rhone-Poulenc). Apr 10, 1996. Experimental Use Permit. Federal Register.

FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK PESTICIDE PROJECT

Isoxaflutole (Rhone-Poulenc). April 10, 1996.
Experimental Use Permit. Federal Register.

Note from FAN:

In Notices such as this, it is difficult and confusing to identify the chemicals that EPA cites.
However, these are the chemicals referred to in this Notice. (EC)

Fipronil: 5-amino-1- (2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)- (trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-carbonitrile.

Isoxaflutole: 5- cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)isoxazole.

http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1996/April/Day-10/pr-646.html

[Federal Register: April 10, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 70)] [Notices]
[Page 15941-15942]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50817; FRL-5351-3]

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.

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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:

275-EUP-80. Extension. Abbott Laboratories, Dept. 28R, Bldg. A1, 1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-4000. This experimental use permit allows the use of 270 pounds of the plant growth regulator (S)- trans-2-amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic acid hydrochloride on 2,450 acres of apples to evaluate its effectiveness as a plant growth regulator. The program is authorized only in the States of California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. The experimental use permit is effective from June 1, 1996 to June 1, 1997. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or on apples has been establihsed. (Janet Andersen, PM 90, Rm. 5-W57, CS #1, 703-308-8712, e-mail: andersen.janet@epamail.epa.gov.)

65247-EUP-1. Extension. Calgene, 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616. This experimental use permit allows the use of 14 grams of a transgenic insect resistant cotton plant expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki protein on 210 acres of cotton plants to evaluate the control of Lepidopteran insects. The program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The experimental use permit is effective from March 4, 1996 to March 4, 1997. (Janet Andersen, PM 90, Rm. 5-W57, CS #1, 703-308-8712, e-mail: andersen.janet@epamail.epa.gov.)

264-EUP-95. Extension. Rhone-Poulenc, AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., 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-H-pyrazole-carbonitrile on 242 acres of field corn to evaluate the control of northern and western corn rootworm larvae and wireworms. The program is authorized only in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The experimental use permit is effective from March 28, 1996 to March 28, 1997. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or on field corn has been established. (Rick Keigwin, PM 10, Rm. 210, CM #2, 703-305-6788, e-mail: keigwin.rick@epamail.epa.gov.)

264-EUP-99. Issuance. Rhone-Poulenc, AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This experimental use permit allows the use of 935.625 pounds of the herbicide 5- cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)isoxazole on 4,990 acres of field corn to evaluate the control of broadleaf and grass weeds. The program is authorized only in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or on field corn has been established. (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305-7830, e-mail: miller.joanne@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.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

Dated: March 28, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-8943 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F