Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30372; FRL-4908-7]

Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 October 7, 1994.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document

control number [OPP-30372] and the registration/file number, attention

Product Manager (PM) 21, 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.

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 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PM 21, Steve Robbins, Rm. 227, CM #2,

(703-305-6900).

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: 100-TLO Applicant: Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box

18300, Greensboro, NC. Product name: CGA 173506 Technical. Fungicide.

Active ingredient: 4-(2,2-Difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl-)-1H-pyrrole-3-

carbonitrile at 96 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For

formulation into end-use fungicide products. (PM 21)

2. File Symbol: 100-TLI. Applicant: Ciba-Geigy Corp. Product name:

Maxim 4FS. Fungicide. Active ingredient: 4-(2,2-Difluoro-1,3-

benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile at 40.3 percent. Proposed

classification/Use: None. For seed treatment of certain diseases of

corn and sorghum. (PM 21)

3. File Symbol: 55638-EI. Applicant: Ecogen, Inc., 2005 Cabot

Boulevard West, Langhorne, PA 19047-1810. Product name: I-182 Technical

Powder. Biofungicide. Active ingredient: Candida oleophila isolate I-

182 at 80 percent, not less than 4 X 1010 cells/g. Proposed

classification/Use: None. For manufacture of biofungicide end-use

products; for application on citrus and pome fruit. (PM 21)

4. File Symbol: 55638-EO. Applicant: Ecogen Inc. Product name: I-

182 Biofungicide. Biofungicide. Active ingredient: Candida oleophila

isolate I-182 at 80 percent, not less than 4 X 1010 cells/g.

Proposed classification/Use: None. For the control of pathogens that

cause post harvest decay. (PM 21)

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.

Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available

in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operation

Division office at the address provided from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except legal holidays. It is suggested that persons

interested in reviewing the application file, telephone the FOD office

(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: August 26, 1994.

Lois Rossi,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-21866 Filed 9-6-94; 8:45 am]

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