[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 56227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22223]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0254; FRL-9397-7]
Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to the
pesticide applicant, Robert I. Rose, Ph.D., on behalf of James Mains,
Ph.D., Mosquito Mate, Inc. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for
experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the
limitations in the permit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0254, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUP:
89668-EUP-1. Issuance. Robert I. Rose, Ph.D., on behalf of James
Mains, Ph.D., Mosquito Mate, Inc., 1122 Oak Hill Drive, Lexington, KY
40505-3322. This EUP allows the weekly release for a 6-month period of
100,000 male Aedes albopictus mosquitoes containing a total of 38.4 mg
Wolbachia pipientis ZAP strain over the entire EUP between July 29,
2013, and July 29, 2016. Releases will total over 4,118 acres in
certain areas of California, Florida, Kentucky, and New York as
described in the amended Section G in the docket. These releases are
intended to suppress the population of the naturally occurring Aedes
albopictus mosquitoes that, on mating, are expected to produce non-
viable eggs. Mosquito population and eggs will be monitored during the
EUP in annual reports to EPA. One comment urging approval of the
research trials was submitted in response to the Notice of Receipt of
the EUP application.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: September 5, 2013.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-22223 Filed 9-11-13; 8:45 am]
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