Washington, DC, USA
March 16, 2011
[Federal Register: March 16, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 51)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14358-14359]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr16mr11-31]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 152, 158, and 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0499; FRL-8863-5]
RIN 2070-AJ27
Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) and Certain Exemptions for PIPs; Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.
SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services a draft proposed rule under sections 21 and 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The draft proposed rule will propose codifying data requirements that specifically address the registration data needs of plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs). These data requirements are intended to provide EPA with data and other information necessary for the registration of a PIP or the issuance of an experimental use permit for a PIP. Also, EPA will
propose to exempt cisgenic PIPs from registration to encourage research and development of useful biotechnology and reduce the number of PIPs seeking registration. Cisgenic PIPs are formed when genetic material is transferred, using bioengineering technology, between plants that could transfer the genetic material naturally.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 15, 2011.
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