[Federal Register: March 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 56)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30440A; FRL-5778-6]

 
BioSafe Systems; Approval of a Pesticide Product Registration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of an application to 
register the pesticide product ZeroTol, containing an active ingredient 
involving a change use pattern of the product pursuant to the 
provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Anne Ball, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511W), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: Rm. CS51B6, Westfield Building 
North Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308-8717; 
e-mail: ball.anne@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the 
Fact Sheet are available from the EPA home page at the Environmental 
Sub-Set entry for this document under ``Laws and Regulations'' (http://
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).

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    EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of September 
19, 1997 (62 FR 49223)(FRL-5743-5), which announced that BioSafe 
Systems Inc., 45 E. Woodthrush Trail, Medford, NJ 08055, had submitted 
an application to register the pesticide product ZeroTol, an algaecide/
fungicide (EPA File Symbol 70299-R), containing the active ingredient 
hydrogen dioxide at 24.00 percent, an active ingredient which is 
involves a change use pattern of the product. 
    The application was approved on February 11, 1998, as ZeroTol, a 
broad spectrum algaecide/fungicide, to include in its presently 
registered use, a new use for the prevention and control of 
horticultural diseases in commercial greenhouses, garden centers, 
landscapes, nurseries, and interiorscapes (EPA Registration Number 
70299-1).
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
with the proposed use of hydrogen dioxide, and information on social, 
economic, and environmental benefits to be derived from use. 
Specifically, the Agency has considered the nature of the chemical and 
its pattern of use, application methods and rates, and level and extent 
of potential exposure. Based on these reviews, the Agency was able to 
make basic health safety determinations which show that use of hydrogen 
dioxide when used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized 
practice, will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the 
environment.
    More detailed information on these registrations is contained in an 
EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on hydrogen dioxide.
    A copy of the fact sheets, which provide a summary description of 
the pesticides, use patterns and formulations, science findings, and 
the Agency's regulatory position and rationale, may be obtained from 
the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal 
Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
    In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of FIFRA, a copy of the approved 
label, the list of data references, the data and other scientific 
information used to support registration, except for material 
specifically protected by section 10 of FIFRA, are available for public 
inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, 
Information Resources and Services Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 
Arlington, VA 22202 (703-305-5805). Requests for data must be made in 
accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and 
must be addressed to the Freedom of Information Office (A-101), 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Such requests should: (1) Identify 
the product name and registration number and (2) specify the data or 
information desired.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registration.


    Dated: March 16, 1998

Janet L. Andersen

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-7644 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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