Maria
P.
Herrero
Valent
BioSciences
Corporation
870
Technology
Way
Libertyville,
IL
60048
Dear
Ms.
Herrero:

Subject:
N,
6­
Benzyladenine
EPA
Experimental
Use
Permit
No.
73049­
EUP­
2
Effective
Dates:
to
January
31,
2005
Quantity
Authorized:
3924
lbs.
active
ingredient
(
1962
lbs.
to
be
applied
the
first
year,
and
1962
lbs.
to
be
applied
the
second
year)
Acres
to
be
Treated:
9980
total
acres
[
9680
acres
of
apples
(
4840
acres
to
be
treated
the
first
year,
and
4840
acres
to
be
treated
the
second
year)
and
300
acres
of
pistachios
(
150
acres
to
be
treated
each
year)]

On
the
basis
of
the
information
furnished
by
the
applicant
and
the
annexed
program,
the
subject
Experimental
Use
Permit
(
EUP)
under
section
5
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
is
hereby
issued
for
the
above
named
plant
regulator.
The
EUP,
authorized
only
in
the
States
of
California,
Idaho,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
New
Jersey,
New
York,
North
Carolina,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
West
Virginia
and
Wisconsin,
will
evaluate
the
experimental
product's
a)
efficacy
when
used
as
an
apple
fruit
thinner,
b)
efficacy
in
alleviating
alternate
bearing
in
pistachio,
and
c)
effects
when
multiple
low
rates
are
applied
for
apple
fruit
sizing.
Shipment
and/
or
use
under
this
Permit
is
subject
to
the
provisions
of
40
CFR
Part
172.
2
PRIOR
TO
SHIPMENT
AND/
OR
USE
OF
THIS
MATERIAL,
YOU
MUST
CONSULT
WITH
THE
STATE
PESTICIDE
REGULATORY
OFFICIALS
OF
THE
STATES
IN
WHICH
YOUR
EXPERIMENTAL
PROGRAM
WILL
BE
CONDUCTED
AND
OBTAIN
A
STATE
PERMIT
OR
LICENSE
IF
SUCH
IS
REQUIRED.
YOU
ARE
REQUIRED
TO
PROVIDE
NOTICE
TO
THE
STATE
PESTICIDE
REGULATORY
AGENCY
AT
LEAST
72
HOURS
PRIOR
TO
THE
APPLICATION
OF
THIS
EXPERIMENTAL
USE
PRODUCT.
YOU
ARE
TO
NOTIFY
THE
STATE
LEAD
AGENCY
OF
THE
STATES
IN
WHICH
YOUR
EXPERIMENTAL
PROGRAM
WILL
BE
CONDUCTED
OF
THE
SPECIFIC
TESTING
PROGRAM
(
WHEN,
WHERE,
HOW
MUCH,
ETC.).
THE
AGENCY
IS
ALSO
NOTIFYING
THE
RELEVANT
EPA
REGIONS
AND
STATE
REGULATORY
OFFICIALS
BY
SENDING
THEM
COPIES
OF
THIS
EXPERIMENTAL
USE
PERMIT.
ISSUANCE
OF
THIS
FEDERAL
PERMIT
DOES
NOT
NEGATE
THE
NEED
FOR
PERMISSION
FROM
THE
INDIVIDUAL
STATES.
FAILURE
TO
DO
SO
MAY
RESULT
IN
REVOCATION
OR
MODIFICATION
OF
THE
EXPERIMENTAL
USE
PERMIT.

Based
on
the
experimental
program
submitted,
this
product
may
be
shipped
for
use
under
this
permit
to
the
following
states.

State
Acres,
Per
Year
CA
310
ID
44
ME
200
MD
160
MA
300
MI
500
NJ
200
NY
600
NC
300
OH
200
OR
160
PA
500
UT
44
VT
200
VA
300
WA
600
WV
300
WI
72
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
Total
4990
(
Per
Year)

Grand
Total
9980
(
Two
Years)
3
A
temporary
exemption
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
for
residues
of
the
active
ingredient,
N,
6­
benzyladenine,
in
or
on
the
food
commodities
apples
[
when
applied
at
an
application
rate
not
to
exceed
182
grams
of
active
ingredient
per
acre
per
season
(
g
ai/
A/
season)]
and
pistachios
[
when
applied
at
an
application
rate
not
to
exceed
60
g
ai/
A/
season]
has
been
established
under
provisions
of
the
Federal
Food,
Drug
and
Cosmetic
Act.
This
temporary
tolerance
exemption
will
expire
on
1/
31/
2005.

All
information
required
under
regulations
for
registration
will
be
required
prior
to
registration
or
establishing
permanent
tolerances
or
exemptions
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance.
Refer
to
40
CFR
Part
158.

Reporting
to
the
Agency
of
any
adverse
reactions
is
required.

The
label
submitted
in
connection
with
the
application
for
the
EUP
is
acceptable,
and
a
stamped
copy
is
enclosed
for
your
records.
Submit
five
final
printed
labels,
to
which
the
permit
number,
73049­
EUP­
2,
preceded
by
"
EPA
Experimental
Use
Permit
No."
has
been
added.
This
label
must
be
used
for
all
shipments
under
this
EUP
and
must
be
in
the
possession
of
the
user
at
the
time
of
application.

All
cooperators
must
be
provided
a
copy
of
this
EUP
authorization
letter
prior
to
the
initial
pesticide
application
made
in
accordance
with
this
EUP.

The
requirement
for
quarterly
reports
has
been
waived
and
the
only
report
that
you
must
provide
is
a
final
report
at
the
conclusion
of
the
experiment.
The
final
report
should
include
all
of
the
items
set
forth
in
the
40
CFR
172.8(
b).

Sincerely,

Janet
L.
Andersen,
Ph.
D.
Director
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(
7511C)

Enclosure
