Dennis
P.
Ward,
Ph.
D.
Regulatory
Affairs
Manager
(
636)
737­
6631
April
1,
2003
Document
Processing
Desk
(
Amend)
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
7504C)
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Room
266A,
Crystal
Mall
2
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Highway
Arlington,
VA
22202­
4501
Attn:
Dennis
Szuhay,
Team
Leader
90
Subj:
Application
to
amend
permit
524­
EUP­
93;
request
for
extension
Dear
Mr.
Szuhay:

Please
find
enclosed
an
application
to
amend
and
extend
the
Experimental
Use
Permit
for
Corn
Event
MON
863
(
524­
EUP­
93).
This
application
replaces
our
previous
application,
dated
December
11,
2002.
Since
our
December
application
was
submitted,
EPA
granted
a
Section
3
registration
for
Corn
Event
MON
863
(
524­
528).
However,
an
extension
of
524­
EUP­
93
is
still
needed
in
order
for
Monsanto
to
continue
development
work
on
combined
insecticidal
trait
hybrids
created
by
crossing
MON
863
corn
lines
to
other
lines
containing
registered
plant­
incorporated
protectants.
Since
this
EUP
is
not
needed
for
further
testing
of
just
MON
863,
we
have
revised
the
requested
acreage
downward.

Enclosed
with
this
letter
are:
 
Transmittal
Document
(
1
copy)
 
Volume
1:
Administrative
Materials
in
Support
of
Application
to
Amend
the
Experimental
Use
Permit
for
Event
MON
863:
Corn
Rootworm­
Protected
Corn
(
ZMIR13L),
Permit
No.
524­
EUP­
93
(
3
copies)

Should
you
require
any
additional
information
regarding
this
submission
please
feel
free
to
contact
Dr.
Russell
Schneider
in
our
Washington
office
(
202­
383­
2866)
or
me
directly
(
636­
737­
6631).

Sincerely,

Dennis
P.
Ward
cc:
Mike
Mendelsohn,
EPA/
OPP/
BPPD
Russell
Schneider,
Monsanto
00­
CR­
030E­
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