
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 56227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing 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: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov.

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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