EPA Receives Pesticide Petition for Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tolworthi Cry9C

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the initial filing of a pesticide petition by Plant Genetic Systems (America), Inc., proposing a regulation to exempt residues of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tolworthi Cry9C and its production from tolerance requirements for raw agricultural commodities. Comments on the petition must be submitted by October 20, 1997, via mail or in person at the EPA's address in Washington, DC, or electronically through a specified online process.