Receipt of an Application for Pesticide Registration for a Transgenic Plant Pesticide

Resumen

EPA has received an application from Monsanto Company for a transgenic plant pesticide for conditional registration containing the new active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki delta endotoxin protein as produced by the Cry1A(c) gene and it controlling sequences. The EPA File Symbol for this application is 524-UTI, and the associated tolerance petition number is PP 4F 4331. This is the second application for registration of a transgenic plant pesticide under section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, in which a plant has been genetically altered to produce a pesticide. Because of its uniqueness the Agency has determined that this application may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting public comments on this application.