Exemption Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants Derived From Plant Viral Coat Protein Gene(s) (PVCP-PIPs); Supplemental Proposal

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 174 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0642; FRL-8100-7] RIN 2070-AD49 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to exempt from Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requirements plant-incorporated protectants derived from plant viral coat protein genes (PVCP-PIPs) when the PVCP-PIP meets specified criteria. EPA is proposing this exemption because the Agency believes that the PVCP-PIPs covered by this exemption would be of a character which is unnecessary to be subject to FIFRA in order to carry out the purposes of the Act. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 17, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0642, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/​ . Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Mail : Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Delivery : OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed informatio…