[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54689-54691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26471]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-635; FRL-4982-4]
Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Filings and Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces initial filings and amendments of
pesticide petitions (PP) and food and feed additive petitions (FAP)
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain
pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Response and
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will
not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40
CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked
confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All
written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at
the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [PF-635]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI)
should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
document may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found below in
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, contact the PM named
in each petition at the following office location/telephone number:
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Office location/
Product Manager telephone number/ Addresses
e-mail
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George LaRocca (PM 13)....... Rm. 204, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis
703-305-6100; e- Hwy., Arlington, VA.
mail:
larocca.george@
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Robert Forrest (PM 14)....... Rm. 219, CM #2, Do.
703-305-6600; e-
mail:
forrest.robert@
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Dennis Edwards (PM 19)....... Rm. 207, CM #2, Do.
703-305-6386; e-
mail:
edwards.dennis@
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Connie Welch (PM 21)......... Rm. 227, CM #2, Do.
703-305-6226; e-
mail:
welch.connie@
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Joanne Miller (PM 23)........ Rm. 237, CM #2, Do.
703-305-7830; e-
mail:
miller.joanne@
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Phillip Hutton (PM 90)....... 5th Floor, CS 2800 Jefferson Davis
#1, 703-308- Hwy., Arlington, VA.
8260; e-mail:
hutton.phillip@
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide petitions and
food/feed additive petitions as follows proposing the amendment of
regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on
various agricultural commodities.
Initial Filings
1. PP 5E4516. Monsanto Co., 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St.
Louis, MO 63198, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR part
180 be amended to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for the plant pesticide formulation inert ingredient 5-
enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase from Agrobacterium sp. strain
CP4 (CP4 EPSPS) and the genetic material necessary for the production
of this protein in or on all raw agricultural commodities when used as
a plant-pesticide inert ingredient. (PM 90)
2. PP 5E4517. Northrup King Co., 7500 Olson Memorial Hwy., Golden
Valley, MN 55427, has submitted the petition proposing that 40 CFR
180.1001 be amended to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for the inert plant pesticide ingredient phosphinothricin
acetyltransferase (PAT) as produced in corn by the PAT gene and its
controlling sequences as found on plasmid vector pZO1502. Its use will
be as a selection tool. (PM 90)
3. PP 5F04445. Champon 100% Natural Products, Inc., 10528 Mendocino
Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33428, proposes that 40 CFR part 180 be amended to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
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allyl isothiocyanate (a component of oil of mustard) in or or all
fruits and vegetables, nuts, berries, and grains. (PM 14)
4. PP 5F4473. Monsanto Co., 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St.
Louis, MO 63198, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR
180.1011 be amended to include an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for the plant pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.
kurstaki Insect Control Protein (CryIA(b)) as produced in plant cells.
(PM 90)
5 PP 5F4481. Meiji Milk Products Co., Ltd., 2-Chome, Kyabashi Chuo-
ku, Tokyo, Japan 250, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR
part 180 be amended to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of the fungicide sodium bicarbonate in or on
citrus (lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines). (PM 90)
6. PP 5F4544. Northrup King Co., 7500 Olson Memorial Hwy., Golden
Valley, MN 55427, has submitted the petition proposing that 40 CFR part
180 be amended to include an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for the delta endotoxin protein in corn by a CryIA(b) gene
from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-1 and inserted in the
plant expression vector pZO1502. (PM 90)
7. PP 5F4576. Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC
27419, proposes that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by establishing a
regulation to permit the residues of the insecticide cyromazine, N-
cyclo-propyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, plus its major metabolite
melamine, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-6-triamine, calculated as cyromazine in or
on the raw agricultural commodities of crop group bulb vegetables
(garlic, leeks, onions, shallots), following treatment of seed at 5.0
ppm. (PM 13)
8. PP 5F4578. AgrEvo USA Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE
19808, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR 180.473 be
amended for the herbicide glufosinate ammonium, butanoic acid, 2-amino-
4-(hydroxymethyl phosphinyl), and its metabolites 2-acetamido-4-
methylphosphinico-butanoic acid and 3-methylphosphinico-propionic acid,
expressed as glufosinate free-acid equivalents in or on the following
raw agricultural comodities: corn, field, grain at 0.2 ppm; corn,
field, forage at 4.0 ppm; corn, field silage at 3.5 ppm; corn, field,
fodder at 5.5 ppm; soybean seed at 2.0 ppm; and soybean hulls at 6.0
ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is high-
performance liquid chromatography. (PM 23)
9. PP 5F4581. AgrEvo USA Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE
19808, proposes amending 40 CFR 180.345 by establishing tolerances for
the residues/combined residues of the herbicide ethofumeate (2-ethoxy-
2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzufuranyl methanesulfonate) and its
metabolites 2-hydroxy-2,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate and
2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate (both
calculated as the parent compound) in or on the raw agricultural
commodities grass forage at 1.0 ppm and grass, seed screenings at 0.5
ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is GLC
with FPD. (PM 23)
10. PP 5F4584. Gustafson, Inc., P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, TX 75266-
0065, has submitted the petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.472 be
amended for the insecticide imidacloprid, 1-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, in or on barley, forage
at 1.5 ppm, barley, straw at 0.2 ppm, and barley, grain at 0.05 ppm.
(PM 19)
11. PP 5F4585. DowElanco, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN
46268-1054, proposes that 40 CFR part 180 be amended to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues resulting
from the use of S. spinosa fermentation based products on all crops.
(PM 13)
Amended Filings
12. FAP 2H5640. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of June 10,
1992 (57 FR 24647), that Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro,
NC 27419, proposed that 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 be amended by
establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit combined
residues of the insecticide cyromazine, N-cyclo-propyl-1,3,5-triazine-
2,4,6-triamine plus its major metabolite, melamine, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-
6-triamine, calculated as cyromazine, in or on processed tomato
products at 1.2 ppm and dry tomato pomace at 1.6 ppm. The company has
amended the petition to propose tolerances for the chemical in or on
tomato products excluding juice at 2.5 ppm and tomato pomace, wet and
dried, at 2.5 ppm. (PM 13)
13. PP 6F3333. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of March 10,
1993 (58 FR 13261), that Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro,
NC 27419, proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.414 by establishing a tolerance
for the insecticide cyromazine, N-cyclo-propyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-
triamine plus its major metabolite, melamine, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-6-
triamine calculated as cyromazine, in or on raw agricultural commodity
tomatoes at 0.5 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has submitted a revised petition that
proposes to increase the tolerance for the combined residues of the
insecticide cyromazine, plus its major metabolite, melamine, on
tomatoes at 1.0 ppm. In addition, Ciba-Geigy proposes to amend 40 CFR
180.414 by establishing separate tolerances for residues of cyromazine
in meat, fat, and meat byproducts (including liver and kidney) of
cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.05 ppm and milk at 0.02 ppm
under Sec. 180.414(b) and (c), respectively, and establish a separate
tolerance for residues of the metabolite 1-methylcyromazine (1-methyl-
N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine), calculated as cyromazine,
in liver and kidney of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.05
ppm. Ciba-Geigy also proposes to amend the established tolerances for
cyromazine and melamine in or on fat, meat, and meat byproducts of
chickens under 40 CFR 180.414(b) and (c) by removal of the restriction
``from chicken layer hens and chicken breeder hens only.'' (PM 13)
14. PP 6F3417. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangel Park, NC 27709, has submitted an
amended petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.407 be amended so that
tolerances for thiodicarb and its metabolite for broccoli, cabbage, and
cauliflower at 7 ppm be extended for 1 year with an expiration date of
August 15, 1997. Notice of the petition appeared in the Federal
Register of January 15, 1992 (57 FR 1733). Tolerances were extended to
August 15, 1996, by a rule in the Federal Register of May 10, 1995 (60
FR 24785). (PM 19)
15. PP 7F3516. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangel Park, NC 27709, has submitted an
amended petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.407 be amended so that
tolerances for thiodicarb and its metabolite for leafy vegetables at 7
ppm be extended for 1 year with an expiration date of August 15, 1997.
Notice of the petition appeared in the Federal Register of October 5,
1989 (54 FR 41160). Tolerances were extended to August 15, 1996, by a
rule in the Federal Register of May 10, 1995 (60 FR 24785). (PM 19)
16. PP 8F3578. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangel Park, NC 27709, has submitted an
amended petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.407 be amended for the
insecticide thiodicarb proposing a tolerance for sweet corn forage of
300 ppm. Notice of this petition appeared in the Federal
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Register of December 16, 1987 (52 FR 47754). (PM 19)
A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket
number [PF-635] (including comments and data submitted electronically
as described below). A public version of this record, including
printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include
any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
public record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-Docket@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public
version, as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly,
EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed,
paper form as they are received and will place the paper copies in the
official rulemaking record which will also include all comments
submitted directly in writing. The official rulemaking record is the
paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the
beginning of this document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.
Dated: October 12, 1995.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-26471 Filed 10-24-95; 8:45 am]
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