[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13938-13939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6417]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[PP 8F3658/P605; FRL-4936-5]
RIN 2070-AC18
Pesticide Tolerances for Triasulfuron
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to establish permanent tolerances for residues of
the herbicide triasulfuron, [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-
1-(2-(2-chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl)urea], in or on barley and wheat
grain at 0.02 part per million (ppm); barley and wheat straw at 2.0
ppm; barley and wheat forage at 5.0 ppm; meat, fat, and meat byproducts
(excluding kidney) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.1
ppm; kidney of cattle, goats, horses, and sheep at 0.2 ppm; and milk at
0.02 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has fulfilled certain testing requirements, and
EPA proposes to change to permanent tolerances the current time-limited
tolerances.
DATES: Comments, identified by the document control number [PP 8F3658/
P605], must be received on or before April 14, 1995.
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 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert J. Taylor, Product
Manager (PM) 25, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St. SW., Washington,
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 241, CM #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-6800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 13, 1992
(57 FR 8844), EPA issued a final rule which established tolerances for
residues of the herbicide triasulfuron, [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-
triazin-2-yl)-1-(2-(2-chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl)urea], in or on
barley and wheat grain at 0.02 ppm; barley or wheat forage at 5.0 ppm;
barley and wheat straw at 20 ppm; meat, fat, and meat byproducts
(excluding kidney) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.1
ppm; and milk at 0.02 ppm, with an expiration date of March 13, 1995.
In the Federal Register of August 31, 1994 (59 FR 44931), the Agency
issued a notice extending these tolerances until March 13, 1996. These
tolerances with an expiration date were required by EPA to allow the
peititioner, Ciba-Geigy Corp., to submit additional data required for
environmental fate and groundwater, and to allow the Agency to complete
the regulatory assessment of EPA's scientific findings. The petitioner
has submitted all the required data. The Agency has completed the
regulatory assessment of the data and determined that adequate work has
been done to fulfill these requirements. EPA is preparing to amend 40
CFR 180.459 to establish permanent tolerances on the wheat, barley, and
animal commodities.
Based on the information cited above and in the document
establishing the time-limited tolerances for triasulfuron (57 FR 8844,
March 13, 1992 and 59 FR [[Page 13939]] 44931, August 31, 1994), EPA
has determined that when used in accordance with good agricultural
practice, this ingredient is useful and that the tolerances will
protect the public health. Therefore, EPA is proposing to establish
permanent tolerances as set forth below.
Any person who has registered or submitted an application for
registration of a pesticide, under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as amended, which contains any of the
ingredients listed herein, may request within 30 days after publication
of this document in the Federal Register that this rulemaking proposal
be referred to an Advisory Committee in accordance with section 408(e)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the
proposed regulation. Comments must bear a notation indicating the
document control number, [PP 8F3658/P605]. All written comments filed
in response to this petition will be available in the Public Response
and Program Resources Branch, at the address given above, from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.
The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this rule from the
requirements of section 3 of Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, 94
Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Administrator has determined that
regulations establishing exemptions from tolerance requirements do not
have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. A
certification statement to this effect was published in the Federal
Register of May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950).
Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(Pub. L. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Administrator
has determined that regulations establishing new tolerances or raising
tolerance levels or establishing exemptions from tolerance requirements
do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. A certification statement to this effect was published
in the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 15, 1995.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR part 180 be amended as
follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.
2. By revising Sec. 180.459, to read as follows:
Sec. 180.459 Triasulfuron; tolerances for residues.
Tolerances are established for residues of the herbicide
triasulfuron, [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-(2-(2-
chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl)urea] in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities:
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Barley, forage............................................. 5.0
Barley, grain.............................................. 0.02
Barley, straw.............................................. 2.0
Cattle, fat................................................ 0.1
Cattle, kidney............................................. 0.2
Cattle, mbyp (except kidney)............................... 0.1
Cattle, meat............................................... 0.1
Goats, fat................................................. 0.1
Goats, kidney.............................................. 0.2
Goats, mbyp (except kidney)................................ 0.1
Goats, meat................................................ 0.1
Hogs, fat.................................................. 0.1
Hogs, kidney............................................... 0.2
Hogs, mbyp (except kidney)................................. 0.1
Hogs, meat................................................. 0.1
Horses, fat................................................ 0.1
Horses, kidney............................................. 0.2
Horses, mbyp (except kidney)............................... 0.1
Horses, meat............................................... 0.1
Milk....................................................... 0.02
Sheep, fat8................................................ 0.1
Sheep, kidney.............................................. 0.2
Sheep, mbyp (except kidney)................................ 0.1
Sheep, meat................................................ 0.1
Wheat, forage.............................................. 5.0
Wheat, grain............................................... 0.02
Wheat, straw............................................... 2.0
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[FR Doc. 95-6417 Filed 3-14-95; 8:45 am]
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