99-6897. Cinnamaldehyde; Exemption from the requirement of a Tolerance; Correction

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14098-14099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6897]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP-300769A; FRL-6069-2]
RIN 2070-AB78


Cinnamaldehyde; Exemption from the requirement of a Tolerance; 
Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA published in the Federal Register of February 17, 1999, a 
document establishing an exemption from the requirement of tolerance 
for residues of the biochemical cinnamaldehyde in or on all food 
commodities when applied as a broad spectrum fungicide/insecticide/
algaecide in accordance with good agricultural practices. A sentence 
should have been removed from Sec. 180.1156. This document corrects 
that section by removing the language.

 DATES: This correction becomes effective February 17, 1999.

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  By mail: Diana M. Horne, c/o Product 
Manager (PM) 90, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division 
(7511C), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number and e-mail 
address: Rm. 902, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 
Arlington, VA22202, [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published a document on February 17, 
1999 (64 FR 7801) (FRL-6049-9), establishing an exemption from the 
requirement of tolerance for residues of the biochemical cinnamaldehyde 
in or on all food commodities when applied as a broad spectrum 
fungicide/insecticide/algaecide in accordance with good agricultural 
practices.The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) submitted a 
petition to EPA on behalf of Proguard, Inc. requesting the exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance. In publishing the revision to 
Sec. 180.1156, a sentence that should have been removed was 
inadvertently left in. This document will correct the section by 
removing that sentence.


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I. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

    This final rule does not impose any new requirements. It only 
implements a technical correction to the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR). As such, this action does not require review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866, entitled 
Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or Executive 
Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from Environmental Health 
Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This action does 
not impose any enforceable duty, contain any unfunded mandate, or 
impose any significant or unique impact on small governments as 
described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 
104-4). Nor does it require prior consultation with State, local, and 
tribal government officials as specified by Executive Order 12875, 
entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership (58 FR 58093, 
October 28, 1993) and Executive Order 13084, entitled Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (63 FR 27655, May 19, 
1998), or special consideration of environmental justice related issues 
under Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This action does not 
involve any technical standards that would require Agency consideration 
of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Pub. 
L. 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). In addition, since this 
action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) or any other statute, it is not 
subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

II. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the Agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other 
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of this rule in the Federal Register. This is a 
technical corection to the Federal Register and is not a ``major rule'' 
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: March 8, 1999.

Kathleen D. Knox,

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
    In FR Doc. 99-3663 published on February 17, 1999 (64 FR 7801), 
make the following correction:


Sec. 180.1156  [Corrected]

    On page 7804, in the third column, in Sec. 180.1156 remove the last 
sentence which reads: ``The existing tolerance exemption on mushrooms 
(40 CFR 180.1156) is hereby removed.''

[FR Doc. 99-6897 Filed 3-23-99; 8:45 am]
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