[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18359-18360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9225]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[OPP-300771A; FRL-6071-6]
RIN 2070-AB78
Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions;
Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: EPA published in the Federal Register of January 20, 1999, a
document establishing time-limited tolerances for residues of
imidacloprid in/on legume vegetables (Crop Group 6) and strawberries,
in connection with issuance of emergency exemptions for these uses. The
levels given for tolerances were listed correctly throughout most of
the document, but were inadvertently transposed in the last table. This
document corrects this error by listing the tolerances levels
correctly.
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DATES: This correction becomes effective January 20, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Andrea Beard, Registration
Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, (703) 308-9356; e-mail:
beard.andrea@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published a document on January 20, 1999
(64 FR 3037) (FRL-6051-6), establishing time-limited tolerances for
residues of imidacloprid in/on legume vegetables (Crop Group 6, 40 CFR
180.41(c)(6)) and strawberries. This action was in response to EPA's
granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act authorizing use of the
pesticide on legumes and strawberries. This regulation established
maximum permissible levels for residues of imidacloprid in/on these
food commodities pursuant to section 408(l)(6) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act
of 1996. The tolerances will expire and are revoked on June 30, 2000.
In publishing these tolerances, the tolerance levels for these
commodities were listed correctly throughout the document, but were
inadvertently transposed in the final table. The correct tolerance
levels are 0.1 ppm in/on strawberries, and 1.0 ppm in/on legume
vegetables. This document will correct the tolerance levels.
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 30, 1999.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
In FR Doc. 99-1253, published on January 20, 1999 (64 FR 3037),
make the following correction:
Sec. 180.472 [Corrected]
On page 3044, in the third column, in Sec. 180.472, in paragraph
(b), the table is corrected to read as follows:
Sec. 180.472 Imidacloprid; tolerances for residues.
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(b) * * *
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per million revocation date
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Legume vegetables............... 1.0 6/30/00
Strawberry...................... 0.1 6/30/00
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[FR Doc. 99-9225 Filed 4-13-99; 8:45 am]
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