[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18593-18595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10252]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-649; FRL-5359-7]
Various Pesticide and Food/Feed Tolerance Petitions; Amendments
and Filings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces initial filings and amendments of
pesticide petitions (PP), filing of food and feed additive petitions
(FAP) all proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of
certain pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities.
DATES: Comments, identified by the docket number [PF-649] must be
received on or before May 28, 1996.
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. 1128, 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. 1128 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 5.1 file format or ASCII file format.
All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the
docket number [PF-649]. No CBI should be submitted through e-mail.
Electronic comments on this document may be filed online at many
Federal Depository Library. 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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Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address
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Rick Keigwin (PM 10).................... Rm. 214, CM #2, 703-305-6788, e-mail: 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,
keigwin.rick@epamail.epa.gov Arlington, VA. .
Robert Forest (PM 14)................... Rm. 219, CM #2, 703-305-6600, e-mail: Do.
forest.robert@epamai.epa.gov.
Dennis Edwards (PM 19).................. Rm. 266A, CM #2, 703-305-6386, e-mail: Do.
edwards.dennis@epamail.epa.gov.
Teresa Stowe (PM 22).................... Rm. 229, CM #2, 703-305-7740, e-mail: Do.
stowe.teresa@epamail.epa.gov.
Joanne I. Miller (PM 23)................ Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305-7830, e-mail: Do.
miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov.
Robert J. Taylor (PM 25)................ Rm. 245, CM #2, 703-305-6027, e-mail: Do.
taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide and feed additive
petitions as follows proposing the establishment and/or amendment of
regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on
various agricultural commodities.
Initial Filings
1 PP 5F4490. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., P.O. Box 80038,
Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.445 to increase
the tolerance for residues of the herbicide methyl 2[[[[[(4,6-
dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)amino] carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]
methyl]benzoate to 0.5 ppm in or on the raw agricultural commodity rice
straw. The petition was subsequently amended to revise the tolerance
level to 0.3 ppm. (PM 23)
2. PP 5F4547. American Cyanamid Co., Agricultural Research Center,
P.O. Box 400, Princeton, NJ 08543-0400, proposes to amend 40 CFR
180.206 by revising the established tolerance for the residues of the
insecticide phorate (O,O-diethyl S[(ethylthio)methyl]phosphorodithiote
and its cholinesterase-inhibiting metabolites in or on the raw
agricultural commodity beans, succulent at 0.1 ppm and beans, dried at
0.1 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is
chromatograph equipped wtih a flame photometric detector. (PM 14)
3. PP 6E4679. Rohm and Haas Company, 100 Independence Mall West,
Phildelphia, PA 19106-2399, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.842 by
establishing a tolerance for the residues of the insecticide Benzoic
acid (3,5-dimethyl-,1-(1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-(4-ethylbenzoyl)
hydrazide in or on the raw agricultural commodity wine grapes at 0.5
ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is HPLC
separation with UV detection. (PM 10)
4. PP 6F4649. American Cyanamid Co., P.O. Box 400, Princeton, NJ
08543-0400, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a
tolerance for the residues of the herbicide AC 299,263,( )-
2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-
(methoxymethyl)-3-pyridine carboxylate acid in or on soybeans at 0.1
ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is HPLC.
(PM 25)
5. PP 6F4676. ISK Bioscience Corporation, 5966 Heisley Road, P.O.
Box 8000, Mentor, OH 44061-8000 proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.275 by
establishing a tolerance for the residues of the fungicide
Chlorothalonil (tetrachloroisophthalonitrile) and its metabolite, 4-
hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloroisophthalonitrile in or on the raw agricultural
commodity non-bell peppers at 5.0 ppm. (PM 22)
6. PP 6F4680. Drexel Chemical Co, P.O. Box 13327 Memphis, TN 38113-
0327, proposes amending 40 CFR 180.106 by establishing a tolerance for
residues of the herbicide diuron (3-(3,4dichlorophenyl)-1,1-
dimethylurea) in or on the raw aqricultural commodity catfish at 1 part
per million. The analytical method is liquid chromotography (HPLC).
(PM-25)
7. FAP 6F4682. Gustafson, Incorporated, P.O. Box 669965, Dallas,
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Texas 75266-0065, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.472 by establishing a
regulation to permit the residues of the insecticide/miticide
imidacloprid (1,[chloro-3-pridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine
on the raw agricultural commodities field corn, forage at 0.10 ppm,
field corn, fodder at 0.20 ppm and field corn, grain at 0.05 ppm.
8. PP 6H5743. Agrevo Environmental Health, 95 Chestnut Ridge Rd.,
Montvale, NJ 07645 proposes to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 by
establishing tolerances at 3 ppm for residues of the insecticide d-
trans-chrysanthemum monocarboxylic acid ester of dl-2-allyl-4-hydroxy-
3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one in or on all food items in food handling
establishments and all feed handling establishments when applied in
accordance with conditions prescribed in the pesticide petition. (PM
10)
A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket
number [PF-649] (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 Room 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 Virginia address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the
beginning of this document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Animal feeds. and Pesticide and pests.
Dated: April 11, 1996.
Stephne L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-10252 Filed 4-25-96; 8:45 am]
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