[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24855-24856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11147]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 6G3306/T675; FRL 4951-6]
Triclopyr; Renewal of Temporary Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has renewed temporary tolerances for the combined residues
of the herbicide triclopyr and its metabolites in or on certain raw
agricultural commodities.
DATES: These temporary tolerances expire March 30, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: -Robert 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. 245,
CM#2, -1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, -Arlington, VA, -(703) 305-6800;
e-mail: taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice, published in the
Federal Register of August 15, 1991 (56 FR 40615), stating that
temporary tolerances had been renewed for the combined residues of the
herbicide triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl)oxyacetic acid and its
metabolites 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol and 2-methoxy-3,5,6-
trichloropyridine in or on the raw agricultural commodities fish and
shellfish at 0.2 part per million (ppm). An allowable residue level of
0.5 ppm in potable water is also being renewed. These tolerances are
renewed in response to pesticide petition (PP) 6G3306, submitted by
DowElanco, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054.
The company has requested a 1-year renewal of the temporary
tolerances to permit the marketing of the above raw agricultural
commodities when treated in accordance with the provisions of the
experimental use permit 62719-EUP-1, which is being renewed under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as amended
(Pub. L. 95-396, 92 Stat. 819; 7 U.S.C. 136). The scientific data
reported and other relevant material were evaluated, and it was
determined that renewal of the temporary tolerances will protect the
public health. Therefore, the temporary tolerances have been renewed on
the condition that the pesticide be used in accordance with the
experimental use permit and with the following provisions:
1. The total amount of the active ingredient to be used must not
exceed the quantity authorized by the experimental use permit.
2. DowElanco must immediately notify the EPA of any findings from
the experimental use that have a bearing on safety. The company must
also keep records of production, distribution, and performance and on
request make the records available to any authorized officer or
employee of the EPA or the Food and Drug Administration.
These tolerances expire March 30, 1997. Residues not in excess of
these amounts remaining in or on the above raw agricultural commodities
after this expiration date will not be considered actionable if the
pesticide is legally applied during the term of, and in
[[Page 24856]] accordance with, the provisions of the experimental use
permit and temporary tolerances. These tolerances may be revoked if the
experimental use permit is revoked or if any experience with or
scientific data on this pesticide indicate that such revocation is
necessary to protect the public health.
The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this notice 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 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
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).
Dated: April 28, 1995.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-11147 Filed 5-9-95; 8:45 am]
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