96-13020. BASF Corporation; Withdrawal of Pesticide Petition for Sodium Acifluorfen

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13020]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 1F3953/PF653; FRL-5367-3]


BASF Corporation; Withdrawal of Pesticide Petition for Sodium 
Acifluorfen

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that BASF Corporation has withdrawn its 
petition to establish tolerances for Sodium acifluorfen on dry beans 
and sunflower seed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Joanne Miller, Product 
Manager (PM) 23, Registration Division, (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 237, CM #2, 2801 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, 703-305-6224; e-mail: 
[e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA announced in a notice of filing 
published in the Federal Register of April 3, 1991 (56 FR 13641)(PF-
544; FRL-3882-5) the filing of pesticide petition (PP) 1F3953 by the 
BASF Corporation proposing to establish a tolerance for residues of 
sodium acifluorfen (sodium 5-[2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl) phenoxy]-2-
nitrobenzoic acid and its metabolites (the corresponding acid, methy 
ester, and amino analogues) in or on dry beans and sunflower seed at 
0.05 parts per million. The BASF Corporation has withdrawn that 
pesticide petition.

List of subjects

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

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.

    Dated: May 13, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-13020; Filed 5-23-96; 8:45 am]
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