[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15192]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 6G4622/T692; FRL 5377-5]
Trichodex; Establishment of Temporary Exemption from the
Requirement of Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established temporary exemptions from the requirement
of tolerances for residues of the microbial pesticide Trichoderma
harzianum isolate T-39 and microbial antifungal agent ABG-8007 in or on
certain raw agricultural commodities.
DATES: These temporary exemptions from the requirement of tolerances
expire May 9, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides
and Pollution Prevention Division (7501W), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Fifth Floor, Crystal
Station 1, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (703) 308-8097; e-mail:
bacchus.shanaz@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Makhteshim-Agan of North America Inc., 551
Fifth Ave., Suite 1100, New York, NY 10176, has requested in pesticide
petitions (PP) 6G4622 the establishment of exemptions from the
requirement of tolerances for residues of the microbial pesticide
Trichoderma harzianum isolate T-39 when used as an antifungal agent in
or on the raw agricultural commodities table grape, wine grape and
strawberry. The microbial antifungal agent is also referred to as ABG-
8007 and contains dried fermentation solids resulting from fermentation
of Trichoderma harzianum isolate T-39, containing T-39 fungus
propagules as either conidia or mycelia.
These temporary exemptions from the requirement of tolerances will
permit the marketing of the above raw agricultural commodities when
treated in accordance with the provisions of experimental use permit
11678-EUP-1, which is being issued 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 exemptions from the requirement
of tolerances will protect the public health. Therefore, the temporary
exemptions from the requirement of tolerances have been established on
the condition that the pesticides be used in accordance with the
experimental use permit and with the following provisions:
1. The total amount of the active ingredients to be use must not
exceed the quantity authorized by the experimental use permit.
2. Makhteshim-Agan of North America Inc., 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 temporary exemptions from the requirement of tolerances
expire May 9, 1998. Residues remaining in or on all raw agricultural
commodities after this expiration date will not be considered
actionable if the pesticides are legally applied during the term of,
and in accordance with, the provisions of the experimental use permit
and temporary exemptions from the requirement of tolerances. These
temporary exemptions from the requirement of 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 requirement 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).
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administative practice and procedures,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 6, 1996.
Flora Chow,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-15192; Filed 6-13-96; 8:45 am]
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