[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30163-30165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15195]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[PP-0E3821/R2242; FRL-5371-4]
RIN 2070-AB78
Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document establishes a tolerance for combined residues of
the herbicide sodium salt of acifluorfen and its metabolites in or on
the raw agricultural commodity strawberry. The Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested the regulation to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of the herbicide pursuant to the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation becomes effective June 14, 1996
ADDRESSES: Written objections and hearing requests, identified by the
document control number, [PP 0E3821/R2242], may be submitted to:
Hearing Clerk (1900), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Fees
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accompanying objections and hearing requests shall be labeled
``Tolerance Petition Fees'' and forwarded to: EPA Headquarters
Accounting Operations Branch, OPP (Tolerance Fees), P.O. Box 360277M,
Pittsburgh, PA 15251. A copy of any objections and hearing requests
filed with the Hearing Clerk should be identified by the document
control number and submitted 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 copy of objections and hearing requests to
Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202.
A copy of objections and hearing requests filed with the Hearing
Clerk may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail
(e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Copies of objections and hearing requests must be submitted as an
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of
encryption. Copies of objections and hearing requests will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file format.
All copies of objections and hearing requests in electronic form must
be identified by the docket number [PP 0E3821/R2242]. No Confidential
Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
Electronic copies of objections and hearing requests on this rule may
be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional
information on electronic submissions can be found below in this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Hoyt L. Jamerson,
Registration Division (7505W), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
St., SW., Washington , DC 20460. Office location and telephone number:
Sixth Floor, Crystal Station #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202. (703) 308-8783; e-mail:
jamerson.hoyt@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of April 17, 1996
(61 FR 16740), EPA issued a proposed rule (FRL-5356-6) that gave notice
that the Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903,
had submitted pesticide petition (PP) 0E3821 to EPA on behalf of the
Agricultural Experiment Stations of Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. This
petition requests that the Administrator, pursuant to section 408(e) of
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(e)
amend 40 CFR 180.383 by establishing a tolerance for combined residues
of the herbicide sodium salt of acifluorfen (sodium 5-[2-chloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-2-nitrobenzoic acid) and its metabolites (the
corresponding acid, methyl ester and amino analogues) in or on the raw
agricultural commodity strawberry at 0.05 part per million (ppm). There
were no comments or requests for referral to an advisory committee
received in response to the proposed rule.
The data submitted with the proposal and other relevant material
have been evaluated and discussed in the proposed rule. Based on the
data and information considered, the Agency concludes that the
tolerance will protect the public health. Therefore, the tolerance is
established as set forth below.
Any person adversely affected by this regulation may, within 30
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register, file
written objections to the regulation and may also request a hearing on
those objections. Objections and hearing requests must be filed with
the Hearing Clerk, at the address given above (40 CFR 178.20). A copy
of the objections and/or hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk
should be submitted to the OPP docket for this rulemaking. The
objections submitted must specify the provisions of the regulation
deemed objectionable and the grounds for the objections (40 CFR
178.25). Each objection must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by 40
CFR 180.33(i). If a hearing is requested, the objections must include a
statement of the factual issue(s) on which a hearing is requested, the
requestor's contentions on such issues, and a summary of any evidence
relied upon by the objector (40 CFR 178.27). A request for a hearing
will be granted if the Administrator determines that the material
submitted shows the following: There is genuine and substantial issue
of fact; there is a reasonable possibility that available evidence
identified by the requestor would, if established, resolve one or more
of such issues in favor of the requestor, taking into account
uncontested claims or facts to the contrary; and resolution of the
factual issue(s) in the manner sought by the requestor would be
adequate to justify the action requested (40 CFR 178.32).
A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket
number [PP 0E3821/R2242] (including any objections and hearing requests
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.
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 any copies of objections and hearing requests
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
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), the
Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant''
and therefore subject to all the requirements of the Executive Order
(i.e., Regulatory Impact Analysis, review by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB)). Under section 3(f), the order defines ``a
significant regulatory action'' as an action that is likely to result
in a rule (1) having an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or
more, or adversely and materially affecting a sector of the economy,
productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or
safety, or State, local or tribal governments or communities (also
referred to as ``economically significant''); (2) creating serious
inconsistency or otherwise interfering with an action taken or planned
by another agency; (3) materially altering the budgetary impacts of
entitlement, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and
obligations thereof; or (4) raising novel legal or policy issues
arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the
principles set forth in this Executive Order.
Pursuant to the terms of this Executive Order, EPA has determined
that this rule is not ``significant'' and is therefore not subject to
OMB review.
This action does not impose any enforceable duty, or contain any
``unfunded mandates'' as described in Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4), or require prior consultation as
specified
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by Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993), entitled
Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership, or special consideration
as reqired by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (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 explaining the factual basis for this
determination was published in the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46
FR 24950).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 3, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.
2. In Sec. 180.383, the table is amended by adding alphabetically
the entry for strawberry, to read as follows:
Sec. 180.383 Sodium salt of acifluorfen; tolerances for residues.
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Strawberry................................................. 0.05
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[FR Doc. 96-15195 Filed 6-13-96; 8:45 am]
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