[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34876-34879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16433]
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40 CFR Part 180
40 CFR Parts 180, 185, and 186
[PP 1F3992, 2F4109, 2F4114, 7F3488, 7F3560, 9F3770, FAP 7H3560 and
7H5543/R2143; FRL-4960-6]
RIN 2070-AB78
Lambda Cyhalothrin; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document establishes time-limited tolerances with an
expiration date of November 15, 1997, for residues of the synthetic
pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin in or on the raw agricultural commodities
(RACs) soybeans; wheat, forage, hay, straw, and grain dust; sweet corn;
sunflower, seeds and forage; sorghum grain and dust; corn (grain, field
and pop); corn fodder and forage; peanuts; meat, fat, and meat
byproducts (mbyp) and eggs of poultry
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and increased tolerances in milk, fat, and meat and mbyp of cattle,
goats, hogs, horses, and sheep; and in or on the processed food/feed
items corn grain flour, sunflower hulls, sunflower oil, and wheat bran.
Zeneca Ag Products, Inc., and Coopers Animal Health, Inc., submitted
petitions to EPA requesting these regulations pursuant to the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation becomes effective July 5, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written objections and hearing requests, identified by the
document control number, [PP 1F3992, 2F4109, 2F4114, 7F3488, 7F3560,
9F3770, FAP 7H3560, and 7H5543/R2143], may be submitted to: Hearing
Clerk (1900), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M St.,
SW., Washington, DC 20460. Fees 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 in 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
1F3992, 2F4109, 2F4114, 7F3488, 7F3560, 9F3770, FAP 7H3560, and 7H5543/
R2143]. 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: George T. LaRocca, Product
Manager (PM) 13, Registration Division (7505C), Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location and telephone number: Second Floor, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-6100; e-mail:
larocca.george.epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of April 28, 1995
(60 FR 20946), EPA issued a proposed rule that gave notice of a
proposed amendment to 40 CFR parts 180, 185, and 186 to establish
various time-limited tolerances and food/feed additive regulations, to
expire on November 15, 1997, for residues of the pyrethroid lambda-
cyhalothrin. The proposal was issued pursuant to petitions submitted to
EPA under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)
and 348(e)) by Zeneca, Inc. (formerly ICI Americas, Inc.), 1800 Concord
Pike, Wilmington DE 19897 (PP 7F3488, 78F3560, 1F3992, 2F4109, 2F4114,
7H3560, and 7H5543) and by Coopers Animal Health, Inc., P.O. Box
419167, Kansas City, MO 64141-0167 (PP 9F3770).
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 time-
limited tolerances and food/feed additive regulations will protect the
public health. Therefore, the tolerances and food/feed additive
regulations are 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 and/or request a hearing 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 a 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 1F3992, 2F4109, 2F4114, 7F3488, 7F3560, 9F3770, FAP 7H3560,
and 7H5543/R2143] (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.
Written objections and hearing requests, identified by the document
control number [PP 1F3992, 2F4109, 2F4114, 7F3488, 7F3560, 9F3770, FAP
7H3560, and 7H5543/R2143], may be submitted to the Hearing Clerk
(1900), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 3708, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
A copy of electronic objections and hearing requests filed with the
Hearing Clerk can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-Docket@epamail.epa.gov
A copy of electronic objections and hearing requests filed with the
Hearing Clerk 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 any 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 objections and hearing requests submitted directly in
writing. The official rulemaking record is the paper record maintained
at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
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Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993), the Agency
must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant'' and
therefore subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and the requirements of the Executive Order. 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 of recipients
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 the Executive Order, EPA has determined
that this rule is not ``significant'' and is therefore not subject to
OMB review.
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 in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 5, 1995.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, chapter I of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
1. In part 180:
a. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.
b. By amending Sec. 180.438, by revising the table therein, to read
as follows:
Sec. 180.438 Lambda-cyhalothrin; tolerance for residues.
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Broccoli................................................... 0.4
Cabbage.................................................... 0.4
Cattle, fat................................................ 3.0
Cattle, meat............................................... 0.2
Cattle, mbyp............................................... 0.2
Corn, grain (field and pop)................................ 0.05
Corn, fodder............................................... 1.0
Corn, forage............................................... 6.0
Corn, sweet (K + kwhr)..................................... 0.05
Cottonseed................................................. 0.05
Dry bulb onion............................................. 0.1
Eggs....................................................... 0.01
Garlic..................................................... 0.02
Goats, fat................................................. 3.0
Goats, meat................................................ 0.2
Goats, mbyp................................................ 0.2
Hogs, fat.................................................. 3.0
Hogs, meat................................................. 0.2
Hogs, mbyp................................................. 0.2
Horses, fat................................................ 3.0
Horses, meat............................................... 0.2
Horses, mbyp............................................... 0.2
Lettuce, head.............................................. 2.0
Milk, fat (reflecting 0.2 ppm in whole milk)............... 5.0
Peanuts.................................................... 0.05
Peanut, hulls.............................................. 0.05
Poultry, fat............................................... 0.01
Poultry, meat.............................................. 0.01
Poultry, mbyp.............................................. 0.01
Sheep, fat................................................. 3.0
Sheep, meat................................................ 0.2
Sheep, mbyp................................................ 0.2
Soybeans................................................... 0.01
Sorghum, grain............................................. 0.2
Sorghum, grain dust........................................ 1.5
Sunflower, seeds........................................... 0.2
Sunflower,forage........................................... 0.20
Tomatoes................................................... 0.1
Wheat, grain............................................... 0.05
Wheat, forage.............................................. 2.0
Wheat, hay................................................. 2.0
Wheat, straw............................................... 2.0
Wheat, grain dust.......................................... 2.0
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PART 185--[AMENDED]
2. In part 185
a. The authority citation for part 185 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348.
b. By redesignating Sec. 185.1310 as Sec. 185.3765, by revising the
heading, and by adding new paragraph (c), to read as follows:
Sec. 185.3765 Lambda-cyhalothrin.
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(c) A tolerance, to expire on November 15, 1997, is established for
the combined residues of the insecticide lambda-cyhalothrin and its
epimer expressed as lambda-cyhalothrin, a 1:1 mixture of (S)--
cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-
enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)--cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and its epimer of lambda-cyhalothrin, a
1:1 mixture of (S)--cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-
chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
and (R)--cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-
trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate in or on the
following food commodities:
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Parts per
Food million
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Corn, grain flour.......................................... 0.15
Sunflower, oil............................................. 0.30
Wheat, bran................................................ 0.2
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PART 186--[AMENDED]
3. In part 186
a. The authority citation for part 186 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 348
b. By revising Sec. 186.3765, to read as follows:
Sec. 186.3765 Lambda-cyhalothrin.
A tolerance, to expire on November 15, 1997, is established for the
combined residues of the insecticide lambda-cyhalothrin and its epimer
expressed as lambda-cyhalothrin, a 1:1 mixture of (S)--cyano-
3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-
2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)--cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and its epimer of lambda-cyhalothrin, a
1:1 mixture of (S)--cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-
chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
and (R)--cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-
trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate in or on the
following feed commodities:
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Parts per
Food million
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Sunflower, hulls........................................... 0.50
Tomato pomace (dry or wet)................................. 6.0
Wheat, bran................................................ 0.2
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