[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42883-42885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20308]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-629; FRL-4963-7]
Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Filings, Amendments, and a
Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces initial filings and amendments of
pesticide petitions (PP) and food/feed additive petitions (FAP)
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain
pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities. The
notice also makes a correction to a previously published petition
notice.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments 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 comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will
not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40
CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked
confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All
written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at
the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [PF-629]. No CBI should be submitted through e-mail.
Electronic comments on this notice 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: Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, contact the PM named
in each petition at the following office location/telephone number:
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Office location/
Product Manager telephone number/e-mail Address
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Dennis Edwards (PM-19). Rm. 205, CM #2, 703-305- 1921 Jefferson Davis
6386; e-mail: Hwy., Arlington, VA.
[email protected]
.epa.gov.
Connie Welch (PM-21)... Rm. 227, CM #2, 703-305- Do.
6226; e-mail:
welch.connie@epamail.e.
Robert Taylor (PM-25).. Rm. 241, CM #2, 703-305- Do.
6800; e-mail:
taylor.robert@epamail..
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide petitions and
food/feed additive petitions as follows proposing the amendment of
regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on
various agricultural commodities. EPA is also correcting a previously
issued petition notice.
Initial Filings
1. PP 3F4268. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Barley Mill
Plaza, Walker's Mill Plaza, Walker's Mill Building 37, Post Office Box
80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing a regulation to permit residues of the herbicide
quizalofop-p-ethyl ester (ethyl R-2-(4-(6-chloro-quinoxalin-2-
yl)oxy)phenoxy) propanoic acid) and the S-enantiomers of the ester and
the acid, all expressed as quizolofop-p-ethyl ester, in or on the raw
agricultural commodities (RACs) legume vegetable (succulent or dried)
group at 0.3 ppm; foilage of legume vegetables (except soybeans and
bean hay) at 0.7 ppm; sugar beet root at 0.1 ppm; sugar beet top at 0.5
ppm; and cotton seed at 0.1 ppm. The analytical method is HPLC followed
by GC/MS. (PM-25)
2. PP 3F4270. BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, Post Office Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of the
herbicide bentazon (3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-
dioxide) and its 6- and 8-hydroxymetabolites in or on the raw
agricultural commodities flax, seed at 1.0 ppm and flax, straw at 6.0
ppm. The analytical method is gas chromatography. (PM 25)
3. PP 4F4278 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Barley Mill Plaza,
Walker's Mill Building 37, Post Office Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-
0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to
permit residues of the herbicide triflusulfuron methyl (methyl 2-[-[-
[[[4-(dimethyl amino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,3,5-triazin-2-
yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]-3-methylbenzoate) in or on the raw
agricultural commodities sugar beet roots and sugar beet tops at 0.05
ppm. (PM-25)
4. PP 4F4344. BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, Post Office Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of the
herbicide sethoxydim (2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl[-
3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one) and its metabolites containing the 2-
cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as the herbicide) in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities (RACs): corn, grain at 0.5 ppm;
corn, fodder at 2.5 ppm; corn, forage at 2.0 ppm; and corn, silage at
2.0 ppm. The analytical method is gas chromatography using sulfur-
specific flame photometric detection. (PM-25)
5. PP 4F4390 American Cyanamid Co., Agricultural Research Division,
Post Office Box 400, Princeton, NJ 08543-0400, proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of the
herbicide Cadre, in or on peanuts (peanut nutmeat and peanut hulls) at
0.1 ppm. (PM-25)
6. PP 5F4493. Monsanto Co., 700 14th St., NW., Suite1100,
Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing
a regulation to permit residues of glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)
glycine] resulting from the application of isopropylamine salt of
glyphosate and/or the monoammonium salt of glyphosate in or on cotton
gin byproducts at 100 ppm. (PM-25).
7. PP 5F4497. Ciba Crop Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box
18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.408 by
establishing
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a tolerance for the combined residues of the fungicide metalaxyl (N-(6-
dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl) alanine methyl ester) and its
metabolites containing the 2,6-dimethylaniline moiety, and N-(2-
hydroxymethyl-6-methyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-alanine methylester, each
expressed as metalaxyl equivalents in or on the raw agricultural
commodities canola seed at 0.2 part per million (ppm) and rape seed at
0.2 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is AG-
395 (PAM enforcement method). (PM-21)
8. PP 5F4505. Acetochlor Registration Partnership, c/o Zeneca
Agricultural Products, 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19897,
proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to
permit residues of acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-methyl-6'-ethyl-N-
ethoxymethylacetanilide) and its metabolites containing the ethyl
methyl aniline (EMA) moiety and the hydroxy ethyl methyl aniline (HEMA)
moiety to be analyzed, EMA and HEMA and expressed as acetochlor
equivalents in or on corn forage at 2.6 ppm. (PM-25)
9. PP 5F4534. Gustafson, Inc. P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, TX 75266-
0065, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.472 by establishing a regulation
permitting residues of the pesticide imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites
(calculated as imidacloprid), in or on canola seed at 0.05 ppm.
10. FAP 5H5720. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Barley Mill
Plaza, Walker's Mill Building No. 37, Post Office Box 80038,
Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 186 by
establishing a regulation to permit residues of the herbicide
quizalofop-p-ethyl ester [ethyl R-2-(4-((6-chloro-quinoxalin-2-
yl)oxy)phenoxy) propanoic acid] and the s-enantiomers of the ester and
the acid, all expressed as quizalofop-p-ethyl ester, in or on the
animal feed sugar beet molasses at 0.2 ppm. (PM-25).
Amended Filings
11. PP 3F4174. DuPont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill Plaza,
P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of
clorethoxyfos in or on corn grain (field, pop) at 0.01 ppm; corn forage
(field, sweet) at 0.01 ppm; corn fodder (stover) (field, pop, sweet) at
0.01 ppm; sweet corn (K + CWHR) at 0.01 ppm. The original petition,
notice of which appeared in the Federal Register of October 21, 1993
(58 FR 54353), proposed a tolerance for sweet corn separate from field
corn. (PM-19)
12. PP 3F4222. Bayer Corp., P.O. Box 4913, Hawthorne Rd., Kansas
City, MO 64120-0013, proposes amending 40 CFR part 180 by establishing
tolerances for the residues of the fungicide tebuconazole (alpha-(2-(4-
(chlorophenyl) ethyl)-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-
ethanol) in or on the raw agricultural commodities cherries at 4.0 ppm
and peaches at 1.0 ppm. Notice of this petition originally appeared in
the Federal Register of October 21, 1993 (58 FR 54354), and proposed
establishing tolerances in or on cherries at 3.5 ppm and peaches at 1.0
ppm. (PM 21)
13. PP 4F4337. Gustafson, Inc., P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, TX 75266-
0065, submitted PP 4F4337 to EPA, notice of which originally appeared
in the Federal Register of November 2, 1994 (59 FR 54907), amended in
the Federal Register of June 15, 1995 (60 FR 31467), proposing to amend
40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of
imidaclolprid, 1-[(chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-
imidazolidinimine, and its metabolites (calculated as imidacloprid), in
or on various agricultural commodities. Gustafson has submitted an
amendment to the petition to increase the proposed tolerance for
imidacloprid and its metabolites on barley forage from 1.2 ppm to 1.5
ppm. (PM-19)
Corrected Notice
14. PP 5F4469. Notice of filing of petition by American Cyanamid
Co. for the herbicide prosulfuron is corrected to state that the filing
is by Ciba-Geigy Corp., not American Cyanamid Co. The notice appeared
in the Federal Register of May 24, 1995, at page 27506 (60 FR 27506,
May 24, 1995). (PM-25)
A record has been established for this notice document under
docket number [PF-629] (including any comments and data 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 Rm. 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.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-Docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Electronic comments 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 all comments 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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Food additives,
Feed additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.
Dated: August 8, 1995.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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