[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19967]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-668; FRL-5389-1]
Pesticide Tolerance Petition; Notice of filing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that EPA has received a pesticide
petition from the Interregional Research Project No. 4, (IR-4), on
behalf of Mann Lake Ltd., requesting exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for formic acid in or on certain agricultural commodities.
DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket control number [PF-
668], must be submitted to EPA by September 5, 1996.
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. Comments and data may also be submitted
electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: 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 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data
in electronic form must be identified by docket number [PF-668]. No CBI
should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this notice
of filing may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this document 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana M. Horne, Product Manager (PM)
90, 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: 5th Floor,
CS #1, 2805 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, 703-308-8367; e-mail
address: horne.diana@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that EPA has received
from IR-4, Cook College, P.O. Box 231, Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231, on behalf of Mann Lake, Ltd.,
County Road 40 and First St., Hackensack, MN, 56452, pesticide petition
(PP) 6E4700 under section 408(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a), proposing to amend 40 CFR part 180 by
exempting tolerances for residues of the biopesticide formic acid in or
on honey and beeswax. The proposed analytical method for determining
residues is by gas chromatography.
A record has been established for this notice of filing under
docket number [PF-668] (including 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 Hwy., 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 notice of filing, 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 record is the
paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the
beginning of this document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: July 26, 1996.
Flora Chow,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-19967 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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