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[Federal Register: February 9, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-588; FRL-4749-6]

 

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Amendments and a Withdrawal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces amendments to pesticide petitions (PP) 
and to a food and feed additive petition (FAP) proposing the 
establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide 
chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities. It also announces 
one withrawn petition.

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. 1128, 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. 1128 at 
the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays.

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            Address         
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Cynthia Giles-Parker (PM   Rm. 229, CM #2,     1921 Jefferson Davis     
 22).                       703-305-5540.       Hwy., Arlington, VA.    
Joanne Miller (PM 23)....  Rm. 237, CM #2,     Do.                      
                            703-305-7830.                               
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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 has also received one notice of 
withdrawal of a petition without prejudice to future filing.

Amended Petitions

    1. PP 4F3096. In a notice published in the Federal Register of 
August 8, 1984 (49 FR 31756), it was announced that Janssen 
Pharmacuetica, 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd., P.O. Box 200, Titusville, 
NJ 08560-0200, had submitted PP 4F3096 proposing that 40 CFR 180.413 be 
amended to establish a tolerance for imazalil (1-(2-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)-2-(2-propenyloxy)ethyl)-1H-imidazole) and its 
metabolite 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazole-1-yl)-1-ethanol, in 
or on pome fruits at 7.0 parts per million. Janssen Pharmaceutica has 
submitted an amendment to the petition, to limit the proposed tolerance 
to pears at 10.0 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining 
residues is gas chromatography. (PM 22)
    2. PP 8F3622. DowElanco, 9002 Purdue Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-
1189 (formerly Dow Chemical, U.S.A.) has submitted an amendment to PP 
8F3622 that proposes amending 40 CFR 180.431 by establishing a 
regulation permitting residues of the herbicide clopyralid (3,6-
dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) in or on the following commodities: 
corn, filed, grain at 1.0 part per million (ppm); corn, field, forage 
at 3.0 ppm; and corn, field, fodder at 10.0 ppm. Notice of the petition 
appeared initially in the Federal Register of May 25, 1988 (53 FR 
18896), and was amended in the Federal Register of April 18, 1990 (55 
FR 14466) and the Federal Register of May 27, 1992 (57 FR 22232). The 
proposed analytical method is gas chromatography. (PM 23)
    3. FAP 0H5597. DowElanco, 9002 Purdue Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-
1189 (formerly Dow Chemical, U.S.A.) has submitted an amendment to FAP 
0H5597 that proposes amending 40 CFR 185.1100 and 40 CFR 186.1100 by 
establishing regulations permitting residues of the herbicide 
clopyralid (3,6-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) in or on field corn 
milling fractions at 1.5 parts per million (ppm). Previous notice of 
this petition appeared in the Federal Register of April 18, 1990 (55 FR 
14466), proposing to establish a tolerance of 0.6 ppm for the herbicide 
clopyralid in or on the commodity corn, field, milling fractions, and 
in the Federal Register of May 27, 1992 (57 FR 22232), amending the 
petition to propose to increase the tolerance from 0.6 ppm to 1.2 ppm. 
(PM 23).

Withdrawn Petition

    4. FAP 4H5434. In a notice published in the Federal Register of 
August 8, 1984 (49 FR 31756), it was announced that Janssen 
Pharmacuetica, 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd., P.O. Box 200, Titusville, 
NJ 08560-0200, had submitted FAP 4H5434 proposing that 21 CFR 561.429 
(redesignated as 40 CFR 186.3650 in the Federal Register of June 29, 
1988 (53 FR 24668)) be amended to establish a tolerance for imazalil 
(1-(2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(2-propenyloxy)ethyl)-1H-imidazole) and 
its metabolite 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazole-1-yl)-1-ethanol, 
in or on apple pomace (wet/dry) (postharvest) at 30.0 parts per 
million. Janssen Pharmaceutica has requested that the petition be 
withdrawn without prejudice to future filing. (PM 22)

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and 
pests.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.

Dated: January 24, 1993.

Stephen L. Johnson,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-2444; Filed 2-8-94; 8:45 am]
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