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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Office of Research and Development
[FRL-4855-3]

 

Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods; Receipt 
of Application for a Reference Method Determination

    Notice is hereby given that on February 16, 1994, the Environmental 
Protection Agency received an application from Rupprecht and Patashick 
Co., Inc., 25 Corporate Circle, Albany, New York 12203, to determine if 
their Partisol TM Model 2000 Air Sampler for measuring ambient 
concentrations of PM10, should be designated by the Administrator 
of the EPA as a reference method under 40 CFR part 53. If, after 
appropriate technical study, the Administrator determines that this 
method should be so designated, notice thereof will be given in a 
subsequent issue of the Federal Register.
Carl R. Gerber,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-596; FRL-4769-8]

Ciba-Geigy Corp.; Filing of Pesticide Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the filing of pesticide petition (PP) 
8F3654 to establish certain tolerances for the fungicide 1-([2-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole 
and its metabolites in or on certain agricultural commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the document control number [PF-596], 
must be received on or before April 29, 1994.

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.
    Information submitted and any comment(s) 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(s) 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 to 
the submitter. Information on the proposed test and any written 
comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1128 at the 
Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Sidney Jackson, Acting 
Product Manager (PM) 21, Registration Division (7505C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460, (703)-305-6900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that EPA has received 
PP 8F3654 from Ciba-Geigy Corp., Agricultural Division, P.O. Box 18300, 
Greensboro, NC 27419, proposing that 40 CFR 180.434 be amended to 
establish a regulation to permit residues of the fungicide 1-([2-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole 
and its metabolites determined as 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid and 
expressed as parent compound in or on peanuts at 0.2 part per million 
(ppm), peanut hay at 20 ppm, and peanut hulls at 1 ppm. The proposed 
analytical method for determining residues is capillary gas 
chromatography. This notice of filing was previously published in the 
Federal Register of October 12, 1988 (53 FR 39783). Since 6 years have 
passed and EPA is now preparing to take action on the petition, it is 
republished. (PM 21).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and 
pests.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348.

    Dated: March 18, 1994.

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

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-595; FRL-4769-1]

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., et al.; Filings of Pesticide 
Petitions and a Corrected Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide 
petitions proposing to establish regulations for residues of certain 
pesticide chemicals in or on certain agricultural commodities, and it 
announces a correction to a previously issued petition.

DATES: Comments, identified by the document control number [PF-595], 
must be received on or before April 29, 1994.

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.
    Information submitted and any comment(s) 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(s) 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 to 
the submitter. Information on the proposed test and any written 
comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1128 at the 
Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Registration Division (7505C), Attn.: 
Product Manager (PM) named in the petition, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 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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    Product Manager          telephone number             Address       
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Dennis H. Edwards, Jr.,  Rm. 202, CM #2, 703-305- 1921 Jefferson Davis  
 (PM-19).                 6386.                    Hwy., Arlington, VA. 
Cynthia Giles-Parker     Rm. 229, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
 (PM-22).                 5540.                                         
Joanne Miller (PM-23)..  Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6800.                                         
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received initial filings of 
pesticide petitions (PPs) as follows proposing the establishment of 
regulations regarding residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on 
various agricultural commodities. EPA is also correcting a previously 
issued petition.

Initial Filings

    1. PP 4F4314. D-I-1-4, Inc., 15401 Cartwright Rd., Boise, ID 83703, 
has submitted the petition to EPA proposing to amend 40 CFR part 180 to 
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the 
plant growth regulator 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene for use on potatoes 
(post-harvest). (PM-22)
    2. PP 4F4322. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Agricultural 
Products, Barley Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, 
has submitted the petition to EPA proposing to amend 40 CFR 180.451 to 
establish tolerances for residues of the herbicide tribenuron methyl 
(methyl 2-[[[[N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)methylamino] 
carbonyl] amino] sulfonyl] benzoate) in or on grass seed; grass, seed 
straw; and grass, seed cleanings (screenings) at 0.04 part per million 
(ppm). The proposed method for determining residues is gas 
chromatography with mass spectral detector. (PM- 23)
    3. PP 6F3417. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, has submitted the 
petition to EPA proposing to amend 40 CFR 180.407(c) to establish 
permanent tolerances for residues of the insecticide thiodicarb 
(dimethyl N,N'-[thiobis[[(methylimino) carbonyl]oxy]] 
bis[ethanimidothioate]) and its metabolite methomyl (S-methyl N-
[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy] thioacetimidate) in or on broccoli, cabbage, and 
cauliflower at 7 parts per million. (PM-19)
    4. PP 7F3516. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, has submitted the 
petition to EPA proposing to amend 40 CFR 180.407(b) to establish a 
permanent tolerance for residues of the insecticide thiodicarb 
(dimethyl N,N'-[thiobis[[(methylimino) carbonyl]oxy]] 
bis[ethanimidothioate]) and its metabolite methomyl (S-methyl N-
[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy] thioacetimidate) in or on leafy vegetables at 35 
parts per million. (PM-19)

Corrected Filing

    The notice of the amended filing of PP 2F4107 appearing at page 
1017 in the Federal Register of January 7, 1994, is corrected to read 
as follows:
    PP 2F4107. In the Federal Register of June 10, 1992 (57 FR 24644), 
EPA issued notice of the petition submitted by the Ciba-Geigy Corp., 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, proposing to amend 40 CFR 
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of 
difenoconazole, 1-(2-[4-chlorophenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-
dioxolan-2-yl-methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole, in or on wheat forage at 0.1 
ppm, wheat straw at 0.1 ppm, barley forage at 0.1 ppm, and barley straw 
at 0.1 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has submitted an amendment to the petition, 
proposing to establish additional tolerances as follows: cattle, fat, 
meat, and meat byproducts (mbyp) at 0.05 ppm; eggs at 0.05 ppm; milk at 
0.01 ppm; goats, fat, meat, and mbyp at 0.05 ppm, hogs, fat, meat, and 
mbyp at 0.05 ppm; horses, fat, meat, and mbyp at 0.05 ppm; poultry, 
fat, meat, and mbyp at 0.05 ppm; sheep, fat, meat, and mbyp at 0.05 
ppm; barley grain at 0.1 ppm; and wheat grain at 0.1 ppm. The proposed 
analytical method for determining residues is gas chromatography with 
nitrogen phosphorous detection. (PM-22)

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and 
pests.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348.

    Dated:March 18, 1994.

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

[FR Doc. 94-7372 Filed 3-29-94; 8:45 am]
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