[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-9157]


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[Federal Register: April 15, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 3G4198/T657; FRL 4768-1]

 

Monsanto Co., Establishment of Temporary Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established temporary tolerances for the combined 
residues of the hybridizing agent Genesis and its metabolites 
in or on certain raw agricultural commodities. These temporary 
tolerances were requested by Monsanto Company.

DATES: These temporary tolerances expire March 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Cynthia Giles-Parker, Product 
Manager (PM) 22, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 229, CM#2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Monsanto Company, The Agricultural Group, 
Suite 1100, 700 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005, has requested in 
pesticide petition (PP) 3G4198, the establishment of temporary 
tolerances for the combined residues of the hybridizing agent 
Genesis (Mon 21250) [2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-
5-oxo-4 pyridazinecarboxylic acid, potassium salt] in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities wheat grain at 250 parts per million (ppm), 
wheat straw at 50 ppm, and wheat forage at 15 ppm. These temporary 
tolerances will permit the marketing of the above raw agricultural 
commodities when treated in accordance with the provisions of the 
experimental use permit 524-EUP-80, which is being issued under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended 
(Pub. L. 95-396, 92 Stat. 819; 7 U.S.C. 136).
    The scientific data reported and other relevant material were 
evaluated, and it was determined that establishment of the temporary 
tolerances will protect the public health. Therefore, the temporary 
tolerances have been established on the condition that the pesticide be 
used in accordance with the experimental use permit and with the 
following provisions:
    1. The total amount of the active ingredient to be used must not 
exceed the quantity authorized by the experimental use permit.
    2. Monsanto Co., must immediately notify the EPA of any findings 
from the experimental use that have a bearing on safety. The company 
must also keep records of production, distribution, and performance and 
on request make the records available to any authorized officer or 
employee of the EPA or the Food and Drug Administration.
    These tolerances expire March 4, 1995. Residues not in excess of 
these amounts remaining in or on the raw agricultural commodities after 
this expiration date will not be considered actionable if the pesticide 
is legally applied during the term of, and in accordance with, the 
provisions of the experimental use permit and temporary tolerances. 
These tolerances may be revoked if the experimental use permit is 
revoked or if any experience with or scientific data on this pesticide 
indicate that such revocation is necessary to protect the public 
health.
    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this notice from 
the requirement of section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
    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).

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: April 1, 1994.

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

[FR Doc. 94-9157 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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