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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[PP 0E3921/R2049; FRL-4769-3]
RIN 2070-AB78

Pesticide Tolerance for Bifenthrin

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document establishes a tolerance for residues of the 
pesticide bifenthrin in or on the raw agricultural commodity dried 
hops. The regulation to establish a maximum permissible level for 
residues of the pesticide was requested in a petition submitted by the 
Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4). This time-limited 
tolerance expires on November 14, 1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation becomes effective May 25, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written objections, identified by the document control 
number, [PP 0E3921/R2049], may be submitted to: Hearing Clerk (1900), 
Environmental Protection Agency, rm. M3708, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. A copy of any objections and hearing requests filed with the 
Hearing Clerk should be identified by the document control number and 
submitted 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 copy of objections and hearing request to: Rm. 1132, 
CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. Fees 
accompanying objections shall be labeled ``Tolerance Petition Fees'' 
and forwarded to: EPA Headquarters Accounting Operations Branch, OPP 
(Tolerance Fees), P.O. Box 360277M, Pittsburgh, PA 15251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Hoyt L. Jamerson, 
Registration Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: 6th Floor, Crystal Station #1, 
2800 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-308-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of February 25, 1994 
(59 FR 9167), EPA issued a proposed rule that gave notice that the 
Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), New Jersey Agricultural 
Experiment Station, P.O. Box 231, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 
08903, had submitted pesticide petition (PP) 0E3921, as amended, to EPA 
on behalf of the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Idaho, Oregon, and 
Washington, requesting that the Administrator, pursuant to section 
408(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 
346a(e), establish a tolerance for residues of the pesticide 
befentrhin, (2-methyl [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)methyl-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3,-
trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on the 
raw agricultural commodity dried hops at 10.0 parts per million (ppm).
    There were no requests for referral to an advisory committee 
received in response to the proposed rule.
    One comment was received in response to the proposed rule. The 
comment, which was submitted by E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc. 
(Dupont), responded to the Agency's request for comments on the 
reclassification of dried hops as a raw agricultural commodity. The 
commenter expressed DuPont's support for the reclassification of all 
dried fruits as raw agricultural commodities. EPA is currently 
reviewing a petition from DuPont requesting the revocation of the 
tolerance established under section 409 of the FFDCA for residues of 
the fungicide benomyl in raisins and the establshment of a tolerance 
for benomyl on raisins under section 408 of the FFDCA. DuPont's 
petition contends that existing section 409 tolerances for raisins are 
inappropriate since raisins meet the statutory definition of a raw 
agricultural commodity. Additional information regarding DuPont's 
petition can be obtained from the notice of receipt for the petition, 
which was published in the Federal Register of December 2, 1993 (58 FR 
63575, Dec. 2, 1993). An evaluation by EPA of the commenter's proposed 
reclassification of dried fruit (including raisins) as a raw 
agricultural commodity was not conducted by EPA in association with the 
IR-4 petition for tolerance for bifentrhin residues on hops. EPA will 
respond to DuPont's proposed recalssification of raisins in association 
with the benomyl petition, which is under evaluation by the Agency.
    The data submitted relevant to the proposal and other relevant 
material have been evaluated and discussed in the proposed rule. Based 
on the data and information considered, the Agency concludes that the 
tolerance will protect the public health. Therefore, the tolerance is 
established as set forth below.
    Any person adversely affected by this regulation may, within 30 
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register, file 
written objections and/or request a hearing with the Hearing Clerk, at 
the address given above (40 CFR 178.20). A copy of the objections and/
or hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk should be submitted to 
the OPP docket for this rulemaking. The objections submitted must 
specify the provisions of the regulation deemed objectionable and the 
grounds for the objections (40 CFR 178.25). Each objection must be 
accompanied by the fee prescribed by 40 CFR 180.33(i). If a hearing is 
requested, the objections must include a statement of the factual 
issue(s) on which a hearing is requested, the requestor's contentions 
on such issues, and a summary of any evidence relied upon by the 
objector (40 CFR 178.27). A request for a hearing will be granted if 
the Administrator determines that the material submitted shows the 
following: There is a genuine and substantial issue of fact; there is a 
reasonable possibility that available evidence identified by the 
requestor would, if established, resolve one or more of such issues in 
favor of the requestor, taking into account uncontested claims or facts 
to the contrary; and resolution of the factual issue(s) in the manner 
sought by the requestor would be adequate to justify the action 
requested (40 CFR 178.32).
    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993), the Agency 
must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant'' and 
therefore subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) and the requirements of the Executive Order. Under section 3(f), 
the order defines a ``significant regulatory action'' as an action that 
is likely to result in a rule (1) having an annual effect on the 
economy of $100 million or more, or adversely and materially affecting 
a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the 
environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal 
governments or communities (also referred to as ``economically 
significant''); (2) creating serious inconsistency or otherwise 
interfering with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3) 
materially altering the budgetary impacts of entitlement, grants, user 
fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations or recipients 
thereof; or (4) raising novel legal or policy issues arising out of 
legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth 
in this Executive Order.
    Pursuant to the terms of the Executive Order, EPA has determined 
that this rule is not ``significant'' and is therefore not subject to 
OMB review.
    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).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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

Dated: May 13, 1994.

Douglas D. Campt,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.

    2. By revising Sec. 180.442, to read as follows:


Sec. 180.442   Bifenthrin; tolerances for residues.

    Tolerances, to expire on November 15, 1994, are established for 
residues of the pyrethroid bifenthrin, (2-methyl [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-
yl)methyl-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on the following commodities:

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Cottonseed.................................................          0.5
Hops, dried................................................         10.0
Meat, fat, and meat byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs,                  
 horses, and sheep.........................................          0.1
 Milk......................................................         0.02
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