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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

[PF-600; FRL-4871-5]

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the filing of pesticide petitions and 
food/feed additive petitions proposing the establishment of tolerances 
and/or regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on 
certain agricultural commodities. The notice also announces the 
withdrawal of a food/feed additive petition (FAP).

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Docket and 
Freedom of Information Section, Field Operations Division (7505C), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 246, 
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. 246 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division 
(7505C), Attention: [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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                             Office location/                           
    Product Manager         telephone number              Address       
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George LaRocca (PM-13).  Rm. 204, CM #2, 703-305- 1921 Jefferson Davis  
                          6100.                    Hwy., Arlington, VA. 
Phil Hutton (PM-18)....  Rm. 213, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          7690.                                         
Dennis Edwards (PM-19).  Rm. 207, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6386.                                         
Steve Robbins (Acting    Rm. 259, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
 PM-21).                  6900.                                         
Cynthia Giles-Parker     Rm. 229, CM #2 703-305-  Do.                   
 (PM-22).                 5540.                                         
Joanne Miller (PM-23)..  Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          7830.                                         
Robert Taylor (PM-25)..  Rm. 241, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6800.                                         
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide (PP) and/or food/
feed additive (FAP) petitions as follows proposing the establishment 
and/or amendment of tolerances or regulations for residues of certain 
pesticide chemicals in or on certain agricultural commodities. There is 
also one petition withdrawal.

Initial Filings

    1. PP 4F4281. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40 
CFR 180.399 by establishing a tolerance to permit combined residues of 
the fungicide iprodione [3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2,4-
dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboxamide], its isomer 3-(1-methylethyl)-N-(3,5-
dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboxamide, and its 
metabolite 3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboxamide 
in or on canola (rape seed) at 0.1 part per million (ppm). (PM-21)
    2. PP 4F4285. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 84 Hawthorn Rd., 
P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 
part 180 by establishing a tolerance to permit combined residues of 
imidacloprid, 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-
imidazolidinimine, and its metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinyl 
moiety in or on mango at 0.25 ppm. (PM-19)
    3. PP 4F4291. FMC Corp., Agricultural Chemicals Group, 1735 Market 
St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.418 by 
establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the insecticide 
cypermethrin [() alpha-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 
()cis, trans-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] in or on the brassica crop grouping: 
2.0 ppm in or on head and stem brassicas and 14.0 ppm in or on leafy 
brassicas. (PM-13)
    4. PP 4F4293. Du Pont, Agricultural Products, Barley Mill Plaza, P. 
O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR 
180.184 by amending the existing tolerance residue of the herbicide 
linuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea) in or on wheat 
straw from 0.5 ppm to 2.0 ppm. (PM-25)
    5. PP 4F4309. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, P.O. Box 4913, 
Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.436 by 
establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the insecticide 
cyfluthrin (cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on sweet 
corn, forage at 54.0 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 10.0 ppm; soybean, forage at 
10.0 ppm; alfalfa, forage at 5.0 ppm; soybean, hay at 1.5 ppm; 
sunflower, forage at 1.0 ppm; sweet corn at 0.05 ppm; soybean, bean at 
0.03 ppm; and sunflower, seed at 0.02 ppm. (PM-13)
    6. PP 4F4312. Monsanto Co., Suite 1100, 700 14th St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.364 by establishing 
a tolerance to permit combined residues of the herbicide glyphosate [N-
(phosphono-methyl)glycine] and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic 
acid (AMPA) resulting from the application of the isopropylamine salt 
of glyphosate and/or the monoammonium salt of glyphosate in or on 
alfalfa, hay at 200 ppm and alfalfa, forage at 75 ppm. (PM-25)
    7. PP 4F4313. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn 
Rd., Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.436 by 
establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the insecticide 
cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on citrus, 
fruits at 0.2 ppm. (PM-13)
    8. PP 4F4314. D-I-1-4, Inc., 15401 Cartwright Rd., Boise, ID 83703, 
proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for the plant growth regulator 1,4-
dimethylnaphthalene in or on stored commodities when used post harvest 
as a sprout inhibitor for stored commodities. (PM-22)
    9. PP 4F4315. Ciba Plant Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P. O. Box 
18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a tolerance to permit residues of (4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-
benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, proposed common name 
fludioxonil, in or on sorghum, grain at 0.1 ppm, corn grain at 0.04 
ppm, corn forage at 0.04 ppm, corn fodder at 0.04 ppm, sweet corn 
(kernels plus cob with husks removed) at 0.04 ppm, sorghum, forage at 
0.04 ppm, and sorghum, fodder at 0.04 ppm. (PM-25)
    10. PP 4F4316. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P. O. Box 12014, 2 T. W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40 
CFR 180.399 by establishing a tolerance to permit the combined residues 
of the fungicide iprodione [3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-(methylethyl)-2,4-
dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboximide], its isomer [3-(1-methylethyl)-N-
(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboximide], and its 
metabolite [3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-
imidazolidinecarboximide] in or on grapes at 10 ppm. (PM-21)
    11. PP 4F4318. Mycotech Corp., 630 Utah Ave., P.O. Box 4109, Butte, 
MT 59701, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the 
insecticide Beauveria bassiana, Strain GHA, in or on alfalfa, corn, 
potatoes, rapeseed (canola), safflower, small grain crops, soybeans, 
sugarbeets, and sunflower. (PM-18)
    12. PP 4F4320. Miles, Inc., P.O. Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorn Rd., 
Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a tolerance to permit combined residues of the fungicide 
beta-(4-chlorophenoxy)-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-
ethanol and its butanediol metabolite, 4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2,2-
dimethyl-4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-yl)-1,3-butanediol, calculated as 
triadimenol, in or on barley, straw at 0.2 ppm; oats, straw at 0.2 ppm; 
and wheat, straw at 0.2 ppm. (PM-22)
    13. PP 4F4322. Du Pont, Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill, 
Barley Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE, proposes to amend 40 
CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the 
herbicide tribenuron (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; grass, seed cleanings (screenings) at 0.04 
ppm. (PM-23)
    14. PP 4F4324. Rohm & Haas Co., Independence Mall West, 
Philadelphia, PA 19105, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a tolerance to permit the residues of the fungicide 
mancozeb in or on almond hulls at 10 ppm and almond nut at 0.1 ppm. 
(PM-21)
    15. PP 4F4327. Valent, USA, Corp., 1333 North California Blvd., 
Suite 600, P.O. Box 8025, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8025, proposes to 
amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance to permit residues of 
the insecticide fenpropathrin [alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 2,2,3,3-
tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] in or on peanuts, vines and 
peanuts, hay (dried) at 20 ppm; milk fat at 2.0 ppm (reflecting 0.08 
ppm in whole milk); fat (cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep) at 1.0 
ppm; peanut hull at 0.3 ppm; meat and meat byproducts (cattle, goats, 
hogs, horses, and sheep) at 0.1 ppm; poultry meat, fat, meat byproducts 
and eggs at 0.05 ppm; and peanut nut meat at 0.01 ppm. (PM-13)
    16. PP 4F4329. DuPont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill, Barley 
Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes 
conversion of fenvalerate tolerances (40 CFR 180.379, 185.1300, 
186.1300) to esfenvalerate tolerances, S-alpha-cyano(3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl S-4-chloro-alpha-(1-methylethyl)benzeneacetate, in 
or on the following RAC's (current fenvalerate tolerance followed by 
proposed esfenvalerate tolerance in parts per million): Carrots 0.5, 
0.5; potatoes 0.02, 0.02; radish, roots 0.3, 0.3; turnip, roots 8.0, 
3.0; turnip, tops 20.0, 7.0; broccoli 2.0, 1.0; cabbage 10.0, 3.0; 
cauliflower 0.5, 0.5; collards 10.0, 3.0; beans, snap 2.0, 1.0; beans, 
dried 0.25, 0.25; peas 1.0, 1.0; peas, dried 0.25, 0.25; soybeans 0.05, 
0.05; eggplant 1.0, 0.5; peppers 1.0, 0.5; tomatoes 1.0, 0.5; cucumbers 
0.5, 0.5; pumpkins 1.0, 0.5; winter squash 1.0, 0.5; summer squash 0.5, 
0.5; cantaloupes 1.0, 0.5; honeydew melons 1.0, 0.5; muskmelons 1.0, 
0.5; watermelon 1.0, 0.5; apples 2.0, 1.0; pears 2.0, 1.0; stone fruit 
10.0, 3.0; blueberries 3.0, 1.0; caneberries 3.0, 1.0; currants 3.0, 
1.0; elderberries 3.0, 1.0; gooseberries 3.0, 1.0; huckleberries 3.0, 
1.0; almonds 0.2, 0.2; almond hulls 15.0, 5.0; filberts 0.2, 0.2; 
pecans 0.2, 0.2; English 0.2, 0.2; corn, grain 0.02, 0.02; corn, sweet 
0.1, 0.1; corn, fodder 50.0, 15.0; corn, forage 50.0, 15.0; cottonseed 
0.2, 0.2; peanuts 0.02, 0.02; peanut hulls 0.10, 0.10; sugarcane 2.0, 
1.0; sunflower seed 1.0, 0.5; artichokes 0.2, 0.2. (PM 13)
    17. PP 4F4330. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn 
Rd., P.O. Box 4915, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 
CFR 180.436 by establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the 
insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano-(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on potatoes 
at 0.01 ppm. (PM-13)
    18. PP 4F4333. Rohm & Haas Co., 100 Independence Mall West, 
Philadelphia, PA 19106, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a tolerance to permit the residues of mancozeb in or on 
broccoli at 13 ppm, cabbage at 10 ppm, lettuce at 10 ppm, and peppers 
at 7 ppm. (PM-21)
    19. FAP 4H5681. Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co., Route 202-206, P.O. 
Box 2500, Somerville, NJ 08876-1258, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 185 
by establishing a food additive regulation to permit combined residues 
of the insecticide tralomethrin, (S)alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(1R,3S)-
2,2-dimethyl-3-[(RS)1,2,2,2-tetrabromoethyl]-cyclopropanecarboxylate, 
and its metabolites, cis-deltamethrin, (S)-alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl(1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, and trans-deltamethrin, (S)alpha-
cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, calculated as parent, in sorghum grain 
bran, dry, at 2.5 ppm, sorghum grain bran, wet, at 20.0 ppm, and 
sorghum grain dust at 5.0 ppm. (PM-13)
    20. FAP 4H5683. Du Pont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill, 
Barley Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0083, proposes 
to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 by establishing food/feed additive 
tolerances for residues of the herbicide hexazinone, [3-cyclohexyl-6-
(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], in or on 
sugarcane bagasse at 0.5 ppm and sugarcane molasses at 5 ppm. (PM-23)
    21. FAP 4H5684. BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, P.O. Box 13528, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, proposes to amend 40 CFR 
186.2275 to increase the feed additive tolerance for residues of 
mepiquat chloride (1,1-dimethylpiperidinium chloride) on cottonseed 
meal from 3.0 ppm to 4.0 ppm. (PM-22)
    22. FAP 4H5686. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, P.O. Box 4913, 
Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 186.1250 by 
establishing a feed additive regulation to permit the residues of the 
insecticide cyfluthrin (cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylate) in sunflower, 
hulls at 2.5 ppm and soybean, hulls at 0.1 ppm. (PM-13)
    23. FAP 4H5687. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn 
Rd., Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 185.1250 and 
186.1250 by establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit the 
residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin, (cyano(4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane 
carboxylate, in or on citrus, oil at 1.0 ppm, citrus, dried pulp at 1.0 
ppm, and citrus, molasses at 0.5 ppm. (PM-13)
    24. FAP 4H5689. Rohm & Haas Co., Independence Mall West, 
Philadelphia, PA 19105, proposes to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 by 
establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit combined 
residues of fenbuconazole, alpha-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-
phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile, and its diastereomeric 
metabolites cis-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-dihydro-3-phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-
triazole-1-yl-methyl)-2-(3H)-furanone], trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-
dihydro-3-phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazole1-yl-methyl)-2-(3H)-furanone, in 
or on dried prunes at 7.0 ppm. (PM-22)
    25. FAP 4H5690. Valent U.S.A. Corp., 1333 N. California Blvd., 
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8025, proposes to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 
by establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit the residues 
of fenpropathrin, alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 2,2,3,3-
tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in peanut oil at 0.05 ppm and 
peanut soapstock at 0.02 ppm. (PM-13)
    26. FAP 4H5691. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P. O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40 
CFR part 186 by establishing a feed additive regulation to permit the 
combined residues of aldicarb, aldicarb sulfoxide, and algicarb sulfone 
in or on wheat and barley straw at 0.06 ppm. (PM-19)
    27. FAP 4H5692. Monsanto Co., Suite 1100, 700 14th St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend 40 CFR 186.3500 by establishing 
a feed additive regulation to permit the combined residues of the 
herbicide glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl)(glycine), and its metabolite 
aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in alfalfa meal at 400 ppm. (PM-25)
    28. FAP 4H5693. Merck & Co., Inc., P.O. Box 450, Three Bridges, NJ 
08887-0450, proposes to amend 40 CFR 186.300 by establishing a feed 
additive regulation to permit combined residues of abamectin and its 
delta 8,9 isomer in or on apples, wet pomace at 0.10 ppm. (PM-13)

Withdrawn Petition

    29. FAP 9H5575. Notice appeared in the Federal Register of March 
23, 1989 (54 FR 12010), that Mobay Corp., (now Miles, Inc.), P.O. Box 
4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposed to amend 40 CFR parts 185 
and 186 by establishing a regulation to permit the residues of the 
fungicide terbuconazole (a-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl[-a-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol) in or on barley milled 
fractions (except flour) at 1.0 ppm, wheat milled fractions (except 
flour) at 1.0 ppm, grape pomace (dry) at 12.0 ppm, and raisin waste at 
6.0 ppm. Miles, Inc., has requested that the petition be withdrawn 
without prejudice to future filing. (PM 21)

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Food and feed additives, Pesticides and 
pests.

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

Dated: June 27, 1994.

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

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