[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9783-9786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4305]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 180, 185, and 186

[PP 8F2034, 7F2013, 4F2993, 2F2623, 4F3046, 2F4144, and 6F3318/R2106; 
FRL-4933-4]
RIN 2070-AB78


Pesticide Tolerances for Permethrin, Cypermethrin, Fenvalerate/
Esfenvalerate, Tralomethrin, Fenpropathrin, Cyfluthrin, and Lambda-
Cyhalothrin; Extension of Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule extends tolerances for residues of seven synthetic 
pyrethroids--permethrin, cypermethrin, fenvalerate/esfenvalerate, 
tralomethrin, fenpropathrin, cyfluthrin, and lambda-cyhalothrin 
(collectively referred to as the synthetic pyrethroids)--in or on 
certain raw agricultural commodities. FMC Corp. (FMC), Zeneca Ag 
Products, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet 
Co., Miles, Inc., and Valent U.S.A Corp., collectively called the 
industry's Pyrethroid Working Group (PWG), requested this rule to 
extend the effective date for tolerances for maximum permissible levels 
of residues of these synthetic pyrethroids in or on the commodities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation becomes effective February 22, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written objections and hearing requests, identified by the 
document control number [PP 8F2034, 7F2013, 4F2993, 2F2623, 4F3046, 
2F4144, and 6F3318/R2106], 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 
should also be submitted to: Public Response and Program Resources 
Branch, Field Operations Division (7605C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. In person, deliver objections and hearing requests filed with 
the Hearing Clerk to: Rm. 1132, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Hwy., Arlington, VA. 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: George T. LaRocca, Product 
[[Page 9784]] Manager (PM) 22, Registration Division (7505C), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: Rm. 227, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703-305-6100).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of November 14, 1994 
(55 FR 56454), EPA issued a proposed rule to extend to November 15, 
1997, tolerances for the residues of the synthetic pyrethroids 
permethrin, cypermethrin, fenvalerate/esfenvalerate, tralomethrin, 
fenpropathrin, cyfluthrin, and lambda-cyhalothrin in or on certain 
commodities. The PWG had submitted petitions to establish tolerances 
for the synthetic pyrethroids. The data submitted in support of the 
tolerances and other relevant materials have been reviewed.
    The toxicological and metabolism data and analytical methods for 
enforcement purposes considered in support of these tolerances are 
discussed in detail in related documents published in the Federal 
Registers of April 25, 1979 (44 FR 24287) for permethrin, January 31, 
1979 (44 FR 6098) for fenvalerate, September 18, 1985 (50 FR 37581) for 
tralomethrin, February 21, 1985 (50 FR 7172) for cypermethrin, January 
25, 1988 (53 FR 1923) for cyfluthrin, April 14, 1993 (58 FR 19357) for 
fenpropathrin, and May 24, 1988 (53 FR 18558) for lambda-cyhalothrin.
    To be consistent with extensions issued for conditional 
registrations that have been issued, the Agency is amending and 
extending tolerances for the synthetic pyrethroids with an expiration 
date of November 15, 1997, to cover residues expected to result from 
use during the period of conditional registration.
    No public comments or requests for referral to an advisory 
committee were received in response to the notice of proposed 
rulemaking.
    The data submitted in the petitions and other relevant material 
have been evaluated and discussed in the proposed rule.
    Therefore, based on the information considered by the Agency and 
discussed in detail in the proposed rule and based on the Agency's 
conclusion that the tolerances for residues of the synthetic 
pyrethroids in or on the commodities will protect the public health, 
the Agency is establishing the tolerances as set forth below.
    Any person adversely affected by these regulations may, within 30 
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register, file 
written objections and/or a request for a hearing with the Hearing 
Clerk, at the address given above (40 CFR 178.20). A copy of the 
objections and 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 regulations 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 each such issue, 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 all the requirements of the Executive Order (i.e., 
Regulatory Impact Analysis, review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB)). Under section 3(f), the order defines ``significant'' as 
those actions likely to lead to 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 known 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 (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 this Executive Order, EPA has determined 
that this rule is not ``significant'' and is therefore not subject to 
OMB review.
    Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, 94 
Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 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 Parts 180, 185, and 186

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Food additives, Feed additives, Pesticides 
and pests, Records and recordkeeping.

    Dated: February 1, 1995.

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

    Therefore, chapter I of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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

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

    b. In Sec. 180.378, by revising the introductory text of paragraph 
(a), to read as follows:


Sec. 180.378   Permethrin; tolerances for residues.

    (a) Tolerances, to expire on November 15, 1997, are established for 
residues of the insecticide permethrin [(3-pheoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate] in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodities:
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    c. In Sec. 180.379, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
revising the footnote to the entry for cottonseed as follows:


Sec. 180.379 Cyano(3-phenoxy-phenyl)methyl-4-chloro--(1-
methylethyl) benzeneacetate; tolerances for residues.

    (a) *  *  *

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Cottonseed.................................................       \1\0.2
                                                                        
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\1\The tolerance for cottonseed expires on November 15, 1997.           

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Sec. 180.418  [Amended]

    d. By amending Sec. 180.418 Cypermethrin; tolerances for residues 
in [[Page 9785]] the introductory text by changing ``November 15, 
1994'' to read ``November 15, 1997''.
    e. In Sec. 180.422, by revising the introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec. 180.422   Tralomethrin; tolerances for residues.

    Tolerances, to expire on November 15, 1997, are established for the 
combined residues of the insecticide tralomethrin ((S)-alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl (1R,3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(RS)-1,2,2,2-tetrabromoethyl]-
cyclopropanecarboxylate; CAS Reg. No. 66841-25-6) and its metabolites 
(S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,3R)-3(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (S)-alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate calculated as the parent in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodities:
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Sec. 180.436  [Amended]

    f. In Sec. 180.436 Cyfluthrin; tolerances for residues, by amending 
the entry for cottonseed in the table therein by amending the footnote 
to the entry by changing ``November 15, 1994'' to read ``November 15, 
1997''.
    g. In Sec. 180.438 by amending the table therein by revising the 
footnote to the entry for cottonseed as follows:


Sec. 180.438 [1 -(S*),3 -(Z)]-()-cyano(3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate; tolerances for residues.

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Cottonseed.................................................      \1\0.05
                                                                        
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\1\The tolerance for cottonseed expires on November 15, 1997.           

    h. In Sec. 180.466, by revising the table therein, to read as 
follows:


Sec. 180.466   Fenpropathrin; tolerances for residues.

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                     Commodity                            Parts per million               Expiration date       
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Cottonseed........................................                           1.0                 Nov. 15, 1997. 
Cattle, fat.......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Cattle, mbyp......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Cattle, meat......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Eggs..............................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Goats, fat........................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Goats, mbyp.......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Goats, meat.......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Hogs, fat.........................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Hogs, mbyp........................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Hogs, meat........................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Horses, fat.......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Horses, mbyp......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Horses, meat......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Milkfat (reflecting 0.02 ppm in whole milk).......                          0.03                            Do. 
Poultry, fat......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Poultry, mbyp.....................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Sheep, fat........................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Sheep, mbyp.......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
Sheep, meat.......................................                          0.02                            Do. 
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PART 185--[AMENDED]

    2. In part 185:
    a. The authority citation for part 185 continues to read as 
follows:

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

    b. In Sec. 185.1250, by revising paragraph (a), to read as follows:


Sec. 185.1250  Cyfluthrin.

    (a) A tolerance, to expire on November 15, 1997, of 2 parts per 
million is established for residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin 
(cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate; CAS Reg. No. 69359-37-5) in cottonseed 
oil resulting from application of the insecticide to cottonseed.
* * * * *
    c. In Sec. 185.3225, by revising the table therein, to read as 
follows:


Sec. 185.3225   Fenpropathrin.

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                     Commodity                            Parts per million               Expiration date       
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Cottonseed oil....................................                           3.0                 Nov. 15, 1997. 
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    d. In Sec. 185.5450, by revising the introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec. 185.5450   Tralomethrin.

    Tolerances, to expire on November 15, 1997, are established for the 
combined residues of the insecticide tralomethrin ((S)-alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl-(1R,3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(RS)-1,2,2,2-tetrabromoethyl]-
cyclopropanecarboxylate; CAS Reg. No. 66841-25-6) and its metabolites 
(S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (S)-alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate calculated as the parent in or on the 
following food commodities when present as a result of application of 
the insecticide to the growing crops:
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PART 186--[AMENDED]

    3. In part 186:
    a. The authority citation for part 186 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 348.

    b. In Sec. 186.1250, by revising paragraph (a), to read as follows:


Sec. 186.1250   Cyfluthrin.

    (a) A tolerance, to expire on November 15, 1997, of 2.0 parts per 
million is established for residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin 
(cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclo-propanecarboxylate (CAS Reg. No. 69359-37-5)) in 
cottonseed hulls resulting from application of the insecticide to 
cottonseed.
* * * * *
    c. By amending Sec. 186.3225 by revising the table therein, to read 
as follows:


Sec. 186.3225   Fenpropathrin.

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                     Commodity                            Parts per million               Expiration date       
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Cottonseed hulls..................................                           2.0                 Nov. 15, 1997. 
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