[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24855-24856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11147]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 6G3306/T675; FRL 4951-6]


Triclopyr; Renewal of Temporary Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has renewed temporary tolerances for the combined residues 
of the herbicide triclopyr and its metabolites in or on certain raw 
agricultural commodities.

DATES: These temporary tolerances expire March 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: -Robert Taylor, -Product 
Manager (PM) 25, -Registration Division (7505C), -Office of Pesticide 
Programs, -Environmental Protection Agency, -401 M St., SW., -
Washington, DC 20460. -Office location and telephone number: -Rm. 245, 
CM#2, -1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, -Arlington, VA, -(703) 305-6800; 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice, published in the 
Federal Register of August 15, 1991 (56 FR 40615), stating that 
temporary tolerances had been renewed for the combined residues of the 
herbicide triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl)oxyacetic acid and its 
metabolites 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol and 2-methoxy-3,5,6-
trichloropyridine in or on the raw agricultural commodities fish and 
shellfish at 0.2 part per million (ppm). An allowable residue level of 
0.5 ppm in potable water is also being renewed. These tolerances are 
renewed in response to pesticide petition (PP) 6G3306, submitted by 
DowElanco, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054.
    The company has requested a 1-year renewal of the temporary 
tolerances to permit the marketing of the above raw agricultural 
commodities when treated in accordance with the provisions of the 
experimental use permit 62719-EUP-1, which is being renewed 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 renewal of the temporary tolerances will protect the 
public health. Therefore, the temporary tolerances have been renewed 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. DowElanco 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 30, 1997. Residues not in excess of 
these amounts remaining in or on the above raw agricultural commodities 
after this expiration date will not be considered actionable if the 
pesticide is legally applied during the term of, and in 
[[Page 24856]] 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 requirements 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).

List of Subjects

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

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

    Dated: April 28, 1995.

Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-11147 Filed 5-9-95; 8:45 am]
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