[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26434-26435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11813]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[PP 3G4263/T672; FRL 4948-7]


Fipronil; Establishment of a Temporary Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established a temporary tolerance for the combined 
residues of the insecticide fipronil and its metabolites in or on the 
raw agricultural commodity field corn grain at 0.02 part per million 
(ppm).

DATES: This temporary tolerance expires March 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Richard Keigwin, Product 
Manager (PM) 10, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 713, CM#2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-7618; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 
T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709, has requested 
in pesticide petition (PP) 3G4263, the establishment of a temporary 
tolerance for the combined residues of the insecticide fipronil (5-
amino-3-cyano-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4-
trifluoromethylsulphinyl pyrazole or its metabolites MB 46136 5-amino-
3-cyano-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4-
trifluoromethylsulphonyl pyrazole or MB 45950 5-amino-3-cyano-1-(2,6-
dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4-trifluoromethylthiopyrazole in or 
on the raw agricultural commodity field corn grain at 0.02 part per 
million (ppm). This temporary tolerance will permit the marketing of 
the above raw agricultural commodity when treated in accordance with 
the provisions of the experimental use permit 264-EUP-95, 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 
tolerance will protect the public health. Therefore, the temporary 
tolerance has 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. Rhone-Poulenc AG 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.
    This tolerance expires March 28, 1996. Residues not in excess of 
this amounts remaining in or on the raw agricultural commodity 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 tolerance. This 
tolerance 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).

[[Page 26435]] List of Subjects

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

    Dated: May 1, 1995.

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

[FR Doc. 95-11813 Filed 5-16-95; 8:45 am]
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