[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31465-31468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14798]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[PF-626; FRL-4955-4]


Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Filings, Amendments, and a 
Withdrawal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces initial filings, amendments, and a 
withdrawal of pesticide petitions (PP) and food and feed additive 
petitions (FAP) proposing the establishment of regulations for residues 
of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural 
commodities.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments 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 comments to: Rm. 1132, 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 [[Page 31466]] 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. 1132 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending 
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic 
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be 
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number [PF-626; FRL 4955-4]. No CBI should be submitted 
through e-mail. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online 
at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on 
electronic submissions can be found below in this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
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/e-mail          Address       
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Richard Keigwin (PM-10)  Rm. 210, CM #2, 703-305- 1921 Jefferson Davis  
                          6596, e-mail:            Hwy., Arlington, VA. 
                          keigwin.richard@epamai
l.epa.gov.                                    
George LaRocca (PM-13).  Rm. 204, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6100, e-mail:                                 
                          larocca.george@epamail                        
                          .epa.gov.                                     
Dennis Edwards, Jr. (PM- Rm. 207, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
 19).                     6386, e-mail:                                 
                          edwards.dennis@epamail                        
                          .epa.gov..                                    
Connie Welch (PM-21)...  Rm. 227, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6226, e-mail:                                 
                          [email protected]
pa.gov..                                      
James Stone (Acting PM-  Rm. 247, CM #2, 703-305- Do                    
 22).                     7391, e-mail:                                 
                          [email protected]
a.gov..                                       
Joanne Miller (PM-23)..  Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6224, e-mail:                                 
                          miller.joanne@epamail.
epa.gov..                                     
Robert Taylor (PM-25)..  Rm. 241, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6027, e-mail:                                 
                          taylor.robert@epamail.
epa.gov..                                     
Phil Hutton (PM-90)....  5th Floor, CS #1, 703-   2805 Jefferson Davis  
                          308-8260, e-mail:        Hwy., Arlington, VA. 
                          hutton.phillip@epamail                        
                          .epa.gov..                                    
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide petitions and 
food/feed additive petitions as follows proposing the amendment of 
regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on 
various agricultural commodities.

Initial Filings

    1. PP 4F4391. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Barley Mill 
Plaza, Walker's Mill, P.O. Box 80083, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, 
proposes amending 40 CFR part 180 to establish tolerances for the 
herbicide sodium 2-chloro-6-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-ylthio)benzoate 
in or on cotton, undelinted seed at 0.02 ppm. The proposed method for 
determining residues is high-pressure liquid chromatography. (PM-22).
    2. PP 5F4426. Rhone-Poulenc AG Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes amending 40 
CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for fipronil (5-amino-1-(2,6-
dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(1R,S)-
(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile) or its 
metabolites MB46136 (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-
carbonitrile) or MB45950 (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-
(trilfuoromethyl)phenyl)-4-[(trifluoromethyl)thio]-1H-pyrazole-3-
carbonitrile) in or on corn, grain at 0.02 part per million (ppm), 
corn, fodder at 0.15 ppm, and corn, forage at 0.15 ppm; poultry eggs, 
liver, and muscle at 0.02 ppm and skin/fat at 0.03 ppm; dairy cow milk, 
liver, kidney, and muscle at 0.02 ppm, and fat at 0.08 ppm. (PM-10)
    3. PP 5F4480. Miles, Inc., 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, Kansas 
City, MO 64120-0013, proposes amending 40 CFR 180.472 by establishing a 
regulation permitting residues of imidacloprid (1-[(chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, in or on pecan, nut at 
0.05 ppm and citrus, fruit at 0.7 ppm. (PM-19)
    4. PP 5F4483. Troy Biosciences, Inc., 2620 North 37th Drive, 
Phoenix, AZ 85009, proposes amending 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a 
regulation to exempt from the requirement of a tolerance residues of 
the insecticide Beauvaria bassiana ATCC 74040 in or on all raw 
agricultural commodities. (PM-90)
    5. PP 5F4485 FMC Corp., 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 
proposes amending 40 CFR 180.442 by establishing a regulation 
permitting residues of bifenthrin (2-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)methyl-
3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on strawberries at 3.0 ppm. A 
tolerance for bifenthrin on strawberries and other agricultural 
commodities was proposed in a previous notice that appeared in the 
Federal Register of November 19, 1986 (51 FR 41828), but the commodity 
strawberries is hereby separated from that notice and placed in this 
filing. (PM-13)
    6. FAP 5H5714. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Agricultural 
Products, Wilmington, DE 29880-0038, proposes amending 40 CFR 180.3575 
by establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the herbicide 
hexazinone (3-cyclohexyl-6-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-
(1H,3H)-dione) and its metabolites calculated as hexazinone in or on 
alfalfa seed at 2.0 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining 
residues is gas chromatography with nitrogen phosphorous detection (GC/
NPD). (PM-23)
    7. FAP 5H5718. Miles, Inc., 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, 
Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes amending 40 CFR part 186 by 
establishing a regulation permitting residues of imidacloprid (1-
[(chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine]) in or on 
citrus, [[Page 31467]] pulp, dried at 5.5 ppm; and citrus, molasses at 
4.8 ppm. (PM-19)

Amended Filings

    8. PP 2F4063. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of March 11, 
1992 (57 FR 8659), that Ciba Corp. Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. 
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, had submitted the petition to 
amend 40 CFR 180.408 by establishing tolerances for combined residues 
of the fungicide metalaxyl [N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl) 
alanine methyl ester] and its metabolites containing the 2,6-
dimethylaniline moliety, and N-(2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl)-N-
(methoxyacetyl)-alanine methylester, each expressed as metalaxyl 
equivalents, in or on grass forage at 10.0 ppm and grass hay at 20.0 
ppm. Ciba-Geigy has amended the petiton to propose tolerances for 
grass, forage at 10.0 ppm and grass, hay at 25.0 ppm. (PM-21)
    9. PP 2F4072. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of June 10, 
1992 (57 FR 24645), that Ciba Corp. Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. 
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, had submitted the petition to 
amend 40 CFR 180.408 by establishing tolerances for combined residues 
of the fungicide metalaxyl [N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl) 
alanine methyl ester] and its metabolites containing the 2,6-
dimethylaniline moliety, and N-(2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl)-N-
(methoxyacetyl)-alanine methylester, each expressed as metalaxyl 
equivalents, in or on Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables crop grouping at 
5.0 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has amended the petition to propose tolerances for 
Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables group (except broccoli, cabbage, 
cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and mustard greens) at 0.1 ppm, Brussels 
sprouts at 2.0 ppm, cabbage at 1.0 ppm, cauliflower at 1.0 ppm, and 
mustard greens at 5.0 ppm. (PM-21)
    10. PP 2F4086. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of June 10, 
1992 (57 FR 24645), that Ciba Corp. Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. 
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, had submitted the petition to 
amend 40 CFR 180.434 by establishing tolerances for combined residues 
of the fungicide propiconazole (1-((2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-
1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole) and its metabolites 
determined as 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid and expressed as parent compound 
in or on oat grain at 0.1 ppm and oat straw at 1.0 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has 
amended the petition to propose tolerances for oat grain at 0.1 ppm, 
oat straw at 1.0 ppm, and oat forage at 10.0 ppm. (PM-21)
    11. PP 2F4105. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of June 10, 
1992 (57 FR 24646), that Ciba Corp. Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. 
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, had submitted the petition to 
amend 40 CFR 180.408 by establishing tolerances for combined residues 
of the fungicide metalaxyl [N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl) 
alanine methyl ester] and its metabolites containing the 2,6-
dimethylaniline moliety, and N-(2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl)-N-
(methoxyacetyl)-alanine methylester, each expressed as metalaxyl 
equivalents, in or on nongrass animal feed forage at 6.0 ppm and 
nongrass animal feed hay at 20.0 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has amended the 
petition to propose tolerances for clover, forage at 1.0 ppm and 
clover, hay at 2.5 ppm. (PM-21)
    12. PP 4F4337. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of November 
2, 1994 (59 FR 54907), that Gustafson, Inc., P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, 
TX 75266-0065, had submitted the peititon to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of imidacloprid, 1-
[(chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, and its 
metabolites (calculated as imidacloprid), in or on wheat, forage at 7.0 
ppm, wheat, straw at 0.3 ppm, wheat, grain at 0.1 ppm, barley, forage 
at 1.2 ppm, barley, straw at 0.2 ppm, barley, grain at 0.1 ppm, 
sorghum, forage at 0.2 ppm, sorghum, straw at 0.1 ppm, sorghum, grain 
at 0.1 ppm, beets, sugar (roots) at 0.1 ppm, and beets, sugar (tops) at 
0.1 ppm. Gustafson has amended the petition to request a feed additive 
tolerance of 0.5 ppm for beets, sugar, molasses. (PM-19)
    13. PP 6F3454. FMC Corp., 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 
proposes amending 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation 
permitting residues of bifenthrin (2-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)methyl-
3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on various agricultural 
commodities; among those was strawberries with a proposed tolerance of 
3.0 ppm. PP 5F4485 appearing elsewhere in this document under ``initial 
filings'' separates strawberries from PP 6F3454. (PM-13)
    14. PP 9F3818. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of January 
9, 1990 (55 FR 779), that Mobay Corp., P.O. Box 4913, Hawthorn Rd., 
Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, had submitted the petition to amend 40 CFR 
part 180 by estabishing a regulation to permit residues of the 
fungicide tebuconazole, alpha-(2-(4-(chlorophenyl)ethyl)-alpha-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, in or on various 
agricultural commodities. The company has changed names, now Bayer 
Corp. (with the same address), and the petition has been amended to 
propose amending 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for the 
fungicide tebuconazole in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities: Barley, grain at 0.05 ppm, barley, forage at 0.10 ppm, 
barely, hay at 0.10 ppm, barley, straw at 0.10 ppm; oat, grain at 0.05 
ppm, oat, forage at 0.10 ppm, oat, hay at 0.10 ppm, oat, straw at 0.10 
ppm; wheat, grain at 0.05 ppm, wheat, forage at 0.10 ppm, wheat, hay at 
0.10 ppm, and wheat straw at 0.10 ppm. The proposed analytical method 
for determining residues is high-performance liquid chromatography. 
(PM-21)

Withrawn Petition

    15. PP 2F2746. DuPont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill, Barley 
Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, has requested 
that the petition be withdrawn without prejudice to future filing since 
DuPont plans to generate data on both soybean and peanut forages for 
tolerances proposed for esfenvalerate under PP 4F4329 (59 FR 35719, 
July 13, 1994). (PM-13)
     A record has been established for this notice document under 
docket number [PF-626; FRL 4955-4] (including any comments and data 
submitted electronically as described below). A public version of this 
record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which 
does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for 
inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The public record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public 
Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division 
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
    opp-D[email protected].


    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public 
version, as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, 
EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed, 
paper form as they are received and will place the paper copies in the 
official rulemaking record which will also include all 
[[Page 31468]] comments submitted directly in writing. The official 
rulemaking record is the paper record maintained at the address in 
``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Food additives, 
Feed additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

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

    Dated: June 8, 1995.

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

[FR Doc. 95-14798 Filed 6-13-95; 12:27 pm]
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