[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38333-38335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18367]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-628; FRL-4958-2]
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/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 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
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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-628]. 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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George LaRocca (PM-13). Rm. 204, CM #2, 703-305- 1921 Jefferson Davis
6100; e-mail: Hwy., Arlington, VA.
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.
Joanne Miller (PM-23).. Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305- Do.
6224; e-mail:
miller.joanne@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. EPA is also withdrawing a petition.
Initial Filings
1. PP 5F4508. Merck & Co., Inc., Agricultural Research and
Development, Hillsborough Rd., Three Bridges, NJ 08487, has submitted
to EPA pesticide petition (PP) 5F4508 that proposes amending 40 CFR
180.449 to establish tolerances for the insecticide avermectin B1
and its delta-8,9-isomer in or on potatoes at .002 part per million
(ppm). (PM-13)
2. PP 5F4522. Bayer Corp. (formerly Miles, Inc.) 8400 Hawthorn Rd.,
P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, has submitted to EPA
pesticide petition (PP) 5F4522 that proposes amending 40 CFR 180.472 by
establshing a regulation permitting residues of the the insecticide
imidacloprid, 1-[chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine,
in or on leafy green vegetables (including amaranth; arrugula; chervil;
chrysanthemum, edible-leaved; chrysanthemum, garland; corn salad;
cress, garden; cress, upland; dandelion; dock; endive; orach; parsley;
purslane, garden; purslane, winter; radicchio (red chicory); spinach;
spinach, New Zealand; and spinach, vine). (PM-19)
Amended Filings
3. FAP 4H5700. 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 petition to amend 40 CFR part 186 to
establish a feed additive regulation for the insecticide imidacloprid,
1-[(chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, and its
metabolites (calculated as imidacloprid), in or on the processed
commodity beets, sugar, molasses at 0.2 part per million (ppm).
Gustafson, Inc., has submitted to EPA an amendment to the petition that
now calls for establishing a feed additive regulation for the processed
commodity beets, sugar, molasses at 0.5 ppm. (PM-19)
4. PP 8F3607. In the Federal Register of May 25, 1988 (53 FR
18897), EPA issues a notice that Hoechst Celanese Corp., Route 202-206
North, Sommerville, NJ 08876, proposed amending 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing a regulation to permit the residues of the herbicide
monoammonium 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butanoate (expressed
as 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl butanoic acid) and 3-
methylphosphinicopropionic acid (expressed as 2-amino-4-
(hydroxymethylphosphinyl) butanoic acid) in or on soybean seed at 0.05
ppm; apples at 0.05 ppm; grapes at 0.05 ppm; field corn grain, forage,
fodder, and silage at 0.05 ppm; nuts at 0.05 ppm; and almond hulls at
0.50 ppm. An amendment to the PP 8F3607 has been submitted to EPA by
AgrEvo USA Co., Little Falls One, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE
19808, proposing to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation
to permit residues of the herbicide butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-
(hydroxymethylphosphinyl), monoammonium salt and its metabolite 3-
methylphosphinico-propionic acid, in or on the tree nut group at 0.10
ppm, almond hulls at 0.50 ppm, cattle fat at 0.05 ppm, cattle meat at
0.05 ppm, cattle meat byproducts (mbyp) at 0.10 ppm, eggs at 0.05 ppm,
goat fat at 0.05 ppm, goat meat at 0.05 ppm, goat mbyp at 0.10 ppm,
horse fat at 0.05 ppm, horse meat at 0.05 ppm, horse mbyp at 0.10 ppm,
milk at 0.02 ppm, poultry fat at 0.05 ppm, poultry meat at 0.05 ppm,
poultry mbyp at 0.10 ppm, sheep fat at 0.05, sheep meat at 0.05, and
sheep mbyp at 0.10 ppm.
Withrawn Petition
5. PP 2F4110. Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co., Route 202-206, P.O. Box
2500 Somerville, NJ 08876-1258, has requested that the petition be
withdrawn without prejudice to future filing. Notice of filing of the
petition appeared in the Federal Register of June 10, 1992 (57 FR
24646), and proposed establishment of a regulation to permit residues
of the insecticide amitraz in or on the liver, fat, and meat byproducts
of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep. The notice of filing is
hereby withdrawn without prejudice to a future filing of the notice.
(PM 19)
A record has been established for this notice document under
docket number [PF-628] (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
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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: July 10, 1995.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-18367; Filed 7-25-95; 8:45 am]
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