[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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