[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49840-49841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23712]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 5G4438/T681; FRL 4975-6]


Phloxine B and Uranine; Establishment of an Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for use of the insecticide Phloxine B and Uranine, in or on 
certain raw agricultural commodities.

DATES: This temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
expires August 9, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert Forrest, Product 
Manager (PM 14), Registration Division (7505C) Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 219, CM#2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-6600; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rm. 358A, Washington, DC 20250-0108, 
has requested in pesticide petition PP 5G4438, the establishment of an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for use of the 
insecticide Phloxine B and Uranine on coffee, grapefruit, and oranges. 
This temporary exemption from the requirements of a tolerance will 
permit the marketing of the above raw agricultural commodities when 
treated in accordance with the provisions of experimental use permit 
11312-EUP-100, 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 the exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance will protect the public health. Therefore, 
the temporary exemption from the requirement of a 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. USDA/ARS, must immediately notify the EPA of any findings from 
the experimental use permit 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 temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
expires August 9, 1997. Residues remaining in or on all raw 
agricultural commodities 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 exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. 
This temporary exemption from the requirement of a 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 

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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).

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: September 6, 1995.

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

[FR Doc. 95-23712 Filed 9-26-95; 8:45 am]
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