[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54689-54691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26471]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-635; FRL-4982-4]


Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Filings and Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces initial filings and amendments 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 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-635]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this 
document 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/        Addresses       
                                    e-mail                              
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George LaRocca (PM 13).......  Rm. 204, CM #2,   1921 Jefferson Davis   
                                703-305-6100; e-  Hwy., Arlington, VA.  
                                mail:                                   
                                larocca.george@
epamail.epa.gov                         
                                ..                                      
Robert Forrest (PM 14).......  Rm. 219, CM #2,   Do.                    
                                703-305-6600; e-                        
                                mail:                                   
                                forrest.robert@
epamail.epa.gov                         
                                ..                                      
Dennis Edwards (PM 19).......  Rm. 207, CM #2,   Do.                    
                                703-305-6386; e-                        
                                mail:                                   
                                edwards.dennis@
epamail.epa.gov                         
                                ..                                      
Connie Welch (PM 21).........  Rm. 227, CM #2,   Do.                    
                                703-305-6226; e-                        
                                mail:                                   
                                welch.connie@
epamail.epa.gov                         
                                ..                                      
Joanne Miller (PM 23)........  Rm. 237, CM #2,   Do.                    
                                703-305-7830; e-                        
                                mail:                                   
                                miller.joanne@
epamail.epa.gov                         
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Phillip Hutton (PM 90).......  5th Floor, CS     2800 Jefferson Davis   
                                #1, 703-308-      Hwy., Arlington, VA.  
                                8260; e-mail:                           
                                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 5E4516. Monsanto Co., 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St. 
Louis, MO 63198, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR part 
180 be amended to establish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for the plant pesticide formulation inert ingredient 5-
enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase from Agrobacterium sp. strain 
CP4 (CP4 EPSPS) and the genetic material necessary for the production 
of this protein in or on all raw agricultural commodities when used as 
a plant-pesticide inert ingredient. (PM 90)
    2. PP 5E4517. Northrup King Co., 7500 Olson Memorial Hwy., Golden 
Valley, MN 55427, has submitted the petition proposing that 40 CFR 
180.1001 be amended to establish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for the inert plant pesticide ingredient phosphinothricin 
acetyltransferase (PAT) as produced in corn by the PAT gene and its 
controlling sequences as found on plasmid vector pZO1502. Its use will 
be as a selection tool. (PM 90)
    3. PP 5F04445. Champon 100% Natural Products, Inc., 10528 Mendocino 
Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33428, proposes that 40 CFR part 180 be amended to 
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for 

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allyl isothiocyanate (a component of oil of mustard) in or or all 
fruits and vegetables, nuts, berries, and grains. (PM 14)
    4. PP 5F4473. Monsanto Co., 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St. 
Louis, MO 63198, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR 
180.1011 be amended to include an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for the plant pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. 
kurstaki Insect Control Protein (CryIA(b)) as produced in plant cells. 
(PM 90)
    5 PP 5F4481. Meiji Milk Products Co., Ltd., 2-Chome, Kyabashi Chuo-
ku, Tokyo, Japan 250, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR 
part 180 be amended to establish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of the fungicide sodium bicarbonate in or on 
citrus (lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines). (PM 90)
    6. PP 5F4544. Northrup King Co., 7500 Olson Memorial Hwy., Golden 
Valley, MN 55427, has submitted the petition proposing that 40 CFR part 
180 be amended to include an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for the delta endotoxin protein in corn by a CryIA(b) gene 
from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-1 and inserted in the 
plant expression vector pZO1502. (PM 90)
    7. PP 5F4576. Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 
27419, proposes that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by establishing a 
regulation to permit the residues of the insecticide cyromazine, N-
cyclo-propyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, plus its major metabolite 
melamine, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-6-triamine, calculated as cyromazine in or 
on the raw agricultural commodities of crop group bulb vegetables 
(garlic, leeks, onions, shallots), following treatment of seed at 5.0 
ppm. (PM 13)
    8. PP 5F4578. AgrEvo USA Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 
19808, has submitted the petition requesting that 40 CFR 180.473 be 
amended for the herbicide glufosinate ammonium, butanoic acid, 2-amino-
4-(hydroxymethyl phosphinyl), and its metabolites 2-acetamido-4-
methylphosphinico-butanoic acid and 3-methylphosphinico-propionic acid, 
expressed as glufosinate free-acid equivalents in or on the following 
raw agricultural comodities: corn, field, grain at 0.2 ppm; corn, 
field, forage at 4.0 ppm; corn, field silage at 3.5 ppm; corn, field, 
fodder at 5.5 ppm; soybean seed at 2.0 ppm; and soybean hulls at 6.0 
ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is high-
performance liquid chromatography. (PM 23)
    9. PP 5F4581. AgrEvo USA Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 
19808, proposes amending 40 CFR 180.345 by establishing tolerances for 
the residues/combined residues of the herbicide ethofumeate (2-ethoxy-
2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzufuranyl methanesulfonate) and its 
metabolites 2-hydroxy-2,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate and 
2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate (both 
calculated as the parent compound) in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities grass forage at 1.0 ppm and grass, seed screenings at 0.5 
ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is GLC 
with FPD. (PM 23)
    10. PP 5F4584. Gustafson, Inc., P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, TX 75266-
0065, has submitted the petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.472 be 
amended for the insecticide imidacloprid, 1-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, in or on barley, forage 
at 1.5 ppm, barley, straw at 0.2 ppm, and barley, grain at 0.05 ppm. 
(PM 19)
    11. PP 5F4585. DowElanco, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 
46268-1054, proposes that 40 CFR part 180 be amended to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues resulting 
from the use of S. spinosa fermentation based products on all crops. 
(PM 13)

Amended Filings

    12. FAP 2H5640. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of June 10, 
1992 (57 FR 24647), that Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, 
NC 27419, proposed that 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 be amended by 
establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit combined 
residues of the insecticide cyromazine, N-cyclo-propyl-1,3,5-triazine-
2,4,6-triamine plus its major metabolite, melamine, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-
6-triamine, calculated as cyromazine, in or on processed tomato 
products at 1.2 ppm and dry tomato pomace at 1.6 ppm. The company has 
amended the petition to propose tolerances for the chemical in or on 
tomato products excluding juice at 2.5 ppm and tomato pomace, wet and 
dried, at 2.5 ppm. (PM 13)
    13. PP 6F3333. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of March 10, 
1993 (58 FR 13261), that Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, 
NC 27419, proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.414 by establishing a tolerance 
for the insecticide cyromazine, N-cyclo-propyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-
triamine plus its major metabolite, melamine, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-6-
triamine calculated as cyromazine, in or on raw agricultural commodity 
tomatoes at 0.5 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has submitted a revised petition that 
proposes to increase the tolerance for the combined residues of the 
insecticide cyromazine, plus its major metabolite, melamine, on 
tomatoes at 1.0 ppm. In addition, Ciba-Geigy proposes to amend 40 CFR 
180.414 by establishing separate tolerances for residues of cyromazine 
in meat, fat, and meat byproducts (including liver and kidney) of 
cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.05 ppm and milk at 0.02 ppm 
under Sec. 180.414(b) and (c), respectively, and establish a separate 
tolerance for residues of the metabolite 1-methylcyromazine (1-methyl-
N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine), calculated as cyromazine, 
in liver and kidney of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.05 
ppm. Ciba-Geigy also proposes to amend the established tolerances for 
cyromazine and melamine in or on fat, meat, and meat byproducts of 
chickens under 40 CFR 180.414(b) and (c) by removal of the restriction 
``from chicken layer hens and chicken breeder hens only.'' (PM 13)
    14. PP 6F3417. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangel Park, NC 27709, has submitted an 
amended petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.407 be amended so that 
tolerances for thiodicarb and its metabolite for broccoli, cabbage, and 
cauliflower at 7 ppm be extended for 1 year with an expiration date of 
August 15, 1997. Notice of the petition appeared in the Federal 
Register of January 15, 1992 (57 FR 1733). Tolerances were extended to 
August 15, 1996, by a rule in the Federal Register of May 10, 1995 (60 
FR 24785). (PM 19)
    15. PP 7F3516. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangel Park, NC 27709, has submitted an 
amended petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.407 be amended so that 
tolerances for thiodicarb and its metabolite for leafy vegetables at 7 
ppm be extended for 1 year with an expiration date of August 15, 1997. 
Notice of the petition appeared in the Federal Register of October 5, 
1989 (54 FR 41160). Tolerances were extended to August 15, 1996, by a 
rule in the Federal Register of May 10, 1995 (60 FR 24785). (PM 19)
    16. PP 8F3578. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangel Park, NC 27709, has submitted an 
amended petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.407 be amended for the 
insecticide thiodicarb proposing a tolerance for sweet corn forage of 
300 ppm. Notice of this petition appeared in the Federal 

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Register of December 16, 1987 (52 FR 47754). (PM 19)
     A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket 
number [PF-635] (including 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 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, Feed additives, 
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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

    Dated: October 12, 1995.

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

[FR Doc. 95-26471 Filed 10-24-95; 8:45 am]
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