[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57422-57423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28072]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-638; FRL-4986-8]


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-638]. 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/         Address        
                                    e-mail                              
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Dennis Edwards (PM 19).......  Rm. 205, CM #2,   1921 Jefferson Davis   
                                703-305-6386; e-  Hwy., Arlington, VA.  
                                mail:                                   
                                edwards.dennis                          
                                @epamail.epa.go                         
                                v..                                     
Robert Taylor (PM 25)........  Rm. 241, CM #2,   Do.                    
                                703-305-6027; e-                        
                                mail:                                   
                                taylor.robert                           
                                @epamail.epa.go                         
                                v..                                     
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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 5E4479. Zeneca AG Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458, proposes 

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to amend 40 CFR part 180 by estblishing a regulation to permit residues 
of Touchdown Herbicide containing glyphosate-trimesium (formerly 
sulfosate), trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate, in 
or on the raw agricultural commodity bananas at 0.05 part per million 
(ppm). (PM 25)
    2. PP 4F4343. Zeneca AG Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of Touchdown Herbicide 
containing glyphosate-trimesium (formerly sulfosate), 
trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate, in or on the 
raw agricultural commodities tree nuts at 0.05 ppm; almond hulls (of 
which no more than 0.5 ppm is trimethylsulfonium) at 2.00 ppm. (PM 25)
    3. PP 5F4600. Bayer Corp., 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, Kansas 
City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.472 by establishing a 
regulation to permit residues of imidacloprid, 1-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, in or on pome fruit 
(fresh fruit), including apple, pear, crabapple, loquat, mayhaw, pear 
(oriental) and quince, at 0.6 ppm. (PM 19)
    4. FAP 1H5606. Zeneca AG Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 186 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of Touchdown Herbicide 
containing glyphosate-trimesium (formerly sulfosate), 
trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate, in or on grape 
dried pomace and raisins (of which no more than 0.05 ppm is 
trimethylsulfonium) at 0.2 ppm. (PM 25)
    5. FAP 5H5733. Bayer Corp., 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, 
Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 185 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of imidacloprid, 1-[(6-
chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, in or on 
apples, pomace (wet or dried) at 4.0 ppm. (PM 19)

Amended Filings

    6. PP 0F3860. Zeneca AG Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of Touchdown Herbicide 
containing glyphosate-trimesium (formerly sulfosate), 
trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate, in or on the 
raw agricultural commodities soybean seed (of which no more than 1 ppm 
is trimethylsulfonium) at 3.00 ppm; soybean hay (of which no more than 
2 ppm is trimethylfulfonium) at 5.00 ppm; soybean forage (of which no 
more than 1 ppm is trimethylfulfonium) at 2.00 ppm; aspirated grain 
fractions (of which no more than 60 ppm is trimethylsulfonium) at 
210.00 ppm; meat byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep 
at 1.00 ppm; fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.10 ppm; 
meat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.2 ppm; milk at 0.2 
ppm; poultry fat, liver, and meat at 0.05 ppm; poultry byproducts 
(except liver) at 0.10 ppm; and eggs at 0.02 ppm. The petition 
originally appeared in the Federal Register of July 18, 1990 (55 FR 
29267), and proposed establishing tolerances in or on soybean hay at 
3.0 ppm; soybean seed at 2.0 ppm; and soybean forage at 1.0 ppm. (PM 
25)
    7. PP 0F3890. Zeneca AG Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of Touchdown Herbicide 
containing glyphosate-trimesium (formerly sulfosate), 
trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate, in or on the 
raw agricultural commodities citrus fruits at 0.05 ppm. The petition 
originally appeared in the Federal Register of January 16, 1991 (56 FR 
1632), and proposed establishing tolerances in or on citrus fruits at 
0.5 ppm. (PM 25)
    8. PP 1F3950. Zeneca AG Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of Touchdown Herbicide 
containing glyphosate-trimesium (formerly sulfosate), 
trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate, in or on grapes 
at 0.1 ppm. The petition originally appeared in the Federal Register of 
April 3, 1991 (56 FR 13642), and proposed establishing tolerances in or 
on the raw agricultural commodity grapes at 0.2 ppm. (PM 25)
    9. PP 9F3796. Zeneca AG Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a regulation to permit residues of Touchdown Herbicide 
containing glyphosate-trimesium (formerly sulfosate), 
trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate, in or on the 
raw agricultural commodities corn grain at 0.2 ppm; corn fodder at 0.3 
ppm; and corn forage at 0.1 ppm. The petition originally appeared in 
the Federal Register of April 12, 1990 (55 FR 13829), and proposed 
establishing tolerances in or on corn grain at 0.1 ppm, corn fodder at 
0.2 ppm, and corn forage at 0.2 ppm. (PM 25)
     A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket 
number [PF-638] (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, Pesticides and 
pests, Feed additives, Food additives, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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

    Dated: October 30, 1995.

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

[FR Doc. 95-28072; Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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