[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16784-16785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9285]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-650; FRL-5362-7]


Conversion of Tolerances for Fenvalerate to Esfenvalerate; Notice 
of Filing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This notice announces receipt by EPA of an initial filing of 
a food additive petition (FAP) and it announces two amendments to a 
previously published filing of a pesticide petition (PP).
DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket number [PF-650], 
should be submitted to EPA by May 17, 1996.
ADDRESSES: By mail, comments should be forwarded to Public Response and 
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document 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.
    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 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. 
All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the 
docket number [PF-650]. No CBI should be submitted through e-mail. 
Electronic comments on this document may be filed online at many 
Federal Depository Library. Additional information on electronic 
submissions can be found below in this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: George T. LaRocca, Product 
Manager (PM) 13, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 200, CM #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 305-6100; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received the following pesticide 
petitions and food additive petitions:

Amended Filings

    1.  PP 4F4329. DuPont Agricultural Products, PO Box 80038, 
Wilmington, DE, 19880-0038 has submitted a petition to EPA that 
proposes conversion of tolerances for fenvalerate (40 CFR 180.379) to 
esfenvalerate (S-alpha-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl S-4-chloro- alpha-
(1-methylethyl)benzecate) tolerances. The original notice of filing was 
published in the Federal Register on July 13, 1994 (59 FR 35719). The 
following are amendments to that filing:
    a. The following raw agricultural commodities (RAC) (current 
fenvalerate tolerance followed by proposed esfenvalerate tolerance in 
parts per million) were not included in the original filing: meat, meat 
fat, and meat-by-products of cattle, hogs, horses, goats, and sheep at 
1.5, 1.5; milk 0.3, 0.3; milk fat 7.0, 7.0.
    b. DuPont also proposes esfenvalerte tolerances (in parts per 
million) for the following RAC's that never had established fenvalerate 
tolerances: soybean forage 10 and soybean hay 15.
    c. The RAC turnip roots is amended to: ``turnip roots 0.5, 0.5''. 
The RAC radish tops was omitted and should be added as follows: 
``radish tops 8.0, 3.0.''
    d. The word ``walnuts'' was omitted and should be added as follows: 
``English walnuts 0.2, 0.2.''
    e. The following tolerance with regional registration (current 
fenvalerate tolerance followed by proposed esfenvalerate tolerance) is 
proposed: Okra 0.1, 0.1.

Initial Filings

     1. FAP 6H5750. DuPont Agricultural Products, P.O. Box 80038, 
Wilmington, DE 19880-0038 submitted on January 26, 1994 a petition (PP 
4F4329) for the conversion of tolerances for fenvalerate (40 CFR 
180.379) to esfenvalerate (S-alpha-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl S-4-
chloro-alpha-(1-methylethyl)benzecate). On March 9, 1994 DuPont also 
proposed to amend 40 CFR 186.1300 by converting feed additive 
tolerances from fenvalerate to esfenvalerate. This petition was amended 
February 28, 1995 to propose a tolerance of 4 ppm for wet apple pomace 
and on March 8, 1996 to propose a tolerance of 0.5 ppm on soybean 
hulls.
    2. PP 4F3003. Shell Oil Co., Suite 200, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20036, submitted on November 29, 1983 a pesticide 
petition to EPA that proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.379 by establishing 
tolerances for residues of the insecticide fenvalerate (cyano(3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl S-4-chloro-alpha-(1- methylethyl)benzecate)) for 
sorghum and poultry. These proposed tolerances were published in the 
Federal Register of January 4, 1984 (49 FR 503). On November 3, 1989, 
DuPont Agricultural Products, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE, 19880-
0038 amended the petition by switching the proposed tolerances from 
fenvalerate to esfenvalerate (S-alpha- cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl S-
4-chloro-alpha-(1- methylethyl)benzecate). On December 10, 1991 DuPont 
Agricultural Products amended the petition for esfenvalerate by 
changing the tolerance in/on the following food commodities: sorghum 
grain 5 ppm (parts per million), sorghum forage 10 ppm, sorghum fodder 
10 ppm, whole eggs 0.03 ppm, poultry meat 0.03, poultry fat 0.3 ppm, 
poultry meat by-products 0.3 ppm, poultry liver 0.03 ppm.
    2. FAP 4H5419. Shell Oil Co., Suite 200, 1025 Connecticut Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20036, submitted on November 29, 1983 a food 
additive petition to EPA that proposed tolerances for sorghum milling 
products. FAP 4H5419 will be withdrawn because the Agency is no longer 
requiring tolerances for sorghum milled products.
     A record has been established for this notice of receipt under 
docket number [PF-650] (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 Room 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]



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    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 notice of receipt, 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 record which will also include all comments 
submitted directly in writing. The official record is the paper record 
mintained at the Virginia address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of 
this document.

List of subjects

    Environmental protection, Temporary tolerances, Agricultural 
commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Dated: April 3, 1996.

Susan Lewis,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-9285 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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