[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19849-19850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10919]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180

[PP 9F3798/R2229; FRL-5362-9]
RIN 2070-AB78


Lactofen; Pesticide Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of 
the herbicide lactofen, 1-(carboethoxy)ethyl-5-[2-chloro-4- 
(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-2-nitrobenzoate, and its metabolites 
containing the diphenyl ether linkage on the raw agricultural commodity 
(RAC) cottonseed at 0.05 part per million (ppm). The Valent USA Corp. 
requested this tolerance pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The time-limited tolerance expires on December 
31, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation is effective May 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written objections and hearing requests, identified by the 
document control number, [[PP 9F3798/R2229], may be submitted to: 
Hearing Clerk (1900), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Fees accompanying objections and 
hearing requests shall be labeled ``Tolerance Petition Fees'' and 
forwarded to: EPA Headquarters Accounting Operations Branch, OPP 
(Tolerance Fees), P.O. Box 360277M, Pittsburgh, PA 15251. A copy of any 
objections and hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk should be 
identified by the document control number and submitted 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 copy of 
objections and hearing requests to: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202.
    A copy of objections and hearing requests filed with the Hearing 
Clerk may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail 
(e-mail) to: [email protected]. Copies of objections and 
hearing requests must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of 
special characters and any form of encryption. Copies of objections and 
hearing requests will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 
file format or ASCII file format. All copies of objections and hearing 
requests in electronic form must be identified by the docket number 
[[PP 9F3798/R2229]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should 
be submitted through e-mail. Electronic copies of objections and 
hearing requests on this rule 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: Joanne I. Miller, Product 
Manager (PM 23), Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 
237, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703)-305-
6224; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of February 14, 1996 
(61 FR 5726) (FRL-5349-1), EPA issued a proposed rule that gave notice 
pursuant to section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 346a), the Agency proposed to extend until December 
31, 1996, a tolerance for residues of the herbicide lactofen, 1-
(carboethoxy)ethyl-5-[2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-2-
nitrobenzoate, and its metabolites containing the diphenyl ether 
linkage in or on the raw agricultural commodity (RAC) cottonseed at 
0.05 ppm.
    There were no comments or requests for referral to an advisory 
committee received in response to the proposed rule.
    Any person adversely affected by this regulation may, within 30 
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register, file 
written objections to the regulation and may also request a hearing on 
those objections. Objections and hearing requests must be filed with 
the Hearing Clerk, at the address given above (40 CFR 178.20). A copy 
of the objections and/or hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk 
should be submitted to the OPP docket for this rulemaking. The 
objections submitted must specify the provisions of the regulation 
deemed objectionable and the grounds for the objections (40 CFR 
178.25). Each objection must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by 40 
CFR 180.33(i). If a hearing is requested, the objections must include a 
statement of the factual issue(s) on which a hearing is requested, the 
requestor's contentions on such issues, and a summary of any evidence 
relied upon by the objector (40 CFR 178.27). A request for a hearing 
will be granted if the Administrator determines that the material 
submitted shows the following: There is genuine and substantial issue 
of fact; there is a reasonable possibility that available evidence 
identified by the requestor would, if established, resolve one or more 
of such issues in favor of the requestor, taking into account 
uncontested claims or facts to the contrary; and resolution of the 
factual issue(s) in the manner sought by the requestor would be 
adequate to justify the action requested (40 CFR 178.32).
    A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket 
number [PP 9F3798/R2229] (including any objections and hearing requests 
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.
    A copy of objections and hearing requests filed with the Hearing 
Clerk

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may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail (e-
mail) to:
    [email protected].

    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 any copies of objections and hearing requests 
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 
Virginia address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), the 
Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant'' 
and therefore subject to all the requirements of the Executive Order 
(i.e., Regulatory Impact Analysis, review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB)). Under section 3(f), the order defines 
``significant'' as those actions likely to lead to a rule: (1) Having 
an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, or adversely 
and materially affecting a sector of the economy, productivity, 
competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, 
local or tribal governments or communities (also known as 
``economically significant''); (2) creating serious inconsistency or 
otherwise interfering with an action taken or planned by another 
agency; (3) materially altering the budgetary impacts of entitlement, 
grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of 
recipients thereof; or (4) raising novel legal or policy issues arising 
out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles 
set forth in this Executive Order.
    Pursuant to the terms of this executive order, EPA has determined 
that this rule is not ``significant'' and is therefore not subject to 
OMB review.
    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 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).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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


    Dated: April 10, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.

    2. Section 180.432, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 180.432  Lactofen; tolerances for residues.

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    (b) A time-limited tolerance, that expired December 31, 1995, is 
renewed for 1 year and will now expire December 31, 1996, for residues 
of the herbicide lactofen, 1-(carboethoxy)ethyl-5-[2-chloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-2-nitrobenzoate, and its metabolites 
containing the diphenyl ether linkage in or on the following raw 
agricultural commodity:

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                                   Parts per                            
          Commodity                 million          Expiration date    
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Cottonseed...................  0.05............  December 31, 1996      
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