[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 24496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12191]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 5G4513/T688; FRL 5369-2]


Ciba Plant Protection; Establishment of a Temporary Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established a temporary tolerance for residues of the 
herbicide CGA-277476 (2-[[[[(4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)-
amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]benzoic acid, 3-oxetanyl ester in or on 
the raw agricultural commodity soybeans at 0.01 part per million (ppm). 
This temporary tolerance was requested by Ciba Plant Protection.

DATES: This temporary tolerance expires December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert Taylor, Product 
Manager (PM) 25, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 245, CM#2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA (703) 557-6800; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ciba Plant Protection, P.O. Box 18300, 
Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, has requested in pesticide petition (PP) 
5G4513 the establishment of a temporary tolerance for residues of the 
herbicide CGA-277476 (2-[[[[(4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)-
amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]benzoic acid, 3-oxetanyl ester in or on 
the raw agricultural commodity soybeans at 0.01 part per million (ppm).
    This temporary tolerance will permit the marketing of the above raw 
agricultural commodity when treated in accordance with the provisions 
of the experimental use permit 100-EUP-101, 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 establishment of a temporary 
tolerance will protect the public health. Therefore, the temporary 
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. Ciba must immediately notify the EPA of any findings from the 
experimental use 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 tolerance expires December 31, 1997. Residues not in excess of 
this amount remaining in or on the raw agricultural commodity 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 tolerance. This 
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 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: May 6, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-12191 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45]
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