[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29752-29754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14450]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-646; FRL-5354-7]


Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Notice of Filings and Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filings and amendment of 
pesticide petitions (PP) proposing the establishment of regulations for 
residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural 
commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the docket number [PF-646], must be 
received on or before July 12, 1996.

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 Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. 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-646]. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at 
many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic 
submissions can be found below in this document.
    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). CBI should not be 
submitted through e-mail. Information marked as CBI 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The product manager listed in the 
table below:

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                                   Office location/                     
        Product Manager            telephone number          Address    
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Rick Keigwin (PM 10)..........  Rm. 210, CM #2, 703-    1921 Jefferson  
                                 305-6788, e-            Davis Hwy,     
                                 mail:keigwin.richard@   Arlington, VA  
                                 epamail.epa.gov.                       
George LaRocca (PM 13)........  Rm. 204, CM #2, 703-    Do.             
                                 305-6100, e-mail:                      
                                 larocca.george@epamai
l.epa.gov.                             
Dennis Edwards (PM 19)........  Rm. 207, CM #2, 703-    Do.             
                                 305-6386, e-mail:                      
                                 edwards.dennis@epamai
l.epa.gov.                             
Connie Welch (PM 21)..........  Rm. 227, CM #2, 703-    Do.             
                                 305-6226, e-mail:                      
                                 welch.connie@epamail.
epa.gov.                               
Cynthia Giles-Parker (PM 22)..  Rm. 229, CM #2, 703-    Do.             
                                 305-5540, e-mail:                      
                                 giles-
parker.cynthia@epamai
l.epa.gov.                             
Joanne I. Miller (PM 23)......  Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-    Do.             
                                 305-7830, e-mail:                      
                                 miller.joanne@epamail                  
                                 .epa.gov.                              
Robert J. Taylor (PM 25)......  Rm. 245, CM #2, 703-    Do.             
                                 305-6027, e-mail:                      
                                 taylor.robert@epamail                  
                                 .epa.gov.                              
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide petitions as 
follows proposing the establishment and/or amendment of regulations for 
residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various raw 
agricultural commodities.

Initial Filings

    1. PP 0F3848. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.

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Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40 
CFR 180.324 by establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide 
bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile) in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities rice, grain at 0.10 ppm and rice, straw at 
0.10 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is 
gas chromotagraphy. (PM 25)
    2. PP 5F4560. DowElanco, 9330 Zionville Road, Indianapolis, IN 
46268-1054, proposes to amende 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a 
regulation to permit residues of the herbicide cloransulam-methyl, in 
or on soybeans, soybean forage, and soybean hay at 0.02, 0.1 and 0.2 
ppm, respectively, (PM 25).
    3. PP 5H5716. ZENECA Ag Products, P.O. Box 15458, Wilmington, DE 
19850-5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR 185.2500 by changing the 
regulations permitting residues of the plant growth regulator diquat 
[6,7-dihydrodipyrido (1,2-a:2',1'-c) pyrazinediium] derived from 
application of the dibromide salt and calculated as the cation in or on 
the raw agricultural commodity potatoes, processed (including potato 
chips) at 1.0 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining 
residues is extraction with sulfurinc acid with spectrometric 
detection. (PM 23)
    4. PP 6F4648. Valent U.S.A. Corporation, P.O. Box 1333 N. 
California Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 
180 by establishing a tolerance for fenpropathrin, alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxbenzyl 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on the 
crop groupings 5A head and stem brassica (including cabbage, broccoli, 
cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and related non-leafy brassica crops) at 
1.5 ppm and 9A melons (including watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, and 
other musk melons) at 0.5 ppm. The proposed analytical method for 
determining residues is GC method with an electron capture detector for 
nitrogen and phosphorus. (PM 13)
    5. PP 6E4683. American Cyanamid Company, Agricultural Research 
Division, P.O. Box 400, Princeton, N.J. 08543-0400, proposes to amend 
40 CFR 180 by establishing a regulation to add an import tolerance of 
0.5 ppm for residues of the insecticide chemical AC 303,630, 4-bromo-2-
)4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-
pyrrole-3-carbonitrile in or on imported citrus. (PM 19)
    6. PP 6F4614. Ciba Crop Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. 
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 
by establishing a tolerance for residues of the herbicide Acetic Acid 
[[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H,3H-[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-
]pyridazin-1-ylidene)amino]phenyl]thio]-methyl ester in or on 
the raw agricultural commodity soybeans at 0.02 ppm. The proposed 
analytic method for determining residues is gas chromatographic. (PM 
23)
    7. PP 6F4617. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, 
NC 27419-8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing 
tolerances for the residues/combined residues of the insecticide 
Fenoxycarb: (ethyl[2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl] carbamate in or on citrus 
fruit at .05 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining 
residues is column switching high performance liquid chromatography. 
(PM 10)
    8. PP 6F4618. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, 
NC 27419-8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing 
tolerances for the combined residues of the insecticide Fenoxycarb: 
(ethyl[2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl] carbamate in or on pome fruit at 0.02 
ppm The proposed analytical method for determining residues is column 
switching high performance liquid chromatography. (PM 10)
    9. PP 6F4631. Bayer Corporation, P.O. Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorne 
Road, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013 proposes amending 40 CFR 180 by 
establishing tolerances for the residues of the herbicide N-(4-
flurophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluromethyl)-1,3,4-thidrozol-
2-yl]oxy]acetamide in or on the raw agricultural commodities field corn 
grain at 0.05 ppm, field corn forage at 0.4 ppm, field corn stover 
(fodder) at 0.4 ppm, soybeans at 0.1 ppm, milk at 0.01 ppm, meat at 
0.05 ppm, and meat by products at 0.05 ppm. The proposed method for 
determining residues if nuclear magnetic resonance. (PM 22)
    10. PP 6F4633. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, 
NC 27419-8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing 
tolerances for the combined residues of the insecticide Fenoxycarb: 
(ethyl[2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl] carbamate in or on nutmeat at 0.05 
ppm and almond hulls at 4.0 ppm. The proposed analytical method for 
determining residues is column switching high performance liquid 
chromatography and UV detection. (PM 10)
    11. PP 6F4640. BASF Corporation, Agricultural Products, P.O. Box 
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528 proposes to amend 40 CFR 
180.355 by establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the 
herbicide bentazon (3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H-one 2,2-
dioxide) and its 6- and 8-hydroxy metabolites in or on peas, succulent 
at 3.0 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is 
gas chromotography with a thermionic specific detector (TSD). (PM 25)
    12. PP 6F4641. Zeneca Ag Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458 proposes to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 
186 by establishing regulations permitting residues of the fungicide 
Azoxystrobin (methyl (E)-2-[2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-
yloxy]phenyl]-3-methoxyacrylate) in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities grapes at 1.0 ppm, grape pomace at 2.0 ppm and raisin waste 
at 9.0 ppm. (PM 22)
    13. PP 6F4642. Zeneca Ag Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 
15458, Wilmington, DE 19850-5458 proposes to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 
186 by establishing regulations permitting residues of the fungicide 
Azoxystrobin (methyl (E)-2-2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-
yloxy]phenyl-3-methoxyacrylate) in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities pecans at 0.01 ppm. (PM 22)
    14. PP 6F4654. Bayer Corporation, Agriculture Division, Animal 
Health, P.O. Box 390, Shawne Mission, KS 66201-0390 proposes to amend 
40 CFR 180.436 by increasing the established tolerance for residues of 
the insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-
(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylate, in or on 
eggs at 0.02 ppm; poultry fat at 0.05 ppm; poultry meat at 0.05 ppm; 
and poultry meat by-products at 0.05 ppm. (PM 13)
    15.  PP 6F4661. Monsanto Company, 700 14th Street, NW., Suite 1100, 
Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.479 by establishing 
tolerances for residues of the herbicide halosulfuron, methyl 5-[[(4,6-
dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino] carbonylaminosulfonyl]-3-chloro-1-
methyl-1-H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, and its metabolites determined as 3-
chloro-1-methyl-5-sulfamoylpyrazole-4-carboxylic acid and expressed as 
parent equivalents in or on the raw agricultural commodities sweet 
corn, kernal plus cob with husks removed at 0.1 ppm; sweet corn, forage 
at 0.5 ppm; sweet corn, fodder/stover at 1.5 ppm; pop corn, grain at 
0.1 ppm; pop corn, fodder/stover at 1.5 ppm; and sugarcane, cane at 
0.05 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is 
gas chromatography with an electron capture detector. (PM 23)

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    16.  PP 6F4664. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40 
CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide 
isoxaflutole, 5-cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-
trifluoromethylbenzoyl)isoxazole and its metabolites, 1-(2-
methylsulphonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-cyano-3-cyclopropyl propane-
1,3-dione and 2-methylsulphonyl-4-trifluoromethyl benzoic acid in or on 
the raw agricultural commodities field corn, grain at 0.10 ppm; field 
corn, fodder at 0.40 ppm; and field corn, forage at 0.40 ppm. In 
addition, Rhone-Poulenc proposes to establish tolerances in cattle, 
liver at 0.20 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.03 ppm; goat, liver at 0.20 ppm; 
goat, kidney at 0.03 ppm; hog, liver at 0.04 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.01 
ppm; poultry, fat at 0.05 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.20 ppm; poultry, 
meat at 0.05 ppm; eggs at 0.05 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.20 ppm; and 
sheep, kidney at 0.03 ppm. (PM 23)
    17. PP 6F4669. Bayer Corporation, P.O. Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorne 
Road, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013 proposes amending 40 CFR 180 by 
establishing tolerances for the residues of the fungicide tebuconazole 
(alpha-(2-(4-(chlorophenyl)ethyl)-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-
triazole-1-ethanol) in or on the raw agricultural commodities commodity 
grapes at 5.0 ppm. (PM 21)
    18. PP 9F3727. Uniroyal Chemical Co., Inc., 74 Amity Road, Bethany, 
CT. proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.301 by establishing a tolerance for 
the residues of the herbicide carboxin (5,6-dihydro-2-methyl-1,4-
oxathiin-3-carboxanilide) and its metabolite 5,6-dihydro-3-
carboxanilide-2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-4-oxide (calulated as carboxin) 
(from treatment of seed prior to planting) in or on the raw 
agricultural commodity onion (dry bulb) at 0.2 ppm. (PM 21)

Amended Filings

     PP 9F3740. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ciba Crop Protection, P.O. Box 
18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.434 by 
establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the fungicide (1-
((2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-
triazole)), and its metabolites determined as 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid 
and expressed as parent compound in or on the raw agricultural 
commodity tree nuts crop grouping at 0.1 ppm. Notice of this petition 
originally published in the Federal Register of March 23, 1989 (55 FR 
12009) and proposed establishing tolerances for almonds at 0.10 ppm and 
almond hulls at 0.10 ppm. The proposes analytical method for 
determining residue is capillary gas chromatography. (PM 21)
     A record has been established for this notice under docket number 
[PF-646] (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]


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

    Dated: May 24, 1996.

Susant Lewis,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-14450 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am]
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