[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30236-30237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15198]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 6G4684/T691; FRL 5375-4]


Abbott Laboratories; Establishment of Temporary Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established temporary tolerances for residues of the 
plant growth regulator, (S)-trans-2-Amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic 
acid hydrochloride in or on certain raw agricultural commodities. These 
temporary tolerances were requested by Abbott Laboratories.

DATES: These temporary tolerances expire June 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Denise Greenway, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7501W), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Fifth 
Floor, Crystal Station 1, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, (703) 308-
8263; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abbott Laboratories, Dept. 28R, Bldg, Al, 
1401 Sheridan Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064-4000, has requested in 
pesticide petition (PP) 6G4684, the establishment of temporary 
tolerances for residues of the plant growth regulator, (S)-trans-2-
Amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic acid hydrochloride in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities apples and pears at 0.075 parts per million 
(ppm). These temporary tolerances will permit the marketing of the 
above raw agricultural commodities when treated in accordance with the 
provisions of the experimental use permit 275-EUP-80, which is being 
issued under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

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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 the temporary 
tolerances will protect the public health. Therefore, the temporary 
tolerances have 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. Abbott Laboratories 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.
    These tolerances expire June 1, 1997. Residues not in excess of 
these amounts remaining in or on the raw agricultural commodities 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 tolerances. 
These tolerances 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 procedures, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: June 10, 1996.

Janet L. Andersen,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-15198 Filed 6-13-96; 8:45 am]
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