[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16391]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-657; FRL-5378-4]
Ciba-Geigy Corporation and ISK Biosciences Corporation; Notice of
Filing of Pesticide Petitions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide
petitions 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-657, must be
received on or before July 29, 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 Hwy., Arlington, VA. Information submitted and any
comment(s) concerning this notice 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(s) 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 to the submitter. Information on
the proposed test and any written comments will be available for public
inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
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-657]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI)
should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
proposed 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: Dennis Edwards, Product
Manager (PM) 19, Registration Division, (7505C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 237, CM #2, 2801
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, 703-305-6386; e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received the following pesticide
petitions from ISK Biosciences Corporation and Ciba-Geigy Corporation
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain
pesticide chemicals in or on various raw agricultaral commodities.
1. PP 6F4662. ISK Biosciences Corporation, 5966 Heisley Road, P.O.
Box 8000, Mentor, Ohio 44061-8000, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing a tolerance for residues of the insecticide fosthiazate
[(RS)-o-ethyl S-(1-methylpropyl) (2-oxo-3-thiazolidinyl)
phosphonothioate] at 0.02 parts per million in or on the raw
agricultural commodity tomatoes. (PM 19)
2. PP 6F4715. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ciba Crop Protection, P.O.
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.472 by
establishing a tolerance for residues of the insecticide
methidathion:O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate, s-ester with 4-
(mercaptomethyl)-2-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazolin-5-one in or on the raw
agricultural commodity grapes at 0.05 ppm and on pistachios at 0.05
ppm. (PM 19)
A record has been established for this document under docket
number [PF-657] (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 document, 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 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.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.
Dated: June 12. 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-16391; Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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