[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36373-36375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17331]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-661; FRL-5380-7]


Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Notice of Filings and Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filings and amendment of 
pesticide petitions (PP) and a food additive petition (FAP) 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-661], must be 
received on or before August 9, 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

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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-661]. 
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.                             
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 6F4616. 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 insecticide fenoxycarb; (ethyl[2-(4-
phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl] carbamate in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.05 ppm, 
grass forage at 0.6 ppm, grass hay 0.5 ppm, milk, meat and meat 
byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.01 ppm. The 
proposed analytical method for determining residues is column switching 
high performance liquid chromatography. (PM 10)
    2. FAP 6H5748. McLaughlin Gormley King Company, 8810 Tenth Avenue 
North, Minneapolis, MN 55427-4372 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing a tolerance for residues of the insecticide pyripoxyfen 
[2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethoxy] pyridine] in or on the 
following types of stored food commodities; fruits, meats, sugar, 
vegetables, flours, candy, dairy and baked goods at 0.5 ppm. (PM 10)
    3. PP 6F4735. DowElanco, 9330 Zionville Road, Indianapolis, IN 
46268-1054, proposes to amended 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a 
tolerance for residues of the insecticide spinosad 2-[(6-deoxy-2,3,4-
tri-O-methyl-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13-[[5-
(dimethylamino)tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl-
2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,,16a,16b-tetradecahydro-14-methyl-1H-
as-Indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-7,15-dione, [2R-[2R*,3aS*,5aR*, 
5bR*,9S*,13S* (2R*,5S*,6R*),14R*,16aS*, 16bR*]](9CI) and 2-[(6-deoxy-
2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13-[[5-
(dimethylamino)tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl-
2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,,16a,16b-tetradecahydro-4-14-dimethyl-
1H-as-Indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyxlododecin-7,15-dione, [2S-[2R*,3aS*,5aR*,  
9R*,13R*(2S*,5R*,6S*),  14S*,16aR*,16bR*]](9CI) in or on the raw 
agricultural commodity cottenseed at 0.02 ppm. (PM 13).
    4. PP 6F3429. DowElanco, 9330 Zionville Road, Indianapolis, IN 
46268-1054, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.419 by establishing tolerances 
for residues of the insecticide chlorpyrifos-methyl [O,O-dimethyl O-
(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl) phosphorothioate], per se, in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities barley, corn, oats, rice, sorghum, and wheat 
at 6.0 ppm and aspirated corn grain fractions at 500 ppm; in meat and 
meat by-products of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.05 ppm; 
in fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 1.0 ppm; in milk, 
fat at 1.25 ppm (reflecting 0.05 ppm in whole milk); in meat, meat 
byproducts, and eggs of poultry at 0.05 ppm; and in fat of poultry at 
0.10 ppm. (PM 19)
    5. PP 6F4706. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Agricultural 
Products, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 
40 CFR 180.478 by establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide 
rimsulfuron, N-((4,6-dimethoxypyridin-2-yl)aminocarbonly)-3-
(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide, in or on the raw agricultural 
commodity tomato, fruit at 0.1 ppm. The proposed analytical method for 
determining residues is high performance liquid chromatography with an 
Ultraviolet detefctor. (PM 25)

Amended Filings

     PP 8F2128. In the Federal Register of November 7, 1978 (43 FR 
53816) EPA issued a notice that the Monsanto Company, 700 14th Street, 
Suite 1100, Washington, DC 200025, had proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.314 
by establishing a tolerance for the combined residues of the herbicide 
triallate (S-(2,3,3-trichloroallyl) diisopropylthiocarbamate) in or on 
raw agricultural commodities sugarbeets, sugarbeet tops, soybeans, 
soybean forage, and hay all at 0.05 ppm. In the Federal Register of 
September 13, 1995 (60 FR 47579) (FRL-4975-3), EPA issued an amended 
notice of filing amending the petition to propose that tolerances with 
regional registration be established for triallate and its metabolites 
2,3,3-trichloro-2-propene sulfonic acid and expressed as parent 
equivalent in or on the raw agricultural commodities sugarbeet roots at 
0.05 ppm and sugarbeet foliage at 0.5 ppm. Monsanto is amending this 
petition to propose that tolerances with regional restriction be 
established for residues of S-2,3,3-trichloroallyl 
diisopropylthiocarbamate and its metabolite, 2,3,3,-trichloro-2-propene 
sulfonic acid, expressed as parent equivalent, in or on the following 
raw agricultural commodities sugarbeet roots at 0.1 ppm and sugarbeet 
foliage at 0.5 ppm. Also proposed is the

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establishment of a maximum residue limit (MRL) of 0.2 ppm for dried 
sugarbeet pulp under section 701 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic 
Act for residues of S-2,3,3-trichloroallyl diisopropylthiocarbamate and 
its metabolite, 2,3,3-trichloro-2-propene sulfonic acid. (PM 25)
     A record has been established for this notice under docket number 
[PF-661] (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 Rm. 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.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Food additives, 
Feed additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Dated: June 25, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-17331 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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