[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26472-26473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12490]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP-300636A; FRL-5787-6]
RIN 2070-AB78


N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-
1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance, 
Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA is correcting the time-limited tolerance levels for the 
combined residues of the herbicide N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-
methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-
yl]oxy]acetamide and its metabolites containing the 4-fluoro-N-
methylethyl benzenamine moiety in or on corn, field, grain; corn, 
field, forage; corn, field, stover, and soybean seed.

DATES: This correction is effective on April 10, 1998.

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Tompkins, 
Registration Division 7505C, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Crystal Mall #2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5697, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of April 10, 1998 
(63 FR 17692)(5782-9), EPA issued a regulation establishing time-
limited pesticide tolerances under section 408 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(e) for residues of N-(4-
fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-
thiadiazol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide on ``corn, field, forage,'' and ``corn, 
field, grain'' corn, field, stover, and soybean seed (40 CFR 180.527). 
Inadvertently, the tolerance levels for corn, field, grain and corn, 
field, forage were transposed. This document corrects the tolerance 
levels by correcting Sec. 180.527.

I. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

    This final rule does not impose any requirements. It only 
implements a technical correction to the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR). As such, this action does not require review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866, entitled 
Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or Executive 
Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from Environmental Health 
Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). For the same 
reason, it does not require any action under Title II of the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4), Executive Order 
12875, entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership (58 FR 
58093, October 28, 1993), or Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal 
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and 
Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, 
since this type of action does not require any proposal, no action is 
needed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.).

II. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office

    Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), as added by the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, the Agency has submitted a 
report containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. 
Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General 
of the General Accounting Office prior to publication of this rule in 
today's Federal Register. This is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 
U.S.C. 804(2).''

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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



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    Dated: April 29, 1998

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is corrected as follows:

PART 180--[CORRECTED]

    1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.

    2. By correcting Sec. 180.527, to read as follows:


Sec. 180.527  N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-
(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide; tolerances for 
residues.

    (a) General.  (1) Time-limited tolerances are established for 
combined residues of the herbicide, N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-
methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-
yl]oxy]acetamide and its metabolites containing the 4-fluoro-N-
methylethyl benzenamine moiety in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities:

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                                           Parts per      Expiration/   
                Commodity                   million     Revocation Date 
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Corn, field, forage.....................          0.4            4/30/03
Corn, field, grain......................         0.05            4/30/03
Corn, field, stover.....................          0.4            4/30/03
Soybean seed............................          0.1            4/30/03
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    (2) Residues in these commodities not in excess of the established 
tolerance resulting from the use described in paragraph (a) of this 
section remaining after expiration of the time-limited tolerance will 
not be considered to be actionable if the herbicide is applied during 
the term of and in accordance with the provisions of the above 
regulation.
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[FR Doc. 98-12490 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]
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