[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1249]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[PF-847A; FRL-6056-8]


Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the amendment of pesticide petition (PP 
7F4870), proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of 
certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number PF-847A, must 
be received on or before February 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written comments to: Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (7502C), Information Resources and Services 
Division, Office of Pesticides Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person bring comments 
to: Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: opp-
[email protected]. Follow the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.'' No confidential business information should be submitted 
through e-mail.
    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. 119 at the 
address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Joanne Miller, Product 
Manager (PM-23) Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location/telephone and e-mail address: Rm. 237, CM #2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA, 703-305-6224, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received a pesticide petition as 
follows proposing the establishment and/or amendment of regulations for 
residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food 
commodities under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Comestic 
Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a. EPA has determined that these petitions 
contain data or information regarding the elements set forth in section 
408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 
submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of 
the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the 
petition.
    The official record for this notice of filing, as well as the 
public version, has been established for this notice of filing under 
docket control number [PF-847A] (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 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The official record is located at the address in 
``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:

    [email protected]

    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comment and data 
will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket control number [PF-847A] and appropriate petition number. 
Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal 
Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: January 8, 1999.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

Summary of Petition

    Petitioner summary of the pesticide petition is printed below as 
required by section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA. The summary of the petition 
was prepared by the petitioner and represents the view of the 
petitioner. EPA is publishing the petition summary verbatim without 
editing them in any way. The petition summary announces the 
availability of a description of the analytical methods available to 
EPA for the detection and measurement of the pesticide chemical 
residues or an explanation of why no such method is needed.

Amended Petition

    PP 7F4870. In the Federal Register of December 2, 1998 (63 FR 
66535) (FRL-6043-2), EPA issued a notice that BASF Corporation, P.O. 
Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3528 proposed 
pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a 
tolerance for residues of the herbicide quinclorac (3,7-dichloro-8-
quinoline carboxylic acid) in or on the raw agricultural commodities 
wheat and sorghum as follows: 0.5 parts per million (ppm) (wheat 
grain), 0.1 ppm (wheat straw), 1.0 ppm (wheat forage), 0.5 ppm (wheat 
hay), 1.0 ppm (wheat bran), 1.5 ppm (wheat germ), 0.75 ppm (wheat 
shorts), 0.5 ppm (sorghum grain), 0.2 ppm (sorghum forage) and 0.05 ppm 
(sorghum fodder).
    BASF Corporation has submitted to EPA an amended petition proposing 
to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of 
quinclorac (3,7-dichloro-8-quinoline carboxylic acid ) in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities wheat and sorghum as follows:, 0.5 ppm (wheat 
grain), 0.1 ppm (wheat straw), 1.0 ppm (wheat forage), 0.5 ppm (wheat 
hay), 0.75 ppm (wheat germ), 6.0 ppm (grain sorghum, grain), 3.0 ppm 
(grain sorghum, forage), 1.0 ppm (grain sorghum, stover) and 1200 ppm 
(aspirated grain fractions). Based on the estimated dietary burden from 
the established and the proposed uses in this petition, increased 
tolerances are proposed in the established fat tolerances for cattle, 
goats, hogs, horses and sheep to 0.7 ppm, and the meat byproducts for 
cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep to 1.5 ppm.

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