[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3427-3428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1480]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP-300735A; FRL-6044-2]
RIN 2070-AB78


Revocation of Tolerances and Exemptions from the Requirement of a 
Tolerance for Canceled Pesticide Active Ingredients; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA published in the Federal Register of October 26, 1998, a 
document announcing the revocation of tolerances for residues of the 
pesticides listed in the regulatory text. The amendatory language for 
one of the sections was incorrect. This document corrects that 
language.

 DATES: This correction becomes effective January 25, 1999.

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For technical information contact: 
Joseph Nevola, Special Review Branch, (7508C), Special Review and 
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location: Special Review Branch, Crystal Mall #2,

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6th floor, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. Telephone: (703) 
308-8037; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published a document on October 26, 1998 
(63 FR 57062) (FRL-6035-7), announcing the revocation of tolerances for 
residues of the pesticides listed in the regulatory text. In the final 
rule, EPA responded to a comment from Rhone-Poulenc AG Company which 
requested that certain tolerances for phosalone not be revoked, but 
retained so that those commodities could be legally imported into the 
United States. One of the tolerances Rhone-Poulenc wanted to retain was 
for almonds which was covered by the ``nuts'' crop group tolerance. The 
Agency revoked the tolerances for phosalone on nuts and should have 
added an entry for almonds; however, this was inadvertently not done. 
Therefore, the amendatory language to Sec. 180.263 for phosalone was 
incorrect. This document will correct that language.

I. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

    This final rule does not impose any new 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). This action does 
not impose any enforceable duty, contain any unfunded mandate, or 
impose any significant or unique impact on small governments as 
described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 
104-4). Nor does it require prior consultation with State, local, and 
tribal government officials as specified by Executive Order 12875, 
entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership (58 FR 58093, 
October 28, 1993) and Executive Order 13084, entitled Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (63 FR 27655, May 19, 
1998), or special consideration of environmental justice related issues 
under Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This action does not 
involve any technical standards that would require Agency consideration 
of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Pub. 
L. 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). In addition, since this 
action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) or any other statute, it is not 
subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

II. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the Agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit 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 United States prior 
to publication of this rule in the Federal Register. This is a 
technical corection to the Federal Register and 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 record 
keeping requirements.

Dated: December 24, 1998.

Jack E. Housenger,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
    In FR Doc. 98-28486 published on October 26, 1998 (63 FR 57062), 
make the following correction:


Sec. 180.263  [Corrected]

    On page 57066, in the third column, the amendatory language for 
Sec. 180.263 is corrected to read as follows:
    e. By removing from Sec. 180.263, the entries for ``artichokes''; 
``cattle, fat''; ``cattle, meat''; ``cattle, mbyp''; ``citrus fruits''; 
``goats, fat''; ``goats, meat''; ``goats, mbyp''; ``hogs, fat''; 
``hogs, meat''; ``hogs, mbyp''; ``horses, fat''; ``horses, meat''; 
``horses, mbyp''; ``nectarines''; ``Nuts''; ``potatoes''; ``sheep, 
fat''; ``sheep,meat''; and ``sheep, mbyp''; and by adding the entry for 
``almonds'' to read as follows:


Sec. 180.263  Phosalone; tolerances for residues.

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                 Commodity                        Parts per million
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Almond....................................  0.1
 
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[FR Doc. 99-1480 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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