[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 98 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31908-31909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12652]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[PF-912A; FRL-6559-1]


Amended Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a 
Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the amended filing of a pesticide 
petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of 
certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket control number PF-912A, must be 
received on or before June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in 
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as 
provided in Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. To 
ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket 
control number PF-912A in the subject line on the first page of your 
response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Cynthia Giles-Parker, 
Fungicide Branch, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305-7740; and e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be affected by this action if you are an agricultural 
producer, food manufacturer or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 
affected categories and entities may include, but are not limited to:

 
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                                                          Examples of
           Categories                    NAICS            potentially
                                                       affected entities
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Industry                          111                 Crop production
                                  112...............  Animal production
                                  311...............  Food manufacturing
                                  32532.............  Pesticide
                                                       manufacturing
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    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether or not this action might apply to certain entities. If you have 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and 
Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under the 
``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly 
to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number PF-912A. The official record 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received during an applicable comment period, and other 
information related to this action, including any information claimed 
as confidential business information (CBI). This official record 
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as 
well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The 
public version of the official record does not include any information 
claimed as CBI. The public version of the official record, which 
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted 
during an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the 
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or 
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket

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control number PF-912A in the subject line on the first page of your 
response.
    1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Public Information and Records 
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources 
and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by 
E-mail to: ``[email protected],'' or you can submit a computer disk as 
described above. Do not submit any information electronically that you 
consider to be CBI. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of 
encryption. Electronic submissions will be accepted in Wordperfect 5.1/
6.1 or ASCII file format. All comments in electronic form must be 
identified by docket control number PF-912A. Electronic comments may 
also be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI That I Want to Submit to the Agency?

    Do not submit any information electronically that you consider to 
be CBI. You may claim information that you submit to EPA in response to 
this document as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as 
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete 
version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a 
copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as 
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public version of the 
official record. Information not marked confidential will be included 
in the public version of the official record without prior notice. If 
you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, 
please consult the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    6. Offer alternative ways to improve the rule or collection 
activity.
    7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this 
notice.
    8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket 
control number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first 
page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal 
Register citation.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    A Notice of Filing (NOF) for trifloxystrobin was first published in 
the Federal Register on August 17, 1998 (63 FR 43937) (FRL-6018-2) . 
Since that time, EPA has received an amended pesticide petition as 
follows proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of 
trifloxystrobin 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 this petition contains 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 chronic and acute 
dietary risk numbers are lower than the ones in the initial NOF. For 
this reason, the Agency has assigned a 15-day comment period for this 
notice.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: May 9, 2000.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

Summaries of Petition

    The 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 represent the views of the 
petitioner. EPA is publishing the petition summary verbatim without 
editing it 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 9F05070

    In the Federal Register of January 19, 2000 (65 FR 2949) (FRL-6485-
8), EPA published a notice that it had received a pesticide petition 
(PP 9F05070) from Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, 
Greensboro, NC 27419 proposing tolerances for the fungicide 
trifloxystrobin. EPA has received an amendment to PP 9F05070 from 
Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419 
proposing pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by 
establishing tolerances for the combined residues of trifloxystrobin 
and its metabolite, CGA-321113, in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities almond nutmeat at 0.04 parts per million (ppm); almond 
hulls at 3.0 ppm; hops dried cones at 11.0 ppm; sugar beet roots at 0.1 
ppm; sugar beet tops at 4.0 ppm; sugar beet dried pulp at 0.4 ppm; 
sugar beet molasses at 0.2 ppm; potato tubers at 0.04 ppm; fruiting 
vegetables at 0.5 ppm; wheat grain at 0.05 ppm; wheat forage at 0.3 
ppm; wheat hay at 0.2; wheat straw at 5.0 ppm; wheat bran 0.15 ppm; and 
asperated grain fractions at 5.0 ppm. The tolerances proposed in this 
amendment will not increase the overall risk of the chemical. EPA has 
determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the 
elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; 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.
[FR Doc. 00-12652 Filed 5-18-00; 8:45 am]
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