[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38950-38955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18651]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP-301142; FRL-6787-8]
RIN 2070-AB78


Diazinon, Parathion, O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl] 
phosphorodithioate (Disulfoton), Ethoprop, and Carbaryl; Tolerance 
Revocations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule revokes specific tolerances listed in the 
regulatory text for the insecticides diazinon, parathion, O,O-Diethyl 
S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl] phosphorodithioate (disulfoton), ethoprop, and 
carbaryl. The regulatory actions in this rule are part of the Agency's 
reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the tolerance reassessment requirements of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). By law, EPA is 
required to reassess 66% of the tolerances in existence on August 2, 
1996, by August 2002, or about 6,400 tolerances. This document counts 
24 tolerance reassessments made toward the August 2002 review deadline 
of FFDCA section 408(q), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act 
(FQPA) of 1996.

DATES: This regulation is effective October 24, 2001. Objections and 
requests for hearings, identified by docket control number OPP-301142, 
must be received by EPA on or before September 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written objections and hearing requests may be submitted by 
mail, in person, or by courier. Please follow the detailed instructions 
for each method as provided in Unit IV. of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, your objections and 
hearing requests must identify docket control number OPP-301142 in the 
subject line on the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Joseph Nevola, Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; and e-mail 
address: [email protected].

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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 codes         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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' 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 OPP-301142. The official record 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, 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 Hwy., 
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.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This final rule revokes the FFDCA tolerances for residues of the 
insecticides diazinon, parathion, O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl] 
phosphorodithioate (disulfoton), ethoprop, and carbaryl in or on 
certain specified commodities. EPA is revoking these tolerances because 
they are not necessary to cover residues of the relevant pesticides in 
or on domestically treated commodities or commodities treated outside 
but imported into the United States. These pesticides are no longer 
used on those specified commodities within the United States and no 
person has provided comment identifying a need for EPA to retain the 
tolerances to cover residues in or on imported foods. EPA has 
historically expressed a concern that retention of tolerances that are 
not necessary to cover residues in or on legally treated foods has the 
potential to encourage misuse of pesticides within the United States. 
Thus, it is EPA's policy to issue a final rule revoking those 
tolerances for residues of pesticide chemicals for which there are no 
active registrations under FIFRA, unless any person commenting on the 
proposal demonstrates a need for the tolerance to cover residues in or 
on imported commodities or domestic commodities legally treated.
    EPA is not issuing today a final rule to revoke those tolerances 
for which EPA received comments stating a need for the tolerance to be 
retained. Generally, EPA will proceed with the revocation of these 
tolerances on the grounds discussed above, if prior to EPA's issuance 
of a section 408(f) order requesting additional data or issuance of a 
section 408(d) or (e) order revoking the tolerances on other grounds, 
commenters retract the comment identifying a need for the tolerance to 
be retained, EPA independently verifies that the tolerance is no longer 
needed, or the tolerance is not supported by data that demonstrate that 
the tolerance meets the requirements under FQPA.
    In the Federal Register of May 24, 1999 (64 FR 27947) (FRL-6083-1), 
EPA issued a proposed rule to revoke the tolerances listed in this 
final rule. For tolerance reassessment counting purposes, the number of 
tolerance revocations stated in the proposed rule of May 24, 1999 and 
listed in this final rule has been revised by EPA from 29 to 24, to 
account for maintaining one tolerance for residues of diazinon in/on 
olives for import purposes and to account for removing 4 berry 
tolerances (boysenberries and dewberries for diazinon; boysenberries 
and youngberries for parathion) which are now covered by an existing 
blackberry tolerance. EPA does not consider the removal of these 4 
berry tolerances to be tolerance reassessments because the pesticide 
residue is still allowed on the commodity. Since diazinon and parathion 
tolerances not revoked will be part of the organophosphate cumulative 
risk assessment, these 4 tolerance removals are not yet countable as 
tolerance reassessments. There are 24 tolerance reassessments counted 
in this final rule. Also, the May 24, 1999 proposal invited public 
comment for consideration and for support of tolerance retention under 
FFDCA standards.
    In response to the document published in the Federal Register of 
May 24, 1999, no comments were received by the Agency concerning the 
pesticides mentioned in this final rule, with the exception of 
diazinon. Concerning diazinon, the following comment was received:
    1. Diazinon--comment from Novartis. A comment was received by the 
Agency from Novartis. Novartis wished to clarify that based on an 
August 2, 1993, agreement with EPA, diazinon products released for 
shipment by the registrant after August 31, 1995 could not include the 
uses listed in this document; and diazinon products sold or distributed 
after August 31, 1996 could not bear labeling with those uses. In 
addition, Novartis pointed out that rice was inaccurately listed as a 
commodity on which diazinon is used. Novartis also noted that in 
Sec. 180.153 of the May 24, 1999 proposed rule, page 27951, 
``pineapples'' was inadvertently listed instead of ``pineapples, 
forage.''
    Agency response. The Agency acknowledges that in response to EPA's 
Data Call-In for Diazinon in 1987 and the 1988 Registration Standard, 
Novartis (then Ciba-Geigy) notified EPA that they did not intend to 
support the continued registration of diazinon on the uses listed in 
this document; and it was

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agreed that diazinon products sold or distributed after August 31, 1996 
could not bear labeling with these unsupported uses. On December 27, 
1996, a Federal Register notice (61 FR 68260) (FRL-5577-9) was issued 
announcing receipt of a request for voluntary deletion of these uses.
     In the Federal Register on May 24, 1999, in section 180.153, 
``pineapples'' was inadvertently listed in the codification text on 
page 27951 instead of ``pineapples, forage''. However, ``pineapples, 
forage'' was correctly listed in the preamble on page 27949 as the 
tolerance proposed for revocation. The tolerance for ``pineapples'' is 
not revoked; it is still in effect, but the tolerance for ``pineapples, 
forage'' is revoked because it is no longer considered a significant 
feed item. In the proposed rule, rice was inadvertently listed as a 
commodity on which diazinon is used. In reference to the use of 
diazinon on rice, diazinon in fact does not have registered uses on 
rice within the United States nor does rice have a tolerance for 
diazinon.
     EPA had proposed to revoke the tolerance for ``olives'' in 40 CFR 
180.153 on May 24, 1999, however, because Makhteshim Agan of North 
America, Incorporated is interested in maintaining the ``olives'' 
tolerance for import purposes, the Agency will not revoke the tolerance 
for ``olives'' at this time. Instead, EPA will follow-up on this matter 
with Makhteshim Agan of North America, Incorporated.
     EPA is revoking the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.153(a)(1) for 
residues of diazinon in or on birdsfoot trefoil; birdsfoot trefoil, 
hay; grass (NMT 40 ppm shall remain 24 hours after appli); grass, hay; 
peanuts; peanuts, forage; peanuts, hay; pecans; soybeans; and soybeans, 
forage; since these uses were voluntarily canceled (61 FR 68260, 
December 27, 1996). In the rule of May 24, 1999, EPA had proposed an 
effective date of expiration/revocation for these tolerances as January 
1, 2000, but that date has since passed (64 FR 27947). EPA believes 
that existing stocks have been exhausted and that there has been enough 
time for all treated commodities to have passed through the channels of 
trade.
     EPA is revoking the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.153(a)(1) for 
diazinon residues in or on beans, forage; beans, hay; beans, guar, 
forage; and pineapples, forage; since these commodities are no longer 
considered significant animal feed items and therefore no longer need 
tolerances. For general guidance on tolerances for commodities that are 
no longer considered significant feed items refer to the Federal 
Register December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020) (FRL-5753-1).
     When EPA proposed to revoke the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.153(a)(1) 
for diazinon residues in or on sugarcane on May 24, 1999 (64 FR 27947), 
the Agency inadvertently missed an existing FIFRA section 24(c) 
registration in Louisiana. That FIFRA section 24(c) registration has 
since been canceled on May 2, 2000 and there continues to be no need 
for the tolerance. Therefore, EPA is revoking the tolerance in 40 CFR 
180.153(a)(1) for sugarcane. Because there have been no active 
registrations since May 2, 2000, EPA believes that existing stocks have 
been exhausted.
    Also, EPA is removing the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.153(a)(1) for 
diazinon residues in or on boysenberries and dewberries (0.5 ppm each), 
since these commodities are now covered by the tolerance for 
blackberries (also set at 0.5 ppm).
    No comments were received by the Agency concerning the following.
    2. Parathion. Methyl parathion is the methyl homolog of ethyl 
parathion; ethyl parathion is called parathion in the tolerance 
listings in 40 CFR 180.121. Tolerances for methyl parathion residues on 
most crops are included in the (ethyl) parathion tolerances because the 
enforcement analytical method does not distinguish between the two 
chemical species. EPA is removing the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.121 for 
parathion or its methyl homolog residues in or on boysenberries and 
youngberries (both set at 1 ppm), since these commodities are now 
covered by the tolerance for blackberries (also set at 1 ppm).
    3. O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl] phosphorodithioate 
(Disulfoton). EPA is revoking the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.183(a)(1) for 
residues of disulfoton and its cholinesterase-inhibiting metabolites in 
or on pineapples, foliage because this commodity is no longer 
considered a significant animal feed item and therefore no longer needs 
a tolerance.
    4. Ethoprop. EPA is revoking the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.262 for 
residues of ethoprop in or on beans, lima, forage; beans, snap, forage; 
pineapples, fodder; pineapples, forage; sugarcane, fodder; and 
sugarcane, forage. These commodities are no longer considered 
significant animal feed items and therefore no longer need tolerances. 
In 40 CFR 180.262, EPA is also removing the ``(N)'' designation from 
all entries to conform to current Agency administrative practice (``N'' 
designation means negligible residues).
    5. Carbaryl. EPA is revoking the tolerances in 180.169(a)(1) for 
residues of carbaryl including its hydrolysis product 1-naphthol in or 
on maple sap and in 40 CFR 180.169(c) for residues of carbaryl in or on 
avocados. EPA had received a request from the registrant who 
volunteered to delete those uses from registrations and the Agency 
agreed to approve the deletions to become effective on December 8, 1997 
and authorized the registrant to sell or distribute product under the 
previously approved labeling for 18 months (62 FR 31816, June 11, 1997) 
(FRL-5721-2). EPA believes that there are no active registrations for 
these uses, that all existing stocks are exhausted, and that all 
treated commodities have passed through the channels of trade. Sections 
180.169(a)(1) and 180.169(c) had been redesignated from sections 
180.169(a) and 180.169(e), respectively on May 24, 2000 (65 FR 33691) 
(FRL-6043-1).

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    It is EPA's general practice to propose revocation of tolerances 
for residues of pesticide active ingredients on crop uses for which 
FIFRA registrations no longer exist. EPA has historically been 
concerned that retention of tolerances that are not necessary to cover 
residues in or on legally treated foods may encourage misuse of 
pesticides within the United States. Nonetheless, EPA will establish 
and maintain tolerances even when corresponding domestic uses are 
canceled if the tolerances, which EPA refers to as ``import 
tolerances,'' are necessary to allow importation into the United States 
of food containing such pesticide residues. However, where there are no 
imported commodities that require these import tolerances, the Agency 
believes it is appropriate to revoke tolerances for unregistered 
pesticides in order to prevent potential misuse.

C. When Do These Actions Become Effective?

    These actions become effective 90 days following publication of 
this final rule in the Federal Register. EPA has delayed the 
effectiveness of these revocations for 90 days following publication of 
the final rule to ensure that all affected parties receive notice of 
EPA's actions. Consequently, the effective date is October 24, 2001. 
For this particular final rule, the actions will affect uses which have 
been canceled for more than a year. Therefore, commodities should have 
cleared the channels of trade.
    Any commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document that 
are treated with the pesticides subject to this final rule, and that 
are in the

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channels of trade following the tolerance revocations, shall be subject 
to FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established by the FQPA. Under this 
section, any residue of these pesticides in or on such food shall not 
render the food adulterated so long as it is shown to the satisfaction 
of FDA that the residue is present as the result of an application or 
use of the pesticide at a time and in a manner that was lawful under 
FIFRA, and the residue does not exceed the level that was authorized at 
the time of the application or use to be present on the food under a 
tolerance or exemption from a tolerance. Evidence to show that food was 
lawfully treated may include records that verify the dates that the 
pesticide was applied to such food.

D. What is the Contribution to Tolerance Reassessment?

    By law, EPA is required to reassess 66% or about 6,400 of the 
tolerances in existence on August 2, 1996, by August 2002. EPA is also 
required to assess the remaining tolerances by August 2006. As of May 
29, 2001, EPA has reassessed over 3,630 tolerances. In this document, 
EPA is removing four tolerances and revoking 24 tolerances. Those 24 
tolerance revocations are reassessments that are counted toward the 
August 2002 review deadline of FFDCA section 408(q), as amended by FQPA 
in 1996.

III. Are There Any International Trade Issues Raised by this Final 
Action?

    EPA is working to ensure that the U.S. tolerance reassessment 
program under FQPA does not disrupt international trade. EPA considers 
Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in setting U.S. tolerances and in 
reassessing them. MRLs are established by the Codex Committee on 
Pesticide Residues, a committee within the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission, an international organization formed to promote the 
coordination of international food standards. When possible, EPA seeks 
to harmonize U.S. tolerances with Codex MRLs. EPA may establish a 
tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 
408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain in a Federal Register document the 
reasons for departing from the Codex level. EPA's effort to harmonize 
with Codex MRLs is summarized in the tolerance reassessment section of 
individual REDs. The U.S. EPA has developed guidance concerning 
submissions for import tolerance support (65 FR 35069, June 1, 2000) 
(FRL-6559-3). This guidance will be made available to interested 
persons. Electronic copies are available on the internet at http://www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations,'' then 
select ``Regulations and Proposed Rules'' and then look up the entry 
for this document under ``Federal Register -- Environmental 
Documents.'' You can also go directly to the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.]

IV. Objections and Hearing Requests

    Under section 408(g) of the FFDCA, as amended by the FQPA, any 
person may file an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may 
also request a hearing on those objections. The EPA procedural 
regulations which govern the submission of objections and requests for 
hearings appear in 40 CFR part 178. Although the procedures in those 
regulations require some modification to reflect the amendments made to 
the FFDCA by the FQPA of 1996, EPA will continue to use those 
procedures, with appropriate adjustments, until the necessary 
modifications can be made. The new section 408(g) provides essentially 
the same process for persons to ``object'' to a regulation for an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance issued by EPA under new 
section 408(d), as was provided in the old FFDCA sections 408 and 409. 
However, the period for filing objections is now 60 days, rather than 
30 days.

A. What Do I Need to Do to File an Objection or Request a Hearing?

    You must file your objection or request a hearing on this 
regulation in accordance with the instructions provided in this unit 
and in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must 
identify docket control number OPP-301142 in the subject line on the 
first page of your submission. All requests must be in writing, and 
must be mailed or delivered to the Hearing Clerk on or before September 
24, 2001.
    1. Filing the request. Your objection must specify the specific 
provisions in the regulation that you object to, and the grounds for 
the objections (40 CFR 178.25). If a hearing is requested, the 
objections must include a statement of the factual issues(s) on which a 
hearing is requested, the requestor's contentions on such issues, and a 
summary of any evidence relied upon by the objector (40 CFR 178.27). 
Information submitted in connection with an objection or hearing 
request may be claimed confidential 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. A copy of the 
information 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.
    Mail your written request to: Office of the Hearing Clerk (1900), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. You may also deliver your request to the Office 
of the Hearing Clerk in Rm. C400, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. The Office of the Hearing Clerk is open from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Office of the Hearing Clerk is (202) 260-4865.
    2. Objection/hearing fee payment. If you file an objection or 
request a hearing, you must also pay the fee prescribed by 40 CFR 
180.33(i) or request a waiver of that fee pursuant to 40 CFR 180.33(m). 
You must mail the fee to: EPA Headquarters Accounting Operations 
Branch, Office of Pesticide Programs, P.O. Box 360277M, Pittsburgh, PA 
15251. Please identify the fee submission by labeling it ``Tolerance 
Petition Fees.''
    EPA is authorized to waive any fee requirement ``when in the 
judgement of the Administrator such a waiver or refund is equitable and 
not contrary to the purpose of this subsection.'' For additional 
information regarding the waiver of these fees, you may contact James 
Tompkins by phone at (703) 305-5697, by e-mail at [email protected], 
or by mailing a request for information to Mr. Tompkins at Registration 
Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    If you would like to request a waiver of the tolerance objection 
fees, you must mail your request for such a waiver to: James Hollins, 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    3. Copies for the Docket. In addition to filing an objection or 
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk as described in Unit VI.A., you 
should also send a copy of your request to the PIRIB for its inclusion 
in the official record that is described in Unit I.B.2. Mail your 
copies, identified by docket control number OPP-301142, to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and 
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 
In person or by courier, bring a copy to the location of the PIRIB 
described in Unit I.B.2. You may also send an electronic copy of your 
request via e-mail to: opp-

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[email protected]. Please use an ASCII file format and avoid the use of 
special characters and any form of encryption. Copies of electronic 
objections and hearing requests will also be accepted on disks in 
WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file format. Do not include any CBI in 
your electronic copy. You may also submit an electronic copy of your 
request at many Federal Depository Libraries.

B. When Will the Agency Grant a Request for a Hearing?

    A request for a hearing will be granted if the Administrator 
determines that the material submitted shows the following: There is a 
genuine and substantial issue of fact; there is a reasonable 
possibility that available evidence identified by the requestor would, 
if established resolve one or more of such issues in favor of the 
requestor, taking into account uncontested claims or facts to the 
contrary; and resolution of the factual issues(s) in the manner sought 
by the requestor would be adequate to justify the action requested (40 
CFR 178.32).

V. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

    This final rule will revoke tolerances established under FFDCA 
section 408. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted 
this type of action; i.e., a tolerance revocation for which 
extraordinary circumstances do not exist, from review under Executive 
Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, 
October 4, 1993). This final rule does not contain any information 
collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any enforceable duty or 
contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Public Law 104-4). Nor 
does it require any special considerations under Executive Order 12898, 
entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994); 
or OMB review or any other Agency action under Executive Order 13045, 
entitled Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and 
Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). 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), 
Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). Pursuant to the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency 
previously assessed whether revocations of tolerances might 
significantly impact a substantial number of small entities and 
concluded that, as a general matter, these actions do not impose a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
This analysis was published on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020), and was 
provided to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration. Taking into account this analysis, and available 
information concerning the pesticides listed in this rule, I certify 
that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Specifically, as per the 1997 
notice, EPA has reviewed its available data on imports and foreign 
pesticide usage and concludes that there is a reasonable international 
supply of food not treated with canceled pesticides. Furthermore, the 
Agency knows of no extraordinary circumstances that exist as to the 
present revocations that would change EPA's previous analysis.
    In addition, the Agency has determined that this action will not 
have a substantial direct effect on States, on the relationship between 
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as 
specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, 
August 10, 1999). Executive Order 13132 requires EPA to develop an 
accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input by State 
and local officials in the development of regulatory policies that have 
federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism 
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations 
that have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the 
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 
government.'' This final rule directly regulates growers, food 
processors, food handlers and food retailers, not States. This action 
does not alter the relationships or distribution of power and 
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions 
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). For these same reasons, the Agency has 
determined that this rule does not have any ``tribal implications'' as 
described in Executive Order 13175, entitled Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249, November 6, 
2000). Executive Order 13175 requires EPA to develop an accountable 
process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in 
the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.'' 
``Policies that have tribal implications'' is defined in the Executive 
Order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct effects on 
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal 
government and the Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal government and Indian tribes.'' 
This rule will not have substantial direct effects on tribal 
governments, on the relationship between the Federal government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal government and Indian tribes, as specified in 
Executive Order 13175. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to 
this rule.

VI. 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 final rule in the Federal Register. This final 
rule 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.


    Dated: July 11, 2001.

Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346(a) and 371.


    Sec. 180.121 [Amended]

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    2. Section 180.121 is amended by removing from the table in 
paragraph (a)(1) the entries for boysenberries and youngberries.
    Sec. 180.153 [Amended]
    3. Section 180.153 is amended by removing from the table in 
paragraph (a)(1) the entries for beans, forage; beans, hay; beans, 
guar, forage; birdsfoot trefoil; birdsfoot trefoil, hay; boysenberries; 
dewberries; grass (NMT 40 ppm shall remain 24 hours after appli); 
grass, hay; peanuts; peanuts, forage; peanuts, hay; pecans; pineapples, 
forage; soybeans; soybeans, forage; and sugarcane.
    Sec. 180.169 [Amended]
    4. Section 180.169 is amended by removing from the table in 
paragraph (a)(1) the entry for maple sap, and by removing from the 
table under paragraph (c) the entry for avocados.
    Sec. 180.183 [Amended]
    5. Section 180.183 is amended by removing from the table in 
paragraph (a)(1) the entry for pineapples, foliage.
    Sec. 180.262 [Amended]
    6. Section 180.262 is amended by removing from the table in 
paragraph (a) the entries for beans, lima, forage; beans, snap, forage; 
pineapples, fodder; pineapples, forage; sugarcane, fodder; and 
sugarcane, forage; and by removing the ``(N)'' designation from any 
entry in the table under paragraph (a).

[FR Doc. 01-18651 Filed 7-25-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S