[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13277-13279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4933]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0152; FRL-8117-4]


Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for the Exemption from 
Tolerances for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 
Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide 
petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations 
for the exemption from tolerances for the residues of pesticide 
chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest, by one 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the assigned docket ID number 
and the pesticide petition number of interest. EPA's policy is that all 
comments received will be included in the docket without change and may 
be made available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit 
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you

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provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment 
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in 
hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One 
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The person listed at the end of the 
pesticide petition summary of interest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    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 this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed at the end of the pesticide petition 
summary of interest.

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes 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 docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Docket ID Numbers

    When submitting comments, please use the docket ID number and the 
pesticide petition number of interest, as shown in the table.


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                 PP number                        Docket ID number
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PP 6E7118 Aspergillus flavus AF36           EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0158
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PP 6F7111 Bacillus firmus strain l-1582     EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0159
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PP 6F7121 Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882     EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0160
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing notice of the filing of pesticide petitions 
received under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that the pesticide 
petitions described in this notice contain data or information 
regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, 
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at 
this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide 
petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these 
pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 
included in this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a 
docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of the 
petitions is available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov.

New Exemption from Tolerance

    PP 6F7111. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0159). AgroGreen, Biological Division, 
Minrav Infrastructures (1993) Ltd., 3 Habossem St., P.O. Box 153, 
Ashdod 77101, Israel, (petition submitted by RegWest Company, LLC, 
30856 Rocky Road, Greeley, CO 80631-9375), proposes to establish an 
exemption from

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the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the microbial pesticide, 
Bacillus firmus strain l-1582, in or on all food commodities. Because 
this petition is a request for an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance without numerical limitations, no analytical method is 
required. Contact: Shanaz Bacchus, telephone number: (703) 308-8097; e-
mail address: [email protected].

Amendments to Existing Exemptions from Tolerance

    1. PP 6E7118. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0158). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers University, 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540 on behalf of the Arizona Cotton 
Research and Protection Council, 3721 East Weir Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 
85040-2933, proposes to amend the exemptions from tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.1206 for residues of the microbial pesticide Aspergillus flavus 
AF36, in or on the food commodities pistachio. Because this petition is 
a request for a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
without numerical limitations, no analytical method is required. The 
temporary exemption from tolerance will expire with the expiration of 
the EUP (EPA Registration Number 71693-EUP-R) on pistachio. Contact: 
Shanaz Bacchus, telephone number: (703) 308-8097; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    2. PP 6F7121. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0160). The Acta Group, 1203 
Nineteenth St., NW., Suite 300, Washington D.C. 20036-2401 on behalf of 
Circle One Global, Inc., P.O. Box 28, Shellman, GA 39886-0028, proposes 
to amend the exemptions from tolerances in 40 CFR 180.1254 for residues 
of the microbial pesticide Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882, in or on the 
food commodity corn. Because this petition is a request for a temporary 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without numerical 
limitations, no analytical method is required. The temporary exemption 
from tolerance will expire with the expiration of the EUP (EPA 
Registration Number 75624-EUP-E) on corn. Contact: Shanaz Bacchus, 
telephone number: (703) 308-8097; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: March 8, 2007.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

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