[Federal Register: December 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 244)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8104-4]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of
Regulations 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 amendment of regulations for
residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and pesticide petition (PP) number, by one of the following
methods. Refer to Unit II. for specific docket ID numbers for each
pesticide petition.
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
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to the assigned docket ID number
for the pesticide petition. 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 Federal regulations.gov website is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not
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know your identity or contact information unless you 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.
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 form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket 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
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 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 assigned
to the pesticide petition.
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PP number Docket ID number
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PP 0F6095 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0965
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PP 2F2469 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0205
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PP 6E7079 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0658
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PP 6E7083 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0791
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PP 6F7084 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0576
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PP 6E7108 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0968
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PP 6E7116 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0968
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PP 6F7117 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0890
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PP 9F6023 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0576
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PP 9F5066 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0576
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is printing a summary 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 amendment of regulations in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
food commodities. EPA has determined that these pesticide petitions
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 the petitions included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the
pesticide chemical residues is available on EPA's Electronic Docket
athttp://www.regulations.gov/. To locate this information on the home
page of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick Search'' and type the
OPP docket ID number assigned to the pesticide
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petition. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on the
``Docket ID'' will bring up a list of all documents in the docket for
the pesticide including the petition summary.
A. Establishment of Tolerances
1. PP 0F6095. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0965). Bayer
CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
flufenacet (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-
(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide and its
metabolites containing the 4-fluoro-N-methylethyl benzenamine moiety in
or on the food commodities: Corn, sweet, forage at 0.4 parts per
million (ppm); corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.05
ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 0.4 ppm; wheat, forage at 10.0 ppm; wheat,
grain at 1.0 ppm; wheat, hay at 2.0 ppm; wheat, straw at 0.5 ppm; seed-
grass, forage at 7.0 ppm; seed-grass, forage, regrowth at 0.1 ppm;
seed-grass, hay, regrowth at 0.5 ppm. Gas chromatography/mass
spectrometry with selected ion monitoring is used to measure and
evaluate the chemical residue(s). Contact: Jim Tompkins; telephone
number (703) 305-5697; e-mail address:tompkins.jim@epa.gov.
2. PP 2F2469. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0205). Gowan
Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366, proposes to amend 40 CFR
180.479(a)(2) to establish tolerances for residues of the herbicide
halosulfuron-methyl, methyl 5-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)
amino]carbonylaminosulfonyl-3-chloro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-
carboxylate, in or on the raw agricultural commodities alfalfa, forage
at 1.0 parts per million (ppm) and alfalfa, hay at 2.0 ppm. Gas
chromatography (GC) with nitrogen-specific detection is used to measure
and evaluate the chemical residues.
It is also proposed by EPA to correct the tolerance expression in
40 CFR 180.479(a)(1) to read ``Tolerances are established for residues
of the herbicide halosulfuron-methyl, methyl 5-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-
pyrimidinyl) amino]carbonylaminosulfonyl-3-chloro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-
4-carboxylate, and its metabolites determined as 3-chloro-1-methyl-5-
sulfamoylpyrazole-4-carboxylic acid, expressed as halosulfuron-methyl
equivalents.'' Contact: Vickie Walters; telephone number: (703) 305-
5704; e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
3. PP 6E7079. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0658). BASF
Corporation, 100 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932, proposes to
establish exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of the polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethy)-1,3 propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2 epoxyalkane; (1,2 epoxyalkane is either 1,2-
epoxydodecane (CAS Registration No. 903890-89-1), 1,2 epoxyhexadecane
(CAS Registration No. 903890-90-4) or 1,2 epoxyhexadecane (CAS
Registration No. 893427-80-0) as inert ingredients in pesticide
products. Because this petition is a request for an exemption from the
requirement of tolerances without numerical limitations, no analytical
methods are required. Contact: Bipin Gandhi; telephone number: (703)
308-8380,e-mail address: gandhi.bipin@epa.gov.
4. PP 6E7083 (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0791). Alco
Chemical, 122 C St., NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20001, proposes to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of amylopectin, acid hydrolyzed, 1-octenylbutanedioate (CAS
Registration No. 113894-85-2) and amylopectin, hydrogen 1-
octadecenylbutanedioate (CAS Registration No. 125109-81-1), in or on
food commodities when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide
products. Because this petition is a request for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance without numerical limitations, no analytical
method is required. Contact: Bipin Gandhi; telephone number: (703) 308-
8380, e-mail address:gandhi.bipin@epa.gov.
5. PP 6F7084. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0576). Sipcam Agro
USA, Inc., 300 Colonial Center Parkway, 230, Roswell, GA
30076, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide
tetraconazole in or on the food commodity pecan at 0.05 ppm. High
Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with a Mass Spectrometer (MS)
detector is used to measure and evaluate the chemical residue(s).
Contact: Lisa Jones; telephone number: (703) 308-9424; e-mail address:
jones.lisa@epa.gov.
6. PP 6E7108. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0968).
Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the insecticide imidacloprid (1-[6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)
methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites containing the
6-chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 1-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine in or on the food
commodities caneberry subgroup 13A and raspberry, wild at 2.5 ppm.
Contact: Barbara Madden; telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail
address: madden.barbara@epa.gov.
7. PP 6E7116. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0968).
Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the insecticide imidacloprid (1-[6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)
methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites containing the
6-chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 1-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine in or on the food
commodities peanut at 0.45 parts ppm; peanut, hay at 70 ppm; peanut,
meal at 0.9 ppm; kava, roots at 0.4 ppm; kava, leaves at 4.0 ppm;
millet, pearl, grain at 0.05 ppm; millet, proso, grain at 0.05 ppm and
oat, grain at 0.05 ppm.
For both petitions a common moiety method for imidacloprid and its
metabolites containing the 6 chloropyridinyl moiety using a
permanganate oxidation, silyl derivatization, and capillary gas
chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) selective ion monitoring is
used to measure and evaluate the chemical residues. This method has
successfully passed a petition method validation in EPA labs. There is
a confirmatory method specifically for imidacloprid and several
metabolites utilizing GC/MS and high-performance liquid chromatography/
ultraviolet (HPLC/UV) which has been validated by the EPA as well.
Contact: Barbara Madden, telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail
address: madden.barbara@epa.gov.
8. PP 6F7117. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0890). Valent
U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera Ave., Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA
94596, proposes to establish tolerances for residues of the herbicide
clethodim, (E)-()-2-[1-[[(3-chloro-2-propenyl)oxy]imino]propyl]-5-[2-
(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one and its metabolites
containing the 5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl] cyclohexen-3-one and the 5-[2-
(ethylthio)propyl]-5-hydroxycyclohexen-3-one moieties and their
sulfoxides and sulfones, expressed as clethodim, in or on the raw
agricultural commodities corn, field, forage at 0.2 ppm, corn, field,
grain at 0.2 ppm, and corn, field, stover at 0.2 ppm. An analytical
method was developed to measure the clethodim and its metabolites in
field corn by gas chromatography with a flame photometric detector.
Contact: Joanne I. Miller; telephone number: (703) 305-
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6224; e-mail address: Miller.Joanne@epa.gov.
9. PP 9F6023. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0576). Sipcam Agro
USA, Inc., 300 Colonial Center Parkway, 230, Roswell, GA
30076, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide
tetraconazole in or on the food commodities peanut, nutmeat at 0.05 ppm
and peanut, refined oil at 0.15 ppm. High Pressure Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC) with a Mass Spectrometer (MS) detector is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical residues. Contact: Lisa Jones;
telephone number: (703) 308-9424; e-mail address: jones.lisa@epa.gov.
B. Amendment to an Existing Tolerance
PP 9F5066. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0576). Sipcam Agro
USA, Inc., 300 Colonial Center Parkway, 230, Roswell, GA
30076, proposes to amend the tolerance(s) in 40 CFR 180.557 for
residues of the fungicide tetraconazole in or on the food commodities
sugarbeet roots at 0.05 ppm; sugarbeet top at 3.0; sugarbeet dried pulp
at 0.15 ppm; sugarbeet molasses at 0.15 ppm; meat of cattle, goat,
horse and sheep at 0.05 ppm; liver of cattle, goat, horse and sheep at
4.0 ppm; fat of cattle, goat, horse and sheep at 0.30 ppm; meat
byproducts, except liver, of cattle, goat, horse and sheep at 0.10 ppm;
and milk at 0.05 ppm. High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with a
Mass Spectrometer (MS) detector is use to measure and evaluate the
chemical residue(s). Contact: Lisa Jones; telephone number: (703) 308-
9424; e-mail address: jones.lisa@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: December 12, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-21710 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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