[Federal Register: September 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 181)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8144-3]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions 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 residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 19, 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 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.,
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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 1F6253 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0637 (07P-
1242)
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PP 7F3530 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0704 (07P-
1243)
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PP 7F7219 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0564 (07P-
1244)
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PP 7F7220 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0565 (07P-
1245)
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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 Tolerance
1. PP 1F6253. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0637). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the fungicide 1,3-D, [1,3-dichloropropene] in
or on the food commodity grape at 0.009 parts per million (ppm). There
is a practical analytical method for detecting and measuring levels of
1,3-D in or on food with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 0.003 ppm.
Contact: Tamue Gibson, 703-305-9096, e-mail address:
gibson.tamue@epa.gov.
2. PP 7F3530. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0704). Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.,
Preservation and Material Protection Division, 1125 Trenton-Harbourton
Road, Titusville, NJ 08560, proposes to establish a tolerance for the
combined residues of the fungicide imazalil, 1-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-
2-(2-propenyloxy)ethyl]-1H-imidazole and its metabolite, 1-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazole-1-yl)-1-ethanol (R014821) in or on the
food commodities melon crop subgroup (9-A), except watermelon at 5.0
ppm and corn, fresh, sweet, forage and fodder at 0.2 ppm. Melon crop
subgroup (9-A), except watermelon includes the raw agricultural
commodities cantaloupe, casaba, citron melon, crenshaw melon, golden
pershaw melon, honeydew melon, honeyballs, mango melon, Persian melon,
pineapple melon, Santa Claus melon , snake melon, and true cantaloupe.
The Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Volume II lists a gas
chromatography/electron capture detector (GC/ECD) method, designated as
Method I for the quantification of residues of imazalil and its
metabolite R014821. Briefly, residues are extracted from plant samples
with heptane:isoamyl alcohol (95:5, v:v), partitioned into 0.1
NH2SO4 and re-extracted from alkaline solution
into heptane:isoamyl alcohol (95:5, v:v). The extract is evaporated to
dryness and N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl) acetamide is added to convert the
metabolite to the trimethylsilyl derivative. Imazalil and the
derivatized metabolite are determined separately by GC with ECD from a
single injection of the derivative solution. The limit of detection
(LOD) ranges from 0.01 - 0.05 ppm, depending on the plant matrix. This
enforcement method has been successfully radio-validated. Contact: John
Bazuin, 703-305-7381, e-mail address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
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3. PP 7F7219. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0564). E. I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company, DuPont Crop Protection, Laurel Run Plaza, P.O. Box 80038,
Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the herbicide thifensulfuron methyl, methyl-3-[[[[(4-
methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino] sulfonyl]-2-
thiophenecarboxylate, in or on the food commodities barley, hay at 0.7
ppm; oat, forage at 0.2 ppm; oat, hay at 2.0 ppm; wheat, forage at 1.0
ppm; and wheat, hay at 0.8 ppm. Thifensulfuron methyl residues in wheat
forage and hay, barley hay, and oat forage and hay were determined by
an analytical method utilizing liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/
mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) analysis. The analytes were resolved by
high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and quantitatively analyzed
by using the Total Ion Chromatogram (TIC) from two molecular ion
transitions for each analyte. The LOQ was 0.01 ppm in these
commodities. Contact: Vickie Walters, 703-305-5704, e-mail address:
walters.vickie@epa.gov.
4. PP 7F7220. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0565). E. I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company, DuPont Crop Protection, Laurel Run Plaza, P.O. Box 80038,
Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the herbicide tribenuron methyl; methyl 2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-
methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)methylamino]carbonyl] amino]sulfonyl]benzoate
in or on the food commodities wheat, forage at 0.3 ppm; wheat, hay at
0.3 ppm; barley, hay at 0.3 ppm; oat, forage at 0.3 ppm; oat, hay at
0.8 ppm. Tribenuron methyl residues in wheat forage and hay, barley
hay, and oat forage and hay were determined by an analytical method
utilizing liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry
(LC/MS/MS) analysis. The analytes were resolved by HPLC and
quantitatively analyzed by using the Total Ion Chromatogram (TIC) from
two molecular ion transitions for each analyte. The LOQ was 0.01 ppm in
these commodities. There are other analytical methods to determine
tribenuron methyl residues in wheat forage and hay, including HPLC
column switching and ultraviolet (UV) detection. The LOQ is 0.01 ppm
for wheat grain and forage, and 0.05 ppm for wheat hay. Contact: Vickie
Walters, 703-305-5704, e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Kathy S. Monk,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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