[Federal Register: February 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 25)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8111-8]
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 amendment of regulations for
residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 9, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and pesticide petition number (PP), 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.
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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
for the pesticide petition 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., 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 assigned
to the pesticide petition of interest.
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PP Number Docket ID Number
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PP 1F6263 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0203
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PP 5F4505 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0203
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PP 5F6918 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0203
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PP 6F4791 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0203
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PP 6F7025 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0323
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PP 6F7059 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1026
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PP 6E7140 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0004
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is printing a summary of each pesticide petition 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
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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
these 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-line at http://www.regulations.gov
.
A. Amendment to Existing Tolerances
1. PP 1F6263. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-00203). Acetochlor
Registration Partnership (ARP), c/o Monsanto Company, 1300 ``I'' St.,
NW., Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.470(a) for residues of the herbicide
acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-methyl-6-ethyl-N-ethoxymethylacetanilide) and
its metabolites containing the ethyl methyl aniline (EMA) moiety and
the hydroxyethyl methyl-aniline (HEMA) moiety, and expressed as
acetochlor equivalents in or on the food commodities corn, pop, grain
at 0.05 parts per million (ppm) and corn, pop, stover at 1.5 ppm.
In addition, ARP proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR
180.470(d) for residues of the herbicide acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-
methyl-6-ethyl-N-ethoxymethylacetanilide) and its metabolites
containing the EMA moiety and the HEMA moiety, and expressed as
acetochlor equivalents in or on the food commodities beet, sugar, root
and tops/pea and bean (except soybean), dried and shelled (subgroup
6C)/potato/and sunflower, seed at 0.05 ppm; grain, cereal (except rice)
(group 15) at 0.05 ppm; grain, cereal (except rice), forage/fodder/
straw (group 16), forage at 0.5 ppm; grain, cereal (except rice),
forage/fodder/straw (group 16), hay at 2.0 ppm; grain, cereal (except
rice), forage/fodder/straw (group 16), stover at 0.1 ppm; grain, cereal
(except rice), forage/fodder/straw (group 16), straw at 0.3 ppm.
Acetochlor and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either EMA or
HEMA, which are determined by high performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC)/oxidative coulometric electrochemical detector (OCED) and
expressed as acetochlor equivalents. The limit of quantitation (LOQ)
for this method is 0.02 ppm for each analyte. Contact: Vickie Walters,
telephone number: (703) 305-5704, e-mail address:
walters.vickie@epa.gov.
2. PP 5F4505. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0203). Acetochlor
Registration Partnership (ARP), c/o Monsanto Company, 1300 ``I'' St.,
NW., Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend the
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.470(a) for residues of the herbicide acetochlor
(2-chloro-2'-methyl-6-ethyl-N-ethoxymethylacetanilide) and its
metabolites containing the EMA moiety and the HEMA moiety, and
expressed as acetochlor equivalents in or on the food commodity corn,
field, forage at 3.0 ppm. Acetochlor and its metabolites are hydrolyzed
to either EMA or HEMA, which are determined by HPLC/OCED and expressed
as acetochlor equivalents. The LOQ for this method is 0.02 ppm for each
analyte. Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704, e-
mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
3. PP 5F6918. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-00203). Monsanto
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 20005,
proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.470(a) for residues of
the herbicide acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-methyl-6-ethyl-N-
ethoxymethylacetanilide) and its metabolites containing the EMA moiety
and the HEMA moiety, and expressed as acetochlor equivalents in or on
the food commodities sorghum, forage at 1.0 ppm; sorghum, grain at 0.05
ppm; and sorghum, grain, stover at 1.5 ppm. Acetochlor and its
metabolites are hydrolyzed to either EMA or HEMA, which are determined
by HPLC/OCED and expressed as acetochlor equivalents. The LOQ for this
method is 0.02 ppm for each analyte. Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone
number: (703) 305-5704, e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
4. PP 6F4791. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-00203). Acetochlor
Registration Partnership (ARP), c/o Monsanto Company, 1300 ``I'' St.,
NW., Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.470(a) for residues of the herbicide
acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-methyl-6-ethyl-N-ethoxymethylacetanilide) and
its metabolites containing the EMA moiety and the HEMA moiety, and
expressed as acetochlor equivalents in or on the food commodities corn,
sweet, fodder and forage at 1.5 ppm; and corn, sweet, kernels plus cob
with husks removed at 0.05 ppm.
In addition, ARP proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR
180.470(d) for residues of the herbicide acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-
methyl-6-ethyl-N-ethoxymethylacetanilide) and its metabolites
containing the EMA moiety and the HEMA moiety, and expressed as
acetochlor equivalents in or on the food commodities non-grass animal
feeds (group 18) forage at 1.3 ppm and non-grass animal feeds (group
18), hay at 3.5 ppm.
Acetochlor and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either EMA or
HEMA, which are determined by HPLC/OCED and expressed as acetochlor
equivalents. The LOQ for this method is 0.02 ppm for each analyte.
Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704, e-mail
address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
5. PP 6F7025. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-00323). Dow
AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268, proposes
to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.364(a) by adding glyphosate
dimethylammonium salt or dimethalamine (DMA) salt of glyphosate (n-
phosphonomethyl)glycine resulting from the application of glyphosate
and the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, ethanolamine salt of
glyphosate, and the ammonium potassium salt of glyphosate. Adequate
enforcement methods include gas liquid chromatography (GLC), HPLC, and
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GS/MS). The limit of detection is
0.05 ppm. Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704, e-
mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
B. New Tolerances
1. PP 6F7059. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1026). Bayer
CropScience LLC, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
pyrasulfotole (AE 0317309) (5-hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)[2-
(methylsulfonyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] methanone and its
metabolite (5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)[2-(methylsulfonyl)-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] methanone in or on food commodities barley/
oat/rye/triticale/wheat, grain at 0.07 ppm; barley/oat/rye/wheat, straw
and oat/rye/wheat, forage at 0.25 ppm; barley/oat/wheat, hay at 0.8
ppm; wheat, aspirated grain fractions at 1.4 ppm; and pyrasulfotole (AE
0317309) in or on cattle/goat/hog/horse/sheep, meat and fat at 0.01
ppm; cattle/goat/hog/horse/sheep, meat byproducts at 0.3 ppm; and milk
at 0.005 ppm. The analytical method is a liquid chromatography/mass
spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method which quantifies AE
0317309 and its metabolite with a
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LOQ of 0.01 milligram/kilogram (mg/kg). Contact: Tracy White, telephone
number: (703) 308-0042, e-mail address: white.tracy@epa.gov.
2. PP 6E7140. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0004).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR7ndash;4), 500 College Rd.
East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 05840, proposes to establish
tolerances for residues of the insecticide deltamethrin ((1R,3R)-3-
(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid (S)-alpha-
cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester) and its major metabolites, trans
deltamethrin ((S)-alpha-cyano-m-phenoxybenzyl-(1R,3R)-3-(2,2-
dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) and alpha-R-
deltamethrin ((R)-alpha-cyano-m-phenoxybenzyl-(1R,3R)-3-(2,2-
dibromovinyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on food
commodities flax, seed at 0.1 ppm; and flax, meal at 0.3 ppm. The
independently validated analytical methods are based on GLC equipped
with an electron capture detector (ECD) and a DB-1 (or equivalent)
capillary column, and are used for the determination of cis-
deltamethrin, trans-deltamethrin, and alpha-R-deltamethrin in various
raw agricultural, animal derived, and processed commodities. Contact:
Shaja R. Brothers, telephone number: (703) 308-3194, e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: January 29, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-2002 Filed 2-6-07; 8:45 am]
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