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Acifluorfen, Sodium. June 14, 1996. Pesticide Tolerance. Final Rule. Federal Register.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[PP-0E3821/R2242; FRL-5371-4]
RIN 2070-AB78
Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This document establishes a tolerance for combined residues of the herbicide sodium salt of acifluorfen and its metabolites in or on the raw agricultural commodity strawberry. The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested the regulation to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of the herbicide pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation becomes effective June 14, 1996 ADDRESSES: Written objections and hearing requests, identified by the document control number, [PP 0E3821/R2242], may be submitted to: Hearing Clerk (1900), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Fees
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accompanying objections and hearing requests shall be labeled ``Tolerance Petition Fees'' and forwarded to: EPA Headquarters Accounting Operations Branch, OPP (Tolerance Fees), P.O. Box 360277M, Pittsburgh, PA 15251. A copy of any objections and hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk should be identified by the document control number and submitted to: Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring copy of objections and hearing requests to Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. A copy of objections and hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Copies of objections and hearing requests must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Copies of objections and hearing requests will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All copies of objections and hearing requests in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [PP 0E3821/R2242]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic copies of objections and hearing requests on this rule may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic submissions can be found below in this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Hoyt L. Jamerson, Registration Division (7505W), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington , DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Sixth Floor, Crystal Station #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. (703) 308-8783; e-mail: jamerson.hoyt@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of April 17, 1996 (61 FR
16740), EPA issued a proposed rule (FRL-5356-6) that gave notice that the Interregional
Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, P.O.
Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, had submitted pesticide petition (PP) 0E3821
to EPA on behalf of the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. This petition
requests that the Administrator, pursuant to section 408(e) of the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(e) amend 40 CFR 180.383 by establishing
a tolerance for combined residues of the herbicide sodium salt of acifluorfen
(sodium 5-[2-chloro-4- (trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-2-nitrobenzoic acid) and its
metabolites (the corresponding acid, methyl ester and amino analogues) in or
on the raw agricultural commodity strawberry at 0.05 part per million (ppm).
There were no comments or requests for referral to an advisory committee received
in response to the proposed rule. The data submitted with the proposal and other
relevant material have been evaluated and discussed in the proposed rule. Based
on the data and information considered, the Agency concludes that the tolerance
will protect the public health. Therefore, the tolerance is established as set
forth below.
Any person adversely affected by this regulation may, within 30 days after publication
of this document in the Federal Register, file written objections to the regulation
and may also request a hearing on those objections. Objections and hearing requests
must be filed with the Hearing Clerk, at the address given above (40 CFR 178.20).
A copy of the objections and/or hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk
should be submitted to the OPP docket for this rulemaking. The objections submitted
must specify the provisions of the regulation deemed objectionable and the grounds
for the objections (40 CFR 178.25). Each objection must be accompanied by the
fee prescribed by 40 CFR 180.33(i). If a hearing is requested, the objections
must include a statement of the factual issue(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). A request for a hearing will be granted
if the Administrator determines that the material submitted shows the following:
There is 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 issue(s) in the
manner sought by the requestor would be adequate to justify the action requested
(40 CFR 178.32). A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket
number [PP 0E3821/R2242] (including any objections and hearing requests submitted
electronically as described below). A public version of this record, including
printed, paper versions of electronic comments which does not include any information
claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is located in Room
1132 of the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal
Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The official record for
this rulemaking, as well as the public version, as described above will be kept
in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will transfer any copies of objections and hearing
requests received electronically into printed, paper form as they are received
and will place the paper copies in the official rulemaking record which will
also include all comments submitted directly in writing. The official rulemaking
record is the paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the
beginning of this document. Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October
4, 1993), the Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant''
and therefore subject to all the requirements of the Executive Order (i.e.,
Regulatory Impact Analysis, review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)).
Under section 3(f), the order defines ``a significant regulatory action'' as
an action that is likely to result in a rule (1) having an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more, or adversely and materially affecting a
sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public
health or safety, or State, local or tribal governments or communities (also
referred to as ``economically significant''); (2) creating serious inconsistency
or otherwise interfering with an action taken or planned by another agency;
(3) materially altering the budgetary impacts of entitlement, grants, user fees,
or loan programs or the rights and obligations thereof; or (4) raising novel
legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities,
or the principles set forth in this Executive Order. Pursuant to the terms of
this Executive Order, EPA has determined that this rule is not ``significant''
and is therefore not subject to OMB review.
This action does not impose any enforceable duty, or contain any ``unfunded
mandates'' as described in Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-4), or require prior consultation as specified
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by Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993), entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership, or special consideration as reqired by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Administrator has determined that regulations establishing new tolerances or raising tolerance levels or establishing exemptions from tolerance requirements do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. A certification statement explaining the factual basis for this determination was published in the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 3, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
2. In Sec. 180.383, the table is amended by adding alphabetically the entry for strawberry, to read as follows:
Sec. 180.383 Sodium salt of acifluorfen; tolerances for residues.
Parts per
Commodity million
[FR Doc. 96-15195 Filed 6-13-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F