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Cyfluthrin (Miles). December 13, 1995. Pesticide Tolerance Petition and a Withdrawal. Federal Register.

http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1995/December/Day-13/pr-493.html

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-636; FRL-4971-5]

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Filings, Amendment, and a Withdrawal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces initial filings and an amendment and a withdrawal of pesticide petitions (PP) and food and feed additive petitions (FAP) proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments 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 comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [PF-636]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this document 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: Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, contact the PM named in each petition at the following office location/telephone number:

                                   Office location/                     

                                         mail                           

                                   703-305- 6100; e-   Davis Hwy.,      
                                   mail: larocca.      Arlington, VA    
                                   george @ epamail.                    
                                   epa. gov..                           

                                   703- 305-6226; e-                    
                                   mail: welch.                         
                                   connie @ epamail.                    
                                   epa. gov..                           

                                   703-308-8260; e-    Davis Hwy.,      
                                   mail: hutton.       Arlington, VA    
                                   phillip @                            
                                   epamail. epa.                        
                                   gov..                                

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide petitions and food/feed additive petitions as follows proposing the amendment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities.

Initial Filings

1. PP 5F4509. Lakeshore Enterprises, P.O. Box 238-P, Benzonia, MI 49616, has submitted the petition proposing that 40 CFR part 180 be amended to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the biochemicals meat meal and red pepper (capsicum) in or on agricultural, vegetable, ornamental, turf, tree, vine, and other terrestrial crops. (PM 90)
   
2. PP 5F4588. Zeneca Ag Products, 1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 15458, has submitted the petition proposing to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish tolerances for lambda-cyhalothrin, (S)-alpha-cyano-3- phenoxybenzyl (Z)-(1R,-3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (Z)-(1S,3S)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, and epimer of lambda-cyhalothrin, a 1:1 mixture of (S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (Z)-(1S,-3S)-3-(2- chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3- trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on the following raw agricultural commodities: lettuce, leaf at 2.0 parts per million (ppm); head and stem brassica crop subgroup (broccoli; broccoli, Chinese; brussels sprouts; cabbage; cabbage, Chinese (napa); cabbage, Chinese mustard; cauliflower; caval broccolo; and kohlrabi) at 0.4[[Page 64060]]
   ppm; alfalfa, forage at 3.0 ppm; and alfalfa, hay at 4.0 ppm. (PM 13) 3. PP 5F4591. Ciba Crop Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, has submitted the petition that proposes that 40 CFR 180.434 be amended to establish tolerances for the fungicide propiconazole (1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3- dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole) and its metabolites determined as 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid and expressed as parent compound equivalent in or on the raw agricultural commodities berry crop grouping at 1.0 ppm, carrots at 0.2 ppm, green onions at 8.0 ppm, and dry bulb onions at 0.3 ppm. (PM 21)

   Amended Filing

   4. PP 4F4309. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of July 13, 1994 (59 FR 35719), that Miles, Inc., 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, had submitted the petition proposing that 40 CFR 180.436 be amended by establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3- phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylate, in or on sweet corn, forage at 54.0 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 10.0 ppm; soybean, forage at 10.0 ppm; alfalfa, forage at 5.0 ppm; soybean, hay at 1.5 ppm; sunflower, forage at 1.0 ppm; sweet corn at 0.05 ppm; soybeans at 0.03 ppm; and sunflower, seed at 0.02 ppm. The company has submitted an amended petition that proposes decreasing the proposed tolerances on sweet corn forage from 54.0 ppm to 30.0 ppm; increasing tolerances for cattle fat, goat fat, hog fat, horse fat, and sheep fat from 0.05 ppm to 5.0 ppm; establishing a tolerance of 15.0 ppm for milkfat (representing 0.5 ppm in whole milk); and withdrawing proposed tolerances for soybean, forage, soybean, hay, and soybeans. (PM 13)

   Withdrawn Filing

   5. FAP 4H5686. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of July 13, 1994 (59 FR 35719), that Miles, Inc., 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, had submitted the petition proposing that 40 CFR 186.1250 be amended by establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit the residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2- dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylate, in or on sunflower hulls at 2.5 ppm and soybean, hulls at 0.1 ppm. The company has withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing. (PM 13) A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket number [PF-636] (including comments and data 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 Rm. 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. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: opp-Docket@epamail.epa.gov

   Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. 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 all comments 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.

   List of Subjects

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

   Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.

   Dated: November 13, 1995.

   Stephen L. Johnson,
   Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

   [FR Doc. 95-30373; Filed 12-12-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F