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Cyfluthrin (Bayer; ex Miles). May 29, 1996. Federal Register.
Request for increasing tolerances to 5 ppm in the fat of: cattle; goats; hogs; horses; sheep;
milkfat at 15.0 ppm (reflecting 0.5 ppm in whole milk);
and 300 ppm in aspirated grain fractions.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-655; FRL-5371-9]

Cyfluthrin; Amended Notice of Filing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that Bayer Corporation, 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO has submitted an amendment to pesticide petition 2F4137 proposing to increase tolerances for cyfluthrin, cyano-(4-fluoro-3-pheroxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2- dichloroethyl)-2,2-dimethly-cyclopropanecarboxylate in or on the raw agricultural commodities cattle, fat, goat, fat, hogs, fat, horses, fat, sheep, fat, milkfat, and aspirated grain fractions. DATES: Comments, identified by the docket number [PF-655] must be received on or before June 27, 1996.
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. Information submitted and any comment(s) 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(s) 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 to the submitter. Information on the proposed test and any written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia 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 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [PF-655]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this proposed 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: Goerge LaRocca, Product Manager (PM) 13, Registration Division, (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 204, CM #2, 2801 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-6224; e-mail: larocca.george@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bayer Corporation (formerly Miles, Inc.), 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013 has submitted an amendment to pesticide petition (PP) 2F4137. The amendment proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.436 by increasing tolerances for residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano-(4-fluoro-3-pheroxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethyl)-2,2-dimethly-cyclopropanecarboxlate in or on the raw agricultural commodities cattle, fat at 5.00 ppm, goats, fat at 5.00 ppm, hogs, fat at 5.00 ppm, horses, fat, at 5.00 ppm, sheep, fat at 5.00 ppm, milkfat at 15.0 (reflecting 0.5 ppm in whole milk), and aspirated grain fractions at 300 ppm. The original notice of filing published in the Federal Register on December 30, 1992 (57 FR 62333) (PF-569; FRL-4177-7).

A record has been established for this document under docket number [PF-655] (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 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. 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 document, 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 record which will also include all comments submitted directly in writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-13439; Filed 5-28-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F