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Fludioxonil (Novartis). February 23, 1999. Amended Pesticide Tolerance Petition of August 26, 1998. Federal Register.
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[Federal Register: February 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 35)] [Notices] [Page 8816-8817] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr23fe99-86] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [PF-825A; FRL-6058-8] Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the amendment of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities. DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number PF-825A must be received on or before March 25, 1999. ADDRESSES: By mail submit written comments to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticides Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person bring comments to: Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. 22202. Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by following the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.'' No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as CBI. CBI should not be submitted through e-mail. Information marked as CBI 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. 119 at the address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary L. Waller, office location, telephone and e-mail address: Rm. 249, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy, VA, 703-308-9354, e-mail: waller.mary@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received a pesticide petition as follows, proposing the establishment and/or amendment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various raw food commodities under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a. EPA has determined that this petition contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition. The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, has been established for this notice of filing under docket control number PF-825A (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 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The official record is located at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document. 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. Comment and data will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket control number PF-825A and appropriate petition number. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Food additives, Feed additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: February 11, 1999. James Jones, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. Summary of Petition Petitioner summary of the pesticide petition is printed below as required by section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA. The summary of the petition was prepared by the petitioner and represents the view of the petitioner. EPA is publishing the petition summary verbatim without editing it in any way. The petition summary announces the availability of a description of the analytical methods available to EPA for the detection and measurement of the pesticide chemical residues or an explanation of why no such method is needed. Amended Petition In the Federal Register of August 26, 1998 (63 FR 45497) (FRL-6023- 4), EPA issued a notice of filing of pesticide petitions (PP) 7E 4919 and 8F 4978 from Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., 410 Swing Road, Greensboro, NC 27419 proposing pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for residues of fludioxonil (4- (2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile) in or on the raw agricultural commodities: grapes at 1.00 parts per million (ppm) (7E4919); [[Page 8817]] canola, peanuts, sunflowers, leafy vegetables except brassica (Crop Group 4); brassica leafy vegetables (Crop Group 5); legume vegetables (Crop Group 6); foliage of legume vegetables (Crop Group 7); fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8); cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9); forage, fodder, and straw of cereal grains (Crop Group 16); grass, forage, fodder, and hay (Crop Group 17); and non-grass animal feeds (Crop Group 18) at 0.01 ppm; root and tuber vegetables (Crop Group 1); leaves of root and tuber vegetables (Crop Group 2); bulb vegetables (Crop Group 3); cereal grains (Crop Group 15); and herbs and spices (Crop Group 19) at 0.02 ppm; and cotton at 0.05 ppm (8F 4978). EPA has received an amendment to PP 8F 4978 from Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., proposing to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for residues of fludioxonil (4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3- benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile) in or on the raw agricultural commodities of flax seed at 0.05 parts per million (ppm) and safflower seed at 0.01 ppm. The tolerances proposed in this amendment were included in the risk assessment presented by Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., in the notice of filing published in the Federal Register on August 26, 1998. EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition. [FR Doc. 99-4324 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F