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Flutolanil (AgrEvo). June 26, 1996. Pesticide Tolerance. Final Rule. Federal Register.
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[Federal Register: June 26, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 124)] [Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33041-33044]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 180 and 185
[PP 4F4380 and FAP 4H5703/R2240; FRL-5369-7] RIN 2070-AB78
Flutolanil; Pesticide Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This rule establishes a time-limited tolerance, to expire on April 30, 1998 for combined residues of the fungicide flutolanil N-(3- (1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide and its metabolites converted to 2-(trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil in or on the raw agricultural commodities rice grain at 2.0 ppm and rice straw at 8.0 ppm; and in or on the processed food commodities rice hull at 7.0 ppm and rice bran at 3.0 ppm, when present therein as a result of application of the fungicide to growing crops. The regulation to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of the fungicide was requested in a petition submitted by the AgrEvo USA Company.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation became effective April 30, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written objections and hearing requests, identified by the document control number, [PP 4F4380, FAP 4H5703/R2240], may be submitted
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to: Hearing Clerk (1900), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. M3708, 401
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 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. Fees accompanying objections shall be labeled ``Tolerance Petition Fees''
and forwarded to: EPA Headquarters Accounting Operations Branch, OPP (Tolerance
Fees), P.O. Box 360277M, Pittsburgh, PA 15251.
An electronic copy of objections and hearing requests filed with the Hearing
Clerk may be submitted to OPP by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
Copies of electronic objections and hearing requests must be submitted as an
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
Copies of electronic objections and hearing requests will also be accepted on
disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All copies of electronic
objections and hearing requests must be identified by the docket number [PP
4F4380, FAP 4H5703/R2240] . No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should
be submitted through e-mail. Copies of electronic 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: Connie B. Welch, Product Manager (PM) 21, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 227, CM#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 305-6226; e-mail: welch.connie@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice (FRL-4926-4), published in theFederal Register of February 8, 1995 (60 FR 7539), which announced that AgrEvo USA Company had submitted pesticide petitions (PP) 4F4380 and FAP 4H5703 to EPA requesting that the Administrator, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), establish a tolerance for combined residues of the fungicide flutolanil N-(3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2- (trifluoromethyl)benzamide and its metabolites converted to 2- (trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil, in or on the raw agricultural commodities rice grain at 2.0 ppm and rice straw at 8.0 ppm; and in or on the processed food commodities rice hull at 7.0 ppm and rice bran at 3.0 ppm, when present therein as a result of application of the fungicide to growing crops. There were no comments received in response to the notice of filing. The scientific data submitted in the petition and other relevant material have been evaluated. The toxicological data considered in support of the tolerance include:
action is estimated at 0.000810 mg/kg bwt/day and utilizes less than 1
percent of the RfD for the general population of the 48 States. The TMRCs
for the most highly exposed subgroups, children (1 to 6 years old) is 0.003577
mg/kg bwt/day (1.812f the RfD). The residue analytical method will not be
forwarded to FDA for publication at this time. This method is available
for limited distribution from Calvin Furlow, Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC
20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 305-5232. It has the following
disclaimer: The method is for use only by experienced chemists who have
demonstrated knowledge of the principles of trace organic analysis; and
have proven skills and abilities to run a complex residue analytical method
obtaining accurate results at the part per billion level. Users of this
method are expected to perform additional method validation prior to using
the method for either monitoring or enforcement. The method can detect gross
misuse. There are presently no actions pending against the continued registration
of this chemical. The pesticide is considered useful for the purpose for
which the tolerance is sought. Based on the information and data considered,
the Agency has determined that the tolerance established by amending 40
CFR part 180 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 the docket number [PP 4F4380 FAP 5H5703/R2240]
(including any comments and data submitted electronically). 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 22202. 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 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 rule-making
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 ``significant'' as those actions likely to lead to 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 known 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 (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.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L.
9-354, 94 Stat. 1164, 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).
Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) as
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
(Title II of Pub. L. 104-121, 110 Stat. 847), EPA submitted a report containing
this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House
of Representatives and the Comptroller General of the General Accounting
Office prior to publication of the rule in today's Federal Register. This
rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2) of the APA as
amended. 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
by Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993), entitled Enhancing
the Intergovernmental Partnership, or special consideration as required
by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
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and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 185
Food additive, Pesticide and pest.
Dated: April 30, 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. 180.484 by designating the existing text as paragraph (a) and by adding a new paragraph (b) to read a follows:
Sec. 180.484 Flutolanil N-(3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2- (trifluoromethyl)benzamide and its metabolites converted to 2- (trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil; tolerances for residues.
Parts perCommodities million Expiration date
PART 185--[AMENDED]
2. In part 185
a. The authority citation for part 185 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.
b. In Sec. 185.3385 by designating the existing text as paragraph (a) and by adding a new paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 185.3385 Flutolanil N-(3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2- (trifluoromethyl)benzamide and its metabolites converted to 2- (trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil; tolerances for residues.
Parts perCommodities million Expiration date
[FR Doc. 96-16338 Filed 6-25-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F