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[Federal Register: May 19, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 98)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-912A; FRL-6559-1]
Amended Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a
Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the amended filing of a pesticide
petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of
certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket control number PF-912A, must be
received on or before June 19, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as
provided in Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. To
ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket
control number PF-912A in the subject line on the first page of your
response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Cynthia Giles-Parker,
Fungicide Branch, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305-7740; and e-mail
address: giles-parker.cynthia@.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be affected by this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected categories and entities may include, but are not limited to:
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Examples of
Categories NAICS potentially
affected entities
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Industry 111 Crop production
112............... Animal production
311............... Food manufacturing
32532............. Pesticide
manufacturing
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This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether or not this action might apply to certain entities. If you have
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document, and certain other related documents that might be available
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/.
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and
Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under the
``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly
to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for
this action under docket control number PF-912A. The official record
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received during an applicable comment period, and other
information related to this action, including any information claimed
as confidential business information (CBI). This official record
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as
well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The
public version of the official record does not include any information
claimed as CBI. The public version of the official record, which
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted
during an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket
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control number PF-912A in the subject line on the first page of your
response.
1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources
and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by
E-mail to: ``opp-docket@epa.gov,'' or you can submit a computer disk as
described above. Do not submit any information electronically that you
consider to be CBI. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of
encryption. Electronic submissions will be accepted in Wordperfect 5.1/
6.1 or ASCII file format. All comments in electronic form must be
identified by docket control number PF-912A. Electronic comments may
also be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
D. How Should I Handle CBI That I Want to Submit to the Agency?
Do not submit any information electronically that you consider to
be CBI. You may claim information that you submit to EPA in response to
this document as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public version of the
official record. Information not marked confidential will be included
in the public version of the official record without prior notice. If
you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,
please consult the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the rule or collection
activity.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
notice.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
control number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first
page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
A Notice of Filing (NOF) for trifloxystrobin was first published in
the Federal Register on August 17, 1998 (63 FR 43937) (FRL-6018-2) .
Since that time, EPA has received an amended pesticide petition as
follows proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of
trifloxystrobin in or on various food commodities under section 408 of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Comestic 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 chronic and acute
dietary risk numbers are lower than the ones in the initial NOF. For
this reason, the Agency has assigned a 15-day comment period for this
notice.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: May 9, 2000.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Summaries of Petition
The 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 represent the views 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
PP 9F05070
In the Federal Register of January 19, 2000 (65 FR 2949) (FRL-6485-
8), EPA published a notice that it had received a pesticide petition
(PP 9F05070) from Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300,
Greensboro, NC 27419 proposing tolerances for the fungicide
trifloxystrobin. EPA has received an amendment to PP 9F05070 from
Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, 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 the combined residues of trifloxystrobin
and its metabolite, CGA-321113, in or on the raw agricultural
commodities almond nutmeat at 0.04 parts per million (ppm); almond
hulls at 3.0 ppm; hops dried cones at 11.0 ppm; sugar beet roots at 0.1
ppm; sugar beet tops at 4.0 ppm; sugar beet dried pulp at 0.4 ppm;
sugar beet molasses at 0.2 ppm; potato tubers at 0.04 ppm; fruiting
vegetables at 0.5 ppm; wheat grain at 0.05 ppm; wheat forage at 0.3
ppm; wheat hay at 0.2; wheat straw at 5.0 ppm; wheat bran 0.15 ppm; and
asperated grain fractions at 5.0 ppm. The tolerances proposed in this
amendment will not increase the overall risk of the chemical. 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. 00-12652 Filed 5-18-00; 8:45 am]
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