

[Federal Register: January 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 15)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8110-9]

 
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or 
Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on 
Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide 
petitions proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for 
residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and pesticide petition number (PP), by one of the following 
methods. Refer to Unit II. for specific docket ID numbers for each 
pesticide petition.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the assigned docket ID number 
for the pesticide petition. EPA's policy is that all comments received 
will be included in the docket without change and may be made available 
on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 

information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit 
an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and 
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk 
or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be 
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of 
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects 
or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this 
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The person listed at the end of the 
pesticide petition summary of interest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    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 this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed at the end of the pesticide petition 
summary of interest.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes 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 docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in

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accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by the docket ID number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Docket ID Numbers

    When submitting comments, please use the docket ID number assigned 
to the pesticide petition.

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                 PP Number                        Docket ID Number
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PP 5E6903                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0481
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PP 6F7061                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0993
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing a summary of pesticide petitions received under 
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 
U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations in 
40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various 
food commodities. EPA has determined that these pesticide petitions 
contain data or information regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA 
section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency 
of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting 
of the pesticide petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA 
rules on these pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petitions included in 
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the 
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the 
pesticide chemical residues is available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov.
 To locate this information on the regulations.gov 

website follow these steps:
     Select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket Search.''
     In the ``Docket ID'' field, typethe docket ID number in 
the following form: ``OPP-year-docket number'' (example: OPP-2005-
9999); do not include ``EPA-HQ'' in the docket ID number.
     Click the ``Submit'' button.
     Once the search locates the docket, click on the docket ID 
number to open the docket.

New Tolerance

    1. PP 5E6903. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0481). Valent 
U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8025, 
proposes to establish an import tolerance for residues of the fungicide 
fluopicolide in or on the food commodities grape, juice, and grape, 
wine at 2.0 parts per million (ppm), and the processed commodity grape, 
raisin at 9.0 ppm. In plant commodities, the analytical method included 
the combined residues of fluopicolide, 2,6-dichlorobenzamide and 3-
chloro-5-trifluoromethylnicotinic acid, all calculated as fluopicolide. 
These residues were determined by liquid chromatography/mass 
spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). Extraction efficiency 
testing has shown that the residues of concern are extracted 
effectively by the method even after storage. Stability testing has 
shown the parent compound and the metabolites to be stable during 
storage for up to 24 months. Contact: Janet Whitehurst; telephone 
number: (703) 305-6129; e-mail address:whitehurst.janet@epa.gov.
    2. PP 6F7061. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0993). Dow 
AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, 
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide 
florasulam in or on the food commodities wheat, barley, oat, rye, 
triticale (grain) at 0.01 ppm and wheat, barley, oat, rye, triticale 
(forage, hay, and straw) at 0.05 ppm. Gas chromatography and mass 
selective detection (GC-MSD) is use to measure and evaluate the 
chemical residues. Contact: Hope Johnson, telephone number: (703) 305-
5410; e-mail address: johnson.hope@epa.gov.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: January 10, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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