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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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Pesticide Tolerance Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the filing of pesticide petitions and

food/feed additive petitions proposing the establishment of tolerances

and/or regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

certain agricultural commodities. The notice also announces the

withdrawal of a food/feed additive petition (FAP).

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Docket and

Freedom of Information Section, Field Operations Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M

St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 246,

CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. Information

submitted as a comment 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 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. 246 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division

(7505C), Attention: [Product Manager (PM) named in the petition],

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M

St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, contact the PM named in each

petition at the following office location/telephone number:

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Office location/

Product Manager telephone number Address

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George LaRocca (PM-13). Rm. 204, CM #2, 703-305- 1921 Jefferson Davis

6100. Hwy., Arlington, VA.

Phil Hutton (PM-18).... Rm. 213, CM #2, 703-305- Do.

7690.

Dennis Edwards (PM-19). Rm. 207, CM #2, 703-305- Do.

6386.

Steve Robbins (Acting Rm. 259, CM #2, 703-305- Do.

PM-21). 6900.

Cynthia Giles-Parker Rm. 229, CM #2 703-305- Do.

(PM-22). 5540.

Joanne Miller (PM-23).. Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305- Do.

7830.

Robert Taylor (PM-25).. Rm. 241, CM #2, 703-305- Do.

6800.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide (PP) and/or food/

feed additive (FAP) petitions as follows proposing the establishment

and/or amendment of tolerances or regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on certain agricultural commodities. There is

also one petition withdrawal.

Initial Filings

1. PP 4F4281. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40

CFR 180.399 by establishing a tolerance to permit combined residues of

the fungicide iprodione [3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2,4-

dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboxamide], its isomer 3-(1-methylethyl)-N-(3,5-

dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboxamide, and its

metabolite 3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboxamide

in or on canola (rape seed) at 0.1 part per million (ppm). (PM-21)

2. PP 4F4285. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 84 Hawthorn Rd.,

P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR

part 180 by establishing a tolerance to permit combined residues of

imidacloprid, 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-

imidazolidinimine, and its metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinyl

moiety in or on mango at 0.25 ppm. (PM-19)

3. PP 4F4291. FMC Corp., Agricultural Chemicals Group, 1735 Market

St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.418 by

establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the insecticide

cypermethrin [() alpha-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl

()cis, trans-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] in or on the brassica crop grouping:

2.0 ppm in or on head and stem brassicas and 14.0 ppm in or on leafy

brassicas. (PM-13)

4. PP 4F4293. Du Pont, Agricultural Products, Barley Mill Plaza, P.

O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR

180.184 by amending the existing tolerance residue of the herbicide

linuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea) in or on wheat

straw from 0.5 ppm to 2.0 ppm. (PM-25)

5. PP 4F4309. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, P.O. Box 4913,

Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.436 by

establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the insecticide

cyfluthrin (cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-

dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on sweet

corn, forage at 54.0 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 10.0 ppm; soybean, forage at

10.0 ppm; alfalfa, forage at 5.0 ppm; soybean, hay at 1.5 ppm;

sunflower, forage at 1.0 ppm; sweet corn at 0.05 ppm; soybean, bean at

0.03 ppm; and sunflower, seed at 0.02 ppm. (PM-13)

6. PP 4F4312. Monsanto Co., Suite 1100, 700 14th St., NW.,

Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.364 by establishing

a tolerance to permit combined residues of the herbicide glyphosate [N-

(phosphono-methyl)glycine] and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic

acid (AMPA) resulting from the application of the isopropylamine salt

of glyphosate and/or the monoammonium salt of glyphosate in or on

alfalfa, hay at 200 ppm and alfalfa, forage at 75 ppm. (PM-25)

7. PP 4F4313. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn

Rd., Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.436 by

establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the insecticide

cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-

dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on citrus,

fruits at 0.2 ppm. (PM-13)

8. PP 4F4314. D-I-1-4, Inc., 15401 Cartwright Rd., Boise, ID 83703,

proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing an exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance for the plant growth regulator 1,4-

dimethylnaphthalene in or on stored commodities when used post harvest

as a sprout inhibitor for stored commodities. (PM-22)

9. PP 4F4315. Ciba Plant Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P. O. Box

18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by

establishing a tolerance to permit residues of (4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-

benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, proposed common name

fludioxonil, in or on sorghum, grain at 0.1 ppm, corn grain at 0.04

ppm, corn forage at 0.04 ppm, corn fodder at 0.04 ppm, sweet corn

(kernels plus cob with husks removed) at 0.04 ppm, sorghum, forage at

0.04 ppm, and sorghum, fodder at 0.04 ppm. (PM-25)

10. PP 4F4316. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P. O. Box 12014, 2 T. W.

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40

CFR 180.399 by establishing a tolerance to permit the combined residues

of the fungicide iprodione [3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-(methylethyl)-2,4-

dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboximide], its isomer [3-(1-methylethyl)-N-

(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-imidazolidinecarboximide], and its

metabolite [3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-

imidazolidinecarboximide] in or on grapes at 10 ppm. (PM-21)

11. PP 4F4318. Mycotech Corp., 630 Utah Ave., P.O. Box 4109, Butte,

MT 59701, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing an

exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the

insecticide Beauveria bassiana, Strain GHA, in or on alfalfa, corn,

potatoes, rapeseed (canola), safflower, small grain crops, soybeans,

sugarbeets, and sunflower. (PM-18)

12. PP 4F4320. Miles, Inc., P.O. Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorn Rd.,

Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by

establishing a tolerance to permit combined residues of the fungicide

beta-(4-chlorophenoxy)-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-

ethanol and its butanediol metabolite, 4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2,2-

dimethyl-4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-yl)-1,3-butanediol, calculated as

triadimenol, in or on barley, straw at 0.2 ppm; oats, straw at 0.2 ppm;

and wheat, straw at 0.2 ppm. (PM-22)

13. PP 4F4322. Du Pont, Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill,

Barley Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE, proposes to amend 40

CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the

herbicide tribenuron (methyl 2[[[[N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-

2-yl) methylamino]carbonyl] amino] sulfonyl] benzoate) in or on grass,

seed; grass, seed straw; grass, seed cleanings (screenings) at 0.04

ppm. (PM-23)

14. PP 4F4324. Rohm & Haas Co., Independence Mall West,

Philadelphia, PA 19105, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by

establishing a tolerance to permit the residues of the fungicide

mancozeb in or on almond hulls at 10 ppm and almond nut at 0.1 ppm.

(PM-21)

15. PP 4F4327. Valent, USA, Corp., 1333 North California Blvd.,

Suite 600, P.O. Box 8025, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8025, proposes to

amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance to permit residues of

the insecticide fenpropathrin [alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 2,2,3,3-

tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] in or on peanuts, vines and

peanuts, hay (dried) at 20 ppm; milk fat at 2.0 ppm (reflecting 0.08

ppm in whole milk); fat (cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep) at 1.0

ppm; peanut hull at 0.3 ppm; meat and meat byproducts (cattle, goats,

hogs, horses, and sheep) at 0.1 ppm; poultry meat, fat, meat byproducts

and eggs at 0.05 ppm; and peanut nut meat at 0.01 ppm. (PM-13)

16. PP 4F4329. DuPont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill, Barley

Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes

conversion of fenvalerate tolerances (40 CFR 180.379, 185.1300,

186.1300) to esfenvalerate tolerances, S-alpha-cyano(3-

phenoxyphenyl)methyl S-4-chloro-alpha-(1-methylethyl)benzeneacetate, in

or on the following RAC's (current fenvalerate tolerance followed by

proposed esfenvalerate tolerance in parts per million): Carrots 0.5,

0.5; potatoes 0.02, 0.02; radish, roots 0.3, 0.3; turnip, roots 8.0,

3.0; turnip, tops 20.0, 7.0; broccoli 2.0, 1.0; cabbage 10.0, 3.0;

cauliflower 0.5, 0.5; collards 10.0, 3.0; beans, snap 2.0, 1.0; beans,

dried 0.25, 0.25; peas 1.0, 1.0; peas, dried 0.25, 0.25; soybeans 0.05,

0.05; eggplant 1.0, 0.5; peppers 1.0, 0.5; tomatoes 1.0, 0.5; cucumbers

0.5, 0.5; pumpkins 1.0, 0.5; winter squash 1.0, 0.5; summer squash 0.5,

0.5; cantaloupes 1.0, 0.5; honeydew melons 1.0, 0.5; muskmelons 1.0,

0.5; watermelon 1.0, 0.5; apples 2.0, 1.0; pears 2.0, 1.0; stone fruit

10.0, 3.0; blueberries 3.0, 1.0; caneberries 3.0, 1.0; currants 3.0,

1.0; elderberries 3.0, 1.0; gooseberries 3.0, 1.0; huckleberries 3.0,

1.0; almonds 0.2, 0.2; almond hulls 15.0, 5.0; filberts 0.2, 0.2;

pecans 0.2, 0.2; English 0.2, 0.2; corn, grain 0.02, 0.02; corn, sweet

0.1, 0.1; corn, fodder 50.0, 15.0; corn, forage 50.0, 15.0; cottonseed

0.2, 0.2; peanuts 0.02, 0.02; peanut hulls 0.10, 0.10; sugarcane 2.0,

1.0; sunflower seed 1.0, 0.5; artichokes 0.2, 0.2. (PM 13)

17. PP 4F4330. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn

Rd., P.O. Box 4915, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40

CFR 180.436 by establishing a tolerance to permit residues of the

insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano-(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-

dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in or on potatoes

at 0.01 ppm. (PM-13)

18. PP 4F4333. Rohm & Haas Co., 100 Independence Mall West,

Philadelphia, PA 19106, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by

establishing a tolerance to permit the residues of mancozeb in or on

broccoli at 13 ppm, cabbage at 10 ppm, lettuce at 10 ppm, and peppers

at 7 ppm. (PM-21)

19. FAP 4H5681. Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co., Route 202-206, P.O.

Box 2500, Somerville, NJ 08876-1258, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 185

by establishing a food additive regulation to permit combined residues

of the insecticide tralomethrin, (S)alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(1R,3S)-

2,2-dimethyl-3-[(RS)1,2,2,2-tetrabromoethyl]-cyclopropanecarboxylate,

and its metabolites, cis-deltamethrin, (S)-alpha-cyano-3-

phenoxybenzyl(1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, and trans-deltamethrin, (S)alpha-

cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, calculated as parent, in sorghum grain

bran, dry, at 2.5 ppm, sorghum grain bran, wet, at 20.0 ppm, and

sorghum grain dust at 5.0 ppm. (PM-13)

20. FAP 4H5683. Du Pont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill,

Barley Mill Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0083, proposes

to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 by establishing food/feed additive

tolerances for residues of the herbicide hexazinone, [3-cyclohexyl-6-

(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], in or on

sugarcane bagasse at 0.5 ppm and sugarcane molasses at 5 ppm. (PM-23)

21. FAP 4H5684. BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, P.O. Box 13528,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, proposes to amend 40 CFR

186.2275 to increase the feed additive tolerance for residues of

mepiquat chloride (1,1-dimethylpiperidinium chloride) on cottonseed

meal from 3.0 ppm to 4.0 ppm. (PM-22)

22. FAP 4H5686. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, P.O. Box 4913,

Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 186.1250 by

establishing a feed additive regulation to permit the residues of the

insecticide cyfluthrin (cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-

dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylate) in sunflower,

hulls at 2.5 ppm and soybean, hulls at 0.1 ppm. (PM-13)

23. FAP 4H5687. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn

Rd., Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 185.1250 and

186.1250 by establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit the

residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin, (cyano(4-fluoro-3-

phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane

carboxylate, in or on citrus, oil at 1.0 ppm, citrus, dried pulp at 1.0

ppm, and citrus, molasses at 0.5 ppm. (PM-13)

24. FAP 4H5689. Rohm & Haas Co., Independence Mall West,

Philadelphia, PA 19105, proposes to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 by

establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit combined

residues of fenbuconazole, alpha-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-

phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile, and its diastereomeric

metabolites cis-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-dihydro-3-phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-

triazole-1-yl-methyl)-2-(3H)-furanone], trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-

dihydro-3-phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazole1-yl-methyl)-2-(3H)-furanone, in

or on dried prunes at 7.0 ppm. (PM-22)

25. FAP 4H5690. Valent U.S.A. Corp., 1333 N. California Blvd.,

Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8025, proposes to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186

by establishing a food/feed additive regulation to permit the residues

of fenpropathrin, alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 2,2,3,3-

tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in peanut oil at 0.05 ppm and

peanut soapstock at 0.02 ppm. (PM-13)

26. FAP 4H5691. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., P. O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40

CFR part 186 by establishing a feed additive regulation to permit the

combined residues of aldicarb, aldicarb sulfoxide, and algicarb sulfone

in or on wheat and barley straw at 0.06 ppm. (PM-19)

27. FAP 4H5692. Monsanto Co., Suite 1100, 700 14th St., NW.,

Washington, DC 20005, proposes to amend 40 CFR 186.3500 by establishing

a feed additive regulation to permit the combined residues of the

herbicide glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl)(glycine), and its metabolite

aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in alfalfa meal at 400 ppm. (PM-25)

28. FAP 4H5693. Merck & Co., Inc., P.O. Box 450, Three Bridges, NJ

08887-0450, proposes to amend 40 CFR 186.300 by establishing a feed

additive regulation to permit combined residues of abamectin and its

delta 8,9 isomer in or on apples, wet pomace at 0.10 ppm. (PM-13)

Withdrawn Petition

29. FAP 9H5575. Notice appeared in the Federal Register of March

23, 1989 (54 FR 12010), that Mobay Corp., (now Miles, Inc.), P.O. Box

4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposed to amend 40 CFR parts 185

and 186 by establishing a regulation to permit the residues of the

fungicide terbuconazole (a-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl[-a-(1,1-

dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol) in or on barley milled

fractions (except flour) at 1.0 ppm, wheat milled fractions (except

flour) at 1.0 ppm, grape pomace (dry) at 12.0 ppm, and raisin waste at

6.0 ppm. Miles, Inc., has requested that the petition be withdrawn

without prejudice to future filing. (PM 21)

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Food and feed additives, Pesticides and

pests.

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

Dated: June 27, 1994.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-16861 Filed 7-12-94; 8:45 am]

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