Proposed Tolerance Revocation for Folpet; Extension of Comment Period and Request for Additional Information

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP-300363A; FRL-4928-3]

RIN No. 2070-AC18

Proposed Tolerance Revocation for Folpet; Extension of Comment

Period and Request for Additional Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of Comment Period and Request for Additional

Information.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for ``Revocation of Folpet

Tolerances; Proposed Rule'' from January 3, 1995 until March 3, 1995,

and is requesting additional information from interested parties.

DATES: Written comments, identified by the OPP document control number

OPP-300363, must be received on or before March 3, 1995.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit comments to Public Response and Program

Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person,

deliver comments to Room 201, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Jeff Morris, Special Review

and Reregistration Division (7508W), Environmental Protection Agency,

401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: Special Review Branch, Crystal Station #1, 3rd floor, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308-8029.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Comment Period Extension

On December 2, 1994, EPA published in the Federal Register a notice

proposing to revoke all folpet tolerances except for the tolerance on

avocados (59 FR 61859). The original due date for comments to the

Proposed Rule was January 3, 1995. EPA is extending the comment period

until March 3, 1995 for the following reasons: (1) due to a move, the

OPP docket was unavailable for a short period of time during the

initial 30-day comment period provided by the proposed rule; (2) EPA

received a request for an extension due to the docket problem and due

to the need to collect specific information that may be responsive to

the proposal (see letters from Weinberg dated 12/20/94 and

12/9/94: OPP Docket); and (3) a commenter identified additional issues

on which EPA is requesting comments (see letter from Weinberg dated 12/

19/94: OPP Docket).

B. Request for Additional Information

EPA is requesting the following: (1) that any interested parties

identify which tolerances the interested parties are willing to support

by providing the data necessary to maintain the tolerances; and (2)

that any interested parties identify specific existing data that the

interested parties are prepared to submit to support these tolerances.

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) requirements for studies submitted in

support of import tolerances are the same as for domestic uses; i.e.,

the studies are required to either fully meet GLP standards, or have

sufficient justification presented to show that deviations from GLP

requirements do not significantly affect the results of the study.

Interested parties should submit this information to the address listed

under ADDRESSES by March 3, 1995. For those tolerances for which

interested parties do not indicate support during the comment period,

EPA proposes to take final revocation action.

Dated: December 23, 1994.

Louis P. True,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-32285 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]

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