Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Trifloxystrobin in or on Corn and Soybeans, 340-342 [E5-8273]

Download as PDF 340 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 4, 2006 / Notices individuals with disabilities, please contact Lorelei Kowalski at (202) 564– 3408 or kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Lorelei Kowalski, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: December 27, 2005. Kevin Y. Teichman, Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E5–8271 Filed 1–3–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8018–6] Notice of a Public Meeting on Designated Uses and Use Attainability Analyses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:18 Jan 03, 2006 Jkt 208001 The purpose of this public meeting is to help educate the public on current water quality standards regulations, guidance and practices related to designated uses and use attainability analyses, and to provide a forum for the public to join in discussions, ask questions, and provide feedback. EPA also welcomes written remarks received by February 8, 2006, which can be sent to Ms. Harrigan by email or by mail at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional Meetings EPA anticipates announcing and holding one additional public meeting on these subjects in 2006. This meeting will likely be held in Seattle in the summer of 2006. Special Accommodations The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public meeting to discuss designated uses and use attainability analyses. The meeting is co-sponsored with the Water Environment Federation (WEF). The primary goals of the meeting are to help educate the public on current water quality standards regulations, guidance and practices related to designated uses and use attainability analyses, and to provide a forum for the public to join in discussions, ask questions, and provide feedback. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Thursday, February 9, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be preceded by an optional introductory session on the basics of designated uses as they apply to water quality standards implementation, scheduled for Wednesday, February 8, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603. The telephone number for the hotel is (312) 726–7500. A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved. When making room reservations, please reference the group name ‘‘EPA Multi-Stakeholders Meeting’’. The cutoff date for the reserved block of rooms is Friday, January 20th. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Patricia Harrigan, Standards and Health Protection Division, MC 4305T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, SUMMARY: DC 20460; Telephone number: (202) 566–1666; Fax number: (202) 566–1054; e-mail address: harrigan.patricia@epa.gov. Any person needing special accommodations at this meeting, including wheelchair access, should contact Ms. Harrigan at the phone number or e-mail address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Requests for special accommodations should be made at least five business days in advance of the public meeting. Dated: December 22, 2005. Ephraim S. King, Director, Office of Science and Technology. [FR Doc. E5–8262 Filed 1–3–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0299; FRL–7750–6] Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Trifloxystrobin in or on Corn and Soybeans Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on corn and soybeans. Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0299 and pesticide petition (PP) numbers PP 4F6892 and PP 5F6956, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: opp-docket@epa.gov. • Mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005– 0299. The docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the docket facility is (703) 305–5805. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005– 0299. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// 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 www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.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 www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be captured automatically and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 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 E:\FR\FM\04JAN1.SGM 04JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 4, 2006 / Notices or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/docket.htm/. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulation.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. The docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the docket facility is (703) 305–5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Whitehurst, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–6129; e-mail address: whitehurst.janet@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:18 Jan 03, 2006 Jkt 208001 B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through https:// www.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 accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to: • Identify this document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number). • 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. • Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. • Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/ or data that you used. • If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. • Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest alternatives. • Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. • Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is printing a summary of each pesticide petition received under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment of regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on corn and soybean 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 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 341 of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these pesticide petitions. Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition 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 EPA’s Electronic Docket at https://www.regulations.gov/. To locate this information on the home page of EPA’s Electronic Docket, select ‘‘Quick Search’’ and type the OPP docket ID number ‘‘EPA–HQ–OPP– 2005–0299’’ in the search field. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on the ‘‘Docket ID’’ will bring up a list of all documents in the docket for the pesticide including the petition summary. New Tolerance 1. PP 4F6892. Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on the food commodities corn, sweet (kernel plus cob with husks removed) at 0.04 parts per million (ppm); corn, sweet, forage at 0.6 ppm; and corn, sweet, stover at 0.25 ppm. A practical analytical method for detecting and measuring levels of trifloxystrobin in or on raw agricultural commodities has been submitted to the Agency. The limit of detection (LOD) for each analyte of this method is 0.08 ng injected, and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.02 ppm. The method is based on crop-specific cleanup procedures and determination by gas chromatography with nitrogenphosphorus detection. 2. PP 5F6956. Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on soybean, seed at 0.08 ppm; soybean, forage at 8.0 ppm; soybean, hay at 20.0 ppm; and soybean, grain aspirated fractions at 4.2 ppm. A practical analytical method for detecting and measuring levels of trifloxystrobin in or on raw agricultural commodities has been submitted to the Agency. The LOD for each analyte of this method is 0.08 ng injected, and the LOQ is 0.02 ppm. The method is based on cropspecific cleanup procedures and determination by gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection. E:\FR\FM\04JAN1.SGM 04JAN1 342 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 4, 2006 / Notices List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: December 22, 2005. Lois Rossi, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E5–8273 Filed 1–3–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RIN 2025–AA13 Privacy Act of 1974: Republication of Exempted System of Records Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Final notice of Privacy Act system of records. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing two exempt Privacy Act system of records. There has been an appendix added to the Criminal Investigative Index and Files notice. DATES: The revisions will be effective upon publication. ADDRESSES: Judy E. Hutt, Agency Privacy Act Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., (2522 T), Washington, DC 20460. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy E. Hutt, Agency Privacy Act Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., (2522 T), Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 566–1668. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These notices are being published after the publishing of Agency rules. Dated: December 21, 2005. Kimberly T. 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See the appendix for addresses of field offices. 17:18 Jan 03, 2006 Subjects of investigations about whom data has been collected by criminal investigators of the Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training, Criminal Investigation Division, and assembled in the form of investigative reports concerning violations of federal environmental statutes and regulations; persons who provide information and evidence that are used to substantiate environmental criminal violations are also covered by this system of records; OCEFT criminal investigators who participate in investigations. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: [OEI–2002–0009; FRL–8017–6] VerDate Aug<31>2005 CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Jkt 208001 1. Investigative Index. The computerenhanced investigative index systems contain selected information from the criminal investigative files. Such information includes, but is not limited to, personal data (e.g., name, address, telephone number); prior/secondary residences; vehicle information; associated persons (name and role); driver’s licenses/aliases; associated companies (name and role); identifying numbers (number type, number and brief description); corporate data (company name, address, telephone number); corporate vehicle information; corporate identifying numbers; case information (e.g. case opened, date referred to EPA); criminal investigator comments; name and office of criminal investigator; dissemination information (e.g., which other agency requested the information); and other related investigative information. 2. Investigative Files. The investigative files contain all information relating to an investigative matter. In addition to the information contained in the computerized index system, the investigative files contain, but are not limited to, correspondence (case coordination reports, memos of conversation, and other records of communication relating to the investigation); interviews (witness interview statements generated by either an OCEFT/CID special agent or another agency or person); regulatory history (permits and reports generated as a result of normal program activity); technical support (program reports generated as a result of the investigation); investigative notes; electronic monitoring (reports requesting permission and use, transcripts of tapes); records checks (personal history, police information, fingerprint cards, photographs); property reports; property obtained and retained by OCEFT/CID including documents, personal property and PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 physical evidence; manifests and other related investigative information. 3. Criminal Docket. The Criminal Docket is the computerized management information system for the Criminal Investigation Division, which reflects the activity and productivity of individual agents and each OCEFT/CID office. It is also the primary source for assembling statistical data for OCEFT/ CID. There is no information contained in the Criminal Docket that is not also contained in the Criminal Investigative Index and Files. The Criminal Docket contains the OCEFT/CID case number, the case name, the most recent investigative or prosecutorial activity, the involved environmental media and environmental statutes, government employees involved in the investigation, case status and case closure codes. The case name may be either a company name or the name of a person that denotes the subject of the investigation. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0299; FRL-7750-6]


Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of 
Regulations for Residues of Trifloxystrobin in or on Corn and Soybeans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide 
petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of 
the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on corn and soybeans.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0299 and pesticide petition (PP) numbers PP 
4F6892 and PP 5F6956, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: opp-docket@epa.gov.
     Mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch 
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
     Hand Delivery: Public Information and Records Integrity 
Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 
S. Bell St., Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0299. The docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
docket facility is (703) 305-5805. Such deliveries are only accepted 
during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements 
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0299. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line 
at https://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 www.regulations.gov 
or e-mail. The www.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 
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be captured automatically 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 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

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or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/
docket.htm/.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulation.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 
2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. The docket facility is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the docket facility is (703) 305-
5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Whitehurst, Registration 
Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6129; e-mail address: 
whitehurst.janet@epa.gov.

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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
https://www.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 accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify this document by docket ID number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
     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.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing a summary of each pesticide petition received under 
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 
U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment of regulations in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on corn and 
soybean 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 petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA 
rules on these pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition 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 EPA's Electronic Docket at 
https://www.regulations.gov/. To locate this information on the home 
page of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick Search'' and type the 
OPP docket ID number ``EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0299'' in the search field. Once 
the search has located the docket, clicking on the ``Docket ID'' will 
bring up a list of all documents in the docket for the pesticide 
including the petition summary.

New Tolerance

    1. PP 4F6892. Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander 
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a 
tolerance for residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on the 
food commodities corn, sweet (kernel plus cob with husks removed) at 
0.04 parts per million (ppm); corn, sweet, forage at 0.6 ppm; and corn, 
sweet, stover at 0.25 ppm. A practical analytical method for detecting 
and measuring levels of trifloxystrobin in or on raw agricultural 
commodities has been submitted to the Agency. The limit of detection 
(LOD) for each analyte of this method is 0.08 ng injected, and the 
limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.02 ppm. The method is based on crop-
specific cleanup procedures and determination by gas chromatography 
with nitrogen-phosphorus detection.
    2. PP 5F6956. Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander 
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a 
tolerance for residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin in or on 
soybean, seed at 0.08 ppm; soybean, forage at 8.0 ppm; soybean, hay at 
20.0 ppm; and soybean, grain aspirated fractions at 4.2 ppm. A 
practical analytical method for detecting and measuring levels of 
trifloxystrobin in or on raw agricultural commodities has been 
submitted to the Agency. The LOD for each analyte of this method is 
0.08 ng injected, and the LOQ is 0.02 ppm. The method is based on crop-
specific cleanup procedures and determination by gas chromatography 
with nitrogen-phosphorus detection.

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List of Subjects

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

    Dated: December 22, 2005.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E5-8273 Filed 1-3-06; 8:45 am]
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