Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Amendment of a Regulation for the Insecticide Imidacloprid and Its Metabolites in or on Oats and Rye Commodities, 4580-4582 [E6-1044]

Download as PDF 4580 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2006 / Notices rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES 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 the 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 a pesticide petition 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 this pesticide petition contains 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 this pesticide petition. 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. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on the ‘‘Docket ID’’ will bring up a list of all VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:17 Jan 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 documents in the docket for the pesticide including the petition summary. Amendment to Existing Tolerance PP 5F6906. BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 17709, proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.582 for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin carbamic acid, [2–[[[1– (4–chlorophenyl)–1H-pyrazol–3– yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester and its metabolite methyl-N-[[[1– (4–chlorophenyl) pyrazol–3–yl]oxy]otolyl] carbamate (BF 500–3); expressed as parent compound in or on the food commodity almond, hulls at 7.0 parts per million (ppm). In plants, the method of analysis is aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up and quantitation by liquid chromatography/ mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). In animals, the method of analysis involves base hydrolysis, organic extraction, column clean up and quantitation by LC/MS/MS or derivatization (methylation) followed by quantitation by gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry (GC/MS). List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: January 19, 2006. Donald R. Stubbs, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 06–758 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0053; FRL–7759–1] Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Amendment of a Regulation for the Insecticide Imidacloprid and Its Metabolites in or on Oats and Rye Commodities Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the amendment of a regulation for residues of the insecticide imidacloprid (1–[(6–chloro–3– pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro–2– imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites containing the 6–chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 1–[(6–chloro– PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3–pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro–2– imidazolidinimine in or on oats and rye commodities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0053 and pesticide petition number (PP) 5F7020, 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 numberEPA–HQ–OPP–2006– 0053. 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–2004– 0539. 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 E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2006 / Notices 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. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage athttps:// 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: Dan Kenny, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; (703) 305–7546; e-mail: kenny.dan@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:17 Jan 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 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 the 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 a pesticide petition 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 the insecticide imidacloprid (1–[(6–chloro–3– pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro–2– PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4581 imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites containing the 6–chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 1–[(6–chloro– 3–pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro–2– imidazolidinimine in or on oats and rye commodities. EPA has determined that this pesticide petition contains 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 this pesticide petition. Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition 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 OPP docket ID number ‘‘EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0539.’’ 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. Amendment to Existing Tolerance PP 5F7020. Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.472 for residues of the insecticide imidacloprid (1–[(6–chloro–3– pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro–2– imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites containing the 6–chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 1–[(6–chloro– 3–pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro–2– imidazolidinimine in or on the food commodities oats, forage at 2.0 parts per million (ppm); oats, grain at 0.5 ppm; oats, hay at 6.0 ppm; oats, straw at 3.0 ppm; rye, forage at 2.0 ppm; rye, grain at 0.5 ppm; rye, hay at 6.0 ppm; and rye, straw at 3.0 ppm. The analytical method for determining residues is the conversion to 6–CAN and derivatization before injection onto a gas chromatograph equipped with mass selective detection. The limit of quantitation is 0.05 ppm. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 4582 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2006 / Notices Dated: January 20, 2006. Donald R. Stubbs, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E6–1044 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewal (0121); Comment Request Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice and request for comment. rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comments concerning the following continuing collection of information titled: Certification of Compliance with Mandatory Bars to Employment (3064– 0121). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 28, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by any of the following methods. All comments should refer to the name and number of the collection: • https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/ laws/federal/notices.html. • E-mail: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name and number of the collection in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202.942.3824), Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, PA 1730–3000, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. • Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address identified above. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:17 Jan 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 Proposal to renew the following currently approved collection of information: Title: Certification of Compliance with Mandatory Bars to Employment. OMB Number: 3064–0121. Form Number: FDIC 2120/16. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Applicants for employment with the FDIC. Estimated Number of Respondents: 200. Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes. Total Annual Burden: 33.3. hours. General Description of Collection: Prior to an offer of employment, job applicants to the FDIC must sign a certification that they have not been convicted of a felony or been in other circumstances that prohibit persons from becoming employed by or providing services to the FDIC. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for Comment Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC’s functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the collection should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review and approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will be summarized or included in the FDIC’s requests to OMB for renewal of these collections. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of January, 2006. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 06–767 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–M FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center Web site at https://www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than February 23, 2006. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204: 1. Merrimack Bancorp MHC, Concord, New Hampshire; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Merrimack County Savings Bank, Concord, New Hampshire. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: 1. American National Bankshares Inc., Danville, Virginia; to merge with Community First Financial Corporation, Lynchburg, Virginia, and thereby indirectly acquire Community First Bank, Lynchburg, Virginia. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: 1. Wintrust Financial Corporation, Lake Forest, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Old Plank Trail Community Bank, National E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4580-4582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1044]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0053; FRL-7759-1]


Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Amendment of a 
Regulation for the Insecticide Imidacloprid and Its Metabolites in or 
on Oats and Rye Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide 
petition proposing the amendment of a regulation for residues of the 
insecticide imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-
imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinyl 
moiety, all expressed as 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-
imidazolidinimine in or on oats and rye commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0053 and pesticide petition number (PP) 
5F7020, 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 numberEPA-HQ-OPP-2006-
0053. 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-
2004-0539. 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

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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. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
the EPA Docket Center homepage athttps://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: Dan Kenny, Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; (703) 305-7546; 
e-mail: kenny.dan@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 
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 the 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 a pesticide petition 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 the insecticide imidacloprid (1-[(6-
chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) and its 
metabolites containing the 6-chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 
1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine in or on 
oats and rye commodities. EPA has determined that this pesticide 
petition contains 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 this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition 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 OPP docket ID 
number ``EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0539.'' 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.

Amendment to Existing Tolerance

    PP 5F7020. Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.472 for residues of the insecticide imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites 
containing the 6-chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as 1-[(6-chloro-
3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine in or on the food 
commodities oats, forage at 2.0 parts per million (ppm); oats, grain at 
0.5 ppm; oats, hay at 6.0 ppm; oats, straw at 3.0 ppm; rye, forage at 
2.0 ppm; rye, grain at 0.5 ppm; rye, hay at 6.0 ppm; and rye, straw at 
3.0 ppm. The analytical method for determining residues is the 
conversion to 6-CAN and derivatization before injection onto a gas 
chromatograph equipped with mass selective detection. The limit of 
quantitation is 0.05 ppm.

List of Subjects

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



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    Dated: January 20, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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