Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for an Exemption from the Requirement of Regulations for Residues of Ammonium Formate in or on All Food Commodities When Used as an Inert Ingredient in Pesticide Products, 20671-20672 [E6-6011]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 77 / Friday, April 21, 2006 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP–2006–0121; FRL–8067–3] Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for an Exemption from the Requirement of Regulations for Residues of Ammonium Formate in or on All Food Commodities When Used as an Inert Ingredient in Pesticide Products Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of an exemption from the requirement of regulations for residues of ammonium formate in or on all food commodities when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide products. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 22, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP–2006–0121 and pesticide petition number (PP) 6E7028, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., 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 telephone number is (703) 305– 5805. • Important Note: OPP will be moving to a new location the first week of May 2006. As a result, from Friday, April 28 to Friday, May 5, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will NOT be accepting any deliveries at the Crystal Mall #2 address and this facility will be closed to the public. Beginning on May 8, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will reopen at 8:30 a.m. and deliveries will be accepted in Rm. S– 4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The mail code for the mailing address will change to (7502P), but will otherwise remain the same. The Docket telephone number VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:21 Apr 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 and hours of operation will remain the same after the move. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP–2006– 0121. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the 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 regulations.gov or email. The Federal 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 email 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 in the electronic docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket at the location identified under ‘‘Delivery’’ and ‘‘Important Note.’’ The hours of operation for this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305–5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bipin Gandhi, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20671 DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–8380; e-mail address: gandhi.bipin@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 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: i. Identify the document by 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 E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 20672 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 77 / Friday, April 21, 2006 / Notices 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. 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 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 documents in the docket for the pesticide including the petition summary. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES New Exemption from Tolerance PP 6E7028. Phyton Corporation, 7449 Cahill Road, Edina, MN 55439, proposes to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of ammonium formate (CAS Reg. No. 540–69–2) in or on all food commodities when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide products. Because this petition is a request for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without numerical limitations, no analytical method is required. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:21 Apr 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: April 11, 2006. Donald R. Stubbs, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E6–6011 Filed 4–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202– 488–5300, facsimile 202–488–5563, or you may contact BCPI at its Web site: https://www.BCPIWEB.com. When ordering documents from BCPI please provide the appropriate FCC document number, for example, FCC 06–47. The Auction No. 66 Procedures Public Notice and related documents are also available on the Internet at the Commission’s Web site: https:// wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/66/. I. General Information FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION A. Introduction 1. The Federal Communications [AU Docket No. 06–30; Report No. AUC– Commission (FCC or Commission) 06–66–B; (Auction No. 66) FCC 06–47] announces the procedures, minimum opening bids, and reserve price for the Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses Scheduled for June upcoming auction of Advanced Wireless Services licenses in the 1710–1755 MHz 29, 2006; Notice of Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, and 2110–2155 MHz bands (AWS–1) scheduled for June 29, 2006 (Auction Upfront Payments and Other No. 66). On January 31, 2006, in Procedures for Auction No. 66 accordance with section 309(j)(3) of the AGENCY: Federal Communications Communications Act of 1934, as Commission. amended, the Wireless ACTION: Notice. Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) released a public notice seeking SUMMARY: This document announces the comment on a reserve price and procedures and minimum opening bids minimum opening bid amounts and the for the upcoming auction of Advanced procedures to be used in Auction No. Wireless Services licenses in the 1710– 66. Interested parties submitted 54 1755 MHz and 21102155 MHz bands. comments and 16 reply comments in This document is intended to response to the Auction No. 66 familiarize prospective bidders with the Comment Public Notice, 71 FR 6486, procedures, minimum opening bids and February 8, 2006, as well as a number reserve price for this auction. of ex parte or late-filed submissions. DATES: Auction No. 66 is scheduled to 2. In the Auction No. 66 Comment begin on June 29, 2006. Public Notice, the Bureau proposed to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For include all 1,122 AWS–1 licenses in a legal questions: Scott Mackoul at (202) single auction using the Commission’s 418–0660. For general auction standard simultaneous multiple-round questions: Roy Knowles or Lisa Stover (SMR) auction format. The Bureau at (717) 338–2888. For service rules sought comment on the feasibility and questions: David Hu or John Spencer at desirability of allocating the AWS–1 (202) 418–0200; Beth Fishel at (717) licenses among two auctions, run 338–2649. concurrently, with one of the auctions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a using the standard SMR format and the summary of the Auction No. 66 other using the Commission’s package Procedures Public Notice released on bidding format (SMR–PB). Based on the April 12, 2006. The complete text of the record and the particular circumstances Auction No. 66 Procedures Public of the auction of AWS–1 licenses, the Notice, including attachments and Commission, will include all 1,122 related Commission documents is AWS–1 licenses in a single auction available for public inspection and using the Commission’s standard SMR copying from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. format, as proposed. Package bidding Monday through Thursday or from 8 will not be used in Auction No. 66. 3. The Bureau also proposed in the a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, Auction No. 66 Comment Public Notice to withhold certain information on 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The Auction No. bidder interests, bids and bidder 66 Procedures Public Notice and related identities that typically has been revealed prior to and during past Commission documents may also be Commission auctions. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20671-20672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6011]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0121; FRL-8067-3]


Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for an Exemption from 
the Requirement of Regulations for Residues of Ammonium Formate in or 
on All Food Commodities When Used as an Inert Ingredient in Pesticide 
Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide 
petition proposing the establishment of an exemption from the 
requirement of regulations for residues of ammonium formate in or on 
all food commodities when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide 
products.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 22, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0121 and pesticide petition number (PP) 
6E7028, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St., 
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 telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.
     Important Note: OPP will be moving to a new location the 
first week of May 2006. As a result, from Friday, April 28 to Friday, 
May 5, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will NOT be accepting any 
deliveries at the Crystal Mall 2 address and this facility 
will be closed to the public. Beginning on May 8, 2006, the OPP 
Regulatory Public Docket will reopen at 8:30 a.m. and deliveries will 
be accepted in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The mail code for the mailing 
address will change to (7502P), but will otherwise remain the same. The 
Docket telephone number and hours of operation will remain the same 
after the move.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0121. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the 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 regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal 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 in the electronic docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, 
if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket at 
the location identified under ``Delivery'' and ``Important Note.'' The 
hours of operation for this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Bipin Gandhi, Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 308-8380; e-mail address: gandhi.bipin@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 
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:
    i. Identify the document by 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

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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. 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 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 
documents in the docket for the pesticide including the petition 
summary.

New Exemption from Tolerance

    PP 6E7028. Phyton Corporation, 7449 Cahill Road, Edina, MN 55439, 
proposes to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
for residues of ammonium formate (CAS Reg. No. 540-69-2) in or on all 
food commodities when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide 
products. Because this petition is a request for an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance without numerical limitations, no analytical 
method is required.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: April 11, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-6011 Filed 4-20-06; 8:45 am]
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