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56336–43.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Pesticides and pests.
Dated: April 25, 2006.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0327; FRL–8058–6]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions
for Establishment and Amendment of
Regulations for the Residues of
Bifenazate in or on Various Food
Commodities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of
regulations for the residues of bifenazate
(1-methylethyl 2-(4-methoxy [1,1’biphenyl]-3-yl)hydrazinecarboxylate)
and diazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-
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methoxy-[1,1’-biphenyl]-3-yl), 1methylethyl ester (expressed as
bifenazate) in or on fruit , stone (Group
12); pea (garden and edible podded);
and vegetable, tuberous and corm
(Subgroup 1C); and .proposes to amend
40 CFR 180.572 by deleting the existing
peach and nectarine tolerances since
they are included in the fruit, stone
(Group 12) tolerance.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0327 and
pesticide petition number (PP) 3E6762
and 5E6992, 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) 3055805.
• 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. S4400, 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–
0327. 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
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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 telephone number for the
Docket Facility is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sidney Jackson, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, U.
S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; phone
number: 703-305-7610; e-mail address:
jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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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).
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• 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
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.
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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 each
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
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 this pesticide petition.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
summary of the petitions 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 documents in the
docket for the pesticide including the
petition summary.
New Tolerances
PP 3E6762. Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), 681 US Highway #1
South, North Brunswick, NJ 08902,
proposes to establish a tolerance for the
residues of bifenazate (1-methylethyl 2(4-methoxy [1,1’-biphenyl]-3yl)hydrazinecarboxylate) and
diazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy[1,1’-biphenyl]-3-yl), 1-methylethyl ester
(expressed as bifenazate) in or on food
commodities fruit, stone (Group 12) at
2.0 parts per million (ppm); and
proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.572 by
deleting the existing peach and
nectarine tolerances since they are
included in the fruit, stone (Group 12)
tolerance of 2.0 ppm;
Amendment to Existing Tolerances
PP 5E6992. Proposes bifenazate
tolerances for pea, garden at 0.2 ppm;
pea, edible podded at 4.0 ppm; and
vegetable, tuberous and corm (Subgroup
1C) at 0.01 ppm. A practical analytical
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method was developed for detecting and
measuring residues of bifenazate in or
on raw agricultural commodities. The
method utilizes reverse phase high
pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)
to separate bifenazate from matrix
derived interferences, and oxidative
coulometric electrochemical detection
(OCED) for the identification and
quantification of this analyte. Using this
method, the limit of quantitation (LOQ)
for bifenazate in stone and pome fruit,
grapes, strawberries and cotton was 0.01
ppm. For hops, the LOQ was 0.05 ppm.
The limit of detection for this method,
which varies with matrix, is 0.005 ppm.
The analytical method for bifenazate
and its major metabolite, D3598, in
animal samples was designed using the
same principles invoked in the plant
method with minor modifications.
However, in animal samples, a separate
aliquot of the extract was used to
determine residues of A1530 and its
sulfate (combined) in milk and meat
samples (these metabolites appeared to
be significant in goat metabolism
studies). The extract was subjected to
acid hydrolysis to convert the sulfate
conjugate to A1530 before it was
quantified by HPLC using fluorescence
or OCED detectors.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 24, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–6615 Filed 5–2–06; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
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April 26, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law No. 104–
13. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
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unless it displays a currently valid
control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a valid control
number. Comments are requested
concerning (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Commission, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before July 3, 2006. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
comments by email or U.S. postal mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them
to the attention of Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission,
Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0647.
Title: Annual Survey of Cable
Industry Prices.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 758.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–7
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
Reporting Requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 6,822 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: This data collection
represents a small number of
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supplemental questions needed to
complete the 2006 report on cable
industry prices. The Commission
received OMB approval for the Annual
Survey of Cable Industry Prices on
February 7, 2006. Section 623(k) of the
Cable Television Consumer Protection
and Competition Act of 1992 requires
the Commission to publish an annual
statistical report on average rates for
basic cable service, cable programming
service, and equipment. The report must
compare the prices charged by cable
operators subject to effective
competition and those not subject to
effective competition. The data from
these supplemental questions are
needed to complete this report.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[DA 06–922]
Annual Adjustment of Revenue
Thresholds
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This document announces
that the 2005 revenue threshold
between Class A carriers and Class B
carriers is increased to $129 million.
The 2005 revenue threshold between
larger Class A carriers and mid-sized
carriers is increased to $7.668 billion.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debbie Weber, Pricing Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau at (202)
418–0812.
This is a
summary of the Commission’s public
notice released April 24, 2006. This
notice announces the inflation-adjusted
2005 revenue thresholds used for
classifying carrier categories for various
accounting and reporting purposes: (1)
Distinguishing Class A carriers from
Class B carriers; and (2) distinguishing
larger Class A carriers from mid-sized
carriers. The revenue threshold between
Class A carriers and Class B carriers is
increased to $129 million. The revenue
threshold between larger Class A
carriers and mid-sized carriers is
increased to $7.668 billion. The revenue
thresholds for 2005 were determined as
follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0327; FRL-8058-6]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment and
Amendment of Regulations for the Residues of Bifenazate in or on
Various Food Commodities
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 the residues
of bifenazate (1-methylethyl 2-(4-methoxy [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-
yl)hydrazinecarboxylate) and diazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-
[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl), 1-methylethyl ester (expressed as bifenazate) in
or on fruit , stone (Group 12); pea (garden and edible podded); and
vegetable, tuberous and corm (Subgroup 1C); and .proposes to amend 40
CFR 180.572 by deleting the existing peach and nectarine tolerances
since they are included in the fruit, stone (Group 12) tolerance.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0327 and pesticide petition number (PP)
3E6762 and 5E6992, 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-
2006-0327. 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
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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 telephone
number for the Docket Facility is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; phone
number: 703-305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@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 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 each 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 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 this pesticide petition.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petitions 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 documents in the docket
for the pesticide including the petition summary.
New Tolerances
PP 3E6762. Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), 681 US
Highway 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, proposes to
establish a tolerance for the residues of bifenazate (1-methylethyl 2-
(4-methoxy [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)hydrazinecarboxylate) and
diazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl), 1-
methylethyl ester (expressed as bifenazate) in or on food commodities
fruit, stone (Group 12) at 2.0 parts per million (ppm); and proposes to
amend 40 CFR 180.572 by deleting the existing peach and nectarine
tolerances since they are included in the fruit, stone (Group 12)
tolerance of 2.0 ppm;
Amendment to Existing Tolerances
PP 5E6992. Proposes bifenazate tolerances for pea, garden at 0.2
ppm; pea, edible podded at 4.0 ppm; and vegetable, tuberous and corm
(Subgroup 1C) at 0.01 ppm. A practical analytical
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method was developed for detecting and measuring residues of bifenazate
in or on raw agricultural commodities. The method utilizes reverse
phase high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) to separate bifenazate
from matrix derived interferences, and oxidative coulometric
electrochemical detection (OCED) for the identification and
quantification of this analyte. Using this method, the limit of
quantitation (LOQ) for bifenazate in stone and pome fruit, grapes,
strawberries and cotton was 0.01 ppm. For hops, the LOQ was 0.05 ppm.
The limit of detection for this method, which varies with matrix, is
0.005 ppm. The analytical method for bifenazate and its major
metabolite, D3598, in animal samples was designed using the same
principles invoked in the plant method with minor modifications.
However, in animal samples, a separate aliquot of the extract was used
to determine residues of A1530 and its sulfate (combined) in milk and
meat samples (these metabolites appeared to be significant in goat
metabolism studies). The extract was subjected to acid hydrolysis to
convert the sulfate conjugate to A1530 before it was quantified by HPLC
using fluorescence or OCED detectors.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 24, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-6615 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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