Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regional and National Regulations for Residues of Mefenoxam in or on Beans and Turnip Greens, 35671-35673 [E6-9281]
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mechanism of toxicity. Simazine shares
a neuroendocrine mechanism of
toxicity, which results in both
reproductive and developmental
consequences, with the structurallyrelated chlorinated triazine pesticides
atrazine and propazine. Because these
chlorinated triazine pesticides share a
common mechanism of toxicity, the
Agency evaluated the cumulative risk
posed by this group while making final
reregistration eligibility decisions on
individual chlorinated triazines.
EPA has determined that the data base
to support reregistration is substantially
complete and that products containing
simazine are eligible for reregistration
provided the risks are mitigated either
in the manner described in the RED or
by another means that achieves
equivalent risk reduction. Upon
submission of any required product
specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B)
and any necessary changes to the
registration and labeling (either to
address concerns identified in the RED
or as a result of product specific data),
EPA will make a final reregistration
decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) for
products containing simazine.
EPA must review tolerances and
tolerance exemptions that were in effect
when the Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) was enacted in August 1996, to
ensure that these existing pesticide
residue limits for food and feed
commodities meet the safety standard
established by the new law. Tolerances
are considered reassessed once the
safety finding has been made or a
revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed
and made the requisite safety finding for
the simazine tolerances included in this
notice.
EPA is applying the principles of
public participation to all pesticides
undergoing reregistration and tolerance
reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide
Tolerance Reassessment and
Reregistration; Public Participation
Process, published in the Federal
Register of May 14, 2004, (69 FR
26819)(FRL–7357–9) explains that in
conducting these programs, EPA is
tailoring its public participation process
to be commensurate with the level of
risk, extent of use, complexity of issues,
and degree of public concern associated
with each pesticide. Due to its refined
risk assessment and the relatively
limited risk management issues
associated with this pesticide, simazine
was reviewed through the modified
four-phase process. Through this
process, EPA worked extensively with
stakeholders and the public to reach the
regulatory decisions for simazine.
The reregistration program is being
conducted under Congressionally
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mandated time frames, and EPA
recognizes the need both to make timely
decisions and to involve the public. The
Agency is issuing the simazine RED for
public comment. This comment period
is intended to provide an additional
opportunity for public input and a
mechanism for initiating any necessary
amendments to the RED. All comments
should be submitted using the methods
in ADDRESSES, and must be received by
EPA on or before the closing date. These
comments will become part of the
Agency Docket for simazine. Comments
received after the close of the comment
period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not
required to consider these late
comments.
The Agency will carefully consider all
comments received by the closing date
and will provide a Response to
Comments Memorandum in the Docket
and regulations.gov. If any comment
significantly affects the document, EPA
will also publish an amendment to the
RED in the Federal Register. In the
absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the simanzine RED
will be implemented as it is now
presented.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA, as
amended, requires the Aministrator to
make ‘‘a determination as to the
eligibility for reregistration (i) for all
active ingredients subject to
reregistration under this section for
which tolerances or exemptions from
tolerances are required under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), not later than the
last date for tolerance reassessment
established under section 408(q)(1)(C) of
that Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(q)(1)(C)) . . . .’’
Section 408(q) of the FFDCA, 21
U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review
tolerances and exemptions for pesticide
residues in effect as of August 2, 1996,
to determine whether the tolerance or
exemption meets the requirements of
section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA.
This review is to be completed by
August 3, 2006. A tolerance or
exemption meets the requirements of
section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2), respectively,
if ‘‘the Administrator determines [the
pesticide chemical residue] is safe’’, i.e.,
‘‘that there is a reasonable certainty that
no harm will result from aggregate
exposure to the pesticide chemical
residue, including all anticipated
dietary exposures and all other
exposures for which there is reliable
information.’’ 21 U.S.C. 346a(b)(2)(A),
(c)(2)(A). In making this safety finding,
FFDCA requires the Administrator to
consider, among other factors,
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‘‘available information concerning the
cumulative effects of such residues and
other substances that have a common
mechanism of toxicity . . . .’’ 21 U.S.C.
346a(b)(2)(D)(v), (c)(2)(B).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: June 9, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0096; FRL–8063–8]
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition
for Establishment of Regional and
National Regulations for Residues of
Mefenoxam in or on Beans and Turnip
Greens
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of
regulations for residues of mefenoxam
in or on beans (succulent shelled) and
turnip greens.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0096 and
pesticide petition number (PP) 5F7018,
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 (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460-0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, 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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0096. EPA’s policy is that all comments
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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 either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400,
One Potomac Yard (South Building),
2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA.
The hours of operation of 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:
Lana Coppolino, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-0086; e-mail address:
coppolino.lana@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
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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 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 Tolerance
PP 5F7018. Syngenta Crop Protection,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409,
proposes to establish a regional
tolerance (East of the Mississippi River)
for residues of the fungicide mefenoxam
in or on food commodities bean,
succulent shelled at 0.03 parts per
million (ppm); and a national tolerance
in or on food commodities turnip,
greens at 5.0 ppm. Syngenta has
submitted a practical analytical method
involving extraction, filtration, acid
reflux, steam distillation, and solid
phase clean-up with analysis by
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confirmatory gas chromatography using
nitrogen/phosphorous detection. A total
residue method is used for
determination of the combined residues
of mefenoxam and its metabolites which
contain the 2,6-dimethylaniline (DMA)
moiety. The limit of quantitation (LOQ)
for the method is 0.05 ppm.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: May 31, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–9281 Filed 6–21–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S.
[Public Notice 89]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank, as a
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal Agencies to comment on the
proposed information collection, as
acquired by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Our customers will be able
to submit this from electronically. The
proposed forms may be viewed on our
Web site at https://www.exim.gov/pub/
ins/pdf/eib92–31_prop.pdf, https://
www.exim.gov/pub/ins/pdf/eib92–
32_prop.pdf, https://www.exim.gov/pub/
ins/pdf/eib92–53_prop.pdf, and https://
www.exim.gov/pub/ins/pdf/eib99–
17_prop.pdf.
Written comments should be
received on or before August 21, 2006,
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments and
requests for additional information to
Jean A. Fitzgibbon, Export-Import Bank
of the U.S., 811 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20571, (800) 565–3946,
extension 3620. For copies of the
proposed forms, please direct your
request to Solomon Bush, Export-Import
Bank of the U.S., 811 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20571, (800) 565–
3946, extension 3353.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles and
Form Numbers:
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EIB 92–31 Notification by Insured of
Amounts Payable Under Multi-Buyer
Export Credit Insurance Policy;
EIB 92–32 Notification by Insured of
Amounts Payable Under Single-Buyer
Export Credit Insurance Policy;
EIB 92–53 Small Business Multi-Buyer
Export Credit Insurance Policy (ENB/
ENV) Enhanced Assignment Of Policy
Proceeds;
EIB 99–17 Single Buyer Export Credit
Insurance Policy (ESS/ESSP)
Enhanced Assignment of Policy
Proceeds.
OMB Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Regular.
Need and Use: The information
requested allows for the assignment of
the proceeds of an insurance policy to
a financial institution.
Affected Public: The form affects
entities involved in the export of U.S.
goods and services.
Estimated Annual Respondents: 500.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 83 hours.
Frequency of Reporting or Use:
Annually for an enhanced assignment
and once for the life of a policy for the
standard assignment.
Dated: June 15, 2006.
Solomon Bush,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06–5539 Filed 6–20–06; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority
June 14, 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 104–13.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information 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
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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 August 21, 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 all your
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
comments by e-mail 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: 3060–0569.
Title: Section 76.975, Commercial
Leased Access Dispute Resolution.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 40
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,320 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $69,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.975
permits any person aggrieved by the
failure or refusal of a cable operator to
make commercial channel capacity
available or to charge rates for such
capacity in accordance with the
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with the Commission. The Commission
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0096; FRL-8063-8]
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of
Regional and National Regulations for Residues of Mefenoxam in or on
Beans and Turnip Greens
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 regulations for residues of
mefenoxam in or on beans (succulent shelled) and turnip greens.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0096 and pesticide petition number (PP)
5F7018, 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 (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0096. EPA's policy is that all comments
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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 either in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation
of 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: Lana Coppolino, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-0086; e-mail address: coppolino.lana@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 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 documents in the docket
for the pesticide including the petition summary.
New Tolerance
PP 5F7018. Syngenta Crop Protection, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC
27409, proposes to establish a regional tolerance (East of the
Mississippi River) for residues of the fungicide mefenoxam in or on
food commodities bean, succulent shelled at 0.03 parts per million
(ppm); and a national tolerance in or on food commodities turnip,
greens at 5.0 ppm. Syngenta has submitted a practical analytical method
involving extraction, filtration, acid reflux, steam distillation, and
solid phase clean-up with analysis by
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confirmatory gas chromatography using nitrogen/phosphorous detection. A
total residue method is used for determination of the combined residues
of mefenoxam and its metabolites which contain the 2,6-dimethylaniline
(DMA) moiety. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for the method is 0.05
ppm.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: May 31, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-9281 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
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