Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Acetamiprid in or on Various Commodities, 55468-55469 [06-7961]

Download as PDF 55468 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 184 / Friday, September 22, 2006 / Notices 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 TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite. 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 also will publish an amendment to the RED in the Federal Register. In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite REDs will be implemented as it is now presented. B. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient are eligible for reregistration, before calling in product specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products or taking other ‘‘appropriate regulatory action.’’ Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (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 was completed by August 3, 2006. List of Subjects sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio) benzothiazole, Alkylbenzene Sulfonates, Orthophenylphenol, Chlorine Dioxide, Sodium Chlorite. Dated: September 13, 2006. Frank T. Sanders, Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 06–7959 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:37 Sep 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0733; FRL–8091–9] going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions captured and included as part of the for Establishment or Amendment to comment that is placed in the docket Regulations for Residues of and made available on the Internet. If Acetamiprid in or on Various you submit an electronic comment, EPA Commodities recommends that you include your AGENCY: Environmental Protection name and other contact information in Agency (EPA). the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA ACTION: Notice. cannot read your comment due to SUMMARY: This notice announces the technical difficulties and cannot contact initial filing of pesticide petitions you for clarification, EPA may not be proposing the establishment or able to consider your comment. amendment of regulations for residues Electronic files should avoid the use of of pesticide chemicals in or on various special characters, any form of commodities. encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. DATES: Comments must be received on Docket: All documents in the docket or before October 23, 2006. are listed in the docket index. Although ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, listed in the index, some information is identified by docket identification (ID) not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0773 and information whose disclosure is pesticide petition number (PP) 4F6833 restricted by statute. Certain other and 6F7051, by one of the following material, such as copyrighted material, methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// is not placed on the Internet and will be www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket instructions for submitting comments. materials are available either in the • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), electronic docket at https:// Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– DC 20460–0001. 4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Docket (7502P), Environmental The hours of operation of this Docket Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number are only accepted during the Docket’s is (703) 305–5805. normal hours of operation 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: excluding legal holidays. Special Akiva Abramovitch, Registration arrangements should be made for Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide deliveries of boxed information. The Programs Environmental Protection Docket telephone number is (703) 305– Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 5805. Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone Instructions: Direct your comments to number: (703) 308–8328; e-mail: docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006– abramovitch.akiva@epa.gov. 0773. EPA’s policy is that all comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: received will be included in the docket I. General Information without change and may be made available on-line at https:// A. Does this Action Apply to Me? www.regulations.gov, including any You may be potentially affected by personal information provided, unless this action if you are an agricultural the comment includes information producer, food manufacturer, or claimed to be Confidential Business pesticide manufacturer. Potentially Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. affected entities may include, but are not limited to: Do not submit information that you • Crop production (NAICS code consider to be CBI or otherwise 111). protected through regulations.gov or e• Animal production (NAICS code mail. The Federal regulations.gov 112). website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not • Food manufacturing (NAICS code know your identity or contact 311). ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 184 / Friday, September 22, 2006 / Notices • 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. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:37 Sep 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 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 petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these pesticide petitions. Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition included in this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the pesticide chemical residues is available on EPA’s Electronic Docket at https://www.regulations.gov/. To locate this information on the home page of EPA’s Electronic Docket, select ‘‘Quick Search’’ and type the OPP docket ID number. 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 1. PP 4F6833. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. c/o Nisso America Inc., 45 Broadway, Suite 2120, New York, NY, 10006, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the insecticide acetamiprid in or on food commodities cucurbit crop group at 0.5 parts per million (ppm); stone fruit crop group except plum, prune, fresh and dried at 1.2 ppm; plum, prune, fresh and dried at 0.3 ppm; tree nut crop group except almond hulls at 0.1 ppm; almond hulls at 5.0 ppm; and pistachios at 0.1 ppm. 2. PP 6F7051. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. c/o Nisso America Inc., 45 Broadway, , Suite 2120, New York, NY, 10006 proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the insecticide acetamiprid in or on food commodities in bulb vegetables crop group 3 at 3 ppm; edible podded legume vegetables, crop subgroup 6a at 0.5 ppm; succulent shelled pea and beans, crop group 6b, at 0.5 ppm and berries, crop group 13 at 1 ppm. For both petitions Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55469 (LC/MS/MS) methods is use to measure and evaluate the chemical residue(s). List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: September 12, 2006. Lois Rossi, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 06–7961 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8221–9] Approaches for the Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Models and Supporting Data in Risk Assessment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a final report titled, ‘‘Approaches for the Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Models and Supporting Data in Risk Assessment’’ (EPA/600/R–05/ 043F), prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD). ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically through the NCEA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies will be available from the EPAs National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242; telephone: 1– 800–490–9198 or 513–489–8190; facsimile: 513–489–8695. Please provide your name, your mailing address, the title and the EPA number of the requested publication. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Technical Information Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment/ Washington Office (8623D), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 202–564–3261; fax: 202–565–0050; email: nceadc.comment@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final report highlights the benefits of using physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling and it will be used as a learning tool for EPA scientists and health risk assessors. It describes E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0733; FRL-8091-9]


Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or 
Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Acetamiprid in or on Various 
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 or amendment of regulations for 
residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0773 and pesticide petition number (PP) 
4F6833 and 6F7051, 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 
Bldg.), 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-
2006-0773. 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 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 Bldg.), 
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: Akiva Abramovitch, Registration 
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (703) 308-8328; e-mail: abramovitch.akiva@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).

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     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 
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 petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA 
rules on these pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition included in 
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the 
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the 
pesticide chemical residues is available on EPA's Electronic Docket at 
https://www.regulations.gov/. To locate this information on the home 
page of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick Search'' and type the 
OPP docket ID number. 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

    1. PP 4F6833. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. c/o Nisso America Inc., 45 
Broadway, Suite 2120, New York, NY, 10006, proposes to establish a 
tolerance for residues of the insecticide acetamiprid in or on food 
commodities cucurbit crop group at 0.5 parts per million (ppm); stone 
fruit crop group except plum, prune, fresh and dried at 1.2 ppm; plum, 
prune, fresh and dried at 0.3 ppm; tree nut crop group except almond 
hulls at 0.1 ppm; almond hulls at 5.0 ppm; and pistachios at 0.1 ppm.
    2. PP 6F7051. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. c/o Nisso America Inc., 45 
Broadway, , Suite 2120, New York, NY, 10006 proposes to establish a 
tolerance for residues of the insecticide acetamiprid in or on food 
commodities in bulb vegetables crop group 3 at 3 ppm; edible podded 
legume vegetables, crop subgroup 6a at 0.5 ppm; succulent shelled pea 
and beans, crop group 6b, at 0.5 ppm and berries, crop group 13 at 1 
ppm.
    For both petitions Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/
MS) methods is use to measure and evaluate the chemical residue(s).

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: September 12, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-7961 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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