Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment to Regulations for Residues of Fenamidone in or on Various Commodities, 65506-65507 [E6-18873]
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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
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petition summary.
New Tolerances
1. PP 6E7075. Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College
Rd., East, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes
to establish tolerances for residues of
the fungicide thiophanate-methyl,
(dimethyl [(1,2-phenylene)bis(iminocarbonothioyl)]
bis[carbamate]), its oxygen analogue
dimethyl-4,4-o-phenylene
bis(allophonate), and its benzimidazolecontaining metabolites] in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities:
Bushberry subgroup 13B at 4.0 parts per
million (ppm); juneberry, lingonberry,
and salal at 4.0 ppm; caneberry
subgroup 13A at 25 ppm; brassica, leafy
greens, subgroup 5B at 7.0 ppm; turnip
greens at 7.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10
at 6.0 ppm; ginseng at 0.3 ppm;
mushroom at 0.09 ppm; nut, tree, group
14 at 0.2 ppm; sunflower at 0.05 ppm;
vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup
1C at 0.1 ppm; tomato, tomatillo at 1.4
ppm; and mustard (grown for seed) at
0.1 ppm. The IR-4 pesticide petition
also proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.371
by amending the existing tolerance for
the raw agricultural commodity
pistachio currently at 0.1 ppm to 0.9
ppm, and the existing tolerance for
almond hulls currently at 1.0 ppm to
14.0 ppm.
2. PP 6F7069. Cerexagri, Inc., agent
for Nisso TM, LLC, 630 Freedom
Business Center, Suite 402, King of
Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 also
proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the fungicide thiophanatemethyl, (dimethyl [(1,2-phenylene)bis(iminocarbonothioyl)]
bis[carbamate]), its oxygen analogue
dimethyl-4,4-o-phenylene
bis(allophonate), and its benzimidazolecontaining metabolites] in or on cotton,
undelinted seed at 0.05 ppm, and
cotton, gin byproducts at 14.0 ppm.
An adequate method for purposes of
enforcement of the proposed
thiophanate-methyl tolerances is
available. The method uses an HPLC
system employing column-switching
capabilities. It consists of reverse phase
HPLC with UV detection, and is capable
of analyzing for residues of thiophanatemethyl and its metabolite, MBC.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
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and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: October 26, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–18777 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0848; FRL–8099–9]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions
for Establishment to Regulations for
Residues of Fenamidone in or on
Various Commodities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of
regulations for residues of fenamidone
in or on carrot; sunflower; brassica,
head and stem, subgroup 5A; brassica,
leafy greens, subgroup 5B; vegetables,
fruiting, group 8; vegetable, leafy, except
brassica, group 4; strawberry; and
cotton.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0848 and
pesticide petition number (PP), 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–
0848. 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
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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:
Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–3194; e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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).
• 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 each
pesticide petition received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
346a, proposing the establishment of
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of fenamidone in or on carrot;
sunflower; brassica, head and stem,
subgroup 5A; brassica, leafy greens,
subgroup 5B; vegetables, fruiting, group
8; vegetable, leafy, except brassica,
group 4; strawberry; and cotton. EPA
has determined that the 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 petitions included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner
along with a description of the
analytical method available for the
detection and measurement of
fenamidone 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 6E7109, 5E6924, and 5E6925.
Interregional Research Project Number 4
(IR–4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201
West, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish tolerances for residues of the
fungicide, fenamidone (4H-Imidazol-4one, 3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3 (phenylamino), (S)-) in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities:
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PP 6E7109 proposes to establish a
tolerance for carrot at 0.15 parts per
million (ppm).
PP 5E6924 proposes to establish a
tolerance for sunflower at 0.08 ppm.
PP 5E6925 proposes to establish
tolerances for brassica, head and stem,
subgroup 5A at 4.0 ppm; brassica, leafy
greens, subgroup 5B at 35 ppm;
vegetables, fruiting, group 8 at 2.0 ppm;
and vegetable, leafy, except brassica,
group 4 at 35 ppm.
2. PP 5F6898. Bayer Crop Science, 2
T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709, also proposes
to establish tolerances for residues of
the fungicide, fenamidone (4HImidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3 (phenylamino), (S)-) in or on cotton, undelinted seed
at 0.02 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts at
0.02 ppm; and strawberry at 0.02 ppm.
Although residue levels approaching
the proposed tolerances are unlikely,
independently validated enforcement
methods are available for determining
residues of fenamidone and relevant
metabolites. Residues are first extracted
from the crop matrix by blending or
shaking with a mixture of acetonitrile
and water. After filtration, an aliquot of
the extract is rotary evaporated to near
dryness, then diluted with water.
Cleanup is accomplished on a HR–P
polymeric solid phase extraction (SPE)
cartridge and an amino SPE cartridge.
Residues are quantified by HPLC with
tandem mass spectrometric detection
(LC/MS/MS). The method limits of
quantification (LOQ) are 0.02 ppm for
fenamidone, and its metabolites, RPA
412636, RPA 412708, and RPA 410193
in potato tubers and processed fractions,
tomatoes and processed fractions,
cucumbers, squash, cantaloupes, head
and leaf lettuce, onions, spinach, and
wheat raw agricultural commodities and
processed fractions.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: October 26, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–18873 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0848; FRL-8099-9]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment to
Regulations for Residues of Fenamidone 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 of regulations for residues of
fenamidone in or on carrot; sunflower; brassica, head and stem,
subgroup 5A; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B; vegetables, fruiting,
group 8; vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4; strawberry; and
cotton.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0848 and pesticide petition number (PP), 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-
2006-0848. 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
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: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@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.
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 of regulations in 40 CFR part
180 for residues of fenamidone in or on carrot; sunflower; brassica,
head and stem, subgroup 5A; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B;
vegetables, fruiting, group 8; vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group
4; strawberry; and cotton. EPA has determined that the 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 petitions included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of
fenamidone 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 6E7109, 5E6924, and 5E6925. Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 West, Princeton, NJ
08540, proposes to establish tolerances for residues of the fungicide,
fenamidone (4H-Imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-(methylthio)-5-
phenyl-3 (phenylamino)-, (S)-) in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities:
PP 6E7109 proposes to establish a tolerance for carrot at 0.15
parts per million (ppm).
PP 5E6924 proposes to establish a tolerance for sunflower at 0.08
ppm.
PP 5E6925 proposes to establish tolerances for brassica, head and
stem, subgroup 5A at 4.0 ppm; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 35
ppm; vegetables, fruiting, group 8 at 2.0 ppm; and vegetable, leafy,
except brassica, group 4 at 35 ppm.
2. PP 5F6898. Bayer Crop Science, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709, also proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the fungicide, fenamidone (4H-Imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-
5-methyl-2-(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3 (phenylamino)-, (S)-) in or on
cotton, undelinted seed at 0.02 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts at 0.02
ppm; and strawberry at 0.02 ppm.
Although residue levels approaching the proposed tolerances are
unlikely, independently validated enforcement methods are available for
determining residues of fenamidone and relevant metabolites. Residues
are first extracted from the crop matrix by blending or shaking with a
mixture of acetonitrile and water. After filtration, an aliquot of the
extract is rotary evaporated to near dryness, then diluted with water.
Cleanup is accomplished on a HR-P polymeric solid phase extraction
(SPE) cartridge and an amino SPE cartridge. Residues are quantified by
HPLC with tandem mass spectrometric detection (LC/MS/MS). The method
limits of quantification (LOQ) are 0.02 ppm for fenamidone, and its
metabolites, RPA 412636, RPA 412708, and RPA 410193 in potato tubers
and processed fractions, tomatoes and processed fractions, cucumbers,
squash, cantaloupes, head and leaf lettuce, onions, spinach, and wheat
raw agricultural commodities and processed fractions.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: October 26, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-18873 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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