Environmental Protection Agency February 15, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of a regulation for residues of the fungicide epoxiconazole, (2RS,3SR)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4- fluorophenyl)-2-[(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl] oxirane in or on coffee beans.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Water Quality Subcommittee.

This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessment, and related documents for the triazole fungicide triadimenol and for its free triazole metabolites, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The triazole fungicides, which include triadimenol, triadimefon, and propiconazole, and others, share the common metabolites 1,2,4-triazole, triazole alanine, and triazole acetic acid (also known as free triazoles). EPA has conducted an aggregate risk assessment for the free triazole metabolites to ensure that aggregate exposure and risk from these common metabolites meet the current safety standards. he public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a tolerance reassessment decision (TRED) for triadimenol through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

The Agency is issuing this notice to cancel a meeting of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel. This meeting was originally announced in the Federal Register of January 30, 2006.

EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period for the draft document titled, ``Harmonization in Interspecies Extrapolation: Use of BW\3/4\ as Default Method in Derivation of the Oral RfD'' (EPA/630/R- 06/001), which was prepared by the EPA's Risk Assessment Forum (Forum). EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre- dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document.

In accordance with section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 6922(h)(1), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Union Creosoting Superfund Site (Site). The Site is located on approximately four acres of land adjacent to Parish Road 5404 in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana. The geographic center of the site is located at Latitude 32[deg]43[min]44[sec] North and Longitude 92[deg]25[min]42[sec] West as scaled from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The settlement requires the Settling Party, Mr. Jack W. Clampit to pay a total of $13,688.00 for reimbursement of past response costs to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue which includes, but is not limited to: (1) Any direct or indirect claim for reimbursement from the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund pursuant to sections 106(b)(2), 107, 111, 112, and 113 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(2), 9607, 9611, 9612, or 9613; (2) any claims arising out of the response actions at or in connection with the Site; and (3) any claims against the United States pursuant to sections 107 and 113 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9613, relating to the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

This notice announces the filing of revised pesticide petitions proposing the amendment of a regulation for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, [2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H- pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-methyl ester, and its metabolite methyl-N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]o-tolyl] carbamate (BF 500-3); expressed as parent compound in or on pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean (Subgroup 6C of Crop Group 6) and strawberry commodities.

This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide oxytetracycline, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a tolerance reassessment decision (TRED) for oxytetracycline through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to use the pesticide ethofenprox (CAS No. 80844-07-1) to treat up to 255,000 acres of rice to control rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus. The Applicant proposes a first food use of this pesticide. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.