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Tefluthrin (Zeneca). February 8, 1995. Pesticide Tolerance Petition. Federal Register.

Note from FAN:
We have included only the fluorinated pesticides that appear in this Notice:
cyfluthrin, flutolanil, sulfentrazone, tefluthrin.

http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1995/February/Day-08/pr-131.html

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-617; FRL-4926-4]

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA announces the filing of pesticide petitions and food/feed additive petitions proposing the establishment of tolerances and/or regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on certain agricultural commodities. EPA also announces the amendment of a pesticide petition and the withdrawal of a food/feed additive petition.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Docket and Freedom of Information Section, Field Operations Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will not be [[Page 7540]] disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 246 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division (7505C), Attention: [Product Manager (PM) named in the petition], Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, contact the PM named in each petition at the following office location/telephone number:

                            Office location &                           

                          6100.                    Hwy., Arlington, VA  

                          308-8260.                Arlington, VA        

                          6900.                    Hwy., Arlington, VA  
Cynthia Giles-Parker     Rm. 229, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
 (PM-22).                 5540.                                         
Joanne Miller (PM-23)..  Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          7830.                                         
Robert Taylor (PM-25)..  Rm. 241, CM #2, 703-305- Do.                   
                          6800.                                         

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide (PP) and/or food/ feed additive (FAP) petitions as follows proposing the establishment and/or amendment of tolerances or regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on certain agricultural commodities. This document also announces one amended petition and one withdrawn petition.

Initial Filings

1. PP 4F4342. AgrEvo USA Co., Little Falls Centre One, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit the combined residues of flutolanil, N-(3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide, and its metabolites converted to 2-trifluoromethyl benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil in or on peanut nutmeats at 1.0 ppm, peanut hulls at 5.0 ppm, peanut vines at 15 ppm, peanut hay at 15.0 ppm, meat, meat by-products and milk of cattle, goats, horses, hogs, and sheep at 0.05 ppm, fat of cattle, goats, horses, hogs, and sheep at 0.10 ppm, liver of cattle, goats, horses, hogs, and sheep at 2.0 ppm, kidney of cattle, goats, horses, hogs, and sheep at 1.0 ppm, and poultry meat, meat by-products, fat and eggs (including turkeys) at 0.05 ppm. (PM-21)
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3. PP 4F4380. AgrEvo USA Co., Little Falls Centre One, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit combined residues of flutolanil, N-(3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide, and its metabolites converted to 2-trifluoromethyl benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil in or on rice grain at 2.0 ppm and rice straw at 8.0 ppm. (Phil Hutton)
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5. PP 4F4406. Zeneca Ag Products, 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19897, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of insecticide tefluthrin (2,3,5,6- tetrafluoro-4-methylphenyl)methyl-(1-alpha, 3-alpha)-(Z)- (<plus-minus>)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2- [[Page 7541]] dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and its (1-alpha, 3- alpha)-(Z)-(<plus-minus>)-3-(chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-prop-1-enyl)-2,2- dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid in or on corn, fresh (including sweet K and CWHR) at 0.06 ppm, and corn, forage and fodder, sweet at 0.06 ppm. (PM-13)
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7. PP 4F4407. FMC Agricultural Chemical Group, 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit combined residues of the herbicide sulfentrazone (N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3- methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide) and its metabolites 3-hydroxymethyl-sulfentrazone (N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4- (difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-hydroxymethyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1- yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide) and 3-desmethyl sulfentrazone (N-[2,4- dichloro-5-[4-difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1- yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide) in or on wheat forage at 0.10 ppm, wheat straw at 0.10 ppm, wheat grain at 0.10 ppm, corn fodder at 0.10 ppm, corn silage at 0.10 ppm, corn grain at 0.10 ppm, soybean seed and aspirated grain fractions at 0.05 ppm. (PM-23)
9. FAP 4H5703. AgrEvo USA Co., Little Falls Centre One, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.185 by establishing a food additive regulation to permit combined residues of flutolanil, N-(3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2- (trifluoromethyl)benzamide and its metabolites converted to 2- trifluoromethyl benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil in the following processed food commodities, rice hulls at 7.0 ppm, and rice bran at 3.0 ppm, when present therein as a result of application of the fungicide to growing crops. (Phil Hutton)
11. FAP 4H5711. AgrEvo Co., Little Falls Centre One, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 185 by establishing a food additive regulation to permit combined residues of flutolanil, N-[3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl]-2- (trifluoromethyl)benzamide, and its metabolites converted to 2- trifluoro-methyl benzoic acid and calculated as flutolanil in the following processed food commodities, peanut meal at 1.0 ppm and soapstock at 0.50 ppm, when present therein as a result of application of the fungicide to growing crops. (PM-21)
13. FAP 5H5712. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P. O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, proposes to amend 40 CFR 185.1250(c) and 186.1250(c) to add conditions for use of a dust formulation containing cyfluthrin as a crack or crevice treatment in areas of food/feed- handling establishments. (PM-13) Amended Filing

     

    Withdrawn Filing

    24. FAP 2H5636. Miles, Inc., Agricultural Division, 8400 Hawthorn Rd., P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, has requested the withdrawal without prejudice to future filing of FAP 2H5636, which published in the Federal Register of June 10, 1992 (57 FR 24647) and proposed to amend 40 CFR part 186 by establishing a feed additive regulation to permit the residues of Bayleton, 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3- dimethyl-1-(1H-2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone, in or on pineapple bran at 5.0 ppm. (PM-22)

    List of Subjects

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

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.

    Dated: January 19, 1995.

    Stephen L. Johnson,
    Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    [FR Doc. 95-2705 Filed 2-7-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F