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Isoxaflutole (Rhone-Poulenc). June 12, 1996. Pesticide Tolerance Petition.
Federal Register.

Note from FAN:

This notice contained several pesticides. We have included only the fluorinated ones:
Chlorfenapyr (AC 303,630); Cyfluthrin; Isoxaflutole; Flufenacet; Fluthiacet-methyl

Flufenacet (CA Index Name):
Acetamide, N-(4- flurophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluromethyl)-1,3,4-thidrozol- 2-yl]oxy]acetamide
CAS No. 142459-58-3

Flufenacet (Scientific Name):
FLUOROPHENYL)-N-(1-METHYLETHYL)-2((5-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-1,3,4-THIADIAZOL-2-YL)OXY)ACETAMIDE
CAS No. 142459-58-3

Fluthiacet-methyl: (Synonym - as used below):
ACETIC ACID, ((2-CHLORO-4-FLUORO-5-((TETRAHYDRO-3-OXO-1H,3H-(1,3,4)THIADIAZOLO(3,4-A)PYRIDAZIN-1-YLIDENE)AMINO)PHENYL)THIO)-, METHYL ESTER (9CI).
CAS No. 117337-19-6

Fluthiacet-methyl: (Scientific Name):
CHLORO-2-FLUORO-5-METHOXYCARBONYLMETHYLTHIOPHENYLIMINO)-8-THIA-1,6-DIAZABICYCLO(4.3.0)NONAN-7-ONE. CAS No. 117337-19-6

Reference for chemical names: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/epa/epachem.htm

http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1996/June/Day-12/pr-734.html

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Notice of Filings and Amendme

[Federal Register: June 12, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 114)] [Notices]
[Page 29752-29754]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-646; FRL-5354-7]

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Notice of Filings and Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filings and amendment of pesticide petitions (PP) proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the docket number [PF-646], must be received on or before July 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), 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 Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail (email) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [PF-646]. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic submissions can be found below in this document. Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). CBI should not be submitted through e-mail. Information marked as CBI will not be 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. 1132 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The product manager listed in the table below:

                                   Office location/                     

                                 305-6788, e-            Davis Hwy,     
                                 mail:keigwin.richard@   Arlington, VA  
                                 epamail.epa.gov.                       

                                 305-6100, e-mail:                      
                                 larocca.george@epamai                  
                                 l.epa.gov.                             

                                 305-6386, e-mail:                      
                                 edwards.dennis@epamai                  
                                 l.epa.gov.                             

                                 305-6226, e-mail:                      
                                 welch.connie@epamail.                  
                                 epa.gov.                               

                                 305-5540, e-mail:                      
                                 giles-                                 
                                 parker.cynthia@epamai                  
                                 l.epa.gov.                             

                                 305-7830, e-mail:                      
                                 miller.joanne@epamail                  
                                 .epa.gov.                              

                                 305-6027, e-mail:                      
                                 taylor.robert@epamail                  
                                 .epa.gov.                              

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received pesticide petitions as follows proposing the establishment and/or amendment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various raw agricultural commodities.

Initial Filings

1. 
   5. PP 6E4683. American Cyanamid Company, Agricultural Research Division, P.O. Box 400, Princeton, N.J. 08543-0400, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180 by establishing a regulation to add an import tolerance of 0.5 ppm for residues of the insecticide chemical AC 303,630, 4-bromo-2- )4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1Hpyrrole -3-carbonitrile in or on imported citrus. (PM 19) 6. PP 6F4614. Ciba Crop Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of the herbicide Acetic Acid [[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H,3H-[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4- <greek-a>]pyridazin-1-ylidene)amino]phenyl]thio]-methyl ester in or on the raw agricultural commodity soybeans at 0.02 ppm. The proposed analytic method for determining residues is gas chromatographic. (PM 23)

3. 6. PP 6F4614. Ciba Crop Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of the herbicide Acetic Acid [[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H,3H-[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4- ]pyridazin-1-ylidene)amino]phenyl]thio]-methyl ester in or on the raw agricultural commodity soybeans at 0.02 ppm. The proposed analytic method for determining residues is gas chromatographic. (PM 23)

   
   
5. 9. PP 6F4631. Bayer Corporation, P.O. Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorne Road, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013 proposes amending 40 CFR 180 by establishing tolerances for the residues of the herbicide N-(4- flurophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluromethyl)-1,3,4-thidrozol- 2-yl]oxy]acetamide in or on the raw agricultural commodities field corn grain at 0.05 ppm, field corn forage at 0.4 ppm, field corn stover (fodder) at 0.4 ppm, soybeans at 0.1 ppm, milk at 0.01 ppm, meat at 0.05 ppm, and meat by products at 0.05 ppm. The proposed method for determining residues if nuclear magnetic resonance. (PM 22)

1. 14. PP 6F4654. Bayer Corporation, Agriculture Division, Animal Health, P.O. Box 390, Shawne Mission, KS 66201-0390 proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.436 by increasing the established tolerance for residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3- (2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylate, in or on eggs at 0.02 ppm; poultry fat at 0.05 ppm; poultry meat at 0.05 ppm; and poultry meat by-products at 0.05 ppm. (PM 13)

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   16. PP 6F4664. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide isoxaflutole, 5-cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4- trifluoromethylbenzoyl)isoxazole and its metabolites, 1-(2- methylsulphonyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-cyano-3-cyclopropyl propane- 1,3-dione and 2-methylsulphonyl-4-trifluoromethyl benzoic acid in or on the raw agricultural commodities field corn, grain at 0.10 ppm; field corn, fodder at 0.40 ppm; and field corn, forage at 0.40 ppm. In addition, Rhone-Poulenc proposes to establish tolerances in cattle, liver at 0.20 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.03 ppm; goat, liver at 0.20 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.03 ppm; hog, liver at 0.04 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.01 ppm; poultry, fat at 0.05 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.20 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.05 ppm; eggs at 0.05 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.20 ppm; and sheep, kidney at 0.03 ppm. (PM 23)

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6. Amended Filings

    

7. A record has been established for this notice under docket number [PF-646] (including comments and data submitted electronically as described below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is located in Room 1132 of the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: opp-Docket@epamail.epa.gov

   Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public version, as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official rulemaking record which will also include all comments submitted directly in writing. The official rulemaking record is the paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.

   List of Subjects

   Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

   Dated: May 24, 1996.

   Susant Lewis,
   Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 96-14450 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F