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submit information to EPA without the 

Agency requesting the information. EPA 

established the procedures described in 

40 CFR part 2, subparts A and B, to 

protect the confidentiality of 

information as well as the rights of the 

public to obtain access to information 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA). In accordance with these 

regulations, when EPA finds it 

necessary to make a final confidentiality 

determination (e.g., in response to a 

FOIA request or in the course of 

rulemaking or litigation), or in advance 

confidentiality determination, it shall 

notify the affected business and 

provides an opportunity to comment 

(i.e., to submit a substantiation of 

confidentiality claim). This ICR relates 

to the collection of information that will 

assist EPA in determining whether 

previously submitted information is 

entitled to confidential treatment. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1.5 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are businesses and other forprofit companies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,320. 

Frequency of Response: 1 per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

1,992.30 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$88,825.25 includes $0 annualized 

capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There has 

been a decrease of 10 hours in the 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. 

Dated: December 9, 2010. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31481 Filed 12–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0012; FRL–8853–1] 

Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide 

Petitions Filed for Residues of 

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions proposing the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) of interest as shown in the 

body of this document, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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 Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’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 Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

the docket ID number and the pesticide 

petition number of interest as shown in 

the body of this document. EPA’s policy 

is that all comments received will be 

included in the docket without change 

and may be made available on-line at 

http://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 

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 available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 http:// 

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 Dr., 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 Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

contact person, with telephone number 

and e-mail address, is listed at the end 

of each pesticide petition summary. You 

may also reach each contact person by 

mail at Registration Division (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

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 


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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 at the end of the 

pesticide petition summary of interest. 

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. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA is announcing its receipt of 

several pesticide petitions filed under 

section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 

346a, proposing the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 174 or part 180 for residues of 

pesticide chemicals in or on various 

food commodities. EPA has determined 

that the pesticide petitions described in 

this notice contain the data or 

information prescribed 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 can make a final 

determination on these pesticide 

petitions. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of each of the petitions that 

are the subject of this notice, prepared 

by the petitioner, is included in a docket 

EPA has created for each rulemaking. 

The docket for each of the petitions is 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), EPA is 

publishing notice of the petition so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

New Tolerances 

1. PP OE7788. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0865). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, proposes to establish a tolerance 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide tepraloxydim, (2-[1-[[[(2E)-3- 

chloro-2-propenyl]oxy]imino]propyl]-3- 

hydroxy-5-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)- 

cyclohexene-1-one) and its metabolites 

convertible to GP (3- (tetrahydropyran4-yl)pentane-1,5-dioic acid) and OH–GP 

(3-hydroxy-3-(tetrahydropyran-4- 

yl)pentane-1,5-dioic acid), calculated as 

tepraloxydim, in or on pea and bean, 

dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 

6C at 0.10 parts per million (ppm); and 

sunflower, subgroup 20B at 0.25 ppm 

for imported commodities. The 

analytical method involves extraction, 

concentration, precipitation, 

centrifugation/filtration, oxidation, 

partition, and clean-up. Samples are 

then analyzed by gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC/MS) (selected 

ion monitoring). The limit of 

quantitation (LOQ) is 0.05 ppm for each 

analyte, parent and metabolite. Contact: 

Susan Stanton, (703) 305–5218; e-mail 

address: stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

2. PP 0E7772. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0879). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide flutriafol, 

[(±)-a-(2-fluorophenyl)-a-(4- 

fluorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1- 

ethanol], including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on banana, whole 

(import tolerance) at 0.50 ppm. 

Adequate enforcement analytical 

methods for determining flutriafol in or 

on appropriate raw agricultural 

commodities and processed 

commodities are available for the 

established and proposed tolerances. 

Contact: Tamue L. Gibson, (703) 305– 

9096; e-mail address: 

gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

3. PP 0F7737. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0864). Isagro S.p.A., 430 Davis Drive, 

Suite 240, Morrisville, NC 27560, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide tetraconazole, 1-[2-(2,4- 

dichlorophenyl)-3-(1,1,2,2- 

tetrafluoroethoxy)propyl]-1H-1,2,4- 

triazole, in or on corn; field, forage; 

field, grain; field, stover; pop, grain; and 

pop, stover at 1.0, 0.01, 1.5, 0.01 and 1.5 

ppm, respectively. Adequate 

enforcement methodology (capillary gas 

chromatography with electron capture 

detector (GC/ECD)) is available to 

enforce the tolerance expression. An 


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additional new enforcement method 

using liquid chromatography/MS/MS 

(LC/MS/MS) detection has been 

submitted to the Agency. Contact: Lisa 

Jones, (703) 308–9424; e-mail address: 

jones.lisa@epa.gov. 

4. PP 0F7750. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0845). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. 

Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, 

NC 27709, proposes to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for the 

combined residues of the herbicide 

isoxaflutole, 5-cyclopropyl-4-(2- 

methylsulfonyl-4- 

trifluoromethylbenzoyl) isoxazole and 

its metabolite 1-(2-methylsulfonyl-4- 

trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-cyano-3- 

cyclopropyl propane-1,3-dione (RPA 

202248), calculated as the parent 

compound, in or on soybean at 0.05 

ppm; and soybean, aspirated grain 

fractions at 0.25 ppm. Bayer 

CropScience has submitted a method 

description and validation for an LC/ 

MS/MS (CAL study #019–03) for use in 

corn and rotational crops. This method 

is the proposed enforcement method for 

all crops. A modification of this method, 

IS–004–P10–02, was developed and 

validated for use in soybean field trials. 

Contact: James M. Stone, (703) 305– 

7391; e-mail address: 

stone.james@epa.gov. 

5. PP 0F7764. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0866). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. 

Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, 

NC 27709, proposes to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 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 grain, 

cereal, group 15 (except rice) at 0.1 

ppm; grain, forage, group16 (except rice) 

at 0.3 ppm; and grain, stover, group 16 

(except rice) at 0.5 ppm. Although 

residue levels approaching the proposed 

tolerances are unlikely, independently 

validated enforcement methods LC/MS/ 

MS are available for determining 

residues of fenamidone and relevant 

metabolites in rotational crops. Contact: 

RoseMary Kearns, (703) 305–5611; email address: kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 

6. PP 0F7768. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0849). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide fluazifop-p-butyl, butyl(R)-2- 

[4-[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2- 

pyridinyl]oxy]phenoxy]propanoate, and 

the free and conjugated forms of the 

resolved isomer of fluazifop, (R)-2-[4- 

[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2- 

pyridinyl]oxy]phenoxy]propanoic acid, 

expressed as fluazifop, in or on cotton, 

undelinted seed at 0.9 ppm; and cotton, 

gin byproducts at 0.8 ppm. Syngenta has 

developed and validated analytical 

methodology for enforcement purposes. 

An extensive database of method 

validation data using this method on 

various crop commodities is available. 

Contact: James M. Stone, (703) 305– 

7391; e-mail address: 

stone.james@epa.gov. 

7. PP 0F7770. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0876). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, proposes to 

establish rotational crop tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for the indirect or 

inadvertent residues of the fungicide 

flutriafol, [(±)-a-(2-fluorophenyl)-a-(4- 

fluorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1- 

ethanol], including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on sweet corn, field 

corn and cotton raw agricultural 

commodities (corn, sweet, forage at 0.05 

ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 0.09 ppm; 

corn, sweet, kernels plus cob with husks 

removed at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, forage 

at 0.10 ppm; corn, field, stover at 0.07 

ppm; corn, field, grain at 0.01 ppm; 

cotton, undelinted seed at 0.01 ppm; 

and cotton, gin byproducts at 0.05 ppm) 

grown in fields previously planted with 

soybeans that were treated with 

flutriafol. Residues of flutriafol in sweet 

corn, field corn and cotton raw 

agricultural commodity products can be 

determined by GC with mass selective 

detection (GC/MSD). The method was 

validated for determination of residues 

of flutriafol in sweet corn, field corn and 

cotton raw agricultural commodities. 

Residues of flutriafol in animal matrices 

can be determined by GC/MSD. The 

method was validated for determination 

of residues of flutriafol in milk, muscle, 

kidney, liver and egg. Contact: Tamue L. 

Gibson, (703) 305–9096; e-mail address: 

gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

8. PP 0F7771. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0875). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide flutriafol, 

[(±)-a-(2-fluorophenyl)-a-(4- 

fluorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1- 

ethanol], including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on corn, field, forage 

at 4.0 ppm; corn, field, stover at 6.0 

ppm; corn, field, grain at 0.01 ppm; 

corn, field, flour at 0.03 ppm; corn, 

field, oil at 0.07 ppm; corn, field, meal 

at 0.03 ppm; corn, pop, stover at 6.0 

ppm; corn, pop, grain at 0.01 ppm; 

grape at 1.1 ppm; grape, raisin at 2.5 

ppm; peanut at 0.08 ppm; peanut, hay 

at 18 ppm; fruit, pome (Crop Group 11) 

at 0.60 ppm; fruit, stone (Crop Group 

12) at 0.80 ppm; beet, sugar, root at 1.5 

ppm; beet, sugar, tops at 2.5 ppm; beet, 

sugar, refined at 0.70 ppm; beet, sugar, 

molasses at 1.0 ppm; beet, sugar, dried 

pulp at 1.0 ppm; wheat, forage at 25 

ppm; wheat, hay at 9.0 ppm; wheat, 

straw at 6.0 ppm; wheat, grain at 0.15 

ppm; wheat, grain, bran at 0.20 ppm; 

wheat, grain, germ at 0.20 ppm; barley, 

hay at 9.0 ppm; barley, straw at 6.0 

ppm; barley, grain at 0.15 ppm; barley, 

grain, bran at 0.20 ppm; buckwheat, 

grain at 0.15 ppm; oats, forage at 25 

ppm; oats, hay at 9.0 ppm; oats, straw 

at 6.0 ppm; oats, grain at 0.15 ppm; oats, 

grain, bran at 0.20 ppm; rye, forage at 25 

ppm; rye, straw at 6.0 ppm; rye, grain 

at 0.15 ppm; cattle, liver at 0.12 ppm; 

goat, liver at 0.12 ppm; horse, liver at 

0.12 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.12 ppm; and 

milk at 0.02 ppm. The proposed 

tolerance for fruit, pome, which is based 

on new field trial data for pears and 

previously submitted data for apples, 

will replace the current tolerance for 

apples at 0.20 ppm. Adequate 

enforcement analytical methods for 

determining flutriafol in/on appropriate 

raw agricultural commodities and 

processed commodities are available for 

the established and proposed tolerances. 

Contact: Tamue L. Gibson, (703) 305– 

9096; e-mail address: 

gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

9. PP 0F7773. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0916). Gowan Company, 370 South 

Main Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, proposes 

to amend 40 CFR 180.448 for residues 

of the insecticide hexythiazox (trans-5- 

(4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4- 

methyl-2-oxothiazolidine-3- 

carboxamide) and its metabolites 

containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4- 

methyl-2-oxo-3-thiazolidine moiety, by 

establishing a tolerance in or on grain, 

aspirated fractions at 0.5 ppm; removing 

the geographical restriction for the 

existing tolerances for hexythiazox on 

corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; and 

corn, field, stover; and increasing the 

tolerance for corn, field, stover from 2.5 

ppm to 6.0 ppm. A practical analytical 

method, high pressure liquid 

chromatography with a ultraviolet (UV) 

detector, which detects and measures 

residues of hexythiazox and its 

metabolites as a common moiety, is 

available for enforcement purposes. 

Contact: Olga Odiott, (703) 308–9369; email address: odiott.olga@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 


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Dated: December 6, 2010. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31218 Filed 12–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0650; FRL–8855–5] 

Propionic Acid and Salts, Urea Sulfate, 

Methidathion, and Methyl Parathion; 

Registration Review Final Decisions; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final registration 

review decisions for the pesticides 

propionic acid and salts, case no. 4078, 

urea sulfate, case no. 7213, 

methidathion, case no. 0034, and 

methyl parathion, case no. 0153. 

Registration review is EPA’s periodic 

review of pesticide registrations to 

ensure that each pesticide continues to 

satisfy the statutory standard for 

registration, that is, that the pesticide 

can perform its intended function 

without causing unreasonable adverse 

effects on human health or the 

environment. Through this program, 

EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s 

registration is based on current 

scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information, contact: 

The chemical review manager identified 

in Table 1 of Unit II for the pesticide of 

interest. 

For general information on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–5026; fax number: 

(703) 308–8090; e-mail address: 

costello.kevin@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker, and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

pesticide specific contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0650. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either in the electronic docket 

at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this 

notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s final registration review decisions 

for the pesticides in the table below— 

propionic acid and salts, case 4078, urea 

sulfate, case no. 7213, methidathion, 

case no. 0034, and methyl parathion, 

case no. 0153. The active ingredient 

propionic acid is a fungicide and 

bactericide that is used to control fungi 

and bacteria in stored hay and grains, 

inhibit bacterial growth in drinking 

water for livestock and poultry, control 

mold and fungi in poultry litter and 

animal feed, and sanitize pre-cleaned 

food contact surfaces. Propionic acid is 

also used as an inert ingredient in 

pesticide formulations. Propionic acid 

and its salts, sodium and calcium 

propionates, are approved by the Food 

and Drug Administration (FDA) in the 

United States as Generally Recognized 

As Safe (GRAS) for use in food. 

Propionic acid and salts, are exempt 

from the requirement of a tolerance. 

Urea sulfate is used as a desiccant on 

cotton. No food crop uses remain and all 

tolerances for urea sulfate have been 

deleted. Methidathion is a nonsystemic, organophosphate (OP) used as 

an insecticide/acaricide on a wide 

variety of terrestrial food and feed crops 

and terrestrial non-food crops. Methyl 

parathion is a restricted use OP 

insecticide and acaricide registered for 

use on a variety of food and feed crops, 

with the majority of use occurring on 

cotton, corn, and rice. 

TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW CASES WITH FINAL DECISIONS

Registration review case name and No. Pesticide Docket ID No. Chemical review manager, telephone No., email address 

Propionic Acid and Salts—4078 ......................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0024 ............................. Wilhelmena Livingston, (703) 308–8025, livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov. 

Urea Sulfate—7213 ............................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0202 ............................. Andrea Mojica, (703) 308–0122, 

mojica.andrea@epa.gov. 

Methidathion—0034 ........................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0723 ............................. Jose Gayoso, (703) 347–8652, 

gayoso.jose@epa.gov. 

Methyl Parathion—0153 ..................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0332 ............................. Kelly Ballard, (703) 305–8126, 

ballard.kelly@epa.gov. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 

Agency’s determination whether a 

pesticide meets, or does not meet, the 

standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA 

has considered propionic acid and salts, 

urea sulfate, methidathion, and methyl 

parathion in light of the FIFRA standard 

for registration. The propionic acid and 

salts, urea sulfate, methidathion, and 

methyl parathion Final Decision 

documents in the docket describes the 

Agency’s rationale for issuing a 

registration review final decision for 

these pesticides. 

In addition to the final registration 

review decision documents, the 

registration review docket for propionic 

acid and salts, urea sulfate, 

methidathion and methyl parathion also 


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