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Response to NAS Comments’’ (EPA/600/ 

R–10/038A) is available primarily via 

the Internet on the NCEA home page 

under the Recent Additions and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

paper copies are available from the 

Information Management Team 

(Address: Information Management 

Team, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 

8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 

703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347– 

8691). If you request a paper copy, 

please provide your name, mailing 

address, and the assessment title. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, 

by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ 

courier. Please follow the detailed 

instructions provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

Federal Register notice (75 FR 28610). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the docket, 

regulations.gov or public comment 

period, please contact the Office of 

Environmental Information (OEI) Docket 

(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–1753; or e-mail: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

For information on the draft report, 

please contact Linda C. Tuxen, National 

Center for Environmental Assessment 

(8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 

703–347–8609; facsimile: 703–347– 

8699; or e-mail: tuxen.linda@epa.gov. 

Dated: June 17, 2010. 

Rebecca Clark, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15217 Filed 6–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9166–9] 

Meeting of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council—Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of 

Public Law 92–423, ‘‘The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act,’’ notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council (NDWAC), established under 

the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The 

Council will consider various issues 

associated with the Agency’s drinking 

water strategy and new approaches to 

protecting drinking water and public 

health. The Council will also receive 

updates about several on-going activities 

including the Climate Ready Water 

Utility Working Group and updates on 

regulatory efforts. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held on July 21, 2010, from 8:30 p.m. to 

5 p.m., July 22, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., and July 23, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 

noon, Eastern Daylight Savings Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Palomar Washington, 2121 P 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who would like 

to attend the meeting, present an oral 

statement, or submit a written 

statement, should contact Thomas 

Carpenter by e-mail at 

carpenter.thomas@epa.gov, by phone, 

202–564–4885, or by regular mail at the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

Council encourages the public’s input 

and will allocate one hour (11:30 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m.) on July 22, 2010, for this 

purpose. Oral statements will be limited 

to five minutes. It is preferred that only 

one person present the statement on 

behalf of a group or organization. To 

ensure adequate time for public 

involvement, individuals or 

organizations interested in presenting 

an oral statement should notify Thomas 

Carpenter by telephone at 202–564– 

4885 no later than July 12, 2010. Any 

person who wishes to file a written 

statement can do so before or after a 

Council meeting. Written statements 

received by July 12, 2010, will be 

distributed to all members of the 

Council before any final discussion or 

vote is completed. Any statements 

received July 13, 2010, or after the 

meeting will become part of the 

permanent meeting file and will be 

forwarded to the Council members for 

their information. 

Special Accommodations 

For information on access or services 

for individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Thomas Carpenter at 202–564– 

4885 or by e-mail at 

carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Thomas Carpenter, preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: June 17, 2010. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15218 Filed 6–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0012; FRL–8831–3] 

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 July 23, 2010. 

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 

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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 

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 

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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 0E7723. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0471). IR-4, 500 College Road East, Suite 

201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide novaluron 

N-[[[3-chloro-4-[1,1,2-trifluoro-2- 

trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy]phenyl] 

amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide, 

in or on corn, sweet, kernals plus cob 

with husks removed at 0.05 parts per 

million (ppm); corn, sweet, forage at 20 

ppm; and corn, sweet, stover at 50 ppm. 

Makhteshim-Agan of North America, 

Inc., 4515 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, 

NC 27609, is the manufacturer and basic 

registrant of novaluron. MakhteshimAgan of North America, Inc., prepared 

and summarized the following 

information in support of the subject 

pesticide petition for novaluron. 

Adequate analytical enforcement 

methods, gas chromatography/electron 

capture detector (GC/ECD) and a high 

performance liquid chromatography/ 

ultraviolet method (HPLC/UV) for 

enforcing tolerances of novaluron 

residues in or on different matrices are 

available, as published in the Federal 

Register of January 27, 2010 (75 FR 

4274) (FRL–8807–2). A method 

validation was conducted both prior to 

sample analysis and concurrently with 

sample analysis, determining that the 

method recoveries were in the range. 

The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for the 

method in K+CWHR, forage and stover 

was calculated to be 0.040, 0.052 and 

0.049 ppm, respectively. The lowest 

level of method validation (LLMV) for 

novaluron in corn forage, stover and 

K+CWHR was 0.05 ppm. Contact: Laura 

Nollen, (703) 305–7390, e-mail address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

2. PP 0F7708. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0466). Makhteshim-Agan of North 

America, Inc., 4515 Falls of Neuse Road, 

Raleigh, NC 27609, proposes to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the insecticide novaluron 

(N-[[[3-chloro-4-[1,1,2-trifluoro-2- 

trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy]

phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2,6- 

difluorobenzamide) in or on all food 

commodities (other than those already 

covered by a higher tolerance as a result 

of use on growing crops) in food 

handling establishments where food 

products are held, processed or 

prepared at 0.01 ppm. An adequate 

analytical enforcement method GC/ECD 

and a HPLC/UV method for enforcing 

tolerances of novaluron residues in or 

on different matrices are available. 

Concerning this petition, a validation 

method was conducted determining 

residue concentrations of novaluron in 

or on butter, meat, milk, bread, lettuce 

and typical dinner plates serving as 

representative commodities in a 

simulated food-handling establishment 

to which novaluron was applied. 

Contact: Jennifer Gaines, (703) 305– 

5967, e-mail address: 

gaines.jennifer@epa.gov. 

3. PP 0F7709. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0421). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, proposes 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the insecticide 

fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F) 1H-pyrazole4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1- 

methyl-N-(3’,4’,5’-trifluoro1,1’-biphenyl2-yl)-) in or on apple, wet pomace at 3.5 

ppm; barley, bran at 6.0 ppm; beet, 

sugar, tops at 4.0 ppm; beet, sugar, dried 

pulp at 0.16 ppm; corn, field, grain at 

0.01 ppm; corn, oil, refined at 0.05 ppm; 

cotton, gin byproducts at 0.01 ppm; 

cotton, undelinted seed at 0.01 ppm; 

fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.7 ppm; fruit, 

stone, group 12 at 1.4 ppm; grain, 

aspirated fractions at 16.0 ppm; grain, 

cereal, group 15, except field corn grain 

at 2.5 ppm; grain, cereal, forage, fodder 

and straw, group 16 at 25.0 ppm; peanut 

at 0.02 ppm; peanut, meal at 0.03 ppm; 

peanut, refined oil at 0.06 ppm; plum, 

prune at 4.0 ppm; potato, wet peel at 0.2 

ppm; rapeseed, (cultivars/varieties and/ 

or hybrids including canola and crambe) 

at 0.60 ppm; rice, hulls at 10.0 ppm; 

soybean, hulls at 6.5 ppm; soybean, seed 

at 0.20 ppm; sunflower, seed at 0.60 

ppm; vegetable, foliage of legume, group 

7 at 18.0 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 

8 at 0.60 ppm; vegetable, legume, dried 

shelled pea and bean (except soybean), 

subgroup 6C at 0.35 ppm; vegetable, 

legume, edible podded, subgroup 6A at 

1.40 ppm; vegetable, legume, succulent 

shelled pea and bean, subgroup 6B at 

0.45 ppm; vegetable, root, subgroup 1A 

at 0.10 ppm; vegetable, tuberous and 

corm, subgroup 1C at 0.04 ppm; 

vegetable, tuberous and corm, (except 

potato), subgroup 1D at 0.04 ppm; 

wheat, bran at 6.0 ppm; wheat, germ at 

3.0 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.1 ppm; cattle, 

kidney at 0.01 ppm; cattle, liver at 0.10 

ppm; cattle, meat at 0.01 ppm; cattle, 

meat byproducts at 0.10 ppm; egg at 

0.01 ppm; goat, fat at 0.1 ppm; goat, 

kidney at 0.01 ppm; goat, liver at 0.10 

ppm; goat, meat at 0.01 ppm; goat, meat 

byproducts at 0.10 ppm; hog, fat at 0.01 

ppm; hog, liver at 0.01 ppm; hog, meat 

at 0.01 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at 

0.01 ppm; horse, fat at 0.1 ppm; horse 

kidney at 0.01 ppm; horse, liver at 0.10 

ppm; horse, meat at 0.01 ppm; horse, 

meat byproducts at 0.10 ppm; milk at 

0.02 ppm; milk, fat at 0.2 ppm; egg at 

0.01 ppm; poultry, byproducts at 0.01 

ppm; poultry, fat at 0.01 ppm; poultry, 

liver at 0.01 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.01 

ppm; poultry, skin at 0.01 ppm; sheep, 

fat at 0.1 ppm; sheep, kidney at 0.01 

ppm; sheep, liver at 0.10 ppm; sheep, 

meat at 0.01 ppm; and sheep, meat 

byproducts at 0.10 ppm. Independently 

validated analytical methods have been 

submitted for analyzing residues of 

parent BAS 700 F plus metabolites 

M700F008, M700F048 and M700F002 

with appropriate sensitivity in crops 

and processed commodities for which 

tolerances are being requested. Contact: 

Olga Odiott, (703) 308–9369, e-mail 

address: odiott.olga@epa.gov. 

4. PP 0F7712. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0771). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 

12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2- 

nitroguanidine, in or on mustard, seed 

at 0.01 ppm. In plants and plant 

products, the residue of concern, parent 

clothianidin, can be determined using 

HPLC with electrospray mass 

spectrometry (MS/MS) detection. In an 

extraction efficiency testing, the plant 

residues method has also demonstrated 

the ability to extract aged clothianidin 

residue. Although the plant residues 

LC/MS/MS method is highly suitable for 

enforcement method, an LC/UV method 

has also been developed which is 

suitable for enforcement (monitoring) 

purposes in all relevant matrices. 

Contact: Kable Bo Davis, (703) 306– 

0415, e-mail address: 

davis.kable@epa.gov. 

5. PP 0F7718. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0426). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New 

Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, 

Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide pyraflufenethyl, ethyl 2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5- 

difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetate and its 

acid metabolite, E-1, 2-chloro-5-(4- 

chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1Hpyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetic 

acid, expressed in terms of the parent, 

in or on almond hulls at 0.02 ppm; nuts, 

tree, group 14 at 0.01 ppm; pistachio at 

0.01 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.01 

ppm; fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.01 ppm; 

pomegranates at 0.01 ppm; olives at 0.01 

ppm; grapes at 0.01 ppm, and hops at 

0.05 ppm. An analytical method was 

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ethyl and its metabolites by aqueous 

organic solvent extraction, column clean 

up, and quantitation by GC. Contact: 

James M. Stone, (703) 305–7391, e-mail 

address: stone.james@epa.gov. 

6. PP 0F7722. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0458). E. I. du Pont de Nemours and 

Company, 1007 Market Street, 

Wilmington, DE 19898, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide 

picoxystrobin, in or on cereal grains 

except rice (crop group 15) at 0.2 ppm; 

cereal forage and fodder except rice 

(crop group 16) at 13.0 ppm; cereal grain 

aspirated grain fractions at 4.5 ppm; 

cereal grain oil at 1.5 ppm; dry legume 

vegetables except soybean (crop group 

6, subgroup C) at 0.1 ppm; legume 

vegetable foliage (crop group 7) at 18.0 

ppm; soybean seed at 0.05 ppm; 

soybean forage at 0.8 ppm; soybean hay 

at 2.5 ppm; soybean aspirated grain 

fractions at 3.2 ppm; soybean hulls at 

10.0 ppm; soybean oil at 0.05 ppm; 

canola seed at 0.05 ppm; meat and meat 

byproducts except liver of cattle, goat, 

hog, horse, and sheep at 0.01 ppm; fat 

of cattle, goat, hog, horse, and sheep at 

0.05 ppm; liver of cattle, goat, hog, 

horse, and sheep at 0.8 ppm; meat, meat 

byproducts, fat, and eggs of poultry at 

0.01 ppm; milk at 0.01 ppm, and cream, 

at 0.03 ppm. Adequate analytical 

methodology is available for 

enforcement purposes. An analytical 

method has been developed and 

independently validated for the 

detection and quantification of 

picoxystrobin and metabolites in 

various crop matrices including cereals, 

soybean, dried legume, canola, lettuce, 

and orange matrices. The method was 

validated at 0.010 and 0.10 ppm in all 

matrices using an LC/MS/MS system 

operating with an electrospray interface 

(ESI) in positive ion mode. The 

analytical method is suitable for 

enforcement/monitoring and data 

generation for regulatory studies. An 

analytical method has been developed 

and independently validated for the 

detection, quantification and 

confirmation of picoxystrobin residues 

in animal tissues including chicken egg, 

bovine whole and skim milk and cream 

and bovine muscle, liver, kidney and 

fat. The method quantifies 

picoxystrobin in the animal matrices at 

levels of approximately 0.010 mg/kg 

using a HPLC/ESI-MS/MS system. The 

analytical method is suitable for 

enforcement/monitoring and data 

generation for regulatory studies. 

Contact: Susan Stanton, (703) 305–5218, 

e-mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

7. PP 0F7730. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 

0546). 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 

fungicide thiabendazole [2-(4-thiazolyl)- 

1H-benzimidazole], (CAS Reg. No. 148– 

79–8) and its metabolite benzimidazole 

(free and conjugated), in or on corn, 

field, forage at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, 

grain at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, stover at 

0.01 ppm; corn, pop, forage at 0.01 ppm; 

corn, pop, grain at 0.01 ppm; corn, pop, 

stover at 0.01 ppm; corn, sweet, forage 

at 0.01 ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 0.01 

ppm; and corn, sweet, kernel plus cobs 

with husks removed at 0.01 ppm. 

Adequate analytical methodology is 

available for data collection enforcing of 

thiabendazole residues. The Pesticide 

Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. II lists 

four spectrophotofluorometric methods 

(Methods I, A, B and C) for determining 

residues of thiabendazole per se in or on 

plant commodities, and one 

spectrophotofluorometric method 

(Method D) for determining residues of 

thiabendazole and 5–hydroxy– 

thiabendazole in milk. Contact: Janet 

Whitehurst, (703) 305–6129, e-mail 

address: whitehurst.janet@epa.gov. 

8. PP 9F7679. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0267). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the herbicide safener, 

mefenpyr-diethyl including its 

metabolites and degradates. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified is to 

be determined by measuring residues of 

mefenpyr-diethyl ((RS)-1-(2,4- 

dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-pyrazoline3,5-dicarboxylic acid) and its 

dichlorophenylpyrazoline metabolites 

in or on sorghum, grain at 0.01 ppm; 

sorghum, forage at 0.1 ppm; sorghum, 

stover at 0.05 ppm; grass, hay at 0.05 

ppm; and grass, forage at 1.5 ppm. An 

enforcement method for plants has been 

developed and radiovalidation and 

independent laboratory validation (ILV) 

conducted. The EPA has concluded that 

this method is suitable for food 

tolerance enforcement of mefenpyrdiethyl and its 2,4-dichlorophenylpyrazoline metabolites. Contact: 

Bethany Benbow, (703) 347–8072, email address: benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

9. PP 9F7680. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0266). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the herbicide pyrasulfotole 

including its metabolites and 

degradates. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified is to be 

determined by measuring residues of 

pyrasulfotole (AE 0317309) (5-hydroxy1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-[2- 

(methylsulfonyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)- 

phenyl]-methanone and its metabolite 

(5-Hydroxy-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)- 

[2-(methylsulfonyl)-4- 

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] methanone, 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of pyrasulfotole, in or on 

sorghum, grain at 0.8 ppm; sorghum, 

forage at 1.2 ppm; sorghum, stover at 

0.35 ppm; grass, hay at 2.5 ppm; and 

grass, forage at 10 ppm. The analytical 

method is an LC/MS/MS method which 

quantifies pyrasulfotole and its 

metabolite (5-Hydroxy-3-methyl-1Hpyrazol-4-yl)[2-(methylsulfonyl)-4- 

(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]methanone 

with an LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg. 

Pyrasulfotole and its metabolite are 

solvent extracted, hydrolyzed to 

released conjugated residues and 

purified by C18 solid phase extraction. 

Residues are quantified by LC/MS/MS 

using isotopically labeled internal 

standards. Validation of the 

methodology for the determination of 

pyrasulfotole and its metabolite 

demonstrated that it could accurately 

determine residues at the LOQ of 0.01 

ppm in all appropriate matrices. 

Pyrasulfotole and its metabolite are 

stable for at least 11 months for the 

above matrices. Contact: Bethany 

Benbow, (703) 347–8072, e-mail 

address: benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 0E7723. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0471). IR-4, 500 College Road East, Suite 

201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

increase the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.598 for residues of the insecticide 

novaluron, N-[[[3-chloro-4-[1,1,2- 

trifluoro-2-trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy] 

phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2,6- 

difluorobenzamide, in or on milk from 

1.0 to 1.5 ppm; and milk, fat from 20 to 

35 ppm. Makhteshim-Agan of North 

America, Inc., 4515 Falls of Neuse Road, 

Raleigh, NC 27609, is the manufacturer 

and basic registrant of novaluron. 

Makhteshim-Agan of North America, 

Inc., prepared and summarized the 

following information in support of the 

subject pesticide petition for novaluron. 

Adequate analytical enforcement 

methods, GC/ECD method and a HPLC/ 

UV method for enforcing tolerances of 

novaluron residues in or on different 

matrices are available, as published in 

the Federal Register of January 27, 2010 

(75 FR 4274) (FRL–8807–2). A method 

validation was conducted both prior to 

sample analysis and concurrently with 

sample analysis, determining that the 

method recoveries were in the range. 

The LOQ for the method in K+CWHR, 

forage and stover was calculated to be 

0.040, 0.052 and 0.049 ppm, 

respectively. The LLMV for novaluron 

in corn forage, stover and K+CWHR was 

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0.05 ppm. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 

305–7390, e-mail address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

2. PP 9F7622. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0287). Valent U.S.A. Company, 1600 

Riviera Ave., Suite 200, Walnut Creek, 

CA 94596–8025, proposes to amend the 

tolerance in 40 CFR 180.617 by 

decreasing the established tolerance for 

residues of the fungicide metconazole, 

5-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-2,2- 

dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1- 

ylmethyl)cyclopentanol, measured as 

the sum of cis- and trans- isomers, in or 

on nut, tree (crop group 14) from 0.04 

ppm to 0.02 ppm. Independently 

validated analytical methods have been 

submitted for analyzing parent 

metconazole residues with appropriate 

sensitivity for all canola crop and 

processed commodities for which a 

tolerance is being requested. Contact: 

Tracy Keigwin, (703) 305–6605, e-mail 

address: keigwin.tracy@epa.gov. 

3. PP 9F7678. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0268). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend the 

40 CFR 180.324 by revising tolerances 

for residues of the herbicide, 

bromoxynil including its metabolites 

and degradates. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified is to be 

determined by measuring residues of 

bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4- 

hydroxybenzonitrile), in or on sorghum, 

grain at 0.2 ppm; grass, hay at 5.0 ppm; 

and grass, forage at 18 ppm. Since 

bromoxynil already has tolerances on 

sorghum and grass commodities 

adequate analytical methods are in 

place to support the desired uses. 

Contact: Bethany Benbow, (703) 347– 

8072, e-mail address: 

benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

4. PP 9F7680. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0266). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709, proposes to increase 

the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.631 for 

residues of the herbicide, pyrasulfotole 

including its metabolites and 

degradates. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified is to be 

determined by measuring residues of 

pyrasulfotole (AE0317309) (5-hydroxy1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)[2- 

(methylsulfonyl)-4- 

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-methanone 

and its metabolite (5-Hydroxy-3-methyl1H-pyrazol-4-yl-[2-(methylsulfonyl)-4- 

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] methanone, 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of pyrasulfotole, in or on 

cattle, goat, hog, sheep, horse, meat at 

0.04 ppm; cattle, goat, hog, sheep, horse, 

fat at 0.04 ppm; cattle, goat, hog, sheep, 

horse, meat byproducts, except liver at 

2 ppm; and cattle, goat, hog, sheep, 

horse, liver at 8 ppm. The analytical 

method is an LC/MS/MS method which 

quantifies pyrasulfotole and its 

metabolite (5-Hydroxy-3-methyl-1Hpyrazol-4-yl)[2-(methylsulfonyl)-4- 

(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]methanone 

with an LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg. 

Pyrasulfotole and its metabolite are 

solvent extracted, hydrolyzed to 

released conjugated residues and 

purified by C18 solid phase extraction. 

Residues are quantified by LC/MS/MS 

using isotopically labeled internal 

standards. Validation of the 

methodology for the determination of 

pyrasulfotole and its metabolite 

demonstrated that it could accurately 

determine residues at the LOQ of 0.01 

ppm in all appropriate matrices. 

Pyrasulfotole and its metabolite are 

stable for at least 11 months for the 

above matrices. Contact: Bethany 

Benbow, (703) 347–8072, e-mail 

address: benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 0E7701. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0095). Ag-Chem Consulting, 12208 

Quinque Lane, Clifton, VA 21024, on 

behalf of LG Life Science, 910 Sylvan 

Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, 

proposes to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of polyoxyethylene mono 

(tristyrylphenyl)ether (CAS No. 99734– 

09–5) applied to postharvest crops 

under 40 CFR 180.910 when used as a 

pesticide inert ingredient as a surfactant 

with a maximum of 10.0% by weight in 

pesticide formulations applied to food 

areas and food contact surfaces in food 

service and food handling 

establishments. The petitioner believes 

no analytical method is needed because 

requirements for an analytical method 

are not applicable to a request to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

Karen Samek, (703) 347–8825, e–mail 

address: samek.karen@epa.gov. 

2. PP 9E7660. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0429). BASF Corporation, 100 Campus 

Dr., Florham Park, NJ 07932, proposes 

to establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of Acetic acid ethenyl, polymer with 

oxirane (CAS No. 25820–49–9) when 

used as a pesticide inert ingredient as a 

surfactant in pesticide formulations 

without limitation. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because requirements for an analytical 

method are not applicable to a request 

to establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603–0851, e– 

mail address: 

sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: June 15, 2010. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15034 Filed 6–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0208; FRL–8831–5] 

Pesticide Product Registrations; 

Conditional Approvals 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agency’s issuance, pursuant to the 

provisions of section 3(c)(7)(C) of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), of conditional 

registrations for the pesticide products, 

MON 89034 and MON 89034 x MON 

88017, containing active ingredients 

that were not in any registered pesticide 

products at the time of their respective 

submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8077; e-mail address: 

cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov. 

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 

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 

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