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Dated: July 20, 2010. 

Frank Sanders, 

Director, Office of Science Coordination and 

Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–18900 Filed 8–3–10; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0012; FRL–8834–9] 

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 September 3, 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 

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 

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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 0E7717. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0472). IR-4 Project, Rutgers, The State 

University of NJ, 500 College Rd. East, 

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide zeta-cypermethrin, in or on 

pistachio at 0.05 parts per million 

(ppm), artichoke, globe at 0.80 ppm; 

barley, grain at 1.7 ppm; barley, hay at 

5.0 ppm; barley, straw at 19.0 ppm; 

buckwheat, grain at 1.7 ppm; 

buckwheat, hay at 5.0 ppm; buckwheat, 

straw at 19.0 ppm; oat, grain at 1.7 ppm; 

oat, hay at 5.0 ppm; oat, straw at 19.0 

ppm; rye, grain at 1.7 ppm; rye, hay at 

5.0 ppm; and rye, straw at 19.0 ppm. 

There is a practical analytical method 

for detecting and measuring levels of 

cypermethrin in or on food with a limit 

of detection that allows monitoring of 

food with residues at or above the levels 

set in these tolerances (Gas 

Chromatography with Electron Capture 

Detection) (GC/ECD). Contact: Andrew 

Ertman, (703) 308–9367, e-mail address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

2. PP 0F7719. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0526). 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 plant 

growth regulator, trinexapac-ethyl: 4- 

(cyclopropyl-a-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5- 

dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl 

ester expressed as its primary metabolite 

CGA-179500: 4-(cyclopropyl-a-hydroxymethylene)-3,5-dioxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid, in or on 

grass, forage, grown for seed at 1.60 

ppm; grass, hay, grown for seed at 3.5 

ppm; grass, seed screenings, grown for 

seed at 45.0 ppm; grass, straw, grown for 

seed at 12 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.05 ppm; 

cattle, meat at 0.05 ppm; cattle, meat 

byproducts at 0.05 ppm; goat, fat at 0.05 

ppm; goat, meat at 0.05 ppm; goat, meat 

byproducts at 0.05 ppm; horse, fat at 

0.05 ppm; horse, meat at 0.05 ppm; 

horse, meat byproducts at 0.05 ppm; 

sheep, fat at 0.05 ppm; sheep, meat at 

0.05 ppm; sheep, meat byproducts at 

0.05 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection is 

submitting Analytical Method 

GRM020.01A for the Determination of 

Residues of Trinexapac-ethyl as CGA179500 in Crops by liquid 

chromatography-mass spectrometry/ 

mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for 

detecting and measuring levels of 

trinexapac-ethyl expressed as its major 

metabolite CGA-179500, in or on food 

with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) that 

allows monitoring of food with residues 

at or above the levels set in the 

proposed tolerances. The LOQ for CGA179500 is 0.01 ppm for all matrices. 

Syngenta Crop Protection is also 

submitting Analytical Method REM 

137.14 for the Determination of 

Residues of Trinexapac Acid (CGA 

179500) in Animal Matrices. The LOQ 

has been set at 0.01 milligrams/kilogram 

(mg/kg) with final analysis by LC-MS/ 

MS for egg, kidney, liver, muscle and 

fat. The LOQ has been set at 0.005 mg/ 

kg for LC-MS/MS determination for 

milk. Contact: Bethany Benbow, (703) 

347–8072, e-mail address: 

benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

3. PP 0F7720. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0524). 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 plant 

growth regulator, trinexapac-ethyl: 4- 

(cyclopropyl-a-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5- 

dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl 

ester expressed as its primary metabolite 

CGA-179500: 4-(cyclopropyl-a-hydroxymethylene)-3,5-dioxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid, in or on 

barley, grain at 1.6 ppm; barley, hay at 

0.7 ppm; barley, straw at 0.35 ppm; 

cattle, kidney at 0.05 ppm; hog, kidney 

at 0.05 ppm; sugarcane, cane at 0.8 ppm; 

oat, forage at 1.0 ppm; oat, grain at 4.1 

ppm; oat, hay at 1.3 ppm; oat, straw at 

0.7 ppm; wheat, forage at 1.0 ppm; 

wheat, grain at 4.1 ppm; wheat, hay at 

1.3 ppm; and wheat, straw at 0.7 ppm. 

Syngenta Crop Protection is submitting 

Analytical Method GRM020.01A for the 

Determination of Residues of 

Trinexapac-ethyl as CGA-179500 in 

Crops by LC-MS/MS for detecting and 

measuring levels of trinexapac-ethyl 

expressed as its major metabolite CGA179500, in or on food with a LOQ that 

allows monitoring of food with residues 

at or above the levels set in the 

proposed tolerances. Method validation 

data using this method on various crop 

commodities is presented in the 

validation study. The LOQ for CGA179500 is 0.01 ppm for all matrices. 

Syngenta Crop Protection is also 

submitting Analytical Method REM 

137.14 for the Determination of 

Residues of Trinexapac Acid (CGA 

179500) in Animal Matrices. The LOQ 

has been set at 0.01 mg/kg with final 

analysis by LC-MS/MS for egg, kidney, 

liver, muscle, and fat. The limit of 

quantification has been set at 0.005 mg/ 

kg for LC-MS/MS determination for 

milk. Contact: Bethany Benbow, (703) 

347–8072, e-mail address: 

benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

4. PP 0F7725. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0496). Monsanto Company, 1300 I St., 

NW., Suite 450 East, Washington DC 

20052, proposes to establish tolerances 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

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herbicide dicamba (3,6-dichloro-o-anisic 

and its metabolites 3,6-dichloro-5- 

hydroxy-o-anisic acid (5-OH dicamba) 

and 3,6-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid 

(DCSA), in or on soybean, forage at 45 

ppm and soybean, hay at 70 ppm. 

Adequate enforcement methods are 

available for the analysis of residues of 

dicamba and its relevant metabolites in 

or on plant and livestock commodities. 

Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. 

II lists appropriate analytical methods 

based on GC/ECD, that are sufficient to 

provide for the enforcement of proposed 

dicamba tolerances in soybean forage 

and hay. Contact: Michael Walsh, (703) 

308–2972, e-mail address: 

walsh.michael@epa.gov. 

5. PP 9F7666. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0494). ISK Biosciences Corporation, 

7470 Auburn Rd., Suite A, Concord, OH 

44077, proposes to establish tolerances 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide flazasulfuron, N-[[(4,6- 

dimethoxy-2- 

pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl]-3- 

(trifluoromethyl)-2- 

pyridinesulfonamide, in or on fruit, 

citrus, group 10 at 0.01 ppm; grapes at 

0.01 ppm; and sugarcane at 0.01 ppm. 

A practical analytical method for 

flazasulfuron and metabolite 1-(4,6- 

dimethoxypyridin-2-yl)-1-(3- 

trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyl)urea (DTPU) 

using LC-MS/MS is available for 

enforcement purposes. The limit of 

detection (LOD) is 0.003 ppm. Contact: 

Hope Johnson, (703) 305–5410, e-mail 

address: johnson.hope@epa.gov. 

6. PP 9F7676. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0296). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 

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

proposes to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide difenoconazole, (1-[2-[2- 

chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4- 

methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H1,2,4-triazole), in or on carrot at 0.45 

ppm; chickpeas at 0.05 ppm; fruits, 

stone, group 12 at 2.5 ppm; soybean, 

seed at 0.2 ppm; soybean, aspirated 

grain fraction at 95 ppm; strawberry at 

2.5 ppm; and turnip, greens at 35 ppm. 

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has 

submitted a practical analytical method 

(AG-575B) for detecting and measuring 

levels of difenoconazole in or on food 

with a LOQ that allows monitoring of 

food residues at or above the levels set 

in the proposed tolerances. Residues are 

qualified by LC-MS/MS. Contact: Rose 

Mary Kearns, (703) 305–5611, e-mail 

address: kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerance 

PP 9F7676. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0296). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 

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

proposes to amend the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.475 for residues of the 

fungicide difenoconazole, (1-[2-[2- 

chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4- 

methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H1,2,4-triazole) by increasing the existing 

tolerance in or on milk from 0.01 ppm 

to 0.08 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, 

Inc. has submitted a practical analytical 

method (AG-575B) for detecting and 

measuring levels of difenoconazole in or 

on food with a LOQ that allows 

monitoring of food residues at or above 

the levels set in the proposed tolerances. 

Residues are qualified by LC-MS/MS. 

Contact: Rose Mary Kearns, (703) 305– 

5611, e-mail address: 

kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: July 23, 2010. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–18899 Filed 8–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–1017; FRL–8837–6] 

Notice of Receipt of Requests to 

Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide 

Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 

notice of receipt of requests by 

registrants to voluntarily cancel certain 

pesticide registrations. EPA intends to 

grant these requests at the close of the 

comment period for this announcement 

unless the Agency receives substantive 

comments within the comment period 

that would merit its further review of 

the requests, or unless the registrants 

withdraw their requests. If these request 

are granted, any sale, distribution, or 

use of products listed in this notice will 

be permitted after the registrations have 

been canceled only if such sale, 

distribution, or use is consistent with 

the terms as described in the final order. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 3, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–1017, 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. Submit written 

withdrawal request by mail to: Pesticide 

Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001. Attention: Maia Tatinclaux. 

• 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 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

1017. 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 email. 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. 

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