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IV. Provisions for Disposition of

Existing Stocks

The effective date of cancellation will

be the date of the cancellation order.

The orders effecting these requested

cancellations will generally permit a

registrant to sell or distribute existing

stocks for 1 year after the date the

cancellation request was received. This

policy is in accordance with the

Agency’s statement of policy as

prescribed in Federal Register (56 FR

29362) June 26, 1991; [FRL 3846–4].

Exceptions to this general rule will be

made if a product poses a risk concern,

or is in noncompliance with

reregistration requirements, or is subject

to a data call-in. In all cases, productspecific disposition dates will be given

in the cancellation orders.

Existing stocks are those stocks of

registered pesticide products which are

currently in the United States and

which have been packaged, labeled, and

released for shipment prior to the

effective date of the cancellation action.

Unless the provisions of an earlier order

apply, existing stocks already in the

hands of dealers or users can be

distributed, sold or used legally until

they are exhausted, provided that such

further sale and use comply with the

EPA-approved label and labeling of the

affected product(s). Exceptions to these

general rules will be made in specific

cases when more stringent restrictions

on sale, distribution, or use of the

products or their ingredients have

already been imposed, as in Special

Review actions, or where the Agency

has identified significant potential risk

concerns associated with a particular

chemical.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Connie A. Haaser,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–31415 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–774; FRL–5751–9]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of pesticide petitions

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–774, must be

received on or before January 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticides 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.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.’’ No confidential

business information should be

submitted through e-mail.

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 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Treva Alston, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number and e-mail address: Rm. 4W55

4th floor, CS1, 2800 Crystal Drive,

Arlington VA, (703) 308-8373, e-mail:

alston.traver@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 food commodities under section

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.

EPA has determined that these petitions

contain data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully

evaluated the sufficiency of the

submitted data at this time or whether

the data supports granting of the

petition. Additional data may be needed

before EPA rules on the petition.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–774]

(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 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

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. Comment 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-774] and

appropriate petition number. Electronic

comments on notice may be filed online

at many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agricultural commodities, Food

additives, Feed additives, Pesticides and

pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

James Jones,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

Summaries of Petitions

Petitioner summaries of the pesticide

petitions are printed below as required

by section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA. The

summaries of the petitions were

prepared by the petitioners and

represent the views of the petitioners.

EPA is publishing the petition

summaries verbatim without editing

them in any way. The petition summary

announces the availability of a

description of the analytical methods

available to EPA for the detection and

measurement of the pesticide chemical

residues or an explanation of why no

such method is needed.
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1. GlobeTech Industries Corporation

PP 7E4810

EPA has received a pesticide petition

(PP 7E4810) from GlobeTech Industries

Corporation, 57 Pratt Street, Suite 504,

Hartford, CT 06103 proposing pursuant

to section 408(d) of the Federal Food,

Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.

346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to

establish an exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance for Crezasin

when used as an inert ingredient in

pesticide formulations applied to

growing crops.

EPA has determined that the petition

contains data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA

has not fully evaluated the sufficiency

of the submitted data at this time or

whether the data supports granting of

the petition. Additional data may be

needed before EPA rules on the petition.

A. Toxicological Profile

The toxicity of Crezasin has been

studied in Russia and the territories of

the Former USSR for a period of 20

years on insects (bees, silkworms,) birds

(chickens, ducks, turkeys), rabbits, dogs,

sheep, swine and cattle and on an

international level with companies from

Japan, Mongolia, France, USA, Bulgaria,

Hungary, and Poland. The results of

experiments on the toxic effects of

Crezasin on different animals indicate

that the preparation has low toxicity

with weakly defined cumulation and

has a high index of safe application,

LD50= 3,600 +/- 320 milligrams/

kilogram in laboratory female mice and

LC50= 6,570 +/- 150 milligrams/kilogram

in laboratory female rats. The 50%

lethal concentration (LC50) of Crezasin

in water for Daphnia is 221.5

milligrams/liter.

B. Aggregate Exposure

The usage pattern for Crezasin

includes an economical effect on a

limited number of agriculture cultures

including potatoes, tomatoes, grapes

and cereal grains (wheat, barley and

oats). Practical usage of Crezasin is for

the treatment of seeds and foliar

spraying of plants. Rates of seed

treatment of agricultural crops is

between 2 - 10 grams per metric tons of

seeds. Applications higher than 10

grams/ton can result in a reduced

economic benefit of usage. For spraying

of growing plants, the recommended

dosage rates are between 0.32 x 10-4

moles/liter (100 mg/liter) and 0.06 x10-4

moles/liter (20 mg/liter) of Crezasin,

with working solution rates up to 166

liters/acre (400 liters/hectare).

Application rates higher than 10-4

moles/liter have resulted in a reduced

economic benefit. The usage of Crezasin

in ornamental plants, lawn care and

other decorative public landscaping has

not resulted in an economical or

biological benefit, and thus its usage

would not be found in these

applications.

Relating to the mobility and

persistence in soils. Crezasin is

considered easily soluble in water at

100 grams/liter at pH 7, 25 degrees C.

Crezasin is considered moderately

stable in water, at pH 7, 25 degrees C,

50% hydrolysis of Crezasin in water is

observed in 8.59 days, 95% hydrolysis

is observed in 43.5 days. The constant

of hydrolysis in neutral water is: C1

25 =

0.05 day-1. The persistence of Crezasin

in soils, pH 5 - 8, organic matter content

1% - 4%, at 20 degrees C: 50% Crezasin

degradation is observed in 16 days and

90% degradation is observed in 23.5

days.

C. Safety Determination

Based on the very low level of

substance toxicity, relatively short

period of environmental fate and its

usage pattern which results in low

concentration usage, Crezasin exhibits

very minimal risk exposure both in

dietary and non-occupational exposures

to children.

D. International Tolerances

There are no Codex maximum residue

levels established for residues of

Crezasin.

2. GlobeTech Industries Corporation

PP 7E4811

EPA has received a pesticide petition

(PP 7E4811) from GlobeTech Industries

Corporation, 57 Pratt Street, Suite 504,

Hartford, CT 06103. proposing pursuant

to section 408(d) of the Federal Food,

Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.

346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to

establish an exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance for Mival

when used as an inert ingredient in

pesticide formulations applied to

growing crops.

EPA has determined that the petition

contains data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA

has not fully evaluated the sufficiency

of the submitted data at this time or

whether the data supports granting of

the petition. Additional data may be

needed before EPA rules on the petition.

A. Toxicological Profile

The toxicity of Mival has been studied

in Russia and the territories of the

Former USSR for a period of 20 years on

insects (bees, silkworms,) birds

(chickens, ducks, turkeys), rabbits, dogs,

sheep, swine and cattle and on an

international level with companies from

Japan, Mongolia, France, USA, Bulgaria,

Hungary, and Poland. The results of

experiments on the toxic effect of Mival

on different animals indicate that the

preparation has low toxicity with

weakly defined cumulation and has a

high index of safe application, LD50=

2,300 +/- 240 milligrams/kilogram in

laboratory mice and LD50= 4,150 +/- 520

milligrams/kilogram in laboratory rats.

In reservoir waters, the unaffecting

dosage to the chemical characteristics of

water and microbiological plant and

animal life is 10 milligrams/liter.

B. Aggregate Exposure

The usage pattern for Mival includes

an economical effect on a limited

number of agriculture cultures

including cotton, potatoes, tomatoes,

corn, and cereal grains (wheat, barley

and oats). Practical usage of Mival is for

the treatment of seeds and foliar

spraying of plants. Rates of seed

treatment of agricultural crops is

between 2 - 10 grams per metric tons of

seeds. Applications higher than 10

grams/ton can result in a reduced

economic benefit of usage for all

cultures. For spraying of growing plants,

the recommended dosage rates are

between 10-4 moles/liter (225 mg/liter)

and 2 x 10-4 moles/liter (450 mg/liter) of

Mival, with working solution rates up to

100 liters/acre.). Application rates

higher than 2 x10-4 moles/liter have

resulted in a reduced economic benefit.

The usage of Mival in ornamental

plants, lawn care and other decorative

public landscaping has not resulted in

an economical or biological benefit, and

thus its usage would not be found in

these applications.

Relating to the mobility and

persistence in soils. Mival is considered

easily soluble in water at 1 gram/liter at

pH 7, 20 degrees C. Usage of Mival in

concentrations higher the 1 gm/liter

must be accompanied by an acceptable

solvent. Based on the usage

requirements of Mival, such

concentrations will lead to a negating

effect of the biological benefits of its

usage on plants. Mival is considered

unstable in water, at pH 7, 25 degrees

C, 50% hydrolysis of Mival in water is

observed in 10-12 hours, 90%

hydrolysis is observed in 48 hours. The

constant of hydrolysis in neutral water

is: C1

25 = 9.73 +/- 0.02 liter*mole*sec.

The persistence of Mival in soils, pH 5

- 8, organic matter content 1% - 4%, at

20 degrees C: 50% Mival degradation is

observed in 5 days, and 90%

degradation is observed in 21 days.
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C. Safety Determination

Based on the very low level of

substance toxicity, relatively short

period of environmental fate and its

usage pattern, Mival exhibits very

minimal risk exposure both in dietary

and non-occupational exposures to

children.

D. International Tolerances

There are no Codex maximum residue

levels established for residues of Mival.

[FR Doc. 97–31549 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–780; FRL–5756–1]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of pesticide petitions

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–780, must be

received on or before January 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticides 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.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.’’ No confidential

business information should be

submitted through e-mail.

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 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

product manager listed in the table

below:

Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address

Joanne Miller (PM 23) ... Rm. 237, CM #2, 703–305–6224, e-mail:miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov. 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA

James Tompkins (PM

25).

Rm. 239, CM #2, 703–305–5697, e-mail: tompkins.james@epamail.epa.gov. 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA.

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 food commodities under section

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.

EPA has determined that these petitions

contain data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully

evaluated the sufficiency of the

submitted data at this time or whether

the data supports granting of the

petition. Additional data may be needed

before EPA rules on the petition.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–780]

(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 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

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. Comment 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 (insert docket

number) and appropriate petition

number. Electronic comments on notice

may be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agricultural commodities, Feed

additives, Food additives, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: November 21, 1997

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

Summaries of Petitions

Petitioner summaries of the pesticide

petitions are printed below as required

by section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA. The

summaries of the petitions were

prepared by the petitioners and

represent the views of the petitioners.

EPA is publishing the petition

summaries verbatim without editing

them in any way. The petition summary

announces the availability of a

description of the analytical methods

available to EPA for the detection and

measurement of the pesticide chemical

residues or an explanation of why no

such method is needed.

1. Valent U.S.A. Corporation

PP 7F4873

EPA has received a pesticide petition

(PP 7F4873) from Valent U.S.A.

Corporation, 1333 N. California Blvd.,

Walnut Creek, CA 94596. proposing

pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal

Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.

346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by

establishing a tolerance for residues of

clethodim in or on the raw agricultural

commodities tuberous and corm

vegetables (crop subgroup 1-C) at 1.0

parts per million (ppm), potato flakes/

granules at 2.0 ppm, sunflower seed at

5.0 ppm, sunflower meal at 10.0 ppm,

canola seed at 0.5 ppm, and canola meal

at 1.5 ppm. The crop subgroup 1-C

tolerance should replace the 0.5 ppm

tolerance that already exists for

clethodim in/or potato tubers which

was based on data from Canada. The