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disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set for in 40 CFR part 2. A

copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public docket.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public docket

without prior notice. The public docket

and docket index will be available for

public inspection in Rm. 119 at the

address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to

4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at: oppdocket@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 5.1/6.1 file

format or ASCII file format.

All comments and data in electronic

form must be identified by the docket

control number [OPP–34126]. Electronic

comments on this proposed rule may be

filed online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

To request a copy of the above RED,

or a RED Fact Sheet, contact the Public

Response and Program Resources

Branch, in Rm. 119 at the address given

above or call (703) 305–5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical questions on the RED should

be directed to the Biopesticide Review

Manager, William R. Schneider, PM 90,

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention

Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number, and e-mail address: 9th floor

CM2 2100 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA; (703–308–8683), e-mail:

schneider.william@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Agency has issued Reregistration

Eligibility Documents (RED) for the

pesticidal active ingredient: Bacillus

thuringiensis. Under the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act, as amended in 1988, EPA is

conducting an accelerated reregistration

program to reevaluate existing

pesticides to make sure they meet

current scientific and regulatory

standards. The data base to support the

reregistration of the chemical Bacillus

thuringiensis is substantially complete.

EPA has determined that all currently

registered products containing Bacillus

thuringiensis as an active ingredient are

eligible for reregistration.

All registrants of products containing

Bacillus thuringiensis have been sent

the appropriate RED and must respond

to the labeling requirements and the

product specific data requirements (if

applicable) within 8 months of receipt.

These products will not be reregistered

until adequate product specific data

have been submitted and all necessary

product label changes are implemented.

The reregistration program is being

conducted under congressionally

mandated time frames, and EPA

recognizes both the need to make timely

reregistration decisions and to involve

the public. Therefore, EPA is issuing the

RED as a final document with a 60–day

comment period. Although the 60–day

public comment period does not affect

the registrant’s response due date, it is

intended to provide an opportunity for

public input and a mechanism for

initiating any necessary amendments to

the RED. All comments will be carefully

considered by the Agency and if any of

those comments impact on the RED,

EPA will issue an amendment to the

RED and publish a Federal Register

notice announcing its availability.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: June 12, 1998.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–16777 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–36192; FRL–5792–3]

Inert Ingredients No Longer Used in

Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA is removing certain

chemicals from its list of pesticide

product inert ingredients that are not

currently used in pesticide products.

Future use of these chemicals as inert

ingredients in pesticide products will

not be permitted unless a petitioner or

registrant satisfies all data requirements

as identified by the Agency, and the

Agency is able to make a determination

that the use of the inert ingredient will

not pose unreasonable risk to human

health or the environment. All

tolerances or exemptions from the

requirement of a tolerance for the use of

these chemicals as inert ingredients in

food-use pesticide formulations will be

proposed for revocation at a later date

in a separate Federal Register Notice.

DATES: This notice is effective on June

24, 1998. This notice is subject to

revision if comments are received and

revision is warranted. Comments must

be received on or before August 24,

1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person, deliver comments to: Rm. 119,

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 Unit VII of this

document. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) 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 CBI.

Information so marked 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

will be included in the public docket by

EPA without prior notice. The public

docket is available for public inspection

in Rm. 119 at the Virginia 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, Minor Use, Inerts,

and Emergency Response Branch

(MUIERB), Registration Division

(7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location, telephone, and e-mail

address: 2800 Crystal Drive, North

Tower, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–8373,

e-mail: alston.treva@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces those List 1, List 2

and List 3 inert ingredients that are no

longer used in pesticide products.

I. Background

On April 22, 1987, EPA announced

certain policies designed to reduce the

potential for adverse effects from the use

of pesticide products containing toxic

inert ingredients (52 FR 13305). In

developing the policy, the Agency

reviewed the available data on

chemicals used as inert ingredients, and

concluded that some inert ingredients

had potentially significant long-term

health and environmental hazards
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associated with their use in pesticide

products.

The 1987 notice categorized all inert

ingredients into four lists, according to

toxicity, as follows: List 1 inert

ingredients, described as ‘‘inerts of

toxicological concern,’’ were so

categorized on the basis of toxicological

or adverse ecological effects which had

been documented in studies subject to

peer review. List 2 inert ingredients,

‘‘potentially toxic inerts/high priority

for testing,’’ are structurally similar to

chemicals known to be toxic and may

have data suggesting a basis for concern.

List 3 inert ingredients, ‘‘inerts of

unknown toxicity,’’ do not have data

supporting their inclusion on Lists 1 or

2 (or 4; see below). List 4 inert

ingredinets, ‘‘minimal hazard or risk

inerts,’’ consists of ingredients which

are generally regarded as innocuous.

In a susubsequent Federal Register

notice, EPA further revised List 4,

creating two subcategories: (1) List 4A,

‘‘inerts generally regarded as safe’’ and

(2) List 4B, ‘‘inerts for which EPA has

sufficient information to reasonably

conclude that the current use pattern in

pesticide products will not adversely

affect public health or the environment’’

(54 FR 48314, November 22, 1989). The

Agency further revised List 4A in 1994

(59 FR 49400, September 28,

1994)(FRL–4872–5), and continues to

evaluate the toxicity of inert ingredients.

EPA’s designation of inert ingredients

according to list has been published as

the ‘‘List of Pesticide Product Inert

Ingredients’’ ( May 17, 1995), and is

available through the Office of Pesticide

Program’s Public Information and

Record Integrity Branch at the address

given above.

The criteria used for placement of

inert ingredients on List 1 were

discussed in detail in the November 22,

1989 Federal Register notice (54 FR

58314). In summary, the criteria for

inclusion on List 1 included

carcinogenicity, adverse reproductive

effects, neurotoxicity or other chronic

effects, developmental toxicity (birth

defects), adverse ecological effects or the

potential for bioaccumulation. Inert

ingredients which were placed on List

2 were considered to be structurally

similar to chemicals known to be toxic

or there existed data which suggested a

basis for concern about the toxicity of

the chemical.

II. Inert Ingredients no Longer Used in

Pesticide Products

The Agency has identified certain List

1, List 2, and List 3 inert ingredients

that are no longer used in pesticide

products. Many List 1 inert ingredients

are no longer used because of data callin notices issued pursuant to section

3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA. In response to the

issuance of data call-in notices (DCIs)

for List 1 inert ingredients, most

registrants of products containing List 1

inert ingredients chose to respond to the

DCI by canceling the registration or

reformulating the product to remove the

List 1 inert ingredient.

List 1 inert ingredients which are no

longer used in pesticide products are

identified as follows (with chemical

name and Chemical Abstracts Service

(CAS) Registry Numbers:

LIST 1 INERT INGREDIENTS NO LONGER USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS

CAS Reg. No. Chemical Name

56–23–5 ................................................ Carbon tetrachloride

56–35–9 ................................................ Tributyltin oxide

62–53–3 ................................................ Aniline

67–66–3 ................................................ Chloroform

68–12–2 ................................................ Dimethylformamide

74–87–3 ................................................ Methyl chloride

75–09–2 ................................................ Methylene chloride

75–56–9 ................................................ Propylene oxide

78–87–5 ................................................ 1,2–Dichloropropane

79–00–5 ................................................ 1,1,2–Trichloroethane

79–01–6 ................................................ Trichloroethylene

90–43–7 ................................................ o–Phenylphenol

106–46–7 .............................................. p–Dichlorobenzene

106–89–8 .............................................. Epichlorohydrin

107–06–2 .............................................. Ethylene dichloride

109–86–4 .............................................. Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether

110–54–3 .............................................. n–Hexane

110–80–5 .............................................. Ethylene glycol monethyl ether

111–15–9 .............................................. Ethanol ethoxyacetate

123–91–1 .............................................. Dioxane

127–18–4 .............................................. Perchloroethylene

140–88–5 .............................................. Ethyl acrylate

302–01–2 .............................................. Hydrazine

569–64–2 .............................................. Malachite green

591–78–5 .............................................. Methyl n–butyl ketone

1330–78–5 ............................................ Tri–orthocresylphosphate (TOCP)

1332–21–4 ............................................ Abestos fiber

1588–01–9 ............................................ Sodium dichromate

26471–62–5 .......................................... Toluene diisocyanate

No CAS Number ................................... Cadmium compounds

No CAS Number ................................... Lead compounds

No CAS Number ................................... Pyrethrins

List 2 inert ingredients which are no

longer used in pesticide products are

identified as follows (with chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service

(CAS) Registry Numbers:
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LIST 2 INERT INGREDIENTS NO LONGER USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS

CAS Reg. No. Chemical Name

74–83–9 ................................................ Methyl bromide

76–14–2 ................................................ Dichlorotetrafluoroethane

95–50–1 ................................................ o–Dichlorobenzene

95–76–1 ................................................ 3,4–Dichloroaniline

95–82–9 ................................................ 2,5–Dichloroaniline

101–84–8 .............................................. Diphenyl ether

120–32–1 .............................................. 2–Benzyl–4–chlorophenol

554–00–7 .............................................. 2,4–Dichloroaniline

608–27–5 .............................................. 2,3–Dichloroaniline

608–31–1 .............................................. 2,6–Dichloroaniline

626–43–7 .............................................. 3,5–Dichloroaniline

25168–06–3 .......................................... Isopropyl phenols

List 3 inert ingredients which are no

longer used in pesticide products are

identified as follows (with chemical

name and Chemical Abstracts Service

(CAS) Registry Numbers:

LIST 3 INERT INGREDIENTS NO LONGER USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS

CAS Reg. No. Chemical Name

70–55–3 ................................................ p–Toluenesulfonamide

74–82–8 ................................................ Methane

75–73–0 ................................................ Carbon tetrafluoride

77–85–0 ................................................ Trimethylolethane

79–07–2 ................................................ 2–Chloroacetamide

79–43–6 ................................................ Dichloroacetic acid

80–15–9 ................................................ Cumene hydroperoxide

88–58–4 ................................................ 2,5–Di(tert–butyl)hydroquinone

90–33–5 ................................................ 7–Hydroxy–4–methylcoumarin

91–44–1 ................................................ 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 7-(diethylamino)-4-methyl92–68–2 ................................................ Isopropylamine salt of stearoylisopropanolamide derivative of sulfosuccinic acid

93–69–6 ................................................ o–Tolyl biguanide

95–13–6 ................................................ 1H-Indene

98–73–7 ................................................ 4-tert-Butyl benzoic acid

101–81–5 .............................................. Benzylbenzene

103–60–6 .............................................. Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-phenoxyethyl ester

107–68–6 .............................................. 2-(Methylamino)ethanesulfonic acid

107–70–0 .............................................. 4-Methoxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone

107–87–9 .............................................. Methyl n-propyl ketone

109–66–0 .............................................. Pentane

110–99–6 .............................................. Diglycolic acid

111–92–2 .............................................. Di-n-butylamine

112–38–9 .............................................. 10-Undecenoic acid

115–19–5 .............................................. 2-Methyl-3-butyn-2-ol

116–02–9 .............................................. 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanol

119–64–2 .............................................. 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene

120–80–9 .............................................. 1,2-Benzenediol

122–39–4 .............................................. Diphenylamine

123–28–4 .............................................. Dilauryl thiodipropionate

136–23–2 .............................................. Dibutyldithiocarbamic acid, zinc salt

136–44–7 .............................................. Glyceryl p–aminobenzoate

140–31–8 .............................................. 1-Piperazineethanamine

142–58–5 .............................................. N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)tetradecanamide

143–00–0 .............................................. Diethanolammonium dodecyl sulfate

420–04–2 .............................................. Hydrogen cyanamide

431–03–8 .............................................. 2,3-Butanedione

470–82–6 .............................................. 2-Oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, 1,3,3–trimethyl523–80–8 .............................................. 4,7-Dimethoxy-5-(2-propenyl)-1,3-benzodioxole

546–68–9 .............................................. Tetraisopropyl titanate

548–62–9 .............................................. Methylrosaniline chloride

630–08–0 .............................................. Carbon monoxide

650–51–1 .............................................. Sodium trichloroacetate

683–10–3 .............................................. Dodecylbetaine

693–98–1 .............................................. 1H-Imidazole, 2-methyl822–06–0 .............................................. Hexamethylene diisocyanate

872–10–6 .............................................. 1,1’-Thiobispentane

921–20–0 .............................................. Methoxy-2,4-dihydroxypentane

1113-38-8 ............................................. Ammonium oxalate

1118–92–9 ............................................ N,N-Dimethylcaprylamide
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LIST 3 INERT INGREDIENTS NO LONGER USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS—Continued

CAS Reg. No. Chemical Name

1155–74–4 ............................................ 1-Tetradecylpyridinium bromide

1187–59–3 ............................................ N-Methylacrylamide

1300–71–6 ............................................ Xylenols, mixed

1313–27–5 ............................................ Molybdenum trioxide

1314–23–4 ............................................ Zirconium oxide

1323–47–3 ............................................ (2-Heptadecenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxazolinemethanol

1332–77–0 ............................................ Potassium tetraborate

1333–83–1 ............................................ Sodium bifluoride

1344–08–7 ............................................ Sodium sulfide

1393–03–9 ............................................ Quillaja

1606–85–5 ............................................ 2,2’-[2-Butyne-1,4-diyl(oxy)]bisethanol

1760–24–3 ............................................ N-[3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl]-1,2-ethanediamine

2050–60–4 ............................................ Dibutyl oxalate

2050–99–9 ............................................ Diisoamyl ketone

2156–56–1 ............................................ Sodium dichloracetate

2224–49–9 ............................................ Triethanolamine laurate

2386–87–0 ............................................ 3,4-Epoxycyclohexylmethyl 3,4-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate

2571–88–2 ............................................ N,N-Dimethyloctadecylamine oxide

2724–58–5 ............................................ Methylheptadecanoic acid

2764–13–8 ............................................ 2-Hydroxyethyl dimethyl 3-octadecanamidopropyl ammonium nitrate

2991–51–7 ............................................ Potassium N–ethyl-N-[(heptadecafluorooctyl)sulfonyl]glycinate

3006–13–1 ............................................ N-Ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecaminium ethyl sulfate

3287–06–7 ............................................ Diphenyl decyl phosphite

3324–58–1 ............................................ Picric acid, sodium salt

3380–34–5 ............................................ 2,4,4’-Trichloro-2-hydroxy diphenyl ether

3424–21–3 ............................................ Triisopropylamine

3614–12–8 ............................................ N-Dodecyl-N-tetradecyl beta-alanine

3655–00–3 ............................................ 3,3’-(Dodecylimino)dipropionic acid, disodium salt

3921–30–0 ............................................ Monodecyl acid phosphate

2620–53–3 ............................................ p-Chlorophenyl N-methyl carbamate

3942–54–9 ............................................ o-Chlorophenyl N-methyl carbamate

4110–50–3 ............................................ Ethyl propyl thio ether

4130–35–2 ............................................ Tri-n–decyl trimellitate

4175–37–5 ............................................ Octyldiphenylamine

4568–28–9 ............................................ Triethanolamine stearate

4654–26–6 ............................................ Dioctyl terephthalate

4696–57–5 ............................................ Barium laurate

4891–67–2 ............................................ Isophthalic anhydride

5012–62–4 ............................................ 2,6-Bis(1-methylheptadecyl)-p-cresol

5145–99–3 ............................................ Ethyl isopropyl sulfide

5394–36–5 ............................................ 5-Ethyl-5-methylhydantoin

5434–57–1 ............................................ Hexyl neopentanoate

6001–97–4 ............................................ Dihexyl*ester of sodium sulfosuccinate (* hexyl is 1–methylpentyl)

6144–28–1 ............................................ Dilinoleic acid

6373–07–5 ............................................ Rhodamine B stearate

6642–07–5 ............................................ Trichlorophene

6843–97–6 ............................................ Dodecyldi(aminoethyl)glycine

7360–53–4 ............................................ Aluminum formate

7376–31–0 ............................................ Triethanolamine sulfate

7446–09–5 ............................................ Sulfur dioxide

7585–20–8 ............................................ Zirconium acetate

7702–01–4 ............................................ 1H-Imidazolium, 1-(2-(carboxymethoxy)ethyl)-1-(carboxymethyl)-2-heptyl-4,5-dihydro-, hydroxide, disodium salt

7772–98–7 ............................................ Sodium thiosulfate

7775–14–6 ............................................ Sodium hydrosulfite

7778–50–9 ............................................ Potassium dichromate

7783–18–8 ............................................ Ammonium thiosulfate

7789–00–6 ............................................ Potassium chromate

7790–62–7 ............................................ Potassium pyrosulfate

8002–65–1 ............................................ Neem oil

8043–44–5 ............................................ Sodium sulforicinoleate

10039–54–0 .......................................... Hydroxylamine sulfate

10107–99–0 .......................................... Abietic acid, diethylene glycol ester

10361–37–2 .......................................... Barium chloride

12002–51–6 .......................................... Cresylic acid, potassium salt

12007–92–0 .......................................... Sodium pentaborate

12379–45–2 .......................................... Isothymyl 2–chloroethyl ether

12626–51–6 .......................................... Dodecyl sulfate, N,N-diethylcyclohexylamine salt

12645–53–3 .......................................... Phosphoric acid, isooctyl ester

13470–50–3 .......................................... 2-Heptadecyl-1-methyl-1-(2-stearoyl(amido)ethyl-2-midazolinium methyl sulfate

13477–36–6 .......................................... Calcium perchlorate

13701–59–2 .......................................... Barium metaborate
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LIST 3 INERT INGREDIENTS NO LONGER USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS—Continued

CAS Reg. No. Chemical Name

14408–42–5 .......................................... 2-(8-Heptadecenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxazoline-4-methanol

14433–76–2 .......................................... N,N-Dimethylcapramide

16090–02–1 .......................................... Disodium 4,4’-bis(4-anilino-6-morpholino-s-triazin-2-ylamino)stilbene-2,2-disulfonate

16455–61–1 .......................................... Sodium ferric ethylene diamine di(o-hydroxyphenylacetate)

16940–66–2 .......................................... Sodium borohydride

17123–43–2 .......................................... N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine, sodium salt

19529–38–5 .......................................... Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, disodium iron(III) salt

21041–93–0 .......................................... Cobalt hydroxide

21129–18–0 .......................................... Manganese propionate

23054–60–6 .......................................... N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)octanamide

23054–61–7 .......................................... N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)decanamide

25167–70–8 .......................................... Diisobutylene

25307–17–9 .......................................... 2,2’(9-Octadecenylimino)ethanol

26628–22–8 .......................................... Sodium azide

26761–64–8 .......................................... 1H-Benzimidazoledisulfonic acid, 2-heptadecyl-, disodium salt

26836–28–2 .......................................... Bis(2-ethylhexyl)pyrophosphate

28855–27–8 .......................................... (Dodecylmethylbenzyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride

30346–73–7 .......................................... Xylenesulfonic acid, potassium salt

30399–84–9 .......................................... Isooctadecanoic acid

30526–26–2 .......................................... Nonylphenol dihydrogen phosphate

31711–50–9 .......................................... Butylnaphthalene

31866–76–9 .......................................... 1-Oxyethyl-2-stearic imidazoline

35255–48–2 .......................................... Cyclohexanone, cyclohexylidene–

39049–04–2 .......................................... Zirconium neodecanoate

40766–31–2 .......................................... 1-Phenyl-1-xylylethane

53404–15–2 .......................................... Aluminum hydroxybenzenesulfonate

53404–49–2 .......................................... Ethylene glycol ether of pinene

53404–62–9 .......................................... N-[alpha-(Nitroethyl)benzyl]ethylenediamine, potassium salt

54585–68–1 .......................................... 1H-Benzimidazolesulfonic acid, 2-undecyl-, monosodium salt

56797–01–4 .......................................... Cerium 2-ethylhexoate

60209–82–7 .......................................... Isodecyl neopentanoate

60789–80–2 .......................................... Citric acid, tris(triethylamine) salt

60840–86–0 .......................................... Oleic tetraester of tetra(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine

60874–82–0 .......................................... Propylammonium nitrite

61789–32–0 .......................................... Fatty acids, coco, 2-sulfoethyl esters, sodium salts

61789–52–4 .......................................... Cobalt tallate

61791–32–0 .......................................... N-(2-Cocoamidoethyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine, sodium salt

61791–33–1 .......................................... N-(2-Aminoethyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine, N-coco acyl derivs

61792–08–3 .......................................... Ethanol diglycine, disodium salt

64051–23–6 .......................................... 2-Butoxyethyl dihydrogen phosphate, diethylamine salt

64503–07–7 .......................................... Benzyl dibromoacetate

64741–79–3 .......................................... Coke, petroleum

67859–56–7 .......................................... 2,3-Dihydroxypropyl 3-(hexylthio)propionate

67859–60–3 .......................................... Tris[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]boroxin

68153–99–1 .......................................... Amines, N–tallow alkyltrimethylenedi–, dioleates

68298–14–6 .......................................... Methyl epoxystearate, reaction products with tetraethylene pentamine

68334–32–7 .......................................... Polyphosphoric acids,2-ethylhexyl esters, sodium salts

68442–99–9 .......................................... Manganese boron neodecanoate

68476–95–9 .......................................... Shale

68526–90–9 .......................................... Decyl alcohol bottoms (higher M.W. alcohols, ethers, esters; isodecyl alcohol)

68609–97–2 .......................................... Alkyl(mixed C12C14) glycidyl ether

68630–89–7 .......................................... 6-Carboxy-4-hexyl-2-cyclohexene-1-octanoic acid, monopotassium salt

68877–34–9 .......................................... N-(Nonyloxypropyl)-1,3-propanediamine

68917–09–9 .......................................... Ocotea oil

68987–86–0 .......................................... Isopropylated cresol

69867–70–5 .......................................... Triethylamine nitrilotriacetate

70191–75–2 .......................................... Decyl phenoxybenzenedisulfonic acid

70904–61–9 .......................................... Amidosulfosuccinate

71113–21–8 .......................................... [[[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]imino]bis(methylene)] bisphosphonic acid, monohydrochloride

71487–01–9 .......................................... Di(coco alkyl) dimethyl ammonium nitrite

74849–88–0 .......................................... Dicyanoethyl diethylenetriamine

75212–49–6 .......................................... Bis(2-ethylhexyl)pyrophosphate, disodium salt

77097–78–0 .......................................... Pyrolysis gasoline

77500–13–1 .......................................... Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-(decyloxy)propylamine, N-oxide

78812–39–2 .......................................... Carbamic acid, manganese salt

79660–25–6 .......................................... Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-(1,3–dioxolan-2-ylmethyl)-N-2-propenyl81099–36–7 .......................................... 3,4,4-Trimethyloxazolidine mixt. with 4,4-dimethyloxazolidine

85005–69–2 .......................................... Oleic monoester of tetra(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine

85081–53–4 .......................................... Dodecenylsuccinic acid, monotridecyl ester

89875–83–2 .......................................... (Dodecylmethylxylyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride

92257–04–0 .......................................... Amines, C12-14 tert-alkyl, bis-[4-[(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)azo]-2,4-dihydro-5-methyl-2-phenyl-3Hpyrazol-3-onato(2-)]cobaltate(1-) (1:1)
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LIST 3 INERT INGREDIENTS NO LONGER USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS—Continued

CAS Reg. No. Chemical Name

103112–35–2 ........................................ 1H-1,2,4-Triazole-3-carboxylic acid, 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trichloromethyl)-, ethyl ester

103213–17–8 ........................................ Coke, brown coal

108746–82–3 ........................................ Oleic diester of tetra(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine

125972–19–2 ........................................ N,N-Dimethylisooctadecanamine, N-oxide

No CAS Number ................................... Dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium napthenate

No CAS Number ................................... Butanamide, 4-hydroxy-, N-C6–16-alkylNo CAS Number ................................... Sodium n-nonyldiphenyl ether sulfonate

No CAS Number ................................... Oligoester derived by condensation of adipic acid, phthalic anhydride, ethylene glycol, n–octyl alcohol

and n–decyl alcohol

No CAS Number ................................... 1H-Benzimidazole-6,3’-disulfonic acid, 2-octadecyl-1-(phenylmethyl)–, sodium salt

No CAS Number ................................... Naphthenic acid soap of N-C16-18-alkyl trimethylendiamine

No CAS Number ................................... Nickel complex of diethyl hexyl acid phosphate

No CAS Number ................................... Isopropylamine salt of oleoylisopropanolamide derivative of sulfosuccinic acid

No CAS Number ................................... Isodecyl phenyl acid phosphate

No CAS Number ................................... Tetrapropyl succinic acid

According to Agency records, none of

the above chemicals have been used in

any registered pesticide product for over

two years, and in most cases, the above

chemicals have not been used as inert

ingredients in registered pesticide

products for over five years. If a

registrant disputes the Agency’s

determination concerning inert

ingredients that are no longer used in

pesticide products and still has an

active registration for a pesticide

product containing one of the chemicals

identified as no longer used in pesticide

products, the registrant should

immediately notify the Agency as

detailed in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section

of this notice. The registrant should

include the inert ingredient name, CAS

Reg. No. for the inert ingredient in

question and the EPA Registration

Number of the pesticide product

containing the inert ingredient.

III. Policy Governing Future Use of

Chemicals that are No Longer Permitted

for Use as Inert Ingredients

Because of the toxicological and other

concerns associated with List 1 and List

2 ingredients, EPA believes that

registrants will have difficulty proving

to the Agency that use of products

containing such ingredients would not

result in unreasonable adverse effects on

human health and the environment.

Therefore, the Agency does not

normally expect to approve future

applications involving the use of any of

the above List 1 or List 2 chemicals as

ingredients, except in those few cases

where the applicant can clearly

demonstrate through the submission of

data that the proposed use will not

adversely affect public health or the

environment. Data requirements for any

such future request will be determined

by the Agency on a case–by–case basis.

Use of any of the above List 3 chemicals

will be considered by the Agency under

the same procedures that apply to new

inert ingredients specified in the April

22, 1987, Inert Inrgredient Policy

Statement.

IV. Revocation of Exemptions from the

Requirement of a Tolerance for

Chemicals No Longer Permitted for Use

as Inert Ingredients

The Agency has previously revoked

most of the exemptions from the

requirement of a tolerance for those List

1 inert ingredients identified above as

no longer used in pesticide products.

The Agency will propose future

revocations of any remaining

exemptions from the requirement of a

tolerance for all chemicals identified

above as no longer used in pesticide

products.

V. List 1 and 2 Inert Ingredients

Currently Used in Pesticide Products

There are 8 List 1 inert ingredients

and 52 List 2 inert ingredients that,

according to Agency records, are still

used in pesticide products. Although

the Agency stated in the November 1989

Federal Register Notice that the List 1

inert ingredient formaldehyde was no

longer used in pesticide products as an

inert ingredient, the Agency has now

determined that, according to its

records, formaldehyde is present in

some pesticide products as an inert

ingredient for use as a formulation

preservative or as a component of

certain proprietary mixtures.

Products containing formaldehyde as

an inert ingredient will be included in

the reregistration process of the active

ingredient, formaldehyde since the

registration standard entitled ‘‘Guidance

for the Reregistration of Pesticide

Products Containing Formaldehyde and

Paraformaldehyde’’ published on May

31, 1988, stated that formaldehyde

should be categorized as an active

ingredient in all products in which it is

used, including products containing

formaldehyde as an inert ingredient.

The remaining List 1 and List 2 inert

ingredients are as follows:

LIST 1 INERT INGREDIENTS CURRENTLY

USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS

CAS Reg No. Chemical Name

50–00–0 ....... Formaldehyde

78–59–1 ....... Isophorone

81–88–9 ....... Rhodamine B

103–23–1 ..... Dioctyl adipate

108–95–2 ..... Phenol

117–81–7 ..... Diethylhexylphthalate

123–31–9 ..... 1,4–Benzendiol

25154–52–3 Nonyl phenol

LIST 2 INERT INGREDIENTS CURRENTLY

USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS

CAS Reg No. Chemical Name

71–55–6 ....... 1,1,1-Trichloroethane

75–00–3 ....... Chloroethane

75–05–8 ....... Acetonitrile

75–37–6 ....... 1,1-Difluoromethane

75–43–4 ....... Dichloromonofluoromethane

75–45–6 ....... Chlorodifluoromethane

75–52–5 ....... Nitromethane

75–68–3 ....... 1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

75–69–4 ....... Trichlorofluoromethane

75–71–8 ....... Dichlorodifluoromethane

76–13–1 ....... Trichlorotrifluoromethane

79–24–3 ....... Nitroethane

80–62–6 ....... Methyl methacrylate

84–66–2 ....... Diethyl phthalate

84–74–2 ....... Dibutyl phthalate

85–68–7 ....... Butyl benzyl phthalate

88–04–0 ....... p-Chloro-m-xylenol

95–14–7 ....... 1,2,3-Benzotriazole

95–49–8 ....... 2-Chlorotoluene

96–29–7 ....... Methyl ethyl ketoxime

97–23–4 ....... Dichlorophene

97–88–1 ....... Butyl methacrylate

100–02–7 ..... p-Nitrophenol

100–41–4 ..... Ethyl benzene

102–71–6 ..... Triethanolamine

106–88–7 ..... Butylene oxide

108–10–1 ..... Methyl isobutyl ketone

108–88–3 ..... Toluene
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LIST 2 INERT INGREDIENTS CURRENTLY

USED IN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS—

Continued

CAS Reg No. Chemical Name

108–90–7 ..... Monochlorobenzene

108–94–1 ..... Cyclohexanone

111–42–2 ..... Diethanolamine

111–76–2 ..... 2-Butoxy-1-ethanol

111–77–3 ..... Diethylene glycol monomethyl

ether

111–90–0 ..... Diethylene glycol monoethyl

ether

112–34–5 ..... Diethylene glycol monobutyl

ether

117–84–0 ..... Dioctyl phthalate

107–98–2 ..... 1-Methoxy-2-propanol

124–16–3 ..... 1-Butoxyethoxy-2-propanol

131–11–3 ..... Dimethyl phthalate

141–79–7 ..... Mesityl oxide

149–30–4 ..... Mercaptobenzothiazole

1330–20–7 ... Xylene

5131–66–8 ... 1-Butoxy-2-propanol

25498–49–1 Tripropylene glycol

monomethyl ether

29385–43–1 Tolyl triazole

29387–86–8 Propylene glycol monobutyl

ether

34590–94–8 Dipropylene glycol

monomethyl ether

No CAS

Number.

Petroleum hydrocarbons

No CAS

Number.

Xylene–range aromatic solvents

VI. Process for Future Removal of Inert

Ingredients that are No Longer Used as

Inert Ingredients

As a part of its ongoing inerts strategy,

the Agency will perform future reviews

of List 1, List 2, and List 3 inert

ingredients to identify those inert

ingredients which are no longer used.

The Agency will issue future Federal

Register notices removing those

chemicals from its list of inert

ingredients. Any associated exemptions

from the requirement of a tolerance for

such chemicals when used as inert

ingredients will also be revoked. The

Agency will not remove any List 4A or

4B inert ingredients from its list of inert

ingredients since sufficient data have

been presented to establish that the use

of these chemicals as inert ingredients

will not present a hazard to public

health or the environment.

In an effort to identify inert

ingredients which are no longer used,

the Agency may contact registrants of

pesticide products or manufacturers/

suppliers of substances which are used

as inert ingredients in pesticide

formulations which contain specific

inert ingredients the Agency believes

may not actually be in use. This action

may be necessary to verify the

information currently contained in the

Agency’s database relative to product

formulation information.

The Agency considers all alternate

formulations valid for purposes of

registration unless a registrant provides

specific written notice to the Agency

that a particular formulation will no

longer be used. Therefore, the Agency

wants to encourage registrants as part of

their pesticide product stewardship

program to provide the Agency with

written notice identifying specific

formulations that are no longer used as

part of the pesticide product registration

and amendment process. This action

will assist the Agency in better

identifying those inert ingredients that

are no longer used in pesticide products

as well as improving the overall

accuracy of the Agency’s product

formulation information.

VII. Public Record and Electronic

Submissions

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this notice under docket

control number [OPP-36192] (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 Virginia 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 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number [OPP–

36192]. Electronic comments on this

notice may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–16571 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–815; FRL–5795–9]

Pesticide Temporary Tolerance

Exemption Petition; Notice of Filing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

filing of a pesticide petition proposing

the extension of the exemption from the

requirement of a temporary tolerance for

residues of Trichodex (Trichoderma

harzianum T-39) in and on all raw

agricultural commodities as granted in

Pesticide Petition 6G4622, concomitant

with the extension of the Experimental

Use Permit 11678–EUP–1. These

extensions are requested to comply with

the Food Quality Protection Act of 1997.

The summary of the petition in this

notice was prepared by the petitioner.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–815, must be

received on or before July 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch (7502C),

Information Resources and Services

Division, Office of Pesticides Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person bring comments to: Rm. 119, 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. 119 at the Virginia

address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to

4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shanaz Bacchus (PM-90) Biopesticides

and Pollution Prevention Division,