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III. 29 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 12/22/08 TO 01/22/09—Continued 

Case No. Received Date Commencement 

Notice End Date Chemical 

P–08–0665 01/08/09 12/09/08 (G) Acrylic acid ester polymer with vinyl glycol derivative and cyclic alkene anhydride 

P–08–0668 01/08/09 12/23/08 (G) Chlorinated polyolefin 

P–08–0680 12/30/08 12/11/08 (S) N-[[4-[(cyclopropylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]-2-methoxybenzamide 

P–08–0718 01/14/09 12/23/08 (S) Fatty acids, C18-unsaturated, dimers, hydrogenated, polymers with acrylic 

acid, methacrylic acid and tricyclodecanedimethanol 

P–08–0720 01/14/09 12/29/08 (S) 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymers with tricyclodecanedimethanol, 

mixed bis(acrylates and methacrylates) 

P–08–0754 01/15/09 01/07/09 (G) Aryloxyacrylate 

P–93–0048 12/19/08 11/14/08 (S) 1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 1,1′((1-methylethylidene) bis (4,1-phenyleneoxy-4,1- 

phenylene)) bisP–99–0720 12/19/08 12/10/08 (G) Polyester of aromatic and aliphatic carboxylic acids with alkane diols. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Premanufacturer notices. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Chandler Sirmons, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. E9–8361 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0046; FRL–8396–6] 

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 May 13, 2009. 

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). 

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• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed at the end of the 

pesticide petition summary of interest. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD-ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD-ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

EPA is announcing its receipt of 

several pesticide petitions filed under 

section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

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

346a, proposing the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 174 or part 180 for residues of 

pesticide chemicals in or on various 

food commodities. EPA has determined 

that the pesticide petitions described in 

this notice contain the data or 

information prescribed in FFDCA 

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

fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 

submitted data at this time or whether 

the data support granting of the 

pesticide petitions. Additional data may 

be needed before EPA can make a final 

determination on these pesticide 

petitions. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of each of the petitions that 

are the subject of this notice, prepared 

by the petitioner, is included in a docket 

EPA has created for each rulemaking. 

The docket for each of the petitions is 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

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

publishing notice of the petition so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

New Tolerances 

1. PP 7E7294. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0854). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 

Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide meptyldinocap as the parent 

2,4-dinitro-6-(1-methylheptyl) phenyl 

crotonate and the 2,4-dinitro-6-(1- 

methylheptyl) phenol metabolite in or 

on grape; grape, wine; or grape, juice at 

0.3 parts per million (ppm). This 

petition is for the establishment of 

tolerances for meptyldinocap for grapes 

and processed grapes to cover registered 

uses of this active ingredient in other 

countries, e.g., in Europe and Chile, for 

grapes and wine imported to the United 

States. The database which supports 

meptyldinocap builds on the historical 

relationship of meptyldinocap to 

dinocap. Dinocap is a mixture of six 

DNOPC isomers (both ortho and para 

methylheptyl, ethylhexyl, and 

propylpentyl crotonate isomers). The 

new meptyldinocap is an enhanced 

offering of the single 2,4-DNOPC 

methylheptyl isomer. Overall, 

meptyldinocap has an improved 

toxicological profile relative to the older 

dinocap. At times, data for dinocap is 

used as a conservative surrogate for 

meptyldinocap. Adequate methods are 

available for determination of 

meptyldinocap residues in plant 

commodities. There is a practical, 

validated method (DOS/220) for the 

quantification of meptyldinocap and the 

related phenol metabolite in grapes. Key 

aspects of the method include 

conversion of parent 2,4-DNOPC to the 

phenol metabolite and final 

quantification based on liquid 

chromatography/mass spectrometry 

(LC/MS/MS) of 2,4-DNOP. The level of 

quantitation (LOQ) for meptyldinocap 

(as single 2,4-DNOPC methylheptyl 

isomer) is 0.025 ppm and the level of 

detection (LOD) is 0.01 ppm for grapes. 

These levels are suitable for detecting 

and measuring levels of meptyldinocap 

in or on food and allow monitoring of 

food residues at or above the level set 

for these tolerances. In addition, a 

multi-residue enforcement method DFG 

S19 is available. It has been validated 

successfully for the determination of 

dinocap in plant materials including 

grapes. It also relies on confirmation of 

the phenol derivatives via LC/MS/MS. 

Contact: Tamue L. Gibson, (703) 305– 

9096, gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

2. PP 8E7313. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0840). Syngenta Crop Protection, P.O. 

Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide fenpropidin, 1-[3-[4-(1, 1- 

dimethylethyl) phenyl]-2-methylpropyl]-piperidine in or on banana, 

whole fruit at 10 ppm. An adequate, 

validated method is available for 

enforcement purposes (method REM 

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164.09). Residues of fenpropidin are 

extracted from crop samples by shaking 

with methanol: Water (80:20, v/v). 

Extracts are centrifuged and aliquots (1 

mL = 0.1 g) are diluted with 90:10:0.2 

water: Acetonitrile: Acetic acid (v/v/v). 

Separation is achieved by high 

performance liquid chromatography 

with a Synergi Polar-RP 80A column (50 

x 3.0 mm, 4 μm) and a mobile phase 

gradient of (1) acetonitrile and (2) 0.2% 

(v/v) acetic acid in water. Final 

determination is carried out with triple 

quadrupole mass spectrometric 

detection (LC-MS/MS, Applied 

Biosystems API 3000 detector). A 

primary transition with m/z 274.3 → 

147.0 as well as a confirmatory 

transition with m/z 274.2 → 117.0 are 

monitored. Quantification is by external 

standardization. Contact: Tracy 

Keigwin, (703) 305–6605, 

keigwin.tracy@epa.gov 

3. PP 8E7411. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0814). Interregional Research Project #4 

(IR-4), 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201, 

Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide 

thiamethoxam [3-[(2-chloro-5- 

thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-Nnitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine]; (CAS 

Reg. No. 153719–23–4) and its 

metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5- 

ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine] 

in or on vegetable, root, subgroup 1A at 

0.04 ppm; avocado at 0.2 ppm; black 

sapote at 0.2 ppm; canistel at 0.2 ppm; 

mamey sapote at 0.2 ppm; mango at 0.2 

ppm; papaya at 0.2 ppm; sapodilla at 0.2 

ppm; and star apple at 0.2 ppm. 

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has 

submitted practical analytical 

methodology for detecting and 

measuring levels of thiamethoxam in or 

on raw agricultural commodities. This 

method is based on crop specific 

cleanup procedures and determination 

by liquid chromatography with either 

ultraviolet (UV) or mass spectrometry 

(MS) detections. The LOD for each 

analyte of this method is 1.25 ng 

injected for samples analyzed by UV 

and 0.25 ng injected for samples 

analyzed by MS, and the LOQ is 0.005 

ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm 

for all other substrates. Contact: Susan 

Stanton, (703) 305–5218, 

stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

4. PP 8E7470. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0866). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 

201, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the cyromazine, (Ncyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6- 

triamine) cyromazine, (N-cyclopropyl1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine) in or on 

bean, succulent at 2.0 ppm. Methods 

AG-408 and AG-417 as listed in the 

Food and Drug Administration’s 

Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM), 

Volume II are adequate to enforce the 

proposed tolerances. Contact: Susan 

Stanton, (703) 305–5218, 

stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

5. PP 7F7264. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0838). E. I. duPont de Nemours and 

Company, DuPont Crop Protection, P. O. 

Box 30, Newark, DE 19714–0030, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide flusilazole, (1[[bis(4- 

fluorophenyl)methyl-silyl]methyl]-1H1,2,4-triazole) and its metabolite INF7321 (bis(4-fluorophenyl) 

methylsilanol) in or on soybean at 0.04 

ppm; soybean, aspirated grain fractions 

at 2.6 ppm; soybean, refined oil at 0.1 

ppm; wheat, grain at 0.15 ppm; wheat, 

forage at 25 ppm, wheat, straw at 7.0 

ppm; wheat, aspirated grain fractions at 

6.0 ppm; cattle, fat at 1.5 ppm; cattle, 

kidney at 5.0 ppm; cattle, liver at 2.0 

ppm; cattle, meat and cattle meat 

byproducts at 0.40 ppm; goat, fat at 1.5 

ppm; goat, kidney at 5.0 ppm; goat, 

liver, at 2.0 ppm; goat, meat and goat, 

meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; hog, fat at 

1.5 ppm; hog, kidney at 5.0 ppm; hog, 

liver at 2.0 ppm; hog, meat and hog, 

meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; horse, fat 

at 1.5 ppm; horse, kidney at 5.0 ppm; 

horse, liver at 2.0 ppm; horse, meat and 

horse, meat byproducts a 0.40 ppm; 

milk at 0.20 ppm; milk, fat at 1.3 ppm; 

sheep, fat at 1.5 ppm; sheep, kidney at 

5.0 ppm; sheep, liver at 2.0 ppm; sheep, 

meat and sheep, meat byproducts at 

0.40 ppm. An adequate enforcement 

method gas chromatography/massselective detector (GC/MS) is available 

to enforce the tolerance expression. The 

LOQ is 0.01 ppm for flusilazole and INF7321 for all applicable wheat and 

soybean commodities (except wheat 

straw where the LOQ is 0.02 ppm). The 

estimated LOD is 0.003 ppm for both 

flusilazole and IN-F7321 for all 

applicable wheat and soybean 

commodities (except wheat straw where 

the LOD is 0.006 ppm beet; wheat; and 

wheat, straw and fodder, dry. Contact: 

Tracy Keigwin, (703) 305–6605, 

keigwin.tracy@epa.gov. 

6. PP 8E7404. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0876). IR-4, IR4- Project Headquarters, 

500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, 

Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for the combined residues of the 

herbicide pendimethalin [N-(1- 

ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6- 

dinitrobenzenamine] and its metabolite, 

4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3, 5- 

dinitrobenzyl alcohol in or on olive at 

0.1 ppm. A practical analytical method 

of quantifying pendimethalin residues 

in plants is aqueous organic solvent 

extraction, column clean up, and 

quantitation by GS. The method has a 

LOQ of 0.05 ppm for pendimethalin and 

the alcohol metabolite. Contact: Sidney 

Jackson, (703) 305–7610, 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

7. PP 8E7460. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0945). IR-4, Project Headquarters, 

Rutgers, The State University of New 

Jersey, 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 

clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, 

in or on berry, low growing, subgroup 

13-07H, except strawberry at 0.01 ppm; 

peach at 0.70 ppm; and vegetable, 

tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.05 

ppm. Adequate enforcement 

methodology LC/MS/MS analysis is 

available to enforce the tolerance 

expression. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 

305–7390, nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

8. PP 8F7396. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0876). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for the combined residues 

of the herbicide pendimethalin, N-(1- 

ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl2,6dinitrobenzenamine, and its 

metabolite 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2- 

methyl-3, 5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol in or 

on forage, forage grasses, group 17 at 40 

ppm; hay, forage grasses, group 17 at 80 

ppm; straw, forage grasses, group 17 at 

4.5 ppm; and to establish a tolerance in 

40 CFR part 180 for the combined 

residues of the herbicide pendimethalin, 

N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl2,6dinitrobenzenamine and its 

metabolites 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2- 

methyl-3, 5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol and 1- 

(1-ethyl-propyl)-5, 6 dimethyl-7-nitro1H-benzoimidazole in or on animal 

commodities milk at 0.03 ppm and meat 

at 0.15 ppm. The method in plants is 

aqueous organic solvent extraction, 

column clean up, and quantitation by 

GC. The method has a LOQ of 0.05 ppm 

for pendimethalin and the alcohol 

metabolite. Contact: Mindy Ondish, 

(703) 605–0723, ondish.mindy@epa.gov. 

9. PP 8E7462. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0885). IR-4, Project Headquarters, 

Rutgers, The State University of New 

Jersey, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 

W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide 

flumioxazin, 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3- 

oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole1,3(2H)-dione in or on vegetable, 

cucurbit, group 9 at 0.03 ppm; leaf 

petioles, subgroup 4B at 0.02 ppm; and 

hop, dried cones at 0.07 ppm. Practical 

analytical methods for detecting and 

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measuring levels of flumioxazin have 

been developed and validated in/on all 

appropriate agricultural commodities 

and respective processing fractions. The 

LOQ of flumioxazin in the methods is 

0.02 ppm which will allow monitoring 

of food with residues at the levels 

proposed for the tolerances. Contact: 

Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

10. PP 8E7473. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0887). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 

College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton, 

NJ 08540, proposes to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide propamocarb 

hydrochloride; propyl[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl]carbamate 

mono-hydrochloride in or on bean, 

lima, succulent at 2.0 ppm. A practical 

analytical method utilizing gas/liquid 

chromatography and N-FID or mass 

spectrometry detection (MSD) is 

available and has been validated for 

detecting and measuring levels of 

propamocarb hydrochloride in or on 

food. The LOQ is 0.05 miligrams/ 

kilograms (mg/kg) ppm. Contact: Susan 

Stanton, (703) 305–5218, 

stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

11. PP 8E7476. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0886). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 

201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide 

formetanate hydrochloride (N,Ndimethyl-N′-[3- 

[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]phenyl] 

methanimidamide) in or on onion, bulb, 

subgroup 3-07A at 0.06 ppm. A 

validated residue analytical method 

exists for quantitation of formetanate 

residues in onion. Samples are extracted 

with buffered organic solvent and the 

formetanate in the resulting extract is 

purified through a C-18 cartridge. 

Residues were identified and quantified 

by HPLC-MS/MS. The method has a 

LOQ of 0.002 ppm and a LOD of 0.0007 

ppm. The method was validated by 

fortifying onions from a control site 

fortified to 0.002, 0.05, and 1.0 ppm. 

The average recovery was 89 ± 13%. 

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

stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 8E7411. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0814). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 

201, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

revise the tolerance expression for the 

Berry Crop Group 13 to become the 

Berry and Small Fruit Crop Group 13 

per the Pesticide Tolerance Crop 

Grouping Program published in the 

Federal Register, December 7, 2007 (72 

FR 69150; FRL–8343–1). The proposed 

new tolerance expressions for the Berry 

and Small Crop group 13 for the 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.565 for 

residues of the insecticide 

thiamethoxam [3-[(2-chloro-5- 

thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-Nnitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine](CAS 

Reg. No. 153719–23–4) and its 

metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5- 

ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine] 

are as follows in or on: Caneberry 

subgroup 13-07A at 0.35 ppm; 

bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 0.2 ppm; 

fruit, small, vine climbing subgroup 13- 

07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit at 0.2 ppm; 

low growing berry subgroup 13-07G, 

except cranberry at 0.3 ppm. The 

existing tolerance on cranberry at 0.02 

ppm will not be changed. Also, the IR4 is requesting the following tolerances 

be deleted: Vegetable, root, except sugar 

beet, subgroup 1B at 0.02 ppm; 

caneberry subgroup 13A at 0.35 ppm; 

bushberry subgroup 13B at 0.20 ppm; 

grape at 0.20 ppm; strawberry at 0.30 

ppm; lingonberry at 0.20 ppm; juneberry 

at 0.20 ppm; and salal at 0.20 ppm. 

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has 

submitted practical analytical 

methodology for detecting and 

measuring levels of thiamethoxam in or 

on raw agricultural commodities. This 

method is based on crop specific 

cleanup procedures and determination 

by liquid chromatography with either 

UV or MS detections. The LOD for each 

analyte of this method is 1.25 ng 

injected for samples analyzed by UV 

and 0.25 ng injected for samples 

analyzed by MS, and the LOQ is 0.005 

ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm 

for all other substrates. Contact: Susan 

Stanton, (703) 305–5218, 

stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

2. PP 8F7416. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0771). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 

12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to 

amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.586 

by increasing the tolerance for residues 

of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2- 

chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl2-nitroguanidine and its metabolite, 

TMG, N-(2-chloro-5-thiazolylmethyl)- 

N’-methylguanidine in or on potato 

from 0.05 ppm to 0.6 ppm. In plants and 

plant products, the residue of concern, 

parent clothianidin and its metabolite, 

TMG, N-(2-chloro-5-thiazolylmethyl)- 

N’-methylguanidine], can be determined 

using HPLC with Electrospray 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, 

davis.kable@epa.gov. 

3. PP 8E7460. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0945). IR-4, IR-4 Project Headquarters, 

Rutgers, The State University of New 

Jersey, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 

W, Princeton, NJ 08450, proposes to 

delete the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.586 

for residues of the insecticide 

clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, 

in or on potato at 0.05 ppm since it will 

be superseded by the proposed 

tolerance on subgroup 1C in paragraph 

7. under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ in this unit. 

Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

4. PP 8E7462. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0885). The IR-4 Project Headquarters, 

500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, 

Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to amend 

the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.568 by 

revoking the existing tolerance for 

residues of the herbicide flumioxazin, 2- 

[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2- 

propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]- 

4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)- 

dione in or on almonds because a 

tolerance on nut, tree, group 14 has been 

established; and by deleting the existing 

tolerance for melon subgroup 9A 

because it will be superseded by the 

proposed tolerance for cucurbit, group 9 

in the section ‘‘New Tolerances’’ in 

paragraph 9. in this unit. Practical 

analytical methods for detecting and 

measuring levels of flumioxazin have 

been developed and validated in/on all 

appropriate agricultural commodities 

and respective processing fractions. The 

LOQ of flumioxazin in the methods is 

0.02 ppm which will allow monitoring 

of food with residues at the levels 

proposed for the tolerances. Contact: 

Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 8E7316. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0858). Rhodia Inc. c/o SciReg, Inc., 

12733 Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 

22192, proposes to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance in 40 CFR 180.920 for residues 

of the alkyl (C10-C16) dimethylamine 

oxide (CAS No. 70592–80–2) in or on 

growing crops when used as a wettingagent in pesticide formulations applied 

pre-harvest to all raw agricultural 

commodities. Because this petition is a 

request for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance, no analytical 

method is required. Contact: Lisa 

Austin, (703) 305–7894, 

austin.lisa@epa.gov. 

2. PP 8E7457. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0851). International Specialty Products, 

c/o Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, 1330 

16870 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 69 / Monday, April 13, 2009 / Notices 

Connecticut Ave., NW., Washington, DC 

20036, proposes to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance in 40 CFR 180.960 for residues 

of 2-Butenedioic acid (2Z)-, monobutyl 

ester, polymer with methoxyethene, 

sodium salt, minimum number average 

molecular weight of 18,200 amu (CAS 

No. 205193–99–3) when used as a 

pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations. Because this petition is a 

request for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance, no analytical 

method is required. Contact: Deirdre 

Sunderland, (703) 603–0851, 

sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

3. PP 8E7469. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0861). BASF Corporation, 100 Campus 

Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932, proposes 

to establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.960 for residues of Oxirane, 2- 

methyl-, polymer with oxirane (CAS No. 

9003–11–6) when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient as a surfactant in 

pesticide formulations without 

limitations. Because this petition is a 

request for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance, no analytical 

method is required. Contact: Lisa 

Austin, (703) 305–7894, 

austin.lisa@epa.gov. 

4. PP 8E7453. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0856). Kemira Chemicals, Inc., 1950 

Vaughn Rd., Kennesaw, GA 30144, 

proposes to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of starch, oxidized, polymers 

with Bu acrylate, tert-Bu acrylate and 

styrene, minimum number average 

molecular weight (in amu) 10,000 (CAS 

No. 204142–80–3) hereafter referred to 

as styrene-butylacrylate copolymer, 

under 40 CFR 180.960, when used as a 

pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations in or on all food 

commodities without numerical 

limitations. Because this petition is a 

request for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance, no analytical 

method is required. Contact: Deirdre 

Sunderland, (703) 603–0851, 

sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: April 3, 2009. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–8348 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[Report No. 2886] 

Petitions for Reconsideration of Action 

in Rulemaking Proceeding 

April 6, 2009. 

Petitions for Reconsideration have 

been filed in the Commission’s 

Rulemaking proceeding listed in this 

Public Notice and published pursuant to 

47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of these 

documents is available for viewing and 

copying in Room CY–B402, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be 

purchased from the Commission’s copy 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. 

(BCPI) (1–800–378–3160). Oppositions 

to these petitions must be filed by April 

28, 2009. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the 

Commission’s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1). 

Replies to oppositions must be filed 

within 10 days after the time for filing 

oppositions have expired. 

Subject: In the Matter of Unlicensed 

Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands 

(ET Docket No. 04–186), Additional 

Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices below 

900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band (ET 

Docket No. 02–380). 

Number of Petitions Filed: 17. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8397 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency 

Meeting 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that 

at 4:34 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 

2009, the Board of Directors of the 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

met in closed session to consider 

matters related to resolution activities. 

In calling the meeting, the Board 

determined, on motion of Vice 

Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, 

seconded by Director Thomas J. Curry 

(Appointive), concurred in by Acting 

Director John E. Bowman (Office of 

Thrift Supervision), Director John C. 

Dugan (Comptroller of the Currency), 

and Chairman Sheila C. Bair, that 

Corporation business required its 

consideration of the matters which were 

to be the subject of this meeting on less 

than seven days’ notice to the public; 

that no earlier notice of the meeting was 

practicable; that the public interest did 

not require consideration of the matters 

in a meeting open to public observation; 

and that the matters could be 

considered in a closed meeting by 

authority of subsections (c)(4), (c)(6), 

(c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii) and (c)(9)(B) of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), 

(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B)). 

The meeting was held in the Board 

Room of the FDIC Building located at 

550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Dated: April 8, 2009. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8445 Filed 4–9–09; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The applications also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than May 8, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice