Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 56 / Monday, March 24, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 13833

Appendix A to Part 70—Approval

Status of State and Local Operating

Permits Programs

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Connecticut

(a) Department of Environmental

Protection: submitted on September 28, 1995;

interim approval effective on April 23, 1997;

interim approval expires April 26, 1999.

(b) [Reserved]

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[FR Doc. 97–7349 Filed 3–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 136

Guidelines Establishing Test

Procedures for the Analysis of

Pollutants

CFR Correction

In title 40 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, parts 136 to 149, revised as

of July 1, 1996, on page 26 § 136.3 (e),

table II, under metals, the third entry

should read as follows:

TABLE II—REQUIRED CONTAINERS, PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES, AND HOLDING TIMES

Parameter No./name Container 1 Preservation 2,3 Maximum holding

time 4

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Metals:7

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3, 5–8, 12, 13, 19, 20, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32–34, 36, 37, 45, 47, 51, 52, 58–60, 62,

63, 70–72, 74, 75. Metals, except boron, chromium VI and mercury.

P, G ....... ......do .......................... 6 months.

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BILLING CODE 1505-01-D

40 CFR Part 180, 185 and 186

[OPP–300465; FRL–5597–7]

RIN No. 2070–AB78

Avermectin B1 and Its Delta-8,9-

Isomer; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final Rule.

SUMMARY: This document establishes

time-limited tolerances for residues of

the insecticide avermectin and its delta8,9-isomers in or on the following raw

agricultural commodities: cottonseed,

citrus, dried hops, potatoes, meat and

meat byproducts, milk and processed

food/feed commodities. Merck Co., Inc.

submitted a petition to EPA under the

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act as

amended by the Food Quality Protection

Act of 1996 requesting the tolerances.

DATES: This regulation becomes

effective March 24, 1997. The entries in

the table expire on September 1, 1999.

Objections and requests for hearings

must be received by May 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written objections and

hearing requests identified by the

docket control number [OPP–300465/PP

7F3500; 8F3592; 5F4508; 4E4419 and

FAP 8H5660], may be submitted to:

Hearing Clerk (1900), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M

St. SW., Washington, DC 20460. A copy

of any objections and hearing requests

filed with the Hearing Clerk should be

identified by the docket control number

and submitted to: Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

copy of objections and hearing requests

to Rm 1132, CM#2, 1921 Jefferson-Davis

Hwy, Arlington, VA. Fees

accompanying objections shall be

labeled ‘‘Tolerance Petition Fees’’ and

forwarded to: EPA Headquarters

Accounting Operations Branch,

OPP(Tolerance Fees), P.O. Box

360277M, Pittsburgh, PA 15251. An

electronic copy of objections and

hearing requests filed with the Hearing

Clerk may be submitted to OPP by

sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov.

Copies of electronic objections and

hearing requests must be submitted as

an ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Copies of electronic objections and

hearing requests will also be accepted

on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format

or ASCII file format. All copies of

electronic objections and hearing

requests must be identified by the

docket control number [OPP–300465/PP

7F3500; 8F3592; 5F4508; 4E4419 and

FAP 8H5660]]. No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail. Copies of

electronic objections and hearing

requests on this rule may be filed online

at many Federal Depository Libraries.

Additional information on electronic

submission can be found below in this

document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: George LaRocca, Product Manager

(PM) 13, Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St, SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location, telephone number and

e-mail address: Rm. 204, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson-Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA

22202, (703) 305–6100; e-mail:

larocca.george@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register dated May 8, 1996 (61

FR 20745), EPA proposed to renew

time-limited tolerances for the

insecticide avermectin and its delta-8,9-

isomer (avermectin) in or on cottonseed

at 0.005 parts per million (ppm); citrus,

whole fruit, at 0.02 ppm; citrus oil, at

0.1 ppm; citrus dried pulp, at 0.1 ppm;

cattle, meat, at 0.02 ppm; cattle, meat

byproducts, at 0.02 ppm; cattle, fat, at

0.015 ppm; milk, at 0.005 ppm; and

hops, dried, at 0.5 ppm. These

tolerances were originally established in

response to pesticide petitions 7F3500,

8F3592, 4E4419, and food additive

petition 8H5550 and have since expired.

They were time-limited due to aquatic

pesticide exposure issues. The Agency

was unable to publish a final rule prior

to the enactment of Food Quality

Protection Act of 1996. Because of new

procedures under FQPA, Merck was

required to submit a new notice of filing

requesting reissuance of these tolerances

in compliance with FQPA.

In the Federal Register dated

December 10, 1996 (61 FR 65043), EPA

issued a notice of filing which

announced that Merck had filed a

request to amend 40 CFR 180.449 by