[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9839-9840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4313]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 3G4198/T669; FRL 4935-9]


Monsanto Co.; Initial Filings and Amendment of Temporary 
Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established and has amended temporary tolerances for 
residues of the hybridizing agent Genesis<Register> (Mon 21250) [2-(4-
chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5-oxo-4 pyridazinecarboxylic acid, 
potassium salt] in or on certain raw agricultural commodities.

DATES: These temporary tolerances expire March 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert J. Taylor, Product 
Manager (PM) 25, Registration Division (7505C) Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Room 241, CM#2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703)-305-6800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA gives notice that it has established and 
amended temporary tolerances relating to the initial filing and 
amendment of tolerances for residues of the hybridizing agent 
Genesis<Register> (Mon 21250), [2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-
5-oxo-4 pyridazinecarboxylic acid, potassium salt] in or on certain raw 
agricultural commodities as follows:

Initial Filing

    1. PP 3G4198. Monsanto Company, The Agricultural Group, Suite 1100, 
700 14th St., NW., Washington, DC 20005, has requested in pesticide 
petition (PP) 3G4198, the establishment of temporary rotational crop 
tolerances for residues of the wheat hybridizing agent 
Genesis<Register> (Mon 21250), [2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-
5-oxo-4 pyridazinecarboxylic acid, potassium salt] in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities sorghum grain at 5 parts per million (ppm), 
sorghum fodder at 2 ppm, and sorghum forage at 2 ppm.

Amendment

    2. PP 3G4198. EPA gives notice that the Agency has received an 
amendment for pesticide petition (PP) 3G4198, which previously 
published in the Federal Register of April 15, 1994 (59 FR 18118), 
stating that temporary tolerances had been established for residues of 
the hybridizing agent Genesis<Register> (Mon 21250) and its metabolites 
[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3- ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5-oxo-4 pyridazinecarboxylic 
acid, potassium salt] in or on the raw agricultural commodities wheat 
grain at 250 parts per million (ppm), wheat straw at 50 ppm, and wheat 
forage at 15 ppm.
    Monsanto Company, The Agricultural Group, Suite 1100, 700 14th St., 
N.W., Washington, DC 20005, has requested an amendment to (PP) 3G4198 
to establish a temporary tolerance for residues the hybridizing agent 
Genesis<Register> (Mon 21250), [2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-
5-oxo-4 pyridazinecarboxylic acid, potassium salt] in or on the raw 
agricultural commodity wheat forage from 15 parts per million (ppm) to 
10 ppm. These temporary tolerances will permit the marketing of the 
above raw agricultural commodities when treated in accordance with the 
provisions of the experimental use permit 524-EUP-80, which is being 
issued under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), as amended (Pub. L. 95-396, 92 Stat. 819; 7 U.S.C. 136).
    The scientific data reported and other relevant material were 
evaluated, and it was determined that the establishment of the 
temporary tolerances will protect the public health. Therefore, the 
temporary tolerances have been established on the condition that the 
pesticides be used in accordance with the experimental use permit and 
with the following provisions:
    1. The total amount of the active ingredient to be used must not 
exceed the quantity authorized by the experimental use permit.
    2. Monsanto Co. must immediately notify the EPA of any findings 
from the experimental use permit that have a bearing on safety. The 
company must also keep records of production, distribution, and 
performance and on request make the records available to any authorized 
officer or employee of the EPA or the Food and Drug Administration.
    These tolerances expire March 4, 1997. Residues not in excess of 
these amounts remaining in or on the raw agricultural commodities after 
this expiration date will not be considered actionable if the pesticide 
is legally applied during the term of, and in accordance with, the 
provisions of the experimental use permit and temporary tolerances. 
These temporary tolerances may be revoked if the experimental use 
permit is revoked or if any experience with or scientific data on these 
pesticides indicate that such revocation is necessary to protect the 
public health.
    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this notice from 
the requirement of section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(Pub. L. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Administrator 
has determined that regulations establishing new tolerances or raising 
tolerance levels or establishing exemptions from tolerance requirements 
do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities. A certification statement to this effect was published 
in the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950).

    [[Page 9840]] Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: February 14, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-4313 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]
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