[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13938-13939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6417]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180

[PP 8F3658/P605; FRL-4936-5]
RIN 2070-AC18


Pesticide Tolerances for Triasulfuron

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to establish permanent tolerances for residues of 
the herbicide triasulfuron, [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-
1-(2-(2-chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl)urea], in or on barley and wheat 
grain at 0.02 part per million (ppm); barley and wheat straw at 2.0 
ppm; barley and wheat forage at 5.0 ppm; meat, fat, and meat byproducts 
(excluding kidney) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.1 
ppm; kidney of cattle, goats, horses, and sheep at 0.2 ppm; and milk at 
0.02 ppm. Ciba-Geigy has fulfilled certain testing requirements, and 
EPA proposes to change to permanent tolerances the current time-limited 
tolerances.

DATES: Comments, identified by the document control number [PP 8F3658/
P605], must be received on or before April 14, 1995.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments 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 comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
``Confidential Business Information'' (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 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All 
written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at 
the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays.

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: Rm. 241, CM #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-6800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 13, 1992 
(57 FR 8844), EPA issued a final rule which established tolerances for 
residues of the herbicide triasulfuron, [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-
triazin-2-yl)-1-(2-(2-chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl)urea], in or on 
barley and wheat grain at 0.02 ppm; barley or wheat forage at 5.0 ppm; 
barley and wheat straw at 20 ppm; meat, fat, and meat byproducts 
(excluding kidney) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.1 
ppm; and milk at 0.02 ppm, with an expiration date of March 13, 1995. 
In the Federal Register of August 31, 1994 (59 FR 44931), the Agency 
issued a notice extending these tolerances until March 13, 1996. These 
tolerances with an expiration date were required by EPA to allow the 
peititioner, Ciba-Geigy Corp., to submit additional data required for 
environmental fate and groundwater, and to allow the Agency to complete 
the regulatory assessment of EPA's scientific findings. The petitioner 
has submitted all the required data. The Agency has completed the 
regulatory assessment of the data and determined that adequate work has 
been done to fulfill these requirements. EPA is preparing to amend 40 
CFR 180.459 to establish permanent tolerances on the wheat, barley, and 
animal commodities.
    Based on the information cited above and in the document 
establishing the time-limited tolerances for triasulfuron (57 FR 8844, 
March 13, 1992 and 59 FR [[Page 13939]] 44931, August 31, 1994), EPA 
has determined that when used in accordance with good agricultural 
practice, this ingredient is useful and that the tolerances will 
protect the public health. Therefore, EPA is proposing to establish 
permanent tolerances as set forth below.
    Any person who has registered or submitted an application for 
registration of a pesticide, under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as amended, which contains any of the 
ingredients listed herein, may request within 30 days after publication 
of this document in the Federal Register that this rulemaking proposal 
be referred to an Advisory Committee in accordance with section 408(e) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the 
proposed regulation. Comments must bear a notation indicating the 
document control number, [PP 8F3658/P605]. All written comments filed 
in response to this petition will be available in the Public Response 
and Program Resources Branch, at the address given above, from 8 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.
    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this rule from the 
requirements 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 exemptions from tolerance requirements do not 
have a significant 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).
    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).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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

    Dated: February 15, 1995.

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

    Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR part 180 be amended as 
follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.

    2. By revising Sec. 180.459, to read as follows:


Sec. 180.459   Triasulfuron; tolerances for residues.

    Tolerances are established for residues of the herbicide 
triasulfuron, [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-(2-(2-
chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl)urea] in or on the following raw 
agricultural commodities:

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Barley, forage.............................................          5.0
Barley, grain..............................................         0.02
Barley, straw..............................................          2.0
Cattle, fat................................................          0.1
Cattle, kidney.............................................          0.2
Cattle, mbyp (except kidney)...............................          0.1
Cattle, meat...............................................          0.1
Goats, fat.................................................          0.1
Goats, kidney..............................................          0.2
Goats, mbyp (except kidney)................................          0.1
Goats, meat................................................          0.1
Hogs, fat..................................................          0.1
Hogs, kidney...............................................          0.2
Hogs, mbyp (except kidney).................................          0.1
Hogs, meat.................................................          0.1
Horses, fat................................................          0.1
Horses, kidney.............................................          0.2
Horses, mbyp (except kidney)...............................          0.1
Horses, meat...............................................          0.1
Milk.......................................................         0.02
Sheep, fat8................................................          0.1
Sheep, kidney..............................................          0.2
Sheep, mbyp (except kidney)................................          0.1
Sheep, meat................................................          0.1
Wheat, forage..............................................          5.0
Wheat, grain...............................................         0.02
Wheat, straw...............................................          2.0
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