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impacts of entitlement, grants, user fees,

or loan programs; or (4) raising novel

legal or policy issues arising out of legal

mandates, the President’s priorities, or

the principles set forth in this Executive

Order.

Pursuant to the terms of this

Executive Order, EPA has determined

that this rule is not ‘‘significant’’ and is

therefore not subject to OMB review.

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: March 28, 1995.

James J. Jones,

Acting 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. In § 180.475, by adding new

paragraph (c), to read as follows:

§ 180.475 Difenoconazole; tolerances for

residues.

* * * *

*

(c) Tolerances are established for

difenoconazole, [(2S,4R)/(2R,4S)]/

[(2R,4R/2S,4S)] 1-(2-[4-(4-

chlorophenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl]-4-

methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl)-1H1,2,4-triazole, in or on the following raw

agricultural commodities:

Commodity Parts per

million

Barley, grain1 ............................ 0.1

Cattle, fat .................................. 0.05

Cattle, meat .............................. 0.05

Cattle, mbyp ............................. 0.05

Eggs .......................................... 0.05

Goats, fat .................................. 0.05

Goats, meat .............................. 0.05

Goats, mbyp ............................. 0.05

Hogs, fat ................................... 0.05

Hogs, mbyp .............................. 0.05

Commodity Parts per

million

Horses, fat ................................ 0.05

Horses, meat ............................ 0.05

Horses, mbyp ........................... 0.05

Milk ........................................... 0.01

Poultry, fat ................................ 0.05

Poultry, meat ............................ 0.05

Poultry, mbyp ............................ 0.05

Rye, grain1 ................................ 0.1

Sheep, fat ................................. 0.05

Sheep, meat ............................. 0.05

Sheep, mbyp ............................ 0.05

Wheat, grain ............................. 0.1

1 There are no U.S. registrations as of April

12, 1995 for use on barley and rye.

[FR Doc. 95–8728 Filed 4–11–95; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 180

[OPP–300384; FRL–4945–7]

RIN 2070–AC18

Oleyl Alcohol; Tolerance Exemption

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes that

oleyl alcohol (CAS Reg. No. 143-28-2) be

exempted from the requirement of a

tolerance when used as a cosolvent in

pesticide formulations applied to

growing crops or to raw agricultural

commodities after harvest. Henckel

Corp., Emery Group, requested this

proposed regulation.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

document control number [OPP300384], must be received on or before

May 12, 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,

deliver comments to: Rm. 1132, Crystal

Mall, Building #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part of 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

will be included in the public docket by

the EPA without prior notice. The

public docket is 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: Amelia M. Acierto, Registration

Support Branch, Registration Division

(7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

2800 Crystal Drive, North Tower,

Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-308-8375; email: Acierto.Amelia@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Henkel

Corp., Emery Group, 4900 Este Ave.,

Cincinnati, OH 45232-1491, submitted

pesticide petition (PP) 4E4335 to EPA

requesting that the Administrator,

pursuant to section 408(e) of the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.

346a(e), propose to amend 40 CFR

180.1001(c) by establishing an

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance for oleyl alcohol when used as

a cosolvent in pesticide formulations

applied to growing crops and raw

agricultural commodities after harvest.

Inert ingredients are all ingredients

that are not active ingredients as defined

in 40 CFR 153.125, and include, but are

not limited to, the following types of

ingredients (except when they have a

pesticidal efficacy of their own):

solvents such as alcohols and

hydrocarbons; surfactants such as

polyoxyethylene polymers and fatty

acids; carriers such as clay and

diatomaceous earth; thickeners such as

carrageenan and modified cellulose;

wetting, spreading, and dispersing

agents; propellants in aerosol

dispensers; microencapsulating agents;

and emulsifiers. The term ‘‘inert’’ is not

intended to imply nontoxicity; the

ingredient may or may not be

chemically active.

The data submitted in the petition

and other relevant material have been

evaluated. As part of the EPA policy

statement on inert ingredients published

in the Federal Register of April 22, 1987

(52 FR 13305), the Agency established

data requirements which will be used to

evaluate the risks posed by the presence

of an inert ingredient in a pesticide

formulation. Exemptions from some or

all of the requirements may be granted

if it can be determined that the inert

ingredient will present minimal or no

risk. The Agency has decided that the

data normally required to support the

proposed tolerance exemption for oleyl

alcohol will not need to be submitted.

The rationale for this decision is

described below:
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1. Available data demonstrate that

oleyl alcohol is no more than slightly

toxic to mammals, fish, and aquatic

invertebrates.

2. Oleyl alcohol is found in fish oils

and one of its uses is as a carrier for

medicaments. Anticipated residues of

oleyl alcohol at the proposed level of

use are expected to be of little or no

toxicological significance.

3. Oleyl alcohol is approved by the

Food and Drug Administration for use

as a component of paper and

paperboard under 21 CFR 176.170, as

defoaming agent under 21 CFR 176.210,

and as a component of animal glue

under 21 CFR 178.3120.

Based upon the above information

and review of its use, the Agency does

not believe that a potential for

significant hazard exists when used in

accordance with good agricultural

practice. The Agency believes and that

this ingredient is useful and a tolerance

is not necessary to protect the public

health. Therefore, EPA proposes that the

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance be established 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, [OPP-300384]. 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 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: March 29, 1995.

James J. Jones,

Acting 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. Section 180.1001(c) is amended in

the table therein by adding and

alphabetically inserting the inert

ingredient, to read as follows:

§ 180.1001 Exemptions from the

requirements of a tolerance.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

Inert ingredients Limits Uses

* * * * * * *

Oleyl alcohol (CAS Reg. No 143-28-2) ......................... 15% ........................................... Cosolvent

* * * * * * *

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 95–8730 Filed 4–11–95; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 180

[PP 8F3671/P610; FRL–4945–3]

RIN 2070–AC18

Alachlor; Pesticide Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

establish an increased tolerance for

residues of the herbicide alachlor (2-

chloro-2’,6’-dimethyl-N-

(methoxymethyl) acetanilide) and its

metabolites in or on the raw agricultural

commodity (RAC) sorghum forage at 2.0

parts per million (ppm). The Monsanto

Co. requested the establishment of this

maximum permissible residue of the

herbicide.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

document control number [PP 8F3671/

P610], must be received on or before

May 12, 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 document

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; e-mail:

taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov.