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environmental mixtures, different

exposure routes, partial lifetime

exposure, and mixtures containing

dioxin-like compounds. After the

workshop, EPA will incorporate the

panel’s comments and issue a final

report. The expected date for the final

report is September 1996. A summary of

the final report will be loaded onto the

Agency’s on-line database, the

Integrated Risk Information System

(IRIS).

Dated: April 24, 1996.

Robert J. Huggett,

Assistant Administrator for Research and

Development.

[FR Doc. 96–10811 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[FRL–5465–4]

Risk Assessment and Risk

Management Commission;

Amendment to Earlier Federal Register

Notice—Change in Meeting Date and

Location

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the Risk

Assessment and Risk Management

Commission, established as an Advisory

Committee under Section 303 of the

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,

will release its draft report on June 13

from 1:00–3:00 p.m. at the National

Press Building, 529 14th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20045 on the 13th floor

in the National Press Club conference

room. There will be a briefing and the

draft report will be available to the

public at that time. If you are unable to

attend, but wish to receive a copy of the

draft report, either fax your request to

202–233–9540, mail your request to the

Commission on Risk Assessment and

Risk Management, 529 14th Street, NW.,

Room 452, Washington, DC 20045, or

obtain via the Internet at http://

www.riskworld.com. Be sure to indicate

your complete mailing address and a

phone number where you can be

reached. If you have already requested

a copy of the draft report, it is not

necessary to send another request. The

Commission Members had anticipated

an earlier release of the draft report on

May 9th. Unfortunately, the draft report

will not be available now until the June

13th date.

Comments on the draft report must be

received no later than July 18, 1996.

Please send your comments to the

Commission on Risk Assessment and

Risk Management, address listed above.

If you need additional information,

please call 202–233–9537. The report

will not be available prior to June 13,

1996.

Dated: April 25, 1996.

Gail Charnley,

Executive Director, Commission on Risk

Assessment and Risk Management.

[FR Doc. 96–10812 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[FRL–5466–9]

Science Advisory Board,

Environmental Engineering

Committee; Notification of Public

Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Engineering Committee

(EEC) of the Science Advisory Board

(SAB) will hold a public teleconference

on May 20, 1996 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m., Eastern Time. During this

teleconference, the Committee will: (a)

review the report of its Waste

Incineration Subcommittee; (b) receive

an update on EPA and SAB activities of

interest; and (c) discuss potential FY96

EEC activities. Documents that are the

subject of SAB reviews are normally

available from the originating EPA office

and are not available from the SAB

Office. Please see previous Federal

Register notice for details concerning

the availability of review documents

and for details concerning the charge to

the Subcommittee (60 FR 43148, dated

August 18, 1995).

Members of the public desiring

additional information about the

meeting, including an agenda, should

contact Mrs. Kathleen W. Conway,

Designated Federal Official, Science

Advisory Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, by

telephone at (202) 260–2558 or FAX at

(202) 260–7118, or via the INTERNET

at: conway.kathleen@epamail.epa.gov.

Members of the public who wish to

make a brief oral presentation to the

Committee must contact Mrs. Conway

in writing (by letter or by fax—see

previously stated information) no later

than 12 noon Eastern Time, Monday,

May 13, 1996 in order to be included on

the Agenda. A total time limit of 15

minutes will be allocated for public

comment. Written comments of any

length may be submitted to the

Committee up through the date of the

meeting. Please address such material to

Mrs. Conway at the above address.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

The Science Advisory Board expects

that public statements presented at its

meetings will not be repetitive of

previously submitted oral or written

statements. In general, for

teleconference call meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will be

limited to no more than three minutes

per speaker and no more than fifteen

minutes total. Written comments (at

least 35 copies) received in the SAB

Staff Office sufficiently prior to a

meeting date (usually one week prior to

a meeting or teleconference), may be

mailed to the relevant SAB committee

or subcommittee prior to its meeting;

comments received too close to the

meeting date will normally be provided

to the committee at its meeting. Written

comments may be provided to the

relevant committee or subcommittee up

until the time of the meeting.

Dated: April 24, 1996.

John R. Fowle, III,

Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 96–10816 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[OPP–30409; FRL–5365–5]

Certain Companies; Applications to

Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of applications to register pesticide

products containing active ingredients

not included in any previously

registered products pursuant to the

provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by May 31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments identified by the document

control number [OPP–30409] and the

file symbol to: Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Divisions (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments to: Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

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

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will be accepted on

disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format

or ASCII file format. All comments and

data in electronic form must be
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identified by the docket number [OPP–

30409]. No ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. Electronic comments on

this notice may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries. Additional

information on electronic submission

can be found below in this document.

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 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Registration Division (7505C),

Attn: (Product Manager (PM) named in

each registration), Office of Pesticide

Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460.

In person: Contact the PM named in

each registration at the following office

location/telephone number:

Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address

PM 22 James Stone, Rm. 247, CM #2 (703–305–7391); email:

stone.james@epamail.epa.gov.

Environmental Protection Agency

1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy

Arlington, VA 22202

PM 25 Robert Taylor, Rm. 241, CM #2 (703–305–6800); email: taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov.-DoSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

received applications as follows to

register pesticide products containing

active ingredients not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of

FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these

applications does not imply a decision

by the Agency on the applications.

Products Containing Active Ingredients

Not Included In Any Previously

Registered Products

1. File Symbol: 3125–UIA. Applicant:

Bayer Corporation, P.O. Box 4913, 8400

Hawthorn Road, Kansas, MO 64120–

0013. Product name: FOE 5043

Technical Herbicide. Herbicide. Active

ingredient: N-(4-Fluorophenyl)-N-(1-

methylethyl)-2-[[5-trifluoromethyl)-

1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide at

95 percent. Proposed classification/Use:

None. For use only in the manufacturing

of herbicides. (PM 22)

2. File Symbol: 3125–UIT. Applicant:

Bayer Corp. Product name: FOE 5043

DF. Herbicide. Active ingredient: N-(4-

Fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-

trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-

yl]oxy]acetamide at 60 percent.

Proposed classification/Use: None. For

control of certain grass and broadleaf

weeds in corn and soybeans. (PM 22)

3. File Symbol: 3125–UII. Applicant:

Bayer Corp. Product name: Axiom DF.

Herbicide. Active ingredients: N-(4-

Fluorophenyl)-N-(1-methylethyl)-2-[[5-

trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-

yl]oxy]acetamide and Metribuzin 4-

amino-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-

(methylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one at

54.4 and 13.6 percent respectively.

Proposed classification/Use: None. For

control of certain grass and broadleaf

weeds in corn and soybeans. (PM 22)

4. File Symbol: 62719–ETL.

Applicant: Dow Elanco Co., 9330

Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268.

Product name: First Rate. Herbicide.

Active ingredient: Cloransulam-methyl

N-(2-carbomethoxy-6-chlorophenyl)-5-

ethoxy-7-fluoro(1,2,4)triazolo-[1,5-

c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonamide at 84

percent. Proposed classification/Use:

None. For broadleaf weed control in

soybeans. Type registration:

Conditional. (PM 25)

5. File Symbol: 62719–ETU.

Applicant: Dow Elanco Co. Product

name: Cloransulam-methyl Technical.

Herbicide. Active ingredient:

Cloransulam-methyl N-(2-

carbomethoxy-6-chlorophenyl)-5-

ethoxy-7-fluoro(1,2,4)triazolo-[1,5-

c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonamide at 97.5

percent. Proposed classification/Use:

None. For manufacturing use only. Type

registration: Conditional. (PM 25)

Notice of approval or denial of an

application to register a pesticide

product will be announced in the

Federal Register. The procedure for

requesting data will be given in the

Federal Register if an application is

approved.

Comments received within the

specified time period will be considered

before a final decision is made;

comments received after the time

specified will be considered only to the

extent possible without delaying

processing of the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

30409] (including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The public

record is located in Rm. 1132 of the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

Written comments filed pursuant to

this notice, will be available in the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division at the

address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays. It is suggested that

persons interested in reviewing the

application file, telephone this office at

(703–305–5805), to ensure that the file

is available on the date of intended visit.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.
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Dated: April 22, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–10807 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–66225; FRL 5364–7]

Notice of Voluntarily Cancellation of

Ciba Crop Protection Registrations of

Metalaxyl Technical and End-Use

Products that Contain Metalaxyl

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the

voluntary cancellation of the

registrations of the active ingredient

metalaxyl (N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-

(methoxyacetyl) alanine methyl ester)

and the end-use product registrations

held by Ciba Crop Protection that

contain metalaxyl. The cancellation of

these metalaxyl registrations was

requested by Ciba Crop Protection, who

holds the only EPA registration of

Metalaxyl Technical. The cancellation

of metalaxyl registrations will allow for

the full environmental benefit provided

by the recent registration of mefenoxam

and end-use products containing

mefenoxam. Mefenoxam is the Renantiomer of metalaxy and at half the

application rate, and provides the same

level of efficacy as metalaxyl. Under an

agreement reached with the registrant,

metalaxyl products can be sold until

December 31, 1998. The registrant has

requested that the Agency allow resale

and use of the metalaxyl-based end-use

products which are in the hands of

distributors, dealers and growers by

December 31, 1998 until supplies are

exhausted.

DATES: Comments associated with this

action must be received prior to May 31,

1996. The effective date of the

cancellation of the registrations of

Metalaxyl Technical and Ciba Crop

Protection end-use products containing

metalaxyl will be May 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Connie B. Welch, Product

Manager 21, Office of Pesticide

Programs, Registration Division (7505C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location for commercial courier

delivery and telephone number: Room

227, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703)

305–6226; e-mail:

welch.connie@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

Metalaxyl consists of R and S

enantiomeric forms at a ration of 1:1;

efficacy studies have shown that the R

enantiomer provides the majority of the

efficacy provided by metalaxyl.

Mefenoxam is the R-enantiomer of

metalaxyl and provides the same range

and level of efficacy as metalaxyl;

however, data provided to EPA

demonstrates that this efficacy is

achieved with half the amount of active

ingredient applied per acre required

with the use of metalaxyl. On March 6,

1996, EPA granted the conditional time

limited registration of the active

ingredient mefenoxam and 13 end-use

products that contain mefenoxam.

Since metalaxyl is one of the most

widely registered and used fungicides in

the United States with established

tolerances in over 120 crop and

livestock commodities and has uses as

a seed treatment, as a banded or

broadcast soil application, and a foliar

spray in combination with protectant

type fungicides, EPA feels that a

significant reduction in the exposure of

the environment to pesticides will be

gained with the cancellation of

metalaxyl and replacement of these uses

with products containing mefenoxam.

The cancellation and phase out of

products containing metalaxyl will

assure that the maximum environmental

benefit of mefenoxam registration will

be achieved.

Ciba Crop Protection has agreed to

end sales of metalaxyl based products

by December 31, 1998. Since all

registered uses of metalaxyl based

products are replaced by the registration

of parallel and equivalent mefenoxam

based products, there will be no loss of

uses and no negative impact of minor

crops or US agriculture.

II. Intent to Cancel

The following table list the metalaxyl

registrations, listed in sequence by

registration number, that will be

canceled May 31, 1996.

TABLE 1. — REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION

Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name

000100–00601 Metalaxyl Technical Metalaxyl

000100–00607 Ridomil 2E Fungicide N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00619 Subdue 2E Fungicide N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00626 Apron 2E Fungicide N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00628 Ridomil 5G-Fungicide N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00629 Ridomil MZ58 Fungicide Zinc ion and manganese ethylenebisdithiocarbamate, coordination product

N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00639 Apron 25W Fungicide N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00658 Ridomil/Bravo 81W Fungicide Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile

N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00664 Ridomil PC 11-G Granular Fungicide Pentachloronitrobenzene

N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00670 Apron + Captan Fungicide Seed Treatment cis-N-Trichloromethylthio-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide

N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00676 Subdue Granular Fungicide N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00683 Apron + Captan FS Fungicide Seed Treatmentcis-N-Trichloromethylthio-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide

N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester

000100–00713 Ridomil PC Granular Fungicide Pentachloronitrobenzene

N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine, methyl ester