18554 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 12, 1995 / Proposed Rules

[FR Doc. 95–8951 Filed 4–11–95; 8:45 am]

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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 12, 1995 / Proposed Rules 18555

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 170

[OPP–250103; FRL–4948–5]

RIN No. 2070–AC69 and 2070–AC82

Amendments to the Worker Protection

Standard Requirements for Crop

Advisors and Training Requirements

for Agricultural Workers and Pesticide

Handlers; Notification to Secretary of

Agriculture

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification to Secretary of

Agriculture.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the

Administrator of EPA has forwarded to

the Secretary of Agriculture a final rule

amending the crop advisor provisions of

the Worker Protection Standard and a

final rule amending the training

requirements for workers and pesticide

handlers. These final rules are being

issued under the Federal Insecticide,

Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act

(FIFRA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald Eckerman, Certification and

Training, Occupational Safety Branch

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

Rm 1101, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA., (703) 305–

7371.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA, the

Administrator shall provide the

Secretary of Agriculture with a copy of

any final rule before publication in the

Federal Register. If the Secretary

comments in writing to the

Administrator regarding the final rule,

the Administrator shall issue for

publication in the Federal Register,

with the final rule, the comments of the

Secretary of Agriculture, if requested by

the Secretary, and the response of the

Administrator concerning the

Secretary’s comments. The

Administrator has forwarded to the

Secretary of Agriculture a copy of the

final rule amending the requirements for

training employees and a final rule

amending the requirements for crop

advisors.

The Administrator has also provided

a copy of these final rules to the

Committee on Agriculture of the House

of Representatives, and the Committee

on Agriculture and Forestry of the

Senate.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 170

Administrative Practice and

Procedures, Occupational Safety and

Health, Pesticides and Pests.

Dated: April 5, 1995.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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40 CFR Part 180

[PP 2E4051/P608; FRL–4943–1]

RIN 2070–AC18

Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to establish

import tolerances for residues of the

fungicide difenoconazole in or on the

raw agricultural commodities barley

grain, rye grain, and wheat grain at 0.1

part per million; fat, meat, and meat

byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs, horses,

poultry, and sheep and eggs at 0.05

ppm; and milk at 0.01 ppm. Ciba-Geigy

Corp. requested the proposed regulation

to establish a maximum permissible

level of the fungicide in or on the

commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

document control number, [PP 2E4051/

P608], 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 Highway, 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: Cynthia Giles-Parker, Product

Manager (PM) 22, Registration Division,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. 229, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-

5540; e-mail: gilesparker.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is

proposing to establish import tolerances

for residues of the fungicide

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 raw

agricultural commodities (RACs) barley

grain, rye grain, and wheat grain at 0.1

ppm; fat, meat, and meat byproducts

(mbyp) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses,

poultry, and sheep and eggs at 0.05

ppm; and milk at 0.01 ppm. The

proposed regulation to establish a

maximum permissible level of the

fungicide in or on this commodity was

requested in a pesticide petition (PP

2E4051) submitted by Ciba-Geigy Corp.,

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-

8300, that requested that the

Administrator, pursuant to section

408(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.

346a(e), amend 40 CFR 180.475 by

establishing import tolerances for

residues of the fungicide.

The scientific data submitted in the

petition and other relevant material

have been evaluated. The toxicological

data considered in support of the

proposed tolerance include:

1. A rat acute oral study with an LD50

of 1,453 milligrams (mg)/kilogram (kg).

2. A 13-week rat feeding study with

a no-observed-effect-level (NOEL) of 20

ppm (1 mg/kg/day).

3. A 13-week mouse feeding study

with a NOEL of 20 ppm (3.6 mg/kg/day).

4. A 26-week dog feeding study with

a NOEL of 1,000 ppm (3.3 mg/kg/day).

5. A 21-day rabbit dermal study with

a NOEL of 10 mg/kg and reduction in

body weight gain and food consumption

from exposure to doses equal to or

greater than 100 mg/kg.

6. A carcinogenicity study in mice

with a NOEL of 30 ppm (5 mg/kg/day)

and a lowest-effect-level (LEL) of 300

ppm (50 mg/kg/day) owing to

reductions in cumulative body weights.

There was limited evidence of

carcinogenicity based on the occurrence

of increased benign and/or malignant

liver tumors in males and females. The

carcinogenic effects observed are

discussed below.