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Commodity Parts per

million Expiration date

Corn, fodder ................................................................................................................................................. 0.01 Do.

Corn, grain and fresh [including sweet kernels plus cobs with husks removed]) ....................................... 0.01 Do.

Milk ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.01 Do.

cattle, meat ................................................................................................................................................... 0.05 Do.

cattle, fat ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.05 Do.

cattle, kidney ................................................................................................................................................ 0.05 Do.

cattle, liver, ................................................................................................................................................... 0.05 Do.

cattle, meat by-produts ................................................................................................................................ 0.05 Do.

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

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

Goats, kidney ............................................................................................................................................... 0.05 Do.

Goats, liver ................................................................................................................................................... 0.05 Do.

Goats, meat by-products .............................................................................................................................. 0.05 Do.

Hogs, meat ................................................................................................................................................... 0.05 Do.

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

Hogs, kidney ................................................................................................................................................ 0.05 Do.

Hogs, liver .................................................................................................................................................... 0.05 Do.

Hogs, meat byproducts ................................................................................................................................ 0.05 Do.

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

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

Horses, kidney ............................................................................................................................................. 0.05 Do.

Horses, liver ................................................................................................................................................. 0.05 Do.

Horses, meat by-products ............................................................................................................................ 0.05 Do.

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

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

Sheep, kidney .............................................................................................................................................. 0.05 Do.

Sheep, liver .................................................................................................................................................. 0.05 Do.

Sheep, meat by-products ............................................................................................................................. 0.05 Do.

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40 CFR Part 180

[PP 5F4469/R2225; FRL–5357–5]

RIN 2070–AB78

Prosulfuron; Pesticide Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is establishing timelimited tolerances for residues of the

herbicide prosulfuron, 1-(4-methoxy-6-

methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-[2-(3,3,3-

trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea in

or on the raw agricultural commodities

cereal grains group (except rice and

wild rice), grain; cereal grains group

(except rice and wild rice), forage; cereal

grains group (except rice and wild rice),

fodder, cereal grains group (except rice

and wild rice), straw; and cereal grains

group (except rice and wild rice), hay.

The Agency has not completed the

regulatory assessment of the science

findings; therefore, these tolerances are

being established with an expiration

date. These tolerances were requested

by the Ciba-Geigy Corporation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation

becomes effective May 29, 1996. These

tolerances will expire on December 31,

1999 .

ADDRESSES: Written objections and

hearing requests, identified by the

document control number, [PP 5F4469/

R2225], may be submitted to: Hearing

Clerk (1900), Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. A copy of any

objections and hearing requests filed

with the Hearing Clerk should be

identified by the docket number and

submitted 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

copy of objections and hearing requests

to Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. Fees

accompanying objections shall be

labeled ‘‘Tolerance Petition Fees’’ and

forwarded to: EPA Headquarters

Accounting Operations Branch, OPP

(Tolerance Fees), P.O. Box 360277M,

Pittsburgh, PA 15251.

An electronic copy of objections and

hearing requests filed with the Hearing

Clerk may be submitted to OPP by

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

Copies of electronic objections and

hearing requests must be submitted as

an ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Copies of electronic objections and

hearing requests will also be accepted

on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format

or ASCII file format. All copies of

electronic objections and hearing

requests must be identified by the

docket number [PP 5F4469/R2225] . No

Confidential Business Information (CBI)

should be submitted through e-mail.

Copies of electronic objections and

hearing requests on this rule may be

filed online at many Federal Depository

Libraries. Additional information on

electronic submissions can be found

below in this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Robert J. Taylor, Product Manager

(PM) 25, Registration Division (7505C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. 245, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, 703–

305–6800, e-mail:

taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of April 17, 1996 (61

FR 16742) (FRL–5357–5), EPA issued a

proposed rule proposing to establish

time-limited tolerances for residues of

the herbicide prosulfuron on cereal

grains group (except rice and wild rice),

grain at 0.01 ppm; cereal grains group

(except rice and wild rice), forage at

0.10 ppm; cereal grains group (except

rice and wild rice), fodder at 0.01 ppm;

cereal grains group (except rice and

wild rice), straw at 0.02 ppm; and cereal

grains group (except rice and wild rice),

hay at 0.20 ppm. In the proposed rule

EPA said that it was revising § 180.481;

however, EPA did not intend that
26844 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 29, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

§ 180.481 be completely rewritten, but

rather that the section be amended to

add entries for ‘‘cereal grains (except

rice/wild rice) group,’’ and the ‘‘cereal

grains, forage, fodder, straw and hay

(except rice/wild rice) group’’.

Therefore, in this final rule, EPA is

amending § 180.481 by adding

tolerances for the cereal grains (except

rice/wild rice) group,’’ and the ‘‘cereal

grains, forage, fodder, straw and hay

(except rice/wild rice) group.’’

There were two favorable comments

received in response to the proposed

rule.

The data submitted with the proposed

rule and other relevant material have

been evaluated and discussed in the

proposed rule. Based on the data and

information considered, the Agency has

determined that when used in

accordance with good agricultural

practice, prosulfuron is useful and the

tolerances will protect the public health.

Therefore, the tolerances are established

as set forth below.

Any person adversely affected by this

regulation may, within 30 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register, file written objections

to the regulation and may also request

a hearing on those objections.

Objections and hearing requests must be

filed with the Hearing Clerk, at the

address given above (40 CFR 178.20). A

copy of the objections and/or hearing

requests filed with the Hearing Clerk

should be submitted to the OPP docket

for this rulemaking. The objections

submitted must specify the provisions

of the regulation deemed objectionable

and the grounds for the objections (40

CFR 178.25). Each objection must be

accompanied by the fee prescribed by

40 CFR 180.33(i). If a hearing is

requested, the objections must include a

statement of the factual issue(s) on

which a hearing is requested, the

requestor’s contentions on such issues,

and a summary of any evidence relied

upon by the objector (40 CFR 178.27). A

request for a hearing will be granted if

the Administrator determines that the

material submitted shows the following:

There is genuine and substantial issue

of fact; there is a reasonable possibility

that available evidence identified by the

requestor would, if established, resolve

one or more of such issues in favor of

the requestor, taking into account

uncontested claims or facts to the

contrary; and resolution of the factual

issue(s) in the manner sought by the

requestor would be adequate to justify

the action requested (40 CFR 178.32).

A record has been established for this

rulemaking under the docket number

[PP 5F4469/R2225] (including any

comments and data submitted

electronically). 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

Room 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 22202.

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

rulemaking, as well as the public

version, as described above will be kept

in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will

transfer any copies of objections and

hearing requests received electronically

into printed, paper form as they are

received and will place the paper copies

in the official rule-making record which

will also include all comments

submitted directly in writing. The

official rulemaking record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted this rule from the

requirements of section 3 of Executive

Order 12866.

This action does not impose any

enforceable duty, or contain any

‘‘unfunded mandates’’ as described in

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4), or

require prior consultation as specified

by Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093,

October 28, 1993), entitled Enhancing

the Intergovernmental Partnership, or

special consideration as required by

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629,

February 16, 1994).

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 food additive regulations 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: May 20, 1996.

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

Therefore, 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 § 180.481 by revising the

introductory text, and amending the

table by adding alphabetically entries to

read as set forth below:

§ 180.481 Prosulfuron; tolerances for

residues.

Tolerances that expire as indicated in

the table below are established for

residues of the herbicide prosulfuron 1-

(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-[2-

(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl]-

urea in or on the following raw

agricultural commodities:

Commodity Parts per

million

Expiration

date

* * * * *

Cereal grains

group (except

rice and wild

rice), grain.

0.01 December

31, 1999

Cereal grains

group (except

rice and wild

rice), forage.

0.10 Do

Cereal grains

group (except

rice and wild

rice), fodder.

0.01 Do

Cereal grains

group (except

rice and wild

rice), straw.

0.02 Do

Cereal grains

group (except

rice and wild

rice), hay.

0.20 Do

* * * * *

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