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continued marketing of the above raw

agricultural commodity when treated in

accordance with the provisions of the

experimental use permit 264-EUP-97,

which is being renewed under the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as amended

(Pub. L. 95–396, 92 Stat. 819; 7 U.S.C.

136).

The scientific data reported and other

relevant material were evaluated, and it

was determined that a renewal of the

temporary tolerance will protect the

public health. Therefore, the temporary

tolerance has been renewed on the

condition that the pesticide be used in

accordance with the experimental use

permit and with the following

provisions:

1. The total amount of the active

ingredient to be used must not exceed

the quantity authorized by the

experimental use permit.

2. Rhone-Poulenc AG Company must

immediately notify the EPA of any

findings from the experimental use that

have a bearing on safety. The company

must also keep records of production,

distribution, and performance and on

request make the records available to

any authorized officer or employee of

the EPA or the Food and Drug

Administration.

This tolerance expires January 1,

1997. Residues not in excess of this

amount remaining in or on the above

raw agricultural commodity after this

expiration date will not be considered

actionable if the pesticide is legally

applied during the term of, and in

accordance with, the provisions of the

experimental use permit and temporary

tolerance.

This tolerance may be revoked if the

experimental use permit is revoked or if

any experience with or scientific data

on this pesticide indicate that such

revocation is necessary to protect the

public health.

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted this notice 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 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).

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–14628 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50-F

[PF–646; FRL–5354–7]

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions; Notice

of Filings and Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filings and amendment of

pesticide petitions (PP) proposing the

establishment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

various agricultural commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket number [PF–646], must be

received on or before July 12, 1996.

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. 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 also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1

file format or ASCII file format. All

comments and data in electronic form

must be identified by the docket number

[PF–646]. Electronic comments on this

notice may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries. Additional

information on electronic submissions

can be found below in this document.

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). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI 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 legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

product manager listed in the table

below:

Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address

Rick Keigwin (PM 10) .... Rm. 210, CM #2, 703–305–6788, e-mail:keigwin.richard@epamail.epa.gov. 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA

George LaRocca (PM

13).

Rm. 204, CM #2, 703–305–6100, e-mail: larocca.george@epamail.epa.gov. Do.

Dennis Edwards (PM 19) Rm. 207, CM #2, 703–305–6386, e-mail: edwards.dennis@epamail.epa.gov. Do.

Connie Welch (PM 21) Rm. 227, CM #2, 703–305–6226, e-mail: welch.connie@epamail.epa.gov. Do.

Cynthia Giles-Parker

(PM 22).

Rm. 229, CM #2, 703–305–5540, e-mail: giles-parker.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov. Do.

Joanne I. Miller (PM 23) Rm. 237, CM #2, 703–305–7830, e-mail: miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov. Do.

Robert J. Taylor (PM 25) Rm. 245, CM #2, 703–305–6027, e-mail: taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov. Do.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received pesticide petitions as follows

proposing the establishment and/or

amendment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

various raw agricultural commodities.

Initial Filings

1. PP 0F3848. Rhone-Poulenc Ag

Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.
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Alexander Drive, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40

CFR 180.324 by establishing tolerances

for residues of the herbicide bromoxynil

(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile) in

or on the raw agricultural commodities

rice, grain at 0.10 ppm and rice, straw

at 0.10 ppm. The proposed analytical

method for determining residues is gas

chromotagraphy. (PM 25)

2. PP 5F4560. DowElanco, 9330

Zionville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268–

1054, proposes to amende 40 CFR part

180 by establishing a regulation to

permit residues of the herbicide

cloransulam-methyl, in or on soybeans,

soybean forage, and soybean hay at 0.02,

0.1 and 0.2 ppm, respectively, (PM 25).

3. PP 5H5716. ZENECA Ag Products,

P.O. Box 15458, Wilmington, DE 19850–

5458, proposes to amend 40 CFR

185.2500 by changing the regulations

permitting residues of the plant growth

regulator diquat [6,7-dihydrodipyrido

(1,2-a:2′,1′-c) pyrazinediium] derived

from application of the dibromide salt

and calculated as the cation in or on the

raw agricultural commodity potatoes,

processed (including potato chips) at 1.0

ppm. The proposed analytical method

for determining residues is extraction

with sulfurinc acid with spectrometric

detection. (PM 23)

4. PP 6F4648. Valent U.S.A.

Corporation, P.O. Box 1333 N.

California Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA

94596 proposes to amend 40 CFR part

180 by establishing a tolerance for

fenpropathrin, alpha-cyano-3-

phenoxbenzyl 2,2,3,3-

tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, in

or on the crop groupings 5A head and

stem brassica (including cabbage,

broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts,

and related non-leafy brassica crops) at

1.5 ppm and 9A melons (including

watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, and

other musk melons) at 0.5 ppm. The

proposed analytical method for

determining residues is GC method with

an electron capture detector for nitrogen

and phosphorus. (PM 13)

5. PP 6E4683. American Cyanamid

Company, Agricultural Research

Division, P.O. Box 400, Princeton, N.J.

08543–0400, proposes to amend 40 CFR

180 by establishing a regulation to add

an import tolerance of 0.5 ppm for

residues of the insecticide chemical AC

303,630, 4-bromo-2-)4-bromo-2-(4-

chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-

carbonitrile in or on imported citrus.

(PM 19)

6. PP 6F4614. Ciba Crop Protection,

Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box 18300,

Greensboro, NC 27419–8300 proposes to

amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing

a tolerance for residues of the herbicide

Acetic Acid [[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-

[(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H,3H-

[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-α]pyridazin-1-

ylidene)amino]phenyl]thio]-methyl

ester in or on the raw agricultural

commodity soybeans at 0.02 ppm. The

proposed analytic method for

determining residues is gas

chromatographic. (PM 23)

7. PP 6F4617. Ciba-Geigy Corporation,

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419–

8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part

180 by establishing tolerances for the

residues/combined residues of the

insecticide Fenoxycarb: (ethyl[2-(4-

phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl] carbamate in or

on citrus fruit at .05 ppm. The proposed

analytical method for determining

residues is column switching high

performance liquid chromatography.

(PM 10)

8. PP 6F4618. Ciba-Geigy Corporation,

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419–

8300 proposes to amend 40 CFR part

180 by establishing tolerances for the

combined residues of the insecticide

Fenoxycarb: (ethyl[2-(4-

phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl] carbamate in or

on pome fruit at 0.02 ppm The proposed

analytical method for determining

residues is column switching high

performance liquid chromatography.

(PM 10)

9. PP 6F4631. Bayer Corporation, P.O.

Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorne Road,

Kansas City, MO 64120–0013 proposes

amending 40 CFR 180 by establishing

tolerances for the residues of the

herbicide N-(4-flurophenyl)-N-(1-

methylethyl)-2-[[5-(trifluromethyl)-

1,3,4-thidrozol-2-yl]oxy]acetamide in or

on the raw agricultural commodities

field corn grain at 0.05 ppm, field corn

forage at 0.4 ppm, field corn stover

(fodder) at 0.4 ppm, soybeans at 0.1

ppm, milk at 0.01 ppm, meat at 0.05

ppm, and meat by products at 0.05 ppm.

The proposed method for determining

residues if nuclear magnetic resonance.

(PM 22)

10. PP 6F4633. Ciba-Geigy

Corporation, P.O. Box 18300,

Greensboro, NC 27419–8300 proposes to

amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing

tolerances for the combined residues of

the insecticide Fenoxycarb: (ethyl[2-(4-

phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl] carbamate in or

on nutmeat at 0.05 ppm and almond

hulls at 4.0 ppm. The proposed

analytical method for determining

residues is column switching high

performance liquid chromatography and

UV detection. (PM 10)

11. PP 6F4640. BASF Corporation,

Agricultural Products, P.O. Box 13528,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528

proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.355 by

establishing tolerances for the combined

residues of the herbicide bentazon (3-

isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin4(3H-one 2,2-dioxide) and its 6- and 8-

hydroxy metabolites in or on peas,

succulent at 3.0 ppm. The proposed

analytical method for determining

residues is gas chromotography with a

thermionic specific detector (TSD). (PM

25)

12. PP 6F4641. Zeneca Ag Products,

1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 15458,

Wilmington, DE 19850-5458 proposes to

amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 by

establishing regulations permitting

residues of the fungicide Azoxystrobin

(methyl (E)-2-[2-[6-(2-

cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-

yloxy]phenyl]-3-methoxyacrylate) in or

on the raw agricultural commodities

grapes at 1.0 ppm, grape pomace at 2.0

ppm and raisin waste at 9.0 ppm. (PM

22)

13. PP 6F4642. Zeneca Ag Products,

1800 Concord Pike, P.O. Box 15458,

Wilmington, DE 19850–5458 proposes

to amend 40 CFR parts 185 and 186 by

establishing regulations permitting

residues of the fungicide Azoxystrobin

(methyl (E)-2-2-[6-(2-

cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-

yloxy]phenyl-3-methoxyacrylate) in or

on the raw agricultural commodities

pecans at 0.01 ppm. (PM 22)

14. PP 6F4654. Bayer Corporation,

Agriculture Division, Animal Health,

P.O. Box 390, Shawne Mission, KS

66201–0390 proposes to amend 40 CFR

180.436 by increasing the established

tolerance for residues of the insecticide

cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluro-3-

phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-

dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl

cyclopropane carboxylate, in or on eggs

at 0.02 ppm; poultry fat at 0.05 ppm;

poultry meat at 0.05 ppm; and poultry

meat by-products at 0.05 ppm. (PM 13)

15. PP 6F4661. Monsanto Company,

700 14th Street, NW., Suite 1100,

Washington, DC 20005, proposes to

amend 40 CFR 180.479 by establishing

tolerances for residues of the herbicide

halosulfuron, methyl 5-[[(4,6-

dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]

carbonylaminosulfonyl]-3-chloro-1-

methyl-1-H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, and

its metabolites determined as 3-chloro1-methyl-5-sulfamoylpyrazole-4-

carboxylic acid and expressed as parent

equivalents in or on the raw agricultural

commodities sweet corn, kernal plus

cob with husks removed at 0.1 ppm;

sweet corn, forage at 0.5 ppm; sweet

corn, fodder/stover at 1.5 ppm; pop

corn, grain at 0.1 ppm; pop corn,

fodder/stover at 1.5 ppm; and

sugarcane, cane at 0.05 ppm. The

proposed analytical method for

determining residues is gas

chromatography with an electron

capture detector. (PM 23)
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16. PP 6F4664. Rhone-Poulenc Ag

Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle

Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 40

CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances

for residues of the herbicide

isoxaflutole, 5-cyclopropyl-4-(2-

methylsulfonyl-4-

trifluoromethylbenzoyl)isoxazole and its

metabolites, 1-(2-methylsulphonyl-4-

trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-cyano-3-

cyclopropyl propane-1,3-dione and 2-

methylsulphonyl-4-trifluoromethyl

benzoic acid in or on the raw

agricultural commodities field corn,

grain at 0.10 ppm; field corn, fodder at

0.40 ppm; and field corn, forage at 0.40

ppm. In addition, Rhone-Poulenc

proposes to establish tolerances in

cattle, liver at 0.20 ppm; cattle, kidney

at 0.03 ppm; goat, liver at 0.20 ppm;

goat, kidney at 0.03 ppm; hog, liver at

0.04 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.01 ppm;

poultry, fat at 0.05 ppm; poultry, liver

at 0.20 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.05 ppm;

eggs at 0.05 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.20

ppm; and sheep, kidney at 0.03 ppm.

(PM 23)

17. PP 6F4669. Bayer Corporation,

P.O. Box 4913, 8400 Hawthorne Road,

Kansas City, MO 64120–0013 proposes

amending 40 CFR 180 by establishing

tolerances for the residues of the

fungicide tebuconazole (alpha-(2-(4-

(chlorophenyl)ethyl)-alpha-(1,1-

dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-

ethanol) in or on the raw agricultural

commodities commodity grapes at 5.0

ppm. (PM 21)

18. PP 9F3727. Uniroyal Chemical

Co., Inc., 74 Amity Road, Bethany, CT.

proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.301 by

establishing a tolerance for the residues

of the herbicide carboxin (5,6-dihydro2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-3-carboxanilide)

and its metabolite 5,6-dihydro-3-

carboxanilide-2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-4-

oxide (calulated as carboxin) (from

treatment of seed prior to planting) in or

on the raw agricultural commodity

onion (dry bulb) at 0.2 ppm. (PM 21)

Amended Filings

PP 9F3740. Ciba-Geigy Corporation,

Ciba Crop Protection, P.O. Box 18300,

Greensboro, NC 27419–8300 proposes to

amend 40 CFR 180.434 by establishing

tolerances for the combined residues of

the fungicide (1-((2-(2,4-

dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole)), and its

metabolites determined as 2,4-

dichlorobenzoic acid and expressed as

parent compound in or on the raw

agricultural commodity tree nuts crop

grouping at 0.1 ppm. Notice of this

petition originally published in the

Federal Register of March 23, 1989 (55

FR 12009) and proposed establishing

tolerances for almonds at 0.10 ppm and

almond hulls at 0.10 ppm. The proposes

analytical method for determining

residue is capillary gas chromatography.

(PM 21)

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [PF–646]

(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 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.

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 all comments received

electronically into printed, paper form

as they are received and will place the

paper copies in the official rulemaking

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.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Susant Lewis,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–14450 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5519–9]

De Minimis Settlement Under Section

122(g) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act; In the

Matter of Conservation Chemical

Company of Illinois, Gary, IN

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: De Minimis Settlement.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to settle

claims with certain de minimis

potentially responsible parties (PRPs)

regarding past and estimated future

response costs at the Conservation

Chemical Company of Illinois Site in

Gary, Indiana. EPA is authorized under

Section 122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended

(‘‘CERCLA’’) to enter into this

settlement. The U.S. Department of

Justice has approved this de minimis

settlement, consistent with Section

122(g)(4) of CERCLA. Through July 31,

1995, response costs totalling

approximately $5,140,059.38 were

incurred by EPA and certain PRPs in

connection with the Site. It is estimated

that future costs of $10,806,165 will be

required to complete cleanup of the

Site. The settling PRPs will pay

approximately $2,800,000 in settlement

payments for response costs related to

the Conservation Chemical Company of

Illinois Site. EPA is proposing to

approve this de minimis settlement

because it reimburses EPA, in part, for

costs incurred during EPA’s response

activities at this Site.

On February 8, 1996, U.S. EPA sent a

de minimis settlement offer and

Administrative Order by Consent to 171

de minimis PRPs. Approximately 153 of

these PRPs executed binding

certifications of their consent to

participate in the de minimis settlement.

The Administrative Order by Consent

provides for settlement with certain

parties who are, individually,

responsible for less than 1% of the total

volume of hazardous substances sent to

the Site. Settling de minimis PRPs will

be required to pay their fair share of the

past and estimated future response costs

at the Site, based on $1.01 per gallon of

hazardous substances that the PRP

contributed to the Site; there is a

minimum settlement payment amount

of $50.00. The de minimis settlement

includes a premium of 100% assessed

against estimated future response costs

to account for potential cost overruns,

the potential for failure of the selected

response action to clean up the Site, and

other risks. The de minimis settlement