30236 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 116 / Friday, June 14, 1996 / Notices

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 procedures,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Flora Chow,

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–15196 Filed 6–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[PP 6G4622/T692; FRL 5377–5]

Trichodex; Establishment of

Temporary Exemption from the

Requirement of Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has established

temporary exemptions from the

requirement of tolerances for residues of

the microbial pesticide Trichoderma

harzianum isolate T-39 and microbial

antifungal agent ABG-8007 in or on

certain raw agricultural commodities.

DATES: These temporary exemptions

from the requirement of tolerances

expire May 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides

and Pollution Prevention Division

(7501W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

Fifth Floor, Crystal Station 1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (703) 308–

8097; e-mail:

bacchus.shanaz@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Makhteshim-Agan of North America

Inc., 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1100, New

York, NY 10176, has requested in

pesticide petitions (PP) 6G4622 the

establishment of exemptions from the

requirement of tolerances for residues of

the microbial pesticide Trichoderma

harzianum isolate T-39 when used as an

antifungal agent in or on the raw

agricultural commodities table grape,

wine grape and strawberry. The

microbial antifungal agent is also

referred to as ABG-8007 and contains

dried fermentation solids resulting from

fermentation of Trichoderma harzianum

isolate T-39, containing T-39 fungus

propagules as either conidia or mycelia.

These temporary exemptions from the

requirement of tolerances will permit

the marketing of the above raw

agricultural commodities when treated

in accordance with the provisions of

experimental use permit 11678-EUP-1,

which is being issued 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 exemptions from

the requirement of tolerances will

protect the public health. Therefore, the

temporary exemptions from the

requirement of tolerances have been

established on the condition that the

pesticides be used in accordance with

the experimental use permit and with

the following provisions:

1. The total amount of the active

ingredients to be use must not exceed

the quantity authorized by the

experimental use permit.

2. Makhteshim-Agan of North

America Inc., 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.

These temporary exemptions from the

requirement of tolerances expire May 9,

1998. Residues remaining in or on all

raw agricultural commodities after this

expiration date will not be considered

actionable if the pesticides are legally

applied during the term of, and in

accordance with, the provisions of the

experimental use permit and temporary

exemptions from the requirement of

tolerances. These temporary exemptions

from the requirement of tolerances 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

requirement 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,

Administative practice and procedures,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Flora Chow,

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–15192; Filed 6–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[PP 6G4684/T691; FRL 5375–4]

Abbott Laboratories; Establishment of

Temporary Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has established

temporary tolerances for residues of the

plant growth regulator, (S)-trans-2-

Amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic

acid hydrochloride in or on certain raw

agricultural commodities. These

temporary tolerances were requested by

Abbott Laboratories.

DATES: These temporary tolerances

expire June 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides

and Pollution Prevention Division

(7501W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

Fifth Floor, Crystal Station 1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8263; e-mail:

greenway.denise@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abbott

Laboratories, Dept. 28R, Bldg, Al, 1401

Sheridan Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064–

4000, has requested in pesticide petition

(PP) 6G4684, the establishment of

temporary tolerances for residues of the

plant growth regulator, (S)-trans-2-

Amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic

acid hydrochloride in or on the raw

agricultural commodities apples and

pears at 0.075 parts per million (ppm).

These temporary tolerances will permit

the marketing of the above raw

agricultural commodities when treated

in accordance with the provisions of the

experimental use permit 275-EUP-80,

which is being issued under the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide