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Box 30, Newark, DE 19714-0030, 

proposes to establish a tolerance for 

residues of the insecticide, methomyl 

(S-methyl N-[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy] 

thioacetimidate), in or on grapes, table 

at 1.5 ppm; grapes, juice at 5.0 ppm; 

grapes, raisin at 5.0 ppm; and grapes, 

wine at 5.0 ppm. Adequate analytical 

methodology is available for data 

collection and enforcing tolerances of 

methomyl. Method I in the Pesticide 

Analytical Manual (PAM), Vol. II, is a 

gas liquid chromatography (GLC)/sulfur 

microcoulometric detection method that 

has undergone a successful EPA method 

validation on corn, leafy vegetables, and 

fruiting vegetables. The limit of 

detection is 0.02 ppm for plant 

commodities. A (HPLC)/fluorescence 

detection method (Method AMR 3015- 

94) has also been proposed as an 

enforcement method. This method has 

undergone a successful EPA method 

validation using dry pea seeds, sorghum 

hay, and sugar beet foliage. The 

validated limit of quantitation is 0.02 

ppm. Both the GLC and the HPLC 

methods allow for monitoring crops 

with residues at or above tolerance 

levels. Contact: Thomas C. Harris, (703) 

308–9423, harris.thomas@epa.gov. 

4. PP 8G7357. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–

0570). Chemtura Corporation, 199 

Benson Rd., Middlebury, CT 06749, 

proposes to establish a tolerance for 

residues of the insecticide, bifenazate: 

hydrazine carboxylic acid, 2-(4- 

methoxy-[1,1’-biphenyl]-3-yl) 1- 

methylethyl ester, in or on corn, grain 

at 0.02 parts per million (ppm); sweet 

corn (K+CWHR) at 0.05 ppm; corn, 

forage at 25 ppm; corn, stover at 13 

ppm; and aspirated grain fractions at 0.7 

ppm. Chemtura Corporation has 

developed practical analytical 

methodology for detecting and 

measuring residues of bifenazate in or 

on raw agricultural commodities (RAC). 

As D3598, a significant metabolite, was 

found to interconvert readily to/from 

bifenazate, the analytical method was 

designed to convert all residues of 

D3598 to the parent compound 

(bifenazate) for analysis. The method 

utilizes reversed phase HPLC to separate 

the bifenazate from matrix derived 

interferences, and oxidative coulometric 

electrochemical detection for the 

identification and quantification of this 

analyte. Using this method the LOQ for 

bifenazate in corn matrices and 

processed commodities was 0.01 ppm. 

The limit of detection (LOD) for the 

method is set at 0.005 ppm. For corn 

RAC and processed commodities, the 

method has also been validated by 

liquid chromatography/mass 

spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LCMS/MS), and used for the confirmation 

of residues. The analytical method for 

bifenazate and its major metabolite 

D3598 in animal tissues was designed 

using the same principles invoked in 

the plant method, with minor 

modifications. However, in animal 

tissue samples, a separate aliquot of the 

extract was used to determine residues 

of A1530 and its sulfate (combined) in 

milk and meat samples (as these 

metabolites appeared to be significant in 

the goat metabolism studies). The 

extract was subjected to acid hydrolysis 

to convert the sulfate conjugate to 

A1530 before it was quantified by LCMS/MS. Another metabolite, D9569, 

was also monitored in milk by LC-MS/ 

MS. Contact: Amer Al-Mudallal, (703) 

605–0566, al-mudallal.amer@epa.gov. 

Amendment to Existing Tolerance 

PP 8F7349. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007- 

0975). E.I. DuPont de Nemours and 

Company, DuPont Crop Protection, P.O. 

Box 30, Newark, DE 19714-0030, 

proposes to delete the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.253 for residues of the 

insecticide, methomyl (S-methyl N- 

[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy] 

thioacetimidate), in or on grape at 5 

ppm. Contact: Thomas C. Harris, (703) 

308–9423, harris.thomas@epa.gov. 

New Exemption from an Inert Tolerance 

PP 8E7397. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–

0571). Keller and Heckman LLP, 1001 G 

St., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 

20001 as U. S. agent for Eka Chemicals 

AB, 455 80 Bobus, Sweden, proposes to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.960 for residues of the silane, 

trimethoxy[3-oxiranylmethoxy)propyl]-, 

hydrolysis products with silica; (CAS 

No. 68584–82–7) in or on the raw 

agricultural commodities when used as 

a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations. Because this petition is a 

request for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance, no analytical 

method is required. Contact: Karen 

Samek, (703) 347–8825, 

samek.karen@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

Donald R. Stubbs, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–18608 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

Billing Code 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0046; FRL–8375–8] 

Notice of Receipt; Several Pesticide 

Petitions Filed for Residues of 

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filing 

of pesticide petitions proposing the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 12, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) of interest as identified in 

the body of this document, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays). Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

the docket ID number and the pesticide 

petition number of interest as identified 

in the body of this document. EPA’s 

policy is that all comments received 

will be included in the docket without 

change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

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or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

in http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

person listed at the end of the pesticide 

petition summary of interest, Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Registration 

Division (7505P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

•Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed at the end of the 

pesticide petition summary of interest. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD-ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD-ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. Docket ID Numbers 

When submitting comments, please 

use the docket ID number and the 

pesticide petition number of interest, as 

shown in the table. 

PP Number Docket ID Number 

PP 8E7347 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0554 

PP 8E7365 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0556 

PP 5F4469 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0276 

PP 8F7369 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0526 

PP 8F7383 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0557 

PP 8E7347 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0554 

III. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

EPA is announcing its receipt of 

several pesticide petitions filed under 

section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

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

346a, proposing the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various food 

commodities. EPA has determined that 

the pesticide petitions described in this 

document contain the data or 

information prescribed in FFDCA 

section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not 

fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 

submitted data at this time or whether 

the data support granting of the 

pesticide petitions. Additional data may 

be needed before EPA can make a final 

determination on these pesticide 

petitions. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of the petition that is the 

subject of this notice, which was 

prepared by the petitioner as required 

by 40 CFR 180.7(b)(1), is included in the 

docket for this rulemaking at http:// 

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FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 

346a(d)(3)), EPA is publishing notice of 

the petition so that the public has an 

opportunity to comment on this request 

for the establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced above. 

New Tolerances 

1. PP 8E7347. Interregional Research 

Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project 

Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey, 500 College 

Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 

08450, proposes to establish a tolerance 

for residues of the insecticide etoxazole, 

2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1- 

dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5- 

dihydrooxazole, in or on food 

commodities fruit, stone, group 12, 

except plum at 1.0 parts per million 

(ppm); plum at 0.12 ppm; plum, prune, 

dried at 0.4 ppm; cucumber at 0.02 

ppm; tomato at 0.25 ppm; spearmint, 

tops at 10 ppm; peppermint, tops at 10 

ppm; peppermint, oil at 20 ppm; and 

spearmint, oil at 20 ppm. Practical 

analytical methods for detecting and 

measuring levels of etoxazole have been 

developed and validated in/on all 

appropriate agricultural commodities 

and respective processing fractions. The 

level of quantitation (LOQ) of etoxazole 

in the methods is 0.02 ppm which will 

allow monitoring of food with residues 

at the levels proposed for the tolerances. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305–

7610, jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

2. PP 8E7365. IR-4, IR-4 Project 

Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey, 500 College 

Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 

08450, proposes to establish a tolerance 

for residues of the insecticide 

fenpyroximate, (E)-1,1-dimethylethyl 4- 

[[[[(1,3-dimethyl-5-phenoxy-1H-pyrazol4-yl) methylene] amino]oxy]methyl] 

benzoate and its Z-isomer, (Z)-1,1- 

dimethylethyl 4-[[[[(1,3-dimethyl-5- 

phenoxy-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methylene] 

amino]oxy] methyl]benzoate] in or on 

food commodities vegetables, fruiting, 

group 08 at 0.20 ppm; okra at 0.20 ppm; 

melon subgroup 09A at 0.03 ppm; and 

cucumber at 0.05 ppm. Based upon the 

metabolism of fenpyroximate in plants 

and the toxicology of the parent and 

metabolites, quantification of the parent, 

fenpyroximate and the z-isomer, 

combined as fenpyroximate is sufficient 

to determine toxic residues in plants. As 

a result, an enforcement method has 

been developed which involves 

extraction of fenpyroximate from crops 

with acetone, filtration, partitioning and 

cleanup, and analysis by gas 

chromatography using a nitrogen/ 

phosphorous detector. The method has 

undergone independent laboratory 

validation as required by PR Notice 88- 

5 and 96-1. This summary has been 

prepared by Nichino America, Inc., 

Wilmington, DE 19808, the registrant. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305–

7610, jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

3. PP 5F4469. Syngenta Crop 

Protection, Inc., PO Box 18300, 

Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to 

establish a tolerance 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 food commodities field and 

popcorn grain, fodder and forage at 0.01 

ppm; cereal grains group (except rice 

and wild rice), fodder at 0.01 ppm; 

forage at 0.10 ppm; grain at 0.01 ppm; 

hay at 0.20 ppm; straw at 0.02 ppm; 

cattle, goat, hog, horse, sheep fat, 

kidney, liver, meat, and meat 

byproducts at 0.05 ppm; and milk at 

0.01 ppm. Adequate analytical methods 

exist for the detection and measurement 

of residue levels of prosulfuron in or on 

raw and processed commodities of 

cereal grains, and for meat, milk and 

eggs. The LOQ is 0.01 ppm for crop 

commodities, processed fractions and 

milk, and 0.05 ppm for meat and eggs. 

The method is based on commodityspecific cleanup procedures followed by 

determination by high performance 

liquid chromatography (HPLC) with 

ultraviolet (UV) detection. Contact: 

Hope Johnson, (703) 305–5410, 

johnson.hope@epa.gov. 

4. PP 8F7369. Dow AgroSciences, 

LLC., 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, 

IN 46268, proposes to establish a 

tolerance for residues of the herbicide 

penoxsulam in or on food commodities 

nut, tree, group 14 at 0.01 ppm; grape 

at 0.01 ppm; almond, hulls at 0.01 ppm; 

and pistachio at 0.01 ppm. In the 

Magnitude of Residue (MOR) studies 

conducted in grapes, almonds and 

pecans to support tolerances proposed 

in this petition, residues of penoxsulam 

were determined using the analytical 

method GRM 04.09. The final solution 

was analyzed by liquid chromatography 

with positive-ion electrospray tandem 

mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). The 

limit of detection (LOD) and LOQ are 

0.003 μg/g and 0.010 μg/g, respectively. 

Contact: Philip Errico, (703) 305–6663, 

errico.philip@epa.gov. 

5. PP 8F7383. Gowan Company, PO 

Box 5569, Yuma, AZ, 85366-5569, 

proposes to establish a tolerance for 

residues of the insecticide phosmet in or 

on food commodities almond and 

pistachio nutmeats at 0.3 ppm; almond 

hulls at 50 ppm. Appropriate data 

collection and enforcement analytical 

methods are available to detect phosmet 

and its oxygen analog in plant and 

animal commodities. The Pesticide 

Analytical Manual (PAM) lists a gas 

chromatography method with flame 

photometric detection (GC/FPD) and a 

GC method with flame ionization as 

Methods II and III, respectively, for 

tolerance enforcement. Contact: Ann 

Sibold, (703) 305–6502, 

sibold.ann@epa.gov. 

Amendment to Existing Tolerance 

1. PP 8E7347. IR-4, IR-4 Project 

Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey, 500 College 

Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 

08450, proposes to amend the tolerance 

in 40 CFR 180.593 for residues of the 

insecticide etoxazole, 2-(2,6- 

difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1- 

dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5- 

dihydrooxazole, in or on the food 

commodity cherry at 1.0 ppm after the 

tolerance for fruit, stone, group 12, 

except plum at 1.0 ppm is established 

for residues of etoxazole. Contact: 

Sidney Jackson, (703) 305–7610, 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

Donald R. Stubbs, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–18609 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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of the filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

on agreements to the Secretary, Federal 

Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 

20573, within ten days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register. 

Copies of agreements are available 

through the Commission’s Web site 

(www.fmc.gov) or contacting the Office 

of Agreements (202) 523–5793 or 

tradeanalysis@fmc.gov). 

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