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

346a, proposing the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 174 or part 180 for residues of 

pesticide chemicals in or on various 

food commodities. EPA has determined 

that the pesticide petitions described in 

this notice 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 each of the petitions that is 

the subject of this notice, prepared by 

the petitioner, is included in a docket 

EPA has created for each rulemaking. 

The docket for each of the petitions is 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in 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 in this unit. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 7E7188. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0407). Sellew and Associates LLC., 84 

Shadybrook Lane, Carlisle, MA 01741, 

proposes to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of the microbial pesticide, 

Trichoderma hamatum Isolate 382, in or 

on all food commodities. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because Sellew and Associates LLC., is 

proposing to establish an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance 

without numerical limitation. For this 

reason an analytical method for 

detecting and measuring levels of the 

pesticide residue is considered 

unnecessary. Contact: Ann Sibold, (703) 

305–6502, sibold.ann@epa.gov. 

2. PP 9F7558. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0440). Technology Sciences Group Inc., 

1150 18th St., NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20036, acting on behalf 

of Biomor Israel Ltd., PO Box 81, 

Qatzrin 12900, ISRAEL, proposes to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of the biochemical pesticide, Tea Tree 

Oil, in or on all food commodities. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because Biomor Israel Ltd., is 

proposing to establish an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance 

without numerical limitation. For this 

reason an analytical method for 

detecting and measuring levels of the 

pesticide residue is considered 

unnecessary. Contact: Raderrio Wilkins, 

(703) 308–1259, 

wilkins.raderrio@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: July 15, 2009. 

W. Michael McDavit, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–17401 Filed 7–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0365; FRL–8425–4] 

Azinphos-methyl; Notice of Receipt of 

Request for Label Amendments 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is seeking public 

comment on a June 18, 2009 request by 

azinphos-methyl (AZM) registrants to 

amend their registrations to change the 

rate reductions outlined in the 

November 16, 2006 final decision for 

some of the remaining uses of AZM, and 

to extend the use of aerial application 

on blueberries in Michigan through the 

end of the AZM phase out in 2012. On 

November 16, 2006, EPA issued a final 

decision to phase out all uses of AZM 

not later than September 30, 2012 and 

to require certain interim risk mitigation 

measures through label changes. Risk 

mitigation measures in the final 

decision include buffer zones around 

water bodies and occupied structures, 

application rate reductions, and 

stewardship programs. The request by 

the registrants is a request to change 

some of the rate reductions and certain 

application practices that have been 

required through the end of the AZM 

phaseout; the registrants have not 

requested to extend the use of AZM 

beyond the September 30, 2012 

cancellation date for the remaining uses 

of AZM. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0365, 

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 

Facility’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 EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2009–0365. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line 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 email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

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 

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

listed in the index, some information is 

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

information whose disclosure is 

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material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket 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: Tom 

Myers, Chemical Review Manager, 

Special Review and Reregistration 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8589; fax number: 

(703) 308–7070; e-mail address: 

myers.tom@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker, and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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. 

II. Background on the Receipt of 

Requests for AZM Label Amendments 

AZM is an organophosphate 

insecticide that was first registered in 

the United States in 1959. On November 

16, 2006, EPA issued a determination 

that due to farm worker and ecological 

risks all remaining uses of AZM will be 

phased out by 2012. The AZM 

registrants, at the request of EPA, 

submitted registration amendment and 

voluntary cancellation requests to 

terminate certain uses in 2007 and 2009 

and cancel all remaining AZM product 

registrations in 2012, subject to certain 

terms and conditions. A cancellation 

order for the remaining uses of AZM 

was published in the Federal Register 

on February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9328) 

(FRL–8349–8). A correction of 

typographical errors in the February 20, 

2008 Federal Register notice was issued 

on March 26, 2008 (73 FR 16006) (FRL– 

8355–1). Subject to the terms and 

conditions described in Unit II. of the 

February 20, 2008 notice, the AZM 

product registrations were cancelled 

and amended as follows: Use of AZM 

products on Brussels sprouts and 

nursery stock was prohibited as of 

September 30, 2008. Use of AZM 

products on walnuts, almonds, and 

pistachios is prohibited effective 

October 30, 2009. All AZM products 

currently held by registrants are 

cancelled effective September 30, 2012 

(ending use on apples/crabapples, 

blueberries, cherries, pears, and 

parsley). In addition to the 

aforementioned use deletions and 

product cancellations, the use of AZM 

was increasingly limited during the 

phase out period through application 

rate reductions and other label 

restrictions, including buffer zones 

around water bodies and occupied 

structures. The application rate 

reductions required in the AZM Final 

Decision document are located in Table 

1. 

TABLE 1.—RATE REDUCTIONS REQUIRED IN THE AZM FINAL DECISION

DOCUMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 16, 

2006. 

Crop Year Rate 

Apples, 

Crabapples 

2007 4.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2008, 2009 3.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2010 2.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2011, 2012 1.5 lbs ai/A 

per year 

Pears 2007, 2008 3.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2009, 2010 2.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2011, 2012 1.5 lbs ai/A 

per year 

Cherries 2007, 2008, 

2009 

1.5 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2010, 2011, 

2012 

0.75 lbs ai/A 

per year 

Blueberries 2007 1.5 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2008, 2009 1.25 lbs ai/A 

per year 

2010, 2011, 

2012 

0.75 lbs ai/A 

per year 

After September 30, 2009 

aerial application on 

blueberries is prohibited. 

The additional label changes required 

are described in the document ‘‘Final 

Decisions for the Remaining Uses of 

Azinphos-methyl, US EPA, November 

16, 2006,’’ located in docket EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2005–0061. 


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III. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

This notice announces receipt by EPA 

of a request from registrants to amend 

registrations to alter the rate reductions 

outlined in the November 16, 2006 Final 

Decision for the Remaining Uses of 

AZM, and to extend the use of aerial 

application on blueberries in Michigan 

through the end of the AZM phase out. 

The registrants have requested that for 

apples/crabapples, blueberries, cherries, 

and pears that growers be allowed to use 

higher applications rates than originally 

required in the Final Decision document 

of November 16, 2006. Additionally, 

registrants have requested that the aerial 

use of AZM on blueberries, currently 

scheduled to be prohibited starting 

January 1, 2010, be allowed through the 

end of the phaseout (September 30, 

2012). The request by the registrants 

would change some of the rate 

reductions and certain application 

practices that have been required 

through the end of the AZM phaseout; 

the registrants have not requested to 

extend use of AZM beyond the 

September 30, 2012 cancellation date 

for the remaining uses of AZM. The 

changes requested by the registrants are 

listed in the Table 2. 

TABLE 2.—REQUESTED AZM LABEL

CHANGES AS DESCRIBED IN THE

JUNE 18, 2009 REGISTRANT SUBMISSION

Crop Year Rate 

Apples, 

Crabapples 

2010, 2011, 

2012 

2.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

Pears 2010, 2011, 

2012 

2.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

Cherries 2010, 2011, 

2012 

1.5 lbs ai/A 

per year 

Blueberries 2010, 2011, 

2012 

1.0 lbs ai/A 

per year 

Maintain aerial application 

on blueberries through 

September 30, 2012. 

The Agency is requesting comment on 

the registrant submission to amend 

registrations. The registrant request 

letter is in the docket for comment, 

along with an EPA-produced document 

with considerations for commenters on 

the registrant request. The Agency 

welcomes comments from all 

stakeholders, as well as any new 

information on human health or 

environmental risks not previously 

considered. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, Azinphos-methyl. 

Dated: July 15, 2009. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–17398 Filed 7–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0503; FRL–8427–2] 

Notice of Receipt of Requests to 

Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide 

Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 

notice of receipt of requests by 

registrants to voluntarily cancel their 

registrations of products containing the 

pesticides disulfoton and 

methamidophos. The requests would 

terminate the last disulfoton and 

methamidophos products registered for 

use in the United States. EPA intends to 

grant these requests at the close of the 

comment period for this announcement 

unless the Agency receives substantive 

comments within the comment period 

that would merit its further review of 

the requests, or unless the registrants 

withdraw their requests within this 

period. Upon acceptance of these 

requests, any sale, distribution, or use of 

products listed in this notice will be 

permitted only if such sale, distribution, 

or use is consistent with the terms as 

described in the final order. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number: Disulfoton – EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2009–0054; Methamidophos – EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2008–0842, 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 

Facility’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 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0054 for disulfoton and to docket ID 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0842 for 

methamidophos. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line 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 email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

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 

at 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 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket 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 


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