Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0095-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Peticide Chemical in or on Food
Posted Date: 2002-06-12T04:00Z

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Federal
Register
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Vol.
67,
No.
113
/
Wednesday,
June
12,
2002
/
Notices
List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
May
21,
2002.
Janet
L.
Andersen,
Director,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

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BILLING
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6560
 
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S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
0095;
FRL
 
7181
 
2]

Notice
of
Filing
a
Pesticide
Petition
to
Establish
a
Tolerance
for
a
Certain
Pesticide
Chemical
in
or
on
Food
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
initial
filing
of
a
pesticide
petition
proposing
the
establishment
of
regulations
for
residues
of
a
certain
pesticide
chemical
in
or
on
various
food
commodities.
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
2002
 
0095,
must
be
received
on
or
before
July
12,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
C.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
2002
 
0095
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Shaja
R.
Brothers,
Registration
Division
(
7505C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
3194;
e­
mail
address:
brothers.
shaja@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
an
agricultural
producer,
food
manufacturer
or
pesticide
manufacturer.
Potentially
affected
categories
and
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:

Categories
NAICS
codes
Examples
of
potentially
affected
entities
Industry
111
Crop
production
Categories
NAICS
codes
Examples
of
potentially
affected
entities
112
Animal
production
311
Food
manufacturing
32532
Pesticide
manufacturing
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
the
table
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
or
not
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
If
you
have
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?
1.
Electronically.
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
To
access
this
document,
on
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register
 
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
2002
 
0095.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physical
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
indentify
docket
ID
number
2002
 
0095
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
ProtectionAgency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.
The
PIRIB
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.
3.
Electronically.
You
may
submit
your
comments
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
or
you
can
submit
a
computer
disk
as
described
above.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
Wordperfect
6.1/
8.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
ID
number
2002
 
0095.
Electronic
comments
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

D.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
That
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
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
version
of
the
official
record.
Information
not
marked
confidential
will
be
included
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record
without
prior
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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
113
/
Wednesday,
June
12,
2002
/
Notices
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
identified
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

E.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?
You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
copies
of
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate
that
you
provide.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
7.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
You
may
also
provide
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation.

II.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

EPA
has
received
a
pesticide
petition
as
follows
proposing
the
establishment
and/
or
amendment
of
regulations
for
residues
of
a
certain
pesticide
chemical
in
or
on
various
food
commodities
under
section
408
of
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA),
21
U.
S.
C.
346a.
EPA
has
determined
that
this
petition
contains
data
or
information
regarding
the
elements
set
forth
in
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
petition.
Additional
data
may
be
needed
before
EPA
rules
on
the
petition.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Agricultural
commodities,
Feed
additives,
Food
additives,
Pesticides
and
pests,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
May
31,
2002.
Peter
Caulkins,
Acting
Director,
Registration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

Summary
of
Petition
The
petitioner
summary
of
the
pesticide
petition
is
printed
below
as
required
by
section
408(
d)(
3)
of
the
FFDCA.
The
summary
of
the
petition
was
prepared
by
the
petitioner
and
represents
the
views
of
the
petitioner.
EPA
is
publishing
the
petition
summary
verbatim
without
editing
it
in
any
way.
The
petition
summary
announces
the
availability
of
a
description
of
the
analytical
methods
available
to
EPA
for
the
detection
and
measurement
of
the
pesticide
chemical
residues
or
an
explanation
of
why
no
such
method
is
needed.

Interregional
Research
Project
Number
4
(
IR
 
4)

0E6185
EPA
has
received
a
pesticide
petition
(
0E6185)
from
the
Interregional
Research
Project
Number
4
(
IR­
4),
681
U.
S.
Highway
#
1
South,
North
Brunswick,
NJ
08902
 
3390
proposing,
pursuant
to
section
408(
d)
of
the
FFDCA,
21
U.
S.
C.
346a(
d),
to
amend
40
CFR
part
180
by
establishing
timelimited
tolerances
for
residues
of
the
herbicide,
diflufenzopyr,
2­(
1­(
3,5­
difluorophenylamino)
carbonyl)
hydrazono)
ethyl(­
3­
pyridinecarboxylic
acid,
its
metabolites
convertible
to
8­
methylpyrido(
2,3­
d]
pyridazin­
5(
6H)­
1,
and
free
and
acidreleased
8­
hydroxymethylpyrido(
2,3­
d)
pyridazine­
2,5(
1H,
6H)­
dione,
expressed
as
diflufenzopyr
in
or
on
the
raw
agricultural
commodities
of
cattle,
goat,
hog,
horse,
and
sheep
meat
at
0.60
parts
per
million
(
ppm);
cattle,
goat,
hog,
horse,
and
sheep
kidney
at
4.0
ppm;
cattle,
goat,
hog,
horse,
and
sheep
meat
by­
products
(
except
kidney)
at
0.50
ppm;
cattle,
goat,
hog,
horse,
and
sheep
fat
at
0.30
ppm;
and
milk
at
3.0
ppm.
EPA
has
determined
that
the
petition
contains
data
or
information
regarding
the
elements
set
forth
in
section
408(
d)(
2)
of
the
FFDCA;
however,
EPA
has
not
fully
evaluated
the
sufficiency
of
the
submitted
data
at
this
time
or
whether
the
data
support
granting
of
the
petition.
Additional
data
may
be
needed
before
EPA
rules
on
the
petition.
This
notice
includes
a
summary
of
the
petition
prepared
by
BASF
Corporation,
P.
O.
Box
13528,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC,
27709.

A.
Residue
Chemistry
1.
Plant
metabolism.
The
nature
of
the
residue
of
diflufenzopyr
is
adequately
understood.
2.
Analytical
method.
BASF
Corporation
has
provided
suitable
independently
validated
analytical
methods
for
detecting
and
measuring
levels
of
diflufenzopyr
and
its
metabolites
in
or
on
food
with
a
limit
of
detection
that
allows
monitoring
of
food
with
residues
at
or
above
the
levels
described
in
these
and
the
existing
tolerances.
Adequate
enforcement
methodology
(
gas
chromatography)
is
available
to
enforce
the
tolerance
expression.
3.
Magnitude
of
residues.
Data
from
metabolism
studies
in
goat
and
poultry
have
established
that
the
expected
dietary
burden
from
crops
treated
with
diflufenzopr
will
not
result
in
quantifiable
residues
above
the
limits
of
the
standard
analytical
method.

B.
Toxicological
Profile
The
nature
of
the
toxic
effects
caused
by
diflufenzopyr
is
discussed
in
Unit
II.
B.
of
the
Federal
Register
of
December
12,
2001
(
66
FR
64257)
(
FRL
 
6812
 
7).

C.
Aggregate
Exposure
The
aggregate
exposure
(
food,
drinking
water,
and
residential)
assessment
for
diflufenzopyr
is
discussed
in
Unit
II.
C.
of
the
Federal
Register
of
December
12,
2001
(
67
FR
64257).

D.
Cumulative
Effects
The
potential
for
cumulative
effects
for
diflufenzopyr
and
other
substances
with
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity
is
discussed
in
Unit
II.
D.
of
the
Federal
Register
of
December
12,
2001
(
66
FR
64257).

E.
Safety
Determination
The
safety
determination
for
the
U.
S.
population,
infants,
and
children
for
diflufenzopyr
is
discussed
in
Unit
II.
E.
of
the
Federal
Register
of
December
12,
2001
(
66
FR
64257).

F.
International
Tolerances
There
is
no
CODEX
or
Mexican
residue
limits
established
for
diflufenzopyr
or
its
metabolites.
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Tebufenozide;
Receipt
of
Application
for
Emergency
Exemption,
Solicitation
of
Public
Comment
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
has
received
a
specific
exemption
request
from
the
Vermont
Department
of
Agriculture,
Food,
and
Markets
and
the
Maine
Department
of
Agriculture,
Food,
and
Rural
Resources
to
use
the
pesticide
tebufenozide
(
CAS
No.
112410
 
23
 
8)
to
treat
up
to
25,000
acres
of
pasture
and
haylands
in
Vermont
and
100,000
acres
of
pasture
and
haylands
in
Maine
to
control
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