Chem-News September 1995
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INDEX
GENERAL
EPA AND CALIFORNIA DIVIDE WORKLOAD FOR REVIEWING ACUTE
U.S./CANADA PESTICIDE WORKING GROUP ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
EPA PROPOSES TO REVOKE 36 TOLERANCES FOR 16 PESTICIDES
EPA CANCELS OVER 1200 PESTICIDE PRODUCTS
CYANAZINE (BLADEX) PESTICIDE VOLUNTARILY CANCELLED/USE PHASE OUT
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS
SUMMER SQUASH - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS EXPANDED
LINDANE - SPECIAL REVIEW DECISION
REREGISTRATION DOCUMENTS FOR ETHEPHON, LINURON (LOROX) AND METOLACHLOR
(DUAL)
TERMITICIDE REGULATIONS
PESTICIDE TOLERANCE ACTIONS
PESTICIDE TOLERANCE PETITIONS - FILINGS AND AMENDMENTS
TOLERANCE ACTIONS - SODIUM PROPIONATE, METHOPRENE, AND HELIOTHIS ZEA
NPV
TRIFLURALIN (TREFLAN) - REVOCATION OF FOOD ADDITIVE TOLERANCES
MEVINPHOS (PHOSDRIN) - PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND REVOCATION OF TOLERANCES
PROPOSED PESTICIDE TOLERANCES FOR GLYPHOSATE (ROUNDUP)
QUIZALOFOP-P ETHYL ESTER (ASSURE) - PROPOSED PESTICIDE TOLERANCE ON
LENTILS
CELLULOSE ACETATE - PROPOSED TOLERANCE EXEMPTION
TRALOMETHRIN (SCOUT)- PROPOSED PESTICIDE TOLERANCES
PLANT PESTICIDE BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRYIA(B) DELTA-ENDOTOXIN AND THE
GENETIC MATERIAL NECESSARY FOR ITS PRODUCTION (PLASMID VECTOR PCIB4431)
IN CORN
FALCIFERA - EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF A TOLERANCE
OCCLUSION BODIES OF THE GRANULOSIS VIRUS OF CYDIA POMENELLA
IMIDACLOPRID (ADMIRE, PROVADO)TOLERANCES FOR SUGAR BEETS AND WHEAT
CLETHODIM (SELECT) - PESTICIDE TOLERANCE AND FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATION ON
POTATOES
TRALOMETHRIN (SCOUT)- FOOD AND FEED ADDITIVE REGULATIONS
PESTICIDE TOLERANCE FOR PENDIMETHALIN (PROWL)
FLUTOLANIL - PESTICIDE TOLERANCES
TEBUCONAZOLE - PESTICIDE TOLERANCES FOR HAY AND GRAINS
TRIASULFURON - PESTICIDE TOLERANCES
DIMETHOATE IMPORT TOLERANCE ESTABLISHED
PESTICIDE REGISTRATION ACTIONS
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR FULL COMMERCIAL USE OF FIELD CORN PLANT
PESTICIDE TARGETING THE EUROPEAN CORN BORER
CIBA-GEIGY CORP. - APPROVAL OF PESTICIDE PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS FOR
PROSULFURON (EXCEED, PEAK HERBICIDE) ON CORN
INCLUSION BODIES OF MULTI-NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS OF ANAGRAPHA
ISSUANCE OF EPA EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS THAT INCLUDE NEW YORK STATE
MONTEREY LABORATORIES - APPLICATION TO REGISTER A PESTICIDE PRODUCT
AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. - APPLICATIONS TO REGISTER PESTICIDE PRODUCTS
CINNAMALDEHYDE - FILING OF PESTICIDE PETITION
NEW YORK STATE PRODUCT REGISTRATION DECISIONS/ACTIONS
INERT INGREDIENTS IN PESTICIDE PODUCTS
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GENERAL
.c.EPA AND CALIFORNIA DIVIDE WORKLOAD FOR REVIEWING ACUTE ;DATA FOR
CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) and California EPA's Department
of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced today that they have begun
equally sharing the workload for reviewing certain acute toxicology
studies generated in support of new pesticide registrations that have
both federal and California state applications. The shared efforts of
the two agencies are expected to streamline the time for obtaining
pesticide registrations and to maximize the efficient utilization of the
resources of both. Under terms of a coopera-tive agreement, EPA and
California have been working for over a year to promote uniform review
procedures and interpretation of test results. The acute toxicology
studies covered by the shared review program include acute oral, dermal
and inhalation toxicity studies, primary eye and skin irritation
studies, and dermal sensitization studies. Upon receipt of applications
for new registrations, EPA will contact applicants to determine whether
they plan to apply for California registrations as well. The two
agencies will divide responsibility for reviewing the acute toxicology
studies submitted in support of all common registrations, one for one.
Rather than perform duplicate reviews, EPA/OPP and California EPA/DPR
have agreed to use the results of each other's review in making regis-
tration decisions. While the current program only involves acute
toxicology studies, in the future the two agencies expect the workload
sharing process to develop to include most, if not all data needed to
register pesticides. EPA is also exploring opportunities for similar
shared data reviews with Canada. EPA registers about 250 new pesticide
products each year and expects that data review-sharing can be used in
about 80 percent of the evaluations.
--EPA Press Release
.c.U.S./CANADA PESTICIDE WORKING GROUP ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
A 1995 report of the Technical Working Group on pesticides, established
under the l988 Canada-U.S. Trade Agreement (CUSTA), noted a number of
recent accomplishments and future directions. These include coordinated
review of a new reduced-risk pesticide, tebufenozide; mutual work for
establishing import tolerances for several pesticides that had been
identified as causing disruptions in agricultural trade between the
United States and Canada. For the future, efforts are being initiated
to support pesticide minor uses in both countries, including sharing
residue data and development of a proposal to harmonize field testing
requirements. Also, future plans call for more harmonization between
the two countries, moving from parallel reviews to joint reviews of data
in support of pesticide registrations and systematic harmonization of
maximum residue levels. In a June meeting, the group discussed the next
phases of a number of projects aimed at reducing pesticide-related trade
barriers, maintaining and enhancing health and environmental protection,
reducing regulatory costs and improving efficiency. For the first time,
representatives of Mexico participated in the talks, and the group
discussed how the benefits of trilateral technical cooperation could be
extended throughout North America, consistent with the goals and spirit
of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Copies of the l995
Technical Working Group report are available by calling the
Communications Branch of the Office of Pesticide Programs: 703-305-
5017.
--EPA Press Release
.c.EPA PROPOSES TO REVOKE 36 TOLERANCES FOR 16 PESTICIDES IN ANIMAL FEED
In accord with a court-approved agreement, EPA is today proposing to
revoke 36 tolerances for l6 pesticides in animal feeds. EPA has found
that two of these tolerances violate the Delaney clause of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The Agency is proposing to revoke
the remaining 34 tolerances, or feed additive regulations, because they
are not needed to permit marketing of animal feeds. These 34
revocations will not affect the uses of pesticides associated with the
tolerances. Today's action is another in a series of actions resulting
from the l992 U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision which
requires a strict, literal interpretation of the Delaney clause. This
action also fulfills EPA's commitment in a Feb. 9, l995, settlement
agreement to reach decisions on these tolerances by Sept. 15, l995. In
the near future, EPA will also be making decisions regarding the status
of a number of tolerances for human food.
The Delaney clause prohibits the establishment of tolerances for food or
animal feed for pesticides that have been found to induce cancer in man
or animals. Such tolerances are necessary if pesticide residues
concentrate (increase) in ready-to-eat processed foods above the
approved raw food tolerances, or if residues are the result of pesticide
application during food processing.
EPA is proposing to revoke the processed feed tolerance for simazine on
sugarcane molasses and for tetrachlorvinphos in animal feed because they
violate the Delaney clause. Tolerances in processed commodities are
required when the concentration of the pesticide residue in the
processed animal feed is greater than the tolerance for the raw
commodity, or if the processed feed is treated or comes into contact
with a pesticide. In the case of simazine, the processed food
concentration level exceeds the raw commodity tolerance;
tetrachlorvinphos is a direct additive to processed animal feed. Both
pesticides have been found to induce cancer.
The Agency is proposing to revoke 16 of the remaining 34 feed tolerances
because the animal feeds are no longer considered to be a significant
part of livestock diets. Under EPA's updated Pesticide Assessment
Guidelines, Residue Chemistry (Table II), EPA generally requires animal
feed tolerances only for feeds constituting at least 0.04 percent of
weight of the U.S. total of livestock feed. The following l6 tolerances
do not meet these criteria: benomyl on dried apple pomace, dried grape
pomace and raisin waste; diflubenzuron on soybean soapstock; iprodione
on dried grape pomace, raisin waste, and peanut soapstock; mancozeb on
milled fractions of barley, oats, and rye; norflurazon on citrus
molasses; propargite on dried apple pomace and dried grape pomace;
thiophanate-methyl on dried apple pomace; and triadimefon on wet or dry
grape pomace and raisin waste.
Revocation action for 10 tolerances is based on processing studies that
show no concentration above the raw or precursor crop tolerance. These
are: acephate on cotton seed meal and soybean meal; carbaryl on
pineapple bran; diflubenzuron on soybean hulls; dimethipin on cottonseed
hulls; dimethoate on dried citrus pulp; norflurazon on dried citrus
pulp; propargite on dried citrus pulp; thiodicarb on cottonseed hulls;
and triadimefon on wet or dry apple pomace. Tolerances for processed
food or animal feeds are not required if the pesticide residue in the
processed product, when ready to eat, is equal to or below the tolerance
for that pesticide in the raw commodity from which it was derived.
Finally, EPA is proposing to revoke eight animal feed tolerances because
they are for feeds that are "not ready to eat"; such feeds are mixed or
blended with other feed before being consumed by livestock. As a
consequence of mixing or blending, the level of residues in the ready-
to-eat processed feed does not exceed the raw commodity tolerance.
These are: acephate on cottonseed hulls; benomyl on dried citrus pulp
and rice hulls; imazalil on dried citrus pulp; iprodione on rice bran
and rice hulls; mancozeb on milled fractions of wheat; and thiodicarb on
soybean hulls.
Public comments are due within 90 days and should be sent to: Public
Response Section and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA, 40l M St. SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20460.
--EPA PRESS RELEASE
.c.EPA CANCELS OVER 1200 PESTICIDE PRODUCTS FOR FAILURE TO PAY 1995
MAINTENANCE FEES
EPA is cancelling approximately l,215 pesticide product registrations
for non-payment of the annual registration maintenance fee which was due
on Jan. 15, l995. Late payments were accepted until April l5. The l988
Amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), require that maintenance fees be paid each year for every
registered pesticide product. The Agency has waived the fee for 52
minor agricultural use registrations at the request of the registrants.
The l990 Farm Bill amended FIFRA to allow EPA to reduce or waive the
maintenance fees for minor agricultural use pesticides when the Agency
determines that the fee would likely cause a significant impact on the
availability of alternative pesticides. In addition, the Agency is
deferring for 90 days the cancellation of four active ingredients which
will totally disappear from the market unless the registrant or other
affected persons make arrangements to continue these registrations:
plant growth regulator, Glyphosate (Sesquisodium); microbial pesticide
Bacillus Thuringiensis (subspecies san diego); microbiocide, Amines, N-
coco alkyl-trimethlenedl-,adipates; bacteriostat, Quaternary ammonium
compounds, benzyl-C10-18-alkylbis(hydroxy ethyl)-, chloride. The
cancellation orders generally permit registrants to continue to sell and
distribute existing stocks of cancelled products until the due date of
the next annual registration maintenance fee, Jan. 15, l996. Existing
stocks in the hands of dealers or users, can generally be distributed,
sold or used legally until the stocks are depleted.
There were approximately 45,000 active product registrations before the
start of the l989 maintenance fee program. Since that time, over 32,000
products have been cancelled for non-payment of these fees. Currently,
there are approximately 21,000 active product registrations, many of
them being new since the maintenance fee structure began.
--EPA Press Release
.c.CYANAZINE PESTICIDE VOLUNTARILY CANCELLED AND USES PHASED OUT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has
reached an agreement with DuPont Agricultural Products of Wilmington,
DE, to phase out over the next four years the production of the
pesticide cyanazine for use in the United States. The agreement
includes DuPont's voluntary cancellation of all DuPont cyanazine (common
trade name, Bladex) products effective Dec. 31, 1999. DuPont is the
sole manufacturer and principal registrant of the technical ingredient
cyanazine in the United States. EPA has classified cyanazine as a
possible human carcinogen. EPA initiated a Special Review of cyanazine,
along with atrazine and simazine (known collectively as the triazines),
in November l994. The review is based on the Agency's concern that
long-term exposure to these pesticides in food and drinking water may
pose a risk of cancer. Studies indicate that cyanazine causes cancer in
laboratory animals. In addition, persons exposed through mixing, loading
and applying this pesticide may also be at risk of cancer. Numerous
groundwater and surface water studies have shown the presence of the
triazines in drinking water, especially during the spring and summer in
Midwest agricultural areas. The Special Review of atrazine and simazine
will continue.
Cyanazine is a herbicide used on corn, cotton and sorghum to control
broadleaf weeds and grasses. An estimated 95 percent is used on corn.
It is among the most widely used pesticides in the United States. An
estimated 36 million pounds are used annually.
Significant reduction in use and exposure to cyanazine will be realized
over the phase-out period. All products released for shipment after
July 25, l996, will state a reduction in maximum seasonal application
rates from the current six and one-half pounds per acre to five pounds
by Jan. 1, l997, to three pounds by Jan. 1, l998, and one pound by Jan.
1, l999. All sales and distribution by DuPont are prohibited after Dec.
31, l999. In addition, after Jan. 1, l998, all applications will
require a closed-cab system.
The phase-out period will give growers time to change to appropriate
substitutes for cyanazine. Growers are not expected to incur additional
costs as a result of this action. There are major alternatives
currently registered and available, and others are under review by EPA.
Growers can use lower rate alternatives that are applied only when weeds
are present rather than as a preventive treatment, and that do not pose
the potential risk concerns of the triazines.
--EPA Press Release
.c.GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS AND PRODUCTS - SIMPLIFICATION OF
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS
This document proposes to amend the regulations pertaining to
genetically engineered plants introduced under notification and to the
petition process for the determination of nonregulated status. The
proposed notification amendments would allow most genetically engineered
plants that are considered regulated articles to be introduced under the
notification procedure, provided that the introduction meets certain
eligibility criteria and performance standards. We are also proposing
to reduce the field test reporting requirements for trials conducted
under notification for which no unexpected or adverse effects are
observed. The proposed petition amendments would enable APHIS to extend
an existing determination of nonregulated status to certain additional
regulated articles that are closely related to an organism for which a
determination of nonregulated status has already been made. APHIS also
announces its intention to use guidelines when appropriate to provide
additional information to developers of regulated articles and other
interested persons regarding procedures, methods, scientific principles,
and other factors that could be considered in support of actions under
the regulations pertaining to genetically
engineered plants introduced under notification.
The effect of the proposed amendments would be to simplify procedures
for the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms,
requirements
for certain determinations of nonregulated status, and procedures for
the reporting of field tests conducted under notification.
Consideration will only be given to comments received on or before
October 23, 1995.
For further information contact:
Dr. Michael G. Schechtman, Domestic Programs Leader, Biotechnology
Coordination and Technical Assistance, BBEP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
146, Riverdale, MD 20737-1237, (301) 734-7601.
.c.SUMMER SQUASH - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS EXPANDED FOR
TOLERANCE PURPOSES
This document amends 40 CFR 180.1(h) to expand EPA's interpretation for
the application of tolerances and exemptions from the requirement of a
tolerance established for pesticide chemicals in or on the raw
agricultural commodity summer squash to include chayote fruit. The
amendment is based, in part, on recommendations of the Interregional
Research Project No. 4 (IR-4).
Sec. 180.1 Definitions and interpretations.
Summer squash. Fruits of the gourd (Cucurbitaceae) family that are
consumed when immature, 100% of the fruit is edible either cooked or
raw, once picked it cannot be stored, has a soft rind which is easily
penetrated, and if seeds were harvested they would not germinate; e.g.,
Cucurbita pepo (i.e., crookneck squash, straightneck squash, scallop
squash, and vegetable marrow); Lagenaria spp. (i.e., spaghetti squash,
hyotan, cucuzza); Luffa spp. (i.e., hechima, Chinese okra); Momordica
spp. (i.e., bitter melon, balsam pear, balsam apple, Chinese cucumber);
Sechium edule (chayote); and other cultivars and/or hybrids of these.
--[FR Doc. 95-19797 Filed 8-15-95]
.c.LINDANE - DECISION NOT TO INITIATE A SPECIAL REVIEW ON KIDNEY EFFECTS
EPA (the Agency) announces its decision not to initiate a Special Review
for pesticide products containing lindane based on worker health
concerns arising from studies showing irreversible renal effects in the
rat. EPA has determined that these effects occur only in the kidneys of
the male rat and are not relevant for human risk assessment. The Agency
is currently developing a strategy to examine the role organochlorine
chemicals, such as lindane, may play as endocrine disrupters. Should
the Agency determine that this or other effects cause unacceptable risk,
it will take appropriate regulatory action.
--[FR Doc. 95-18368 Filed 7-25-95]
.c.REREGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY DECISION DOCUMENTS FOR ETHEPHON, LINURON,
AND METOLACHLOR
The EPA is correcting a Notice of Availability of Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the active ingredients ethephon, linuron
and metolachlor which were published in the Federal Register on May 24,
1995.
Correction
The EPA has determined that all currently registered products subject to
reregistration containing metolachlor are eligible for reregistration
except those with uses for potatoes, soybeans, and peanuts. An
eligibility decision for these uses cannot be made at this time. Under
current policies, section 409 tolerances of the Federal Food, Drug &
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) are needed because metolachlor concentrates in some
of the processed fractions of these crops and such tolerances may be
barred by the Delaney clause.
The EPA has determined that all currently registered products subject to
reregistration containing linuron are eligible for reregistration except
for the use on cotton, potato, non-cropland (rights-of-way), and sweet
corn until additional generic data are submitted. The Agency is unable
to make a reregistration eligibility decision on the use of linuron on
potatoes because under current policies tolerances under section 409 of
the (FFDCA) are needed for this use, but such a tolerance may be barred
by the Delaney clause in section 409.
There are no changes regarding Ethephon.
--[FR Doc. 95-18366 Filed 7-25-95]
.c.DEC HOLDS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP ON TERMITICIDE REGULATIONS
Although a large portion of New York does not have to worry about this
pest, it is of great concern in others. Termites, are wood consuming,
home destroying insects that secretly attack from the darkness of their
underground colony and cause extensive, expensive damage to the wood
used to build many of our structures.
The insecticides that are used to protect homes, schools and businesses
from termites are regulated by the Department of Environmental
Conservation, just like all pesticides. The regulations that are in
place right now were written during a time when concern was growing that
chlordane, when applied for termite control, could have adverse effects
on the health of the people inside the treated structure. Procedures
were written into regulations that served to protect people from the
properties of chlordane. Several years have passed and chlordane is no
longer in use and several new "termiticides" have been introduced. The
new termiticides have different properties from chlordane, making the
current termiticide regulations out-of-date.
Almost two years ago, the Bureau of Pesticide Regulation began to write
new termiticide regulations. New rules were needed that would allow
structures to be protected from termites and occupants protected from
termiticides. Current information on termite biology and termiticide
properties was needed. Obviously, this cannot be done in an information
vacuum, so DEC invited input from many sources at a Technical
Information Meeting on May 9, 1995. Technical experts, from as far away
as Mississippi, professional termite management personnel, educators and
consultants came to the DEC offices in Stony Brook, Long Island to
discuss the proposed rewrite of these regulations. DEC's intent was to
gain information and insight into problems with the proposed rule. This
workshop created an opportunity for those working with termites to have
input into the regulation writing procedure.
The meeting was moderated by Vincent Palmer, PCS II, Chair of the
Termiticide Rulemaking Task Force. It began with presentations by Dr.
Joe Maluldin and Dr. James Ballard. Both of these widely recognized
experts gave overviews of the new termite bait systems and control
technology. The workshop continued with a discussion of the latest
version of the Draft Express Terms containing the proposed termiticide
regulations. It was an excellent exchange of views and I'm sure very
beneficial for all that attended.
The department recently held five public workshops, specifically for the
discussion of the proposed express terms relating to the use of
termiticides.
--Ron Gardner, PMEP
PESTICIDE TOLERANCE ACTIONS
.c.PESTICIDE TOLERANCE PETITIONS - FILINGS AND AMENDMENTS
This notice announces initial filings and amendments of pesticide
petitions (PP) and food/feed additive petitions (FAP) proposing the
establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals
in or on various agricultural commodities. The notice also makes a
correction to a previously published petition notice.
Initial Filings
1. PP 3F4268. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Barley Mill Plaza,
Walker's Mill Plaza, Walker's Mill Building 37, Post Office Box 80038,
Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing a regulation to permit residues of the herbicide
quizalofop-p-ethyl ester (ethyl R-2-(4-(6-chloro-quinoxalin-2- yl)oxy)
phenoxy) propanoic acid) and the S-enantiomers of the ester and the
acid, all expressed as quizolofop-p-ethyl ester, in or on the raw
agricultural commodities (RACs) legume vegetable (succulent or dried)
group at 0.3 ppm; foilage of legume vegetables (except soybeans and bean
hay) at 0.7 ppm; sugar beet root at 0.1 ppm; sugar beet top at 0.5 ppm;
and cotton seed at 0.1 ppm. The analytical method is HPLC followed by
GC/MS. (PM-25)
2. PP 3F4270. BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, Post Office Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of the
herbicide bentazon (3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothia-diazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-
dioxide) and its 6- and 8-hydroxymetabolites in or on the raw
agricultural commodities flax, seed at 1.0 ppm and flax, straw at 6.0
ppm. The analytical method is gas chromatography. (PM-25)
3. PP 4F4278. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Barley Mill Plaza,
Walker's Mill Building 37, Post Office Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-
0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to
permit residues of the herbicide triflusulfuron-methyl (methyl 2-[-[-
[[[4-(dimethyl amino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethoxy)-1,3,5-triazin-2-
yl]amino] carbonyl] amino]sulfonyl]-3-methylbenzoate) in or on the raw
agricultural commodities sugar beet roots and sugar beet tops at 0.05
ppm. (PM-25)
4. PP 4F4344. BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, Post Office Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of the
herbicide sethoxydim (2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl[-
3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one) and its metabolites containing the 2-
cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as the herbicide) in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities (RACs): corn, grain at 0.5 ppm;
corn, fodder at 2.5 ppm; corn, forage at 2.0 ppm; and corn, silage at
2.0 ppm. The analytical method is gas chromatography using sulfur-
specific flame photometric detection. (PM-25)
5. PP 4F4390. American Cyanamid Co., Agricultural Research Division,
Post Office Box 400, Princeton, NJ 08543-0400, proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of the
herbicide Cadre, in or on peanuts (peanut nutmeat and peanut hulls) at
0.1 ppm. (PM-25)
6. PP 5F4493. Monsanto Co., 700 14th St., NW., Suite1100, Washington,
DC 20005, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a
regulation to permit residues of glyphosate [N-(phosphono-methyl)
glycine] resulting from the application of isopropylamine salt of
glyphosate and/or the monoammonium salt of glyphosate in or on cotton
gin byproducts at 100 ppm. (PM-25)
7. PP 5F4497. Ciba Crop Protection, Ciba-Geigy Corp., P.O. Box 18300,
Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.408 by
establishing a tolerance for the combined residues of the fungicide
metalaxyl (N-(6- dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl) alanine methyl ester)
and its metabolites containing the 2,6-dimethylaniline moiety, and N-(2-
hydroxymethyl-6-methyl)-N-(methoxy-acetyl)-alanine methylester, each
expressed as metalaxyl equivalents in or on the raw agricultural
commodities canola seed at 0.2 part per million (ppm) and rape seed at
0.2 ppm. The proposed analytical method for determining residues is AG-
395 (PAM enforcement method). (PM-21)
8. PP 5F4505. Acetochlor Registration Partnership, c/o Zeneca
Agricultural Products, 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19897,
proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit
residues of acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-methyl-6'-ethyl-N- ethoxymethyl-
acetanilide) and its metabolites containing the ethyl methyl aniline
(EMA) moiety and the hydroxy ethyl methyl aniline (HEMA) moiety to be
analyzed, EMA and HEMA and expressed as acetochlor equivalents in or on
corn forage at 2.6 ppm. (PM-25)
9. PP 5F4534. Gustafson, Inc. P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, TX 75266-0065,
proposes to amend 40 CFR 180.472 by establishing a regulation permitting
residues of the pesticide imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3- pyridinyl)
methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) and its metabolites (calculated as
imidacloprid), in or on canola seed at 0.05 ppm.
10. FAP 5H5720. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Barley Mill
Plaza, Walker's Mill Building No. 37, Post Office Box 80038, Wilmington,
DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 186 by establishing a
regulation to permit residues of the herbicide quizalofop-p-ethyl ester
[ethyl R-2-(4-((6-chloro-quinoxalin -2- yl)oxy)phenoxy) propanoic acid]
and the s-enantiomers of the ester and the acid, all expressed as
quizalofop-p-ethyl ester, in or on the animal feed sugar beet molasses
at 0.2 ppm. (PM-25).
Amended Filings
11. PP 3F4174. DuPont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill Plaza, P.O.
Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180
by establishing a regulation to permit residues of clorethoxyfos in or
on corn grain (field, pop) at 0.01 ppm; corn forage (field, sweet) at
0.01 ppm; corn fodder (stover) (field, pop, sweet) at 0.01 ppm; sweet
corn (K + CWHR) at 0.01 ppm. The original petition, notice of which
appeared in the Federal Register of October 21, 1993 (58 FR 54353),
proposed a tolerance for sweet corn separate from field corn. (PM-19)
12. PP 3F4222. Bayer Corp., P.O. Box 4913, Hawthorne Rd., Kansas City,
MO 64120-0013, proposes amending 40 CFR part 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 cherries at 4.0 ppm
and peaches at 1.0 ppm. Notice of this petition originally appeared in
the Federal Register of October 21, 1993 (58 FR 54354), and proposed
establishing tolerances in or on cherries at 3.5 ppm and peaches at 1.0
ppm. (PM-21)
13. PP 4F4337. Gustafson, Inc., P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, TX 75266-
0065, submitted PP 4F4337 to EPA, notice of which originally appeared in
the Federal Register of November 2, 1994 (59 FR 54907), amended in the
Federal Register of June 15, 1995 (60 FR 31467), proposing to amend 40
CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of
imidaclolprid, 1-[(chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazo-
lidinimine, and its metabolites (calculated as imidacloprid), in or on
various agricultural commodities. Gustafson has submitted an amendment
to the petition to increase the proposed tolerance for imidacloprid and
its metabolites on barley forage from 1.2 ppm to 1.5 ppm. (PM-19)
--[FR Doc. 95-20308 Filed 8-16-95]
EPA has received pesticide petitions and food/feed additive petitions as
follows proposing the amendment of regulations for residues of certain
pesticide chemicals in or on various agricultural commodities. EPA is
also withdrawing a petition.
Initial Filings
1. PP 5F4508. Merck & Co., Inc., Agricultural Research and
Development, Hillsborough Rd., Three Bridges, NJ 08487, has submitted
to EPA pesticide petition (PP) 5F4508 that proposes amending 40 CFR
180.449 to establish tolerances for the insecticide avermectin B1
and its delta-8,9-isomer in or on potatoes at .002 part per million
(ppm). (PM-13)
2. PP 5F4522. Bayer Corp. (formerly Miles, Inc.) 8400 Hawthorn Rd.,
P.O. Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013, has submitted to EPA
pesticide petition (PP) 5F4522 that proposes amending 40 CFR 180.472 by
establshing a regulation permitting residues of the the insecticide
imidacloprid, 1-[chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazo-lidinimine,
in or on leafy green vegetables (including amaranth; arrugula; chervil;
chrysanthemum, edible-leaved; chrysan-themum, garland; corn salad;
cress, garden; cress, upland; dandelion; dock; endive; orach; parsley;
purslane, garden; purslane, winter; radicchio (red chicory); spinach;
spinach, New Zealand; and spinach, vine). (PM-19)
Amended Filings
3. FAP 4H5700. EPA gave notice in the Federal Register of November 2,
1994 (59 FR 54907), that Gustafson, Inc., P.O. Box 660065, Dallas, TX
75266-0065, had submitted the petition to amend 40 CFR part 186 to
establish a feed additive regulation for the insecticide imidacloprid,
1-[(chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine, and its
metabolites (calculated as imidacloprid), in or on the processed
commodity beets, sugar, molasses at 0.2 part per million (ppm).
Gustafson, Inc., has submitted to EPA an amendment to the petition that
now calls for establishing a feed additive regulation for the processed
commodity beets, sugar, molasses at 0.5 ppm. (PM-19)
4. PP 8F3607. In the Federal Register of May 25, 1988 (53 FR 18897),
EPA issued a notice that Hoechst Celanese Corp., Route 202-206 North,
Sommerville, NJ 08876, proposed amending 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing a regulation to permit the residues of the herbicide mono-
ammonium 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethyl-phosphinyl)-butanoate (expressed as 2-
amino-4-(hydroxymethyl phosphinyl butanoic acid) and 3- methyl
phosphinicopropionic acid (expressed as 2-amino-4(hydroxymethylphos-
phinyl) butanoic acid) in or on soybean seed at 0.05 ppm; apples at 0.05
ppm; grapes at 0.05 ppm; field corn grain, forage, fodder, and silage at
0.05 ppm; nuts at 0.05 ppm; and almond hulls at 0.50 ppm. An amendment
to the PP 8F3607 has been submitted to EPA by AgrEvo USA Co., Little
Falls One, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, proposing to
amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a regulation to permit residues of
the herbicide butanoic acid, 2-amino-4- (hydroxymethylphosphinyl),
monoammonium salt and its metabolite 3- methylphosphinico-propionic
acid, in or on the tree nut group at 0.10 ppm, almond hulls at 0.50 ppm,
cattle fat at 0.05 ppm, cattle meat at 0.05 ppm, cattle meat byproducts
(mbyp) at 0.10 ppm, eggs at 0.05 ppm, goat fat at 0.05 ppm, goat meat at
0.05 ppm, goat mbyp at 0.10 ppm, horse fat at 0.05 ppm, horse meat at
0.05 ppm, horse mbyp at 0.10 ppm, milk at 0.02 ppm, poultry fat at 0.05
ppm, poultry meat at 0.05 ppm, poultry mbyp at 0.10 ppm, sheep fat at
0.05, sheep meat at 0.05, and sheep mbyp at 0.10 ppm.
Withrawn Petition
5. PP 2F4110. Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co., Route 202-206, P.O. Box
2500 Somerville, NJ 08876-1258, has requested that the petition be
withdrawn without prejudice to future filing. Notice of filing of the
petition appeared in the Federal Register of June 10, 1992 (57 FR
24646), and proposed establishment of a regulation to permit residues of
the insecticide amitraz in or on the liver, fat, and meat byproducts of
cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep. The notice of filing is hereby
withdrawn without prejudice to a future filing of the notice. (PM-19)
--[FR Doc. 95-18367; Filed 7-25-95]
CINNAMALDEHYDE - FILING OF PESTICIDE PETITION
The EPA has received from the IR-4 (Interregional Research Project No.
4) a petition to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for the fungicide cinnamaldehyde in or on all raw agricultural
commodities.
This notice announces that EPA has received from the IR-4, New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-
0231, a notice of filing under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a) for pesticide petition (PP) 0E3858 to
amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for the fungicide cinnamaldehyde (also known as cinnamic-
aldehyde) in or on all raw agricultural commodities.
--[FR Doc. 95-18483 Filed 7-25-95]
.c.TOLERANCE ACTIONS - SODIUM PROPIONATE, METHOPRENE, AND HELIOTHIS ZEA
NPV
For each of the pesticides subject to the actions listed in this rule,
EPA has completed the reregistration process and issued a Reregistration
Eligibility Document (RED). In the reregistration process, all
information to support a pesticide's continued registration is reviewed
for adequacy and, when needed, supplemented with new scientific studies.
Based on the RED tolerance assessments for the pesticide chemicals
subject to this rule, EPA is taking the following tolerance actions:
amending the exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for
methoprene; revoking exemptions for sodium propionate; and making
wording changes to the exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
Heliothis zea NPV. With this rule to amend the exemptions from the
requirement of tolerances for methoprene, the Agency is correcting its
position in the RED, which stated that the exemptions should be revoked.
The Agency believes that exemptions from the requirement of tolerances
for these uses are appropriate.
Sec. 180.2 Pesticide chemicals considered safe.
(A) As a general rule, pesticide chemicals other than benzaldehyde
(when used as a bee repellent in the harvesting of honey), ferrous
sulfate, lime, lime-sulfur, potassium carbonate, potassium polysulfide,
potassium sorbate, sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, sodium
hypochlorite, sodium polysulfide, sodium sesquicarbonate, sorbic acid,
sulfur, and when used as plant desiccants, sodium metasilicate (not to
exceed 4 percent by weight in aqueous solution) and when used as
postharvest fungicide, citric acid, fumaric acid, oil of lemon, oil of
orange, and sodium benzoate are not for the purposes of section 408(a)
of the Act generally recognized as safe.
(B) Upon written request, the Registration Division will advise
interested persons whether a pesticide chemical should be considered as
poisonous or deleterious, or one not generally recognized by qualified
experts as safe.
(C) The training and experience necessary to qualify experts to
evaluate the safety of pesticide chemicals for the purposes of section
408(a) of the Act are essentially the same as training and experience
necessary to qualify experts to serve on advisory committees prescribed
by section 408(g) of the Act. (See Sec. 180.11.)
Sec. 180.1015 [Removed]
(C) Section 180.1015 is removed.
(D) Section 180.1027 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 180.1027 Nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Heliothis zea; exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance.
(A) For the purposes of this section, the viral insecticide must be
produced with an unaltered and unadulterated inoculum of the single-
embedded Heliothis zea nuclear polyhedrosis virus (HzSNPV). The
identity of the seed virus must be assured by periodic checks.
(B) Each lot of active ingredient of the viral insecticide shall have
the following specifications:
The level of extraneous bacterial contamination of the final
unformulated viral insecticide should not exceed 107 colonies per
gram as determined by an aerobic plate on trypticase soy agar.
Human pathogens, e.g., Salmonella, Shigella, or Vibrio, must be
absent.
Safety to mice as determined by an intraperitoneal injection study
must be demonstrated.
Identity of the viral product, as determined by the most sensitive
and standardized analytical technique, e.g., restriction endonuclease
and/or SDS-PAGE analysis, must be demonstrated.
(C) Exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance are established for
the residues of the microbial insecticide Heliothis zea NPV, as
specified in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this section, in or on all
agricultural commodities including: corn, cottonseed, beans, lettuce,
okra, peppers, sorghum, soybeans, and tomatoes.
(E) Section 180.1033 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 180.1033 Methoprene; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.
Methoprene is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance in or on all
raw agricultural commodities when used to control mosquito larvae
including pastures, rice fields, vineyards, date palm orchards, nut
orchards, berry orchards, and fruit orchards.
PART 185--[AMENDED]
2. In part 185:
a. The authority citation for part 185 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 348.
b. Section 185.4150 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 185.4150 Methoprene.
A tolerance of 10 parts per million is established for residues of
isopropyl (E,E)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadieno-ate) in or
on the food additive commodity cereal grain milled fractions (except
flour and rice hulls).
--[FR Doc. 95-20305 Filed 8-15-95]
.c.TRIFLURALIN - REVOCATION OF FOOD ADDITIVE TOLERANCES
The EPA is proposing to revoke tolerances for residues of the herbicide
trifluralin in or on peppermint oil and spearmint oil, and to withdraw a
prior final rule revoking those tolerances. EPA is taking this action
because peppermint oil and spearmint oil are not ready-to-eat
commodities, and residues of trifluralin are not likely to concentrate
in ready-to-eat forms of peppermint and spearmint oil. Therefore, food
additive tolerances are not required. In addition, after the tolerances
are revoked pursuant to this action, the basis for the prior revocation
will be eliminated.
--[FR Doc. 95-18621 Filed 7-27-95]
.c.MEVINPHOS - PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND REVOCATION OF TOLERANCES
This document proposes the revocation of all tolerances listed at 40 CFR
180.157 and 185.420 for residues of the insecticide mevinphos (Phosdrin)
in or on all raw agricultural commodities and processed foods. EPA is
initiating this action because all U.S. mevinphos registrations were
cancelled on July 1, 1994. Because existing stocks of mevinphos may be
used through November 30, 1995, the proposed revocations will become
effective May 31, 1996, in order to ensure that no mevinphos residue
will occur on legally treated crops, whether they are raw agricultural
commodities or processed foods.
Written comments, identified by the docket control number OPP- 300393,
must be received on or before October 2, 1995.
--[FR Doc. 95-18874 Filed 8-1-95]
.c.PROPOSED PESTICIDE TOLERANCES FOR GLYPHOSATE
The EPA proposes to establish pesticide tolerances for residues of
glyphosate in or on the raw agricultural commodities peppermint and
spearmint. The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested in
a petition submitted to EPA pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) this proposed regulation to establish maximum
permissible levels for residues of the pesticide in or on the
commodities.
--[FR Doc. 95-16753 Filed 7-6-95]
.c.QUIZALOFOP-P-ETHYL ESTER - PROPOSED PESTICIDE TOLERANCE ON LENTILS
EPA proposes to establish a tolerance for the residues of the herbicide
quizalofop-p-ethyl ester [ethyl (R)-(2-[4-((6- chloroquinoxalin-2-
yl)oxy)phenoxyl])-propanoate], and its acid metabolite quizalofop-p [R-
(2-[4-((6-chloro-quinoxalin-2- yl)oxy)phenoxy]) propanoic acid], and the
S enantiomers of both the ester and the acid, all expressed as
quizalofop-p-ethyl ester, in or on the raw agricultural commodity
lentils at 0.05 part per million (ppm). The regulation was requested by
the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., and establishes the maximum
permissible level for residues of the herbicide in or on lentils.
--[FR Doc. 95-17129 Filed 7-17-95]
.c.CELLULOSE ACETATE- PROPOSED TOLERANCE EXEMPTION
This document proposes to establish an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for residues of cellulose acetate (CAS Reg. No. 9004-35-7)
when used as an inert ingredient (pesticide rate-release regulating
agent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops only. Consep,
Inc., requested this proposed regulation pursuant to the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
--[FR Doc. 95-20889 Filed 8-22-95]
.c.TRALOMETHRIN - PROPOSED PESTICIDE TOLERANCES
This document proposes that time-limited tolerances be established with
an expiration date of November 15, 1997, for the combined residues of
the insecticide tralomethrin and its metabolites cis-deltamethrin and
trans-deltamethrin in or on the raw agricultural commodities (RACs) leaf
lettuce, head lettuce, broccoli, and sunflowers. The proposed
tolerances would establish the maximum permissible levels for residues
of the insecticide in or on the commodities. The AgrEvo USA Co.
requested these tolerances pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
--[FR Doc. 95-20011 Filed 8-15-95]
PLANT PESTICIDE BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRYIA(B) DELTA-ENDOTOXIN AND THE
GENETIC MATERIAL NECESSARY FOR ITS PRODUCTION (PLASMID VECTOR PCIB4431)
IN CORN
This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
for residues of the plant pesticide active ingredient Bacillus
thuringiensis CryIA(b) delta-endotoxin and the genetic material
necessary for its production (plasmid vector pCIB4431) in corn. A
request for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance was
submitted by Ciba-Geigy Corp. (Ciba Seeds). This regulation eliminates
the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this
plant pesticide in the raw agricultural commodities of field corn, sweet
corn, and popcorn.
--[FR Doc. 95-20014 Filed 8-15-95]
INCLUSION BODIES OF MULTI-NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS OF ANAGRAPHA
FALCIFERA - EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF A TOLERANCE
This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a pesticide
tolerance for residues of the microbial pest control agent inclusion
bodies of the multi-nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Anagrapha falcifera
(celery looper) in or on all raw agricultural commodities. Biosys
requested this tolerance exemption that eliminates the need to establish
a maximum permissible level for residues of Anagrapha falcifera multi-
nuclear polyhedrosis virus.
--[FR Doc. 95-17602 Filed 7-18-95]
.c..c.UREA - EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF A TOLERANCE
This document establishes a permanent exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for residues of the frost protectant urea in or on various
agricultural commodities. Unocal Corp. requested this regulation
pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for
residues of the frost protectant urea in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities when used before harvest in the production of:
alfalfa, almonds, apples, apricots, artichokes, asparagus, avocados,
beans, bell peppers, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, brussels
sprouts, boysenberries, caneberries, canola, cantaloupes, carrots,
cauliflower, casaba, celery, cherries, chili peppers, chinese cabbage
(bok choy, napa), cooking peppers, corn, cotton, crenshaw, cucumbers,
figs, grapefruit, grapes, honeydew melon, hops, kiwifruit, kohlrabi,
lemons, lentils, lettuce, limes, macadamia nuts, musk melon, nectarines,
olives, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, peanuts, peas, persian melon,
pistachios, plums, potatoes, pumpkin, prunes, radish, raspberries, rice,
safflower, sorghum, spinach, spinach (New Zealand), squash (winter and
summer), strawberries, sugar beets, sunflower, sweet pepper, table
beets, tangerines, tomatoes, walnuts, watermelon, and zucchini.
--[FR Doc. 95-20888 Filed 8-22-95]
.c..c.OCCLUSION BODIES OF THE GRANULOSIS VIRUS OF CYDIA POMENELLA -
EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF A TOLERANCE
This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a pesticide
tolerance for residues of the microbial pest control agent Occlusion
Bodies of the Granulosis Virus of Cydia pomenella (codling moth) in or
on all raw agricultural commodities. The University of California at
Berkley requested this tolerance exemption in a petition submitted under
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This regulation
eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for
residues of Cydia pomenella Granulosis Virus.
--[FR Doc. 95-20307 Filed 8-15-95]
.c.IMIDACLOPRID (NTN); PESTICIDE TOLERANCES AND A FEED ADDITIVE
REGULATION
These regulations establish time-limited tolerances and a feed additive
regulation for residues of the insecticide 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)
methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazo-lidinimine (also known as imidacloprid) and
its metabolites in or on wheat and sugar beets with an expiration date 3
years after its effective date. Gustafson, Inc., submitted petitions
under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA) that requested
these regulations to establish these maximum permissible levels for
residues of the insecticide.
EFFECTIVE DATES: These regulations became effective on August 24, 1995.
--[FR Doc. 95-21668 Filed 8-28-95]
.c.CLETHODIM - PESTICIDE TOLERANCE AND FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATION ON
POTATOES
The EPA is establishing an import tolerance and a food additive
regulation, respectively, for residues of the herbicide clethodim ((E)-
()-2-[1-[[(3-chloro-2-propenyl) oxy]imino]propyl]-5-[2-
(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one) and its metabolites
containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety in or on the raw agricultural
commodity potatoes and the food additive commodities potato flakes and
granules. EPA is issuing this rule on its own initiative pursuant to a
project to harmonize certain tolerances and food additive regulations
with those established by the Canadian government.
--[FR Doc. 95-19529 Filed 8-8-95]
.c.TRALOMETHRIN - FOOD AND FEED ADDITIVE REGULATIONS
This document establishes time-limited food and feed additive
regulations for residues of the synthetic pyrethroid tralomethrin in or
on the processed commodity tomato puree and animal feed tomato pomace,
wet and dry. AgrEvo USA Co. (formerly Hoechst Roussel Agri-Vet Co.)
requested these regulations pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that would establish the maximum permissible levels
for residues of the pesticide in or on the processed food commodity and
animal feed.
--[FR Doc. 95-18002 Filed 7-25-95]
.c.PESTICIDE TOLERANCE FOR PENDIMETHALIN
EPA proposes to establish tolerances for the combined residues of the
herbicide pendimethalin (N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-
dinitrobenzenamine) and its metabolite 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2-
methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol in or on the raw agricultural
commodities pea pods, shelled peas, pea vines, and peas plus pods each
at 0.1 part per million (ppm). The American Cyanamid Co. requested this
proposed regulation to establish a maximum permissible level for
residues of the herbicide in a petition submitted under the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
--[FR Doc. 95-18001 Filed 7-25-95]
.c.FLUTOLANIL - PESTICIDE TOLERANCES
This rule establishes tolerances for combined residues of flutolanil (N-
(3-(1-methylethoxy) phenyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide) and its
metabolites converted to 2-(trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid and calculated
as flutolanil in or on peanut nutmeats at 0.5 part per million (ppm),
peanut hulls at 5.0 ppm, peanut hay at 15.0 ppm, meat, meat byproducts
(mbyp) and milk of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.05 ppm,
fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.10 ppm, liver of
cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 2.0 ppm, kidney of cattle,
goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 1.0 ppm, and poultry (including
turkeys) meat, mbyp, fat, and eggs at 0.05 ppm; and in or on the
processed food commodity peanut meal at 1.0 ppm when present therein as
a result of application of the fungicide to growing crops. AgrEvo USA
Co. submitted a petition pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA) for the regulation to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of the fungicide.
--[FR Doc. 95-20015 Filed 8-15-95]
.c.TEBUCONAZOLE - PESTICIDE TOLERANCES FOR HAY AND GRAINS
This rule establishes tolerances for residues of the fungicide
tebuconazole (alpha-[2-(4 chlorophenyl)- ethyl]-alpha-(1,1-dimethyl-
ethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol) for seed treatment in or on the raw
agricultural commodities barley grain, forage, hay, and straw at 0.05,
0.10, 0.10, 0.10 parts per million (ppm), respectively; oat grain,
forage, hay, and straw at 0.05, 0.10, 0.10, and 0.10 ppm, respectively;
and wheat grain, forage, hay, and straw at 0.05, 0.10, 0.10, 0.10 ppm,
respectively. Miles, Inc. (formerly Mobay Corp., Agricultural Chemicals
Division, now Bayer Corp.) submitted a petition pursuant to the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) for the regulation to establish a
maximum permissible level for residues of the fungicide.
--[FR Doc. 95-19528 Filed 8-8-95]
.C.TRIASULFURON - PESTICIDE TOLERANCES
This document establishes tolerances for residues of the herbicide
triasulfuron [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2- (2-
chloroethoxy) phenylsulfonyl)urea] in or on the raw agricultural
commodities (RACs) grass forage at 7.0 parts per million (ppm) and grass
hay at 2.0 ppm. This document also increases the tolerance for kidney
of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep to 0.5 ppm. Ciba-Geigy Corp.
requested these tolerances in a petition submitted to EPA pursuant to
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
--[FR Doc. 95-17128 Filed 7-17-95]
.c.DIMETHOATE IMPORT TOLERANCE ESTABLISHED
This document establishes an import tolerance for total residues of the
insecticide dimethoate including its oxygen analog in or on the raw
agricultural commodity blueberries. EPA is issuing this regulation on
its own initiative pursuant to a project to harmonize certain tolerances
with those established by the Canadian government.
In the Federal Register of June 23, 1995 (60 FR 32641), EPA issued a
proposed rule that gave notice that on its own initiative and pursuant
to section 408(e) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a(e), EPA proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.204 by establishing an
import tolerance for total residues of the insecticide dimethoate
including its oxygen anaolog in or on the raw agricultural commodity
blueberries at 1 part per million (ppm). As part of the Canada-U.S.
Trade Agreement (CUSTA), and through the Pesticides Technical Working
Group's Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) Harmonization Pilot Project, the
Canadian government has requested that the U.S. establish a tolerance of
1 ppm for residues of dimethoate in or on blueberries. The insecticide
is registered for use on blueberries in Canada, but not in the U.S. The
Canadian tolerance is 1 ppm. The Agency has reviewed Canadian crop
field trial residue data and determined that they are adequate to
support an import tolerance.
--[FR Doc. 95-20013 Filed 8-15-95]
PESTICIDE REGISTRATION ACTIONS
MONTEREY LABORATORIES - APPLICATION TO REGISTER A PESTICIDE PRODUCT
This notice announces receipt of an application to register a pesticide
product involving a changed use pattern pursuant to the provisions of
section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received an application from Monterey
Laboratories, 777 Maher Court, P.O. Box 189, Watsonville, CA 95077-
0189, to register the pesticide product Vertigo Mushroom Fungicide (EPA
File Symbol 63608-R), containing the active ingredient cinnamaldehyde at
50 percent, which involves a changed use pattern pursuant to the
provisions of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. This product is for general use
to include in its presently registered use, the control of larvae of
soil dwelling beetles on or in turfgrass, landscape ornamentals, soil,
transporation facilities, and interior plantscapes. Notice of receipt
of this application does not imply a decision by the Agency on the
application.
--[FR Doc. 95-18000 Filed 7-25-95]
.c.AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. - APPLICATIONS TO REGISTER PESTICIDE PRODUCTS
This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide
products containing active ingredients not included in any previously
registered products, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended.
Products containing active ingredients not included in any previously
registered products:
1. File Symbol: 241-GAU. Applicant: American Cyanamid Company,
Agricultural Research Division, Princeton NJ 08543-0400. Product name:
Cadre Herbicide. Herbicide. Active ingredient: Ammonium salt of
()-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-
imidazol-2-yl]-5-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid at 23.6 percent.
Proposed classification/Use: General. To control broadleaf and grass
weeds in peanuts. Type registration: Conditional. (PM-25)
2. File Symbol: 241-GAG. Applicant: American Cyanamid Co. Product
name: Cadre Herbicide Technical. Herbicide. Active ingredient:
Ammonium salt of ()-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-
methylethyl)-5-oxo- 1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid
at 96.4 percent. Proposed classification/Use: General. For
formulating purposes only. Type registration: Conditional. (PM-25)
3. File Symbol: 241-GAL. Applicant: American Cyanamid Co. Product
name: AC 263,222 Herbicide. Herbicide. Active ingredient: Ammonium
salt of ()-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-
1H- imidazol-2-yl]-5-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid at 23.6 percent.
Proposed classification/Use: General. For weed control and turf growth
suppression on roadsides and other noncrop areas. Type registration:
Conditional. (PM-25)
Notice of approval or denial of an application to register a pesticide
product will be announced in the Federal Register. The procedure for
requesting data will be given in the Federal Register if an application
is approved.
--[FR Doc. 95-20167 Filed 8-15-95]
.c.EPA ISSUES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR FULL COMMERCIAL USE OF FIELD
CORN PLANT PESTICIDE TARGETING THE EUROPEAN CORN BORER
EPA has issued a conditional registration amendment approving the full
commercial use of a plant-pesticide to combat insect damage in field
corn. The corn plant-pesticide is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) CryIA(B)
delta-endotoxin and the genetic material necessary for its production
(pCIB4431). The pesticide works by producing small quantities of a
version of the naturally occurring insect toxin, Bacillus thuringiensis
CryIA(b) delta-endotoxin, in the corn plant. The primary target of the
toxin is the European corn borer. EPA's registration is based on a
thorough examination to ensure that human health and the environment
would be protected. The registration is currently limited to commercial
field corn production; sweet corn and popcorn currently remain
registered for seed corn propagation only. EPA's initial registration
for this plant pesticide was in late March, which allowed planting
limited acreage for seed corn. Ciba Seeds of Greensboro, N.C., and
Mycogen Plant Sciences of San Diego, Calif., are the registrants and
developers of the corn plant-pesticide. The plant pesticide is produced
when genetic material necessary to make a truncated version of the
naturally occurring Bt CryIA(b) insect toxin is transferred to corn.
Transfer of this genetic material into plants enables them to produce an
insecticidal protein similar to that produced in the bacterium. The
insecticidal protein is produced in very small quantities by the corn
plant, and is non-toxic to mammals, birds, and most other insects. The
use of this product is expected to increase corn yields l0 to l5 percent
and will help to eliminate the use of more toxic pesticides used to
control insects on corn plants. The Agency has reviewed and approved
the resistance management plan for Bacillus thuringiensis corn plant
pesticide. EPA concluded that the resistance plan submitted by the
registrants would reduce the possibility of resistance developing for
three to five years following use of the corn plant-pesticide. The
management plan includes, among numerous actions, close monitoring of
the plant-pesticide to determine if resistance is developing in target
insects. Commercial use of Bacillus thuringiensis corn plant-pesticide
is the second commercial registration of plant-pesticides. In early
May, EPA registered Bacillus thuringiensis (CryIII (a)delta endotoxin
and the genetic material necessary for its production) in potatoes.
--EPA Press Release
.c.CIBA-GEIGY CORP. - APPROVAL OF PESTICIDE PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS FOR
PROSULFURON (EXCEED, PEAK HERBICIDE) ON CORN
This notice announces Agency approval of applications submitted by Ciba-
Geigy Corporation, to conditionally register the pesticide products
Peak, Exceed, and Prosulfuron Technical containing new active
ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant
to the provisions of section 3(c)(7)(C) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
The applications were approved on May 3, 1995, for one technical and two
end-use products listed below:
1. Prosulfuron Technical for formulation into herbicides for the use on
corn (EPA Registration Number 100-762).
2. Peak Herbicide (formerly Exceed WG) for weed control in field corn
(grown for grain, silage, or seed), popcorn, and sweet corn (EPA
Registration Number 100-763).
3. Exceed for weed control in field corn (grown for grain, silage, or
seed), and popcorn (EPA Registration Number 100-774).
--[FR Doc. 95-18253 Filed 7-25-95]
ISSUANCE OF EPA EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS THAT INCLUDE NEW YORK STATE
The EPA has granted experimental use permits to the following
applicants. These permits are in accordance with, and subject to, the
provisions of 40 CFR part l72, which defines EPA procedures with respect
to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.
45639-EUP-56. Issuance. AgrEvo USA Company, Little Falls Centre One,
2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. This experimental use
permit allows the use of 449 pounds of the herbicide ammonium-DL-
homoalanin-4-yl-(methyl) phosphinate on 562 acres of corn and soybeans
to evaluate the control of annual and perennial grasses and broadleaf
weeds. The program is authorized in the States of Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The
experimental use permit is effective from March 7, 1995 to March 7,
1996. This permit is issued with the limitation that all treated crops
will be destroyed or used for research purposes only. (Joanne Miller,
PM 23, Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305-7830, e-mail: miller.joanne@
epamail.epa.gov)
618-EUP-14. Amended. Merck & Company, Inc., P.O. Box 450, Three
Bridges, NJ 08887-0450. This experimental use permit allows the use of
13.32 pounds of the insecticide 4'-epi-methylamino-4''-deoxyavermectin
B1 benzoate on 147 acres of cole crops, celery, and head lettuce to
evaluate the control of lepidopteran insects. The program is authorized
only in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
The experimental use permit is effective from May 11, 1995 to May 11,
1996. Temporary tolerances for residues of the active ingredient in or
on cole crops, celery, and head lettuce have been established. (George
LaRocca, PM 13, Rm. 204, CM #2, 703-305-6100, e-mail: larocca.george@
epamail.epa.gov)
707-EUP-133. Issuance. Rohm and Haas Company, Independence Mall West,
Philadelphia, PA 19105. This experimental use permit allows the use of
320 pounds of the insecticide benzoic acid-, 3,5-dimethyl-1-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-2-(4-ethylbenzoyl)hydrazide on 320 acres of spinach to
evaluate the control of lepidopterous pests. The program is authorized
only in the States of Arkansas, California, Maryland, New Jersey, New
York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. The experimental use permit is
effective from May 18, 1995 to May 18, 1996. A temporary tolerance for
residues of the active ingredient in or on spinach has been established.
(Richard Keigwin, PM 10, Rm. 713, CM #2, 703-305- 7618, e-mail:
keigwin. richard@epamail.epa.gov)
707-EUP-135. Issuance. Rohm and Haas Company, Independence Mall West,
Philadelphia, PA 19105. This experimental use permit allows the use of
4,480 pounds of the insecticide benzoic acid-, 3,5-dimethyl-1- (1,1-
dimethylethyl)-2-(4-ethylbenzoyl)hydrazide on 4,480 acres of cole crops
and leafy vegetables (excluding spinach) to evaluate the control of
lepidopterous pests. The program is authorized only in the States of
Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi,
Ohio, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The experimental use permit
is effective from May 18, 1995 to May 18, 1996. Temporary tolerances
for residues of the active ingredient in or on cole crops and leafy
vegetables have been established. (Richard Keigwin, PM 10, Rm. 713, CM
#2, 703-305-7618, e-mail: keigwin. richard@epamail.epa.gov)
--[FR Doc. 95-20306 Filed 8-15-95]
275-EUP-80. Issuance. Abbott Laboratories, 1401 Sheridan Road, North
Chicago, Il 60064-4000. This experimental use permit allows the use of
270 pounds of the plant growth regulator (S)-trans-2-amino-4-(2-
aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic acid hydrochloride on 2,450 acres of apples to
evaluate its ability to maintain fruit firmness and its effectiveness as
a stop drop agent. The program is authorized only in the States of
California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
The experimental use permit is effective from May 10, 1995 to June 1,
1996. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or
on apples has been established. (James Stone, Acting PM 22, Rm. 229, CM
#2, 703-305-7391, e-mail: stone.james@ epamail.epa.gov)
241-EUP-120. Renewal. American Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box 400,
Princeton, NJ 08543-0400. This experimental use permit allows the use
of 720 pounds (360 pounds each year) of the chemical hybridizing agent
potassium 3,4-dichloro-5-isothiazolecarboxylate on 400 acres (200 acres
each year) of cotton to evaluate chemical hybridizing. The program is
authorized only in the State of Arizona. The experimental use permit is
effective from March 3, 1995 to April 12, 1997. (James Stone, Acting PM
22, Rm. 229, CM #2, 703-305-7391, e-mail: stone.james@epamail.epa.gov)
241-EUP-123. Renewal. American Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box 400,
Princeton, NJ 08543-0400. This experimental use permit allows the use
of 560 pounds (280 pounds each year) of the plant growth regulator 1-
(3-chlorophthali-mido)-cyclohexane carboxamide on 2,000 acres (1,000
acres each year) on various ornamental crops to evaluate the increase of
stem production and quality. The program is authorized only in the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The
experimental use permit is effective from May 31, 1995 to May 31, 1997.
(James Stone, Acting PM 22, Rm. 229, CM #2, 703-305- 7391, e-mail:
stone.james@epamail. epa.gov)
--[FR Doc. 95-18121 Filed 7-25-95]
100-EUP-98. Amended. Ciba-Geigy Corporation. P.O. Box 18300,
Greensboro, NC 27419. This experimental use permit allows the use of
16.066 pounds of the herbicide methyl [[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-
[(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H,3H-[1,3,4]thiadiazolo [3,4-a]pyridazin-1-ylidene)
amino]-phenyl]thio] acetate on 1,200 acres of corn and soybeans (200
acres of corn in 1995, 400 acres of corn in 1996 and 200 acres of
soybeans in 1995 and 400 acres of soybeans in 1996) to evaluate the
control of various weeds. The program is authorized only in the States
of Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. This experimental use permit
is effective from March 27, 1995 to December 31, 1996. This permit is
issued with the limitation that all treated crops will be destroyed or
used for research purposes only. (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237, CM #2,
703-305-7830, e-mail: miller. joanne@ epamail.epa.gov)
279-EUP-132. Issuance. FMC Corporation, Agricultural Chemical Group,
1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. This experimental use permit
allows the use of 260 pounds of the herbicide ethyl 2-chloro-3- [2-
chloro-4-fluoro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-
1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl]propa-noate on 4,000 acres of corn, sorghum,
soybeans, and wheat to evaluate the control of grasses, sedges, and
broadleaf weeds. The program is authorized in the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and
Wyoming. The experimental use permit is effective from February 9, 1995
to February 9, 1996. This permit is issued with the limitation that all
treated crops will be destroyed or used for research purposes only.
(Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-305-7830, e-mail:
miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov)
Persons wishing to review these experimental use permits are referred to
the designated product managers. Inquires concerning these permits
should be directed to the person cited above.
--[FR Doc. 95-18484 Filed 7-25-95]
.c..c.NEW YORK STATE PRODUCT REGISTRATION DECISIONS/ACTIONS
1. Registration of T-22g Biological Plant Protectant Granules (EPA Reg.
No. 68539-3).
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has accepted
an application to register the referenced product for use as a
biological fungicide in New York State. This product will be used for
control of soil-borne pathogens in soil, turf, or greenhouse planting
mixes as listed on the label. This product is classified as a general
use pesticide.
T-22G contains the active ingredient Trichoderma harzianum strain KRL-
AG2, which is an ubiquitous fungus in New York State. T-22G is applied
at a single application rate of 0.115 lbs. active ingredient/acre as an
in-furrow soil treatment on beans, cabbage, corn, cotton, cucumbers,
peanuts, potatoes, sorghum, sugar beets, and tomatoes. It can be added
to greenhouse soil mixes at a rate of 1.0 lbs. of product/100 lbs.
planting mix. T-22G can also be broadcast at a total rate of 1.5 lbs.
active ingredient/acre to turf over two applications. No adverse
impacts on the fish and wildlife resources of the State from the use of
T-22G have been identified. T. harzianum caused slight, reversible eye
irritation in rabbits. The New York State Department of Health noted
that adverse health impacts are not expected from the proposed uses for
T-22G Plant Protectant Granules if the personal protective equipment
requirements are followed.
2. Registration of a major change in labelling for Prowl 3.3 EC
Herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 241-337).
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has accepted
an application to register the pesticide product Prowl 3.3 EC Herbicide
(EPA Reg. No. 241-337) in New York State for use on garlic, dry bulb
shallots, and direct-seeded and transplanted onions. Prowl 3.3 EC
contains the active ingredient pendimethalin, which is currently
registered in New York State for use on corn, sorghum, soybeans,
potatoes, sunflowers, beans, forage legumes, nonbearing fruit and nut
crops, and vineyards.
The major change in label is the addition of use on garlic, dry bulb
shallots, and direct-seeded and transplanted onions. The labelled
application rate (range from 1.96 60 3.96 lbs Active Ingredient/Acre per
application up to a seasonal maximum of 11.88 lbs AI/A) on onions in
muck soil exceeds the application rates for other labelled food crops.
The data package was submitted for review to the Department's Division
of Water (DOW), the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DF&W), and the New
York State Department of Health (NYSDOH).
3. Registration of Terraguard 50W (EPA Reg. No. 400-433) containing the
new active ingredient triflumizole.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has accepted
an application to register the pesticide product Terraguard 50W
Fungicide for use as a protectant soak, soil drench, foliar spray or
through chemigation for control of certain diseases on ornamentals grown
in enclosed commercial structures such as greenhouses, shadehouses,
nurseries, and interiorscapes.
Terraguard 50W contains 50% of the new active ingredient Triflumizole
(chemical name: 1-[1-[[4-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imino]-2-
propoxyethyl]-H-imidazole). It may be applied weekly or biweekly as
needed, at a single rate of 16 oz/100 gallons of water, or 1 lb active
ingredient/ acre with 12 to 24 applications per year.
4. Furadan 4F Insecticide - Nematicide SLN label on strawberries
withdrawn.
The Pesticide Product Registration Section issued a Special Local Need
registration (NYS SLN 95-0004) to FMC for Furadan 4F Insecticide -
Nematicide on strawberries to control the root weevil on June 15, 1995.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR, this Department submitted
the SLN label to EPA for review and approval. I was contacted by Mr.
Dennis Edwards of EPA on July 11, 1995. Mr. Edwards informed DEC that
although the EPA has not made their concerns about carbofuran public,
EPA has conducted ongoing negotiations with all pesticide product
registrants of carbofuran. The EPA's primary concern regarding
carbofuran revolves around avian toxicity. The negotiations have
attempted to encourage the registrants to develop a program which
mitigates avian toxicity.
As a result of these EPA negotiations, the pesticide registrants agreed
that no additional labels would be issued or increased use of carbofuran
would occur until mitigation measures were agreed upon.
In conclusion, New York State has withdrawn the Special Local Need
registration from consideration at this time.
I am aware that root weevil is a problem for the berry growers and that
currently there are no other available products. Should Cornell be
successful in research trails and therefore be in a position to
recommend an alternative, this Department would entertain, if the
appropriate data base exists, a Section 18 for this use pattern.
--Maureen Serafini, NYSDEC, Product Registration Section
Inert Ingredients in Pesticide Products; Reclassification of Certain
List 3 Inert Ingredients to List 4B
The EPA is issuing a list of inert ingredients formerly considered to be
inert ingredients of unknown toxicity (List 3) for which it now has
sufficient information to conclude that their current use patterns in
pesticide products will not adversely affect public health and the
environment and can therefore be reclassified to List 4B.
As a part of its initial review of the inert ingredients originally
categorized as List 3, EPA has identified 146 inert ingredients that
merit reclassification to List 4B. The basis for this reclassification
is as follows:
1. On behalf of the Office of Pesticide Programs, these substances were
reviewed by the Structure Activity Team of EPA's Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics with each judged to be of low concern for
potential human health and/or environmental effects.
2. Each of these substances is either approved for use by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration as (a) a direct food additive under 40 CFR part
172 or (b) a polymer considered to not present an unreasonable risk on
the basis of its conformance with the criteria given in the polymer
exemption rule at 40 CFR 723.250. The polymer exemption rule exempts
selected low-risk polymers from part or all of the premanufacture
notification provisions of section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA).
3. These inert ingredients were evaluated by the Office of Pesticide
Program's Inert Review Group and determined to be of minimal risk. A
list of these inert ingredients proposed for reclassification was
provided to EPA's Office of Water and to FDA's Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition for comment; no adverse comments were received.
This reclassification is expected to be the first in a series of actions
related to the disposition of inert ingredients currently on Lists 2 and
3. EPA is continuing its review of other List 2 and List 3 inert
ingredients under the inerts strategy and, following its assessment,
will make further determinations regarding inert ingredient
categorization.
List 4B.--Inert Ingredients
CAS Reg. No. Chemical name
57-55-6 Propylene glycol
67-63-0 Isopropyl alcohol
71-36-3 1-Butanol
80-56-8 alpha-Pinene
91-53-2 ethoxyquin
94-13-3 Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
98-86-2 Acetophenone
99-76-3 Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate
102-76-1 Glyceryl triacetate
106-97-8 n-Butane
111-27-3 1-Hexanol
111-70-6 1-Heptanol
112-30-1 1-Decanol
120-72-9 1H-Indole
123-95-5 Butyl stearate
124-07-2 Octanoic acid
124-10-7 Methyl tetradecanoate
139-44-6 Glyceryltris (12-hydroxystearate)
141-78-6 Ethyl acetate
151-21-3 Dodecyl sulfate, sodium salt
527-07-1 Gluconic acid, sodium salt
527-09-3 Cupric gluconate
533-96-0 Sodium sesquicarbonate
860-22- 0FD & C Blue No. 2
868-18-8 Sodium tartrate
1302-42-7 Sodium aluminate
1310-58-3 Potassium hydroxide
1310-73-2 Sodium hydroxide
1338-41-6 Sorbitan monostearate
1343-98-2 Silicic acid
7558-79-4 Disodium phosphate
7722-88-5 Diphosphoric acid, tetrasodium salt
7722-88-5 Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
7664-93-9 Sulfuric acid
7758-16-9 Sodium acid pyrophosphate
7784-25-0 Aluminum ammonium sulfate
7785-87-7 Manganese sulfate
8009-03-8 Petrolatum
8015-86-9 Carnauba wax
8050-33-7 Polyoxyethylene ester of rosin
8061-51-6 Lignosulfonic acid, sodium salt
8061-52-7 Lignosulfonic acid, calcium salt
9002-89-5 Polyvinyl alcohol
9002-92-0 Polyoxyethylene dodecyl mono ether
9003-06-9 Acrylamide-acrylic acid resin
9003-07-0 Polypropylene
9003-11-6 Polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer
9003-49-0 Polymerized butyl acrylate
9003-55-8 Butadiene-styrene copolymer
9004-62-0 2-Hydroxyethyl cellulose
9004-64-2 Cellulose, 2-hydroxypropyl ether
9004-65-3 2-Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
9004-67-5 Methyl cellulose
9004-81-3 Polyoxyethylene monolaurate
9004-82-4 Dodecanol, ethoxylated, monoether with
sulfuric acid, sodium salt
9004-95-9 Polyoxyethylene monohexadecyl ether
9004-96-0 Polyoxyethylene monooleate
9004-98-2 Polyoxyethylene mono(cis-9-octadecenyl) ether
9004-99-3 Polyoxyethylene monostearate
9005-00-9 Polyoxyethylene monooctadecyl ether
9005-07-6 Polyoxyethylene dioleate
9005-08-7 Polyoxyethylene distearate
9005-37-2 Propylene glycol alginate
9005-64-5 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate
9005-65-6 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate
9005-66-7 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate
9005-67-8 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate
9005-70-3 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate
9005-71-4 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate
9007-48-1 Polyglycerol ester of oleic acid
9011-14-7 Polymethyl methacrylate
9011-29-4 Polyoxyethylene sorbitol hexastearate
9014-85-1 Polyethylene glycol ether with ether with
1,4-diisobutyl-1,4 dimethylbutynediol (2:1)
9014-90-8 Nonylphenol, ethoxylated, monoether with
sulfuric acid, sodium salt
9014-92-0 Polyoxyethylene dodecylphenol
9014-93-1 Polyoxyethylene dinonylphenol
9016-45-9 Polyoxyethylene nonylphenol
9036-19-5 Polyoxyethylene (1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phenyl ether
9038-29-3 Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, decyl ether
9038-95-3 Polyethylene-polypropylene glycol, monobutyl ether
9081-17-8 Nonylphenol, ethoxylated, monoether with sulfuric acid
9084-06-4 Naphthalenesulfonic acid, polymer with
formaldehyde, sodium salt
10124-56-8 Sodium hexametaphosphate
12173-47-6 Hectorite
25231-21-4 Polyoxypropylene monostearyl ether
25322-68-3 Polyethylene glycol
25322-69-4 Polypropylene glycol
25496-72-4 Glyceryl monooleate
25719-52-2 Dodecyl 2-methylacrylate polymer
25719-60-2 beta-Pinene homopolymer
26027-38-3 p-Nonylphenol, ethoxylated
26183-44-8 Dodecyl alcohol, ethoxylated,
monoether with sulfuric acid
26183-52-8 Polyoxyethylene monodecyl ether
26266-57-9 Sorbitan monohexadecanoate
26635-76-7 Glycols, polyethylene, mono
(oleylamines)- ethyl ester
26636-39-5 Polyoxyethylene monoeicosyl ether
26636-40-8 Polyoxyethylene docosyl ether
26915-70-8 Tridecanol, ethoxylated, phosphate ester
27306-79-2 Polyoxyethylene monotetradecyl ether
31566-31-1 Glyceryl monostearate
31800-88-1 Octyloxypoly(ethyleneoxy)ethyl phosphate
37280-82-3 Polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene phosphate
37286-64-9 Polyoxypropylene monomethyl ether
37340-60-6 Nonylphenol, ethoxylated, phosphate ester, sodium salt
39464-64-7 Dinonylphenol, ethoxylated, phosphated
41928-09-0 Polyethylene glycol ether with 2,
2'-methylenebis(4-(tert-octyl)phenol) (2:1)
50769-39-6 Butylpolyethoxyethanol esters of phosphoric acid
51609-41-7 4-Nonylphenol, ethoxylated, phosphate ester
51617-79-9 Polyoxyethylene octadecylphenol
51811-79-1 Nonylphenol, ethoxylated, phosphate ester
52503-15-8 Polyethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether
phosphate potassium salt
54116-08-4 Sodium tridecylpoly(oxyethylene) sulfate
55069-68-6 Polyethylene glycol hexaether with
sorbitol, diester with dodecanoic and oleic acids
56388-96-6 Poly(oxyethylene)tridecylacetic acid
57171-56-9 Polyoxyethylene sorbitol hexaoleate
57451-03-3 Nonylphenol, ethoxylated, monoether
with sulfuric acid, triethanolamine salt
59139-23-0 Polyethylene glycol nonylphenyl
ether phosphate ethanolamine salt
60828-78-6 2,6,8-Trimethyl-4-nonylpolyethylene glycol ether
60864-33-7 Benzyl ether of 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl
phenoxypolyethoxy ethanol
60874-89-7 Polyethylene glycol ether with
methylenebis(diamylphenol)
61725-89-1 Oxirane methyl-, polymer with oxirane, tridecyl ether
61788-60-1 Methyl esters of cottonseed oil
61790-90-7 Fatty acids, tall-oil, hexaester
with sorbitol, ethoxylated
61791-12-6 Castor oil, ethoxylated
61791-23-9 Soybean oil, ethoxylated
61791-26-2 Polyethoxylated tallowamine
61827-84-7 Oxirane, methylpolymer with
oxirane, octyl ether
63089-86-1 Polyoxyethylene sorbitol tetraoleate
63393-89-5 Coumarone - indene resin
64754-90-1 Chlorinated polyethylene
66070-87-9 Polyglyceryl phthalate ester of
coconut oil fatty acid
67922-57-0 Polyethylene glycol nonylphenyl
ether phosphate magnesium salt
68131-40-8 Alcohols, C12-15, polyethoxylated
68187-71-3 Calcium salts of tall-oil fatty acids
68333-69-7 Rosin, maleated, polymer with pentaerythritol
68425-44-5 Amides, coco, N-(hydroxyethyl), ethoxylated
68441-17-8 Oxidized polyethylene
68458-49-1 Polyphosphoric acids, esters
with polyethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether
68526-94-3 Alcohols, C12-20, ethoxylated
68646-20-4 Sorbitol tall oil fatty acid sesquiester, ethoxylated
68650-09-9 Fatty acids, tall-oil, mixed esters with glycerol and
polyethylene glycol
68891-29-2 Alcohols, C8-10, ethoxylated, monoether with sulfuric
acid, ammonium salt
69227-21-0 Alcohols, C12-18, ethoxylated propoxylated
70632-06-3 Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated, carboxylated, sodium salts
71012-10-7 Oleic acid, 2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)eth
oxy)ethoxy)ethyl ester
97043-91-9 Alcohols, C9-16, ethoxylated
Doc. 95-16556 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 6560-50-F
William G. Smith
Senior Extension Associate
Pesticide Management Education Program
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