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Oxyfluorfen; Request for Comment on Petition to Revoke Certain Food Additive Regulations; Extension of Comment Period

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 [Federal Register: January 24, 1995]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-300373A; FRL-4932-8]

Oxyfluorfen; Request for Comment on Petition to Revoke Certain Food 
Additive Regulations; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending for 60 days the comment period on a petition 
filed by Rohm & Haas Co. for revocation of certain food additive 
regulations for oxyfluorfen.

DATES: Written comments, identified by the document control number, 
[OPP-300373A], must be received on or before March 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Response and 
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.
    Information submitted and any comment(s) concerning this notice may 
be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information 
as ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked 
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 
40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment(s) that does not contain CBI must 
be submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked 
confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice to 
the submitter. Information on the proposed test and any written 
comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the 
Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Niloufar Nazmi, Special 
Review and Reregistration Division (7508W), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 32C5, Crystal 
Station #1, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, Telephone: 703-308-8028.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice, published in the 
Federal Register of December 14, 1994 (59 FR 64405), that announced the 
receipt of a petition submitted by Rohm and Haas Co. that requested the 
revocation of section 409 food additive regulations established under 
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) for oxyfluorfen in or 
on cottonseed oil, mint oil, and soybean oil. Rohm and Haas Co. has 
requested a 60-day extension of the original 30-day comment period, 
which was set to expire on January 13, 1995, to complete two processing 
studies. EPA is granting the 60-day extension of the comment period 
because the additional data may be useful to EPA in ruling on the 
petition.
    It should also be noted that in the Federal Register of July 1, 
1994, EPA issued a proposed rule to revoke the section 409 food 
additive regulation for oxyfluorfen in or on cottonseed oil, mint oil, 
and soybean oil because oxyfluorfen induces cancer in animals. 
Therefore, this food aditive regulation violates the Delaney clause in 
section 409 of the FFDCA.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348.

Dated: January 12, 1995.

Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-1676 Filed 1-23-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-F

 
 

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