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Pesticide Tolerance for Amitraz
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[Federal Register: March 8, 1995]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[PP 4E4349/R2111; FRL-4940-3]
RIN 2070-AB78
Pesticide Tolerance for Amitraz
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document establishes a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide/miticide amitraz and its metabolites in or on imported
dried hops at 60 parts per million (ppm). AgrEvo (formerly Nor Am)
Chemical Co. requested this regulation to establish the maximum
permissible level for residues of the insecticide/miticide in or on the
commodity.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation becomes effective March 8, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written objections, identified by the document control
number, [PP 4E4349/R2111], may be submitted to: Hearing Clerk (1900),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. A copy of any objections and hearing requests filed with the
Hearing Clerk should be identified by the document control number and
submitted 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 copy of objections and hearing requests to: Rm. 1132,
CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. Fees
accompanying objections shall be labeled ``Tolerance Petition Fees''
and forwarded to: EPA Headquarters Accounting Operations Branch, OPP
(Tolerance Fees), P.O. Box 360277M, Pittsburgh, PA 15251.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Dennis H. Edwards, Jr.,
Registration Division (7505C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number:
Rm. 207, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-386.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of January 19, 1995
(60 FR 3797), EPA issued a proposed rule that gave notice that the
AgrEvo (formerly Nor Am) Chemical Co., Little Falls Centre One, 2711
Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, had petitioned EPA under section
408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a, to
establish a tolerance for the insecticide/miticide amitraz (N'-[2,4-
dimethylphenyl]-N-[[(2,4-dimethylphenyl)imino]methyl]-
Nmethylmethanimidamide) and its metabolites N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-Nmethyl
formamide and N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-N-methylmethanimidamide
(both calculated as the parent compound) in or on imported dried hops
at 75 ppm. An EPA review of the data concluded that a tolerance of 60
ppm was needed given the existing application rates.
There were no comments or requests for referral to an advisory
committee received in response to the proposed rule.
The data submitted on the proposal and other relevant material have
been evaluated and discussed in the proposed rule. Based on the data
and information considered, the Agency concludes that the tolerance
will protect the public health. Therefore, the tolerance is established
as set forth below.
Any person adversely affected by this regulation may, within 30
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register, file
written objections and/or request a hearing with the Hearing Clerk, at
the address given above (40 CFR 178.20). A copy of the objections and/
or hearing requests filed with the Hearing Clerk should be submitted to
the OPP docket for this rulemaking. The objections submitted must
specify the provisions of the regulation deemed objectionable and the
grounds for the objections (40 CFR 178.25). Each objection must be
accompanied by the fee prescribed by 40 CFR 180.33(i). If a hearing is
requested, the objections must include a statement of the factual
issue(s) on which a hearing is requested, the requestor's contentions
on such issues, and a summary of any evidence relied upon by the
objector (40 CFR 178.27). A request for a hearing will be granted if
the Administrator determines that the material submitted shows the
following: [[Page 12704]] There is a genuine and substantial issue of
fact; there is a reasonable possibility that available evidence
identified by the requestor would, if established, resolve one or more
of such issues in favor of the requestor, taking into account
uncontested claims or facts to the contrary; and resolution of the
factual issue(s) in the manner sought by the requestor would be
adequate to justify the action requested (40 CFR 178.32).
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993), the Agency
must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant'' and
therefore subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and the requirements of the Executive Order. Under section 3(f),
the order defines a ``significant regulatory action'' as an action that
is likely to result in a rule (1) having an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more, or adversely and materially affecting
a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the
environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities (also referred to as ``economically
significant''); (2) creating serious inconsistency or otherwise
interfering with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3)
materially altering the budgetary impacts of entitlement, grants, user
fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients
thereof; or (4) raising novel legal or policy issues arising out of
legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth
in this Executive Order.
Pursuant to the terms of the Executive Order, EPA has determined
that this rule is not ``significant'' and is therefore not subject to
OMB review.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(Pub. L. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Administrator
has determined that regulations establishing new tolerances or raising
tolerance levels or establishing exemptions from tolerance requirements
do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. A certification statement to this effect was published
in the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 23, 1995.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.
2. In Sec. 180.287, by amending the table therein by adding and
alphabetically inserting the raw agricultural commodity dried hops, to
read as follows:
Sec. 180.287 Amitraz; tolerances for residues.
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Hops, dried................................................ 60
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[FR Doc. 95-5654 Filed 3-7-95; 8:45 am]
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