Pesticide programs: butyl; correction,

[Federal Register: June 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 124)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP-2002-0087; FRL-7185-1]

Cyhalofop-butyl; Pesticide Tolerance Technical Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Technical correction.

SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of June 4, 2002 establishing time-limited tolerances for cyhalofop-butyl in Sec. 180.579. However, time-limited tolerances for cyhalofop-butyl were previously established under Sec. 180.576. This document is being issued to amend 40 CFR 180.576 and to remove Sec. 180.579.

DATES: This regulation is effective June 27, 2002. Objections and requests for hearings, identified by docket ID number OPP-2002-0087, must be received on or before August 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as provided in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number OPP-2002-0087 in the subject line on the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Joanne I. Miller, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305-6224; e-mail address: miller.joanne@epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. General Information

   1. Does this Action Apply to Me?

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

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      Examples of Categories

      NAICS codes

      potentially affected entities

      Industry

      111

      Crop production 112............... Animal production 311............... Food manufacturing 32532............. Pesticide manufacturing

      This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether or not this action might apply to certain entities. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

   2. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this Document and Other Related Documents?

      1. Electronically.You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the entry for this document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. A frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 is available at http://www.access.gpo.gov/ nara /cfr/cfrhtml--00/Title--40/40cfr180--00.html, a beta site currently under development.

      2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for this action under docket ID number OPP-2002-0087. The official record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, and other information related to this action, including any information claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI). This official record includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The public version of the official record does not include any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the official record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted during an applicable comment period is available for inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

3. What Does this Technical Correction Do?

   Time-limited tolerances for cyhalofop-butyl on various commodities were published in the Federal Register on June 4, 2002 (67 FR 38407) (FRL-7178-5)] under 40 CFR 180.579. However, time-limited tolerances for cyhalofop-butyl were previously established under Sec. 180.576. This document is being issued to update 40 CFR 180.576 and to remove Sec. 180.579.

4. Do Any of the Regulatory Assessment Requirements Apply to this Action?

   This action corrects tolerances established under FFDCA section 408(e). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from review under Executive Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this technical correction has been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866 due to its lack of significance, this technical correction is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). In addition, this technical correction does not contain any information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104- 4). Nor does it require any prior consultation as specified by Executive Order 12875, entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993), or special considerations as required by Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994), or require OMB review in accordance with Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997).

   In addition, under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency previously assessed whether establishing tolerances, exemptions from tolerances, raising tolerance levels, or expanding exemptions might adversely impact small entities and concluded, as a generic matter, that there is no adverse economic impact. The factual basis for the Agency's generic certification for tolerance actions published on May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950), and was provided to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

   List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

   Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

   Dated: June 20, 2002. Debra Edwards, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

   Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is corrected as follows:

   PART 180--[AMENDED]

   1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

      Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346(a) and 374.

   2. Section 180.576 is revised to read as follows:

      Sec. 180.576 Cyhalofop-butyl; tolerances for residues.

      (a) General. Time-limited tolerances are established for combined residues of cyhalofop (cyhalofop-butyl, R-(+)-n-butyl-2-(4(4-cyano-2- fluorophenoxy)-phenoxy)propionate, plus cyhalofop acid, R-(+)-2-(4(4- cyano-2-fluorophenoxy)-phenoxy)propionic acid) and the di-acid metabolite, (2R)-4-[4-(1-carboxyethoxy)phenoxy]-3-fluorobenzoic acid, from the application of the herbicide cyhalofop-butyl in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

      Expiration/ Commodity

      Parts per million Revocation Date

      Rice, grain

      0.03

      6/1/2007 Rice, straw

      8.0

      6/1/2007

      (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

      (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

      (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

      Sec. 180.579 [Removed]

   3. Section 180.579 is removed.

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