Pesticide Federal Register Items for the Week of May 29 - June 2, 2006

The Office of Pesticide Programs published the following 7 items in the Federal Register during the past week:

Title: Notice of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations; Technical Amendment Date of publication: May 31, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 104, Page 30919 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/May/Day-31/p8144.htm Purpose: On October 28, 2005, EPA issued a Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations. That Notice did not explicitly provide for a 30-day period in which the public may comment. Accordingly, EPA is reopening the comment period for 30 days to allow the public to comment on any requests for voluntary cancellation listed in the October 28, 2005 Notice. Chemical(s): Various Comments: Comments on the October 28, 2005 Notice must be received by June 30, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0285 Contact: John Jamula, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), telephone number: (703) 305-6426; e-mail address: jamula.john@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of an Exemption from the Requirement of Tolerances for Residues of Poly(2- Ethylhexyl Acrylate/2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/N-(Hydroxymethyl)-2- Methylacrylamide/Methacrylic Acid/Methyl Methacrylate/Styrene, Ammonium Salt in or on Various Food Commodities Date of publication: May 31, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 104, Page 30919-30921 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/May/Day-31/p8145.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition by du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., proposing the establishment of an exemption from the requirement of tolerances for residues of poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate/2-hydroxyethyl acrylate/N-(hydroxymethyl)-2- methylacrylamide/methacrylic acid/methyl methacrylate/styrene, ammonium salt in or on various commodities when used as an inert in pesticide products. Chemical(s): Various Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0368, must be received on or before June 30, 2006. Contact: Bipin Gandhi, Registration Division (7505, telephone number:(703)308-8380; e-mail address: gandhi.bipin@epa.gov.

Title: Pesticides; Minimal Risk Tolerance Exemptions Date of publication: May 31, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 104, Page 30809-30811 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/May/Day-31/p8249.htm Purpose: This rule reorganizes the existing tolerance exemptions for 12 chemical substances that are now classified as ``minimal risk.'' The Agency is shifting the existing tolerance exemptions for these chemicals to 40 CFR 180.950(e). The Agency is merely moving certain tolerance exemptions from one section of the CFR to another section. No tolerance exemptions are lost or added as a result of this action. Chemical(s): Various Comments: This regulation is effective May 31, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before July 31, identified by (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0487. Contact: Kathryn Boyle, Registration Division (7505P),telephone number: (703) 305- 6304; fax number: (703) 305-0599; e-mail address: boyle.kathryn@epa.gov.

Title: Terbacil; Pesticide Tolerance Date of publication: May 31, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 104, Page 30811-30818 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/May/Day-31/p8275.htm Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of terbacil in or on watermelon. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), on behalf of the registrant, DuPont Crop Protection, requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). EPA is also deleting an existing time-limited terbacil tolerance thatis no longer needed as a result of this action. Chemical(s): Terbacil Comments: This regulation is effective May 31, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before July 31, 2006 identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0215 Contact: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division (7505P) telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address jackson.sidney@epa.gov.

Title: Inorganic Bromide; Proposed Tolerance Actions Date of publication: May 31, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 104, Page 30845-30848 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/May/Day-31/p8398.htm Purpose: EPA is announcing that 12 specific inorganic bromide tolerances have been reassessed and is proposing to revoke them because they are no longer needed. These twelve tolerances are for residues of inorganic bromide from pre-plant (non-food) use in or on raw agricultural commodities grown in soil fumigated with combinations of chloropicrin, methyl bromide, and propargyl bromide. Chemical(s): Inorganic Bromide Comments; Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123, must be received on or before July 31, 2006 Contact:Steven Weiss, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),telephone number: (703) 308-8293; e-mail address: weiss.steven@epa.gov.

Title: Zoxamide; Pesticide Tolerance Date of publication: June 1, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 105, Page 31102-31104 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-01/p8395.htm Purpose: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of September 26, 2001, concerning a tolerance for combined residues of zoxamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-(3-chloro-1-ethyl-1-methyl-2-oxopropyl)-4- methylbenzamide and its metabolites 3,5-dichloro-1,4- benzenedicarboxylic acid, and 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxymethylbenzoic acid in or on tomato and in or on the cucurbit vegetable crop group 9. This rule is being issued to correct the expression and placement of the tolerance for residues of zoxamide in or on tomato, and in or on cucurbit, vegetable crop group 9. Chemical(s): Zoxamide Comments; This Direct Final Rule is effective on August 30, 2006 without notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by July 31, 2006. If, however, EPA receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a Federal Register document to withdraw the direct final rule before the effective date. If this Direct Final Rule becomes effective on August 30, 2006, any person may file an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a hearing on those objections. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before October 30, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0088. Contact: Rose Mary Kearns, Registration Division (7505P), e-mail address: kearns.rosemary@epa.gov.

Title: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings Date of publication: June 2, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 106, Page 32087-32088 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-02/p8671.htm Purpose: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on June 15, 2006. In addition, the PPDC Work Groups will meet on June 13-14, 2006. A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's web site. Chemical(s):N/A Comments: The PPDC meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2006, from 9: a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 1. The PPDC Spray Drift/NPDES Work Group will meet on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2. On Wednesday morning, June 14, 2006, the PPDC Worker Safety Work Group will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, and the PPDC Performance Measures Work Group will also meet from 9 a.m. to noon. 3. On Wednesday afternoon, June 14, 2006, the PPDC Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the PPDC PRIA Process Improvement Work Group will also meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. All of the meetings will be held in the Conference Center on the lobby level at EPA's location at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2999 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is approximately a half mile from the Crystal City Metro Station. Contact: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501P), telephone number: (703) 308-4775; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.