[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 33413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15305]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 4G4347/T678; FRL 4960-1]


Abbott Laboratories; Establishment of a Temporary Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established a temporary tolerance for residues of the 
plant growth regulator, (S)-trans-2-Amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic 
acid hydrochloride in or on the raw agricultural commodity apples at 
0.075 parts per million (ppm).

DATES: This temporary tolerance expires June 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Acting James Stone, Product 
Manager (PM) 22, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 229, CM#2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-7740; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abbott Laboratories, 1401 Sheridan Road, 
North Chicago, IL 60064-4000, has requested in pesticide petition (PP) 
4G4347, the establishment of a temporary tolerance for residues of the 
plant growth regulator, (S)-trans-2-Amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic 
acid hydrochloride in or on the raw agricultural commodity apples at 
0.075 parts per million (ppm). This temporary tolerance will permit the 
marketing of the above raw agricultural commodity when treated in 
accordance with the provisions of the experimental use permit 275-EUP-
80, which is being issued under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended (Pub. L. 95-396, 92 Stat. 819; 7 
U.S.C. 136).
    The scientific data reported and other relevant material were 
evaluated, and it was determined that establishment of the temporary 
tolerance will protect the public health. Therefore, the temporary 
tolerance has been established on the condition that the pesticide be 
used in accordance with the experimental use permit and with the 
following provisions:
    1. The total amount of the active ingredient to be used must not 
exceed the quantity authorized by the experimental use permit.
    2. Abbott Laboratories, must immediately notify the EPA of any 
findings from the experimental use that have a bearing on safety. The 
company must also keep records of production, distribution, and 
performance and on request make the records available to any authorized 
officer or employee of the EPA or the Food and Drug Administration.
    This tolerance expires June 1, 1996. Residues not in excess of this 
amount remaining in or on the raw agricultural commodity after this 
expiration date will not be considered actionable if the pesticide is 
legally applied during the term of, and in accordance with, the 
provisions of the experimental use permit and temporary tolerance. This 
tolerance may be revoked if the experimental use permit is revoked or 
if any experience with or scientific data on this pesticide indicate 
that such revocation is necessary to protect the public health.
    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this notice from 
the requirement of section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
    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).

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: June 13, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-15305 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45]
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