[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 24492-24493] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-12194] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [PF-651; FRL-5365-7] Dicamba; Notice of Filing of Pesticide Tolerance Petition AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: EPA has received from Sandoz Agro, Inc., 1300 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, Il 60018, pesticide petition proposing to establish tolerances for the herbicide dicamba on various agricultural commodities. DATES: Comments, identified by the document control number [PF-651], must be received on or before June 14, 1996. 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 Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [PF-651]. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic submissions can be found below in this document. Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). CBI should not be submitted through e-mail. Information marked as CBI will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment 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. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Robert Taylor, Product Manager (PM) 25, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 245, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-6800; e-mail: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection Agency has received pesticide petition (PP) 4F3041 proposing to amend 40 CFR 180.227 to establish tolerances for the use of the herbicide dicamba (3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid) and its metabolite 3,6-dichloro-5-hydroxy- o-anisic acid and 3,6-dichloro-2-hydroxy benzoic acid in or on wheat grain at 0.5 parts per million (ppm), wheat straw at 50 ppm, barley grain at 0.5 ppm, barley straw at 50 ppm, soybean grain at 1.0 ppm, soybean hulls at 5.0 ppm, soybean forage at 0.5 ppm and soybean, aspirated grain fractions at 75 ppm. The petition was submitted by [[Page 24493]] Sandoz Agro, Inc. 1300 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018. A record has been established for this notice of filing under docket number [PF-651] (including comments and data submitted electronically as described below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is located in Room 1132 of the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: opp-D[email protected] Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public version, as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official rulemaking record which will also include all comments submitted directly in writing. The official rulemaking record is the paper record maintained at the Virginia address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document. List of subjects Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a. Dated: May 6, 1996. Stephen L. Johnson, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 96-12194; Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F