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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Wage Committee; Notice of Meetings
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in accordance with Public
Law 92-463, gives notice that meetings of the VA Wage Committee will be
held on:
Wednesday, April 6, 1994, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20, 1994, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4, 1994, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 1994, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1, 1994, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15, 1994, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29, 1994, at 2 p.m.
The meetings will be held in room 1161, Veterans Affairs Central
Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.
The Committee's purpose is to advise the Under Secretary for Health
on the development and authorization of wage schedules for Federal Wage
System (blue-collar) employees.
At these meetings the Committee will consider wage survey
specifications, wage survey data, local committee reports and
recommendations, statistical analyses, and proposed wage schedules.
All portions of the meetings will be closed to the public because
the matters considered are related solely to the internal personnel
rules and practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs and because
the wage survey data considered by the Committee have been obtained
from officials of private business establishments with a guarantee that
the data will be held in confidence. Closure of the meetings is in
accordance with subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463, as amended by
Public Law 94-409, and as cited in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (4).
However, members of the public are invited to submit material in
writing to the Chairperson for the Committee's attention.
Additional information concerning these meetings may be obtained
from the Chairperson, VA Wage Committee, room 1161, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420.
Dated March 20, 1994.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
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Sunshine Act Meetings
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION.
TIME AND DATE: 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 1994.
PLACE: 2033 K St. N.W., Washington, D.C., 8th Floor Hearing Room.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Rule enforcement review.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jean A. Webb, 202-254-6314.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 1994.
PLACE: 2033 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C., 8th Floor Hearing Room.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Enforcement quarterly review.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jean A. Webb, (202) 254-6314.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
TIME AND DATE: 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 1994.
PLACE: 2033 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C., 8th Floor Hearing Room.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Enforcement matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jean A. Webb, (202) 254-6314.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 1994.
PLACE: 2033 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C., Lower Level Hearing Room.
Status: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
--Proposed rules on simplication of pool disclosure
--Quarterly review, 2nd Quarter, FY 1994
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jean A. Webb, Secretary of the
Commission.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 1994.
PLACE: 2033 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C., 8th Floor Hearing Room.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Enforcement Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jean A. Webb, (202) 254-6314.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Time and Date: 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 1994.
Place: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, C Street
entrance between 20th and 2lst Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.
Status: Closed.
Matters to be Considered:
1. Personnel actions (appointments, promotions, assignments,
reassignments, and salary actions) involving individual Federal
Reserve System employees.
2. Any items carried forward from a previously announced
meeting.
Contact Person for More Information: Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to
the Board; (202) 452-3204. You may call (202) 452-3207, beginning at
approximately 5 p.m. two business days before this meeting, for a
recorded announcement of bank and bank holding company applications
scheduled for the meeting.
Dated: March 28, 1994.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
DATE: Friday, April 1, 1994.
PLACE: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Friday, April 1
10:00 a.m.
Briefing on Low Level Radioactive Waste Performance Assessment
Development Plan (Public Meeting)
(Contact: John Greeves, 301-504-3334)
11:30 a.m.
Affirmation/Discussion and Vote (Public Meeting)
a. Sequoyah Fuels Corp.--Petition for Review of LBP-93-25
(Tentative)
(Contact: Cecilia Carson, 301-504-1625)
b. Final Rule on Equal Access to Justice Act (10 CFR Part 12)
(Contact: Susan Fonner, 301-504-1634)
1:00 p.m.
Discussion of Management Issues (Closed--Ex. 2 and 6)
Note: Affirmation sessions are initially scheduled and announced
to the public on a time-reserved basis. Supplementary notice is
provided in accordance with the Sunshine Act as specific items are
identified and added to the meeting agenda. If there is no specific
subject listed for affirmation, this means that no item has as yet
been identified as requiring any Commission vote on this date.
The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short
notice. To verify the status of meetings call (Recording)--(301) 504-
1292.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: William Hill (301) 504-1661.
Dated: March 25, 1994.
William M. Hill, Jr.,
SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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Part III
Environmental Protection Agency
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Updated List of Pesticides and Uses Potentially Affected by the Delaney
Clause of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; Notice
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00374; FRL 4758-7]
Updated List of Pesticides and Uses Potentially Affected by the
Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Publication of Updated List of Pesticides.
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SUMMARY: This Notice publishes an updated list of pesticides
potentially affected by the Delaney clause in section 409 of the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
ADDRESSES: A copy of the list is included in the public docket at Rm.
1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: by mail: Deborah J. Hartman, Policy
and Special Projects Staff, Office of Pesticide Programs, (7501C),
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC, 20460.
Office location and telephone number: rm. 1113J, Crystal Mall #2; 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA., Telephone 703-305-7102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA regulates pesticide residues in foods
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The FFDCA gives
EPA the authority to set legally enforceable limits, or tolerances, for
pesticide residues in food. EPA sets tolerances for pesticide residues
remaining in raw foods under section 408 of the FFDCA. Under section
409 of FFDCA, EPA sets food additive tolerances for pesticide residues
that concentrate in processed foods above raw food tolerances, or are
the result of pesticide application during or after food processing.
To establish a tolerance or an exemption from a tolerance for
pesticide residues on raw agricultural commodities under section 408 of
the FFDCA, EPA must make a finding that the promulgation of the rule
would ``protect the public health.'' In reaching this determination,
the Agency is directed to consider, among other relevant factors: (1)
The necessity for the production of an adequate, wholesome and
economical food supply; (2) other ways in which the consumer may be
affected by the pesticide; and (3) the usefulness of the pesticide for
which a tolerance is sought. Thus, section 408 of the FFDCA requires
the Agency to balance risks against benefits in determining whether to
establish tolerances.
The establishment of a food additive regulation in a processed food
under section 409 requires a finding that use of the pesticide will be
``safe.'' FFDCA section 409 also contains the Delaney clause, which
specifically provides that, with limited exceptions, no additive may be
approved if it has been found to induce cancer in man or animals. In
1988 EPA adopted an interpretation of the Delaney clause that allowed
an exception for carcinogenic pesticides that pose only a negligible
risk. In July 1992, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned EPA's
interpretation of the Delaney clause, holding that the Delaney clause
bars tolerances (maximum allowable levels of residues in food) for
carcinogenic pesticides in processed food without regard to the degree
of risk. See Les v. Reilly, 968 F.2d 985 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied,
113 S. Ct. 1361 (1993).
A. February 1993 List of Potentially Affected Pesticide and Uses
In February 1993, the Agency released a list of 32 pesticides,
representing over 80 different chemical/crop combinations that appeared
to be potentially affected by the court's decision. EPA included
pesticides on the list if they had been classified under the Agency's
cancer classification scheme as probable (Group B) or possible (Group
C) carcinogens and if section 409 tolerances have been established or
would be required under current EPA policy because residues of the
pesticide concentrate in processed food. The original list was issued
in two parts. List I included those pesticides that had section 409
food/feed additive tolerances. List II included pesticides which did
not have established section 409 food additive tolerances, but based
upon data indicating concentration in processing would require such
tolerances.
B. Process Followed to Update the List
EPA has updated the February 1993 lists by following the same
process used to create the initial list. The Agency reviewed current
data on the carcinogenicity of pesticides, and data on how pesticide
residues concentrate when foods are processed. Such data are received
throughout the process of evaluating whether a pesticide should be
reregistered.
EPA has reviewed all pesticides classified as probable or possible
human carcinogens in the past year and reviewed studies on how
pesticide residues concentrate. In the case of pesticides having
existing section 409 tolerances, the new pesticides, together with
their uses, have been added to List I. Pesticides for which studies
indicate concentration in processed food, therefore requiring section
409 tolerances, were added to List II. EPA has also added to List II
pesticides used for direct treatment of processed food, food handling
equipment, and other uses which are likely to result in residues in the
processed food.
In the year since the original list was issued, EPA has taken
action to revoke section 409 tolerances for a number of pesticides. EPA
has deleted pesticides from List I if the food additive tolerance has
been revoked. Pesticides/uses have been removed from List II if more
recent data has shown that there is no concentration of residues during
processing associated with the uses in question. Pesticides used on
dried hops have also been deleted from the list because EPA has changed
the regulatory status of dried hops. Dried hops had been regulated as a
processed food, but now will be considered a raw agricultural
commodity, for which tolerances are established under section 408 of
FFDCA. (See ``Status of Dried Hops under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act,'' PR notice 93-12, Dec. 23, 1993.)
Thirty-four pesticides are included on the updated list. The lists
contain 100 chemical/crop or site combinations. (Fourteen pesticides
and 10 pesticide/crop combinations appear on both lists.)
C. The Updated List of Pesticides and Uses Potentially Affected By the
Delaney Clause
The following List I includes 20 pesticides that have established
section 409 food/feed additive tolerances. Forty-eight pesticide/
commodity combinations are included on List I. Notes and symbols used
in List I and II are explained at the end of List II.
List I.--Pesticides Classified As Group B or C Carcinogens That Have Established Section 409 Food Additive
Tolerances\1\
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Pesticide Raw crop Processed food/feed Notes CFR Cite
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Acephate Cotton Seed: hulls, meal 186.100
Soybeans Meal 186.100
Not applicable@ Food handling 185.100
establishments
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\Benomyl Apples Pomace 186.350
Citrus Pulp 186.350
Grapes Pomace 186.350
Raisins A 185.350
Raisin waste 186.350
Rice Hulls 186.350
Tomatoes Puree or catsup A 185.350
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Captan Grapes Raisins 185.500
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\Dichlorvos (DDVP) Not applicable@ Pkgd nonperish. food D, E 185.1900
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Dicofol Not applicable@ Dried tea F 185.410
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Diflubenzuron Soybeans\2\ Hulls, Soapstock\2\ * 186.2000
(metabolite)\2\ p-
chloroaniline (PCA)
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Dimethipin Cotton Seed hulls 186.2050
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Dimethoate Citrus Pulp 186.2100
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Ethylene oxide Whole spices Ground spices 185.2850
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\Mancozeb Barley Bran 185.6300
Flour 185.6300
Milled fractions 186.6300
Grapes Raisins A 185.6300
Oats Bran 185.6300
Flour 185.6300
Milled fractions 186.6300
Rye Flour 185.6300
Bran 185.6300
Milled fractions 186.6300
Wheat Bran A 185.6300
Flour A 185.6300
Milled fractions 186.6300
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Norflurazon Citrus Pulp, molasses 186.4450
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Oxyfluorfen Cotton Cottenseed Oil 185.4600
Peppermint Oil 185.4600
Spearmint Oil 185.4600
Soybean Oil 185.4600
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\Phosmet Cotton Cottonseed oil A 185.3950
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Propargite Apples Pomace 186.5000
Citrus Pulp 186.5000
Figs Dried figs 185.5000
Grapes Raisins, Dried pomace 185.5000
Tea Dried tea 185.5000
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Propylene oxide\2\ Not applicable@ Cocoa\2\ B 185.5150
Glace fruit\2\ B 185.5150
Edible gums\2\ B 185.5150
Processed nutmeat B 185.5150
(except peanuts)\2\
Prunes\2\ B 185.5150
Processed spices\2\ B 185.5150
Starch\2\ B 185.5150
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Simazine Sugarcane Molasses, Syrup 185.5350
186.5350
Not applicable@ Potable water 185.5350
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Tetrachlorvinphos\2\ Not applicable@ Feed items\2\ B 186.950
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Thiophanate-methyl Apples Pomace 186.5700
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Triadimefon Apples Pomace 186.800
Barley Milled fractions 185.800
Grapes Pomace 186.800
Raisin waste 186.800
Wheat Milled fractions 185.800
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\Trifluralin Peppermint Peppermint Oil A 185.5900
Spearmint Spearmint Oil A 185.5900
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\1\ Several 409s that have been proposed for cancellation are still included since revocations are not yet
final.
\2\ Use of this pesticide on this commodity has been added to the list.
The following List II shows pesticides that do not have established
section 409 food additive tolerances, but based upon data indicating
that residues present on a raw agricultural commodity concentrate
during processing, they would require food additive tolerances under
EPA's current policy. Fifty-two pesticide/commodity combinations are
included on List II. Pesticides and crops which appear on both this
list and List I are noted by ``+.''
List II.--Pesticides That Do Not Have Established Section 409 Food
Additive Tolerances\1\
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Processed food/
Pesticide Raw crop feed Notes
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+Acephate +Soybeans Hulls
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Alachlor Peanuts Meal
Soybeans Hulls, meal
Sunflower seed Meal
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Asulam Sugarcane Bagasse,
molasses
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Atrazine Sugarcane Bagasse,
molasses
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\+Benomyl +Rice Bran
Soybeans\2\ Hulls\2\ C
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+Captan Apples Dry pomace
+Grapes Raisin waste,
juice, dry
pomace
Plums Prunes
Tomatoes Dry pomace
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Chlorothalonil Potatoes Wet peel
Soybeans Hulls
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\+Dichlorvos Not applicable@ Food handling D
(DDVP) establishments
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+Dicofol Apples Dry pomace
Citrus Oil
Grapes Dry pomace,
raisins, raisin
waste
Plums\2\ Prunes\2\ C
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+Dimethoate Apples Juice
+Citrus Oil
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Hexazinone Alfalfa\2\ Meal\2\ C
Pineapple\2\ Bran, C
molasses\2\
Sugarcane Bagasse,
molasses
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Lindane Tomatoes Dry pomace
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Linuron Potatoes Dry & wet peel,
chips, dried
granules
Soybeans\2\ Meal\2\ C
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\+Mancozeb Apples Dry pomace
+Grapes Raisin waste
Sugar beets Pulp
+Wheat Middlings
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Maneb Apples Dry pomace
Grapes Raisin waste
Sugar beets Pulp
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Methidathion Citrus Oil
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Metiram Apples Dry pomace
Sugar beets Dry pomace
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Metolachlor Peanuts Meal
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Methomyl Wheat Bran
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+Norflurazon\2\ +Citrus\2\ Oil\2\ C
Grapes\2\ Raisin waste\2\ C
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+Oxyfluorfen Apples Dry pomace
PCNB Potatoes Wet & dry peel
Tomatoes Dry pomace
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Permethrin Tomatoes** Dry pomace
\+Phosmet Citrus Oil
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+Propargite +Citrus Oil
+Grapes Raisin waste
Plums Prunes
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+Simazine +Sugarcane Bagasse
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+Triadimefon Pineapple Bran
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\+Trifluralin\2\ Potatoes\2\ Processed potato C
waste\2\
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\1\ As noted in the table, some pesticides are listed because their
registered uses include contact with food processing, handling, or
storage areas, or equipment.
\2\ Use of this pesticide on this commodity has been added to the list.
Notes Used in Lists I and II.
@ For some of the pesticides listed, a tolerance is
established for residues on the processed food or feed items, and
there is no corresponding tolerance on a raw agricultural commodity.
In these instances, the entry in the ``raw crop'' column is ``Not
Applicable.''
\ A pesticide which EPA has concluded ``induces cancer''
within the meaning of the Delaney clause. The Delaney clause
specifically provides that, with limited exceptions, no food
additive may be approved if it is found to induce cancer in man or
animals. For an explanation of the ``induce cancer'' standard, see
the final rule revoking the food additive regulations for benomyl,
mancozeb, phosmet, and trifluralin (58 FR 37863, July 14, 1993).)
A. EPA issued a final rule revoking the food additive
tolerances for benomyl (on raisins and processed tomato products),
mancozeb (on raisins and bran of wheat), trifluralin (on spearmint
and peppermint oil), and phosmet (on cottonseed oil). (See 58 FR
37862, July 14, 1993). EPA revoked the tolerances because they were
inconsistent with the Delaney clause. However, the Agency received
several objections and petitions to stay the effective date of the
revocations. On September 16, 1993, EPA issued an order staying the
effective date during the time needed for EPA to review and respond
to the stay requests.
B. Added because EPA has evaluated the pesticide for potential
carcinogenicity and classified it as a probable or possible human
carcinogen.
C. Added because EPA has determined under its current
concentration policy that the residues of the pesticide concentrate
in the processed food form.
D. EPA expects to issue a Notice of Intent to Cancel
registrations of certain DDVP uses in food handling establishments
which would result in unlawful residues in processed food.
E. The Agency published a notice to revoke the use of
dichlorvos (DDVP) in Bagged/Packaged nonperishable processed food.
The revocation was published on November 10, 1993, with an effective
date of March 10, 1994. EPA received a request to stay the effective
date. On March 10, 1994, EPA issued an order staying the effective
date during the time needed for EPA to review and respond to a
petition objecting to the revocation.
F. Dicofol: Use on dried tea, revocation published 59 FR
10993, March 9, 1994; effective date May 9, 1994.
* Indicates that the pesticide has been included because of a
potential carcinogenic metabolite PCA. Diflubenzuoron has not been
classified by EPA as a potential human carcinogen.
** The registration for permethrin is limited to use on
tomatoes to be sold fresh in the marketplace, and is not registered
for uses on processed food/feed commodities.
The following tables show the pesticides and uses which have been
either added to or deleted from the list of pesticides potentially
affected by the Delaney clause.
1. Additions to the Lists--a. List I. The following pesticides/use
combinations have been added to List I (Pesticides classified as Group
B or C carcinogens that have established section 409 food additive
tolerances.)
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Pesticide Raw Crop Processed Food/Feed
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Diflubenzuron Soybeans Hulls, Soapstock
(metabolite PCA)
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Propylene oxide Cocoa
Glace fruit
Edible gums
Dried nutmeat (except
peanuts)
Prunes
Spices
Starch
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Tetrachlorvinphos Feed items
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b. List II. The following pesticide/use combinations have been
added to List II (Pesticides classified as B or C carcinogens that do
not have established section 409 food additive tolerances, but based
upon data indicating concentration during processing, would require
food additive tolerances under EPA's current policy.)
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Pesticide Raw Crop Processed Food/Feed
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Benomyl Soybeans Hulls
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Dicofol Plums Prunes
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Hexazinone Alfalfa Meal
Pineapple Bran, molasses
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Linuron Soybeans Meal
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Norflurazon Citrus Oil
Grapes Raisin waste
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Trifluralin Potatoes Processed potato waste
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2. Deletions from the List-- a. List I. The following pesticide/
use combinations have been deleted from List I, for reasons noted at
the end of this section.
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Processed Food/
Pesticide Raw Crop Feed Notes CFR Cite
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Captan Corn Seed (detreated) A 186.500
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Ethylene oxide Copra, Black B 185.2850
walnut meats
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Methomyl Hops Dried hops C 185.4100
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Norflurazon Hops Dried hops C 185.4450
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Propargite Hops Dried hops C 186.5000
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Notes:
A. Deleted because EPA revoked the food additive regulation.
EPA published the following final revocations:
Captan: Use on detreated corn seed, revocation published 58 FR
41430, effective date August 4, 1993.
Propylene Oxide: An exemption from the requirement to obtain a
section 408 tolerance for all raw agricultural commodities has been
revoked, effective 10/21/93.
B. The use of ethylene oxide on copra and black walnut meats
has been deleted because it was incorrectly listed on the February
1993 list. The section 409 tolerance for ethylene oxide is for its
use as a fumigant on whole spices--there is no tolerance established
for use on copra and black walnuts.
C. Uses noted were deleted due to a change in EPA guidelines
with respect to the classification of dried hops. Consistent with
the directive contained in Public Law 103 124, the appropriations
act including EPA funding for FY94, on December 23, 1993, the Agency
issued a notice to registrants informing them that dried hops are
reclassified as a raw agricultural commodity (RAC). This eliminates
the requirement for a food additive regulation for pesticides used
on hops. As time and resources permit, EPA will revoke existing
section 409 tolerances for dried hops, and issue section 408
tolerances in accordance with the reclassification of hops as a RAC.
EPA intends to apply the reclassification of dried hops in all
future regulatory decisions involving hops.
b. List II. The following pesticide/use combinations have been
deleted from List II, for reasons noted on the list.
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Processed Food/
Pesticide Raw Crop Feed Notes
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Alachlor Sorghum Bran, Flour,Germ A
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Dicamba Barley Hulls, bran, B
pearl
Millet barley
Oats hulls, meal
Wheat Hulls, rolled
oats, bran,
shorts,
middling
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Dicofol Dried hops C
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Notes:
A. Deleted because sorghum bran, germ and flour are not food/
feed items. Therefore, no food additive tolerance is required. This
pesticide/use combination was incorrectly included on the February
1993 list of pesticides and uses potentially affected by the Delaney
clause.
B. Deleted because studies of the pesticide's residue in
processed food indicate that the residue does not concentrate in the
commodities noted.
C. Deleted due to change in EPA guidelines with respect to the
classification of dried hops. (See note C above explaining deletions
from List I.)
E. Today's List Does Not Constitute a Final Determination of Pesticides
With Uses Prohibited By the Delaney Clause
For several reasons, the list of pesticide uses affected by the
court's interpretation of the Delaney clause may be smaller than the
lists made available by this notice. First, EPA has not made a final
determination whether all of these pesticides ``induce cancer'' within
the meaning of the Delaney clause. Second, many of the pesticide uses
involve animal feeds, and EPA has not evaluated whether those uses
qualify for the limited exception to the Delaney clause for animal
feeds (the so-called ``DES proviso''). Third, EPA has issued requests
for comment on several policy issues, the resolution of which will
affect precisely what pesticides and uses are affected. Fourth, in
accordance with the requirements of the FFDCA, EPA's process for
revoking pesticide tolerances provides the opportunity for public
notice and comment on any proposed revocations. By the same reasoning,
however, the lists do not reflect all pesticide uses that may be
affected. EPA, through its registration and reregistration programs,
continually receives new data. New studies may identify additional
pesticides or uses that are subject to the Delaney clause. EPA intends
to update and reissue both List I and II periodically.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: March 21, 1994.
Lynn R. Goldman,
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
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