Title: Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerance Date of publication:March 29, 2006 Citation:Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15612-15617 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p2975.htm Purpose:This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of fenhexamid in or on ginseng and pear. The Interregional Research Project 4 (IR-4), Center for Minor Crop Pest Management requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Chemical(s): Fenhexamid Comments: This regulation is effective March 29, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 30, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0328. Contact: Maria I. Rodriguez, Registration Division (7505C), telephone number: (703) 305-6710; e-mail address: rodriguez.maria@epa.gov.

Title: Flonicamid; Pesticide Tolerance Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15604-15608 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p2977.htm Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of flonicamid and its metabolites in or on head and stem brassica and mustard greens. ISK Biosciences Corporation requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Chemical(s): Flonicamid Comments: This regulation is effective March 29, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 30, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0132. Contact: Ann Sibold, Registration Division (7505C), telephone number: (703) 305-6502; e-mail address: sibold.ann@epa.gov.

Title: Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation:Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15597-15604 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p2978.htm Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of trifloxystrobin (benzeneacetic acid, (E,E)-[alpha]-(methoxyimino)-2- [[[[1-[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]ethylidene]amino]oxy]methyl]-, methyl ester) and the free form of its acid metabolite CGA-321113 ((E,E)- methoxyimino-[2-[1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-ethylideneaminooxymethyl]- phenyl]acetic acid) pesticide petition (PP 4F6892) in or on corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.04 parts per million (ppm), corn, sweet, forage at 0.6 ppm, corn, sweet, stover at 0.25 ppm, and corn, sweet, cannery waste at 0.6 ppm; (PP 3E6769) oat, forage at 0.3 ppm, oat, grain at 0.05 ppm, oat, hay at 0.3 ppm, oat, straw at 5.0 ppm, barley, grain at 0.05 ppm, barley, hay at 0.3 ppm, barley, straw at 5.0 ppm. Bayer Crop Science requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Chemical(s): Trifloxystrobin Comments: This regulation is effective March 29, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 30, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0299. Contact: Janet Whitehurst, Registration Division (7505C), telephone number: (703) 305-6129; e-mail address: whitehurst.janet@epa.gov.

Title: Fenpropimorph; Pesticide Tolerance Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15608-15612 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p3029.htm Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of fenpropimorph in or on bananas. BASF Corporation Agricultural Products requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. Chemical(s): Fenpropimorph Comments: This regulation is effective March 29, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 30, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0105. Contact: Lana Coppolino, Registration Division (7505C), telephone number: (703) 305-0086; e-mail address: coppolino.lana@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15734-15735 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p4502.htm Purpose: PPs 4E6878 and 5E6987. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR- 4), proposes to establish tolerances for residues of the herbicide glyphosate [(N-phosphonomethyl) glycine] sunflower and safflower at 25.0 parts per million (ppm) (PP 4E6878); vegetable, legume, group 6, except soybean at 8.0 ppm (PP 5E6987); and mulberry, Indian at 0.2 ppm (PP 5E6987). IR-4 further proposes to delete the present entire entries for sunflower, seed at 0.1 ppm; safflower, seed at 0.1 ppm; and vegetable, legume, group 6, except soybean at 6.0, as these tolerances are no longer needed. Chemical(s): Various Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0177 must be received on or before April 28, 2006 Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505C), telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail: brothers.shaja@epa.gov.

Title: Acetochlor; Tolerance Reassessment Decision Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15730-15731 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p4503.htm Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Report on Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the chloroacetanilide pesticide acetochlor. The Agency's risk assessments and other related supporting documents also are available in the acetochlor docket. standards. This decision is being released concurrent with the Notice of Availability of the cumulative risk assessment for the chloroacetanilide pesticides which include acetochlor and alachlor. See EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0202 in the Notice section of this issue of the Federal Register. Chemical(s): Acetochlor** Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket identification number (ID) EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0227; Contact: Felicia Fort, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-7478; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: fort.felicia@epa.gov.

Title: Chloroacetanilide Cumulative Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation:Volume 71, Number 60, Page15726-15728 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p4505.htm Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's cumulative risk assessment for the chloroacetanilide group of pesticides and opens a public comment period on these documents. As required by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), a cumulative risk assessment, which evaluates exposures based on a common mechanism of toxicity, was conducted to evaluate the risk from food, drinking water, and non- occupational exposure resulting from all registered uses of chloroacetanilide pesticides. The chloroacetanilides group includes the pesticides acetochlor, alachlor and butachlor; however, butachlor was not incorporated into the cumulative assessment because there are no U.S. registrations or established tolerances. The Agency is also releasing the Report on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for Acetochlor concurrent with the release of the chloroacetanilide cumulative assessment. See EPA-HQ-OPP-2005- 0227 in the Notice section of this is! sue of the Federal Register. Chemical(s): Chloroacetanilide** Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0202, must be received on or before May 30, 2006. Contact: Felicia Fort, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-7478; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:fort.felicia@epa.gov.

Title: Pesticide Product; Registration Applications Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15732-15734 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p4549.htm Purpose: This notice announces receipt of applications from Suterra, LLC.to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. Chemical(s): Various Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0274, must be received on or before April 13, 2006. Contact:Andrew C. Bryceland, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), telephone number: (703) 305-6928; e-mail address: bryceland.andrew@epa.gov.

Title: Methyl Bromide Revised Risk Assessment for Uses in Enclosures, Chambers and Structural Food Processing/Storage Facilities; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15728-15730 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p4568.htm Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's revised risk assessment for the pesticide methyl bromide's uses in enclosures, chambers and structural food processing/storage facilities. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on risk reduction options for methyl bromide's commodity uses. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for uses in enclosures, chambers and structural food processing/ storage facilities of methyl bromide (i.e. uses that result in a food tolerance). Chemical(s): Methyl Bromide** Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123, must be received on or before May 30, 2006. Contact: Steven Weiss, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8293; fax number: (703)308-8005; e-mail address: weiss.steven@epa.gov.

Title: Azinphos-methyl; Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15731-15732] http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p4569.htm Purpose: This notice announces the order to amend registrations to terminate certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant(s), namely Bayer Cropscience, Gowan Company, MakhteshimChemical Works, Microflo Company, and accepted by the Agency, of end-use products containing the pesticide azinphos-methyl. This cancellation order follows an August 17, 2005, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests (70 FR 48395) (FRL-7733-3) from the azinphos- methyl registrants to amend their product registrations to terminate certain uses of azinphos-methyl from their product registrations. In the August 17, 2005 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 60-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests. The Agency received two comments on the notice. These comments have been reviewed and taken into consideration in the Agency's decision to pro! ceed with this termination order. Chemical(s): Azinphos-methyl Comments: The cancellations are effective March 29, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket identification number (ID) EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0061; Contact: Diane Isbell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8154; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: isbell.diane@epa.gov.

Title: Endocrine Disruptor Methods Validation Advisory Committee (EDMVAC); Notice of Public Meeting Date of publication: March 29, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 60, Page 15724-15726 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2006/March/Day-29/t4570.htm Purpose: There will be a meeting of the Endocrine Disruptor Methods Validation Advisory Committe (EDMVAC) on April 18 through April 20, 2006, in Washington, DC. This meeting, as with all EDMVAC meetings, is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis. The purpose of the meeting is to receive advice and input from the EDMVAC on: Male and Female Pubertals Assay Interlaboratory Studies, EDSP's Applied Approach to Validation, Tier 1 Fish Screen Assay Validation Status, updates on Tier 1 Aromatase Assay, and Tier 1 Steroidogenesis Cell Based H295R Assay. Chemical(s):N/A Comments: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2006, from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, April 19, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, April 20, 2006, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., eastern standard time. The meeting will be held at the Capital Hilton Hotel and Conference Center, 1001 16th St., NW., Washington, DC 20036; telephone number: (202) 393-1000; e-mail: http://www.hilton.com. Request to make public comments at the meeting must be received by EPA on or before April 14, 2006. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0233. Contact: For general information or for information on access or services for individuals with disabilities: William Wooge, Designated Federal Official (DFO), Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7203M), Office of Prevention, telephone number: (202) 564-8476; fax number: (202) 564-8482; e-mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov. Title: FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting Date of publication: March 31, 2006 Citation:Volume 71, Number 62, Page 16303-16305 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-31/p4731.htm Purpose: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to review an analysis of a refuge of non-cotton hosts for Monsanto Bollgard II[reg] cotton. Specifically, the Agency is seeking input from the Scientific Advisory Panel on whether a natural refuge of non cotton hosts is an effective refuge to delay the potential for tobacco budworm resistance to the proteins (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2) expressed in Bollgard II[reg] cotton. Chemical(s):Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 Comments: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn - National Airport, 2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. telephone number(703) 684-7200.on June 13-15, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m, eastern time. Comments should be identified by docket ID number EPA- HQ-OPP-2006-0217. Contact: Myrta R. Christian, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), telephone number:(202) 564-8498; fax number: (202) 564-8382; e-mail addresses: christian.myrta@epa.gov.