Amitraz, Atrazine, Ethephon, Ferbam, Lindane, Propachlor, and Simazine; Tolerance Actions, 53449-53455 [E7-18508]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53449-53455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18508]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0187; FRL-8147-5]


Amitraz, Atrazine, Ethephon, Ferbam, Lindane, Propachlor, and 
Simazine; Tolerance Actions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the insecticides 
amitraz and lindane; the herbicides atrazine, propachlor, and simazine; 
the plant growth regulator ethephon; and the fungicide ferbam. Also, 
EPA is modifying certain tolerances for the herbicide atrazine, 
propachlor, and simazine; the insecticide amitraz; the plant growth 
regulator ethephon; and the fungicide ferbam. In addition, EPA is 
establishing new tolerances for the herbicide atrazine and the plant 
growth regulator ethephon. The regulatory actions finalized in this 
document are in follow-up to the Agency's reregistration program under 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and 
tolerance reassessment program under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q).

DATES: This regulation is effective September 19, 2007. Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 19, 2007, 
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0187. To access the 
electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced 
Search,'' then ``Docket Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where 
indicated and select the ``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on 
the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access 
available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the 
docket index available in regulations.gov. Although listed in the 
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available in the electronic docket athttps://www.regulations.gov, or, if 
only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. 
S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, 
VA. The Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monisha Dandridge, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0410; e-mail 
address: Dandridge.monisha@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed underFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document?

    In addition to accessing an electronic copy of this Federal 
Register document through the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, you may access this ``Federal Register'' document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. You may also access a 
frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 through the 
Government Printing Office's pilot e-CFR site at https://
www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr.

C. Can I File an Objection or Hearing Request?

    Under section 408(g) of FFDCA, as amended by the Food Quality 
Protection Act (FQPA), any person may file an objection to any aspect 
of this regulation and may also request a hearing on those objections. 
The EPA procedural regulations which govern the submission of 
objections and requests for hearings appear in 40 CFR part 178. You 
must file your objection or request a hearing on this regulation in 
accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 
proper receipt by EPA, you must identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0187 in the subject line on the first page of your submission. All 
requests must be in writing, and must be mailed or delivered to the 
Hearing Clerk on or before November 19, 2007.
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the 
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of 
the filing that does not contain any CBI for inclusion in the public 
docket that is described in ADDRESSES. Information not marked 
confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA 
without prior notice. Submit your copies, identified by docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0187, by one of the following methods.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    In the Federal Register of June 13, 2007 (72 FR 32570) (FRL-8133-
3), EPA issued a proposal to revoke, modify, and establish specific 
tolerances for residues of the fungicide ferbam; the herbicides 
atrazine, propachlor, and simazine; the insecticides amitraz and 
lindane, and the plant growth regulator ethephon. Also, the proposal of 
June 13, 2007, provided a 60-day comment period which invited public 
comment for consideration and for support of tolerance retention under 
FFDCA standards.
    In this final rule, EPA is revoking, modifying, and establishing 
specific tolerances for residues of the fungicide ferbam; the 
herbicides atrazine, propachlor, and simazine; the insecticides amitraz 
and lindane, and the plant growth regulator ethephon in or on 
commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document.
    EPA is finalizing these tolerance actions in order to implement the 
tolerance recommendations made during the reregistration and tolerance 
reassessment processes (including follow-up on canceled or additional 
uses of pesticides). As part of these processes, EPA is required to 
determine whether each of the amended tolerances meets the safety 
standard of FFDCA. The safety finding determination of ``reasonable 
certainty of no harm'' is discussed in detail in each Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) and Report on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment 
Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the active 
ingredient. REDs and TREDs recommend the implementation of certain 
tolerance actions, including modifications, to reflect current use 
patterns, to meet safety findings and change commodity names and 
groupings in accordance with new EPA policy. Printed copies of many 
REDs and TREDs may be obtained from EPA's National Service Center for 
Environmental Publications (EPA/NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 
45242-2419, telephone number: 1-800-490-9198; fax number: 1-513-489-
8695; Internet at https://www.epa.gov/ncepihom and from the National 
Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, 
VA 22161, telephone number: 1-800-553-6847 or (703) 605-6000; Internet 
at https://www.ntis.gov. Electronic copies of REDs and TREDs are 
available on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov and https://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.
    In this final rule, EPA is revoking certain tolerances and/or 
tolerance exemptions because either they are no longer needed or are 
associated with food uses that are no longer registered under FIFRA in 
the United States. Those instances where registrations were canceled 
were because the registrant failed to pay the required maintenance fee 
and/or the registrant voluntarily requested cancellation of one or more 
registered uses of the pesticide active ingredient. The tolerances 
revoked by this final rule are no longer necessary to cover residues of 
the relevant pesticides in or on domestically treated commodities or 
commodities treated outside but imported into the United States. It is 
EPA's general practice to issue a final rule revoking those tolerances 
and tolerance exemptions for residues of pesticide active ingredients 
on crop uses for which there are no active registrations under FIFRA, 
unless any person who comments on the proposal indicates a need for the 
tolerance or tolerance exemption to cover residues in or on imported 
commodities or legally treated domestic commodities.
    Historically, EPA has been concerned that retention of tolerances 
that are not necessary to cover residues in or on legally treated foods 
may encourage misuse of pesticides within the United States.
    Generally, EPA will proceed with the revocation of these tolerances 
on the grounds discussed in Unit II.A. if one of the following 
conditions applies:
    1. Prior to EPA's issuance of a FFDCA section 408(f) order 
requesting additional data or issuance of a FFDCA section 408(d) or (e) 
order revoking the tolerances on other grounds, commenters retract the 
comment identifying a need for the tolerance to be retained.
    2. EPA independently verifies that the tolerance is no longer 
needed.
    3. The tolerance is not supported by data that demonstrate that the 
tolerance meets the requirements under FQPA.
    This final rule does not revoke those tolerances for which EPA 
received comments stating a need for the tolerance to be retained. In 
response to the proposal published in the Federal Register of June 13, 
2007 (72 FR 32570), EPA received comments during the 60-day public 
comment period, as follows:
    i. General--Comment by private citizen. A private citizen stated 
that only zero tolerance levels should be

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acceptable. In addition, the commenter expressed a concern for 
pesticide use in general and their possible toxic effects on wildlife 
and humans.
    Agency response. The private citizen's comments did not take issue 
with any of the Agency's specific conclusions to modify, revoke, or 
establish certain tolerances. Also, the commenter did not refer to any 
specific studies which pertained to those conclusions. EPA believes 
that the tolerance actions finalized herein meet the safety standard of 
FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a. In developing REDs and TREDs, EPA 
worked with stakeholders, pesticide registrants, growers and other 
pesticide users, environmental and public health interests, the States, 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), other Federal agencies, and 
others to develop voluntary measures or regulatory controls needed to 
effectively reduce risks of concern. Such options include voluntary 
cancellation of pesticide products or deletion of uses, declaring 
certain uses ineligible or not yet eligible, restricting use of 
products to certified applicators, limiting the amount or frequency of 
use, improving use directions and precautions, adding more protective 
clothing and equipment requirements, requiring special packaging or 
engineering controls, requiring no-treatment buffer zones, employing 
environmental and ecological safeguards, and other measures.
    ii. Comment by a member of the U.S. Geological Survey. A comment 
was received by EPA from a member of the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, who inquired whether the source of 
simazine, such as a contaminant of atrazine, could affect the Agency's 
proposed tolerance determinations for simazine.
    Agency response. Combined simazine residues of concern (simazine 
and its two chlorinated degradates) detectable on food commodities are 
regulated by tolerances established in 40 CFR 180.213. These two 
chlorinated degradates of simazine are also regulated as combined 
atrazine residues of concern in 40 CFR 180.220. The selection of an 
individual tolerance level by EPA is based on available crop field 
residue studies designed to produce the maximum residues under the 
existing or proposed product label. Generally, the level selected for a 
tolerance is a value slightly above the maximum residue found in such 
studies, provided that the tolerance is safe. In addition, for a food-
use pesticide to be sold and distributed for domestic use in the United 
States, the pesticide must not only have appropriate tolerances under 
the FFDCA, but also must be registered under FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136 et 
seq.). Under FFDCA section 408(l)(5), residues on food shall not render 
the food adulterated so long as it is shown to the satisfaction of the 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the residue is present as the 
result of an application or use of the pesticide at a time and in a 
manner that was lawful under FIFRA, and that the residue does not 
exceed the level that was authorized at the time of the application or 
use to be present on the food under a tolerance or exemption from a 
tolerance. In establishing, modifying, leaving in effect, or revoking a 
tolerance or exemption for a pesticide chemical residue, the Agency 
considers, among other relevant factors, available information such as 
aggregate human exposure levels to the pesticide residue. The tolerance 
actions finalized herein for simazine are based on the available data 
which EPA has reviewed during the simazine RED process, and which the 
Agency has determined meet the FFDCA standard, are safe, and that there 
is a reasonable certainty (with appropriate mitigation) that no harm to 
any population subgroup will result from aggregate exposure. However, 
EPA may propose to revoke tolerances for residues of a pesticide under 
FFDCA section 408(e)(1) when the Agency has determined that the 
existing tolerances do not meet requirements of FFDCA section 
408(b)(2). Any data on potential contamination of atrazine with 
detectable levels of simazine will be considered by the Agency and 
appropriate tolerance actions, if needed, will be proposed for public 
comment.
    With the exception of the general comment on simazine, EPA did not 
receive any specific comments, during the 60-day comment period, on the 
following pesticide active ingredients: Amitraz, atrazine, ethephon, 
ferbam, lindane, propachlor, and simazine. Therefore, the Agency is 
finalizing the amendments proposed in the Federal Register of June 13, 
2007 (72 FR 32570). For a detailed discussion of the Agency's rationale 
for the establishments, revocations, and modifications to the 
tolerances, and revisions to tolerance expressions and commodity 
terminologies, refer to the proposed rule of June 13, 2007.
    In addition, the Agency is making the following revisions in this 
final rule.
    1. Amitraz. Currently, direct animal treatments of amitraz are 
registered for use on cattle and hogs. In the proposal of June 13, 2007 
(72 FR 32570), EPA inadvertently stated that there is a 3-day pre-
slaughter interval for cattle when in fact there is a 7-day retreatment 
interval and no pre-slaughter interval.
    2. Ethephon. EPA proposed to establish a tolerance for filbert at 
0.80 ppm but did not propose in a notice for comment to revise the 
tolerance nomenclature for ethephon in 40 CFR 180.300(a) from filbert 
to hazelnut, as is current Agency practice. However, section 
553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act provides that notice 
and comment is not necessary ``when the agency for good cause finds 
(and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons 
therefore in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure thereon 
are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' 
Consequently, for good cause, EPA is revising the terminology from 
filbert to hazelnut and therefore the Agency is establishing a 
tolerance for hazelnut in 40 CFR 180.300(a) at 0.80 ppm. The reason for 
taking this action is because such action has no practical impact on 
the use of or exposure to the pesticide active ingredient, ethephon, in 
or on that commodity and is made such that the tolerance terminology 
will conform to current Agency practice.
    3. Simazine. EPA proposed to decrease the tolerance in 40 CFR 
180.213 on filbert to 0.20 ppm but did not propose in a notice for 
comment to revise the tolerance nomenclature for simazine in 40 CFR 
180.213 from filbert to hazelnut, as is current Agency practice. 
However, section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act 
provides that notice and comment is not necessary ``when the agency for 
good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of 
reasons therefore in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure 
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public 
interest.'' Consequently, for good cause, EPA is revising the tolerance 
terminology in 40 CFR 180.213 from filbert to hazelnut. The reason for 
taking this action is because such action has no practical impact on 
the use of or exposure to the pesticide active ingredient, simazine, in 
or on that commodity and is made such that the tolerance terminology 
will conform to current Agency practice.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    EPA may issue a regulation establishing, modifying, or revoking a 
tolerance under FFDCA section 408(e). In this final rule, EPA is 
establishing, modifying, and revoking tolerances to implement the 
tolerance recommendations made during the

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reregistration and tolerance reassessment processes, and as follow-up 
on canceled uses of pesticides. As part of these processes, EPA is 
required to determine whether each of the amended tolerances meets the 
safety standards under FFDCA. The safety finding determination is found 
in detail in each post-FQPA RED and TRED for the active ingredient. 
REDs and TREDs recommend the implementation of certain tolerance 
actions, including modifications to reflect current use patterns, to 
meet safety findings, and change commodity names and groupings in 
accordance with new EPA policy. Printed and electronic copies of the 
REDs and TREDs are available as provided in Unit II.A.
    EPA has issued post-FQPA REDs for atrazine, ferbam, lindane, 
propachlor, and simazine, and TREDs for amitraz and ethephon, whose 
REDs were completed prior to FQPA. REDs and TREDs contain the Agency's 
evaluation of the database for these pesticides, including statements 
regarding additional data on the active ingredients that may be needed 
to confirm the potential human health and environmental risk 
assessments associated with current product uses, and REDs state 
conditions under which these uses and products will be eligible for 
reregistration. The REDs and TREDs recommended the establishment, 
modification, and/or revocation of specific tolerances. RED and TRED 
recommendations such as establishing or modifying tolerances, and in 
some cases revoking tolerances, are the result of assessment under the 
FFDCA standard of ``reasonable certainty of no harm.'' However, 
tolerance revocations recommended in REDs and TREDs that are made final 
in this document do not need such assessment when the tolerances are no 
longer necessary.
    EPA's general practice is to revoke tolerances for residues of 
pesticide active ingredients on crops for which FIFRA registrations no 
longer exist and on which the pesticide may therefore no longer be used 
in the United States. EPA has historically been concerned that 
retention of tolerances that are not necessary to cover residues in or 
on legally treated foods may encourage misuse of pesticides within the 
United States. Nonetheless, EPA will establish and maintain tolerances 
even when corresponding domestic uses are canceled if the tolerances, 
which EPA refers to as ``import tolerances,'' are necessary to allow 
importation into the United States of food containing such pesticide 
residues. However, where there are no imported commodities that require 
these import tolerances, the Agency believes it is appropriate to 
revoke tolerances for unregistered pesticides in order to prevent 
potential misuse.
    When EPA establishes tolerances for pesticide residues in or on raw 
agricultural commodities, the Agency gives consideration to possible 
pesticide residues in meat, milk, poultry, and/or eggs produced by 
animals that are fed agricultural products (for example, grain or hay) 
containing pesticides residues (40 CFR 180.6). If there is no 
reasonable expectation of finite pesticide residues in or on meat, 
milk, poultry, or eggs, then tolerances do not need to be established 
for these commodities (40 CFR 180.6(b) and 180.6(c)).

C. When Do These Actions Become Effective?

    With the exception of certain tolerances for ferbam and lindane, 
which EPA is revoking with specific expiration/revocation dates, the 
Agency is revoking, modifying, and establishing specific tolerances, 
and revising specific commodity terminologies effective on the date of 
publication of this final rule in the Federal Register. With the 
exception of the tolerances for ferbam and lindane, the Agency believes 
that existing stocks of pesticide products labeled for the uses 
associated with the revoked tolerances have been completely exhausted 
and that treated commodities have had sufficient time for passage 
through the channels of trade. EPA is revoking certain ferbam and 
lindane tolerances with expiration/revocation dates of October 27, 
2007, for the ferbam tolerances on bean, cabbage, lettuce, and 
raspberry and October 2, 2009 for the lindane tolerances on the fat of 
cattle, goats, hops, horses, and sheep. The Agency believes that these 
revocation dates allow users to exhaust stocks and allow sufficient 
time for passage of treated commodities through the channels of trade.
    Any commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document that 
are treated with the pesticides subject to this final rule, and that 
are in the channels of trade following the tolerance revocations, shall 
be subject to FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established by FQPA. Under 
this unit, any residues of these pesticides in or on such food shall 
not render the food adulterated so long as it is shown to the 
satisfaction of the Food and Drug Administration that:
    1. The residue is present as the result of an application or use of 
the pesticide at a time and in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA.
    2. The residue does not exceed the level that was authorized at the 
time of the application or use to be present on the food under a 
tolerance or exemption from tolerance. Evidence to show that food was 
lawfully treated may include records that verify the dates that the 
pesticide was applied to such food.

III. Are There Any International Trade Issues Raised by this Final 
Action?

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S. 
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent 
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA 
considers the international Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established 
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, as required by section 408(b)(4) 
of FFDCA. The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N. Food and Agriculture 
Organization/World Health Organization food standards program, and it 
is recognized as an international food safety standards-setting 
organization in trade agreements to which the United States is a party. 
EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL; 
however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain the reasons 
for departing from the Codex level in a notice published for public 
comment. EPA's effort to harmonize with Codex MRLs is summarized in the 
tolerance reassessment section of individual REDs and TREDs, and in the 
Residue Chemistry document which supports the RED and TRED, as 
mentioned in the proposed rule cited in Unit II.A. Specific tolerance 
actions in this rule and how they compare to Codex MRLs (if any) are 
discussed in Unit II.A. of the proposal.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    In this final rule, EPA establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 
408(e), and also modifies and revokes specific tolerances established 
under FFDCA section 408. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has 
exempted these types of actions (i.e., establishment and modification 
of a tolerance and tolerance revocation for which extraordinary 
circumstances do not exist) from review under Executive Order 12866, 
entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). 
Because this rule has been exempted from review under Executive Order 
12866 due to its lack of significance, this rule is not subject to 
Executive Order 13211,Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly 
Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). 
This final rule does not contain any information collections subject to 
OMB approval under the

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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any 
enforceable duty or contain any unfunded mandate as described under 
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Public Law 
104-4). Nor does it require any special considerations as required by 
Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994); or OMB review or any other 
Agency action under Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of 
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, 
April 23, 1997). This action does not involve any technical standards 
that would require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus 
standards pursuant to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer 
and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-13, section 12(d) 
(15 U.S.C. 272 note). Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency previously assessed whether 
establishment of tolerances, exemptions from tolerances, raising of 
tolerance levels, expansion of exemptions, or revocations might 
significantly impact a substantial number of small entities and 
concluded that, as a general matter, these actions do not impose a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
These analyses for tolerance establishments and modifications, and for 
tolerance revocations were published on May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950) and 
on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020) (FRL-5753-1), respectively, and were 
provided to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration. Taking into account this analysis, and available 
information concerning the pesticides listed in this rule, the Agency 
hereby certifies that this final rule will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. In a 
memorandum dated May 25, 2001, EPA determined that eight conditions 
must all be satisfied in order for an import tolerance or tolerance 
exemption revocation to adversely affect a significant number of small 
entity importers, and that there is a negligible joint probability of 
all eight conditions holding simultaneously with respect to any 
particular revocation. (This Agency document is available in the docket 
as mentioned in Unit II.A.) Furthermore, for the pesticides named in 
this final rule, the Agency knows of no extraordinary circumstances 
that exist as to the present revocations that would change EPA's 
previous analysis. In addition, the Agency has determined that this 
action will not have a substantial direct effect on States, on the 
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 
government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, entitledFederalism 
(64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Executive Order 13132 requires EPA to 
develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input 
by State and local officials in the development of regulatory policies 
that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism 
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations 
that have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the 
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 
government.'' This final rule directly regulates growers, food 
processors, food handlers, and food retailers, not States. This action 
does not alter the relationships or distribution of power and 
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions 
of section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. For these same reasons, the Agency has 
determined that this rule does not have any ``tribal implications'' as 
described in Executive Order 13175, entitled Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249, November 6, 
2000). Executive Order 13175, requires EPA to develop an accountable 
process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in 
the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.'' 
``Policies that have tribal implications'' is defined in the Executive 
Order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct effects on 
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal 
Government and the Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.'' 
This rule will not have substantial direct effects on tribal 
governments, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, as specified in 
Executive Order 13175. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to 
this rule.

V. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to 
the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report 
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, 
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the 
United States prior to publication of this final rule in the Federal 
Register. This final rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 
U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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


    Dated: September 12, 2007.
Anne E. Lindsay,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. Section 180.114 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and adding text 
to paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  180.114  Ferbam; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
fungicide ferbam (ferric dimethyldithiocarbamate), calculated as carbon 
disulfide, in or on the following food commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Expiration/
                   Commodity                     Parts per    Revocation
                                                  million        Date
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Apple.........................................       4.0\1\         None
Bean..........................................       7.0\1\     10/27/07
Cabbage.......................................       7.0\1\     10/27/07
Cherry........................................       4.0\1\         None
Cranberry.....................................       4.0\1\         None
Fruit, citrus, group 10.......................       4.0\1\         None
Grape.........................................       4.0\1\         None
Lettuce.......................................       7.0\1\     10/27/07
Nectarine.....................................       4.0\1\         None
Peach.........................................       4.0\1\         None
Pear..........................................       4.0\1\         None
Raspberry.....................................       7.0\1\     10/27/07
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Some of these tolerances were established on the basis of data
  acquired at the public hearings held in 1950 (formerly Sec.  180.101)
  and the remainder were established on the basis of pesticide petitions
  presented under the procedure specified in the amendment to the
  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by Pub. L. 518, 83d Congress (68
  Stat. 511)

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    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with 
regional registrations, as defined in Sec.  180.1(m), are established 
for residues of the fungicide ferbam (ferric dimethyldithiocarbamate), 
calculated as carbon disulfide, in or on the following food 
commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mango......................................................       4.0\1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\This tolerance was established on the basis of data acquired at the
  public hearings held in 1950 (formerly Sec.  180.101) and the
  remainder was established on the basis of pesticide petitions
  presented under the procedure specified in the amendment to the
  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by Pub. L. 518, 83d Congress (68
  Stat. 511)

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3. Section 180.133 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 180. 133  Lindane; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Expiration/
                   Commodity                     Parts per    Revocation
                                                  million        Date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat...................................          7.0      10/2/09
Goat, fat.....................................          7.0      10/2/09
Hog, fat......................................          4.0      10/2/09
Horse, fat....................................          7.0      10/2/09
Sheep, fat....................................          7.0      10/2/09
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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0
4. Section 180.211 is amended by revising the section heading and 
paragraph (a) to read as follow:


Sec.  180.211  Propachlor; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the herbicide propachlor (2-chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide) and its 
metabolites containing the N-isopropylaniline moiety, calculated as 2-
chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide, in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat................................................         0.05
Cattle, kidney.............................................          0.2
Cattle, meat...............................................         0.02
Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney.....................         0.05
Corn, field, forage........................................          3.0
Corn, field, grain.........................................          0.2
Corn, field, stover........................................          1.0
Corn, sweet, forage........................................          3.0
Goat, fat..................................................         0.05
Goat, kidney...............................................          0.2
Goat, meat.................................................         0.02
Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney.......................         0.05
Hog, fat...................................................         0.02
Hog, meat..................................................         0.02
Hog, meat byproducts.......................................         0.02
Horse, fat.................................................         0.05
Horse, kidney..............................................          0.2
Horse, meat................................................         0.02
Horse, meat byproducts, except kidney......................         0.05
Milk.......................................................         0.02
Sheep, fat.................................................         0.05
Sheep, kidney..............................................          0.2
Sheep, meat................................................         0.02
Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney......................         0.05
Sorghum, forage, forage....................................          8.0
Sorghum, grain, forage.....................................          8.0
Sorghum, grain, grain......................................         0.25
Sorghum, grain, stover.....................................         12.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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0
5. Section 180.213 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.213  Simazine; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the herbicide simazine (2-chloro-4,6-bis(ethylamino)-s-triazine) and 
its two chlorinated degradates (2-amino-4-chloro-6-ethylamino-s-
triazine and 2,4-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine), the total residue to be 
measured in or on the following food commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Almond                                                              0.25
Almond, hulls..............................................         0.25
Apple......................................................         0.20
Avocado....................................................         0.20
Blackberry.................................................         0.20
Blueberry..................................................         0.20
Cattle, meat...............................................         0.03
Cattle, meat byproducts....................................         0.03
Cherry.....................................................         0.25
Corn, field, forage........................................         0.20
Corn, field, grain.........................................         0.20
Corn, field, stover........................................         0.25
Corn, pop, grain...........................................         0.20
Corn, pop, stover..........................................         0.25
Corn, sweet, forage........................................         0.20
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............         0.25
Corn, sweet, stover........................................         0.25
Cranberry..................................................         0.25
Currant....................................................         0.25
Egg........................................................         0.03
Goat, meat.................................................         0.03
Goat, meat byproducts......................................         0.03
Grape......................................................         0.20
Grapefruit.................................................         0.25
Hazelnut...................................................         0.20
Horse, meat................................................         0.03
Horse, meat byproducts.....................................         0.03
Lemon......................................................         0.25
Loganberry.................................................         0.20
Milk.......................................................         0.03
Nut, macadamia.............................................         0.25
Olive......................................................         0.20
Orange.....................................................         0.25
Peach......................................................         0.20
Pear.......................................................         0.25
Pecan......................................................         0.20
Plum.......................................................         0.20
Raspberry..................................................         0.20
Sheep, meat................................................         0.03
Sheep, meat byproducts.....................................         0.03
Strawberry.................................................         0.25
Walnut.....................................................          0.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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0
6. Section 180.220 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.220  Atrazine; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the herbicide atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-s-
triazine) and its chlorinated metabolites 2-amino-4-chloro-6-
isopropylamino-s-triazine, 2-amino-4-chloro-6-ethylamino-s-triazine, 
and 2,4-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine, in or on the following food 
commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat................................................         0.02
Cattle, meat...............................................         0.02
Cattle, meat byproducts....................................         0.02
Corn, field, forage........................................           15
Corn, field, grain.........................................         0.20
Corn, field, stover........................................          0.5
Corn, pop, forage..........................................          1.5
Corn, pop, grain...........................................         0.20
Corn, pop, stover..........................................          0.5
Corn, sweet, forage........................................           15
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............         0.20
Corn, sweet, stover........................................          2.0
Goat, fat..................................................         0.02
Goat, meat.................................................         0.02
Goat, meat byproducts......................................         0.02
Grass, forage..............................................          4.0
Grass, hay.................................................          4.0
Guava......................................................         0.05
Horse, fat.................................................         0.02
Horse, meat................................................         0.02
Horse, meat byproducts.....................................         0.02
Milk.......................................................         0.02
Nut, macadamia.............................................         0.20
Sheep, fat.................................................         0.02
Sheep, meat................................................         0.02
Sheep, meat byproducts.....................................         0.02
Sorghum, forage, forage....................................           15
Sorghum, grain forage......................................           15
Sorghum, grain, grain......................................         0.20
Sorghum, grain, stover.....................................         0.50
Sugarcane, cane............................................         0.20
Wheat, forage..............................................          1.5
Wheat, grain...............................................         0.10
Wheat, hay.................................................          5.0
Wheat, straw...............................................         0.50
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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0
7. Section 180.287 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:

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Sec.  180.287  Amitraz; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
insecticide amitraz (N'-[2,4-dimethylphenyl]-N- [[(2,4-
dimethylphenyl)imino] methyl]]- N-methylmethanimidamide) and its 
metabolites containing the 2,4-dimethylaniline moiety (calculated as 
the parent) in or on the following food commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat................................................          0.1
Cattle, meat...............................................         0.02
Cattle, meat byproducts....................................          0.2
Cotton, undelinted seed\1\.................................          1.0
Hog, fat...................................................          0.1
Hog, kidney................................................          0.1
Hog, liver.................................................          0.1
Hog, meat..................................................         0.05
Hog, meat byproducts.......................................          0.3
Milk.......................................................         0.03
Milk, fat..................................................          0.2
Pear.......................................................          3.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\There are no U.S. registrations on cottonseed as of May 3, 2006.

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0
8. Section 180.300 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  180.300  Ethephon; tolerances for residues.

    (a) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apple......................................................          5.0
Apple, juice...............................................         10.0
Barley, bran...............................................          5.0
Barley, grain..............................................          2.0
Barley, straw..............................................         10.0
Blackberry.................................................         30.0
Blueberry..................................................         20.0
Cantaloupe.................................................          2.0
Cattle, fat................................................         0.02
Cattle, kidney.............................................          1.0
Cattle, meat...............................................         0.02
Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney.....................          0.2
Cherry.....................................................         10.0
Coffee, bean, green........................................          0.5
Cotton, gin byproducts.....................................        180.0
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................          6.0
Cucumber...................................................          0.1
Egg........................................................        0.002
Goat, fat..................................................         0.02
Goat, kidney...............................................          1.0
Goat, meat.................................................         0.02
Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney.......................          0.2
Grape......................................................          2.0
Grape, raisin..............................................         12.0
Hazelnut...................................................         0.80
Hog, fat...................................................         0.02
Hog, kidney................................................          1.0
Hog, meat..................................................         0.02
Hog, meat byproducts, except kidney........................          0.2
Horse, fat.................................................         0.02
Horse, kidney..............................................          1.0
Horse, meat................................................         0.02
Horse, meat byproducts, except kidney......................          0.2
Milk.......................................................         0.01
Nut, macadamia.............................................          0.5
Pepper.....................................................         30.0
Pineapple..................................................          2.0
Poultry, fat...............................................         0.02
Poultry, liver.............................................         0.05
Poultry, meat..............................................         0.01
Poultry, meat byproducts, except liver.....................         0.01
Sheep, fat.................................................         0.02
Sheep, kidney..............................................          1.0
Sheep, meat................................................         0.02
Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney......................          0.2
Sugarcane, molasses........................................          1.5
Tomato.....................................................          2.0
Walnut.....................................................          0.5
Wheat, bran................................................          5.0
Wheat, germ................................................          5.0
Wheat, grain...............................................          2.0
Wheat, middlings...........................................          5.0
Wheat, shorts..............................................          5.0
Wheat, straw...............................................         10.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[FR Doc. E7-18508 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S