Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities, 55204-55207 [E7-19235]
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Process, published in the Federal
Register on May 14, 2004 (69 FR 26819)
(FRL–7357–9), explains that in
conducting these programs, the Agency
is tailoring its public participation
process to be commensurate with the
level of risk, extent of use, complexity
of the issues, and degree of public
concern associated with each pesticide.
For Busan 77 a modified, 4–Phase
process with 1 comment period and
ample opportunity for public
consultation seems appropriate in view
of its refined risk assessment and/or
other factors. However, if as a result of
comments received during this
comment period EPA finds that
additional issues warranting further
discussion are raised, the Agency may
lengthen the process and include a
second comment period, as needed.
All comments should be submitted
using the methods in ADDRESSES, and
must be received by EPA on or before
the closing date. Comments will become
part of the Agency Docket for Busan 77.
Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’
EPA is not required to consider these
late comments.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended,
directs that, after submission of all data
concerning a pesticide active ingredient,
‘‘the Administrator shall determine
whether pesticides containing such
active ingredient are eligible for
reregistration,’’ before calling in
product-specific data on individual enduse products and either reregistering
products or taking other ‘‘appropriate
regulatory action.’’
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Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: September 20, 2007.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006-0936; FRL–8147–1]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions
for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in
or on Various Commodities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the
initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues
of pesticide chemicals in or on various
commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 29, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number and the pesticide petition
number (PP) of interest, 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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
the assigned docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email.The regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
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and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
in regulations.gov. 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. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., 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.
Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically at https://
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
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are 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: The
person listed at the end of the pesticide
petition summary of interest.
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
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this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed at the end of the
pesticide petition summary of interest.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
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II. Docket ID Numbers
When submitting comments, please
use the docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest, as
shown in the table.
PP Number
Docket ID Number
PP 5E4491
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0894
PP 7E7247
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0894
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PP Number
Docket ID Number
PP 7E7232
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0893
PP 7E7244
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0872
PP 6F7092
EPA–HQ–OPP–2006-0781
PP 6F7106
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0416
PP 7F7242
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0219
PP 7F7243
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0871
PP 7F7251
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0880
PP 8E5012
EPA–HQ–OPP–2005-0119
PP 7F7198
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0416
PP 7F7225
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0810
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is printing notice of the filing of
pesticide petitions received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
346a, proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food
commodities. EPA has determined that
the pesticide petitions described in this
notice contain data or information
regarding the elements set forth in
FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA
has not fully evaluated the sufficiency
of the submitted data at this time or
whether the data support granting of the
pesticide petitions. Additional data may
be needed before EPA rules on these
pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
summary of each of the petitions
included in this notice, prepared by the
petitioner, is included in a docket EPA
has created for each rulemaking. The
docket for each of the petitions is
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov.
New Tolerances
1. PP 5E4491 and PP 7E7247. (EPA–
HQ–OPP–2007–0894). Interregional
Research Project Number 4 (IR–4), 500
College Road East, Suite 201W.,
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide and nematicide ethoprop in
or on food commodities PP 5E4491:
Mint, hay and PP 7E7247: Hop, dried
cone at 0.02 parts per million (ppm).
Adequate methods for purposes of
enforcement of ethoprop tolerances in
plant commodities, ruminant tissues
and milk are available. Contact: Susan
Stanton, telephone number: (703) 305–
5218; e-mail address:
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
2. PP 7E7232. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0893). Interregional Research Project
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Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the herbicide sethoxydim (2[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)
propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one)
and its metabolites containing the 2cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as
the herbicide) in or on food
commodities cuphea, seed at 35.0 ppm;
echium, seed at 35.0 ppm; gold of
pleasure, seed at 35.0 ppm; gold of
pleasure, meal at 40.0 ppm; hare’s ear
mustard, seed at 35.0 ppm; lesquerella,
seed at 35.0 ppm; lunaria, seed at 35.0
ppm; meadowfoam, seed at 35.0 ppm;
milkweed, seed at 35.0 ppm; mustard,
seed at 35.0 ppm; oil radish, seed at 35.0
ppm; poppy, seed at 35.0 ppm; sesame,
seed at 35.0 ppm; sweet rocket, seed at
35.0 ppm; crambe, seed at 35.0 ppm;
crambe, meal at 40.0 ppm. Analytical
methods for detecting levels of
sethoxydim and its metabolites in or on
food with a limit of detection that
allows monitoring of food with residues
at or above the level in these tolerances
were submitted to EPA. The proposed
analytical method involves extraction,
partition, and cleanup. Samples are then
analyzed by gas chromatography with
sulfur-specific flame photometric
detection. The limit of quantitation
(LOQ) is 0.05 ppm. Contact: Barbara
Madden, telephone number: (703) 305–
6463; e-mail address:
madden.barbara@epa.gov.
3. PP 7E7244. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0872). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ, 08540,
proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the fungicide cyazofamid, 4chloro-2-cyano-N,N-dimethyl-5-(4methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-1sulfonamide and its metabolite CCIM (4chloro-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1Himidazole-2-carbonitrile) in or on food
commodity carrot, roots at 0.06 ppm.
Residues of cyazofamid and CCIM were
extracted from 20 grams of carrot with
acetonitrile. After filtration, the extract
was transferred to a separatory funnel,
washed with hexane, cleaned up on a
Nexus SPE column, and the eluate was
concentrated by using a TurboVap LV
workstation. After reconstitution in
50:50 acetonitrile: water, quantitation
was achieved by liquid
chromatography/mass spectrometry/
mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS).
Contact: Susan Stanton, telephone
number: (703) 305–5218; e-mail address:
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
4. PP 6F7092. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0781). Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600
Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut
Creek, CA 94596, proposes to establish
a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
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flumioxazin, 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole1,3(2H)-dione in or on food
commodities alfalfa, forage at 1.0 ppm
and alfalfa, hay at 2.0 ppm. Practical
analytical methods for detecting and
measuring levels of flumioxazin have
been developed and validated in or on
all appropriate agricultural commodities
and respective processing fractions. The
level of quantitation (LOQ) of
flumioxazin in the methods is 0.02 ppm
which will allow monitoring of food
with residues at the levels proposed for
the tolerances. Contact: James M. Stone,
telephone number: (703) 305–7391; email address: stone.james@epa.gov.
5. PP 6F7106. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0416). Syngenta Crop Protection, P.O.
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409,
proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the fungicide azoxystrobin,
[methyl (E)-2-(2-(6-(2cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4yloxy)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate] and
the Z isomer of azoxystrobin, [methyl
(Z)-2-(2-(6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin4-yloxy)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate] in
or on food commodities PP 6F7106:
Barley, forage at 30 ppm; non-grass
animal feeds, forage at 35 ppm; nongrass animal feeds, hay at 100 ppm;
sorghum, forage at 25 ppm; sorghum,
grain at 9 ppm; sorghum, stover at 40
ppm; wheat, forage at 30 ppm. Syngenta
Crop Protection also proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the
fungicide azoxystrobin, [methyl (E)-2-(2(6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4yloxy)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate] in or
on food commodities PP 6F7106: Cattle,
fat at 0.13 ppm; cattle, kidney at 1.00
ppm; cattle, liver at 5.10 ppm; cattle,
meat at 0.07 ppm; cattle, meat
byproducts (except liver and kidney) at
0.07 ppm; goat, fat at 0.13 ppm; goat,
kidney at 1.00 ppm; goat, liver at 5.10
ppm; goat, meat at 0.07 ppm; goat, meat
byproducts (except liver and kidney) at
0.07 ppm; egg white at 0.01 ppm; egg,
yolk at 0.15 ppm; hog, fat at 1.10 ppm;
hog, kidney at 0.03 ppm; hog, liver at
0.23 ppm; hog, meat byproducts (except
liver and kidney) at 0.01 ppm; horse,
kidney at 1.00 ppm; horse, liver at 5.10
ppm; horse, meat at 0.07 ppm; milk at
0.05 ppm; poultry, fat at 0.01 ppm;
poultry, liver at 0.12 ppm; poultry, meat
at 0.02 ppm; sheep, fat at 0.13 ppm;
sheep, kidney at 1.00 ppm; sheep, liver
at 5.10 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.07 ppm;
sheep, meat byproducts (except liver
and kidney) at 0.07 ppm. An adequate
analytical method, gas chromatography
with nitrogen-phosphorus detection
(GC-NPD) or in mobile phase by high
performance liquid chromatography
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with ultra-violet detection (HPLC-UV),
is available for enforcement purposes
with a limit of detection that allows
monitoring of food with residues at or
above the levels set in these tolerances.
The Analytical Chemistry section of the
EPA concluded that the method(s) are
adequate for enforcement. Analytical
methods are also available for analyzing
meat, milk, poultry and eggs which also
underwent successful independent
laboratory validations. Contact: John
Bazuin, telephone number: (703) 305–
7381; e-mail address:
bazuin.john@epa.gov.
6. PP 7F7242. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0219). E. I. DuPont de Nemours and
Company, DuPont Crop Protection, P.O.
Box 30, Newark, DE 19714–0030,
proposes to establish a tolerance for the
sum of the residues of the insecticide
oxamyl (methyl N-N-dimethyl-N[(methylcarbamyl)-oxy]-1thiooxamimidate) and its oxime
metabolite methyl N,N-dimethyl-Nhydroxy-1-thiooxaminimidate in or on
food commodities wheat forage, wheat
hay, and wheat straw at 0.20 ppm.
Adequate methods are available for data
collection and tolerance enforcement for
plant and animal commodities. The
limit of quantitation is approximately
0.02 ppm. The Pesticide Analytical
Manual (PAM) Vol. II, lists a gas liquid
chromatography (GLC) method with
flame photometric detection (sulfur
mode), Method I, for the enforcement of
tolerances for plant and animal
commodities. This method involves
alkaline hydrolysis to convert oxamyl to
the oxime metabolite; therefore, the
method determines combined residues
of oxamyl and its oxime metabolite.
Methods used for data collection are
essentially the same as the PAM Vol. II
method. The FDA PESTDATA database
dated 1/94 (PAM Volume I, Appendix I)
indicates that oxamyl is completely
recovered (>80%) by multi-residue
methods section 302 (Luke Method;
Protocol D) and section 401. Contact:
Thomas C. Harris, telephone number:
(703) 308-9423; e-mail address:
harris.thomas@epa.gov.
7. PP 7F7243. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0871). Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600
Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut
Creek, CA 94596, proposes to establish
a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
flumioxazin, 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole1,3(2H)-dione in or on food
commodities corn, field grain at 0.02
ppm; corn, field forage at 0.02 ppm; and
corn, field stover at 0.02 ppm. Practical
analytical methods for detecting and
measuring levels of flumioxazin have
been developed and validated in or on
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all appropriate agricultural commodities
and respective processing fractions. The
level of quantitation (LOQ) of
flumioxazin in the methods is 0.02 ppm
which will allow monitoring of food
with residues at the levels proposed for
the tolerances. Contact: James M. Stone,
telephone number: (703) 305–7391; email address: stone.james@epa.gov.
8. PP 7F7251. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0880). McLaughlin Gormley King
Company (MGK), 8810 Tenth Avenue
North, Minneapolis, MN 55427,
proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the insecticide D-phenothrin
in or on all food commodities at 0.01
ppm after wide-area mosquito
adulticide treatments. Golden Pacific
Laboratories developed and validated a
liquid chromatography/mass
spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/
MS/MS) analytical method with a limit
of quantitation (LOQ) of 10 ppb of
Sumithrin and a limit of detection
(LOD) of 2 ppb as requested by EPA (see
MRID # 46770001, ‘‘Magnitude of the
Residue of Multicide Mosquito
Adulticiding Concentrate 2705 in Grass,
Alfalfa, and Leaf Lettuce, Raw
Agricultural Commodities Following
Mosquito Control Overhead
Treatment’’). This method was used to
analyze a total of 332 field samples, 24
control samples, and 48 lab-fortified
samples for Sumithrin after aerial
application of an end use concentrate
containing 10% Sumithrin (Dphenothrin) and 10% of the synergist
piperonyl butoxide. Contact: Ann
Sibold, telephone number: (703) 305–
6502; e-mail address:
sibold.ann@epa.gov.
Amendment to Existing Tolerances
1. PP 8E5012. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–
0119). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to amend the tolerances in 40
CFR 180.532 by extending the
expiration date for the existing timelimited tolerances established under the
pesticide petition PP 8E5012, for an
additional 2–year period from December
31, 2007 to December 31, 2009 for
residues of the fungicide cyprodinil: 4cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2pyrimidinamine in or on the food
commodities onion, dry bulb at 0.60
ppm; onion, green at 4.0 ppm; and
strawberry at 5.0 ppm. Syngenta Crop
Protection has developed and validated
analytical methodology for enforcement
purposes. This method (Syngenta Crop
Protection Method AG–631B) has
passed an Agency petition method
validation for several commodities and
is currently the enforcement method for
cyprodinil. An extensive database of
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method validation data using this
method on various crop commodities is
available. Contact: Barbara Madden,
telephone number: (703) 305–6463; email address: madden.barbara@epa.gov.
2. PP 6F7106 and PP 7F7198. (EPA–
HQ–OPP–2007–0416). Syngenta Crop
Protection, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro,
NC 27409, proposes to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.507 for
residues of the fungicide azoxystrobin,
(methyl (E)-2-(2-[6-(2cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4yloxy]phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate) and
the Z isomer of azoxystrobin, (methyl
(Z)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin4-yloxy]phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate) in
or on the food commodities PP 6F7106:
Aspirated grain fractions at 112 ppm;
and PP 7F7198: Cotton, gin byproducts
at 35 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at
0.7 ppm; and rice, wild at 5.0 ppm. An
adequate analytical method, gas
chromatography with nitrogenphosphorus detection (GC-NPD) or in
mobile phase by high performance
liquid chromatography with ultra-violet
detection (HPLC-UV), is available for
enforcement purposes with a limit of
detection that allows monitoring of food
with residues at or above the levels set
in these tolerances. The Analytical
Chemistry section of the EPA concluded
that the method(s) are adequate for
enforcement. Analytical methods are
also available for analyzing meat, milk,
poultry and eggs which also underwent
successful independent laboratory
validations. Contact: John Bazuin,
telephone number: (703) 305–7381; email address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
New Exemption from Tolerance
PP 7F7225. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0810). Cutting Edge Formulations, Inc.,
5106 Bristol Industrial Way, Suite 400,
Buford, GA 30518, proposes to establish
an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of d-Limonene in
or on food commodities tree, vine and
berry crops, vegetable crops, alfalfa,
rice, cotton, herbs and spices. Because
this petition is a request for an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance without numerical limitations,
no analytical method is required.
Contact: Erik Kraft, telephone number:
(703) 308–9358; e-mail address:
kraft.erik@epa.gov.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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Dated: September 19, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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2006–0260]
Draft Integrated Science Assessment
for Sulfur Oxides Health Criteria
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of public comment
period on Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Sulfur Oxides Health
Criteria.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the public comment period for the draft
document titled, ‘‘Integrated Science
Assessment for Sulfur Oxides Health
Criteria; First External Review Draft’’
(EPA/600/R–07/108). The draft
document was prepared by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment
within EPA’s Office of Research and
Development as part of the Agency’s
review of the air quality criteria for
sulfur oxides and the primary (healthbased) national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide
(SO2).
EPA is releasing this draft document
solely for the purpose of seeking
comment from the public and the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC). It does not represent and
should not be construed to represent
any Agency policy, viewpoint, or
determination. EPA will consider any
public comments submitted in
accordance with this notice when
revising the document.
DATES: The public comment period
begins on or about September 28, 2007.
Comments must be received on or
before November 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The draft ‘‘Integrated
Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides
Health Criteria; First External Review
Draft’’ is available primarily via the
Internet on the National Center for
Environmental Assessment’s home page
under the Recent Additions and
Publications menus at https://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of
CD–ROM or paper copies will be
available. Contact Jee Young Kim by
phone: 919–541–4157, fax 919–541–
1818, or e-mail (kim.jee-young@epa.gov)
to request either of these, and please
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address, and the draft document title,
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Sulfur Oxides Health Criteria; First
External Review Draft’’ (EPA/600/R–07/
108) to facilitate processing of your
request. Comments may be submitted
electronically via https://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier.
Please follow the detailed instructions
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jee
Young Kim, NCEA; telephone: 919–
541–4157, facsimile: 919–541–1818, or
e-mail: kim.jee-young@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Document
Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act
directs the Administrator to identify
certain pollutants which ‘‘may
reasonably be anticipated to endanger
public health and welfare’’ and to issue
air quality criteria for them. These air
quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect
the latest scientific knowledge useful in
indicating the kind and extent of all
identifiable effects on public health or
welfare which may be expected from the
presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient
air. * * * .’’ Under section 109 of the
Act, EPA is then to establish national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
for each pollutant for which EPA has
issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act
subsequently requires periodic review
and, if appropriate, revision of existing
air quality criteria to reflect advances in
scientific knowledge on the effects of
the pollutant on public health and
welfare. EPA is also to revise the
NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the
revised air quality criteria.
Sulfur oxides are one of six principal
(or ‘‘criteria’’) pollutants for which EPA
has established air quality criteria and
NAAQS. EPA periodically reviews the
scientific basis for these standards by
preparing an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) (formerly called an
Air Quality Criteria Document). The ISA
and supplementary annexes, in
conjunction with additional technical
and policy assessments, provide the
scientific basis for EPA decisions on the
adequacy of a current NAAQS and the
appropriateness of new or revised
standards. The Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC), an
independent science advisory
committee established pursuant to
section 109 of the Clean Air Act and
part of the EPA’s Science Advisory
Board (SAB), provides independent
scientific advice on NAAQS matters,
including advice on EPA’s draft ISAs.
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[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8147-1]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide
petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations
for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 29, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest, 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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to the assigned docket ID number
and the pesticide petition number of interest. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the docket without change and may
be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
regulations.gov or e-mail.The regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit
an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk
or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. 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.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., 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. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically at https://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
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 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: The person listed at the end of the
pesticide petition summary of interest.
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
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this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed at the
end of the pesticide petition summary of interest.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Docket ID Numbers
When submitting comments, please use the docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest, as shown in the table.
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PP Number Docket ID Number
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PP 5E4491 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0894
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PP 7E7247 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0894
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PP 7E7232 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0893
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PP 7E7244 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0872
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PP 6F7092 EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0781
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PP 6F7106 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0416
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PP 7F7242 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0219
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PP 7F7243 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0871
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PP 7F7251 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0880
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PP 8E5012 EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0119
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PP 7F7198 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0416
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PP 7F7225 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0810
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is printing notice of the filing of pesticide petitions
received under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in
or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that the pesticide
petitions described in this notice contain data or information
regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however,
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at
this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide
petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these
pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
included in this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a
docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of the
petitions is available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov.
New Tolerances
1. PP 5E4491 and PP 7E7247. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0894). Interregional
Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W.,
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of
the insecticide and nematicide ethoprop in or on food commodities PP
5E4491: Mint, hay and PP 7E7247: Hop, dried cone at 0.02 parts per
million (ppm). Adequate methods for purposes of enforcement of ethoprop
tolerances in plant commodities, ruminant tissues and milk are
available. Contact: Susan Stanton, telephone number: (703) 305-5218; e-
mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
2. PP 7E7232. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0893). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the
herbicide sethoxydim (2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)
propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one) and its metabolites containing
the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as the herbicide) in or on
food commodities cuphea, seed at 35.0 ppm; echium, seed at 35.0 ppm;
gold of pleasure, seed at 35.0 ppm; gold of pleasure, meal at 40.0 ppm;
hare's ear mustard, seed at 35.0 ppm; lesquerella, seed at 35.0 ppm;
lunaria, seed at 35.0 ppm; meadowfoam, seed at 35.0 ppm; milkweed, seed
at 35.0 ppm; mustard, seed at 35.0 ppm; oil radish, seed at 35.0 ppm;
poppy, seed at 35.0 ppm; sesame, seed at 35.0 ppm; sweet rocket, seed
at 35.0 ppm; crambe, seed at 35.0 ppm; crambe, meal at 40.0 ppm.
Analytical methods for detecting levels of sethoxydim and its
metabolites in or on food with a limit of detection that allows
monitoring of food with residues at or above the level in these
tolerances were submitted to EPA. The proposed analytical method
involves extraction, partition, and cleanup. Samples are then analyzed
by gas chromatography with sulfur-specific flame photometric detection.
The limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.05 ppm. Contact: Barbara Madden,
telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail address:
madden.barbara@epa.gov.
3. PP 7E7244. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0872). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ, 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the
fungicide cyazofamid, 4-chloro-2-cyano-N,N-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-
1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide and its metabolite CCIM (4-chloro-5-(4-
methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-2-carbonitrile) in or on food commodity
carrot, roots at 0.06 ppm. Residues of cyazofamid and CCIM were
extracted from 20 grams of carrot with acetonitrile. After filtration,
the extract was transferred to a separatory funnel, washed with hexane,
cleaned up on a Nexus SPE column, and the eluate was concentrated by
using a TurboVap LV workstation. After reconstitution in 50:50
acetonitrile: water, quantitation was achieved by liquid
chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). Contact:
Susan Stanton, telephone number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address:
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
4. PP 6F7092. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0781). Valent U.S.A. Corporation,
1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
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flumioxazin, 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-
benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on
food commodities alfalfa, forage at 1.0 ppm and alfalfa, hay at 2.0
ppm. Practical analytical methods for detecting and measuring levels of
flumioxazin have been developed and validated in or on all appropriate
agricultural commodities and respective processing fractions. The level
of quantitation (LOQ) of flumioxazin in the methods is 0.02 ppm which
will allow monitoring of food with residues at the levels proposed for
the tolerances. Contact: James M. Stone, telephone number: (703) 305-
7391; e-mail address: stone.james@epa.gov.
5. PP 6F7106. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0416). Syngenta Crop Protection,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409, proposes to establish a tolerance
for residues of the fungicide azoxystrobin, [methyl (E)-2-(2-(6-(2-
cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate] and the Z
isomer of azoxystrobin, [methyl (Z)-2-(2-(6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-
4-yloxy)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate] in or on food commodities PP 6F7106:
Barley, forage at 30 ppm; non-grass animal feeds, forage at 35 ppm;
non-grass animal feeds, hay at 100 ppm; sorghum, forage at 25 ppm;
sorghum, grain at 9 ppm; sorghum, stover at 40 ppm; wheat, forage at 30
ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection also proposes to establish a tolerance
for residues of the fungicide azoxystrobin, [methyl (E)-2-(2-(6-(2-
cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate] in or on food
commodities PP 6F7106: Cattle, fat at 0.13 ppm; cattle, kidney at 1.00
ppm; cattle, liver at 5.10 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.07 ppm; cattle, meat
byproducts (except liver and kidney) at 0.07 ppm; goat, fat at 0.13
ppm; goat, kidney at 1.00 ppm; goat, liver at 5.10 ppm; goat, meat at
0.07 ppm; goat, meat byproducts (except liver and kidney) at 0.07 ppm;
egg white at 0.01 ppm; egg, yolk at 0.15 ppm; hog, fat at 1.10 ppm;
hog, kidney at 0.03 ppm; hog, liver at 0.23 ppm; hog, meat byproducts
(except liver and kidney) at 0.01 ppm; horse, kidney at 1.00 ppm;
horse, liver at 5.10 ppm; horse, meat at 0.07 ppm; milk at 0.05 ppm;
poultry, fat at 0.01 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.12 ppm; poultry, meat at
0.02 ppm; sheep, fat at 0.13 ppm; sheep, kidney at 1.00 ppm; sheep,
liver at 5.10 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.07 ppm; sheep, meat byproducts
(except liver and kidney) at 0.07 ppm. An adequate analytical method,
gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection (GC-NPD) or in
mobile phase by high performance liquid chromatography with ultra-
violet detection (HPLC-UV), is available for enforcement purposes with
a limit of detection that allows monitoring of food with residues at or
above the levels set in these tolerances. The Analytical Chemistry
section of the EPA concluded that the method(s) are adequate for
enforcement. Analytical methods are also available for analyzing meat,
milk, poultry and eggs which also underwent successful independent
laboratory validations. Contact: John Bazuin, telephone number: (703)
305-7381; e-mail address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
6. PP 7F7242. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0219). E. I. DuPont de Nemours and
Company, DuPont Crop Protection, P.O. Box 30, Newark, DE 19714-0030,
proposes to establish a tolerance for the sum of the residues of the
insecticide oxamyl (methyl N-N-dimethyl-N-[(methylcarbamyl)-oxy]-1-
thiooxamimidate) and its oxime metabolite methyl N,N-dimethyl-N-
hydroxy-1-thiooxaminimidate in or on food commodities wheat forage,
wheat hay, and wheat straw at 0.20 ppm. Adequate methods are available
for data collection and tolerance enforcement for plant and animal
commodities. The limit of quantitation is approximately 0.02 ppm. The
Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. II, lists a gas liquid
chromatography (GLC) method with flame photometric detection (sulfur
mode), Method I, for the enforcement of tolerances for plant and animal
commodities. This method involves alkaline hydrolysis to convert oxamyl
to the oxime metabolite; therefore, the method determines combined
residues of oxamyl and its oxime metabolite. Methods used for data
collection are essentially the same as the PAM Vol. II method. The FDA
PESTDATA database dated 1/94 (PAM Volume I, Appendix I) indicates that
oxamyl is completely recovered (>80%) by multi-residue methods section
302 (Luke Method; Protocol D) and section 401. Contact: Thomas C.
Harris, telephone number: (703) 308-9423; e-mail address:
harris.thomas@epa.gov.
7. PP 7F7243. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0871). Valent U.S.A. Corporation,
1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide flumioxazin, 2-[7-
fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-
4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on food commodities
corn, field grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, field forage at 0.02 ppm; and
corn, field stover at 0.02 ppm. Practical analytical methods for
detecting and measuring levels of flumioxazin have been developed and
validated in or on all appropriate agricultural commodities and
respective processing fractions. The level of quantitation (LOQ) of
flumioxazin in the methods is 0.02 ppm which will allow monitoring of
food with residues at the levels proposed for the tolerances. Contact:
James M. Stone, telephone number: (703) 305-7391; e-mail address:
stone.james@epa.gov.
8. PP 7F7251. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0880). McLaughlin Gormley King
Company (MGK), 8810 Tenth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55427, proposes
to establish a tolerance for residues of the insecticide D-phenothrin
in or on all food commodities at 0.01 ppm after wide-area mosquito
adulticide treatments. Golden Pacific Laboratories developed and
validated a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry
(LC/MS/MS) analytical method with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 10
ppb of Sumithrin and a limit of detection (LOD) of 2 ppb as requested
by EPA (see MRID 46770001, ``Magnitude of the Residue of
Multicide Mosquito Adulticiding Concentrate 2705 in Grass, Alfalfa, and
Leaf Lettuce, Raw Agricultural Commodities Following Mosquito Control
Overhead Treatment''). This method was used to analyze a total of 332
field samples, 24 control samples, and 48 lab-fortified samples for
Sumithrin after aerial application of an end use concentrate containing
10% Sumithrin (D-phenothrin) and 10% of the synergist piperonyl
butoxide. Contact: Ann Sibold, telephone number: (703) 305-6502; e-mail
address: sibold.ann@epa.gov.
Amendment to Existing Tolerances
1. PP 8E5012. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0119). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.532 by
extending the expiration date for the existing time-limited tolerances
established under the pesticide petition PP 8E5012, for an additional
2-year period from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2009 for residues
of the fungicide cyprodinil: 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-
pyrimidinamine in or on the food commodities onion, dry bulb at 0.60
ppm; onion, green at 4.0 ppm; and strawberry at 5.0 ppm. Syngenta Crop
Protection has developed and validated analytical methodology for
enforcement purposes. This method (Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG-
631B) has passed an Agency petition method validation for several
commodities and is currently the enforcement method for cyprodinil. An
extensive database of
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method validation data using this method on various crop commodities is
available. Contact: Barbara Madden, telephone number: (703) 305-6463;
e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov.
2. PP 6F7106 and PP 7F7198. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0416). Syngenta Crop
Protection, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409, proposes to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.507 for residues of the fungicide
azoxystrobin, (methyl (E)-2-(2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-
yloxy]phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate) and the Z isomer of azoxystrobin,
(methyl (Z)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl)-3-
methoxyacrylate) in or on the food commodities PP 6F7106: Aspirated
grain fractions at 112 ppm; and PP 7F7198: Cotton, gin byproducts at 35
ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 0.7 ppm; and rice, wild at 5.0 ppm. An
adequate analytical method, gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus
detection (GC-NPD) or in mobile phase by high performance liquid
chromatography with ultra-violet detection (HPLC-UV), is available for
enforcement purposes with a limit of detection that allows monitoring
of food with residues at or above the levels set in these tolerances.
The Analytical Chemistry section of the EPA concluded that the
method(s) are adequate for enforcement. Analytical methods are also
available for analyzing meat, milk, poultry and eggs which also
underwent successful independent laboratory validations. Contact: John
Bazuin, telephone number: (703) 305-7381; e-mail address:
bazuin.john@epa.gov.
New Exemption from Tolerance
PP 7F7225. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0810). Cutting Edge Formulations, Inc.,
5106 Bristol Industrial Way, Suite 400, Buford, GA 30518, proposes to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of d-Limonene in or on food commodities tree, vine and berry crops,
vegetable crops, alfalfa, rice, cotton, herbs and spices. Because this
petition is a request for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance without numerical limitations, no analytical method is
required. Contact: Erik Kraft, telephone number: (703) 308-9358; e-mail
address: kraft.erik@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: September 19, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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