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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0046; FRL–8396–6]
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide
Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various
Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Agency’s receipt of several initial filings
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 May 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number and the pesticide petition
number (PP) of interest as shown in the
body of this document, 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
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(G) Acrylic acid ester polymer with vinyl glycol derivative and cyclic alkene anhydride
(G) Chlorinated polyolefin
(S) N-[[4-[(cyclopropylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]-2-methoxybenzamide
(S) Fatty acids, C18-unsaturated, dimers, hydrogenated, polymers with acrylic
acid, methacrylic acid and tricyclodecanedimethanol
(S) 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymers with tricyclodecanedimethanol,
mixed bis(acrylates and methacrylates)
(G) Aryloxyacrylate
(S) 1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 1,1′((1-methylethylidene) bis (4,1-phenyleneoxy-4,1phenylene)) bis(G) Polyester of aromatic and aliphatic carboxylic acids with alkane diols.
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket
Facility’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 docket ID number and the pesticide
petition number of interest as shown in
the body of this document. 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 website 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
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of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket 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: A
contact person, with telephone number
and e-mail address, is listed at the end
of each pesticide petition summary. You
may also reach each contact person by
mail at: Registration Division (7505P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
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).
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• 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 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.
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viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low-income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is announcing its receipt of
several pesticide petitions filed 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 174 or 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 the data or
information prescribed 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 can make a final
determination on these pesticide
petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
summary of each of the petitions that
are the subject of 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.
As specified in FFDCA section
408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), EPA is
publishing notice of the petition so that
the public has an opportunity to
comment on this request for the
establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticides in
or on food commodities. Further
information on the petition may be
obtained through the petition summary
referenced in this unit.
New Tolerances
1. PP 7E7294. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0854). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268,
proposes to establish a tolerance in 40
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CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide meptyldinocap as the parent
2,4-dinitro-6-(1-methylheptyl) phenyl
crotonate and the 2,4-dinitro-6-(1methylheptyl) phenol metabolite in or
on grape; grape, wine; or grape, juice at
0.3 parts per million (ppm). This
petition is for the establishment of
tolerances for meptyldinocap for grapes
and processed grapes to cover registered
uses of this active ingredient in other
countries, e.g., in Europe and Chile, for
grapes and wine imported to the United
States. The database which supports
meptyldinocap builds on the historical
relationship of meptyldinocap to
dinocap. Dinocap is a mixture of six
DNOPC isomers (both ortho and para
methylheptyl, ethylhexyl, and
propylpentyl crotonate isomers). The
new meptyldinocap is an enhanced
offering of the single 2,4-DNOPC
methylheptyl isomer. Overall,
meptyldinocap has an improved
toxicological profile relative to the older
dinocap. At times, data for dinocap is
used as a conservative surrogate for
meptyldinocap. Adequate methods are
available for determination of
meptyldinocap residues in plant
commodities. There is a practical,
validated method (DOS/220) for the
quantification of meptyldinocap and the
related phenol metabolite in grapes. Key
aspects of the method include
conversion of parent 2,4-DNOPC to the
phenol metabolite and final
quantification based on liquid
chromatography/mass spectrometry
(LC/MS/MS) of 2,4-DNOP. The level of
quantitation (LOQ) for meptyldinocap
(as single 2,4-DNOPC methylheptyl
isomer) is 0.025 ppm and the level of
detection (LOD) is 0.01 ppm for grapes.
These levels are suitable for detecting
and measuring levels of meptyldinocap
in or on food and allow monitoring of
food residues at or above the level set
for these tolerances. In addition, a
multi-residue enforcement method DFG
S19 is available. It has been validated
successfully for the determination of
dinocap in plant materials including
grapes. It also relies on confirmation of
the phenol derivatives via LC/MS/MS.
Contact: Tamue L. Gibson, (703) 305–
9096, gibson.tamue@epa.gov.
2. PP 8E7313. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0840). Syngenta Crop Protection, P.O.
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419,
proposes to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide fenpropidin, 1-[3-[4-(1, 1dimethylethyl) phenyl]-2-methylpropyl]-piperidine in or on banana,
whole fruit at 10 ppm. An adequate,
validated method is available for
enforcement purposes (method REM
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164.09). Residues of fenpropidin are
extracted from crop samples by shaking
with methanol: Water (80:20, v/v).
Extracts are centrifuged and aliquots (1
mL = 0.1 g) are diluted with 90:10:0.2
water: Acetonitrile: Acetic acid (v/v/v).
Separation is achieved by high
performance liquid chromatography
with a Synergi Polar-RP 80A column (50
x 3.0 mm, 4 μm) and a mobile phase
gradient of (1) acetonitrile and (2) 0.2%
(v/v) acetic acid in water. Final
determination is carried out with triple
quadrupole mass spectrometric
detection (LC-MS/MS, Applied
Biosystems API 3000 detector). A
primary transition with m/z 274.3 →
147.0 as well as a confirmatory
transition with m/z 274.2 → 117.0 are
monitored. Quantification is by external
standardization. Contact: Tracy
Keigwin, (703) 305–6605,
keigwin.tracy@epa.gov
3. PP 8E7411. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0814). Interregional Research Project #4
(IR-4), 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201,
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the insecticide
thiamethoxam [3-[(2-chloro-5thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-Nnitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine]; (CAS
Reg. No. 153719–23–4) and its
metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine]
in or on vegetable, root, subgroup 1A at
0.04 ppm; avocado at 0.2 ppm; black
sapote at 0.2 ppm; canistel at 0.2 ppm;
mamey sapote at 0.2 ppm; mango at 0.2
ppm; papaya at 0.2 ppm; sapodilla at 0.2
ppm; and star apple at 0.2 ppm.
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has
submitted practical analytical
methodology for detecting and
measuring levels of thiamethoxam in or
on raw agricultural commodities. This
method is based on crop specific
cleanup procedures and determination
by liquid chromatography with either
ultraviolet (UV) or mass spectrometry
(MS) detections. The LOD for each
analyte of this method is 1.25 ng
injected for samples analyzed by UV
and 0.25 ng injected for samples
analyzed by MS, and the LOQ is 0.005
ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm
for all other substrates. Contact: Susan
Stanton, (703) 305–5218,
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
4. PP 8E7470. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0866). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite
201, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the cyromazine, (Ncyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6triamine) cyromazine, (N-cyclopropyl1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine) in or on
bean, succulent at 2.0 ppm. Methods
AG-408 and AG-417 as listed in the
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Food and Drug Administration’s
Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM),
Volume II are adequate to enforce the
proposed tolerances. Contact: Susan
Stanton, (703) 305–5218,
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
5. PP 7F7264. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0838). E. I. duPont de Nemours and
Company, DuPont Crop Protection, P. O.
Box 30, Newark, DE 19714–0030,
proposes to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide flusilazole, (1[[bis(4fluorophenyl)methyl-silyl]methyl]-1H1,2,4-triazole) and its metabolite INF7321 (bis(4-fluorophenyl)
methylsilanol) in or on soybean at 0.04
ppm; soybean, aspirated grain fractions
at 2.6 ppm; soybean, refined oil at 0.1
ppm; wheat, grain at 0.15 ppm; wheat,
forage at 25 ppm, wheat, straw at 7.0
ppm; wheat, aspirated grain fractions at
6.0 ppm; cattle, fat at 1.5 ppm; cattle,
kidney at 5.0 ppm; cattle, liver at 2.0
ppm; cattle, meat and cattle meat
byproducts at 0.40 ppm; goat, fat at 1.5
ppm; goat, kidney at 5.0 ppm; goat,
liver, at 2.0 ppm; goat, meat and goat,
meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; hog, fat at
1.5 ppm; hog, kidney at 5.0 ppm; hog,
liver at 2.0 ppm; hog, meat and hog,
meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; horse, fat
at 1.5 ppm; horse, kidney at 5.0 ppm;
horse, liver at 2.0 ppm; horse, meat and
horse, meat byproducts a 0.40 ppm;
milk at 0.20 ppm; milk, fat at 1.3 ppm;
sheep, fat at 1.5 ppm; sheep, kidney at
5.0 ppm; sheep, liver at 2.0 ppm; sheep,
meat and sheep, meat byproducts at
0.40 ppm. An adequate enforcement
method gas chromatography/massselective detector (GC/MS) is available
to enforce the tolerance expression. The
LOQ is 0.01 ppm for flusilazole and INF7321 for all applicable wheat and
soybean commodities (except wheat
straw where the LOQ is 0.02 ppm). The
estimated LOD is 0.003 ppm for both
flusilazole and IN-F7321 for all
applicable wheat and soybean
commodities (except wheat straw where
the LOD is 0.006 ppm beet; wheat; and
wheat, straw and fodder, dry. Contact:
Tracy Keigwin, (703) 305–6605,
keigwin.tracy@epa.gov.
6. PP 8E7404. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0876). IR-4, IR4- Project Headquarters,
500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for the combined residues of the
herbicide pendimethalin [N-(1ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6dinitrobenzenamine] and its metabolite,
4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3, 5dinitrobenzyl alcohol in or on olive at
0.1 ppm. A practical analytical method
of quantifying pendimethalin residues
in plants is aqueous organic solvent
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extraction, column clean up, and
quantitation by GS. The method has a
LOQ of 0.05 ppm for pendimethalin and
the alcohol metabolite. Contact: Sidney
Jackson, (703) 305–7610,
jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
7. PP 8E7460. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0945). IR-4, Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201
W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the insecticide
clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine,
in or on berry, low growing, subgroup
13-07H, except strawberry at 0.01 ppm;
peach at 0.70 ppm; and vegetable,
tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.05
ppm. Adequate enforcement
methodology LC/MS/MS analysis is
available to enforce the tolerance
expression. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703)
305–7390, nollen.laura@epa.gov.
8. PP 8F7396. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0876). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
proposes to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for the combined residues
of the herbicide pendimethalin, N-(1ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl2,6dinitrobenzenamine, and its
metabolite 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2methyl-3, 5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol in or
on forage, forage grasses, group 17 at 40
ppm; hay, forage grasses, group 17 at 80
ppm; straw, forage grasses, group 17 at
4.5 ppm; and to establish a tolerance in
40 CFR part 180 for the combined
residues of the herbicide pendimethalin,
N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl2,6dinitrobenzenamine and its
metabolites 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2methyl-3, 5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol and 1(1-ethyl-propyl)-5, 6 dimethyl-7-nitro1H-benzoimidazole in or on animal
commodities milk at 0.03 ppm and meat
at 0.15 ppm. The method in plants is
aqueous organic solvent extraction,
column clean up, and quantitation by
GC. The method has a LOQ of 0.05 ppm
for pendimethalin and the alcohol
metabolite. Contact: Mindy Ondish,
(703) 605–0723, ondish.mindy@epa.gov.
9. PP 8E7462. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0885). IR-4, Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201
W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
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 vegetable,
cucurbit, group 9 at 0.03 ppm; leaf
petioles, subgroup 4B at 0.02 ppm; and
hop, dried cones at 0.07 ppm. Practical
analytical methods for detecting and
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measuring levels of flumioxazin have
been developed and validated in/on all
appropriate agricultural commodities
and respective processing fractions. The
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:
Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390,
nollen.laura@epa.gov.
10. PP 8E7473. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0887). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500
College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, proposes to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide propamocarb
hydrochloride; propyl[3(dimethylamino)propyl]carbamate
mono-hydrochloride in or on bean,
lima, succulent at 2.0 ppm. A practical
analytical method utilizing gas/liquid
chromatography and N-FID or mass
spectrometry detection (MSD) is
available and has been validated for
detecting and measuring levels of
propamocarb hydrochloride in or on
food. The LOQ is 0.05 miligrams/
kilograms (mg/kg) ppm. Contact: Susan
Stanton, (703) 305–5218,
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
11. PP 8E7476. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0886). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite
201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the insecticide
formetanate hydrochloride (N,Ndimethyl-N′-[3[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]phenyl]
methanimidamide) in or on onion, bulb,
subgroup 3-07A at 0.06 ppm. A
validated residue analytical method
exists for quantitation of formetanate
residues in onion. Samples are extracted
with buffered organic solvent and the
formetanate in the resulting extract is
purified through a C-18 cartridge.
Residues were identified and quantified
by HPLC-MS/MS. The method has a
LOQ of 0.002 ppm and a LOD of 0.0007
ppm. The method was validated by
fortifying onions from a control site
fortified to 0.002, 0.05, and 1.0 ppm.
The average recovery was 89 ± 13%.
Contact: Susan Stanton, (703) 305–5218,
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
Amended Tolerances
1. PP 8E7411. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0814). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite
201, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
revise the tolerance expression for the
Berry Crop Group 13 to become the
Berry and Small Fruit Crop Group 13
per the Pesticide Tolerance Crop
Grouping Program published in the
Federal Register, December 7, 2007 (72
FR 69150; FRL–8343–1). The proposed
new tolerance expressions for the Berry
and Small Crop group 13 for the
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tolerances in 40 CFR 180.565 for
residues of the insecticide
thiamethoxam [3-[(2-chloro-5thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-Nnitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine](CAS
Reg. No. 153719–23–4) and its
metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine]
are as follows in or on: Caneberry
subgroup 13-07A at 0.35 ppm;
bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 0.2 ppm;
fruit, small, vine climbing subgroup 1307F, except fuzzy kiwifruit at 0.2 ppm;
low growing berry subgroup 13-07G,
except cranberry at 0.3 ppm. The
existing tolerance on cranberry at 0.02
ppm will not be changed. Also, the IR4 is requesting the following tolerances
be deleted: Vegetable, root, except sugar
beet, subgroup 1B at 0.02 ppm;
caneberry subgroup 13A at 0.35 ppm;
bushberry subgroup 13B at 0.20 ppm;
grape at 0.20 ppm; strawberry at 0.30
ppm; lingonberry at 0.20 ppm; juneberry
at 0.20 ppm; and salal at 0.20 ppm.
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has
submitted practical analytical
methodology for detecting and
measuring levels of thiamethoxam in or
on raw agricultural commodities. This
method is based on crop specific
cleanup procedures and determination
by liquid chromatography with either
UV or MS detections. The LOD for each
analyte of this method is 1.25 ng
injected for samples analyzed by UV
and 0.25 ng injected for samples
analyzed by MS, and the LOQ is 0.005
ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm
for all other substrates. Contact: Susan
Stanton, (703) 305–5218,
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
2. PP 8F7416. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0771). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box
12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to
amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.586
by increasing the tolerance for residues
of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl2-nitroguanidine and its metabolite,
TMG, N-(2-chloro-5-thiazolylmethyl)N’-methylguanidine in or on potato
from 0.05 ppm to 0.6 ppm. In plants and
plant products, the residue of concern,
parent clothianidin and its metabolite,
TMG, N-(2-chloro-5-thiazolylmethyl)N’-methylguanidine], can be determined
using HPLC with Electrospray MS/MS
detection. In an extraction efficiency
testing, the plant residues method has
also demonstrated the ability to extract
aged clothianidin residue. Although the
plant residues LC-MS/MS method is
highly suitable for enforcement method,
an LC-UV method has also been
developed which is suitable for
enforcement (monitoring) purposes in
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all relevant matrices. Contact: Kable Bo
Davis, (703) 306–0415,
davis.kable@epa.gov.
3. PP 8E7460. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0945). IR-4, IR-4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201
W, Princeton, NJ 08450, proposes to
delete the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.586
for residues of the insecticide
clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine,
in or on potato at 0.05 ppm since it will
be superseded by the proposed
tolerance on subgroup 1C in paragraph
7. under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ in this unit.
Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390,
nollen.laura@epa.gov.
4. PP 8E7462. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0885). The IR-4 Project Headquarters,
500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to amend
the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.568 by
revoking the existing tolerance for
residues of the herbicide flumioxazin, 2[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)dione in or on almonds because a
tolerance on nut, tree, group 14 has been
established; and by deleting the existing
tolerance for melon subgroup 9A
because it will be superseded by the
proposed tolerance for cucurbit, group 9
in the section ‘‘New Tolerances’’ in
paragraph 9. in this unit. Practical
analytical methods for detecting and
measuring levels of flumioxazin have
been developed and validated in/on all
appropriate agricultural commodities
and respective processing fractions. The
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:
Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390,
nollen.laura@epa.gov.
New Tolerance Exemptions
1. PP 8E7316. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0858). Rhodia Inc. c/o SciReg, Inc.,
12733 Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA
22192, proposes to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.920 for residues
of the alkyl (C10-C16) dimethylamine
oxide (CAS No. 70592–80–2) in or on
growing crops when used as a wettingagent in pesticide formulations applied
pre-harvest to all raw agricultural
commodities. Because this petition is a
request for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance, no analytical
method is required. Contact: Lisa
Austin, (703) 305–7894,
austin.lisa@epa.gov.
2. PP 8E7457. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0851). International Specialty Products,
c/o Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, 1330
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20036, proposes to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.960 for residues
of 2-Butenedioic acid (2Z)-, monobutyl
ester, polymer with methoxyethene,
sodium salt, minimum number average
molecular weight of 18,200 amu (CAS
No. 205193–99–3) when used as a
pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations. Because this petition is a
request for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance, no analytical
method is required. Contact: Deirdre
Sunderland, (703) 603–0851,
sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov.
3. PP 8E7469. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0861). BASF Corporation, 100 Campus
Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932, proposes
to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
180.960 for residues of Oxirane, 2methyl-, polymer with oxirane (CAS No.
9003–11–6) when used as a pesticide
inert ingredient as a surfactant in
pesticide formulations without
limitations. Because this petition is a
request for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance, no analytical
method is required. Contact: Lisa
Austin, (703) 305–7894,
austin.lisa@epa.gov.
4. PP 8E7453. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0856). Kemira Chemicals, Inc., 1950
Vaughn Rd., Kennesaw, GA 30144,
proposes to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of starch, oxidized, polymers
with Bu acrylate, tert-Bu acrylate and
styrene, minimum number average
molecular weight (in amu) 10,000 (CAS
No. 204142–80–3) hereafter referred to
as styrene-butylacrylate copolymer,
under 40 CFR 180.960, when used as a
pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations in or on all food
commodities without numerical
limitations. Because this petition is a
request for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance, no analytical
method is required. Contact: Deirdre
Sunderland, (703) 603–0851,
sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 3, 2009.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Petitions for Reconsideration of Action
in Rulemaking Proceeding
April 6, 2009.
Petitions for Reconsideration have
been filed in the Commission’s
Rulemaking proceeding listed in this
Public Notice and published pursuant to
47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of these
documents is available for viewing and
copying in Room CY–B402, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be
purchased from the Commission’s copy
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI) (1–800–378–3160). Oppositions
to these petitions must be filed by April
28, 2009. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the
Commission’s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1).
Replies to oppositions must be filed
within 10 days after the time for filing
oppositions have expired.
Subject: In the Matter of Unlicensed
Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands
(ET Docket No. 04–186), Additional
Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices below
900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band (ET
Docket No. 02–380).
Number of Petitions Filed: 17.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
at 4:34 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8,
2009, the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
met in closed session to consider
matters related to resolution activities.
In calling the meeting, the Board
determined, on motion of Vice
Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg,
seconded by Director Thomas J. Curry
(Appointive), concurred in by Acting
Director John E. Bowman (Office of
Thrift Supervision), Director John C.
Dugan (Comptroller of the Currency),
and Chairman Sheila C. Bair, that
Corporation business required its
consideration of the matters which were
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‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),
(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B)).
The meeting was held in the Board
Room of the FDIC Building located at
550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Dated: April 8, 2009.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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The companies listed in this notice
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pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
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(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications also will be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Additional information on all bank
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Unless otherwise noted, comments
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0046; FRL-8396-6]
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed 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 Agency's receipt of several initial
filings 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 May 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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 Facility'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 docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this
document. 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 website 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 at https://www.regulations.gov. 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 form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket 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: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at:
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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).
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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 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.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed
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 174 or 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 the data or
information prescribed 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 can make a final determination
on these pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of 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.
As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)),
EPA is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.
New Tolerances
1. PP 7E7294. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0854). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268, proposes to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
meptyldinocap as the parent 2,4-dinitro-6-(1-methylheptyl) phenyl
crotonate and the 2,4-dinitro-6-(1-methylheptyl) phenol metabolite in
or on grape; grape, wine; or grape, juice at 0.3 parts per million
(ppm). This petition is for the establishment of tolerances for
meptyldinocap for grapes and processed grapes to cover registered uses
of this active ingredient in other countries, e.g., in Europe and
Chile, for grapes and wine imported to the United States. The database
which supports meptyldinocap builds on the historical relationship of
meptyldinocap to dinocap. Dinocap is a mixture of six DNOPC isomers
(both ortho and para methylheptyl, ethylhexyl, and propylpentyl
crotonate isomers). The new meptyldinocap is an enhanced offering of
the single 2,4-DNOPC methylheptyl isomer. Overall, meptyldinocap has an
improved toxicological profile relative to the older dinocap. At times,
data for dinocap is used as a conservative surrogate for meptyldinocap.
Adequate methods are available for determination of meptyldinocap
residues in plant commodities. There is a practical, validated method
(DOS/220) for the quantification of meptyldinocap and the related
phenol metabolite in grapes. Key aspects of the method include
conversion of parent 2,4-DNOPC to the phenol metabolite and final
quantification based on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/
MS) of 2,4-DNOP. The level of quantitation (LOQ) for meptyldinocap (as
single 2,4-DNOPC methylheptyl isomer) is 0.025 ppm and the level of
detection (LOD) is 0.01 ppm for grapes. These levels are suitable for
detecting and measuring levels of meptyldinocap in or on food and allow
monitoring of food residues at or above the level set for these
tolerances. In addition, a multi-residue enforcement method DFG S19 is
available. It has been validated successfully for the determination of
dinocap in plant materials including grapes. It also relies on
confirmation of the phenol derivatives via LC/MS/MS. Contact: Tamue L.
Gibson, (703) 305-9096, gibson.tamue@epa.gov.
2. PP 8E7313. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0840). Syngenta Crop Protection,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to establish a tolerance
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide fenpropidin, 1-[3-[4-
(1, 1-dimethylethyl) phenyl]-2-methyl-propyl]-piperidine in or on
banana, whole fruit at 10 ppm. An adequate, validated method is
available for enforcement purposes (method REM
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164.09). Residues of fenpropidin are extracted from crop samples by
shaking with methanol: Water (80:20, v/v). Extracts are centrifuged and
aliquots (1 mL = 0.1 g) are diluted with 90:10:0.2 water: Acetonitrile:
Acetic acid (v/v/v). Separation is achieved by high performance liquid
chromatography with a Synergi Polar-RP 80A column (50 x 3.0 mm, 4
[mu]m) and a mobile phase gradient of (1) acetonitrile and (2) 0.2% (v/
v) acetic acid in water. Final determination is carried out with triple
quadrupole mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS, Applied Biosystems
API 3000 detector). A primary transition with m/z 274.3 [rarr] 147.0 as
well as a confirmatory transition with m/z 274.2 [rarr] 117.0 are
monitored. Quantification is by external standardization. Contact:
Tracy Keigwin, (703) 305-6605, keigwin.tracy@epa.gov
3. PP 8E7411. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0814). Interregional Research
Project 4 (IR-4), 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201, Princeton,
NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the insecticide thiamethoxam [3-[(2-chloro-5-
thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-
imine]; (CAS Reg. No. 153719-23-4) and its metabolite [N-(2-chloro-
thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-guanidine] in or on vegetable,
root, subgroup 1A at 0.04 ppm; avocado at 0.2 ppm; black sapote at 0.2
ppm; canistel at 0.2 ppm; mamey sapote at 0.2 ppm; mango at 0.2 ppm;
papaya at 0.2 ppm; sapodilla at 0.2 ppm; and star apple at 0.2 ppm.
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has submitted practical analytical
methodology for detecting and measuring levels of thiamethoxam in or on
raw agricultural commodities. This method is based on crop specific
cleanup procedures and determination by liquid chromatography with
either ultraviolet (UV) or mass spectrometry (MS) detections. The LOD
for each analyte of this method is 1.25 ng injected for samples
analyzed by UV and 0.25 ng injected for samples analyzed by MS, and the
LOQ is 0.005 ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm for all other
substrates. Contact: Susan Stanton, (703) 305-5218,
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
4. PP 8E7470. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0866). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East,
Suite 201, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the cyromazine, (N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-
triazine-2,4,6-triamine) cyromazine, (N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-
2,4,6-triamine) in or on bean, succulent at 2.0 ppm. Methods AG-408 and
AG-417 as listed in the Food and Drug Administration's Pesticide
Analytical Manual (PAM), Volume II are adequate to enforce the proposed
tolerances. Contact: Susan Stanton, (703) 305-5218,
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
5. PP 7F7264. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0838). E. I. duPont de Nemours and
Company, DuPont Crop Protection, P. O. Box 30, Newark, DE 19714-0030,
proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of
the fungicide flusilazole, (1[[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl-silyl]methyl]-
1H-1,2,4-triazole) and its metabolite IN-F7321 (bis(4-fluorophenyl)
methylsilanol) in or on soybean at 0.04 ppm; soybean, aspirated grain
fractions at 2.6 ppm; soybean, refined oil at 0.1 ppm; wheat, grain at
0.15 ppm; wheat, forage at 25 ppm, wheat, straw at 7.0 ppm; wheat,
aspirated grain fractions at 6.0 ppm; cattle, fat at 1.5 ppm; cattle,
kidney at 5.0 ppm; cattle, liver at 2.0 ppm; cattle, meat and cattle
meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; goat, fat at 1.5 ppm; goat, kidney at 5.0
ppm; goat, liver, at 2.0 ppm; goat, meat and goat, meat byproducts at
0.40 ppm; hog, fat at 1.5 ppm; hog, kidney at 5.0 ppm; hog, liver at
2.0 ppm; hog, meat and hog, meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; horse, fat at
1.5 ppm; horse, kidney at 5.0 ppm; horse, liver at 2.0 ppm; horse, meat
and horse, meat byproducts a 0.40 ppm; milk at 0.20 ppm; milk, fat at
1.3 ppm; sheep, fat at 1.5 ppm; sheep, kidney at 5.0 ppm; sheep, liver
at 2.0 ppm; sheep, meat and sheep, meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm. An
adequate enforcement method gas chromatography/mass-selective detector
(GC/MS) is available to enforce the tolerance expression. The LOQ is
0.01 ppm for flusilazole and IN-F7321 for all applicable wheat and
soybean commodities (except wheat straw where the LOQ is 0.02 ppm). The
estimated LOD is 0.003 ppm for both flusilazole and IN-F7321 for all
applicable wheat and soybean commodities (except wheat straw where the
LOD is 0.006 ppm beet; wheat; and wheat, straw and fodder, dry.
Contact: Tracy Keigwin, (703) 305-6605, keigwin.tracy@epa.gov.
6. PP 8E7404. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0876). IR-4, IR4- Project
Headquarters, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for the combined
residues of the herbicide pendimethalin [N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-
dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine] and its metabolite, 4-[(1-
ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3, 5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol in or on olive
at 0.1 ppm. A practical analytical method of quantifying pendimethalin
residues in plants is aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean
up, and quantitation by GS. The method has a LOQ of 0.05 ppm for
pendimethalin and the alcohol metabolite. Contact: Sidney Jackson,
(703) 305-7610, jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
7. PP 8E7460. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0945). IR-4, Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Rd. East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-
chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, in or on
berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07H, except strawberry at 0.01 ppm;
peach at 0.70 ppm; and vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at
0.05 ppm. Adequate enforcement methodology LC/MS/MS analysis is
available to enforce the tolerance expression. Contact: Laura Nollen,
(703) 305-7390, nollen.laura@epa.gov.
8. PP 8F7396. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0876). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for the combined residues of the herbicide
pendimethalin, N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6dinitrobenzenamine,
and its metabolite 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3, 5-dinitrobenzyl
alcohol in or on forage, forage grasses, group 17 at 40 ppm; hay,
forage grasses, group 17 at 80 ppm; straw, forage grasses, group 17 at
4.5 ppm; and to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for the
combined residues of the herbicide pendimethalin, N-(1-ethylpropyl)-
3,4-dimethyl-2,6dinitrobenzenamine and its metabolites 4-[(1-
ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3, 5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol and 1-(1-ethyl-
propyl)-5, 6 dimethyl-7-nitro-1H-benzoimidazole in or on animal
commodities milk at 0.03 ppm and meat at 0.15 ppm. The method in plants
is aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up, and
quantitation by GC. The method has a LOQ of 0.05 ppm for pendimethalin
and the alcohol metabolite. Contact: Mindy Ondish, (703) 605-0723,
ondish.mindy@epa.gov.
9. PP 8E7462. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0885). IR-4, Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Rd. East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance in
40 CFR part 180 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 vegetable, cucurbit,
group 9 at 0.03 ppm; leaf petioles, subgroup 4B at 0.02 ppm; and hop,
dried cones at 0.07 ppm. Practical analytical methods for detecting and
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measuring levels of flumioxazin have been developed and validated in/on
all appropriate agricultural commodities and respective processing
fractions. The 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: Laura Nollen, (703) 305-7390,
nollen.laura@epa.gov.
10. PP 8E7473. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0887). IR-4, Rutgers University,
500 College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
propamocarb hydrochloride; propyl[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]carbamate
mono-hydrochloride in or on bean, lima, succulent at 2.0 ppm. A
practical analytical method utilizing gas/liquid chromatography and N-
FID or mass spectrometry detection (MSD) is available and has been
validated for detecting and measuring levels of propamocarb
hydrochloride in or on food. The LOQ is 0.05 miligrams/kilograms (mg/
kg) ppm. Contact: Susan Stanton, (703) 305-5218, stanton.susan@epa.gov.
11. PP 8E7476. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0886). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide formetanate
hydrochloride (N,N-dimethyl-N'-[3-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]phenyl]
methanimidamide) in or on onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 0.06 ppm. A
validated residue analytical method exists for quantitation of
formetanate residues in onion. Samples are extracted with buffered
organic solvent and the formetanate in the resulting extract is
purified through a C-18 cartridge. Residues were identified and
quantified by HPLC-MS/MS. The method has a LOQ of 0.002 ppm and a LOD
of 0.0007 ppm. The method was validated by fortifying onions from a
control site fortified to 0.002, 0.05, and 1.0 ppm. The average
recovery was 89 13%. Contact: Susan Stanton, (703) 305-
5218, stanton.susan@epa.gov.
Amended Tolerances
1. PP 8E7411. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0814). IR-4, 500 College Rd. East,
Suite 201, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to revise the tolerance
expression for the Berry Crop Group 13 to become the Berry and Small
Fruit Crop Group 13 per the Pesticide Tolerance Crop Grouping Program
published in the Federal Register, December 7, 2007 (72 FR 69150; FRL-
8343-1). The proposed new tolerance expressions for the Berry and Small
Crop group 13 for the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.565 for residues of the
insecticide thiamethoxam [3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-
methyl-N-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine](CAS Reg. No. 153719-23-4)
and its metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-
guanidine] are as follows in or on: Caneberry subgroup 13-07A at 0.35
ppm; bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 0.2 ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing
subgroup 13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit at 0.2 ppm; low growing berry
subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry at 0.3 ppm. The existing tolerance on
cranberry at 0.02 ppm will not be changed. Also, the IR-4 is requesting
the following tolerances be deleted: Vegetable, root, except sugar
beet, subgroup 1B at 0.02 ppm; caneberry subgroup 13A at 0.35 ppm;
bushberry subgroup 13B at 0.20 ppm; grape at 0.20 ppm; strawberry at
0.30 ppm; lingonberry at 0.20 ppm; juneberry at 0.20 ppm; and salal at
0.20 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has submitted practical
analytical methodology for detecting and measuring levels of
thiamethoxam in or on raw agricultural commodities. This method is
based on crop specific cleanup procedures and determination by liquid
chromatography with either UV or MS detections. The LOD for each
analyte of this method is 1.25 ng injected for samples analyzed by UV
and 0.25 ng injected for samples analyzed by MS, and the LOQ is 0.005
ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm for all other substrates.
Contact: Susan Stanton, (703) 305-5218, stanton.susan@epa.gov.
2. PP 8F7416. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0771). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box
12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes
to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.586 by increasing the tolerance
for residues of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-
thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine and its metabolite, TMG,
N-(2-chloro-5-thiazolylmethyl)-N'-methylguanidine in or on potato from
0.05 ppm to 0.6 ppm. In plants and plant products, the residue of
concern, parent clothianidin and its metabolite, TMG, N-(2-chloro-5-
thiazolylmethyl)-N'-methylguanidine], can be determined using HPLC with
Electrospray MS/MS detection. In an extraction efficiency testing, the
plant residues method has also demonstrated the ability to extract aged
clothianidin residue. Although the plant residues LC-MS/MS method is
highly suitable for enforcement method, an LC-UV method has also been
developed which is suitable for enforcement (monitoring) purposes in
all relevant matrices. Contact: Kable Bo Davis, (703) 306-0415,
davis.kable@epa.gov.
3. PP 8E7460. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0945). IR-4, IR-4 Project
Headquarters, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College
Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08450, proposes to delete the
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.586 for residues of the insecticide
clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-
nitroguanidine, in or on potato at 0.05 ppm since it will be superseded
by the proposed tolerance on subgroup 1C in paragraph 7. under ``New
Tolerances'' in this unit. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305-7390,
nollen.laura@epa.gov.
4. PP 8E7462. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0885). The IR-4 Project
Headquarters, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.568 by revoking the
existing 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 almonds because
a tolerance on nut, tree, group 14 has been established; and by
deleting the existing tolerance for melon subgroup 9A because it will
be superseded by the proposed tolerance for cucurbit, group 9 in the
section ``New Tolerances'' in paragraph 9. in this unit. Practical
analytical methods for detecting and measuring levels of flumioxazin
have been developed and validated in/on all appropriate agricultural
commodities and respective processing fractions. The 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: Laura
Nollen, (703) 305-7390, nollen.laura@epa.gov.
New Tolerance Exemptions
1. PP 8E7316. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0858). Rhodia Inc. c/o SciReg,
Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, proposes to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
180.920 for residues of the alkyl (C10-C16) dimethylamine oxide (CAS
No. 70592-80-2) in or on growing crops when used as a wetting-agent in
pesticide formulations applied pre-harvest to all raw agricultural
commodities. Because this petition is a request for an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance, no analytical method is required.
Contact: Lisa Austin, (703) 305-7894, austin.lisa@epa.gov.
2. PP 8E7457. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0851). International Specialty
Products, c/o Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, 1330
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Connecticut Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20036, proposes to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.960 for
residues of 2-Butenedioic acid (2Z)-, monobutyl ester, polymer with
methoxyethene, sodium salt, minimum number average molecular weight of
18,200 amu (CAS No. 205193-99-3) when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations. Because this petition is a
request for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance, no
analytical method is required. Contact: Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603-
0851, sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov.
3. PP 8E7469. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0861). BASF Corporation, 100 Campus
Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932, proposes to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.960 for residues of
Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane (CAS No. 9003-11-6) when used
as a pesticide inert ingredient as a surfactant in pesticide
formulations without limitations. Because this petition is a request
for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance, no analytical
method is required. Contact: Lisa Austin, (703) 305-7894,
austin.lisa@epa.gov.
4. PP 8E7453. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0856). Kemira Chemicals, Inc., 1950
Vaughn Rd., Kennesaw, GA 30144, proposes to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for residues of starch, oxidized,
polymers with Bu acrylate, tert-Bu acrylate and styrene, minimum number
average molecular weight (in amu) 10,000 (CAS No. 204142-80-3)
hereafter referred to as styrene-butylacrylate copolymer, under 40 CFR
180.960, when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations in or on all food commodities without numerical
limitations. Because this petition is a request for an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance, no analytical method is required.
Contact: Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603-0851,
sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 3, 2009.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-8348 Filed 4-10-09; 8:45 am]
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