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publication of this final rule in the
Federal Register. This final rule is not
a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0104; FRL–8883–9]
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Atrazine, Chloroneb, Chlorpyrifos,
Clofencet, Endosulfan, et al.;
Tolerance Actions
Dated: September 2, 2011.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
PART 180—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. Section 180.444 is amended by:
i. Designating the existing text as
paragraph (a) and adding a heading; and
■ ii. Adding paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).
The amendments read as follows:
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Sulfur dioxide; tolerances for
(a) General. * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions.
Time-limited tolerances specified in the
following table are established for
residues of sulfur dioxide, including its
metabolites and degradates in or on the
specified agricultural commodities,
resulting from use of the pesticide
pursuant to FFIFRA section 18
emergency exemptions. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified
below is to be determined by measuring
only sulfur dioxide (SO2). The
tolerances expire on the date specified
in the table.
Commodity
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(c) Tolerances with regional
registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues.
[Reserved]
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is revoking certain
tolerances in follow-up to canceled uses
for chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet,
endosulfan, ethyl parathion,
methidathion, methyl parathion, and
N,N-diethyl-2-(4methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine,
modifying certain tolerances for
atrazine, setting a revocation date for
specific endosulfan tolerances, and
making minor revisions to tolerance
expressions for a few of the
aforementioned pesticide ingredients.
Also, EPA is removing expired
tolerances for methidathion, and ethyl
and methyl parathion.
DATES: This regulation is effective
September 14, 2011. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received
on or before November 14, 2011, and
must be filed in accordance with the
instructions provided in 40 CFR part
178 (see also Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2011–0104. 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., Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available in the electronic docket 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
Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is (703) 305–
5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
SUMMARY:
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
§ 180.444
residues.
40 CFR Part 180
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Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I get electronic access to
other related information?
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of 40 CFR part 180
through the Government Printing
Office’s e-CFR site at https://
ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
40tab_02.tpl.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(g),
21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation
and may also request a hearing on those
objections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulation
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2011- 0104 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
objections and requests for a hearing
must be in writing, and must be
received by the Hearing Clerk on or
before November 14, 2011. Addresses
for mail and hand delivery of objections
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and hearing requests are provided in 40
CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
submit a copy of the filing that does not
contain any CBI for inclusion in the
public docket. Information not marked
confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2
may be disclosed publicly by EPA
without prior notice. Submit a copy of
your non-CBI objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0104, 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.
II. Background
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A. What action is the agency taking?
In the Federal Register of May 4, 2011
(76 FR 25281) (FRL–8870–4), EPA
issued a proposal to revoke certain
tolerances in follow-up to canceled uses
for chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet,
endosulfan, ethyl parathion,
methidathion, methyl parathion, and
N,N-diethyl-2-(4methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, modify
certain tolerances for atrazine, set a
revocation date for specific endosulfan
tolerances, make minor revisions to
tolerance expressions, in accordance
with current Agency practice to describe
more clearly the measurement and
scope or coverage of the tolerances,
including applicable metabolites and
degradates, for chloroneb, clofencet,
endosulfan, methidathion, and methyl
parathion, remove expired tolerances for
methidathion, methyl parathion, and
ethyl parathion, and revise the tolerance
nomenclature for a specific atrazine
tolerance. Also, the proposal of May 4,
2011 (76 FR 25281) provided a 60-day
comment period which invited public
comment for consideration and for
support of tolerance retention under
FFDCA standards.
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In this final rule, EPA is revoking
tolerances for residues of chloroneb,
chlorpyrifos, clofencet, endosulfan,
ethyl parathion, methidathion, methyl
parathion, and N,N-diethyl-2-(4methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine,
modifying specific tolerances for
atrazine, and setting a revocation date
for specific endosulfan tolerances. Also,
EPA is making minor revisions to
tolerance expressions for chloroneb,
clofencet, endosulfan, methidathion,
and methyl parathion, removing expired
tolerances for methidathion, methyl
parathion, and ethyl parathion, and
revising the tolerance nomenclature for
a specific atrazine tolerance.
EPA is finalizing these tolerance
actions in order to follow-up on
canceled uses of chloroneb,
chlorpyrifos, clofencet, N,N-diethyl-2(4-methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine,
endosulfan, ethyl parathion,
methidathion, and methyl parathion,
and modifying certain tolerances as
recommended in the atrazine
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
of 2006. As part of the tolerance
reassessment process, EPA is required to
determine whether each of the amended
tolerances meets the safety standard of
FFDCA. The safety finding
determination of ‘‘reasonable certainty
of no harm’’ is discussed in detail in
each Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) and Report on FQPA Tolerance
Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk
Management Decision (TRED) for the
active ingredient. REDs and TREDs
recommend the implementation of
certain tolerance actions, including
modifications, to reflect current use
patterns, to meet safety findings and
change commodity names and
groupings in accordance with new EPA
policy. Printed copies of many REDs
and TREDs may be obtained from EPA’s
National Service Center for
Environmental Publications (EPA/
NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati,
OH 45242–2419; telephone number: 1–
800–490–9198; fax number: 1–513–489–
8695; Internet at https://www.epa.gov/
ncepihom and from the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS),
5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA
22161; telephone number: 1–800–553–
6847 or (703) 605–6000; Internet at
https://www.ntis.gov. An electronic copy
is available on the Internet for the
atrazine RED at https://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.
In this final rule, EPA is revoking
certain tolerances and/or tolerance
exemptions because either they are no
longer needed or are associated with
food uses that are no longer registered
under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
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in the United States. Those instances
where registrations were canceled were
because the registrant failed to pay the
required maintenance fee and/or the
registrant voluntarily requested
cancellation of one or more registered
uses of the pesticide active ingredient.
The tolerances revoked by this final rule
are no longer necessary to cover
residues of the relevant pesticides in or
on domestically treated commodities or
commodities treated outside but
imported into the United States. It is
EPA’s general practice to issue a final
rule revoking those tolerances and
tolerance exemptions for residues of
pesticide active ingredients on crop uses
for which there are no active
registrations under FIFRA, unless any
person in comments on the proposal
indicates a need for the tolerance or
tolerance exemption to cover residues in
or on imported commodities or legally
treated domestic commodities.
EPA has historically been concerned
that retention of tolerances that are not
necessary to cover residues in or on
legally treated foods may encourage
misuse of pesticides within the United
States.
Generally, EPA will proceed with the
revocation of these tolerances on the
grounds discussed in Unit II.A. if one of
the following conditions applies:
1. Prior to EPA’s issuance of a FFDCA
section 408(f) order requesting
additional data or issuance of a FFDCA
section 408(d) or (e) order revoking the
tolerances on other grounds, commenter
retracts the comment identifying a need
for the tolerance to be retained.
2. EPA independently verifies that the
tolerance is no longer needed.
3. The tolerance is not supported by
data that demonstrate that the tolerance
meets the requirements under the Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
In response to the proposal published
in the Federal Register of May 4, 2011
(76 FR 25281), EPA received comments
during the 60-day public comment
period, as follows:
General—i. Comment by private
citizen. An anonymous comment was
received which expressed concerns
about pesticides on food and that only
zero tolerance levels should be
acceptable.
Agency response. The commenter did
not take issue with any of the Agency’s
specific conclusions to modify, revoke,
or set a revocation date for certain
tolerances. Also, the commenter did not
refer to any specific studies which
pertain to those conclusions. The
Agency has not changed its previous
determination that the tolerances in
question are safe.
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1. Methidathion—Comment by Gowan
Company. Gowan requested that the
expiration/revocation date regarding
each tolerance for residues of
methidathion on citrus, oil; fruit, citrus,
group 10, except tangerine; fruit, pome,
group 11; fruit, stone, group 12; and
tangerine be extended from December
31, 2016 until December 31, 2018 in
order to allow treated commodities,
such as frozen commodities that can be
stored longer, to clear the channels of
trade.
Agency response. In the Federal
Register of May 4, 2011 (76 FR 25281),
EPA proposed to revoke specific
tolerances for residues of methidathion
in 40 CFR 180.298(a) and included the
tolerances on citrus, oil; fruit, citrus,
group 10, except tangerine; fruit, pome,
group 11; fruit, stone, group 12; and
tangerine, each proposed with an
expiration/revocation date of December
31, 2016, among other tolerance actions
proposed for methidathion. As stated in
Unit II.C. of the May 4, 2011 document,
commodities treated with pesticides
that are in the channels of trade
following tolerance revocation are
subject to FFDCA section 408(l)(5).
Under this section, any residues of
pesticides in or on such food shall not
render the food adulterated so long as it
is shown to the satisfaction of the Food
and Drug Administration that the
residue is present as the result of an
application or use of the pesticide at a
time and in a manner that was lawful
under FIFRA and the residue does not
exceed the level that was authorized at
the time of the application or use to be
present on the food under a tolerance or
exemption from a tolerance. Evidence to
show that food was lawfully treated may
include records that verify the dates that
the pesticide was applied to such food.
Therefore, the revocation date for these
tolerances remains December 31, 2016.
In addition, EPA is finalizing all other
amendments (including all other
tolerance revocations) proposed
concerning methidathion in the Federal
Register of May 4, 2011 (76 FR 25281).
2. Atrazine—Comment by private
citizen. The commenter expressed
concerns about developmental and
toxicological risks to frogs in the United
States and the potential risks of atrazine
exposure. The commenter requested
that as part of the Agency’s review of
atrazine, it should reevaluate the
impacts of atrazine on frogs.
Agency response. The commenter’s
concerns regarding potential ecological
effects of atrazine are not germane to
tolerance setting under FFDCA. Also,
the commenter did not take issue with
any of the Agency’s specific conclusions
to decrease the atrazine tolerances on
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corn, field, forage; sorghum, forage,
forage; and sorghum, grain forage (and
revise it to sorghum, grain, forage) based
on the available field trial data. The
commenter did not refer to any specific
studies which pertain to those
conclusions about decreasing the 3
specific tolerances aforementioned. EPA
has determined that the proposed
tolerance levels meet the safety standard
of FFDCA section 408(b). Consequently,
EPA is decreasing the tolerances in 40
CFR 180.220(a) on corn, field, forage to
1.5 ppm; sorghum, forage, forage to 0.25
ppm; and sorghum, grain forage to 0.25
ppm, and revising sorghum, grain forage
to sorghum, grain, forage.
The Agency did not receive any
specific comments, during the 60-day
comment period, on the following
pesticide active ingredients: Chloroneb,
chlorpyrifos, clofencet, endosulfan,
ethyl parathion, methyl parathion, and
N,N-diethyl-2-(4-methylbenzyloxy)
ethylamine. Therefore, EPA is finalizing
the amendments proposed concerning
these pesticide active ingredients in the
Federal Register of May 4, 2011 (76 FR
25281). For a detailed discussion of the
Agency’s rationale for the finalized
tolerance actions, refer to the proposed
rule of May 4, 2011.
B. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
EPA may issue a regulation
establishing, modifying, or revoking a
tolerance under FFDCA section 408(e).
In this final rule, EPA is revoking,
modifying, and setting a revocation date
for specific tolerances to implement the
tolerance recommendations made
during the reregistration and tolerance
reassessment processes, and as followup on canceled uses of pesticides. As
part of these processes, EPA is required
to determine whether each of the
amended tolerances meets the safety
standards under FFDCA. The safety
finding determination is found in detail
in each post-FQPA RED and TRED for
the active ingredient. REDs and TREDs
recommend the implementation of
certain tolerance actions, including
modifications to reflect current use
patterns, to meet safety findings, and
change commodity names and
groupings in accordance with new EPA
policy. Printed and electronic copies of
the REDs and TREDs are available as
provided in Unit II.A.
EPA issued a RED for atrazine and
among its tolerance recommendations, it
stated that certain tolerances should be
modified. REDs and TREDs contain the
Agency’s evaluation of the database for
these pesticides, including statements
regarding additional data on the active
ingredients that may be needed to
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confirm the potential human health and
environmental risk assessments
associated with current product uses,
and REDs state conditions under which
these uses and products will be eligible
for reregistration. The REDs and TREDs
recommended the establishment,
modification, and/or revocation of
specific tolerances. RED and TRED
recommendations such as establishing
or modifying tolerances, and in some
cases revoking tolerances, are the result
of assessment under the FFDCA
standard of ‘‘reasonable certainty of no
harm.’’ However, tolerance revocations
recommended in REDs and TREDs that
are made final in this document do not
need such assessment when the
tolerances are no longer necessary.
EPA’s general practice is to revoke
tolerances for residues of pesticide
active ingredients on crops for which
FIFRA registrations no longer exist and
on which the pesticide may therefore no
longer be used in the United States. EPA
has historically been concerned that
retention of tolerances that are not
necessary to cover residues in or on
legally treated foods may encourage
misuse of pesticides within the United
States. Nonetheless, EPA will establish
and maintain tolerances even when
corresponding domestic uses are
canceled if the tolerances, which EPA
refers to as ‘‘import tolerances,’’ are
necessary to allow importation into the
United States of food containing such
pesticide residues. However, where
there are no imported commodities that
require these import tolerances, the
Agency believes it is appropriate to
revoke tolerances for unregistered
pesticides in order to prevent potential
misuse.
C. When do these actions become
effective?
As stated in the DATES section, this
regulation is effective on the date of
publication in the Federal Register. In
this final rule, EPA is revoking certain
tolerances for chloroneb, clofencet,
endosulfan, methidathion, and methyl
parathion with specific expiration/
revocation dates, and setting a
revocation date for specific endosulfan
tolerances. EPA is revoking certain
tolerances for chlorpyrifos, endosulfan,
ethyl parathion, methyl parathion, and
N,N-diethyl-2-(4-methylbenzyloxy)
ethylamine, modifying certain
tolerances for atrazine, revising a single
tolerance nomenclature, revising certain
tolerance expressions, and removing
certain expired tolerances on the date of
publication of this final rule in the
Federal Register. With the exception of
the aforementioned tolerances for which
EPA is revoking with expiration/
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revocation dates or setting a revocation
date for specific endosulfan tolerances,
the Agency believes that existing stocks
of pesticide products labeled for the
uses associated with the revoked
tolerances have been completely
exhausted and that treated commodities
have had sufficient time for passage
through the channels of trade. As
proposed in the May 4, 2011 document,
EPA is revoking specific chloroneb,
clofencet, endosulfan, methidathion,
and methyl parathion (except for
peanut) tolerances with expiration/
revocation dates of April 16, 2012, July
14, 2012, various dates, December 31,
2016, and December 31, 2013. The
Agency believes that these revocation
dates allow users to exhaust stocks and
allow sufficient time for passage of
treated commodities through the
channels of trade. Also, in the cases of
endosulfan and methyl parathion, these
revocation dates are also consistent with
a Memorandum of Agreement between
the registrants and the Agency.
Any commodities listed in the
regulatory text of this document that are
treated with the pesticides subject to
this final rule, and that are in the
channels of trade following the
tolerance revocations, shall be subject to
FFDCA section 408(l)(5), as established
by FQPA. Under this unit, any residues
of these pesticides in or on such food
shall not render the food adulterated so
long as it is shown to the satisfaction of
the Food and Drug Administration that:
1. The residue is present as the result
of an application or use of the pesticide
at a time and in a manner that was
lawful under FIFRA.
2. The residue does not exceed the
level that was authorized at the time of
the application or use to be present on
the food under a tolerance or exemption
from tolerance. Evidence to show that
food was lawfully treated may include
records that verify the dates that the
pesticide was applied to such food.
III. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA
seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with
international standards whenever
possible, consistent with U.S. food
safety standards and agricultural
practices. EPA considers the
international maximum residue limits
(MRLs) established by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as
required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4).
The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N.
Food and Agriculture Organization/
World Health Organization food
standards program, and it is recognized
as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade
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is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance
that is different from a Codex MRL;
however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4)
requires that EPA explain the reasons
for departing from the Codex level.
The Codex has not established a MRL
for atrazine, chloroneb, clofencet, N,Ndiethyl-2-(4methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, ethyl
parathion, or MRL on lettuce for
chlorpyrifos.
The Codex has established MRLs for
endosulfan in or on various
commodities including melons, except
watermelon at 2 mg/kg and tea, green,
black at 30 mg/kg. These MRLs are
different than the tolerances established
for endosulfan in the United States
because of differences in use patterns
and/or good agricultural practices.
The Codex has established MRLs for
methidathion in or on various
commodities including apple at 0.5 mg/
kg; cherries at 0.2 mg/kg; cottonseed at
1 mg/kg; nectarine at 0.2 mg/kg; olives
at 1 mg/kg; peach at 0.2 mg/kg; pear at
1 mg/kg; and plums (including prunes)
at 0.2 mg/kg. These MRLs are different
than the tolerances established for
methidathion in the United States
because of differences in use patterns
and/or good agricultural practices.
The Codex has established MRLs for
methyl parathion (parathion-methyl) in
or on various commodities including
potato at 0.05 mg/kg. The MRL is
different than the tolerance established
for methyl parathion in the United
States because of differences in use
patterns and/or good agricultural
practices.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
In this final rule, EPA is revoking,
modifying, and setting a revocation date
for specific tolerances under FFDCA
section 408. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) has exempted these
types of actions (e.g., modification and
establishment of a tolerance and
tolerance revocation for which
extraordinary circumstances do not
exist) from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled Regulatory
Planning and Review (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Because this rule has
been exempted from review under
Executive Order 12866 due to its lack of
significance, this rule is not subject to
Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001). This final rule does not
contain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any
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enforceable duty or contain any
unfunded mandate as described under
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L.
104–4). Nor does it require any special
considerations as required by Executive
Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to
Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994); or OMB review or any other
Agency action under Executive Order
13045, entitled Protection of Children
from Environmental Health Risks and
Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23,
1997). This action does not involve any
technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary
consensus standards pursuant to section
12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(NTTAA), Public Law 104–13, section
12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). Pursuant to
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency
previously assessed whether
establishment of tolerances, exemptions
from tolerances, raising of tolerance
levels, expansion of exemptions, or
revocations might significantly impact a
substantial number of small entities and
concluded that, as a general matter,
these actions do not impose a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. These analyses
for tolerance establishments and
modifications, and for tolerance
revocations were published on May 4,
1981 (46 FR 24950) and on December
17, 1997 (62 FR 66020) (FRL–5753–1),
respectively, and were provided to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration. Taking into
account this analysis, and available
information concerning the pesticides
listed in this rule, the Agency hereby
certifies that this final rule will not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. In
a memorandum dated May 25, 2001,
EPA determined that eight conditions
must all be satisfied in order for an
import tolerance or tolerance exemption
revocation to adversely affect a
significant number of small entity
importers, and that there is a negligible
joint probability of all eight conditions
holding simultaneously with respect to
any particular revocation. (This Agency
document is available in the docket of
the proposed rule, as mentioned in Unit
II.A.). Furthermore, for the pesticides
named in this final rule, the Agency
knows of no extraordinary
circumstances that exist as to the
present revocations that would change
EPA’s previous analysis. In addition, the
Agency has determined that this action
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will not have a substantial direct effect
on States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States,
or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132, entitled
Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999). Executive Order 13132 requires
EPA to develop an accountable process
to ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input
by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that
have federalism implications.’’ ‘‘Policies
that have federalism implications’’ is
defined in the Executive order to
include regulations that have
‘‘substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.’’ This final rule
directly regulates growers, food
processors, food handlers, and food
retailers, not States. This action does not
alter the relationships or distribution of
power and responsibilities established
by Congress in the preemption
provisions of section 408(n)(4) of
FFDCA. For these same reasons, the
Agency has determined that this rule
does not have any ‘‘tribal implications’’
as described in Executive Order 13175,
entitled Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000). Executive
Order 13175, requires EPA to develop
an accountable process to ensure
‘‘meaningful and timely input by tribal
officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have tribal
implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have tribal
implications’’ is defined in the
Executive order to include regulations
that have ‘‘substantial direct effects on
one or more Indian tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal
Government and the Indian tribes, or on
the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes.’’ This
rule will not have substantial direct
effects on tribal governments, on the
relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as
specified in Executive Order 13175.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this rule.
V. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report to each House of
the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. EPA will
submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of this final rule in the
Federal Register. This final rule is not
a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: September 6, 2011.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
PART 180—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. Section 180.121 is amended by
revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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§ 180.121 Methyl parathion; tolerances for
residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are
established for residues of the
insecticide methyl parathion, including
its metabolites and degradates, in or on
the commodities in the table in this
paragraph. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only methyl parathion, O,Odimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl)
phosphorothioate, in or on the
commodity.
Parts per
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Alfalfa, hay .....................................................................................................................................................................
Almond ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Almond, hulls .................................................................................................................................................................
Barley .............................................................................................................................................................................
Corn, field, forage ..........................................................................................................................................................
Corn, field, grain ............................................................................................................................................................
Corn, pop, grain .............................................................................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, forage .......................................................................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed .......................................................................................................
Cotton, undelinted seed .................................................................................................................................................
Grass, forage .................................................................................................................................................................
Oat .................................................................................................................................................................................
Onion .............................................................................................................................................................................
Pea, field, vines .............................................................................................................................................................
Potato .............................................................................................................................................................................
Rapeseed, seed .............................................................................................................................................................
Rice, grain ......................................................................................................................................................................
Soybean, hay .................................................................................................................................................................
Soybean, seed ...............................................................................................................................................................
Sunflower, seed .............................................................................................................................................................
Sweet potato, roots ........................................................................................................................................................
Walnut ............................................................................................................................................................................
Wheat .............................................................................................................................................................................
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3. Section 180.122 is removed.
4. Section 180.182 is amended by
revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as
follows:
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(a) General. Tolerances are
established for residues of the
insecticide endosulfan, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the
commodities in the table in this
paragraph. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only the sum of endosulfan,
6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha and
beta isomers), and its metabolite
endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the
commodity.
Parts per
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Commodity
Almond ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Almond, hulls .................................................................................................................................................................
Apricot ............................................................................................................................................................................
Bean ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Broccoli ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Brussels sprouts ............................................................................................................................................................
Cabbage ........................................................................................................................................................................
Cantaloupe .....................................................................................................................................................................
Carrot, roots ...................................................................................................................................................................
Cattle, fat .......................................................................................................................................................................
Cattle, liver .....................................................................................................................................................................
Cattle, meat ...................................................................................................................................................................
Cattle, meat byproducts, except liver ............................................................................................................................
Cauliflower .....................................................................................................................................................................
Celery .............................................................................................................................................................................
Cherry, sweet .................................................................................................................................................................
Cherry, tart .....................................................................................................................................................................
Collards ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Cotton, gin byproducts ...................................................................................................................................................
Cotton, undelinted seed .................................................................................................................................................
Cucumber ......................................................................................................................................................................
Eggplant .........................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, fat .........................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, liver ......................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, meat .....................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, meat byproducts, except liver ..............................................................................................................................
Hazelnut .........................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, fat ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, liver ........................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, meat ......................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, meat byproducts, except liver ...............................................................................................................................
Horse, fat .......................................................................................................................................................................
Horse, liver .....................................................................................................................................................................
Horse, meat ...................................................................................................................................................................
Horse, meat byproducts, except liver ............................................................................................................................
Kale ................................................................................................................................................................................
Lettuce, head .................................................................................................................................................................
Lettuce, leaf ...................................................................................................................................................................
Milk, fat ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Muskmelon .....................................................................................................................................................................
Mustard greens ..............................................................................................................................................................
Mustard, seed ................................................................................................................................................................
Nectarine ........................................................................................................................................................................
Nut, macadamia .............................................................................................................................................................
Peach .............................................................................................................................................................................
Pear ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Pineapple .......................................................................................................................................................................
Pineapple, process residue ...........................................................................................................................................
Plum ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Plum, prune ...................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, fat ......................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, liver ....................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, meat ..................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, meat byproducts, except liver ...........................................................................................................................
Squash, summer ............................................................................................................................................................
Strawberry ......................................................................................................................................................................
Sweet potato, roots ........................................................................................................................................................
Walnut ............................................................................................................................................................................
Watermelon ....................................................................................................................................................................
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(c) Tolerances with regional
registrations. (1) Tolerances with
regional registration, as defined in
§ 180.1(l), are established for residues of
the insecticide endosulfan, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the
commodities in the table in this
paragraph, when endosulfan is used in
the state of Florida. Compliance with
the tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only the sum of endosulfan,
6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha and
beta isomers), and its metabolite
endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the
commodity.
Parts per
million
Commodity
Apple ................................................................................................................................................................................
Apple, wet pomace ..........................................................................................................................................................
Blueberry ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, forage .........................................................................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed .........................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, stover ..........................................................................................................................................................
Pepper .............................................................................................................................................................................
Potato ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Pumpkin ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Squash, winter .................................................................................................................................................................
Tomato .............................................................................................................................................................................
(2) Tolerances with regional
registrations. Tolerances with regional
registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), are
established for residues of the
insecticide endosulfan, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the
commodities in the table in this
paragraph, when endosulfan is used in
the United States (except Florida).
Compliance with the tolerance levels
specified in this paragraph is to be
determined by measuring only the sum
of endosulfan, 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha
and beta isomers), and its metabolite
1.0
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12.0
0.2
14.0
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0.2
1.0
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Apple, wet pomace ..........................................................................................................................................................
Blueberry ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, forage .........................................................................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed .........................................................................................................
Corn, sweet, stover ..........................................................................................................................................................
Pepper .............................................................................................................................................................................
Potato ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Pumpkin ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Squash, winter .................................................................................................................................................................
Tomato .............................................................................................................................................................................
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revising the table in paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
§ 180.220 Atrazine; tolerances for
residues.
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Cattle, meat ..............................
Cattle, meat byproducts ...........
Corn, field, forage .....................
Corn, field, grain .......................
Corn, field, stover .....................
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Corn, sweet, stover ..................
Goat, fat ....................................
Goat, meat ................................
Goat, meat byproducts .............
Grass, forage ............................
Grass, hay ................................
Guava .......................................
Horse, fat ..................................
Horse, meat ..............................
Horse, meat byproducts ...........
Milk ...........................................
Nut, macadamia .......................
Sheep, fat .................................
Sheep, meat .............................
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endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the
commodity.
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5.0
0.3
12.0
0.2
14.0
2.0
0.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
Sorghum, forage, forage ..........
Sorghum, grain, forage .............
Sorghum, grain, grain ...............
Sorghum, grain, stover .............
Sugarcane, cane ......................
Wheat, forage ...........................
Wheat, grain .............................
Wheat, hay ...............................
Wheat, straw .............................
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§ 180.257 Chloroneb; tolerances for
residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are
established for residues of the fungicide
chloroneb, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities in
the table in this paragraph. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified in
this paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only the sum of chloroneb,
1,4-dichloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene, and
its metabolite 2,5-dichloro-4methoxyphenol (free and conjugated),
calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of chloroneb, in or on the
commodity.
Parts per
million
Commodity
Bean, dry, seed .............................................................................................................................................................
Bean, succulent .............................................................................................................................................................
Beet, sugar, roots ..........................................................................................................................................................
Beet, sugar, tops ...........................................................................................................................................................
Cowpea, forage .............................................................................................................................................................
Cowpea, hay ..................................................................................................................................................................
Cattle, fat .......................................................................................................................................................................
Cattle, meat ...................................................................................................................................................................
Cattle, meat byproducts .................................................................................................................................................
Cotton, gin byproducts ...................................................................................................................................................
Cotton, undelinted seed .................................................................................................................................................
Goat, fat .........................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, meat .....................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, meat byproducts ..................................................................................................................................................
Hog, fat ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, meat ......................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, meat byproducts ...................................................................................................................................................
Horse, fat .......................................................................................................................................................................
Horse, meat ...................................................................................................................................................................
Horse, meat byproducts ................................................................................................................................................
Milk .................................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, fat ......................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, meat ..................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, meat byproducts ................................................................................................................................................
Soybean, forage ............................................................................................................................................................
Soybean, hay .................................................................................................................................................................
Soybean, seed ...............................................................................................................................................................
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revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as
follows:
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residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are
established for residues of the
insecticide methidathion, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the
commodities in the table in this
paragraph. Compliance with the
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Artichoke, globe .............................................................................................................................................................
Citrus, oil ........................................................................................................................................................................
Cotton, undelinted seed .................................................................................................................................................
Fruit, citrus, group 10, except tangerine .......................................................................................................................
Fruit, pome, group 11 ....................................................................................................................................................
Fruit, stone, group 12 ....................................................................................................................................................
Mango ............................................................................................................................................................................
Nut, tree, group 14 ........................................................................................................................................................
Olive ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Safflower, seed ..............................................................................................................................................................
Sorghum, forage, forage ................................................................................................................................................
Sorghum, grain, forage ..................................................................................................................................................
Sorghum, grain, grain ....................................................................................................................................................
Sorghum, grain, stover ..................................................................................................................................................
Sunflower, seed .............................................................................................................................................................
Tangerine .......................................................................................................................................................................
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tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only methidathion, S-[(5methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl
phosphorodithioate, in or on the
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registrations. Tolerances with regional
registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), are
established for residues of the
insecticide methidathion, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the
commodities in the table in this
paragraph. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only methidathion, S-[(5-
methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl
phosphorodithioate, in or on the
commodity.
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Kiwifruit .............
Longan ..............
Starfruit .............
Sugar apple ......
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Interim tolerances.
(a) General. While petitions for
tolerances for negligible residues are
pending and until action is completed
on these petitions, interim tolerances
are established for residues of the listed
pesticide chemicals in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities:
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Substances
Uses
Tolerance in parts
per million
Raw agricultural
commodity
Coordination product of zinc ion and maneb
Fungicide .....
Potato ...........................................................
None.
Endothall (7-oxabicyclo-(2,2,1) heptane 2,3dicarboxylic acid.
Isopropyl carbanilate (IPC) ...........................
Herbicide .....
1.0 (Calculated as
zinc ethylenebisdithio-carbamate).
0.2 ..........................
Beet, sugar ...................................................
None.
Alfalfa, hay; clover, hay; and grass, hay ......
Alfalfa, forage; clover, forage; and grass,
forage.
Flax, seed; lentil; lettuce, head; lettuce, leaf;
pea; safflower, seed; spinach; beet,
sugar, roots; and beet, sugar, tops.
Egg; cattle, fat; cattle, meat; cattle, meat
byproducts; goat, fat; goat, meat; goat,
meat byproducts; hog, fat; hog, meat;
hog, meat byproducts; horse, fat; horse,
meat; horse, meat byproducts; milk;
sheep, fat; sheep, meat; sheep, meat byproducts; poultry, fat; poultry, meat; and
poultry, meat byproducts.
Rye ...............................................................
None.
None.
Herbicide .....
5.0 ..........................
2.0 ..........................
0.1 ..........................
0.5 ..........................
Methyl parathion ............................................
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions.
[Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional
registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues.
[Reserved]
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removing the entry for ‘‘lettuce’’ from
the table in paragraph (a)(1).
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residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are
established for residues of the plant
growth regulator (hybridizing agent)
clofencet, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities in
the table in this paragraph. Compliance
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Goat, fat .........................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, kidney ...................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, meat .....................................................................................................................................................................
Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney ..........................................................................................................................
Hog, fat ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, kidney ....................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, meat ......................................................................................................................................................................
Hog, meat byproducts, except kidney ...........................................................................................................................
Horse, fat .......................................................................................................................................................................
Horse, kidney .................................................................................................................................................................
Horse, meat ...................................................................................................................................................................
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Milk .................................................................................................................................................................................
Poultry, fat ......................................................................................................................................................................
Poultry, meat ..................................................................................................................................................................
Poultry, meat byproducts ...............................................................................................................................................
Sheep, fat ......................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, kidney ................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, meat ..................................................................................................................................................................
Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney .......................................................................................................................
Wheat, forage ................................................................................................................................................................
Wheat, grain ..................................................................................................................................................................
Wheat, hay .....................................................................................................................................................................
Wheat, straw ..................................................................................................................................................................
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions.
[Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional
registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues.
Tolerances are established for indirect
or inadvertent residues of the plant
growth regulator (hybridizing agent)
clofencet, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities in
the table in this paragraph. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified in
this paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only clofencet, potassium 2-
Parts per
million
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; forage ...................
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; hay ........................
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; stover ....................
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; straw .....................
Grain, cereal group 15, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice ...........................................................................
Soybean ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Soybean, forage ..............................................................................................................................................................
Soybean, hay ...................................................................................................................................................................
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OMB.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR
15.713, 15.714, 15.715 and 15.717,
published at 75 FR 75814, December 6,
2010, are effective on September 14,
2011.
11. Section 180.558 is removed.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
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document announces that on September
7, 2011, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
15.713, 15.714, 15.715 and 15.717. The
Commission publishes this document to
announce the effective date of the rule
sections. See, In the Matter of
‘‘Unlicensed Operation in the TV
Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum
for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz
and in the 3 GHz Band, ET Docket Nos.
04–186 and 02–380; FCC 10–174, 75 FR
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the Commission is notifying the public
that it received OMB approval on
September 7, 2011, for the information
collection requirement contained in 47
CFR 15.713, 15.714, 15.715 and 15.717.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may
not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a current,
valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Number is 3060–
1155 and the total annual reporting
burdens for respondents for this
information collection are as follows:
Title: Sections 15.713, 15.714, 15.715
and 15.717, TV White Space Broadcast
Bands.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: New Collection.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1155.
OMB Approval Date: 09/07/2011.
OMB Expiration Date: 09/30/2014.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0104; FRL-8883-9]
Atrazine, Chloroneb, Chlorpyrifos, Clofencet, Endosulfan, et al.;
Tolerance Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances in follow-up to canceled
uses for chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet, endosulfan, ethyl
parathion, methidathion, methyl parathion, and N,N-diethyl-2-(4-
methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, modifying certain tolerances for atrazine,
setting a revocation date for specific endosulfan tolerances, and
making minor revisions to tolerance expressions for a few of the
aforementioned pesticide ingredients. Also, EPA is removing expired
tolerances for methidathion, and ethyl and methyl parathion.
DATES: This regulation is effective September 14, 2011. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 14, 2011,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0104. 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., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket 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 Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?
You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR
part 180 through the Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at https://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section
408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an objection to any aspect
of this regulation and may also request a hearing on those objections.
You must file your objection or request a hearing on this regulation in
accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2011- 0104 in the subject line on the first page of your submission.
All objections and requests for a hearing must be in writing, and must
be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before November 14, 2011.
Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections
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and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing that does not contain any CBI for inclusion in the public
docket. Information not marked confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2
may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. Submit a copy of
your non-CBI objection or hearing request, identified by docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0104, 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.
II. Background
A. What action is the agency taking?
In the Federal Register of May 4, 2011 (76 FR 25281) (FRL-8870-4),
EPA issued a proposal to revoke certain tolerances in follow-up to
canceled uses for chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet, endosulfan, ethyl
parathion, methidathion, methyl parathion, and N,N-diethyl-2-(4-
methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, modify certain tolerances for atrazine, set
a revocation date for specific endosulfan tolerances, make minor
revisions to tolerance expressions, in accordance with current Agency
practice to describe more clearly the measurement and scope or coverage
of the tolerances, including applicable metabolites and degradates, for
chloroneb, clofencet, endosulfan, methidathion, and methyl parathion,
remove expired tolerances for methidathion, methyl parathion, and ethyl
parathion, and revise the tolerance nomenclature for a specific
atrazine tolerance. Also, the proposal of May 4, 2011 (76 FR 25281)
provided a 60-day comment period which invited public comment for
consideration and for support of tolerance retention under FFDCA
standards.
In this final rule, EPA is revoking tolerances for residues of
chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet, endosulfan, ethyl parathion,
methidathion, methyl parathion, and N,N-diethyl-2-(4-
methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, modifying specific tolerances for atrazine,
and setting a revocation date for specific endosulfan tolerances. Also,
EPA is making minor revisions to tolerance expressions for chloroneb,
clofencet, endosulfan, methidathion, and methyl parathion, removing
expired tolerances for methidathion, methyl parathion, and ethyl
parathion, and revising the tolerance nomenclature for a specific
atrazine tolerance.
EPA is finalizing these tolerance actions in order to follow-up on
canceled uses of chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet, N,N-diethyl-2-(4-
methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, endosulfan, ethyl parathion, methidathion,
and methyl parathion, and modifying certain tolerances as recommended
in the atrazine Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) of 2006. As
part of the tolerance reassessment process, EPA is required to
determine whether each of the amended tolerances meets the safety
standard of FFDCA. The safety finding determination of ``reasonable
certainty of no harm'' is discussed in detail in each Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) and Report on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment
Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the active
ingredient. REDs and TREDs recommend the implementation of certain
tolerance actions, including modifications, to reflect current use
patterns, to meet safety findings and change commodity names and
groupings in accordance with new EPA policy. Printed copies of many
REDs and TREDs may be obtained from EPA's National Service Center for
Environmental Publications (EPA/NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH
45242-2419; telephone number: 1-800-490-9198; fax number: 1-513-489-
8695; Internet at https://www.epa.gov/ncepihom and from the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield,
VA 22161; telephone number: 1-800-553-6847 or (703) 605-6000; Internet
at https://www.ntis.gov. An electronic copy is available on the Internet
for the atrazine RED at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.
In this final rule, EPA is revoking certain tolerances and/or
tolerance exemptions because either they are no longer needed or are
associated with food uses that are no longer registered under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) in the
United States. Those instances where registrations were canceled were
because the registrant failed to pay the required maintenance fee and/
or the registrant voluntarily requested cancellation of one or more
registered uses of the pesticide active ingredient. The tolerances
revoked by this final rule are no longer necessary to cover residues of
the relevant pesticides in or on domestically treated commodities or
commodities treated outside but imported into the United States. It is
EPA's general practice to issue a final rule revoking those tolerances
and tolerance exemptions for residues of pesticide active ingredients
on crop uses for which there are no active registrations under FIFRA,
unless any person in comments on the proposal indicates a need for the
tolerance or tolerance exemption to cover residues in or on imported
commodities or legally treated domestic commodities.
EPA has historically been concerned that retention of tolerances
that are not necessary to cover residues in or on legally treated foods
may encourage misuse of pesticides within the United States.
Generally, EPA will proceed with the revocation of these tolerances
on the grounds discussed in Unit II.A. if one of the following
conditions applies:
1. Prior to EPA's issuance of a FFDCA section 408(f) order
requesting additional data or issuance of a FFDCA section 408(d) or (e)
order revoking the tolerances on other grounds, commenter retracts the
comment identifying a need for the tolerance to be retained.
2. EPA independently verifies that the tolerance is no longer
needed.
3. The tolerance is not supported by data that demonstrate that the
tolerance meets the requirements under the Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA).
In response to the proposal published in the Federal Register of
May 4, 2011 (76 FR 25281), EPA received comments during the 60-day
public comment period, as follows:
General--i. Comment by private citizen. An anonymous comment was
received which expressed concerns about pesticides on food and that
only zero tolerance levels should be acceptable.
Agency response. The commenter did not take issue with any of the
Agency's specific conclusions to modify, revoke, or set a revocation
date for certain tolerances. Also, the commenter did not refer to any
specific studies which pertain to those conclusions. The Agency has not
changed its previous determination that the tolerances in question are
safe.
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1. Methidathion--Comment by Gowan Company. Gowan requested that the
expiration/revocation date regarding each tolerance for residues of
methidathion on citrus, oil; fruit, citrus, group 10, except tangerine;
fruit, pome, group 11; fruit, stone, group 12; and tangerine be
extended from December 31, 2016 until December 31, 2018 in order to
allow treated commodities, such as frozen commodities that can be
stored longer, to clear the channels of trade.
Agency response. In the Federal Register of May 4, 2011 (76 FR
25281), EPA proposed to revoke specific tolerances for residues of
methidathion in 40 CFR 180.298(a) and included the tolerances on
citrus, oil; fruit, citrus, group 10, except tangerine; fruit, pome,
group 11; fruit, stone, group 12; and tangerine, each proposed with an
expiration/revocation date of December 31, 2016, among other tolerance
actions proposed for methidathion. As stated in Unit II.C. of the May
4, 2011 document, commodities treated with pesticides that are in the
channels of trade following tolerance revocation are subject to FFDCA
section 408(l)(5). Under this section, any residues of pesticides in or
on such food shall not render the food adulterated so long as it is
shown to the satisfaction of the Food and Drug Administration that the
residue is present as the result of an application or use of the
pesticide at a time and in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA and the
residue does not exceed the level that was authorized at the time of
the application or use to be present on the food under a tolerance or
exemption from a tolerance. Evidence to show that food was lawfully
treated may include records that verify the dates that the pesticide
was applied to such food. Therefore, the revocation date for these
tolerances remains December 31, 2016. In addition, EPA is finalizing
all other amendments (including all other tolerance revocations)
proposed concerning methidathion in the Federal Register of May 4, 2011
(76 FR 25281).
2. Atrazine--Comment by private citizen. The commenter expressed
concerns about developmental and toxicological risks to frogs in the
United States and the potential risks of atrazine exposure. The
commenter requested that as part of the Agency's review of atrazine, it
should reevaluate the impacts of atrazine on frogs.
Agency response. The commenter's concerns regarding potential
ecological effects of atrazine are not germane to tolerance setting
under FFDCA. Also, the commenter did not take issue with any of the
Agency's specific conclusions to decrease the atrazine tolerances on
corn, field, forage; sorghum, forage, forage; and sorghum, grain forage
(and revise it to sorghum, grain, forage) based on the available field
trial data. The commenter did not refer to any specific studies which
pertain to those conclusions about decreasing the 3 specific tolerances
aforementioned. EPA has determined that the proposed tolerance levels
meet the safety standard of FFDCA section 408(b). Consequently, EPA is
decreasing the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.220(a) on corn, field, forage
to 1.5 ppm; sorghum, forage, forage to 0.25 ppm; and sorghum, grain
forage to 0.25 ppm, and revising sorghum, grain forage to sorghum,
grain, forage.
The Agency did not receive any specific comments, during the 60-day
comment period, on the following pesticide active ingredients:
Chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet, endosulfan, ethyl parathion, methyl
parathion, and N,N-diethyl-2-(4-methylbenzyloxy) ethylamine. Therefore,
EPA is finalizing the amendments proposed concerning these pesticide
active ingredients in the Federal Register of May 4, 2011 (76 FR
25281). For a detailed discussion of the Agency's rationale for the
finalized tolerance actions, refer to the proposed rule of May 4, 2011.
B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
EPA may issue a regulation establishing, modifying, or revoking a
tolerance under FFDCA section 408(e). In this final rule, EPA is
revoking, modifying, and setting a revocation date for specific
tolerances to implement the tolerance recommendations made during the
reregistration and tolerance reassessment processes, and as follow-up
on canceled uses of pesticides. As part of these processes, EPA is
required to determine whether each of the amended tolerances meets the
safety standards under FFDCA. The safety finding determination is found
in detail in each post-FQPA RED and TRED for the active ingredient.
REDs and TREDs recommend the implementation of certain tolerance
actions, including modifications to reflect current use patterns, to
meet safety findings, and change commodity names and groupings in
accordance with new EPA policy. Printed and electronic copies of the
REDs and TREDs are available as provided in Unit II.A.
EPA issued a RED for atrazine and among its tolerance
recommendations, it stated that certain tolerances should be modified.
REDs and TREDs contain the Agency's evaluation of the database for
these pesticides, including statements regarding additional data on the
active ingredients that may be needed to confirm the potential human
health and environmental risk assessments associated with current
product uses, and REDs state conditions under which these uses and
products will be eligible for reregistration. The REDs and TREDs
recommended the establishment, modification, and/or revocation of
specific tolerances. RED and TRED recommendations such as establishing
or modifying tolerances, and in some cases revoking tolerances, are the
result of assessment under the FFDCA standard of ``reasonable certainty
of no harm.'' However, tolerance revocations recommended in REDs and
TREDs that are made final in this document do not need such assessment
when the tolerances are no longer necessary.
EPA's general practice is to revoke tolerances for residues of
pesticide active ingredients on crops for which FIFRA registrations no
longer exist and on which the pesticide may therefore no longer be used
in the United States. EPA has historically been concerned that
retention of tolerances that are not necessary to cover residues in or
on legally treated foods may encourage misuse of pesticides within the
United States. Nonetheless, EPA will establish and maintain tolerances
even when corresponding domestic uses are canceled if the tolerances,
which EPA refers to as ``import tolerances,'' are necessary to allow
importation into the United States of food containing such pesticide
residues. However, where there are no imported commodities that require
these import tolerances, the Agency believes it is appropriate to
revoke tolerances for unregistered pesticides in order to prevent
potential misuse.
C. When do these actions become effective?
As stated in the DATES section, this regulation is effective on the
date of publication in the Federal Register. In this final rule, EPA is
revoking certain tolerances for chloroneb, clofencet, endosulfan,
methidathion, and methyl parathion with specific expiration/revocation
dates, and setting a revocation date for specific endosulfan
tolerances. EPA is revoking certain tolerances for chlorpyrifos,
endosulfan, ethyl parathion, methyl parathion, and N,N-diethyl-2-(4-
methylbenzyloxy) ethylamine, modifying certain tolerances for atrazine,
revising a single tolerance nomenclature, revising certain tolerance
expressions, and removing certain expired tolerances on the date of
publication of this final rule in the Federal Register. With the
exception of the aforementioned tolerances for which EPA is revoking
with expiration/
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revocation dates or setting a revocation date for specific endosulfan
tolerances, the Agency believes that existing stocks of pesticide
products labeled for the uses associated with the revoked tolerances
have been completely exhausted and that treated commodities have had
sufficient time for passage through the channels of trade. As proposed
in the May 4, 2011 document, EPA is revoking specific chloroneb,
clofencet, endosulfan, methidathion, and methyl parathion (except for
peanut) tolerances with expiration/revocation dates of April 16, 2012,
July 14, 2012, various dates, December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2013.
The Agency believes that these revocation dates allow users to exhaust
stocks and allow sufficient time for passage of treated commodities
through the channels of trade. Also, in the cases of endosulfan and
methyl parathion, these revocation dates are also consistent with a
Memorandum of Agreement between the registrants and the Agency.
Any commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document that
are treated with the pesticides subject to this final rule, and that
are in the channels of trade following the tolerance revocations, shall
be subject to FFDCA section 408(l)(5), as established by FQPA. Under
this unit, any residues of these pesticides in or on such food shall
not render the food adulterated so long as it is shown to the
satisfaction of the Food and Drug Administration that:
1. The residue is present as the result of an application or use of
the pesticide at a time and in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA.
2. The residue does not exceed the level that was authorized at the
time of the application or use to be present on the food under a
tolerance or exemption from tolerance. Evidence to show that food was
lawfully treated may include records that verify the dates that the
pesticide was applied to such food.
III. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N. Food and
Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food standards
program, and it is recognized as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
The Codex has not established a MRL for atrazine, chloroneb,
clofencet, N,N-diethyl-2-(4-methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, ethyl
parathion, or MRL on lettuce for chlorpyrifos.
The Codex has established MRLs for endosulfan in or on various
commodities including melons, except watermelon at 2 mg/kg and tea,
green, black at 30 mg/kg. These MRLs are different than the tolerances
established for endosulfan in the United States because of differences
in use patterns and/or good agricultural practices.
The Codex has established MRLs for methidathion in or on various
commodities including apple at 0.5 mg/kg; cherries at 0.2 mg/kg;
cottonseed at 1 mg/kg; nectarine at 0.2 mg/kg; olives at 1 mg/kg; peach
at 0.2 mg/kg; pear at 1 mg/kg; and plums (including prunes) at 0.2 mg/
kg. These MRLs are different than the tolerances established for
methidathion in the United States because of differences in use
patterns and/or good agricultural practices.
The Codex has established MRLs for methyl parathion (parathion-
methyl) in or on various commodities including potato at 0.05 mg/kg.
The MRL is different than the tolerance established for methyl
parathion in the United States because of differences in use patterns
and/or good agricultural practices.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
In this final rule, EPA is revoking, modifying, and setting a
revocation date for specific tolerances under FFDCA section 408. The
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of
actions (e.g., modification and establishment of a tolerance and
tolerance revocation for which extraordinary circumstances do not
exist) from review under Executive Order 12866, entitled Regulatory
Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this rule
has been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866 due to its
lack of significance, this rule is not subject to Executive Order
13211, entitled Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly
Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001).
This final rule does not contain any information collections subject to
OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., or impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded mandate as
described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). Nor does it require any special considerations
as required by Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to
Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994); or OMB review or any other
Agency action under Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997). This action does not involve any technical standards
that would require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus
standards pursuant to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-13, section 12(d)
(15 U.S.C. 272 note). Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency previously assessed whether
establishment of tolerances, exemptions from tolerances, raising of
tolerance levels, expansion of exemptions, or revocations might
significantly impact a substantial number of small entities and
concluded that, as a general matter, these actions do not impose a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
These analyses for tolerance establishments and modifications, and for
tolerance revocations were published on May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950) and
on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020) (FRL-5753-1), respectively, and were
provided to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration. Taking into account this analysis, and available
information concerning the pesticides listed in this rule, the Agency
hereby certifies that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. In a
memorandum dated May 25, 2001, EPA determined that eight conditions
must all be satisfied in order for an import tolerance or tolerance
exemption revocation to adversely affect a significant number of small
entity importers, and that there is a negligible joint probability of
all eight conditions holding simultaneously with respect to any
particular revocation. (This Agency document is available in the docket
of the proposed rule, as mentioned in Unit II.A.). Furthermore, for the
pesticides named in this final rule, the Agency knows of no
extraordinary circumstances that exist as to the present revocations
that would change EPA's previous analysis. In addition, the Agency has
determined that this action
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will not have a substantial direct effect on States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism
(64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Executive Order 13132 requires EPA to
develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input
by State and local officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism
implications'' is defined in the Executive order to include regulations
that have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.'' This final rule directly regulates growers, food
processors, food handlers, and food retailers, not States. This action
does not alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. For these same reasons, the Agency has
determined that this rule does not have any ``tribal implications'' as
described in Executive Order 13175, entitled Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000). Executive Order 13175, requires EPA to develop an accountable
process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in
the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.''
``Policies that have tribal implications'' is defined in the Executive
order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct effects on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and the Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.''
This rule will not have substantial direct effects on tribal
governments, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, as specified in
Executive Order 13175. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to
this rule.
V. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to
the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the
United States prior to publication of this final rule in the Federal
Register. This final rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 6, 2011.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
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2. Section 180.121 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 180.121 Methyl parathion; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide methyl parathion, including its metabolites and degradates,
in or on the commodities in the table in this paragraph. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be
determined by measuring only methyl parathion, O,O-dimethyl O-(4-
nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate, in or on the commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per Revocation
million date
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Alfalfa, forage.............................. 1.25 12/31/13
Alfalfa, hay................................. 5.0 12/31/13
Almond....................................... 0.1 12/31/13
Almond, hulls................................ 3.0 12/31/13
Barley....................................... 1.0 12/31/13
Corn, field, forage.......................... 1.0 12/31/13
Corn, field, grain........................... 1.0 12/31/13
Corn, pop, grain............................. 1.0 12/31/13
Corn, sweet, forage.......................... 1.0 12/31/13
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks 1.0 12/31/13
removed.....................................
Cotton, undelinted seed...................... 0.75 12/31/13
Grass, forage................................ 1.0 12/31/13
Oat.......................................... 1.0 12/31/13
Onion........................................ 1.0 12/31/13
Pea, field, vines............................ 1.0 12/31/13
Potato....................................... 0.1 12/31/13
Rapeseed, seed............................... 0.2 12/31/13
Rice, grain.................................. 1.0 12/31/13
Soybean, hay................................. 1.0 12/31/13
Soybean, seed................................ 0.1 12/31/13
Sunflower, seed.............................. 0.2 12/31/13
Sweet potato, roots.......................... 0.1 12/31/13
Walnut....................................... 0.1 12/31/13
Wheat........................................ 1.0 12/31/13
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Sec. 180.122 [Removed]
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3. Section 180.122 is removed.
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4. Section 180.182 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to
read as follows:
Sec. 180.182 Endosulfan; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide endosulfan, including its metabolites and degradates, in or
on the commodities in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only the sum of endosulfan, 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-
1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide
(alpha and beta isomers), and its metabolite endosulfan sulfate,
6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-
benzodioxathiepin-3,3-dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Almond....................................... 0.3 7/31/12
Almond, hulls................................ 1.0 7/31/12
Apricot...................................... 2.0 7/31/12
Bean......................................... 2.0 7/31/12
Broccoli..................................... 3.0 7/31/12
Brussels sprouts............................. 2.0 7/31/12
Cabbage...................................... 4.0 7/31/12
Cantaloupe................................... 1.0 7/31/12
Carrot, roots................................ 0.2 7/31/12
Cattle, fat.................................. 13.0 7/31/16
Cattle, liver................................ 5.0 7/31/16
Cattle, meat................................. 2.0 7/31/16
Cattle, meat byproducts, except liver........ 1.0 7/31/16
Cauliflower.................................. 2.0 7/31/12
Celery....................................... 8.0 7/31/12
Cherry, sweet................................ 2.0 7/31/12
Cherry, tart................................. 2.0 7/31/12
Collards..................................... 2.0 7/31/12
Cotton, gin byproducts....................... 30.0 7/31/12
Cotton, undelinted seed...................... 1.0 7/31/12
Cucumber..................................... 1.0 7/31/12
Eggplant..................................... 1.0 7/31/12
Goat, fat.................................... 13.0 7/31/16
Goat, liver.................................. 5.0 7/31/16
Goat, meat................................... 2.0 7/31/16
Goat, meat byproducts, except liver.......... 1.0 7/31/16
Hazelnut..................................... 0.2 7/31/12
Hog, fat..................................... 13.0 7/31/16
Hog, liver................................... 5.0 7/31/16
Hog, meat.................................... 2.0 7/31/16
Hog, meat byproducts, except liver........... 1.0 7/31/16
Horse, fat................................... 13.0 7/31/16
Horse, liver................................. 5.0 7/31/16
Horse, meat.................................. 2.0 7/31/16
Horse, meat byproducts, except liver......... 1.0 7/31/16
Kale......................................... 2.0 7/31/12
Lettuce, head................................ 11.0 7/31/12
Lettuce, leaf................................ 6.0 7/31/12
Milk, fat.................................... 2.0 7/31/16
Muskmelon.................................... 1.0 7/31/12
Mustard greens............................... 2.0 7/31/12
Mustard, seed................................ 0.2 7/31/12
Nectarine.................................... 2.0 7/31/12
Nut, macadamia............................... 0.2 7/31/12
Peach........................................ 2.0 7/31/12
Pear......................................... 2.0 7/31/13
Pineapple.................................... 1.0 7/31/16
Pineapple, process residue................... 20.0 7/31/16
Plum......................................... 2.0 7/31/12
Plum, prune.................................. 2.0 7/31/12
Sheep, fat................................... 13.0 7/31/16
Sheep, liver................................. 5.0 7/31/16
Sheep, meat.................................. 2.0 7/31/16
Sheep, meat byproducts, except liver......... 1.0 7/31/16
Squash, summer............................... 1.0 7/31/12
Strawberry................................... 2.0 7/31/16
Sweet potato, roots.......................... 0.15 7/31/12
Walnut....................................... 0.2 7/31/12
Watermelon................................... 1.0 7/31/12
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(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. (1) Tolerances with
regional registration, as defined in Sec. 180.1(l), are established
for residues of the insecticide endosulfan, including its metabolites
and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in this
paragraph, when endosulfan is used in the state of Florida. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be
determined by measuring only the sum of endosulfan, 6,7,8,9,10,10-
hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin
3-oxide (alpha and beta isomers), and its metabolite endosulfan
sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-
2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3-dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Apple......................................... 1.0 12/31/14
Apple, wet pomace............................. 5.0 12/31/14
Blueberry..................................... 0.3 12/31/14
Corn, sweet, forage........................... 12.0 12/31/14
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks 0.2 12/31/14
removed......................................
Corn, sweet, stover........................... 14.0 12/31/14
Pepper........................................ 2.0 12/31/14
Potato........................................ 0.2 12/31/14
Pumpkin....................................... 1.0 12/31/14
Squash, winter................................ 1.0 12/31/14
Tomato........................................ 1.0 12/31/14
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(2) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with
regional registration, as defined in Sec. 180.1(l), are established
for residues of the insecticide endosulfan, including its metabolites
and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in this
paragraph, when endosulfan is used in the United States (except
Florida). Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by measuring only the sum of endosulfan,
6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-
benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha and beta isomers), and its metabolite
endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-
6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3-dioxide, calculated as the
stoichiometric equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Apple......................................... 1.0 7/31/15
Apple, wet pomace............................. 5.0 7/31/15
Blueberry..................................... 0.3 7/31/15
Corn, sweet, forage........................... 12.0 7/31/15
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks 0.2 7/31/15
removed......................................
Corn, sweet, stover........................... 14.0 7/31/15
Pepper........................................ 2.0 7/31/15
Potato........................................ 0.2 7/31/15
Pumpkin....................................... 1.0 7/31/15
Squash, winter................................ 1.0 7/31/15
Tomato........................................ 1.0 7/31/15
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5. Section 180.220 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
Sec. 180.220 Atrazine; tolerances for residues.
(a) * * *
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Cattle, fat................................................ 0.02
Cattle, meat............................................... 0.02
Cattle, meat byproducts.................................... 0.02
Corn, field, forage........................................ 1.5
Corn, field, grain......................................... 0.20
Corn, field, stover........................................ 0.5
Corn, pop, forage.......................................... 1.5
Corn, pop, grain........................................... 0.20
Corn, pop, stover.......................................... 0.5
Corn, sweet, forage........................................ 15
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............ 0.20
Corn, sweet, stover........................................ 2.0
Goat, fat.................................................. 0.02
Goat, meat................................................. 0.02
Goat, meat byproducts...................................... 0.02
Grass, forage.............................................. 4.0
Grass, hay................................................. 4.0
Guava...................................................... 0.05
Horse, fat................................................. 0.02
Horse, meat................................................ 0.02
Horse, meat byproducts..................................... 0.02
Milk....................................................... 0.02
Nut, macadamia............................................. 0.20
Sheep, fat................................................. 0.02
Sheep, meat................................................ 0.02
Sheep, meat byproducts..................................... 0.02
Sorghum, forage, forage.................................... 0.25
Sorghum, grain, forage..................................... 0.25
Sorghum, grain, grain...................................... 0.20
Sorghum, grain, stover..................................... 0.50
Sugarcane, cane............................................ 0.20
Wheat, forage.............................................. 1.5
Wheat, grain............................................... 0.10
Wheat, hay................................................. 5.0
Wheat, straw............................................... 0.50
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6. Section 180.257 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
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Sec. 180.257 Chloroneb; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
fungicide chloroneb, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on
the commodities in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only the sum of chloroneb, 1,4-dichloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene,
and its metabolite 2,5-dichloro-4-methoxyphenol (free and conjugated),
calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of chloroneb, in or on the
commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Bean, dry, seed.............................. 0.2 4/16/12
Bean, succulent.............................. 0.2 4/16/12
Beet, sugar, roots........................... 0.2 4/16/12
Beet, sugar, tops............................ 0.2 4/16/12
Cowpea, forage............................... 2.0 4/16/12
Cowpea, hay.................................. 2.0 4/16/12
Cattle, fat.................................. 0.2 4/16/12
Cattle, meat................................. 0.2 4/16/12
Cattle, meat byproducts...................... 0.2 4/16/12
Cotton, gin byproducts....................... 1.0 4/16/12
Cotton, undelinted seed...................... 0.2 4/16/12
Goat, fat.................................... 0.2 4/16/12
Goat, meat................................... 0.2 4/16/12
Goat, meat byproducts........................ 0.2 4/16/12
Hog, fat..................................... 0.2 4/16/12
Hog, meat.................................... 0.2 4/16/12
Hog, meat byproducts......................... 0.2 4/16/12
Horse, fat................................... 0.2 4/16/12
Horse, meat.................................. 0.2 4/16/12
Horse, meat byproducts....................... 0.2 4/16/12
Milk......................................... 0.05 4/16/12
Sheep, fat................................... 0.2 4/16/12
Sheep, meat.................................. 0.2 4/16/12
Sheep, meat byproducts....................... 0.2 4/16/12
Soybean, forage.............................. 2.0 4/16/12
Soybean, hay................................. 2.0 4/16/12
Soybean, seed................................ 0.2 4/16/12
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7. Section 180.298 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to
read as follows:
Sec. 180.298 Methidathion; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide methidathion, including its metabolites and degradates, in
or on the commodities in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with
the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be determined by
measuring only methidathion, S-[(5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-
3(2H)-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate, in or on the
commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Almond, hulls................................ 6.0 12/31/16
Artichoke, globe............................. 0.05 12/31/16
Citrus, oil.................................. 420.0 12/31/16
Cotton, undelinted seed...................... 0.2 12/31/16
Fruit, citrus, group 10, except tangerine.... 4.0 12/31/16
Fruit, pome, group 11........................ 0.05 12/31/16
Fruit, stone, group 12....................... 0.05 12/31/16
Mango........................................ 0.05 12/31/16
Nut, tree, group 14.......................... 0.05 12/31/16
Olive........................................ 0.05 12/31/16
Safflower, seed.............................. 0.5 12/31/16
Sorghum, forage, forage...................... 2.0 12/31/16
Sorghum, grain, forage....................... 2.0 12/31/16
Sorghum, grain, grain........................ 0.2 12/31/16
Sorghum, grain, stover....................... 2.0 12/31/16
Sunflower, seed.............................. 0.5 12/31/16
Tangerine.................................... 6.0 12/31/16
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(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with
regional registration, as defined in Sec. 180.1(l), are established
for residues of the insecticide methidathion, including its metabolites
and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in this
paragraph. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by measuring only methidathion, S-[(5-
methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl
phosphorodithioate, in or on the commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Kiwifruit..................................... 0.1 12/31/16
Longan........................................ 0.1 12/31/16
Starfruit..................................... 0.1 12/31/16
Sugar apple................................... 0.2 12/31/16
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8. Section 180.319 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 180.319 Interim tolerances.
(a) General. While petitions for tolerances for negligible residues
are pending and until action is completed on these petitions, interim
tolerances are established for residues of the listed pesticide
chemicals in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
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Tolerance in parts per Raw agricultural Expiration/
Substances Uses million commodity revocation date
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Coordination product of zinc Fungicide....... 1.0 (Calculated as zinc Potato.............. None.
ion and maneb. ethylene-bisdithio-
carbamate).
Endothall (7-oxabicyclo- Herbicide....... 0.2..................... Beet, sugar......... None.
(2,2,1) heptane 2,3-
dicarboxylic acid.
Isopropyl carbanilate (IPC). Herbicide....... 5.0..................... Alfalfa, hay; None.
clover, hay; and
grass, hay.
2.0..................... Alfalfa, forage; None.
clover, forage; and
grass, forage.
0.1..................... Flax, seed; lentil; None.
lettuce, head;
lettuce, leaf; pea;
safflower, seed;
spinach; beet,
sugar, roots; and
beet, sugar, tops.
0.5..................... Egg; cattle, fat; None.
cattle, meat;
cattle, meat
byproducts; goat,
fat; goat, meat;
goat, meat
byproducts; hog,
fat; hog, meat;
hog, meat
byproducts; horse,
fat; horse, meat;
horse, meat
byproducts; milk;
sheep, fat; sheep,
meat; sheep, meat
byproducts;
poultry, fat;
poultry, meat; and
poultry, meat
byproducts.
Methyl parathion............ Herbicide....... 0.5..................... Rye................. 12/31/13.
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Sec. 180.342 [Amended]
0
9. Section 180.342 is amended by removing the entry for ``lettuce''
from the table in paragraph (a)(1).
0
10. Section 180.497 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 180.497 Clofencet; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the plant
growth regulator (hybridizing agent) clofencet, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in
this paragraph. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this
paragraph is to be determined by measuring only clofencet, potassium 2-
(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5-oxo-4-pyridazinecarboxylate,
expressed as the free acid, in or on the commodity.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Cattle, fat.................................. 0.04 7/14/12
Cattle, kidney............................... 10.0 7/14/12
Cattle, meat................................. 0.15 7/14/12
Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney....... 0.5 7/14/12
Egg.......................................... 1.0 7/14/12
Goat, fat.................................... 0.04 7/14/12
Goat, kidney................................. 10.0 7/14/12
Goat, meat................................... 0.15 7/14/12
Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney......... 0.5 7/14/12
Hog, fat..................................... 0.04 7/14/12
Hog, kidney.................................. 10.0 7/14/12
Hog, meat.................................... 0.15 7/14/12
Hog, meat byproducts, except kidney.......... 0.5 7/14/12
Horse, fat................................... 0.04 7/14/12
Horse, kidney................................ 10.0 7/14/12
Horse, meat.................................. 0.15 7/14/12
Horse, meat byproducts, except kidney........ 0.5 7/14/12
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Milk......................................... 0.02 7/14/12
Poultry, fat................................. 0.04 7/14/12
Poultry, meat................................ 0.15 7/14/12
Poultry, meat byproducts..................... 0.20 7/14/12
Sheep, fat................................... 0.04 7/14/12
Sheep, kidney................................ 10.0 7/14/12
Sheep, meat.................................. 0.15 7/14/12
Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney........ 0.5 7/14/12
Wheat, forage................................ 10.0 7/14/12
Wheat, grain................................. 250.0 7/14/12
Wheat, hay................................... 40.0 7/14/12
Wheat, straw................................. 50.0 7/14/12
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. Tolerances are established
for indirect or inadvertent residues of the plant growth regulator
(hybridizing agent) clofencet, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in this paragraph.
Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to
be determined by measuring only clofencet, potassium 2-(4-
chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5-oxo-4-pyridazinecarboxylate,
expressed as the free acid, in or on the commodity when present therein
as a result of the application of clofencet to the growing crops in
paragraph (a) of this section.
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Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 4.0 7/14/12
16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild
rice; forage.................................
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 15.0 7/14/12
16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild
rice; hay....................................
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 1.0 7/14/12
16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild
rice; stover.................................
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 4.0 7/14/12
16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild
rice; straw..................................
Grain, cereal group 15, except rice, sweet 20.0 7/14/12
corn, wheat, and wild rice...................
Soybean....................................... 30.0 7/14/12
Soybean, forage............................... 10.0 7/14/12
Soybean, hay.................................. 10.0 7/14/12
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Sec. 180.558 [Removed]
0
11. Section 180.558 is removed.
[FR Doc. 2011-23515 Filed 9-13-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P