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40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0023; FRL–9380–2]
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions
Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various
Commodities
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces the
Agency’s receipt of several initial filings
of pesticide petitions requesting the
establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by the docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition
number (PP) of interest as shown in the
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following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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B. What should I consider as I prepare
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1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
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the part or all of the information that
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you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
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identify electronically within the disk or
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is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
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must be submitted for inclusion in the
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possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
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of any group, including minority and/or
low-income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
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address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is announcing its receipt of
several pesticide petitions filed under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), (21 U.S.C.
346a), requesting the establishment or
modification of regulations in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food
commodities. The Agency is taking
public comment on the requests before
responding to the petitioners. EPA is not
proposing any particular action at this
time. EPA has determined that the
pesticide petitions described in this
document contain the data or
information prescribed in FFDCA
section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not
fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether
the data support granting of the
pesticide petitions. After considering
the public comments, EPA intends to
evaluate whether and what action may
be warranted. Additional data may be
needed before EPA can make a final
determination on these pesticide
petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
summary of each of the petitions that
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are the subject of this document,
prepared by the petitioner, is included
in a docket EPA has created for each
rulemaking. The docket for each of the
petitions is available online at https://
www.regulations.gov.
As specified in FFDCA section
408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), EPA is
publishing notice of the petitions so that
the public has an opportunity to
comment on the requests for the
establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticides in
or on food commodities. Further
information on the petitions may be
obtained through the petition’s
summary referenced in this unit.
New Tolerance
1. PP 2E8126. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–
0980). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540,
requests to establish tolerances in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide, mandipropamid, 4-chloro-N[2-[3-methoxy-4-(2propynyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]-alpha-(2propynyloxy)-benzeneacetamide, in or
on basil, fresh at 30 parts per million
(ppm); basil, dried at 200 ppm; ginseng
at 0.3 ppm; bean, succulent at 0.90 ppm;
cowpea, forage at 15 ppm; vegetable,
fruiting, group 8–10 at 1.0 ppm; fruit,
small, vine climbing, subgroup 13–07F,
except fuzzy kiwifruit at 2.0 ppm;
onion, bulb, subgroup 3–07A at 0.1
ppm; and onion, green, subgroup 3–07B
at 7.0 ppm. Analytical method RAM
415–01 was developed for
determination of mandipropamid
residues in crops. This method involves
extraction of mandipropamid residues
from crop samples by homogenization
with acetonitrile: water (80:20 v/v).
Extracts are centrifuged and aliquots
diluted with water prior to being
cleaned-up using polymeric solid-phase
extraction cartridges. Residues of
mandipropamid are quantified using
high performance liquid
chromatography with triple quadruple
mass spectrometric detection (HPLC–
MS/MS). Contact: Laura Nollen, (703)
305–7390, email address:
nollen.laura@epa.gov.
2. PP 2E8136. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0056). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide, clomazone,
including its metabolites and
degradates, determined by measuring
only clomazone, 2-[(2chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3isoxazolidinone, in or on Brassica, head
and stem, subgroup 5A at 0.10 ppm;
rhubarb at 0.30 ppm; pea, southern,
succulent, seed at 0.05 ppm; pea,
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southern, dry seed at 0.05 ppm; and pea,
southern, hay at 0.05 ppm. There is a
practical analytical method for detecting
and measuring levels of clomazone in or
on raw agricultural commodities with a
limit of detection that allows monitoring
of food for residues at or above the
levels proposed in this tolerance.
Samples are analyzed using an
analytical method consisting of an acid
reflux, a C18 solid phase extraction
(SPE), a Florisil SPE clean-up followed
by gas chromatography (GC)-mass
selective detection (MSD). Contact:
Sidney Jackson, (703) 305–7610, email
address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
3. PP 3E8147. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–
0626). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the insecticide, acetamiprid,
(1E)-N-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]N′-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide,
including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on corn, sweet, kernel
plus cob with husks removed at 0.01
ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 15 ppm; and
corn, sweet, stover at 30 ppm. Based
upon the metabolism of acetamiprid in
plants and the toxicology of the parent
and metabolites, quantification of the
parent acetamiprid is sufficient to
determine residues of concern for
enforcement purposes. As a result a
method was developed that involves
extraction of acetamiprid from crop
matrices with a solvent followed by a
decantation and filtration and finally
analysis by a Liquid Chromotagraphy
with tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/
MS/MS) method. Contact: Andrew
Ertman, (703) 308–9367, email address:
ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
4. PP 2F8088. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0038). ISK Biosciences Corporation,
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord,
OH 44077, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for the
combined residues of the insecticide,
flonicamid, N-(cyanomethyl)-4(trifluoromethyl)-3pyridinecarboxamide, and its
metabolites, TFNA (4-trifluoromethyl
nicotinic acid), TFNA–AM (4trifluoromethylnicotinamide), and
TFNG, N-(4-trifluoro
methylnicotinoyl)glycine, calculated as
the stoichiometric equivalent of
flonicamid, in or on tree, nuts, crop
group 14–12 at 0.09 ppm; almond at
0.09 ppm; pecan at 0.04 ppm; and
almond, hulls at 10.0 ppm. The residue
analytical method for the majority of
crops includes an initial extraction with
acetonitrile/deionized water, followed
by a liquid-liquid partition with ethyl
acetate. The residue method for wheat
straw is similar, except that a C18 solid
phase extraction (SPE) is added prior to
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the liquid-liquid partition. The final
sample solution is quantitated using LC
equipped with a reverse phase column
and triple quadruple mass spectrometer
(MS/MS). Contact: Carmen Rodia, (703)
306–0327, email address:
rodia.carmen@epa.gov.
5. PP 2F8130. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–
0576). Arysta LifeScience North
America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway,
Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the fungicide
fluoxastrobin, (1E)-[2-[[6-(2chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone Omethyloxime, and its Z isomer, (1Z)-[2[[6-(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone Omethyloxime, in or on wheat, grain at
0.15 ppm. Adequate analytical
methodology is available for
enforcement purposes. The method
comprises microwave solvent extraction
followed by a solid phase extraction
clean up and quantification by HPLC/
MS/MS. The individual detector
responses for measured E- and Zisomers is summed to give total residue.
Contact: Heather Garvie, (703) 308–
0034, email address:
garvie.heather@epa.gov.
6. PP 2F8133. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0071). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, requests to establish a tolerance
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
herbicide pendimethalin, N-(1ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6dinitrobenzenamine, and its 3,5dinitrobenzyl alcohol metabolite
(CL202347), in or on almond, hulls at
6.0 ppm. In plants, the practical method
for detecting and measuring levels of
pendimethalin is aqueous organic
solvent extraction, column clean up,
and quantitation by GC. Contact: Erik
Kraft, (703) 308–9358, email address:
kraft.erik@epa.gov.
7. PP 2F8135. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0051). Syngenta Crop Protection LLC.,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419–
8300, requests to establish a tolerance in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide propiconazole, 1-[[2-(2,4dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan2-yl] methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole and its
metabolites determined as 2,4,dichlorobenzoic acid and expressed as
parent compound, in or on rapeseed,
subgroup 20A at 0.3 ppm. The
metabolism data in plants and animals
suggest that analytical methods to detect
either the phenyl or the triazole ring
would be appropriate for the
measurement of residues. However,
because of the natural occurrence of
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compounds that interfere with the
measurement of triazoles, methods
designed to detect this moiety have been
proven unreliable and unacceptable.
Conversely, conversion of phenyl
moiety to 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid
(DCBA) has proven to be satisfactory for
all agricultural products analyzed to
date. Analytical methods AG–626 and
AG–454A were developed for the
determination of residues of
propiconazole and its metabolites
containing the DCBA moiety. Analytical
method AG–626 has been accepted and
published by EPA as the tolerance
enforcement method for crops. Contact:
Erin Malone, (703) 347–0253, email
address: malone.erin@epa.gov.
8. PP 2F8139. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0008). BASF Corporation, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the herbicide,
saflufenacil, in or on crayfish at 0.01
ppm. Compliance with the tolerance
levels is to be determined by measuring
only saflufenacil, 2-chloro-5-[3,6dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4(trifluoromethyl)-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl]-4fluoro-N-[[methyl(1methylethyl)amino]sulfonyl]benzamide,
in or on the commodities. Adequate
enforcement methodology (LC/MS/MS)
methods D0603/02 (plants) and L0073/
01 (livestock) is available to enforce the
tolerance expression. Contact: Bethany
Benbow, (703) 347–8072, email address:
benbow.bethany@epa.gov.
Amended Tolerance
1. PP 2E8126. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–
0980). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.637 for
residues of the fungicide,
mandipropamid, 4-chloro-N-[2-[3methoxy-4-(2propynyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]-alpha-(2propynyloxy)-benzeneacetamide, by
removing the previously established
tolerances in or on grape at 1.4 ppm;
onion, dry bulb at 0.05 ppm; onion,
green at 4 ppm; okra at 1.0 ppm; and
vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 1.0 ppm,
upon establishment of the tolerances
listed under ‘‘New Tolerance’’ for PP
2E8126, elsewhere in this document.
Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390,
email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
2. PP 2E8136. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0056). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), requests to amend the
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.425 for residues
of the herbicide, clomazone, including
its metabolites and degradates,
determined by measuring only
clomazone, 2-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone, by
removing the previously established
tolerance on cabbage at 0.10 ppm, upon
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approval of the petitioned-for tolerance
on brassica, stem and head subgroup 5A
listed under ‘‘New Tolerance’’ for PP
2E8136, elsewhere in this document.
Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305–
7610, email address:
jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
3. PP 3E8147. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–
0626). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.578 for
residues of the insecticide acetamiprid,
(1E)-N-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]N′-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide,
including its metabolites and
degradates, by increasing the existing
tolerances in meat, meat byproducts,
and milk. Tolerances for cattle, goat,
horse, and sheep meat are proposed at
0.30 ppm; cattle, goat, horse, and sheep
fat at 0.20 ppm; cattle, goat, horse, and
sheep meat byproducts at 0.70 ppm; and
milk at 0.30 ppm. Based upon the
metabolism of acetamiprid in plants and
the toxicology of the parent and
metabolites, quantification of the parent
acetamiprid is sufficient to determine
residues of concern for enforcement
purposes. As a result, a method was
developed that involves extraction of
acetamiprid from crop matrices with a
solvent followed by a decantation and
filtration and finally analysis by a LC/
MS/MS method. Contact: Andrew
Ertman, (703) 308–9367, email address:
ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
4. PP 2F8130. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–
0576). Arysta LifeScience North
America, LLC, requests to revise the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.609 for
residues of the fungicide, fluoxastrobin,
(1E)-[2-[[6-(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone Omethyloxime, and its Z isomer, (1Z)-[2[[6-(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone Omethyloxime, and its phenoxyhydroxypyrimidine, 6-(2chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinol,
increasing the milk tolerance from 0.02
ppm to 0.03 ppm; and milk, fat from
0.50 ppm to 0.75 ppm. Adequate
analytical methodology is available for
enforcement purposes. The method
comprises microwave solvent extraction
followed by a solid phase extraction
clean up and quantification by HPLC/
MS/MS detection. The individual
detector responses for measured E- and
Z-isomers is summed to give total
residue. Contact: Heather Garvie, (703)
308–0034, email address:
garvie.heather@epa.gov.
700 Milam Street, Houston, TX 77002
c/o Wagner Regulatory Associates, 7217
Lancaster Pike, Suite A, Hockessin, DE
19707, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of Distillates
(Fishcher-Tropsch), heavy, C18-C50,
branched, cyclic and linear (CAS Reg.
No. 848301–69–9) under 40 CFR
180.910 when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations as a
solvent, diluent and dust suppressant
without limitations in pesticide
formulations. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it
is not required for the establishment of
a tolerance exemption for inert
ingredients. Contact: Mark Dow, (703)
305–5533, email address:
dow.mark@epa.gov.
New Tolerance Exemption
PP 2E8049. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–
0585). Pennzoil-Quaker State Company,
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
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Amended Tolerance Exemption
1. PP 2E8080. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0098). Toxcel, LLC, 7140 Heritage
Village Plaza, Gainesville, VA 20156 on
behalf of Penn A Kem, LLC, 3324
Chelsea Avenue, Memphis, TN 38108,
requests to amend an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
180.1263 for residues of
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA),
(CAS Reg. No. 97–99–4), when used as
a pesticide inert ingredient in the form
of a solvent/co-solvent in pesticide
formulations, by allowing one pre-boot
herbicide application to all small cereal
grains, and by extending use on canola
to early bolting stage, and use on
soybeans up to bloom stage. The
petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed because it is not required for
the amendment of a tolerance
exemption for inert ingredients. Contact:
Janet Whitehurst, (703) 305–6129, email
address: whitehurst.janet@epa.gov.
2. PP IN–10541. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2013–0093). Nichino America, Inc.,
4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501,
Wilmington DE 19808 c/o Wagner
Regulatory Associates, 7217 Lancaster
Pike, Suite A, Hockessin, DE 19707,
requests to amend an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
180.1130 for residues of N-(n-octyl)-2pyrrolidone, (CAS Reg. No. 2687–94–7),
when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient to include use in pesticide
formulations containing the pyraflufen
ethyl active ingredient. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for the
amendment of a tolerance exemption for
inert ingredients. Contact: David Lieu,
(703) 305–0079, email address:
lieu.david@epa.gov.
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(§ 37.189), the special provision for
small mixed-service operators
(§ 37.191), and the interim service
requirements for fixed-route operators
(§ 37.193(a)). We are not reviewing any
other requirements in the ADA
regulations for OTRB operators at this
time.
As part of this review, DOT is
required to consider certain factors,
including the percentage of accessible
OTRBs in the fleets of OTRB operators,
the success of such operators at meeting
the requests of passengers with
disabilities for accessible OTRBs in a
timely manner, ridership of OTRBs by
passengers with disabilities, volume of
complaints by passengers with
disabilities, and the cost and service
impacts of these requirements. After the
review, DOT will decide whether it is
appropriate to revise the part 37 ADA
regulations for OTRB operators or retain
the current regulations without change.
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The DOT will publish a notice, after the
review is complete, that announces our
decision and our justification.
To this end, DOT requests comments
and information so the Department can
better review such ADA regulations and
make an informed decision on whether
to initiate a rulemaking to propose
revisions to any of the regulations
involving OTRBs and, if so, how to
develop a notice of proposed
rulemaking. Specifically, comments
about OTRB fleet accessibility,
fulfillment of accessible OTRB service
requests, and ridership and volume of
complaints by passengers with
disabilities, would be helpful. The DOT
welcomes comments from the public,
including OTRB operators and
individuals with disabilities, on any
aspect of this notice. The Department is
particularly interested in comments
from OTRB operators, both large and
small, on the following:
1. The accessibility of your OTRB
fleet. How many OTRBs do you own? Of
the OTRBs that you own, how many are
accessible? How many OTRBs are termleased longer than 30 days? Of the
OTRBs that are term-leased, how many
are accessible? Have you been
successful at meeting the requests of
passengers with disabilities for
accessible OTRBs in a timely manner,
and what challenges continue to exist in
meeting these requests?
2. Accessibility arrangements. If your
company does not own or lease an
accessible OTRB, what arrangements
have you made to meet the requirements
to provide accessible transportation? For
example, has your company made
arrangements with another company
that operates an accessible OTRB to
provide accessible OTRB service on
behalf of your company when a 48-hour
advance notice request for accessible
OTRB service is received?
3. Received requests. Within the
previous 12 months, have you received
any of the following inquiries, requests,
or complaints, and, if so, how many?
• Inquiries regarding whether your
company owns or leases an accessible
OTRB,
• Inquiries regarding whether your
company can provide accessible OTRB
service,
• Requests for accessible OTRB
service that were received with a
minimum of 48-hour advance notice
and satisfied according to the requested
provisions,
• Number of passengers with
disabilities who have used your
company’s accessible OTRB service, and
• Complaints regarding denial of
accessible OTRB service to an
individual with a disability.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0023; FRL-9380-2]
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of
interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone
number and email address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
[emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
[emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
[emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
[emsp14]Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed at the end of
the pesticide petition summary of interest.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
(21 U.S.C. 346a), requesting the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on
the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the
pesticide petitions described in this document contain the data or
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not
fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or
whether the data support granting of the pesticide petitions. After
considering the public comments, EPA intends to evaluate whether and
what action may be warranted. Additional data may be needed before EPA
can make a final determination on these pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that
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are the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions is available online at https://www.regulations.gov.
As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)),
EPA is publishing notice of the petitions so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on the requests for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petitions may be obtained
through the petition's summary referenced in this unit.
New Tolerance
1. PP 2E8126. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0980). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide, mandipropamid, 4-chloro-N-[2-[3-methoxy-4-
(2-propynyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]-alpha-(2-propynyloxy)-benzeneacetamide, in
or on basil, fresh at 30 parts per million (ppm); basil, dried at 200
ppm; ginseng at 0.3 ppm; bean, succulent at 0.90 ppm; cowpea, forage at
15 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 at 1.0 ppm; fruit, small, vine
climbing, subgroup 13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit at 2.0 ppm; onion,
bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 0.1 ppm; and onion, green, subgroup 3-07B at
7.0 ppm. Analytical method RAM 415-01 was developed for determination
of mandipropamid residues in crops. This method involves extraction of
mandipropamid residues from crop samples by homogenization with
acetonitrile: water (80:20 v/v). Extracts are centrifuged and aliquots
diluted with water prior to being cleaned-up using polymeric solid-
phase extraction cartridges. Residues of mandipropamid are quantified
using high performance liquid chromatography with triple quadruple mass
spectrometric detection (HPLC-MS/MS). Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305-
7390, email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
2. PP 2E8136. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0056). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of the herbicide, clomazone, including its
metabolites and degradates, determined by measuring only clomazone, 2-
[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone, in or on
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 0.10 ppm; rhubarb at 0.30 ppm;
pea, southern, succulent, seed at 0.05 ppm; pea, southern, dry seed at
0.05 ppm; and pea, southern, hay at 0.05 ppm. There is a practical
analytical method for detecting and measuring levels of clomazone in or
on raw agricultural commodities with a limit of detection that allows
monitoring of food for residues at or above the levels proposed in this
tolerance. Samples are analyzed using an analytical method consisting
of an acid reflux, a C18 solid phase extraction (SPE), a
Florisil SPE clean-up followed by gas chromatography (GC)-mass
selective detection (MSD). Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305-7610,
email address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
3. PP 3E8147. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0626). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of the insecticide, acetamiprid, (1E)-N-[(6-
chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N'-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide, including
its metabolites and degradates, in or on corn, sweet, kernel plus cob
with husks removed at 0.01 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 15 ppm; and
corn, sweet, stover at 30 ppm. Based upon the metabolism of acetamiprid
in plants and the toxicology of the parent and metabolites,
quantification of the parent acetamiprid is sufficient to determine
residues of concern for enforcement purposes. As a result a method was
developed that involves extraction of acetamiprid from crop matrices
with a solvent followed by a decantation and filtration and finally
analysis by a Liquid Chromotagraphy with tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/
MS/MS) method. Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308-9367, email address:
ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
4. PP 2F8088. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0038). ISK Biosciences Corporation,
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 44077, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for the combined residues of the
insecticide, flonicamid, N-(cyanomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-
pyridinecarboxamide, and its metabolites, TFNA (4-trifluoromethyl
nicotinic acid), TFNA-AM (4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide), and TFNG, N-
(4-trifluoro methylnicotinoyl)glycine, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of flonicamid, in or on tree, nuts, crop group 14-12 at 0.09
ppm; almond at 0.09 ppm; pecan at 0.04 ppm; and almond, hulls at 10.0
ppm. The residue analytical method for the majority of crops includes
an initial extraction with acetonitrile/deionized water, followed by a
liquid-liquid partition with ethyl acetate. The residue method for
wheat straw is similar, except that a C18 solid phase
extraction (SPE) is added prior to the liquid-liquid partition. The
final sample solution is quantitated using LC equipped with a reverse
phase column and triple quadruple mass spectrometer (MS/MS). Contact:
Carmen Rodia, (703) 306-0327, email address: rodia.carmen@epa.gov.
5. PP 2F8130. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0576). Arysta LifeScience North
America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513, requests
to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide fluoxastrobin, (1E)-[2-[[6-(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4-
pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro-1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone O-
methyloxime, and its Z isomer, (1Z)-[2-[[6-(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-
4-pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro-1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone O-
methyloxime, in or on wheat, grain at 0.15 ppm. Adequate analytical
methodology is available for enforcement purposes. The method comprises
microwave solvent extraction followed by a solid phase extraction clean
up and quantification by HPLC/MS/MS. The individual detector responses
for measured E- and Z-isomers is summed to give total residue. Contact:
Heather Garvie, (703) 308-0034, email address: garvie.heather@epa.gov.
6. PP 2F8133. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0071). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide
pendimethalin, N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6- dinitrobenzenamine,
and its 3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol metabolite (CL202347), in or on
almond, hulls at 6.0 ppm. In plants, the practical method for detecting
and measuring levels of pendimethalin is aqueous organic solvent
extraction, column clean up, and quantitation by GC. Contact: Erik
Kraft, (703) 308-9358, email address: kraft.erik@epa.gov.
7. PP 2F8135. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0051). Syngenta Crop Protection
LLC., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish
a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
propiconazole, 1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]
methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole and its metabolites determined as 2,4,-
dichlorobenzoic acid and expressed as parent compound, in or on
rapeseed, subgroup 20A at 0.3 ppm. The metabolism data in plants and
animals suggest that analytical methods to detect either the phenyl or
the triazole ring would be appropriate for the measurement of residues.
However, because of the natural occurrence of
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compounds that interfere with the measurement of triazoles, methods
designed to detect this moiety have been proven unreliable and
unacceptable. Conversely, conversion of phenyl moiety to 2,4-
dichlorobenzoic acid (DCBA) has proven to be satisfactory for all
agricultural products analyzed to date. Analytical methods AG-626 and
AG-454A were developed for the determination of residues of
propiconazole and its metabolites containing the DCBA moiety.
Analytical method AG-626 has been accepted and published by EPA as the
tolerance enforcement method for crops. Contact: Erin Malone, (703)
347-0253, email address: malone.erin@epa.gov.
8. PP 2F8139. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0008). BASF Corporation, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide,
saflufenacil, in or on crayfish at 0.01 ppm. Compliance with the
tolerance levels is to be determined by measuring only saflufenacil, 2-
chloro-5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1(2H)-
pyrimidinyl]-4-fluoro-N-[[methyl(1-
methylethyl)amino]sulfonyl]benzamide, in or on the commodities.
Adequate enforcement methodology (LC/MS/MS) methods D0603/02 (plants)
and L0073/01 (livestock) is available to enforce the tolerance
expression. Contact: Bethany Benbow, (703) 347-8072, email address:
benbow.bethany@epa.gov.
Amended Tolerance
1. PP 2E8126. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0980). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR
180.637 for residues of the fungicide, mandipropamid, 4-chloro-N-[2-[3-
methoxy-4-(2-propynyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]-alpha-(2-propynyloxy)-
benzeneacetamide, by removing the previously established tolerances in
or on grape at 1.4 ppm; onion, dry bulb at 0.05 ppm; onion, green at 4
ppm; okra at 1.0 ppm; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 1.0 ppm, upon
establishment of the tolerances listed under ``New Tolerance'' for PP
2E8126, elsewhere in this document. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305-
7390, email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
2. PP 2E8136. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0056). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), requests to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR
180.425 for residues of the herbicide, clomazone, including its
metabolites and degradates, determined by measuring only clomazone, 2-
[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone, by removing
the previously established tolerance on cabbage at 0.10 ppm, upon
approval of the petitioned-for tolerance on brassica, stem and head
subgroup 5A listed under ``New Tolerance'' for PP 2E8136, elsewhere in
this document. Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305-7610, email address:
jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
3. PP 3E8147. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0626). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR
180.578 for residues of the insecticide acetamiprid, (1E)-N-[(6-chloro-
3-pyridinyl)methyl]- N'-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide, including its
metabolites and degradates, by increasing the existing tolerances in
meat, meat byproducts, and milk. Tolerances for cattle, goat, horse,
and sheep meat are proposed at 0.30 ppm; cattle, goat, horse, and sheep
fat at 0.20 ppm; cattle, goat, horse, and sheep meat byproducts at 0.70
ppm; and milk at 0.30 ppm. Based upon the metabolism of acetamiprid in
plants and the toxicology of the parent and metabolites, quantification
of the parent acetamiprid is sufficient to determine residues of
concern for enforcement purposes. As a result, a method was developed
that involves extraction of acetamiprid from crop matrices with a
solvent followed by a decantation and filtration and finally analysis
by a LC/MS/MS method. Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308-9367, email
address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
4. PP 2F8130. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0576). Arysta LifeScience North
America, LLC, requests to revise the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.609 for
residues of the fungicide, fluoxastrobin, (1E)-[2-[[6-(2-
chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro-1,4,2-
dioxazin-3-yl)methanone O-methyloxime, and its Z isomer, (1Z)-[2-[[6-
(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro-1,4,2-
dioxazin-3-yl)methanone O-methyloxime, and its phenoxy-
hydroxypyrimidine, 6-(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinol,
increasing the milk tolerance from 0.02 ppm to 0.03 ppm; and milk, fat
from 0.50 ppm to 0.75 ppm. Adequate analytical methodology is available
for enforcement purposes. The method comprises microwave solvent
extraction followed by a solid phase extraction clean up and
quantification by HPLC/MS/MS detection. The individual detector
responses for measured E- and Z-isomers is summed to give total
residue. Contact: Heather Garvie, (703) 308-0034, email address:
garvie.heather@epa.gov.
New Tolerance Exemption
PP 2E8049. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0585). Pennzoil-Quaker State Company,
700 Milam Street, Houston, TX 77002 c/o Wagner Regulatory Associates,
7217 Lancaster Pike, Suite A, Hockessin, DE 19707, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of Distillates (Fishcher-Tropsch), heavy, C18-
C50, branched, cyclic and linear (CAS Reg. No. 848301-69-9)
under 40 CFR 180.910 when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in
pesticide formulations as a solvent, diluent and dust suppressant
without limitations in pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes
no analytical method is needed because it is not required for the
establishment of a tolerance exemption for inert ingredients. Contact:
Mark Dow, (703) 305-5533, email address: dow.mark@epa.gov.
Amended Tolerance Exemption
1. PP 2E8080. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0098). Toxcel, LLC, 7140 Heritage
Village Plaza, Gainesville, VA 20156 on behalf of Penn A Kem, LLC, 3324
Chelsea Avenue, Memphis, TN 38108, requests to amend an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.1263 for residues of
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA), (CAS Reg. No. 97-99-4), when used as
a pesticide inert ingredient in the form of a solvent/co-solvent in
pesticide formulations, by allowing one pre-boot herbicide application
to all small cereal grains, and by extending use on canola to early
bolting stage, and use on soybeans up to bloom stage. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed because it is not required for
the amendment of a tolerance exemption for inert ingredients. Contact:
Janet Whitehurst, (703) 305-6129, email address:
whitehurst.janet@epa.gov.
2. PP IN-10541. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0093). Nichino America, Inc., 4550
New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington DE 19808 c/o Wagner
Regulatory Associates, 7217 Lancaster Pike, Suite A, Hockessin, DE
19707, requests to amend an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.1130 for residues of N-(n-octyl)-2-pyrrolidone,
(CAS Reg. No. 2687-94-7), when used as a pesticide inert ingredient to
include use in pesticide formulations containing the pyraflufen ethyl
active ingredient. The petitioner believes no analytical method is
needed because it is not required for the amendment of a tolerance
exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: David Lieu, (703) 305-0079,
email address: lieu.david@epa.gov.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed
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additives, Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 20, 2013.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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