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III. Proposed Action
Today, we are proposing to approve
the April 13, 2012, revisions to 30 TAC
Chapter 117 sections 117.1020,
117.1120, 117.1220, 117.3020, and
117.9800 to remove reference to SCT
program rule from these sections. We
are proposing to approve the May 8,
2013, revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 117
sections 117.2103, 117.2130, 117.2135,
and 117.2145, to allow for partial
exemption of oil and gas drawworks
engines used for personnel training and
product testing from NOX control
requirements. We are also proposing to
approve the May 14, 2013, revisions to
30 TAC Chapter 117 section 117.10(15),
to update the definition of emergency.
We are proposing to approve these
revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 117 into
Texas SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. If a portion of the
plan revision meets all the applicable
requirements of this chapter and Federal
regulations, the Administrator may
approve the plan revision in part. 42
U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus,
in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve state choices that meet
the criteria of the Act, and to disapprove
state choices that do not meet the
criteria of the Act. Accordingly, this
proposed action approves state law as
meeting Federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
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safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• is not subject to requirements of
section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
• does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994); and
• this rule does not have tribal
implications as specified by Executive
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000), because the SIP is not approved
to apply in Indian country located in the
state, and EPA notes that it will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
oxides, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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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: Lois
Rossi, Registration Division (7505P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 13, 2014.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
I. General Information
[FR Doc. 2014–12024 Filed 5–22–14; 8:45 am]
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:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• 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.
A. Does this action apply to me?
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0008; FRL–9910–29]
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions
Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various
Commodities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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 June 23, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
SUMMARY:
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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
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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.
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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
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 petition so that
the public has an opportunity to
comment on this request for the
establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticides in
or on food commodities. Further
information on the petition may be
obtained through the petition summary
referenced in this unit.
New Tolerance
1. PP 3E8178. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0297). PHARMAQ AS, P.O. Box 267
Skoyen, N–0213 Oslo, Norway c/o
Center for Regulatory Services Inc.,
PHARMAQ AS, 5200 Wolf Run Shoals
Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192, requests
to establish an import tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide deltamethrin, [(1R, 3R)3(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropane-carboxylic acid
(S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester]
and its major metabolites transdeltamethrin [(s)-alpha-cyano-3phenoxybenzyl-(1R, 3S) -3-(2,2dibromovinyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] and
alpha-R-deltamethrin [(R)-alphacyano-3phenoxybenzyl-(1R, 3R)-3-(2,2-
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dibromovinyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate], in
or on Fin fish at 0.01 parts per million
(ppm). A gas chromatography-mass
spectrometry (GC–MS) method for
determination of deltamethrin in Fish
has been submitted to the EPA.
2. PP 3E8226. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0207). Cheminova A/S, 1600 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209–
2510, requests to establish import
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the insecticide gammacyhalothrin, in or on Fruit, citrus, group
10–10 at 0.07 ppm; Citrus, dried pulp at
0.2 ppm; and Citrus, oil at 3.5 ppm. An
adequate analytical method for
determining lambda-cyhalothrin in
plant matrices has been previously
submitted and accepted by EPA. (Note:
The analytical enforcement methods for
lambda-cyhalothrin are applicable for
determination of gamma-cyhalothrin
residues.)
3. PP 3E8228. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0248). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419–
8300, requests to establish import
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide azoxystrobin,
(methyl (E)-2-{2-[6-(2cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4yloxy]phenyl}-3-methoxyacrylate) and
the Z isomer of azoxystrobin, (methyl
(Z)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin4-yloxy]pheny1}-3-methoxyacrylate) in
or on the agricultural commodities, in or
on Coffee, bean, green at 0.03 ppm; Pear,
Asian at 0.07 ppm; and Tea at 10 ppm.
An adequate analytical method, GC with
nitrogen-phosphorus detection (GC–
NPD) or in mobile phase by high
performance liquid chromatography
with ultra-violet detection (HPLC–UV),
is available for enforcement purposes
with a limit of detection that allows
monitoring of food with residues at or
above the levels set in these tolerances.
The Analytical Chemistry section of the
EPA concluded that the method(s) are
adequate for enforcement. Analytical
methods are also available for analyzing
Meat, Milk, Poultry and Eggs which also
underwent successful independent
laboratory validations.
4. PP 4E8239. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0161). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
requests to establish tolerances in 40
CFR part 180 for combined residues of
the herbicide sethoxydim, 2-[1(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2cyclohexen-1-one, and its metabolites
containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one
moiety (calculated as the herbicide), in
or on the following raw agricultural
commodities: Berry, low growing,
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subgroup 13–07H, except strawberry at
2.5 ppm; Bushberry, subgroup 13–07B
at 5.0 ppm; Caneberry subgroup 13–07A
at 5.0 ppm; Fescue, forage at 6.0 ppm;
Fescue, hay at 4.0 ppm; Fruit, citrus,
group 10–10 at 0.5 ppm; Fruit, pome,
group 11–10 at 0.2 ppm; Fruit, small,
vine climbing, subgroup 13–07F, except
fuzzy kiwifruit at 1.0 ppm; Rapeseed
subgroup 20A at 35 ppm; Sunflower
subgroup 20B, except safflower, seed at
7.0 ppm; Cottonseed subgroup 20C at
5.0 ppm; Vegetable, bulb, group 3–07 at
1.0 ppm; and Vegetable, fruiting, group
8–10 at 4.0 ppm. Analytical methods for
detecting levels of sethoxydim and its
metabolites in or on food with a limit
of detection (LOD) that allows
monitoring of food with residues at or
above the level in these tolerances were
submitted to EPA. The proposed
analytical method involves extraction,
partition, and clean-up. Samples are
then analyzed by GC with sulfurspecific flame photometric detection.
The limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.05
ppm.
5. PP 4E8244. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0230). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
requests to establish tolerances in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the residues
of fungicide metconazole, 5-[(4chlorophenyl)-methyl]-2, 2-dimethyl-1(1H–1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)
cyclopentanol, measured as the sum of
cis- and trans- isomers in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities:
Fruit, stone, group 12–12 at 0.2 ppm;
Nut, tree, group 14–12 at 0.04 ppm; Pea
and bean, dried shelled, except soybean,
subgroup 6C at 0.15 ppm; Rapeseed
subgroup 20A at 0.08 ppm; and
Sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.9 ppm.
Independently validated analytical
methods have been submitted for
analyzing parent metconazole residues
with appropriate sensitivity for crops
and processed commodities for which a
tolerance is being requested.
6. PP 3F8164. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0644). Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to establish
a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide, zoxamide (3,
5-dichloro-N-(3-chloro-1-ethyl-1methyl-2-oxopropyl)-4methylbenzamide) and its metabolites
3,5-dichloro-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic
acid (RH–1455 and RH–141455) and
3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxymethylbenzoic
acid (RH–1452 and RH–141452)
calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of zoxamide, in or on Onion,
bulb, subgroup 3–07A at 0.7 ppm. A GC
with electron capture detection (GC/
ECD) and GC with mass selective
detection (GC/MSD) are available for
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tolerance enforcement for plant
commodities as primary and
confirmatory methods, respectively.
Adequate multiresidue methods are
available for enforcement of tolerances
for zoxamide only.
7. PP 3F8187. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0255). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, requests to establish a tolerance
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
metrafenone, (3-bromo-6-methoxy-2methylphenyl)(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6methylphenyl)methanone in or on
Vegetables, fruiting, group 8–10 at 1.0
ppm. The residues of parent
metrafenone in/on Tomato and Pepper
RAC samples were quantitated using an
LC/MS/MS multi-residue QuEChERS
method (BASF Study No. 398340). The
method was successfully validated on
Tomatoes and Peppers in conjunction
with these studies prior to analysis of
the field samples. Acceptable
concurrent method recovery data for
Tomato and Pepper RAC samples were
also obtained for metrafenone. The
validated limit of quantitation (LOQ) for
residues of metrafenone in/on Tomato
and Pepper RAC samples was 0.01 ppm.
The method LOD was 0.001 ppm, or
approximately 10% of the LOQ. An
independent laboratory validation
demonstrated good performance of the
QuEChERS method.
8. PP 3F8190. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0662). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide, fluopyram (N[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2pyridinyl]ethyl]-2(trifluoromethyl)benzamide), in or on
Soybean, seed at 0.04 ppm; Cotton, seed
at 0.01 ppm; Cotton, gin by-products at
0.80 ppm; Peanut at 0.09 ppm; Grain,
cereal, group 15 except rice at 0.03 ppm;
Grain, cereal, forage, group 16 at 1.5
ppm; and Grain, cereal, fodder, hay, and
straw, group 16, at 2.0 ppm; and for
residues of fluopyram and its metabolite
2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide,
expressed in parent equivalents in or on
Milk at 0.10 ppm; Beef, fat at 0.10 ppm;
Beef, byproducts at 0.70 ppm; Beef,
meat at 0.10 ppm; Egg at 0.15 ppm;
Poultry, fat at 0.10 ppm; Poultry, meat
at 0.10 ppm; Poultry, meat byproducts
at 0.20 ppm; Hog, fat at 0.05 ppm; Hog
meat at 0.10 ppm; and Hog, meat
byproducts at 0.70 ppm. Fluopyram is
the residue of concern for enforcement
in plant commodities required for
analysis based on the metabolic profile.
In animal commodities, the residue of
concern is fluopyram and fluopyrambenzamide. The analytical methods
involve solvent extraction, filtration and
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addition of an isotopically labeled
internal standards followed by solid
phase extraction. Quantitation is by LC–
MS/MS.
9. PP 3F8220. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0114). E.I. du Pont de Nemours &
Company (‘‘DuPont’’), 1007 Market
Street, Wilmington, DE 19898, requests
to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part
180 for residues of the fungicide
oxathiapiprolin, 1-(4-{4-[(5RS)-5-(2,6difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}-1-piperidyl)-2-[5methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol1-yl] ethanone, in or on the following
commodities: Grapes (import tolerance)
at 0.9 ppm; Vegetable, root and tuber
vegetables, tuberous and corm
vegetables (crop subgroup 1C) at 0.01
ppm; Bulb vegetables, onion, bulb (crop
subgroup 3–07A) at 0.04 ppm; Bulb
vegetables, onion, green (crop subgroup
3–07B) at 2 ppm; Fruiting vegetables
(crop group 8–10) at 0.2 ppm; Cucurbit
vegetables (crop group 9) at 0.2 ppm;
Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables, head
and stem Brassica (crop subgroup 5A) at
1.5 ppm; Leafy vegetables (except
Brassica vegetables), Leafy greens (crop
subgroup 4A) at 15 ppm; Peas, edible
podded at 1 ppm; Peas, succulent,
shelled at 0.05 ppm; and Ginseng root
at 0.4 ppm. Adequate analytical
methodology, HPLC–MS/MS detection,
is available for enforcement purposes.
10. PP 3F8227. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0153). ISK Biosciences Corporation,
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord,
Ohio 44077, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide pyriofenone,
(5-chloro-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3pyridinyl)(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6methylphenyl)methanone, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on
Cucurbit Vegetables, (Crop Group 9) at
0.3 ppm; and Berry and Small Fruit
(Crop Group 13–07), except Large
shrub/tree berry subgroup 13–07C at 0.9
ppm. A practical analytical method for
pyriofenone using liquid
chromatography-mass spectrometry/MS
(LC/MS/MS) is available for analysis of
grapes. This method has been confirmed
through independent laboratory
validation and is available for
enforcement purposes.
Amended Tolerance
1. PP 4E8239. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0161). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
requests to remove the existing
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.412 for
combined residues of the herbicide
sethoxydim, 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2cyclohexen-1-one, and its metabolites
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containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one
moiety (calculated as the herbicide), in
or on the following commodities are
removed, including: Blueberry at 4.0
ppm; Borage, seed at 6.0 ppm;
Caneberry subgroup 13A at 5.0 ppm;
Canola, seed at 35.0 ppm; Cotton,
undelinted seed at 5.0 ppm; Crambe,
seed at 35.0 ppm; Cranberry at 2.5 ppm;
Cuphea, seed at 35.0 ppm; Echium, seed
at 35.0 ppm; Flax, seed at 5.0 ppm;
Fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.5 ppm; Fruit,
pome, group 11 at 0.2 ppm; Gold of
pleasure, seed at 35.0 ppm; Grape at 1.0
ppm; Hare’s ear mustard, seed at 35.0
ppm; Juneberry at 5.0 ppm; Lesquerella,
seed at 35.0 ppm; Lingonberry at 5.0
ppm; Lunaria, seed at 35.0 ppm;
Meadowfoam, seed at 35.0 ppm;
Milkweed, seed at 35.0 ppm; Mustard,
seed at 35.0 ppm; Oil radish, seed at
35.0 ppm; Poppy, seed at 35.0 ppm;
Rapeseed, seed at 35.0 ppm; Salal at 5.0
ppm; Sesame, seed at 35.0 ppm;
Sunflower, seed at 7.0 ppm; Sweet
rocket, seed at 35.0 ppm; Vegetable,
bulb, group 3 at 1.0 ppm; and Vegetable,
fruiting, group 8 at 4.0 ppm, upon
establishment of the proposed
tolerances listed in 4. under ‘‘New
Tolerance’’.
2. PP 4E8244. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0230). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to
amend 40 CFR 180.617 by removing
tolerances for residues of the fungicide
metconazole, 5-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-2, 2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4triazol-1-ylmethyl) cyclopentanol,
measured as the sum of cis- and transisomers in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities: Canola seed
at 0.04 ppm; Fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.2
ppm; Pistachio at 0.04 ppm; and Nut,
Tree, Group 14 at 0.04 ppm. Upon
establishment of the proposed
tolerances listed in 5. under ‘‘New
Tolerance’’, these previously established
tolerances will be superseded by
inclusion in crop group or subgroup
tolerances established by this action.
3. PP 3F8191. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0225). Valent USA Corporation, 1101
14th Street, NW., Suite 1050,
Washington, DC 20005, requests to
amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.627
for residues of the fungicide
fluopicolide, [2,6-dichloro-N-[[3-chloro5-(trifluoromethyl)-2pyridinyl]methyl]benzamide], including
its metabolites and degradates, in or on
Vegetable, tuberous and corm subgroup
1C from 0.02 ppm to 0.3 ppm; and
Potato, processed waste from 0.05 ppm
to 0.3 ppm. Compliance with the
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tolerance levels specified below is to be
determined by measuring only
fluopicolide [2,6-dichloro-N-[[3-chloro5-(trifluoromethyl)-2pyridinyl]methyl]benzamide] in or on
the commodity. The Valent method RM43C-1 by LC/MS/MS is used to measure
and evaluate the chemical fluopicolide.
4. PP 3F8214. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0210). FMC Corporation, 1735 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, requests
to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR
180.418 for the residues of the
insecticide zeta-cypermethrin, in or on
Alfalfa, forage from 5.0 ppm to 15.0
ppm; and Alfalfa, hay from 15.0 ppm to
30.0 ppm. There is a practical analytical
method (gas chromatography with
Electron Capture Detection) (GC/ECD)
for detecting and measuring levels of
cypermethrin and zeta-cypermethrin in
or on food with a limit of detection
(LOD) that allows monitoring of food
with residues at or above the levels set
in these tolerances.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: May 15, 2014.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0008; FRL-9910-29]
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 June 23, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the 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: Lois Rossi, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: RDFRNotices@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.
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:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
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
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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 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 petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.
New Tolerance
1. PP 3E8178. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0297). PHARMAQ AS, P.O. Box 267
Skoyen, N-0213 Oslo, Norway c/o Center for Regulatory Services Inc.,
PHARMAQ AS, 5200 Wolf Run Shoals Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192, requests
to establish an import tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide deltamethrin, [(1R, 3R)-3(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropane-carboxylic acid (S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl
ester] and its major metabolites trans-deltamethrin [(s)-alpha-cyano-3-
phenoxybenzyl-(1R, 3S) -3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] and alpha-R-deltamethrin [(R)-
alphacyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(1R, 3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate], in or on Fin fish at 0.01 parts per
million (ppm). A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method
for determination of deltamethrin in Fish has been submitted to the
EPA.
2. PP 3E8226. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0207). Cheminova A/S, 1600 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209-2510, requests to establish
import tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide
gamma-cyhalothrin, in or on Fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.07 ppm;
Citrus, dried pulp at 0.2 ppm; and Citrus, oil at 3.5 ppm. An adequate
analytical method for determining lambda-cyhalothrin in plant matrices
has been previously submitted and accepted by EPA. (Note: The
analytical enforcement methods for lambda-cyhalothrin are applicable
for determination of gamma-cyhalothrin residues.)
3. PP 3E8228. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0248). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish
import tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
azoxystrobin, (methyl (E)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-
yloxy]phenyl{time} -3-methoxyacrylate) and the Z isomer of
azoxystrobin, (methyl (Z)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-
yloxy]pheny1{time} -3-methoxyacrylate) in or on the agricultural
commodities, in or on Coffee, bean, green at 0.03 ppm; Pear, Asian at
0.07 ppm; and Tea at 10 ppm. An adequate analytical method, GC with
nitrogen-phosphorus detection (GC-NPD) or in mobile phase by high
performance liquid chromatography with ultra-violet detection (HPLC-
UV), is available for enforcement purposes with a limit of detection
that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set
in these tolerances. The Analytical Chemistry section of the EPA
concluded that the method(s) are adequate for enforcement. Analytical
methods are also available for analyzing Meat, Milk, Poultry and Eggs
which also underwent successful independent laboratory validations.
4. PP 4E8239. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0161). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
combined residues of the herbicide sethoxydim, 2-[1-
(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-
one, and its metabolites containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety
(calculated as the herbicide), in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities: Berry, low growing,
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subgroup 13-07H, except strawberry at 2.5 ppm; Bushberry, subgroup 13-
07B at 5.0 ppm; Caneberry subgroup 13-07A at 5.0 ppm; Fescue, forage at
6.0 ppm; Fescue, hay at 4.0 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.5 ppm;
Fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 0.2 ppm; Fruit, small, vine climbing,
subgroup 13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit at 1.0 ppm; Rapeseed subgroup
20A at 35 ppm; Sunflower subgroup 20B, except safflower, seed at 7.0
ppm; Cottonseed subgroup 20C at 5.0 ppm; Vegetable, bulb, group 3-07 at
1.0 ppm; and Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 at 4.0 ppm. Analytical
methods for detecting levels of sethoxydim and its metabolites in or on
food with a limit of detection (LOD) that allows monitoring of food
with residues at or above the level in these tolerances were submitted
to EPA. The proposed analytical method involves extraction, partition,
and clean-up. Samples are then analyzed by GC with sulfur-specific
flame photometric detection. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.05
ppm.
5. PP 4E8244. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0230). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the residues of fungicide metconazole, 5-[(4-chlorophenyl)-
methyl]-2, 2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl) cyclopentanol,
measured as the sum of cis- and trans- isomers in or on the following
raw agricultural commodities: Fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 0.2 ppm;
Nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.04 ppm; Pea and bean, dried shelled, except
soybean, subgroup 6C at 0.15 ppm; Rapeseed subgroup 20A at 0.08 ppm;
and Sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.9 ppm. Independently validated
analytical methods have been submitted for analyzing parent metconazole
residues with appropriate sensitivity for crops and processed
commodities for which a tolerance is being requested.
6. PP 3F8164. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0644). Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the fungicide, zoxamide (3, 5-dichloro-N-(3-chloro-1-
ethyl-1-methyl-2-oxopropyl)-4-methylbenzamide) and its metabolites 3,5-
dichloro-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (RH-1455 and RH-141455) and 3,5-
dichloro-4-hydroxymethylbenzoic acid (RH-1452 and RH-141452) calculated
as the stoichiometric equivalent of zoxamide, in or on Onion, bulb,
subgroup 3-07A at 0.7 ppm. A GC with electron capture detection (GC/
ECD) and GC with mass selective detection (GC/MSD) are available for
tolerance enforcement for plant commodities as primary and confirmatory
methods, respectively. Adequate multiresidue methods are available for
enforcement of tolerances for zoxamide only.
7. PP 3F8187. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0255). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the metrafenone, (3-bromo-
6-methoxy-2-methylphenyl)(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylphenyl)methanone in
or on Vegetables, fruiting, group 8-10 at 1.0 ppm. The residues of
parent metrafenone in/on Tomato and Pepper RAC samples were quantitated
using an LC/MS/MS multi-residue QuEChERS method (BASF Study No.
398340). The method was successfully validated on Tomatoes and Peppers
in conjunction with these studies prior to analysis of the field
samples. Acceptable concurrent method recovery data for Tomato and
Pepper RAC samples were also obtained for metrafenone. The validated
limit of quantitation (LOQ) for residues of metrafenone in/on Tomato
and Pepper RAC samples was 0.01 ppm. The method LOD was 0.001 ppm, or
approximately 10% of the LOQ. An independent laboratory validation
demonstrated good performance of the QuEChERS method.
8. PP 3F8190. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0662). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide,
fluopyram (N-[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2-
(trifluoromethyl)benzamide), in or on Soybean, seed at 0.04 ppm;
Cotton, seed at 0.01 ppm; Cotton, gin by-products at 0.80 ppm; Peanut
at 0.09 ppm; Grain, cereal, group 15 except rice at 0.03 ppm; Grain,
cereal, forage, group 16 at 1.5 ppm; and Grain, cereal, fodder, hay,
and straw, group 16, at 2.0 ppm; and for residues of fluopyram and its
metabolite 2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide, expressed in parent
equivalents in or on Milk at 0.10 ppm; Beef, fat at 0.10 ppm; Beef,
byproducts at 0.70 ppm; Beef, meat at 0.10 ppm; Egg at 0.15 ppm;
Poultry, fat at 0.10 ppm; Poultry, meat at 0.10 ppm; Poultry, meat
byproducts at 0.20 ppm; Hog, fat at 0.05 ppm; Hog meat at 0.10 ppm; and
Hog, meat byproducts at 0.70 ppm. Fluopyram is the residue of concern
for enforcement in plant commodities required for analysis based on the
metabolic profile. In animal commodities, the residue of concern is
fluopyram and fluopyram-benzamide. The analytical methods involve
solvent extraction, filtration and addition of an isotopically labeled
internal standards followed by solid phase extraction. Quantitation is
by LC-MS/MS.
9. PP 3F8220. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0114). E.I. du Pont de Nemours &
Company (``DuPont''), 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898,
requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide oxathiapiprolin, 1-(4-{4-[(5RS)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-
dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl{time} -1-piperidyl)-2-[5-
methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl] ethanone, in or on the
following commodities: Grapes (import tolerance) at 0.9 ppm; Vegetable,
root and tuber vegetables, tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup
1C) at 0.01 ppm; Bulb vegetables, onion, bulb (crop subgroup 3-07A) at
0.04 ppm; Bulb vegetables, onion, green (crop subgroup 3-07B) at 2 ppm;
Fruiting vegetables (crop group 8-10) at 0.2 ppm; Cucurbit vegetables
(crop group 9) at 0.2 ppm; Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables, head and
stem Brassica (crop subgroup 5A) at 1.5 ppm; Leafy vegetables (except
Brassica vegetables), Leafy greens (crop subgroup 4A) at 15 ppm; Peas,
edible podded at 1 ppm; Peas, succulent, shelled at 0.05 ppm; and
Ginseng root at 0.4 ppm. Adequate analytical methodology, HPLC-MS/MS
detection, is available for enforcement purposes.
10. PP 3F8227. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0153). ISK Biosciences Corporation,
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
pyriofenone, (5-chloro-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3-pyridinyl)(2,3,4-
trimethoxy-6-methylphenyl)methanone, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on Cucurbit Vegetables, (Crop Group 9) at 0.3 ppm;
and Berry and Small Fruit (Crop Group 13-07), except Large shrub/tree
berry subgroup 13-07C at 0.9 ppm. A practical analytical method for
pyriofenone using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/MS (LC/MS/MS)
is available for analysis of grapes. This method has been confirmed
through independent laboratory validation and is available for
enforcement purposes.
Amended Tolerance
1. PP 4E8239. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0161). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to remove the existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.412
for combined residues of the herbicide sethoxydim, 2-[1-
(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-
one, and its metabolites
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containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as the herbicide),
in or on the following commodities are removed, including: Blueberry at
4.0 ppm; Borage, seed at 6.0 ppm; Caneberry subgroup 13A at 5.0 ppm;
Canola, seed at 35.0 ppm; Cotton, undelinted seed at 5.0 ppm; Crambe,
seed at 35.0 ppm; Cranberry at 2.5 ppm; Cuphea, seed at 35.0 ppm;
Echium, seed at 35.0 ppm; Flax, seed at 5.0 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group
10 at 0.5 ppm; Fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.2 ppm; Gold of pleasure, seed
at 35.0 ppm; Grape at 1.0 ppm; Hare's ear mustard, seed at 35.0 ppm;
Juneberry at 5.0 ppm; Lesquerella, seed at 35.0 ppm; Lingonberry at 5.0
ppm; Lunaria, seed at 35.0 ppm; Meadowfoam, seed at 35.0 ppm; Milkweed,
seed at 35.0 ppm; Mustard, seed at 35.0 ppm; Oil radish, seed at 35.0
ppm; Poppy, seed at 35.0 ppm; Rapeseed, seed at 35.0 ppm; Salal at 5.0
ppm; Sesame, seed at 35.0 ppm; Sunflower, seed at 7.0 ppm; Sweet
rocket, seed at 35.0 ppm; Vegetable, bulb, group 3 at 1.0 ppm; and
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 4.0 ppm, upon establishment of the
proposed tolerances listed in 4. under ``New Tolerance''.
2. PP 4E8244. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0230). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR
180.617 by removing tolerances for residues of the fungicide
metconazole, 5-[(4-chlorophenyl)-methyl]-2, 2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-
triazol-1-ylmethyl) cyclopentanol, measured as the sum of cis- and
trans- isomers in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
Canola seed at 0.04 ppm; Fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.2 ppm; Pistachio
at 0.04 ppm; and Nut, Tree, Group 14 at 0.04 ppm. Upon establishment of
the proposed tolerances listed in 5. under ``New Tolerance'', these
previously established tolerances will be superseded by inclusion in
crop group or subgroup tolerances established by this action.
3. PP 3F8191. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0225). Valent USA Corporation, 1101
14th Street, NW., Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20005, requests to amend
the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.627 for residues of the fungicide
fluopicolide, [2,6-dichloro-N-[[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-
pyridinyl]methyl]benzamide], including its metabolites and degradates,
in or on Vegetable, tuberous and corm subgroup 1C from 0.02 ppm to 0.3
ppm; and Potato, processed waste from 0.05 ppm to 0.3 ppm. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by
measuring only fluopicolide [2,6-dichloro-N-[[3-chloro-5-
(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]methyl]benzamide] in or on the commodity.
The Valent method RM-43C-1 by LC/MS/MS is used to measure and evaluate
the chemical fluopicolide.
4. PP 3F8214. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0210). FMC Corporation, 1735 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, requests to amend the tolerances in 40
CFR 180.418 for the residues of the insecticide zeta-cypermethrin, in
or on Alfalfa, forage from 5.0 ppm to 15.0 ppm; and Alfalfa, hay from
15.0 ppm to 30.0 ppm. There is a practical analytical method (gas
chromatography with Electron Capture Detection) (GC/ECD) for detecting
and measuring levels of cypermethrin and zeta-cypermethrin in or on
food with a limit of detection (LOD) that allows monitoring of food
with residues at or above the levels set in these tolerances.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: May 15, 2014.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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