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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0032; FRL–9931–74]
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
EPA’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 September 25, 2015.
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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I. General Information
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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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT for the division 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
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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
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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.
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achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
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address potential environmental justice
issues, EPA 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 EPA 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. EPA 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), 21 U.S.C. 346a(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 final determinations 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,
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prepared by the petitioner, is included
in a docket EPA has created for each
rulemaking. The docket for each of the
petitions is available 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 these 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
summaries referenced in this unit.
New Tolerances
1. PP 4F8261. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0397). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
requests to establish tolerances in 40
CFR 180.361 for residues of the
herbicide pendimethalin in or on milk
at 0.04 parts per million (ppm); cattle,
fat at 0.30 ppm; cattle, liver at 1.5 ppm;
cattle, meat at 0.1 ppm; cattle, meat
byproducts, except liver at 3.0 ppm;
goat, fat at 0.30 ppm; goat, liver at 1.5
ppm; goat, meat at 0.10 ppm; goat, meat
byproducts, except liver at 3.0 ppm;
horse, fat at 0.30 ppm; horse, liver at 1.5
ppm; horse, meat at 0.10 ppm; horse,
meat byproducts, except liver at 3.0
ppm; sheep, fat at 0.30 ppm; sheep, liver
at 1.5 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.10 ppm;
and sheep, meat byproducts, except
liver at 3.0 ppm. The aqueous organic
solvent extraction, column clean up,
and quantitation by a gas
chromatography (GC) method is used to
measure and evaluate pendimethalin
and its metabolite. Contact: RD.
2. PP 4F8284. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0443). Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W.
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.661 for
residues of the fungicide fluopyram (N[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2pyridinyl]ethyl]-2(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on the
raw agricultural commodities artichoke,
globe at 4.0 ppm; aspirated grain
fractions at 50.0 ppm; peanut hay at
40.0 ppm; hops at 60.0 ppm; root
vegetables, except beet, sugar, root, crop
subgroup 1B at 0.30 ppm; tuberous and
corm vegetables, crop subgroup 1C at
0.10 ppm; potato wet peel at 0.30 ppm;
vegetables, leaves of root and tuber, crop
group 2 at 30.0 ppm; bulb vegetables,
bulb onion (crop subgroup 3–07A) at
0.30 ppm; bulb vegetables, green onions
(crop subgroup 3–07B) at 15.0 ppm;
leafy greens (crop subgroup 4A),
without spinach at 20.0 ppm; leafy
greens (crop subgroup 4A) spinach at
40.0 ppm; leafy petioles subgroup,
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celery (crop subgroup 4B) at 20.0 ppm;
brassica leafy vegetables: Head and stem
(crop subgroup 5A) at 4.0 ppm; brassica
leafy vegetables: Leafy greens (crop
subgroup 5B) at 50.0 ppm; soybean
forage at 9.0 ppm; soybean hay at 30.0
ppm; legume vegetables: Edible podded
(crop subgroup 6A) at 4.0 ppm; legume
vegetables: Succulent shelled peas and
beans (crop subgroup 6B) at 0.20 ppm;
legume vegetables: Dried shelled peas
and beans (crop subgroup 6C) at 0.70
ppm; vegetable, foliage of legume
vegetables, forage, hay and vines, forage
(crop group 7) at 90.0 ppm; fruiting
vegetables, tomato subgroup (crop
subgroup 8–10A) at 1.00 ppm; fruiting
vegetables, pepper/eggplant subgroup
(crop subgroup 8–10B) at 3.00 ppm;
cucurbit vegetables (crop group 9A),
melon subgroup at 0.90 ppm; cucurbit
vegetables (crop group 9B), cucumber/
squash subgroup at 0.30 ppm; citrus
fruits (crop group 10–10) at 0.90 ppm;
citrus oil at 8.0 ppm; pome fruit (crop
group 11–10) at 2.0 ppm; stone fruit
(crop group 12–12A), cherry subgroup at
2.00 ppm; stone fruit (crop group 12–
12B), peach subgroup at 1.00 ppm; stone
fruit (crop group 12–12C), plum
subgroup at 0.50 ppm; berries and small
fruit: Caneberry (crop subgroup 13–07A)
at 5.0 ppm; berries and small fruit:
Bushberry (crop subgroup 13–07B) at
7.0 ppm; raisins at 4.0 ppm; berries and
small fruit, small fruit vine climbing,
except fuzzy kiwi (crop subgroup 13–
07F) at 1.5 ppm; berries and small fruit:
Low growing berry (crop subgroup 13–
07G) at 2.0 ppm; sorghum, grain at 1.5
ppm; wheat milled by-products at 2.0
ppm; grass forage, fodder and hay:
Forage (crop group 17) at 80.0 ppm;
herb crop (subcrop group 19A) at 70.0
ppm; dill seed at 70.00 ppm; herbs,
dried at 400 ppm; oilseeds, rapeseed,
canola (crop subgroup 20A) at 0.70
ppm; oilseeds, sunflower, seed (crop
subgroup 20B) at 0.70 ppm; and
oilseeds: Cottonseed (crop subgroup
20C) at 0.80 ppm and in or on the
animal commodities chicken, meat
byproducts at 0.40 ppm; chicken, fat at
0.15 ppm; chicken, meat at 0.10 ppm;
goat, fat at 4.00 ppm; and goat, meat at
4.00 ppm. Bayer CropScience LP also
requests to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR 180.661 for indirect or inadvertent
residues of the fungicide fluopyram (N[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2pyridinyl]ethyl]-2(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on the
raw agricultural commodity sugarcane,
cane at 0.08 ppm. High performance
liquid chromatography-electrospray
ionization/tandem mass spectrometry
(LC/MS/MS) is used to measure and
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evaluate the chemical fluopyram.
Contact: RD.
3. PP 5E8362. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0439). Makhteshim Agan of North
America, Inc., d/b/a ADAMA, 3120
Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh,
NC 27604, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.427 for residues
of the insecticide/miticide taufluvalinate in or on wine grapes at 1.0
ppm. The Pesticide Analytical Manual
(PAM) Volume II lists Method I, a GC
method with electron capture detection
(ECD), which is used to measure and
evaluate the chemical tau-fluvalinate,
cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl N-[2chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-Dvalinate, in or on plant and animal
commodities. The stated limits of
quantitation are 0.01 ppm for plant
commodities (except oil) and animal
commodities and 0.02 ppm for oil. In
addition, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) multi-residue
methods published in the PAM Volume
I, section 302 and 303, showed an
acceptable recovery (≤80%) for taufluvalinate. Contact: RD.
4. PP 5E8363. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0390). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), Rutgers University,
500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.494
for residues of the insecticide pyridaben
[2-tert-butyl-5-(4-tert-butylbenzylthio)-4chloropyridazin-3(2H)-one] in or on
cucumber at 0.5 ppm; berry, low
growing, subgroup 13–07G, except
cranberry at 2.5 ppm; fruit, citrus, group
10–10 at 0.5 ppm; fruit, pome, group
11–10 at 0.75 ppm; fruit, small, vine
climbing, subgroup 13–07F, except
fuzzy kiwifruit at 1.5 ppm; fruit, stone,
group 12–12 at 2.5 ppm; and nut, tree,
group 14–12 at 0.05 ppm. The proposed
analytical methodology for enforcement
involves extraction, partition, clean up,
and detection of pyridaben residues by
gas chromatography/electron capture
detector (GC/ECD). The limit of
quantitation (LOQ) of pyridaben by the
method is 0.01192 ppm, which will
allow monitoring of food residues at the
level proposed for the tolerances.
Contact: RD.
5. PP 5E8371. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0235). IR–4, Rutgers University, 500
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.628
for residues of the insecticide
chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4chloro-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide,
in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities: Nut, tree, group 14–12 at
0.02 ppm and fruit, stone, group 12–12
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at 2.5 ppm. In requesting these
tolerances, IR–4 notes that the proposed
tolerances represent a lowering of
established, related tolerances in or on
fruit, stone, group 12–12, except cherry,
chickasaw plum, and damson plum at
4.0 ppm and nut, tree, group 14 at 0.04
ppm. Analytical methodology has been
developed and validated for
enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
6. PP 5F8343. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0226). Gowan Co., P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to establish
a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide benzobicyclon
in or on rice (grain, straw) at 0.1 ppm.
The practical analytical method LC/MS
is used to measure and evaluate the
chemical benzobicyclon and the
metabolite 1315P–070. Contact: RD.
7. PP 5F8344. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0324). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
requests to establish tolerances in 40
CFR 180.666 for residues of the
fungicide fluxapyroxad in or on citrus,
dried pulp at 2.7 ppm; citrus, oil at 19
ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10–10 at 1.0
ppm; grass forage, fodder and hay,
group 17 at 30 ppm; nongrass animal
feeds, group 18 at 30 ppm; and poultry,
fat at 0.005 ppm. Independently
validated analytical methods have been
submitted for analyzing residues of
parent fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F) plus
metabolites M700F008, M700F048, and
M700F002 with appropriate sensitivity
in/on plant/crop raw agricultural
commodities and processed fractions
and in animal meat, fat, liver and
kidney matrices, skim milk, cream,
poultry meat, fat, liver, and eggs for
which tolerances have been established
or are being proposed. Contact: RD.
8. PP 5F8359. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0405). ISK Biosciences Corp., 7470
Auburn Rd., Suite A, Concord, OH,
44077, requests to establish tolerances
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
herbicide tolpyralate 1-[[1-Ethyl-4-[3-(2methoxyethoxy)-2-methyl-4(methylsulfonyl)benzoyl]-1H-pyrazol-5yl]oxy]ethyl methyl carbonate (CAS),
including its metabolite MT–2153, in or
on the raw agricultural commodities of
corn that include field corn, sweet corn,
and popcorn at 0.01 ppm. Liquid
chromatography-MS/MS is used to
measure and evaluate tolpyralate and its
metabolite. Contact: RD.
9. PP 5F8367. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0412). Lewis and Harrison, LLC, 122 C
St., NW., Suite 505, Washington, DC
20001 (on behalf of Nissan Chemical
Industries, Ltd., 7–1, 3-chome, KandaNishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101–
0054, Japan), requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.441 for
residues of the herbicide quizalofop-p-
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ethyl in or on crayfish at 0.04 ppm and
rice, grain at 0.05 ppm. A modified
Morse Method Meth-147 using reverse
HPLC with fluorescence detection is
used to measure and evaluate the
chemical quizalofop-p-ethyl, convertible
to 2-methoxy-6-chloroquinoxaline
(MeCHQ). Contact: RD.
Amended Tolerances
1. PP 4F8261. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0397). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
requests to amend the tolerances in 40
CFR 180.361 for residues of the
herbicide pendimethalin in or on grass
forage, fodder, and hay crop group 17,
forage at 1,000 ppm and grass forage,
fodder, and hay crop group 17, hay at
2,000 ppm. The aqueous organic solvent
extraction, column clean up, and
quantitation by a GC method is used to
measure and evaluate the chemicals
pendimethalin and its metabolite.
Contact: RD.
2. PP 4F8284. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0443). Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W.
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709, requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.661 for
residues of the fungicide fluopyram (N[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2pyridinyl]ethyl]-2(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on the
raw agricultural commodities peanut at
0.20 ppm; sugar beet, roots at 0.09 ppm;
soybean, seed at 0.30 ppm; soybean
forage at 9.0 ppm; soybean hay at 30.0
ppm; tree nuts (crop group 14) at 0.04
ppm; almond hulls at 10.00 ppm; grain,
cereal, except rice and sorghum (crop
group 15) at 0.90 ppm; cereal grain,
except rice, forage, fodder and straw
(crop group 16) at 20.0 ppm; and cotton
gin by-product at 30.00 ppm and in or
on the animal commodities cattle, meat
byproducts at 40.00 ppm; cattle, fat at
4.00 ppm; cattle, meat at 4.00 ppm;
milk, cattle at 2.00 ppm; eggs, chicken
at 0.20 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at
0.40 ppm; hog, fat at 0.04 ppm; hog,
meat at 0.04 ppm; horse, meat
byproducts at 40.00 ppm; horse, fat at
4.00 ppm; horse, meat at 4.00 ppm; goat,
meat byproducts at 40.00 ppm; sheep,
meat byproducts at 40.00 ppm; sheep,
fat at 4.00 ppm; and sheep, meat at 4.00
ppm. Bayer CropScience LP also
requests to delete tolerances in 40 CFR
180.661 for residues of the fungicide
fluopyram (N-[2-[3-chloro-5(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on the
raw agricultural commodities apple at
0.30 ppm; bean, dry at 0.09 ppm; beet,
sugar, roots at 0.04 ppm; apple wet
pomace at 0.60 ppm; cherry at 0.60
ppm; grape, wine at 2.0 ppm; potato at
0.02 ppm; strawberry at 1.5 ppm; and
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watermelon at 1.0 ppm. High
performance liquid chromatographyelectrospray ionization/tandem mass
spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical
fluopyram. Contact: RD.
3. PP 5E8363. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0390). IR–4, Rutgers University, 500
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to remove
existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.494
for residues of the insecticide pyridaben
[2-tert-butyl-5-(4-tert-butylbenzylthio)-4chloropyridazin-3(2H)-one] in or on
apple at 0.5 ppm; pear at 0.75 ppm; nut,
tree, group 14 at 0.05 ppm; citrus (fruit)
at 0.5 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12 at 2.5
ppm; pistachio at 0.05 ppm; grape at 1.5
ppm; and strawberry at 2.5 ppm upon
approval of tolerances listed under New
Tolerances, Unit II., Number 4, PP
5E8363 as they would be redundant.
The proposed analytical methodology
for enforcement is gas chromatography/
electron capture detector (GC/ECD). The
limit of quantitation (LOQ) of pyridaben
by the method is 0.01192 ppm, which
will allow monitoring of food residues
at the level proposed for the tolerances.
Contact: RD.
4. PP 5E8371. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0235). IR–4, Rutgers University, 500
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
the existing tolerances in 40 CFR
180.628 for residues of the insecticide
chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4chloro-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide,
in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities: Artichoke, globe from 4.0
ppm to 2.0 ppm; and hop, dried cones
from 90 ppm to 40 ppm. In requesting
these tolerances, IR–4 notes that the
proposed amended tolerances for hop,
dried cones; and artichoke, globe
represent a lowering of established
tolerances. Upon establishment of the
tolerances associated with PP 5E8371,
IR–4 requests to remove the following
existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.628:
Nut, tree, group 14 at 0.04 ppm;
pistachio at 0.04 ppm; fruit, stone,
group 12–12, except cherry, chickasaw
plum, and damson plum at 4.0 ppm;
cherry, sweet at 2.0 ppm; cherry, tart at
2.0 ppm; plum, chickasaw at 2.0 ppm;
and plum, damson at 2.0 ppm.
Analytical methodology has been
developed and validated for
enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
5. PP 5F8344. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0324). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
requests to amend the tolerances in 40
CFR 180.666 for residues of the
fungicide fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F) in
or on egg from 0.002 ppm to 0.01 ppm
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and to delete the established tolerance
for inadvertent residues for nongrass
animal feeds, group 18 at 0.3 ppm.
Independently validated analytical
methods have been submitted for
analyzing residues of parent
fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F) plus
metabolites M700F008, M700F048, and
M700F002 with appropriate sensitivity
in/on plant/crop raw agricultural
commodities and processed fractions
and in animal meat, fat, liver and
kidney matrices, skim milk, cream,
poultry meat, fat, liver, and eggs for
which tolerances have been established
or are being proposed. Contact: RD.
New Tolerance Exemptions
1. PP 4F8280. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0457). Spring Trading Co., 10805 W.
Timberwagon Cir., Spring, TX 77380–
4030 (on behalf of CH Biotech R&D Co.
LTD, No. 121, Xian an Rd., Xianxi
Township, Changhua County 507,
Taiwan (R.O.C.) 50741), requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of the plant growth
regulator betaine in or on all food
commodities. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because
betaine is used as an additive in baby
formula as a food supplement and
because there was no increased
susceptibility demonstrated in the
developmental toxicity and
reproduction studies. Contact: BPPD.
2. PP 4F8317. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
0420). LidoChem, Inc., 20 Village Ct.,
Hazlet, NJ 07730, requests to establish
an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide, nematocide,
and plant growth regulator Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens strain PTA–4838 in
or on all food commodities. The
petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed because it is petitioning for a
tolerance exemption. Contact: BPPD.
3. PP IN–10786. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0373). Dow AgroSciences LLC,
9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN
46268, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of propanoic acid,
2-methyl-, monoester with 2,2,4trimethyl-l,3-pentanediol (CAS Reg. No.
25265–77–4) when used as an inert
ingredient (solvent, cosolvent) in
pesticide formulations applied to
growing crops and raw agricultural
commodities after harvest under 40 CFR
180.910. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it
is not required for an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:
RD.
4. PP IN–10792. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0249). Clariant Corp., 4000
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requests to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of D-Glucitol, 1-deoxy-1(methylamino)-, N-C8-10 acyl derivs.
(CAS Reg. No. 1591782–62–5) when
used as an inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations applied to growing crops
or to raw agricultural commodities after
harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The
petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed because it is not required for
an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
5. PP IN–10807. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0421). Lamberti USA, Inc., 161
Washington St., Suite 1000,
Conshohocken, PA 19428, requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of polymers of tamarind seed gum, 2hydroxypropyl ether or tamarind seed
gum, 2-hydroxypropyl ether polymers
with a minimum number-average
molecular weight (in amu) of 10,000
(CAS Reg. No. 68551–04–2) when used
as an inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations under 40 CFR 180.960.
The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because it is not
required for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
6. PP IN–10814. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0376). BASF Corp., 100 Park Ave.,
Florham Park, NJ 07932, requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of 2-propenoic acid, polymer with
ethenylbenzene and (1methylethenyl)benzene with a
minimum number-average molecular
weight (in amu) of 2,000 (CAS Reg. No.
52831–04–6) when used as an inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations
under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
7. PP IN–10821. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0482). Lamberti USA, Inc., 161
Washington St., Suite 1000,
Conshohocken, PA 19428, requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of cellulose carboxymethyl ether,
potassium salt with a number-average
molecular weight (in amu) from 1,000 to
10,000 (CAS Reg. No. 54848–04–3)
when used as an inert ingredient in
pesticide formulations under 40 CFR
180.960. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it
is not required for an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:
RD.
8. PP IN–10826. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0442). BYK USA, Inc., 524 South
Cherry St., Wallingford, CT 06492–4453,
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requests to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of poly[oxy(methyl-1,2ethanediyl)], a-[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecen1-yl]- w-[[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecen-1yl]oxy] with a minimum numberaverage molecular weight (in amu) of
2,300 (CAS Reg. No. 26571–49–3) when
used as an inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations under 40 CFR 180.960.
The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because it is not
required for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
9. PP IN–10830. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0465). Spring Trading Co., 203
Dogwood Trl., Magnolia, TX 77354 (on
behalf of Croda, Inc., 315 Cherry Ln.,
New Castle, DE 19720), requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of polyester polyol polymers with a
minimum number-average molecular
weight (in amu) greater than 1,000 (CAS
Reg. Nos. 68562–93–6, 943440–33–3,
1681043–28–6, 1681043–31–1,
1681043–33–3, 1685270–83–0,
1685270–84–1, 1685270–99–8,
1685271–01–5, 1685271–02–6, and
1685271–04–8) when used as inert
ingredients in pesticide formulations
under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
10. PP IN–10834. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0451). Spring Trading Co., 203
Dogwood Trl., Magnolia, TX 77354 (on
behalf of Croda, Inc., 315 Cherry Ln.,
New Castle, DE 19720), requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of polyamide ester polymers with a
minimum number-average molecular
weight (in amu) greater than 1,000 (CAS
Reg. Nos. 678991–29–2, 363162–42–9,
951153–32–5, 1699751–19–3, 1699751–
23–9, 1699751–24–0, 1699751–25–1,
1699751–28–4, 1699751–29–5,
1699751–31–9, and 1685271–04–8)
when used as inert ingredients in
pesticide formulations under 40 CFR
180.960. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it
is not required for an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:
RD.
11. PP IN–10837. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0485). Stepan Co., 22 West
Frontage Rd., Northfield, IL 60093,
requests to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of a-[2,4,6-tris[1(phenyl)ethyl]phenyl]- w-hydroxy
poly(oxyethylene) poly(oxypropylene)
copolymer, the poly(oxypropylene)
content averages 2–8 moles, the
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30 moles, with a minimum numberaverage molecular weight (in amu) of
1,500 (CAS Reg. No. 70880–56–7) when
used as an inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations under 40 CFR 180.960.
The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because it is not
required for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
Amended Tolerance Exemption
1. PP 4F8266. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–
0918). Valent BioSciences Corp., 870
Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048,
requests to amend an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
180.1156 for residues of the fungicide,
insecticide, algaecide, and nematocide
cinnamaldehyde in or on all food
commodities. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because
residues of cinnamaldehyde have
previously been granted an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance in
the Federal Register of February 17,
1999 (64 FR 7804) (FRL–6049–9)
(corrected in the Federal Register of
March 24, 1999 (64 FR 14099) (FRL–
6069–2)). Contact: BPPD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: August 11, 2015.
R. McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0032; FRL-9931-74]
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 EPA'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 September 25, 2015.
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.
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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.html. 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: Robert McNally, Director,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main
telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov;
or Susan Lewis, Director, Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main
telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
The mailing address for each contact person is: Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001. As part of the mailing address, include the
contact person's name, division, and mail code. The division to contact
is listed at the end of each pesticide petition summary.
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 under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division 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 preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
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, EPA
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 EPA 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. EPA 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), 21 U.S.C. 346a(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 final determinations 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 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 these 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 summaries referenced in this unit.
New Tolerances
1. PP 4F8261. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0397). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish tolerances in
40 CFR 180.361 for residues of the herbicide pendimethalin in or on
milk at 0.04 parts per million (ppm); cattle, fat at 0.30 ppm; cattle,
liver at 1.5 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.1 ppm; cattle, meat byproducts,
except liver at 3.0 ppm; goat, fat at 0.30 ppm; goat, liver at 1.5 ppm;
goat, meat at 0.10 ppm; goat, meat byproducts, except liver at 3.0 ppm;
horse, fat at 0.30 ppm; horse, liver at 1.5 ppm; horse, meat at 0.10
ppm; horse, meat byproducts, except liver at 3.0 ppm; sheep, fat at
0.30 ppm; sheep, liver at 1.5 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.10 ppm; and sheep,
meat byproducts, except liver at 3.0 ppm. The aqueous organic solvent
extraction, column clean up, and quantitation by a gas chromatography
(GC) method is used to measure and evaluate pendimethalin and its
metabolite. Contact: RD.
2. PP 4F8284. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0443). Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W.
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.661 for residues of the fungicide fluopyram
(N-[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2-
(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on the raw agricultural commodities
artichoke, globe at 4.0 ppm; aspirated grain fractions at 50.0 ppm;
peanut hay at 40.0 ppm; hops at 60.0 ppm; root vegetables, except beet,
sugar, root, crop subgroup 1B at 0.30 ppm; tuberous and corm
vegetables, crop subgroup 1C at 0.10 ppm; potato wet peel at 0.30 ppm;
vegetables, leaves of root and tuber, crop group 2 at 30.0 ppm; bulb
vegetables, bulb onion (crop subgroup 3-07A) at 0.30 ppm; bulb
vegetables, green onions (crop subgroup 3-07B) at 15.0 ppm; leafy
greens (crop subgroup 4A), without spinach at 20.0 ppm; leafy greens
(crop subgroup 4A) spinach at 40.0 ppm; leafy petioles subgroup,
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celery (crop subgroup 4B) at 20.0 ppm; brassica leafy vegetables: Head
and stem (crop subgroup 5A) at 4.0 ppm; brassica leafy vegetables:
Leafy greens (crop subgroup 5B) at 50.0 ppm; soybean forage at 9.0 ppm;
soybean hay at 30.0 ppm; legume vegetables: Edible podded (crop
subgroup 6A) at 4.0 ppm; legume vegetables: Succulent shelled peas and
beans (crop subgroup 6B) at 0.20 ppm; legume vegetables: Dried shelled
peas and beans (crop subgroup 6C) at 0.70 ppm; vegetable, foliage of
legume vegetables, forage, hay and vines, forage (crop group 7) at 90.0
ppm; fruiting vegetables, tomato subgroup (crop subgroup 8-10A) at 1.00
ppm; fruiting vegetables, pepper/eggplant subgroup (crop subgroup 8-
10B) at 3.00 ppm; cucurbit vegetables (crop group 9A), melon subgroup
at 0.90 ppm; cucurbit vegetables (crop group 9B), cucumber/squash
subgroup at 0.30 ppm; citrus fruits (crop group 10-10) at 0.90 ppm;
citrus oil at 8.0 ppm; pome fruit (crop group 11-10) at 2.0 ppm; stone
fruit (crop group 12-12A), cherry subgroup at 2.00 ppm; stone fruit
(crop group 12-12B), peach subgroup at 1.00 ppm; stone fruit (crop
group 12-12C), plum subgroup at 0.50 ppm; berries and small fruit:
Caneberry (crop subgroup 13-07A) at 5.0 ppm; berries and small fruit:
Bushberry (crop subgroup 13-07B) at 7.0 ppm; raisins at 4.0 ppm;
berries and small fruit, small fruit vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwi
(crop subgroup 13-07F) at 1.5 ppm; berries and small fruit: Low growing
berry (crop subgroup 13-07G) at 2.0 ppm; sorghum, grain at 1.5 ppm;
wheat milled by-products at 2.0 ppm; grass forage, fodder and hay:
Forage (crop group 17) at 80.0 ppm; herb crop (subcrop group 19A) at
70.0 ppm; dill seed at 70.00 ppm; herbs, dried at 400 ppm; oilseeds,
rapeseed, canola (crop subgroup 20A) at 0.70 ppm; oilseeds, sunflower,
seed (crop subgroup 20B) at 0.70 ppm; and oilseeds: Cottonseed (crop
subgroup 20C) at 0.80 ppm and in or on the animal commodities chicken,
meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; chicken, fat at 0.15 ppm; chicken, meat at
0.10 ppm; goat, fat at 4.00 ppm; and goat, meat at 4.00 ppm. Bayer
CropScience LP also requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.661
for indirect or inadvertent residues of the fungicide fluopyram (N-[2-
[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2-
(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on the raw agricultural commodity
sugarcane, cane at 0.08 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography-
electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical fluopyram. Contact: RD.
3. PP 5E8362. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0439). Makhteshim Agan of North
America, Inc., d/b/a ADAMA, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh,
NC 27604, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.427 for
residues of the insecticide/miticide tau-fluvalinate in or on wine
grapes at 1.0 ppm. The Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Volume II
lists Method I, a GC method with electron capture detection (ECD),
which is used to measure and evaluate the chemical tau-fluvalinate,
cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl N-[2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-D-
valinate, in or on plant and animal commodities. The stated limits of
quantitation are 0.01 ppm for plant commodities (except oil) and animal
commodities and 0.02 ppm for oil. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) multi-residue methods published in the PAM Volume
I, section 302 and 303, showed an acceptable recovery (>80%) for tau-
fluvalinate. Contact: RD.
4. PP 5E8363. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0390). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers University, 500 College Rd. East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in
40 CFR 180.494 for residues of the insecticide pyridaben [2-tert-butyl-
5-(4-tert-butylbenzylthio)-4-chloropyridazin-3(2H)-one] in or on
cucumber at 0.5 ppm; berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except
cranberry at 2.5 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.5 ppm; fruit,
pome, group 11-10 at 0.75 ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing, subgroup
13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit at 1.5 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12-12 at
2.5 ppm; and nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.05 ppm. The proposed
analytical methodology for enforcement involves extraction, partition,
clean up, and detection of pyridaben residues by gas chromatography/
electron capture detector (GC/ECD). The limit of quantitation (LOQ) of
pyridaben by the method is 0.01192 ppm, which will allow monitoring of
food residues at the level proposed for the tolerances. Contact: RD.
5. PP 5E8371. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0235). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.628 for residues of the insecticide
chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)-
carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, in
or on the following raw agricultural commodities: Nut, tree, group 14-
12 at 0.02 ppm and fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 2.5 ppm. In requesting
these tolerances, IR-4 notes that the proposed tolerances represent a
lowering of established, related tolerances in or on fruit, stone,
group 12-12, except cherry, chickasaw plum, and damson plum at 4.0 ppm
and nut, tree, group 14 at 0.04 ppm. Analytical methodology has been
developed and validated for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
6. PP 5F8343. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0226). Gowan Co., P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the herbicide benzobicyclon in or on rice (grain,
straw) at 0.1 ppm. The practical analytical method LC/MS is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical benzobicyclon and the metabolite
1315P-070. Contact: RD.
7. PP 5F8344. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0324). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish tolerances in
40 CFR 180.666 for residues of the fungicide fluxapyroxad in or on
citrus, dried pulp at 2.7 ppm; citrus, oil at 19 ppm; fruit, citrus,
group 10-10 at 1.0 ppm; grass forage, fodder and hay, group 17 at 30
ppm; nongrass animal feeds, group 18 at 30 ppm; and poultry, fat at
0.005 ppm. Independently validated analytical methods have been
submitted for analyzing residues of parent fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F)
plus metabolites M700F008, M700F048, and M700F002 with appropriate
sensitivity in/on plant/crop raw agricultural commodities and processed
fractions and in animal meat, fat, liver and kidney matrices, skim
milk, cream, poultry meat, fat, liver, and eggs for which tolerances
have been established or are being proposed. Contact: RD.
8. PP 5F8359. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0405). ISK Biosciences Corp., 7470
Auburn Rd., Suite A, Concord, OH, 44077, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide tolpyralate
1-[[1-Ethyl-4-[3-(2-methoxyethoxy)-2-methyl-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzoyl]-
1H-pyrazol-5-yl]oxy]ethyl methyl carbonate (CAS), including its
metabolite MT-2153, in or on the raw agricultural commodities of corn
that include field corn, sweet corn, and popcorn at 0.01 ppm. Liquid
chromatography-MS/MS is used to measure and evaluate tolpyralate and
its metabolite. Contact: RD.
9. PP 5F8367. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0412). Lewis and Harrison, LLC, 122
C St., NW., Suite 505, Washington, DC 20001 (on behalf of Nissan
Chemical Industries, Ltd., 7-1, 3-chome, Kanda-Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-0054, Japan), requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR
180.441 for residues of the herbicide quizalofop-p-
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ethyl in or on crayfish at 0.04 ppm and rice, grain at 0.05 ppm. A
modified Morse Method Meth-147 using reverse HPLC with fluorescence
detection is used to measure and evaluate the chemical quizalofop-p-
ethyl, convertible to 2-methoxy-6-chloroquinoxaline (MeCHQ). Contact:
RD.
Amended Tolerances
1. PP 4F8261. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0397). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to amend the tolerances in
40 CFR 180.361 for residues of the herbicide pendimethalin in or on
grass forage, fodder, and hay crop group 17, forage at 1,000 ppm and
grass forage, fodder, and hay crop group 17, hay at 2,000 ppm. The
aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up, and quantitation
by a GC method is used to measure and evaluate the chemicals
pendimethalin and its metabolite. Contact: RD.
2. PP 4F8284. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0443). Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W.
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.661 for residues of the fungicide fluopyram
(N-[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2-
(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on the raw agricultural commodities
peanut at 0.20 ppm; sugar beet, roots at 0.09 ppm; soybean, seed at
0.30 ppm; soybean forage at 9.0 ppm; soybean hay at 30.0 ppm; tree nuts
(crop group 14) at 0.04 ppm; almond hulls at 10.00 ppm; grain, cereal,
except rice and sorghum (crop group 15) at 0.90 ppm; cereal grain,
except rice, forage, fodder and straw (crop group 16) at 20.0 ppm; and
cotton gin by-product at 30.00 ppm and in or on the animal commodities
cattle, meat byproducts at 40.00 ppm; cattle, fat at 4.00 ppm; cattle,
meat at 4.00 ppm; milk, cattle at 2.00 ppm; eggs, chicken at 0.20 ppm;
hog, meat byproducts at 0.40 ppm; hog, fat at 0.04 ppm; hog, meat at
0.04 ppm; horse, meat byproducts at 40.00 ppm; horse, fat at 4.00 ppm;
horse, meat at 4.00 ppm; goat, meat byproducts at 40.00 ppm; sheep,
meat byproducts at 40.00 ppm; sheep, fat at 4.00 ppm; and sheep, meat
at 4.00 ppm. Bayer CropScience LP also requests to delete tolerances in
40 CFR 180.661 for residues of the fungicide fluopyram (N-[2-[3-chloro-
5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in
or on the raw agricultural commodities apple at 0.30 ppm; bean, dry at
0.09 ppm; beet, sugar, roots at 0.04 ppm; apple wet pomace at 0.60 ppm;
cherry at 0.60 ppm; grape, wine at 2.0 ppm; potato at 0.02 ppm;
strawberry at 1.5 ppm; and watermelon at 1.0 ppm. High performance
liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry
(LC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical fluopyram.
Contact: RD.
3. PP 5E8363. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0390). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to remove
existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.494 for residues of the insecticide
pyridaben [2-tert-butyl-5-(4-tert-butylbenzylthio)-4-chloropyridazin-
3(2H)-one] in or on apple at 0.5 ppm; pear at 0.75 ppm; nut, tree,
group 14 at 0.05 ppm; citrus (fruit) at 0.5 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12
at 2.5 ppm; pistachio at 0.05 ppm; grape at 1.5 ppm; and strawberry at
2.5 ppm upon approval of tolerances listed under New Tolerances, Unit
II., Number 4, PP 5E8363 as they would be redundant. The proposed
analytical methodology for enforcement is gas chromatography/electron
capture detector (GC/ECD). The limit of quantitation (LOQ) of pyridaben
by the method is 0.01192 ppm, which will allow monitoring of food
residues at the level proposed for the tolerances. Contact: RD.
4. PP 5E8371. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0235). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
the existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.628 for residues of the
insecticide chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-methyl-6-
[(methylamino)-carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-
carboxamide, in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
Artichoke, globe from 4.0 ppm to 2.0 ppm; and hop, dried cones from 90
ppm to 40 ppm. In requesting these tolerances, IR-4 notes that the
proposed amended tolerances for hop, dried cones; and artichoke, globe
represent a lowering of established tolerances. Upon establishment of
the tolerances associated with PP 5E8371, IR-4 requests to remove the
following existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.628: Nut, tree, group 14 at
0.04 ppm; pistachio at 0.04 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12-12, except
cherry, chickasaw plum, and damson plum at 4.0 ppm; cherry, sweet at
2.0 ppm; cherry, tart at 2.0 ppm; plum, chickasaw at 2.0 ppm; and plum,
damson at 2.0 ppm. Analytical methodology has been developed and
validated for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
5. PP 5F8344. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0324). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr.,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to amend the tolerances in
40 CFR 180.666 for residues of the fungicide fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F)
in or on egg from 0.002 ppm to 0.01 ppm and to delete the established
tolerance for inadvertent residues for nongrass animal feeds, group 18
at 0.3 ppm. Independently validated analytical methods have been
submitted for analyzing residues of parent fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F)
plus metabolites M700F008, M700F048, and M700F002 with appropriate
sensitivity in/on plant/crop raw agricultural commodities and processed
fractions and in animal meat, fat, liver and kidney matrices, skim
milk, cream, poultry meat, fat, liver, and eggs for which tolerances
have been established or are being proposed. Contact: RD.
New Tolerance Exemptions
1. PP 4F8280. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0457). Spring Trading Co., 10805 W.
Timberwagon Cir., Spring, TX 77380-4030 (on behalf of CH Biotech R&D
Co. LTD, No. 121, Xian an Rd., Xianxi Township, Changhua County 507,
Taiwan (R.O.C.) 50741), requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the plant
growth regulator betaine in or on all food commodities. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed because betaine is used as an
additive in baby formula as a food supplement and because there was no
increased susceptibility demonstrated in the developmental toxicity and
reproduction studies. Contact: BPPD.
2. PP 4F8317. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0420). LidoChem, Inc., 20 Village
Ct., Hazlet, NJ 07730, requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide, nematocide, and plant growth regulator Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838 in or on all food commodities. The
petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is
petitioning for a tolerance exemption. Contact: BPPD.
3. PP IN-10786. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0373). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of propanoic
acid, 2-methyl-, monoester with 2,2,4-trimethyl-l,3-pentanediol (CAS
Reg. No. 25265-77-4) when used as an inert ingredient (solvent,
cosolvent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops and raw
agricultural commodities after harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The
petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is not
required for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:
RD.
4. PP IN-10792. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0249). Clariant Corp., 4000
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Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of D-Glucitol, 1-
deoxy-1-(methylamino)-, N-C8-10 acyl derivs. (CAS Reg. No. 1591782-62-
5) when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations applied
to growing crops or to raw agricultural commodities after harvest under
40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
5. PP IN-10807. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0421). Lamberti USA, Inc., 161
Washington St., Suite 1000, Conshohocken, PA 19428, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of polymers of tamarind seed gum, 2-hydroxypropyl ether or tamarind
seed gum, 2-hydroxypropyl ether polymers with a minimum number-average
molecular weight (in amu) of 10,000 (CAS Reg. No. 68551-04-2) when used
as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 180.960.
The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is
not required for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.
Contact: RD.
6. PP IN-10814. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0376). BASF Corp., 100 Park Ave.,
Florham Park, NJ 07932, requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, polymer
with ethenylbenzene and (1-methylethenyl)benzene with a minimum number-
average molecular weight (in amu) of 2,000 (CAS Reg. No. 52831-04-6)
when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR
180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because
it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
7. PP IN-10821. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0482). Lamberti USA, Inc., 161
Washington St., Suite 1000, Conshohocken, PA 19428, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of cellulose carboxymethyl ether, potassium salt with a number-average
molecular weight (in amu) from 1,000 to 10,000 (CAS Reg. No. 54848-04-
3) when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40
CFR 180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
8. PP IN-10826. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0442). BYK USA, Inc., 524 South
Cherry St., Wallingford, CT 06492-4453, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of
poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], [alpha]-[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecen-1-
yl]- [omega]-[[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecen-1-yl]oxy] with a minimum number-
average molecular weight (in amu) of 2,300 (CAS Reg. No. 26571-49-3)
when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR
180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because
it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
9. PP IN-10830. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0465). Spring Trading Co., 203
Dogwood Trl., Magnolia, TX 77354 (on behalf of Croda, Inc., 315 Cherry
Ln., New Castle, DE 19720), requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of polyester polyol polymers
with a minimum number-average molecular weight (in amu) greater than
1,000 (CAS Reg. Nos. 68562-93-6, 943440-33-3, 1681043-28-6, 1681043-31-
1, 1681043-33-3, 1685270-83-0, 1685270-84-1, 1685270-99-8, 1685271-01-
5, 1685271-02-6, and 1685271-04-8) when used as inert ingredients in
pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
10. PP IN-10834. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0451). Spring Trading Co., 203
Dogwood Trl., Magnolia, TX 77354 (on behalf of Croda, Inc., 315 Cherry
Ln., New Castle, DE 19720), requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of polyamide ester polymers
with a minimum number-average molecular weight (in amu) greater than
1,000 (CAS Reg. Nos. 678991-29-2, 363162-42-9, 951153-32-5, 1699751-19-
3, 1699751-23-9, 1699751-24-0, 1699751-25-1, 1699751-28-4, 1699751-29-
5, 1699751-31-9, and 1685271-04-8) when used as inert ingredients in
pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
11. PP IN-10837. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0485). Stepan Co., 22 West
Frontage Rd., Northfield, IL 60093, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of [alpha]-[2,4,6-
tris[1-(phenyl)ethyl]phenyl]- [omega]-hydroxy poly(oxyethylene)
poly(oxypropylene) copolymer, the poly(oxypropylene) content averages
2-8 moles, the poly(oxyethylene) content averages 16-30 moles, with a
minimum number-average molecular weight (in amu) of 1,500 (CAS Reg. No.
70880-56-7) when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations
under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is
needed because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
Amended Tolerance Exemption
1. PP 4F8266. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0918). Valent BioSciences Corp., 870
Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048, requests to amend an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.1156 for residues of
the fungicide, insecticide, algaecide, and nematocide cinnamaldehyde in
or on all food commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because residues of cinnamaldehyde have previously
been granted an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in the
Federal Register of February 17, 1999 (64 FR 7804) (FRL-6049-9)
(corrected in the Federal Register of March 24, 1999 (64 FR 14099)
(FRL-6069-2)). Contact: BPPD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: August 11, 2015.
R. McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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