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Commodity
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
asparagus, dry seed .................................................................................................................................................................
broad, dry seed .........................................................................................................................................................................
broad, succulent seed ...............................................................................................................................................................
kidney, dry seed ........................................................................................................................................................................
lima, dry seed ............................................................................................................................................................................
lima, succulent seed .................................................................................................................................................................
mung, dry seed .........................................................................................................................................................................
navy, dry seed ...........................................................................................................................................................................
pinto, dry seed ..........................................................................................................................................................................
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
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*
*
*
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Bean, wax, succulent seed ..................................................................................................................................................................
Broccoli, Chinese .................................................................................................................................................................................
Chickpea, dry seed ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Cilantro, dried leaves ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Cilantro, fresh leaves ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Coriander, seed ...................................................................................................................................................................................
Cottonseed subgroup 20C ...................................................................................................................................................................
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*
*
*
*
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Cucumber * ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
Dill, dried leaves ..................................................................................................................................................................................
Dill, fresh leaves ..................................................................................................................................................................................
Dill, oil ..................................................................................................................................................................................................
Dill, seed ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
Grain lupin, dry seed ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Kohlrabi ................................................................................................................................................................................................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Pumpkin * .............................................................................................................................................................................................
Rapeseed subgroup 20A .....................................................................................................................................................................
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*
*
*
*
*
*
Squash, summer * ................................................................................................................................................................................
Squash, winter * ...................................................................................................................................................................................
Stalk and stem vegetable subgroup 22A, except kohlrabi ..................................................................................................................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Sweet lupin, dry seed ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Vegetable, Brassica, head and stem, group 5–16 ..............................................................................................................................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
White lupin, dry seed ...........................................................................................................................................................................
White sweet lupin, dry seed ................................................................................................................................................................
*
0.05
0.10
0.05
0.30
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.1
0.40
0.08
0.07
0.05
0.05
0.10
0.1
0.05
0.1
0.1
0.05
0.05
0.10
0.05
0.05
* This tolerance expires on June 5, 2019.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0717; FRL–9985–77]
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Extension of Tolerances for
Emergency Exemptions (Multiple
Chemicals)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This regulation extends timelimited tolerances for the pesticides
listed in this document. These actions
are in response to EPA’s granting of
SUMMARY:
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emergency exemptions under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing
use of these pesticides. In addition, the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) requires EPA to establish a
time-limited tolerance or exemption
from the requirement for a tolerance for
pesticide chemical residues in food that
will result from the use of a pesticide
under an emergency exemption granted
by EPA.
DATES: This regulation is effective
December 6, 2018. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received
on or before February 4, 2019, and must
be filed in accordance with the
instructions provided in 40 CFR part
178 (see also Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
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number EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0717, is
available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
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Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; main 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).
B. How can I get electronic access to
other related information?
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of 40 CFR part 180
through the Government Printing
Office’s e-CFR site at https://
www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr
&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.
To access the OCSPP test guidelines
referenced in this document
electronically, please go to https://
www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-officechemical-safety-and-pollutionprevention-ocspp and select ‘‘Test
Guidelines for Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.’’
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C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation
and may also request a hearing on those
objections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulation
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2018–0717 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
requests must be in writing, and must be
received by the Hearing Clerk on or
before February 4, 2019. Addresses for
mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40
CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
submit a copy of the filing (excluding
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any Confidential Business Information
(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be
disclosed publicly by EPA without prior
notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your
objection or hearing request, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2018–0717, 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 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/where-sendcomments-epa-dockets.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Background and Statutory Findings
EPA previously published final rules
in the Federal Register for each
chemical/commodity combination
listed, establishing time-limited
tolerances under FFDCA section 408, 21
U.S.C. 346a.
EPA established the tolerances
because FFDCA section 408(l)(6)
requires EPA to establish a time-limited
tolerance or exemption from the
requirement for a tolerance for pesticide
chemical residues in food that will
result from the use of a pesticide under
an emergency exemption granted by
EPA under FIFRA section 18. Such
tolerances can be established on EPA’s
own initiative and without providing
notice or time for public comment.
EPA received requests to extend the
uses of these chemicals for this year’s
growing season. After having reviewed
these submissions, EPA concurs that
emergency conditions exist. EPA
assessed the potential risks presented by
residues for each chemical in the listed
commodities. In doing so, EPA
considered the safety standard in
FFDCA section 408(b)(2), and decided
that the necessary tolerances under
FFDCA section 408(l)(6) would be
consistent with the safety standard and
with FIFRA section 18.
The data and other relevant material
have been evaluated and discussed in
the final rules originally published to
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support these uses. Based on those data
and information considered, the Agency
reaffirms that extension of these timelimited tolerances will continue to meet
the requirements of FFDCA section
408(l)(6). Therefore, the time-limited
tolerances are extended until the dates
listed. EPA will publish a document in
the Federal Register to remove the
revoked tolerances from the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). Although
these tolerances will expire and are
revoked on the date listed, under
FFDCA section 408(l)(5), residues of the
pesticides not in excess of the amounts
specified in the tolerances remaining in
or on the named commodities after that
date will not be unlawful, provided the
residues are present as a result of an
application or use of the pesticides at a
time and in a manner that was lawful
under FIFRA, the tolerances were in
place at the time of the application, and
the residues do not exceed the levels
that were authorized by the tolerances.
EPA will act to revoke these tolerances
earlier if any experience with, scientific
data on, or other relevant information
on this pesticide indicate that the
residues are not safe.
Tolerances for the uses of the
following pesticide chemicals on
specific commodities are being
extended:
Bifenthrin. EPA has authorized under
FIFRA section 18 the use of bifenthrin
on apple, peach, and nectarine for
control of the brown marmorated
stinkbug in multiple states. This
regulation extends existing time-limited
tolerances for residues of the insecticide
bifenthrin, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on apple, peach, and
nectarine at 0.5 part per million (ppm)
for an additional three-year period.
These tolerances will expire and are
revoked on December 31, 2021. Timelimited tolerances originally published
in the Federal Register of September 14,
2012 (77 FR 56782) (FRL–9361–6).
Dinotefuran. EPA has authorized
under FIFRA section 18 the use of
dinotefuran on pome fruit and stone
fruit for control of the brown
marmorated stinkbug in multiple states.
This regulation extends existing timelimited tolerances for residues of the
insecticide dinotefuran, including its
metabolites and degradates in or on
fruit, pome, group 11 and fruit, stone,
group 12 at 2.0 ppm for an additional
three-year period. These tolerances will
expire and are revoked on December 31,
2021. Time-limited tolerances originally
published in the Federal Register of
November 9, 2012 (77 FR 67282) (FRL–
9366–3); and were revised in the
Federal Register of January 22, 2014 (79
FR 3508) (FRL–9402–8).
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III. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA
seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with
international standards whenever
possible, consistent with U.S. food
safety standards and agricultural
practices. EPA considers the
international maximum residue limits
(MRLs) established by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as
required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4).
The Codex Alimentarius is a joint
United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization/World Health
Organization food standards program,
and it is recognized as an international
food safety standards-setting
organization in trade agreements to
which the United States is a party. EPA
may establish a tolerance that is
different from a Codex MRL; however,
FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that
EPA explain the reasons for departing
from the Codex level.
The Codex has not established MRLs
for bifenthrin in/on apple, peach, or
nectarine; nor dinotefuran in/on pome
fruit or stone fruit.
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This action establishes tolerances
under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to petitions submitted to the
Agency. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has exempted these types
of actions from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Because this action
has been exempted from review under
Executive Order 12866, this action is
not subject to Executive Order 13211,
entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive
Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997). This action does not
contain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require
any special considerations under
Executive Order 12898, entitled
‘‘Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income
Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).
Since tolerances and exemptions that
are established on the basis of a petition
under FFDCA section 408(d), such as
the tolerances in this final rule, do not
require the issuance of a proposed rule,
the requirements of the Regulatory
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Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
This action directly regulates growers,
food processors, food handlers, and food
retailers, not States or tribes, nor does
this action alter the relationships or
distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress
in the preemption provisions of FFDCA
section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency
has determined that this action will not
have a substantial direct effect on States
or tribal governments, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States or tribal
governments, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian
tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined
that Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply
to this action. In addition, this action
does not impose any enforceable duty or
contain any unfunded mandate as
described under Title II of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.).
This action does not involve any
technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary
consensus standards pursuant to section
12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act
(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
V. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will
submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. In § 180.442, in the table in
paragraph (b), revise entries for
‘‘Apple’’, ‘‘Nectarine’’ and ‘‘Peach’’ to
read as follows:
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§ 180.442 Bifenthrin; tolerances for
residues.
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3. In § 180.603, revise the table in
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
■
§ 180.603 Dinotefuran; tolerances for
residues.
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Commodity
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Fruit, pome,
Group 11 ...
Fruit, stone,
Group 12 ...
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revocation
date
2.0
12/31/21
2.0
12/31/21
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 180716668–8668–01]
AGENCY:
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
*
*
Dated: November 9, 2018.
Michael Goodis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Expiration/
revocation
date
0.5
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Nectarine ......
Peach ............
RIN 0648–BI37
PART 180—[AMENDED]
*
Parts per
million
Commodity
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
*
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna
Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions for Fish
Aggregating Devices in the Eastern
Pacific Ocean
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
NMFS is issuing regulations
under the Tuna Conventions Act to
implement Resolution C–18–05
(Amendment of Resolution C–16–01 on
the Collection and Analysis of Data on
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0717; FRL-9985-77]
Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple
Chemicals)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for the
pesticides listed in this document. These actions are in response to
EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of these
pesticides. In addition, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) requires EPA to establish a time-limited tolerance or exemption
from the requirement for a tolerance for pesticide chemical residues in
food that will result from the use of a pesticide under an emergency
exemption granted by EPA.
DATES: This regulation is effective December 6, 2018. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before February 4, 2019,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0717, is available at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection
Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg.,
Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Goodis, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200
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Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number:
(703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected].
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).
B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?
You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR
part 180 through the Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl. To access the OCSPP test guidelines referenced in this
document electronically, please go to https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chemical-safety-and-pollution-prevention-ocspp and select
``Test Guidelines for Pesticides and Toxic Substances.''
C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0717 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All requests must be in writing, and must be
received by the Hearing Clerk on or before February 4, 2019. Addresses
for mail and hand delivery of objections and hearing requests are
provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0717, 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 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/where-send-comments-epa-dockets.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Background and Statutory Findings
EPA previously published final rules in the Federal Register for
each chemical/commodity combination listed, establishing time-limited
tolerances under FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a.
EPA established the tolerances because FFDCA section 408(l)(6)
requires EPA to establish a time-limited tolerance or exemption from
the requirement for a tolerance for pesticide chemical residues in food
that will result from the use of a pesticide under an emergency
exemption granted by EPA under FIFRA section 18. Such tolerances can be
established on EPA's own initiative and without providing notice or
time for public comment.
EPA received requests to extend the uses of these chemicals for
this year's growing season. After having reviewed these submissions,
EPA concurs that emergency conditions exist. EPA assessed the potential
risks presented by residues for each chemical in the listed
commodities. In doing so, EPA considered the safety standard in FFDCA
section 408(b)(2), and decided that the necessary tolerances under
FFDCA section 408(l)(6) would be consistent with the safety standard
and with FIFRA section 18.
The data and other relevant material have been evaluated and
discussed in the final rules originally published to support these
uses. Based on those data and information considered, the Agency
reaffirms that extension of these time-limited tolerances will continue
to meet the requirements of FFDCA section 408(l)(6). Therefore, the
time-limited tolerances are extended until the dates listed. EPA will
publish a document in the Federal Register to remove the revoked
tolerances from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Although these
tolerances will expire and are revoked on the date listed, under FFDCA
section 408(l)(5), residues of the pesticides not in excess of the
amounts specified in the tolerances remaining in or on the named
commodities after that date will not be unlawful, provided the residues
are present as a result of an application or use of the pesticides at a
time and in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA, the tolerances were
in place at the time of the application, and the residues do not exceed
the levels that were authorized by the tolerances. EPA will act to
revoke these tolerances earlier if any experience with, scientific data
on, or other relevant information on this pesticide indicate that the
residues are not safe.
Tolerances for the uses of the following pesticide chemicals on
specific commodities are being extended:
Bifenthrin. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of
bifenthrin on apple, peach, and nectarine for control of the brown
marmorated stinkbug in multiple states. This regulation extends
existing time-limited tolerances for residues of the insecticide
bifenthrin, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on apple,
peach, and nectarine at 0.5 part per million (ppm) for an additional
three-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on
December 31, 2021. Time-limited tolerances originally published in the
Federal Register of September 14, 2012 (77 FR 56782) (FRL-9361-6).
Dinotefuran. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of
dinotefuran on pome fruit and stone fruit for control of the brown
marmorated stinkbug in multiple states. This regulation extends
existing time-limited tolerances for residues of the insecticide
dinotefuran, including its metabolites and degradates in or on fruit,
pome, group 11 and fruit, stone, group 12 at 2.0 ppm for an additional
three-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on
December 31, 2021. Time-limited tolerances originally published in the
Federal Register of November 9, 2012 (77 FR 67282) (FRL-9366-3); and
were revised in the Federal Register of January 22, 2014 (79 FR 3508)
(FRL-9402-8).
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III. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food
standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
The Codex has not established MRLs for bifenthrin in/on apple,
peach, or nectarine; nor dinotefuran in/on pome fruit or stone fruit.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
This action establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to petitions submitted to the Agency. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from review under
Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this action has been exempted from
review under Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to
Executive Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997). This action does not contain any information
collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require any special
considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal Actions
to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerances in
this final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
V. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 9, 2018.
Michael Goodis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
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2. In Sec. 180.442, in the table in paragraph (b), revise entries for
``Apple'', ``Nectarine'' and ``Peach'' to read as follows:
Sec. 180.442 Bifenthrin; tolerances for residues.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Apple....................................... 0.5 12/31/21
* * * * *
Nectarine................................... 0.5 12/31/21
Peach....................................... 0.5 12/31/21
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
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3. In Sec. 180.603, revise the table in paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 180.603 Dinotefuran; tolerances for residues.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
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Fruit, pome, Group 11....................... 2.0 12/31/21
Fruit, stone, Group 12...................... 2.0 12/31/21
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2018-26346 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]
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