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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.
I. General Information
II. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is announcing receipt of a
pesticide petition filed under section
408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a,
requesting the establishment or
modification of regulations in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food
commodities. The Agency is taking
public comment on the request before
responding to the petitioner. EPA is not
proposing any particular action at this
time. EPA has determined that the
pesticide petition described in this
document contains 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 supports granting of the
pesticide petition. After considering the
public comments, EPA intends to
evaluate whether and what action may
be warranted. Additional data may be
needed before EPA can make a final
determination on this pesticide petition.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
summary of the petition that is the
subject of this document, prepared by
the petitioner, is included in a docket
EPA has created for this rulemaking.
The docket for this petition 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 petition so that
the public has an opportunity to
comment on this request for the
establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticides in
or on food commodities. Further
information on the petition may be
obtained through the petition summary
referenced in this unit.
A. Does this action apply to me?
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–0041; FRL–10001–11]
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).
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petition and
request for comment.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
Agency’s receipt of an initial filing of a
pesticide petition 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 November 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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:
40 CFR Part 180
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or
on Various Commodities (September
2019)
Michael Goodis, Registration Division
(7505P), main telephone number: (703)
305–7090, email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov; or Robert
McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), main
telephone number: (703) 305–7090,
email address: BPPDFRNotices@
epa.gov. The mailing address for each
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B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
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, the Agency seeks information on
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A. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 9E8771. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–
0460). The Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR–4), Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, 500 College
Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, proposes upon establishment of
tolerances referenced in this document
under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ for PP#
9E8771, to remove existing tolerances in
40 CFR 180.679 for residues of the
insecticide flupyradifurone, 4-[[(6chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl](2,2-
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difluoroethyl)amino]-2(5H)-furanone,
including its metabolites and degradates
in or on Brassica, head and stem
subgroup 5A at 6.0 parts per million
(ppm); Brassica, leafy greens subgroup
5B at 40 ppm; cactus, fruit at 0.30 ppm;
cilantro, fresh leaves at 30 ppm; coffee,
green bean (import tolerance) at 1.5
ppm; leaf petioles, subgroup 4B at 9.0
ppm; leafy greens, subgroup 4A at 30
ppm; pitaya at 0.30 ppm; and yurnip
greens at 40 ppm. Contact: RD.
2. PP 9F8770. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–
0523). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709–
3528, requests to amend the tolerance in
40 CFR 180.463 for residues of the
herbicide quinclorac in or on rice, grain
at 10.0 ppm. A high-performance liquid
chromatography/tandem mass
spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) enforcement
analytical method is used to measure
and evaluate the chemical quinclorac.
Contact: RD.
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B. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts
(Except PIPs)
1. PP IN–11342. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2019–0549). Solvay USA Inc., c/o
SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director’s Loop,
Woodbridge, VA 22192, requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180.960 for residues of 2-propenoic
acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 2,5furandione and 2,4,4-trimethyl-1pentene, potassium salt (CAS Reg No.
1802325–28–5) with a minimum
number average molecular weight of
6,000 daltons when used as an inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations.
The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because it is not
required for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
2. PP IN–11343. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
2019–0548). Solvay USA Inc., c/o
SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director’s Loop,
Woodbridge, VA 22192, requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180.960 for residues of
polyethyleneglycol, bis(sulfooxy)-,
disodium salt (CAS Reg No. 73038–32–
1) with a minimum number average
molecular weight of 2,000 daltons when
used as an inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it
is not required for an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:
RD.
C. New Tolerance Exemptions for NonInerts (Except PIPs)
PP 9E8784. EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–
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University of New Jersey, 500 College
Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide Pseudomonas
fluorescens strain ACK55 in or on all
food commodities. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed
because an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance is being
proposed. Contact: BPPD.
D. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 7F8572. EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–
0510. FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, requests
to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part
180 for residues of the herbicide
pethoxamid in or on the raw
agricultural commodities: Cattle, fat at
0.01 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.01 ppm;
cattle, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm;
corn, field, grain at 0.01 ppm; corn,
field, forage at 0.015 ppm; corn, field,
stover at 0.02 ppm; corn, sweet, kernel
plus cobb with husk removed at 0.01
ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 0.60 ppm;
cotton, gin byproducts at 0.09 ppm;
cotton, undelinted seed at 0.01 ppm; egg
at 0.01 ppm; goat, fat at 0.01 ppm; goat,
meat at 0.01 ppm; goat, meat byproducts
at 0.01 ppm; hog, fat at 0.01 ppm; hog,
meat at 0.01 ppm; hog, meat byproducts
at 0.01 ppm; horse, fat at 0.01 ppm;
horse, meat at 0.01 ppm; horse, meat
byproducts at 0.01 ppm; milk at 0.01
ppm; popcorn, grain at 0.01 ppm;
popcorn, stover at 0.01 ppm; poultry, fat
at 0.01 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.01 ppm;
poultry, meat byproducts at 0.01ppm;
sheep, fat at 0.01 ppm; sheep, meat at
0.01 ppm; sheep, meat byproducts at
0.01 ppm; soybean, forage at 3.0 ppm;
soybean, hay at 4.5 ppm; and soybean,
seed at 0.01 ppm. An LC–MS/MS
method is used to measure and evaluate
the chemical pethoxamid. Contact: RD.
2. PP 8F8723. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–
0232). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268,
requests to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the
herbicide nitrapyrin in or on beet, sugar,
roots at 0.30 ppm; beet, sugar, molasses
at 0.70; beet, sugar, tops at 0.70 ppm;
canola, seed at 0.30 ppm; canola, meal
at 0.80 ppm; potato, processed potato
waste at 1.50 ppm; and vegetable,
tuberous and corm, subgroup at 0.60
ppm. Method 205G881A–1 determines
residues of nitrapyrin by extracting with
deionized water and 1:1 (v/v) hexane:
Toluene. Method 205G881–B1
determines residues of 6-chloropicolinic
acid by extracting with aqueous 0.1 N
sodium hydroxide. Both methods have
been validated with four crop types
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including iceberg lettuce (high water),
whole navel orange fruit (acidic), maize
grain (dry) and canola seed (oily).
Contact: RD.
3. PP 9E8771. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–
0460). The Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR–4), Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, 500 College
Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to establish a tolerance
in 40 CFR part 180.679 for residues of
the insecticide flupyradifurone, 4-[[(6chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl](2,2difluoroethyl)amino]-2(5H)-furanone,
including its metabolites and degradates
in or on Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup
4–16B at 40 ppm, celtuce at 9 ppm,
coffee, green bean at 1.5 ppm, fennel,
Florence, fresh leaves and stalk at 9
ppm, kohlrabi at 6 ppm, leaf petiole
vegetable subgroup 22B at 9 ppm, leafy
greens subgroup 4–16A at 30 ppm,
pineapple at 0.3 ppm, tropical and
subtropical, inedible peel, cactus,
subgroup 24D at 0.3 ppm, tropical and
subtropical, palm fruit, edible peel,
subgroup 23C at 8 ppm, sesame, seed at
3 ppm, stalk and stem vegetable
subgroup 22A, except prickly pear,
pads, and prickly pear, Texas, pads at
0.01 ppm, sunflower subgroup 20B at
0.7 ppm, and vegetable, Brassica, head
and stem, group 5–16 at 6 ppm.
Additionally, (c) a tolerance with a
regional restriction is being proposed for
residues of the insecticide
flupyradifurone, 4-[[(6-chloro-3pyridinyl)methyl](2,2difluoroethyl)amino]-2(5H)-furanone,
including its metabolites and degradates
in or on the raw agricultural
commodity: Grass, forage, fodder and
hay, group 17 at 15 ppm. The highperformance liquid chromatographyelectrospray ionization/tandem mass
spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical.
Contact: RD.
4. PP 9F8775. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–
0460). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the insecticide,
Flupyradifurone, in or on Rapeseed
subgroup (Crop Subgroup 20A) at 0.03
ppm. The analytical method involves,
solvent extraction, purification through
a C–18 solid-phase extraction column,
and addition of a mixture of stable,
isotopically labelled internal standards.
Quantitation is by HPLC/MS/MS.
Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
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Director, Information Technology and
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Pesticide Programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Authorize the
Retention of Halibut in Pot Gear in the
BSAI; Amendment 118; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for
comments; correction.
AGENCY:
NMFS is correcting the
proposed rule that published on October
3, 2019, to implement Amendment 118
to the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area
(BSAI FMP) and a regulatory
amendment to revise regulations on
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
requirements in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). The proposed rule
incorrectly stated the date of publication
and the end of the comment period on
the Notice of Availability, and this
action corrects this error.
DATES: The proposed rule published on
October 3, 2019 at 84 FR 52852 is
corrected as of October 25, 2019.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 3, 2019, NMFS published a
proposed rule to implement
Amendment 118 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (BSAI FMP) and a
regulatory amendment to revise
regulations on Vessel Monitoring
System (VMS) requirements in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) (84 FR
52852). The proposed rule is necessary
to improve efficiency and provide
economic benefits for the Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) and Community
Development Quota (CDQ) fleets,
minimize whale depredation and
seabird interactions in the IFQ and CDQ
fisheries, and reduce the risk of
exceeding an overfishing limit for any
species.
Need for Correction
The Notice of Availability (NOA) for
Amendment 118 to the BSAI FMP
published on August 21, 2019, with a
60-day comment period through
October 21, 2019 (84 FR 43570), as
required under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(a)). The proposed
rule published on October 3, 2019, with
public comment invited through
November 4, 2019 (84 FR 52852). The
proposed rule incorrectly identified the
date the NOA for Amendment 118
published in the Federal Register and
the end of the NOA comment period.
NMFS is now correcting the proposed
rule to reflect the correct dates for the
NOA. NMFS is not changing the
publication date or comment period
date for the NOA, and NMFS provided
a 60-day comment period on the NOA
for Amendment 118 to the BSAI FMP.
NMFS is not changing the comment
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period for the proposed rule, and all
comments received by November 4,
2019, will be addressed in the response
to comments in the final rule.
Correction
In the proposed rule, published
October 3, 2019 (84 FR 52852) in the
third column on page 52853, the
paragraph before the Background
heading is corrected to read as follows:
A notice of availability (NOA) for
Amendment 118 was published in the
Federal Register on August 21, 2019 (84
FR 43570) with comments invited
through October 21, 2019. Comments
submitted on this proposed rule by the
end of the comment period (See DATES)
will be considered by NMFS and
addressed in the response to comments
in the final rule. Comments submitted
on this proposed rule may address
Amendment 118 or this proposed rule.
However, all comments addressing
Amendment 118 must be received by
October 21, 2019, to be considered in
the approval/disapproval decision on
Amendment 118. Commenters do not
need to submit the same comments on
both the NOA and this proposed rule.
All relevant written comments received
by October 21, 2019, whether
specifically directed to the FMP
amendment, this proposed rule, or both,
will be considered by NMFS in the
approval/disapproval decision for
Amendment 118, and all relevant
written comments received by
November 4, 2019, will be addressed in
the response to comments in the final
rule.
Dated: October 21, 2019.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0041; FRL-10001-11]
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (September 2019)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petition and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial
filing of a pesticide petition 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 November 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.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: Michael Goodis, Registration Division
(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address:
[email protected]; or Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090,
email address: [email protected]. 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).
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, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is announcing receipt of a pesticide petition filed under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on
the request before responding to the petitioner. EPA is not proposing
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the
pesticide petition described in this document contains 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 supports granting of
the pesticide petition. After considering the public comments, EPA
intends to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted.
Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final determination
on this pesticide petition.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the
subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a
docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this
petition 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 petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.
A. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 9E8771. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0460). The Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon
establishment of tolerances referenced in this document under ``New
Tolerances'' for PP# 9E8771, to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR
180.679 for residues of the insecticide flupyradifurone, 4-[[(6-chloro-
3-pyridinyl)methyl](2,2-
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difluoroethyl)amino]-2(5H)-furanone, including its metabolites and
degradates in or on Brassica, head and stem subgroup 5A at 6.0 parts
per million (ppm); Brassica, leafy greens subgroup 5B at 40 ppm;
cactus, fruit at 0.30 ppm; cilantro, fresh leaves at 30 ppm; coffee,
green bean (import tolerance) at 1.5 ppm; leaf petioles, subgroup 4B at
9.0 ppm; leafy greens, subgroup 4A at 30 ppm; pitaya at 0.30 ppm; and
yurnip greens at 40 ppm. Contact: RD.
2. PP 9F8770. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0523). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-
3528, requests to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.463 for residues of
the herbicide quinclorac in or on rice, grain at 10.0 ppm. A high-
performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
enforcement analytical method is used to measure and evaluate the
chemical quinclorac. Contact: RD.
B. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPs)
1. PP IN-11342. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0549). Solvay USA Inc., c/o
SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180.960 for residues of 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with
2,5-furandione and 2,4,4-trimethyl-1-pentene, potassium salt (CAS Reg
No. 1802325-28-5) with a minimum number average molecular weight of
6,000 daltons when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
2. PP IN-11343. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0548). Solvay USA Inc., c/o
SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180.960 for residues of polyethyleneglycol, bis(sulfooxy)-,
disodium salt (CAS Reg No. 73038-32-1) with a minimum number average
molecular weight of 2,000 daltons when used as an inert ingredient in
pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no analytical method is
needed because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
C. New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPs)
PP 9E8784. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0335. IR-4, Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide Pseudomonas
fluorescens strain ACK55 in or on all food commodities. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed because an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance is being proposed. Contact: BPPD.
D. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 7F8572. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0510. FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, requests to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide pethoxamid in or on the raw
agricultural commodities: Cattle, fat at 0.01 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.01
ppm; cattle, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, grain at 0.01
ppm; corn, field, forage at 0.015 ppm; corn, field, stover at 0.02 ppm;
corn, sweet, kernel plus cobb with husk removed at 0.01 ppm; corn,
sweet, stover at 0.60 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts at 0.09 ppm; cotton,
undelinted seed at 0.01 ppm; egg at 0.01 ppm; goat, fat at 0.01 ppm;
goat, meat at 0.01 ppm; goat, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm; hog, fat at
0.01 ppm; hog, meat at 0.01 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm;
horse, fat at 0.01 ppm; horse, meat at 0.01 ppm; horse, meat byproducts
at 0.01 ppm; milk at 0.01 ppm; popcorn, grain at 0.01 ppm; popcorn,
stover at 0.01 ppm; poultry, fat at 0.01 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.01
ppm; poultry, meat byproducts at 0.01ppm; sheep, fat at 0.01 ppm;
sheep, meat at 0.01 ppm; sheep, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm; soybean,
forage at 3.0 ppm; soybean, hay at 4.5 ppm; and soybean, seed at 0.01
ppm. An LC-MS/MS method is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
pethoxamid. Contact: RD.
2. PP 8F8723. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0232). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide nitrapyrin
in or on beet, sugar, roots at 0.30 ppm; beet, sugar, molasses at 0.70;
beet, sugar, tops at 0.70 ppm; canola, seed at 0.30 ppm; canola, meal
at 0.80 ppm; potato, processed potato waste at 1.50 ppm; and vegetable,
tuberous and corm, subgroup at 0.60 ppm. Method 205G881A-1 determines
residues of nitrapyrin by extracting with deionized water and 1:1 (v/v)
hexane: Toluene. Method 205G881-B1 determines residues of 6-
chloropicolinic acid by extracting with aqueous 0.1 N sodium hydroxide.
Both methods have been validated with four crop types including iceberg
lettuce (high water), whole navel orange fruit (acidic), maize grain
(dry) and canola seed (oily). Contact: RD.
3. PP 9E8771. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0460). The Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180.679 for residues of the
insecticide flupyradifurone, 4-[[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl](2,2-
difluoroethyl)amino]-2(5H)-furanone, including its metabolites and
degradates in or on Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B at 40 ppm,
celtuce at 9 ppm, coffee, green bean at 1.5 ppm, fennel, Florence,
fresh leaves and stalk at 9 ppm, kohlrabi at 6 ppm, leaf petiole
vegetable subgroup 22B at 9 ppm, leafy greens subgroup 4-16A at 30 ppm,
pineapple at 0.3 ppm, tropical and subtropical, inedible peel, cactus,
subgroup 24D at 0.3 ppm, tropical and subtropical, palm fruit, edible
peel, subgroup 23C at 8 ppm, sesame, seed at 3 ppm, stalk and stem
vegetable subgroup 22A, except prickly pear, pads, and prickly pear,
Texas, pads at 0.01 ppm, sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.7 ppm, and
vegetable, Brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 at 6 ppm. Additionally,
(c) a tolerance with a regional restriction is being proposed for
residues of the insecticide flupyradifurone, 4-[[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl](2,2-difluoroethyl)amino]-2(5H)-furanone, including
its metabolites and degradates in or on the raw agricultural commodity:
Grass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17 at 15 ppm. The high-performance
liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry
(HPLC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical. Contact: RD.
4. PP 9F8775. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0460). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide, Flupyradifurone, in or on Rapeseed subgroup (Crop Subgroup
20A) at 0.03 ppm. The analytical method involves, solvent extraction,
purification through a C-18 solid-phase extraction column, and addition
of a mixture of stable, isotopically labelled internal standards.
Quantitation is by HPLC/MS/MS. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
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Dated: October 10, 2019.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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