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I. General Information
40 CFR Parts 174 and 180
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Filing of petitions and request
for comment.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
Agency’s receipt of initial filings of
pesticide petitions requesting the
establishment or modification of
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regulations for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number and the pesticide petition (PP)
of interest as shown in the body of this
document, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.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:
Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (7505P), main telephone
number: (703) 305–7090, email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov; or Charles
Smith, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), main
telephone number: (703) 305–7090,
email address: BPPDFRNotices@
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:
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
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• 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
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 174 or part 180 for residues of
pesticide chemicals in or on various
food commodities. The Agency is taking
public comment on the requests before
responding to the petitioners. EPA is not
proposing any particular action at this
time. EPA has determined that the
pesticide petitions described in this
document contain data or information
prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2),
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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 petitions. After considering
the public comments, EPA intends to
evaluate whether and what action may
be warranted. Additional data may be
needed before EPA can make a final
determination on these pesticide
petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f),
summaries of the petitions that are the
subject of this document, prepared by
the petitioners, are included in dockets
EPA has created for these rulemakings.
The dockets for these petitions are
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.
Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 0E8846. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0417). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by removing
established tolerances for the residues of
Cyprodinil 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-Nphenyl-2-pyrimidinamine in or on the
raw agricultural commodities: Brassica,
head and stem, subgroup 5A at 1.0 parts
per million (ppm), Brassica, leafy
greens, subgroup 5B at 10.0 ppm; Leaf
petioles subgroup 4B at 30 ppm, Leafy
greens subgroup 4A at 50 ppm, Lemon
at 0.60 ppm, Lime at 0.60 ppm, Longan
at 2.0 ppm; Lychee at 2.0 ppm, Spanish
lime at 2.0 ppm and Turnip, greens at
10.0 ppm. Contact: RD.
2. PP 0E8847. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0419). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by removing
established tolerances for the residues of
Fludioxonil, [4-(2, 2-difluoro-1,3benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3carbonitrile] in or on the raw
agricultural commodities: Carrots at 7.0
ppm, Cotton, undelinted seed at 0.05
ppm, Dragon fruit at 1.0 ppm; Leaf
petioles subgroup 4B at 15 ppm, Leafy
greens subgroup 4A at 30 ppm, Longan
at 20 ppm, Lychee at 20 ppm, Melon
subgroup 9A at 0.03 ppm, Safflower,
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seed at 0.01 ppm, Spanish lime at 20
ppm, Sunflower, seed at 0.01 ppm,
Vegetable, legume, group 6 at 0.01 ppm,
Vegetable, root, except sugar beet,
subgroup 1B at 0.75 ppm and Vegetable,
tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 6.0
ppm. Contact: RD.
3. PP 0E8861. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0601). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by removing
established tolerances for residues of the
sum of fluensulfone, 5-chloro-2-[(3,4,4trifluoro-3-buten-1-yl)sulfonyl]thiazole
and its metabolite, 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3ene-1-sulfonic acid, calculated as the
stoichiometric equivalent of
fluensulfone, in or on the commodities:
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at
1.5 ppm; Brassica, leafy greens,
subgroup 5B at 20 ppm; Vegetables,
leafy, except Brassica, group 4 at 4 ppm.
Contact: RD.
4. PP 0E8882. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0153). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by removing
established tolerances for residues of
novaluron, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on Bean, dry, seed at
0.30 ppm; and Bean, succulent at 0.70
ppm. Contact: RD.
5. PP 9E8812. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0054). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, 500 College
Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ
08540 requests to amend 40 CFR
180.242 by removing the established
tolerances for residues of thiabendazole
(2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole),
including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities: Potato,
postharvest at 10.0 ppm; Sweet potato
(postharvest to sweet potato intended
only for use as seed) at 0.05 ppm;
Alfalfa, forage at 0.02 ppm; Alfalfa, hay
at 0.02 ppm; Radish, tops at 0.02 ppm;
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at
0.02 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group 10,
postharvest at 10.0 ppm; Fruit, pome,
group 11, postharvest at 5.0 ppm;
Vegetable, root (except sugarbeet),
subgroup 1B at 0.02 ppm; Carrot, roots,
postharvest at 10.0 ppm; and in
paragraph (b) Sweet potato at 10 ppm.
Contact: RD.
New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts
(Except PIPS)
1. IN-11436. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0326). Burdock Group (859 Outer Road,
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Orlando, FL 32814) on behalf of SCG
Solutions, LLC. (1358 South 9th St.,
DePere, WI 54115) requests to establish
an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of calcium
bisulfate when used as an inert
ingredient (acidifying/buffering agent)
in antimicrobial formulations applied to
food-contact surfaces in public eating
places, dairy-processing equipment, and
food-processing equipment and utensils
under 40 CFR 180.940(a), limited to
2,000 parts per million (ppm) in the
final formulation. 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. IN-11520. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0338). Exponent, Inc. (1150 Connecticut
Ave. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC
20036) on behalf of UPL NA Inc. (630
Freedom Business Center, Suite 402,
King of Prussia, PA 19406) requests to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of sodium metabisulfite (CAS No. 7681–
57–4) when used as an inert ingredient
(oxygen scavenger/antioxidant) in
pesticide formulations applied on crops
pre-harvest according to 40 CFR part
180.920, at a limit of not more than
0.5% by weight 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.
New Tolerance Exemptions for NonInerts (Except PIPS)
PP 1F8900. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0269). GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. 200
Boston Ave., Suite 1000, Medford, MA
02155, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the double-stranded RNA
insecticide Ledprona (CAS No.
2433753–68–3) in or on all agricultural
commodities and food products. The
petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed given the low toxicity
demonstrated in the available
toxicological data, that RNA is present
in all living organisms as well as
routinely consumed as part of human
and animal diets with no apparent
adverse effects, and the large molecular
weight of the active ingredient. Contact:
BPPD.
New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 9E8812. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0054). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR–4), Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, 500 College
Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ
08540 requesting, pursuant to section
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408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180.242
by establishing tolerances for residues of
thiabendazole (2-(4thiazolyl)benzimidazole), including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities:
Animal feed, nongrass, group 18 at 0.01
parts per million (ppm); Beet, garden,
leaves at 0.01 ppm; Brassica, leafy
greens, subgroup 4–16B at 0.01 ppm;
Burdock, edible, leaves at 0.01 ppm;
Carrot, leaves at 0.01 ppm; Carrot, roots
at 10 ppm; Celeriac, leaves at 0.01 ppm;
Chervil, turnip rooted, leaves at 0.01
ppm; Chicory, leaves at 0.01 ppm; Fruit,
citrus, group 10–10 at 10 ppm; Fruit,
pome, group 11–10 at 10 ppm; Kohlrabi
at 0.01 ppm; Radish, oriental, leaves at
0.01 ppm; Rutabaga, leaves at 0.01 ppm;
Salsify, black, leaves at 0.01 ppm; Sweet
potato, tuber at 3 ppm; Vegetable,
Brassica, head and stem, group 5–16 at
0.01 ppm; Vegetable, root, except sugar
beet, subgroup 1B at 0.01 ppm;
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup
1C, except sweet potato at 10 ppm. The
Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol.
II lists four spectrophotofluorometric
methods (Methods I, A, B and C) for
determining residues of thiabendazole
per se in or on plant commodities, and
one spectrophotofluorometric method
(Method D) for determining residues of
thiabendazole and 5hydroxythiabendazole in milk. Contact:
RD.
2. PP 0E8846. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0417). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by establishing
tolerances for residues of Cyprodinil 4cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2pyrimidinamine in or on the raw
agricultural commodities: Brassica, leafy
greens, subgroup 4–16B, except
watercress at 10 parts per million (ppm),
Celtuce at 30 ppm, Fennel, Florence,
fresh leaves and stalk at 30 ppm,
Kohlrabi at 1 ppm, Leaf petiole
vegetable subgroup 22B at 30 ppm,
Leafy greens subgroup 4–16A, except
parsley, fresh leaves at 50 ppm, Lemon/
lime subgroup 10–10B at 0.6 ppm, Sugar
apple at 4 ppm, Tropical and
subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel,
subgroup 24A at 2 ppm and Vegetable,
Brassica, head and stem, group 5–16 at
1 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection has
developed and validated analytical
methodology for enforcement purposes.
This method (Syngenta Crop Protection
Method AG–631B) has passed an
Agency petition method validation for
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several commodities and is currently
the enforcement method for cyprodinil.
Contact: RD.
3. PP 0E8847. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0419). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by establishing
tolerances for residues of Fludioxonil,
[4-(2, 2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile] in or on the
raw agricultural commodities: Carrot,
roots at 7 parts per million (ppm),
Celtuce at 15 ppm, Cottonseed subgroup
20C at 0.05 ppm, Dragon fruit at 20
ppm, Durian at 20 ppm, Fennel,
Florence, fresh leaves and stalk at 15
ppm, Jackfruit at 20 ppm, Leaf petiole
vegetable subgroup 22B at 15 ppm,
Leafy greens subgroup 4–16A at 30
ppm, Mangosteen at 5 ppm, Persimmon,
Japanese at 5 ppm, Sunflower subgroup
20B at 0.01 ppm, Tropical and
subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel,
subgroup 24A at 20 ppm, Vegetable,
legume, group 6, except bean, dry and
bean, succulent at 0.01 ppm, Vegetable,
root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B,
except carrot and ginseng at 0.75 ppm
and Vegetable, tuberous and corm,
subgroup 1C, except yam, true, tuber at
6 ppm. Syngenta has developed and
validated analytical methodology for
enforcement purposes. This method
(Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG597B) has passed an Agency petition
method validation for several
commodities and is currently the
enforcement method for fludioxonil.
Contact: RD.
4. PP 0E8861. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0601). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by establishing
tolerances for residues of the sum of
fluensulfone, 5-chloro-2-[(3,4,4trifluoro-3-buten-1-yl)sulfonyl]thiazole
and its metabolite, 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3ene-1-sulfonic acid, calculated as the
stoichiometric equivalent of
fluensulfone, in or on the commodities:
Beet, sugar, dried pulp at 0.3 parts per
million (ppm); Beet, sugar, leaves at 4
ppm; Beet, sugar, molasses at 1.5 ppm;
Beet, sugar, roots at 0.2 ppm, Brassica,
leafy greens, subgroup 4–16B at 20 ppm;
Celtuce at 4 ppm; Fennel, Florence,
fresh leaves and stalk at 4 ppm;
Kohlrabi at 1.5 ppm; Leafy greens
subgroup 4–16A at 4 ppm; Leaf petiole
vegetable subgroup 22B at 4 ppm; and
Vegetable, Brassica, head and stem,
group 5–16 at 1.5 ppm. Adequate
analytical methods for determining
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fluensulfone in/on appropriate raw
agricultural commodities and processed
commodities have been developed and
validated, including LC–MS/MS
methods. Contact: RD.
5. PP 0E8864. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0691). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by establishing
tolerances for residues of the herbicide
MCPA ((4-chloro-2methylphenoxy)acetic acid, both free
and conjugated, resulting from the
direct application of MCPA or its
sodium, dimethylamine salts or its 2ethylhexyl ester in or on the raw
agricultural commodity clover, forage at
0.1 parts per million (ppm), and clover,
hay at 0.1 parts per million (ppm).
Adequate analytical methods for
determining MCPA in/on appropriate
raw agricultural commodities and
processed commodities have been
developed and validated. Contact: RD.
6. PP 0E8880. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0356). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,
P.O. Box 18300, Greenboro, NC 27419,
requests to establish a tolerance for
residues of the insecticide spiropidion
in or on Cucurbit Vegetables (CG9) at
0.8 parts per million (ppm); Fruiting
Vegetables (CG8), 1.5 ppm; Soybeans, 3
ppm; Potato (CG 1C), 1.5 ppm; Poultry
Meat, 0.01 ppm, Meat Byproducts of
Poultry, 0.01 ppm; Fat of Poultry, 0.01
ppm; Eggs. 0.01 ppm; Milk and Milk
Byproducts, 0.01 ppm; Meat Byproducts
of Cattle, goat, Hogs, Horses and Sheep,
0.3 ppm; Fat of Cattle, Goat, Hogs,
Horses and Sheep, 0.04 ppm; Wet
Tomato Peel, 3 ppm; Dried Tomato
Pomace, 40 ppm; Tomato Paste, 3 ppm;
Tomato Puree, 2 ppm; Dried Tomatoes,
15 ppm; Soy Meal, 5 ppm; Soy Flour,
5 ppm; Pollard, 4 ppm; Soy Aspirated
Grain Fractions, 6 ppm; Raw Peeled
Potatoes, 3 ppm; Baked Potatoes with
skin, 3 ppm; Potato Chips/Fries, 2 ppm;
Potato Granules/Flakes, 5 ppm; Potato
Process Waste, 3 ppm; Dried Potato
Pulp, 3 ppm and Potato Protein, 5 ppm.
Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC has
submitted practical analytical
methodology for detecting and
measuring levels of Spiropidion in or on
raw agricultural commodities. This
method is based on crop specific
cleanup procedures and determination
by liquid chromatography with either
UV or MS detections. Analytical method
GRM069.02A has been demonstrated to
be a reliable and accurate procedure for
the determination of SYN546330 and
SYN547305 in crops to a limit of
quantification of 0.01 mg/kg, using
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commercially available laboratory
equipment and reagents. Contact: RD.
7. PP 0E8882. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0153). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by establishing
tolerances for residues of novaluron,
including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the following
commodities. Compliance with the
tolerance levels is to be determined by
measuring only novaluron, (N–3-chloro4-1,1,2-trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy
ethoxyphenylaminocarbonyl-2,6difluorobenzamide), in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities:
Individual crops of Proposed Crop
Subgroup 6–19A: Edible podded bean
legume vegetable subgroup including
Asparagus bean, edible podded at 0.7
parts per million (ppm), Catjang bean,
edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Chinese
longbean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Cowpea, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
French bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Garden bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Goa bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Green bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Guar bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Jackbean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Kidney bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Lablab bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Moth bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Mung bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Navy bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Rice bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Scarlet runner bean, edible podded at
0.7 ppm, Snap bean, edible podded at
0.7 ppm, Sword bean, edible podded at
0.7 ppm, Urd bean, edible podded at 0.7
ppm, Vegetable soybean, edible podded
at 0.7 ppm, Velvet bean, edible podded
at 0.7 ppm, Wax bean, edible podded at
0.7 ppm, Winged pea, edible podded at
0.7 ppm, Yardlong bean, edible podded
at 0.7 ppm; Individual crops of
Proposed Crop Subgroup 6–19B: Edible
podded pea legume vegetable subgroup
including Chickpea, edible podded at 2
ppm, Dwarf pea, edible podded at 2
ppm, Edible podded pea at 2 ppm,
Grass-pea, edible podded at 2 ppm,
Green pea, edible podded at 2 ppm,
Lentil, edible podded at 2 ppm, Pigeon
pea, edible podded at 2 ppm, Snap pea,
edible podded at 2 ppm, Snow pea,
edible podded at 2 ppm, Sugar snap
pea, edible podded at 2 ppm; Individual
crops of Proposed Crop Subgroup 6–
19C: Succulent shelled bean subgroup
including Andean lupin, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, Blackeyed pea,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Blue
lupin, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm,
Broad bean, succulent shelled at 0.7
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ppm, Catjang bean, succulent shelled at
0.7 ppm, Cowpea, succulent shelled at
0.7 ppm, Crowder pea, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, Goa bean, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, Grain lupin,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Jackbean,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Lablab
bean, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm,
Lima bean, succulent shelled at 0.7
ppm, Moth bean, succulent shelled at
0.7 ppm, Scarlet runner bean, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, Southern pea,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Sweet
lupin, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm,
Vegetable soybean, succulent shelled at
0.7 ppm, Velvet bean, succulent shelled
at 0.7 ppm, Wax bean, succulent shelled
at 0.7 ppm, White lupin, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, White sweet lupin,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Yellow
lupin, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm;
Individual crops of Proposed Crop
Subgroup 6–19D: Succulent shelled pea
subgroup including Chickpea, succulent
shelled at 0.05 ppm, English pea,
succulent shelled at 0.05 ppm, Garden
pea, succulent shelled at 0.05 ppm,
Green pea, succulent shelled at 0.05
ppm, Lentil, succulent shelled at 0.05
ppm, Pigeon pea, succulent shelled at
0.05 ppm; Individual crops of Proposed
Crop Subgroup 6–19E: Dried shelled
bean, except soybean, subgroup
including Adzuki bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, African yam-bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, American potato bean, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, Andean lupin, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Asparagus bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Black bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Blackeyed pea, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Blue lupin, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Broad
bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Catjang bean,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Chinese longbean,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Cowpea, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, Cranberry bean, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, Crowder pea, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Dry bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Field bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, French
bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Garden bean,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Goa bean, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, Grain lupin, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Great northern bean, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, Green bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Guar bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Horse gram, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Jackbean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Kidney
bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Lablab bean,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Lima bean, dry
seed at 0.3 ppm, Morama bean, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, Moth bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Mung bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Navy bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Pink
bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Pinto bean,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Red bean, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, Rice bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Scarlet runner bean, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, Southern pea, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Sweet lupin, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
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Sword bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Tepary bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Urd
bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Vegetable
soybean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Velvet
bean, seed, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, White
lupin, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, White sweet
lupin, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Winged pea,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Yardlong bean, dry
seed at 0.3 ppm, Yellow bean, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, Yellow lupin, dry seed at
0.3 ppm; Individual crops of Proposed
Crop Subgroup 6–19F: Dried shelled pea
subgroup including: Chickpea, dry seed
at 0.1 ppm, Dry pea, dry seed at 0.1
ppm, Field pea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm,
Garden pea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm, Grasspea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm, Green pea, dry
seed at 0.1 ppm, Lentil, dry seed at 0.1
ppm, Pigeon pea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm;
and Pea, forage at 15 ppm. Adequate
analytical methods for determining
novaluron in/on appropriate raw
agricultural commodities and processed
commodities have been developed and
validated. Contact: RD.
8. PP 0F8885. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0339). Belchim Crop Protection N.V./
S.A. c/o Belchim Crop Protection US
Corporation, 2751 Centreville Rd., Suite
100, Wilmington, DE 19808, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the herbicide pyridate in
or on the raw agricultural commodities
lentils at 0.4 parts per million (ppm)
and the Rapeseed SubGroup (Crop
Subgroup 20A) at 0.015 ppm. The
HPLC–MS/MS residue analytical
method is used to measure and evaluate
the chemical pyridate. Contact: RD.
9. PP 0E8894. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0203). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend
40 CFR part 180 by establishing
tolerances for residues of Sulfur
dioxide, including its metabolite and
degradates, in or on Blueberry at 9 ppm.
An analytical enforcement method
using high performance liquid
chromatography with tandem mass
spectrometry is available for
enforcement of tolerances for sulfites
restudies of sulfur dioxide in food.
Contact: RD.
10. PP 9F8795. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–
0065). This posting is amending the
previous NOF dated April 15, 2020 by
announcing commodities that were not
included in the previous NOF. E.I. du
Pont de Nemours & Company
(‘‘DuPont’’), Chestnut Run Plaza, 974
Centre Road, Wilmington, DE 19805,
requests to establish a tolerance in 40
CFR part 180 for residues of the
nematicide, fluazaindolizine in or on
Poultry, fat at 0.01 ppm; Poultry, meat
at 0.01 ppm; Poultry, meat byproducts
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at 0.01 ppm; and Eggs at 0.01 ppm. In
addition, DuPont is proposing pursuant
to section 408(d) of the Federal Food,
Drug and cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.
346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to
establish indirect or inadvertent
tolerances for residues of
fluazaindolizine, including its
metabolites and their conjugates,
expressed as the stoichiometric
equivalent of fluazaindolizine, in or on
the following commodity: Grass, forage,
fodder and hay, group 17, straw at 0.15
ppm. The LC/MS/MS system operating
with an electrospray interface (ESI)
operating in both positive and negative
polarities is used to measure and
evaluate the chemical fluazaindolizine.
Contact: RD.
11. PP 0F8872. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0355). Makhteshim Agan of North
America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA), 3120
Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 100,
Raleigh, NC 27604, requests to establish
a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide novaluron in or on Tree
nuts, nutmeat (Crop Group 14–12) at
0.07 parts per million (ppm) and,
Almond, hulls at 15.0 ppm. The
samples were analyzed using a working
method very similar to the reference
method, ‘‘Magnitude of the Residue on
Novaluron in Pome Fruit Raw
Agricultural and Processed
Commodities’’, PTRL Study #991W.
Samples were homogenized with dry ice
using a Robot Coupe chopper. Ten-gram
subsamples were extracted in methanol/
water using two rounds of blending
with an Omni mixer. The extract was
filtered to remove the solids from
solution. An aliquot of the extract was
evaporated to remove the methanol.
Aqueous sodium chloride was added to
the remaining aqueous fraction, and the
aqueous fraction was extracted three
times against ethyl acetate. The ethyl
acetate fractions were combined and
evaporated just to dryness on a nitrogen
evaporator. The sample residue was redissolved in ethyl acetate and taken for
clean-up on an amino (NH2) solid phase
extraction cartridge. The eluate was
evaporated on a nitrogen evaporator and
then brought to a known volume with
ethyl acetate. The extracts were
analyzed using a gas chromatograph
with a micro electron capture detector
(mECD). Method suitability was
evaluated both prior to sample analysis
and concurrently with sample analysis.
Recoveries were in the range 82–118%.
The lowest level of method validation
(LLMV) for pea (dry) was approximately
0.05 ppm for novaluron. Contact: RD.
12. PP 0F8883 and PP 0F8884. (EPA–
HQ–OPP–2016–0013). ISK Biosciences
Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, Suite
A, Concord, OH 44077, requests to
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establish a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide flonicamid in or on Small
fruit, vine climbing (except fuzzy
kiwifruit) (crop group 13–07F) at 3.0
parts per million (ppm) and to amend
the existing tolerance in or on alfalfa,
hay at 7.0 ppm. Analytical methodology
has been developed to determine the
residues of flonicamid and its three
major plant metabolites, TFNA, TFNG,
and TFNA–AM in various crops. The
residue analytical method for the
majority of crops includes an initial
extraction with acetonitrile (ACN)/
deionized (DI) water, followed by a
liquid-liquid partition with ethyl
acetate. The residue method for wheat
straw is similar, except that a C18 solid
phase extraction (SPE) is added prior to
the liquid-liquid partition. The final
sample solution is quantitated using a
liquid chromatograph (LC) equipped
with a reverse phase column and a
triple quadruple mass spectrometer
(MS/MS). Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: June 8, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and
Resources Management Division, Office of
Program Support.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 705
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2020–0549; FRL–10017–
78]
RIN 2070–AK67
TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements for
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing reporting
and recordkeeping requirements for Perand Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA). In accordance with obligations
under TSCA, as amended by the
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020, EPA proposes to
require certain persons that manufacture
(including import) or have
manufactured these chemical
substances in any year since January 1,
2011, to electronically report
information regarding PFAS uses,
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exposures, and hazards. EPA is
requesting public comment on all
aspects of this proposed rule and has
also identified items of particular
interest for public input. In addition to
fulfilling statutory obligations under
TSCA, this document will enable EPA
to better characterize the sources and
quantities of manufactured PFAS in the
United States.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 27, 2021. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on
the information collection provisions
are best assured of consideration if the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) receives a copy of your
comments on or before July 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2020–0549,
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
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.
Due to the public health concerns
related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is
closed to visitors with limited
exceptions. The staff continues to
provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. For the
latest status information on EPA/DC
services and docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact:
Stephanie Griffin, Data Gathering and
Analysis Division (7401M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
564–1463; email address:
griffin.stephanie@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you currently or have
previously manufactured (defined by
statute at 15 U.S.C. 2602(9) to include
import) a chemical substance that is a
PFAS between January 1, 2011 and the
effective date of the final rule. Note that
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 174 and 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0088; FRL-10025-08]
Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities--June 2021
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Filing of petitions and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of 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 July 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition (PP) of interest as shown in the
body of this document, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.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: Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address:
[email protected]; or Charles Smith, 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 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 174 or part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking
public comment on the requests before responding to the petitioners.
EPA is not proposing any particular action at this time. EPA has
determined that the pesticide petitions described in this document
contain data or information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2),
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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 petitions. After considering the
public comments, EPA intends to evaluate whether and what action may be
warranted. Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final
determination on these pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), summaries of the petitions that are
the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioners, are included
in dockets EPA has created for these rulemakings. The dockets for these
petitions are 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.
Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 0E8846. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0417). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by removing established
tolerances for the residues of Cyprodinil 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-
phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine in or on the raw agricultural commodities:
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 1.0 parts per million (ppm),
Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 10.0 ppm; Leaf petioles subgroup
4B at 30 ppm, Leafy greens subgroup 4A at 50 ppm, Lemon at 0.60 ppm,
Lime at 0.60 ppm, Longan at 2.0 ppm; Lychee at 2.0 ppm, Spanish lime at
2.0 ppm and Turnip, greens at 10.0 ppm. Contact: RD.
2. PP 0E8847. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0419). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by removing established
tolerances for the residues of Fludioxonil, [4-(2, 2-difluoro-1,3-
benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile] in or on the raw
agricultural commodities: Carrots at 7.0 ppm, Cotton, undelinted seed
at 0.05 ppm, Dragon fruit at 1.0 ppm; Leaf petioles subgroup 4B at 15
ppm, Leafy greens subgroup 4A at 30 ppm, Longan at 20 ppm, Lychee at 20
ppm, Melon subgroup 9A at 0.03 ppm, Safflower, seed at 0.01 ppm,
Spanish lime at 20 ppm, Sunflower, seed at 0.01 ppm, Vegetable, legume,
group 6 at 0.01 ppm, Vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B at
0.75 ppm and Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 6.0 ppm.
Contact: RD.
3. PP 0E8861. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0601). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by removing established
tolerances for residues of the sum of fluensulfone, 5-chloro-2-[(3,4,4-
trifluoro-3-buten-1-yl)sulfonyl]thiazole and its metabolite, 3,4,4-
trifluoro-but-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of fluensulfone, in or on the commodities: Brassica, head
and stem, subgroup 5A at 1.5 ppm; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B
at 20 ppm; Vegetables, leafy, except Brassica, group 4 at 4 ppm.
Contact: RD.
4. PP 0E8882. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0153). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by removing established
tolerances for residues of novaluron, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on Bean, dry, seed at 0.30 ppm; and Bean, succulent
at 0.70 ppm. Contact: RD.
5. PP 9E8812. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0054). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540 requests to
amend 40 CFR 180.242 by removing the established tolerances for
residues of thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole), including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities: Potato, postharvest at 10.0 ppm; Sweet potato (postharvest
to sweet potato intended only for use as seed) at 0.05 ppm; Alfalfa,
forage at 0.02 ppm; Alfalfa, hay at 0.02 ppm; Radish, tops at 0.02 ppm;
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 0.02 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group
10, postharvest at 10.0 ppm; Fruit, pome, group 11, postharvest at 5.0
ppm; Vegetable, root (except sugarbeet), subgroup 1B at 0.02 ppm;
Carrot, roots, postharvest at 10.0 ppm; and in paragraph (b) Sweet
potato at 10 ppm. Contact: RD.
New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)
1. IN-11436. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0326). Burdock Group (859 Outer Road,
Orlando, FL 32814) on behalf of SCG Solutions, LLC. (1358 South 9th
St., DePere, WI 54115) requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of calcium bisulfate when used
as an inert ingredient (acidifying/buffering agent) in antimicrobial
formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public eating places,
dairy-processing equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils
under 40 CFR 180.940(a), limited to 2,000 parts per million (ppm) in
the final formulation. 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. IN-11520. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0338). Exponent, Inc. (1150
Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036) on behalf of UPL
NA Inc. (630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA
19406) requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of sodium metabisulfite (CAS No. 7681-57-4) when
used as an inert ingredient (oxygen scavenger/antioxidant) in pesticide
formulations applied on crops pre-harvest according to 40 CFR part
180.920, at a limit of not more than 0.5% by weight 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.
New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS)
PP 1F8900. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0269). GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. 200
Boston Ave., Suite 1000, Medford, MA 02155, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the double-stranded RNA insecticide Ledprona (CAS No.
2433753-68-3) in or on all agricultural commodities and food products.
The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed given the low
toxicity demonstrated in the available toxicological data, that RNA is
present in all living organisms as well as routinely consumed as part
of human and animal diets with no apparent adverse effects, and the
large molecular weight of the active ingredient. Contact: BPPD.
New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 9E8812. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0054). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540 requesting,
pursuant to section
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408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180.242 by establishing tolerances for
residues of thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole), including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities: Animal feed, nongrass, group 18 at 0.01 parts per million
(ppm); Beet, garden, leaves at 0.01 ppm; Brassica, leafy greens,
subgroup 4-16B at 0.01 ppm; Burdock, edible, leaves at 0.01 ppm;
Carrot, leaves at 0.01 ppm; Carrot, roots at 10 ppm; Celeriac, leaves
at 0.01 ppm; Chervil, turnip rooted, leaves at 0.01 ppm; Chicory,
leaves at 0.01 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 10 ppm; Fruit, pome,
group 11-10 at 10 ppm; Kohlrabi at 0.01 ppm; Radish, oriental, leaves
at 0.01 ppm; Rutabaga, leaves at 0.01 ppm; Salsify, black, leaves at
0.01 ppm; Sweet potato, tuber at 3 ppm; Vegetable, Brassica, head and
stem, group 5-16 at 0.01 ppm; Vegetable, root, except sugar beet,
subgroup 1B at 0.01 ppm; Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C,
except sweet potato at 10 ppm. The Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM)
Vol. II lists four spectrophotofluorometric methods (Methods I, A, B
and C) for determining residues of thiabendazole per se in or on plant
commodities, and one spectrophotofluorometric method (Method D) for
determining residues of thiabendazole and 5-hydroxythiabendazole in
milk. Contact: RD.
2. PP 0E8846. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0417). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for
residues of Cyprodinil 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine
in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Brassica, leafy greens,
subgroup 4-16B, except watercress at 10 parts per million (ppm),
Celtuce at 30 ppm, Fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk at 30 ppm,
Kohlrabi at 1 ppm, Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 30 ppm, Leafy
greens subgroup 4-16A, except parsley, fresh leaves at 50 ppm, Lemon/
lime subgroup 10-10B at 0.6 ppm, Sugar apple at 4 ppm, Tropical and
subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup 24A at 2 ppm and
Vegetable, Brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 at 1 ppm. Syngenta Crop
Protection has developed and validated analytical methodology for
enforcement purposes. This method (Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG-
631B) has passed an Agency petition method validation for several
commodities and is currently the enforcement method for cyprodinil.
Contact: RD.
3. PP 0E8847. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0419). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for
residues of Fludioxonil, [4-(2, 2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-
pyrrole-3-carbonitrile] in or on the raw agricultural commodities:
Carrot, roots at 7 parts per million (ppm), Celtuce at 15 ppm,
Cottonseed subgroup 20C at 0.05 ppm, Dragon fruit at 20 ppm, Durian at
20 ppm, Fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk at 15 ppm, Jackfruit
at 20 ppm, Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 15 ppm, Leafy greens
subgroup 4-16A at 30 ppm, Mangosteen at 5 ppm, Persimmon, Japanese at 5
ppm, Sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.01 ppm, Tropical and subtropical,
small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup 24A at 20 ppm, Vegetable, legume,
group 6, except bean, dry and bean, succulent at 0.01 ppm, Vegetable,
root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except carrot and ginseng at 0.75
ppm and Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C, except yam, true,
tuber at 6 ppm. Syngenta has developed and validated analytical
methodology for enforcement purposes. This method (Syngenta Crop
Protection Method AG- 597B) has passed an Agency petition method
validation for several commodities and is currently the enforcement
method for fludioxonil. Contact: RD.
4. PP 0E8861. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0601). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for
residues of the sum of fluensulfone, 5-chloro-2-[(3,4,4-trifluoro-3-
buten-1-yl)sulfonyl]thiazole and its metabolite, 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3-
ene-1-sulfonic acid, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of
fluensulfone, in or on the commodities: Beet, sugar, dried pulp at 0.3
parts per million (ppm); Beet, sugar, leaves at 4 ppm; Beet, sugar,
molasses at 1.5 ppm; Beet, sugar, roots at 0.2 ppm, Brassica, leafy
greens, subgroup 4-16B at 20 ppm; Celtuce at 4 ppm; Fennel, Florence,
fresh leaves and stalk at 4 ppm; Kohlrabi at 1.5 ppm; Leafy greens
subgroup 4-16A at 4 ppm; Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 4 ppm;
and Vegetable, Brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 at 1.5 ppm. Adequate
analytical methods for determining fluensulfone in/on appropriate raw
agricultural commodities and processed commodities have been developed
and validated, including LC-MS/MS methods. Contact: RD.
5. PP 0E8864. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0691). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for
residues of the herbicide MCPA ((4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid,
both free and conjugated, resulting from the direct application of MCPA
or its sodium, dimethylamine salts or its 2-ethylhexyl ester in or on
the raw agricultural commodity clover, forage at 0.1 parts per million
(ppm), and clover, hay at 0.1 parts per million (ppm). Adequate
analytical methods for determining MCPA in/on appropriate raw
agricultural commodities and processed commodities have been developed
and validated. Contact: RD.
6. PP 0E8880. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0356). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greenboro, NC 27419, requests to establish a
tolerance for residues of the insecticide spiropidion in or on Cucurbit
Vegetables (CG9) at 0.8 parts per million (ppm); Fruiting Vegetables
(CG8), 1.5 ppm; Soybeans, 3 ppm; Potato (CG 1C), 1.5 ppm; Poultry Meat,
0.01 ppm, Meat Byproducts of Poultry, 0.01 ppm; Fat of Poultry, 0.01
ppm; Eggs. 0.01 ppm; Milk and Milk Byproducts, 0.01 ppm; Meat
Byproducts of Cattle, goat, Hogs, Horses and Sheep, 0.3 ppm; Fat of
Cattle, Goat, Hogs, Horses and Sheep, 0.04 ppm; Wet Tomato Peel, 3 ppm;
Dried Tomato Pomace, 40 ppm; Tomato Paste, 3 ppm; Tomato Puree, 2 ppm;
Dried Tomatoes, 15 ppm; Soy Meal, 5 ppm; Soy Flour, 5 ppm; Pollard, 4
ppm; Soy Aspirated Grain Fractions, 6 ppm; Raw Peeled Potatoes, 3 ppm;
Baked Potatoes with skin, 3 ppm; Potato Chips/Fries, 2 ppm; Potato
Granules/Flakes, 5 ppm; Potato Process Waste, 3 ppm; Dried Potato Pulp,
3 ppm and Potato Protein, 5 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC has
submitted practical analytical methodology for detecting and measuring
levels of Spiropidion in or on raw agricultural commodities. This
method is based on crop specific cleanup procedures and determination
by liquid chromatography with either UV or MS detections. Analytical
method GRM069.02A has been demonstrated to be a reliable and accurate
procedure for the determination of SYN546330 and SYN547305 in crops to
a limit of quantification of 0.01 mg/kg, using
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commercially available laboratory equipment and reagents. Contact: RD.
7. PP 0E8882. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0153). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for
residues of novaluron, including its metabolites and degradates, in or
on the following commodities. Compliance with the tolerance levels is
to be determined by measuring only novaluron, (N-3-chloro-4-1,1,2-
trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy ethoxyphenylaminocarbonyl-2,6-
difluorobenzamide), in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities: Individual crops of Proposed Crop Subgroup 6-19A: Edible
podded bean legume vegetable subgroup including Asparagus bean, edible
podded at 0.7 parts per million (ppm), Catjang bean, edible podded at
0.7 ppm, Chinese longbean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Cowpea, edible
podded at 0.7 ppm, French bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Garden bean,
edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Goa bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Green
bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Guar bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Jackbean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Kidney bean, edible podded at 0.7
ppm, Lablab bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Moth bean, edible podded at
0.7 ppm, Mung bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Navy bean, edible podded
at 0.7 ppm, Rice bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Scarlet runner bean,
edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Snap bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Sword
bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Urd bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm,
Vegetable soybean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Velvet bean, edible podded
at 0.7 ppm, Wax bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm, Winged pea, edible
podded at 0.7 ppm, Yardlong bean, edible podded at 0.7 ppm; Individual
crops of Proposed Crop Subgroup 6-19B: Edible podded pea legume
vegetable subgroup including Chickpea, edible podded at 2 ppm, Dwarf
pea, edible podded at 2 ppm, Edible podded pea at 2 ppm, Grass-pea,
edible podded at 2 ppm, Green pea, edible podded at 2 ppm, Lentil,
edible podded at 2 ppm, Pigeon pea, edible podded at 2 ppm, Snap pea,
edible podded at 2 ppm, Snow pea, edible podded at 2 ppm, Sugar snap
pea, edible podded at 2 ppm; Individual crops of Proposed Crop Subgroup
6-19C: Succulent shelled bean subgroup including Andean lupin,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Blackeyed pea, succulent shelled at 0.7
ppm, Blue lupin, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Broad bean, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, Catjang bean, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Cowpea,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Crowder pea, succulent shelled at 0.7
ppm, Goa bean, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Grain lupin, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, Jackbean, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Lablab
bean, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Lima bean, succulent shelled at 0.7
ppm, Moth bean, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Scarlet runner bean,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Southern pea, succulent shelled at 0.7
ppm, Sweet lupin, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Vegetable soybean,
succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, Velvet bean, succulent shelled at 0.7
ppm, Wax bean, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm, White lupin, succulent
shelled at 0.7 ppm, White sweet lupin, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm,
Yellow lupin, succulent shelled at 0.7 ppm; Individual crops of
Proposed Crop Subgroup 6-19D: Succulent shelled pea subgroup including
Chickpea, succulent shelled at 0.05 ppm, English pea, succulent shelled
at 0.05 ppm, Garden pea, succulent shelled at 0.05 ppm, Green pea,
succulent shelled at 0.05 ppm, Lentil, succulent shelled at 0.05 ppm,
Pigeon pea, succulent shelled at 0.05 ppm; Individual crops of Proposed
Crop Subgroup 6-19E: Dried shelled bean, except soybean, subgroup
including Adzuki bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, African yam-bean, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, American potato bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Andean lupin,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Asparagus bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Black bean,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Blackeyed pea, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Blue lupin,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Broad bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Catjang bean, dry
seed at 0.3 ppm, Chinese longbean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Cowpea, dry
seed at 0.3 ppm, Cranberry bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Crowder pea, dry
seed at 0.3 ppm, Dry bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Field bean, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, French bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Garden bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Goa bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Grain lupin, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Great northern bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Green bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Guar bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Horse gram, dry seed at 0.3 ppm,
Jackbean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Kidney bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Lablab
bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Lima bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Morama bean,
dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Moth bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Mung bean, dry
seed at 0.3 ppm, Navy bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Pink bean, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, Pinto bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Red bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Rice bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Scarlet runner bean, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, Southern pea, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Sweet lupin, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, Sword bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Tepary bean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Urd bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Vegetable soybean, dry seed at 0.3
ppm, Velvet bean, seed, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, White lupin, dry seed at
0.3 ppm, White sweet lupin, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Winged pea, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, Yardlong bean, dry seed at 0.3 ppm, Yellow bean, dry seed
at 0.3 ppm, Yellow lupin, dry seed at 0.3 ppm; Individual crops of
Proposed Crop Subgroup 6-19F: Dried shelled pea subgroup including:
Chickpea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm, Dry pea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm, Field pea,
dry seed at 0.1 ppm, Garden pea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm, Grass-pea, dry
seed at 0.1 ppm, Green pea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm, Lentil, dry seed at
0.1 ppm, Pigeon pea, dry seed at 0.1 ppm; and Pea, forage at 15 ppm.
Adequate analytical methods for determining novaluron in/on appropriate
raw agricultural commodities and processed commodities have been
developed and validated. Contact: RD.
8. PP 0F8885. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0339). Belchim Crop Protection N.V./
S.A. c/o Belchim Crop Protection US Corporation, 2751 Centreville Rd.,
Suite 100, Wilmington, DE 19808, requests to establish a tolerance in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide pyridate in or on the raw
agricultural commodities lentils at 0.4 parts per million (ppm) and the
Rapeseed SubGroup (Crop Subgroup 20A) at 0.015 ppm. The HPLC-MS/MS
residue analytical method is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
pyridate. Contact: RD.
9. PP 0E8894. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0203). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for
residues of Sulfur dioxide, including its metabolite and degradates, in
or on Blueberry at 9 ppm. An analytical enforcement method using high
performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry is
available for enforcement of tolerances for sulfites restudies of
sulfur dioxide in food. Contact: RD.
10. PP 9F8795. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0065). This posting is amending the
previous NOF dated April 15, 2020 by announcing commodities that were
not included in the previous NOF. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
(``DuPont''), Chestnut Run Plaza, 974 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE
19805, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the nematicide, fluazaindolizine in or on Poultry, fat at
0.01 ppm; Poultry, meat at 0.01 ppm; Poultry, meat byproducts
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at 0.01 ppm; and Eggs at 0.01 ppm. In addition, DuPont is proposing
pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug and cosmetic Act,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish indirect or
inadvertent tolerances for residues of fluazaindolizine, including its
metabolites and their conjugates, expressed as the stoichiometric
equivalent of fluazaindolizine, in or on the following commodity:
Grass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17, straw at 0.15 ppm. The LC/MS/
MS system operating with an electrospray interface (ESI) operating in
both positive and negative polarities is used to measure and evaluate
the chemical fluazaindolizine. Contact: RD.
11. PP 0F8872. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0355). Makhteshim Agan of North
America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA), 3120 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 100,
Raleigh, NC 27604, requests to establish a tolerance for residues of
the insecticide novaluron in or on Tree nuts, nutmeat (Crop Group 14-
12) at 0.07 parts per million (ppm) and, Almond, hulls at 15.0 ppm. The
samples were analyzed using a working method very similar to the
reference method, ``Magnitude of the Residue on Novaluron in Pome Fruit
Raw Agricultural and Processed Commodities'', PTRL Study #991W. Samples
were homogenized with dry ice using a Robot Coupe chopper. Ten-gram
subsamples were extracted in methanol/water using two rounds of
blending with an Omni mixer. The extract was filtered to remove the
solids from solution. An aliquot of the extract was evaporated to
remove the methanol. Aqueous sodium chloride was added to the remaining
aqueous fraction, and the aqueous fraction was extracted three times
against ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate fractions were combined and
evaporated just to dryness on a nitrogen evaporator. The sample residue
was re-dissolved in ethyl acetate and taken for clean-up on an amino
(NH2) solid phase extraction cartridge. The eluate was
evaporated on a nitrogen evaporator and then brought to a known volume
with ethyl acetate. The extracts were analyzed using a gas
chromatograph with a micro electron capture detector ([mu]ECD). Method
suitability was evaluated both prior to sample analysis and
concurrently with sample analysis. Recoveries were in the range 82-
118%. The lowest level of method validation (LLMV) for pea (dry) was
approximately 0.05 ppm for novaluron. Contact: RD.
12. PP 0F8883 and PP 0F8884. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0013). ISK
Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 44077,
requests to establish a tolerance for residues of the insecticide
flonicamid in or on Small fruit, vine climbing (except fuzzy kiwifruit)
(crop group 13-07F) at 3.0 parts per million (ppm) and to amend the
existing tolerance in or on alfalfa, hay at 7.0 ppm. Analytical
methodology has been developed to determine the residues of flonicamid
and its three major plant metabolites, TFNA, TFNG, and TFNA-AM in
various crops. The residue analytical method for the majority of crops
includes an initial extraction with acetonitrile (ACN)/deionized (DI)
water, followed by a liquid-liquid partition with ethyl acetate. The
residue method for wheat straw is similar, except that a C18 solid
phase extraction (SPE) is added prior to the liquid-liquid partition.
The final sample solution is quantitated using a liquid chromatograph
(LC) equipped with a reverse phase column and a triple quadruple mass
spectrometer (MS/MS). Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: June 8, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Program Support.
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