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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0507; FRL–11517–01–
OCSPP]
Extension of Tolerances for
Emergency Exemptions; Multiple
Chemicals
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This regulation extends timelimited tolerances for residues of
clothianidin, kasugamycin, methyl
bromide, and triclopyr in or on various
commodities as identified in this
document. These actions are in response
to EPA’s granting of emergency
exemptions under section 18 of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing
use of these pesticides. In addition, the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) requires EPA to establish a
time-limited tolerance or exemption
from the requirement for a tolerance for
pesticide chemical residues in food that
will result from the use of a pesticide
under an emergency exemption granted
by EPA under FIFRA. Additionally, EPA
is removing time-limited tolerances for
residues of flupyradifurone in or on
sugar cane and sweet sorghum
commodities.
DATES: This regulation is effective
November 3, 2023. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received
on or before January 2, 2024 and must
be filed in accordance with the
instructions provided in 40 CFR part
178 (see also Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0507, is
available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
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is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room and the OPP
Docket is (202) 566–1744. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Smith, Director, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; main
telephone number: (202) 566–1030;
email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
B. How can I get electronic access to
other related information?
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of 40 CFR part 180
through the Office of the Federal
Register’s e-CFR site at https://
www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation
and may also request a hearing on those
objections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulation
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
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OPP–2023–0507 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
requests must be in writing and must be
received by the Hearing Clerk on or
before January 2, 2024. Addresses for
mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40
CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
submit a copy of the filing (excluding
any Confidential Business Information
(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be
disclosed publicly by EPA without prior
notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your
objection or hearing request, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2023–0507, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be CBI
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
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Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Background and Statutory Findings
EPA previously published final rules
establishing time-limited tolerances in
the Federal Register for the chemicals
and commodities listed below under
FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a.
EPA established the tolerances because
FFDCA section 408(l)(6) requires EPA to
establish a time-limited tolerance or
exemption from the requirement for a
tolerance for pesticide chemical
residues in food that will result from the
use of a pesticide under an emergency
exemption granted by EPA under FIFRA
section 18. Such tolerances can be
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established without providing notice or
period for public comment.
EPA received requests to extend
emergency uses of clothianidin,
kasugamycin, methyl bromide, and
triclopyr on various commodities for
this year’s growing season. After having
reviewed the submissions, EPA concurs
that emergency conditions continue to
exist. EPA assessed the potential risks
presented by residues of each chemical
in or on the pertinent commodities. In
doing so, EPA considered the safety
standard in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)
and decided that the necessary
tolerances under FFDCA section
408(l)(6) would be consistent with the
safety standard and with FIFRA section
18. The data and other relevant material
have been evaluated and were discussed
in the final rules originally establishing
the time-limited tolerances. Based on
those data and information considered,
the Agency reaffirms that extensions of
the time-limited tolerances will
continue to meet the requirements of
FFDCA section 408(l)(6). Therefore, the
time-limited tolerances are extended
until December 31, 2026. Although
these tolerances will expire and are
revoked on December 31, 2026, under
FFDCA section 408(l)(5), residues of the
pesticides not in excess of the amounts
specified in the tolerances remaining in
or on the commodities after that date
will not be unlawful, provided the
residues are present as a result of an
application or use of a pesticide at a
time and manner that was lawful under
FIFRA, the tolerance was in place at the
time of the application, and the residues
do not exceed the level that was
authorized by the tolerance. EPA will
take action to revoke the tolerances
earlier if any experience with, scientific
data on, or other relevant information
on any of these pesticides indicate that
the residues are not safe. EPA will
publish a document in the Federal
Register to remove the revoked
tolerances from the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).
Time-limited tolerances for the use of
the following pesticide chemicals on
specific commodities as noted are being
extended:
Clothianidin. Pursuant to a request by
the Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services, EPA authorized
under FIFRA section 18 the use of
clothianidin on citrus for control of the
Asian citrus psyllid in Florida. This
regulation extends a time-limited
tolerance for residues of the insecticide
clothianidin and its metabolites and
degradates in or on fruit, citrus, group
10–10 at 0.07 parts per million (ppm)
for an additional 3-year period. This
tolerance will expire and is revoked on
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December 31, 2026. The time-limited
tolerance was originally published in
the Federal Register of February 25,
2015 (80 FR 10003) (FRL–9919–59).
Flupyradifurone. The time-limited
tolerances are being removed at 40 CFR
180.679(b) for residues of the insecticide
flupyradifurone and its metabolites in or
on sorghum, syrup at 90.0 ppm and
sweet sorghum, forage at 30.0 ppm
which expired on December 31, 2022;
and in or on sugarcane, cane at 3 ppm
and sugarcane, molasses at 90 ppm,
which expire on December 31, 2023.
The applicant has not submitted a
request for further use of
flupyradifurone sugarcane; and use on
sweet sorghum gained registration
under Section 3 of FIFRA. The timelimited tolerances were originally
published in the Federal Register of
June 25, 2021 (86 FR 21944) (FRL–
10029–49).
Kasugamycin. Pursuant to a request
by the California Department of
Pesticide Regulation, EPA authorized
under FIFRA section 18 the use of
kasugamycin on almonds for control of
bacterial blast in California. This
regulation extends time-limited
tolerances for residues of the pesticide
kasugamycin and its metabolites and
degradates in or on almond at 0.04
(ppm); and almond hulls at 0.4 ppm for
an additional 3-year period. The
tolerances will expire and are revoked
on December 31, 2026. The time-limited
tolerances were originally published in
the Federal Register of October 8, 2020
(85 FR 63450) (FRL–10013–94).
Methyl bromide. Pursuant to a request
by the US Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, EPA authorized under FIFRA
section 18 the use of methyl bromide on
certain imported and domestic
commodities, post-harvest for control of
invasive non-indigenous quarantine
plant pests and to prevent the
introduction and/or spread of any new
or recently introduced foreign pests to
the United States. This regulation
extends time-limited tolerances for
residues of the pesticide methyl
bromide, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities
identified in 40 CFR 180.124(b) (and
listed in the regulatory text section of
this document) at the levels listed for an
additional 3-year period. The tolerances
will expire and are revoked on
December 31, 2026. The time-limited
tolerances were originally published in
the Federal Register of March 1, 2018
(83 FR 8758) (FRL–9971–19) and
October 16, 2020 (85 FR 65729) (FRL–
10014–31).
Triclopyr. Pursuant to a request by the
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
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FIFRA section 18 the use of triclopyr on
sugarcane for control of divine
nightshade in Louisiana. This regulation
extends a time-limited tolerance for
residues of the herbicide triclopyr and
its metabolites and degradates in or on
sugarcane, cane at 40 ppm for an
additional 3-year period. The tolerance
will expire and is revoked on December
31, 2026. A time-limited tolerance was
originally published in the Federal
Register of June 8, 2017 (82 FR 26599)
(FRL–9961–29).
III. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA
seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with
international standards whenever
possible, consistent with U.S. food
safety standards and agricultural
practices. EPA considers the
international maximum residue limits
(MRLs) established by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as
required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4).
The Codex Alimentarius is a joint
United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization/World Health
Organization food standards program,
and it is recognized as an international
food safety standards-setting
organization in trade agreements to
which the United States is a party. EPA
may establish a tolerance that is
different from a Codex MRL; however,
FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that
EPA explain the reasons for departing
from the Codex level.
The Codex has not established any
MRLs for flupyradifurone, kasugamycin,
methyl bromide, or triclopyr in or on
the commodities listed in this
document. The Codex has established
an MRL for clothianidin in or on citrus
at 0.07 ppm, the same as the tolerance
established for fruit, citrus, group 10–10
in the United States. Therefore, there are
no harmonization issues.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This action establishes tolerances
under FFDCA section 408(d). The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
exempted these types of actions from
review under Executive Order 12866,
entitled ‘‘Regulatory Planning and
Review’’ (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993).
Because this action has been exempted
from review under Executive Order
12866, this action is not subject to
Executive Order 13211, entitled
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045,
entitled ‘‘Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
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Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997).
This action does not contain any
information collections subject to OMB
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), nor does it require any special
considerations under Executive Order
12898, entitled ‘‘Federal Actions to
Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).
Since tolerances and exemptions that
are established in accordance with
FFDCA sections 408(e) and 408(l)(6),
such as the tolerances in this final rule,
do not require the issuance of a
proposed rule, the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), do not apply.
This action directly regulates growers,
food processors, food handlers, and food
retailers, not States or Tribes, nor does
this action alter the relationships or
distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress
in the preemption provisions of FFDCA
section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency
has determined that this action will not
have a substantial direct effect on States
or Tribal Governments, on the
relationship between the National
Government and the States or Tribal
Governments, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian
Tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132,
entitled ‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999) and Executive Order
13175, entitled ‘‘Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments’’ (65 FR 67249, November
9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In
addition, this action does not impose
any enforceable duty or contain any
unfunded mandate as described under
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.).
This action does not involve any
technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary
consensus standards pursuant to section
12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act
(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
V. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will
submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
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publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: October 27, 2023.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, for the reasons stated in the
preamble, EPA is amending 40 CFR
chapter I as follows:
PART 180—TOLERANCES AND
EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE
CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. In § 180.124, revise table 2 to
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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Berry and small fruit, group 13–07 ....................................................................................................................
Cactus ................................................................................................................................................................
Coconut, copra ..................................................................................................................................................
Coffee, green bean ............................................................................................................................................
Cola, seed ..........................................................................................................................................................
Cucurbit, seed ....................................................................................................................................................
Fig ......................................................................................................................................................................
Fruit, citrus, group 10–10 ..................................................................................................................................
Fruit, stone, group 12–12 ..................................................................................................................................
Fruit, tropical and subtropical, edible peel, group 23 ........................................................................................
Fruit, tropical and subtropical, inedible peel, group 24 .....................................................................................
Herb and spice, group 19 ..................................................................................................................................
Hibiscus, seed ...................................................................................................................................................
Ivy gourd ............................................................................................................................................................
Kaffir lime, leaves ..............................................................................................................................................
Kenaf, seed ........................................................................................................................................................
Oilseed group 20 ...............................................................................................................................................
Peppermint, tops ................................................................................................................................................
Pointed gourd ....................................................................................................................................................
Spearmint, tops ..................................................................................................................................................
Vegetable, bulb, group 3–07 .............................................................................................................................
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 .............................................................................................................................
Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7 ..............................................................................................................
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 .........................................................................................................................
Vegetable, head and stem Brassica, group 5–16 .............................................................................................
Vegetable, leafy, group 4–16 ............................................................................................................................
Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2 ...................................................................................................
Vegetable, legume, group 6 ..............................................................................................................................
Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1 ...................................................................................................................
Vegetable, stalk, stem and leaf petiole, group 22 .............................................................................................
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§ 180.417 Triclopyr; tolerances for
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5. In § 180.679, remove and reserve
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RIN 1018–BD60
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Reinstatement of
Endangered Species Act Protections
for the Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) in
Compliance With Court Order
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), are issuing
this final rule to comply with a district
court order that vacated our November
3, 2020, rule removing the gray wolf
(Canis lupus) from the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
As a result of the court’s order, the
regulatory protections under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act), apply to the gray wolf
in all or portions of the 45 U.S. States
and Mexico where the species was
listed at the time we issued the delisting
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rule. The court order went into effect on
February 10, 2022, and is the subject of
several consolidated, pending appeals
in the Ninth Circuit. While those
appeals are pending, the Service is
bound by the district court’s order.
Thus, this final rule implements the
court’s order by correcting the Code of
Federal Regulations and officially
reinstating threatened status for gray
wolf in Minnesota; endangered status
for gray wolf in all or portions of the
remaining 44 U.S. States and Mexico
where the species was listed prior to our
November 2020 delisting rule; critical
habitat for gray wolf in Minnesota and
Michigan; and the rule promulgated
under section 4(d) of the Act for gray
wolf in Minnesota. Gray wolves in
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, the eastern
third of Washington and Oregon, and
north-central Utah (collectively, the
Northern Rocky Mountains) retain their
delisted status and are not affected by
this final rule. This rule does not have
any effect on the separate listing of the
Mexican wolf subspecies (Canis lupus
baileyi) as endangered under the Act.
DATES: This action is effective
November 3, 2023. However, the court
order had legal effect immediately upon
its filing on February 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: This final rule is available
on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FWS–HQ–ES–2018–0097.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel London, Chief, Branch of
Delisting and Foreign Species,
Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Headquarters Office,
MS:ES, 5275, Leesburg Pike, Falls
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Church, VA 22041–3803; telephone
(703) 358–2491. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 3, 2020, we published
a final rule to remove the gray wolf
entities that were listed at that time in
the lower 48 United States and Mexico
from the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife in title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR 17.11(h) (85 FR 69778; hereafter
referred to as ‘‘our 2020 delisting rule’’).
Additional background information on
the gray wolf in the lower 48 United
States and Mexico and on that
rulemaking decision, including previous
Federal actions, can be found in our
2020 delisting rule. The rule became
effective on January 4, 2021.
Three lawsuits challenging our 2020
delisting rule were filed in the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District
of California. Defenders of Wildlife v.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, No. 21–
00344 (N.D. Cal.), WildEarth Guardians
v. Bernhardt, No. 21–00349 (N.D. Cal.),
NRDC v. U.S. Department of the
Interior, No. 21–00561 (N.D. Cal.). On
February 10, 2022, the district court
vacated and remanded our 2020
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