Environmental Protection Agency December 10, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is narrowly disapproving elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from Wisconsin regarding the infrastructure requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2006 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The infrastructure requirements are designed to ensure that the structural components of each state's air quality management program are adequate to meet the state's responsibilities under the CAA. This action pertains specifically to certain infrastructure requirements that may be satisfied if a state has a fully approved prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permitting program that incorporates all required program requirements, including the requirement to correctly address oxides of nitrogen (NOx) as a precursor to ozone.

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid, octadecanoate; D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid, docosanoate; D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid, docosanoate; D- glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid and 1,3-propanediol, docosanoate; D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid and 1,3- propanediol, octadecanoate; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid and sorbitol; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid, 1,3- propanediol and stearic acid; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with sorbitol and stearic acid; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with 1,3-propanediol, sorbitol and stearic acid; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid and sorbitol; and fatty acids, C18- unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid, 1,3-propanediol and sorbitol when used as inert ingredients in a pesticide chemical formulation. Spring Trading Co., on behalf of Croda Inc., submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid, octadecanoate; D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid, docosanoate; D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid, docosanoate; D-glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid and 1,3-propanediol, docosanoate; D- glucitol, polymer with decanedioic acid and 1,3-propanediol, octadecanoate; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid and sorbitol; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid, 1,3-propanediol and stearic acid; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with sorbitol and stearic acid; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with 1,3-propanediol, sorbitol and stearic acid; fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid and sorbitol; and fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with docosanoic acid, 1,3-propanediol and sorbitol on food or feed commodities.