[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 89036-89038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29580]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0008; FRL-9953-69]
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several
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 January 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Goodis, P.E., Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following
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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).
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division listed at the end of the
pesticide petition summary of interest.
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 http://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 its receipt of several 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 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 the data or
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C.
346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data support 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), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions is available at http://www.regulations.gov.
As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA
is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.
Amended Tolerance
1. PP 5F8396. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0796. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ, 85366, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.448 for
residues of the insecticide hexythiazox in or on Alfalfa, forage from
15 parts per million (ppm) to 20 ppm; and Alfalfa, hay from 30 ppm to
60 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using mass
spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) analytical method is used to measure
and evaluate residues of hexythiazox and its metabolites containing the
PT-1-3 moiety. Contact: RD.
New Tolerances
1. PP 5F8412. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0795. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ, 85366-5569, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part
180.448 for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox in or on
Bermudagrass, forage at 40.0 parts per million (ppm); and Bermudagrass,
hay at 70.0 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method
using mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) is proposed for
enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
2. PP 5F8413. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0797. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ, 85366-5569, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part
180.448 for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox, in or on Beet,
sugar, dried pulp at 0.60 parts per million (ppm); Beet, sugar,
molasses at 0.21 ppm; Beet, sugar, roots at 0.15 ppm; and Beet, sugar,
tops at 1.5 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method
using mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) is proposed for
enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
3. PP 6E8494. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0595. Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New
Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE, 19808, requests to
establish an import tolerance in 40 CFR part 180.511 for residues of
the insecticide buprofezin, in or on Rice at 0.3 parts per million
(ppm). Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with nitrogen phosphorus
detection (GC/NPD), and a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)
method for confirmation of buprofezin residues in plant commodities is
proposed for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
4. PP 6F8502. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0971. Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New
Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE, 19808, requests to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide
pyrifluquinazon, in or on Almond, hulls at 0.01 parts per million
(ppm); Brassica, head and stem vegetables (crop group 5-16) at 0.4 ppm;
Cattle, fat at 0.01 ppm; Cattle, meat at 0.01 ppm; Cattle, meat
byproducts at 0.01 ppm; Citrus fruits (crop group 10-10) at 0.5 ppm;
Citrus, oil at 14 ppm; Cotton, gin byproducts at 4 ppm; Cotton,
undelinted seed at 0.2 ppm; Cucurbit vegetables (crop group 9) at 0.06
ppm; Fruiting vegetables, tomato (crop group 8-10A) at 0.2 ppm;
Fruiting vegetables, pepper/eggplant (crop group 8-10B) at 0.15 ppm;
Goat, fat at 0.01 ppm; Goat, meat at 0.01 ppm; Goat, meat byproducts at
0.01ppm; Horse, fat at 0.01 ppm; Horse, meat at 0.01 ppm; Horse, meat
byproducts at 0.01 ppm; Leaf petiole vegetables (crop subgroup 22B) at
1.5 ppm; Leafy vegetables (crop group 4-16) at 5 ppm; Milk at 0.01 ppm;
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Pome fruits (crop group 11-10) at 0.04 ppm; Sheep, fat at 0.01 ppm;
Sheep, meat at 0.01 ppm; Sheep, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm; Small
fruit vine climbing subgroup (crop subgroup 13-07F) (except fuzzy
kiwifruit) at 0.6 ppm; Stone fruits, cherry (crop group 12-12A) at 0.2
ppm; Stone fruits, peach (crop group 12-12B) at 0.03 ppm; Stone fruits,
plum (crop group 12-12C) at 0.015 ppm; Tree nuts (crop group 14-12) at
0.01 ppm; and Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C) at 0.01
ppm. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with nitrogen phosphorus
detection (GC/NPD), and a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)
method for confirmation of buprofezin residues in plant commodities is
proposed for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
5. PP 5F8416. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0985. ISK Biosciences Corporation,
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio, 44077, requests to establish
an import tolerance in 40 CFR part 180.613 for residues of the combined
residues of the insecticide flonicamid [N-(cyanomethyl)-4-
trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxamide (CA) or N-cyanomethyl-4-
trifluoromethylnicotinamide (IUPAC)] and its metabolites, TFNA [4-
trifluoromethylnicotinic acid], TFNA-AM [4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide)
and TFNG [N(4-trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)-glycine] in or on dried tea
leaves at 40 parts per million (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 (CAN)/deionized (DI) water, followed by a
liquid-liquid partition with ethyl acetate. The residue analytical
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 quantified using a liquid chromatograph (LC)
equipped with a reverse phase column and a quadruple mass spectrometer
(MS/MS). Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: November 30, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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