[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17175-17177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07128]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 174 and 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0006; FRL-9959-61]
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
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establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the 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 Goodis, Registration Division
(RD) (7505P), 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.
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:
[emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
[emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
[emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
[emsp14]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 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 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.
New Tolerances
1. PP 6E8492. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0495). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4) Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201, W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of prometryn in or on the raw agricultural commodity celtuce
at 0.5 parts per million (ppm). Contact: RD.
2. PP 6E8516. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0650). Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4) Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201, W, Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to establish tolerance in 40 CFR 180.650 by
establishing tolerances for residues of isoxaben N-[3-(1-ethyl-1-
methylpropyl)-5-isoxazolyl]-2, 6-dimethoxybenzamide in or on the raw
agricultural commodities apple at 0.01 parts per million (ppm), the
bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 0.01 ppm, the fruit, small, vine climbing,
except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 0.01 ppm and the nut, tree,
group 14-12 at 0.02 ppm. An acceptable analytical method is available
for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
3. PP 6E8534. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0032). Bayer CropScience, LP., 2
T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research triangle Park, NC 27709,
requests to establish an import tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the
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fungicide tebuconazole in or on ginseng, fresh at 0.15 parts per
million (ppm); and ginseng, dried/red at 0.4 (ppm). An enforcement
method for plant commodities has been validated on various commodities.
It has undergone successful EPA validation and has been submitted for
inclusion in PAM II. The animal method has also been approved as an
adequate enforcement method. Contact: RD.
New Tolerance Exemptions
1. PP IN-11002. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0012). Spring Trading Company,
LLC., (203 Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, TX 77354) on behalf of Ingevity
Corporation, 5255 Virginia Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406, requests
to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of tall oil fatty acid (CAS Reg. No. 61790-12-3) when used as
an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops
and raw agricultural commodities after harvest under 40 CFR 180.910;
application to animals under 40 CFR 180.930 and application to food-
contact surface sanitizing solutions under 40 CFR 180.940. The
petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is not
required for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:
RD.
2. PP IN-11004. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0780). Clariant Corporation, 4000
Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to establish exemptions from
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.960 for residues of
oxirane, 2-methyl, polymer with oxirane, hydrogen sulfate, ammonium
salt (CAS Reg. No. 57608-14-7) and oxirane, 2-methyl, polymer with
oxirane, hydrogen sulfate, potassium salt (CAS Reg. No. 1838191-48-2)
having a minimum number average molecular weight in (amu) of 1,800 when
used as inert ingredients in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR
180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because
it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
Amended Tolerances
PP 6E8516. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0650). Interregional Research Project
No. 4 (IR-4) Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State University of NJ,
500 College Road East, Suite 201, W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to
remove the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.650 for residues of isoxaben N-[3-
(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl)-5-isoxazolyl]-2, 6-dimethoxybenzamide in or on
the raw agricultural commodities grape at 0.01 ppm; nut, tree, group 14
at 0.02 ppm; and pistachio at 0.02 ppm. An acceptable analytical method
is available for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: March 7, 2017.
Hamaad Syed,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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