[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21107-21111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07456]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0130 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0555; FRL-10449-01-OCSPP]
Ethalfluralin; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
ethalfluralin in or on multiple crops that are referenced later in this
document. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Gowan
Company LLC., requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective April 10, 2023. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before June 9, 2023, 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 dockets for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0130 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-
0555, are 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 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room 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. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services,
docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director,
Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (202) 566-1030; email address:
[email protected].
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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 EPA's
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Office of the
Federal Register's e-CFR site at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-180?toc=1.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a(g), 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-OPP-2021-0130 and/or EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0555 in
the subject line on the first page of your submission. All objections
and requests for a hearing must be in writing and must be received by
the Hearing Clerk on or before June 9, 2023. At this time, the Office
of Administrative Law Judges, in which the Hearing Clerk is located,
encourages people to utilize the electronic system for filing. See
Order Urging Electronic Service and Filing, https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files2020-05/documents/2020-04-10_-_order_urging_electronic_service_and_filing.pdf. The system for filing
electronically can be found at this website, https://www.epa.gov/alj.
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-2021-0130 and/or
EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0555, 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://www.epa.gov//where-send-comments-epa-dockets.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Summary of Petitioned-For Tolerance
In the Federal Register of October 21, 2021 (86 FR 58239) (FRL-
8792-04-OCSPP), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section
408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide
petition (PP 0E8876) in docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0130, by IR-4, North
Carolina State University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210,
Raleigh, NC 27606. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.416 be
amended by adding tolerances for ethalfluralin, N-ethyl-N-(2-methyl-2-
propenyl)-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl) benzenamine in or on the raw
agricultural commodities: Hemp, seed at 0.05 ppm; stevia, dried leaves
at 0.05 ppm; vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.01 ppm;
individual crops of Proposed Crop Subgroup 6-XXE: Dried shelled bean,
except soybean, subgroup at 0.05 ppm; and individual crops of Proposed
Crop Subgroup 6-XXF: Dried shelled pea subgroup at 0.05 ppm. Due to the
length of the list of commodities, please refer to the document EPA
issued in the Federal Register on October 21, 2021, for a complete list
of commodities to be established. The petition also requested to remove
established tolerances for residues of ethalfluralin in or on the raw
agricultural commodities: Bean, dry, seed at 0.05 ppm; pea, dry, seed
at 0.05 ppm; and potato at 0.05 ppm. That document referenced a summary
of the petition, which is available in the docket, https://www.regulations.gov. No comments were received in response to the
notice of filing.
In the Federal Register of March 22, 2022 (87 FR 16133) (FRL-9410-
11-OCSPP) EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP
1F8929) in docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0555 by Gowan Company LLC, 370 S Main
Street, Yuma, AZ 85366. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.416 be
amended by adding a tolerance for residues of ethalfluralin in or on
the onion, bulb crop subgroup 3-07A at 0.01 ppm. There was one comment
received in response to the notice of filing. EPA's response to this
comment is addressed in section IV.C.
In the Federal Register of April 28, 2022 (87 FR 25178) (FRL-9410-
12-OCSPP), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3),
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP
0E8876) in docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0130 by IR-4, North Carolina State
University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC
27606. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.416 be amended by
establishing a tolerance for residues of ethalfluralin in or on the raw
agricultural commodity stevia, fresh leaves at 0.05 ppm. There was one
comment received in response to the notice of filing. EPA's response to
this comment is addressed in section IV.C.
Some of the commodity definitions have been modified to be
consistent with Agency nomenclature and one requested tolerance is not
being established, as explained in section IV.D.
III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in
residential settings but does not include occupational exposure.
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a
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tolerance and to ``ensure that there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm will result to infants and children from aggregate exposure to the
pesticide chemical residue. . . .''
Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors
specified therein, EPA has reviewed the available scientific data and
other relevant information in support of this action. EPA has
sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a determination on
aggregate exposure for ethalfluralin including exposure resulting from
the tolerances established by this action. EPA's assessment of
exposures and risks associated with ethalfluralin follows.
In an effort to streamline its publications in the Federal
Register, EPA is not reprinting sections that repeat what has been
previously published for tolerance rulemaking of the same pesticide
chemical. Where scientific information concerning a particular chemical
remains unchanged, the content of those sections would not vary between
tolerance rulemaking, and EPA considers referral back to those sections
as sufficient to provide an explanation of the information EPA
considered in making its safety determination for the new rulemaking.
EPA has previously published a tolerance rulemaking for
ethalfluralin in which EPA concluded, based on the available
information, that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm would
result from aggregate exposure to ethalfluralin and established
tolerances for residues of that chemical. EPA is incorporating
previously published sections from that rulemaking as described further
in this rulemaking, as they remain unchanged.
Toxicological profile. For a discussion of the Toxicological
Profile of ethalfluralin, see Unit III.A. of the ethalfluralin
tolerance rulemaking published in the Federal Register of July 28, 2020
(85 FR 45336) (FRL-10008-20).
Toxicological points of departure/Levels of concern. For a summary
of the Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern for
ethalfluralin used for human risk assessment, please reference Unit
III.B. of the July 28, 2020, rulemaking.
Exposure assessment from residues in or on food. EPA's dietary
exposure assessments have been updated to include the additional
exposure from the petitioned-for tolerances as well as existing
ethalfluralin tolerances in 40 CFR 180.416. The acute and chronic
dietary (food and drinking water) assessments used tolerance-level
residues and assumed 100 percent crop treated (PCT). The cancer dietary
(food and drinking water) analysis was refined and used half the field
trial limit of detection value for all potato commodities; data from
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA's) Pesticide Data
Program (PDP) for dried bean/pea, soybean grain, soy infant formula,
cucurbit vegetables, and peanut butter; tolerance-level residues for
the remaining commodities, as well as average PCT data for canola/
rapeseed, cantaloupe, cucumber, peanut, pumpkin, summer/winter squash,
sunflower, and watermelon and 100 PCT for the remaining commodities.
Anticipated residue and PCT information. Section 408(b)(2)(E) of
FFDCA authorizes EPA to use available data and information on the
anticipated residue levels of pesticide residues in food and the actual
levels of pesticide residues that have been measured in food. If EPA
relies on such information, EPA must require pursuant to FFDCA section
408(f)(1) that data be provided 5 years after the tolerance is
established, modified, or left in effect, demonstrating that the levels
in food are not above the levels anticipated. For the present action,
EPA will issue such data call-ins as are required by FFDCA section
408(b)(2)(E) and authorized under FFDCA section 408(f)(1). Data will be
required to be submitted no later than 5 years from the date of
issuance of these tolerances.
Section 408(b)(2)(F) of FFDCA states that the Agency may use data
on the actual percent of food treated for assessing chronic dietary
risk only if:
Condition a: The data used are reliable and provide a
valid basis to show what percentage of the food derived from such crop
is likely to contain the pesticide residue.
Condition b: The exposure estimate does not underestimate
exposure for any significant subpopulation group.
Condition c: Data are available on pesticide use and food
consumption in a particular area, and the exposure estimate does not
understate exposure for the population in such area.
In addition, the Agency must provide for periodic evaluation of any
estimates used. To provide for the periodic evaluation of the estimate
of PCT as required by FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(F), EPA may require
registrants to submit data on PCT.
The cancer assessment incorporated average PCT data for the
following commodities: canola/rapeseed (2.5%); cantaloupe (5%);
cucumber (55%); peanut (25%); pumpkin (20%); summer/winter squash
(35%); sunflower (5%); and watermelon (25%).
In most cases, EPA uses available data from United States
Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service
(USDA/NASS), proprietary market surveys, and California Department of
Pesticide Regulation (CalDPR) Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR) for the
chemical/crop combination for the most recent 10 years. EPA uses an
average PCT for chronic dietary risk analysis and a maximum PCT for
acute dietary risk analysis. The average PCT figure for each existing
use is derived by combining available public and private market survey
data for that use, averaging across all observations, and rounding to
the nearest 5%, except for those situations in which the average PCT is
less than 1% or less than 2.5%. In those cases, the Agency would use
less than 1% or less than 2.5% as the average PCT value, respectively.
The maximum PCT figure is the highest observed maximum value reported
within the most recent 10 years of available public and private market
survey data for the existing use and rounded up to the nearest multiple
of 5%, except where the maximum PCT is less than 2.5%, in which case,
the Agency uses less than 2.5% as the maximum PCT.
The Agency believes that Conditions a, b, and c discussed above
have been met. With respect to Condition a, PCT estimates are derived
from Federal and private market survey data, which are reliable and
have a valid basis. The Agency is reasonably certain that the
percentage of the food treated is not likely to be an underestimation.
As to Conditions b and c, regional consumption information and
consumption information for significant subpopulations is taken into
account through EPA's computer-based model for evaluating the exposure
of significant subpopulations including several regional groups. Use of
this consumption information in EPA's risk assessment process ensures
that EPA's exposure estimate does not understate exposure for any
significant subpopulation group and allows the Agency to be reasonably
certain that no regional population is exposed to residue levels higher
than those estimated by the Agency. Other than the data available
through national food consumption surveys, EPA does not have available
reliable information on the regional consumption of food to which
ethalfluralin may be applied in a particular area.
Drinking water and non-occupational exposures. An updated drinking
water assessment for all proposed and registered uses was conducted.
The acute, chronic, and cancer assessments incorporated modeled surface
water
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estimated drinking water concentrations of 26.1 ppb, 0.57 ppb, and 0.41
ppb, respectively.
Cumulative exposure. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires
that, when considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a
tolerance, the Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the
cumulative effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other
substances that have a common mechanism of toxicity.'' The Agency has
determined that although ethalfluralin shares some chemical and/or
toxicological characteristics (e.g., chemical structure or apical
endpoint) with other pesticides, the toxicological database does not
support a testable hypothesis for a common mechanism of action. See:
Dinitroanilines: Screening Analysis of Toxicological Profiles to
Consider Whether a Candidate Common Mechanism Group Can Be Established.
Consequently, no further review of cumulative effects is required for
ethalfluralin at this time.
Safety factor for infants and children. EPA continues to conclude
that there are reliable data to support the reduction of the Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA) safety factor from 10X to 1X. See Unit
III.D. of the July 28, 2020, rulemaking for a discussion of the
Agency's rationale for that determination.
Aggregate risks and determination of safety. EPA determines whether
acute and chronic dietary pesticide exposures are safe by comparing
aggregate exposure estimates to the acute population adjusted dose
(aPAD) and chronic population adjusted dose (cPAD). Short-,
intermediate-, and chronic-term risks are evaluated by comparing the
estimated aggregate food, water, and residential exposure to the
appropriate points of departure to ensure that an adequate margin of
exposure (MOE) exists. For linear cancer risks, EPA calculates the
lifetime probability of acquiring cancer given the estimated aggregate
exposure.
Acute dietary risks are below the Agency's level of concern of 100%
of the aPAD; they are less than 1% of the aPAD for females 13 to 49
years old, the only population group of concern. Chronic dietary risks
are below the Agency's level of concern of 100% of the cPAD; they are
less than 1% of the cPAD for children 1 to 2 years old, the group with
the highest exposure. Because there are no proposed or previously
registered residential uses of ethalfluralin, short- and intermediate-
term residential exposure is not expected; therefore, aggregate risk is
equal to the chronic dietary risk, which is below the Agency's level of
concern. A refined cancer dietary assessment was conducted, using the
Q1* for ethalfluralin of 0.089 (mg/kg/day)-\1\,
resulting in a cancer risk estimate for adults of 1 x
10-\6\, which the Agency considers to be a negligible cancer
risk.
Therefore, based on the risk assessments and information described
above, EPA concludes there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will
result to the general population, or to infants and children, from
aggregate exposure to ethalfluralin residues. More detailed information
on this action can be found in the document titled ``Ethalfluralin.
Human Health Risk Assessment for Proposed Section 3 Registration for
the New Uses on Hemp, Bulb Onion, and Stevia plus Crop Group
Expansions'' in docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0130.
IV. Other Considerations
A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology
For a discussion of the available analytical enforcement method,
see Unit IV.A. of the July 28, 2020, rulemaking.
B. 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).
Codex has not established ethalfluralin MRLs in/on any of the
commodities for which tolerances were requested. Therefore,
harmonization is not an issue.
C. Response to Comments
One comment was received in response to the March 22, 2022, Notice
of Filing. The comment reads in part ``deny application for fluoride
use on onions by gowan profiteering co. the detriment to healthy life
on earth [sic].'' It is unclear whether the commenter intended to
submit a comment on the present action, which includes a request for a
tolerance for residues of ethalfluralin, not fluoride, on onions, among
many other commodities. To the extent the comment is about fluoride
residues, this comment is irrelevant to the present action. To the
extent the comment is about ethalfluralin, the commenter has provided
no information to support a conclusion that the tolerances requested
would not meet the FFDCA safety standard. The existing legal framework
provided by section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) states that tolerances may be set when persons seeking such
tolerances or exemptions have demonstrated that the pesticide meets the
safety standard imposed by that statute.
One comment was received in response to the April 28, 2022, Notice
of Filing. The commenter opposed EPA approving the requested
tolerances, stating that doing so would poison the food and feed in the
U.S. Although the Agency recognizes that some individuals believe that
pesticides should be banned on agricultural crops, the existing legal
framework provided by section 408 of the FFDCA authorizes EPA to
establish tolerances when it determines that the tolerance is safe.
Upon consideration of the validity, completeness, and reliability of
the available data as well as other factors the FFDCA requires EPA to
consider, EPA has determined that the trinexapac-ethyl tolerances are
safe. The commenter has provided no information indicating that a
safety determination cannot be supported.
D. Revisions to Petitioned-For Tolerances
Several of the commodity definitions have been modified to conform
to Agency nomenclature. Additionally, although the petitioner requested
that EPA establish individual tolerances for the commodities contained
in the proposed crop subgroups 6-XXE (Dried shelled bean, except
soybean) and 6-XXF (Dried shelled pea subgroup), EPA is establishing
tolerances for the corresponding subgroups that have recently been
established by EPA in a final rule. See the Federal Register of
September 21, 2022 (87 FR 57627) (FRL-5031-13-OCSPP). The corresponding
subgroups that are being established are ``Vegetable, legume, pulse,
bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6-22E'' and ``Vegetable,
legume, pulse, pea, dried shelled, subgroup 6-22F''. The commodities in
the established subgroups are the same as the individual commodities
for which the petitioner sought tolerances.
EPA is not establishing a tolerance for Soybean, vegetable, dry
seed because it is not a commodity that requires a tolerance. Edamame
(vegetable soybean) exists only in the succulent seed and edible podded
forms.
V. Conclusion
Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of ethalfluralin
in or on Hemp, seed at 0.05 ppm; Onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 0.01
ppm; Stevia,
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dried leaves at 0.05 ppm; Stevia, fresh leaves at 0.05 ppm; Vegetable,
legume, pulse, bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6-22E at
0.05 ppm; Vegetable, legume, pulse, pea, dried shelled, subgroup 6-22F
at 0.05 ppm; and Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.01 ppm.
Additionally, the following tolerances are removed as unnecessary:
Bean, dry, seed at 0.05 ppm; pea, dry, seed at 0.05 ppm; and potato at
0.01 ppm. Finally, EPA is removing the tolerance on potato at 0.05 ppm
as a housecleaning measure, since that tolerance expired on January 28,
2021.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
This action establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to a petition submitted to the Agency. 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 to Executive Order 13045,
entitled ``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and
Safety 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 on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), 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).
VII. 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 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: March 31, 2023.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, for the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA is amending
40 CFR chapter 1 as follows:
PART 180--TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES
IN FOOD
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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:
Authority : 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
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2. In Sec. 180.416, amend paragraph (a) by revising the table to read
as follows:
Sec. 180.416 Ethalfluralin; tolerances for residues.
(a) * * *
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Dill, dried leaves...................................... 0.05
Dill, fresh leaves...................................... 0.05
Hemp, seed.............................................. 0.05
Onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A............................. 0.01
Peanut.................................................. 0.05
Rapeseed subgroup 20A................................... 0.05
Soybean................................................. 0.05
Stevia, dried leaves.................................... 0.05
Stevia, fresh leaves.................................... 0.05
Sunflower subgroup 20B.................................. 0.05
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9............................ 0.05
Vegetable, legume, pulse, bean, dried shelled, except 0.05
soybean, subgroup 6-22E................................
Vegetable, legume, pulse, pea, dried shelled, subgroup 6- 0.05
22F....................................................
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C............... 0.01
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