[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5907-5915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2722]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 180 and 186

[OPP-300602; FRL-5743-9]
RIN 2070-AC18


Revocation of Tolerances for Canceled Food Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to revoke the tolerances listed in this 
document. EPA is proposing to revoke these tolerances because EPA has 
canceled the food uses associated with them.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted to EPA by April 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to: 
Rm. 119,

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CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: opp-
[email protected]. Follow the instructions under Unit VI. of this 
document. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be 
submitted through e-mail.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that 
does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public 
record. Information not marked confidential will be included in the 
public docket by EPA without prior notice. The public docket is 
available for public inspection in Rm. 119 at the Virginia address 
given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Jeff Morris, Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508W), Environmental Protection Agency, 
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone 
number, and e-mail address: Special Review Branch, Crystal Station #1, 
3rd floor, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, Telephone: (703) 308-
8029; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Legal Authority

    The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq., as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), 
Pub. L. 104-170, authorizes the establishment of tolerances (maximum 
residue levels), exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance, 
modifications in tolerances, and revocation of tolerances for residues 
of pesticide chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities and 
processed foods pursuant to section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346(a), as amended. 
Without a tolerance or exemption, food containing pesticide residues is 
considered to be unsafe and therefore ``adulterated'' under section 
402(a) of the FFDCA, and hence may not legally be moved in interstate 
commerce (21 U.S.C. 331(a) and 342(a)). For a pesticide to be sold and 
distributed, the pesticide must not only have appropriate tolerances or 
exemptions under the FFDCA, but also must be registered under section 3 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 
U.S.C. 136a.
    Under FFDCA section 408(f), if EPA determines that additional data 
are needed to support continuation of a tolerance, EPA may require that 
those data be submitted by registrants under FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B), 
by producers under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 4, 
or by other persons by order after opportunity for hearing. EPA intends 
to use Data Call-In (DCI) procedures for pesticide registrants, and 
FFDCA section 408(f)(1)(C) orders for non-registrants as its primary 
means of obtaining data. In general, EPA does not intend to use the 
procedures under TSCA section 4, because such procedures generally will 
not be applicable to pesticides.
    Section 408(f) of the FFDCA states that if EPA determines that 
additional data are needed to support the continuation of an existing 
tolerance or exemption, EPA shall issue a notice that: (1) Requests 
that any parties identify their interest in supporting the tolerance or 
exemption, (2) solicits the submission of data and information from 
interested parties, (3) describes the data and information needed to 
retain the tolerance or exemption, (4) outlines how EPA will respond to 
the submission of supporting data, and (5) provides time frames and 
deadlines for the submission of such data and information.

II. Regulatory Background

    It is EPA's general practice to propose revocation of tolerances 
for residues of pesticide active ingredients on food uses that EPA has 
canceled. In accord with FFDCA section 408, however, EPA will not 
revoke any tolerance or exemption proposed for revocation if any person 
will commit to support its retention, and if retention of the tolerance 
will meet the tolerance standard established under FQPA. Generally, 
interested parties commit to support the retention of such tolerances 
in order to permit treated commodities to be legally imported into the 
United States, since raw or processed food or feed commodities 
containing pesticide residues not covered by a tolerance or exemption 
are considered to be adulterated and subject to detention and 
regulatory action.
    Tolerances and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals with 
FIFRA registrations cover residues in or on both domestic and imported 
commodities. To retain these tolerances and exemptions for import 
purposes only, EPA must make a finding that the tolerances and 
exemptions are safe. To make this safety finding, EPA needs data and 
information indicating that there is a reasonable certainty that no 
harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide residues 
covered by the tolerances and exemptions. EPA determines on a case-by-
case basis the data required to determine that a tolerance or exemption 
is safe, and in general requires the same technical chemistry and 
toxicology data for tolerances without related U.S. registrations as 
are required to support U.S. food-use registrations and any resulting 
tolerances or exemptions. (See 40 CFR part 158 for EPA's data 
requirements to support domestic use of a pesticide and the 
establishment and maintenance of a tolerance. Also, at a future date 
EPA will announce its import tolerance policy in a pesticide regulation 
(PR) notice.) In most cases, EPA also requires residue chemistry data 
(crop field trials) that are representative of growing conditions in 
exporting countries in the same manner that EPA requires representative 
residue chemistry data from different U.S. regions to support domestic 
use of a pesticide and any resulting tolerance(s) or exemption(s). Good 
Laboratory Practice (GLP) requirements for studies submitted in support 
of tolerances and exemptions for import purposes only are the same as 
for domestic purposes; i.e., the studies are required to either fully 
meet GLP standards, or have sufficient justification presented to show 
that deviations from GLP requirements do not significantly affect the 
results of the studies.
    Monitoring and enforcement of pesticide tolerances and exemptions 
are carried out by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This includes monitoring for 
pesticide residues in or on commodities imported into the United 
States.

III. Proposed Actions

    This document proposes to revoke the tolerances listed at the 
regulatory text of this document. EPA is proposing these revocations 
because, for specific chemicals, EPA has canceled the food uses covered 
by the tolerances.

IV. Effective Date

    EPA proposes that these actions become effective 30 days following 
publication in the Federal Register of a final rule revoking the 
tolerances. EPA is proposing this effective date because EPA believes 
that all existing stocks of pesticide products labeled for the uses 
associated with the tolerances proposed for revocation have been 
exhausted.
    Any commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document that 
are treated with the pesticides subject to this proposal, and that are 
in the channels of trade following the tolerance revocations, shall be 
subject to

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FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established by FQPA. Under this section, 
any residue of these pesticides in or on such food shall not render the 
food adulterated so long as it is shown to the satisfaction of FDA 
that: (1) The residue is present as the result of an application or use 
of the pesticide at a time and in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA, 
and (2) the residue does not exceed the level that was authorized at 
the time of the application or use to be present on the food under a 
tolerance or exemption from a tolerance. Evidence to show that food was 
lawfully treated may include records that verify the dates that the 
pesticide was applied to such food.

V. Public Comment Procedures

    EPA invites interested persons to submit written comments, 
information, or data in response to this proposed rule. After 
consideration of comments, EPA will issue a final rule. Such rule will 
be subject to objections. Failure to file an objection within the 
appointed period will constitute waiver of the right to raise in future 
proceedings issues resolved in the final rule.
    Comments must be submitted by April 6, 1998. Comments must bear a 
notation indicating the docket control number ``OPP-300602.'' Three 
copies of the comments should be submitted to either location listed 
under ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
    This proposal provides 60 days for any interested person to request 
that a tolerance be retained. If EPA receives a comment to that effect, 
EPA will not revoke the tolerance, but will take steps to ensure the 
submission of supporting data and will issue an order in the Federal 
Register under FFDCA section 408(f). The order would specify the data 
needed, the time frames for its submission, and would require that 
within 90 days some person or persons notify EPA that they will submit 
the data. Thereafter, if the data are not submitted as required, EPA 
will take appropriate action under FIFRA or FFDCA.

VI. Public Record and Electronic Submissions

    The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public 
version, has been established for this rulemaking under docket control 
number ``OPP-300602'' (including comments and data submitted 
electronically as described below). A public version of this record, 
including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does 
not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The official rulemaking record is located at the Virginia 
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
    [email protected]


    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comment and data 
will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket control number ``OPP-300602''. Electronic comments on this 
proposed rule may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

VII. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

    This is a proposed revocation of a tolerance established under 
FFDCA section 408. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has 
exempted this type of action, i.e., a tolerance revocation for which 
extraordinary circumstances do not exist, from review under Executive 
Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, 
October 4, 1993). In addition, this proposal does not contain any 
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any enforceable 
duty or contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (P.L. 104-4). Nor does it 
require any prior consultation as specified by Executive Order 12875, 
entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership (58 FR 58093, 
October 28, 1993), special considerations as required by Executive 
Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice 
in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, 
February 16, 1994), or require special OMB review in accordance with 
Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 
1997).
    In addition, pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency previously assessed whether the 
revocations of tolerances might significantly impact a substantial 
number of small entities and concluded that, as a general matter, these 
actions do not impose a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. The factual basis and the Agency's 
certification under section 605(b) for tolerance revocations published 
on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020), and was provided to the Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Since no 
extraordinary circumstances exist as to the present revocation that 
would change EPA's previous analysis, the Agency is able to reference 
the general certification. Any comments about the Agency's 
determination should be submitted to EPA along with comments on the 
proposal, and will be addressed prior to issuing a final rule.''

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 186

    Environmental protection, Animal feeds, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: January 12, 1998.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
    Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR parts 180 and 186 be amended 
as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

    1. In part 180:
    a. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.

Sec. 180.103 [Amended]

    b. In Sec. 180.103, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
removing the entries for avocados; garlic; leeks; pimentos; shallots; 
and taro (corn).

Sec. 180.106 [Amended]

    c. In Sec. 180.106, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
removing the entries for Bermuda grass and Bermuda grass hay.

Sec. 180.108 [Amended]

    d. In Sec. 180.108, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
removing the entries for grass hay and grass (pasture and range).

Sec. 180.110 [Amended]

    e. In Sec. 180.110, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
removing the entries for apricots; beans (succulent form); carrots; 
celery; nectarines; peaches; rhubarb; and spinich.

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    f. By revising Sec. 180.114 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.114   Ferbam; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
fungicide ferbam (ferric dimethyldithiocarbamate), calculated as zinc 
ethylenebisdithiocarbamate, in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities:

                                                                        
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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Apples.....................................................            7
Apricots...................................................            7
Beans......................................................            7
Blackberries...............................................            7
Blueberries (huckleberries)................................            7
Cabbage....................................................            7
Cherries...................................................            7
Citrus fruits..............................................            7
Cranberries................................................            7
Dewberries.................................................            7
Grapes.....................................................            7
Lettuce....................................................            7
Loganberries...............................................            7
Mangoes....................................................            7
Nectarines.................................................            7
Peaches....................................................            7
Pears......................................................            7
Peas.......................................................            7
Raspberries................................................            7
Squash.....................................................            7
Youngberries...............................................            7
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    g. In Sec. 180.121, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a paragraph 
heading and designating the text after the heading as paragraph (a)(1) 
and removing from the table therein the entries for citrus fruits; 
sugarcane; sugarcane, fodder; and sugarcane, forage; redesignating 
existing paragraph (b) as (a)(2); and adding and reserving with 
headings new paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.121  Parathion or its methyl homolog; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) *  *  *  
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    h. In Sec. 180.145, by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 180.145  Fluorine compounds; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for the combined 
residues of the insecticidal fluorine compounds cryolite and synthetic 
cryolite (sodium aluminum fluoride) in or on the following agricultural 
commodities:

                                                                        
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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Beets, roots...............................................            7
Blueberries (huckleberries)................................            7
Broccoli...................................................            7
Brussels sprouts...........................................            7
Cabbage....................................................            7
Cauliflower................................................            7
Citrus fruits..............................................            7
Cranberries................................................            7
Cucumbers..................................................            7
Eggplant...................................................            7
Grapes.....................................................            7
Kohlrabi...................................................            7
Lettuce....................................................            7
Melons.....................................................            7
Peaches....................................................            7
Peppers....................................................            7
Plums (fresh prunes).......................................            7
Pumpkins...................................................            7
Radish, roots..............................................            7
Raspberries................................................            7
Rutabaga, roots............................................            7
Squash (winter)............................................            7
Squash (summer)............................................            7
Strawberries...............................................            7
Tomatoes...................................................            7
Turnip, roots..............................................            7
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Sec. 180.153 [Amended]

    i. In Sec. 180.153, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by 
removing the entry for bananas.

Sec. 180.170 [Removed]

    j. By removing Sec. 180.170.

Sec. 180.173 [Amended]

    k. In Sec. 180.173, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
removing all entries except those for citrus fruits; milk fat; and the 
fat, meat, and mbyp entries of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep.
    l. By revising Sec. 180.178 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.178  Ethoxyquin; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. A tolerance is established for residues of the plant 
regulator ethoxyquin (1,2-dihydro-6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline) 
from preharvest or postharvest use in or on the following commodity:

                                                                        
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                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
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Pears..........................................                        3
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    m. By revising Sec. 180.181 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.181  CIPC; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. A tolerance is established for residues of the plant 
regulator and herbicide CIPC (isopropyl m-chlorocarbanilate) and its 
metabolite 1-hydroxy-2-propyl-3'-chlorocarbanilate (calculated as CIPC) 
in or on the following raw agricultural commodity:

                                                                        
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                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
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Potatoes (POST-H)..............................                       50
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.183 [Amended]

    n. In Sec. 180.183, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by 
removing the entries for alfalfa, fresh; alfalfa, hay; and clover, 
fresh; and clover, hay.

Sec. 180.188 [Removed]

    o. By removing Sec. 180.188.

Sec. 180.198 [Removed]

    p. By removing Sec. 180.198.

Sec. 180.200 [Amended]

    q. In Sec. 180.200, by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 180.200   2,6-Dichloro-4-nitroaniline; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the 
fungicide 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroaniline in or on the following raw 
agricultural commodities. Unless otherwise specified, these tolerances 
prescribed in this paragraph provide for residues from preharvest 
application only.

                                                                        
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                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
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Apricots (pre- and post-H).....................                       20
Beans, snap....................................                       20
Carrots (post-H)...............................                       10
Celery.........................................                       15
Cherries, sweet (pre- and post-H)..............                       20

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Cucumbers......................................                        5
Endive (escarole)..............................                       10
Garlic.........................................                        5
Grapes.........................................                       10
Lettuce........................................                       10
Nectarines (pre- and post-H)...................                       20
Onions.........................................                        5
Peaches (pre- and post-H)......................                       20
Plums (fresh prunes) (pre- and post-H).........                       15
Potatoes.......................................                     0.25
Rhubarb........................................                       10
Sweet potatoes (post-H)........................                       10
Tomatoes.......................................                        5
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Sec. 180.206 [Amended]

    r. In Sec. 180.206, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
removing the entries for alfalfa, fresh; alfalfa, hay; barley, grain; 
barley, straw; Bermuda grass, straw; lettuce; rice; and tomatoes.
    s. In Sec. 180.207, by designating the existing text as paragraph 
(a), adding a paragraph heading to the newly designated paragraph (a) 
and amending the table therein by removing the entries for flax, straw; 
rape, straw; and Upland cress; and adding and reserving with headings 
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.207  Trifluralin; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General.  *  *  *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.209 [Amended]

    t. In Sec. 180.209, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by 
removing the entry for citrus fruits.
    u. In Sec. 180.211, by designating the existing text as paragraph 
(a), adding a paragraph heading to the newly designated paragraph (a) 
and amending the table therein by removing the entries for beets, 
sugar, roots; beets, sugar, tops; corn, forage; corn, grain; corn, 
sweet (K+CWHR); cottonseed; flax, seed; flax, straw; peas (with pods, 
determined on peas after removing any pod present when marketed); peas, 
forage; and pumpkins; and adding and reserving with headings paragraphs 
(b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.211   2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide; tolerances for 
residues.

    (a) General. *    *    *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.213 [Amended]

    v. In Sec. 180.213, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by 
removing the entries for artichokes, asparagus, and sugarcane.
    w. By revising Sec. 180.214 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.214  Fenthion; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
insecticide fenthion (O,O-dimethyl O-[4-(methylthio)-m-tolyl] 
phosphorothioate) and its cholinesterase-inhibiting metabolites in or 
on the following raw agricultural commodities:

                                                                        
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                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
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Cattle, fat....................................                      0.1
Cattle (mbyp)..................................                      0.1
Cattle, meat...................................                      0.1
Hogs, fat......................................                      0.1
Hogs (mbyp)....................................                      0.1
Hogs, meat.....................................                      0.1
Milk...........................................                 0.01 (N)
Poultry, fat...................................                      0.1
Poultry (mbyp).................................                      0.1
Poultry, meat..................................                      0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    x. By revising Sec. 180.215 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.215   Naled; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the 
insecticide naled (1,2-dibromo-2,2-dichloro-ethyl dimethyl phosphate) 
and its conversion product 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate, 
expressed as naled, resulting from the application of the pesticide to 
growing crops or from direct application to livestock and poultry, in 
or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Almonds (hulls)............................................         0.5 
Almonds (nuts).............................................         0.5 
Beans (dry)................................................         0.5 
Beans (succulent)..........................................         0.5 
Beets, sugar, roots........................................         0.5 
Beets, sugar, tops.........................................         0.5 
Broccoli...................................................         1   
Brussels sprouts...........................................         1   
Cabbage....................................................         1   
Cattle, fat................................................         0.05
Cattle, mbyp...............................................         0.05
Cattle, meat...............................................         0.05
Cauliflower................................................         1   
Celery.....................................................         3   
Collards...................................................         3   
Cottonseed.................................................         0.5 
Eggplant...................................................         0.5 
Eggs.......................................................         0.05
Goats, fat.................................................         0.05
Goats, mbyp................................................         0.05
Goats, meat................................................         0.05
Grapefruit.................................................         3   
Grapes.....................................................         0.5 
Grasses, forage............................................        10   
Hogs, fat..................................................         0.05
Hogs, mbyp.................................................         0.05
Hogs, meat.................................................         0.05
Hops.......................................................         0.5 
Horses, fat................................................         0.05
Horses, mbyp...............................................         0.05
Horses, meat...............................................         0.05
Kale.......................................................         3   
Lemons.....................................................         3   
Melons.....................................................         0.5 
Milk.......................................................         0.05
Oranges....................................................         3   
Peaches....................................................         0.5 
Peas (succulent)...........................................         0.5 
Peppers....................................................         0.5 
Poultry, fat...............................................         0.05
Poultry, mbyp..............................................         0.05
Poultry, meat..............................................         0.05
Safflower, seed............................................         0.5 
Sheep, fat.................................................         0.05
Sheep, mbyp................................................         0.05
Sheep, meat................................................         0.05
Spinach....................................................         3   
Squash, summer.............................................         0.5 
Strawberries...............................................         1   
Swiss chard................................................         3   
Tangerines.................................................         3   
Walnuts....................................................         0.5 
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    (2) A tolerance of 0.5 part per million is established for the 
pesticide naled in or on all raw agricultural commodities, except those 
otherwise listed in this section, from use of the pesticide for area 
pest (mosquito and fly).
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    y. By revising Sec. 180.217 to read as follows:

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Sec. 180.217   Ammoniates for [ethylenebis-(dithiocarbamato)] zinc and 
ethylenebis [dithiocarbamic acid] bimolecular and trimolecular cyclic 
anhydrosulfides and disulfides; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of a fungicide 
that is a mixture of 5.2 parts by weight of ammoniates of [ethylenebis 
(dithiocarbamato)] zinc with 1 part by weight ethylenebis 
[dithiocarbamic acid] bimolecular and trimolecular cyclic 
anhydrosulfides and disulfides, calculated as zinc 
ethylenebisdithiocarbamate, in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities as follows:

                                                                        
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                      Commodity                        Parts per million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apples...............................................                  2
Potatoes.............................................                0.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    z. In Sec. 180.220, by amending paragraph (a) to add a paragraph 
heading and amending the table therein by removing the entries for 
pineapples; pineapples, fodder; and pineapples, forage; by removing and 
reserving with a heading paragraph (b); and adding and reserving with 
headings parargraphs (c) and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.220  Atrazine; tolerances for residues

    (a) General.   *  *  *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    aa. By revising Sec. 180.222 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.222  Prometryn; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
herbicide prometryn (2,4-bis(isopropylamino)-6-methylthio-s-triazine) 
in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Celery.....................................................         0.5 
Corn, grain................................................         0.25
Cotton.....................................................         1   
Cottonseed.................................................         0.25
Pigeon peas................................................         0.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registration. Tolerances with regional 
registration, as defined in Sec. 180.1(n), are established for residues 
of the herbicide prometryn (2,4-bis(isopropylamino-6-methylthio-s-
triazine) in or on the following raw agricultural commodity:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dill........................................................         0.3
Parsley.....................................................         0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    bb. By revising Sec. 180.229 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.229   Fluometuron; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. A tolerance is established for negligible residues of 
the herbicide fluometuron (1,1-dimethyl-3-
(,,-trifluoro-m-tolyl)urea) in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodity:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cottonseed.....................................                      0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

    cc. By revising Sec. 180.231 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.231   Dichlobenil; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined negligible 
residues of the herbicide dichlobenil (2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile) and 
its metabolite 2,6-dichlorobenzoic acid in or on the following raw 
agricultural commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Almond hulls...................................                     0.15
Apples.........................................                     0.15
Avocados.......................................                     0.15
Blackberries...................................                     0.15
Blueberries....................................                     0.15
Citrus.........................................                     0.15
Cranberries....................................                     0.15
Figs...........................................                     0.15
Grapes.........................................                     0.15
Mangoes........................................                     0.15
Nuts...........................................                     0.15
Pears..........................................                     0.15
Raspberries....................................                     0.15
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    dd. In Sec. 180.235, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a 
paragraph heading and designating the text after the heading as 
paragraph (a)(1), and in the table therein by removing the entries for 
cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, and tomatoes; redesignating paragraph (b) 
as paragraph (a)(2); and adding and reserving with headings new 
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.235  2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate; tolerances for 
residues.

    (a) General. (1) *    *    *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved].

Sec. 180.242 [Amended]

    ee. In Sec. 180.242, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by 
removing the entry for grapes.

Sec. 180.254 [Amended]

    ff. In Sec. 180.254, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
removing the entries for peanuts and peanuts, hulls.
    gg. By revising Sec. 180.258 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.258  Ametryn; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
desiccant and herbicide (2-ethylamino)-4-(isopropylamino)-6-
(methylthio)-s-triazine in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodity:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bananas....................................................     0.25    
Corn, fodder...............................................     0.5     
Corn, forage...............................................     0.5     
Corn, fresh (inc. sweet K+CWHR)............................     0.25    
Corn, grain................................................     0.25    
Pineapples.................................................     0.25    
Pineapples, fodder.........................................     0.25    
Pineapples, forage.........................................     0.25    
Sugarcane..................................................     0.25    
Sugarcane, fodder..........................................     0.25    
Sugarcane, forage..........................................     0.25    
Taniers....................................................     0.25    

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Yams.......................................................     0.25    
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with 
regional registration, as defined in Sec. l80.1(n), are established for 
the residues of ametryn in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cassava, root..............................................          0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    hh. In Sec. 180.261, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new 
paragraph heading and removing from the table therein the entry for 
tomatoes; redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph (c) and adding a new 
paragraph heading to newly designated (c); and adding and reserving 
with headings new paragraphs (b) and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.261  Phosmet; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. *    *    *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. *    *    *
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    ii. In Sec. 180.262, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new 
paragraph heading and removing from the table therein the entries for 
soybeans; soybeans, forage; and soybeans, hay; redesignating paragraph 
(b) as paragraph (c) and adding a new paragraph heading to newly 
designated (c); and adding and reserving with headings new paragraphs 
(b) and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.262   Ethoprop; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. *  *  *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. *    *    *
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    jj. In Sec. 180.294, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by 
revising the entries for apples; apricots; cherries; nectarines; 
peaches; pears; and plums (including fresh prunes) to read as follow:


Sec. 180.294   Benomyl; tolerances for residues.

    (a)  *  *  *

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apples (PRE-H).................................                      7.0
Apricots (PRE-H)...............................                     15.0
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
Cherries (PRE-H)...............................                     15.0
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
Nectarines (PRE-H).............................                     15.0
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
Peaches (PRE-H)................................                     15.0
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
Pears (PRE-H)..................................                      7.0
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
Plums (fresh prunes) (PRE-H)...................                     15.0
                                                                        
                  *        *        *        *        *                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

      *    *    *    *    *

Sec. 180.297 [Amended]

    kk. By revising Sec. 180.297 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.297  N-1-Naphthylphthalamic  acid; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
herbicide N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid from application of its sodium 
salt in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cantaloupe.................................................     0.1 (N) 
Cucumbers..................................................     0.1 (N) 
Muskmelons.................................................     0.1 (N) 
Watermelons................................................     0.1 (N) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    ll. In Sec. 180.298, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new 
paragraph heading and designating the text after the heading as 
paragraph (a)(1) and removing from the table therein the entries for 
clover; clover, hay; and potatoes; redesignating paragraph (b) as 
paragraph (a)(2); adding a paragraph heading to paragraph (c); and 
adding and reserving with headings new paragraphs (b) and (d) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 180.298  Methidathion; tolerances for residues

    (a) General. (1)  *  *  *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations.  *  *  *
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.314 [Amended]

    mm. In Sec. 180.314, by amending paragraph (a) by removing from the 
table therein the entries for grass, canary, annual, seed; and grass, 
canary, annual, straw.
    nn. By revising Sec. 180.319 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.319  Interim tolerances.

    While petitions for tolerances for negligible residues are pending 
and until action is completed on these petitions, interim tolerances 
are established for residues of the listed pesticide chemicals in or on 
the following raw agricultural commodities:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Tolerance in parts per       Raw agricultural    
              Chemical                          Use                    million                 commodity        
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carbaryl (1-naphthyl N-               Insecticide............  0.5...................  Eggs                     
 methylcarbamate and its metabolite                                                                             
 1-naphthol, calculated as carbaryl.                                                                            
Coordination product of zinc ion and  Fungicide..............  1 (Calculated as zinc   Potatoes                 
 maneb.                                                         ethylenebisdithio-                              
                                                                carbamate).                                     
Endothall (7-oxabicyclo-(2.2.1)       Herbicide..............  0.2...................  Sugar beets              
 heptane 2, 3-dicarboxylic acid).                                                                               
Isopropyl carbanilate (IPC).........  Herbicide..............  5.....................  Hay of alfalfa, clover,  
                                                                                        and grass               
                                                               2.....................  Alfalfa, clover, and     
                                                                                        grass                   

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                                                               0.1...................  Flaxseed, lentils,       
                                                                                        lettuce, peas, safflower
                                                                                        seed, spinach, and sugar
                                                                                        beets (roots and tops)  
                                                               0.05..................  Eggs; milk; and the meat 
                                                                                        fat, and meat byproducts
                                                                                        of cattle, goats, hogs, 
                                                                                        horses, poultry, and    
                                                                                        sheep                   
Isopropyl m-chlorocarbanilate (CIPC)  ......do...............  0.3...................  Spinach                  
                                                               0.05..................  Milk; meat, fat, and meat
                                                                                        byproducts of cattle,   
                                                                                        hogs, horses, and sheep 
Parathion (O,O-diethyl-O-p-           ......do...............  0.5...................  Rye                      
 nitrophenythiophosphate) or its                                                                                
 methyl homolog.                                                                                                
Pentachloronitrobenzene.............  Fungicide..............  1.....................  Peanuts                  
                                                               0.1...................  Beans, broccoli, brussels
                                                                                        sprouts, cabbage,       
                                                                                        cauliflower, garlic,    
                                                                                        peppers, potatoes,      
                                                                                        tomatoes.               
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sec. 180.320 [Removed]

    oo. By removing Sec. 180.320.

Sec. 180.330 [Amended]

    pp. In Sec. 180.330, by amending paragraph (a) by removing from the 
table therein the entries for blackberries; raspberries; peas; peas, 
forage; peas, hay; and potatoes.
    qq. By revising Sec. 180.341 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.341   2,4-Dinitro-6-octylphenyl crotonate and 2,6-dinitro-4-
octylphenyl crotonate; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined negligible 
residues of a fungicide and insecticide that is a mixture of 2,4-
dinitro-6-octylphenyl crotonate and 2,6-dinitro-4-octylphenyl crotonate 
in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apples.....................................................     0.1     
Grapes.....................................................     0.1     
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    rr. By revising Sec. 180.346 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.346   Oxadiazon; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the herbicide oxadiazon (2-tert-butyl-4-(2,4-dichloro-5-
isopropoxyphenyl)-21,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-one) and its 
metabolites (2-tert-butyl-4-(2,4-dichloro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-
21,3,-4-oxadiazolin-5-one and 2-carboxyiso- propyl-
4-(4-dichloro)-5-isopropoxyphenyl)-2-1,3,4-
oxadiazolin-5-one) in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat....................................                  0.01(N)
Cattle, mbyp...................................                  0.01(N)
Cattle, meat...................................                  0.01(N)
Goats, fat.....................................                  0.01(N)
Goats, mbyp....................................                  0.01(N)
Goats, meat....................................                  0.01(N)
Hogs, fat......................................                  0.01(N)
Hogs, mbyp.....................................                  0.01(N)
Hogs, meat.....................................                  0.01(N)
Horses, fat....................................                  0.01(N)
Horses, mbyp...................................                  0.01(N)
Horses, meat...................................                  0.01(N)
Milk fat (reflecting negligible residues in                             
 milk).........................................                      0.1
Rice straw.....................................                   0.2(N)
Sheep, fat.....................................                  0.01(N)
Sheep, mbyp....................................                  0.01(N)
Sheep, meat....................................                  0.01(N)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.349 [Amended]

    ss. In Sec. 180.349, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new 
paragraph heading and designating the text after the heading as 
paragraph (a)(1) and removing from the table therein the entries for 
cocoa beans and soybeans; redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph 
(a)(2); adding a new paragraph heading to paragraph (c); and adding and 
reserving with headings new paragraphs (b) and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.349   Ethyl 3-methyl-4-(methylthio)phenyl (1-methylethyl) 
phosphoramidate; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) *  *  *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. *  *  *
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    tt. In Sec. 180.350, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a 
paragraph heading and removing from the table therein the entry for 
cottonseed; removing the existing text under paragraph (b) then 
reserving with a heading paragraph (b); and adding and reserving with 
headings paragraphs (c) and (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.350  Nitrapyrin; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General.  *  *  *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Secs. 180.358 and 180.366 [Removed]

    uu. By removing Secs. 180.358 and 180.366.
    vv. By revising Sec. 180.370 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.370   5-Ethoxy-3-(trichloromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole; 
tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
fungicide 5-ethoxy-3-(trichloromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole and its 
monoacid metabolite 3-carboxy-5-ethoxy-1,2,4-thiadiazole in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodities:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat..................................................        .10
Cattle, mbyp.................................................        .10
Cattle, meat.................................................        .10
Corn, field, grain...........................................        .05
Corn, fodder.................................................        .10
Corn, forage.................................................        .10
Cottonseed...................................................        .20
Eggs.........................................................        .05
Goats, fat...................................................        .10
Goats, mbyp..................................................        .10
Goats, meat..................................................        .10
Hogs, fat....................................................        .10
Hogs, mbyp...................................................        .10
Hogs, meat...................................................        .10
Horses, fat..................................................        .10
Horses, mbyp.................................................        .10
Horses, meat.................................................        .10
Milk.........................................................        .05
Poultry, fat.................................................        .10
Poultry, mbyp................................................        .10
Poultry, meat................................................        .10
Sheep, fat...................................................        .10
Sheep, mbyp..................................................        .10
Sheep, meat..................................................        .10
Tomatoes.....................................................        .15
Wheat, forage................................................        .10
Wheat, grain.................................................        .05
Wheat, straw.................................................        .10
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.374 [Removed]

    ww. By removing Sec. 180.374.
    xx. By revising Sec. 180.385 to read as follows:


Sec. 180.385  Diclofop-methyl; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the herbicide diclofop-methyl (methyl 2-[4-(2,4-
dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoate) and its metabolites, 2-[4-(2,4-
dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoic acid and 2-[4-(2,4-dichloro-5-
hydroxyphenoxy)phenoxy]propanoic acid, in or on the following raw 
agricultural commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barley, grain..................................                      0.1
Barley, straw..................................                      0.1
Wheat, grain...................................                      0.1
Wheat, straw...................................                      0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Secs. 180.386 and 180.387 [Removed]

    yy. By removing Secs. 180.386 and 180.387.

Sec. 180.410 [Amended]

    zz. In Sec. 180.410, by amending paragraph (a) in the table therein 
by removing the entries for almonds; almond, hulls; apricots; peaches; 
and plums (fresh prunes).

Sec. 180.416 [Amended]

    aaa. In Sec. 180.416, by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec. 180.416  Ethalfluralin; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
herbicide ethalfluralin [N-ethyl-N-(2-methyl-2-propenyl)-2,6-dinitro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine] in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities:

                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Commodity                        Parts per million   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beans, dry.....................................                     0.05
Cucurbits vegetable group......................                     0.05
Goats, fat.....................................                     0.05
Goats, mbyp....................................                     0.05
Goats, meat....................................                     0.05
Peanuts........................................                     0.05
Peas, dry......................................                     0.05
Soy beans......................................                     0.05
Sunflower seed.................................                     0.05
------------------------------------------------------------------------

      *    *    *    *    *    

PART 186--[AMENDED]

    2. In part 186:
    a. The authority citation for part 186 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 342, 348, and 371.

Sec. 186.2325 [Removed]

    b. By removing Sec. 186.2325.

Sec. 186.3000 [Removed]

    c. By removing Sec. 186.3000.

[FR Doc. 98-2722 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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