[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34825-34829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16942]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 180, 185, and 186

[OPP-300638; FRL-5783-6]
RIN 2070-AB78


Recodification of Certain Tolerance Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing this technical 
amendment to consolidate parts 185 and 186 pesticide tolerance 
regulations into part 180. This recodification is consistent with the 
Food Quality Protection Act which places all pesticide tolerances under 
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, thus 
eliminating the distinction between pesticide tolerances for raw and 
processed foods.

DATES: This regulation becomes effective June 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail, Joseph Nevola, Special Review 
Branch (7508W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, 
telephone number and e-mail address: 3rd Floor, Crystal Station, 2800 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308-8037; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pesticide tolerance regulations promulgated 
under sections 408 and 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Costmetic Act 
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348, appear in parts 180, 185 and 186 of 
title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Part 180 contains 
pesticide tolerance regulations for pesticide chemical residues in raw 
agricultural commodities. Such regulations were promulgated under FFDCA 
section 408. Parts 185 and 186 contain food additive regulations for 
pesticide chemical residues in processed food. These regulations were 
promulgated under FFDCA section 409.
    The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) was signed into law in 
August of 1996. Under section 408(j) of the FFDCA, as amended by the 
FQPA, all pesticide tolerances established under FFDCA section 409 were 
deemed to be tolerances under FFDCA section 408. Since there is no 
longer a statutory reason for the separation of these tolerances into 
different parts of the CFR, as a part of the routine process of issuing 
new and revised tolerances, EPA is consolidating certain sections of 
the regulations in parts 185 and 186 into 40 CFR part 180. Although the 
tolerances are being restructured to fit into part 180, no substantive 
changes are being made. The tolerance regulations in parts 185 and 186 
are being redesignated as follows:

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                   Old CFR section                      New CFR section 
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185.410..............................................   180.163(a) table
185.1450.............................................     180.142(a)(13)
185.1975(a)..........................................            180.528
185.1985.............................................            180.529
185.2150.............................................            180.530
185.2225.............................................      180.531(a)(1)
185.3450.............................................      180.276(a)(2)
185.5475.............................................         180.174(a)
186.1875.............................................      180.274(a)(2)
186.1975(a) and (b)..................................            180.528
186.1985.............................................            180.529
186.2150(a) and (b)..................................            180.530
186.2225.............................................      180.531(a)(2)
186.2775.............................................      180.345(a)(2)
186.4050.............................................   180.289(a) table
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    This action is being taken pursuant to EPA's authority under FFDCA 
section 408(e)(1)(C) to issue regulations implementing the requirements 
of section 408. Because this regulation involves a technical change to 
existing regulations and has no substantive impact, EPA for good cause 
finds that it would be in the public interest to promulgate this 
regulations without issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking under 
section 408(e)(2).

I. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

    This final rule does not impose any requirements. It only 
implements technical amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), by recodifying certain tolerances that have already been 
established under FFDCA section 408. Basically, this notice simply 
consolidates the tolerances, which currently appear in two separate 
parts of the CFR (i.e., 40 CFR parts 185 and 186), into a single part 
(i.e., 40 CFR part 180). As such, this action does not require review 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 
12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 
1993), the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or 
Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 
1997). For the same reason, it does not require any action under Title 
II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4), 
Executive Order 12875, entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental 
Partnership (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993), or Executive Order 12898, 
entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 
In addition, since this type of action does not require any proposal, 
no action is needed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

II. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the Agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and the Comptroller General of the United 
States. 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 rule is not a 
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

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 185

    Environmental protection, Food additives, Pesticides and pests.

40 CFR Part 186

    Environmental protection, Animal feeds, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 3, 1998.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:
    1. Section 180.163 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 180.163  1,1-Bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol; 
tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances for residues of the insecticide 1,1-bis(p-
chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol in or on raw agricultural 
commodities are established as follows:

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Apples.....................................................            5
Apricots...................................................           10
Beans (dry form)...........................................            5
Beans, lima (succulent form)...............................            5
Beans, snap (succulent form)...............................            5
Blackberries...............................................            5
Boysenberries..............................................            5
Bushnuts...................................................            5
Butternuts.................................................            5
Cantaloups.................................................            5
Cherries...................................................            5
Chestnuts..................................................            5
Cottonseed.................................................          0.1
Crabapples.................................................            5
Cucumbers..................................................            5
Dewberries.................................................            5
Eggplants..................................................            5
Figs.......................................................            5

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Filberts...................................................            5
Grapefruit.................................................           10
Grapes.....................................................            5
Hay, peppermint............................................           25
Hay, spearmint.............................................           25
Hazelnuts..................................................            5
Hickory nuts...............................................            5
Hops.......................................................           30
Kumquats...................................................           10
Lemons.....................................................           10
Limes......................................................           10
Loganberries...............................................            5
Melons.....................................................            5
Muskmelons.................................................            5
Nectarines.................................................           10
Oranges....................................................           10
Peaches....................................................           10
Pears......................................................            5
Pecans.....................................................            5
Peppers....................................................            5
Pimentos...................................................            5
Plums (fresh prunes).......................................            5
Pumpkins...................................................            5
Quinces....................................................            5
Raspberries................................................            5
Spearmint hay..............................................           25
Strawberries...............................................            5
Summer squash..............................................            5
Tangerines.................................................           10
Tea, dried.................................................           45
Tomatoes...................................................            5
Walnuts....................................................            5
Watermelons................................................            5
Winter squash..............................................            5
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    2. Section 180.174 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 180.174  Tetradifon; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
insecticide tetradifon (2,4,5,4'-tetrachlorodiphenyl sulfone) in or on 
raw agricultural commodities as follows:

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Apples.....................................................            5
Apricots...................................................            5
Cherries...................................................            5
Citrus citron..............................................            2
Crabaples..................................................            5
Cucumber...................................................            1
Figs.......................................................            6
Figs, dried................................................           10
Grapefruit.................................................            2
Grapes.....................................................            5
Hops, dried................................................          120
Hops, fresh................................................           30
Lemons.....................................................            2
Limes......................................................            2
Meat.......................................................            0
Melons.....................................................            1
Milk.......................................................            0
Nectarines.................................................            5
Oranges....................................................            2
Peaches....................................................            5
Pears......................................................            5
Peppermint.................................................          100
Plums (fresh prunes).......................................            5
Pumpkins...................................................            1
Quinces....................................................            5
Spearmint..................................................          100
Strawberries...............................................            5
Tangerines.................................................            2
Tea, dried.................................................            8
Tomatoes...................................................            1
Winter squash..............................................            1
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    3. Section 180.274 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 180.274  Propanil; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1)Tolerances are established for combined residues of 
the herbicide propanil (3',4'-dichloropropionanilide; CAS Reg. No. 709-
98-8) and its metabolites (calculated as propanil) in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodities:

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Barley, grain.............................................        .2    
Barley, straw.............................................        .75   
Cattle, fat...............................................       0.1(N) 
Cattle, mbyp..............................................       0.1(N) 
Cattle, meat..............................................       0.1(N) 
Eggs......................................................       0.05(N)
Goats, fat................................................       0.1(N) 
Goats, mbyp...............................................       0.1(N) 
Goats, meat...............................................       0.1(N) 
Hogs, fat.................................................       0.1(N) 
Hogs, mbyp................................................       0.1(N) 
Hogs, meat................................................       0.1(N) 
Horses, fat...............................................       0.1(N) 
Horses, mbyp..............................................       0.1(N) 
Horses, meat..............................................       0.1(N) 
Milk......................................................       0.05(N)
Oats, grain...............................................        .2    
Oats, straw...............................................        .75   
Poultry, fat..............................................       0.1(N) 
Poultry, mbyp.............................................       0.1(N) 
Poultry, meat.............................................       0.1(N) 
Rice......................................................       2      
Rice bran.................................................      10      
Rice hulls................................................      10      
Rice mill fractions.......................................      10      
Rice polishings...........................................      10      
Rice, straw...............................................   75(N)      
Sheep, fat................................................       0.1(N) 
Sheep, mbyp...............................................       0.1(N) 
Sheep, meat...............................................       0.1(N) 
Wheat, grain..............................................       0.2    
Wheat, straw..............................................       0.75   
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    (2) Tolerances are established for the combined residues of the 
herbicide propanil (3',4'-dichloropropionanilide; CAS Reg. No. 709-98-
8) and its metabolites (calculated as the parent compound) in or on the 
following processed feeds when present therein as a result of 
application of the herbicide to the growing crops:

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million 
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Rice bran....................................................         10
Rice hulls...................................................         10
Rice mill fractions..........................................         10
Rice polishings..............................................         10
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    4. Section 180.276 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 180.276  Formetanate hydrochloride; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the 
insecticide formetanate hydrochloride (m-[[(dimethylamino) 
methylene]amino]phenyl methylcarbamate hydrochloride) in or on raw 
agricultural commodities as follows:

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                      Commodity                        Parts per million
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Apples...............................................                  3
Grapefruit...........................................                  4
Lemons...............................................                  4
Limes................................................                  4
Nectarines...........................................                  4
Oranges..............................................                  4
Peaches..............................................                  5
Pears................................................                  3
Plums (fresh prunes).................................                  2
Tangerines...........................................                  4
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) A tolerance of 8 parts per million is established for residues 
of the insecticide formetanate hydrochloride (m-[(dimethylamino) 
methylene amino] phenyl methyl-carbamate hydrochloride) in dried prunes 
when present therein as a result of the application of the insecticide 
to growing plums (fresh prunes).
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    5. Section 180.289 is revised to read as follows:

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Sec. 180.289  Methanearsonic acid; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
herbicide methanearsonic acid (calculated as As2 
O3) from application of the disodium and monosodium salts of 
methanearsonic acid in or on raw agricultural commodities as follows:

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Citrus fruit...............................................         0.35
Cottonseed.................................................          0.7
Cottonseed hulls...........................................          0.9
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    6. Section 180.345 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 180.345  Ethofumesate; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for combined residues of 
the herbicide ethofumesate (2-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-
benzofuranyl methanesulfonate) and its metabolites 2-hydroxy-2,3-
dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate and 2,3-dihydro-
3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate (both calculated as 
the parent compound) in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities:

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beets, sugar, roots.........................................        0.1 
Beets, sugar, tops..........................................        1.00
Cattle, fat.................................................        0.05
Cattle, mbyp................................................        0.05
Cattle, meat................................................        0.05
Goats, fat..................................................        0.05
Goats, mbyp.................................................        0.05
Goats, meat.................................................        0.05
Grass, straw................................................        1   
Hogs, fat...................................................        0.05
Hogs, mbyp..................................................        0.05
Hogs, meat..................................................        0.05
Horses, fat.................................................        0.05
Horses, mbyp................................................        0.05
Horses, meat................................................        0.05
Sheep, fat..................................................        0.05
Sheep, mbyp.................................................        0.05
Sheep, meat.................................................        0.05
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) Tolerances are established for combined residues of the 
herbicide ethofumesate (2-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-
benzofuranyl methanesulfonate; CAS Reg. No. 26225-79-6) and its 
metabolites 2-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl 
methanesulfonate and 2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-5-benzofuranyl 
methanesulfonate, (both calculated as the parent compound) in or on the 
following processed feeds when present therein as a result of 
application of the herbicide to the growing crops:

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million 
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Sugar beet molasses.........................................        0.5 
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    7. Section 180.528 is added to read follows:


Sec. 180.528  Dihydro-5-heptyl-2(3H)-furanone; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. The food additive/feed additive dihydro-5-heptyl-
2(3H)-furanone may be safely used in accordance with the following 
conditions:
    (1) It is used in combination with the active ingredients d-
limonene and dihydro-5-pentyl-2(3H)-furanone in insect-repellent 
tablecloths and in insect-repellent strips used in food- or feed-
handling establishments.
    (2) To assure safe use of the insecticide, its label and labeling 
shall conform to that registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, and it shall be used in accordance with such label and 
labeling.
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    8. Section 180.529 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 180.529  Dihydro-5-pentyl-2(3H)-furanone.

    (a) General. The food additive/feed additive dihydro-5-pentyl-
2(3H)-furanone may be safely used in accordance with the following 
conditions:
    (1) It is used in combination with the active ingredients d-
limonene and dihydro-5-heptyl-2(3H)-furanone in insect-repellent 
tablecloths and in insect-repellent strips used in food- or feed-
handling establishments.
    (2) To assure safe use of the insecticide, its label and labeling 
shall conform to that registered by the U.S. Enviornmental Protection 
Agency, and it shall be used in accordance with such label and 
labeling.
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    9. Section 180.530 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 180.530  2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol-4-ol methylcarbamate; 
tolerances for residues.

    (a)  General. (1) The insecticide 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol-4-ol 
methylcarbamate may be safely used in spot and/or crack and crevice 
treatments in animal feed handling establishments, including feed 
manufacturing and processing establishments, such as stores, 
supermarkets, dairies, meat slaughtering and packing plants, and 
canneries.
    (2) The insecticide 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol-4-ol 
methylcarbamate may be safely used in spot and/or crack and crevice 
treatments in food handling establishments, including food service, 
manufacturing and processing establishments, such as restaurants, 
cafeterias, supermarkets, bakeries, breweries, dairies, meat 
slaughtering and packing plants, and canneries.
    (3) To ensure safe use of the additive, its label and labeling 
shall conform to that registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency and it shall be used in accordance with such label and labeling.
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    10. Section 180.531 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 180.531  O,O-Dimethyl S-[4-oxo-1,2,3-benzotriazin-3 (4H)-ylmethyl] 
phosphorodithioate.

    (a) General. (1) A tolerance of 1 part per million is established 
for residues of the insecticide O,O- dimethyl S-[4-oxo-1,2,3-
benzotriazin-3(4H)-ylmethyl] phosphorodithioate in soybean oil 
resulting from application of the insecticide to the raw agricultural 
commodity soybeans.
    (2) The following tolerances are established for residues of the 
insecticide O,O- dimethyl S-[4-oxo-1,2,3-benzotriazin-3(4H)-ylmethyl] 
phosphorodithioate in the indicated commodities when used for the feed 
of cattle, goats, and sheep. Such residues may be present therein only 
as a result of the application of the insecticide to the growing 
agricultural crop.

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                                                              Parts per 
                         Commodity                             million  
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Citrus pulp, dried.........................................            5

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Sugarcane bagasse..........................................          1.5
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
    2. In part 185:

 PART 185--[AMENDED]

    a. The authority citation for part 185 continues to read as 
follows:
    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348.


Sec. 185.410 [Removed]

    b. Section 185.410 is removed.

Sec. 185.1450 [Partially Redesignated and Removed]

    c. The text of Sec. 185.1450 is transferred to Sec. 180.142 and 
redesignated as follows:
    i. Paragraph (a) introductory text is redesignated as 
Sec. 180.142(a)(13).
    ii. Paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) are redesignated as 
Sec. 180.142(a)(13)(i) and (a)(13)(ii).
    iii. Paragraphs (a)(3) introductory text, (a)(3)(i), (a)(3)(ii) and 
(a)(3)(iii) are redesignated as Sec. 180.142(a)(13)(iii) introductory 
text, (a)(13)(iii)(A), (a)(13)(iii)(B) and (a)(13)(iii)(C), 
respectively. The remainder of Sec. 185.1450 is removed.

Sec. 185.1975 [Removed]

    d. Section 185.1975 is removed.

Sec. 185.1985 [Removed]

    e. Section 185.1985 is removed.

Sec. 185.2150 [Removed]

    f. Section 185.2150 is removed.

Sec. 185.2225 [Removed]

    g. Section 185.2225 is removed.

Sec. 185.3450 [Removed]

    h. Section 185.3450 is removed.

Sec. 185.5475 [Removed]

    i. Section 185.5475 is removed.
    3. In part 186:

PART 186--[AMENDED]

    a. The authority citation continues to read as follows:
    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 342, 348, and 371.

Sec. 186.1875 [Removed]

    b. Section 186.1875 is removed.

Sec. 186.1975 [Removed]

    c. Section 186.1975 is removed.

Sec. 186.1985 [Removed]

    d. Section 186.1985 is removed.

Sec. 186.2150 [Removed]

    e. Section 186.2150 is removed.

Sec. 186.2225 [Removed]

    f. Section 186.2225 is removed.

Sec. 186.2775 [Removed]

    g. Section 186.2775 is removed.

Sec. 186.4050 [Removed]

    h. Section 186.4050 is removed.

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