[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43283-43284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14865]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP-2005-0046; FRL-7727-7]


Spiromesifen; Pesticide Tolerance; Technical Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of April 27, 
2005, concerning tolerances for spiromesifen. This document is being 
issued to correct typographical errors regarding corn, sugar beet, and 
wheat tolerances in the tables of tolerances for 40 CFR Chapter I Part 
180.607.

DATES: This final rule is effective on July 27, 2005.

ADRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register document of April 27, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Harris, Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 308-9423; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    The Agency included in the final rule a list of those who may be 
potentially affected by this action. If you have questions regarding 
the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document and Other 
Related Information?

    In addition to using EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, you 
may access this Federal Register document electronically through the 
EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. A frequently updated electronic version of 40 
CFR part 180 is available at E-CFR Beta Site Two at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/.

II. What Does this Correction Do?

    FR Doc. 05-8120 published in the Federal Register ofApril 27, 2005 
(70 FR 21631) (FRL-7705-1) is being corrected to clarify errors that 
were made to the tables of tolerances for Sec.  180.607. The tolerances 
for corn, sugar beet, and wheat were affected. Also, the table for 
indirect tolerances was moved from paragraph (a)(2) to paragraph (d).

III. Why is this Correction Issued as a Final Rule?

    Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B), provides that, when an Agency for good cause finds that 
notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary or contrary 
to the public interest, the agency may issue a final rule without 
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. EPA has 
determined that there is good cause for making today's technical 
correction final without prior proposal and opportunity for comment, 
because EPA is merely correcting language that was inadvertently 
mistyped in the previously published final rule. The correct text was 
present in the Supplemental Information Section of the April 27, 2005 
final rule but mistyped in the tolerance table. EPA finds that this 
constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).

IV. Do Any of the Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Apply to this 
Action?

    The applicable statutory and Executive Order reviews were included 
in the April 27, 2005 Federal Register document. This document is a 
technical correction and as such no new review requirements are 
applicable.

V. Congressional Review Act

    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 to 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 this final rule in the Federal Register. This final 
rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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

    Dated: July 19, 2005.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is amended as follows:

PART 180--AMENDED

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

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.


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2. Section 180.607 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.607  Spiromesifen; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for the combined 
residues of spiromesifen (2-oxo-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-
oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-4-yl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate) and its enol 
metabolite (4-hydroxy-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-
en-2-one), calculated as the parent compound equivalents in or on the 
following primary crop commodities:

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                      Commodity                        Parts per million
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Corn, field, forage..................................                3.0
Corn, field, grain...................................               0.02
Corn, field, stover..................................                5.0
Cotton, gin byproducts...............................                 15
Cotton, undelinted seed..............................               0.50
Strawberry...........................................                2.0
Tomato, paste........................................               0.60
Vegetable, brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A......                2.0

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Vegetable, brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B.......                 12
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9.........................               0.10
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8.........................               0.30
Vegetable, leafy greens, subgroup 4A.................                 12
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C............               0.02
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    (2) Tolerances are established for the combined residues of 
spiromesifen (2-oxo-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-
4-yl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate), and its metabolites containing the enol 
(4-hydroxy-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-one) and 
4-hydroxymethyl (4-hydroxy-3-[4-(hydroxymethyl)-2,6-dimethylphenyl]-1-
oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-one) moieties, calculated as the parent 
compound equivalents in the following livestock commodities:

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                      Commodity                        Parts per million
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Cattle, fat..........................................               0.05
Cattle, meat byproducts..............................               0.05
Goat, fat............................................               0.05
Goat, meat byproducts................................               0.05
Horse, fat...........................................               0.05
Horse, meat byproducts...............................               0.05
Milk, fat............................................               0.10
Sheep, fat...........................................               0.05
Sheep, meat byproducts...............................               0.05
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. Tolerances are established 
for the inadvertent or indirect combined residues of spiromesifen (2-
oxo-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1- oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-4-yl 3,3-
dimethylbutanoate), its enol metabolite (4-hydroxy-3-(2,4,6-
trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-one), and its metabolites 
containing the 4-hydroxymethyl moiety (4-hydroxy-3-[4-(hydroxymethyl)-
2,6-dimethylphenyl]-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-one), calculated as the 
parent compound equivalents in the following rotational crop 
commodities:

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                      Commodity                        Parts per million
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Alfalfa, forage......................................                1.5
Alfalfa, hay.........................................                3.0
Barley, grain........................................               0.03
Barley, hay..........................................               0.25
Barley, straw........................................               0.15
Beet, sugar, roots...................................               0.03
Beet, sugar, tops....................................               0.20
Wheat, forage........................................               0.20
Wheat, grain.........................................               0.03
Wheat, hay...........................................               0.15
Wheat, straw.........................................               0.25
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