[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26372-26375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8945]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8121-5]


Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide 
petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations 
for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 8, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936 and the pesticide petition number (PP) 
of interest, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the assigned docket ID number 
and the pesticide petition number of interest. EPA's policy is that all 
comments received will be included in the docket without change and may 
be made available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit 
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit 
an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and 
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk 
or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be 
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of 
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects 
or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in 
hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One 
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The person listed at the end of the 
pesticide petition summary of interest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed at the end of the pesticide petition 
summary of interest.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
     2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.

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    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Docket ID Numbers

    When submitting comments, please use the docket ID number and the 
pesticide petition number of interest, as shown in the table.


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           PP number                                             Docket ID number
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PP 6F7160                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0104
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PP 8F5000                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 8F5025                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 9F3776                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 6F7105                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0214
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PP 7F7185                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0221
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PP 7F7180                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0226
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PP 6E7046                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0145
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PP OF2348                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 3F4179                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 6F7146                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0147
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PP 6F7136                                                                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0219
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing notice of the filing of pesticide petitions 
received under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that the pesticide 
petitions described in this notice contain data or information 
regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, 
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at 
this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide 
petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these 
pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 
included in this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a 
docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of the 
petitions is available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov.

New Tolerance

    1. PP 6F7160. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0104). Bayer 
CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the 
insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano (4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate in or on food 
commodities beet, sugar, roots at 0.09 parts per million (ppm) and in 
beet, sugar, dried pulp at 11.0 ppm. Adequate analytical methodology 
using gas chromatography/electron microscopy (GC/EC) detection is 
available for enforcement purposes. Contact: Olga Odiott, telephone 
number: (703) 308-9369; e-mail address: [email protected].
    2. PP 8F5000. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto 
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005, 
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide 
alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and 
its metabolites which can be converted to 2,6-diethylaniline (DEA) or 
2-ethyl-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)aniline (HEEA) upon basic hydrolysis, 
calculated as alachlor, in or on food commodities cotton, gin 
byproducts at 0.7 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 0.03 ppm; sunflower, 
seed at 2.5 ppm; and in the processed commodity sunflower, seed meal at 
3.4 ppm. An adequate enforcement method for residues of alachlor in 
crops has been approved. Alachlor, and its metabolites are hydrolyzed 
to either DEA or HEEA which are determined by high performance liquid 
chromatography-oxidative coulometric electrochemical detector (HPLC-
OCED) and expressed as alachlor. Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone 
number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: [email protected].
    3. PP 8F5025. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto 
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005, 
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide 
alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and 
its metabolites which can be converted to DEA or HEEA upon basic 
hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor, in or on food commodities grain, 
cereal group 15, except corn, rice and sorghum at 0.05 ppm; grain, 
cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, except corn, rice and 
sorghum forage at 0.6 ppm; hay and straw at 0.8 ppm; and nongrass 
animal feed, crop group 18, forage at 1.4 ppm and hay at 1.2 ppm. An 
adequate enforcement method for residues of alachlor in crops has been 
approved. Alachlor, and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or 
HEEA which are determined by HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor. 
Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail 
address: [email protected].
    4. PP 9F3776. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto 
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005, 
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide 
alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-

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diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and its metabolites which can be 
converted to DEA or HEEA upon basic hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor, 
in or on food commodity soybean at 1.0 ppm. An adequate enforcement 
method for residues of alachlor in crops has been approved. Alachlor, 
and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or HEEA which are 
determined by HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor. Contact: Vickie 
Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    5. PP 6F7105. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0214). BASF 
Corporation, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes 
to establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, 
carbamic acid [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-
yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester and its metabolite methyl-
N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]o-tolyl] carbamate (BF 500-3); 
expressed as parent compound in or on food commodities oat, grain at 
1.0 ppm; oat, hay at 17.0 ppm; oat, straw at 17.0 ppm; and oilseed, 
group at 0.4 ppm. In plants, the method of analysis is aqueous organic 
solvent extraction, column clean-up and quantitation by liquid 
chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). In animals, 
the method of analysis involves base hydrolysis, organic extraction, 
column clean-up and quantitation by LC/MS/MS or derivatization 
(methylation) followed by quantitation by GC/MS. Contact: John Bazuin, 
telephone number: (703) 305-7381; e-mail address:  [email protected].
    6. PP 7F7185. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0221). AGRIPHAR 
S.A., c/o CERES International LLC, 1087 Heartsease Dr., West Chester, 
PA 19382, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the 
fungicide dodine, (dodecylguanidine acetate) in or on food commodities 
banana at 0.5 ppm and peanut at 0.03 ppm. An adequate enforcement 
method using GC with mass selective detection ((MSD), Method 45137) is 
available for determining dodine residues in or on plant commodities. 
Concerning bananas and peanuts, a method using LC/MS/MS; METH 1595.02 
after the samples were extracted with methanol, has been submitted to 
the EPA. The LOQ = 0.01 ppm was taken as the lowest level validated by 
this method. Contact: Mary Waller, telephone number: (703) 305-1825; e-
mail address: [email protected].
    7. PP 7F7180. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0226). Chemtura USA 
Corporation, 199 Benson Rd., Middlebury, CT 06749, proposes to 
establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide ipconazole, (2-[(4-
chlorophenyl)methyl]-5-(1-methylethyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-
ylmethyl)cyclopentanol) from the treatment of seed prior to planting in 
or on food commodities cereal grains (except rice), group 15; forage, 
fodder and straw of cereal grains (except rice), group 16; cotton; 
peanut; soybean; dry pea and bean (shelled) at 0.01 ppm. Analytical 
methods have been developed, validated (including radiovalidation), and 
independently validated for the determination of ipconazole, 
triazolylalanine, triazolylacetic acid, and triazolylpyruvate in wheat 
forage, hay, straw, and grain, and in corn forage, cobs and straw using 
LC/MS/MS. The LOQ of 0.01 ppm for each analyte in each matrix was 
determined as the lowest level validated. Analytical methods have also 
been validated and independently validated in peanut nutmeat for the 
determination of ipconazole, triazolylalanine, triazolylacetic acid, 
triazolylpyruvate, and triazole in peanut nutmeat using LC/MS/MS, with 
an LOQ of 0.01 ppm for ipconazole, and 0.025 ppm for its metabolites. 
Contact: Tawanda Spears, telephone number: (703) 308-8050; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

Amendment to Existing Tolerance

    1. PP 6E7046. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0145). BASF 
Corporation, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes 
to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.573 for residues of the herbicide 
tepraloxydim, (2-[1-[[[(2E)-3-chloro-2-propenyl]oxy]imino]propyl]-3-
hydroxy-5-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-cyclohexene-1-one) and its 
metabolites converted to GP (3-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)pentane-1,5-dioic 
acid) and OH-GP (3-hydroxy-3-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)pentane-1,5-dioic 
acid), calculated as tepraloxydim in or on the imported raw food 
commodities dry pea, seed; flax, seed; and lentils at 0.1 ppm. The 
analytical method involves extraction, concentration, precipitation, 
centrifugation/filtration, oxidation, partition, and clean-up. Samples 
are then analyzed by GC-MS (selected ion monitoring). The LOQ is 0.05 
ppm for each analyte, parent and metabolite. Contact: Vickie Walters, 
telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address:  
[email protected].
    2. PP 0F2348. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto 
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005, as 
a requirement of the Alachlor Reregistration Eligibility Decision 
(RED), proposes to amend the 40 CFR 180.249 (a) by increasing the 
tolerances for the herbicide alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-
(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and its metabolites which can be converted 
to DEA or HEEA upon basic hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor, in or on 
the food commodities corn, fodder, and corn, forage at 2.0 ppm. An 
adequate enforcement method for residues of alachlor in crops has been 
approved. Alachlor, and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or 
HEEA which are determined by HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor. 
Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail 
address: [email protected].
    3. PP 3F4179. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto 
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005, 
proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.249 (a) for residues of 
the herbicide alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) 
acetanilide] and its metabolites which can be converted to DEA or HEEA 
upon basic hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor, in or on the food 
commodities beans, dry and beans, succulent lima at 0.1 ppm; cowpea, 
forage and cowpea, hay at 5.0 ppm. Current tolerances for bean, forage 
and bean, hay at 0.2 ppm are to be revoked as these are no longer 
significant animal feed commodities. An adequate enforcement method for 
residues of alachlor in crops has been approved. Alachlor, and its 
metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or HEEA which are determined 
HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor. Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone 
number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: [email protected].
    4. PP 6F7146. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0147). E. I. du 
Pont de Nemours and Company, DuPont Crop Protection, Laurel Run Plaza, 
P.O. Box 80, Newark, DE 19714-0030, proposes to amend the tolerances in 
40 CFR 180.364 for the combined residues of the herbicide glyphosate, 
[N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] and its metabolite N-acetylglyphosate [N-
acetyl-N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine resulting from the application of 
glyphosate, the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, the ethanolamine 
salt of glyphosate, the ammonium salt of glyphosate, and the potassium 
salt of glyphosate to Optimum(tm) GAT(tm) soybeans in or on the food 
commodities cattle, kidney; cattle; liver; egg; goat, kidney; goat, 
liver; hog, kidney; hog, liver; horse, kidney; horse, liver; poultry, 
meat; poultry, meat byproducts; sheep, kidney, sheep, liver; soybean, 
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hulls; and soybean aspirated grain fractions at levels already 
established for glyphosate alone. An analytical method is available for 
the determination of glyphosate and metabolite residues in transgenic 
crop and crop fraction matrices. N-acetylglyphosate is a metabolite 
associated with Optimum(tm)GAT(tm)soybean crops containing the 
glyphosate N-acetyltransferase (gat) enzyme. The method target LOQ in 
each matrix examined was 0.050 millogram/kilogram (mg/kg) ppm. The 
method was validated at 0.050 mg/kg and 0.50 mg/kg. Contact: Vickie 
Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    5. PP 6F7136. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0219). E. I. du 
Pont de Nemours and Company, DuPont Crop Protection, Laurel Run Plaza, 
P.O. Box 30, Newark, DE 19714-0030, proposes to amend the tolerances in 
40 CFR 180.303 for residues of the insecticide oxamyl (methyl N-N-
dimethyl-N-[(methylcarbamyl)-oxy]-1-thiooxamimidate and its oxime 
metabolite methyl N,N-dimethyl-N-hydroxy-1-thiooxaminimidate in or on 
the food commodities beets, sugar, roots at 0.010 ppm; beets, sugar, 
tops at 0.20 ppm; and beets, sugar, molasses at 0.030 ppm. Adequate 
methods are available for data collection and tolerance enforcement for 
plant and animal commodities. The LOQ is approximately 0.02 ppm. The 
Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) volume II, lists a gas liquid 
chromatography (GLC) method with flame photometric detection (sulfur 
mode), Method I, for the enforcement of tolerances for plant and animal 
commodities. Contact: Thomas C. Harris, telephone number: (703) 308-
9423; e-mail address: [email protected].

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, 
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Dated: April 26, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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