[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35237-35242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12036]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8133-4]
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 July 27, 2007.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number 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.
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 5F6904 EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0157
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PP 6E7144 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0020
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PP 6F7134 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0178
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PP 6F7145 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0193
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PP 6E7132 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0300
PP 6E7133........................................................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0300
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PP 6E7153 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0301
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PP 6E7167 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0302
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PP 7E7187 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0303
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PP 6E7151 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0308
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PP 6E7150 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0309
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PP 6E7097 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0311
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PP 7E7183 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0312
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PP 6E7081 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0338
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PP 7E7172 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0339
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PP 7F7190 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0366
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PP 7F7169 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0377
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PP 7E7204 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0398
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PP 6F7161 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0029
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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 section 408(d)(2) of FFDCA;
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 Tolerances
1. PP 5F6904. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0157). ABERCO,
Inc., 9430 Lanham-Severn Road, Seabrook, MD 20706, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide propylene oxide in
or on food commodities: Grape, raisin at 1.0 parts per million (ppm);
fig at 3.0 ppm and plum, prune, dried at 2.0 ppm. ABERCO has submitted
an enforcement method for determination of residues of propylene oxide,
propylene chlorohydrin, and propylene bromohydrin in nutmeats, cocoa,
and dried spices. Contact: Tony Kish, telephone number: (703) 308-9943;
e-mail address: [email protected].
2. PP 6E7144. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0020). Tamico,
Inc., 1950 Lake Park Dr., Smyrna, GA 30080, proposes to establish
import tolerances for residues of the fungicide thiram in or on food
commodities: Banana, whole at 0.5 ppm and banana, pulp at 0.3 ppm.
Banana samples were analyzed according to analytical method meth-100,
revision 4 , ``Determination of Thiram in Raw Agricultural
Commodities, Processed Commodities and Other Plant Material''.
Detection and quantitation for thiram (as CS2) were conducted using gas
chromatography (GC) employing sulfur-specific flame photometric
detection (FPD). The limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 0.05 ppm. Contact:
Bryant Crowe, telephone number: (703) 305-0025; e-mail address:
[email protected].
3. PP 6F7134. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0178). Bayer
CropScience, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the
fungicide prothioconazole and its desthio metabolite in or on food
commodities: Beet, sugar, roots at 0.25 ppm and beet, sugar, tops at
9.0 ppm. The analytical method for determining residues of concern in
plant extract residues of prothioconazole and JAU6476-desthio and
converts the prothioconazole to JAU6376-desthio and JAU6476-sulfonic
acid. Following addition of internal standards the sample extracts are
analyzed by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS).
Radiovalidation and independent laboratory validation have shown that
the method adequately quantifies prothioconazole residues in treated
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commodities. The analytical method for analysis of large animal tissues
includes extraction of the residues of concern, followed by addition of
an internal standard to the extract. The extract is then hydrolyzed to
release conjugates, partitioned and analyzed by LC/MS/MS as
prothioconazole, JAU6476-desthio and JAU6476-4-hydroxy. The method for
analysis of milk eliminated the initial extraction step in the tissue
method. Contact: Bryant Crowe, telephone number: (703) 305-0025; e-mail
address: [email protected].
4. PP 6F7145. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0193). FMC
Corporation, 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19203, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide carfentrazone-
ethyl, (ethyl--2-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-
oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzene-propanoate) and the
metabolite carfentrazone-ethyl, chloropropionic acid (, 2-dichloro-5-
[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-
4-fluorobenzenepropanoic acid) in or on food commodities: Grain,
cereal, group 15 (except rice grain and sorghum grain at 0.10 ppm;
rice, grain at 1.3 ppm; sorghum, grain at 0.25 ppm; grain, cereal,
stover at 0.80 ppm; grain, cereal, straw at 3.0 ppm; soybean, seed at
0.10 ppm; barley, flour at 0.80 ppm; barley, bran at 0.80 ppm; millet,
flour at 0.80 ppm; oat, flour at 0.80 ppm; rice, hulls at 3.5 ppm; rye,
flour at 0.80 ppm; rye, bran at 0.80 ppm; wheat, bran at 0.80 ppm;
wheat, flour at 0.80 ppm; wheat, middlings at 0.80 ppm; wheat, shorts
at 0.80 ppm; wheat, germ at 0.80 ppm; aspirated grain fractions at 1.8
ppm; hog, meat at 0.10 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at 0.10 ppm; hog, fat
at 0.10 ppm; poultry, meat byproducts at 0.10 ppm; and sugarcane at
0.15 ppm. The analytical method involves separate analyses for parent
and its metabolites. The parent is analyzed by GC/electron capture
detection (ECD). The metabolites are derivatized with boron trifluoride
and acetic anhydride for analysis by GC/mass spectrometry detection
(MSD) using selective ion monitoring. Contact: Joanne I. Miller,
telephone number: (703) 305-6224; e-mail address:
[email protected].
5. PP 6E7132 and 6E7133. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0300).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the insecticide Z-cypermethrin, (S-cyano(3-
phenoxyphenyl) methyl ())(cis-trans 3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and its inactive
R-isomers in or on food commodities: PP 6E7132 - Rice, wild, grain at
1.50 ppm; okra at 0.20 ppm; safflower, seed at 0.20 ppm; and PP 6E7133
- Fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.25 ppm; citrus, dried, pulp at 0.50 ppm;
and citrus, oil at 0.90 ppm. There is a practical analytical method for
detecting and measuring levels of cypermethrin in or on food with a
limit of detection (LOD) that allows monitoring of food with residues
at or above the levels set in these tolerances (GC/ECD). Contact:
Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address:
[email protected].
6. PP 6E7153. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0301).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the herbicide chlorimuron-ethyl [ethyl 2-
[[[[(4-chloro-6-methoxypyrimidin-2yl) amino]carbonyl] amino]sulfonyl]
benzoate] in or on food commodities: Cranberry; bearberry; bilberry;
lowbush berry; cloudberry; lingonberry; muntries; and partridgeberry at
0.02 ppm. The nature of residues of chlorimuron-ethyl is adequately
understood and an acceptable analytical method is available for
enforcement purposes. The LOQ allows monitoring of crops with
chlorimuron-ethyl residues at or above the levels proposed in this
tolerance. Contact: Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610;
e-mail address: [email protected].
7. PP 6E7167. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0302. Interregional
Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the miticide bifenazate, (1-methylethyl 2-(4-methoxy[1,1'-
biphenyl]-3-yl)hydrazinecarboxylate) and diazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-
methoxy-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl), 1-methylethyl ester (expressed as
bifenazate) in or on food commodities: Papaya, star apple, black
sapote, mango, sapodilla, canistel, and mamey sapote at 6.0 ppm;
lychee, longan, Spanish lime, rambutan, and pulasan at 4.0 ppm; feijoa,
guava, jaboticaba, wax jambu, starfruit, passionfruit, and acerola at
0.9 ppm; caneberry subgroup 13A at 6.0 ppm; wild raspberry at 6.0 ppm;
edible podded legume vegetable, subgroup 6A at 4.0 ppm; succulent
shelled pea and bean, subgroup 6B at 0.3 ppm; and succulent shelled
soybean at 0.3 ppm. As D3598, a significant metabolite, was found to
interconvert readily to/from bifenazate, the analytical method is
designed to convert all residues of D3598 to the parent compound
(bifenazate) for analysis. The method utilizes reversed phase high
performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to separate the bifenazate
from matrix derived interferences, and oxidative coulometric
electrochemical detection for the identification and quantification of
this analyte. Using this method, the LOQ was 0.05 ppm. The LOD for this
method, which varies with matrix, is 0.005 ppm. The analytical method
for bifenazate and its major metabolite D3598 in animal samples used
the same principles as the plant method with minor modifications.
However, in animal samples, a separate aliquot of the extract was used
to determine residues of A1530 and its sulfate (combined) in milk and
meat samples (these metabolites appeared to be significant in goat
metabolism studies). The extract was subjected to acid hydrolysis to
convert the sulfate conjugate to A1530 before it was quantified by HPLC
using fluorescence or oxidative coulometric electrochemical detectors
(OCED). Contact: Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-
mail address: [email protected].
8. PP 7E7187. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0303).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the fungicide fenhexamid, (N-2,3-dichloro-4-
hydroxyphenyl)-1-methyl cyclohexene carboxamide) in or on food
commodity asparagus at 0.02 ppm. An adequate method for purposes of
enforcement of the proposed fenhexamid tolerance in plant commodities
is available. Contact: Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-
7610; e-mail address: [email protected].
9. PP 6E7151. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0308).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the herbicide, flumioxazin, (2-[7-fluoro-3,4-
dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-
tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione) in or on food commodities:
Bushberry, subgroup 13B at 0.02 ppm; asparagus, aronia berry, buffalo
currant, Chilean guava, European barberry, highbush cranberry,
honeysuckle, jostaberry, Juneberry, lingonberry, Native currant, salal,
sea buckthorn, and okra at 0.02 ppm; melon, subgroup 9A at 0.02 ppm;
dry beans at 0.10 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, crop group 8 at 0.02 ppm;
and nut, tree, crop group 14 at 0.02 ppm. Practical analytical methods
for detecting and
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measuring levels of flumioxazin have been developed and validated in/on
all appropriate agricultural commodities and respective processing
fractions. The LOQ of flumioxazin in the methods is 0.02 ppm which will
allow monitoring of food with residues at the levels proposed for the
tolerances. Contact: Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610;
e-mail address: [email protected].
10. PP 6E7150. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0309).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the insecticide etoxazole, (2-(2,6-
difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-
dihydrooxazole) in or on food commodities: hop, dried cones at 7.0 ppm;
melon, subgroup 9A at 0.15 ppm; and cherry at 0.70 ppm. Practical
analytical methods for detecting and measuring levels of etoxazole have
been developed and validated in/on all appropriate agricultural
commodities and respective processing fractions. The LOQ of etoxazole
in the methods is 0.02 ppm which will allow monitoring of food with
residues at the levels proposed for the tolerances. Contact: Sidney
Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address:
[email protected].
11. PP 6E7097. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0311).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the fungicide tebuconazole, (alpha-[2-(4-
chlorophenyl)-ethyl]-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-
ethanol) in or on food commodities: Vegetable, bulb, group 3 at 1.3
ppm; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 2.5 ppm; beet, garden,
roots at 0.7 ppm; and beet, garden, leaves at 5.0 ppm. An enforcement
method for plant commodities has been validated on various commodities.
It has undergone successful EPA validation and has been submitted for
inclusion in the Pesticide Analytical Manual, Volume II (PAM II). The
animal method has also been approved as an adequate enforcement method.
Contact: Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail
address: [email protected].
12. PP 7E7183. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0312).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the fungicide triflumizole, (1-(1-((4-chloro-
2-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)imino)-2-propoxyethyl)-1H-imidazole), and
its metabolites containing the 4-chloro-2-trifluoromethylaniline
moiety, calculated as the parent compound in or on food commodity leafy
Brassica (subgroup 5B) at 20.0 ppm. The analytical method is suitable
for analyzing crops for residues of triflumizole and its aniline
containing metabolites at the proposed tolerance levels. The analytical
method has been independently validated. Residue levels of triflumizole
are converted to FA-1-1 by acidic and alkaline reflux, followed by
distillation. Residues are then extracted and subjected to solid phase
extraction (SPE) purification. Detection and quantitation are conducted
by a GC equipped with nitrogen phosphorus detector, electron capture
detector or mass spectrometry detection. The LOQ of the method has been
determined at 0.05 ppm for the combined residues of triflumizole and
FA-1-1 in mustard greens. The enforcement methodology has been
submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for publication in
the PAM II. Contact: Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610;
e-mail address: [email protected].
13. PP 6E7081. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0338).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for combined residues of the insecticide flonicamid [N-
(cyanomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxamide] and its
metabolites TFNA [4-trifluoromethylnicotinic acid], TFNA-AM [4-
trifluoromethylnicotinamide], TFNG [N-(4-
trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)glycine] in or on food commodities:
Vegetables, root, except sugarbeet, (subgroup 1B) at 0.45 ppm; radish,
tops at 16.0 ppm; vegetables, tuberous and corm, (subgroup 1C) at 0.2
ppm; Brassica, leafy greens (subgroup 5B) at 16.0 ppm; turnip greens at
16.0 ppm; hop at 7.0 ppm; and okra at 0.4 ppm. Analytical methodology
has been developed to determine the residues of flonicamid and its
three major metabolites (TFNA, TFNG, and TFNA-AM) in various crops. The
residue analytical method for the majority of crops includes an initial
extraction with acetonitrile/deionized water (ACN/DI), followed by a
liquid/liquid partition with ethyl acetate. The residue method for
wheat straw is similar, except that a C18 solid phase extraction (SPE)
is added prior to the liquid/liquid partition. The final sample
solution is quantitated using LC equipped with a reverse phase column
and a triple quadruple mass spectrometer (MS/MS). Contact: Sidney
Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610; [email protected].
14. PP 7E7172. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0339).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the fungicide fluopicolide, (2,6-dichloro-N-
[[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]methyl] benzamide) in or on
food commodities: Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1 at 0.2 ppm;
vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2 at 12.0 ppm; vegetable,
bulb, group 3 at 5.0 ppm; chive, fresh leaves at 5.0 ppm; chive,
Chinese, fresh leaves at 5.0 ppm; daylily, bulb at 5.0 ppm; elegans
hosta at 5.0 ppm; fritillaria, bulb at 5.0 ppm; fritillaria, leaves at
5.0 ppm; garlic, serpent, bulb at 5.0 ppm; kurrat at 5.0 ppm; lady's
leek at 5.0 ppm; leek, wild at 5.0 ppm; lily, bulb at 5.0 ppm; onion,
Beltsville bunching at 5.0 ppm; onion, Chinese, bulb at 5.0 ppm; onion,
fresh at 5.0 ppm; onion, macrostem at 5.0 ppm; onion, pearl at 5.0 ppm;
onion, potato, bulb at 5.0 ppm; onion, tree, tops at 5.0 ppm; shallot,
bulb at 5.0 ppm; shallot, fresh leaves at 5.0 ppm; and Brassica, head
and stem, subgroup 5A at 5.0 ppm. A practical analytical method
utilizing LC and MSD is available and has been validated for detecting
and measuring levels of fluopicolide in and on crops. The validated LOQ
is 0.01 ppm. Contact: Sidney Jackson, telephone number: (703) 305-7610;
e-mail address: [email protected].
15. PP 7F7190. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0366). Nichino
America, Inc., 4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE
19808, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide,
pyraflufen-ethyl (ethyl 2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-(1-
methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetate) and its acid
metabolite, E-1 (2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-(1-methyl-1H-
pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid), expressed in terms of the
parent in or on food commodities: Soybeans, forage at 0.05 ppm;
soybeans, hay at 0.1 ppm; grass, forage, crop group 17 at 1.0 ppm; and
grass, hay, crop group 17 at 1.2 ppm. Aqueous organic solvent
extraction, column clean up, and quantitation by GC is used to measure
and evaluate the chemical residues. Contact: Joanne I. Miller,
telephone number: (703) 305-6224; e-mail address:
[email protected].
16. PP 7F7169. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0377). BASF
Corporation, P.O. Box 13528, Research
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Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues
of the fungicide Boscalid (BAS 510F), [3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-
N-(4'-chloro(1,1'-biphenyl)-2-yl] in or on food commodities: Cotton,
undelinted seed at 1.0 ppm and cotton, gin byproducts at 55.0 ppm. In
plants, the parent residue is extracted using an aqueous organic
solvent mixture followed by liquid/liquid partitioning and a column
clean up. Quantitation is by GC using MS. In livestock, the residues
are extracted with methanol. The extract is treated with enzymes in
order to release the conjugated glucuronic acid metabolite. The
residues are then isolated by liquid/liquid partition followed by
column chromatography. The hydroxylated metabolite is acetylated
followed by a column clean up. The parent and acetylated metabolite are
quantitated by GC with ECD. Contact: Bryant Crowe, telephone number:
(703) 305-0025; e-mail address: [email protected].
17. PP 7E7204. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0398).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to establish a
tolerance for residues of the insecticide/miticide spirodiclofen,(3-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl ester 2,2-
dimethylbutanoate in or on food commodity hops, cones, dried at 30.0
ppm. Adequate analytical methodology using LC/MS/MS detection is
available for enforcement purposes. Contact: Susan Stanton, telephone
number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: [email protected].
Amendment to Existing Tolerances
1. PP 5F6904. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0157). ABERCO,
Inc., 9430 Lanham-Severn Road, Seabrook, MD 20706, proposes to amend
the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.491 by deleting sections (a)(2) and (a)(4)
for residues of the fungicide propylene oxide in or on the food
commodities. These directions are described on the label and are no
longer required in the tolerance expression. Contact: Tony Kish,
telephone number: (703) 308-9943; e-mail address: [email protected].
2. PP 6F7161. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0029). Bayer
CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.473(a) to eliminate the
reference to transgenic crops tolerant to glufosinate ammonium in
section 180.473(a)(2) such that the crop tolerances listed under
section 180.473(a) General support uses in all of the crops listed to
include both conventional and transgenic crops and to delete sections
180.473 (a)(1) and 180.473 (a)(2). This notice clarifies the initial
notice of filing published in the Federal Register of February 28, 2007
(72 FR 9000; FRL-8115-5). The tolerances for glufosinate-ammonium and
its metabolites listed for the commodities under both subsections (1)
and (2) are proposed to be placed in paragraph 180.473(a) General to
read as follows: Tolerances are established for residues of
glufosinate-ammonium (butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-
(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-monoammonium salt) and its metabolites
expressed as butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-,
monoammonium salt, 2-acetamido-4-methylphosphinico-butanoic acid and 3-
methylphosphinico-propionic acid expressed as glufosinate free acid
equivalents in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Almond, hulls at
0.50 ppm; apple at 0.05 ppm; aspirated grain fractions at 25.0 ppm;
banana at 0.30 ppm; banana, pulp at 0.20 ppm; beet, sugar, molasses at
5.0 ppm; beet, sugar, roots at 0.9 ppm; beet, sugar, tops (leaves) at
1.5 ppm; bushberry subgroup 13B at 0.15 ppm; canola, meal at 1.1 ppm;
canola, seed at 0.4 at ppm; cattle, fat at 0.40 ppm; cattle, meat at
0.15 ppm; cattle, meat byproducts at 6.0 ppm; corn, field forage at 4.0
ppm; corn, field, grain at 0.2 ppm; corn, field, stover at 6.0 ppm;
cotton, gin byproducts at 15 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 4.0 ppm;
egg at 0.15 ppm; goat, fat at 0.40 ppm; goat, meat at 0.15 ppm; goat,
meat byproducts at 6.0 ppm; grape at 0.05 ppm; hog, fat at 0.40 ppm;
hog, meat at 0 .15; hog, meat byproducts at 6.0 ppm; horse, fat at 0.40
ppm; horse, meat at 0.15 ppm; horse, meat byproducts at 6.0 ppm;
Juneberry 0.10 ppm; lingonberry at 0.10 ppm; milk at 0.15 ppm; nut,
tree, group 14 at 0.10 ppm; potato at 0.80 ppm; potato, chips at 1.60
ppm; potato granules and flakes 2.00 ppm; poultry, fat 0.15 ppm;
poultry, meat at 0.15 ppm; poultry, meat byproducts 0.60 ppm; rice,
grain at 1.0 ppm; rice, hull at 2.0 ppm; rice, straw at 2.0 ppm; salal
at 0.10 ppm; sheep, fat at 0.40 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.15 ppm; sheep,
meat byproducts at 6.0 ppm; soybean at 2.0 ppm and soybean, hulls at
5.0 ppm. An analytical method was developed to measure the glufosinate-
ammonium and its metabolites in raw agricultural commodities by GC.
Contact: Joanne I. Miller, telephone number: (703) 305-6224; e-mail
address: [email protected].
3. PP 6E7151. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0308).
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540-6635, proposes to amend the tolerances
in 40 CFR 180.568 for residues of the herbicide, flumioxazin, 2-[7-
fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-
4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on the food
commodity almond, nutmeats be deleted upon establishment of the crop
group tolerance for nut, tree, Crop Group 14. Contact: Sidney Jackson,
telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address:
[email protected].
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: June 13, 2007.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-12036 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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