[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63992-63994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22220]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0321; FRL-8153-5]


Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerance Technical Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY:  EPA issued an amendment establishing tolerances for combined 
residues of sethoxydim; 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-
(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one; and its metabolites 
containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as sethoxydim) in 
or on buckwheat grain, buckwheat flour, okra, borage seed, borage meal, 
fresh

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dillweed leaves, radish tops, turnip greens, and vegetable, root and 
tuber, group 1 (72 FR 8916, February 28, 2007). The tolerances were 
requested by Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food 
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Because of a technical error 
with the structure of the regulatory table, the amendments adding new 
commodities to the sethoxydim tolerances could not be made. This 
technical amendment is being issued to correctly show the content of 
Sec.  180.412(a).

DATES: This final rule is effective November 14, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0321. 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 web site to view the docket index or access 
available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the 
docket index available in regulations.gov. Although listed in the 
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential 
Business Information (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 form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office 
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One 
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive 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: Barbara Madden, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-6463; 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 regulations.gov, you may access this Federal 
Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the 
``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Does this Technical Amendment Do?

    In the Febrary 28, 2007 issue of the Federal Register, EPA issued 
an amendment establishing tolerances for combined residues of 
sethoxydim; 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-
2-cyclohexen-1-one; and its metabolites containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-
one moiety (calculated as sethoxydim) (72 FR 8916). The amendments 
removed the commodities: ``Beet, garden'', ``Beet, sugar, 
roots'',``Carrot, roots'' ``Horseradish'', and ``Tuberous and corm 
vegetablecrop subgroup''; and added borage, meal at 10 ppm; borage, 
seed at 6.0 ppm; buckwheat, flour at 25 ppm; buckwheat, grain at 19 
ppm; dillweed, fresh leaves at 10; okra at 2.5 ppm; radish, tops at 4.5 
ppm; turnip, greens at 5.0 ppm, and vegetable, root and tuber, group 1 
at 4.0 ppm to the table in Sec.  180.412(a). The tolerances were 
requested by Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food 
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). The Office of Federal Register 
removed those commodities that were designated for removal; however, 
because of a technical problem with the structure of the table as it 
appeared in the February 28, 2007 amendment to Sec.  180.412(a), the 
Office of the Federal Register could not incorporate those commodities 
that were added. This technical amendment is being issued to correctly 
promulgate and show the content of Sec.  180.412(a).

II. Why is this Technical Amendment 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 this technical amendment 
final without prior proposal and opportunity for comment, because the 
use of notice and comment procedures are unnecessary to effectuate this 
technical amendment. EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).

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

    No. This action is a technical amendment to a previously published 
final rule and does not impose any new requirements. EPA's compliance 
with the statutes and Executive Order for the underlying rule is 
discussed in Unit VI. of the February 28, 2007, final rule (72 FR 
8916).

V. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the Agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report 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 
recordkeeping requirements.


    Dated: November 2, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, 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. In Sec.  180.412, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  180.412  Sethoxydim; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for combined residues of 
the

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herbicide 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-
cyclohexen-1-one (CAS Reg. No. 74051-80-2) and its metabolites 
containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as the herbicide) 
in or on the following commodities:

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                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
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Alfalfa, forage............................................         40.0
Alfalfa, hay...............................................         40.0
Almond, hulls..............................................          2.0
Apple, dry pomace..........................................          0.8
Apple, wet pomace..........................................          0.8
Apricot....................................................          0.2
Asparagus..................................................          4.0
Bean, dry, seed............................................         20.0
Bean, forage...............................................         15.0
Bean, hay..................................................         50.0
Bean, succulent............................................         15.0
Beet, sugar, molasses......................................         10.0
Beet, sugar, tops..........................................          3.0
Blueberry..................................................          4.0
Borage, meal...............................................           10
Borage, seed...............................................          6.0
Buckwheat, flour...........................................           25
Buckwheat, grain...........................................           19
Caneberry subgroup 13A.....................................          5.0
Canola/rapeseed............................................         35.0
Canola/rapeseed, meal......................................         40.0
Cattle, fat................................................          0.2
Cattle, meat...............................................          0.2
Cattle, meat byproducts....................................          1.0
Cherry, sweet..............................................          0.2
Cherry, tart...............................................          0.2
Citrus, molasses...........................................          1.5
Citrus, dried pulp.........................................          1.5
Clover, forage.............................................         35.0
Clover, hay................................................         50.0
Coriander..................................................          4.0
Corn, field, grain.........................................          0.5
Corn fodder................................................          2.5
Corn forage................................................          2.0
Corn, sweet, forage........................................          3.0
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............          0.4
Corn, sweet, stover........................................          3.5
Cotton, seed, soapstock....................................           15
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................          5.0
Cranberry..................................................          2.0
Dillweed, fresh leaves.....................................           10
Egg........................................................          2.0
Flax, meal.................................................            7
Flax, seed.................................................          5.0
Flax, straw................................................          2.0
Fruit, citrus..............................................          0.5
Fruit, pome................................................          0.2
Goat, fat..................................................          0.2
Goat, meat.................................................          0.2
Goat, meat byproducts......................................          1.0
Grape......................................................          1.0
Grape, raisin..............................................          2.0
Hog, fat...................................................          0.2
Hog, meat..................................................          0.2
Hog, meat byproducts.......................................          1.0
Horse, fat.................................................          0.2
Horse, meat................................................          0.2
Horse, meat byproducts.....................................          1.0
Juneberry..................................................          5.0
Lentil, seed...............................................         30.0
Lingonberry................................................          5.0
Milk.......................................................          0.5
Nectarine..................................................          0.2
Nut, tree, group 14........................................          0.2
Okra.......................................................          2.5
Peach......................................................          0.2
Pea, dry, seed.............................................         40.0
Pea, field, hay............................................         40.0
Pea, field, vines..........................................         20.0
Peanut.....................................................         25.0
Peanut, soapstock..........................................         75.0
Pea, succulent.............................................         10.0
Peppermint, tops...........................................         30.0
Pistachio..................................................          0.2
Potato, flakes.............................................          8.0
Potato, granules...........................................          8.0
Potato, processed potato waste.............................          8.0
Poultry, fat...............................................          0.2
Poultry, meat..............................................          0.2
Poultry, meat byproducts...................................          2.0
Radish, tops...............................................          4.5
Salal......................................................          5.0
Safflower..................................................         15.0
Sheep, fat.................................................          0.2
Sheep, meat................................................          0.2
Sheep, meat byproducts.....................................          1.0
Soybean....................................................         16.0
Soybean, hay...............................................         10.0
Spearmint, tops............................................         30.0
Strawberry.................................................         10.0
Sunflower, meal............................................         20.0
Sunflower, seed............................................          7.0
Tomato, concentrated products..............................           24
Tomato, dry pomace.........................................         12.0
Turnip, greens.............................................          5.0
Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5........................          5.0
Vegetable, bulb, group 3...................................          1.0
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9...............................          4.0
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8...............................          4.0
Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4.................          4.0
Vegetable, root and tuger, group 1.........................          4.0
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