[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32463-32466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13689]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY



[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8827-5]




Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed 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 Agency's receipt of several initial 

filings 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 8, 2010.



ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 

(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown 

in the body of this document, 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 Facility'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 docket ID number and the 

pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this 

document. 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 at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 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 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: A contact person, with telephone 

number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide 

petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at 

Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460-0001.



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).



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     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.

    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 

justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 

including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 

implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 

policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 

Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 

who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 

health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared to the general population.



II. What Action is the Agency Taking?



     EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed 

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 174 or 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 the data or 

information prescribed 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 can make a final determination 

on these pesticide petitions.

     Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 

that are the subject of 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.

    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), 

EPA is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an 

opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or 

modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 

commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained 

through the petition summary referenced in this unit.



New Tolerances



    1. PP 0E7704. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Interregional Research 

Project Number 4 (IR-4), 681 US Highway 1 South, North 

Brunswick, NJ 08902, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the insecticide thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-

pyridinyl)methyl]-2-thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide), in or on fruit, 

stone, group 12 at 0.5 parts per million (ppm). The analytical method 

for determining residues in stone fruit and peppers is specific for 

thiacloprid and metabolites containing the intact thiazolidine ring and 

utilizes high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with 

electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-detection. Thiacloprid 

and its metabolites are stable in peppers and stone fruit commodities 

for at least 10 months when the commodities are frozen. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman, (703) 308-9367, e-mail address: [email protected].

    2. PP 0F7685. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 

New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide flubendiamide, (N2-[1,1-dimethyl-2-

(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-3-iodo- N1-[2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-

tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl]-1,2-benzenedicarboxamide), 

in or on artichoke, globe, flower head at 1.6 ppm; low growing berry 

subgroup, crop subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry at 1.5 ppm; peanut, 

hay at 60 ppm; peanut, meal at 0.032 ppm; peanut, nutmeat at 0.02 ppm; 

peanut, refined oil at 0.04 ppm; pistachio at 0.06 ppm; small fruit 

vine climbing subgroup except fuzzy kiwifruit, crop subgroup 13-07F at 

1.4 ppm; sorghum, grain, grain at 5.0 ppm; sugarcane, cane at 0.30 ppm; 

sunflower, seed at 4.5 ppm; and turnip, greens at 25 ppm. Independently 

validated, analytical methods for crop matrices have been submitted for 

measuring flubendiamide. Typically, plant matrices samples are 

extracted, concentrated, and quantified by liquid chromatography/MS/MS 

(LC/MS/MS) using deuterated internal standards. Contact: Carmen Rodia, 

(703) 306-0327, e-mail address: [email protected].

    3. PP 0F7688. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0387). Gowan Company, 370 South Main 

Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, proposes to establish tolerances at 40 CFR part 

180.484 for residues of the fungicide flutolanil [N-[3-(1-methylethoxy) 

phenyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide], in or on beet, sugar at 0.5 ppm 

and beet, sugar, tops at 25 ppm. Residues of flutolanil and its M-4 

metabolite in



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sugar beet roots, sugar beet tops, and processed commodities were 

quantitated by HPLC employing tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) 

detection. The analytical method used was the Xenos Analytical Method: 

XAM-65, entitled ``LC/MS Determination of Flutolanil and its Metabolite 

(M-4) in Cotton Seed and Corn Grain,'' dated December 18, 2000 with 

modifications dated January 20, 2009. Contact: Lisa Jones, (703) 308-

9424, e-mail address: [email protected].

     4. PP 0F7691. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0250). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 

12014, 2 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide 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 parent compound equivalents, in or on sorghum, 

grain at 0.8 ppm; sorghum, fodder at 1.3 ppm; sorghum, forage at 9.0 

ppm; sorghum, aspirated grain fraction at 11.0 ppm; wheat, grain and 

the corresponding processed fractions flour, middlings, shorts, germ 

and bran at 0.1 ppm; wheat, forage at 19.0 ppm; wheat, hay at 16.0 ppm; 

wheat, straw at 4.5 ppm; and wheat, aspirated grain fraction at 30.0 

ppm. Adequate analytical methodology using liquid chromatography/MS/MS 

(LC/MS/MS) detection is available for enforcement purposes. Contact: 

Jennifer Gaines, (703) 305-5967, e-mail address: 

[email protected].

    5. PP 0F7706. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. 

W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-

thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide), in or on pepper (bell and non-bell) at 

1.1 ppm. The analytical method for determining residues in stone fruit 

and peppers is specific for thiacloprid and metabolites containing the 

intact thiazolidine ring and utilizes HPLC with electrospray tandem 

mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-detection. Thiacloprid and its metabolites 

are stable in peppers and stone fruit commodities for at least 10 

months when the commodities are frozen. Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 

308-9367, e-mail address: [email protected].

    6. PP 0F7707. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0324). Syngenta Crop Protection, 

Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide 

thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl) methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-

nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine) (CAS Reg. No. 153719-23-4) and its 

metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-

guanidine], in or on alfalfa, forage at 0.05 ppm and alfalfa, hay at 

0.12 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., has submitted practical 

analytical methodology for detecting and measuring levels of 

thiamethoxam in or on raw agricultural commodities. This method is 

based on crop specific cleanup procedures and determination by liquid 

chromatography with either ultraviolet (UV) or MS detections. The limit 

of detection (LOD) for each analyte of this method is 1.25 nanogram 

(ng) injected for samples analyzed by UV and 0.25 ng injected for 

samples analyzed by MS, and the limit of quantification (LOQ) is 0.005 

ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm for all other substrates. 

Contact: Julie Chao, (703) 308-8735, e-mail address: 

[email protected].

     7. PP 9F7528. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0672). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 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 (BAS 500-

3), expressed as parent compound, in or on alfalfa, forage at 10.0 ppm 

and alfalfa, hay at 30.0 ppm; and new tolerances for pyraclostrobin, 

carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-

yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester) and its metabolites 

convertible to 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol (BAS 500-5) and 1-(3-

chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol (BAS 500-9), expressed as 

parent compound, in the animal commodities poultry, fat at 0.1 ppm; 

poultry, meat byproducts at 0.1 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.1 ppm; and eggs 

at 0.1 ppm. The method of analysis in plants is aqueous organic solvent 

extraction, column cleanup and quantitation by LC/MS/MS. The method of 

analysis in animals involves base hydrolysis, organic extraction, 

column cleanup and quantitation by LC/MS/MS or derivatization 

(methylation) followed by quantitation by gas chromatography/MS (GC/

MS). Contact: John Bazuin, (703) 305-7381, e-mail address: 

[email protected].



Amended Tolerances



    1. PP 0F7706. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. 

W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 

40 CFR 180.594 for residues of thiacloprid by revising the tolerance 

expression under (a) to read: Tolerances are established for residues 

of thiacloprid, including its metabolites and degradates. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified is to be determined by measuring 

only thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-

thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide). Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308-9367, 

e-mail address: [email protected].

     2. PP 0F7685. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 

New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to 

amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.639 for residues of the insecticide 

flubendiamide (N2-[1,1-dimethyl-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-3-

iodo- N1-[2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-

(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl]-1,2-benzenedicarboxamide), in or on 

alfalfa, forage at 25.0 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 65.0 ppm; Brassica, head 

and stem, subgroup 5A at 4.0 ppm; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B 

at 25.0 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.8 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.4 ppm; cattle, 

liver at 0.4 ppm; cattle, muscle at 0.1 ppm; eggs at 0.7 ppm; goat, fat 

at 0.8 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.4 ppm; goat, liver at 0.4 ppm; goat, 

muscle at 0.1 ppm; grain, aspirated fractions at 215.0 ppm; hog, fat at 

0.15 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.06 ppm; hog, liver at 0.06 ppm; hog, muscle 

at 0.02 ppm; horse, fat at 0.8 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.4 ppm; horse, 

liver at 0.4 ppm; horse, muscle at 0.1 ppm; milk at 0.2 ppm; poultry, 

fat at 3.0 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.8 ppm; poultry, muscle at 0.1 ppm; 

sheep, fat at 0.8 ppm; sheep, kidney at 0.4 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.4 

ppm; sheep, muscle at 0.1 ppm; sorghum, grain, forage at 13.0 ppm; and 

sorghum, grain, stover at 18.0 ppm. Independently validated, analytical 

methods for crop matrices have been submitted for measuring 

flubendiamide. Typically, plant matrices samples are extracted, 

concentrated, and quantified by liquid chromatography/MS/MS (LC/MS/MS) 

using deuterated internal standards. Contact: Carmen Rodia, (703) 306-

0327, e-mail address: [email protected].

    3. PP 0F7696. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0385). Syngenta Crop Protection, 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409, proposes to amend the tolerance 

in 40 CFR 180.532 for residues of the fungicide cyprodinil 2-

pyrimidinamine, 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl, in or on fruit, pome, 

group 11 from 0.1 ppm to 1.7 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection has 

developed and validated analytical methodology for enforcement 

purposes. This method (Syngenta Crop Protection



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Method AG-631B) has passed an Agency petition method validation for 

several commodities and is currently the enforcement method for 

cyprodinil. An extensive database of method validation data using this 

method on various crop commodities is available. Contact: Lisa Jones, 

(703) 308-9424, e-mail address: [email protected].



New Tolerance Exemptions



     1. PP 0E7693. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0330). FBSciences, Inc., 153 N. 

Main Street, Ste. 100, Collierville, TN 38017, proposes to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-methyl-

2,4-pentanediol (CAS Reg. No. 107-41-5) when used as a pesticide inert 

ingredient in pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because an exemption from the requirement 

of a tolerance is requested, therefore no field residue studies are 

required. Contact: Lisa Austin, (703) 305-7894, e-mail address: 

[email protected].

     2. PP 0E7699. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0275). Croda Inc., EPA Company No. 

86095, 315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720, proposes to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 

polymerized fatty acid esters with aminoalcohol alkoxylates (PFAEAA) 

under 40 CFR 180.910 pre- and post-harvest uses and 40 CFR 180.930 

animal uses when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations, including: (CAS Registration No. (CAS RN's)) supported 

under the following tolerance exemption descriptor ``Fatty acids, 

unsaturated, dimers and/or trimers, esters with [alpha]-

alkylaminoalkyl-[omega]-hydroxy poly (oxyethylene) or [alpha]-

alkylaminoalkyl-[omega]-hydroxy poly (oxyethylene) poly (oxypropylene) 

copolymers where the poly (oxyethylene) content is 10-30 moles and the 

poly (oxypropylene) content is 0-20 moles, the resulting alkoxylated 

aminoalcohol esters are derived and limited to 2-(N,N-Dimethyl) 

aminoethanol, 2-(N,N-Dimethyl) aminopropanol, 2-(N,N-Diethyl) 

aminoethanol, 2-(N,N-Diethyl) aminopropanol, 2-Hydroxyethylmorpholine, 

and 2-Hydroxyethylpiperidine and have a minimum molecular weight (in 

amu) of 1,200'':

Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-38-9).

Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 

fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-42-5).

Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-72-1).

Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 

fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-75-4).

Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-49-2).

Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 

fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-17-7).

 Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-81-2).

Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 

fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-83-4).

Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-00-8).

Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 

with fatty acid dimers ( CAS Reg. No. 1173189-06-4).

Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-20-2).

Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 

with fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-22-4).

Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-09-7).

Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 

with fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-17-7).

Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 

trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-25-7).

Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 

with fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No.1173189-28-0).

    The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for the establishment of a tolerance exemption for 

polymeric inert ingredients. Contact: Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603-

0851, e-mail address: [email protected].

    3. PP 0E7702. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0272). Clariant Corporation, 625 E. 

Catawba Ave, Mt. Holly, NC 28120, proposes to establish an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, 

2-methyl-, C12-16-alkyl esters, telomers with 1-

dodecanethiol, polyethylene-polypropylene glycol ether with propylene 

glycol monomethacrylate (1:1), and styrene 2,2 -(1,2-diazenediyl)bis[2-

methylbutanenitrile]-initiated (CAS Reg. No. 950207-35-9) under 40 CFR 

180.960 when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations. Clariant Corporation, is petitioning that 2-Propenoic 

acid, 2-methyl-, C12-16-alkyl esters, telomers 

with 1-dodecanethiol, polyethylene-polypropylene glycol ether with 

propylene glycol monomethacrylate (1:1), and styrene, 2,2'-(1,2-

diazenediyl)bis[2-methylbutanenitrile]-initiated be exempt from the 

requirement of a tolerance based upon the definition of a low-risk 

polymer under 40 CFR 723.250. Therefore, an analytical method to 

determine residues on treated crops is not relevant. Contact: Elizabeth 

Fertich, (703) 347-8560, e-mail address: [email protected].

    4. PP 9E7538. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0066). Croda Inc., 315 Cherry Lane, 

New Castle, DE 19720, proposes to establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues of alkoxylated glycerides used 

to formulate pesticides applied to growing crops or to raw commodities 

after harvest. Croda Inc., is petitioning that alkoxylated glycerides 

be exempt from the requirement of a tolerance based upon their 

compliance with the low risk polymer criteria per 40 CFR 723.250. 

Therefore, an analytical method to determine residues in raw 

agricultural commodities has not been proposed. No residue chemistry 

data or environmental fate data are presented in the petition as the 

Agency does not generally require some or all of the listed studies to 

rule on the exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for a low 

risk polymer inert ingredient. Contact: Kerry Leifer, (703) 308-8811, 

e-mail address: [email protected].



List of Subjects



    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, 

Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements.



    Dated: May 28, 2010.

 Daniel J. Rosenblatt,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.



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