[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43562-43566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17899]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0001; FRL-9353-6]
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2012.
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 online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection
Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for
hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone
number and email address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P) or 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).
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 email. 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.
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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, requesting 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. The Agency is taking
public comment on the requests before responding to the petitioners.
EPA is not proposing any particular action at this time. EPA has
determined that the pesticide petitions described in this document
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. After considering the public comments, EPA intends to
evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. 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 document, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions is available online 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 2E8007. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0303). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide ethalfluralin, N-ethyl-N-(2-methyl-2-
propenyl)-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine, in or on
rapeseed, subgroup 20A at 0.05 parts per million (ppm), and sunflower,
subgroup 20B at 0.05 ppm. Rapeseed/Canola--A residue method has been
developed for the determination of ethalfluralin in rapeseed seed which
utilizes capillary gas chromatography with mass selective detection
(GC/MSD). Safflower--Adequate residue analytical methods are available
for purposes of registration based upon the analytical method for
sunflower. A GC method, Method I, with electron capture detection
(ECD), is listed in the Pesticide Analytical Manual II (PAM, Vol. II,
Section 180.416) for tolerance enforcement. Method I is applicable for
analysis of ethalfluralin residues in/on sunflower seed. Contact:
Sidney Jackson, (703) 305-7610, email address: [email protected].
2. PP 2E8011. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0304). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide trifluralin, (alpha, alpha, alpha-trifluoro-
2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine), in or on oilseed, crop group 20
at 0.05 ppm. The reregistration requirements for residue analytical
methods are fulfilled for plant commodities. Adequate methods are
available for data collection and enforcement of tolerances for
residues of trifluralin per se in/on plant commodities. The Pesticide
Analytical Manual II (PAM, Vol. II, Section 180.207) lists four GC
methods (designated as Methods I, II, III, and A) with ECD, as
available for determination of trifluralin per se in/on plant
commodities. Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308-9367, email address:
[email protected].
3. PP 2E8013. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0309). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide clopyralid, (3,6-dichloro-2-
pyrindinecarboxylic acid), in or on teff, forage at 9.0 ppm; teff,
grain at 3.0 ppm; teff, straw at 9.0 ppm; and teff, hay at 9.0 ppm. Dow
AgroSciences Method No. ACR 79.5 can be utilized to determine residues
of clopyralid in teff in support of the proposed tolerance. This method
determines clopyralid as the methyl ester by GC/ECD. This method has
been successfully validated by EPA and has been published in PAM II.
Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305-7390, email address:
[email protected].
4. PP 2E8020. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0758). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide sulfentrazone (N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-
(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-
yl]phenyl]-methanesulfonamide) and its metabolites 3-hydroxymethyl-
sulfentrazone (N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-
hydroxymethyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide)
and 3-desmethyl sulfentrazone (N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-
4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl] methanesulfonamide), in
or on soybean, vegetable, succulent (Edamame) at 0.15 ppm. The
analytical method for sulfentrazone involves separate analyses for
parent and its metabolites. The parent is analyzed by evaporation and
reconstitution of the sample prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS GC/ECD. The
metabolites samples were refluxed in the presence of acid and cleaned
up with solid phase extraction prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS. Contact:
Laura Nollen, (703) 305-7390, email address: [email protected].
5. PP 2E8021. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0384). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide imazapic
()-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1-H-
imidazol-2-yl]-5-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, in or on sugarcane
at 0.01 ppm. The proposed analytical method for detecting residues of
imazapic and the metabolites M715H001 (CL 263,284) and M715H002 (CL
189,215) in sugarcane is an LC/MS/
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MS method. The analytical method for analysis in meat and meat by-
products is based on capillary electrophoreses with confirmation by LC/
MS. The analytical method for analysis in milk and fat is based on
determination by LC/MS with confirmation by LC/MS/MS. Contact: Mindy
Ondish, (703) 605-0723, email address: [email protected].
6. PP 2E8029. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0420). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for the
combined residues of the insecticide indoxacarb, (S)-methyl 7-chloro-
2,5-dihydro-2-[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy)
phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno[1,2e]-[1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-
carboxylate and its R-enantiomer (R)-methyl-7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-
[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno
[1,2-e] [1,3,4] oxadiazine-4a(3H)- carboxylate in a 75:25 mixture (DPX-
MP062), respectively, in or on bean, dry, seed at 0.07 ppm; bean,
succulent at 0.64 ppm; bean, forage at 37 ppm; small fruit, vine
climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 2.0 ppm; and
berry, low growing, except strawberry, subgroup 13-07H at 0.9 ppm. The
plant residue enforcement method detects and quantitates indoxacarb in
various matrices including sweet corn, lettuce, tomato, broccoli,
apple, grape, cottonseed, tomato, peanut and soybean commodity samples
by high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet (HPLC-UV). The
limit of quantitation in the method allows monitoring of crops with
indoxacarb residues at or above the levels proposed in these
tolerances. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305-7390, email address:
[email protected].
7. PP 2E8035. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0429). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, requests
to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
herbicide quinclorac (3,7-dichloro-8-quinolinecarboxylic acid), in or
on canola at 1.0 ppm. No tolerances are proposed for the processed
commodities, meal and refined oil, as no concentration of quinclorac
residues is expected in these commodities. An adequate analytical
method for enforcement of the tolerances exists. The analytical method
used for quantitative determinations was designed to measure quinclorac
residues present as the parent compound. Contact: Erik Kraft, (703)
308-9358, email address: [email protected].
8. PP 0F7777. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0889). Dow AgroSciences LLC, c/o Dow
AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide
sulfoxaflor (1-(6-trifluoromethylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl](methyl)-oxido-
[lambda]4-sulfanylidenecyanamide), in or on Crop group 1, subgroup 1A,
1B. Root Vegetables at 0.05 ppm; (from carrot, roots at 0.05 ppm; beet,
sugar, roots at 0.03 ppm; radish, roots at 0.03 ppm); carrot, juice at
0.15 ppm; beet, sugar, raw sugar at 0.04 ppm; beet, sugar, molasses at
0.3 ppm; beet, sugar, thick juice at 0.15 ppm; beet, sugar, dried pulp
at 0.07 ppm; subgroup 1C, 1D. Tuberous and Corm Vegetables at 0.01 ppm;
potato at 0.01 ppm; potato, wet peel at 0.02 ppm; potato, chips at 0.02
ppm; potato, dried at 0.02 ppm; potato, granules/flakes at 0.02 ppm;
Crop group 2. Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables at 4 ppm; (from
carrot, tops at 4 ppm; beet, sugar, tops at 3 ppm; radish, tops at 0.7
ppm); Crop group 3, subgroup 3-07A Bulb vegetables, Onion, bulb,
subgroup at 0.01 ppm; (from onion, dry bulb at 0.01 ppm); subgroup 3-
07B Bulb Vegetables, Onion, green, subgroup at 0.6 ppm; (from onion,
green at 0.6 ppm); Crop group 4, subgroup 4A. Leafy Vegetables (except
Brassica), Leafy greens, subgroup at 5 ppm; (from leafy greens at 1.6
ppm); subgroup 4B. Leafy Vegetables (except Brassica), Leafy petioles,
subgroup at 1 ppm; (from celery at 1 ppm); Crop group 5, subgroup 5A.
Brassica Leafy Vegetables, head and stem (except cauliflower) at 1 ppm;
(from cauliflower at 0.08 ppm; broccoli at 0.45 ppm; cabbage at 1 ppm);
subgroup 5B. Brassica Leafy Vegetables, (from mustard greens at 1.6
ppm); green bean, snap, succulent at 0.7 ppm; beans, dry at 0.25 ppm;
Crop group 8. Fruiting Vegetables (except cucurbits, plus okra) at 1.2
ppm (from tomato at 0.45 ppm; pepper, bell and non-bell at 1.2 ppm);
tomato, puree at 0.7 ppm; tomato, paste at 1.6 ppm; tomato, catsup at
0.8 ppm; Crop group 9. Cucurbit Vegetables (except squash) at 0.3 ppm;
(from cucumber at 0.3 ppm; melon at 0.3 ppm); squash at 0.03 ppm; Crop
group 10. Citrus Fruits at 0.6 ppm; (from orange at 0.6 ppm; lemon at
0.45 ppm; grapefruit at 0.25 ppm); citrus, peel at 1 ppm; citrus, dried
pulp, at 0.9 ppm; Crop group 11. Pome Fruits at 0.4 ppm; (from apple at
0.3 ppm; pear at 0.4 ppm); apple, dried pomace at 1.3 ppm; Crop Group
12. Stone Fruits (except cherry) at 0.6 ppm; (from nectarine, pitted
fruit at 0.3 ppm; peach, pitted fruit at 0.6 ppm; plum, pitted fruit at
0.25 ppm); cherry, pitted fruit at 2.5 ppm; cherry, dried cherry at 15
ppm; Crop group 13, subgroup 13-07F. Small Fruit Vine Climbing
subgroup, (except fuzzy kiwifruit) at 1.3 ppm; (from grape at 1.3 ppm);
grape, raisins at 5 ppm; subgroup 13-07G Low Growing Berry subgroup at
0.6 ppm; (from strawberry, fruit at 0.6 ppm); Crop group 14. Tree Nuts
(plus pistachio) at 0.02 ppm; (from almond at 0.02 ppm; pistachio at
0.02 ppm; pecan at 0.01 ppm); almond, hulls at 4 ppm; Crop group 20,
subgroup 20-A. Rapeseed subgroup at 0.25 ppm; (from canola, seeds at
0.25 ppm); canola, meal at 0.5 ppm; subgroup 20C. Cottonseed subgroup
at 0.2 ppm; (from cotton, seed at 0.2 ppm); cotton, hulls at 0.4 ppm;
cotton, gin byproducts at 8 ppm; cotton, aspirated grain fractions at
4.6 ppm; wheat, grain at 0.07 ppm; wheat, forage at 0.8 ppm; wheat, hay
at 1.1 ppm; wheat, straw at 2 ppm; barley, grain at 0.15 ppm; barley
hay at 0.8 ppm; barley straw at 1.5 ppm; barley malt sprouts at 0.2
ppm; soybean, seed at 0.2 ppm; soybean hay at 1.8 ppm; soybean, forage
at 1.9 ppm; soybean hulls at 0.3 ppm; soybean, meal, toasted at 0.3
ppm; soybean, aspirated grain fractions at 18 ppm. Tolerances of
unchanged parent, XDE-208 are also proposed for milk at 0.08 ppm; fat
of cattle, goat, horse and sheep at 0.04 ppm; kidney of cattle, goat,
horse and sheep at 0.2 ppm; meat of cattle, goat, horse and sheep at
0.1 ppm; meat byproducts of cattle, goat, horse and sheep at 0.25 ppm;
fat and meat of hog at 0.01 ppm; meat byproducts of hog at 0.04 ppm;
egg at 0.01 ppm; fat and meat of poultry at 0.01 ppm; meat byproduct of
poultry at 0.03 ppm. The residue profile of sulfoxaflor is adequately
understood and an acceptable analytical method is available for
enforcement purposes. Analytical method 091116, ``Enforcement Method
for the Determination of Sulfoxaflor (XDE-208) and its Main Metabolites
in Agricultural Commodities using Offline Solid-Phase Extraction and
Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry Detection'' was
validated on a variety of plant matrices. Contact: Jennifer Urbanski,
(703) 347-0156, email address: [email protected].
9. PP 2F7977. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0242). ISK Biosciences Corporation,
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide fluazinam,
in or on soybean, seed at 0.01 ppm; and soybean, hulls at 0.02 ppm. An
analytical method using LC-MS/MS for the determination of fluazinam and
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AMGT residues on soybeans has been developed and validated. The method
involves solvent extraction followed by liquid-liquid partitioning and
concentration prior to a final purification. Contact: Dominic Schuler,
(703) 347-0260, email address: [email protected].
10. PP 2F7999. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0291). Makhteshim-Agan of North
America, Inc., 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604,
requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide novaluron, (N -[[[3-chloro-4-[1,1,2-trifluoro-2-
(trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy]phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide),
in or on peanuts at 0.01 ppm; and soybean, seed at 0.06 ppm. An
adequate analytical enforcement method, GC/ECD and a HPLC/UV for
enforcing tolerances of novaluron residues in or on different matrices
are available. Contact: Jennifer Gaines, (703) 305-5967, email address:
[email protected].
11. PP 2F8006. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0301). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide simazine:
6-chloro-N, N'-diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine, in or on citrus
fruits (Crop Group 10) at 0.05 ppm; pome fruits (Crop Group 11) at 0.03
ppm; stone fruits (Crop Group 12) at 0.10 ppm; and tree nuts (Crop
Group 14, except almond hull) at 0.07 ppm. Analytical methods, AG-539
``Determination of Simazine, G-28279, and G-28273 Residues in
Vegetables, Fruit, Grains, and Crop Fractions using Capillary Gas
Chromatography,''; AG-497 ``Determination of Simazine, C-28279 and G-
28273 Residues in Milk (including Sour Milk) Using a Strong Cation
Exchange Column Isolation and Cleanup''; and AG-540 ``Determination of
Simazine, Atrazine, G-30033, G-28279 and G-28273 Residues in Beef
Tissues, Poultry Tissues and Poultry Eggs Using Capillary Gas
Chromatography'' are available for enforcement purposes with limits of
detection that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the
levels set in these tolerances. For data submitted with this petition,
the method used was based on the Syngenta Crop Protection Method
entitled, ``Analytical Method GRM052.01A for the Determination of
Simazine, G28273, and G28279 in Crops--Final Determination by LC-MS/
MS''. Contact: Hope Johnson, (703) 305-5410, email address:
[email protected].
12. PP 2F8023. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0431). United Phosphorus, Inc., 630
Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406, requests
to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
herbicide endothall, mono (N,N-dimethylalkylamine) salt of endothall,
and the dipotassium salt of endothall, in or on apple at 0.05 ppm; and
apple, pomace at 0.15 ppm. The samples were analyzed using GC/ECD with
a DB-1701 column. In summary, the endothall residues in apples were
extracted with acidified acetonitrile, purified on an HPLC column,
derivatized with heptaflouro-p-tolylhydrazine (HFTH), cleaned up, then
analyzed using GC/ECD. Additionally, an adequate method for purposes of
enforcement of the proposed endothall tolerances is available. The
method uses an HPLC/MSD system. An alternative enforcement method is
listed as Method I in the PAM, Volume II for the determination of
endothall in plant commodities. The commodities are extracted,
derivatized, and analyzed with a GC with a nitrogen-specific detector.
Contact: Grant Rowland, (703) 347-0254, email address:
[email protected].
13. PP 2F8026. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0439). K-I CHEMICAL U.S.A., INC.,
c/o Landis International, Inc., P. O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-
5126, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues
of the herbicide pyroxasulfone (3-[(5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-
(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-
dimethyl-1,2-oxazole), in or on wheat, grain at 0.01 ppm; pyroxasulfone
(3-[(5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4-
ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole) and its
metabolites M-1 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-
pyrazol-4-ylmethanesulfonic acid and M-25 (5-difluoromethoxy-3-
trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanesulfonic acid) calculated as the
stoichiometric equivalent of pyroxasulfone, in or on wheat, grain at
0.6 ppm; and pyroxasulfone (3-[(5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-
(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-
dimethyl-1,2-oxazole) and its metabolites M-1 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-
methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethanesulfonic acid), M-3 (5-
difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxylic
acid), and M-25 (5-difluoromethoxy-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-
yl)methanesulfonic acid) calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of
pyroxasulfone in or on wheat, forage at 6.0 ppm and wheat, hay at 1.0
ppm. EPA has approved an analytical enforcement methodology including
LC/MS/MS to enforce the tolerance expression for pyroxasulfone.
Contact: Michael Walsh, (703) 308-2972, email address:
[email protected].
Amended Tolerances
1. PP 2E8029. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0420). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W., Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.564 for the
combined residues of the insecticide indoxacarb, (S)-methyl 7-chloro-
2,5-dihydro-2-[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy)
phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno[1,2e]-[1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-
carboxylate and its R-enantiomer (R)-methyl-7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-
[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno
[1,2-e] [1,3,4] oxadiazine-4a(3H)- carboxylate in a 75:25 mixture (DPX-
MP062), respectively, by removing the following established tolerances
in or on grape at 2.0 ppm and cranberry at 0.90 ppm, upon approval of
the updated crop groups or subgroups listed under ``New Tolerance'' for
PP 2E8029. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305-7390, email address:
[email protected].
2. PP 1F7930. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0225). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
requests to amend 40 CFR 180.555 by changing an existing tolerance for
residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin (benzeneacetic acid, (E,E)-
[alpha]-(methoxyimino)-2-[[[[1-[3-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene]amino]oxy] methyl]-methyl ester) and
the free form of its acid metabolite CGA-321113 ((E,E)-methoxyimino-[2-
[1-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethylideneaminooxymethyl]-phenyl] acetic
acid), in or on almond, hulls from 3.0 ppm to 9.0 ppm. A practical
analytical methodology for detecting and measuring levels of
trifloxystrobin in or on raw agricultural commodities has been
submitted. The method is based on crop specific cleanup procedures and
determination by GC with nitrogen-phosphorus detection (NPD). A newer
analytical method is available employing identical solvent mixtures and
solvent to matrix ratio (as the first method), deuterated internal
standards, and LC/MS-MS with an electrospray interface, operated in the
positive ion mode. Contact: Dominic Schuler, (703) 347-0260, email
address: [email protected].
3. PP 1F7952. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0326). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W.
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Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
requests to amend 40 CFR 180.608 by changing existing tolerances for
residues of the insecticide spirodiclofen (3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-
oxo-1-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2-dimethylbutanoate), in or on
apple, wet pomace from 2.0 ppm to 2.4 ppm; and grape, raisin from 4.0
ppm to 6.0 ppm. Bayer also requested that the currently established
tolerance for grape juice at 2.4 ppm be deleted. Adequate analytical
methodology using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry
(LC/MS/MS) detection is available for enforcement purposes. Contact:
Rita Kumar, (703) 308-8291, email address: [email protected].
4. PP 2F7996. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0302). Monsanto Company, 1300 I
Street NW., Suite 450 East, Washington DC 20005, (a member of the
Acetochlor Registration Partnership, ARP), requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.470 (d) by removing the exception for rice
from two existing tolerances for indirect or inadvertent residues of
the insecticide, acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-methyl-6'-ethyl-N-
ethoxymethylacetanilide) and its metabolites containing either the 2-
ethyl-6-methylaniline (EMA) or the 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-6- methyl-aniline
(HEMA) moiety, to be expressed as acetochlor equivalents, in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities when present therein as a result
of the application of acetochlor to soil or growing crops in paragraph
(a) of 40 CFR 180.470, as: Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw,
group 16, except corn, grain sorghum, and wheat, straw at 0.3 ppm; and
Grain, cereal, group 15, except corn, grain sorghum, and wheat, grain
at 0.05 ppm. An adequate enforcement method for residues of acetochlor
in crops has been approved. Acetochlor and its metabolites are
hydrolyzed to either EMA or HEMA, which are determined by high
performance liquid chromatography- HPLC-OCED and expressed as
acetochlor equivalents. Contact: Kable Davis, (703) 306-0415, email
address: [email protected].
5. PP 2F8006. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0301). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.213 for residues of the herbicide simazine: 6-
chloro-N, N'-diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine, in or on almond, hulls
from 0.25 ppm to 3.0 ppm; and to remove individual tolerances in or on
apple, hazelnut, peach, pecan, plum and walnut (established tolerances
at 0.20 ppm); and almond, cherry, grapefruit, lemon, macadamia nut,
orange and pear (established tolerances at 0.25 ppm). Analytical
methods, AG-539 ``Determination of Simazine, G-28279, and G-28273
Residues in Vegetables, Fruit, Grains, and Crop Fractions using
Capillary Gas Chromatography,''; AG-497 ``Determination of Simazine, C-
28279 and G-28273 Residues in Milk (including Sour Milk) Using a Strong
Cation Exchange Column Isolation and Cleanup''; and AG-540
``Determination of Simazine, Atrazine, G-30033, G-28279 and G-28273
Residues in Beef Tissues, Poultry Tissues and Poultry Eggs Using
Capillary Gas Chromatography'' are available for enforcement purposes
with limits of detection that allows monitoring of food with residues
at or above the levels set in these tolerances. For data submitted with
this petition, the method used was based on the Syngenta Crop
Protection Method entitled, ``Analytical Method GRM052.01A for the
Determination of Simazine, G28273, and G28279 in Crops--Final
Determination by LC-MS/MS''. Contact: Hope Johnson, (703) 305-5410,
email address: [email protected].
New Tolerance Exemptions
1. PP 2E7990. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0287). Arristec, Inc., 135 Old River
Road, Milford, NJ 08848 requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of Diisopropyl Naphthalene
(DIPN) (CAS No. 38640-62-9) when used as a pesticide inert ingredient
in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 180.910 pre- and post-harvest,
and 40 CFR 180.930 Animal Uses. Diisopropyl Naphthalene (DIPN) (CAS No.
38640-62-9) is already approved as a pesticide inert ingredient for
non-food uses. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for the establishment of a tolerance
exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: Lisa Austin, (703) 305-7894,
email address: [email protected].
2. PP 2E7995. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0278). Stepan Company, 22 West
Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for fatty acids, tall-oil,
ethoxylated propoxylated (CAS No. 67784-86-5; 2009 amu) when used as a
pesticide inert ingredient as a surfactant without limitations in
pesticide formulations under CFR 180.960 in or on all raw agricultural
commodities. Stepan Company is petitioning that fatty acids, tall-oil,
ethoxylated propoxylated (CAS No.: 67784-86-5; 2009 amu) 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: William
Cutchin, (703) 305-7990, email address: [email protected].
3. PP 2E8000. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0279). Stepan Company, 22 West
Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of [alpha]-([rho]-
Nonylphenyl)poly(oxypropylene) block polymer with poly(oxyethylene)
(CAS No. 37251-69-7; Mn = 1889 Daltons) when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient as a surfactant in pesticide formulations under CFR 180.960
in or on all raw agricultural commodities without limitations. Stepan
Company is petitioning that [alpha]-(p -Nonylphenyl)poly(oxypropylene)
block polymer with poly(oxyethylene) (CAS 37251-69-7; Mn=1889
Daltons) 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: William Cutchin, (703) 305-7990, email address:
[email protected].
4. PP 2F8014. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0389). Vestaron Corporation, 4717
Campus Drive, Suite 1200, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide GS-U-ACTX-Hvla-SEQ2, in or on ornamental plants, turf and
edible crops. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because it is expected that, when used as proposed, GS-U-ACTX-Hvla-
SEQ2, would not result in residues that are of toxicological concern.
Contact: Susanne Cerrelli, (703) 308-8077, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), email address: [email protected].
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: July 17, 2012.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-17899 Filed 7-24-12; 8:45 am]
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