[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 75449-75450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30539]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0008; FRL-9939-55]


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 January 4, 2016.

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), (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.html.
    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: Susan Lewis, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone 
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected].

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. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division 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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    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

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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 180.377 and part 180.510 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), 21 U.S.C. 346a(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 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 Tolerance

    PP 4E8306 (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0672). IR-4, IR-4 Project Headquarters, 
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540 requests the following: (1) To 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.377 for the combined residues of the 
insecticide, diflubenzuron (N-[[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2,6-
difluorobenzamide) and its metabolites 4-chlorophenlyurea and 4-
chloroaniline, in or on the raw agricultural commodities carrot, roots 
at 0.2 ppm; peach subgroup 12-12B at 0.5 ppm; plum subgroup 12-12C at 
0.5 ppm; plum, prune, dried at 0.5 ppm; nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.2 
ppm; pepper/eggplant subgroup 8-10 B at 1.0 ppm, and cottonseed 
subgroup 20C at 0.2 ppm. Upon the approval of these tolerances, to 
remove established tolerances in or on fruit, stone, group 12, except 
cherry at 0.07 ppm; nut, tree, group 14 at 0.06 ppm; pistachio at 0.06 
ppm; pepper at 1.0 ppm; and cotton, undelinted seed at 0.2 ppm. (2) to 
establish a regional tolerance for the combined residues of 
diflubenzuron and its metabolites 4-chlorophenlyurea and 4-
chloroaniline in or on the raw agricultural commodities alfalfa, forage 
at 6 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 20 ppm; and alfalfa, seed at 0.9 ppm. 
Adequate enforcement analytical methods for determining diflubenzuron 
and its metabolites in/on appropriate raw agricultural commodities and 
processed commodities are available for the established and proposed 
tolerances. Contact: RD.

Amended Tolerances

    1. PP 4E8306 (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0672). IR-4, IR-4 Project 
Headquarters, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College 
Road East, Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, requests that the 
existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.377 for the insecticide, 
diflubenzuron, in or on the following raw agricultural commodities be 
modified: Egg from 0.05 to 0.15 ppm; poultry, fat from 0.05 to 0.15 
ppm; and poultry, meat byproducts from 0.05 to 0.06 ppm. Adequate 
enforcement analytical methods for determining diflubenzuron and its 
metabolites, 4-chlorophenlyurea and 4-chloroaniline in/on appropriate 
raw agricultural commodities and processed commodities are available 
for the established and proposed tolerances. Contact: RD.
    2. PP 4E8326 (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1012). Sumitomo Chemical Company 
(through their Agent, Valent U.S.A. Corporation), 1600 Riviera Avenue, 
Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, requests to amend the tolerances in 
40 CFR 180.510 by raising the tolerance for residues of pyriproxyfen in 
or on the raw agricultural commodity tea from 0.02 ppm to 15 ppm. 
Contact: RD.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: November 25, 2015.
Susan Lewis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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