[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2803-2804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00431]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0032; FRL-9939-32]
Withdrawal of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or
Modification of Pesticide Chemical Tolerances or Tolerance Exemptions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of pesticide petitions.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the withdrawal of pesticide petitions
requesting the establishment or modification of tolerances or tolerance
exemptions for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
commodities. The petitions were either withdrawn voluntarily by the
petitioners or by the Agency.
DATES: The pesticide petitions in this document are withdrawn as of
January 19, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lewis, Registration Division
(RD) (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].
The mailing address for each contact person is: 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?
Although this action only applies to the petitioners in question,
it is directed to the public in general. Since various individuals or
entities may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe
all the specific entities that may be interested in this action. If you
have any questions regarding this action, please consult the person
listed at the end of the withdrawal summary for the pesticide petition
of interest.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related
information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0008, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the OPP Docket in the Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson
Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone
number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor
instructions and additional information about the docket available at
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. What action is the agency taking?
EPA is announcing the withdrawal of pesticide petitions received
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of
tolerances or tolerance exemptions in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of
pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
covered by this document, prepared by the petitioner, was included in a
docket EPA created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of the
petitions is available online at http://www.regulations.gov.
Withdrawals by Petitioners
1. PP 0E7820 (spirodiclofen). EPA issued a notice in the Federal
Register of February 4, 2010 (76 FR 17374) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0087),
which announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 0E7820) by
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition proposed to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 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 sugar apple, cherimoya, atemoya,
custard apple, ilama, soursop, biriba, guava, feijoa, jaboticaba, wax
jambu, starfruit, passionfruit, persimmon and acerola at 0.45 ppm; and
lychee, longan, Spanish lime, rambutan and pulasan at 3.5 ppm. On April
17, 2014, IR-4 notified EPA that it was withdrawing this petition.
2. PP 9E7632 (spirodiclofen). EPA issued a notice in the Federal
Register of February 4, 2010 (75 FR 5790) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0861), which
announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 9E7632) by
Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition proposed to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.608 by revising the tolerance expression under
paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) to read as follows: (a)(1). Tolerances are
established for residues
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of the insecticide spirodiclofen, including its metabolites and
degradates. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified is to be
determined by measuring only spirodiclofen (3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-
oxo-1-oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2-dimethylbutanoate). (a)(2).
Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide
spirodiclofen, including its metabolites and degradates. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified is to be determined by measuring
only the sum of spirodiclofen (3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-
oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2-dimethylbutanoate) and its metabolite 3-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1-oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-2-one,
calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of spirodiclofen. On April
17, 2014, IR-4 notified EPA that it was withdrawing this petition.
3. PP 4G8247 (flutriafol). EPA issued a notice in the Federal
Register of October 24, 2014 (79 FR 63594) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0379),
which announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 4G8247) by
Cheminova, Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209-
2510. The petition proposed to establish tolerances in the 40 CFR part
180 for residues of the fungicide flutriafol, ()-[alpha]-
(2-fluorophenyl)-[alpha]-(4-fluorophenyl)-1 H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol,
including its metabolites and degradates, in or on corn, sweet, forage
at 5 parts per million (ppm); corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks
removed at 0.01 ppm; and corn, sweet, stover at 15 ppm. On February 25,
2015, Cheminova, Inc., notified EPA that it was withdrawing this
petition.
4. PP 1E7923 (clothianidin). EPA issued a notice in the Federal
Register of December 8, 2011 (76 FR 76674) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0860),
which announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 1E7923) by
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project
Headquarters, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College
Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08450. The petition proposed to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide
clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-
nitroguanidine, in or on strawberry at 1.4 parts per million (ppm);
citrus fruit group 10-10 at 0.5 ppm; citrus, dried pulp at 1 ppm; and
pistachio at 0.01 ppm. On April 7, 2015, IR-4 notified EPA that it was
withdrawing this petition.
5. PP 3E8226 (gamma-cyhalothrin). EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of May 23, 2014 (79 FR 29729) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0207),
which announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 3E8226) by
Cheminova A/S, 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209-2510.
The petition proposed to establish import tolerances in the 40 CFR part
180 for residues of the insecticide gamma-cyhalothrin, in or on fruit,
citrus, group 10-10 at 0.07 ppm; citrus, dried pulp at 0.2 ppm; and
citrus, oil at 3.5 ppm. On April 8, 2015, Cheminova A/S notified EPA
that it was withdrawing this petition.
6. PP 3E8183 (1,3-dichloropropene). EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of September 12, 2013 (78 FR 56185) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-
0496), which announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 3E8183)
by Interregional Research ProjectNumber 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road
East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition proposed to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for the combined residues of
the fungicide, cis- and trans-1,3-dichloropropene, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on pineapple at 0.02 ppm. It is
proposed that compliance with the tolerance levels specified in Sec.
180.636 is to be determined by measuring cis- and trans-1,3-
dichloropropene and its metabolites cis- and trans-3-chloroacrylic
acid, and cis-and trans-3-chloroallylalcohol, in or on the commodity.
The proposed tolerances are to support post plant use in pineapple,
similar to the established drip irrigation use of 1,3-dichloropropene
in grapes. On May 20, 2015, IR-4 notified EPA that it was withdrawing
this petition.
7. PP 2F8008 (clothianidin). EPA issued a notice in the Federal
Register of September 28, 2012 (77 FR 59578) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0217),
which announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 2F8008) by
Valent U.S.A. Corporation, P.O. Box 8025, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. The
petition requested to establish tolerances in the 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-
5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, in or on fruiting, vegetables,
group 8-10, except pepper/eggplant subgroup 8-10B at 0.2 ppm; and
pepper/eggplant subgroup 8-10B at 0.7 ppm. The petition also requested
to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.586 (a) by deleting the tolerance
for residues of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-
thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, in or on the vegetable,
fruiting group 8 at 0.2 ppm, upon approval of fruiting, vegetables,
group 8-10, except pepper/eggplant subgroup 8-10B at 0.2 ppm under
``New Tolerance'' for PP 2F8008; and replacing the tolerance for
residues of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-
5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, in or on fruit, pome at 1.0 ppm
with fruit, pome group (11-10) at 1.0 ppm due to the expansion of crop
groups. On June 24, 2015, Valent U.S.A. Corporation notified EPA that
it was withdrawing this petition.
8. PP 4E8311 (flubendiamide). EPA issued a notice in the Federal
Register of March 4, 2015 (80 FR 11611) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0784), which
announced the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 4E8311) by
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition proposed 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)ethylphenyl-1,2-
benzenedicarboxamide) in or on the following: Bushberry subgroup 13-07B
at 8.0 ppm; vegetable, fruiting group 8-10 at 0.60 ppm; fruit, pome,
group 11-10 at 1.5 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 1.6 ppm; nut,
tree, group 14-12 at 0.06 ppm; and sunflower, subgroup 20B at 5.0 ppm.
Upon the approval of the aforementioned tolerances, the petitioner
requests to remove the established tolerances for flubendiamide in or
on fruit, pome, group 11 at 1.5 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12 at 1.6 ppm;
nut, tree, group 14 at 0.06 ppm; safflower, seed at 5.0 ppm; and
sunflower, seed at 5.0 ppm. On September 3, 2015, IR-4 notified EPA
that it was withdrawing this petition.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: December 23, 2015.
Susan Lewis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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