[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17175-17177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07128]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 174 and 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0006; FRL-9959-61]


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

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establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide 
chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the 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: Michael Goodis, Registration Division 
(RD) (7505P), 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. As part of the 
mailing address, include the contact person's name, division, and mail 
code.

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:
    [emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    [emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    [emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
    [emsp14]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 
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 requesting the establishment or modification of regulations 
in 40 CFR 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), 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 petitions so that the public has an 
opportunity to comment on these requests for the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 
commodities. Further information on the petitions may be obtained 
through the petition summaries referenced in this unit.

New Tolerances

    1. PP 6E8492. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0495). Interregional Research 
Project No. 4 (IR-4) Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201, W, Princeton, NJ 
08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 
residues of prometryn in or on the raw agricultural commodity celtuce 
at 0.5 parts per million (ppm). Contact: RD.
    2. PP 6E8516. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0650). Interregional Research 
Project No. 4 (IR-4) Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 
University of NJ, 500 College Road East, Suite 201, W, Princeton, NJ 
08540, requests to establish tolerance in 40 CFR 180.650 by 
establishing tolerances for residues of isoxaben N-[3-(1-ethyl-1-
methylpropyl)-5-isoxazolyl]-2, 6-dimethoxybenzamide in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities apple at 0.01 parts per million (ppm), the 
bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 0.01 ppm, the fruit, small, vine climbing, 
except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 0.01 ppm and the nut, tree, 
group 14-12 at 0.02 ppm. An acceptable analytical method is available 
for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
    3. PP 6E8534. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0032). Bayer CropScience, LP., 2 
T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research triangle Park, NC 27709, 
requests to establish an import tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 
residues of the

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fungicide tebuconazole in or on ginseng, fresh at 0.15 parts per 
million (ppm); and ginseng, dried/red at 0.4 (ppm). An enforcement 
method for plant commodities has been validated on various commodities. 
It has undergone successful EPA validation and has been submitted for 
inclusion in PAM II. The animal method has also been approved as an 
adequate enforcement method. Contact: RD.

New Tolerance Exemptions

    1. PP IN-11002. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0012). Spring Trading Company, 
LLC., (203 Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, TX 77354) on behalf of Ingevity 
Corporation, 5255 Virginia Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406, requests 
to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of tall oil fatty acid (CAS Reg. No. 61790-12-3) when used as 
an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops 
and raw agricultural commodities after harvest under 40 CFR 180.910; 
application to animals under 40 CFR 180.930 and application to food-
contact surface sanitizing solutions under 40 CFR 180.940. The 
petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is not 
required for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 
RD.
    2. PP IN-11004. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0780). Clariant Corporation, 4000 
Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to establish exemptions from 
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.960 for residues of 
oxirane, 2-methyl, polymer with oxirane, hydrogen sulfate, ammonium 
salt (CAS Reg. No. 57608-14-7) and oxirane, 2-methyl, polymer with 
oxirane, hydrogen sulfate, potassium salt (CAS Reg. No. 1838191-48-2) 
having a minimum number average molecular weight in (amu) of 1,800 when 
used as inert ingredients in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 
180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because 
it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance. Contact: RD.

Amended Tolerances

    PP 6E8516. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0650). Interregional Research Project 
No. 4 (IR-4) Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 
500 College Road East, Suite 201, W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
remove the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.650 for residues of isoxaben N-[3-
(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl)-5-isoxazolyl]-2, 6-dimethoxybenzamide in or on 
the raw agricultural commodities grape at 0.01 ppm; nut, tree, group 14 
at 0.02 ppm; and pistachio at 0.02 ppm. An acceptable analytical method 
is available for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.

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

    Dated: March 7, 2017.
Hamaad Syed,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-07128 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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