[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12454-12456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04265]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0053; FRL-10005-58]
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (January 2020)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petition and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial
filing of a pesticide petition 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 April 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number 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
(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address:
[email protected]; or Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), 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. The division to contact is listed at the
end of each pesticide petition summary.
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).
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
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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 announcing receipt of a pesticide petition 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 and/or part 180 for residues of
pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities. The Agency is
taking public comment on the request before responding to the
petitioner. EPA is not proposing any particular action at this time.
EPA has determined that the pesticide petition described in this
document contains 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
supports granting of the pesticide petition. 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 this pesticide petition.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the
subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a
docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this
petition 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.
A. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 9F8761. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0046). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.662 for residues of the herbicide trinexapac-
ethyl in or on Sugarcane, cane at 1.5 parts per million (ppm) and
Sugarcane, molasses at 5.0 ppm. The method for determining the residues
in crops, expressed as major metabolite CGA-179500 is LC-MS-MS and is
used to measure and evaluate the chemical trinexapac-ethyl. Contact:
RD.
2. PP 9F8764. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0047). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC. P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.368 for residues of the herbicide S-
metolachlor in or on soybeans at 1.0 ppm and grain, aspirated fractions
at 2.0 ppm. The analytical method of gas chromatography-nitrogen
phosphorus detection (GC/NPD) is used to measure and evaluate the
chemical S-metolachlor. Contact: RD.
B. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 9F8753. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0010). Valent BioSciences LLC, 870
Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the plant regulator,
Aminoethoxyvinylglycine in or on apple and pear at 0.065 ppm. The high-
performance liquid chromatography analytical method is used to measure
and evaluate the chemical Aminoethoxyvinylglycine. Contact: BPPD.
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Commodity Level
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Apple................................................... 0.065
Pear.................................................... 0.065
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2. PP 9F8776. EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0580. Nichino America, Inc., 4550
Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, requests to
amend the tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide,
orthosulfamuron, in or on almonds hulls at 0.03 ppm; small fruit vine
climbing subgroup, except fuzzy kiwifruits (crop subgroup 13-07F) at
0.01 ppm; and tree nuts (crop group 14-12) at 0.01 ppm. An
independently validated analytical method was used to measure and
evaluate the chemical orthosulfamuron. Contact: RD.
3. PP 9F8777. EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0542. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to establish a tolerance
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide, bicyclopyrone, in or
on lemongrass, dried at 0.5 ppm; lemongrass, fresh at 0.3 ppm;
rosemary, dried at 0.3 ppm; rosemary, fresh at 0.3 ppm; wormwood, dried
at 0.09 ppm; and wormwood, fresh at 05 ppm. Analytical methods:
GRM030.05A, GRM030.05B, and GRM030.08A were used to measure and
evaluate the chemical bicyclopyrone. Contact: RD.
4. PP 9F8804. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0022). Clarke Mosquito Control
Products, Inc., 675 Sidwell Court, St. Charles, IL 60174, requests to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for the combined residues of
the insecticide spinetoram, expressed as a combination of XDE-175-J: 1-
H-as-indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-7,15-dione, 2-[6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-
2,4-di-O-methyl-[alpha]-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13-[[(2R,5S,6R)-5-
(dimethylamino)tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9ethyl-
2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16b-hexadecahydro 14-methyl-,
(2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR); XDE-175-L: 1H-as-indaceno[3,2-
d]oxacyclododecin-7,15-dione, 2-[(6deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-O-methyl-
[alpha]-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13-[[(2R,5S,6R)-
5(dimethylamino)tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl-
2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16b-tetradecahydro-4,14-dimethyl-
(2S,3aR,5aS,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bS); ND-J:
(2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR)-9-ethyl-14-methyl-13[[(2S,5S,6R)-
6-methyl-5-(methylamino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-7,15-dioxo-
2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16a,16b-octadecahydro-1H-as-
indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-2-yl6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-O-methyl-
[alpha]-L-mannopyranoside; and NF-J: (2R,3S,6S)-6-
([(2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR)-2-[(6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-O-
methyl-[alpha]-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-9-ethyl-14-methyl-7,15-dioxo-
2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16a,16b-octadecahydro-1H-as-
indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-13-yl]oxy)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-
3-yl(methyl)formamide in or on fish at 4.0 ppm; fish-shellfish,
crustacean at 4.0 ppm; fish-shellfish, mollusc at 4.0 ppm; grass,
forage, fodder, and hay, group 17 forage at 10.0 ppm; grass, forage,
fodder, and hay, group 17 hay at 5.0 ppm; animal feed, nongrass, group
18, forage at 35.0 ppm; and animal feed, nongrass, group 18, hay at
30.0 ppm. The EPA has determined adequate tolerance enforcement methods
are available for spinetoram residues in a variety of plant and animal
matrices including a number of high-performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC)/Mass Spectrometry (MS)/MS methods. Additional details on the
analytical
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methods can be found in the supporting documentation in Docket ID: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2011-0666-0025. Contact: RD.
5. PP 9F8809. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0004). Nichino America, Inc., 4550
Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide,
pyraclonil in or on tice at 0.01 ppm. An independently validated
analytical method is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
pyraclonil. Contact: RD
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: February 19, 2020.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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