[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11215-11216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02648]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0053; FRL-10019-68]


Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (December 2020)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: 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 March 26, 2021.

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: Charles Smith, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), main telephone number: (703) 
305-7090, email address: [email protected]; or Marietta Echeverria, 
Registration Division (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. 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 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. Notice of Filing--New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP 0E8840. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0545). Nichino America, Inc., 4450 
Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, requests to

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establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
insecticide pyrifluquinazon in or on persimmon at 0.5 parts per million 
(ppm). The Nichino Analytical Method was developed to determine 
pyrifluquinazon and its de-acetylated metabolite (IV-01), which is the 
primary metabolite for total residues in crops. The methods are 
sufficiently sensitive to detect residues at or above the tolerance 
proposed. All methods have undergone independent laboratory validation. 
Contact: RD.

B. Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except 
PIPS)

    PP 0F8845. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0577). Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford 
Ave., Ste. 201, Boston, MA 02129, requests to establish an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of 
the fungicide Kosakonia cowanii strain SYM00028 in or on all food 
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 
because it is not applicable. According to the petitioner, soil 
degradation testing confirmed that use of the associated products would 
not result in toxicologically significant residues on or in food and, 
based on the metabolic profiling performed, no metabolites of concern 
are produced by Kosakonia cowanii strain SYM00028. Contact: BPPD.

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

    Dated: January 27, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-02648 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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