[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68571-68572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18858]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 27, 2024 /
Proposed Rules
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0059; FRL-11682-07-OCSPP]
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (July 2024)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification 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 September 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0059, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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. Additional
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madison H. Le, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number:
(202) 566-1400, email address: [email protected]; or Dan
Rosenblatt, Registration Division (RD) (7505T), main telephone number:
(202) 566-2875, 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 application 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 https://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 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 https://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--Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 4E9104. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0200. Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project
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Headquarters, North Carolina State University, 1730 Varsity Drive,
Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606, requests to amend 40 CFR
180.700, upon the approval of the requested tolerance, by revising the
established tolerance for residues of the insecticide afidopyropen,
including its metabolites and degradates, in or on leafy greens
subgroup 4-16A at 2.0 parts per million (ppm) to a tolerance in or on
leafy greens subgroup 4-16A, except lettuce, leaf at 2 ppm. Contact:
RD.
2. PP 4F9135. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0322. Gowan Company, LLC, P.O. Box
556, Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to amend the existing regional tolerance
established in 40 CFR 180.448 for the ovicide/miticide hexythiazox in
or on fruit, citrus group 10-10 (CA, AZ, TX only) at 0.6 ppm to include
a national tolerance for citrus, fruit, subgroup 10-10B (lemon/lime).
The residue analytical methodology, Morse Laboratories, LLC, Analytical
Method# Meth-220, Original, titled ``Determination of Hexythiazox In/On
Various Matrices,'' dated May 6, 2013, with method modifications dated
May 16, 2013, was reviewed by the Agency in the study, Magnitude of the
Residue of Hexythiazox in or on Citrus Raw Agricultural Commodities
Following One Application of Onager[supreg] 1E Miticide. The same
method was used in the new residue data generated to amend the crop
subgroup 10-10B lemon/lime tolerance, nationally. Contact: RD.
B. Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)
1. PP IN-11880. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0344. A&L Biological, Inc., 2136
Jetstream Rd., London, ON Canada, N5V 3P5 requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of purified
bovine serum albumin (CAS Reg. No. 9048-46-8), when used as an inert
ingredient in or on the raw agricultural commodity greenhouse cucumber
applied pre-bloom as a stabilizer in microbial pesticides at a
concentration of <=1.0% w/w under 40 CFR 180.920. 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-11882. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0354. Croda Inc., 300-A Columbus
Circle, Edison, NJ 08837-3907, c/o Exponent, Inc. Chemical Regulation
and Food Safety, 1150 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC
20036, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of glycerol ester of rosin (CAS Reg. No. 8050-
31-5), when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations used
pre- and post- harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
3. PP IN-11918. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0356. SpayVac-for-Wildlife, Inc.,
1202 Ann Street, Madison, WI 53713, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of cholesterol (CAS
Reg. No. 97281-47-5) in equine and cervid contraceptive formulations,
when used as an inert ingredient under 40 CFR 180.930. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed because it is not required for
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
C. Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except
PIPS)
1. PP 3F9084. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0340. MBFi LLC, 11125 North
Ambassador Drive, Suite 120, Kansas City, MO 64153, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of the fungicide and nematicide Trichoderma
asperellum DSM33649 in or on all food or feed commodities. The
petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because this
petition requests an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
without numerical limitations. Contact: BPPD.
2. PP 4F9112. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0329. EcoPhage LTD., 3 Pinchas Sapir
St., Ness Ziona, Israel 7403626 (c/o Spring Regulatory Sciences 6620
Cypresswood Dr., Suite 250, Spring, TX 77379), requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the bactericides Bacteriophage active against Xanthomonas
campestris pv. vesicatoria_EcoPhage and Bacteriophage active against
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato_EcoPhage in or on all food or feed
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because this petition requests an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance without numerical limitations. Contact: BPPD.
D. Notice of Filing--New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 4E9104. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0200. Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, North Carolina State
University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC
27606 requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.700 for residues
of the insecticide afidopyropen, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on lettuce, leaf at 7 ppm. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified is to be determined by measuring only
afidopyropen. An acceptable analytical method is available for
enforcement purposes. Contact: RD.
2. PP 4E9110. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0262. 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 insecticide, lambda-cyhalothrin,
in or on pineapple and raspberry at 0.05 ppm. The ICI Method 81, ICI
Method 86, ICI Method 96, and liquid chromotography with MS/MS
detection analytical methods are used to measure and evaluate chemical
residues of lambda-cyhalothrin. Contact: RD.
3. PP 4F9117. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0363. UPL NA Inc. P.O. Box 12219
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2219 requests to establish a tolerance
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide acifluorfen in or on
sugar beet roots and sugar beet tops at 0.06 ppm. The LC/MS/MS method
is used to measure and evaluate the chemical acifluorfen. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: August 15, 2024.
Kimberly Smith,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Program Support.
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