United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2004_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81699a5 D09002ee1c8169a21 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of sulfuryl fluoride and inorganic fluoride from postharvest fumigation uses of sulfuryl fluoride in or on stored commodities. Dow AgroScience LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). This action reflects the first food use on sulfuryl fluoride in the United States. Sulfuryl fluoride has been registered for fumigation of structures for termites under the brand name Vikane for many years. Sulfuryl fluoride is considered to be a methyl bromide replacement for some of these post-harvest fumigation uses. Under the Profume product label, grain processing facilities and stored cereal grains, dried fruits and tree nuts will be fumigated at a maximum use rate of 1,500 ounces/hours/1,000 ft\3\ (1,500 milligrams/hours/liter (mg/hr/L) or 200 mg-hr/L under vacuum conditions. Commodities treated with Profume must be aerated for at least 24 hours before entering commerce. 69 FR 3240 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-23/04-1540 04-1540 fr23ja04-6 6560-50-S OPP-2003-0373 FRL-7342-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-23/04-1540 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-23/html/04-1540.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-23/pdf/04-1540.pdf 18 p. 3240 3257 69 FR 3240 Title 40 Part 180 40 CFR Part 180 Sulfuryl Fluoride; Pesticide Tolerance; Federal Register Vol. 69, Issue RULE 04-1540 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2004-01-23 2004-03-23 OPP-2003-0373 FRL-7342-1 6560-50-S 04-1540 Final rule.

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of sulfuryl fluoride and inorganic fluoride from postharvest fumigation uses of sulfuryl fluoride in or on stored commodities. Dow AgroScience LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). This action reflects the first food use on sulfuryl fluoride in the United States. Sulfuryl fluoride has been registered for fumigation of structures for termites under the brand name Vikane for many years. Sulfuryl fluoride is considered to be a methyl bromide replacement for some of these post-harvest fumigation uses. Under the Profume product label, grain processing facilities and stored cereal grains, dried fruits and tree nuts will be fumigated at a maximum use rate of 1,500 ounces/hours/1,000 ft\3\ (1,500 milligrams/hours/liter (mg/hr/L) or 200 mg-hr/L under vacuum conditions. Commodities treated with Profume must be aerated for at least 24 hours before entering commerce.

This regulation is effective January 23, 2004. Objections and requests for hearings, identified by docket ID number OPP-2003-0373, must be received on or before March 23, 2004. Dennis McNeilly, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities: Sulfuryl fluoride, mcneilly.dennis@epa.gov opp-docket@epa.gov residuemethods@epa.gov tompkins.jim@epa.gov http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/ http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/ http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ http://www.epa.gov/opptsfrs/home/guidelin.htm http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative/ Vol. 69, no. 15 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2004-01-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 281 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-23 P0b002ee18097d962 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23ja04 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-23/pdf/FR-2004-01-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-23/xml/FR-2004-01-23.xml fdlp 3213 3482 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2004-01-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2004-01-23 69 15