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 2012_register executive 2012-02-08 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fd8a04 D09002ee1c7fd8a80 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae protein in or on the food and feed commodities of cotton; cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, forage; cotton, hay; cotton, hulls; cotton, meal; and cotton, refined oil, when used as a plant- incorporated protectant (PIP) in cotton. Bayer CropScience LP submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae protein in cotton under the FFDCA. 77 FR 6471 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08/2012-2595 2012-2595 fr08fe12-7 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0573 FRL-9333-7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08/2012-2595 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/html/2012-2595.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/pdf/2012-2595.pdf Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Agricultural Commodities Pesticides and Pests Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 5 p. 6471 6475 77 FR 6471 Title 40 Part 174 40 CFR Part 174 Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae Protein in Cotton; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-2595 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2012-02-08 2012-04-09 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0573 FRL-9333-7 6560-50-P 2012-2595 Final rule.

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae protein in or on the food and feed commodities of cotton; cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, forage; cotton, hay; cotton, hulls; cotton, meal; and cotton, refined oil, when used as a plant- incorporated protectant (PIP) in cotton. Bayer CropScience LP submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae protein in cotton under the FFDCA.

This regulation is effective February 8, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before April 9, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8097; email Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Agricultural Commodities Pesticides and Pests Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Exemptions from Requirements of Tolerances: Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae Protein in Cotton , bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 77, no. 26 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-02-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 210 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08 P0b002ee181e2c251 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08fe12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/pdf/FR-2012-02-08.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/xml/FR-2012-02-08.xml fdlp 6463 6662 DGPO 2012-02-08 2024-06-03 FR-2012-02-08 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-02-08 77 26