[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63594-63596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25376]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 174 and 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0008; FRL-9916-03]
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals In or On Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several
initial filings of pesticide petitions 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 November 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD)
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(7511P); main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address:
[email protected] and Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration Division (RD)
(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).
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division listed at the end of the
pesticide petition summary of interest.
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 its receipt of several pesticide petitions 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 parts 174 and 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking
public comment on the requests before responding to the petitioners.
EPA is not proposing any particular action at this time. EPA has
determined that the pesticide petitions described in this document
contain the data or information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2);
however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted
data at this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide
petitions. 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 these pesticide
petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions 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.
New Tolerance
1. PP 4G8247. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0379). Cheminova, Inc., 1600 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209-2510, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide flutriafol,
()-[alpha]-(2-fluorophenyl)-[alpha]-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-
1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, including its metabolites and degradates, in
or on corn, sweet, forage at 5 parts per million (ppm); corn, sweet,
kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.01 ppm; and corn, sweet, stover
at 15 ppm. The Zeneca Agrochemicals Method RAM 219/04, entitled ``The
Determination of Residues of Flutriafol (R122450) in Crops,'' dated
July 5, 2000, and various subsequent modifications is used to measure
and evaluate the chemical flutriafol. RD
2. PP 4F8277. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0496). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, 410 Swing Rd., Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide,
fludioxonil, in or on rapeseed, subgroup 20A, except flax seed at 0.01
parts per million (ppm). The Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG-597B is
used to measure and evaluate the chemical fludioxonil, 4-(2, 2-
difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile. RD
New Tolerance Exemption
1. PP 3F8221. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0560). SciReg International, 12733
Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, on behalf of Andermatt
Biocontrol AG., Stahlermatten 6 CH-6146, Grossdietwil, Switzerland,
requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
for residues of the microbial pesticide, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
strain FZB42, in or on all food commodities. The pesticide is intended
to control soil borne diseases. The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB42 is
virtually non-toxic and is not pathogenic. Andermatt Biocontrol AG is,
therefore, submitting a petition to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance and an analytical method is not required.
BPPD
2. PP 4F8251. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0457). J.R. Simplot Company, 5369 W.
Irving St., Boise, IN 83706, requests to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the plant incorporated
protectant (PIP), Potato Late Blight Resistance Gene (also known as
Rpi-vnt1), in or on potato. The petitioner believes no
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analytical method is needed because the petitioner is seeking an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. BPPD
3. PP 4F8275. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0454). Monsanto Company, 800 North
Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the
plant-incorporated protectant (PIP), Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105
protein, in or on soybean. The petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed because the petitioner is seeking an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. BPPD
4. PP 4F8276. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0454). Monsanto Company, 800 North
Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63167, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the
plant-incorporated protectant (PIP), Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2
protein, in or on soybean. The petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed because the petitioner is seeking an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. BPPD
5. PP IN-10661. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0122). Exponent, 1150 Connecticut
Ave. NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of Clariant
Corporation, 4000 Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of C.I. Pigment Yellow 1 (butanamide, 2-(4-methyl-2-nitrophenyl)azo-3-
oxo-N-phenyl-) (CAS No. 2512-29-0) when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations for pre-harvest use (seed
treatments) not to exceed 10% weight (wt)/wt. The petitioner believes
no analytical method is needed because it is not required for the
establishment of a tolerance exemption for inert ingredients. RD
6. PP IN-10682. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0265). Exponet, Inc., 1150
Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of
Huntsman Corp., 8600 Gosling Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77381, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of n-butyl benzoate (CAS No. 136-60-7) when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations for pre- and post-harvest use and
in antimicrobial formulations (food-contact surface sanitizing
solutions). The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for the establishment of a tolerance
exemption for inert ingredients.
RD
List of Subjects in Parts 174 and 180
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: October 16, 2014.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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