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Subpart C—Approved American 

Viticultural Areas 

■ 2. Subpart C is amended by adding 

§ 9.ll to read as follows: 

§ 9.ll Ballard Canyon. 

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural 

area described in this section is ‘‘Ballard 

Canyon’’. For purposes of part 4 of this 

chapter, ‘‘Ballard Canyon’’ is a term of 

viticultural significance. 

(b) Approved maps. The three United 

States Geological Survey (USGS) 

1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to 

determine the boundary of the Ballard 

Canyon viticultural area are titled: 

(1) Los Olivos, CA, 1995; 

(2) Zaca Creek, Calif., 1959; and 

(3) Solvang, CA, 1995. 

(c) Boundary. The Ballard Canyon 

viticultural area is located in Santa 

Barbara County, California. The 

boundary of the Ballard Canyon 

viticultural area is as described below: 

(1) The beginning point is on the Los 

Olivos map at the intersection of State 

Route 154 and Foxen Canyon Road, 

section 23, T7N/R31W. 

(2) From the beginning point, proceed 

southwesterly in a straight line 

approximately 0.3 mile, crossing onto 

the Zaca Creek map, to the intersection 

of Ballard Canyon Road and an 

unnamed, unimproved road known 

locally as Los Olivos Meadows Drive, 

T7N/R31W; then 

(3) Proceed south-southeasterly in a 

straight line approximately 1 mile, 

crossing onto the Los Olivos map, to a 

marked, unnamed large structure 

located within a circular-shaped 920- 

foot contour line in the southwest 

corner of section 26, T7N/R31W; then 

(4) Proceed south-southwesterly in a 

straight line approximately 1.25 miles, 

crossing onto the Zaca Creek map, to the 

marked by the ‘‘Ball’’ 801-foot elevation 

control point, T6N/R31W; then 

(5) Proceed south-southwesterly in a 

straight line approximately 1.45 miles, 

crossing onto the Solvang map, to a 

marked, unnamed 775-foot peak, T6N/ 

R31W; then 

(6) Proceed south-southwesterly in a 

straight line approximately 0.55 mile to 

a marked communication tower’’ 

located within the 760-foot contour line, 

T6N/R31W; then 

(7) Proceed west-southwesterly in a 

straight line approximately 0.25 mile to 

the intersection of Chalk Hill Road and 

an unnamed light-duty road known 

locally as Mesa Vista Lane, T6N/R31W; 

then 

(8) Proceed west-southwesterly in a 

straight line approximately 0.6 mile to 

the southern-most terminus of a marked, 

unnamed stream known locally as 

Ballard Creek, T6N/R31W; then 

(9) Proceed northerly (upstream) 

along Ballard Creek approximately 0.35 

miles to the creek’s intersection with the 

400-foot contour line, T6N/R31W; then 

(10) Proceed southerly and then 

northwesterly along the 400-foot 

contour line approximately 1.5 miles, to 

the contour line’s first intersection with 

Ballard Canyon Road, T6N/R31W; then 

(11) Proceed north-northeasterly in a 

straight line approximately 1.7 miles, 

crossing onto the Zaca Creek map, to the 

western-most intersection of the 800- 

foot contour line and the T6N/T7N 

boundary line (approximately 0.9 mile 

east of U.S Highway 101); then 

(12) Proceed west along the T6N/T7N 

boundary line approximately 0.4 miles 

to the boundary line’s third intersection 

with the 600-foot contour line 

(approximately 0.5 mile east of U.S. 

Highway 101); then 

(13) Proceed northerly along the 

meandering 600-foot elevation contour 

line to the contour line’s intersection 

with Zaca Creek, T7N/R31W; then 

(14) Proceed northeasterly in a 

straight line for approximately 1.2 miles 

to the western-most intersection of the 

southern boundary of the Corral de 

Quati Land Grant and the 1,000-foot 

contour line (approximately 0.4 mile 

east of U.S. Highway 101), T7N/R31W; 

then 

(15) Proceed easterly along the 

meandering 1,000-foot contour line 

approximately 1.5 miles to the contour 

line’s third intersection with the 

southern boundary of the Corral de 

Quati Land Grant (approximately 0.1 

mile west of State Route 154), section 

22, T7N/R31W; then 

(16) Proceed southeasterly in a 

straight line approximately 0.8 miles, 

crossing onto the Los Olivos map, 

returning to the beginning point. 

Signed: January 8, 2013. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00699 Filed 1–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0001; FRL–9375–4] 

Notice of 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. 

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 February 15, 2013. 

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.htm. 

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: A 

contact person, with telephone number 

and email address, is listed at the end 

of each pesticide petition summary. You 

may also reach each contact person by 

mail at Registration Division (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

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). 


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If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

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 

part 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 online 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 Tolerances 

1. PP 2E8068. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0710). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the fungicide 

boscalid (BAS 510F); [3- 

pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4′- 

chloro(1,1′-biphenyl)-2-yl)-], in or on 

artichoke, globe at 6.0 ppm; berry, low 

growing, subgroup 13–07G at 4.5 ppm; 

bushberry, subgroup 13–07B at 13 ppm; 

caneberry, subgroup 13–07A at 6.0 ppm; 

endive, Belgium at 5.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, 

group 10–10 at 1.6 ppm; fruit, pome, 

group 11–10 at 3.0 ppm; fruit, small, 

vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, 

subgroup 13–07F, at 3.5 ppm; oilseed, 

group 20 at 3.5 ppm; persimmon at 7.0 

ppm; turnip, greens at 18.0 ppm; 

vegetable, bulb group 3–07 at 3.0 ppm; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 at 1.2 

ppm; vegetable, root subgroup 1B, 

except sugarbeet, at 1.0 ppm. In plants, 

the parent residue is extracted using an 

aqueous organic solvent mixture 

followed by liquid/liquid (L/L) 

partitioning and a column clean up. 

Quantitation is by gas chromatography/ 

mass spectrometry (GC/MS). In 

livestock, the residues are extracted 

with methanol. The extract is treated 

with enzymes in order to release the 

conjugated glucuronic acid metabolite. 

The residues are then isolated by L/L 

partition followed by column 

chromatography. The hydroxylated 

metabolite is acetylated followed by a 

column clean-up. The parent and 

acetylated metabolite are quantitated by 

GC with electron capture detection 

(ECD). Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 

308–9367, email address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8069. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0549). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, 

[2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- 

yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl 

ester and its metabolite methyl-N-[[[1- 

(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]otolyl] carbamate (BF 500–3); expressed 

as parent compound, in or on artichoke, 

globe at 3.0 parts per million (ppm); 

endive, Belgium at 3.0 ppm; and 

persimmon at 3.0 ppm. In plants, the 

method of analysis is aqueous organic 

solvent extraction, column clean up and 

quantitation by liquid chromatography/ 

tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). 

In animals, the method of analysis 

involves base hydrolysis, organic 

extraction, column clean up and 

quantitation by LC/MS/MS or 

derivatization (methylation) followed by 

quantitation by GC/MS. Contact: 

Andrew Ertman, (703) 308–9367, email 

address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8114. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0903). Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330 

Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide tricyclazole, 5-methyl-1,2,4- 

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its metabolites and degradates, in or on 

rice at 3.0 ppm. There are adequate 

validated methods that exist for the 

quantification of tricyclazole (TCA) and 

tricyclazole alcohol metabolite (TCA– 

OH) residues in rice. There is also 

successful method validation available 

for multi-residue DFG method S19 for 

determination of tricyclazole in rice by 

GS/MS detection. Contact: Erik Kraft, 

(703) 308–9358, email address: 

kraft.erik@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2E8117. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0911). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide quinoxyfen, 5,7-dichloro-4-(4- 

fluorophenoxy)quinoline, in or on 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 at 1.7 

ppm; fruit, small vine climbing, except 

fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 0.60 

ppm; and berry, low growing, subgroup 

13–07G at 0.90 ppm. A practical 

analytical method is available to 

monitor and enforce the tolerances of 

quinoxyfen residues in crops. The 

analytical method uses a capillary GC 

and MS detection (GC–MSD). The 

method is adequate for collecting data 

and enforcing tolerances for quinoxyfen 

residues in/on the subject crops. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305– 

7610, email address: 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

5. PP 2E8118. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0912). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.544 for residues of the 

insecticide methoxyfenozide, (3- 

methoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid 2-(3,5- 

dimethylbenzoyl)-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl) 

hydrazide) including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the raw agricultural 

commodities under paragraph (a) in or 

on herb subgroup 19A, except chive at 

400 ppm; date at 7 ppm; caneberry 

subgroup 13–07A at 6 ppm; sorghum, 

grain, forage at 9 ppm; sorghum, grain, 

stover at 15 ppm; sorghum, grain, grain 

at 4 ppm; sorghum, sweet, forage at 9 

ppm; sorghum, sweet, stover at 15 ppm; 

sorghum, sweet, grain at 4 ppm; 

sorghum, sweet, stalk at 9 ppm; grain, 

aspirated grain fractions at 80 ppm; pea 

and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, 

subgroup 6C, except pea, blackeyed, 

seed and pea, southern, seed at 0.5 ppm; 

fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy 

kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 1 ppm; 

berry, low growing, except cranberry, 

subgroup 13–07G at 1.5 ppm; fruit, 

pome, group 11–10 at 1.5 ppm; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 at 2 ppm; 

sugar apple at 0.6 ppm; cherimoya at 0.6 

ppm; atemoya at 0.6 ppm; custard apple 

at 0.6 ppm; ilama at 0.6 ppm; soursop 

at 0.6 ppm; and biriba at 0.6 ppm. 

Additionally, the petition requested to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.544, 

under paragraph (d)(2) for indirect or 

inadvertent residues of 

methoxyfenozide in or on rapeseed 

subgroup 20A at 1.0 ppm and sunflower 

subgroup 20B at 1.0 ppm. Per a recent 

2012 decision on tolerances, EPA stated 

adequate single methods are available 

for tolerance enforcement in primary 

crops and animal commodities. 

Analytical methodology for the 

magnitude of residue studies was based 

on Dow AgroSciences method GRM 

02.25 ‘‘Determination of Residues of 

Methoxyfenozide in High Moisture 

Crops by Liquid Chromatography with 

Tandem Mass Spectrometry Detection’’. 

Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, 

email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

6. PP 2F8058. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0924). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the fungicide 

fluxapyroxad, (BAS 700 F); 1 HPyrazole-4-carboxamide,3- 

(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3′,4′,5′- 

trifluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-, its 

metabolites, and degradates, in or on 

nongrass animal feeds, group 18 at 0.5 

ppm; and mint at 0.05 ppm. 

Independently validated analytical 

methods have been submitted for 

analyzing residues of parent BAS 700 F 

(fluxapyroxad) plus metabolites 

M700F008, M700F048 and M700F002 

with appropriate sensitivity in all the 

crop and processed commodities for 

root and tuber vegetables (subgroups 

1A, 1C, D), sugar beet tops, legume 

vegetables including soybean (group 6), 

foliage of legume vegetables (group 7), 

fruiting vegetables (group 8), pome 

fruits (group 11), stone fruits (group 12), 

cereal grains (group 15), forage, fodder 

and straw of cereal grains (group 16), 

cotton, canola (rapeseed), sunflower and 

peanut and in animal meat, fat, liver 

and kidney matrices, poultry meat, fat, 

liver and skin, milk, cream and eggs for 

which tolerances have been established. 

Contact: Olga Odiott, (703) 308–9369, 

email address: odiott.olga@epa.gov. 

7. PP 2F8077. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0829). Monsanto Company, 1300 I Street 

NW., Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 

20005, (a member of the Acetochlor 

Registration Partnership, (ARP)), 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.470(a) for residues of the 

herbicide acetochlor (2-chloro-2′- 

methyl-6′-ethyl-N-ethoxymethyl 

acetanilide) and its metabolites 

containing either the 2-ethyl-6- 

methylaniline (EMA) or the 2-(1- 

hydroxyethyl)-6-methylaniline (HEMA) 

moiety, to be expressed as acetochlor 

equivalents, resulting from applications 

to soil or growing crops, in or on beet, 

sugar, dried pulp at 0.5 ppm; beet, 

sugar, molasses at 1.3 ppm; beet, sugar, 

roots at 0.3 ppm; beet, sugar, tops at 0.8 

ppm; peanut at 0.2 ppm; peanut, hay at 

6.0 ppm; and peanut, meal at 0.5 ppm. 

An adequate enforcement method for 

residues of acetochlor in crops has been 

approved. Acetochlor and its 

metabolites are hydrolyzed to either 

EMA or HEMA, which are determined 

by high pressure liquid 

chromatography-oxidative coulometric 

electrochemical detector (HPLC–OCED) 

and expressed as acetochlor equivalents. 

Contact: Hope Johnson, (703) 305–5410, 

email address: johnson.hope@epa.gov. 

8. PP 2F8099. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0941). Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 

Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut 

Creek, CA 94596, requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.627 for 

inadvertent residues of the fungicide 

fluopicolide, 2,6-dichloro-N-[3-chloro-5- 

(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridylmethyl]- 

benzamide, as an indicator of combined 

residues of fluopicolide and its 

metabolite, 2,6-dichlorobenzamide 

(BAM), in or on corn, field, forage at 

0.09 ppm; corn, field, grain at 0.01 ppm; 

and corn, field, stover at 0.3 ppm, 

resulting from the proposed use as a 

fungicide. Additional data included in 

the petition, to assess potential dietary 

exposure from P1x and PCA, shows no 

inadvertent residues of P1x or PCA in 

the corn grain. Practical analytical 

methods for detecting and measuring 

levels of fluopicolide and its metabolites 

have been developed and validated in/ 

on all appropriate plant and animal 

matrices. An analytical method for 

detecting fluopicolide and BAM in field 

corn matrices has been submitted with 

this petition. In addition, an analytical 

method for detecting P1x and PCA in 

corn grain (for assessing dietary 

exposure) has been submitted with this 

petition. Contact: Dominic Schuler, 

(703) 347–0260, email address: 

schuler.dominic@epa.gov. 

9. PP 2F8106. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0925). Taminco, Inc., Two Windsor 

Plaza, Suite 411, Allentown, PA, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide thiram, in or on strawberry at 

20 ppm. Strawberry samples were 

analyzed according to ALS Laboratory 

Group method MS 133.02 ‘‘The 

Determination of Mancozeb and/or 

Other Ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamates 

(EBDCs) as CS2 in Plant Tissue by GC/ 

MS’’. Detection and quantitation for 

thiram (as CS2) were conducted using a 

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detector (MSD) for determination of CS2. 

Contact: Shaunta Hill, (703) 347–8961, 

email address: hill.shaunta@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 2E8068. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0710). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.589 by removing tolerances for 

residues of the fungicide boscalid (BAS 

510F); [3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2- 

chloro-N-(4′-chloro(1,1′-biphenyl)-2-yl)- 

], in or on bushberry, subgroup 13B at 

13 ppm; caneberry, subgroup 13A at 6.0 

ppm; canola, seed at 3.5 ppm; cotton, 

undelinted seed at 1.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, 

group 10 at 1.6 ppm; fruit, pome, group 

11 at 3.0 ppm; grape at 3.5 ppm; 

strawberry at 4.5 ppm; sunflower, seed 

at 0.6 ppm; vegetable, bulb, group 3 at 

3.0 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 

1.2 ppm; and vegetable, root, subgroup 

1A except sugarbeet, garden beet, 

radish, and turnip at 1.0 ppm, upon 

approval of the tolerances listed under 

‘‘New Tolerances’’ for PP 2E8068. 

Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308– 

9367, email address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8069. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0549). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to concurrently update the 

existing crop group tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.582 for residues of the fungicide 

pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- 

yl]oxy]methyl] phenyl]methoxy-, 

methyl ester and its metabolite methylN-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3- 

yl]oxy]o-tolyl] carbamate (BF 500–3); 

expressed as parent compound, to 

vegetable, bulb, group 3–07 at 0.9 ppm; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 at 1.4 

ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10–10 at 2.0 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 1.5 

ppm; oilseed, group 20 at 0.45 ppm; 

caneberry subgroup 13–07A at 4.0 ppm; 

bushberry subgroup 13–07B at 4.0 ppm; 

small fruit, vine climbing subgroup 

(except fuzzy kiwi) 13–07F at 2.0 ppm; 

and low growing berry subgroup 13– 

07G at 1.2 ppm, upon approval of the 

tolerances listed under ‘‘New 

Tolerances’’ for PP 2E8069. 

In addition, the IR–4 requests to 

concurrently amend 40 CFR 180.582 by 

removing tolerances for residues of 

pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- 

yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl 

ester and its metabolite methyl-N-[[[1- 

(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]otolyl] carbamate (BF 500–3); expressed 

as parent compound, in or on the raw 

agricultural commodity berry, group 13 

at 4.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10 at 2.0 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 1.5 ppm; 

grape at 2.0 ppm; strawberry at 1.2 ppm; 

vegetable, bulb, group 3 at 0.9 ppm; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 1.4 ppm; 

borage, seed at 0.45 ppm; castor oil 

plant, seed at 0.45 ppm; Chinese 

tallowtree, seed at 0.45 ppm; crambe, 

seed at 0.45 ppm; cuphea, seed at 0.45 

ppm; echium, seed at 0.45 ppm; 

euphorbia, seed at 0.45 ppm; evening 

primrose, seed at 0.45 ppm; flax seed at 

0.45 ppm; gold of pleasure, seed at 0.45 

ppm; Hare’s ear mustard, seed at 0.45 

ppm, jojoba, seed at 0.45 ppm; 

lesquerella, seed at 0.45 ppm, lunaria, 

seed at 0.45 ppm; meadowfoam, seed at 

0.45 ppm; milkweed, seed at 0.45 ppm; 

mustard, seed at 0.45 ppm; Niger seed, 

seed at 0.45 ppm; oil radish, seed at 0.45 

ppm; poppy, seed at 0.45 ppm; 

rapeseed, seed at 0.45 ppm; rose hip, 

seed at 0.45 ppm; safflower, seed at 0.45 

ppm; sesame, seed at 0.45 ppm; stokes 

aster, seed at 0.45 ppm; sunflower, seed 

at 0.45 ppm; sweet rocket, seed at 0.45 

ppm; tallowwood, seed at 0.45 ppm; tea 

oil plant, seed at 0.45 ppm; and 

ternonia, seed at 0.45 ppm, upon 

approval of the tolerances listed under 

‘‘New Tolerances’’ for PP 2E8069. In 

plants, the method of analysis is 

aqueous organic solvent extraction, 

column clean up and quantitation by 

LC/MS/MS. In animals, the method of 

analysis involves base hydrolysis, 

organic extraction, column clean up and 

quantitation by LC/MS/MS or 

derivatization (methylation) followed by 

quantitation by GC/MS. Contact: 

Andrew Ertman, (703) 308–9367, email 

address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8117. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0911). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to amend the tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.588 for residues of the 

fungicide quinoxyfen, 5,7-dichloro-4-(4- 

fluorophenoxy)quinoline, by removing 

the established tolerances in or on grape 

at 0.60 ppm; strawberry at 0.90 ppm; 

pepper, bell at 0.35 ppm; and pepper, 

nonbell at 1.7 ppm, upon approval of 

the proposed tolerances listed under 

‘‘New Tolerances’’ for PP 2E8117. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305– 

7610, email address: 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2E8118. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0912). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to amend the tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.544 for residues of the 

insecticide methoxyfenozide, (3- 

methoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid 2-(3,5- 

dimethylbenzoyl)-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl) 

hydrazide) including its metabolites and 

degradates, upon approval of the 

proposed tolerances listed under ‘‘New 

Tolerances’’ for PP 2E8118 in paragraph 

(a), the petition also requests to amend 

the tolerances in paragraph (d)(2) from 

herb and spice, group 19, except 

coriander, leaves at 4.5 ppm to spice 

subgroup 19B at 4.5 ppm. In addition, 

it is proposed that the tolerances for 

residues of methoxyfenozide in or on 

pea, dry, seed at 2.5 ppm; bean, dry, 

seed at 0.24 ppm; coriander, leaves at 30 

ppm; grape at 1.0 ppm; strawberry at 1.5 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 1.5 ppm; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 2.0 ppm; 

and okra at 2.0 ppm be removed upon 

the approval of the proposed tolerances 

listed under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ for PP 

2E8118. Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 

305–7390, email address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

5. PP 2F8073. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0923). Gowan Company, LLC, P.O. Box 

556, Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to 

amend the regional restriction of 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.448 for 

residues of the insecticide hexythiazox 

(trans-5-(4-chlorophenyll)-N-cyclohexyl4-methyl-2-oxothiazolidine-3- 

carboxamide), in or on cotton, gin 

byproduct at 3 ppm; and cotton, 

undelinted seed at 0.2 ppm by including 

Arizona. A practical analytical method, 

high pressure liquid chromatography 

(HPLC) with an ultraviolet (UV) 

detector, which detects and measures 

residues of hexythiazox and its 

metabolites as a common moiety, is 

available for enforcement purposes with 

a limit of detection that allows 

monitoring of food with residues at or 

above the levels set in these tolerances. 

Contact: Olga Odiott, (703) 308–9369, 

email address: odiott.olga@epa.gov. 

6. PP 2F8077. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0829). Monsanto Company, 1300 I Street 

NW., Suite 450 East, Washington DC 

20005, (a member of the ARP), requests 

to delete from 40 CFR 180.470 (d) 

tolerances for indirect or inadvertent 

residues of the herbicide acetochlor (2- 

chloro-2’-methyl-6’-ethyl-Nethoxymethyl acetanilide) and its 

metabolites containing either the 2- 

ethyl-6-methylaniline (EMA) or the 2-(1- 

hydroxyethyl)-6- methyl-aniline 

(HEMA) moiety, to be expressed as 

acetochlor equivalents, in or on beet, 

sugar, roots at 0.05 ppm, and beet, 

sugar, tops at 0.05 ppm, upon approval 

of the proposed tolerances listed under 

‘‘New Tolerances’’ for PP 2F8077. 

Contact: Hope Johnson, (703) 305–5410, 

email address: johnson.hope@epa.gov. 

7. PP 2F8155. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0926). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, 

requests to amend the tolerances in 40 

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herbicide S-metolachlor, in or on corn, 

field, forage; corn, sweet, forage; and 

corn, stover at 20, 40 and 40 ppm, 

respectively. A GC-nitrogen phosphorus 

detection (GC/NPD) method has been 

submitted to the Agency for determining 

residues in/on crop commodities and is 

published in PAM Vol. II, Method I. A 

GC/MSD method has been submitted to 

the Agency for determining residues in 

livestock commodities and is published 

in PAM Vol. II, Method II. These 

methods determine residues of Smetolachlor and its metabolites as either 

CGA–37913 or CGA–49751 following 

acid hydrolysis. Contact: Michael 

Walsh, (703) 308–2972, email address: 

walsh.michael@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 2E8091. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0921). DuPont Tate & Lyle BioProducts, 

LLC, 198 Blair Bend Drive, Loudon, TN 

37774, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of 1,3-propanediol 

(CAS No. 504–63–2) under 40 CFR 

180.910 for pre- and post-harvest uses in 

pesticide formulations and 40 CFR 

180.940 for food contact sanitizing 

solutions in public eating places, diaryprocessing equipment, and foodprocessing equipment and utensils, 

when used as an inert ingredient as a 

solvent, co-solvent, diluent, or freeze 

point depressant. 1,3-Propanediol 

would be used in or on the raw 

agricultural commodity and in the food 

contact sanitizing solution as an inert 

ingredient without limitation. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

the establishment of a tolerance 

exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: 

David Lieu, (703) 305–0079, email 

address: lieu.david@epa.gov. 

2. PP IN–10520. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0874). Rhodia Inc., c/o SciReg, 

Inc., 12733 Director’s Loop, 

Woodbridge, VA 22192, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of dimethyl esters of glutaric acid (CAS 

No. 1119–40–0), succinic acid (CAS No. 

106–65–0), and adipic acid (CAS No. 

627–93–0), herein referred to as DME, 

under 40 CFR 180.910 when used as an 

inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations. Rhodia is requesting that 

DME be exempt from the requirement of 

a tolerance under 40 CFR 180.910. 

Therefore, Rhodia believes that an 

analytical method to determine residues 

in treated crops is not relevant. Contact: 

Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603–0851, 

email address: 

sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

3. PP IN–10525. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0901). Ecolab, Inc., 370 N. 

Wabasha Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of propylene glycol (CAS No. 

57–55–6) when used as an inert 

ingredient in antimicrobial pesticide 

formulations applied to food-contact 

surfaces in public eating places, dairy 

processing equipment and food 

processing equipment and utensils in 

accordance with 40 CFR 180.940(a). The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

the establishment of a tolerance 

exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: 

Mark Dow, (703) 305–5533, email 

address: dow.mark@epa.gov. 

4. PP IN–10526. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0922). Ecolab, Inc., 370 N. 

Wabasha Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of sodium bisulfate (CAS No. 

7681–38–1) for use as an inert 

ingredient in antimicrobial pesticide 

formulations applied to food-contact 

surfaces in public eating places, dairy 

processing equipment and food 

processing equipment and utensils in 

accordance with 40 CFR 180.940(a). The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

the establishment of a tolerance 

exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: 

David Lieu, (703) 305–0079, email 

address: lieu.david@epa.gov. 

5. PP IN–10528. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0945. Ecolab, Inc., 370 N. 

Wabasha Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of FD&C Yellow No. 5 

(Tartrazine) (CAS No. 1934–21–0) under 

40 CFR 180.940(a) for use as an inert 

ingredient in antimicrobial pesticide 

formulations applied to food-contact 

surfaces in public eating places, dairyprocessing equipment, and foodprocessing equipment and utensils. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

the establishment of a tolerance 

exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: 

Janet Whitehurst, (703) 305–6129, email 

address: whitehurst.janet@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: January 8, 2013. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00714 Filed 1–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 223 

[Docket No. 121210693–2693–01] 

RIN 0648–BC68 

Endangered and Threatened Species: 

Designation of a Nonessential 

Experimental Population of Central 

Valley Spring-Run Chinook Salmon 

Below Friant Dam in the San Joaquin 

River, CA 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of 

availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), propose a 

rule to designate a nonessential 

experimental population of Central 

Valley spring-run Chinook salmon 

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) under 

section 10(j) of the Endangered Species 

Act (ESA) in portions of the San Joaquin 

River, and to establish take exemptions 

for the proposed nonessential 

experimental population for particular 

activities inside the experimental 

population’s geographic range and 

outside of the current evolutionarily 

significant unit (ESU) designated 

boundary of the species in the San 

Joaquin River tributaries and in the 

Delta. 

A draft environmental assessment 

(EA) has been prepared on this 

proposed action and is available for 

comment (see ADDRESSES and 

INSTRUCTIONS section below). 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

consider your comments on this 

proposed rule, they must be received no 

later than March 4, 2013. Comments on 

the EA must be received by March 4, 

2013. Three public meetings will be 

held at which the public can make 

comments on the draft EA and proposed 

rule. The first meeting will be in Chico, 

CA on February 5, 2013, at the Chico 

Masonic Family Center, 1110 West East 

Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The 

second meeting will be in Fresno, CA on 

January 24, 2013, at the Fresno 

Metropolitan Flood Control District, 

Board Meeting Room, 5469 E. Olive 

Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (The 

public should park in the front parking 

area (rear parking area closes at 5:30 

p.m. with no exit after that time) and 

enter the door located on the west side 

of the front building). The third meeting 


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