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and to involve the public. Section 3(g) 

of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as 

amended, required EPA to establish, by 

regulation, procedures for reviewing 

pesticide registrations, originally with a 

goal of reviewing each pesticide’s 

registration every 15 years to ensure that 

a pesticide continues to meet the FIFRA 

standard for registration. The Agency’s 

final rule to implement this program 

was issued in August 2006, became 

effective in October 2006, and appears 

at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. The 

Pesticide Registration Improvement Act 

of 2003 (PRIA) was amended and 

extended in September 2007. FIFRA, as 

amended by PRIA in 2007, requires EPA 

to complete registration review 

decisions by October 1, 2022, for all 

pesticides registered as of October 1, 

2007. 

The registration review final rule at 40 

CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum 

60–day public comment period on all 

proposed registration review decisions. 

This comment period is intended to 

provide an opportunity for public input 

and a mechanism for initiating any 

necessary amendments to the proposed 

decision. All comments should be 

submitted using the methods in 

ADDRESSES, and must be received by 

EPA on or before the closing date. These 

comments will become part of the 

docket for Bacillus subtilis. Comments 

received after the close of the comment 

period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not 

required to consider these late 

comments. 

The Agency will carefully consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and will provide a ‘‘Response to 

Comments Memorandum’’ in the 

docket. The final registration review 

decision will explain the effect that any 

comments had on the decision and 

provide the Agency’s response to 

significant comments. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review. Links to earlier 

documents related to the registration 

review of this pesticide are provided at: 

http:/www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/bacillus_subtilis/ 

index.htm. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 

155, subpart C, provide authority for 

this action. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Pesticides and pests, Bacillus subtilis. 

Dated: December 23, 2009. 

Keith D. Matthews, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–31283 Filed 1–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0045; FRL–8801–5] 

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. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions proposing 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 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) for the petition 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 on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

the docket ID number and the pesticide 

petition number of interest as shown in 

the body of this document. EPA’s policy 

is that all comments received will be 

included in the docket without change 

and may be made available on-line at 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided, 

unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

contact person, with telephone number 

and e-mail 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: 


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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. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

•Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. 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 e-mail. 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 a typical 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, proposing the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 174 or part 180 for residues of 

pesticide chemicals in or on various 

food commodities. EPA has determined 

that the pesticide petitions described in 

this notice 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. 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 notice, prepared 

by the petitioner, is included in a docket 

EPA has created for each rulemaking. 

The docket for each of the petitions is 

available on-line 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. PPs 2E6426 and 9E7625. (EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2009–0843). The Interregional 

Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 

College Road East, Suite 201W, 

Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide linuron, (3- 

(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1- 

methylurea), and its metabolites 

convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline, 

calculated as linuron, in or on pea, dry 

at 0.07 parts per million (ppm); parsley, 

leaves at 2.5 ppm; and parsley, dried 

leaves at 7.0 ppm for PP 9E7625; and 

horseradish at 0.050 ppm for PP 2E6426. 

Adequate enforcement methods are 

available for the determination of 

linuron in plant and animal 

commodities. The Pesticide Analytical 

Manual (PAM) Vol. II, lists a 

colorimetric method (Method I, Bleidner 

et. al.,) and a paper chromatographic 

method (Method II). Residues of diuron 

may interfere in Method I. A modified 

version of Method I, which includes a 

cellulose column step to separate 

linuron from diuron, is currently the 

preferred method for the enforcement of 

tolerances. Both of these methods 

determine linuron and all metabolites 

hydrolyzable to 3,4-dichloroaniline and 

have limits of detection of 0.05 ppm. 

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

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

2. PP 9E7573. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0823). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 

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

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide difenoconazole, 1-[2-[2- 

chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4- 

methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H1,2,4-triazole, in or on mango at 0.09 

parts per million (ppm) and waxapple at 

1.5 ppm. The practical analytical 

method (AG-575B) was submitted for 

detecting and measuring levels of 

difenoconazole in or on food with a 

limit of quantification (LOQ) that allows 

monitoring of food with residues at or 

above the levels set in the proposed 

tolerances. Method REM 147.08 is also 

available for enforcement method, for 

the determination of residues of 

difenoconazole in crops. Residues are 

qualified by liquid chromatography/ 

mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry 

(LC/MS/MS). Contact: Rosemary Kearns, 

(703) 305–5611; 

kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 


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3. PP 9E7577. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0797). The Interregional Research 

Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road 

East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

in cooperation with Canyon Group 

LLC., c/o Gowan Company, 370 South 

Main St., Yuma, AZ 85364, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide 

halosulfuron-methyl, methyl 3-chloro-5- 

[[[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]

carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]-1-methyl-1 Hpyrazole-4-carboxylate, and its 

metabolites and degradates (compliance 

with the tolerance level specified is to 

be determined by measuring only those 

halosulfuron-methyl residues 

convertible to 3-chloro-1-methyl-5- 

sulfamoylpyrazole-4-carboxylic acid, 

expressed as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of halosulfuron-methyl) in or 

on pea and bean, succulent shelled, 

subgroup 6B; pea and bean, dried 

shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C; 

vegetables, tuberous and corm, 

subgroup 1C; bushberry, subgroup 13- 

07B; apple; rhubarb; and okra at 0.05 

ppm. A practical analytical method, gas 

chromatography with a nitrogen-specific 

detector, is available for enforcement 

purposes. The limit of detection is 0.003 

ppm. Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 

305–7610; jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

4. PPs 9E7588 and 9F7589. (EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2009–0636). Bayer 

CropScience LP., 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide indaziflam, N-[(1R,2S)-2,3- 

dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-1H-inden-1-yl1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine]-6-(1- 

fluoroethyl)] and its fluoroethylindaziflam metabolite, in or on fruit, 

pome, group 11; fruit, citrus, group 10; 

fruit, stone, group 12; nut, tree, group 

14; pistachio; grape; and olive at 0.01 

ppm; almond, hulls at 0.2 ppm PP 

9F7589; and the import tolerance for 

sugarcane, sugar, refined at 0.01 ppm PP 

9E7588. Indaziflam residues are 

quantified in raw agricultural 

commodities by high pressure liquid 

chromatography/triple stage quadrupole 

mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) using 

the stable isotopically labeled analytes 

as internal standards. The LOQ of each 

analyte was 0.005 ppm for all 

commodities. Contact: Beth Benbow, 

(703) 347–8072; 

benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

5. PP 9E7604. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0813). Interregional Research Project 

No. 4, 500 College Road East, Suite 

201W, Princeton, NJ, 08540–6635, in 

cooperation with Bayer CropScience, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide glufosinate-ammonium 

(butanoic acid, 2-amino-4- 

(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)- 

monoammonium salt) and its 

metabolites, 2-acetamido-4- 

methylphosphinico-butanoic acid and 

3-methylphosphinico-propionic acid, 

expressed as 2-amino-4- 

(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic 

acid equivalents, in or on corn, sweet, 

kernel plus cob with husks removed at 

0.2 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 4.0 ppm; 

and corn, sweet, stover at 6.0 ppm. The 

enforcement analytical method utilizes 

gas chromatography for detecting and 

measuring levels of glufosinateammonium and its metabolites with a 

general limit of quantification of 0.05 

ppm. This method allows detection of 

residues at or above the proposed 

tolerances. Contact: Sidney Jackson, 

(703) 305–7610; 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

6. PP 9E7607. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0814). The Interregional Research 

Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road 

East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

in cooperation with Syngenta Crop 

Protection, Inc., 410 Swing Rd., 

Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide, Smetolachlor,S-2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6- 

methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1- 

methylethyl) acetamide, its Renantiomer, and its metabolites, 

determined as the derivatives, 2-[(2- 

ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1- 

propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6- 

methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3- 

morpholinone, each expressed as the 

parent compound, in or on carrot at 0.3 

ppm; cucumber, okra, sesame seed, and 

sorghum sweet, at 0.1 ppm; Brassica, 

leafy greens, subgroup 5B, and turnip, 

greens at 1.2 ppm; melon, subgroup 9A, 

and caneberry, subgroup 13-07A at 0.08 

ppm; blueberry, lowbush at 1.4 ppm; 

bushberry, subgroup 13-07B at 0.15 

ppm; onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 0.1 

ppm; and onion, green, subgroup 3-07B 

at 2.0 ppm. The Pesticide Analytical 

Manual (PAM) Vol. II, Pesticide 

Regulation 180.368 lists a GC/NPD 

method (Method 1) for determining 

residues in/on plants and a gas 

chromatography/mass spectrum 

detector (GC/MSD) method for 

determining residues in livestock 

commodities. These methods determine 

residues of S-metolachlor and its 

metabolites as either CGA-37913 or 

CGA-49751 following acid hydrolysis. 

The LOQ for the method is 0.03 ppm for 

CGA-37913 and 0.05 ppm for CGA49751. Syngenta has also developed a 

chiral specific analytical method to 

allow for the determination of residues 

that are specific to S-metolachlor. It is 

this chiral specific method that 

Syngenta and IR-4 proposes for future 

use as the analytical enforcement 

method in support of these requested 

tolerances. Syngenta No. 1848-01 was 

used in several of the studies in this 

petition to analyze agricultural 

commodities. The latter chiral specific 

method is the same as the updated 

tolerance enforcement method, except 

that chiral chromatography and LC/MS/ 

MS are used to separate and quantitate 

the hydrolysis products SYN-506357 (sconfigured enantiomer of CGA-37913) 

and SYN-508500 (s-configured 

enantiomer of CGA-49751). Contact: 

Sidney Jackson, (703) 305–7610; 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

7. PP 9E7611. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0774). The Interregional Research 

Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road 

East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

in cooperation with Syngenta Crop 

Protection, Inc., 410 Swing Rd., 

Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide 

chlorothalonil 

(tetrachloroisophthalonitrile) and its 

metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6- 

trichloroisophthalonitrile, in or on 

berry, low growing subgroup 13-07G at 

0.01 ppm; bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 

1 ppm; onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 

0.5 ppm; and onion, green, subgroup 3- 

07B at 5 ppm. An adequate residue 

analytical method (gas chromatography) 

is available for enforcement purposes. 

The method is listed in the PAM Vol. II. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305– 

7610; jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

8. PP 9E7612. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0775). The Interregional Research 

Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road 

East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide flutolanil, N-(3-(1- 

methylethoxy)phenyl)-2- 

(trifluoromethyl)benzamide and its 

metabolites converted to 2- 

(trifluoromethyl) benzoic acid and 

calculated as flutolanil in or on ginseng 

at 3.5 ppm; vegetable, Brassica, leafy, 

group 5 at 0.11 ppm; and turnip, greens 

at 0.11 ppm. Residues of flutolanil and 

M-4 are extracted from macerated 

samples with acetone or a mixture of 

methanol and water. For cabbage and 

ginseng, an aliquot of the extract is 

diluted with water and analyzed using 

high performance liquid 

chromatography-mass spectrometry/ 

mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). For 

broccoli and mustard greens, the 

acetone extract is diluted with water 

and the residues are partitioned into a 

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dichloromethane. This solvent is 

dispelled and the residue is 

reconstituted in acetone for purification 

through Florisil. The purified eluent is 

taken to dryness and the residues are 

reconstituted in a mixture of acetonitrile 

and water. Residues of flutolanil and M4 are chromatographed and quantified 

using an HPLC–MS/MS. The LOQ is 

0.05 ppm for each flutolanil and M-4. 

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

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

9. PP 9E7615. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0801). The Interregional Research 

Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road 

East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide cyazofamid, 4-chloro-2-cyanoN,N-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1Himidazole-1-sulfonamide and its 

metabolite CCIM, 4-chloro-5-(4- 

methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-2- 

carbonitrile, expressed as cyazofamid, 

in or on Brassica, head and stem, 

subgroup 5A at 1.2 ppm; Brassica, leafy 

greens, subgroup 5B at 12.0 ppm; 

turnip, greens at 12.0 ppm; spinach at 

9.0 ppm; and hops at 10.0 ppm. 

Residues of cyazofamid and CCIM were 

extracted from samples (5 g. for 

broccoli, cabbage, mustard greens & 

spinach; 1 g. for hops) with acetonitrile. 

The combined extracts were partitioned 

with hexane and then reduced to 1-2 

mL. The residues were dissolved in 

20% acetonitrile/water and passed 

through a Nexus or Strat-X Polymeric 

solid phase extraction column (SPE). 

The residues were eluted with 60/40 

acetonitrile/water and then diluted in 

50/50 acetonitrile/water. The samples 

were quantitated by liquid 

chromatography (LC)/MS/MS. Contact: 

Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390; 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

10. PPs 8F7358 and 8F7463. (EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2009–0364). Bayer 

CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide fluopyram (N-[2-[3-chloro-5- 

(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2- 

(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) in or on 

grape at 2.0 ppm; strawberry at 2.0 ppm; 

and tomato at 1.0 ppm for (PP 8F7358); 

and alfalfa; forage at 0.25 ppm; alfalfa; 

hay at 0.80 ppm; almond; hulls at 8.0 

ppm; apple; wet pomace at 2.5 ppm; 

artichoke at 2.0 ppm; banana at 1.0 

ppm; beet; sugar; roots at 0.10 ppm; 

berry; lowgrowing; subgroup 13-07G at 

2.0 ppm; Brassica; head and stem; 

subgroup 5A at 3.0 ppm; Brassica; leafy 

greens; subgroup 5B at 35 ppm; 

bushberries; subgroup 13-07B at 10 

ppm; caneberries; subgroup 13-07A at 

5.0 ppm; citrus; oil at 10 ppm; corn; 

sweet; kernel plus cob with husk 

removed at 0.10 ppm; cotton; gin 

byproducts at 0.05 ppm; cotton; 

undelinted seed at 0.10 ppm; fruit; 

citrus; group 10 at 1.0 ppm; fruit; pome; 

group 11 at 1.0 ppm; fruit; small; vine; 

climbing; except fuzzy kiwifruit; 

subgroup 13-07F at 2.0 ppm; fruit; 

stone; group 12 at 2.0 ppm; grain; cereal; 

forage; fodder and straw; group 16; 

except rice; forage at 8.0 ppm; grain; 

cereal; forage; fodder and straw; group 

16; except rice; hay; straw and stover at 

14 ppm; grain; cereal; forage; fodder and 

straw; group 16; except rice; aspirated 

fractions at 50 ppm; grain; cereal; group 

15; except rice and sweet corn at 3.0 

ppm; grape; raisin at 3.5 ppm; grass; 

forage; fodder and hay; group 17; forage 

at 80 ppm; grass; forage; fodder and hay; 

group 17; hay at 30 ppm; herbs; 

subgroup 19A; fresh at 50 ppm; herbs; 

subgroup 19A; dried at 260 ppm; hop; 

dried cones at 100 ppm; nut; tree; group 

(including pistachio) 14 at 0.05 ppm; 

okra at 8.0 ppm; oilseed; group 20; 

except cotton at 5.0 ppm; onion; bulb; 

subgroup 3-07A at 0.30 ppm; onion; 

green; subgroup 3-07B at 20 ppm; 

peanut at 0.05 ppm; peanut; hay at 50 

ppm; pepper; non-bell at 8.0 ppm; 

potato; processed potato waste at 0.15 

ppm; soybean; aspirated fractions at 70 

ppm; soybean; forage at 8.0 ppm; 

soybean; hay at 30 ppm; soybean; hulls 

at 0.40 ppm; soybean; seed at 0.30 ppm; 

spices; except black pepper; subgroup 

19B at 100 ppm; vegetable; cucurbit; 

group 9 at 1.0 ppm; vegetable; foliage of 

legume; except soybean; subgroup 7A; 

forage at 30 ppm; vegetable; foliage of 

legume; except soybean; subgroup 7A; 

hay at 75 ppm; vegetable; foliage of 

legume; except soybean; subgroup 7A; 

vines at 16 ppm; vegetable; fruiting; 

except non-bell pepper; group 8 at 1.0 

ppm; vegetable; leafy; except Brassica; 

group 4 at 35 ppm; vegetable; leaves of 

root and tuber; group 2 at 30 ppm; 

vegetable; legume; edible podded; 

subgroup 6A at 2.0 ppm; vegetable; 

legume; succulent shelled; subgroup 6B 

at 0.20 ppm; vegetable; pea and bean; 

dried shelled (except soybean); 

subgroup 6C at 0.50 ppm; vegetable; 

root and tuber; except sugarbeet; 

subgroup 1B at 0.50 ppm; and vegetable; 

tuberous and corm; subgroup 1C at 0.05 

ppm. 

Furthermore, Bayer CropScience 

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide fluopyram (N-[2-[3-chloro-5- 

(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl]-2- 

(trifluoromethyl)benzamide) and its 

metabolite 2-(trifluoro methyl) 

benzamide, expressed in parent 

equivalents in/on the animal 

commodities cattle; fat at 0.10 ppm; 

cattle; meat at 0.10 ppm; cattle; meat 

byproducts; except liver at 0.10 ppm; 

cattle; liver at 1.2 ppm; eggs at 0.1 ppm; 

goat; fat at 0.10 ppm; goat; meat at 0.10 

ppm; goat; meat byproducts; except 

liver at 0.10 ppm; goat; liver at 1.2 ppm; 

hog; fat at 0.01 ppm; hog; meat at 0.01 

ppm; hog; meat byproducts; except liver 

at 0.01 ppm; hog; liver at 0.15 ppm; 

horse; fat at 0.10 ppm; horse; meat at 

0.10 ppm; horse; meat byproducts; 

except liver at 0.10 ppm; horse; liver at 

1.2 ppm; milk at 1.2 ppm; poultry; fat 

at 0.05 ppm; poultry; meat at 0.03 ppm; 

poultry; meat byproducts at 0.20 ppm; 

sheep; fat at 0.10 ppm; sheep; meat at 

0.10 ppm; sheep; meat byproducts; 

except liver at 0.10 ppm; and sheep; 

liver at 1.2 ppm for (P 8F7463). 

Fluopyram was determined to be the 

only analyte required for analysis based 

on the metabolic profile in plants, the 

short pre-harvest intervals analyzed, 

and results from preliminary residues 

trials in Europe. The analytical method 

involves, solvent extraction, filtration, 

and addition of an isotopically labeled 

internal standard followed by solid 

phase extraction. Quantitation is by 

high performance liquid 

chromatography-electrospray 

ionization/tandem mass spectrometry 

(LC/MS/MS). Contact: Shaja B. Joyner, 

(703) 308–3194; joyner.shaja@epa.gov. 

11. PP 8F7509. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0796). Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 

Riviera Ave., Suite 200, Walnut Creek, 

CA, proposes to establish a tolerance in 

40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide bispyribac-sodium; benzoic 

acid; 2,6-bis-((4,6-dimethoxy-2- 

pyrimidinyl)oxy)-, sodium salt; and its 

des-methyl metabolite, sodium 2-(4,6- 

dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)oxy-6-(4- 

hydroxy-6-methoxypyrimidin-2-yl) 

benzoate in or on freshwater fish tissue 

at 0.01 ppm. Practical analytical 

methods for detecting and measuring 

levels of bispyribac-sodium and its 

metabolites have been developed and 

validated in/on all appropriate plant 

and animal matrices. An analytical 

method for detecting bispyribac-sodium 

and its des methyl metabolite (KIH 

2023) in fish tissue has been submitted 

with this petition. The LOQ of 

bispyribac-sodium and the metabolite in 

the analytical method for fish tissue is 

10 ppb (0.01 ppm); which will allow 

monitoring for residues at the levels 

proposed for the tolerances. Contact: 

Hope Johnson, (703) 305–5410; 

johnson.hope@epa.gov. 

12. PP 9F7560. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0717). K-I CHEMICAL U.S.A., Inc., c/o 

Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 

5126, Valdosta, GA 31603–5126, 

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CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide pyroxasulfone, 3-[(5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl3(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4- 

ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5- 

dimethyl-1,2-oxazole and its major 

metabolites M-1,5-difluoromethoxy-1- 

methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4- 

ylmethanesulfonic acid, M-3,5- 

difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3- 

trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxylic 

acid, and M-25, (5-difluoromethoxy-3- 

trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4- 

yl)methanesulfonic acid in or on field 

corn kernel at 0.01 ppm; field corn 

forage at 0.15 ppm; field corn stover at 

0.15 ppm; field corn meal at 0.01 ppm; 

field corn grits at 0.01 ppm; field corn 

flour at 0.01 ppm; field corn starch at 

0.01 ppm; field corn oil (wet and dry 

milled) at 0.01 ppm; sweet corn ears at 

0.02 ppm; sweet corn forage at 0.15 

ppm; sweet corn stover at 0.15 ppm; 

wheat grain at 0.02 ppm; wheat forage 

at 0.2 ppm; wheat straw at 0.2 ppm; 

soybean seed at 0.05 ppm; soybean 

forage at 1.0 ppm; soybean hay at 2.0 

ppm; soybean meal at 0.05 ppm; 

soybean hulls at 0.02 ppm; and soybean 

refined oils at 0.01 ppm. Practical 

analytical methodology has been 

submitted for detecting levels of 

pyroxasulfone and its major metabolites 

(M-1, M-3, and M-25) based upon 

extraction of matrices with acetonitrile 

or aqueous methanol followed by 

various cleanup steps depending on the 

matrix and analyte. Analysis was 

performed using LC/MS/MS. Contact: 

Michael Walsh, (703) 308–2972; 

walsh.michael@epa.gov. 

13. PP 9F7582. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0737). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 

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

proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methylN-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine) 

(CAS Reg. No. 153719–23–4) and its 

metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5- 

ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine 

in or on onion, dry bulb at 0.03 ppm. 

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., has 

submitted practical analytical 

methodology for detecting and 

measuring levels of thiamethoxam in or 

on raw agricultural commodities. This 

method is based on crop specific cleanup procedures and determination by 

liquid chromatography with either 

ultraviolet (UV) or mass spectrometry 

(MS) detections. The limit of detection 

(LOD) for each analyte of this method is 

1.25 ng injected for samples analyzed by 

UV and 0.25 ng injected for samples 

analyzed by MS, and the limit of 

quantification (LOQ) is 0.005 ppm for 

milk and juices; and 0.01 ppm for all 

other substrates. Contact: Julie Chao, 

(703) 308–8735; chao.julie@epa.gov. 

14. PP 9F7624. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0833). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 

PO Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419– 

8300, proposes to establish a tolerance 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide fluazifop-p-butyl in or on 

banana and plantains at 0.01 ppm; 

citrus (whole fruit), citrus (oil), and 

citrus (juice) at 0.05 ppm; citrus (dried 

pulp) at 0.40 ppm; grapes at 0.01 ppm; 

sugarbeet (root) at 0.25 ppm; sugarbeet 

(top) at 1.5 ppm; sugarbeet (dried pulp) 

at 1.0 ppm; and sugarbeet (molasses) at 

3.5 ppm. Syngenta has developed and 

validated analytical methodology for 

enforcement purposes. This method has 

been submitted to the Agency and is in 

PAM Vol. II, Method II. An extensive 

database of method validation data 

using this method on various crop 

commodities is available. Contact: 

Michael Walsh, (703) 308–2972; 

walsh.michael@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 9E7598. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0812). The Interregional Research 

Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road 

East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

in cooperation with Arysta LifeScience 

North America LLC., 15401 Weston 

Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513, 

proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180.599 by revising the 

tolerance expression to read tolerances 

are established for the residues of the 

insecticide acequinocyl, including its 

metabolites and degradates. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified is to 

be determined by measuring only the 

sum of acequinocyl, 2-(acetyloxy)-3- 

dodecyl-1,4-naphthalenedione, and its 

metabolite, 2-dodecyl-3-hydroxy-1,4- 

napthoquinone, calculated as the 

stoichiometric equivalent of 

acequinocyl and by establishing a 

tolerance for the residues of 

acequinocyl, including its metabolites 

and degradates in or on vegetables, 

fruiting, group 8 at 0.7 ppm; okra at 0.7 

ppm; bean, edible podded at 0.25 ppm; 

and hop, dried cones at 3.5 ppm. The 

analytical method to quantitated 

residues of acequinocyl and 

acequinocyl-OH in/on fruit crops 

utilizes high pressure liquid 

chromatography-mass spectrometry 

(HPLC/MS/MS) detection for fruiting 

vegetables; crop group 8 (tomatoes and 

peppers) and LC/MS/MS for snap-bean; 

edible podded; and hop; dried cones. 

The lowest level for method validation 

(LLMV) was 0.01 ppm for acequinocyl 

and 0.025 ppm for acequinocyl-OH. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305– 

7610; jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

2. PP 9E7625. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0843). The Interregional Research 

Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road 

East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

proposes to amend the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.184(c) by deleting the regional 

tolerance for residues of the herbicide 

linuron, (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1- 

methoxy-1-methylurea) and its 

metabolites convertible to 3,4- 

dichloroaniline, calculated as linuron, 

in or on parsley, leaves at 0.25 ppm. 

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

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

3. PP 9F7576. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0673). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to amend by increasing the 

tolerance in 40 CFR 180.361 for the 

combined residues of the herbicide 

pendimethalin, N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4- 

dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine, and 

its metabolite 4-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]- 

2-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol in or 

on alfalfa forage to 3.5 ppm. In plants, 

the method is aqueous organic solvent 

extraction, column clean-up, and 

quantitation by gas chromatograph (GC). 

The method has a LOQ of 0.05 ppm for 

pendimethalin and the alcohol 

metabolite. Contact: Philip V. Errico, 

(703) 305–6663; errico.philip@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 9E7580. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0692). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W., 

Alexander Dr., P.O. Box 12014, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of a-isotridecyl-w-methoxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) (CAS No. 

345642–79–7) when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient surfactant in pesticide 

formulations under 40 CFR 180.920 in 

or on all raw agricultural commodities. 

Since the petitioner is requesting a 

tolerance exemption, an analytical 

method for residues of the inert in food 

crops in not required. Contact: Deirdre 

Sunderland, (703) 603–0851; 

sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

2. PP 9E7634. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0845). Wacker Chemical Corporation, 

3301 Sutton Rd., Adrian, MI 49221– 

9397, proposes to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of 

tetraethoxysilane, polymer with 

hexamethyldisiloxane with a minimum 

number average molecule weight (in 

AMU) of 2,500 (CAS No. 104133–09–7) 

in or on all raw agricultural 

commodities when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations. Since the petitioner is 

requesting a tolerance exemption, an 

analytical method for residues of the 

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Contact: Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603– 

0851; sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: December 16, 2009. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–31192 Filed 1–5–10; 8:45 am] 

Billing Code 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009-0977; FRL–8806–2] 

Maneb; Notice of Receipt of a Request 

to Voluntarily Cancel Pesticide 

Registrations of Certain Products 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 

notice of receipt of a request by the 

registrant to voluntarily cancel their 

registrations of certain products 

containing the pesticide maneb. EPA 

intends to grant this request at the close 

of the comment period for this 

announcement unless the Agency 

receives substantive comments within 

the comment period that would merit its 

further review of the request, or unless 

the registrant withdraws their request 

within this period. Upon acceptance of 

this request, any sale, distribution, or 

use of the products listed in this notice 

will be permitted only if such sale, 

distribution, or use is consistent with 

the terms as described in the final order. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0977, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0977. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

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Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

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placed in the docket and made available 

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that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

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Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

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listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

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publicly available only in hard copy 

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available in hard copy, at the OPP 

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2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

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Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8177; fax number: 

(703) 308–8090, e-mail address: 

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