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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve, 

through direct final rulemaking, 

revisions to the State of Iowa’s State 

Implementation Plan (SIP), Title V 

program and Clean Air Act (CAA) 

section 111(d) Plan. The purpose of 

these revisions is to make general 

updates to existing state air quality 

rules, approve an exemption from 

constructing permitting for engines used 

in periodic pipeline testing, approve 

changes to State rules regarding regional 

haze requirements, and to approve 

adoption of Federal regulations 

including the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) for 2008 

Ozone, 2008 Lead, and 2010 Nitrogen 

Dioxide. EPA is proposing approval of 

the SIP provisions pursuant to section 

110 of the CAA. 

EPA is also proposing to approve the 

State of Iowa’s negative declaration and 

withdrawal of its section 111(d)/129 

plan for Hospital Medical Infectious 

Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) units. EPA 

is proposing approval of these actions 

pursuant to section 111 of the CAA. 

EPA is also proposing to approve two 

minor administrative changes to the 

Title V program, pursuant to section 500 

of the CAA. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

action must be received in writing by 

November 25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2012–0410; by mail to Michael 

Jay, Environmental Protection Agency, 

Air Planning and Development Branch, 

11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically or through hand delivery/ 

courier by following the detailed 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

the direct final rule located in the rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Jay at (913) 551–7460, or by 

email at jay.michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of today’s Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the State’s 

revision as a direct final rule without 

prior proposal because the Agency 

views this as a noncontroversial 

revision amendment and anticipates no 

relevant adverse comments to this 

action. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action, 

no further activity is contemplated in 

relation to this action. If EPA receives 

relevant adverse comments, the direct 

final rule will be withdrawn and all 

public comments received will be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed action. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this action. Any parties interested in 

commenting on this action should do so 

at this time. Please note that if EPA 

receives adverse comment on part of 

this rule and if that part can be severed 

from the remainder of the rule, EPA may 

adopt as final those parts of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. For additional information, 

see the direct final rule which is located 

in the rules section of this Federal 

Register. 

Dated: September 6, 2013. 

Karl Brooks, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24865 Filed 10–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0023; FRL–9901–96] 

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 November 25, 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.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) 

(7511P), (703) 305–7090, email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov; or the 

Registration Division (RD) (7505P), (703) 

305–7090, email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov.; 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. 

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 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 

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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 2E8119. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0949). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide triflumizole, 1-(1-((4-chloro-2- 

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)imino)-2- 

propoxyethyl)-1H-imidazole, in or on 

tomato at 1.5 parts per million (ppm); 

fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 0.5 ppm; 

fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy 

kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 2.5 ppm; 

and berry, low growing, subgroup, 13– 

07G at 2.0 ppm. The analytical method 

is suitable for analyzing crops for 

residues of triflumizole and its aniline 

containing metabolites at the proposed 

tolerance levels. The analytical method 

has been independently validated. 

Residue levels of triflumizole are 

converted to FA–1–1 by acidic and 

alkaline reflux, followed by distillation. 

Residues are then extracted and 

subjected to SPE purification. Detection 

and quantitation are conducted by gas 

chromatograph equipped with nitrogen 

phosphorus detector (GC–NPD), 

electron capture detector (ECD) or mass 

spectrometry detection (MSD). The 

enforcement methodology has been 

submitted to the Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) for publication in 

the Pesticide Analytical Manual, Vol. II 

(PAM II). (RD) 

2. PP 2E8138. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0653). Bayer CropScience LP, P.O. Box 

12014, 2 T. W. Alexander Drive, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide tebuconazole, in or on orange, 

whole fruit at 1 ppm; orange, juice at 

0.15 ppm; and orange, oil at 400 ppm. 

An enforcement method for plant 

commodities has been validated on 

various commodities. It has undergone 

successful EPA validation and has been 

submitted for inclusion in PAM II. The 

animal method has also been approved 

as an adequate enforcement method. 

(RD) 

3. PP 3F8156. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0654). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide flutriafol, 

[(±)-a-(2-fluorophenyl)-a-(4- 

fluorophenyl)-1 H-1,2,4-triazole-1- 

ethanol], including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on cattle, liver at 0.3 

ppm; cattle, muscle at 0.01 ppm; goat, 

liver at 0.3 ppm; goat, muscle at 0.01 

ppm; horse, liver at 0.3 ppm; horse, 

muscle at 0.01 ppm; milk at 0.01 ppm; 

sheep, liver at 0.3 ppm; and sheep, 

muscle at 0.01 ppm. Adequate 

enforcement analytical methods for 

determining flutriafol in/on appropriate 

raw agricultural commodities and 

processed commodities are available for 

the established and proposed tolerances. 

(RD) 

4. PP 3F8174. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0655). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide flutriafol, 

[(±)-a-(2-fluorophenyl)-a-(4- 

fluorophenyl)-1 H-1,2,4-triazole-1- 

ethanol], including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on African tree nut at 

0.015 ppm; almond, nutmeat at 0.6 

ppm; almond, hulls at 15 ppm; Brazil 

nut at 0.015 ppm; bur oak at 0.015 ppm; 

horse, butternut at 0.015 ppm; cajon at 

0.015 ppm; cashew at 0.015 ppm; 

castanha-do-maranhao at 0.015 ppm; 

cattle, liver at 1.0 ppm; cattle, meat 

byproducts, except liver at 0.10 ppm; 

cattle, muscle at 0.03 ppm; coconut at 

0.015 ppm; coquito nut at 0.015 ppm; 

dika nut at 0.015 ppm; goat, liver at 1.0 

ppm; goat, meat byproducts, except 

liver at 0.10 ppm; goat, muscle at 0.03 

ppm; Guiana chestnut at 0.015 ppm; 

hazelnut at 0.015 ppm; heartnut at 0.015 

ppm; hickory nut at 0.015 ppm; horse, 

liver at 1.0 ppm; horse, meat 

byproducts, except liver at 0.10 ppm; 

horse, muscle at 0.03 ppm; Japanese 

horse-chestnut at 0.015 ppm; 

macadamia nut at 0.015 ppm; milk at 

0.02 ppm; mongongo nut at 0.015 ppm; 

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at 0.015 ppm; peanut, hay at 15 ppm; 

pecan at 0.015 ppm; sapucaia nut at 

0.015 ppm; sheep, liver at 1.0 ppm; 

sheep, meat byproducts, except liver at 

0.10 ppm; sheep, muscle at 0.03 ppm; 

strawberry at 1.5 ppm; tomato, paste at 

1.5 ppm; triticale, grain at 0.10 ppm; 

vegetable, cucurbit, Group 9 at 0.20 

ppm; vegetable, fruiting, Group 8–10 at 

0.60 ppm; walnut, black at 0.015 ppm; 

walnut, English at 0.015 ppm; wheat, 

forage at 30 ppm; wheat, grain at 0.10 

ppm; wheat, hay at 15 ppm; and wheat, 

straw at 9 ppm. Adequate enforcement 

analytical methods for determining 

flutriafol in/on appropriate raw 

agricultural commodities and processed 

commodities are available for the 

established and proposed tolerances. 

(RD) 

5. PP 3F8180. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0504). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. 

Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide trifloxystrobin (benzeneacetic 

acid, (E,E)-a-(methoxyimino)-2-[[[[1-[3- 

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] 

ethylidene]amino]oxy]methyl]-methyl 

ester) and the free form of its acid 

metabolite CGA–321113 ((E,E)- 

methoxyimino-[2-[1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-ethylideneaminooxymethyl]- 

phenyl]acetic acid), in or on pea, dry, 

seed at 0.06 ppm; pea, field, hay at 15 

ppm; pea, field, vines at 4.0 ppm; 

chickpea, seed at 0.06 ppm; and lentil, 

seed at 0.06 ppm. A practical analytical 

methodology for detecting and 

measuring levels of trifloxystrobin in or 

on raw agricultural commodities has 

been submitted. The method is based on 

crop specific cleanup procedures and 

determination by GC–NPD. A newer 

analytical method is available 

employing identical solvent mixtures 

and solvent to matrix ratio (as the first 

method), deuterated internal standards, 

and liquid chromatography/mass 

spectrometry-mass spectrometry (LC/

MS–MS) with an electrospray interface, 

operated in the positive ion mode. (RD) 

6. PP 3F8192. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0622). 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 herbicide 

saflufenacil, including its metabolites 

and degradates, in or on grass, forage at 

15 ppm; grass, hay at 20 ppm; grass, 

seed screenings at 0.9 ppm; and grass, 

straw at 1.5 ppm. Adequate enforcement 

methodology (LC/MS–MS) methods for 

plant and livestock commodities are 

available to enforce the tolerance 

expression. (RD) 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 2E8119. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0949). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to amend the existing tolerance 

in 40 CFR 180.476 for residues of the 

fungicide triflumizole, 1-(1-((4-chloro-2- 

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)imino)-2- 

propoxyethyl)-1H-imidazole, in or on 

vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 from 0.5 

ppm to 0.8 ppm. IR–4 also proposed, 

upon approval of the tolerances in 1. 

under ‘‘New Tolerance’’, to remove 

established tolerances for apple at 0.5 

ppm; pear at 0.5 ppm; grape at 2.5 ppm; 

and strawberry at 2.0 ppm. The 

analytical method is suitable for 

analyzing crops for residues of 

triflumizole and its aniline containing 

metabolites at the proposed tolerance 

levels. The analytical method has been 

independently validated. Residue levels 

of triflumizole are converted to FA–1– 

1 by acidic and alkaline reflux, followed 

by distillation. Residues are then 

extracted and subjected to SPE 

purification. Detection and quantitation 

are conducted by GC–NPD, ECD or 

MSD. The enforcement methodology 

has been submitted to the FDA for 

publication in the PAM II. (RD) 

2. PP 2F8090. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0659). McLaughlin Gormley King 

Company, 8810 Tenth Avenue North, 

Minneapolis, MN 55427, requests to 

amend 40 CFR 180.545 to read: ‘‘(a)(1) 

A tolerance of 1.0 ppm is established for 

residues of the insecticide prallethrin, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on all raw agricultural 

commodities and processed food from 

use of prallethrin in food handling 

establishments where food and food 

products are held, processed, prepared 

and/or served, or as a wide-area 

mosquito adulticide. Compliance with 

the tolerance level specified is to be 

determined by measuring only 

prallethrin, (RS)-2-methyl-4-oxo-3-(2- 

propynyl) cyclopent-2-enyl(1RS)- 

cis,trans-chrysanthemate.’’ An LC/MS– 

MS analytical method was developed 

and validated for prallethrin in grass, 

alfalfa, and leaf lettuce. (RD) 

3. PP 3F8156. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0654). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, requests to 

amend the established tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.629 for residues of the 

fungicide flutriafol, [(±)-a-(2- 

fluorophenyl)-a-(4-fluorophenyl)-1 

H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol], including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on 

corn, field, forage from 0.75 ppm to 5.0 

ppm; corn, field, stover from 1.5 ppm to 

15 ppm; corn, pop, stover from 1.5 ppm 

to 15 ppm; and cattle, meat byproducts 

at 0.07 ppm to cattle, meat byproducts, 

except liver at 0.03 ppm; goat, meat 

byproducts at 0.07 ppm to goat, meat 

byproducts, except liver at 0.03 ppm; 

horse, meat byproducts at 0.07 ppm to 

horse, meat byproducts, except liver at 

0.03 ppm; and sheep, meat byproducts 

at 0.07 ppm to sheep, meat byproducts, 

except liver at 0.03 ppm. Adequate 

enforcement analytical methods for 

determining flutriafol in/on appropriate 

raw agricultural commodities and 

processed commodities are available for 

the established and proposed tolerances. 

(RD) 

4. PP 3F8157. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0656). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.617 for residues of the fungicide 

metconazole, [5-[(4- 

chlorophenyl)methyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1- 

(1H -1,2,4-triazol-1- 

ylmethyl)cyclopentanol] as the sum of 

its cis- and trans- isomers in or on corn, 

field, stover from 4.5 ppm to 30.0 ppm 

and corn, pop, stover from 4.5 ppm to 

30.0 ppm. Independently validated 

analytical methods have been submitted 

for analyzing parent metconazole 

residues with appropriate sensitivity in 

the raw crop and processed 

commodities for field and sweet corn 

stover for which an increase in tolerance 

is being requested. (RD) 

5. PP 3F8185. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0622). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.649 for residues of the herbicide 

saflufenacil, including its metabolites 

and degradates, in or on barley, grain 

from 0.10 ppm to1.0 ppm; barley, straw 

from 0.10 ppm to15.0 ppm; barley, bran 

from 0.10 ppm to 1.53 ppm; wheat, 

grain from 0.10 ppm to 0.6 ppm; and 

wheat, straw from 0.10 ppm to 6.0 ppm, 

included under the existing tolerances 

for ‘‘Grain, cereal, group 15’’ and 

‘‘Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw 

group 16’’. In addition, BASF 

Corporation requests to amend the 

existing commodity definition, ‘‘Grain, 

cereal, forage, fodder and straw group 

16’’ to ‘‘Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and 

straw, group 16, except barley, rice and 

wheat straw’’ as well as amend the 

commodity definition, ‘‘Grain, cereal, 

group 15’’ to ‘‘Grain, cereal, group 15, 

except barley and wheat.’’ Adequate 

enforcement methodology (LC/MS–MS) 

methods for plant and livestock 

commodities are available to enforce the 

tolerance expression. (RD) 

6. PP 3F8192. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0622). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 


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Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.649 for residues of the herbicide 

saflufenacil, including its metabolites 

and degradates, in or on livestock 

commodities (cattle, goat, horse, sheep): 

fat from 0.01 ppm to 0.05 ppm; liver 

from 2.5 ppm to 45 ppm; and meat 

byproducts, except liver from 0.05 ppm 

to 0.5 ppm; hog, fat from 0.01 ppm to 

0.05 ppm; hog, liver from 0.80 ppm to 

45 ppm; and hog, meat byproducts, 

except liver from 0.02 ppm to 0.5 ppm. 

Adequate enforcement methodology 

(LC/MS-MS) methods for plant and 

livestock commodities are available to 

enforce the tolerance expression. (RD) 

7. PP 3F8196. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0673). K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. c/o 

Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126 

Valdosta, GA 31603–5126, requests to 

amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.659 

for residues of the sum of the herbicide 

pyroxasulfone, [3-[[[5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4- 

yl]methyl] sulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5- 

dimethylisoxazole] and its metabolite 5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4- 

carboxylic acid (M-3) calculated as the 

stoichiometric equivalent of 

pyroxasulfone, in or on corn, field, grain 

at 0.02 ppm; and pyroxasulfone [3-[[[5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4- 

yl]methyl]sulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5- 

dimethylisoxazole] and its metabolites 

[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4- 

yl]methanesulfonic acid (M-1), 5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4- 

carboxylic acid (M-3), and [5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)- 

1H-pyrazol-4-yl]methanesulfonic acid 

(M-25), calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of pyroxasulfone in or on 

corn, field, forage at 0.09 ppm. EPA has 

approved an analytical enforcement 

methodology including LC/MS-MS to 

enforce the tolerance expression for 

pyroxasulfone. (RD) 

8. PP 3F8197. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0670). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.464 for residues of the herbicide 

dimethenamid, in or on cottonseed, 

subgroup 20 at 0.01 ppm; cotton, gin 

byproducts at 1.5 ppm; and cotton, seed, 

refined oil at 0.02 ppm. Compliance 

with the plant commodity tolerances 

level is to be determined by measuring 

only the sum of residues of 

dimethenamid, 1 (R,S)-2-chloro- N -[(1- 

methyl-2-methoxy)ethyl]- N -(2,4- 

dimethylthien-3-yl)-acetamide, applied 

as either the 90:10 or 50:50 S:R isomers, 

in or on commodities. The enforcement 

analytical method uses extraction and 

clean up followed by quantification 

with capillary column gas 

chromatography using thermionic 

nitrogen specific detector. A gas 

spectrometry/MS (GS/MS) method for 

identification is also available. This 

method is not selective towards the 

dimethenamid isomer and is therefore 

valid for residues from both racemic 

dimethenamid and the enriched isomer 

dimethenamid-P. An LC/MS–MS 

method was developed as a residue 

generation method to fulfill residue 

chemistry investigations, and was used 

to develop the cotton residue data. 

Tolerances are proposed on a nonisomer specific basis. (RD) 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 3F8148. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0277). Amy Plato Roberts, Regulatory 

Consultant, Technology Sciences Group, 

Inc., 712 Fifth St., Suite A, Davis, CA 

95616, on behalf of Agri-Neo, Inc., 3485 

Ashby Saint-Laurent (Quebec), H4R 

2K3, Canada, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the biochemical 

tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED) and 

its degradation product 

diacetylethylenediamine (DAED), in or 

on all food commodities. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for a tolerance 

exemption. (BPPD) 

2. PP 3F8172. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0666). Novozymes BioAg, Inc., 13100 

W. Lisbon Road, Suite 600, Brookfield, 

WI 53005, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the microbial 

insecticide, Chromobacterium 

subtsugae strain SB3872, in or on all 

food commodities. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because, when used as directed, 

Chromobacterium subtsugae strain 

SB3872 will not result in residues that 

are of toxicological concern. (BPPD) 

3. PP IN–10622. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2013–0590). Technology Sciences 

Group, Inc., 1150 18th St. NW., Suite 

1000, Washington, DC 20036, requests 

to establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of coco alkyl dimethyl amines (CAS No. 

61788–93–0), under 40 CFR 180.920, 

when used as a pesticide inert 

ingredient in pesticide formulations for 

use in or on growing crops. 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 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: September 30, 2013. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25267 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Parts 223 and 224 

[Docket No. 130819728–3728–01] 

RIN 0648–XC822 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 

90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 23 

Species of Corals as Threatened or 

Endangered Under the Endangered 

Species Act 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition 

finding; request for information. 

SUMMARY: We (NMFS) announce a 90- 

day finding on a petition to list 23 

species of corals as threatened or 

endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA). We find that the 

petition presents substantial scientific 

or commercial information indicating 

that the petitioned action may be 

warranted for 3 species: Cantharellus 

noumeae, Siderastrea glynni, and 

Tubastraea floreana. Therefore, we will 

conduct status reviews of the three 

species to determine if the petitioned 

actions are warranted. To ensure that 

the status reviews are comprehensive, 

we are soliciting scientific and 

commercial information pertaining to 

these petitioned species from any 

interested party. We find that the 

petition does not present substantial 

scientific or commercial information 

indicating that the petitioned action 

may be warranted for 20 species: 

Acropora roseni, Acropora suharsonoi, 

Alveopora excelsa, Alveopora minuta, 

Ctenella chagius, Hydnophora bonsai, 

Isopora togianensis, Lithophyllon 

ranjithi, Lobophyllia serratus, Millepora 

boschmai, Millepora striata, Montipora 

setosa, Parasimplastrea sheppardi, 

Pectinia maxima, Pocillopora 


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