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Region III, 1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 

Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Maryland Department of 

the Environment, 1800 Washington 

Boulevard Suite 705, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcia L. Spink, (215) 814–2104, or by 

email at spink.marcia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please see the 

information provided in the direct final 

action, with the same title, that is 

located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ 

section of this Federal Register 

publication. 

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10340 Filed 5–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0001; FRL–9346–1] 

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 June 1, 2012. 

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. 

• 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 online 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 email. The 

regulations.gov Web site 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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email 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 email address, is listed at the end 

of each pesticide petition summary. You 

may also reach each contact person by 

mail at Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (7511P) or 

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. 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 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 174 or 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 1E7853. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0395). 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 fludioxonil, 4-(2, 2-difluoro1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3- 

carbonitrile, in or on acerola at 5.0 parts 

per million (ppm); atemoya at 20 ppm; 

biriba at 20 ppm; cherimoya at 20 ppm; 

custard apple at 20 ppm; feijoa at 5.0 

ppm; guava at 5.0 ppm; ilama at 20 

ppm; jaboticaba at 5.0 ppm; passionfruit 

at 5.0 ppm; soursop at 20 ppm; starfruit 

at 5.0 ppm; sugar apple at 20 ppm; wax 

jambu at 5.0 ppm; ginseng at 3.0 ppm; 

onion, bulb subgroup 3–07A at 0.2 ppm; 

onion, green subgroup 3–07B at 7.0 

ppm; caneberry subgroup 13–07A at 5.0 

ppm; bushberry subgroup 13–07B at 2.0 

ppm; fruit, small fruit vine climbing, 

except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F 

at 1.0 ppm; berry, low growing, 

subgroup 13–07G, except cranberry at 

2.0 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10, 

except tomato at 0.7 ppm; fruit, citrus, 

group 10–10 at 10 ppm; fruit, pome, 

group 11–10 at 5.0 ppm; leafy green 

subgroup 4A at 30 ppm; pineapple at 

8.0 ppm; dragon fruit at 1.0 ppm; and 

vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 

1C at 6.0 ppm. Syngenta, has developed 

and validated analytical methodology 

for enforcement purposes. This method 

(Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG– 

597B) has passed an Agency petition 

method validation for several 

commodities, and is currently the 

enforcement method for fludioxonil. 

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

email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

2. PP 1E7972. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0164). E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 

Company, P.O. Box 80402, Wilmington, 

DE 19880, requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide proquinazid, 

in or on grapes at 0.5 ppm and raisins 

at 1.0 ppm. The proposed enforcement 

analytical methodology for proquinazid 

in plant-based matrices is the DFG–S19 

multi-residue method which uses gas 

chromatography with electron capture 

detection (GC/ECD) or GC with mass 

spectromatic detection (GC/MSD). The 

analytical method AMR 4089–96 

(Analytical method for the 

determination of proquinazid (DPX– 

KQ926) and metabolite (IN–MM671) in 

grapes using GC/MSD successfully 

determines residues in grapes and 

processed grape commodities. Contact: 

Rose Mary Kearns, (703) 305–5611, 

email address: 

kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E7979. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0132). 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 

herbicide glyphosate N- 

(phosphonomethyl) glycine in or on the 

raw agricultural commodity teff, forage 

and teff, hay at 100 ppm; and oilseed 

crops, group 20 at 40 ppm. Adequate 

enforcement methods are available for 

analysis of residues of glyphosate and 

its metabolite, AMPA, in or on plant 

and livestock commodities. These 

methods include: Gas-Liquid 

Chromatography ((GLC)—Method I in 

PAM II); HPLC with fluorometric 

detection; and GC/MS method for 

glyphosate in crops has also been 

validated by EPA’s Analytical 

Chemistry Laboratory (ACL). Contact: 

Andrew Ertman, (703) 308–9367, email 

address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2E7991. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0203). 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 plant 

growth regulator 1-naphthaleneacetic 

acid (NAA) and its conjugates, in or on 

rambutan at 3 ppm; avocado, mamey 

sapote and mango at 0.05 ppm; and 

fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 0.15 ppm. 

The nature of the residues of NAA is 

adequately understood and an 

acceptable analytical method is 

available for enforcement purposes. 

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

email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 


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5. PP 2E7982. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0139). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540 in 

cooperation with Valent U.S.A. 

Corporation, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 

200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, requests 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the herbicide 

flumioxazin, 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3- 

oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole1,3(2H)-dione, in or on artichoke at 0.02 

ppm; cabbage and Chinese cabbage 

(tight-headed varieties only) at 0.02 

ppm; olives, and olive oil at 0.02 ppm; 

pomegranate at 0.02 ppm; cactus fruit at 

0.1 ppm, and cactus pads at 0.05 ppm. 

Practical analytical methods for 

detecting and measuring levels of 

flumioxazin have been developed and 

validated in/on all appropriate 

agricultural commodities and respective 

processing fractions. The level of 

quantitation (LOQ) of flumioxazin in the 

methods is 0.02 ppm which will allow 

monitoring of food with residues at the 

levels proposed for the tolerances. 

Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308– 

9367, email address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

6. PP 0F7791. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0743). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New 

Linden Hill Rd., Suite 501, Wilmington, 

DE 19808, requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the insecticide tolfenpyrad 

(4-chloro-3-ethyl-1-methyl-N-[4-(ptolyloxy) benzyl] pyrazole-5- 

carboxamide, in or on head lettuce at 5 

ppm; leaf lettuce at 30 ppm; leaf 

petioles, subgroup 4B at 12.5 ppm; 

spinach at 24 ppm; Brassica, head and 

stem, subgroup 5A at 3.6 ppm; Brassica, 

leafy, subgroup 5B at 44 ppm; vegetable, 

fruiting group 8 at 0.6 ppm; potatoes at 

0.04 ppm; nut, tree group 14 (including 

pistachio) at 0.04 ppm; almond, hulls at 

5.0 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.6 

ppm; apple, wet pomace at 5.0 ppm; 

vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 0.8 ppm; 

fruit, stone, group 12 at 3.0 ppm; 

pomegranates at 3.0 ppm; persimmons 

at 3.0 ppm; citrus, group 10 at 1.0 ppm; 

citrus, pulp, dried at 2.0 ppm; citrus, oil 

at 16.0 ppm; grapes at 2.0 ppm; raisins 

at 5 ppm; cotton, seed at 0.6 ppm; 

cotton, gin byproducts at 9.0 ppm; tea 

at 20 ppm; milk at 0.03 ppm; cattle, 

meat at 0.2 ppm; cattle, meat byproducts 

at 0.2 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.01 ppm; 

cattle, kidney at 0.3 ppm; cattle, liver at 

0.7 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.02 ppm; 

sheep, meat byproducts at 0.02 ppm; 

sheep, fat at 0.01 ppm; sheep, kidney at 

0.3 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.7 ppm; goat, 

meat at 0.02 ppm; goat, meat byproducts 

at 0.02 ppm; goat, fat at 0.01 ppm; goat, 

kidney at 0.3 ppm; goat, liver at 0.7 

ppm; horse, meat at 0.02 ppm; horse, fat 

at 0.01 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.3 ppm; 

horse, liver at 0.7 ppm; and horse, meat 

byproducts at 0.02 ppm. Residues of 

tolfenpyrad are quantified using HPLC– 

MS/MS detection. This method has 

been successfully validated at an 

independent facility and therefore is 

suitable for use as the enforcement 

method for the determination of 

residues of tolfenpyrad in crops. 

Contact: Driss Benmhend, (703) 308– 

9525, email address: 

benmhend.driss@epa.gov. 

7. PP 1F7935. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0044). United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 

Freedom Business Center, King of 

Prussia, PA 19406, requests to establish 

a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide mancozeb, in 

or on walnuts at 0.75 ppm of carbon 

disulfide equivalents. Residues of 

mancozeb are determined by 

decomposing the residue with a strong 

acid to release carbon disulfide (CS2). 

The CS2 can be measured by GC or by 

absorbance of a colored copper 

dithiocarbamate complex formed by 

sweeping the CS2 through a trap and 

into a reaction tube containing a 

solution of copper acetate and an amine. 

Adequate methodology for enforcement 

is available in the Pesticide Analytical 

Manual (PAM), Volume II, Methods II 

and III. Contact: Lisa Jones, (703) 308– 

9424, email address: jones.lisa@epa.gov. 

8. PP 1F7902. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 

0556). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New 

Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, 

Wilmington, DE 19808, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide 

fenpyroximate and its Z- isomer, in or 

on corn, field, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, 

field, forage/silage at 2.0 ppm; corn, 

field, stover at 7.0 ppm; corn, field, 

aspirated fractions at 2.0 ppm; corn, 

pop, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, pop, 

forage/silage at 2.0 ppm; corn, pop, 

stover at 7.0 ppm; and corn, pop, 

aspirated fractions at 2.0 ppm. An 

enforcement method has been 

developed which involves extraction of 

fenpyroximate from crops with ethyl 

acetate in the presence of anhydrous 

sodium sulfate, dilution with methanol, 

and then analysis by HPLC–MS/MS 

detection. Contact: Driss Benmhend, 

(703) 308–9525, email address: 

benmhend.driss@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 1E7853. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0395). 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 180.516 by revising the tolerances 

for residues of the fungicide fludioxonil, 

4-(2, 2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)- 

1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, from 0.45 

ppm to 5.0 ppm for the following 

commodities: Avocado; sapote, black; 

canistel; sapote, mamey; mango; papaya; 

sapodilla; and star apple. The petition 

additionally requests to amend the 

tolerances for the following 

commodities from 1.0 ppm to 20 ppm: 

Longan; lychee; pulasan; rambutan; and 

Spanish lime. The petition also requests 

to amend the tolerance in or on tomato 

from 0.50 ppm to 3.0 ppm. In addition, 

upon approval of the aforementioned 

tolerances, it is proposed that 40 CFR 

180.516 be amended to remove the 

established tolerances for the residues of 

fludioxonil, 4-(2, 2-difluoro-1,3- 

benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3- 

carbonitrile, in or on the raw 

agricultural commodities onion, bulb at 

0.2 ppm; onion, green at 7.0 ppm; 

caneberry subgroup 13A at 5.0 ppm; 

bushberry subgroup 13B at 2.0 ppm; 

Juneberry at 2.0 ppm; lingonberry at 2.0 

ppm; salal at 2.0 ppm; grape at 1.0 ppm; 

strawberry at 2.0 ppm; vegetable, 

fruiting, group 8 at 0.01 ppm; tomatillo 

at 0.50 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10 at 10 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 5.0 ppm; 

leafy greens subgroup 4A, except 

spinach at 30 ppm; and vegetable, 

tuberous and corm, subgroup 1D at 3.5 

ppm. Syngenta has developed and 

validated analytical methodology for 

enforcement purposes. This method 

(Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG– 

597B) has passed an Agency petition 

method validation for several 

commodities, and is currently the 

enforcement method for fludioxonil. 

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

email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E7979. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0132). 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 180.364 for residues of the 

herbicide glyphosate N- 

(phosphonomethyl) glycine, as follows: 

Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1, 

except sugar beet from 0.2 ppm to 6.0 

ppm; and convert: Vegetable, bulb, 

group 3 at 0.2 ppm to vegetable, bulb, 

group 3–07 at 0.2 ppm; okra at 0.5 ppm 

and vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 0.1 

ppm to vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 at 

0.1 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.5 

ppm to fruit, citrus, group 10–10 at 0.5 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.2 ppm 

to fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 0.2 ppm; 

cranberry, grape, Juneberry, kiwifruit, 

lingonberry, salal, strawberry, and berry 

group 13 at 0.2 ppm to berry and small 

fruit, group 13–07 at 0.2 ppm. In 

addition, upon approval of the new 


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tolerance for ‘‘Oilseed Crops, Group 20 

at 40 ppm’’ under ‘‘New Tolerances’’, 

delete tolerances for borage, seed, 

crambe, seed, jojoba, seed, lesquerella, 

seed, meadowfoam, seed, mustard, seed 

and sesame, seed all at 0.1 ppm; flax, 

seed at 4.0 ppm; flax, meal at 8.0 ppm; 

canola, seed and rapeseed, seed at 20 

ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 40 ppm 

and safflower, seed and Sunflower, seed 

at 85 ppm; which will be included 

under the ‘‘Oilseed Crops, Group 20 at 

40 ppm’’. Adequate enforcement 

methods are available for analysis of 

residues of glyphosate and its 

metabolite, AMPA, in or on plant and 

livestock commodities. These methods 

include: GLC—Method I in PAM II; 

HPLC with fluorometric detection; and 

GC/MS method for glyphosate in crops 

has also been validated by EPA’s 

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (ACL). 

Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308– 

9367, email address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E7991. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0203). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests upon approval of the 

aforementioned tolerances under ‘‘New 

Tolerance’’, to amend the tolerances in 

40 CFR 180.155 for residues of the plant 

growth regulator, 1-naphthalene- acetic 

acid (NAA) and its conjugates, by 

removing the tolerance for fruit, pome, 

group 11 at 0.15 ppm, as it will be 

superseded by the tolerance on fruit, 

pome, group 11–10 at 0.15 ppm. 

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

email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 1E7900. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0131). ISK Biosciences Corporation, 

7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, 

OH 44077, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of calcium 

gluconate (CAS No. 299–28–5) under 40 

CFR 180.920 when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient as a sequestrant, binder 

and filler in pesticide formulations 

applied pre-harvest to all raw 

agricultural. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed based on 

the fact that this information is not 

required for the establishment of a 

tolerance exemption. Contact: Roger 

Chesser, (703) 347–8516, email address: 

chesser.roger@epa.gov. 

2. PP 1E7933. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0207). Ecolab, Inc., 370 N. Wabasha 

Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of aluminum sulfate (CAS No. 10043– 

01–3) under 40 CFR 180.940(a) for use 

as an inert ingredient as a defoamer in 

antimicrobial pesticide formulations 

applied to food-contact surfaces in 

public eating places, dairy-processing 

equipment, and food-processing 

equipment and utensils at 50 ppm. 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. 

3. PP 1E7949. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0106). DowAgroSciences, LLC., 9330 

Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of N-Alkyl (C8-C18) 

dimethylamidopropyl-amines 

(NADMAPA) where the alkyl group is 

linear and may be saturated and/or 

unsaturated under 40 CFR 180.920 

when used as a pesticide inert 

ingredient in pesticide formulations 

with limits of up to 20% of a herbicide 

formulation. NADMAPA is a group of 

highly related materials that are all 

derived from the reaction of 

dimethylamidopropyl-amine (DMAPA) 

with linear C8-C18 fatty acids. The 

following materials are proposed as 

being covered by the NADMAPA 

descriptor: Amides, coco, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino) propyl] (CAS No. 

68140–01–2); Amides, C8-C18 and C18- 

unsatd., N-[3-(dimethylamino) propyl] 

(CAS No. 146987–98–6); N-[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl]-C12-C18(even 

numbered)-alkylamide (CAS No. 

1147459–12–8); dodecanamide, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino) propyl] (CAS No. 

3179–80–4); tetradecanamide, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS No. 

45267–19–4); hexadecanamide, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS No. 

39669–97–1); octadecanamide, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS No. 

7651–02–7); 9-octadecenamide, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl]-, (9Z)- (CAS 

No. 109–28–4); decanamide, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS No. 

22890–11–5); and octanamide, N-[3- 

(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS No. 

22890–10–4). This petition is based on 

coconut fatty acid, 

dimethylamidopropylamide (Coco 

APDMA; CAS 68140–01–2; Amides, 

coco, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]) as 

the representative test material for 

NADMAPA materials. Coco APDMA is 

a blend and the chain length of the R 

group varies based on the natural origin 

of the coconut oil. The dominant 

components of the R chain are C12 and 

C14 at 52.47 and 15.72%, respectively, 

but the chain length ranges from C8 to 

C18. The petitioner believes no analytical 

method is needed because it is not 

required for the establishment of a 

tolerance exemption for inert 

ingredients. Contact: William Cutchin, 

(703) 305–7990, email address: 

cutchin.william@epa.gov. 

4. PP 1F7941. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0134). Becker Underwood, Inc., 801 

Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of tolerances for 

residues of the seed applied 

biochemical pesticide, methyl 

jasmonate (CAS No. 1211–29–6), 

cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-oxo-2-(2- 

pentenyl)-, methyl ester, in or on canola, 

seed; rapeseed, seed; mustard, seed; 

safflower, seed; sunflower, seed; and 

camelina, seed. An analytical method 

for residues of methyl jasmonate is not 

necessary as this petition requests an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance without numerical limitations. 

Contact: Chris Pfeifer, (703) 308–0031, 

email address: pfeifer.chris@epa.gov. 

5. PP 2F7974. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0250). Actagro, LLC, PO Box 309, Biola, 

CA 93606, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the biochemical 

pesticide, Organic Acids Derived from 

Leonardite, when used as a plant growth 

regulator applied to all growing crops. 

The petition proposes to establish 

exemptions from the requirement of a 

tolerance without numerical limitation 

and an analytical method is generally 

not required for establishment of a 

tolerance exemption. Contact: Menyon 

Adams, (703) 347–8496, email address: 

adams.menyon@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerance Exemption 

PP 1E7946. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0031). Lyondell Chemical Company, 

1221 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 

77010, requests to expand the 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for uses of the residues of 2- 

methyl-1,3-propanediol (CAS No. 2163– 

42–0) in 40 CFR 180.940(a), to include 

uses in food contact surface sanitizing 

solutions in addition to existing uses on 

raw agricultural commodities and 

animals. 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. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 


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Dated: April 23, 2012. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

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