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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 174 and 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0082; FRL–8867–4] 

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 pesticide 

petitions. 

SUMMARY: This notice 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 April 28, 2011. 

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 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 the 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 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 

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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, 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. PP 0E7794. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0110). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, proposes to establish a tolerance 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide imazapic, (±)-2-[4,5-dihydro4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1-Himidazol-2-yl]-5-methyl-3- 

pyridinecarboxylic acid, in or on 

soybean at 0.5 parts per million (ppm). 

The proposed analytical method for 

detecting residues of imazapic and the 

metabolites M715H001 (CL 263,284) 

and M715H002 (CL 189,215) in soybean 

seed and processed fractions is a liquid 

chromatography-tandem mass 

spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method. 

Enforcement methods for analysis of 

residues of imazapic and metabolite 

M715H001 (CL 263,284) in animal 

commodities have been previously 

submitted. The analytical method for 

analysis in meat and meat byproducts is 

based on capillary electrophoreses with 

confirmation by LC/MS. The analytical 

method for analysis in milk and fat is 

based on determination by LC/MS with 

confirmation by LC/MS/MS. Contact: 

Mindy Ondish, (703) 605–0723, e-mail 

address: ondish.mindy@epa.gov. 

2. PP 0E7797. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0146). Bayer CropScience, 2 T. W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish 

import tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide propineb, [[[2- 

[(Dithiocarboxy)amino]-1-methyethyl] 

carbamodithioato(2-)-eˆS,eˆS’]zinc], in or 

on apple, fruit at 2.5 ppm; apple, wet 

pomace at 2.5 ppm; pear, fruit at 2.5 

ppm; citrus, fruit at 4.5 ppm; banana, 

fruit (bagged) at 1.2 ppm; banana, fruit 

(unbagged) at 8.0 ppm; vegetable, 

cucurbit, group 9 at 8.0 ppm; vegetables, 

fruiting, group 8 at 8.0 ppm; onion, dry 

bulb at 1.6 ppm; onion, green at 13 ppm; 

grape at 0.8 ppm; olive at 0.35 ppm; 

avocado; and fruit crops, including: 

Black sapote; canistel; mamey sapote; 

mango; papaya; sapodilla; and star 

apple at 5.0 ppm. Propineb is rapidly 

degraded by hydrolysis and photolysis 

to the main metabolite 

propylenethiourea (PTU), which is the 

toxicologically relevant metabolite. 

Various analytical methods have been 

used, but samples are now prepared and 

analyzed by high performance liquid 

chromatography (HPLC)-atmosphere 

pressure chemical ionization/MS/MS. 

The limits of quantitation LOQ) is 0.01 

ppm for PTU. Contact: Tamue L. 

Gibson, (703) 305–9096, e-mail address: 

gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

3. PP 0E7820. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0087). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

proposes to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide spirodiclofen, 3-(2,4- 

dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1- 

oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2- 

dimethylbutanoate, in or on sugar apple, 

cherimoya, atemoya, custard apple, 

ilama, soursop, biriba, guava, feijoa, 

jaboticaba, wax jambu, starfruit, 

passionfruit, persimmon and acerola at 

0.45 ppm; and lychee, longan, Spanish 

lime, rambutan and pulasan at 3.5 ppm. 

Adequate analytical methodology using 

LC/MS/MS detection is available for 

enforcement purposes. Contact: Laura E. 

Nollen, (703) 305–7390, e-mail address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

4. PPs0F7714 and F7715. (EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2011–0053). Bayer CropScience, 

P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander 

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, proposes to establish tolerances 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide prothioconazole, 2-[2-(1- 

chlorocyclopropyl)-3-(2-chlorophenyl-2- 

hydroxypropyl)]-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,2,4- 

triazole-3-thione and its desthio 

metabolite, in or on raw or processed 

agricultural commodities rice, grain at 

0.25 ppm; rice, hulls at 1.0 ppm; alfalfa, 

forage and alfalfa, hay at 0.02 ppm; and 

potato, tuber at 0.02 ppm. Bayer 

CropScience is also proposing use of the 

currently established tolerances for 

residues of prothioconazole, 2-[2-(1- 

chlorocyclopropyl)-3-(2-chlorophenyl-2- 

hydroxypropyl)]-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,2,4- 

triazole-3-thione and its desthio 

metabolite, in or on the raw agricultural 

commodity pea and bean, dried shelled, 

except soybean, subgroup 6C; soybean, 

forage; soybean, hay; and soybean, seed 

to support the use of prothioconazole as 

a seed treatment on these crops. Bayer 

CropScience is also proposing that the 

above proposed tolerances on rice, 

based on foliar data, also support the 

use of prothioconazole as a seed 

treatment on rice. The analytical 

method for determining residues of 

concern in plants extracts residues of 

prothioconazole and JAU6476-desthio 

and converts the prothioconazole to 

JAU6476-desthio and JAU6476-sulfonic 

acid. Following addition of internal 

standards the sample extracts are 

analyzed by LC/MS/MS. 

Radiovalidation and independent 

laboratory validation have shown that 

the method adequately quantifies 

prothioconazole residues in treated 

commodities. The validated LOQ for 

total prothioconazole-derived residues 

in rice grain was 0.02 ppm. The 

validated LOQs were 0.01 ppm for 1H1,2,4-triazole and 0.05 ppm for the 

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analytical method for analysis of large 

animal tissues includes extraction of the 

residues of concern, followed by 

addition of an internal standard to the 

extract. The extract is then hydrolyzed 

to release conjugates, partitioned and 

analyzed by LC/MS/MS as 

prothioconazole, JAU6476-desthio and 

JAU6476-4-hydroxy. The method for 

analysis of milk eliminated the initial 

extraction step in the tissue method. 

Contact: Tawanda Maignan, (703) 308– 

8050, e-mail address: 

maignan.tawanda@epa.gov. 

5. PP 0F7812. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0007). Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., c/o Nisso 

America Inc., 45 Broadway, Suite 2120, 

New York, NY 10006, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide 

acetamiprid, N 1-[(6-chloro-3- 

pyridyl)methyl]-N 2-cyano-N 1- 

methylacetamidine, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on 

food/feed handling establishments at 

0.05 ppm. Based upon the metabolism 

of acetamiprid in plants and the 

toxicology of the parent and 

metabolites, quantification of the parent 

acetamiprid is sufficient to determine 

toxic residues. As a result a method was 

developed that involves extraction of 

acetamiprid from composite meals with 

a solvent followed by a decantation and 

filtration and finally analysis by a LC/ 

MS/MS method. The LOQ and the limit 

of detection (LOD) for the method are 

calculated to be 0.05 ppm and 0.01 ppm 

for composite meals, respectively. The 

method was reliable for composite meal 

analyses with an overall average 

recovery of 93 ± 14%. Contact: Jennifer 

Urbanski, (703) 347–0156, e-mail 

address: urbanski.jennifer@epa.gov. 

6. PP 0F7817. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0144). E.I. duPont de Nemours and 

Company, 1007 Market Street, 

Wilmington, DE 19898, proposes to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide 

aminocyclopyrachlor, [6-amino-5- 

chloro-2-cyclopropyl-4- 

pyrimidinecarboxylic acid] and 

aminocyclopyrachlor methyl ester 

[methyl 6-amino-5-chloro-2- 

cyclopropyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylate], 

expressed as aminocyclopyrachlor, in or 

on grass forage at 65 ppm; grass hay at 

125 ppm; fat (of cattle, goat, horse and 

sheep) at 0.07 ppm; meat (of cattle, goat, 

horse and sheep) at 0.02 ppm; meat 

byproducts—excluding liver (of cattle, 

goat, horse and sheep) at 0.4 ppm; liver 

(of cattle, goat, horse and sheep) at 0.06 

ppm; and milk at 0.035 ppm. Adequate 

analytical methods for enforcement 

purposes are available to monitor 

residues of aminocyclopyrachlor in 

grass commodities, milk, meat and meat 

byproducts. The analytical methods for 

both grass commodities and ruminant 

commodities use an LC/MS/MS system 

operating with an electrospray interface 

(ESI) in positive ion mode with limits of 

quantitation (LOQ) of 0.01 ppm. Both 

methods have been successfully 

independently validated by outside 

laboratories. Aminocyclopyrachlor had 

also been tested through the Food and 

Drug Administration (FDA), Multiresidue Methodology. Contact: Mindy 

Ondish, (703) 605–0723, e-mail address: 

ondish.mindy@epa.gov. 

7. PP 1F7822. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0152). E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 

Company, 1007 Market Street, 

Wilmington, DE 19898, proposes to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide quizalofopp-ethyl, (ethyl-2-[4-(6-chloroquinoxalin2-yl oxy) phenoxy] propanoate), 

including its metabolites and degradates 

(DUPONTTM ASSURE® II), in or on 

corn, grain at 0.01 ppm; corn, forage at 

0.01 ppm; and corn, stover at 0.03 ppm. 

The currently proposed aspirated grain 

fraction (AGF) tolerance of 1.0 ppm, 

based on sorghum AGF in PP 0E7802, 

will not be changed by corn AGF 

residues. An adequate analytical 

methodology (HPLC using either 

ultraviolet (UV) or fluorescence 

detection) is available for enforcement 

purposes in Volume II of the Food and 

Drug Administration Pesticide 

Analytical Method (PAM II, Method I). 

Contact: Mindy Ondish, (703) 605– 

0723, e-mail address: 

ondish.mindy@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 0E7781. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0980). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, proposes to amend the tolerances 

in 40 CFR 180.560 by amending the 

tolerance expression to establish 

combined residues of cloquintocetmexyl (acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8- 

quinolinyl)oxy]-,1-methylhexylester) 

(CAS Reg. No. 99607–70–2) and its acid 

metabolite (5-chloro-8-quinlinoxyacetic 

acid) when used as an inert ingredient 

(safener) in pesticide formulations 

containing either the herbicide 

clodinafop-propargyl or pinoxaden in a 

1:4 ratio of safener to active ingredient 

or in combination with the registered 

active ingredient dicamba, in or on 

wheat, grain at 0.10 ppm; wheat, forage 

at 0.2 ppm; wheat, hay at 0.50 ppm; and 

wheat, straw at 0.10 ppm. A practical 

analytical method for the determination 

of cloquintocet-mexyl and its major 

plant metabolite CGA–153433 in wheat 

raw agricultural commodities (RACs) 

published in the Federal Register of 

April 19, 2000 (65 FR 20972) (FRL– 

6554–3). Contact: Bethany Benbow, 

(703) 347–8072, e-mail address: 

benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

2. PP 0F7792. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0120). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 

12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180.474 for residues of the 

fungicide tebuconazole, alpha-[2-(4- 

chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-(1,1- 

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

ethanol), in or on wheat, grain and oats, 

grain by increasing the tolerances from 

0.05 ppm to 0.15 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 

Pesticide Analytical Method Volume II 

(PAM II). The animal method has also 

been approved as an adequate 

enforcement method. Contact: Tracy 

Keigwin, (703) 305–6605, e-mail 

address: keigwin.tracy@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 0E7815. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0093). Monsanto Company, 1300 I Street 

NW., Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 

20005, proposes to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of amides, C5-C9, 

N-3-[(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS No. 

1044764–00–2) and amides C6-C12, N-3- 

[(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS No. 

1044754–06–8) when used as a 

pesticide inert ingredient (surfactant) in 

pesticide formulations in 40 CFR part 

180.910 pre- and post-harvest uses. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because they are not 

applicable or required for the 

establishment of a tolerance exemption 

for inert ingredients. Contact: Deirdre 

Sunderland, (703) 603–0851, e-mail 

address: sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

2. PP 0E7797. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0146). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the fungicide 

propineb, [[[2-[(Dithiocarboxy)amino]-1- 

methyethyl] carbamodithioato(2-)-eˆS, 

eˆS’]zinc], in or on apple, juice; citrus, 

juice; citrus, oil; citrus, dried pulp; 

tomato, puree; tomato, paste. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because no concentration was 

recovered by the maximum residue 

level (MRL) for these raw agricultural 

commodities. Also, the high 

performance liquid chromatographyatmosphere pressure chemical 

ionization/tandem mass spectrometry 

analytical method is available to EPA 

for the detection and measurement of 

the pesticide residues. Contact: Tamue 


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L. Gibson, (703) 305–9096, e-mail 

address: gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: March 15, 2011. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6887 Filed 3–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 


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