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parcels processing equipment, 

increasing the need for extra handling. 

If the Postal Service proceeds with its 

plan to adopt a new density eligibility 

requirement for BPM parcels, parcels 

will be required to meet or exceed the 

minimum physical density threshold to 

qualify for BPM parcel pricing. The 

proposed density requirement will not 

be applicable to Bound Printed Matter 

flats. 

The principal intent of the Postal 

Service in proposing this new 

requirement is to provide guidance for 

mailers to improve the efficiency and 

effectiveness in the packaging of BPM 

parcels. The Postal Service also hopes to 

provide a mechanism for mailers to selfregulate the content of BPM parcels, as 

books and similar printed matter are 

naturally dense products. 

To calculate density, first the length, 

height and width of each parcel is 

measured in inches, and then 

multiplied to obtain cubic inches. To 

determine the volume in cubic feet, the 

cubic inches product is then divided by 

1,728 (cubic inches in a cubic foot). The 

weight of the mailpiece, in pounds, is 

then divided by the product of the prior 

calculation (the mailpiece volume in 

cubic feet) to yield a density value of the 

parcel, measured in pounds/cubic foot. 

For example, the density of a BPM 

parcel weighing 10 pounds and 

measuring 12 inches in length, 8 inches 

in height, 10 inches in width, would 

have a density of approximately 17.9 

pounds/cubic foot, calculated as 

follows: 12 × 8 × 10 = 960 cubic inches, 

960/1728 = .56 cubic feet, 10/.56 = 17.9 

pounds/cubic foot. If this standard is 

adopted, to be eligible for BPM pricing, 

parcels must demonstrate a density of at 

least 10.0 pounds/cubic foot. BPM 

parcels with densities under 10.0 

pounds/cubic foot would not be eligible 

for BPM parcel pricing. When parcels 

intended for mailing at BPM prices are 

identified as falling below the minimum 

density threshold, the mailer will be 

provided with the option either to 

repackage the contents more efficiently 

to meet the minimum density 

requirement, or mail the item using 

another mail class as applicable. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18085 Filed 7–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0001; FRL–9353–6] 

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 August 24, 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. 

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), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://www.

epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

contact person, with telephone number 

and email address, is listed at the end 

of each pesticide petition summary. You 

may also reach each contact person by 

mail at 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 

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 

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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 2E8007. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0303). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide ethalfluralin, N-ethyl-N-(2- 

methyl-2-propenyl)-2,6-dinitro-4- 

(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine, in or on 

rapeseed, subgroup 20A at 0.05 parts 

per million (ppm), and sunflower, 

subgroup 20B at 0.05 ppm. Rapeseed/ 

Canola—A residue method has been 

developed for the determination of 

ethalfluralin in rapeseed seed which 

utilizes capillary gas chromatography 

with mass selective detection (GC/ 

MSD). Safflower—Adequate residue 

analytical methods are available for 

purposes of registration based upon the 

analytical method for sunflower. A GC 

method, Method I, with electron capture 

detection (ECD), is listed in the 

Pesticide Analytical Manual II (PAM, 

Vol. II, Section 180.416) for tolerance 

enforcement. Method I is applicable for 

analysis of ethalfluralin residues in/on 

sunflower seed. Contact: Sidney 

Jackson, (703) 305–7610, email address: 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8011. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0304). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide trifluralin, (alpha, alpha, 

alpha-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,Ndipropyl-p-toluidine), in or on oilseed, 

crop group 20 at 0.05 ppm. The 

reregistration requirements for residue 

analytical methods are fulfilled for plant 

commodities. Adequate methods are 

available for data collection and 

enforcement of tolerances for residues of 

trifluralin per se in/on plant 

commodities. The Pesticide Analytical 

Manual II (PAM, Vol. II, Section 

180.207) lists four GC methods 

(designated as Methods I, II, III, and A) 

with ECD, as available for determination 

of trifluralin per se in/on plant 

commodities. Contact: Andrew Ertman, 

(703) 308–9367, email address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8013. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0309). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide clopyralid, (3,6-dichloro-2- 

pyrindinecarboxylic acid), in or on teff, 

forage at 9.0 ppm; teff, grain at 3.0 ppm; 

teff, straw at 9.0 ppm; and teff, hay at 

9.0 ppm. Dow AgroSciences Method No. 

ACR 79.5 can be utilized to determine 

residues of clopyralid in teff in support 

of the proposed tolerance. This method 

determines clopyralid as the methyl 

ester by GC/ECD. This method has been 

successfully validated by EPA and has 

been published in PAM II. Contact: 

Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, email 

address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2E8020. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0758). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide sulfentrazone (N-[2,4- 

dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5- 

dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4- 

triazol-1-yl]phenyl]- 

methanesulfonamide) and its 

metabolites 3-hydroxymethylsulfentrazone (N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4- 

(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3- 

hydroxymethyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1- 

yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide) and 3- 

desmethyl sulfentrazone (N-[2,4- 

dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5- 

dihydro-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1- 

yl]phenyl] methanesulfonamide), in or 

on soybean, vegetable, succulent 

(Edamame) at 0.15 ppm. The analytical 

method for sulfentrazone involves 

separate analyses for parent and its 

metabolites. The parent is analyzed by 

evaporation and reconstitution of the 

sample prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS 

GC/ECD. The metabolites samples were 

refluxed in the presence of acid and 

cleaned up with solid phase extraction 

prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS. Contact: 

Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, email 

address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

5. PP 2E8021. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0384). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, requests to establish a tolerance 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide imazapic (±)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4- 

methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1-Himidazol-2-yl]-5-methyl-3- 

pyridinecarboxylic acid, in or on 

sugarcane at 0.01 ppm. The proposed 

analytical method for detecting residues 

of imazapic and the metabolites 

M715H001 (CL 263,284) and M715H002 

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MS method. The analytical method for 

analysis in meat and meat by-products 

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, 

email address: ondish.mindy@epa.gov. 

6. PP 2E8029. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0420). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for the combined residues 

of the insecticide indoxacarb, (S)-methyl 

7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2- 

[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4- 

(trifluoromethoxy) 

phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno[1,2e]- 

[1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)- carboxylate 

and its R-enantiomer (R)-methyl-7- 

chloro-2,5-dihydro-2- 

[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4- 

(trifluoromethoxy) 

phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno [1,2-e] 

[1,3,4] oxadiazine-4a(3H)- carboxylate in 

a 75:25 mixture (DPX–MP062), 

respectively, in or on bean, dry, seed at 

0.07 ppm; bean, succulent at 0.64 ppm; 

bean, forage at 37 ppm; small fruit, vine 

climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, 

subgroup 13–07F at 2.0 ppm; and berry, 

low growing, except strawberry, 

subgroup 13–07H at 0.9 ppm. The plant 

residue enforcement method detects and 

quantitates indoxacarb in various 

matrices including sweet corn, lettuce, 

tomato, broccoli, apple, grape, 

cottonseed, tomato, peanut and soybean 

commodity samples by high 

performance liquid chromatography– 

ultraviolet (HPLC–UV). The limit of 

quantitation in the method allows 

monitoring of crops with indoxacarb 

residues at or above the levels proposed 

in these tolerances. Contact: Laura 

Nollen, (703) 305–7390, email address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

7. PP 2E8035. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0429). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the herbicide 

quinclorac (3,7-dichloro-8- 

quinolinecarboxylic acid), in or on 

canola at 1.0 ppm. No tolerances are 

proposed for the processed 

commodities, meal and refined oil, as 

no concentration of quinclorac residues 

is expected in these commodities. An 

adequate analytical method for 

enforcement of the tolerances exists. 

The analytical method used for 

quantitative determinations was 

designed to measure quinclorac residues 

present as the parent compound. 

Contact: Erik Kraft, (703) 308–9358, 

email address: kraft.eric@epa.gov. 

8. PP 0F7777. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0889). Dow AgroSciences LLC, c/o Dow 

AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, 

Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide 

sulfoxaflor (1-(6-trifluoromethylpyridin3-yl)ethyl](methyl)-oxido-l4- 

sulfanylidenecyanamide), in or on Crop 

group 1, subgroup 1A, 1B. Root 

Vegetables at 0.05 ppm; (from carrot, 

roots at 0.05 ppm; beet, sugar, roots at 

0.03 ppm; radish, roots at 0.03 ppm); 

carrot, juice at 0.15 ppm; beet, sugar, 

raw sugar at 0.04 ppm; beet, sugar, 

molasses at 0.3 ppm; beet, sugar, thick 

juice at 0.15 ppm; beet, sugar, dried 

pulp at 0.07 ppm; subgroup 1C, 1D. 

Tuberous and Corm Vegetables at 0.01 

ppm; potato at 0.01 ppm; potato, wet 

peel at 0.02 ppm; potato, chips at 0.02 

ppm; potato, dried at 0.02 ppm; potato, 

granules/flakes at 0.02 ppm; Crop group 

2. Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables 

at 4 ppm; (from carrot, tops at 4 ppm; 

beet, sugar, tops at 3 ppm; radish, tops 

at 0.7 ppm); Crop group 3, subgroup 3– 

07A Bulb vegetables, Onion, bulb, 

subgroup at 0.01 ppm; (from onion, dry 

bulb at 0.01 ppm); subgroup 3–07B Bulb 

Vegetables, Onion, green, subgroup at 

0.6 ppm; (from onion, green at 0.6 ppm); 

Crop group 4, subgroup 4A. Leafy 

Vegetables (except Brassica), Leafy 

greens, subgroup at 5 ppm; (from leafy 

greens at 1.6 ppm); subgroup 4B. Leafy 

Vegetables (except Brassica), Leafy 

petioles, subgroup at 1 ppm; (from 

celery at 1 ppm); Crop group 5, 

subgroup 5A. Brassica Leafy Vegetables, 

head and stem (except cauliflower) at 1 

ppm; (from cauliflower at 0.08 ppm; 

broccoli at 0.45 ppm; cabbage at 1 ppm); 

subgroup 5B. Brassica Leafy Vegetables, 

(from mustard greens at 1.6 ppm); green 

bean, snap, succulent at 0.7 ppm; beans, 

dry at 0.25 ppm; Crop group 8. Fruiting 

Vegetables (except cucurbits, plus okra) 

at 1.2 ppm (from tomato at 0.45 ppm; 

pepper, bell and non-bell at 1.2 ppm); 

tomato, puree at 0.7 ppm; tomato, paste 

at 1.6 ppm; tomato, catsup at 0.8 ppm; 

Crop group 9. Cucurbit Vegetables 

(except squash) at 0.3 ppm; (from 

cucumber at 0.3 ppm; melon at 0.3 

ppm); squash at 0.03 ppm; Crop group 

10. Citrus Fruits at 0.6 ppm; (from 

orange at 0.6 ppm; lemon at 0.45 ppm; 

grapefruit at 0.25 ppm); citrus, peel at 1 

ppm; citrus, dried pulp, at 0.9 ppm; 

Crop group 11. Pome Fruits at 0.4 ppm; 

(from apple at 0.3 ppm; pear at 0.4 

ppm); apple, dried pomace at 1.3 ppm; 

Crop Group 12. Stone Fruits (except 

cherry) at 0.6 ppm; (from nectarine, 

pitted fruit at 0.3 ppm; peach, pitted 

fruit at 0.6 ppm; plum, pitted fruit at 

0.25 ppm); cherry, pitted fruit at 2.5 

ppm; cherry, dried cherry at 15 ppm; 

Crop group 13, subgroup 13–07F. Small 

Fruit Vine Climbing subgroup, (except 

fuzzy kiwifruit) at 1.3 ppm; (from grape 

at 1.3 ppm); grape, raisins at 5 ppm; 

subgroup 13–07G Low Growing Berry 

subgroup at 0.6 ppm; (from strawberry, 

fruit at 0.6 ppm); Crop group 14. Tree 

Nuts (plus pistachio) at 0.02 ppm; (from 

almond at 0.02 ppm; pistachio at 0.02 

ppm; pecan at 0.01 ppm); almond, hulls 

at 4 ppm; Crop group 20, subgroup 20– 

A. Rapeseed subgroup at 0.25 ppm; 

(from canola, seeds at 0.25 ppm); 

canola, meal at 0.5 ppm; subgroup 20C. 

Cottonseed subgroup at 0.2 ppm; (from 

cotton, seed at 0.2 ppm); cotton, hulls at 

0.4 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts at 8 

ppm; cotton, aspirated grain fractions at 

4.6 ppm; wheat, grain at 0.07 ppm; 

wheat, forage at 0.8 ppm; wheat, hay at 

1.1 ppm; wheat, straw at 2 ppm; barley, 

grain at 0.15 ppm; barley hay at 0.8 

ppm; barley straw at 1.5 ppm; barley 

malt sprouts at 0.2 ppm; soybean, seed 

at 0.2 ppm; soybean hay at 1.8 ppm; 

soybean, forage at 1.9 ppm; soybean 

hulls at 0.3 ppm; soybean, meal, toasted 

at 0.3 ppm; soybean, aspirated grain 

fractions at 18 ppm. Tolerances of 

unchanged parent, XDE–208 are also 

proposed for milk at 0.08 ppm; fat of 

cattle, goat, horse and sheep at 0.04 

ppm; kidney of cattle, goat, horse and 

sheep at 0.2 ppm; meat of cattle, goat, 

horse and sheep at 0.1 ppm; meat 

byproducts of cattle, goat, horse and 

sheep at 0.25 ppm; fat and meat of hog 

at 0.01 ppm; meat byproducts of hog at 

0.04 ppm; egg at 0.01 ppm; fat and meat 

of poultry at 0.01 ppm; meat byproduct 

of poultry at 0.03 ppm. The residue 

profile of sulfoxaflor is adequately 

understood and an acceptable analytical 

method is available for enforcement 

purposes. Analytical method 091116, 

‘‘Enforcement Method for the 

Determination of Sulfoxaflor (XDE–208) 

and its Main Metabolites in Agricultural 

Commodities using Offline Solid-Phase 

Extraction and Liquid Chromatography 

with Tandem Mass Spectrometry 

Detection’’ was validated on a variety of 

plant matrices. Contact: Jennifer 

Urbanski, (703) 347–0156, email 

address: urbanski.jennifer@epa.gov. 

9. PP 2F7977. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0242). ISK Biosciences Corporation, 

7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, 

Ohio 44077, requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide fluazinam, in 

or on soybean, seed at 0.01 ppm; and 

soybean, hulls at 0.02 ppm. An 

analytical method using LC–MS/MS for 

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AMGT residues on soybeans has been 

developed and validated. The method 

involves solvent extraction followed by 

liquid-liquid partitioning and 

concentration prior to a final 

purification. Contact: Dominic Schuler, 

(703) 347–0260, email address: 

schuler.dominic@epa.gov. 

10. PP 2F7999. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0291). Makhteshim-Agan of North 

America, Inc., 3120 Highwoods Blvd., 

Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604, requests 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the insecticide 

novaluron, (N -[[[3-chloro-4-[1,1,2- 

trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy]

phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluoroben

zamide), in or on peanuts at 0.01 ppm; 

and soybean, seed at 0.06 ppm. An 

adequate analytical enforcement 

method, GC/ECD and a HPLC/UV for 

enforcing tolerances of novaluron 

residues in or on different matrices are 

available. Contact: Jennifer Gaines, (703) 

305–5967, email address: 

gaines.jennifer@epa.gov. 

11. PP 2F8006. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0301). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

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

8300, requests to establish tolerances in 

40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide simazine: 6-chloro-N, N′- 

diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine, in or 

on citrus fruits (Crop Group 10) at 0.05 

ppm; pome fruits (Crop Group 11) at 

0.03 ppm; stone fruits (Crop Group 12) 

at 0.10 ppm; and tree nuts (Crop Group 

14, except almond hull) at 0.07 ppm. 

Analytical methods, AG–539 

‘‘Determination of Simazine, G–28279, 

and G–28273 Residues in Vegetables, 

Fruit, Grains, and Crop Fractions using 

Capillary Gas Chromatography,’’; AG– 

497 ‘‘Determination of Simazine, C– 

28279 and G–28273 Residues in Milk 

(including Sour Milk) Using a Strong 

Cation Exchange Column Isolation and 

Cleanup’’; and AG–540 ‘‘Determination 

of Simazine, Atrazine, G–30033, G– 

28279 and G–28273 Residues in Beef 

Tissues, Poultry Tissues and Poultry 

Eggs Using Capillary Gas 

Chromatography’’ are available for 

enforcement purposes with limits of 

detection that allows monitoring of food 

with residues at or above the levels set 

in these tolerances. For data submitted 

with this petition, the method used was 

based on the Syngenta Crop Protection 

Method entitled, ‘‘Analytical Method 

GRM052.01A for the Determination of 

Simazine, G28273, and G28279 in 

Crops—Final Determination by LC–MS/ 

MS’’. Contact: Hope Johnson, (703) 305– 

5410, email address: johnson.hope@

epa.gov. 

12. PP 2F8023. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0431). United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 

Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, 

King of Prussia, PA 19406, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide endothall, 

mono (N,N-dimethylalkylamine) salt of 

endothall, and the dipotassium salt of 

endothall, in or on apple at 0.05 ppm; 

and apple, pomace at 0.15 ppm. The 

samples were analyzed using GC/ECD 

with a DB–1701 column. In summary, 

the endothall residues in apples were 

extracted with acidified acetonitrile, 

purified on an HPLC column, 

derivatized with heptaflouro-ptolylhydrazine (HFTH), cleaned up, 

then analyzed using GC/ECD. 

Additionally, an adequate method for 

purposes of enforcement of the 

proposed endothall tolerances is 

available. The method uses an HPLC/ 

MSD system. An alternative 

enforcement method is listed as Method 

I in the PAM, Volume II for the 

determination of endothall in plant 

commodities. The commodities are 

extracted, derivatized, and analyzed 

with a GC with a nitrogen-specific 

detector. Contact: Grant Rowland, (703) 

347–0254, email address: rowland.grant

@epa.gov. 

13. PP 2F8026. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0439). K–I CHEMICAL U.S.A., INC., 

c/o Landis International, Inc., P. O. Box 

5126, Valdosta, GA 31603–5126, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide pyroxasulfone (3-[(5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4- 

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

dimethyl-1,2-oxazole), in or on wheat, 

grain at 0.01 ppm; pyroxasulfone (3-[(5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4- 

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

dimethyl-1,2-oxazole) and its 

metabolites M–1 (5-difluoromethoxy-1- 

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

ylmethanesulfonic acid and M–25 (5- 

difluoromethoxy-3-trifluoromethyl-1Hpyrazol-4-yl)methanesulfonic acid) 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of pyroxasulfone, in or on 

wheat, grain at 0.6 ppm; and 

pyroxasulfone (3-[(5-(difluoromethoxy)- 

1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4- 

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

dimethyl-1,2-oxazole) and its 

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) calculated as 

the stoichiometric equivalent of 

pyroxasulfone in or on wheat, forage at 

6.0 ppm and wheat, hay at 1.0 ppm. 

EPA has approved an analytical 

enforcement methodology including LC/ 

MS/MS to enforce the tolerance 

expression for pyroxasulfone. Contact: 

Michael Walsh, (703) 308–2972, email 

address: walsh.michael@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 2E8029. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0420). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to amend the tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.564 for the combined residues 

of the insecticide indoxacarb, (S)-methyl 

7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2- 

[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4- 

(trifluoromethoxy) 

phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno[1,2e]- 

[1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)- carboxylate 

and its R-enantiomer (R)-methyl-7- 

chloro-2,5-dihydro-2- 

[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4- 

(trifluoromethoxy) 

phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-indeno [1,2-e] 

[1,3,4] oxadiazine-4a(3H)- carboxylate in 

a 75:25 mixture (DPX–MP062), 

respectively, by removing the following 

established tolerances in or on grape at 

2.0 ppm and cranberry at 0.90 ppm, 

upon approval of the updated crop 

groups or subgroups listed under ‘‘New 

Tolerance’’ for PP 2E8029. Contact: 

Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, email 

address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

2. PP 1F7930. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0225). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. 

Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

requests to amend 40 CFR 180.555 by 

changing an existing tolerance for 

residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin 

(benzeneacetic acid, (E,E)-a- 

(methoxyimino)-2-[[[[1-[3-(trifluoro

methyl)phenyl]ethylidene]amino]oxy] 

methyl]-methyl ester) and the free form 

of its acid metabolite CGA–321113 

((E,E)-methoxyimino-[2-[1-(3-trifluoro

methyl-phenyl)-ethylideneaminooxy

methyl]-phenyl] acetic acid), in or on 

almond, hulls from 3.0 ppm to 9.0 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 with nitrogen-phosphorus 

detection (NPD). A newer analytical 

method is available employing identical 

solvent mixtures and solvent to matrix 

ratio (as the first method), deuterated 

internal standards, and LC/MS-MS with 

an electrospray interface, operated in 

the positive ion mode. Contact: Dominic 

Schuler, (703) 347–0260, email address: 

schuler.dominic@epa.gov. 

3. PP 1F7952. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

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Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 

requests to amend 40 CFR 180.608 by 

changing existing tolerances 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 apple, wet 

pomace from 2.0 ppm to 2.4 ppm; and 

grape, raisin from 4.0 ppm to 6.0 ppm. 

Bayer also requested that the currently 

established tolerance for grape juice at 

2.4 ppm be deleted. Adequate analytical 

methodology using liquid 

chromatography with tandem mass 

spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) detection is 

available for enforcement purposes. 

Contact: Rita Kumar, (703) 308–8291, 

email address: kumar.rita@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2F7996. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0302). Monsanto Company, 1300 I Street 

NW., Suite 450 East, Washington DC 

20005, (a member of the Acetochlor 

Registration Partnership, ARP), requests 

to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.470 (d) by removing the exception 

for rice from two existing tolerances for 

indirect or inadvertent residues of the 

insecticide, acetochlor (2-chloro-2′- 

methyl-6′-ethyl-Nethoxymethylacetanilide) and its 

metabolites containing either the 2- 

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

hydroxyethyl)-6- methyl-aniline 

(HEMA) moiety, to be expressed as 

acetochlor equivalents, in or on the 

following raw agricultural commodities 

when present therein as a result of the 

application of acetochlor to soil or 

growing crops in paragraph (a) of 40 

CFR 180.470, as: Grain, cereal, forage, 

fodder and straw, group 16, except corn, 

grain sorghum, and wheat, straw at 0.3 

ppm; and Grain, cereal, group 15, except 

corn, grain sorghum, and wheat, grain at 

0.05 ppm. An adequate enforcement 

method for residues of acetochlor in 

crops has been approved. Acetochlor 

and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to 

either EMA or HEMA, which are 

determined by high performance liquid 

chromatography- HPLC-OCED and 

expressed as acetochlor equivalents. 

Contact: Kable Davis, (703) 306–0415, 

email address: davis.kable@epa.gov. 

5. PP 2F8006. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0301). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

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

8300, requests to amend the tolerances 

in 40 CFR 180.213 for residues of the 

herbicide simazine: 6-chloro-N, N′- 

diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine, in or 

on almond, hulls from 0.25 ppm to 3.0 

ppm; and to remove individual 

tolerances in or on apple, hazelnut, 

peach, pecan, plum and walnut 

(established tolerances at 0.20 ppm); 

and almond, cherry, grapefruit, lemon, 

macadamia nut, orange and pear 

(established tolerances at 0.25 ppm). 

Analytical methods, AG–539 

‘‘Determination of Simazine, G–28279, 

and G–28273 Residues in Vegetables, 

Fruit, Grains, and Crop Fractions using 

Capillary Gas Chromatography,’’; AG– 

497 ‘‘Determination of Simazine, C– 

28279 and G–28273 Residues in Milk 

(including Sour Milk) Using a Strong 

Cation Exchange Column Isolation and 

Cleanup’’; and AG–540 ‘‘Determination 

of Simazine, Atrazine, G–30033, G– 

28279 and G–28273 Residues in Beef 

Tissues, Poultry Tissues and Poultry 

Eggs Using Capillary Gas 

Chromatography’’ are available for 

enforcement purposes with limits of 

detection that allows monitoring of food 

with residues at or above the levels set 

in these tolerances. For data submitted 

with this petition, the method used was 

based on the Syngenta Crop Protection 

Method entitled, ‘‘Analytical Method 

GRM052.01A for the Determination of 

Simazine, G28273, and G28279 in 

Crops—Final Determination by LC-MS/ 

MS’’. Contact: Hope Johnson, (703) 305– 

5410, email address: 

johnson.hope@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 2E7990. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0287). Arristec, Inc., 135 Old River 

Road, Milford, NJ 08848 requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of Diisopropyl Naphthalene (DIPN) 

(CAS No. 38640–62–9) when used as a 

pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations under 40 CFR 180.910 preand post-harvest, and 40 CFR 180.930 

Animal Uses. Diisopropyl Naphthalene 

(DIPN) (CAS No. 38640–62–9) is already 

approved as a pesticide inert ingredient 

for non-food uses. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for the 

establishment of a tolerance exemption 

for inert ingredients. Contact: Lisa 

Austin, (703) 305–7894, email address: 

austin.lisa@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E7995. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0278). Stepan Company, 22 West 

Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for fatty 

acids, tall-oil, ethoxylated propoxylated 

(CAS No. 67784–86–5; 2009 amu) when 

used as a pesticide inert ingredient as a 

surfactant without limitations in 

pesticide formulations under CFR 

180.960 in or on all raw agricultural 

commodities. Stepan Company is 

petitioning that fatty acids, tall-oil, 

ethoxylated propoxylated (CAS No.: 

67784–86–5; 2009 amu) be exempt from 

the requirement of a tolerance based 

upon the definition of a low-risk 

polymer under 40 CFR 723.250. 

Therefore, an analytical method to 

determine residues on treated crops is 

not relevant. Contact: William Cutchin, 

(703) 305–7990, email address: 

cutchin.william@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8000. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0279). Stepan Company, 22 West 

Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of a-(rNonylphenyl)poly(oxypropylene) block 

polymer with poly(oxyethylene) (CAS 

No. 37251–69–7; Mn = 1889 Daltons) 

when used as a pesticide inert 

ingredient as a surfactant in pesticide 

formulations under CFR 180.960 in or 

on all raw agricultural commodities 

without limitations. Stepan Company is 

petitioning that a-(p 

-Nonylphenyl)poly(oxypropylene) block 

polymer with poly(oxyethylene) (CAS# 

37251–69–7; Mn=1889 Daltons) be 

exempt from the requirement of a 

tolerance based upon the definition of a 

low-risk polymer under 40 CFR 723.250. 

Therefore, an analytical method to 

determine residues on treated crops is 

not relevant. Contact: William Cutchin, 

(703) 305–7990, email address: 

cutchin.william@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2F8014. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0389). Vestaron Corporation, 4717 

Campus Drive, Suite 1200, Kalamazoo, 

MI 49008, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the insecticide 

GS–U–ACTX–Hvla–SEQ2, in or on 

ornamental plants, turf and edible 

crops. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is expected that, when used as 

proposed, GS–U–ACTX–Hvla–SEQ2, 

would not result in residues that are of 

toxicological concern. Contact: Susanne 

Cerrelli, (703) 308–8077, Biopesticides 

and Pollution Prevention Division 

(7511P), email address: 

cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: July 17, 2012. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17899 Filed 7–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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