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not impose additional requirements 

beyond those imposed by state law. For 

that reason, this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this proposed rule, which 

concerns a revised NNSR program in 

Allegheny County, does not have tribal 

implications as specified by Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000), because the SIP is not approved 

to apply in Indian country located in the 

state, and EPA notes that it will not 

impose substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: November 21, 2014. 

Shawn M. Garvin, 

Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29579 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0008; FRL–9918–90] 

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 January 16, 2015. 

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 McNalley, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) 

(7511P), main telephone number: (703) 

305–7090; email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov., Susan Lewis, 

Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

The mailing address for each contact 

person is: 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. The 

division to contact is listed at the end 

of each pesticide petition summary. 

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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT for the division 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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 


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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), 21 U.S.C. 346a(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 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 Tolerance 

1. PP 2F8134. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0151). Syngenta Crop Protection LLC., 

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

8300, requests to establish a tolerance in 

40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide difenoconazole, 1-[2-[2- 

chloro-4-(4-hlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4- 

methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H1,2,4-triazole, in or on rapeseed, 

subgroup 20A at 0.1 ppm. For plants, 

Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC has 

submitted practical analytical method 

(AG–575B) for detecting and measuring 

levels of difenoconazole in or on food 

with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) that 

allows monitoring of food with residues 

at or above the levels set in the 

proposed tolerances. Residues are 

qualified by liquid chromatography 

with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/

MS/MS). For livestock, a practical 

analytical method (AG–544A) for 

detecting and measuring levels of 

difenoconazole in or on cattle tissues 

and milk, and poultry tissues and eggs, 

with an LOQ that allows monitoring of 

food with residues at or above the levels 

set in the proposed tolerances. 

Tolerances in meat, milk, poultry or 

eggs were established for enforcement 

purposes. EPA is republishing this 

notice of availability. 

2. PP 3E8218. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0483). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, North 

Carolina, 27709, requests to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide, 

dimethomorph, in or on papaya at 1.5 

parts per million (ppm). The analytical 

method liquid chromatography with 

LC–MS/MS is available to EPA for the 

detection and measurement of the 

pesticide residues. Contact: RD. 

3. PP 3F8199. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0482). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510., requests to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide, flutriafol, 

in or on Brassica, head and stem, 

subgroup 5A at 1.5 ppm; Brassica, leafy 

greens, subgroup 5B at 7.0 ppm; egg at 

0.01 ppm; hog, liver at 0.05 ppm; hog, 

meat byproducts, except liver at 0.02 

ppm; hog, muscle at 0.01 ppm; leaf 

petioles, subgroup 4B at 3.0 ppm; leafy 

greens, subgroup 4A, except head 

lettuce at 10 ppm; lettuce, head at 1.5 

ppm; poultry, meat byproducts at 0.02 

ppm; radicchio at 1.5 ppm; sorghum, 

grain, forage at 2.0 ppm; sorghum, grain, 

grain at 1.5 ppm; and sorghum, grain, 

stover at 6.0 ppm. The gas 

chromatography-mass selective 

detection (GC/MSD) is used to measure 

and evaluate the chemical flutriafol. 

Contact: RD. 

4. PP 3F8213. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0530). Janssen PMP, Janssen 

Pharmaceutica NV, 1125 TrentonHarbourton Road, Titusville, NJ 08560, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide, pyrimethanil, in or on 

pomegranate (post-harvest) at 5.0 ppm. 

The high performance liquid 

chromatography with triple quadruple 

mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) is 

used to measure and evaluate the 

chemical pyrimethanil. Contact: RD. 

5. PP 3F8224. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0285). Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 

Riviera Ave., Suite 200, Walnut Creek, 

CA 94596, requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide, mandestrobin 

(S–2200), (2-[(2,5- 

dimethylphenoxy)methyl]-a-methoxyN-methyl-benzeneacetamide) in or on 

small fruit vine climbing except fuzzy 

kiwifruit crop subgroup 13–07F, fruit at 

5 ppm; juice at 7 ppm and dried fruit 

at 10 ppm; low growing berry subgroup 

13–07G, fruit at 3 ppm; and rapeseed 

crop subgroup 20A, seed at 0.6 ppm. An 

independently validated analytical 

method has been submitted for 

analyzing parent S–2200 residues with 

appropriate sensitivity in all crop 

commodities for which tolerances are 

being request. Contact: RD. 

6. PP 4E8232. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0695). Sumitomo Chemical Company, 

LTD., 27–1 Shinkawa 2 Chrome, ChuoKu, Tokyo 104–8260, Japan, requests to 

establish an import tolerance in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of the fungicide, 

diethofencarb (isopropyl 3,4- 

diethoxycarbanilate), in or on banana at 

0.09 ppm. The LC–MS/MS analytical 

method is used to measure and evaluate 

the chemical diethofencarb. Contact: 

RD. 

7. PP 4E8241. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0232). Interregional Research Project 

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

Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 

establish a tolerance 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-

difluorobenzamide), in or on avocado at 

0.60 ppm; carrot at 0.05 ppm; bean at 

0.60 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8– 

10 at 1.0 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11–10 

at 2.0 ppm; cherry subgroup 12–12A at 

8.0 ppm; peach subgroup 12–12B at 1.9 

ppm; and plum subgroup 12–12C at 1.9 

ppm. The analytical method: Gas 

chromatography/electron capture 

detector (GC/ECD) and a high 

performance liquid chromatography/

ultraviolet method (HPLC/UV) with the 

lowest level of method validation 

(LLMV) for the subject commodities is 

0.05 ppm is used to measure and 

evaluate the novaluron chemical, 

residue(s). Contact: RD. 


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8. PP 4E8248. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0284). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of Smetolachlor in or on the raw 

agricultural commodity lettuce at 1.5 

parts per million (ppm); vegetable, 

cucurbit group 9 at 0.50 ppm; vegetable, 

fruiting, group 8–10, except tabasco 

pepper at 0.10 ppm; low growing berry 

subgroup 13–07G except cranberry at 

0.40 ppm; and sunflower subgroup 20B 

at 0.50 ppm and the concurrent deletion 

of the existing tolerances for okra; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8 except 

tabasco pepper; cucumber; melon 

subgroup 9A; pumpkin; squash, winter; 

and sunflower, seed. A gas 

chromatography-nitrogen phosphorus 

detection (GC/NPD) method has been 

submitted to the Agency for determining 

residues in/on crop commodities and is 

published in the Pesticide Analytical 

Manual (PAM) Vol. II, Method I. A GC/ 

MSD method has been submitted to the 

Agency for determining residues in 

livestock commodities and is published 

in PAM Vol. II, Method II. These 

methods determine residues of Smetolachlor and its metabolites as either 

CGA–37913 or CGA–49751 following 

acid hydrolysis. Contact: RD. 

9. PP 4E8250. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0249). Taminco US Inc., Two Windsor 

Plaza, Suite 411, 7540 Windsor Drive, 

Allentown, PA 18195, requests to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide thiram, in 

or on avocado at 8 ppm. The ALS 

Laboratory Group method MS 133.02 is 

used to measure and evaluate the 

chemical thiram (as CS2). Contact: RD. 

10. PP 4E8272. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0496). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of fludioxonil 

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

H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile] in or on the 

raw agricultural commodity carrot at 7.0 

ppm. The anaylytical method has 

passed an Agency petition method 

validation for several commodities, and 

is currently the enforcement method for 

fludioxonil. This method has also been 

forwarded to the Food and Drug 

Administration for inclusion into PAM 

II. An extensive database of method 

validation data using this method on 

various crop commodities is available. 

Contact: RD. 

11. PP 4E8282. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0397). Interregional Research Project 

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

Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the herbicide, 

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

dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine], and 

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

2-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol, 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of pendimethalin, in or on 

the raw agricultural commodities: 

Caneberry, sub-group 13–07A at 0.10 

ppm; bushberry subgroup 13–07B at 

0.10 ppm and by amending the 

established tolerance in or on the raw 

agricultural commodities of nut, tree, 

group 14–12 at 0.10 ppm. The analytical 

method is aqueous organic solvent 

extraction, column clean up, and 

quantitation by GC. The method has a 

LOQ of 0.05 ppm for pendimethalin and 

the alcohol metabolite. Contact: RD. 

12. PP 4E8295. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0552). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of 

esfenvalerate, ((S)-cyano-(3- 

phenoxyphenyl)methyl (S)-4-chloroalpha-(1-methylethyl) benzeneacetate in 

or on the oilseed crop group 20 at 0.5 

ppm. The petitioner also requests that 

upon approval of the tolerance in this 

petition summary that the existing 

tolerances for cotton, undelinted seed 

and sunflower, seed be removed as 

unnecessary. There is a practical 

analytical method utilizing electroncapture gas chromatography with 

nitrogen phosphorous detection 

available for enforcement with a limit of 

detection that allows monitoring food 

with residues at or above tolerance 

levels. The limit of detection for 

updated method is the same as that of 

the current PAM II, which is 0.01 ppm. 

Contact: RD. 

13. PP 4E8296. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2013]–0151). Dragonberry Produce/YW 

International, 386 South Sequoia 

Parkway, Canby, Oregon 97013, requests 

to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.475 for residues of the fungicide, 

difenoconazole, in or on imported 

dragonfruit at 1.5 ppm. The analytical 

methods AG–575B for crops and AM– 

544A for livestock commodities are 

used to measure and evaluate the 

chemical difenoconazole residues. 

Contact: RD. 

14. PP 4F8301. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0680). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 

Zionsville Road; Indianapolis, IN 46268, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide, pronamide (propyzamide) 

and its metabolite containing the 3,5- 

dichlorobenzoyl moiety calculated as 

3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2- 

propynyl) benzamide, in or on lettuce, 

leaf at 1.0 part per million (ppm). The 

gas chromatography using electron 

capture detection method is used to 

measure and evaluate the chemical 

pronamide and its metabolite. Contact: 

RD. 

15. PP 4E8302. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0590). 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 

pyrimethanil (4,6-dimethyl-N- phenyl-2- 

pyrimidinamine) in or on the raw 

agricultural commodities cucumber at 

1.5 ppm; orange subgroup 10–10A at 10 

ppm; lemon subgroup 10–10B at 11 

ppm; grapefruit subgroup 10–10C at 10 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 14 

ppm; fruit, stone, group 12–12 at 10 

ppm; and tomato subgroup 8–10A at 0.5 

ppm. The petitioner also requests that 

upon approval of the tolerances in this 

petition summary, that the tolerances 

for fruit, citrus, group 10 except lemon, 

postharvest; lemon, preharvest and 

postharvest; fruit, pome, group 11 (preharvest and post-harvest); fruit, stone, 

group 12; and tomato be removed as 

unnecessary. The plant metabolism 

studies demonstrated that analysis for 

the parent compound, pyrimethanil is 

sufficient to enable the assessment of 

the relevant residues in crop 

commodities. Pyrimethanil was 

extracted from cucumbers by 

homogenization with acetone. After 

clean-up, an aliquot of the extract was 

diluted with a mixture of acetonitrile 

and water with subsequent residue 

determination by HPLC–MS/MS. The 

method allows the detection and 

measurement of residues in or on 

agricultural commodities at or above the 

proposed tolerance level. Contact: RD. 

16. PP 4F8281. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0531). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, North 

Carolina 27709, requests to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the fungicide, 

dimethomorph, in or on strawberry at 

1.0 ppm. The analytical method LC– 

MS/MS is available to EPA for the 

detection and measurement of the 

pesticide residues. Contact: RD. 

17. PP 4F8286. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0607). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709 requests to establish in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of the insecticide 

metaflumizone ((E and Z isomers; 2-[2- 

(4-cyanophenyl)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)

phenyl]ethylidene]-N-[4- 

(trifluormethoxy)phenyl]hydrazine

carboxamide)) (CAS No. 139968–49–3) 

and its metabolite 4-{2-oxo-2-[3- 

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}- 

benzonitrile in or on the raw 

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group 10–10 at 0.04 ppm; pome fruit 

group 11–10 at 0.04 ppm; stone fruit 

group 12–12 at 0.04 ppm; and tree nut 

group 14–12 at 0.04 ppm. BASF 

Analytical Method No. 531/0 was 

developed to determine residues of 

metaflumizone and its metabolites 

M320I04 and M320I23 in crop matrices. 

In this method, residues of 

metaflumizone are extracted from plant 

matrices with methanol/water (70:30; v/ 

v) and then partitioned into 

dichloromethane. For oily matrices, the 

residues are extracted with a mixture of 

isohexane/acetonitrile (1:1; v/v). The 

final determination of metaflumizone 

and its metabolites is performed by LC/ 

MS/MS. Contact: RD. 

Amended Tolerance 

1. PP 3F8199. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0482). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, requests to 

amend 40 CFR 180.629 by removing 

tolerances for residues of the fungicide, 

flutriafol in or on the raw agricultural 

commodity cotton, meal at 0.5 ppm; 

cotton, refined oil at 0.5 ppm; hog, meat 

byproducts at 0.02 ppm. The GC/MSD is 

used to measure and evaluate the 

chemical flutriafol. Contact: RD. 

2. PP 3F8199. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0482). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova, 

Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2510, requests to 

amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.629 

for residues of the fungicide, flutriafol 

in or on the raw agricultural commodity 

cotton, gin byproducts to 0.5 ppm; 

cotton, undelinted seed to 0.5 ppm; and 

grain, aspirated fractions to 6.0 ppm. 

The GC/MSD is used to measure and 

evaluate the chemical flutriafol. Contact: 

RD. 

3. PP 4E8241. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0232). IR–4, 500 College Road East, 

Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon 

approval of petitioned-for tolerances 

listed under ‘‘New Tolerances’’, to 

remove tolerances in 40 CFR 180.598 for 

residues of the insecticide, novaluron, 

N-[[[3-chloro-4-[1,1,2-trifluoro-2- 

(trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy] 

phenyl]amino] carbonyl]-2,6- 

difluorobenzamide), in or on bean, 

succulent, snap at 0.60 ppm; bean, dry, 

seed at 0.30 ppm; cherry at 8.0 ppm; 

fruit, pome, group 11 at 2.0 ppm; fruit, 

stone, group 12, except cherry at 1.9 

ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 1.0 

ppm; cocona at 1.0 ppm; African 

eggplant at 1.0 ppm; pea eggplant at 1.0 

ppm; scarlet eggplant at 1.0 ppm; goji 

berry at 1.0 ppm; garden huckleberry at 

1.0 ppm, martynia at 1.0 ppm, naranjilla 

at 1.0 ppm, okra at 1.0 ppm, roselle at 

1.0 ppm; sunberry at 1.0 ppm; bush 

tomato at 1.0 ppm; currant tomato at 1.0 

ppm; and tree tomato at 1.0 ppm. The 

analytical method: Gas chromatography/ 

electron capture detector (GC/ECD) and 

a HPLC/UV is used to measure and 

evaluate novaluron chemical residues. 

Contact: RD. 

4. PP 4E8268. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0632). Taminco US Inc., Two Windsor 

Plaza, Suite 411, 7540 Windsor Drive, 

Allentown, PA 18195, requests to 

amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.132 

for residues of the fungicide thiram, in 

or on banana at 0.8 ppm. The analytical 

method #Meth-100, revision #4 is used 

to measure and evaluate the chemical 

thiram (as CS2). Contact: RD. 

5. PP 4E8272. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0496). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to update an existing crop 

group in 40 CFR 180.516 for residues of 

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

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

carbonitrile], by changing ‘‘fruit, stone, 

group 12 at 5.0 ppm’’ to ‘‘fruit, stone, 

group 12–12 at 5.0 ppm.’’ The 

anaylytical method has passed an 

Agency petition method validation for 

several commodities, and is currently 

the enforcement method for fludioxonil. 

This method has also been forwarded to 

the Food and Drug Administration for 

inclusion into PAM II. An extensive 

database of method validation data 

using this method on various crop 

commodities is available. Contact: RD. 

6. PP 4E8282. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0397). IR–4, 500 College Road East, 

Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon 

approval of petitioned-for tolerances 

listed under ‘‘New Tolerances’’, to 

remove tolerances in 40 CFR 180.361 for 

residues of the herbicide, 

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

dimethyl-2,6 dinitrobenzenamine, and 

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

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

or on method nut, tree, group 14 at 0.1 

ppm; pistachio at 0.1 ppm and 

juneberry at -0.1 ppm. The analytical 

method is aqueous organic solvent 

extraction, column clean up, and 

quantitation by GC. The method has a 

LOQ of 0.05 ppm for pendimethalin and 

the alcohol metabolite. Contact: RD. 

7. PP 4E8302. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0590). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests that the existing tolerance for 

‘‘onion, bulb, subgroup 3–07A’’ be 

changed from 2.0 ppm to 0.20 ppm. The 

plant metabolism studies demonstrated 

that analysis for the parent compound, 

pyrimethanil is sufficient to enable the 

assessment of the relevant residues in 

crop commodities. Pyrimethanil was 

extracted from cucumbers by 

homogenization with acetone. After 

clean-up, an aliquot of the extract was 

diluted with a mixture of acetonitrile 

and water with subsequent residue 

determination by HPLC–MS/MS. The 

method allows the detection and 

measurement of residues in or on 

agricultural commodities at or above the 

proposed tolerance level. Contact: RD. 

8. PP 4F8270. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0638). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, requests to amend the tolerances 

in 40 CFR 180.666 for residues of the 

fungicide, fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F), 1 

H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,3- 

(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(3′,4′,5′- 

trifluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-, its 

metabolites, and degradates, in or on 

cotton, gin byproducts at 20 ppm and 

cotton undelinted seed at 0.3 ppm. LC/ 

MS/MS method is available as an 

enforcement method. This method uses 

reversed-phase HPLC with gradient 

elution, and includes 2 ion transitions 

to be monitored for the parent 

fluxapyroxad (BAS 700 F) plus 

metabolites M700F008, M700F048. 

Contact: RD. 

9. PP 4F8281. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0531). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, North 

Carolina, 27709, requests to amend 40 

CFR 180.493 by removing tolerances for 

residues of the fungicide, 

dimethomorph (BAS 550 F) [(E,Z)4-[3- 

(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(3,4- 

dimethoxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]- 

morpholine, its metabolites and 

degradates in or on the raw agricultural 

commodity lettuce, head at 10 ppm and 

lettuce, leaf at 10 ppm. The analytical 

method LC–MS/MS is available to EPA 

for the detection and measurement of 

the pesticide residues. Contact: RD. 

10. PP 4F8286. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0607). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709 requests to amend 40 CFR 

180.657 by removing the established 

tolerances for residues of the insecticide 

metaflumizone ((E and Z isomers; 2-[2- 

(4-cyanophenyl)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)

phenyl]ethylidene]-N-[4-

(trifluormethoxy)phenyl]

hydrazinecarboxamide)) (CAS No. 

139968–49–3) and its metabolite 4-{2- 

oxo-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}- 

benzonitrile in or on fruit, citrus group 

10 at 0.04 ppm and nut, tree, group 14 

at 0.04 ppm, upon establishment of the 

proposed tolerances listed under the 

‘‘New Tolerances’’ paragraph for PP 

4F8286. Contact: RD. 

11. PP 4F8293. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0613). United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 

Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, 

King of Prussia, PA 19406, requests to 

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for residues of the herbicide, endothall, 

in or on cattle, fat from 0.01 to 0.05 

ppm; cattle, kidney from 0.20 to 0.06 

ppm; cattle, liver from 0.10 to 0.05 ppm; 

cattle, meat from 0.03 to 0.05 ppm; goat, 

fat from 0.005 to 0.05 ppm; goat, kidney 

from 0.15 to 0.06 ppm; goat, meat from 

0.015 to 0.05 ppm; hog, fat from 0.005 

to 0.05 ppm; hog, kidney from 0.10 to 

0.06 ppm; hog, meat from 0.01 to 0.05 

ppm; milk from 0.03 to 0.01 ppm; 

poultry, fat from 0.015 to 0.05 ppm; 

poultry, meat from 0.015 to 0.05 ppm; 

poultry, meat byproducts from 0.2 to 

0.05 ppm; sheep, fat from 0.005 to 0.05 

ppm; sheep, kidney from 0.15 to 0.06 

ppm; and sheep, meat from 0.015 to 

0.05 ppm. The analytical method # KP– 

245R0 using HPLC/MS/MS is used to 

measure and evaluate the chemical 

endothall. Contact: RD. 

New Tolerance Exemption 

1. PP 3F8221. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0560). SciReg International on behalf of 

Andermatt Biocontrol AG., 

Stahlermatten 6 CH–6146, Grossdietwil, 

Switzerland, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the microbial 

pesticide, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 

strain FZB42, in or on all food 

commodities. The pesticide in intended 

to control soil borne diseases. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because Bacillus 

amyloliquefaciens strain FZB42 is 

virtually non-toxic and is not 

pathogenic. Andermatt Biocontrol AG 

is, therefore, submitting a petition to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance and an 

analytical method is not required. 

Contact: BPPD. 

2. PP 4F8251. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0457). J.R. Simplot Company, 5369 W. 

Irving St., Boise, IN 83706, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of the plant incorporated protectant 

(PIP), Potato Late Blight Resistance Gene 

(also known as Rpi-vnt1), in or on 

potato. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because the 

petitioner is seeking an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

BPPD. 

3. PP 4F8275. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0454). Monsanto Company, 800 North 

Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of the plant-incorporated 

protectant (PIP), Bacillus thuringiensis 

Cry1A.105 protein, in or on soybean. 

The petitioner believes no analytical 

method is needed because the petitioner 

is seeking an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

BPPD. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29428 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0702; FRL–9919–93] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Proposed Revocation of Significant 

New Uses of Metal Salts of Complex 

Inorganic Acids 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to revoke 

the significant new use rule (SNUR) 

promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

for two chemical substances which were 

identified generically as metal salts of 

complex inorganic oxyacids which were 

the subject of premanufacture notices 

(PMNs) P–89–576 and P–89–577. EPA 

issued a SNUR based on a TSCA section 

5(e) consent order designating certain 

activities as significant new uses. EPA 

has received test data for the chemical 

substances and is proposing to revoke 

the SNUR. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0702, 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: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 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: For 

technical information contact: Jim 

Alwood, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8974; email address: 

alwood.jim@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture 

(including import), process, or use the 

chemical substances contained in this 

proposed rule. 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: 

• Manufacturers or processors of the 

chemical substances (NAICS codes 325 

and 324110), e.g., chemical 

manufacturing and petroleum refineries. 

This action may also affect certain 

entities through pre-existing import 

certification and export notification 

rules under TSCA. Chemical importers 

are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 

U.S.C. 2612) import certification 

requirements promulgated at 19 CFR 

12.118 through 12.127 and 19 CFR 

127.28. Chemical importers must certify 

that the shipment of the chemical 

substance complies with all applicable 

rules and orders under TSCA. Importers 

of chemicals subject to a SNUR must 

certify their compliance with the SNUR 

requirements. The EPA policy in 

support of import certification appears 

at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B. Importers 

of the chemical, the subject of this 

action, would no longer be required to 

certify compliance with the SNUR 

requirements if the revocation becomes 

effective. In addition, if this proposed 

SNUR revocation becomes effective, 

persons who export or intend to export 


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