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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0032; FRL–9936–73] 

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 December 23, 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: 

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 

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. 

Amended Tolerances 

PP 5E8399. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0658). IR–4 Project Headquarters, 

Rutgers, The State University of New 

Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 

W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon 

establishment of tolerances referenced 

above under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ to 

remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.568 for residues of the herbicide, 

flumioxazin 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro3- 

oxo-4-(2-proponyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1Hisoindole1,3(2H)-dione in or on the raw 


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agricultural commodities: Cabbage at 

0.02 ppm; cabbage, Chinese, napa at 

0.02 ppm, fruit, pome group 11 at 0.02 

ppm, fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.02 ppm, 

garlic at 0.02 ppm, grape at 0.02 ppm, 

nut, tree group 14 at 0.02 ppm, okra at 

0.02 ppm, onion, bulb at 0.02 ppm, 

pistachio 0.02 ppm shallot bulb at 0.02 

ppm, strawberry at 0.07 ppm and 

vegetable, fruiting group 8 at 0.02 ppm. 

Adequate enforcement methodology 

(gas chromatography/nitrogenphosphorus detection (GC/NPD) 

method, Valent Method RM30–A–3) is 

available to enforce the tolerance 

expression. Contact: RD. 

New Tolerances 

1. PP 5E8399. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0658). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project 

Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey, 500 College 

Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 

08540, requests to establish tolerances 

in 40 CFR 180.568 for residues of the 

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

dihydro3-oxo-4-(2-proponyl)-2H-1,4- 

benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro1Hisoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on the 

raw agricultural commodities: Berry, 

low growing, subgroup 13–07G at 0.07 

parts per million (ppm); Brassica, head 

and stem, subgroup 5A at 0.02 ppm, 

caneberry, subgroup 13–07A at 0.40, 

citrus oil at 0.1 ppm, clover, forage at 

0.02 ppm, clover, hay at 0.15 ppm; fruit, 

citrus group 10–10 at 0.02 ppm, fruit, 

pome group 11–10 at 0.02 ppm, fruit, 

small vine climbing, except fuzzy 

kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 0.02 ppm, 

fruit, stone, group 12–12 at 0.02 ppm, 

nut, tree group 14–12 at 0.02 ppm, 

onion, bulb subgroup 3–07A at 0.02 

ppm and vegetable, fruiting group 8–10 

ppm at 0.02. Adequate enforcement 

methodology (gas chromatography/

nitrogen-phosphorus detection (GC/

NPD) method, Valent Method RM30–A– 

3) is available to enforce the tolerance 

expression. Contact: RD. 

2. PP 5E8401. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0705). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409– 

8300, requests to establish a tolerance in 

40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide, Thiamethoxam, in or on 

banana at 0.04 parts per million (ppm). 

The HPLC/UV or MS detection method 

is used to measure and evaluate the 

chemical Thiamethoxam and the 

metabolite, CGA–322704. Contact: RD. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 4F8253. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0679). ISK Biosciences Corporation, 

7470 Auburn Road, Suite A Concord, 

OH 44077, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for indirect or inadvertent 

residues of the insecticide, 

Cyclaniliprole, in or on all food 

commodities that do not have 

tolerances. In the Federal Register of 

May 6, 2015, (80 FR 18327) (FRL–9924– 

00), EPA issued a document pursuant to 

FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 

346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a 

pesticide petition (PP 4F8253) by ISK 

Biosciences Corporation requesting that 

that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by 

establishing tolerances on various 

agricultural commodities for residues of 

the insecticide, Cyclaniliprole. That 

petition (PP 4F8253) has since been 

amended to also request an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance for 

indirect or inadvertent residues of all 

food commodities which the EPA does 

not established tolerances. The 

analytical method Liquid 

Chromatography-MS/MS is available to 

EPA for the detection and measurement 

of the pesticide residues. Contact: RD. 

2. PP IN–10791. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0660). Technology Sciences 

Group, 1150 18th St. NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of 

Stepan Company, 22 West Frontage 

Road, Northfield, IL 60093, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of N,N-dimethyl 9-decenamide (CAS 

Reg. No. 1356964–77–6) when used as 

an inert ingredient (surfactant or 

solvent) in pesticide formulations 

applied to growing crops or raw 

agricultural commodities after harvest 

under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

3. PP IN–10805. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0723). Technology Sciences 

Group, 1150 18th St. NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of 

Stepan Company, 22 West Frontage 

Road, Northfield, IL 60093, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of N,N-dimethyltetradecanamide (CAS 

Reg. No. 3015–65–4) when used as an 

inert ingredient (solvent) in pesticide 

formulations applied to growing crops 

or raw agricultural commodities after 

harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

4. PP IN–10806. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0720). Technology Sciences 

Group, 1150 18th St. NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of 

Stepan Company, 22 West Frontage 

Road, Northfield, IL 60093, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of N,N-dimethyldodecanamide (CAS 

Reg. No. 3007–53–2) when used as an 

inert ingredient (solvent) in pesticide 

formulations applied to growing crops 

or raw agricultural commodities after 

harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

5. PP IN–10839. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0697). Technology Sciences 

Group, 1150 18th St. NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of 

Doosan Corporation, 864 B/5F. 864–1, 

lui-dong. Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, 

Gyeonggi-do, 443–284, Republic of 

Korea, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of 

monoethanolamine (CAS Reg. No. 141– 

43–5) when used as an inert ingredient 

(solvent) in pesticide formulations 

applied to growing crops or raw 

agricultural commodities after harvest 

under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

6. PP IN–10841. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0719). Eastman Chemical 

Company, Inc., 200 South Wilcox Drive, 

Kingsport, TN 37660–5280, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of N-butyl-3-hydroxybutyrate (CAS Reg. 

No. 53605–94–0) and isopropyl-3- 

hydroxybutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 54074– 

94–1) when used as inert ingredients 

(solvents) in pesticide formulations 

applied to growing crops or raw 

agricultural commodities after harvest 

under 40 CFR 180.910, applied to 

animals under 40 CFR 180.930, and 

when used in antimicrobial 

formulations (food-contact surface 

sanitizing solutions) under 40 CFR 

180.940(a). The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD 

7. PP IN–10843. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0718). BASF Corporation, 26 

Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of propenoic acid, 

2-methyl-, polymers with tert-Bu 

acrylate, Me methacrylate, polyethylene 

glycol methacrylate C16–C18-alkyl 

ethers and vinylpyrrolidone, tert-Bu 2- 

ethylhexaneperoxoate-initiated, 

compds. with 2-amino-2-methyl-1- 

propanol (CAS Reg. No. 1515872–09–9) 

when used as an inert ingredient in 

pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 


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180.960. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD. 

8. PP IN–10853. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0717). Technology Sciences 

Group, 1150 18th St. NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of 

Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, 400 N. 

Dekora Woods Blvd. Saukville, WI 

53080, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of 2-phenylethyl 

acetate (CAS Reg. No. 103–45–7) when 

used as an inert ingredient (solvent) in 

pesticide formulations applied to 

growing crops or raw agricultural 

commodities after harvest under 40 CFR 

180.910. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD. 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. 

Dated: November 13, 2015. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–29808 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Parts 3160 and 3170 

[15X.LLWO300000.L13100000.NB0000] 

RIN 1004–AE15, RIN 1004–AE16, RIN 1004– 

AE17 

Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; 

Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; 

Site Security; Measurement of Oil; and 

Measurement of Gas 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rules; reopening and 

extension of public comment periods. 

SUMMARY: In July, September, and 

October, 2015, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) published three 

separate proposed rules in the Federal 

Register that would update and replace 

its existing oil and gas rules and 

standards for site security (Onshore Oil 

and Gas Order (Order) No. 3), oil 

measurement (Order No. 4), and gas 

measurement (Order No. 5) at onshore 

oil and gas facilities located on Federal 

and Indian (except Osage Tribe) lands. 

This document reopens the comment 

period for the proposed rule pertaining 

to site security (Order 3) and extends 

the comment period for the proposed 

rule pertaining to oil measurement 

(Order 4). It also announces the times 

and locations of three public meetings 

to take public input on the proposed 

rules. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rules published July 13, 2015 

(80 FR 40768), September 11, 2015 (80 

FR 54760), and October 13, 2015 (80 FR 

61646) are extended. Send your 

comments on the three proposed rules 

to the BLM on or before December 14, 

2015. The BLM need not consider, or 

include in the administrative record for 

the final rule, comments that it receives 

after the close of the comment period or 

comments delivered to an address other 

than those listed below (see ADDRESSES). 

The BLM intends to hold three public 

meetings on December 1, 3, and 8, 2015, 

to accept public comment on the 

proposed rules. For the times and 

locations of the meetings, please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

ADDRESSES: Mail: U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of 

Land Management, Mail Stop 2134 LM, 

1849 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20240, 

Attention: 1004–AE15, 1004–AE16, or 

1004–AE17. Personal or messenger 

delivery: Bureau of Land Management, 

20 M Street SE., Room 2134 LM, 

Attention: Regulatory Affairs, 

Washington, DC 20003. Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions at this Web site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Wade, BLM Colorado State 

Office, at 303–239–3737 (Order 3); Mike 

McLaren, BLM Pinedale (WY) Field 

Office, at 307–367–5389 (Order 4); or 

Richard Estabrook, BLM Ukiah (CA) 

Field Office, at 707–468–4052 (Order 5). 

For questions relating to regulatory 

process issues, please contact Faith 

Bremner, BLM Washington Office, at 

202–912–7441 (all three Orders). 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individuals during normal 

business hours. FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week to leave a 

message or question for the above 

individuals. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 13, 2015, the BLM published 

in the Federal Register ‘‘Onshore Oil 

and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian 

Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security; 

Proposed Rule’’ (80 FR 40768). That 

proposed rule would update and replace 

the requirements found in Onshore Oil 

and Gas Order No. 3, Site Security, with 

new regulations that would be codified 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) through the amendment of 43 

CFR part 3160 and the addition of two 

new subparts—43 CFR subparts 3170 

and 3173. The proposed rule to replace 

Onshore Order 3 initially had a 60-day 

public comment period that closed on 

September 11, 2015, but that comment 

period was extended until October 9, 

2015 (80 FR 54760). The proposed rule 

includes provisions intended to ensure 

that oil and gas produced from Federal 

and Indian oil and gas leases are 

properly and securely handled, so as to 

ensure accurate measurement, 

production accountability, and royalty 

payments, and to prevent theft and loss. 

On September 30, 2015, the BLM 

published in the Federal Register 

‘‘Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; 

Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; 

Measurement of Oil; Proposed Rule’’ (80 

FR 58952). This proposed rule would 

update and replace the existing 

requirements of Order 4, Measurement 

of Oil, with new regulations that would 

be codified in the CFR through the 

amendment of 43 CFR part 3160 and the 

addition of a new subpart—43 CFR 

subpart 3174. It would strengthen the 

BLM’s policies governing production 

accountability by updating its minimum 

standards for oil measurement to reflect 

changes in technology and industry 

practices. The comment period on the 

proposed rule to replace Order 4 

currently expires on November 30, 

2015. 

On October 13, 2015, the BLM 

published in the Federal Register 

‘‘Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; 

Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; 

Measurement of Gas; Proposed Rule’’ 

(80 FR 61646). This proposed rule 

would update and replace the existing 

requirements of Order 5, Measurement 

of Gas, with new regulations that would 

be codified in the CFR through the 

amendment of 43 CFR part 3160 and the 

addition of a new subpart—43 CFR 

subpart 3175. This proposed rule would 

strengthen the BLM’s policies governing 

production accountability by updating 

its minimum standards for gas 

measurement to reflect changes in 

technology and industry practices. The 

comment period on the proposed rule to 

replace Order 5 expires on December 14, 

2015. 

Since publication of these proposals, 

the BLM has received a number of 

requests that the comment periods for 

these proposed rules be reopened or 

extended, as appropriate, in order to 

provide additional opportunities for the 


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