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under ADDRESSES. This proposed rule 

involves the creation and enforcement 

of a safety zone. We seek any comments 

or information that may lead to the 

discovery of a significant environmental 

impact from this proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

§ 165.1338 Safety Zone; TriMet Bridge 

Project, Willamette River; Portland, OR 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All waters of the Willamette 

River encompassed within the following 

two lines: Line one starting at latitude 

45°30′26.21′′ N longitude 122°39′57.53′′ 

W on the east bank then across the 

Willamette River to latitude 

45°30′20.77′′ N longitude 122°40′13.04′′ 

W on the west bank; line two starting at 

latitude 45°30′18.14′′ N longitude 

122°39′51.77′′ W on the east bank then 

across the Willamette River to latitude 

45°30′12.02′′ N longitude 122°40′08.44′′ 

W on the west bank. 

Geographically this area is all the 

waters of the Willamette River within an 

area created by a line beginning on the 

east bank of the Willamette River at the 

OMSI facility extending across the river 

to the west bank, following the 

shoreline approximately 1000 feet up 

river to the Zidell waterfront area, 

extending across the river to the 

property line for Caruthers Landing, 

then following the shoreline 

approximately 1000 feet downriver to 

the starting point. 

(b) Regulation. In accordance with the 

general regulations in 33 CFR Part 165, 

Subpart C, no vessel operator may enter 

or remain in the safety zone without the 

permission of the Captain of the Port or 

Designated Representative. The Captain 

of the Port may be assisted by other 

Federal, State, or local agencies with the 

enforcement of the safety zone. 

(c) Authorization. All vessel operators 

who desire to enter the safety zone must 

obtain permission from the Captain of 

the Port or Designated Representative by 

contacting the on-scene patrol craft. 

Vessel operators granted permission to 

enter the zone will be escorted by the 

on-scene patrol craft until they are 

outside of the safety zone. 

(d) Enforcement Period. The safety 

zone detailed in paragraph (a) of this 

section will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. 

on July 1, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. on 

September 30, 2014. 

Dated: April 18, 2011. 

D.E. Kaup, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Columbia River. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10802 Filed 5–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0104; FRL–8870–4] 

Atrazine, Chloroneb, Chlorpyrifos, 

Clofencet, Endosulfan, et al.; Proposed 

Tolerance Actions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to revoke 

certain tolerances in follow-up to 

canceled uses for chlorpyrifos, 

chloroneb, clofencet, endosulfan, ethyl 

parathion, methidathion, methyl 

parathion, and N,N-diethyl-2-(4- 

methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine, modify 

certain tolerances for atrazine, establish 

tolerances for endosulfan, and make 

minor revisions to tolerance expressions 

for a few of the aforementioned 

pesticide ingredients. Also, EPA will be 

removing currently expired tolerances 

for methidathion, and ethyl and methyl 

parathion. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0104, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0104. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8037; e-mail address: 

nevola.joseph@epa.gov. 

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. To determine whether 

you or your business may be affected by 

this action, you should carefully 

examine the applicability provisions in 

Unit II.A. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

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. 

C. What can I do if I wish the agency 

to maintain a tolerance that the agency 

proposes to revoke? 

This proposed rule provides a 

comment period of 60 days for any 

person to state an interest in retaining 

a tolerance proposed for revocation. If 

EPA receives a comment within the 60- 

day period to that effect, EPA will not 

proceed to revoke the tolerance 

immediately. However, EPA will take 

steps to ensure the submission of any 

needed supporting data and will issue 

an order in the Federal Register under 

FFDCA section 408(f), if needed. The 

order would specify data needed and 

the timeframes for its submission, and 

would require that within 90 days some 

person or persons notify EPA that they 

will submit the data. If the data are not 

submitted as required in the order, EPA 

will take appropriate action under 

FFDCA. 

EPA issues a final rule after 

considering comments that are 

submitted in response to this proposed 

rule. In addition to submitting 

comments in response to this proposal, 

you may also submit an objection at the 

time of the final rule. If you fail to file 

an objection to the final rule within the 

time period specified, you will have 

waived the right to raise any issues 

resolved in the final rule. After the 

specified time, issues resolved in the 

final rule cannot be raised again in any 

subsequent proceedings. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA is proposing to revoke certain 

tolerances, proposing some with 

expiration dates, for the insecticides 

chlorpyrifos, endosulfan, methidathion, 

methyl parathion, and ethyl parathion, 

the fungicide chloroneb, and the plant 

growth regulators clofencet and N,Ndiethyl-2-(4- 

methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine 

hydrochloride. Also, EPA is proposing 

to modify certain tolerances for the 

herbicide atrazine. In addition, EPA is 

proposing to establish new tolerances 

with expiration/revocation dates for the 

insecticide endosulfan. Moreover, in 

accordance with current Agency 

practice to describe more clearly the 

measurement and scope or coverage of 

the tolerances, including applicable 

metabolites and degradates, EPA is 

proposing minor revisions to tolerance 

expressions for a number of pesticide 

active ingredients, including the 

insecticides endosulfan, methidathion, 

and methyl parathion, the fungicide 

chloroneb, and the plant growth 

regulator clofencet. The revisions do not 

substantively change the tolerance or, in 

any way, modify the permissible level of 

residues permitted by the tolerance. In 

addition, EPA will be removing 

currently expired tolerances for 

methidathion, methyl parathion, and 

ethyl parathion. 

EPA is proposing these tolerance 

actions to follow-up on canceled uses of 

chloroneb, chlorpyrifos, clofencet, N,Ndiethyl-2-(4- 

methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine 

hydrochloride, endosulfan, ethyl 

parathion, methidathion, and methyl 

parathion, and modify certain tolerances 

as recommended in the atrazine 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 

of 2006. As part of the tolerance 

reassessment process, EPA is required to 

determine whether each of the amended 

tolerances meets the safety standard of 

FFDCA. The safety finding 

determination of ‘‘reasonable certainty 

of no harm’’ is discussed in detail in 

each RED and Report of the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) 

Tolerance Reassessment Progress and 

Risk Management Decision (TRED) for 

the active ingredient. REDs and TREDs 

recommend the implementation of 

certain tolerance actions, including 

modifications to reflect current use 

patterns, meet safety findings, and 

change commodity names and 

groupings in accordance with new EPA 

policy. Printed copies of many REDs 

and TREDs may be obtained from EPA’s 

National Service Center for 

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NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, 

OH 45242–2419; telephone number: 1– 

800–490–9198; fax number: 1–513–489– 

8695; Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ncepihom and from the National 

Technical Information Service (NTIS), 

5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 

22161; telephone number: 1–800–553– 

6847 or (703) 605–6000; Internet at 

http://www.ntis.gov. An electronic copy 

is available on the Internet for the 

atrazine interim RED in docket EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2003–0072 at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and for the 

atrazine final RED at http:// 

www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/ 

status.htm. 

The selection of an individual 

tolerance level is based on crop field 

residue studies designed to produce the 

maximum residues under the existing or 

proposed product label. Generally, the 

level selected for a tolerance is a value 

slightly above the maximum residue 

found in such studies, provided that the 

tolerance is safe. The evaluation of 

whether a tolerance is safe is a separate 

inquiry. EPA recommends the raising of 

a tolerance when data show that: 

1. Lawful use (sometimes through a 

label change) may result in a higher 

residue level on the commodity. 

2. The tolerance remains safe, 

notwithstanding increased residue level 

allowed under the tolerance. 

In REDs, Chapter IV on ‘‘Risk 

management, Reregistration, and 

Tolerance reassessment’’ typically 

describes the regulatory position, FQPA 

assessment, cumulative safety 

determination, determination of safety 

for U.S. general population, and safety 

for infants and children. In particular, 

the human health risk assessment 

document which supports the RED 

describes risk exposure estimates and 

whether the Agency has concerns. In 

TREDs, the Agency discusses its 

evaluation of the dietary risk associated 

with the active ingredient and whether 

it can determine that there is a 

reasonable certainty (with appropriate 

mitigation) that no harm to any 

population subgroup will result from 

aggregate exposure. EPA also seeks to 

harmonize tolerances with international 

standards set by the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission, as described in Unit III. 

Explanations for proposed 

modifications in tolerances can be 

found in the RED and TRED document 

and in more detail in the Residue 

Chemistry Chapter document which 

supports the RED and TRED. Copies of 

the Residue Chemistry Chapter 

documents are found in the 

Administrative Record and an electronic 

copy for atrazine is available in the 

public docket for this proposed rule. 

Electronic copies are available through 

EPA’s electronic docket and comment 

system, regulations.gov at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may search 

for this proposed rule under docket ID 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0104, then 

click on that docket ID number to view 

its contents. 

EPA has determined that the aggregate 

exposures and risks are not of concern 

for the above mentioned pesticide active 

ingredients based upon the data 

identified in the RED or TRED which 

lists the submitted studies that the 

Agency found acceptable. 

EPA has found that the tolerances that 

are proposed in this document to be 

modified, are safe; i.e., that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate exposure to the pesticide 

chemical residues, in accordance with 

FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(C). (Note that 

changes to tolerance nomenclature do 

not constitute modifications of 

tolerances). These findings are 

discussed in detail in each RED or 

TRED. The references are available for 

inspection as described in this 

document under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

In addition, EPA is proposing to 

revoke certain specific tolerances 

because either they are no longer 

needed or are associated with food uses 

that are no longer registered under 

FIFRA. Those instances where 

registrations were canceled were 

because the registrant failed to pay the 

required maintenance fee and/or the 

registrant voluntarily requested 

cancellation of one or more registered 

uses of the pesticide. It is EPA’s general 

practice to propose revocation of those 

tolerances for residues of pesticide 

active ingredients on crop uses for 

which there are no active registrations 

under FIFRA, unless any person in 

comments on the proposal indicates a 

need for the tolerance to cover residues 

in or on imported commodities or 

legally treated domestic commodities. 

Certain tolerances pertaining to the 

pesticides subject to this proposal have 

expired due to previous EPA regulation 

setting expiration dates. When the 

Agency finalizes the changes proposed 

in this document, EPA will also remove 

the expired tolerances from the Code of 

Federal Regulations. The amended 

regulatory text below reflects removal of 

the tolerances. The Agency is not 

accepting comments regarding the 

expired tolerances. 

1. Atrazine. Based on available field 

trial data that showed combined 

atrazine residues of concern as high as 

1.1 ppm in or on field corn forage 

harvested 60 days after treatment and 

product labels that show a pre-harvest 

interval (PHI) of 60 days for field corn 

forage, the Agency determined that the 

tolerance on corn, field, forage should 

be decreased from 15 to 1.5 ppm. 

Therefore, EPA is proposing in 40 CFR 

180.220(a) to decrease the tolerance on 

corn, field, forage to 1.5 ppm. 

Also, based on available field trial 

data that showed combined atrazine 

residues of concern as high as 0.18 ppm 

in or on sorghum forage harvested 60 

days after a single pre-emergence 1X 

application and <0.1 ppm in or on 

sorghum forage harvested 45 days after 

a 0.25X pre-emergence application 

followed by one post-emergence 1X 

application (the maximum use pattern), 

and product labels that show PHIs of 60 

and 45 days for pre-emergence and postemergence treatment of sorghum forage, 

respectively, the Agency determined 

that the tolerances on sorghum, forage, 

forage and sorghum, grain forage should 

each be decreased from 15 to 0.25 ppm, 

and sorghum, grain forage revised to 

sorghum, grain, forage. Therefore, EPA 

is proposing in 40 CFR 180.220(a) to 

decrease the tolerance on sorghum, 

forage, forage to 0.25 ppm and decrease 

the tolerance on sorghum, grain forage 

to 0.25 ppm and revise it to sorghum, 

grain, forage. 

2. Chloroneb. In the Federal Register 

notice of May 25, 2007 (72 FR 29315) 

(FRL–8121–6), EPA published a notice 

of receipt of requests to voluntarily 

cancel certain uses, including uses of 

chloroneb as a seed treatment on beans, 

cowpeas, cotton, lupine, soybeans, and 

sugarbeets. In the Federal Register 

notice of November 7, 2007 (72 FR 

62847) (FRL–8154–7), EPA approved 

cancellation of the affected product 

registrations and permitted the 

registrant to sell and distribute existing 

stocks of the affected products 

containing chloroneb for one year after 

the date of the request; i.e., until 

February 7, 2008. Persons other than 

registrant are permitted to sell, 

distribute, and/or use existing stocks of 

canceled chloroneb products until they 

are exhausted, provided that the use 

complies with the EPA approved label 

and labeling of the affected products. In 

the Federal Register notice of April 16, 

2008 (73 FR 20642) (FRL–8358–5), EPA 

published a notice of receipt of requests 

to voluntarily cancel certain 

registrations, including uses of 

chloroneb as a seed treatment on beans 

and cotton, the last uses of chloroneb as 

seed treatments in the United States. On 

October 14, 2008, EPA approved 

cancellation of the last seed treatment 

product registrations for use of 

chloroneb. The registrant is permitted to 

sell and distribute existing stocks of the 


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affected products containing chloroneb 

for one year after the date of the request; 

i.e., until April 16, 2009. Persons other 

than registrant are permitted to sell, 

distribute, and/or use existing stocks of 

canceled chloroneb products until they 

are exhausted, provided that the use 

complies with the EPA approved label 

and labeling of the affected product. 

EPA believes that existing stocks are 

likely to be exhausted by April 16, 2012. 

Therefore, EPA is proposing to revoke 

the tolerances for chloroneb in 40 CFR 

180.257(a) on bean, dry, seed; bean, 

succulent; beet, sugar, roots; beet, sugar, 

tops; cowpea, forage; cowpea, hay; 

cattle, fat; cattle, meat; cattle, meat 

byproducts; cotton, gin byproducts; 

cotton, undelinted seed; goat, fat; goat, 

meat; goat, meat byproducts; hog, fat; 

hog, meat; hog, meat byproducts; horse, 

fat; horse, meat; horse, meat byproducts; 

milk; sheep, fat; sheep, meat; sheep, 

meat byproducts; soybean, forage; 

soybean, hay; and soybean, seed; each 

with an expiration/revocation date of 

April 16, 2012. 

In order to describe more clearly the 

measurement and scope or coverage of 

the tolerances, EPA is proposing to 

revise the introductory text containing 

the tolerance expression in 40 CFR 

180.257(a) to read as follows: 

Tolerances are established for 

residues of the fungicide chloroneb, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of chloroneb, 

1,4-dichloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene, and 

its metabolite 2,5-dichloro-4- 

methoxyphenol (free and conjugated), 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of chloroneb, in or on the 

commodity. 

3. Chlorpyrifos. There are no active 

registrations, and there have been none, 

for use of chlorpyrifos in or on lettuce 

in the United States. EPA established in 

40 CFR 180.342 the lettuce tolerance for 

chlorpyrifos on September 17, 2008 (73 

FR 53732) (FRL–8375–2). However, 

while the chlorpyrifos IRED of 2001 and 

RED of 2006 recommended a tolerance 

on lettuce, noting petition 4F3132 

which had been submitted on July 31, 

1984, the registrant had withdrawn the 

petition on July 24, 2006. Therefore, the 

lettuce tolerance is no longer needed 

and should be revoked. Consequently, 

EPA is proposing to revoke the tolerance 

in 40 CFR 180.342(a)(1) on lettuce. 

4. Clofencet. In accordance with 

current Agency practice, EPA is 

proposing to revise 40 CFR 180.497 by 

redesignating currently existing 

paragraph (b) as paragraph (d) for 

indirect or inadvertent residues, adding 

and reserving new paragraph (b) for 

tolerances with section 18 emergency 

exemptions, and adding and reserving 

new paragraph (c) for tolerances with 

regional registrations. 

In the Federal Register of April 28, 

2010 (75 FR 22404) (FRL–8822–1), EPA 

published a notice of receipt of requests 

to voluntarily cancel all pesticide 

registrations containing clofencet. In the 

Federal Register notice of July 14, 2010 

(75 FR 40825) (FRL–8833–4), EPA 

approved cancellation of the last FIFRA 

product registrations for use of clofencet 

in the United States. The registrant is 

permitted to sell and distribute existing 

stocks of the affected products 

containing clofencet until July 14, 2011. 

Persons other than the registrant are 

permitted to sell, distribute, and/or use 

existing stocks of canceled clofencet 

products until they are exhausted, 

provided that the use complies with the 

EPA approved label and labeling of the 

affected products. However, the 

registrant believes that there is little or 

no product in the channels of trade. 

Therefore, EPA is proposing to revoke 

the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.497(a) on 

cattle, fat; cattle, kidney; cattle, meat; 

cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney; 

egg; goat, fat; goat, kidney; goat, meat; 

goat, meat byproducts, except kidney; 

hog, fat; hog, kidney; hog, meat; hog, 

meat byproducts, except kidney; horse, 

fat; horse, kidney; horse, meat; horse, 

meat byproducts, except kidney; milk; 

poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat 

byproducts; sheep, fat; sheep, kidney; 

sheep, meat; sheep, meat byproducts, 

except kidney; wheat, forage; wheat, 

grain; wheat, hay; and wheat, straw; 

each with an expiration/revocation date 

of July 14, 2012, and tolerances for 

indirect or inadvertent residues in 

newly designated 40 CFR 180.497(d) on 

grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, 

group 16, except rice, sweet corn, 

wheat, and wild rice; forage; grain, 

cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 

16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and 

wild rice; hay; grain, cereal, forage, 

fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, 

sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; stover; 

grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, 

group 16, except rice, sweet corn, 

wheat, and wild rice; straw; grain, cereal 

group 15, except rice, sweet corn, 

wheat, and wild rice; soybean; soybean, 

forage; and soybean, hay; each with an 

expiration/revocation date of July 14, 

2012. 

In order to describe more clearly the 

measurement and scope or coverage of 

the tolerances, EPA is proposing to 

revise the introductory text containing 

the tolerance expression in 40 CFR 

180.497(a) to read as follows: 

Tolerances are established for 

residues of the plant growth regulator 

(hybridizing agent) clofencet, including 

its metabolites and degradates, in or on 

the commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only clofencet, potassium 2- 

(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5- 

oxo-4-pyridazinecarboxylate, expressed 

as the free acid, in or on the commodity. 

Also, EPA is proposing to revise the 

introductory text containing the 

tolerance expression in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.497(d) to read as 

follows: 

Tolerances are established for indirect 

or inadvertent residues of the plant 

growth regulator (hybridizing agent) 

clofencet, including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only clofencet, potassium 2- 

(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5- 

oxo-4-pyridazinecarboxylate, expressed 

as the free acid, in or on the commodity 

when present therein as a result of the 

application of clofencet to the growing 

crops in paragraph (a) of this section. 

5. N,N-Diethyl-2-(4- 

methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine 

hydrochloride. Because there have been 

no active registrations for N,N-diethyl-2- 

(4-methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine 

hydrochloride in the United States since 

2004, the sole existing tolerance, which 

is on orange, sweet, is no longer needed 

and should be revoked. Therefore, EPA 

is proposing to revoke the tolerance in 

40 CFR 180.558(a) on orange, sweet and 

remove that section in its entirety. 

6. Endosulfan. There have been no 

active registrations for use of endosulfan 

in the United States for rapeseed and 

watercress since October 2004; 

sugarcane since July 2005; grapes, 

succulent peas, pecans, and spinach 

since December 2005; barley, oats, rye, 

and wheat since October 2007. There 

are no active registrations for use of 

endosulfan in the United States for 

growing tea and there may never have 

been one. Therefore, these tolerances are 

no longer needed and should be 

revoked. Consequently, EPA is 

proposing to revoke the sole tolerance in 

40 CFR 180.182(a)(2) on dried tea (24 

ppm in or on dried tea, reflecting less 

than 0.1 ppm in beverage tea), remove 

paragraph (a)(2) in its entirety, and 

redesignate 40 CFR 180.182(a)(1) as (a). 

In addition, EPA is proposing to revoke 

the tolerances in newly designated 40 

CFR 180.182(a) on barley, grain; barley, 

straw; grape; oat, grain; oat, straw; pea, 

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grain; rye, straw; spinach; sugarcane, 

cane; watercress; wheat, grain; and 

wheat, straw. 

In a Memorandum of Agreement 

(MOA) between the endosulfan 

registrants and the Agency, made 

effective July 22, 2010, terms regarding 

registrant requests for voluntary 

cancellation of all existing FIFRA 

registrations for endosulfan were 

specified. In the Federal Register notice 

of November 10, 2010 (75 FR 69065) 

(FRL–8852–4), EPA approved 

cancellation of the last FIFRA section 24 

and section 3 registrations, respectively, 

for use of endosulfan in the United 

States. The List 1 (Phase-Out Group A, 

which includes almond, apricot, carrots, 

dry beans, tart cherry, eggplant, filbert, 

also known as hazelnut, macadamia nut, 

plum, prune, sweet potato, and walnut) 

uses of existing stocks of the end-use 

products, for endosulfan, are prohibited 

after July 31, 2012, except for products 

intended for export consistent with the 

requirements of section 17 of FIFRA or 

proper disposal. (The MOA and FR 

notices are available electronically 

under docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2002–0262). Therefore, EPA is 

proposing to revoke the tolerances for 

endosulfan in newly designated 40 CFR 

180.182(a) on almond; almond hulls; 

apricot; bean; carrot, roots; cherry, tart; 

eggplant; hazelnut; nut, macadamia; 

plum; plum, prune; sweet potato, roots; 

and walnut; each with an expiration/ 

revocation date of July 31, 2012. 

The List 2 (Phase-Out Group B, which 

includes cabbage, celery (AZ only), 

cotton, lettuce, nectarine (non-CA), 

peach, and sweet cherry) uses of 

existing stocks of the end-use products, 

for endosulfan, are prohibited after July 

31, 2012, except for products intended 

for export consistent with the 

requirements of section 17 of FIFRA or 

proper disposal. It should be noted that 

celery (non-AZ) and nectarine (CA only) 

uses are included in List 1. Therefore, 

EPA is proposing to revoke the tolerance 

for endosulfan in newly designated 40 

CFR 180.182(a) on cabbage; celery; 

cherry, sweet; cotton, gin byproducts; 

cotton, undelinted seed; lettuce, head; 

lettuce, leaf; nectarine; and peach; each 

with an expiration/revocation date of 

July 31, 2012. 

The List 3 (Phase-Out Group C, which 

includes pear) use of existing stocks of 

the end-use products, for endosulfan, 

are prohibited after July 31, 2013, except 

for products intended for export 

consistent with the requirements of 

section 17 of FIFRA or proper disposal. 

Therefore, EPA is proposing to revoke 

the tolerance for endosulfan in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.182(a) on pear 

with an expiration/revocation date of 

July 31, 2013. 

The List 4 (Phase-Out Group D, which 

includes apple, blueberry, pepper, 

potato, pumpkin, sweet corn, tomato, 

and winter squash) uses of existing 

stocks of the end-use products, for 

endosulfan, in the state of Florida are 

prohibited after December 31, 2014, 

except for products intended for export 

consistent with the requirements of 

section 17 of FIFRA or proper disposal. 

The List 5 (Phase-Out Group E which 

includes apple, blueberry, pepper, 

potato, pumpkin, sweet corn, tomato, 

and winter squash) uses of existing 

stocks of the end-use products, for 

endosulfan, in the United States (except 

Florida) are prohibited after July 31, 

2015, except for products intended for 

export consistent with the requirements 

of section 17 of FIFRA or proper 

disposal. Endosulfan uses on pumpkin 

and winter squash (members of 

vegetable, cucurbit, group 9) are 

included in Phase-Out Groups D and E. 

Therefore, EPA is proposing to revoke 

the tolerances for endosulfan in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.182(a) on apple; 

apple, wet pomace; blueberry; corn, 

sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus 

cob with husks removed; corn, sweet, 

stover; pepper; potato; tomato; and 

vegetable, cucurbit, group 9; and 

concomitantly revise 40 CFR 180.182(c) 

and establish tolerances on apple at 1.0 

ppm; apple, wet pomace at 5.0 ppm; 

blueberry at 0.3 ppm; corn, sweet, forage 

at 12.0 ppm; corn, sweet, kernel plus 

cob with husks removed at 0.2 ppm; 

corn, sweet, stover at 14.0 ppm; pepper 

at 2.0 ppm; potato at 0.2 ppm; pumpkin 

at 1.0 ppm; squash, winter at 1.0 ppm; 

and tomato at 1.0 ppm in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.182(c)(1) for 

regional tolerances for use in the state 

of Florida, each with an expiration date 

of December 31, 2014, and establish 

tolerances on apple at 1.0 ppm; apple, 

wet pomace at 5.0 ppm; blueberry at 0.3 

ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 12.0 ppm; 

corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks 

removed at 0.2 ppm; corn, sweet, stover 

at 14.0 ppm; pepper at 2.0 ppm; potato 

at 0.2 ppm; pumpkin at 1.0 ppm; 

squash, winter at 1.0 ppm; and tomato 

at 1.0 ppm in newly designated 

180.182(c)(2) for regional tolerances for 

use in the United States (except 

Florida), each with an expiration date of 

July 31, 2015. In addition, because EPA 

is proposing to revoke the tolerance on 

vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 1.0 ppm 

in newly designated 40 CFR 180.182(a) 

and (Phase-Out Group B) uses on 

cantaloupe, cucumber, honeydew 

(muskmelon), summer squash, and 

watermelon are allowed until July 31, 

2012, EPA is also proposing to establish 

individual tolerances at 1.0 ppm in 

newly designated 40 CFR 180.182(a) for 

cantaloupe; cucumber; muskmelon; 

squash, summer; and watermelon; each 

with an expiration/revocation date of 

July, 31, 2012. 

The List 6 (Phase-Out Group F, which 

includes certain specific vegetable crops 

for seed) uses of existing stocks of the 

end-use products, for endosulfan, are 

prohibited after July 31, 2016, except for 

products intended for export consistent 

with the requirements of section 17 of 

FIFRA or proper disposal. Therefore, 

uses of endosulfan in or on vegetables 

grown for seed, including alfalfa, 

broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, 

cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, 

mustard greens, radishes, rutabagas, and 

turnips are prohibited after July 31, 

2016. Following examination of product 

labels, the Agency classified these 

endosulfan seed treatment uses as nonfood (see ‘‘Endosulfan: The Health 

Effects Division’s REVISED Human 

Health Risk Assessment’’ in public 

docket EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0262), and 

therefore these uses do not need to be 

covered by a tolerance. Because there 

are only active registrations in the 

United States for use of endosulfan in or 

on both alfalfa and turnip grown for 

seed crop, EPA is proposing to revoke 

the tolerances in newly designated 40 

CFR 180.182(a) on alfalfa, forage; alfalfa, 

hay; turnip, roots; and turnip, tops at 

the time of publication of the final rule 

in the Federal Register. However, 

(within Phase-Out Group A) foliar 

treatment uses of endosulfan for 

broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, 

collards, kale, and mustard greens are 

allowed until July 31, 2012. 

Consequently, EPA is proposing to 

revoke the tolerances in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.182(a) on 

broccoli; Brussels sprouts; cauliflower; 

collards; kale; mustard greens; and 

mustard, seed; each with an expiration 

date of July 31, 2012. 

Other List 6 (Phase-Out Group F, 

which includes livestock ear tags, 

strawberry (perennial/biennial), and 

pineapple) uses of existing stocks of the 

end-use products for endosulfan are 

prohibited after July 31, 2016, except for 

products intended for export consistent 

with the requirements of section 17 of 

FIFRA or proper disposal. (It should be 

noted that strawberry (annual) use is 

included in List1). Therefore, EPA is 

proposing to revoke the tolerances for 

endosulfan in newly designated 40 CFR 

180.182(a) on cattle, fat; cattle, liver; 

cattle, meat; cattle, meat byproducts, 

except liver; goat, fat; goat, liver; goat, 

meat; goat, meat byproducts, except 

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meat byproducts, except liver; horse, fat; 

horse, liver; horse, meat; horse, meat 

byproducts, except liver; milk, fat; 

pineapple; pineapple, process residue; 

sheep, fat; sheep, liver; sheep, meat; 

sheep, meat byproducts, except liver; 

and strawberry; each with an 

expiration/revocation date of July 31, 

2016. 

In order to describe more clearly the 

measurement and scope or coverage of 

the tolerances, EPA is proposing to 

revise the introductory text containing 

the tolerance expression in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.182(a) to read as 

follows: 

Tolerances are established for 

residues of the insecticide endosulfan, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of endosulfan, 

6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3- 

benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha and 

beta isomers), and its metabolite 

endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10- 

hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9- 

methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3- 

dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the 

commodity. 

Also, EPA is proposing to revise the 

introductory text containing the 

tolerance expression in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.182(c)(1) to read 

as follows: 

Tolerances with regional registration, 

as defined in § 180.1(l), are established 

for residues of the insecticide 

endosulfan, including its metabolites 

and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph, when endosulfan is used in 

the state of Florida. Compliance with 

the tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of endosulfan, 

6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3- 

benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha and 

beta isomers), and its metabolite 

endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10- 

hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9- 

methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3- 

dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the 

commodity. 

In addition, EPA is proposing to 

revise the introductory text containing 

the tolerance expression in newly 

designated 40 CFR 180.182(c)(2) to read 

as follows: 

Tolerances with regional registration, 

as defined in § 180.1(l), are established 

for residues of the insecticide 

endosulfan, including its metabolites 

and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph, when endosulfan is used in 

the United States (except Florida). 

Compliance with the tolerance levels 

specified in this paragraph is to be 

determined by measuring only the sum 

of endosulfan, 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha 

and beta isomers), and its metabolite 

endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10- 

hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9- 

methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3- 

dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the 

commodity. 

7. Methidathion. After the Final Work 

Plan was published in August 2009 as 

part of the registration review process 

for methidathion, the registrants 

requested to voluntarily cancel all of 

their methidathion product 

registrations. In the Federal Register of 

April 7, 2010 (75 FR 17735) (FRL–8819– 

1), EPA published a notice of receipt of 

requests to voluntarily cancel all 

pesticide registrations containing 

methidathion. In the Federal Register 

notice of June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30824) 

(FRL–8828–4), EPA approved 

cancellation of the last FIFRA product 

registrations for use of methidathion in 

the United States. After December 31, 

2012, registrants are prohibited from 

selling or distributing existing stocks of 

products containing methidathion 

labeled for all uses. After December 31, 

2014, persons other than registrants are 

prohibited from selling or distributing 

existing stocks of products containing 

methidathion labeled for all uses. The 

cancellation order of June 2, 2010 (75 

FR 30824) also stated that after 

December 31, 2014, existing stocks of 

products containing methidathion 

labeled for all uses, already in the hands 

of users can be used legally until they 

are exhausted, provided that the use 

complies with the EPA approved label 

and labeling of the affected product. 

However, based on communications 

with the registrants since the 

cancellation, EPA believes that existing 

stocks are likely to be exhausted by 

December 31, 2016. Therefore, EPA is 

proposing to revoke the tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.298(a) on almond, hulls; 

artichoke, globe; citrus, oil; cotton, 

undelinted seed; fruit, citrus, group 10, 

except tangerine; fruit, pome, group 11; 

fruit, stone, group 12; mango; nut, tree, 

group 14; olive; safflower, seed; 

sorghum, forage, forage; sorghum, grain, 

forage; sorghum, grain, grain; sorghum, 

grain, stover; sunflower, seed; and 

tangerine; each with an expiration/ 

revocation date of December 31, 2016, 

and regional tolerances in 180.298(c) on 

kiwifruit; longan; starfruit; and sugar 

apple; each with an expiration/ 

revocation date of December 31, 2016. 

In order to describe more clearly the 

measurement and scope or coverage of 

the tolerances, EPA is proposing to 

revise the introductory text containing 

the tolerance expression in 40 CFR 

180.298(a) to read as follows: 

Tolerances are established for 

residues of the insecticide 

methidathion, including its metabolites 

and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methidathion, S-[(5- 

methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)- 

yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl 

phosphorodithioate, in or on the 

commodity. 

Also, EPA is proposing to revise the 

introductory text containing the 

tolerance expression in 40 CFR 

180.298(c) to read as follows: 

Tolerances with regional registration, 

as defined in § 180.1(l), are established 

for residues of the insecticide 

methidathion, including its metabolites 

and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methidathion, S-[(5- 

methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)- 

yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl 

phosphorodithioate, in or on the 

commodity. 

In addition, EPA is removing 

tolerances that expired in 2008 for 

methidathion in 40 CFR 180.298(c). 

8. Methyl parathion and ethyl 

parathion. In March 2010, EPA and the 

methyl parathion registrants signed a 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 

stating that all methyl parathion product 

registrations would be canceled as 

specified therein. In the Federal 

Register notice of April 28, 2010 (75 FR 

22402) (FRL–8822–6), EPA published a 

notice of receipt of requests to 

voluntarily cancel specific methyl 

parathion registrations, which included 

the last registrations for use of methyl 

parathion in or on alfalfa, almonds, 

barley, corn, cotton, grasses, oats, 

onions, peas, potatoes, rapeseed, rice, 

rye, soybeans, sunflowers, and wheat in 

the United States. In the Federal 

Register notices of November 10, 2010 

(75 FR 69073) (FRL–8851–5) and 

January 26, 2011 (76 FR 4692) (FRL– 

8856–9), EPA published notices of 

receipt of requests to voluntarily cancel 

specific methyl parathion registrations, 

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use of methyl parathion in or on sweet 

potatoes and walnuts in the United 

States. In the Federal Register notice of 

July 27, 2010 (75 FR 43981) (FRL–8838– 

6), EPA approved the cancellations and 

permitted use of existing stocks of the 

end-use products for methyl parathion 

in or on alfalfa, almonds, barley, corn, 

cotton, grasses, oats, onions, peas, 

potatoes, rapeseed, rice, rye, soybeans, 

sunflowers, and wheat through 

December 31, 2013. Also, in the Federal 

Register notices of February 25, 2011 

(76 FR 10587) (FRL–8863–4) and March 

23, 2011 (76 FR 16417) (FRL–8867–8), 

EPA approved the cancellations and 

permitted use of existing stocks of the 

end-use products for methyl parathion 

in or on sweet potatoes and walnuts 

until exhausted, provided use is 

consistent with the terms of the 

previously approved labeling on, or that 

accompanied, the canceled products. In 

accordance with the MOA, all use of 

existing stocks of the end-use products 

for methyl parathion, including in or on 

sweet potatoes and walnuts, are 

permitted through December 31, 2013, 

but not thereafter. (The MOA and FR 

notices are available electronically 

under docket ID numbers EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2009–0332 and EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2009–1017). Therefore, EPA is 

proposing to revoke the tolerances for 

methyl parathion in 40 CFR 180.121(a) 

on alfalfa, forage; alfalfa, hay; almond; 

almond, hulls; barley; corn, field, forage; 

corn, field, grain; corn, pop, grain; corn, 

sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus 

cob with husks removed; cotton, 

undelinted seed; grass, forage; oat; 

onion; pea, field, vines; potato; 

rapeseed, seed; rice, grain; soybean, hay; 

soybean, seed; sunflower, seed; sweet 

potato, roots; walnut; and wheat; each 

with an expiration date of December 31, 

2013. Also, because there have been no 

active registrations in the United States 

for use of ethyl parathion in or on rye 

since 1989, the interim tolerance on rye 

in 40 CFR 180.319 for ‘‘Parathion (O,Odiethyl-O-p-nitrophenythiophosphate) 

or its methyl homolog’’ should be 

separated into interim tolerances on rye 

for ethyl parathion and methyl 

parathion to allow an expiration/ 

revocation date for methyl parathion 

and revocation for ethyl parathion on 

the date of publication of the final rule 

in the Federal Register. Therefore, EPA 

is proposing to separate the existing 

interim tolerance for parathion on rye in 

40 CFR 180.319 into one for methyl 

parathion and another for ethyl 

parathion, revoke the newly designated 

interim tolerance for methyl parathion 

on rye with an expiration/revocation 

date of December 31, 2013, and revoke 

the newly designated interim tolerance 

on rye for ethyl parathion on the date 

of publication of the final rule in the 

Federal Register. Also, because all the 

tolerances for ethyl parathion in 40 CFR 

180.122 expired in 2005, EPA will 

remove that section in its entirety. In 

addition, because there have been no 

active registrations for methyl parathion 

use on peanuts since 1998, EPA is 

proposing to revoke the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.121(a) on peanut on the date of 

publication of the final rule in the 

Federal Register. Moreover, EPA is 

removing tolerances that expired in 

2009 for methyl parathion in 40 CFR 

180.121(a). 

In order to describe more clearly the 

measurement and scope or coverage of 

the tolerances, EPA is proposing to 

revise the introductory text containing 

the tolerance expression in 40 CFR 

180.121(a) to read as follows: 

Tolerances are established for 

residues of the insecticide methyl 

parathion, including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methyl parathion, O,Odimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) 

phosphorothioate, in or on the 

commodity. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

A ‘‘tolerance’’ represents the 

maximum level for residues of pesticide 

chemicals legally allowed in or on raw 

agricultural commodities and processed 

foods. Section 408 of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 

346a, as amended by FQPA of 1996, 

Public Law 104–170, authorizes the 

establishment of tolerances, exemptions 

from tolerance requirements, 

modifications in tolerances, and 

revocation of tolerances for residues of 

pesticide chemicals in or on raw 

agricultural commodities and processed 

foods. Without a tolerance or 

exemption, food containing pesticide 

residues is considered to be unsafe and 

therefore ‘‘adulterated’’ under section 

402(a) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 342(a). Such 

food may not be distributed in interstate 

commerce (21 U.S.C. 331(a)). For a fooduse pesticide to be sold and distributed, 

the pesticide must not only have 

appropriate tolerances under the 

FFDCA, but also must be registered 

under FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.). 

Food-use pesticides not registered in the 

United States must have tolerances in 

order for commodities treated with 

those pesticides to be imported into the 

United States. 

EPA is proposing these tolerance 

actions for atrazine to implement the 

tolerance recommendations made 

during the reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment processes. As part of these 

processes, EPA is required to determine 

whether each of the amended tolerances 

meets the safety standard of FQPA. The 

safety finding determination is 

discussed in detail in the atrazine RED. 

REDs and TREDs recommend the 

implementation of certain tolerance 

actions, including modifications to 

reflect current use patterns, to meet 

safety findings, and change commodity 

names and groupings in accordance 

with new EPA policy. Printed and 

electronic copies of the REDs and 

TREDs are available as provided in Unit 

II.A. 

REDs and TREDs contain the 

Agency’s evaluation of the database for 

these pesticides, including requirements 

for additional data on the active 

ingredients to confirm the potential 

human health and environmental risk 

assessments associated with current 

product uses, and in REDs state 

conditions under which these uses and 

products will be eligible for 

reregistration. The REDs and TREDs 

recommended the establishment, 

modification, and/or revocation of 

specific tolerances. RED and TRED 

recommendations such as establishing 

or modifying tolerances, and in some 

cases revoking tolerances, are the result 

of assessment under the FFDCA 

standard of ‘‘reasonable certainty of no 

harm.’’ However, tolerance revocations 

recommended in REDs and TREDs that 

are proposed in this document do not 

need such assessment when the 

tolerances are no longer necessary. 

EPA’s general practice is to propose 

revocation of tolerances for residues of 

pesticide active ingredients on crops for 

which FIFRA registrations no longer 

exist and on which the pesticide may 

therefore no longer be used in the 

United States. EPA has historically been 

concerned that retention of tolerances 

that are not necessary to cover residues 

in or on legally treated foods may 

encourage misuse of pesticides within 

the United States. Nonetheless, EPA 

will establish and maintain tolerances 

even when corresponding domestic uses 

are canceled if the tolerances, which 

EPA refers to as ‘‘import tolerances,’’ are 

necessary to allow importation into the 

United States of food containing such 

pesticide residues. However, where 

there are no imported commodities that 

require these import tolerances, the 

Agency believes it is appropriate to 

revoke tolerances for unregistered 

pesticides in order to prevent potential 

misuse. 

Furthermore, as a general matter, the 

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tolerances not needed to cover any 

imported food may result in 

unnecessary restriction on trade of 

pesticides and foods. Under section 408 

of FFDCA, a tolerance may only be 

established or maintained if EPA 

determines that the tolerance is safe 

based on a number of factors, including 

an assessment of the aggregate exposure 

to the pesticide and an assessment of 

the cumulative effects of such pesticide 

and other substances that have a 

common mechanism of toxicity. In 

doing so, EPA must consider potential 

contributions to such exposure from all 

tolerances. If the cumulative risk is such 

that the tolerances in aggregate are not 

safe, then every one of these tolerances 

is potentially vulnerable to revocation. 

Furthermore, if unneeded tolerances are 

included in the aggregate and 

cumulative risk assessments, the 

estimated exposure to the pesticide 

would be inflated. Consequently, it may 

be more difficult for others to obtain 

needed tolerances or to register needed 

new uses. To avoid potential trade 

restrictions, the Agency is proposing to 

revoke tolerances for residues on crops 

uses for which FIFRA registrations no 

longer exist, unless someone expresses 

a need for such tolerances. Through this 

proposed rule, the Agency is inviting 

individuals who need these import 

tolerances to identify themselves and 

the tolerances that are needed to cover 

imported commodities. 

Parties interested in retention of the 

tolerances should be aware that 

additional data may be needed to 

support retention. These parties should 

be aware that, under FFDCA section 

408(f), if the Agency determines that 

additional information is reasonably 

required to support the continuation of 

a tolerance, EPA may require that 

parties interested in maintaining the 

tolerances provide the necessary 

information. If the requisite information 

is not submitted, EPA may issue an 

order revoking the tolerance at issue. 

C. When do these actions become 

effective? 

With the exception of certain existing 

tolerances for chloroneb, clofencet, 

endosulfan, methidathion, and methyl 

parathion for which EPA is proposing 

specific expiration/revocation dates and 

proposed new tolerances to be 

established for endosulfan for which 

EPA is also proposing expiration/ 

revocation dates, the Agency is 

proposing that these tolerance 

revocations, tolerance modifications, 

and revisions of tolerance nomenclature 

and tolerance expression become 

effective on the date of publication of 

the final rule in the Federal Register. 

With the exception of the proposed 

expiration/revocation of specific 

(existing and new) tolerances for 

chloroneb, clofencet, endosulfan, 

methidathion, and methyl parathion, 

the Agency believes that existing stocks 

of pesticide products labeled for the 

uses associated with the tolerances 

proposed for revocation have been 

completely exhausted and that treated 

commodities have cleared the channels 

of trade. EPA is proposing an 

expiration/revocation date of April 16, 

2012 for all of the chloroneb tolerances 

proposed herein for revocation; July 14, 

2012 for all of the clofencet tolerances 

proposed herein for revocation; various 

dates for the endosulfan tolerances 

proposed for revocation as described 

herein in Unit II.A.; December 31, 2016 

for all of the methidathion tolerances 

proposed herein for revocation; and 

December 31, 2013 for the methyl 

parathion tolerances proposed herein 

for revocation with the exception of the 

tolerance on peanut. The Agency 

believes that these revocation dates 

allow users to exhaust stocks and allows 

sufficient time for passage of treated 

commodities through the channels of 

trade. However, with the exception of 

endosulfan and methyl parathion whose 

registrants have a Memorandum of 

Agreement with the Agency concerning 

canceled uses and agreed dates for sale, 

distribution, and use of existing stocks, 

if EPA is presented with information 

that existing stocks would still be 

available and that information is 

verified, the Agency will consider 

extending the expiration date of the 

tolerance. If you have comments 

regarding existing stocks and whether 

the effective date allows sufficient time 

for treated commodities to clear the 

channels of trade, please submit 

comments as described under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Any commodities listed in this 

proposal treated with the pesticides 

subject to this proposal, and in the 

channels of trade following the 

tolerance revocations, shall be subject to 

FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established 

by FQPA. Under this unit, any residues 

of these pesticides in or on such food 

shall not render the food adulterated so 

long as it is shown to the satisfaction of 

the Food and Drug Administration that: 

1. The residue is present as the result 

of an application or use of the pesticide 

at a time and in a manner that was 

lawful under FIFRA, and 

2. The residue does not exceed the 

level that was authorized at the time of 

the application or use to be present on 

the food under a tolerance or exemption 

from tolerance. Evidence to show that 

food was lawfully treated may include 

records that verify the dates when the 

pesticide was applied to such food. 

III. International Residue Limits 

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA 

seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with 

international standards whenever 

possible, consistent with U.S. food 

safety standards and agricultural 

practices. EPA considers the 

international maximum residue limits 

(MRLs) established by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as 

required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4). 

The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N. 

Food and Agriculture Organization/ 

World Health Organization food 

standards program, and it is recognized 

as an international food safety 

standards-setting organization in trade 

agreements to which the United States 

is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance 

that is different from a Codex MRL; 

however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) 

requires that EPA explain the reasons 

for departing from the Codex level. 

The Codex has not established a MRL 

for atrazine, chloroneb, clofencet, N,Ndiethyl-2-(4- 

methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine 

hydrochloride, ethyl parathion, or MRL 

on lettuce for chlorpyrifos. 

The Codex has established MRLs for 

endosulfan in or on various 

commodities including melons, except 

watermelon at 2 mg/kg and tea, green, 

black at 30 mg/kg. These MRLs are 

different than the tolerances established 

for endosulfan in the United States 

because of differences in use patterns 

and/or good agricultural practices. 

The Codex has established MRLs for 

methidathion in or on various 

commodities including apple at 0.5 mg/ 

kg; cherries at 0.2 mg/kg; cottonseed at 

1 mg/kg; nectarine at 0.2 mg/kg; olives 

at 1 mg/kg; peach at 0.2 mg/kg; pear at 

1 mg/kg; and plums (including prunes) 

at 0.2 mg/kg. These MRLs are different 

than the tolerances established for 

methidathion in the United States 

because of differences in use patterns 

and/or good agricultural practices. 

The Codex has established MRLs for 

methyl parathion (parathion-methyl) in 

or on various commodities including 

potato at 0.05 mg/kg. The MRL is 

different than the tolerance established 

for methyl parathion in the United 

States because of differences in use 

patterns and/or good agricultural 

practices. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

In this proposed rule, EPA is 

proposing to establish tolerances under 

FFDCA section 408(e), and also modify 

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established under FFDCA section 408. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has exempted these types of 

actions (e.g., establishment and 

modification of a tolerance and 

tolerance revocation for which 

extraordinary circumstances do not 

exist) from review under Executive 

Order 12866, entitled Regulatory 

Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993). Because this proposed 

rule has been exempted from review 

under Executive Order 12866 due to its 

lack of significance, this proposed rule 

is not subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). This proposed rule does not 

contain any information collections 

subject to OMB approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any 

enforceable duty or contain any 

unfunded mandate as described under 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 

104–4). Nor does it require any special 

considerations as required by Executive 

Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to 

Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994); or OMB review or any other 

Agency action under Executive Order 

13045, entitled Protection of Children 

from Environmental Health Risks and 

Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 

1997). This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 

(NTTAA), Public Law 104–113, section 

12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). Pursuant to 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency 

previously assessed whether 

establishment of tolerances, exemptions 

from tolerances, raising of tolerance 

levels, expansion of exemptions, or 

revocations might significantly impact a 

substantial number of small entities and 

concluded that, as a general matter, 

these actions do not impose a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. These analyses 

for tolerance establishments and 

modifications, and for tolerance 

revocations were published on May 4, 

1981 (46 FR 24950) and on December 

17, 1997 (62 FR 66020) (FRL–5753–1), 

respectively, and were provided to the 

Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration. Taking into 

account this analysis, and available 

information concerning the pesticides 

listed in this proposed rule, the Agency 

hereby certifies that this proposed rule 

will not have a significant negative 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. In a 

memorandum dated May 25, 2001, EPA 

determined that eight conditions must 

all be satisfied in order for an import 

tolerance or tolerance exemption 

revocation to adversely affect a 

significant number of small entity 

importers, and that there is a negligible 

joint probability of all eight conditions 

holding simultaneously with respect to 

any particular revocation. (This Agency 

document is available in the docket of 

this proposed rule). Furthermore, for the 

pesticide named in this proposed rule, 

the Agency knows of no extraordinary 

circumstances that exist as to the 

present proposal that would change the 

EPA’s previous analysis. Any comments 

about the Agency’s determination 

should be submitted to the EPA along 

with comments on the proposal, and 

will be addressed prior to issuing a final 

rule. In addition, the Agency has 

determined that this action will not 

have a substantial direct effect on States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999). Executive Order 13132 requires 

EPA to develop an accountable process 

to ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input 

by State and local officials in the 

development of regulatory policies that 

have federalism implications.’’ ‘‘Policies 

that have federalism implications’’ is 

defined in the Executive order to 

include regulations that have 

‘‘substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government.’’ This proposed 

rule directly regulates growers, food 

processors, food handlers, and food 

retailers, not States. This action does not 

alter the relationships or distribution of 

power and responsibilities established 

by Congress in the preemption 

provisions of section 408(n)(4) of 

FFDCA. For these same reasons, the 

Agency has determined that this 

proposed rule does not have any ‘‘tribal 

implications’’ as described in Executive 

Order 13175, entitled Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments (65 FR 67249, November 

9, 2000). Executive Order 13175, 

requires EPA to develop an accountable 

process to ensure ‘‘meaningful and 

timely input by tribal officials in the 

development of regulatory policies that 

have tribal implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that 

have tribal implications’’ is defined in 

the Executive order to include 

regulations that have ‘‘substantial direct 

effects on one or more Indian tribes, on 

the relationship between the Federal 

Government and the Indian tribes, or on 

the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes.’’ This 

proposed rule will not have substantial 

direct effects on tribal governments, on 

the relationship between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes, as 

specified in Executive Order 13175. 

Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not 

apply to this proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: April 15, 2011. 

Steven Bradbury, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR 

chapter I be amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

2. Section 180.121 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 180.121 Methyl parathion; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) General. Tolerances are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide methyl parathion, including 

its metabolites and degradates, in or on 

the commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methyl parathion, O,Odimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) 

phosphorothioate, in or on the 

commodity. 


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revocation date 

Alfalfa, forage ................................................................................................................................. 1 .25 12/31/13 

Alfalfa, hay ..................................................................................................................................... 5 .0 12/31/13 

Almond ........................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 12/31/13 

Almond, hulls ................................................................................................................................. 3 .0 12/31/13 

Barley ............................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

Corn, field, forage .......................................................................................................................... 1 .0 12/31/13 

Corn, field, grain ............................................................................................................................ 1 .0 12/31/13 

Corn, pop, grain ............................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

Corn, sweet, forage ....................................................................................................................... 1 .0 12/31/13 

Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed ....................................................................... 1 .0 12/31/13 

Cotton, undelinted seed ................................................................................................................. 0 .75 12/31/13 

Grass, forage ................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

Oat ................................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

Onion ............................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

Pea, field, vines ............................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

Potato ............................................................................................................................................. 0 .1 12/31/13 

Rapeseed, seed ............................................................................................................................. 0 .2 12/31/13 

Rice, grain ...................................................................................................................................... 1 .0 12/31/13 

Soybean, hay ................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

Soybean, seed ............................................................................................................................... 0 .1 12/31/13 

Sunflower, seed ............................................................................................................................. 0 .2 12/31/13 

Sweet potato, roots ........................................................................................................................ 0 .1 12/31/13 

Walnut ............................................................................................................................................ 0 .1 12/31/13 

Wheat ............................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 12/31/13 

* * * * * 

§ 180.122 [Removed] 

3. Section 180.122 is removed. 

4. Section 180.182 is amended 

revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as 

follows: 

§ 180.182 Endosulfan; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) General. Tolerances are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide endosulfan, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of endosulfan, 

6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3- 

benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha and 

beta isomers), and its metabolite 

endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10- 

hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9- 

methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3- 

dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per million Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Almond ........................................................................................................................................... 0 .3 7/31/12 

Almond, hulls ................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 7/31/12 

Apricot ............................................................................................................................................ 2 .0 7/31/12 

Bean ............................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/12 

Broccoli .......................................................................................................................................... 3 .0 7/31/12 

Brussels sprouts ............................................................................................................................ 2 .0 7/31/12 

Cabbage ........................................................................................................................................ 4 .0 7/31/12 

Cantaloupe ..................................................................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/12 

Carrot, roots ................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 7/31/12 

Cattle, fat ....................................................................................................................................... 13 .0 7/31/16 

Cattle, liver ..................................................................................................................................... 5 .0 7/31/16 

Cattle, meat ................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/16 

Cattle, meat byproducts, except liver ............................................................................................ 1 .0 7/31/16 

Cauliflower ..................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/12 

Celery ............................................................................................................................................. 8 .0 7/31/12 

Cherry, sweet ................................................................................................................................. 2 .0 7/31/12 

Cherry, tart ..................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/12 

Collards .......................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/12 

Cotton, gin byproducts ................................................................................................................... 30 .0 7/31/12 

Cotton, undelinted seed ................................................................................................................. 1 .0 7/31/12 

Cucumber ...................................................................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/12 

Eggplant ......................................................................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/12 

Goat, fat ......................................................................................................................................... 13 .0 7/31/16 

Goat, liver ...................................................................................................................................... 5 .0 7/31/16 

Goat, meat ..................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/16 

Goat, meat byproducts, except liver .............................................................................................. 1 .0 7/31/16 

Hazelnut ......................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 7/31/12 

Hog, fat .......................................................................................................................................... 13 .0 7/31/16 

Hog, liver ........................................................................................................................................ 5 .0 7/31/16 

Hog, meat ...................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/16 


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revocation date 

Hog, meat byproducts, except liver ............................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/16 

Horse, fat ....................................................................................................................................... 13 .0 7/31/16 

Horse, liver ..................................................................................................................................... 5 .0 7/31/16 

Horse, meat ................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/16 

Horse, meat byproducts, except liver ............................................................................................ 1 .0 7/31/16 

Kale ................................................................................................................................................ 2 .0 7/31/12 

Lettuce, head ................................................................................................................................. 11 .0 7/31/12 

Lettuce, leaf ................................................................................................................................... 6 .0 7/31/12 

Milk, fat .......................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/16 

Muskmelon ..................................................................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/12 

Mustard greens .............................................................................................................................. 2 .0 7/31/12 

Mustard, seed ................................................................................................................................ 0 .2 7/31/12 

Nectarine ........................................................................................................................................ 2 .0 7/31/12 

Nut, macadamia ............................................................................................................................. 0 .2 7/31/12 

Peach ............................................................................................................................................. 2 .0 7/31/12 

Pear ............................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/13 

Pineapple ....................................................................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/16 

Pineapple, process residue ........................................................................................................... 20 .0 7/31/16 

Plum ............................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/12 

Plum, prune ................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/12 

Sheep, fat ...................................................................................................................................... 13 .0 7/31/16 

Sheep, liver .................................................................................................................................... 5 .0 7/31/16 

Sheep, meat .................................................................................................................................. 2 .0 7/31/16 

Sheep, meat byproducts, except liver ........................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/16 

Squash, summer ............................................................................................................................ 1 .0 7/31/12 

Strawberry ...................................................................................................................................... 2 .0 7/31/16 

Sweet potato, roots ........................................................................................................................ 0 .15 7/31/12 

Walnut ............................................................................................................................................ 0 .2 7/31/12 

Watermelon .................................................................................................................................... 1 .0 7/31/12 

* * * * * 

(c) Tolerances with regional 

registrations. (1) Tolerances with 

regional registration, as defined in 

§ 180.1(l), are established for residues of 

the insecticide endosulfan, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph, when endosulfan is used in 

the state of Florida. Compliance with 

the tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of endosulfan, 

6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3- 

benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha and 

beta isomers), and its metabolite 

endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10- 

hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9- 

methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3- 

dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Apple ................................................................................................................................................ 1.0 12/31/14 

Apple, wet pomace .......................................................................................................................... 5.0 12/31/14 

Blueberry .......................................................................................................................................... 0.3 12/31/14 

Corn, sweet, forage ......................................................................................................................... 12.0 12/31/14 

Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed ......................................................................... 0.2 12/31/14 

Corn, sweet, stover .......................................................................................................................... 14.0 12/31/14 

Pepper ............................................................................................................................................. 2.0 12/31/14 

Potato ............................................................................................................................................... 0.2 12/31/14 

Pumpkin ........................................................................................................................................... 1.0 12/31/14 

Squash, winter ................................................................................................................................. 1.0 12/31/14 

Tomato ............................................................................................................................................. 1.0 12/31/14 

(2) Tolerances with regional 

registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide endosulfan, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph, when endosulfan is used in 

the United States (except Florida). 

Compliance with the tolerance levels 

specified in this paragraph is to be 

determined by measuring only the sum 

of endosulfan, 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide (alpha 

and beta isomers), and its metabolite 

endosulfan sulfate, 6,7,8,9,10,10- 

hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9- 

methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3,3- 

dioxide, calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of endosulfan, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Apple ................................................................................................................................................ 1.0 7/31/15 

Apple, wet pomace .......................................................................................................................... 5.0 7/31/15 

Blueberry .......................................................................................................................................... 0.3 7/31/15 


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Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Corn, sweet, forage ......................................................................................................................... 12.0 7/31/15 

Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed ......................................................................... 0.2 7/31/15 

Corn, sweet, stover .......................................................................................................................... 14.0 7/31/15 

Pepper ............................................................................................................................................. 2.0 7/31/15 

Potato ............................................................................................................................................... 0.2 7/31/15 

Pumpkin ........................................................................................................................................... 1.0 7/31/15 

Squash, winter ................................................................................................................................. 1.0 7/31/15 

Tomato ............................................................................................................................................. 1.0 7/31/15 

* * * * * 

5. Section 180.220 is amended by 

revising the table in paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 180.220 Atrazine; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Cattle, fat .............................. 0 .02 

Cattle, meat .......................... 0 .02 

Cattle, meat byproducts ....... 0 .02 

Corn, field, forage ................. 1 .5 

Corn, field, grain ................... 0 .20 

Corn, field, stover ................. 0 .5 

Corn, pop, forage ................. 1 .5 

Corn, pop, grain .................... 0 .20 

Corn, pop, stover .................. 0 .5 

Corn, sweet, forage .............. 15 

Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob 

with husks removed .......... 0 .20 

Corn, sweet, stover .............. 2 .0 

Goat, fat ................................ 0 .02 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Goat, meat ............................ 0 .02 

Goat, meat byproducts ......... 0 .02 

Grass, forage ........................ 4 .0 

Grass, hay ............................ 4 .0 

Guava ................................... 0 .05 

Horse, fat .............................. 0 .02 

Horse, meat .......................... 0 .02 

Horse, meat byproducts ....... 0 .02 

Milk ....................................... 0 .02 

Nut, macadamia ................... 0 .20 

Sheep, fat ............................. 0 .02 

Sheep, meat ......................... 0 .02 

Sheep, meat byproducts ...... 0 .02 

Sorghum, forage, forage ...... 0 .25 

Sorghum, grain, forage ......... 0 .25 

Sorghum, grain, grain ........... 0 .20 

Sorghum, grain, stover ......... 0 .50 

Sugarcane, cane .................. 0 .20 

Wheat, forage ....................... 1 .5 

Wheat, grain ......................... 0 .10 

Wheat, hay ........................... 5 .0 

Wheat, straw ......................... 0 .50 

* * * * * 

6. Section 180.257 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) to read to as 

follows: 

§ 180.257 Chloroneb; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) General. Tolerances are 

established for residues of the fungicide 

chloroneb, including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of chloroneb, 

1,4-dichloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene, and 

its metabolite 2,5-dichloro-4- 

methoxyphenol (free and conjugated), 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of chloroneb, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Bean, dry, seed ............................................................................................................................. 0 .2 4/16/12 

Bean, succulent ............................................................................................................................. 0 .2 4/16/12 

Beet, sugar, roots .......................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Beet, sugar, tops ........................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Cowpea, forage ............................................................................................................................. 2 .0 4/16/12 

Cowpea, hay .................................................................................................................................. 2 .0 4/16/12 

Cattle, fat ....................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Cattle, meat ................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Cattle, meat byproducts ................................................................................................................. 0 .2 4/16/12 

Cotton, gin byproducts ................................................................................................................... 1 .0 4/16/12 

Cotton, undelinted seed ................................................................................................................. 0 .2 4/16/12 

Goat, fat ......................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Goat, meat ..................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Goat, meat byproducts .................................................................................................................. 0 .2 4/16/12 

Hog, fat .......................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Hog, meat ...................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Hog, meat byproducts ................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Horse, fat ....................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Horse, meat ................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Horse, meat byproducts ................................................................................................................ 0 .2 4/16/12 

Milk ................................................................................................................................................. 0 .05 4/16/12 

Sheep, fat ...................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 

Sheep, meat .................................................................................................................................. 0 .2 4/16/12 

Sheep, meat byproducts ................................................................................................................ 0 .2 4/16/12 

Soybean, forage ............................................................................................................................ 2 .0 4/16/12 

Soybean, hay ................................................................................................................................. 2 .0 4/16/12 

Soybean, seed ............................................................................................................................... 0 .2 4/16/12 


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7. Section 180.298 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as 

follows: 

§ 180.298 Methidathion; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) General. Tolerances are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide methidathion, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methidathion, S-[(5- 

methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)- 

yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl 

phosphorodithioate, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Almond, hulls ................................................................................................................................. 6 .0 12/31/16 

Artichoke, globe ............................................................................................................................. 0 .05 12/31/16 

Citrus, oil ........................................................................................................................................ 420 .0 12/31/16 

Cotton, undelinted seed ................................................................................................................. 0 .2 12/31/16 

Fruit, citrus, group 10, except tangerine ....................................................................................... 4 .0 12/31/16 

Fruit, pome, group 11 .................................................................................................................... 0 .05 12/31/16 

Fruit, stone, group 12 .................................................................................................................... 0 .05 12/31/16 

Mango ............................................................................................................................................ 0 .05 12/31/16 

Nut, tree, group 14 ........................................................................................................................ 0 .05 12/31/16 

Olive ............................................................................................................................................... 0 .05 12/31/16 

Safflower, seed .............................................................................................................................. 0 .5 12/31/16 

Sorghum, forage, forage ................................................................................................................ 2 .0 12/31/16 

Sorghum, grain, forage .................................................................................................................. 2 .0 12/31/16 

Sorghum, grain, grain .................................................................................................................... 0 .2 12/31/16 

Sorghum, grain, stover .................................................................................................................. 2 .0 12/31/16 

Sunflower, seed ............................................................................................................................. 0 .5 12/31/16 

Tangerine ....................................................................................................................................... 6 .0 12/31/16 

* * * * * 

(c) Tolerances with regional 

registrations. Tolerances with regional 

registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide methidathion, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methidathion, S-[(5- 

methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)- 

yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl 

phosphorodithioate, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Kiwifruit ............................................................................................................................................ 0.1 12/31/16 

Longan ............................................................................................................................................. 0.1 12/31/16 

Starfruit ............................................................................................................................................ 0.1 12/31/16 

Sugar apple ..................................................................................................................................... 0.2 12/31/16 

* * * * * 

8. Section 180.319 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 180.319 Interim tolerances. 

(a) General. While petitions for 

tolerances for negligible residues are 

pending and until action is completed 

on these petitions, interim tolerances 

are established for residues of the listed 

pesticide chemicals in or on the 

following raw agricultural commodities: 

Substances Uses 

Tolerance in 

parts per 

million 

Raw agricultural commodity 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Coordination product of zinc 

ion and maneb.

Fungicide ..... 1.0 (Calculated as 

zinc ethylenebisdithiocarbamate).

Potato ........................................................................................ None. 

Endothall (7-oxabicyclo-(2,2,1) 

heptane 2,3-dicarboxylic acid.

Herbicide ...... 0.2 ................ Beet, sugar ................................................................................ None. 

Isopropyl carbanilate (IPC) ...... Herbicide ...... 5.0 ................ Alfalfa, hay; clover, hay; and grass, hay ................................... None. 

2.0 ................ Alfalfa, forage; clover, forage; and grass, forage ...................... None. 

0.1 ................ Flax, seed; lentil; lettuce, head; lettuce, leaf; pea; safflower, 

seed; spinach; beet, sugar, roots; and beet, sugar, tops.

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Substances Uses 

Tolerance in 

parts per 

million 

Raw agricultural commodity 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

0.5 ................ Egg; cattle, fat; cattle, meat; cattle, meat byproducts; goat, fat; 

goat, meat; goat, meat byproducts; hog, fat; hog, meat; 

hog, meat byproducts; horse, fat; horse, meat; horse, meat 

byproducts; milk; sheep, fat; sheep, meat; sheep, meat byproducts; poultry, fat; poultry, meat; and poultry, meat byproducts.

None. 

Methyl parathion ...................... Herbicide ...... 0.5 ................ Rye ............................................................................................ 12/31/13. 

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. 

[Reserved] 

(c) Tolerances with regional 

registrations. [Reserved] 

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. 

[Reserved] 

§ 180.342 [Amended] 

9. Section 180.342 is amended by 

removing the entry for ‘‘lettuce’’ from 

table in paragraph (a)(1). 

10. Section 180.497 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 180.497 Clofencet; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) General. Tolerances are 

established for residues of the plant 

growth regulator (hybridizing agent) 

clofencet, including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only clofencet, potassium 2- 

(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5- 

oxo-4-pyridazinecarboxylate, expressed 

as the free acid, in or on the commodity: 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Cattle, fat ....................................................................................................................................... 0 .04 7/14/12 

Cattle, kidney ................................................................................................................................. 10 .0 7/14/12 

Cattle, meat ................................................................................................................................... 0 .15 7/14/12 

Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney ........................................................................................ 0.5 7/14/12 

Egg ................................................................................................................................................. 1 .0 7/14/12 

Goat, fat ......................................................................................................................................... 0 .04 7/14/12 

Goat, kidney ................................................................................................................................... 10 .0 7/14/12 

Goat, meat ..................................................................................................................................... 0 .15 7/14/12 

Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney .......................................................................................... 0.5 7/14/12 

Hog, fat .......................................................................................................................................... 0 .04 7/14/12 

Hog, kidney .................................................................................................................................... 10 .0 7/14/12 

Hog, meat ...................................................................................................................................... 0 .15 7/14/12 

Hog, meat byproducts, except kidney ........................................................................................... 0.5 7/14/12 

Horse, fat ....................................................................................................................................... 0 .04 7/14/12 

Horse, kidney ................................................................................................................................. 10 .0 7/14/12 

Horse, meat ................................................................................................................................... 0 .15 7/14/12 

Horse, meat byproducts, except kidney ........................................................................................ 0 .5 7/14/12 

Milk ................................................................................................................................................. 0 .02 7/14/12 

Poultry, fat ...................................................................................................................................... 0 .04 7/14/12 

Poultry, meat .................................................................................................................................. 0 .15 7/14/12 

Poultry, meat byproducts ............................................................................................................... 0 .20 7/14/12 

Sheep, fat ...................................................................................................................................... 0 .04 7/14/12 

Sheep, kidney ................................................................................................................................ 10 .0 7/14/12 

Sheep, meat .................................................................................................................................. 0 .15 7/14/12 

Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney ....................................................................................... 0 .5 7/14/12 

Wheat, forage ................................................................................................................................ 10 .0 7/14/12 

Wheat, grain .................................................................................................................................. 250 .0 7/14/12 

Wheat, hay ..................................................................................................................................... 40 .0 7/14/12 

Wheat, straw .................................................................................................................................. 50 .0 7/14/12 

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. 

[Reserved] 

(c) Tolerances with regional 

registrations. [Reserved] 

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. 

Tolerances are established for indirect 

or inadvertent residues of the plant 

growth regulator (hybridizing agent) 

clofencet, including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only clofencet, potassium 2- 

(4-chlorophenyl)-3-ethyl-2,5-dihydro-5- 

oxo-4-pyridazinecarboxylate, expressed 

as the free acid, in or on the commodity 

when present therein as a result of the 

application of clofencet to the growing 

crops in paragraph (a) of this section. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; 

forage ........................................................................................................................................... 4.0 7/14/12 


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Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation date 

Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; 

hay ................................................................................................................................................ 15.0 7/14/12 

Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; 

stover ............................................................................................................................................ 1.0 7/14/12 

Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice; 

straw ............................................................................................................................................. 4.0 7/14/12 

Grain, cereal group 15, except rice, sweet corn, wheat, and wild rice ........................................... 20.0 7/14/12 

Soybean ........................................................................................................................................... 30.0 7/14/12 

Soybean, forage .............................................................................................................................. 10.0 7/14/12 

Soybean, hay ................................................................................................................................... 10.0 7/14/12 

§ 180.558 [Removed] 

11. Section 180.558 is removed. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10553 Filed 5–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

RIN 0648–XA209 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands King and Tanner 

Crabs 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of fishery 

management plan amendments; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council submitted 

Amendments 38 and 39 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Bering Sea/ 

Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 

(FMP) to NMFS for review. If approved, 

Amendment 38 would establish a 

mechanism in the FMP to specify 

annual catch limits and accountability 

measures for each crab stock. This 

action is necessary to account for 

uncertainty in the overfishing limit and 

prevent overfishing. If approved, 

Amendment 39 would modify the snow 

crab rebuilding plan to define the stock 

as rebuilt the first year the stock 

biomass is above the level necessary to 

produce maximum sustainable yield. 

Amendments 38 and 39 are intended to 

promote the goals and objectives of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

FMP, and other applicable laws. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

amendment must be received on or 

before 5 p.m., Alaska local time, on July 

5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 0648–XA209, by any 

one of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Fax: (907) 586–7557, Attn: Ellen 

Sebastian 

• Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802. 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building: 709 West 9th Street, Room 

420A, Juneau, AK. 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All Personal Identifying Information (for 

example, name, address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

NMFS will accept anonymous 

comments (enter N/A in the required 

fields, if you wish to remain 

anonymous). You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or 

Adobe PDF file formats only. 

Electronic copies of Amendments 38 

and 39 and the Environmental 

Assessment prepared for this action may 

be obtained from the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gretchen Harrington, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires that 

each regional fishery management 

council submit any fishery management 

plan or fishery management plan 

amendment it prepares to NMFS for 

review and approval, disapproval, or 

partial approval by the Secretary of 

Commerce. The Magnuson-Stevens Act 

also requires that NMFS, upon receiving 

a fishery management plan amendment, 

immediately publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing that the 

amendment is available for public 

review and comment. 

This notice announces that proposed 

Amendments 38 and 39 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Bering Sea/ 

Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs 

(FMP) are available for public review 

and comment. The crab fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone of the Bering 

Sea and Aleutian Islands are managed 

under the FMP. The FMP was prepared 

by the North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) under 

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The FMP 

establishes a cooperative management 

regime that defers many aspects of crab 

fisheries management to the State of 

Alaska (State) with Federal oversight. 

State regulations are subject to the 

provisions of the FMP, and must be 

consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act and other applicable Federal laws. 

The provisions of the MagnusonStevens Act, as amended in 2007, 

establish, either expressly or by logical 

extension, five basic requirements that 

relate to and require amendment of the 

FMP. The Guidelines for National 

Standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act (50 CFR 600.310; NS 1 Guidelines) 

provide guidance to regional fishery 

management councils about how to 

satisfy the obligations of the MagnusonStevens Act relative to the prevention of 

overfishing, achievement of optimum 

yield, and establishment of annual catch 

limits. The following is a summary of 

these five requirements. 

(1) The FMP must provide for the 

specification of annual catch limits 

(ACLs) that will prevent overfishing. 

(2) The FMP must establish an 

acceptable biological catch (ABC) 

control rule that accounts for relevant 

sources of scientific uncertainty. 

(3) The Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee must provide the 

Council with scientific advice on the 

ABC control rule and periodic 

recommendations for specifying the 

ABC for each fishery. 

(4) The FMP must establish 

accountability measures that prevent 


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