69692 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 9, 2011 / Proposed Rules 

in this tolerance. Contact: Erin Malone, 

(703) 347–0253, email address: 

malone.erin@epa.gov. 

6. PP 1F7905. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0759). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New 

Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, 

Wilmington, DE 91808, requests to 

establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide 

buprofezin, in or on nut, tree group 14 

(including pistachios) at 0.05 ppm. The 

proposed analytical method involves 

extraction, partition, clean-up and 

detection of residues by LC/MS/MS. 

Contact: Samantha Hulkower, (703) 

603–0683, email address: 

hulkower.samantha@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 1E7908. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0759). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to remove the existing 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.511 for 

residues of the insecticide buprofezin, 

in or on non-bell pepper; fruiting 

vegetable group 8, except non-bell 

pepper; fruit, citrus, group 10; and fruit, 

pome, group 11 which will now be 

covered by the newly requested 

tolerances under ‘‘New Tolerances’’. 

This summary has been prepared by 

Nichino America, Inc., Wilmington, DE 

19808, the registrant. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman, (703) 308–9367, email address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

2. PP 1E7919. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0792). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests upon approval of the 

aforementioned tolerances under ‘‘New 

Tolerances’’, to remove the established 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.578 for 

residues of the insecticide acetamiprid, 

N 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]- N 2- 

cyano- N 1-methylacetamidine, in or on 

fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.50 ppm; fruit, 

pome, group 11 at 1.0 ppm; vegetable, 

fruiting, group 8 at 0.20 ppm; and 

vegetable, Brassica, leafy, group 5 at 

1.20 ppm. The fruit, citrus, group 10; 

fruit, pome, group 11; and vegetable, 

fruiting, group 8 tolerances will be 

superseded by the updated crop group 

tolerances. The vegetable, Brassica, 

leafy group 5 tolerance will be 

superseded by the Brassica, leafy 

greens, subgroup 5B and Brassica, head 

and stem, subgroup 5A tolerances. 

Contact: Laura Nollen, (703) 305–7390, 

email address: nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemption 

PP 1E7918. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0829). United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 

Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, 

King of Prussia, PA 19406, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.1195 for residues of titanium 

dioxide (CAS No. 13463–67–7) in or on 

growing crops when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient ultraviolet (UV) 

protectant in herbicide formulations at 

no more than 5 percent by weight of the 

formulation. The petition proposes to 

establish exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance and no 

analytical method is generally required 

for the establishment of a tolerance 

exemption. Contact: David Lieu, (703) 

305–0079, email address: 

lieu.david@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: October 18, 2011. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28647 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0703; FRL–9325–3] 

Withdrawal of a Pesticide Petition for 

Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or 

on Various Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of a 

pesticide petition. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

withdrawal of a pesticide petition 

requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations for residues 

of pesticide chemicals in or on various 

commodities. The petition was either 

withdrawn voluntarily by the petitioner 

or administratively by the Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deirdre Sunderland, Registration 

Division (7505P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 603–0851; fax 

number: (703) 305–0599; email address: 

sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

Although this action only applies to 

the registrant in question, it is directed 

to the public in general. Since various 

individuals or entities may be 

interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be interested in this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding this action, please consult the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0703. 

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 Office of 

Pesticide Programs (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. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA is announcing the withdrawal of 

a pesticide petition received under 

section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 

346a, requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 174 or part 180 for residues of 

pesticide chemicals in or on various 

food commodities. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of the petition covered by this 

document, prepared by the petitioner, 

was included in a docket EPA created 

for each rulemaking. The docket for the 

petition is available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

EPA issued a notice in the Federal 

Register of September 23, 2010 (75 FR 

57942) (FRL–8845–4), which announced 

the submission of a pesticide petition 

(PP 0E7727) by Interregional Research 

Project Number 4 (IR–4), on behalf of 

Koppert Biological Systems, Inc., 28465 

Beverly Rd., Romulus, MI 48174. The 

petition proposed to amend 40 CFR 

180.920 by establishing an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of lactoperoxidase (CAS No. 

9003–99–0) in or on all raw agricultural 

commodities when used pre-harvest as 

a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations of the active ingredients 

potassium iodide and potassium 

thiocyanate. On September 9, 2011, IR– 

4, on behalf of Koppert Biological 

Systems, Inc., notified EPA that it was 

withdrawing this petition. 


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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: October 24, 2011. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28934 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0766; FRL–8887–8] 

Tolerance Crop Grouping Program III 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing revisions to 

its pesticide tolerance crop grouping 

regulations, which allow the 

establishment of tolerances for multiple, 

related crops based on data from a 

representative set of crops. The present 

revisions would expand existing crop 

groups for stone fruits and tree nuts by 

establishing new crop subgroups and/or 

adding new commodities. EPA expects 

these revisions to promote greater use of 

crop groupings for tolerance-setting 

purposes and, in particular, to assist in 

making available lower risk pesticides 

for minor crops, both domestically and 

in countries that export food to the 

United States. This is the third in a 

series of planned crop group updates 

expected to be proposed over the next 

several years. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0766, 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–2006– 

0766. 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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

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

listed in the index, some information is 

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

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

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

hours of operation of this Docket 

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

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Nollen, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–7390; email address: 

nollen.laura@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 or food manufacturer. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111), 

e.g., agricultural workers; greenhouse, 

nursery, and floriculture workers; 

farmers. 

•Animal production (NAICS code 

112), e.g., cattle ranchers and farmers, 

dairy cattle farmers, livestock farmers. 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311), e.g., agricultural workers; farmers; 

greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

workers; ranchers; pesticide applicators. 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532), e.g., agricultural workers; 

commercial applicators; farmers; 

greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 

workers; residential users. 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed 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 email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 


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