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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53039-53047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20921]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0549; FRL-9395-5]

Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
pyraclostrobin in or on multiple commodities which are identified and 
discussed later in this document. This regulation additionally removes 
several permanent and time-limited tolerances that will be superseded 
by tolerances established by this action. Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4) and BASF Corporation requested tolerances 
associated with pesticide petition (PP) numbers 2E8069 and 2F8038, 
respectively, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective August 28, 2013. Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 28, 2013, 
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0549, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Rossi, Registration Division 
(7505P),

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Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(703) 305-7090; email address: RDFNotices@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. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA's 
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government 
Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a 
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a 
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided 
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0549 in the subject line on the first 
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must 
be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before 
October 28, 2013. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections 
and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the 
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of 
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for 
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential 
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without 
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing 
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0549, by one of 
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Summary of Petitioned-for Tolerances

    In the Federal Register of January 16, 2013 (78 FR 3377) (FRL-9375-
4), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 
2E8069) by IR-4, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 
08540. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.582 be amended by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, 
carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-
yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester and its metabolite methyl-
N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]otolyl] carbamate (BF 500-3), 
expressed as the parent compound, in or on artichoke, globe at 3.0 
parts per million (ppm); endive, belgium at 3.0 ppm; and persimmon at 
3.0 ppm. The petition additionally requested that EPA establish 
tolerances in or on vegetable, bulb, group 3-07 at 0.9 ppm; vegetable, 
fruiting, group 8-10 at 1.4 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 2.0 ppm; 
fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 1.5 ppm; oilseed, group 20 at 0.45 ppm; 
caneberry subgroup 13-07A at 4.0 ppm; bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 4.0 
ppm; small fruit, vine climbing subgroup (except fuzzy kiwi) 13-07F at 
2.0 ppm; and low growing berry subgroup 13-07G at 1.2 ppm. Further, 
upon approval of these subgroup/crop group tolerances the petition also 
requested that the following existing tolerances be removed for berry, 
group 13 at 4.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10 at 2.0 ppm; fruit, pome, 
group 11 at 1.5 ppm; grape at 2.0 ppm; strawberry at 1.2 ppm; 
vegetable, bulb, group 3 at 0.9 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 
1.4 ppm; borage, seed at 0.45 ppm; castor oil plant, seed at 0.45 ppm; 
chinese tallowtree, seed at 0.45 ppm; crambe, seed at 0.45 ppm; cuphea, 
seed at 0.45 ppm; echium, seed at 0.45 ppm; euphorbia, seed at 0.45 
ppm; evening primrose, seed at 0.45 ppm; flax seed at 0.45 ppm; gold of 
pleasure, seed at 0.45 ppm; hare's ear mustard, seed at 0.45 ppm, 
jojoba, seed at 0.45 ppm; lesquerella, seed at 0.45 ppm, lunaria, seed 
at 0.45 ppm; meadowfoam, seed at 0.45 ppm; milkweed, seed at 0.45 ppm; 
mustard, seed at 0.45 ppm; niger seed, seed at 0.45 ppm; oil radish, 
seed at 0.45 ppm; poppy, seed at 0.45 ppm; rapeseed, seed at 0.45 ppm; 
rose hip, seed at 0.45 ppm; safflower, seed at 0.45 ppm; sesame, seed 
at 0.45 ppm; stokes aster, seed at 0.45 ppm; sunflower, seed at 0.45 
ppm; sweet rocket, seed at 0.45 ppm; tallowwood, seed at 0.45 ppm; tea 
oil plant, seed at 0.45 ppm; and ternonia, seed at 0.45 ppm. That 
document referenced a summary of the petition prepared on behalf of IR-
4 by BASF Corporation, the registrant, which is available in the 
docket, http://www.regulations.gov. There were no comments received in 
response to the notice of filing.
    Additionally, in the Federal Register of August 22, 2012 (77 FR 
50661) (FRL-9358-9), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 
408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide 
petition (PP 2F8038) by BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-3528. The petition requested 
that 40 CFR 180.582 be amended by establishing tolerances for residues 
of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, expressed as the parent 
compound, in or on sugarcane, cane at 0.2 ppm. No tolerances were 
proposed for the processed commodities refined sugar and molasses, as 
no concentration of pyraclostrobin residues are expected in these 
commodities. That document referenced a summary of the petition 
prepared by BASF Corporation, the registrant, which is available in the 
docket, http://www.regulations.gov. There were no comments received in 
response to the notice of filing.
    Based upon review of the data supporting the petition, EPA has 
revised the proposed tolerance level in or on endive, belgium. Further, 
the petitioner later requested to amend low growing berry subgroup 13-
07G to exclude cranberry. The reasons for these changes are explained 
in Unit IV.C.

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III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a 
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a 
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section 
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a 
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure 
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary 
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable 
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in 
residential settings, but does not include occupational exposure. 
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special 
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide 
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there 
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and 
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . . 
.''
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors 
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available 
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this 
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a 
determination on aggregate exposure for pyraclostrobin including 
exposure resulting from the tolerances established by this action. 
EPA's assessment of exposures and risks associated with pyraclostrobin 
follows.

A. Toxicological Profile

    EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its 
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of 
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered 
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities 
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and 
children.
    There are no concerns for reproductive susceptibility, 
neurotoxicity, mutagenicity, genotoxicity, or immunotoxicity. The most 
consistently observed effects resulting from pyraclostrobin exposure 
across species, genders, and treatment durations were diarrhea and 
decreased body weight, body weight gain, and food consumption. 
Pyraclostrobin also causes intestinal disturbances, as indicated by 
increased incidence of diarrhea or duodenum mucosal thickening. These 
intestinal effects appeared to be related to the irritating action on 
the mucus membranes as demonstrated by irritation seen in the primary 
eye irritation study. In the rat acute and subchronic neurotoxicity 
studies, neuropathology and behavior changes were not observed.
    In the rat developmental toxicity study, developmental toxicity 
including an increased incidence of dilated renal pelvis and cervical 
ribs occurred at a dose greater than the dose causing maternal toxicity 
(including decreased body weights and body weight gains and reduced 
food consumption and reduced food efficiency). The rabbit developmental 
toxicity study indicates qualitative evidence of increased 
developmental susceptibility based on increased resorptions per litter, 
increased post-implantation loss and dams with total resorptions, in 
the presence of maternal toxicity (reduced body weight gain, food 
consumption, and food efficiency). In a dose range-finding one-
generation reproduction study, systemic toxicity was manifested as 
decreased body weight and body weight gain in both the parents and 
offspring. The effects occurred at the same dose levels for both 
parental and the offspring, but the decrease in pup weight was more 
than that in the parental animals. However, the body weight effect was 
not found in the guideline 2-generation reproduction study in either 
parental or offspring animals at similar dose level. No reproductive 
toxicity was seen.
    Pyraclostrobin has been classified as not likely to be carcinogenic 
to humans based on the lack of treated related increase in tumor 
incidence in adequately conducted carcinogenicity studies in rats and 
mice. Pyraclostrobin did not cause mutagenicity or genotoxicity in the 
in vivo and in vitro assays, nor did it cause immunotoxicity in T-cell 
dependent antibody response assays in mice with preliminary review.
    Specific information on the studies received and the nature of the 
adverse effects caused by pyraclostrobin as well as the no-observed-
adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-
level (LOAEL) from the toxicity studies can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in document: ``Pyraclostrobin--Human Health Risk 
Assessment for a Section 3 Registration of New Uses on Sugarcane, Globe 
Artichoke, Belgium Endive, Persimmon, Greenhouse Grown Tomato 
Transplants for Home Consumer Market, and Residential Ornamentals, 
Landscape Gardens, Fruit Trees, and Nut Trees; Plus Crop Group 
Expansions/Revisions for Bulb Vegetable Group 3-07, Fruiting Vegetable 
Group 8-10, Citrus Fruit Group 10-10, Pome Fruit Group 11-10, Berry 
Subgroups 13-07A, B, F, and G, and Oilseed Group 20'' at pages 43-49 in 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0549.

B. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern

    Once a pesticide's toxicological profile is determined, EPA 
identifies toxicological points of departure (POD) and levels of 
concern to use in evaluating the risk posed by human exposure to the 
pesticide. For hazards that have a threshold below which there is no 
appreciable risk, the toxicological POD is used as the basis for 
derivation of reference values for risk assessment. PODs are developed 
based on a careful analysis of the doses in each toxicological study to 
determine the dose at which no adverse effects are observed (the NOAEL) 
and the lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified 
(the LOAEL). Uncertainty/safety factors are used in conjunction with 
the POD to calculate a safe exposure level--generally referred to as a 
population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a reference dose (RfD)--and a safe 
margin of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold risks, the Agency assumes 
that any amount of exposure will lead to some degree of risk. Thus, the 
Agency estimates risk in terms of the probability of an occurrence of 
the adverse effect expected in a lifetime. For more information on the 
general principles EPA uses in risk characterization and a complete 
description of the risk assessment process, see http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/riskassess.htm.
    A summary of the toxicological endpoints for pyraclostrobin used 
for human risk assessment is shown in Table 1. of this unit.

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Table 1--Summary of Toxicological Doses and Endpoints for Pyraclostrobin for Use in Human Health Risk Assessment
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                                    Point of departure
        Exposure/scenario            and uncertainty/     RfD, PAD, LOC for     Study and toxicological effects
                                      safety factors       risk assessment
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Acute dietary (Females 13-49       NOAEL = 5.0 mg/kg/    Acute RfD = 0.05 mg/ Developmental toxicity--rabbit.
 years of age).                     day.                  kg/day.              LOAEL = 10.0 mg/kg/day based on
                                   UFA = 10x...........  aPAD = 0.05 mg/kg/    developmental toxicity findings
                                   UFH = 10x...........   day.                 of increased resorptions.
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........
Acute dietary (General population  NOAEL = 300 mg/kg/    Acute RfD = 3.0 mg/  Acute neurotoxicity--rat. LOAEL =
 including infants and children).   day.                  kg/day.              1000 mg/kg/day based on decreased
                                   UFA = 10 x..........  aPAD = 3.0 mg/kg/     body weight gain in males.
                                   UFH = 10 x..........   day.
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........
Chronic dietary (All populations)  NOAEL= 3.4 mg/kg/day  Chronic RfD = 0.034  Carcinogenicity--rat. LOAEL = 9.2
                                   UFA = 10x...........   mg/kg/day.           mg/kg/day based on decreased body
                                   UFH = 10 x..........  cPAD = 0.034 mg/kg/   weight/body weight gain, kidney
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........   day.                 tubular casts and atrophy in both
                                                                               sexes; increased incidence of
                                                                               liver necrosis and erosion/
                                                                               ulceration of the glandular-
                                                                               stomach and fore-stomach in
                                                                               males.
Incidental oral short-term (1 to   NOAEL= 5.8 mg/kg/day  LOC for MOE = 100..  Subchronic toxicity--dog. LOAEL =
 30 days) and intermediate-term    UFA = 10 x..........                        12.9 mg/kg/day based on increased
 (1 to 6 months).                  UFH = 10x...........                        incidence of diarrhea, clinical
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........                        chemistry changes, duodenum
                                                                               mucosal hypertrophy, and
                                                                               decreased body weight and food
                                                                               intake/efficiency.
Dermal short-term (1 to 30 days)   Oral study NOAEL =    LOC for MOE = 100..  Developmental toxicity--rabbit.
 and intermediate-term (1 to 6      5.0 mg/kg/day                              LOAEL = 10.0 mg/kg/day based on
 months).                           (dermal absorption                         developmental toxicity findings
                                    rate = 14%).                               of increased resorptions and
                                   UFA = 10 x..........                        maternal toxicity based on
                                   UFH = 10x...........                        decreased body weight gain and
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........                        decreased food intake/efficiency.
Inhalation short-term............  Inhalation study      LOC for MOE = 100..  Inhalation toxicity--rat. LOAEL =
(1 to 30 days) and intermediate-    NOAEL = 0.23 mg/kg/                        6.9 mg/kg/day (air concentration
 term (1 to 6 months).              day.                                       = 0.03 mg/L) based on duodenum
                                   UFA = 10 x..........                        mucosal hyperplasia and
                                   UFH = 10 x..........                        respiratory system findings
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........                        including alveolar histiocytosis
                                                                               and olfactory atrophy/necrosis in
                                                                               nasal tissue.
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Cancer (Oral, dermal, inhalation)     Classification: ``not likely to be carcinogenic to humans'' based on the
                                            absence of significant tumor increases in two adequate rodent
                                                              carcinogenicity studies.
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FQPA SF = Food Quality Protection Act Safety Factor. LOAEL = lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level. LOC = level
  of concern. mg/kg/day = milligram/kilogram/day. MOE = margin of exposure. NOAEL = no-observed-adverse-effect-
  level. PAD = population adjusted dose (a = acute, c = chronic). RfD = reference dose. UF = uncertainty factor.
  UFA = extrapolation from animal to human (interspecies). UFH = potential variation in sensitivity among
  members of the human population (intraspecies).

C. Exposure Assessment

    1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses. In evaluating dietary 
exposure to pyraclostrobin, EPA considered exposure under the 
petitioned-for tolerances as well as all existing pyraclostrobin 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.582. EPA assessed dietary exposures from 
pyraclostrobin in food as follows:
    i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute dietary exposure and risk 
assessments are performed for a food-use pesticide, if a toxicological 
study has indicated the possibility of an effect of concern occurring 
as a result of a 1-day or single exposure. Such effects were identified 
for pyraclostrobin.
    In estimating acute dietary exposure, EPA used Dietary Exposure 
Evaluation Model software with the Food Commodity Intake Database 
(DEEM-FCID) Version 3.16, which uses food consumption data from the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) National Health and Nutrition 
Examination Survey, What We Eat in America (NHANES/WWEIA) from 2003 
through 2008. As to residue levels in food, EPA used tolerance-level 
residues or highest field trial residues and empirical or default 
processing factors. Experimentally-derived processing factors were used 
for fruit juices, tomato, sugarcane, and wheat commodities. For all 
other processed commodities, DEEM default processing factors were 
assumed.
    ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting the chronic dietary exposure 
assessment EPA used the food consumption data from the USDA's 2003-2008 
NHANES/WWEIA. As to residue levels in food, EPA included tolerance-
level or average field trial residues, average percent crop treated 
(PCT) estimates when available, and empirical processing factors. 
Experimentally-derived processing factors were used for fruit juices, 
tomato, sugar cane, and wheat commodities. For all other processed 
commodities, DEEM default processing factors were assumed.
    iii. Cancer. Based on the data summarized in Unit III.A., EPA has 
concluded that pyraclostrobin does not pose a cancer risk to humans. 
Therefore, a dietary exposure assessment for the purpose of assessing 
cancer risk is unnecessary.
    iv. Percent crop treated (PCT) information. Section 408(b)(2)(F) of 
FFDCA states that the Agency may use data on the actual percent of food 
treated for assessing chronic dietary risk only if:
     Condition a: The data used are reliable and provide a 
valid basis to show what percentage of the food derived from such crop 
is likely to contain the pesticide residue.

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     Condition b: The exposure estimate does not underestimate 
exposure for any significant subpopulation group.
     Condition c: Data are available on pesticide use and food 
consumption in a particular area, the exposure estimate does not 
understate exposure for the population in such area.
    In addition, the Agency must provide for periodic evaluation of any 
estimates used. To provide for the periodic evaluation of the estimate 
of PCT as required by FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(F), EPA may require 
registrants to submit data on PCT.
    The following average PCT estimates were used in the chronic 
dietary risk assessments for the crops that are currently registered 
for pyraclostrobin: almonds 40%; apples 15%; apricots 25%; barley 10%; 
green beans 5%; blueberries 45%; broccoli 5%; cabbage 10%; caneberries 
50%; cantaloupes 15%; carrots 35%; cauliflower 2.5%; celery 2.5%; 
cherries 50%; corn 10%; cotton 2.5%; cucumber 5%; dry beans/peas 10%; 
garlic 15%; grapefruit 25%; grapes 30%; hazelnuts (filberts) 15%; 
lemons 2.5%; lettuce 5%; nectarines 10%; onions 20%; oranges 5%; 
peaches 20%; peanuts 25%; pears 15%; green peas 5%; pecans 2.5%; 
peppers 10%; pistachios 30%; plums/prunes 5%; potatoes 15%; pumpkins 
20%; soybeans 5%; spinach 5%; squash 15%; strawberries 65%; sugar beets 
45%; sweet corn 5%; tangelos 15%; tangerines 10%; tomatoes 25%; walnuts 
1%; watermelons 30%; wheat 5%.
    In most cases, EPA uses available data from United States 
Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(USDA/NASS), proprietary market surveys, and the National Pesticide Use 
Database for the chemical/crop combination for the most recent 6-7 
years. EPA uses an average PCT for chronic dietary risk analysis. The 
average PCT figure for each existing use is derived by combining 
available public and private market survey data for that use, averaging 
across all observations, and rounding to the nearest 5%, except for 
those situations in which the average PCT is less than one. In those 
cases, 1% is used as the average PCT and 2.5% is used as the maximum 
PCT. EPA uses a maximum PCT for acute dietary risk analysis. The 
maximum PCT figure is the highest observed maximum value reported 
within the recent 6 years of available public and private market survey 
data for the existing use and rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5%.
    The Agency believes that the three conditions discussed in Unit 
III.C.1.iv. have been met. With respect to condition a, PCT estimates 
are derived from Federal and private market survey data, which are 
reliable and have a valid basis. The Agency is reasonably certain that 
the percentage of the food treated is not likely to be an 
underestimation. As to conditions b and c, regional consumption 
information and consumption information for significant subpopulations 
is taken into account through EPA's computer-based model for evaluating 
the exposure of significant subpopulations including several regional 
groups. Use of this consumption information in EPA's risk assessment 
process ensures that EPA's exposure estimate does not understate 
exposure for any significant subpopulation group and allows the Agency 
to be reasonably certain that no regional population is exposed to 
residue levels higher than those estimated by the Agency. Other than 
the data available through national food consumption surveys, EPA does 
not have available reliable information on the regional consumption of 
food to which pyraclostrobin may be applied in a particular area.
    2. Dietary exposure from drinking water. The Agency used screening 
level water exposure models in the dietary exposure analysis and risk 
assessment for pyraclostrobin in drinking water. These simulation 
models take into account data on the physical, chemical, and fate/
transport characteristics of pyraclostrobin. Further information 
regarding EPA drinking water models used in pesticide exposure 
assessment can be found at http://www.epa.gov/oppefed1/models/water/index.htm.
    Based on the Pesticide Root Zone Model/Exposure Analysis Modeling 
System (PRZM/EXAMS) and Screening Concentration in Ground Water (SCI-
GROW) models, the estimated drinking water concentrations (EDWCs) of 
pyraclostrobin for acute exposures are estimated to be 35.6 parts per 
billion (ppb) for surface water and 0.06 ppb for ground water. Chronic 
exposures for non-cancer assessments are estimated to be 2.3 ppb for 
surface water and 0.02 ppb for ground water.
    Modeled estimates of drinking water concentrations were directly 
entered into the dietary exposure model. For acute dietary risk 
assessment, the water concentration value of 35.6 ppb was used to 
assess the contribution to drinking water. For chronic dietary risk 
assessment, the water concentration of value 2.3 ppb was used to assess 
the contribution to drinking water.
    3. From non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is 
used in this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary 
exposure (e.g., for lawn and garden pest control, indoor pest control, 
termiticides, and flea and tick control on pets). Pyraclostrobin is 
currently registered for the following uses and additional proposed 
uses that could result in residential handler and postapplication 
exposures: Treated gardens, fruit or nut trees, tomato transplants, and 
turf. EPA assessed residential exposure using the following 
assumptions: Short-term adult handler exposures via the dermal and 
inhalation routes resulting from application of pyraclostrobin to 
gardens, trees, and turf. Short-term dermal postapplication exposures 
were assessed for adults, youth 11 to 16 years old, and children 6 to 
11 years old. Short-term dermal and incidental oral exposures were 
assessed for children 1 to  Adult short-term aggregate assessment--Residential 
inhalation exposure from application pyraclostrobin to turf via 
manually pressurized hand wand or backpack sprayer; residential dermal 
postapplication exposure via activities on treated turf.
     Youth (11-16 years old) short-term aggregate assessment--
Residential dermal exposure from postapplication golfing on treated 
turf.
     Children (6-11 years old) short-term aggregate 
assessment--Residential dermal exposures from postapplication 
activities in treated gardens.
     Children (1 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/trac/science/trac6a05.pdf.
    4. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of 
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA

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requires that, when considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke 
a tolerance, the Agency consider ``available information'' concerning 
the cumulative effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other 
substances that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
    EPA has not found pyraclostrobin to share a common mechanism of 
toxicity with any other substances, and pyraclostrobin does not appear 
to produce a toxic metabolite produced by other substances. For the 
purposes of this tolerance action, therefore, EPA has assumed that 
pyraclostrobin does not have a common mechanism of toxicity with other 
substances. For information regarding EPA's efforts to determine which 
chemicals have a common mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate the 
cumulative effects of such chemicals, see EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative.

D. Safety Factor for Infants and Children

    1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA 
shall apply an additional tenfold (10X) margin of safety for infants 
and children in the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal 
and postnatal toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity 
and exposure unless EPA determines based on reliable data that a 
different margin of safety will be safe for infants and children. This 
additional margin of safety is commonly referred to as the FQPA Safety 
Factor (SF). In applying this provision, EPA either retains the default 
value of 10X, or uses a different additional safety factor when 
reliable data available to EPA support the choice of a different 
factor.
    2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity. There is no evidence that 
pyraclostrobin results in increased susceptibility in rats or rabbits 
in the prenatal developmental studies or in young rats in the 2-
generation reproduction study. Although there is qualitative evidence 
of increased susceptibility in the prenatal development study in 
rabbits, the Agency did not identify any residual uncertainties after 
establishing toxicity endpoints and traditional UFs to be used in the 
risk assessment of pyraclostrobin. The degree of concern for prenatal 
and/or postnatal toxicity is low.
    3. Conclusion. EPA has determined that reliable data show the 
safety of infants and children would be adequately protected if the 
FQPA SF were reduced to 1X. That decision is based on the following 
findings:
    i. The toxicity database for pyraclostrobin is complete.
    ii. There is no indication that pyraclostrobin is a neurotoxic 
chemical. Effects seen in the acute and subchronic neurotoxicity 
studies in rats are considered to reflect perturbations in 
mitochondrial respiration leading to effects on energy production 
rather than signs of neurotoxicity; therefore, there is no need for a 
developmental neurotoxicity study or additional UFs to account for 
neurotoxicity
    iii. There is no evidence that pyraclostrobin results in increased 
susceptibility in rats in the prenatal developmental study or in young 
rats in the 2-generation reproduction study. The prenatal rabbit 
developmental toxicity study showed qualitative evidence of increased 
susceptibility to prenatal rabbits; however, this study was chosen for 
endpoint selection for the acute dietary (females 13-49) and short-term 
dermal exposure scenarios. This study has a clearly defined NOAEL of 
5.0 mg/kg/day. EPA did not identify any residual uncertainties after 
establishing toxicity endpoints and traditional UFs to be used in the 
risk assessment of pyraclostrobin. The degree of concern for prenatal 
and/or postnatal toxicity is low.
    iv. There are no residual uncertainties identified in the exposure 
databases. The acute dietary exposure assessments were performed 
assuming 100 PCT and tolerance-level or highest field trial residues. 
The chronic dietary exposure assessments were performed using average 
PCT estimates, when available, and tolerance-level or highest field 
trial residues. These data are reliable and are not expected to 
underestimate risks to adults or children. EPA made conservative 
(protective) assumptions in the ground and surface water modeling used 
to assess exposure to pyraclostrobin in drinking water. EPA used 
similarly conservative assumptions to assess postapplication exposure 
of children as well as incidental oral exposure of toddlers. These 
assessments will not underestimate the exposure and risks posed by 
pyraclostrobin.

E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety

    EPA determines whether acute and chronic dietary pesticide 
exposures are safe by comparing aggregate exposure estimates to the 
acute PAD (aPAD) and chronic PAD (cPAD). For linear cancer risks, EPA 
calculates the lifetime probability of acquiring cancer given the 
estimated aggregate exposure. Short-, intermediate-, and chronic-term 
risks are evaluated by comparing the estimated aggregate food, water, 
and residential exposure to the appropriate PODs to ensure that an 
adequate MOE exists.
    1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk assessment takes into 
account acute exposure estimates from dietary consumption of food and 
drinking water. Using the exposure assumptions discussed in this unit 
for acute exposure, the acute dietary exposure from food and water to 
pyraclostrobin will occupy 87% of the aPAD for females 13-49 years old; 
and 2.8% for children 1-2 years old, the population group receiving the 
greatest exposure for the general U.S. population, including infants 
and children.
    2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure assumptions described in this 
unit for chronic exposure, EPA has concluded that chronic exposure to 
pyraclostrobin from food and water will utilize 27% of the cPAD for 
children 1-2 years old, the population group receiving the greatest 
exposure. Based on the explanation in Unit III.C.3., regarding 
residential use patterns, chronic residential exposure to residues of 
pyraclostrobin is not expected.
    3. Short-term risk. Short-term aggregate exposure takes into 
account short-term residential exposure plus chronic exposure to food 
and water (considered to be a background exposure level). 
Pyraclostrobin is currently registered for uses that could result in 
short-term residential exposure, and the Agency has determined that it 
is appropriate to aggregate chronic exposure through food and water 
with short-term residential exposures to pyraclostrobin.
    Using the exposure assumptions described in this unit for short-
term exposures, EPA has concluded the combined short-term food, water, 
and residential exposures result in aggregate MOEs of 120 for children 
1-2 years old, 360 for children 6-11 years old, 1,500 for youth 11-16 
years old, 760 for adult handlers, and 230 for adults from 
postapplication exposures. Because EPA's level of concern for 
pyraclostrobin is a MOE of 100 or below, these MOEs are not of concern.
    4. Intermediate-term risk. Intermediate-term aggregate exposure 
takes into account intermediate-term residential exposure plus chronic 
exposure to food and water (considered to be a background exposure 
level). Pyraclostrobin is currently registered for uses that could 
result in intermediate-term residential exposure; however, since the 
short- and intermediate-term endpoints and PODs for dermal and oral 
routes are the same, the short-term exposure and risk estimates are 
considered to be protective of potential

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intermediate-term exposure and risk and an intermediate-term aggregate 
assessment was not performed.
    5. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. population. Based on the lack of 
evidence of carcinogenicity in two adequate rodent carcinogenicity 
studies, pyraclostrobin is not expected to pose a cancer risk to 
humans.
    6. Determination of safety. Based on these risk assessments, EPA 
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result 
to the general population or to infants and children from aggregate 
exposure to pyraclostrobin residues.

IV. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    Two adequate methods are available to enforce the tolerance 
expression for residues of pyraclostrobin and the metabolite BF 500-3 
in or on plant commodities: A liquid chromatography with tandem mass 
spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method, BASF Method D9908; and a high-
performance LC with ultraviolet detection (HPLC/UV) method, Method 
D9904. The methods may be found in the Pesticide Analytical Manual, 
Volume I.

B. 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 United Nations 
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 pyraclostrobin in or on 
sugarcane, endive, belgium, and persimmon. A Codex MRL has been 
established for pyraclostrobin in or on globe artichoke at 2.0 ppm. EPA 
has determined that the U.S. tolerance should be set at 3.0 ppm. The 
field trials comprising the data set used by Codex are from Europe, and 
these trials were conducted under an application rate and preharvest 
interval different from that on the U.S. trials. The U.S. tolerance is 
based on application of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development (OECD) tolerance calculation procedures to the validated 
field trial data, which shows that the U.S. tolerance for globe 
artichoke must be at 3.0 ppm to avoid violations for crops treated in 
accordance with the EPA approved label. These different tolerance 
levels may be due, in part, to the different residue definitions for 
pyraclostrobin for the U.S. tolerances and the Codex MRLs. Codex 
established MRLs for residues of pyraclostrobin only, and in the U.S. 
tolerances, are currently established for parent and its desmethoxy 
metabolite (methyl-N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl] 
phenylcarbamate). Currently, pyraclostrobin has over 100 tolerances for 
multiple commodities and crop groups. When this chemical goes through 
registration review the U.S. EPA will determine if it is possible to 
change the existing residue definition to align with Codex which would 
potentially allow for harmonization of MRL and tolerance levels. 
However, given the number of existing tolerances it is not appropriate 
to consider such a change for this petition only. Therefore, because 
the residue definitions are currently different and pyraclostrobin 
field trials in the U.S. show higher residue levels than Codex MRL 
levels, it is not possible to harmonize the U.S. tolerance for globe 
artichoke with the Codex MRL. Additionally, the following U.S. crop 
group tolerances established in this action could not be harmonized 
because of the difference in residue definitions between U.S. 
tolerances for pyraclostrobin and Codex MRLs. The crop group tolerances 
which could not be harmonized with Codex MRLs for commodities in these 
crop group tolerances include: The bulb vegetable group 3-07; the 
fruiting vegetables group 8-10; the pome fruit group 11-10; the 
caneberry subgroup 13-07A; the bushberry subgroup 13-07B; the small 
fruit vine climbing subgroup 13-07F; and the low growing berry subgroup 
13-07G. The Codex has established an MRL for the Codex equivalent of 
the U.S. citrus fruit group 10-10 and for the oilseed group 20, but 
although the numerical levels for the U.S. and Codex crop groups are 
the same, the numerical values refer to different residues.

C. Revisions to Petitioned-for Tolerances

    Based on the data submitted with the petition, EPA is revising the 
proposed tolerance in or on endive, belgium from 3.0 ppm to 4.0 ppm. 
The Agency revised this tolerance level based on analysis of the 
residue field trial data using the OECD tolerance calculation 
procedures. EPA is additionally removing the time-limited tolerance in 
or on sugarcane, cane at 0.02 ppm as it will be superseded by the 
permanent tolerance at 0.2 ppm. Finally, EPA is removing the time-
limited tolerance in or on sugarcane, molasses at 0.4 ppm, as the 
Agency has determined that no concentration of pyraclostrobin residues 
are expected in these commodities and the tolerance is therefore not 
necessary. The information regarding sugarcane, molasses was included 
in the August 22, 2012 (77 FR 50661) notice of filing for PP number 
2F8038.

V. Conclusion

    Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of 
pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H- pyrazol-3-
yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester) and its desmethoxy 
metabolite (methyl N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-
yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl carbamate), calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of pyraclostrobin in or on artichoke, globe at 3.0 ppm; 
endive, belgium at 4.0 ppm; persimmon at 3.0 ppm; sugarcane, cane at 
0.20 ppm; vegetable, bulb, group 3-07 at 0.9 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, 
group 8-10 at 1.4 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 2.0 ppm; fruit, 
pome, group 11-10 at 1.5 ppm; oilseed group 20 at 0.45 ppm; caneberry 
subgroup 13-07A at 4.0 ppm; bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 4.0 ppm; 
fruit, small vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 
2.0 ppm; and berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry at 
1.2 ppm. This regulation additionally removes established tolerances in 
or on vegetable, bulb, group 3; vegetable, fruiting, group 8; fruit, 
citrus, group 10; fruit, pome, group 11; cotton, undelinted seed; 
borage, seed; castor oil plant, seed; Chinese tallowtree, seed; crambe, 
seed; cuphea, seed; echium, seed; euphorbia, seed; evening primrose, 
seed; flax, seed; gold of pleasure, seed; hare's ear mustard, seed; 
jojoba, seed; lesquerella, seed; lunaria, seed; meadowfoam, seed; 
milkweed, seed; mustard, seed; niger seed, seed; oil radish, seed; 
poppy, seed; rapeseed, seed; rose hip, seed; safflower, seed; sesame, 
seed; stokes aster, seed; sunflower, seed; sweet rocket, seed; 
tallowwood, seed; tea oil plant, seed; vernonia, seed; berry, group 13; 
grape; and strawberry. This regulation finally removes the time-limited 
tolerances in or on sugarcane, cane and sugarcane, molasses.

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VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d) 
in response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from 
review under Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this final rule has 
been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this final 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) or Executive Order 13045, entitled 
``Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety 
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This final rule does not contain 
any information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require any 
special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal 
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and 
Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis 
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance in this 
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.), do not apply.
    This final rule directly regulates growers, food processors, food 
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this 
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and 
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions 
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that 
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or 
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government 
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between 
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has 
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled 
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this final rule. In addition, 
this final rule does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any 
unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    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) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required 
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of 
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' 
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 14, 2013.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

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

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2. In Sec.  180.582:
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a. Revise the table in paragraph (a)(1).
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b. Remove the commodities ``Sugarcane, cane'' and ``Sugarcane, 
molasses'' in the table in paragraph (b).
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c. Revise the table in paragraph (b).
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  180.582  Pyraclostrobin; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) * * *

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                                                             Parts per
                        Commodity                             million
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Alfalfa, forage.........................................           10
Alfalfa, hay............................................           30
Almond, hulls...........................................            7.0
Apple, wet pomace.......................................            8.0
Artichoke, globe........................................            3.0
Avocado.................................................            0.6
Banana..................................................            0.04
Barley, grain...........................................            1.4
Barley, hay.............................................           25
Barley, straw...........................................            6.0
Bean, succulent shelled.................................            0.5
Beet, sugar, dried pulp.................................            1.0
Beet, sugar, roots......................................            0.2
Beet, sugar, tops.......................................            8.0
Berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry...            1.2
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A....................            5.0
Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B.....................           16.0
Bushberry subgroup 13-07B...............................            4.0
Caneberry subgroup 13-07A...............................            4.0
Canistel................................................            0.6
Citrus, dried pulp......................................           12.5
Citrus, oil.............................................            9.0
Coffee, green bean......................................        \1\ 0.3
Corn, field, forage.....................................            5.0
Corn, field, grain......................................            0.1
Corn, field, refined oil................................            0.2
Corn, field, stover.....................................           17.0
Corn, pop, grain........................................            0.1
Corn, pop, stover.......................................           17.0
Corn, sweet, forage.....................................            5.0
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed.........            0.04
Corn, sweet, stover.....................................           23.0
Cotton, gin byproducts..................................           30
Endive, belgium.........................................            4.0
Fruit, citrus, group 10-10..............................            2.0
Fruit, pome, group 11-10................................            1.5
Fruit, small vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit,                 2.0
 subgroup 13-07F........................................
Fruit, stone, group 12..................................            2.5
Grain, aspirated fractions..............................            2.5
Grape, raisin...........................................            7.0
Grass, forage...........................................           10
Grass, hay..............................................            4.5
Grass, seed screenings..................................           27
Grass, straw............................................           14
Hop, dried cones........................................           23.0
Mango...................................................            0.6
Nut, tree, group 14.....................................            0.04
Oat, grain..............................................            1.2
Oat, hay................................................           18
Oat, straw..............................................           15
Oilseed group 20........................................            0.45
Papaya..................................................            0.6
Pea, succulent..........................................            0.2
Pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C            0.5
Peanut..................................................            0.05
Peanut, refined oil.....................................            0.1
Peppermint, tops........................................            8.0
Persimmon...............................................            3.0
Pistachio...............................................            0.7
Radish, tops............................................           16
Rye, grain..............................................            0.04
Rye, straw..............................................            0.5
Sapodilla...............................................            0.6
Sapote, black...........................................            0.6
Sapote, mamey...........................................            0.6
Sorghum, grain, forage..................................            5.0
Sorghum, grain, grain...................................            0.60
Sorghum, grain, stover..................................            0.80
Soybean, forage.........................................           11
Soybean, hay............................................           14
Soybean, hulls..........................................            0.06
Soybean, seed...........................................            0.04
Spearmint, tops.........................................            8.0
Star apple..............................................            0.6
Sugarcane, cane.........................................            0.20
Vegetable, bulb, group 3-07.............................            0.9

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Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9............................            0.5
Vegetable, foliage of legume, except soybean, subgroup             25.0
 7A.....................................................
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10.........................            1.4
Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4..............           29.0
Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2, except               16.0
 sugar beet.............................................
Vegetable, legume, edible podded, subgroup 6A...........            0.5
Vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B.........            0.4
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C...............            0.04
Vegetables, foliage of legume, group 7..................           25
Wheat, grain............................................            0.02
Wheat, hay..............................................            6.0
Wheat, straw............................................            8.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. * * *

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                                           Parts per       Expiration/
               Commodity                    million      revocation date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Endive, belgium.......................            11.0         12/31/13
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[FR Doc. 2013-20921 Filed 8-27-13; 8:45 am]
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