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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0069; FRL–10579–09– 

OCSPP] 

Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for 

Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or 

on Various Commodities; September 

2023 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of filing of petition and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Agency’s receipt of an initial filing of a 

pesticide petition requesting the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0069, 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Additional 

instructions on commenting and visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Registration Division 

(RD) (7505T), main telephone number: 

(202) 566–2427, email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing 

address for each contact person is Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

As part of the mailing address, include 

the contact person’s name, division, and 

mail code. The division to contact is 

listed at the end of each application 

summary. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI 

to EPA through https://

www.regulations.gov or email. If you 

wish to include CBI in your comment, 

please follow the applicable instructions 

at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets#rules and 

clearly mark the part or all of the 

information that you claim to be CBI. In 

addition to one complete version of the 

comment that includes information 

claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment 

that does not contain the information 

claimed as CBI must be submitted for 

inclusion in the public docket. 

Information so marked will not be 

disclosed except in accordance with 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

comments.html. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing receipt of a 

pesticide petition filed under section 

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, 

requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various food 

commodities. The Agency is taking 

public comment on the request before 

responding to the petitioner. EPA is not 

proposing any particular action at this 

time. EPA has determined that the 

pesticide petition described in this 

document contains data or information 

prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 

21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); however, EPA has 

not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 

submitted data at this time or whether 

the data supports granting of the 

pesticide petition. After considering the 

public comments, EPA intends to 

evaluate whether and what action may 

be warranted. Additional data may be 

needed before EPA can make a final 

determination on this pesticide petition. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of the petition that is the 

subject of this document, prepared by 

the petitioner, is included in a docket 

EPA has created for this rulemaking. 

The docket for this petition is available 

at https://www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is 

publishing notice of the petition so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

A. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts 

1. PP 3E9061. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0258. Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project 

Headquarters, North Carolina State 

University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture 

IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606, 

requests to amend 40 CFR 180.629, 

upon the approval of the requested 

tolerances, by removing the established 

tolerances for residues of the fungicide 

flutriafol, including its metabolites and 

degradates in or on the following 

commodities: Brassica, head and stem 

(subgroup 5A) at 1.5 parts per million 

(ppm); brassica, leafy greens (subgroup 

5B) at 7.0 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed 

at 0.50 ppm; fruit, pome group 11–09 at 

0.40 ppm; fruit stone, group 12–10 at 1.5 

ppm; and vegetable, leafy, except 


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brassica, crop group 4, except head 

lettuce and radicchio at 10 ppm. 

Contact: RD. 

2. PP 3E9064. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0257. IR–4, IR–4 Project Headquarters, 

North Carolina State University, 1730 

Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, 

Raleigh, NC 27606, requests to amend 

40 CFR 180.601 by removing the 

established tolerances for residues of the 

fungicide cyazofamid, 4-chloro-2-cyanoN,N-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1Himidazole-1-sulfonamide, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

following raw agricultural commodities: 

Bean, succulent, at 0.5 ppm; and bean, 

succulent shelled, at 0.08 ppm. Contact: 

RD. 

B. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts 

(Except PIPS) 

1. PP IN–11737. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0484. Sun Chemical, 5020 Spring Grove 

Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45232, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of aluminum (CAS Reg. No. 

7429–90–5) when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient (seed treatment 

colorant) in pesticide formulations 

under 40 CFR 180.920. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

2. PP IN–11753. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0485. Ecolab USA Inc., 1 Ecolab Place, 

St. Paul, MN 55102, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of Sodium C14–C16 Alpha Olefin (CAS 

Reg. No. 68439–57–6) when used as a 

pesticide inert ingredient (surfactant) in 

pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 

180.940(a). The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD. 

C. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts 

1. PP 2E9046. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0464. Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. 

(MCAG) c/o BASF Corporation 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to 

establish an import tolerance in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of the insecticide, 

broflanilide, in or on the brassica head 

and stem vegetables (group 5–16) at 0.6 

ppm; fruiting vegetables (group 8–10) at 

0.1 ppm; tomato, dried at 0.7 ppm; 

tomato, paste at 0.3 ppm; leafy 

vegetables (group 4–16) at 4.0 ppm; leaf 

petiole vegetables (subgroup 22B) at 1.5 

ppm; soybean at 0.06 ppm; and coffee 

at 0.01 ppm. An independently 

validated analytical method was 

submitted for analyzing residues of 

parent broflanilide and its metabolites 

S(PFP–OH)-8007 and DM–8007, each 

with appropriate sensitivity, in all crop 

and processed commodities. Contact: 

RD. 

2. PP 3E9061. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0258. IR–4, IR–4 Project Headquarters, 

North Carolina State University, 1730 

Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, 

Raleigh, NC 27606 requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.629 for 

residues of the fungicide flutriafol, [(±)- 

a-(2-fluorophenyl)-a-(4-fluorophenyl)- 

1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol], including 

its metabolites and degradates in or on 

the following commodities: Brassica, 

leafy greens, subgroup 4–16B at 7 ppm; 

celtuce at 10 ppm; cottonseed subgroup 

20C at 0.5 ppm; fennel, Florence, fresh 

leaves and stalk at 10 ppm; fruit, pome, 

group 11–10 at 0.4 ppm; fruit, stone, 

group 12–12 at 1.5 ppm; kohlrabi at 1.5 

ppm; leafy greens subgroup 4–16A, 

except head lettuce and radicchio at 10 

ppm; leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 

22B at 10 ppm; tropical and subtropical, 

small fruit, edible peel, subgroup 23A at 

0.01 ppm; and vegetable, brassica, head 

and stem, group 5–16 at 1.5 ppm. 

Compliance with the tolerances is to be 

determined by measuring flutriafol only. 

The nature of the residues of flutriafol 

is adequately understood and an 

acceptable analytical method is 

available for enforcement purposes. 

Contact: RD. 

3. PP 3E9064. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0257. IR–4, IR–4 Project Headquarters, 

North Carolina State University, 1730 

Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, 

Raleigh, NC 27606 requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.601 for 

residues of the fungicide cyazofamid, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the following raw 

agricultural commodities: Chick pea, 

edible podded, at 0.5 ppm; chick pea, 

succulent shelled, at 0.08 ppm; edible 

podded bean subgroup 6–22A at 0.5 

ppm; parsnip root at 0.09 ppm; pulses, 

dried shelled bean, except soybean, 

subgroup 6–22E at 0.03 ppm; and 

succulent shelled bean subgroup 6–22C 

at 0.08 ppm. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified are to be 

determined by measuring only the sum 

of 4-chloro-2-cyano-N,N-dimethyl-5-(4- 

methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-1- 

sulfonamide and its metabolite, 4- 

chloro-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1Himidazole-2-carbonitrile, calculated as 

the stoichiometric equivalent of 

cyazofamid. Liquid chromatography/ 

mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry 

(LC/MS/MS) methods are available for 

the enforcement of tolerances for 

cyazofamid residues of concern. 

Contact: RD. 

4. PP 1F8978. EPA–HQ–OPP–2022– 

0257. Belchim US Crop Protection 

Corporation, 225 Wilmington West, 

Chester Pike, Suite 200, Chadds Ford, 

PA 19317, requests to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the herbicide pyridate in or 

on dry pea vines, dry pea hay, dry pea 

seed (dried), soybean forage, soybean 

hay, and soybean seed (dried) at 0.05 

ppm. The HPLC–MS/MS residue 

analytical method is used to measure 

and evaluate the chemical pyridate. 

Contact: RD. 

5. PP 2F9040. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0246. ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 

Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 

44077, requests to establish tolerances 

in 40 CFR 180.713(a)(1) for residues of 

the herbicide tiafenacil, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on 

pulses, dried shelled bean, except 

soybean, subgroup 6–22E at 0.03 ppm; 

pulses, dried shelled pea, subgroup 6– 

22F at 0.05 ppm; citrus fruit, group 10– 

10 at 0.01 ppm; pome fruit, group 11– 

10 at 0.01 ppm; stone fruit, group 12– 

12 at 0.01 ppm; tree nut, group 14–12 

at 0.01 ppm; barley subgroup 15–22B at 

0.015 ppm; sweet corn subgroup 15– 

22D at 0.01 ppm; grain sorghum and 

millet subgroup 15–22E at 0.01 ppm; 

rapeseed, subgroup 20A at 0.015 ppm; 

and peanut at 0.01 ppm, and in 40 CFR 

180.713(a)(2) for residues of the 

herbicide tiafenacil, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on 

almond hulls at 0.03 ppm; barley, hay 

at 0.07 ppm; barley, straw at 0.04 ppm; 

corn, sweet, forage at 0.01 ppm; corn, 

sweet, stover at 0.015 ppm; pea, straw 

at 7 ppm; sorghum, forage at 0.01 ppm; 

and sorghum, stover at 0.015 ppm. 

Adequate enforcement methodology LC/ 

MS/MS methods for plant and livestock 

commodities are available to enforce the 

tolerance expression. Contact: RD. 

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

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Program Support. 

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