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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - 40 CFR Part 180
          - [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0323; FRL-8122-8]

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

# ACTION:

Final rule.

# SUMMARY:

This regulation amends the tolerance expression for glyphosate to include the dimethylamine (DMA) salt of glyphosate. Dow AgroScienes, LLC requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

# DATES:

                        This regulation is effective May 2, 2007. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before July 2, 2007, 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:

                        EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0323. To access the electronic docket, go to                         *http://www.regulations.gov*, select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 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 Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Vickie Walters, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703-305-5704; e-mail address:                         *walters.vickie.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 those engaged in the following activities:
    - 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 to provide 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                           ( print page 24189)                        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. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document?

                    In addition to accessing an electronic copy of this                     **Federal Register**                     document through the electronic docket at                     *http://www.regulations.gov*, you may access this                     **Federal Register**                     document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “                    **Federal Register**                    ” listings at                     *http://www.epa.gov/​fedrgstr*. You may also access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA's tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government Printing Office's pilot e-CFR site at                     *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/​ecfr*.                

### C. Can I File an Objection or Hearing Request?

Under section 408(g) of the FFDCA, 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-2006-0323 in the subject line on the first page of your submission. All requests must be in writing, and must be mailed or delivered to the Hearing Clerk as required by 40 CFR part 178 on or before July 2, 2007.

                    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 that does not contain any CBI for inclusion in the public docket that is described in                     **ADDRESSES**                    . Information not marked confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. Submit this copy, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0323, 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'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 telephone number is (703) 305-5805.                

## II. Petition for Tolerance

                    In the                     **Federal Register**                     of February 7, 2007 (72 FR 5706) (FRL-8111-8), EPA issued a notice pursuant to section 408(d)(3) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 6F7025) by Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268 . The petition requested that 40 CFR 180. 364 (a) be amended by adding glyphosate dimethylammoniun salt or dimethalamine salt of glyphosate (n-phosphonemethyl)glycine resulting from the application of glyphosate and the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, and the ammonium potassium salt of glyphosate. That notice referenced a summary of the petition prepared by Dow AgroSciences, LLC, the registrant, which has been placed in the public docket,                     *http://www.regulations.gov.*                     Dow requested this change to support registration of pesticide products containing the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate. There were no comments received in response to the notice of filing.                

                    Based upon review of the data supporting the petition, EPA is revising the tolerance expression for 40 CFR 180.364 (a) to read: “Tolerances are established for residues of glyphosate                     *N*                    -(phosphonomethyl)glycine resulting from the application of glyphosate, the isoprpylamine salt of glyphosate, the ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, and the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate, the ammonium salt of glyphosate, the potassium salt of glyphosate, in or on the following food commodities:” This change corrects a spelling error that occurred in the notice of filing and deletes glyphosate dimethylammonium salt, as this is another name for the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate.                

## III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 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 the 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 the 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. . . .” These provisions were added to the FFDCA by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.

                    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors specified in 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 the petitioned- revising the tolerance expression for 40 CFR 180.364 (a) to read: “Tolerances are established for residues of glyphosate                     *N*                    -(phosphonomethyl)glycine resulting from the application of glyphosate, the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, the ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate, the ammonium salt of glyphosate, and the potassium salt of glyphosate, in or on the following food commodities.” The DMA salt of glyphosate dissociates to glyphosate and the dimethylamine ion. Because the DMA salt disassociates to glyphosate acid, as does the currently listed salts, no increased tolerances or risks are expected from the addition of the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate to the tolerance expression. Toxicological profile and current risk assessments for glyphosate are discussed in the final rule published in the                     **Federal Register**                     of December 20, 2006 (71 FR 76180) (FRL-8105-9) which established tolerances for residues of glyphosate in or on sunflower; safflower; noni; pea, dry; and vegetable, legume, group 6 except soybean and pea, dry. Based on the risk assessments discussed in the notice above, EPA concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to the general population and to infants and children from aggregate exposure glyphosate residues.                

## IV. Other Considerations

### A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

                    Adequate enforcement methods are available for analysis of residues of glyphosate in or on plant and livestock commodities. These methods include                           ( print page 24190)                        gas liquid chromatography (GLC) (Method I in Pesticides Analytical Manual (PAM II; the limit of detection is 0.05 part per million (ppm)) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with fluorometric detection. The HPLC procedure has undergone successful Agency validation, and was recommended for inclusion in PAM II. A gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method for glyphosate crops has also been validated by EPA's Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (ACL).                

                    The HPLC and GC/MS methods may be requested from: Chief, Analytical Chemistry Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755-5350; telephone number: (410) 305-2905; e-mail address:                     *residuemethods@epa.gov*.                

### B. International Residue Limits

Codex and Mexican maximum residue levels (MRLS) are established for residues of glyphosate per se and Canadian MRLs are established for the combined residues of glyphosate and animomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) on a variety raw agricultural commodities. No international harmonization issues are associated with the addition of the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate to the tolerance expression.

## V. Conclusion

                    Therefore, tolerance expression for 40 CFR 180.364 (a) is revised to read: “Tolerances are established for residues of glyphosate                     *N*                    -(phosphonomethyl)glycine resulting from the application of glyphosate, the isoprpylamine salt of glyphosate, the ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate, the ammonium salt of glyphosate, and the potassium salt of glyphosate, in or on the following food commodities.”                

## VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

                    This final rule establishes a tolerance under section 408(d) of FFDCA 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 rule has been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211,                     *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 section 408(d) of FFDCA, 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 section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. 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 6, 2000) do not apply to this rule. In addition, This 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) (Public Law 104-4.)                

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).

## VII. Congressional Review Act

                    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801*et seq.*, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. 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 this final rule in the                     **Federal Register**                    . This final rule 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: April 17, 2007.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 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 180.364, paragraph (a) is amended by revising the introductory text to read as follows: 

 §180.364

                    (a)                     *General*. Tolerances are established for residues of glyphosate                     *N*                    -(phosphonomethyl)glycine resulting from the application of glyphosate, the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, the ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, the dimethylamine salt of glyphosate, the ammonium salt of glyphosate, and the potassium salt of glyphosate in or on the following food commodities:                

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[FR Doc. E7-8000 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]

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