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comment in the proposed rulemaking 

action. This action updating the 

Maryland SIP provisions to address 

state board requirements in section 128 

of the CAA for all the NAAQS may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: April 8, 2016, 

Shawn M. Garvin, 

Regional Administrator, Region III. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart V—Maryland 

■ 2. In § 52.1070, the table in paragraph 

(c) is amended by: 

■ a. Removing the entries under heading 

‘‘State Government Article of the 

Annotated Code of Maryland’’ for 

Sections 15–102, 15–103, 15–601, 15– 

602, 15–607, 15–608; and 

■ b. Adding entries under heading 

‘‘State Government Article Annotated 

Code of Maryland’’ for Sections 5–101, 

5–103, 5–208, 5–501, 5–601, 5–602, 5– 

606, 5–607, and 5–608. 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 52.1070 Identification of plan. 

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Annotated Code of Maryland 

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State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland 

Section 5–101 (a),(e),(f), 

(g)(1)and (2), (h), (i), (j), 

(m), (n), (p), (s),(t),(bb), 

(ff),(gg), (ll).

Definitions .............................. 10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–103(a) through (c) .. Designation of Individuals as 

Public Officials.

10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–208(a) .................... Determination of public official 

in executive agency.

10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–501(a) and (c) ........ Restrictions on participation .. 10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–601(a) .................... Individuals required to file 

statement.

10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–602(a) .................... Financial Disclosure Statement—Filing Requirements.10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–606(a) .................... Public Records ....................... 10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–607(a) through (j) ... Content of statements ........... 10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

Section 5–608(a) through (c) .. Interests attributable to individual filing statement.10/01/14 05/02/16 [Insert Federal Register citation].Added; addresses CAA section 128. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0030; FRL–9942–47] 

Carfentrazone-ethyl; Pesticide 

Tolerances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes 

tolerances for residues of Carfentrazoneethyl in or on multiple commodities 

which are identified and discussed later 

in this document. Interregional Research 

Project Number 4 (IR–4) requested these 

tolerances under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective May 

2, 2016. Objections and requests for 

hearings must be received on or before 

July 1, 2016, 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–2015–0030, 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), West William 

Jefferson Clinton 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: 

Susan Lewis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

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number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@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/textidx?&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–2015–0030 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 July 1, 2016. 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– 

2015–0030, 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.html. 

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 

Tolerance 

In the Federal Register of May 20, 

2015 (80 FR 28925) (FRL–9927–39), 

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 4E8337) by 

Interregional Research Project Number 4 

(IR–4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 

W, Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition 

requested that 40 CFR part 180 be 

amended by establishing tolerances for 

residues of the herbicide carfentrazoneethyl, (ethyl-alpha-2-dichloro-5-[4- 

(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl5-oxo-1H-,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4- 

fluorobenzenepropanoate) and the 

metabolite carfentrazone-ethyl 

chloropropionic acid (a, 2-dichloro-5-[4- 

(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4- 

fluorobenzenepropanoic acid), in or on 

the raw agricultural commodity 

artichoke at 0.10 parts per million 

(ppm); asparagus at 0.25 ppm; 

peppermint, tops at 0.25 ppm; 

spearmint, tops at 0.25 ppm; teff, grain 

at 0.25 ppm; teff, forage at 1.00 ppm; 

teff, hay at 0.30 ppm; teff, straw at 0.10 

ppm; vegetable, bulb, group 3–07 at 0.10 

ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 at 

0.10 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10–10 at 

0.10 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 

0.10 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12–12 at 

0.10 ppm; caneberry subgroup 13–07A 

at 0.10 ppm; bushberry subgroup 13– 

07B at 0.10 ppm; fruit, small vine 

climbing, subgroup 13–07F, except 

fuzzy kiwi fruit at 0.10 ppm; berry, low 

growing, subgroup 13–07G at 0.10 ppm; 

nut, tree, group 14–12 at 0.10 ppm; 

oilseed group 20 at 0.20 ppm; grain, 

cereal forage group 16 at 1.0 ppm; grain, 

cereal, hay, group 16 at 0.30 ppm; grain 

cereal, stover, group 16 at 0.80 ppm; and 

grain, cereal, straw, group 16 at 3.0 

ppm. 

The petitioner also proposed to 

amend the tolerance for banana from 

0.20 ppm to 0.10 ppm and to remove the 

following established tolerances: 

Vegetable, bulb group 3 at 0.10 ppm; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 0.10 ppm; 

fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.10 ppm; fruit, 

pome, group 11 at 0.10 ppm; fruit, 

stone, group 12 at 0.10 ppm; berry group 

13 at 0.10 ppm; borage at 0.10 ppm; 

grape at 0.10 ppm; caneberry subgroup 

13A at 0.10 ppm; nut, tree group 14 at 

0.10 ppm; pistachio at 0.10 ppm; 

pummelo at 0.10 ppm; kiwi fruit at 0.10 

ppm; canola at 0.10 ppm; cotton, 

undelinted seed at 0.20 ppm; crambe, 

seed at 0.10 ppm; flax, seed at 0.10 ppm; 

rapeseed, seed at 0.10 ppm; okra at 0.10 

ppm; safflower seed at 0.10 ppm; salal 

at 0.10 ppm; sunflower seed at 0.10 

ppm; strawberry at 0.10 ppm; juneberry 

at 0.10 ppm; lingonberry at 0.10 ppm; 

mustard, seed at 0.10 ppm; barley bran 

at 0.80 ppm; barley, flour at 0.80 ppm; 

corn, field, forage at 0.20 ppm; corn, 

sweet, forage at 0.20 ppm, corn, sweet, 

kernel plus cob with husk removed at 

0.10 ppm; grain, cereal, forage, fodder 

and straw group 16, except corn and 

sorghum; forage at 1.0 ppm; grain, 

cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 

16, hay at 0.30 ppm; grain, cereal, 

forage, fodder and straw, group 16, 

stover at 0.30 ppm; grain, cereal, forage, 

fodder and straw, group 16, except rice; 

straw at 0.10 ppm; grain, cereal, group 

15 at 0.10 ppm; grain, cereal, stover at 

0.80 ppm; grain, cereal, straw at 3.0 

ppm; millet, flour at 0.80 ppm; oat, flour 

at 0.80 ppm; rice, straw at 1.0 ppm; rye, 

bran at 0.80 ppm; rye, flour at 0.80 ppm; 

sorghum, forage at 0.20 ppm; sorghum, 

sweet at 0.10 ppm; wheat, bran at 0.80 

ppm; wheat, flour at 0.80 ppm; wheat, 

germ at 0.80 ppm; wheat, middlings at 

0.80 ppm; and wheat, shorts at 0.80 

ppm. 

In the Federal Register of October 21, 

2015 (80 FR 63731) (FRL–9935–29), 

EPA amended the initial notice of filing 

for pesticide petition (PP 4E8337) to 

include a proposal to also establish a 

tolerance in or on the raw agricultural 

commodity quinoa, grain at 0.10 ppm 

and psyllium, seed at 0.10 ppm. That 

document referenced a summary of the 

petition prepared by FMC Corporation, 

the registrant, which is available in the 

docket, http://www.regulations.gov. EPA 

received two comments on the notice of 

filing that supported the establishment 

of these tolerances. 

Based upon review of the data 

supporting the petition, EPA has 

changed some of the levels proposed. 

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The reasons for these changes are 

explained in Unit IV.C. 

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 carfentrazoneethyl including exposure resulting from 

the tolerances established by this action. 

EPA’s assessment of exposures and risks 

associated with carfentrazone-ethyl 

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. 

In mammals, protoporphyrinogen 

oxidase, (PPO) is an important enzyme 

in heme biosynthesis and its inhibition 

can lead to toxic effects where heme is 

utilized (e.g., red blood cells). The 

mammalian toxicity database for 

carfentrazone-ethyl indicates that effects 

observed following repeated oral 

exposures are consistent with those 

expected from PPO inhibition, toxicity 

of the hematopoietic system and liver. 

Subchronic oral toxicity studies in 

rats, mice, and dogs demonstrated that 

the primary effects were on 

hematopoietic system (decreased mean 

corpuscular hemoglobin and mean 

corpuscular volume). There was also 

increased urinary porphyrin excretion, 

increased liver weights, and alterations 

in liver histopathology consisting of: 

Hepatic pigment deposition, 

hepatocytomegaly, single cell necrosis, 

and cell mitosis. Similarly, chronic 

toxicity studies in rats and dogs 

demonstrated increased urinary 

porphyrin excretion. Chronic studies in 

rats and mice found liver histopathology 

(pigment deposits) and fluorescence 

microscopy of liver sections revealed 

red fluorescent granules consistent with 

porphyrin deposits. There were no 

indicators of targeted effects on the 

immune system. The results of the acute 

neurotoxicity study indicated clinical 

signs (i.e., salivation) and mild 

decreases in motor activity but only at 

the limit dose and only on the treatment 

day. However, there were no other signs 

of neurotoxicity in the rest of the 

database. 

There was no evidence of increased 

susceptibility in prenatal developmental 

toxicity studies (rats and rabbits) or the 

multigenerational reproductive toxicity 

study in rats. Fetal effects in the rat 

developmental study (increase in litter 

incidence of wavy and thickened ribs) 

and offspring effects in the rat 

reproduction toxicity study (decreased 

pup body weights) were seen at or above 

doses eliciting blood and liver effects in 

maternal/parental animals, effects that 

are consistent with those observed in 

the hazard database. No developmental 

effects were seen in the rabbits. 

Carfentrazone-ethyl has been 

classified as ‘‘not likely to be 

carcinogenic’’ based on the lack of 

evidence for carcinogenicity in mice 

and rats; therefore, a quantitative cancer 

risk assessment was not conducted. 

Specific information on the studies 

received and the nature of the adverse 

effects caused by carfentrazone-ethyl as 

well as the no-observed-adverse-effectlevel (NOAEL) and the lowest-observedadverse-effect-level (LOAEL) from the 

toxicity studies can be found at http:// 

www.regulations.gov in document 

‘‘Carfentrazone-ethyl. Human Health 

Risk Assessment in Support of 

Application to Globe Artichoke, 

Asparagus, Mint, Psyllium, Quinoa, and 

Teff and Updates to Several Crop Group 

(CG) or Subgroup (CSG) Designations’’ 

on pages 31–35 in docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0030. 

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://

www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-andassessing-pesticide-risks/assessinghuman-health-risk-pesticides. 

A summary of the toxicological 

endpoints for carfentrazone-ethyl used 

for human risk assessment is discussed 

in Unit III.B., of the final rule published 

in the Federal Register of May 4, 2012 

(77 FR 26456) (FRL–9346–5). 

All of the toxicological endpoints 

remain the same except the acute 

dietary endpoint has been removed. The 

Agency reevaluated the points of 

departure and available data. 

Previously, the acute neurotoxicity 

study in rats was used to evaluate acute 

dietary exposures; however, effects 

(salivation and decreased motor 

activity) were only seen at the LOAEL 

of 1000 mg/kg/day which is not 

considered relevant for human health 

risk assessment. There were no other 

effects seen in the database attributable 

to a single dose. Therefore, the previous 

acute dietary endpoint is no longer 

considered valid. 

C. Exposure Assessment 

1. Dietary exposure from food and 

feed uses. In evaluating dietary 

exposure to carfentrazone-ethyl, EPA 

considered exposure under the 

petitioned-for tolerances as well as all 

existing carfentrazone-ethyl tolerances 

in 40 CFR 180.515. EPA assessed dietary 

exposures from carfentrazone-ethyl in 

food as follows: 

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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. No such effects were 

identified in the toxicological studies 

for carfentrazone-ethyl; therefore, a 

quantitative acute dietary exposure 

assessment was not conducted. 

ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting 

the chronic dietary exposure assessment 

EPA used the Dietary Exposure 

Evaluation Model with the Food 

Commodity Intake Database (DEEM– 

FCID). This software incorporates 2003– 

2008 food consumption data from the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

National Health and Nutrition 

Examination Survey, What We Eat in 

America, (NHANES/WWEIA). As to 

residue levels in food, EPA assumed 

tolerance-level residues or, if necessary, 

tolerance-level residues adjusted to 

account for the residues of concern for 

risk assessment and 100 percent crop 

treated (PCT). Since adequate 

processing studies have been submitted 

which indicate that tolerances in/on 

apple juice, citrus juice, grape juice, 

grape raisin, dried potato, dried prune, 

prune juice, tomato paste, and tomato 

puree are unnecessary, the DEEMTM (ver 

7.81) default processing factors for these 

commodities were reduced to 1. The 

DEEMTM (ver 7.81) default processing 

factors were retained for the remaining 

relevant commodities. 

iii. Cancer. Based on the data 

summarized in Unit III.A., EPA has 

concluded that carfentrazone-ethyl does 

not pose a cancer risk to humans. 

Therefore, a dietary exposure 

assessment for the purpose of assessing 

cancer risk was not conducted. 

iv. Anticipated residue and percent 

crop treated (PCT) information. EPA did 

not use anticipated residue or PCT 

information in the dietary assessment 

for carfentrazone-ethyl. Tolerance level 

residues and 100 PCT were assumed for 

all food commodities. 

2. Dietary exposure from drinking 

water. The Agency used screening level 

water exposure models in the dietary 

exposure analysis and risk assessment 

for carfentrazone-ethyl in drinking 

water. These simulation models take 

into account data on the physical, 

chemical, and fate/transport 

characteristics of carfentrazone-ethyl. 

Further information regarding EPA 

drinking water models used in pesticide 

exposure assessment can be found at 

http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-scienceand-assessing-pesticide-risks/aboutwater-exposure-models-used-pesticide. 

Based on the Tier 1 Rice Model and 

Pesticide Root Zone Model Ground 

Water (PRZM GW), the estimated 

drinking water concentrations (EDWCs) 

of carfentrazone-ethyl for chronic 

exposures for non-cancer assessments 

are estimated to be 86 ppb for surface 

water and 43.9 ppb for ground water. 

Modeled estimates of drinking water 

concentrations were directly entered 

into the dietary exposure model. For 

chronic dietary risk assessment, the 

water concentration of value 86 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 nonoccupational, non-dietary exposure 

(e.g., for lawn and garden pest control, 

indoor pest control, termiticides, and 

flea and tick control on pets). 

Carfentrazone-ethyl is currently 

registered for the following uses that 

could result in residential exposures: 

Golf courses, residential lawns, and 

aquatic areas. EPA assessed residential 

exposure using the following 

assumptions: That homeowner handlers 

wear shorts, short-sleeved shirts, socks, 

and shoes, and that they complete all 

tasks associated with the use of a 

pesticide product including mixing/

loading, if needed, as well as the 

application. Residential handler 

exposure scenarios for residential lawn 

applications are considered to be shortterm only, due to the infrequent use 

patterns associated with homeowner 

products. Therefore, short-term 

inhalation risk was assessed for 

residential handlers; however, since no 

hazard was identified via the dermal 

route of exposure, a dermal risk 

assessment was not conducted for 

residential handlers. Aquatic 

applications by homeowners are not 

permitted by the label directions for use, 

therefore no residential handler 

exposure from the aquatic application 

scenario is anticipated. 

EPA uses the term ‘‘post-application’’ 

to describe exposure to individuals that 

occur as a result of being in an 

environment that has been previously 

treated with a pesticide. Carfentrazoneethyl can be used in many areas that can 

be frequented by the general population 

including home lawns, golf courses and 

aquatic recreational areas such as ponds 

and lakes that have been treated for 

removal of aquatic vegetation. As a 

result, individuals can be exposed by 

entering these areas if they have been 

previously treated. Therefore, short-term 

post-application exposure and risk are 

also assessed for carfentrazone-ethyl. 

The Agency assessed residential 

handler (adult) exposure for the turf 

application scenario and adult postapplication exposure for the aquatic 

exposure scenario. The most 

conservative exposure scenario for 

adults, the aquatic exposure scenarioswimmer exposure assessment 

(combined incidental oral and 

inhalation), was used to estimate postapplication risk. Dermal risks 

assessments were not conducted 

because no hazard was identified via the 

dermal route of exposure. For children, 

the aquatic exposure scenario-swimmer 

exposure assessment was used. Since 

the incidental oral and inhalation PODs 

are based on the same study, the 

exposures from these routes were 

combined. Further information 

regarding EPA standard assumptions 

and generic inputs for residential 

exposures may be found at http://

www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-andassessing-pesticide-risks/standardoperating-procedures-residentialpesticide. 

4. Cumulative effects from substances 

with a common mechanism of toxicity. 

Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA 

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 carfentrazoneethyl to share a common mechanism of 

toxicity with any other substances, and 

carfentrazone-ethyl does not appear to 

produce a toxic metabolite produced by 

other substances. For the purposes of 

this tolerance action, therefore, EPA has 

assumed that carfentrazone-ethyl 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://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-scienceand-assessing-pesticide-risks/

cumulative-assessment-risk-pesticides. 

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 

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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 of increased preand/or postnatal susceptibility 

following carfentrazone-ethyl exposure. 

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 

carfentrazone-ethyl is complete. Since 

the last risk assessment, an 

immunotoxicity study has been 

submitted and the results of the study 

incorporated into the current 

assessment. 

ii. Although effects were seen in the 

acute neurotoxicity study (clinical signs 

and mild decreases in motor activity), 

concern is low since: (a) The effects are 

minimal; (b) the effects were seen at the 

highest doses tested (≥1000 mg/kg); and 

(c) there is no evidence of neurotoxicity 

in the rest of the carfentrazone-ethyl 

database, including the subchronic 

neurotoxicity study. 

iii. There is no evidence that 

carfentrazone-ethyl results in increased 

susceptibility in rats or rabbits in the 

prenatal developmental studies or in 

young rats in the 2-generation 

reproduction study. 

iv. There are no residual uncertainties 

identified in the exposure databases. 

The dietary food exposure assessments 

were performed based on 100 PCT and 

tolerance-level residues. EPA made 

conservative (protective) assumptions in 

the ground and surface water modeling 

used to assess exposure to 

carfentrazone-ethyl 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 carfentrazone-ethyl. 

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. No adverse effect resulting from 

a single oral exposure was identified 

and no acute dietary endpoint was 

selected. Therefore, carfentrazone-ethyl 

is not expected to pose an acute risk. 

2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure 

assumptions described in this unit for 

chronic exposure, EPA has concluded 

that chronic exposure to carfentrazoneethyl from food and water will utilize 

78% 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 

carfentrazone-ethyl 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). 

Carfentrazone-ethyl 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 

carfentrazone-ethyl. 

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 7,500 for adults (residential 

handlers) and 2,100 for children (1–2 

years old) (hand-to-mouth exposures). 

Because EPA’s level of concern for 

carfentrazone-ethyl 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). An 

intermediate-term adverse effect was 

identified; however carfentrazone-ethyl 

is not registered for any use patterns 

that would result in intermediate-term 

residential exposure. Intermediate-term 

risk is assessed based on intermediateterm residential exposure plus chronic 

dietary exposure. Because there is no 

intermediate-term residential exposure 

and chronic dietary exposure has 

already been assessed under the 

appropriately protective cPAD (which is 

at least as protective as the POD used to 

assess intermediate-term risk), EPA 

relies on the chronic dietary risk 

assessment for evaluating intermediateterm risks for carfentrazone-ethyl. 

5. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. 

population. Based on the lack of 

evidence of carcinogenicity in two 

adequate rodent carcinogenicity studies, 

carfentrazone-ethyl 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 

carfentrazone-ethyl residues. 

IV. Other Considerations 

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

Adequate enforcement methodology 

is available to enforce the tolerance 

expression. This analytical enforcement 

method involves separate analyses for 

parent and the metabolite. The parent is 

analyzed by evaporation and 

reconstitution of the sample prior to 

analysis by liquid chromatography/mass 

spectrometry/gas chromatography/

electron capture detection (LC/MS/MS 

GC/ECD). The metabolite is refluxed in 

the presence of acid and cleaned up 

with solid phase extraction prior to 

analysis by LC/MS/MS. 

The method may be requested from: 

Chief, Analytical Chemistry Branch, 

Environmental Science Center, 701 

Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755–5350; 

telephone number: (410) 305–2905; 

email address: residuemethods@

epa.gov. 

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 carfentrazone-ethyl for these crops. 

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C. Revisions to Petitioned-For 

Tolerances 

The Agency is revising the petitionedfor tolerance requests for asparagus, 

peppermint, and spearmint from the 

proposed 0.25 ppm to 0.10 ppm. The 

residue field trials for these 

commodities resulted in residues that 

are less than 0.05 ppm, the limit of 

quantitation (LOQ). Using the 

Organization for Economic Co-operation 

and Development (OECD) tolerancecalculation procedures, the Agency 

modified the requested tolerance levels 

from 0.25 ppm to 0.10 ppm. In an effort 

to not create a potential trade irritant, 

the Agency also determined that the 

requested tolerance amendment in or on 

oilseed subgroup 20 at 0.20 ppm should 

be established on the separate 

subgroups for rapeseed subgroup 20A 

and sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.10 

ppm to align with the MRLs for 

rapeseed and sunflower at 0.10 ppm in 

Canada and establish a cottonseed 

subgroup 20C at 0.20 ppm. Coconut will 

be removed and superseded by nut, tree, 

group 14–12. EPA also determined that 

the tolerance for teff straw should be 3.0 

ppm based on available residue data. 

Further, on November 20, 2015, the 

Federal Register published a final rule 

(80 FR 72599) that removed the entries 

in paragraph (a) in 180.515, for 

caneberry subgroup 13A; cotton, hulls; 

cotton, meal; cotton, refined oil and 

rice, straw, effective on May 18, 2016. 

Therefore, these commodities will not 

be removed under this action. 

V. Conclusion 

Therefore, tolerances are established 

for residues of carfentrazone-ethyl, 

(ethyl-alpha-2-dichloro-5-[4- 

(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4- 

fluorobenzenepropanoate) and the 

metabolite carfentrazone-ethyl 

chloropropionic acid (a, 2-dichloro-5-[4- 

(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl5-oxo-1H-1,2 ,4-triazol-1-yl]-4- 

fluorobenzenepropanoic acid), in or on 

the raw agricultural commodity 

artichoke, globe 0.10 ppm; asparagus at 

0.10 ppm; banana at 0.10 ppm; berry, 

low growing, subgroup 13–07G at 0.10 

ppm; bushberry, subgroup 13–07B at 

0.10 ppm; caneberry subgroup 13–07A 

at 0.10 ppm; cottonseed subgroup 20C at 

0.20 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10–10 at 

0.10 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 

0.10 ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing, 

subgroup 13–07F, except Fuzzy 

kiwifruit at 0.10 ppm; fruit, stone, group 

12–12 at 0.10 ppm; grain, cereal, group 

16, forage at 1.0 ppm; grain, cereal, 

group 16, hay at 0.30 ppm; grain, cereal, 

group 16, stover at 0.80 ppm; grain, 

cereal, group 16, straw at 3.0 ppm; nut, 

tree, group 14–12 at 0.10 ppm; 

peppermint, tops at 0.10 ppm; psyllium, 

seed at 0.10 ppm; quinoa, grain at 0.10 

ppm; rapeseed subgroup 20A at 0.10 

ppm; spearmint, tops at 0.10 ppm; 

sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.10 ppm; 

teff, forage at 1.0 ppm; teff, grain at 0.25 

ppm; teff, hay at 0.30 ppm; teff, straw 

at 3.0 ppm; vegetable, bulb, group 3–07 

at 0.10 ppm; and vegetable, fruiting, 

group 8–10 at 0.10 ppm. 

Additionally, tolerances are removed, 

for barley, bran at .80 ppm; barley, flour 

at 0.80 ppm; berry group 13 at 0.10 

ppm; borage at 0.10 ppm; canola at 0.10 

ppm; coconut at 0.10 ppm; corn, field, 

forage at 0.20 ppm; corn, sweet, forage 

at 0.20 ppm; corn, sweet, kernel plus 

cob with husk removed at 0.10 ppm; 

cotton, undelinted seed at 0.20 ppm; 

crambe, seed at 0.10 ppm; flax, seed at 

0.10 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.10 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.10 ppm; 

fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.10 ppm; grain, 

cereal, forage, fodder and straw group 

16, except corn and sorghum, forage at 

1.0 ppm; grain, cereal, forage, fodder 

and straw group 16, hay at 0.30 ppm; 

grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw 

group 16, stover at 0.30 ppm; grain, 

cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 

16 except rice, straw at 0.10 ppm; grain, 

cereal, group 15 at 0.10 ppm; grain, 

cereal, stover at 0.80 ppm; grain, cereal, 

straw at 3.0 ppm; grape at 0.10 ppm; 

juneberry at 0.10 ppm; lingonberry at 

0.10 ppm; millet, flour at .80 ppm; 

mustard, seed at 0.10 ppm; nut, tree, 

group 14 at 0.10 ppm; oat, flour at 0.80 

ppm; okra at 0.10; pistachio at 0.10 

ppm; pummelo at 0.10 ppm; rapeseed, 

seed at 0.10 ppm; rice, hulls at 3.5 ppm; 

rye, bran at 0.80 ppm; rye, flour at 0.80 

ppm; safflower, seed at 0.10 ppm; salal 

at 0.10 ppm; sorghum, forage at 0.20 

ppm; sorghum, sweet at 0.10 ppm; 

strawberry at 0.10 ppm; sunflower, seed 

at 0.10 ppm; vegetable, bulb, group 3 at 

0.10 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 

0.10 ppm; wheat, bran at 0.80 ppm; 

wheat, flour at 0.80 ppm; wheat, germ 

at 0.80 ppm; wheat middlings at 0.80 

ppm; and wheat, shorts at 0.80 ppm. 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action 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 action 

has been exempted from review under 

Executive Order 12866, this action 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 action 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 action 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 action. In addition, this action 

does not impose any enforceable duty or 

contain any unfunded mandate as 

described under Title II of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (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 

(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 

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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: April 25, 2016. 

Susan Lewis, 

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. In § 180.515, the table in paragraph 

(a) is revised to read as follows: 

§ 180.515 Carfentrazone-ethyl; tolerance 

for residues. 

(a) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Acerola ........................................ 0.10 

Almond, hulls .............................. 0.20 

Animal feed, nongrass, crop 

group 18, forage ..................... 2.0 

Animal feed, nongrass, crop 

group 18, hay .......................... 5.0 

Animal feed, nongrass, crop 

group 18, seed ........................ 15.0 

Artichoke, globe .......................... 0.10 

Asparagus ................................... 0.10 

Atemoya ...................................... 0.10 

Avocado ...................................... 0.10 

Banana ....................................... 0.10 

Berry, low growing, subgroup 

13–07G ................................... 0.10 

Birida ........................................... 0.10 

Bushberry subgroup 13–07B ...... 0.10 

Cacao bean, bean ...................... 0.10 

Cactus ......................................... 0.10 

Caneberry subgroup 13A1 ......... 0.1 

Caneberry subgroup 13–07A ..... 0.10 

Canistel ....................................... 0.10 

Cattle, fat .................................... 0.10 

Cattle, meat ................................ 0.10 

Cattle, meat byproducts ............. 0.10 

Cherimoya .................................. 0.10 

Coffee, bean, green .................... 0.10 

Cotton, gin byproducts ............... 10 

Cotton, hulls 1 ............................. 0.60 

Cotton, meal 1 ............................. 0.35 

Cotton, refined oil 1 ..................... 1.0 

Cottonseed subgroup 20C ......... 0.20 

Custard apple ............................. 0.10 

Date, dried fruit ........................... 0.10 

Feijoa .......................................... 0.10 

Fig ............................................... 0.10 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Fish ............................................. 0.30 

Fruit, citrus, group 10–10 ........... 0.10 

Fruit, pome, group 11–10 ........... 0.10 

Fruit, small vine climbing, subgroup 13–07F, except Fuzzy 

kiwifruit .................................... 0.10 

Fruit, stone, group 12–12 ........... 0.10 

Goat, fat ...................................... 0.10 

Goat, meat .................................. 0.10 

Goat, meat byproducts ............... 0.10 

Grain, aspirated grain fractions .. 1.8 

Grain, cereal, group 15 (except 

rice grain and sorghum grain) 0.10 

Grain, cereal, group 16, forage .. 1.0 

Grain, cereal, group 16, hay ...... 0.30 

Grain, cereal, group 16, stover .. 0.80 

Grain, cereal, group 16, straw .... 3.0 

Grass, forage .............................. 5.0 

Grass, hay .................................. 8.0 

Guava ......................................... 0.10 

Herbs and spices group 19 ........ 2.0 

Hog, fat ....................................... 0.10 

Hog, meat ................................... 0.10 

Hog, meat byproducts ................ 0.10 

Hop, dried cones ........................ 0.10 

Horse, fat .................................... 0.10 

Horse, meat ................................ 0.10 

Horse, meat byproducts ............. 0.10 

Horseradish ................................ 0.10 

Ilama ........................................... 0.10 

Jaboticaba .................................. 0.10 

Kava, roots ................................. 0.10 

Kiwifruit ....................................... 0.10 

Longan ........................................ 0.10 

Lychee ........................................ 0.10 

Mango ......................................... 0.10 

Milk ............................................. 0.05 

Noni ............................................ 0.10 

Nut, tree, group 14–12 ............... 0.10 

Olive ............................................ 0.10 

Palm heart .................................. 0.10 

Palm heart, leaves ...................... 0.10 

Papaya ........................................ 0.10 

Passionfruit ................................. 0.10 

Pawpaw ...................................... 0.10 

Peanut ........................................ 0.10 

Peanut, hay ................................ 0.10 

Peppermint, tops ........................ 0.10 

Persimmon .................................. 0.10 

Pomegranate .............................. 0.10 

Poultry, meat byproducts ............ 0.10 

Psyllium, seed ............................ 0.10 

Pulasan ....................................... 0.10 

Quinoa, grain .............................. 0.10 

Rambutan ................................... 0.10 

Rapeseed, forage ....................... 0.10 

Rapeseed subgroup 20A ............ 0.10 

Rice, grain .................................. 1.3 

Rice, straw 1 ................................ 1.0 

Sapodilla ..................................... 0.10 

Sapote, black .............................. 0.10 

Sapote, mamey .......................... 0.10 

Sheep, fat ................................... 0.10 

Sheep, meat ............................... 0.10 

Sheep, meat byproducts ............ 0.10 

Shellfish ...................................... 0.30 

Sorghum, grain ........................... 0.25 

Soursop ...................................... 0.10 

Soybean, seed ............................ 0.10 

Spanish lime ............................... 0.10 

Spearmint, tops .......................... 0.10 

Star apple ................................... 0.10 

Starfruit ....................................... 0.10 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Stevia .......................................... 0.10 

Strawberrypear ........................... 0.10 

Sugar apple ................................ 0.10 

Sugarcane .................................. 0.15 

Sunflower, subgroup 20B ........... 0.10 

Tea, dried ................................... 0.10 

Teff, forage ................................. 1.0 

Teff, grain ................................... 0.25 

Teff, hay ...................................... 0.30 

Teff, straw ................................... 3.0 

Ti, leaves .................................... 0.10 

Ti, roots ....................................... 0.10 

Vanilla ......................................... 0.10 

Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 

5 .............................................. 0.10 

Vegetable, bulb, group 3–07 ...... 0.10 

Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 ...... 0.10 

Vegetable, foliage of legume, except soybean, subgroup 7A .... 0.10 

Vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 .. 0.10 

Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4 ........................... 0.10 

Vegetable, leaves of root and 

tuber, group 2 ......................... 0.10 

Vegetable, legume, group 6 ....... 0.10 

Vegetable, root and tuber, group 

1 .............................................. 0.10 

Wasaba, roots ............................ 0.10 

Wax jambu .................................. 0.10 

1Effective Date to be removed: May 18, 

2016. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0524; FRL–9944–10] 

Propanamide, 2-hydroxy-N, Ndimethyl- ; Exemption from the 

Requirement of a Tolerance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of propanamide, 

2-hydroxy-N, N-dimethyl- (CAS Reg. 

No. 35123–06–9) when used as an inert 

ingredient (solvent/co-solvent) in 

pesticides applied to growing crops and 

raw agricultural commodities after 

harvest under 40 CFR 180.910 or in 

pesticides applied to animals under 40 

CFR 180.930 limited to maximum 

concentration of 20% by weight in the 

pesticide formulation. Spring Trading 

Company, LLC on behalf of BASF 

Corporation submitted a petition to EPA 

under the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting 

establishment of an exemption from the 

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