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public hearing, we will allocate an 

appropriate amount of time to each 

participant, allowing time for necessary 

breaks. In addition, we will reserve a 

block of time for anyone else in the 

audience who wishes to give an oral 

presentation. For planning purposes, 

each speaker should anticipate speaking 

for approximately five minutes. We 

request that you bring three copies of 

your statement or other material for the 

EPA and NHTSA panels. To 

accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, we prefer that speakers not use 

technological aids (e.g., audio-visuals, 

computer slideshows). However, if you 

wish to do so, you must notify the 

contact persons in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section above. 

You also must make arrangements to 

provide your presentation or any other 

aids to NHTSA and EPA in advance of 

the hearing in order to facilitate set-up. 

NHTSA and EPA will conduct the 

hearings informally, and technical rules 

of evidence will not apply. We will 

arrange for a written transcript of each 

hearing and keep the official record of 

each hearing open for 30 days to allow 

speakers to submit supplementary 

information to the dockets listed above. 

Panel members may ask clarifying 

questions during the oral presentations, 

but will not respond to the 

presentations at that time. You may 

make arrangements for copies of the 

transcripts directly with the court 

reporter. 

Written statements and supporting 

information submitted during the 

comment period will be considered 

with the same weight as oral comments 

and supporting information presented at 

the public hearings. To be assured of 

consideration, written comments on the 

proposal must be received by the date 

indicated in the Federal Register once 

the document publishes. Written 

comments on NHTSA’s Draft EIS must 

be received or uploaded to NHTSA’s 

docket for the EIS by September 24, 

2018. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration. 

Amanda Gunasekara, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0577; FRL–9982–37] 

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions 

Filed for Residues of Pesticide 

Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of filing of petitions 

and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions 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 September 24, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) of interest as shown in the 

body of this document, 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 

Confidential Business Information (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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Goodis, Registration Division 

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

(703) 305–7090, email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov; or Robert 

McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), 

main telephone number: (703) 305– 

7090, email address: BPPDFRNotices@

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 pesticide petition 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). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT for the division listed at the 

end of the pesticide petition summary of 

interest. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

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 

http://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 

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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 its receipt of 

several pesticide petitions 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 requests before 

responding to the petitioners. EPA is not 

proposing any particular action at this 

time. EPA has determined that the 

pesticide petitions described in this 

document contain the 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 support 

granting of the pesticide petitions. 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 these 

pesticide petitions. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of each of the petitions that 

are the subject of this document, 

prepared by the petitioner, is included 

in a docket EPA has created for each 

rulemaking. The docket for each of the 

petitions is available at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

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

publishing notice of the petitions so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on these requests for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petitions may be 

obtained through the petition 

summaries referenced in this unit. 

Amended Tolerance Exemption for 

Non-Inert (Except PIPS) 

PP 8F8680. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– 

0520). Eden Research plc, 6 Priory Ct., 

Priory Court Business Park, Poulton, 

Cirencester, GL7 5JB, United Kingdom 

(c/o SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director’s Loop, 

Woodbridge, VA 22192), requests to 

amend an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.1240 to include residues of the 

fungicide and nematocide thymol in or 

on raw agricultural commodities or 

processed food. The petitioner believes 

no analytical method is needed because 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of thymol is being 

requested; therefore, the requirement to 

provide an analytical method for 

detecting and measuring the levels of 

pesticide residue is not applicable. 

Contact: BPPD. 

New Tolerance Exemption for Inert 

(Except PIPS) 

PP IN–11098. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– 

0203). Spring Trading Company (203 

Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, TX 77354) on 

behalf of Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC, 

12120 Wickchester Lane, Houston, TX 

77079) requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of alcohols, C2– 

33, manuf. of, by-products from, 

overheads (CAS Reg. No. 876065–86–0) 

when used as an inert ingredient 

(solvent) in pesticide formulations 

applied to growing crops and or to raw 

agricultural commodities after harvest 

under 40 CFR 180.910 and applied to 

animals under 40 CFR 180.930. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

New Tolerance Exemptions for NonInerts (Except PIPS) 

1. PP 8F8681. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– 

0522). Eden Research plc, 6 Priory Ct., 

Priory Court Business Park, Poulton, 

Cirencester, GL7 5JB, United Kingdom 

(c/o SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director’s Loop, 

Woodbridge, VA 22192), requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of the fungicide 

eugenol in or on raw agricultural 

commodities or processed food. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of eugenol is being requested; 

therefore, the requirement to provide an 

analytical method for detecting and 

measuring the levels of pesticide 

residue is not applicable. Contact: 

BPPD. 

2. PP 8F8690. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2016– 

0073). LAM International Corp., 117 

South Parkmont St., Butte, MT 59701, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of the nematocide 

Purpureocillium lilacinum strain PL11 

in or on all food commodities. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because, when used as 

proposed, Purpureocillium lilacinum 

strain PL11 would not result in residues 

that are of toxicological concern. 

Contact: BPPD. 

New Tolerances for Non-Inerts 

1. PP 8E8674. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– 

0525). Dow Agro Sciences LLC, 9330 

Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 

46268–1054, requests to establish 

import tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180.495 for the residues of the 

insecticide spinosad, determined by 

measuring only the two related active 

ingredients: Spinosyn A (Factor A: CAS 

#131929–60–7) or 2-[(6-deoxy-2,3,4-triO -methyl-a- L -manno-pyranosyl)oxy]- 

13-[[5-(dimethylamino)-tetrahydro-6- 

methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16btetradecahydro-14-methyl-1H-asIndaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-7,15- 

dione; and Spinosyn D (Factor D; CAS 

#131929–63–0) or 2-[(6-deoxy-2,3,4-triO -methyl-a- L -manno-pyranosyl)oxy]- 

13-[[5-(dimethyl-amino)-tetrahydro-6- 

methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16btetradecahydro-4,14-methyl-1H-asIndaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-7,15- 

dione] in or on tea, dried at 70 parts per 

million (ppm) and tea, instant at 70 

ppm. The EPA has determined adequate 

tolerance enforcement methods are 

available for spinosad residues in a 

variety of plant and animal matrices 

including a number of high-performance 

liquid chromatography (HPLC)/Mass 

Spectrometry (MS)/MS methods. 

Additional details on the analytical 

methods can be found in the supporting 

documentation in docket ID (EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2011–0666–0025). Contact: (RD) 

2. PP 7F8640. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– 

0088). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

P.O. Box 18300 Greensboro, NC 27419– 

8300, requests to establish a tolerance in 

40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide, emamectin, in or on 

vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 0.03 parts 

per million. The high performance 

liquid chromatography (HPLC) 

analytical method is used to measure 

and evaluate the chemical emamectin. 

Contact: RD. 

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

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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