[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15012-15015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6056]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0001; FRL-9335-9]


Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of 
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.

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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 April 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by 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:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    <bullet> 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 Facility'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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number and the 
pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this 
document. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or 
email. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email 
comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your 
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of 
the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, 
some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 either 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 hours of 
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone 
number and email address, is listed at the end of each pesticide 
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at 
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 
Division (7511P), or Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

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

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affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
    <bullet>[emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    <bullet>[emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    <bullet>[emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
    <bullet>[emsp14]Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
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 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 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 submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.
    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 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 174 or 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); 
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 on-line 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 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.

New Tolerances

    1. PP 1E7942. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0985). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, 500 College Road 
East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, requests to establish 
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for the combined residues of the 
insecticide flonicamid [N-(cyanomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-
pyridinecarboxamide] and its metabolites TFNA [4-
trifluoromethylnicotinic acid], TFNA-AM [4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide] 
TFNG [N-(4-trifluoromethylnicotinoyl) glycine], in or on berry, low 
growing, subgroup 13-07G at 1.4 parts per million (ppm); cucumber at 
1.3 ppm; and rapeseed, subgroup 20A at 1.5 ppm. Analytical methodology 
has been developed to determine the residues of flonicamid and its 
three major plant metabolites, TFNA, TFNG, and TFNA-AM in various 
crops. The residue analytical method for the majority of crops includes 
an initial extraction with acetonitrile (ACN)/deionized (DI) water, 
followed by a liquid-liquid partition with ethyl acetate. The residue 
method for wheat straw is similar, except that a C<INF>18</INF> solid 
phase extraction (SPE) is added prior to the liquid-liquid partition. 
The final sample solution is quantitated using a liquid chromatography 
(LC) equipped with a reverse phase column and a triple quadruple mass 
spectrometer (MS/MS). Contact: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division 
(7505P), (703) 305-7610, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c464d4f474342025f45484249556c495c4d024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa5aeaca4a0a1e1bca6aba1aab68faabfaee1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
    2. PP 1E7950. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1012). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, 500 College Road 
East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish 
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide 
pyriproxyfen, 2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethoxypyridine, in or on 
vegetable, bulb, group 3-07 at 0.70 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8-
10 at 0.20 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.30 ppm; fruit, pome, 
group 11-10 at 0.20 ppm; caneberry subgroup 13-07A at 1.0 ppm; 
bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 1.0 ppm; berry, low growing, except 
strawberry, subgroup 13-07H at 1.0 ppm; and herb subgroup 19A at 50 
ppm. Practical analytical methods for detecting and measuring levels of 
pyriproxyfen (and relevant metabolites)

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have been developed and validated in/on all appropriate agricultural 
commodities, respective processing fractions, milk, animal tissues, and 
environmental samples. The extraction methodology has been validated 
using aged radiochemical residue samples from metabolism studies. The 
methods have been validated in cottonseed, apples, soil, and oranges at 
independent laboratories. EPA has successfully validated the analytical 
methods for analysis of cottonseed, pome fruit, nutmeats, almond hulls, 
and fruiting vegetables. The limit of detection of pyriproxyfen in the 
methods is 0.01 ppm which will allow monitoring of food with residues 
at the levels proposed for the tolerances. Contact: Andrew Ertman, 
Registration Division (7505P), (703) 308-9367, email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e5b4c4a535f50105f505a4c5b497e5b4e5f10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8aeff8fee7ebe4a4ebe4eef8effdcaeffaeba4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>.
    3. PP 1E7959. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0009). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, 500 College Road 
East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide fluazinam, 
in or on fruiting vegetables group, pepper/eggplant subgroup 8-10B at 
0.10 ppm and cucurbit vegetables, melon subgroup 9A at 0.08 ppm. This 
notice includes information from a separate petition submitted by ISK 
Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 44057. 
An analytical method using LC/MS/MS for the determination of fluazinam 
and AMGT residues on cantaloupe and pepper has been developed and 
validated. The method involves solvent extraction followed by liquid-
liquid partitioning and concentration prior to a final purification. 
The method has been successfully validated by an independent laboratory 
using peanut nutmeat as the matrix. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 
the method is 0.01 ppm for both fluazinam and AMGT in both crops. 
Contact: Andrew Ertman, Registration Division (7505P), (703) 308-9367, 
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f3a2d2b323e31713e313b2d3a281f3a2f3e71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4520373128242b6b242b21372032052035246b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
    4. PP 1F7934. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0916). Gowan Company, LLC, P.O. Box 
556, Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox (trans-5-(4-
chlorophenyll)-N-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide), 
in or on wheat, forage at 3.0 ppm; wheat, hay at 30 ppm; wheat, grain 
at 0.02 ppm; wheat, straw at 7.0 ppm; alfalfa, forage at 7.0 ppm; 
alfalfa, hay at 14 ppm; timothy, forage at 35 ppm; and timothy, hay at 
17 ppm. A practical analytical method, high pressure liquid 
chromatography (HPLC) with an ultraviolet (UV) detector, which detects 
and measures residues of hexythiazox and its metabolites as a common 
moiety, is available for enforcement purposes with a limit of detection 
that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set 
in this tolerance. Contact: Olga Odiott, Registration Division (7505P), 
(703) 308-9369, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc0cbc6c0dbdb81c0c3c8ceefcadfce81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4cbc0cdcbd0d08acbc8c3c5e4c1d4c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.
    5. PP 1F7944. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1002). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 
New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, requests to 
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide 
pyraflufen-ethyl, ethyl 2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-
methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetate and its acid metabolite, 
E-1, 2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-
4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid, expressed in terms of the parent, in or on 
hop, dried cone at 0.01 ppm; peanut at 0.01 ppm; peanut, hay at 0.07 
ppm; peanut, meal at 0.01 ppm; and peanut, refined oil at 0.01 ppm. 
Aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up, and quantitation 
by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is used to measure 
and evaluate the chemical residues. Contact: Tracy T. White, 
Registration Division (7505P), (703) 308-0042, email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd8a95948998d3898f9c9e84bd988d9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f4857564b5a114b4d5e5c467f5a4f5e11585049">[email protected]</span></a>.

Amended Tolerance

    PP 1E7950. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1012). Interregional Research Project 
Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.510 
by revocation of the existing tolerances for residues of the 
insecticide pyriproxyfen, 2-[1-methyl-2-(4-
phenoxyphenoxy)ethoxypyridine, in or on vegetable, bulb, group 3, 
except onion, bulb; onion, bulb; vegetable, fruiting, group 8; okra; 
fruit, citrus; fruit, pome; caneberry subgroup 13-A; bushberry subgroup 
13-B; cranberry; loganberry; Juneberry; lingonberry; and salal, because 
tolerances for the revised groupings are being requested under ``New 
Tolerances''. Contact: Andrew Ertman, Registration Division (7505P), 
(703) 308-9367, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f89d8a8c959996d699969c8a9d8fb89d8899d69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c293e38212d22622d22283e293b0c293c2d622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.

New Tolerance Exemptions

    1. PP 1E7936. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0951). Ecolab, Inc., EPA Company No. 
1677, 370 N. Wabasha Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, requests to establish 
an exemption from the requirement of tolerances for residues of the 
sodium xylene sulfonate (SXS) (CAS No. 1300-72-7) under 40 CFR 
180.940(a) when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in antimicrobial 
pesticide formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public 
eating places, dairy-processing equipment, and food-processing 
equipment and utensils at 500 ppm. The petitioner believes no 
analytical method is needed because it is not required for the 
establishment of a tolerance exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: 
John Redden, Registration Division (7505P), (703) 305-1969, email 
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d5f484949484303474245436d485d4c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a382f2e2e2f2464202522240a2f3a2b642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
    2. PP 1F7901. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1018). Wagner Regulatory Associates, 
Inc., (on behalf of Bedoukan Research, Inc., 21 Finance Drive, Danbury, 
CT 06810), requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of 
tolerances for residues of the biochemical pesticide ethyl-2E, 4Z- 
decadienoate (Pear Ester) for pre-harvest uses, in or on all 
agricultural commodities. Pear Ester is the naturally occurring 
compound responsible for the characteristic aroma of pears and other 
fruits. Researchers have estimated that mature, ripening fruit releases 
up to 3,712 grams of Pear Ester per acre per month. It is estimated 
that the potential residue amounts from application of formulated 
products would be virtually indistinguishable from natural background 
levels. For this reason, and due to its low toxicity, it is proposed to 
exempt Pear Ester from the requirement to establish a finite tolerance 
for residues on food commodities. Therefore, an analytical method for 
determination of residues is not needed. Contact: Gina M. Burnett, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), (703) 605-
0513, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#224057504c4756560c454b4c43624752430c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e4c5b5c404b5a5a004947404f6e4b5e4f00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
    3. PP 1F7914. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1033). Albemarle Corporation, 451 
Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, requests to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of tolerances for residues of the 
antimicrobial 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, in or on all raw 
agricultural commodities, when such residues result from the use of 
1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin as an antimicrobial treatment in 
solutions containing a diluted end-use concentration of all bromide-
producing chemicals in the solution not to exceed 900 ppm of total 
bromine. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because 
it is not necessary since 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin residues 
are exempted from the requirements of a tolerance. Contact: Tom 
Luminello,

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Antimicrobials Division (7510P), (703) 308-8075, email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ed819880848388818182c3998280ad889d8cc38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f736a7276717a737370316b70725f7a6f7e31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
    4. PP 1F7917. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1026). Bert Volger, Ceres 
International LLC., 1087 Heartsease Drive, West Chester, PA 19382 (on 
behalf of Consumo Em Verde S.A., Biotecnologia De Plantas, Parque 
Tecnol[oacute]gico de Cantanhede, N[uacute]cleo 04, Lote 2, 3060-197 
Cantanhede, Portugal), requests to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of tolerances for residues of the biofungicide BLAD, a 
naturally occurring polypeptide from the catabolism of a seed storage 
protein of sweet lupines (Lupinus albus), in or on various crops and 
ornamentals. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 
because the requirements of an analytical method are not applicable to 
a request to establish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance. Contact: Menyon Adams, Biopesticides and Pollution 
Prevention Division (7511P), (703) 347-8496, email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8aebeeebe7f9a4e7efe4f3e5e4caeffaeba4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="513035303c227f3c343f283e3f113421307f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>.
    5. PP 9F7670. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0065). Technology Sciences Group, 
Inc., 1150 18th Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, (on 
behalf of AMVAC Chemical Corporation, 4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1250, 
Newport Beach, CA 90660), requests to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biochemical potato 
sprout inhibitor, 3-decen-2-one, as a post-harvest treatment, in or on 
stored potatoes. An analytical method for residues is not applicable. 
It is expected that, when used as proposed, 3-decen-2-one would not 
result in residues that are of toxicological concern. The Agency is re-
issuing this notice of filing (NOF) of a pesticide petition for 3-
decen-2-one (PP 9F7670) because the petitioner revised the pending 
petition. Instead of proposing an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of the potato sprout inhibitor, 3-decen-2-one, 
in or on all food commodities, the petitioner is now requesting the 
tolerance exemption for use of 3-decen-2-one as a post-harvest 
treatment on stored potatoes only. The original NOF published in the 
Federal Register for comment on March 10, 2010 (75 FR 11171)(FRL-8810-
8), with a 30 day comment period. One comment was received in response 
to this NOF. The Agency will respond to this comment in the final rule 
but notes that the comment was not germane to the active ingredient 
described herein, and focused on concerns that were not specific to 
dietary exposure. Contact: Colin G. Walsh, Biopesticides and Pollution 
Prevention Division (7511P), (703) 308-0298, email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93e4f2ffe0fbbdf0fcfffafdd3f6e3f2bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1364727f607b3d707c7f7a7d537663723d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>.

Amended Tolerance Exemptions

    1. PP 1E7931. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0949). BASF Corporation, 100 Campus 
Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932, requests to amend an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of N,N-Bis-[alpha]-ethyl-
[omega]-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) C<INF>8</INF>-C<INF>18</INF> 
saturated and unsaturated alkylamines; the poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) 
content is 2-60 moles; herein referred to as Alkyl Amines 
Polyalkoxylates under 40 CFR 180.920 and 180.930 to include CAS No. 
1266162-49-5 when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 
formulations. An analytical method is not required for enforcement 
purposes since the Agency has established an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance without any numerical limitation. Contact: 
Elizabeth Fertich, Registration Division (7505P), (703) 347-8560, email 
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c3a392e28353f3472393035263d3e3928341c392c3d723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d1b180f09141e1553181114071c1f1809153d180d1c531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
    2. PP 1F7914. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1033). Albemarle Corporation, 451 
Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, requests to amend 40 CFR 
180.940(a) by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for the residues of the antimicrobial 1,2-dibromo-5,5-
dimethylhyadantoin (CAS Reg. No. 77-48-5) in antimicrobial 
formulations, in or on food contact surface sanitizing solutions. May 
be applied to: Food contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy 
processing equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils. When 
ready for use, end-use concentration of all bromine-producing chemicals 
in solution is not to exceed 500 ppm of total bromine. Analytical 
method is not necessary since 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin 
residues are exempted from the requirements of a tolerance. Contact: 
Tom Luminello, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), (703) 308-8075, email 
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#48243d2521262d242427663c2725082d3829662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e28e978f8b8c878e8e8dcc968d8fa2879283cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>.
    3. PP 1F7920. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1029). D-I-1-4, Inc., a Division of 
1,4 Group, Inc., P.O. Box 680, Meridian, ID 83680, requests to amend an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.1142 for 
residues of the plant growth regulator 1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene (1,4-
DMN) when applied post-harvest to potatoes and other sprouting root, 
tuber and bulb crops in accordance with good agricultural practices. An 
analytical method for residues is not applicable. It is expected that, 
when used as proposed, 1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene would not result in 
residues that are of toxicological concern. Contact: Colin G. Walsh, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), (703) 308-
0298, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dea9bfb2adb6f0bdb1b2b7b09ebbaebff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b4c5a5748531558545752557b5e4b5a155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
    4. PP 1F7940. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1028). Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., 
Ltd., c/o Conn & Smith, Inc., Agent, 6713 Catskill Road, Lorton, VA 
22079, requests to amend an existing exemption from the requirement of 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.1285 for residues of the biochemical pesticide 
polyoxin D zinc salt when used as a fungicide for pre-harvest and post-
harvest uses in accordance with good agricultural practices, in or on 
all agricultural commodities. A tolerance exemption is proposed. 
Therefore, no tolerance enforcement method is proposed. Contact: Colin 
G. Walsh, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 
(703) 308-0298, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ed9a8c819e85c38e82818483ad889d8cc38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b6c7a7768733578747772755b7e6b7a357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, 
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Dated: February 28, 2012.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-6056 Filed 3-13-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P


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