Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 / Proposed Rules 81021 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0069; FRL–10579–10– 

OCSPP] 

Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for 

Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or 

on Various Commodities (October 

2023) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of filing of petition and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Agency’s receipt of an initial filing of a 

pesticide petition requesting the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 21, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0069, 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

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

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Additional 

instructions on commenting and visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Registration Division 

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

(202) 566–2427, email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing 

address for each contact person is Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

As part of the mailing address, include 

the contact person’s name, division, and 

mail code. The division to contact is 

listed at the end of each application 

summary. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit 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 

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

comments.html. When preparing and 

submitting your comments, see the 

commenting tips at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing receipt of a 

pesticide petition filed under section 

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

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

requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various food 

commodities. The Agency is taking 

public comment on the request before 

responding to the petitioner. EPA is not 

proposing any particular action at this 

time. EPA has determined that the 

pesticide petition described in this 

document contains data or information 

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

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

not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 

submitted data at this time or whether 

the data supports granting of the 

pesticide petition. After considering the 

public comments, EPA intends to 

evaluate whether and what action may 

be warranted. Additional data may be 

needed before EPA can make a final 

determination on this pesticide petition. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of the petition that is the 

subject of this document, prepared by 

the petitioner, is included in a docket 

EPA has created for this rulemaking. 

The docket for this petition is available 

at https://www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

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

publishing notice of the petition so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

A. Notice of Filing—Amended 

Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except 

PIPS) 

PP IN–11780. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0429). Mandava Associates, LLC (1050 

Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 500, 

Washington, DC 20036), on behalf of 

Contact Organics USA Inc., (4947 US 75 

Avenue, Maurice, IA 51036), requests to 

amend an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of limonene (CAS Reg. No. 138–86–3) 

by adding its use as an inert ingredient 

(solvent) limited to 3% in pesticide 

formulations under 40 CFR 180.910. 

The petitioner believes no analytical 

method is needed because it is not 

required for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD. 

B. Notice of Filing—New Tolerance 

Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS) 

PP IN–11778. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0514). Micro Powders, Inc., 580 White 

Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of rice bran wax (CAS Reg. No. 

8016–60–2) when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient (lubricant) in pesticide 

formulations under 40 CFR 180.910, 


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180.930, and 180.940. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

C. Notice of Filing—New Tolerances for 

Non-Inerts 

1. PP 0F8842. EPA–HQ–OPP–2020– 

0533. Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd, c/o 

Landis International, Inc., 3185 Madison 

Highway, P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 

31603–5126, requests to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the herbicide, L-glufosinate 

Free Acid, in or on apple at 0.05 parts 

per million (ppm); beet, sugar, molasses 

at 5.0 ppm; beet, sugar, roots at 0.9 ppm; 

beet, sugar, tops (leaves) at 1.5 ppm; 

bushberry subgroup 13B at 0.15 ppm; 

canola, meal at 1.1 ppm; canola, seed at 

0.40 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.40 ppm; cattle, 

meal at 0.15 ppm; cattle, meat 

byproducts at 6.0 ppm; corn, field, 

forage at 4.0 ppm; corn, field, grain at 

0.20 ppm; corn, field, stover at 6.0 ppm; 

corn, sweet, forage at 1.5 ppm; corn, 

sweet, kernels plus cob with husks 

removed at 0.30 ppm; corn, sweet, 

stover at 6.0 ppm; cotton, gin 

byproducts at 15 ppm; cotton, 

undelinted seed at 4.0 ppm; egg at 0.15 

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

.15 ppm; fruit, pome, crop group 11–10 

at .25 ppm; fruit, stone, crop group 12– 

12 at 0.30 ppm; goat, fat at 0.40 ppm; 

goat, meat at 0.15 ppm; goat, meat 

byproducts at 6.0 ppm; grape at 0.05 

ppm; hog, fat at 0.40 ppm; hog, meat at 

0.15 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at 6.0 

ppm; horse, fat at 0.40 ppm; horse, meat 

at 0.15 ppm; horse, meat byproducts at 

6.0 ppm; milk at 0.15 ppm; nut, tree, 

crop group 14–12 at 0.50 ppm; olive at 

0.50 ppm; potato at 0.80 ppm; potato, 

chips at 1.6 ppm; potato, granules/flakes 

at 2.0 ppm; poultry, fat at 0.15 ppm; 

poultry, meat at .15 ppm; poultry, meat 

byproducts at 0.60 ppm; sheep, fat at 

0.40 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.15 ppm; 

sheep, meat byproducts at 6.0 ppm; 

soybean at 2.0 ppm; soybean, hulls at 

10.0 ppm. The analytical methods 

HRAV–5A and BK/01/99 are used to 

measure and evaluate the chemical Lglufosinate free acid. Contact: RD. 

2. PP 2F9042. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0459. UPL NA Inc., 630 Freedom 

Business Center, Suite 402, King of 

Prussia, PA 19406, requests to establish 

a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the herbicide, L-Glufosinate 

Ammonium, in or on almond, hulls at 

0.25 parts per million (ppm); beet, 

sugar, molasses at 2.5 ppm; beet, sugar, 

roots at 0.45 ppm; bushberry subgroup 

13b at 0.075 ppm; canola, meal at 0.55 

ppm; canola, seed at 0.2 ppm; cattle, fat 

at 0.2 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.075 ppm; 

cattle, meat byproducts at 3 ppm; corn, 

field forage at 2 ppm; corn, field, grain 

at 0.1 ppm; corn, field, stover at 3 ppm; 

corn, sweet, forage at 0.75 ppm; corn, 

sweet, kernels plus cob with husks 

removed at 0.15 ppm; corn, sweet, 

stover at 3 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts 

at 15 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 

7.5 ppm; egg at 0.075 ppm; citrus fruit 

(crop group 10–10) at 0.075 ppm; pome 

fruit (crop group 11–10) at 0.125 ppm; 

stone fruit (crop group 12–12) at 0.15 

ppm; goat, fat at 0.2 ppm; goat, meat at 

0.075 ppm; goat, meat byproducts at 3 

ppm; grain aspirated fractions at 12.5 

ppm; grape at 0.025 ppm; hog, fat at 0.2 

ppm; hog, meat at 0.075 ppm; hog, meat 

byproducts at 3 ppm; horse, fat at 0.2 

ppm; horse, meat at 0.075 ppm; horse, 

meat byproducts at 3 ppm; milk at 0.075 

ppm; tree nut (crop group 14–12) at 0.25 

ppm; olive at 0.25 ppm; potato at 0.4 

ppm; potato, chips at 0.8 ppm; potato 

granules/flakes at 1ppm; poultry, fat at 

0.075 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.075 ppm; 

poultry, meat byproducts at 0.3 ppm; 

sheep, fat at 0.2 ppm; sheep, meat at 

0.075 ppm; sheep, meat byproducts at 3 

ppm; soybean at 1 ppm; soybean, hulls 

at 5 ppm and inadvertent or indirect 

uses on Barley, hay at 0.2 ppm; barley, 

straw at 0.2 ppm; buckwheat, fodder at 

0.2 ppm; buckwheat, forage at 0.2 ppm; 

oat, forage at 0.2 ppm; oat, hay at 0.2 

ppm; oat, straw at 0.2 ppm; rye, forage 

at 0.2 ppm; rye, straw at 0.2 ppm; 

teosinte at 0.2 ppm; triticale at 0.2 ppm; 

wheat, forage at 0.2 ppm; wheat, hay at 

0.2 ppm; wheat, straw at 0.2 ppm. The 

analytical method uses liquid 

chromatograph-tandem mass 

spectrometer (LC–MS/MS) is used to 

measure and evaluate the chemical Lglufosinate ammonium. Contact: RD. 

3. PP 3E9058. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 

0399. UPL Delaware, Inc. (UPL), 630 

Freedom Business Center, Suite 402 

King of Prussia, PA 19406, requests to 

establish an import tolerance in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of the fungicide, 

kasugamycin, in or on tea, dried at 3 

ppm. The analytical method uses LC– 

MS/MS method is used to measure and 

evaluate the chemical kasugamycin. 

Contact: RD. 

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

Dated: November 13, 2023. 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Program Support. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25751 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Part 8360 

[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500172968] 

RIN 1004–AE89 

Temporary Closure and Restriction 

Orders 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to 

modernize and streamline how the 

agency notifies the public of temporary 

closure and restriction orders; clarify 

that the BLM may issue temporary 

closure or restriction orders to 

implement management 

responsibilities, avoid conflicts among 

public land users, and ensure the 

privacy of Tribal activities for 

traditional or cultural use; require that 

all orders specify the date and time that 

a temporary closure or restriction 

becomes effective and terminates; and 

make the penalties for violating 

temporary closure and restriction orders 

consistent with current statutory 

authority. 

DATES: Please submit comments on this 

proposed rule on or before January 22, 

2024. The BLM is not obligated to 

consider comments received after this 

date in making its decision on the final 

rule. 

ADDRESSES: 

Mail, personal, or messenger delivery: 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Director 

(HQ–630), Bureau of Land Management, 

Room 5646, 1849 C St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 

Regulatory Affairs: 1004–AE89. 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. In the Searchbox, 

enter ‘‘RIN 1004–AE89’’ and click the 

‘‘Search’’ button. Follow the 

instructions at this website. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Oliver with the BLM 

Headquarters Division of Recreation and 

Visitor Services at (801) 450–3134 or via 

email at koliver@blm.gov. For questions 

relating to regulatory process issues, 

email Brittney D. Rodrigues at: 

brodrigues@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, blind, hard 

of hearing, or have a speech disability 

may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) 

to access telecommunications relay 

services. Individuals outside the United 

States should use the relay services 

offered within their country to make 


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