September 17 , 2015 

## Notice of Filing

**EPA REGISTRATION DIVISION COMPANY NOTICE OF FILING FOR PESTICIDE PETITIONS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER** 

**EPA Registration Division contact:** Dr. P.V. Shah, 703

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INSTRUCTIONS: **Please utilize this outline in preparing the pesticide petition. In cases where the outline element does not apply, please insert “NA** 

**- Remove” and maintain the outline.**  **Please do not change the margins, font, or format in your pesticide petition. Simply replace**  **the instructions that appear in green**  **, i.e., “ [**  **insert company name ]**  **,” with the information specific to your action.** 

TEMPLATE:

**Michelman , Inc.** 

**[Insert petition number]**

EPA has received a pesticide petition ( [insert petition number] ) from Michelman
, 9080 Shell Road, Cincinnati, OH , 45236 proposing, pursuant to se ction 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180. to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for **Ethylene Acrylic Acid Copolymer, minimum number average**  **molecular weight (in amu), 5619**  **; CAS Reg. No. 9010** 

**- 77** 

**- 9 for use as a pesticide inert**  **ingredient under 40 CFR 180.960 as a coating for**  **seeds to prevent dust off and improve flow through a planter**  **in or on all**  **raw agricultural commodit ies** 

**. EPA has determined that the**  **petition contains data or**  **information regarding the elements set forth in section 408 (d)(2) of FDDCA; however, EPA has**  **not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted d a**  **ta at this time or whether the data supports granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed**  **before EPA rules on the petition.**Notice of Filing Sept 17 , 2015

A. Residue Chemistry

**1.** Plant metabolism. **NA**

**- Remove** 

**– based on**  **the fact that this information is generally not required for the establishment of a tolerance exemption** 

**2.** Analytical method. **NA**

**- Remove** 

**– based on the fact that this information is**  **generally not required for the establis hment of a tolerance exemption** 

**3.** Magnitude of residues. **NA**

**– remove. The petition proposes to establish exemption**  **from the requirement of a tolerance and no analytical method is generally required for**  **establishment of a tolerance exemption**

B. Toxicological Profile

**1.** Acute toxicity. **Ethylene Acrylic Acid Copolymer conforms to the definition of a polymer given in 40 CFR 723.250(b) and meets the following 40 CFR 723.250 criteria that**  **are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

1. **The polymer is not cationic nor is it reasonably anti cipate to become a cationic**  **polymer in a natural aquatic environment**

2. **The polymer contains carbon and hydrogen as an integral part of its composition**

3. **The polymer does not contain as an integral part of its composition, except as impurities, any element oth**  **er than those listed in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(2)(ii) including,** inter alia, **the monatomic counter ions Na +**  **, Mg +2**  **, Al +3**  **, K +**  **, Ca +2**  **, Cl**

**- , Br** 

**- , or I.** 

4. **The polymer is neither designed nor can it be reasonably anticipate to substantially degrade, decompose or depo**  **lymerize**

5. **The polymer is manufactured or imported from monomers and/or reactants that are already included on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory including Acrylic acit**  **CAS 79**

**- 10** 

**- 7 and ethylene CAS 74** 

**- 85** 

**- 1.** 

6. **The polymer is not a water**

**- absorbing polymer w**  **ith a number average molecular weight greater than or equal to 10,000 daltons** Notice of Filing Sept 17 , 2015

7. **The polymer does not contain, as an integral part of its composition, except as impurities, any of the following perfluoroalkyl moieties consisting of a CF3** 

**- or longer**  **chain leng th: (1) Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFAS), (2) Perfluoroalkyl carboxyalates**  **(PFAC), (3)Fluorotelomers, and (4) Perfluoroalkyl moieties that are covalently bound to either a carbon or sulfur atom where the carbon or sulfur atom is an integral part**  **of the pol ymer molecule.** 

**Additionally, the Polymer mees meets the following exemption criteria specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e)(1).**  The polymer’s number average MW of 5619 is greater than 1,000 and less than 10,000 daltons. The polymer contains less than 10% oligo meric material below MW 500 and less than 25% oligomeric material below MW 1,000. This polymer does not contain any reactive functional groups.

**2.** Genotoxicty. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40 CRF**  **723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

**3.** Reproductive and developmental toxicity. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this**  **polymer meets the 40 CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low** 

**- risk polymers.** 

**4.** Subchronic toxicity. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40**  **CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

**5.** Chronic toxicity. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this pol**  **ymer meets the 40 CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low** 

**- risk polymers.** 

**6.** Animal metabolism. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40**  **CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

**7.** Metabolite toxicology

**. NA** 

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40**  **CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

**8.** Endocrine disruption

**. NA** 

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40**  **CRF 723.250 criteria that are use d to identify low** 

**- risk polymers.** Notice of Filing Sept 17 , 2015

C. Aggregate Exposure

**1.** Dietary exposure. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40 CRF**  **723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

**i.** Food. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this pol**  **ymer meets the 40 CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low** 

**- risk polymers.** 

**ii.** Drinking water. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40 CRF**  **723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

**2.** Non

- dietary exposure

**. NA** 

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40**  **CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.** 

D. Cumulative Effects

**NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40 CRF 723.250 criteria**  **that are used to identif y low** 

**- risk polymers.** 

E. Safety Determination

**1.** U.S. population. **NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40 CRF**  **723.250 criteria that are used to identify low**

**- risk polymers.Insert text.]** 

**2.** Infants and children

**. NA** 

**- Remove based on the**  **fact that this polymer meets the 40 CRF 723.250 criteria that are used to identify low** 

**- risk polymers.** 

F. International TolerancesNotice of Filing Sept 17 , 2015

**NA**

**- Remove based on the fact that this polymer meets the 40 CRF 723.250 criteria**  **that are used to identify low**

**- risk**  **polymers.**

Sincerely,

Charles G. Lewis Regional Regulatory Affairs Mgr, Americas Michelman, Inc.