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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0337; FRL–9459–01– 

OCSPP] 

Fluridone; Pesticide Tolerances for 

Emergency Exemptions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes 

time-limited tolerances for residues of 

the herbicide fluridone including its 

degradates and metabolites in or on 

peanut and peanut, hay. This action is 

in response to EPA’s granting of an 

emergency exemption under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the 

pesticide on peanut. This regulation 

establishes a maximum permissible 

level for residues of fluridone in or on 

these commodities. The time-limited 

tolerances expire on December 31, 2024. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

February 28, 2022. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before April 29, 2022, 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–2021–0337, is 

available at https://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 and OPP docket is 

(202) 566–1744. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

open to visitors by appointment only. 

For the latest status information on 

EPA/DC services and access, visit 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director, 

Registration Division (7505P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

main telephone 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 

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B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 

through the Office of the Federal 

Register’s e-CFR site at https://

www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40. 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under section 408(g) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

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–2021–0337 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 April 

29, 2022. 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– 

2021–0337, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://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 https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets, is available at https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background and Statutory Findings 

EPA, on its own initiative, in 

accordance with FFDCA sections 408(e) 

and 408(l)(6) of, 21 U.S.C. 346a(e) and 

346a(l)(6), is establishing time-limited 

tolerances for residues of fluridone, in 

or on peanut at 0.1 parts per million 

(ppm) and peanut, hay at 0.1 ppm. 

These time-limited tolerances expire on 

December 31, 2024. 

Section 408(l)(6) of FFDCA requires 

EPA to establish a time-limited 

tolerance or exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for pesticide 

chemical residues in food that will 

result from the use of a pesticide under 

an emergency exemption granted by 

EPA under FIFRA section 18. Such 

tolerances can be established without 

providing notice or period for public 

comment. EPA does not intend for its 

actions on FIFRA section 18-related 

time-limited tolerances to set binding 

precedents for the application of FFDCA 

section 408 and the safety standard to 

other tolerances and exemptions. 

Section 408(e) of FFDCA allows EPA to 

establish a tolerance or an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance on 

its own initiative, i.e., without having 

received any petition from an outside 

party. 

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. . . .’’ 

Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes EPA 

to exempt any Federal or State agency 

from any provision of FIFRA, if EPA 

determines that ‘‘emergency conditions 

exist which require such exemption.’’ 

EPA has established regulations 

governing such emergency exemptions 

in 40 CFR part 166. 

III. Emergency Exemption for Fluridone 

on Peanut and Peanut, Hay and FFDCA 

Tolerances 

The Arkansas and Missouri 

Departments of Agriculture submitted 

specific emergency exemptions for the 

use of fluridone on peanut to control 

Palmer amaranth, Amaranthus palmeri, 

populations in peanut fields where 

glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth 

biotypes are present. According to the 

States, peanut growers in Arkansas and 

Missouri are experiencing widespread 

multiple herbicide-resistant populations 

of Palmer amaranth. These States 

reported that an urgent and non-routine 

situation exists because a registered 

effective soil residual herbicide is 

currently unavailable to reduce the 

impact and prevent the expansion of 

this destructive weed species. 

Significant economic losses are 

expected for peanut growers due to 

yield and quality decreases without a 

suitable pesticide control. 

After having reviewed the 

submission, EPA determined that an 

emergency condition exists for these 

States, and that the criteria for approval 

of these emergency exemptions have 

been met. 

As part of its evaluation of these 

emergency exemption applications, EPA 

assessed the potential risks presented by 

residues of fluridone in or on peanut at 

0.1 ppm and peanut, hay at 0.1 ppm. In 

doing so, EPA considered the safety 

standard in FFDCA section 408(b)(2), 

and EPA decided that the necessary 

tolerances under FFDCA section 

408(l)(6) would be consistent with the 

safety standard and with FIFRA section 

18. Consistent with the need to move 

quickly on these emergency exemptions 

in order to address an urgent nonroutine situation in these States and to 

ensure that the resulting food is safe and 

lawful, EPA is issuing these tolerances 

without notice and opportunity for 

public comment as provided in FFDCA 

section 408(l)(6). Although these timelimited tolerances expire on December 

31, 2024, under FFDCA section 

408(l)(5), residues of the pesticide not in 

excess of the amounts specified in the 

tolerance remaining in or on peanut 

after that date will not be unlawful, 

provided the pesticide was applied in a 

manner that was lawful under FIFRA, 

and the residues do not exceed a level 

that was authorized by these timelimited tolerances at the time of that 

application. EPA will take action to 

revoke these time-limited tolerances 

earlier if any experience with, scientific 

data on, or other relevant information 

on this pesticide indicate that the 

residues are not safe. 

Because these time-limited tolerances 

are being approved under emergency 

conditions, EPA has not made any 

decisions about whether fluridone 

meets FIFRA’s registration requirements 

for use on peanut or whether permanent 

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appropriate. Under these circumstances, 

EPA does not believe that these timelimited tolerance decisions serve as a 

basis for registration of fluridone by a 

State for special local needs under 

FIFRA section 24(c). Nor do these 

tolerances by themselves serve as the 

authority for persons in States other 

than Arkansas and Missouri to use this 

pesticide on the applicable crops under 

FIFRA section 18 absent the issuance of 

an emergency exemption applicable 

within that State. For additional 

information regarding the emergency 

exemptions for fluridone, contact the 

Agency’s Registration Division at the 

address provided under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

IV. 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 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 expected as a result 

of these emergency exemption requests 

and the time-limited tolerances for 

residues of fluridone on peanut at 0.1 

ppm and peanut, hay at 0.1 ppm. EPA’s 

assessment of exposures and risks 

associated with establishing these timelimited tolerances follows. 

In an effort to streamline its 

publications in the Federal Register, 

EPA is not reprinting sections that 

repeat what has been previously 

published for tolerance rulemakings of 

the same pesticide chemical. Where 

scientific information concerning a 

particular chemical remains unchanged, 

the content of those sections would not 

vary between tolerance rulemakings, 

and EPA considers referral back to those 

sections as sufficient to provide an 

explanation of the information EPA 

considers in making its safety 

determination for the new rulemaking. 

In the Federal Register of May 18, 

2020 (85 FR 29633) (FRL–10007–09), 

EPA published a final rule that 

established tolerances for residues of 

fluridone in or on multiple commodities 

based on the Agency’s determination 

that aggregate exposure to fluridone 

resulting from the residues subject to 

those tolerances is safe for the U.S. 

general population, including infants 

and children. EPA is incorporating 

sections from that final rule as described 

further in this rulemaking, as they 

remain unchanged. 

Toxicological profile. The 

toxicological profile for fluridone has 

not changed since the May 18, 2020, 

final rule was published; therefore, EPA 

is relying upon the discussion of that 

profile in Unit III. A. as part of this 

rulemaking. 

Toxicological points of departure/ 

Levels of concern. The toxicological 

points of departure and levels of 

concern for fluridone have not changed 

since the May 18, 2020, final rule was 

published; therefore, EPA is relying 

upon the discussion in Unit III. B. as 

part of this rulemaking. 

Exposure assessment. Much of the 

exposure assessment for fluridone 

remains unchanged from the discussion 

in Unit III. C. of the May 18, 2020, final 

rule, except that EPA considered the 

additional dietary exposure from the 

time-limited tolerances established by 

this action. Specifically, EPA conducted 

acute and chronic dietary exposure 

assessments to determine if the 

emergency use on peanut increases the 

dietary exposure to fluridone. Updated 

acute and chronic Dietary Exposure 

Evaluation Model (DEEM) runs were 

conducted with peanut included at a 0.1 

ppm residue level. These results 

compared to the most recent dietary 

assessment supporting the May 18, 

2020, final rule showed no exposure 

changes to two significant figures. 

Therefore, the previous assessment is 

protective of dietary exposure potential 

from the emergency use of fluridone on 

peanut. 

Safety factor for infants and children. 

EPA continues to conclude that there is 

reliable data showing that the safety of 

infants and children would be 

adequately protected if the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA) safety factor were 

reduced from 10X to 1X. The reasons for 

that determination are articulated in 

Unit III. D. of the May 18, 2020, final 

rule. 

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 

population-adjusted dose (aPAD) and 

chronic population-adjusted dose 

(cPAD). Short-, intermediate-, and 

chronic-term risks are evaluated by 

comparing the estimated aggregate food, 

water, and residential exposure to the 

appropriate points of departure (PODs) 

to ensure that an adequate margin of 

exposure (MOE) exists. 

The results of the acute and chronic 

analyses for fluridone do not exceed the 

Agency’s level of concern (LOC). That 

is, all risk estimates were <100% of the 

aPAD or <100 of the cPAD and are not 

of concern for the general U.S. 

population and all population 

subgroups. The acute dietary exposure 

from food and water will occupy 2.3% 

of the aPAD for all infants (1-year old), 

the population with the highest 

estimated risk. Chronic exposure to 

fluridone from food and water will 

utilize 7% of the cPAD for children aged 

1 to 2, the population with the highest 

estimated risk. 

The short-term aggregate exposure 

assessment for fluridone is based on 

food and drinking water as well as 

residential uses. For short-term 

aggregate risk assessment, potential 

residential exposures (dermal, 

inhalation, and incidental ingestion 

from swimming in treated waters for 

children; dermal and inhalation from 

applications via pouring into 

recreational ponds for adults) were 

combined with background dietary 

exposures. The combined short-term 

food, water, and residential exposures 

result in aggregate MOEs for of 1,300 for 

adults and 1,600 for children, which are 

greater than the LOC of 100. Because 

EPA’s level of concern for fluridone is 

an MOE of 100 or below, these MOEs 

are not of concern. Fluridone is not 

registered for any use patterns that 

would result in intermediate-term 

residential exposure. 

Further, since there is no evidence of 

carcinogenicity in the toxicological 

database for fluridone, EPA concluded 

that fluridone is not carcinogenic and is 

classified as ‘‘not likely’’ to be a human 

carcinogen. 

Therefore, based on the risk 

assessments and information described 

above, EPA concludes that there is 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to the U.S. general population, or 

to infants and children from aggregate 

exposure to fluridone residues. More 

detailed information on the subject 


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action to establish time-limited 

tolerances in or on peanut and peanut, 

hay can be found at https://

www.regulations.gov in the document 

entitled, ‘‘Fluridone: ID# 21AR03 

Section 18 Specific Exemption for Use 

on Peanut in Arkansas.’’ This document 

can be found in docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2021–0337. 

V. Other Considerations 

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

An adequate enforcement 

methodology (high performance liquid 

chromatography (HPLC) method 

(originally submitted as method AM– 

AA–CA–RO52–AA–755)) is available to 

enforce the tolerance expression. 

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 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 fluridone. 

VI. Conclusion 

Therefore, time-limited tolerances are 

established for residues of fluridone, in 

or on peanut at 0.1 ppm and peanut, hay 

at 0.1 ppm. These tolerances expire on 

December 31, 2024. 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action establishes tolerances 

under FFDCA sections 408(e) and 

408(l)(6). 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 in accordance with 

FFDCA sections 408(e) and 408(l)(6), 

such as the tolerances 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, but does not regulate 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, 

or 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). 

VIII. 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 

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: February 17, 2022. 

Marietta Echeverria, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, for the reasons stated in the 

preamble, EPA is amending 40 CFR 

chapter I as follows: 

PART 180—TOLERANCES AND 

EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE 

CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. Amend § 180.420, by adding 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 180.420 Fluridone; tolerances for 

residues. 

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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. 

Time-limited tolerances are established 

for residues of the herbicide fluridone, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the specified 

agricultural commodities in the table, 

resulting from use of the pesticide 

pursuant to FFIFRA section 18 

emergency exemptions. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in the 

following table is to be determined by 

measuring only fluridone, (1-methyl-3- 

phenyl-5-[3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl]- 

4(1H)-pyridinone). The tolerances 

expire on the date specified in table 3. 

TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (b) 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration 

date 

Peanut ................ 0.1 12/31/2024 

Peanut, hay ........ 0.1 12/31/2024 

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