[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10518-10527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5194]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923; FRL-8397-7]


Exemptions From the Requirement of a Tolerance; Proposed 
Technical Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes minor technical revisions of certain 
commodity terms listed under 40 CFR part 180, subpart D. EPA is 
proposing this action to eventually establish a uniform listing of 
commodity terms.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 11, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923, 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'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 docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0923. 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 e-
mail. The regulations.gov website 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 e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, 
your e-mail 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 in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
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: Stephen Morrill, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8319; fax 
number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: morrill.stephen @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. 
Potentially

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affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
    <bullet> Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    <bullet> Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    <bullet> Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
    <bullet> 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (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.
    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.

II. Background

 What Action Is the Agency Taking?

    EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has developed a commodity 
vocabulary database entitled Food and Feed Commodity Vocabulary. The 
database was developed to consolidate all the major OPP commodity 
vocabularies into one standardized vocabulary. As a result, all future 
pesticide tolerances issued under 40 CFR part 180 will use the 
``preferred commodity term'' as listed in the aforementioned database. 
This is the ninth in a series of documents revising the terminology of 
commodity terms listed under 40 CFR part 180. Eight final rules, 
revising pesticide tolerance nomenclature, have published in the 
Federal Register: June 19, 2002 (67 FR 41802) (FRL-6835-2); June 21, 
2002 (67 FR 42392) (FRL-7180-1); July 1, 2003 (68 FR 39428) (FRL-7308-
9) and (68 FR 39435) (FRL-7316-9); December 13, 2006 (71 FR 74802) 
(FRL-8064-3); September 18, 2007 (72 FR 53134) (FRL-8126-5) corrected 
on October 31, 2007 (72 FR 61535) (FRL-8151-4); and October 10, 2008, 
(73 FR 60151) (FRL-8376-1). This revision process will establish a 
uniform presentation of existing commodity terms under 40 CFR part 180.
     This document proposes many revisions to the commodity terms in 40 
CFR part 180, subpart D. These proposed revisions, if adopted, would 
replace certain commodity terms that are no longer used by EPA with the 
appropriate matching term in the ``Food and Feed Vocabulary.'' The 
sections affected are listed in the Table.

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           In Section                    In paragraph                       Remove the term                           Add in its place the term
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180.1011                          (b)                        beeswax and honey                              honey and honeycomb
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180.1019                          (b)                        meat                                           cattle, meat; goat, meat; hog, meat; horse,
                                                                                                             meat; sheep, meat;
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180.1019                          (b)                        poultry                                        poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat,
                                                                                                             byproducts
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180.1019                          (b)                        eggs                                           egg
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180.1020                          (a) Commodity list         Bean, dry, edible                              Bean, dry, seed
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180.1020                          (a)                        Corn, fodder                                   Corn, field, stover; Corn, pop, stover;
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180.1020                          (a)                        Corn, forage                                   Corn, field, forage
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180.1020                          (a)                        Corn, grain                                    Corn, field, grain; Corn, pop, grain
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180.1020                          (a)                        Cottonseed                                     Cotton, undelinted, seed
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180.1020                          (a)                        Flaxseed                                       Flax, seed
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180.1020                          (a)                        Guar beans                                     Guar, seed
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180.1020                          (a)                        Peas, southern                                 Cowpea, forage; Cowpea, hay; Cowpea, seed
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180.1020                          (a)                        Peppers, chili                                 Pepper, chili
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180.1020                          (a)                        Potatoes                                       Potato
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180.1020                          (a)                        Rice                                           Rice, grain; Rice straw
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180.1020                          (a)                        Safflower, grain                               Safflower, seed
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180.1020                          (a)                        Sorghum, grain                                 Sorghum, grain, grain
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180.1020                          (a)                        Sorghum, fodder                                Sorghum, grain, stover
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180.1020                          (a)                        Soybeans                                       Grain, aspirated fractions; Soybean, forage;
                                                                                                             Soybean, hay; Soybean, seed
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180.1020                          (a)                        Sunflower seed                                 Sunflower, seed
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180.1020                          (b)                        Wheat                                          Wheat, forage; Wheat, grain; Wheat, hay;
                                                                                                             Wheat, straw
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180.1021                          (a)                        Meat                                           Cattle, meat; Goat, meat; Hog, meat; Horse,
                                                                                                             meat; sheep, meat
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180.1021                          (a)                        Poultry                                        Poultry, fat; Poultry, meat; Poultry, meat
                                                                                                             byproducts
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180.1021                          (a)                        Eggs                                           Egg
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180.1022                                                     eggs                                           egg
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180.1022                                                     poultry                                        poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat
                                                                                                             byproducts
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180.1023                          (a)                        alfalfa                                        alfalfa, forage; alfalfa, hay; alfalfa, seed
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180.1023                          (a)                        barley grain                                   barley, grain
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180.1023                          (a)                        Bermuda grass                                  Bermudagrass, forage; Bermudagrass, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        bluegrass                                      bluegrass, forage; bluegrass, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        brome grass                                    bromegrass, forage; bromegrass, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        clover                                         clover, forage; clover, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        corn grain                                     corn, field, grain; corn, pop, grain; corn,
                                                                                                             sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed
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180.1023                          (a)                        cowpea hay                                     cowpea, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        fescue                                         fescue, forage; fescue, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        lespedeza                                      lespedeza, forage; lespedeza, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        lupines                                        lupin
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180.1023                          (a)                        oat grain                                      oat, grain
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180.1023                          (a)                        orchard grass                                  orchardgrass, forage; orchardgrass, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        peanut hay                                     peanut, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        peavine hay                                    pea, field, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        rye grass                                      ryegrass, Italian, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        sorghum grain                                  sorghum, grain, grain
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180.1023                          (a)                        soybean hay                                    soybean, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        sudan grass                                    sudangrass, forage; sudangrass, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        timothy                                        timothy, forage; timothy, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        vetch                                          vetch, forage; vetch, hay
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180.1023                          (a)                        wheat grain                                    wheat, grain
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180.1023                          (b)                        meat and meat byproducts of cattle, sheep,     cattle, meat; cattle, meat byproducts; goat,
                                                              hogs, goats, horses                            meat; goat, meat byproducts; hog, meat;
                                                                                                             hog, meat byproducts; horse, meat; horse,
                                                                                                             meat byproducts; sheep, meat; sheep, meat
                                                                                                             byproducts
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180.1023                          (b)                        poultry                                        poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat
                                                                                                             byproducts
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180.1023                          (b)                        eggs                                           egg
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180.1027                          (c)                        including corn, cottonseed, beans, lettuce,    [Removed]
                                                              okra, peppers, sorghum, soybeans, and
                                                              tomatoes.
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180.1035                                                     honey and beeswax                              honey and honeycomb
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180.1037                          (a)                        cottonseed                                     cotton, undelinted, seed
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180.1037                          (b)                        artichokes                                     artichoke
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180.1043                                                     cottonseed                                     cotton, undelinted, seed
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180.1054                          (b)                        grapes                                         grape
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180.1057                                                     citrus fruit                                   fruit, citrus
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180.1058                                                     alfalfa hay                                    alfalfa, hay
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180.1058                                                     Bermuda grass hay                              Bermudagrass, hay
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180.1058                                                     blue grass hay                                 bluegrass, hay
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180.1058                                                     brome grass hay                                bromegrass, hay
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180.1058                                                     clover hay                                     clover, hay
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180.1058                                                     corn grain                                     corn, field, grain; corn, pop, grain
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180.1058                                                     oat grain                                      oat, grain
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180.1058                                                     orchard grass hay                              orchardgrass, hay
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180.1058                                                     sorghum grain                                  sorghum, grain, grain
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180.1058                                                     sudan grass hay                                sudangrass, hay
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180.1058                                                     rye grass hay                                  ryegrass, Italian, hay
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180.1058                                                     timothy hay                                    timothy, hay
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180.1070                                                     crop group Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables    Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5
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180.1070                                                     radishes                                       radish, roots; radish, tops
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180.1073                                                     peaches                                        peach
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180.1073                                                     quinces                                        quince
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180.1073                                                     nectarines                                     nectarine
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180.1073                                                     macadamina nuts                                nut, macadamia
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180.1075                                                     Rice grain                                     Rice, grain
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180.1075                                                     Soybeans                                       Soybean, seed; Soybean, forage; Soybean,
                                                                                                             hay; Grain, aspirated fractions
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180.1076                          (b)                        pasture and rangeland forage                   grass, pasture, forage; grass, rangeland,
                                                                                                             forage
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180.1083                          (a) and (b)                Peas                                           Pea, dry, seed; Pea, succulent
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180.1087                                                     almond                                         almond; almond, hulls
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180.1087                                                     cotton                                         cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin
                                                                                                             byproducts
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180.1087                                                     soybeans                                       soybean, seed; soybean, forage; soybean,
                                                                                                             hay; grain, aspirated fractions
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180.1087                                                     potatoes                                       potato
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180.1087                                                     sugarbeets                                     beet, sugar, roots; beet, sugar, tops
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180.1087                                                     tomatoes                                       tomato
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180.1087                                                     bell peppers                                   pepper, bell
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180.1087                                                     strawberries                                   strawberry
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180.1087                                                     eggplants                                      eggplant
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180.1087                                                     cucumbers                                      cucumber
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180.1087                                                     carrots                                        carrot, roots
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180.1087                                                     radish                                         radish, roots; radish, tops
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180.1087                                                     turnips                                        turnip, roots; turnip, tops
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180.1087                                                     onions                                         onion
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180.1087                                                     peas                                           pea, dry, seed; pea, succulent
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180.1087                                                     melons                                         melon
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180.1087                                                     grapes                                         grape
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180.1087                                                     walnuts                                        walnut
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180.1092                                                     beeswax and honey                              honey and honeycomb
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180.1097                                                     grapes                                         grape
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180.1103                                                     RACs                                           raw agicultural commodities
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180.1113                                                     grasses, forage and hay                        grass, forage; grass, hay
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180.1113                                                     rice, grain and straw                          rice, grain; rice, straw
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180.1113                                                     soybeans                                       Grain, aspirated fractions; soybean, seed
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180.1113                                                     soybean, forage and hay                        soybean, forage; soybean, hay
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180.1113                                                     wild rice                                      rice, wild grain
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180.1178                                                     honey and beeswax                              honey and honeycomb
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180.1196                          (a)                        raw agricultural commodities, in processed     all food commodities
                                                              commodities
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180.1196                          (b)                        all raw and processed food commodities         all food commodities
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180.1206                          (a)                        cotton and its food/feed commodities           cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, hulls;
                                                                                                             cotton, meal; cotton, refined oil; cotton,
                                                                                                             undelinted seed
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180.1206                          (c)                        on corn                                        in or on grain, aspirated fractions; corn,
                                                                                                             field, forage: corn, field flour; corn,
                                                                                                             field, grain; corn, field, grits; corn,
                                                                                                             field, starch; corn, field, stover; corn,
                                                                                                             pop, grain; corn, pop, stover; corn, sweet,
                                                                                                             forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with
                                                                                                             husks removed; corn, sweet, stover
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180.1219                                                     corn, sweet (K+CWHR)                           corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks
                                                                                                             removed
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180.1254                                                     on peanut and its food/feed commodities        In or on peanut; peanut hay; peanut, meal;
                                                                                                             peanut, refined oil
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180.1258                                                     alfalfa                                        Alfalfa, seed; alfalfa, hay
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180.1258                                                     barley grain                                   barley, grain
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180.1258                                                     Bermuda grass                                  bermudagrass, hay
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180.1258                                                     bluegrass                                      bluegrass, hay
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180.1258                                                     brome grass                                    bromegrass, hay
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180.1258                                                     clover                                         clover, hay
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180.1258                                                     corn grain                                     corn, field, grain; corn, pop, grain
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180.1258                                                     cowpea hay                                     cowpea, hay
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180.1258                                                     fescue hay                                     fescue, hay
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180.1258                                                     lespedeza                                      lespedeza, hay
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180.1258                                                     lupines                                        lupin
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180.1258                                                     oat grain                                      oat, grain
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180.1258                                                     orchard grass                                  orchardgrass, hay
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180.1258                                                     peanut grass                                   peanut, hay
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180.1258                                                     Timothy                                        timothy, hay
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180.1258                                                     vetch                                          vetch, hay
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180.1258                                                     wheat grain                                    wheat, grain
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180.1261                                                     tomatoes and peppers                           pepper and tomato
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180.1274                                                     wheat and barley                               grain, aspirated fractions; barley, grain:
                                                                                                             barley, hay; barley, straw; wheat, grain;
                                                                                                             wheat, forage; wheat, hay; wheat, straw
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180.1276                                                     grass and grass hay                            grass, forage; grass, hay
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180.1279                                                     cucurbits                                      cucurbit
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III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

     This document proposes technical amendments to the Code of Federal 
Regulations which have no substantive impact on the underlying 
regulations, and does not otherwise impose or amend any requirements. 
As such, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that 
a technical amendment is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
subject to review by OMB under Executive Order 12866, entitled 
Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because 
this proposed rule has been exempted from review under Executive Order 
12866 due to its lack of significance, this proposed rule is not 
subject to Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That

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Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, 
May 22, 2001). This proposed rule does not contain any information 
collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any enforceable duty or 
contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Public Law 104-4). 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); 
or OMB review or any Agency action under Executive Order 13045, 
entitled Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and 
Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). 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 of 1995 (NTTAA), 
Public Law 104–113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). The 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) generally 
requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 
rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the 
Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency 
certifies that the rule will not have a significant impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small 
businesses, small organizations, and small governmental organizations. 
After considering the economic impacts of today's proposed rule on 
small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This action 
proposes technical amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations which 
have no substantive impact on the underyling regulations. These 
technical amendments will not have any negative economic impact on any 
entities, including small entities. In addition, the Agency has 
determined that this action will not have a substantial direct effect 
on States, on the relationship between the national government and the 
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the 
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, 
entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Executive Order 
13132 requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure 
``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the 
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.'' 
``Policies that have federalism implications'' is defined in the 
Executive Order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government.'' This 
proposed rule directly regulates growers, food processors, food 
handlers and food retailers, not States. This action does not alter the 
relationships or distribution of power and responsibilities established 
by Congress in the preemption provisions of section 408(n)(4) of the 
FFDCA. For these same reasons, the Agency has determined that this 
proposed rule does not have any ``tribal implications'' as described in 
Executive Order 13175, entitled Consultation and Coordination with 
Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000). Executive 
Order 13175, requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure 
``meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of 
regulatory policies that have tribal implications.'' ``Policies that 
have tribal implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include 
regulations that have ``substantial direct effects on one or more 
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
the Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.'' This proposed rule 
will not have substantial direct effects on tribal governments, on the 
relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, as specified in Executive Order 13175. 
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.


    Dated: January 21, 2009.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
    Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR chapter I, subpart D be 
amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 180 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
    2. In Sec.  180.1011, by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1011  Viable spores of the microorganism Bacillus 
thuringiensis Berliner; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

* * * * *
    (b) Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established 
for residues of the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis 
Berliner, as specified in paragraph (a) of this section, in or on honey 
and honeycomb and all other raw agricultural commodities when it is 
applied either to growing crops, or when it is applied after harvest in 
accordance with good agricultural practices.
    3. In Sec.  180.1019, by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1019  Sulfuric acid; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

* * * * *
    (b) Residues of sulfuric acid are exempted from the requirement of 
a tolerance in cattle, meat; goat, meat; hog, meat; horse, meat; sheep, 
meat; poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat, byproducts; egg; 
milk; fish, shellfish, and irrigated crops when it results from the use 
of sulfuric acid as an inert ingredient in a pesticide product used in 
irrigation conveyance systems and lakes, ponds, reservoirs, or bodies 
of water in which fish or shellfish are cultivated. The sulfuric acid 
is not to exceed 10% of the pesticide formulation (non-aerosol 
formulations only).
    4. In Sec.  180.1020, by revising the Commodity list in paragraph 
(a) and the table in paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1020  Sodium chlorate; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    (a) * * *

Commodity

Bean, dry, seed
Corn, field, stover
Corn, pop, stover
Corn, field, forage
Corn, field, grain
Corn, pop, grain
Cotton, undelinted seed
Flax, seed
Flax, straw
Guar, seed
Cowpea, seed
Cowpea, hay
Cowpea, forage
Pepper, chili
Potato
Rice, grain
Rice, straw
Safflower, seed
Sorghum, grain, grain
Sorghum, grain, stover
Sorghum, forage
Soybean, seed

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Soybean, forage
Soybean, hay
Grain, aspirated fractions
Sunflower, seed

    (b) * * *

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                        Commodity                          Parts per million      Expiration/revocation date
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Wheat, forage                                                             NA                            12/31/06
Wheat, grain                                                              NA                            12/31/06
Wheat, hay                                                                NA                            12/31/06
Wheat, straw                                                              NA                            12/31/06
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    5. In Sec.  180.1021, by revising paragraph (a) introductory text 
to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1021  Copper; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

    (a) Copper is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance in 
cattle, meat; goat, meat; hog, meat; horse, meat; sheep, meat; milk, 
poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat byproducts; egg, fish, 
shellfish, and irrigated crops when it results from the use of:
* * * * *
    6. Section 180.1022 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1022  Iodine-detergent complex; exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance.

    The aqueous solution of hydriodic acid and elemental iodine, 
including one or both of the surfactants (a) polyoxypropylene-
polyoxyethylene glycol nomionic block polymers (minimum average 
molecular weight 1,900) and (b) α-(p- nonylphenyl)-omega- 
hydroxypoly (oxyethylene) having a maximum average molecular weight of 
748 and in which the nonyl group is a propylene trimer isomer, is 
exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in egg, and 
poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat byproducts when used as a 
sanitizer in poultry drinking water.
    7. In Sec.  180.1023, by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.1023  Propanoic acid; exemptions from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    (a) Postharvest application of propanoic acid or a mixture of 
methylene bispropionate and oxy(bismethylene) bisproprionate when used 
as a fungicide is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues in or on the following raw agricultural commodities: Alfalfa, 
forage; alfalfa, hay; alfalfa, seed; barley, grain; Bermudagrass, 
forage; Bermudagrass, hay; bluegrass, forage; bluegrass, hay; 
bromegrass, forage; bromegrass, hay; clover, forage; clover, hay; corn, 
field, grain; corn, pop, grain; cowpea, hay; fescue, forage; fescue, 
hay; lespedeza, forage; lespedeza, hay; lupin; oat, grain; 
orchardgrass, forage; orchardgrass, hay; peanut, hay; pea, field, hay; 
ryegrass, Italian, hay; sorghum, grain, grain; soybean, hay; 
sudangrass, forage; sudangrass, hay; timothy, forage; timothy, hay; 
vetch, forage; vetch, hay; and wheat, grain.
    (b) Propanoic acid is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance 
for residues in or on cattle, meat; cattle, meat byproducts; goat, 
meat; goat, meat byproducts; hog, meat; hog meat byproducts; horse, 
meat; horse, meat byproducts; sheep, meat; sheep meat byproducts; and, 
poultry, fat; poultry meat; poultry meat byproducts; milk, and egg when 
applied as a bactericide/fungicide to livestock drinking water, poultry 
litter, and storage areas for silage and grain.
* * * * *
    8. In Sec.  180.1027, by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1027  Nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Heliothis zea; exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance.

* * * * *
    (c) Exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance are established 
for the residues of the microbial insecticide Heliothis zea NPV, as 
specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, in or on all 
agricultural commodities.
    9. Section 180.1035 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1035  Pine oil; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    Pine oil is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues in the raw agricultural commodities honey and honeycomb, when 
present therein as a result of its use as a deodorant at no more than 
12 percent in formulation with the bee repellent butanoic anhydride 
applied in an absorbent pad over the hive.
    10. Section 180.1037 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1037  Polybutenes; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    (a) Polybutenes are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues in or on the raw agricultural commodity cotton, undelinted 
seed when used as a sticker agent for formulations of the attractant 
gossyplure (1:1 mixture of (Z,Z)- and (Z,E)-7,11-hexadecadien-1-ol 
acetate) to disrupt the mating of the pink bollworm.
    (b) Polybutenes are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues in or on the raw agricultural commodity artichoke when used as 
a sticker agent in multi-layered laminted controlled-release dispensers 
of (Z)-11-hexaadecenal to disrupt the mating of the artichoke plume 
moth.
    11. Section 180.1043 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1043  Gossyplure; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

     The pheromone gossyplure, a 1:1 mixture of (Z,Z)- and (Z,E)-7,11-
hexadecadien-1-ol acetate) is exempt from the requirement of a 
tolerance in or on the raw agricultural commodity cotton, undelinted 
seed when applied to cotton from capillary fibers.
    12. In Sec.  180.1054, by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.1054  Calcium hypochlorite; exemptions from the requirement 
of a tolerance.

* * * * *
    (b) Calcium hypochlorite is exempted from the requirement of a 
tolerance in or on grape when used as a fumigant postharvest by means 
of a chlorine generator pad.
    13. Section 180.1057 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1057  Phytophthora palmivora; exemption from requirement of 
tolerance.

    Phytophthora palmivora is exempted from the requirement of a 
tolerance in or on the raw agricultural commodity fruit, citrus.
    14. Section 180.1058 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1058  Sodium diacetate; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    Sodium diacetate, when used postharvest as a fungicide, is exempt 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on alfalfa, hay; 
bermudagrass, hay; bluegrass, hay; bromegrass, hay; clover,hay; corm, 
field, grain; corn, pop, grain; oat, grain; orchardgrass, hay; sorghum, 
grain, grain; sudangrass, hay; ryegrass, italian, hay; timothy, hay.
    15. Section 180.1070 is revised to read as follows:

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Sec.  180.1070  Sodium chlorite; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    Sodium chlorite is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues when used in accordance with good agricultural practice as a 
seed-soak treatment in the growing of the raw agricultural commodities 
vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5 and radish, roots and radish, tops.
    16. Section 180.1073 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1073  Isomate-M; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    The oriental fruit moth pheromone (Isomate-M) (Z-8-dodecen-l-yl 
acetate, E-8-dodecen-l-yl acetate, Z-8-dodecen-l-ol) is exempt from the 
requirement of a tolerance in or on all the raw agricultural 
commodities (food and feed) including, peach; quince; nectarine; and 
nut, macadamia when used in orchards with encapsulated polyethylene 
tubing to control oriental fruit moth.
    17. In Sec.  180.1075, by revising the Commodity list to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.1075  Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. aeschynomene; 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

* * * * *

Commodity

Aspirated grain fractions
 Rice, grain
Soybean, forage
Soybean, hay
Soybean, seed

    18. In Sec.  180.1076, by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.1076  Viable spores of the microorganism Bacillus popilliae; 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

* * * * *
    (b) Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established 
for residues of the microbial insecticide Bacillus popilliae, as 
specified in paragraph (a) of this section in or on grass, pasture, 
forage and grass, rangeland, forage when it is applied to growing crops 
in accordance with good agricultural practices.
    19. In Sec.  180.1083, by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  180.1083  Dimethyl sulfoxide; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

* * * * *
    (a) Carbaryl (1-naphthyl methyl-carbamate)
     Pea, dry, seed
    Pea, succulent

    (b) O-O-Diethyl O-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl) 
phosphorothioate
     Pea, dry, seed
     Pea, succulent

    20. Section 180.1087 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1087  Sesame stalks; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for 
residues of the biorational nematicide sesame stalk in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodities: Almond; almond, hulls; cotton, 
undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; soybean, seed; soybean, 
forage; soybean, hay; aspirated grain fractions; potato; beet, sugar, 
roots; beet, sugar, tops; tomato; pepper, bell; squash; strawberry; 
eggplant; cucumber; carrot, roots; radish, roots; radish, top; turnip, 
roots; turnip, tops; onion; pea, dry; pea, succulent; melon; grape; 
walnut; orange; grapefruit; mulberry; peach; apple; apricot; 
blackberry; loganberry; pecan; cherry; plum, and cranberry.
    21. Section 180.1092 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1092  Menthol; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for 
residues of the pesticidal chemical menthol in or on honey and 
honeycomb when used in accordance with good agricultural practice in 
over-wintering bee hives.
    22. Section 180.1097 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1097  GBM-ROPE; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    The grape berry moth pheromone (GBM-ROPE) containing the active 
ingredients (Z)-9-dedecenyl acetate and (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate is 
exempt from the requirement of a tolerance in or on the raw 
agricultural commodity grape when used in orchards with encapsulated 
polyethylene tubing to control grape berry moth.
    23. Section 180.1103 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1103  Isomate-C; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    The codling moth pheromone (Isomate-C) E,E-8,10-dodecenyl alcohol, 
dodecanol, tetradecanol is exempt from the requirements of a tolerance 
in or on all raw agricultural commodities when formulated in 
polyethylene pheromone dispensers for use in orchards with encapsulated 
polyethylene tubing to control codling moth.
    24. Section 180.1113 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1113  Langenidium giganteum; exemption from the requirement 
of a tolerance.

    Lagenidium giganteum (a fungal organism) is exempt from the 
requirement of a tolerance in or on the raw agricultural commodities 
aspirated grain fractions; grass, forage; grass, hay; rice, grain; 
rice, straw; soybean, seed; soybean, forage; soybean, hay; rice, wild, 
grain.
    25. Section 180.1178 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1178  Formic acid; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    The pesticide formic acid is exempted from the requirement of a 
tolerance in or on honey and honeycomb when used to control tracheal 
mites and suppress varroa mites in bee colonies, and applied in 
accordance with label use directions.
    26. Section 180.1196 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1196  Peroxyacetic acid; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    (a) An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established 
for residues of peroxyacetic acid in or on all food commodities, when 
such residues result from the use of peroxyacetic acid as an 
antimicrobial treatment in solutions containing a diluted end use 
concentration of peroxyacetic acid up to 100 ppm per application on 
fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, cereal grains, herbs, and spices.
    (b) An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established 
for residues of peroxyacetic acid, in or on all food commodities when 
used in sanitizing solutions containing a diluted end-use concentration 
of peroxyacetic acid up to 500 ppm, and applied to tableware, utensils, 
dishes, pipelines, tanks, vats, fillers, evaporators, pasteurizers, 
aseptic equipment, milking equipment, and other food processing 
equipment in food handling establishments including, but not limited to 
dairies, dairy barns, restaurants, food service operations, breweries, 
wineries, and beverage and food processing plants.
    27. In Sec.  180.1206, by revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  180.1206  Aspergillus flavus AF36; exemption from the requirement 
of a tolerance.

    (a) An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established 
for residues of the microbial pesticide Aspergillus flavus AF36 in or 
on cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, hulls; cotton, meal; cotton, refined 
oil; cotton, undelinted seed.
* * * * *

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    (c) Aspergillus flavis AF 36 is temporarily exempt from the 
requirement of a tolerance on corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; 
corn, field, stover; corn, pop, grain; corn, pop, stover; corn, sweet, 
forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; corn, sweet, 
stover when used in accordance with the Experimental Use Permit 71693-
EUP-2. This temporary exemption from the tolerance will expire December 
31, 2011.
    28. Section 180.1219 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1219  Foramsulfuron; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    The pesticide foramsulfuron is exempted from the requirement of a 
tolerance in corn, field, grain/corn, field, forage/ corn, field, 
stover/corn, pop, grain/corn, pop, forage/corn, pop, stover; corn, 
sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; corn, 
sweet, stover when applied as a herbicide in accordance with good 
agricultural practices.
    29. Section 180.1254 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1254  Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 on peanut; exemption from 
requirement of a tolerance.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for 
residues of Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 in or on peanut; peanut hay; 
peanut, meal; peanut, refined oil.
    30. Section 180.1258 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1258  Acetic acid; exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for 
residues of the biochemical pesticide acetic acid when used as a 
preservative on post-harvest agricultural commodities intended for 
animal feed, including Alfalfa, seed; alfalfa, hay; barley, grain; 
bermudagrass, hay; bluegrass, hay; bromegrass, hay; clover, hay; corn, 
field, grain; corn, pop, grain; cowpea, hay; fescue, hay; lespedeza, 
hay; lupin; oat, grain; orchardgrass, hay; peanut, hay; timothy, hay; 
vetch, hay; and wheat, grain, or commodities described as grain or hay.
    31. Section 180.1261 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1261  Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria and Pseudomonas 
syringae pv. tomato specific Bacteriophages.

    An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for 
residues of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria and Pseudomonas 
syringae pv. tomato specific bacteriophages in or on pepper and tomato.
    32. In Sec.  180.1274, by revising the introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.1274  Tris (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate; exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance.

     Tris (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP, CAS Reg. No. 78-42-2) is 
exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in grain, 
aspirated fractions; barley, grain, barley, hay, barley, straw; wheat, 
grain; wheat, forage; wheat, hay; wheat, straw when used under the 
following conditions:
* * * * *
    33. Section 180.1276 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1276  Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus (TMGMV); 
temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

     A temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is 
established for residues of tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus in or 
on all grass, forage and grass, hay.
    34. Section 180.1279 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  180.1279  Zucchini yellow mosaic virus-weak strain; exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance.

     An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 
the ZYMVndash;WK strain in or on all raw cucurbit when applied/used in 
accordance with label directions.

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