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million 

Bean, succulent shelled ......... 0 .08 

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Leafy greens subgroup 4A ..... 10 

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Vegetable, fruiting, group 8– 

10 ........................................ 0 .9 

Vegetable, tuberous and 

corm, subgroup 1C ............. 0 .02 

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[FR Doc. 2012–23355 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0171; FRL–9358–8] 

RIN 2070–ZA16 

Butylate, Clethodim, Dichlorvos, 

Dicofol, Isopropyl Carbanilate, et al.; 

Tolerance Actions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is revoking specific 

tolerances, in follow-up to canceled 

uses or where a commodity is no longer 

a significant feed item, for butylate, 

clethodim, dichlorvos, dicofol, 

isopropyl carbanilate, methanearsonic 

acid, methomyl, naled, primisulfuronmethyl, tralomethrin, and ziram, and 

the tolerance exemption for pine oil. 

However, EPA will not revoke the 

dicofol tolerances on tea and tolerance 

exemptions for rotenone, derris, or cube 

roots at this time. Also, EPA is making 

minor revisions to the tolerance 

expressions for dicofol, methanearsonic 

acid, methomyl, and tralomethrin, 

revising the nomenclature of specific 

tolerances for butylate, methomyl, and 

tralomethrin, and removing expired 

tolerances for certain pesticide active 

ingredients, in accordance with current 

EPA practice. In addition, EPA is 

reinstating popcorn tolerances for 

metolachlor to remedy an inadvertent 

omission and cover existing 

registrations. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

March 25, 2013. Objections and requests 

for hearings must be received on or 

before November 26, 2012, 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–2012–0171, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

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 is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8037; email address: 

nevola.joseph@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 

code 32532). 

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 Government Printing 

Office’s e-CFR site at http:// 

ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/ 

40tab_02.tpl. 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(g), 

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–2012–0171 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 November 26, 2012. 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 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 nonCBI copy of your objection or hearing 

request, identified by docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0171, by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• 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 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

In the Federal Register of May 9, 2012 

(77 FR 27164) (FRL–9345–2), EPA 

issued a proposed rule, in follow-up to 

canceled uses or where a commodity is 

no longer a significant feed item, to 

revoke specific tolerances for butylate, 

clethodim, dichlorvos, dicofol, 

isopropyl carbanilate, methanearsonic 

acid, methomyl, naled, primisulfuronmethyl, tralomethrin, and ziram, and 

tolerance exemptions for rotenone, 

derris, cube roots, and pine oil. Also, it 

proposed minor revisions to the 

tolerance expressions for dicofol, 

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methanearsonic acid, methomyl, and 

tralomethrin, revisions to the 

nomenclature of specific tolerances for 

butylate, methomyl, and tralomethrin, 

and removal of expired tolerances for 

certain pesticide active ingredients, in 

accordance with current EPA practice. 

In addition, it proposed to reinstate 

popcorn tolerances for metolachlor to 

remedy an inadvertent omission and 

cover existing registrations. Also, the 

proposed rule of May 9, 2012 provided 

a 60-day comment period which invited 

public comment for consideration and 

for support of tolerance retention under 

FFDCA standards. 

In this final rule, EPA is finalizing 

these tolerance actions, with the 

exception of the proposed revocations of 

tolerance exemptions for rotenone, 

derris, and cube roots, revocation of the 

dicofol tolerances on tea, and date of 

expiration/revocation proposed for the 

methomyl tolerance on grape. EPA is 

revoking tolerances for butylate, 

clethodim, dichlorvos, dicofol, 

isopropyl carbanilate, methanearsonic 

acid, methomyl, naled, primisulfuronmethyl, tralomethrin, and ziram, and 

the tolerance exemption for pine oil. 

The tolerance and tolerance exemption 

revocations for dichlorvos, naled, and 

pine oil are consistent with the 

recommendations in their individual 

Reregistration Eligibility Decisions 

(REDs) of 2006. 

As part of the tolerance reassessment 

process, EPA is required to determine 

whether each of the amended tolerances 

meets the safety standard of FFDCA. 

The safety finding determination of 

‘‘reasonable certainty of no harm’’ is 

discussed in detail in each RED for the 

active ingredient. REDs recommend the 

implementation of certain tolerance 

actions, including modifications, to 

reflect current use patterns, to meet 

safety findings and change commodity 

names and groupings in accordance 

with new EPA policy. Printed copies of 

many REDs may be obtained from EPA’s 

National Service Center for 

Environmental Publications (EPA/ 

NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, 

OH 45242–2419; telephone number: 1– 

800–490–9198; fax number: 1–513–489– 

8695; Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ncepihom and from the National 

Technical Information Service (NTIS), 

5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 

22161; telephone number: 1–800–553– 

6847 or (703) 605–6000; Internet at 

http://www.ntis.gov. Electronic copies of 

REDs are available on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov and http:// 

www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/ 

status.htm. 

In this final rule, EPA is revoking 

certain tolerances and/or tolerance 

exemptions because either they are no 

longer needed or are associated with 

food uses that are no longer registered 

under the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

in the United States. Those instances 

where registrations were canceled were 

because the registrant failed to pay the 

required maintenance fee and/or the 

registrant voluntarily requested 

cancellation of one or more registered 

uses of the pesticide active ingredient. 

The tolerances revoked by this final rule 

are no longer necessary to cover 

residues of the relevant pesticides in or 

on domestically treated commodities or 

commodities treated outside but 

imported into the United States. It is 

EPA’s general practice to issue a final 

rule revoking those tolerances and 

tolerance exemptions for residues of 

pesticide active ingredients on crop uses 

for which there are no active 

registrations under FIFRA, unless any 

person in comments on the proposal 

indicates a need for the tolerance or 

tolerance exemption to cover residues in 

or on imported commodities or legally 

treated domestic commodities. 

EPA has historically been concerned 

that retention of tolerances that are not 

necessary to cover residues in or on 

legally treated foods may encourage 

misuse of pesticides within the United 

States. 

Generally, EPA will proceed with the 

revocation of these tolerances on the 

grounds discussed in Unit II.A. if one of 

the following conditions applies: 

1. Prior to EPA’s issuance of a FFDCA 

section 408(f) order requesting 

additional data or issuance of a FFDCA 

section 408(d) or (e) order revoking the 

tolerances on other grounds, 

commenters retract the comment 

identifying a need for the tolerance to be 

retained. 

2. EPA independently verifies that the 

tolerance is no longer needed. 

3. The tolerance is not supported by 

data that demonstrate that the tolerance 

meets the requirements under Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA). 

This final rule does not revoke those 

tolerances or tolerance exemptions for 

which EPA received comments stating a 

need for the tolerance or tolerance 

exemption to be retained. Among the 

comments received by EPA, are the 

following: 

i. Dicofol—Comment by Tea 

Association of the U.S.A., Inc. The 

commenter stated that dicofol is used in 

tea production in countries such as 

India, China, and Argentina, and 

requested that EPA not revoke the 

dicofol tolerances on tea but maintain 

them for importation purposes. 

Agency response. EPA will not revoke 

the dicofol tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.163(a)(1) on ‘‘tea, dried’’ and ‘‘tea, 

plucked leaves’’ at this time. EPA will 

address the tea tolerances and the 

comment received on them in a future 

document to be published in the 

Federal Register. However, EPA is 

finalizing all other amendments 

(including all other tolerance 

revocations) proposed concerning 

dicofol in the Federal Register of May 

9, 2012 (77 FR 27164). 

ii. Methomyl—Comments by DuPont 

Crop Protection and the California 

Grape and Tree Fruit League (CGTFL). 

DuPont Crop Protection commented that 

one year is not sufficient time to exhaust 

methomyl existing stocks for use on 

grapes. DuPont requested that EPA 

extend the expiration/revocation date 

for the methomyl tolerance on grape by 

a minimum of 3 years (from June 8, 

2013 to June 8, 2016). The CGTFL 

represents California’s table grape and 

deciduous tree fruit growers, packers, 

and shippers. The CGTFL requested 

additional time to exhaust existing 

stocks and suggested a more appropriate 

expiration/revocation date for the 

methomyl tolerance on grape would be 

December 31, 2020. 

Agency response. Based upon the 

comments received by EPA regarding 

requests for additional time to exhaust 

existing methomyl end-use stocks for 

use in or on grapes, and on the Agency’s 

review of methomyl use, EPA is 

extending the expiration/revocation of 

the methomyl tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.253(a) on grape by more than 3 

years from June 8, 2013 to December 31, 

2016. 

iii. Rotenone—Comments by CERES 

GmbH, Frutban S.A., Dole Fresh Fruit 

International, Ltd. (DFFI), and DFFICosta Rica. Multiple comments from 

CERES GmbH (a company 

headquartered in Germany which offers 

international certification for organic 

farming and food processing), Frutban 

S.A. (an organic banana farm in 

Ecuador), DFFI, and DFFI-Costa Rica, 

were received which expressed 

concerns with EPA’s proposal to revoke 

the U.S. tolerance exemptions for 

rotenone based insecticides. The 

commenters stated that there are lots of 

farmers (especially organic farmers) who 

rely on rotenone based insecticides on 

various commodities imported into the 

United States. 

Agency response. Based on the 

multiple comments by CERES GmbH, 

Frutban S.A., DFFI, and DFFI-Costa 

Rica, which stated a continued need for 

the tolerance exemptions for rotenone 

for importation purposes into the 

United States, EPA will not revoke the 

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tolerance exemptions in 40 CFR 180.905 

(when applied to growing crops in 

accordance with good agricultural 

practice) for rotenone or derris or cube 

roots at this time. However, because 

there are no longer any active food-use 

registrations in the United States and no 

comments were received by EPA which 

expressed a need for more time to 

exhaust existing stocks for domestic use, 

EPA is not changing its previous 

determination (as stated in the proposed 

rule of May 9, 2012) that existing stocks 

in the United States will be exhausted 

by August 11, 2012. EPA will note in 40 

CFR 180.905 that the tolerance 

exemptions for rotenone, derris, and 

cube roots have no U.S. registrations as 

of March 23, 2011. Also, retaining these 

tolerance exemptions may require 

submission of data to demonstrate their 

safety. EPA believes that residue data 

from foreign countries, and perhaps 

other data, may be needed to support 

import tolerance exemptions for 

rotenone or derris or cube roots. For 

example, domestic U.S. residue data are 

not likely to be representative of 

growing conditions and use patterns in 

other countries. EPA published 

guidances on pesticide import 

tolerances and residue data for imported 

food in the Federal Register notices of 

April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17099) (FRL–7772– 

1) and June 1, 2000 (65 FR 35069) (FRL– 

6559–3). 

EPA did not receive any specific 

comments, during the 60-day comment 

period, on the following pesticide active 

ingredients: Butylate, clethodim, 

dichlorvos, (dicofol with the exception 

of tea), isopropyl carbanilate, naled, 

primisulfuron-methyl, tralomethrin, and 

ziram, and pine oil, and any of the 

active ingredients associated with the 

removal of expired tolerances. 

Therefore, with the exception of the 

changes described in the Agency 

responses to comments in this final rule, 

EPA is finalizing the amendments 

proposed concerning the pesticide 

active ingredients in the Federal 

Register of May 9, 2012 (77 FR 27164) 

(FRL–9345–2). For a detailed discussion 

of the Agency’s rationale for the 

finalized tolerance actions, refer to the 

proposed rule of May 9, 2012. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

EPA may issue a regulation 

establishing, modifying, or revoking a 

tolerance under FFDCA section 408(e). 

In this final rule, EPA is revoking 

tolerances as follow-up on canceled 

uses of pesticides, which is consistent 

with the tolerance recommendations 

made in certain REDs. 

C. When do these actions become 

effective? 

As stated in the DATES section, this 

regulation is effective 180 days after the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register. EPA is delaying the effective 

date of these finalized actions to allow 

a reasonable interval for producers in 

exporting members of the World Trade 

Organization’s Sanitary and 

Phytosanitary Measures Agreement to 

adapt to the requirements of a final rule. 

With the exception of butylate, dicofol, 

methanearsonic acid (and salts), 

methomyl, tralomethrin, and ziram, 

EPA believes that existing stocks of the 

canceled or amended pesticide products 

labeled for the uses associated with the 

revoked tolerances and tolerance 

exemptions have been completely 

exhausted and that treated commodities 

have had sufficient time for passage 

through the channels of trade. EPA is 

revoking certain tolerances for butylate, 

dicofol, methanearsonic acid (and salts), 

methomyl, tralomethrin, and ziram with 

expiration/revocation dates. EPA 

believes that these revocation dates 

allow users to exhaust stocks and allow 

sufficient time for passage of treated 

commodities through the channels of 

trade. 

Any commodities listed in the 

regulatory text of this document that are 

treated with the pesticides subject to 

this final rule, and that are in the 

channels of trade following the 

tolerance revocations, shall be subject to 

FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established 

by FQPA. Under this unit, any residues 

of these pesticides in or on such food 

shall not render the food adulterated so 

long as it is shown to the satisfaction of 

the Food and Drug Administration that: 

1. The residue is present as the result 

of an application or use of the pesticide 

at a time and in a manner that was 

lawful under FIFRA. 

2. The residue does not exceed the 

level that was authorized at the time of 

the application or use to be present on 

the food under a tolerance or exemption 

from tolerance. Evidence to show that 

food was lawfully treated may include 

records that verify the dates that the 

pesticide was applied to such food. 

III. 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 Alimentarius 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 butylate, isopropyl carbanilate (also 

called propham), methanearsonic acid 

(and salts), metolachlor, naled, pine oil, 

primisulfuron-methyl, rotenone (or 

derris or cube roots), tralomethrin, or 

MRL for clethodim in or on soybean 

soapstock, or MRL for dichlorvos on 

tomato. 

The Codex has not established a MRL 

for ziram per se, but has MRLs for total 

dithiocarbamates (which includes the 

dithiocarbamate ziram), determined as 

carbon disulfide. However, there is no 

MRL for total dithiocarbamates in or on 

blackberry. 

The Codex has established a MRL for 

methomyl in or on grapes at 5 

milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg). This MRL 

is the same as the tolerance established 

for methomyl on grapes in the United 

States. 

The Codex has established MRLs for 

dicofol in or on cattle meat at 3 mg/kg, 

eggs at 0.05 mg/kg, poultry meat and 

cottonseed at 0.1 mg/kg, and cherries at 

5 mg/kg. These MRLs and some others 

are the same as the tolerances 

established for dicofol in the United 

States. 

The Codex has established MRLs for 

dicofol in or on various other 

commodities, including beans, dry at 

0.1 mg/kg, citrus fruits at 5 mg/kg, hops, 

dry at 50 mg/kg, melons, except 

watermelon at 0.2 mg/kg, pecans and 

walnuts at 0.01 mg/kg, and peppers and 

summer squash at 1 mg/kg. These MRLs 

are all covered by U.S. tolerances at 

higher levels. These MRLs are different 

than the tolerances established for 

dicofol in the United States because of 

differences in use patterns and/or good 

agricultural practices. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

In this final rule, EPA revokes specific 

tolerances established under FFDCA 

section 408. The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) has exempted this 

type of action (i.e., a tolerance 

revocation for which extraordinary 

circumstances do not exist) from review 

under Executive Order 12866, entitled 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ (58 

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FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because 

this rule has been exempted from 

review under Executive Order 12866 

due to its lack of significance, this rule 

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). This final 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) (2 U.S.C. 

1501 et seq.). Nor does it require any 

special considerations as required by 

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 other 

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) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). Pursuant 

to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency 

previously assessed whether revocations 

of tolerances might significantly impact 

a substantial number of small entities 

and concluded that, as a general matter, 

these actions do not impose a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. This analysis 

was published on December 17, 1997 

(62 FR 66020) (FRL–5753–1), and was 

provided to the Chief Counsel for 

Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration. Taking into account 

this analysis and available information 

concerning the pesticides listed in this 

rule, the Agency hereby certifies that 

this final rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. In a 

memorandum dated May 25, 2001, EPA 

determined that eight conditions must 

all be satisfied in order for an import 

tolerance or tolerance exemption 

revocation to adversely affect a 

significant number of small entity 

importers, and that there is a negligible 

joint probability of all eight conditions 

holding simultaneously with respect to 

any particular revocation. (This Agency 

document is available in the docket of 

the proposed rule, as mentioned in Unit 

II.A.). Furthermore, for the pesticides 

named in this final rule, the Agency 

knows of no extraordinary 

circumstances that exist as to the 

present revocations that would change 

EPA’s previous analysis. 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 final 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 FFDCA section 408(n)(4). 

For these same reasons, the Agency has 

determined that this 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 9, 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 

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 rule. 

V. 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: September 18, 2012. 

Steven Bradbury, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. Section 180.116 is amended by 

revising the table in paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 180.116 Ziram; tolerances for residues. 

(a) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Almond ............ 1 0.1 None 

Apple ............... 1 7.0 None 

Apricot ............. 1 7.0 None 

Blackberry ....... 1 7.0 5/11/13 

Blueberry ......... 1 7.0 None 

Cherry, sweet .. 1 7.0 None 

Cherry, tart ...... 1 7.0 None 

Grape .............. 7.0 None 

Huckleberry ..... 7.0 None 

Peach .............. 7.0 None 

Pear ................. 1 7.0 None 

Pecan .............. 0.1 None 

Quince ............. 1 7.0 None 

Strawberry ....... 7.0 None 

Tomato ............ 1 7.0 None 

1Some of these tolerances were established 

on the basis of data acquired at the public 

hearings held in 1950 (formerly § 180.101) and 

the remainder were established on the basis 

of pesticide petitions presented under the procedure specified in the amendment to the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by 

Public Law 518, 83d Congress (68 Stat. 511). 

* * * * * 

§§ 180.133 and 180.144 [Removed] 

■ 3. Sections 180.133 and 180.144 are 

removed. 

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■ 4. Section 180.163 is amended by 

revising the section heading and 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 180.163 Dicofol; tolerances for residues. 

(a) General. (1) Tolerances are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide dicofol, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only dicofol as the sum of its 

p,p-dicofol and o,p-dicofol isomers: 4- 

chloro-a-(4-chlorophenyl)-a- 

(trichloromethyl)benzenemethanol and 

2-chloro-a-(4-chlorophenyl)-a- 

(trichloromethyl)benzenemethanol, in 

or on the commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Apple, wet 

pomace ..... 38.0 10/31/16 

Bean, dry, 

seed .......... 0.5 10/31/16 

Bean, succulent ......... 3.0 10/31/16 

Butternut ....... 0.1 10/31/16 

Caneberry 

subgroup 

13A ............ 5.0 10/31/16 

Chestnut ....... 0.1 10/31/16 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Citrus, dried 

pulp ........... 12.0 10/31/16 

Citrus oil ........ 200.0 10/31/16 

Cotton, refined oil ...... 0.5 10/31/16 

Cotton, 

undelinted 

seed .......... 0.1 10/31/16 

Fruit, citrus, 

group 10 .... 6.0 10/31/16 

Fruit, pome, 

group 11 .... 10.0 10/31/16 

Fruit, stone, 

group 12 .... 5.0 10/31/16 

Grape ............ 5.0 10/31/16 

Grape, raisin 20.0 10/31/16 

Hazelnut ........ 0.1 10/31/16 

Hop, dried 

cones ......... 65.0 10/31/16 

Nut, hickory ... 0.1 10/31/16 

Nut, macadamia ........ 0.1 10/31/16 

Pecan ............ 0.1 10/31/16 

Peppermint, 

oil ............... 30.0 10/31/16 

Peppermint, 

tops ........... 25.0 10/31/16 

Spearmint, oil 30.0 10/31/16 

Spearmint, 

tops ........... 25.0 10/31/16 

Strawberry .... 10.0 10/31/16 

Tea, dried ..... 50.0 None 

Tea, plucked 

leaves ........ 30.0 None 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Vegetable, 

cucurbit, 

group 9 ...... 2.0 10/31/16 

Vegetable, 

fruiting, 

group 8 ...... 2.0 10/31/16 

Walnut ........... 0.1 10/31/16 

(2) Tolerances are established for 

residues of the insecticide dicofol, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on the commodities in 

the table in this paragraph. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified in 

this paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of p,p-dicofol, 

4-chloro-a-(4-chlorophenyl)-a- 

(trichloromethyl)benzenemethanol, its 

isomer o,p-dicofol, 2-chloro-a-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-a-(trichloromethyl)

benzenemethanol, and its metabolites 4- 

chloro-a-(4-chlorophenyl)-a- 

(dichloromethyl)benzenemethanol and 

2-chloro-a-(4-chlorophenyl)-a- 

(dichloromethyl)benzenemethanol, 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of p,p-dicofol, 4-chloro-a-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-a-(trichloromethyl)

benzenemethanol, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

Revocation 

Date 

Cattle, fat ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 .0 10/31/16 

Cattle, liver ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 .0 10/31/16 

Cattle, meat ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 .0 10/31/16 

Cattle, meat byproducts, except liver ........................................................................................................................ 3 .0 10/31/16 

Egg ............................................................................................................................................................................. 0 .05 10/31/16 

Goat, fat ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50 .0 10/31/16 

Goat, liver .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 .0 10/31/16 

Goat, meat ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 .0 10/31/16 

Goat, meat byproducts, except liver .......................................................................................................................... 3 .0 10/31/16 

Hog, fat ...................................................................................................................................................................... 50 .0 10/31/16 

Hog, liver .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 .0 10/31/16 

Hog, meat .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 .0 10/31/16 

Hog, meat byproducts, except liver ........................................................................................................................... 3 .0 10/31/16 

Horse, fat ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 .0 10/31/16 

Horse, liver ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 .0 10/31/16 

Horse, meat ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 .0 10/31/16 

Horse, meat byproducts, except liver ........................................................................................................................ 3 .0 10/31/16 

Milk, fat (reflecting 0.75 ppm in whole milk) .............................................................................................................. 22 .0 10/31/16 

Poultry, fat .................................................................................................................................................................. 0 .1 10/31/16 

Poultry, meat .............................................................................................................................................................. 0 .1 10/31/16 

Poultry, meat byproducts ........................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 10/31/16 

Sheep, fat .................................................................................................................................................................. 50 .0 10/31/16 

Sheep, liver ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 .0 10/31/16 

Sheep, meat .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 .0 10/31/16 

Sheep, meat byproducts, except liver ....................................................................................................................... 3 .0 10/31/16 

* * * * * §§ 180.173, 180.180, and 180.214 

[Removed] 

■ 5. Sections 180.173, 180.180, and 

180.214 are removed. 

§ 180.215 [Amended] 

■ 6. Section 180.215 is amended by 

removing the entry for ‘‘Lettuce’’ from 

the table in paragraph (a)(1). 

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§ 180.221 [Removed] 

■ 7. Section 180.221 is removed. 

■ 8. Section 180.232 is amended by 

revising the table in paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 180.232 Butylate; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Corn, field, forage ...................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 3/23/13 

Corn, field, grain ........................................................................................................................................................ 0 .1 3/23/13 

Corn, field, stover ...................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 3/23/13 

Corn, pop, grain ......................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 3/23/13 

Corn, pop, stover ....................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 3/23/13 

Corn, sweet, forage ................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 3/23/13 

Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed ................................................................................................... 0 .1 3/23/13 

* * * * * 

§ 180.235 [Amended] 

■ 9. Section 180.235 is amended by 

removing the entry for ‘‘Tomato, 

postharvest (residues expressed as 

naled)’’ from the table in paragraph 

(a)(1). 

§ 180.239 [Removed] 

■ 10. Section 180.239 is removed. 

■ 11. Section 180.253 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as 

follows: 

§ 180.253 Methomyl; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) General. Tolerances are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide methomyl, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methomyl, methyl N-[

[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]ethan

imidothioate, in or on the commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Alfalfa, forage ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Alfalfa, hay ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Apple .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 None 

Asparagus .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 None 

Avocado ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 None 

Barley, grain ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 None 

Barley, hay ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Barley, straw .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Bean, dry, seed ......................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 None 

Bean, forage .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Bean, succulent ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 None 

Beet, garden, tops ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Bermudagrass, forage ............................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Bermudagrass, hay .................................................................................................................................................... 40 None 

Blueberry .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Broccoli ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 None 

Brussels sprouts ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 None 

Cabbage .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 None 

Cabbage, Chinese, bok choy .................................................................................................................................... 5 None 

Cabbage, Chinese, napa ........................................................................................................................................... 5 None 

Cauliflower ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 None 

Celery ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 None 

Collards ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Corn, field, forage ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Corn, field, grain ........................................................................................................................................................ 0 .1 None 

Corn, field, stover ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Corn, pop, grain ......................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 None 

Corn, pop, stover ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Corn, sweet, forage ................................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed ................................................................................................... 0 .1 None 

Corn, sweet, stover .................................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Cotton, undelinted seed ............................................................................................................................................. 0 .1 None 

Dandelion, leaves ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Endive ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 None 

Grape ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 12/31/16 

Grapefruit ................................................................................................................................................................... 2 None 

Hop, dried cones 1 ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 None 

Kale ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 None 

Lemon ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 None 

Lentil, seed ................................................................................................................................................................ 0 .1 None 

Lettuce ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 None 

Mustard greens .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Nectarine .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 None 

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Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Oat, forage ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Oat, grain ................................................................................................................................................................... 1 None 

Oat, hay ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Oat, straw .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Onion, green .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 None 

Orange ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 None 

Parsley, leaves .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Pea ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 None 

Pea, field, vines ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 None 

Peach ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 None 

Peanut ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0 .1 None 

Pecan ......................................................................................................................................................................... 0 .1 None 

Pepper, bell ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 None 

Pepper, nonbell .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 None 

Peppermint, tops ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 None 

Pomegranate ............................................................................................................................................................. 0 .2 None 

Rye, forage ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 None 

Rye, grain .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 None 

Rye, straw .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Sorghum, grain, forage .............................................................................................................................................. 1 None 

Sorghum, grain, grain ................................................................................................................................................ 0 .2 None 

Soybean, forage ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 None 

Soybean, seed ........................................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 None 

Spearmint, tops .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 None 

Spinach ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Swiss chard ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 None 

Tangerine ................................................................................................................................................................... 2 None 

Tomato ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 None 

Turnip, greens ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 None 

Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5 ........................................................................................................................... 6 .0 None 

Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 ..................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 None 

Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 ....................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 None 

Vegetables, leafy 2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 0 .2 None 

Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1 ........................................................................................................................... 0 .2 None 

Wheat, forage ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 None 

Wheat, grain .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 None 

Wheat, hay ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

Wheat, straw .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 None 

1There are no U.S. registrations for use of methomyl on hop, dried cone, as of February 14, 1990. 

2Except for Beet (tops), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cabbage, Chinese, cauliflower, celery, collards, dandelions, endive (escarole), 

kale, lettuce, mustard greens, parsley, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip, greens (tops), and watercress. 

* * * * * 

(c) Tolerances with regional 

registrations. A tolerance with regional 

registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), is 

established for residues of the 

insecticide methomyl, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodity in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance level specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methomyl, methyl N-[

[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]ethanimid

othioate, in or on the commodity. 

* * * * * 

■ 12. Section 180.289 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 180.289 Methanearsonic acid; tolerances 

for residues. 

(a) General. Tolerances are 

established for residues of the herbicide 

methanearsonic acid, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only methanearsonic acid, 

from application of the disodium and 

monosodium salts of methanearsonic 

acid, calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of As2O3, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

Revocation 

Date 

Cotton, undelinted seed ............................................................................................................................................. 0 .7 None 

Cotton, hulls ............................................................................................................................................................... 0 .9 None 

Fruit, citrus ................................................................................................................................................................. 0 .35 12/31/12 

* * * * * 

■ 13. Section 180.319 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 180.319 Interim tolerances. 

(a) General. While petitions for 

tolerances for negligible residues are 

pending and until action is completed 

on these petitions, interim tolerances 

are established for residues of the listed 

pesticide chemicals in or on the 

following raw agricultural commodities: 

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Substances Uses Tolerance in parts per million 

Raw 

agricultural 

commodity 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Coordination product of zinc ion and maneb ... Fungicide ..... 1.0 (Calculated as zinc ethylene-bisdithio-carbamate).Potato ........... None 

Endothall (7-oxabicyclo-(2,2,1)heptane 2,3- 

dicarboxylic acid.

Herbicide ..... 0.2 ..................................................................... Beet, sugar .. None 

Methyl parathion ............................................... Herbicide ..... 0.5 ..................................................................... Rye ............... 12/31/13 

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. 

[Reserved] 

(c) Tolerances with regional 

registrations. [Reserved] 

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. 

[Reserved] 

■ 14. Section 180.368 is amended by 

alphabetically adding the following 

entries to the table in paragraph (a)(1) to 

read as follows: 

§ 180.368 Metolachlor; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * (1) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

* * * * * 

Corn, pop, grain .................. 0 .10 

Corn, pop, stover ................ 6 .0 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 15. Section 180.422 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 180.422 Tralomethrin; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) General. (1) Tolerances are 

established for residues of the 

insecticide tralomethrin, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on the 

commodities in the table in this 

paragraph. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified in this 

paragraph is to be determined by 

measuring only the sum of tralomethrin, 

(S)-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 

(1R,3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(1,2,2,2- 

tetrabromoethyl) 

cyclopropanecarboxylate, and its 

metabolites (S)-cyano(3- 

phenoxyphenyl)methyl (1R,3R)-3-(2,2- 

dibromoethenyl)-2,2- 

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and 

(S)-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 

(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2,2- 

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of tralomethrin, in or on the 

commodity. 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Broccoli ........... 0 .5 7/9/13 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Cotton, 

undelinted 

seed ............ 0 .02 7/9/13 

Cotton, oil ....... 0 .20 7/9/13 

Lettuce, head .. 1 .00 7/9/13 

Lettuce, leaf .... 3 .00 7/9/13 

Soybean, seed 0 .05 7/9/13 

Sunflower, 

seed ............ 0 .05 7/9/13 

(2) A tolerance of 0.02 part per 

million with an expiration/revocation 

date of July 9, 2013 is established for 

residues of the insecticide tralomethrin, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on food commodities 

(other than those covered by a higher 

tolerance as a result of use on growing 

crops) in food-handling establishments. 

Compliance with the tolerance level 

specified in this paragraph is to be 

determined by measuring only the sum 

of tralomethrin, (S)-cyano(3- 

phenoxyphenyl)methyl (1R,3S)-2,2- 

dimethyl-3-(1,2,2,2- 

tetrabromoethyl) 

cyclopropanecarboxylate, and its 

metabolites (S)-cyano(3- 

phenoxyphenyl)methyl (1R,3R)-3-(2,2- 

dibromoethenyl)-2,2- 

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and 

(S)-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 

(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2,2- 

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of tralomethrin, in or on the 

commodity. 

(i) The insecticide may be present as 

a residue from application of 

tralomethrin in food-handling 

establishments, including food service, 

manufacturing, and processing 

establishments, such as restaurants, 

cafeterias, supermarkets, bakeries, 

breweries, dairies, meat slaughtering 

and packing plants, and canneries. 

(ii) The application shall be made in 

accordance with the following 

prescribed conditions: Application shall 

be limited to a general surface and spot 

and/or crack and crevice treatment in 

food-handling establishments where 

food and food products are held, 

processed, prepared, and served. 

General surface application may be used 

only when the facility is not in 

operation provided exposed food has 

been covered or removed from the area 

being treated. All food-contact surfaces 

and equipment must be thoroughly 

cleaned after general surface 

applications. Spot and/or crack and 

crevice application may be used while 

the facility is in operation provided 

exposed food is covered or removed 

from the area being treated prior to 

application. Spray concentration shall 

be limited to a maximum of 0.06 percent 

active ingredient. Contamination of food 

and food-contact surfaces shall be 

avoided. 

(3) A tolerance of 0.02 part per 

million with an expiration/revocation 

date of July 9, 2013 is established for 

residues of the insecticide tralomethrin, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on feed commodities 

(other than those covered by a higher 

tolerance as a result of use on growing 

crops) in feed-handling establishments. 

Compliance with the tolerance level 

specified in this paragraph is to be 

determined by measuring only the sum 

of tralomethrin, (S)-cyano(3- 

phenoxyphenyl)methyl (1R,3S)-2,2- 

dimethyl-3-(1,2,2,2- 

tetrabromoethyl) 

cyclopropanecarboxylate, and its 

metabolites (S)-cyano(3- 

phenoxyphenyl)methyl (1R,3R)-3-(2,2- 

dibromoethenyl)-2,2- 

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and 

(S)-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 

(1S,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2,2- 

dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, 

calculated as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of tralomethrin, in or on the 

commodity. 

(i) The insecticide may be present as 

a residue from application of 

tralomethrin in feed-handling 

establishments, including feed 

manufacturing and processing 

establishments. 

(ii) The application shall be made in 

accordance with the following 

prescribed conditions: Application shall 

be limited to a general surface and spot 

and/or crack and crevice treatment in 

feed-handling establishments where 

feed and feed products are held or 

processed. General surface application 

may be used only when the facility is 

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not in operation provided exposed feed 

has been covered or removed from the 

area being treated. All feed-contact 

surfaces and equipment must be 

thoroughly cleaned after general surface 

applications. Spot and/or crack and 

crevice application may be used while 

the facility is in operation provided 

exposed feed is covered or removed 

from the area being treated prior to 

application. Spray concentration shall 

be limited to a maximum of 0.06 percent 

active ingredient. Contamination of feed 

and feed-contact surfaces shall be 

avoided. 

* * * * * 

§ 180.452 [Amended] 

■ 16. Section 180.452 is amended by 

removing the entries for ‘‘Corn, sweet, 

forage’’ and ‘‘Corn, sweet, stover’’ from 

the table in paragraph (a). 

§ 180.458 [Amended] 

■ 17. Section 180.458 is amended by 

removing the entry for ‘‘Soybean, 

soapstock’’ from the table in paragraph 

(a). 

§§ 180.536 and 180.550 [Removed] 

■ 18. Sections 180.536 and 180.550 are 

removed. 

■ 19. Section 180.905 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 180.905 Pesticide chemicals; 

exemptions from the requirement of a 

tolerance. 

(a) When applied to growing crops, in 

accordance with good agricultural 

practice, the following pesticide 

chemicals are exempt from the 

requirement of a tolerance: 

(1) Petroleum oils. 

(2) Piperonyl butoxide. 

(3) Pyrethrins. 

(4) Sabadilla. 

(b) When applied to growing crops, in 

accordance with good agricultural 

practice, the pesticides rotenone or 

derris or cube roots are exempt from the 

requirement of a tolerance. There are no 

U.S. registrations for use of rotenone, 

derris, or cube roots on food 

commodities as of March 23, 2011. 

(c) These pesticides are not exempted 

from the requirement of a tolerance 

when applied to a crop at the time of or 

after harvest. 

§ 180.1035 [Removed] 

■ 20. Section 180.1035 is removed. 

[FR Doc. 2012–23712 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

46 CFR Part 501 

[Docket No. 12–08] 

RIN 3072–AC50 

Reporting and Supervision of 

Inspector General 

September 20, 2012. 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime 

Commission (FMC or Commission) 

amends its regulations relating to 

agency organization to reflect changes in 

reporting requirements for the Office of 

Inspector General, implemented in the 

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 27, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca A. Fenneman, General Counsel, 

Federal Maritime Commission, 800 

North Capitol Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20573, (202) 523–5740, 

GeneralCounsel@fmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMC 

amends Part 501 of Title 46 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations to reflect a 

change in reporting requirements for 

Inspectors General of Designated 

Federal Entities, implemented in the 

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 

111–203, 124 Stat. 1376, July 21, 2010 

(Dodd-Frank). In Dodd-Frank, signed 

into law on July 21, 2010, Congress 

amended Section 8G of the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 (IG Act), to provide, 

as pertinent here, that the term ‘‘head of 

the designated Federal entity’’ means 

‘‘the board or commission of the 

designated Federal entity.’’ Public Law 

111–203, sec. 989B (1)(A), 124 Stat. 

1376, 1945. Because Section 8G of the 

IG Act provides that Inspectors General 

report to and are under the general 

supervision of the head of a designated 

Federal entity, the effect of the changed 

definition of ‘‘head of the designated 

Federal entity’’ in the Dodd-Frank 

amendment is that the FMC’s Inspector 

General reports to and is under the 

general supervision of the entire 

Commission. This change in the 

reporting and supervision of the 

Inspector General necessitates minor 

amendments in the Commission’s rules 

dealing with lines of responsibility (46 

CFR 501.4), and functions of the 

organizational components of the 

Commission (46 CFR 501.5). 

With respect to lines of responsibility, 

46 CFR 501.4(a) is amended to eliminate 

the Office of Inspector General from the 

list of offices that report to the 

Chairman, and a new paragraph, 46 CFR 

501.4(b), is added to reflect that the 

Inspector General reports to the 

Commission. With regard to functions of 

organizational components of the 

Commission, 46 CFR 501.5(a), which 

sets out the functions of the Chairman, 

is amended to eliminate the Office of 

Inspector General from the list of offices 

that receive management direction from 

the Chairman, to remove 46 CFR 

501.5(a)(2) from this section, and to 

renumber 46 CFR 501.5(a)(3) and 46 

CFR 501.5(a)(4) as 46 CFR 501.5(a)(2) 

and 46 CFR 501.5(a)(3) respectively. 

Finally, 46 CFR 501.5(b), which sets out 

the functions of the Commissioners, is 

amended by adding language providing 

that the Inspector General reports to and 

is under the general supervision of the 

Commission, and by adding section 

501.5(b)(1) to describe the functions of 

the Office of Inspector General. 

Because the changes made in this 

Final Rule address only internal agency 

organization, which do not require 

notice and public comment pursuant to 

the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 

U.S.C. 553, this rule is published as 

final. This rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ 

under 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 501 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Authority delegations, 

Organization and functions, Seals and 

insignia. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Federal Maritime 

Commission amends 46 CFR part 501 as 

follows: 

PART 501—THE FEDERAL MARITIME 

COMMISSION—GENERAL 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 501 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551–557, 701–706, 

2903, and 6304; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 41 U.S.C. 

414 and 418; 44 U.S.C. 501–520 and 3501– 

3520; 46 U.S.C. 301–307, 40101–41309, 

42101–42109, 44101–44106; Reorganization 

Plan No. 7 of 1961, 26 FR 7315, August 12, 

1961; Pub. L. 89–56, 70 Stat. 195; 5 CFR Part 

2638; Pub. L. 104–320, 110 Stat. 3870. 

■ 2. Amend § 501.4 as follows: 

■ a. In paragraph (a) by removing the 

reference ‘‘the Office of the Inspector 

General,’’; 

■ b. Redesignate paragraph (b) as 

paragraph (c); and 

■ c. Add a new paragraph (b) to read as 

follows: 

§ 501.4 Lines of Responsibility. 

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