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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[OPP–301076; FRL–6752–6]

RIN 2070– AB78

Methyl Parathion; Notice of Pesticide

Tolerance Revocations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency previously published in the

Federal Register a proposed rule,

proposing to revoke methyl parathion

tolerances for several commodities. This

document announces the revocation of

tolerances for the insecticide methyl

parathion on the following

commodities: Apples, artichokes, beets

(greens alone), beets (with or without

tops), birdsfoot trefoil forage, birdsfoot

trefoil hay, broccoli, Brussels sprouts,

carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries,

collards, grapes, kale, lentils, kohlrabi,

lettuce, mustard green, nectarines,

peaches, pears, plums (fresh prunes),

rutabagas (with or without tops),

rutabaga tops, spinach, tomatoes,

turnips (with or without tops), turnips

greens, vegetables leafy Brassica (cole),

and vetch. Additionally, EPA is

amending the following tolerances:

beans (amend to beans, dried), peas

(amend to peas, dried) so that methyl

parathion is not used on succulent

beans and peas. Note that methyl

parathion may still be used on lentils;

however, residues on lentils are covered

by the tolerance for peas, dried. Foods

legally treated with methyl parathion

may continue to be marketed under the

provisions of the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The

regulatory actions in this document are

part of the Agency’s reregistration

program under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

(FIFRA), and the tolerance reassessment

requirements of the FFDCA. By law,

EPA is required to reassess 66% of the

tolerances in existence on August 2,

1996, by August 2002, or about 6,400

tolerances. These tolerances were

established under section 408 of the

FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a. EPA is revoking

these tolerances because the Agency has

canceled the pesticide registrations

under FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.,

associated with them.

DATES: This regulation is effective

January 5, 2001. Objections and requests

for hearings, identified by docket

control number OPP–301076, must be

received by EPA on or before March 6,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written objections and

hearing requests may be submitted by

mail, in person, or by courier. Please

follow the detailed instructions for each

method as provided in Unit VI. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, your objections

and hearing requests must identify

docket control number OPP–301076 in

the subject line on the first page of your

response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT By

mail: Laura Parsons, Special Review and

Registration Division (7508C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW.,Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: 703–305–5776 and

e-mail address: parsons.laura@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be affected by this action if

you are an agricultural producer, food

manufacturer, or pesticide

manufacturer. Potentially affected

categories and entities may include, but

are not limited to:

Categories NAICS

codes

Examples of potentially affected entities

Industry 111 Crop production

112 Animal production

311 Animal production

32532 Food manufacturing

pesticide manufacturing

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 the table could also

be affected. The North American

Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) codes have been provided to

assist you and others in determining

whether or not this action might apply

to certain entities. If you have questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–301076. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this action, and other

information related to this action,

including any information claimed as

Confidential Business Information (CBI).

This official record includes the

documents that are physically located in

the docket, as well as the documents

that are referenced in those documents.

The public version of the official record

does not include any information

claimed as CBI. The public version of

the official record, which includes

printed, paper versions of any electronic

comments submitted during an

applicable comment period is available

for inspection in the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB

telephone number is (703) 305–5805.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

In August 1999, the methyl parathion

registrants submitted requests to

voluntarily cancel registration of

products containing methyl parathion

for certain uses as the result of an

agreement reached between EPA and

the registrants. Given the risks

associated with use of methyl parathion

under the existing terms and conditions

of use, EPA granted the requests for

voluntary cancellation. On October 27,

1999, EPA published a notice in the

Federal Register (64 FR 578771) (FRL–

6387–8) announcing the cancellation of

all methyl parathion uses on fruits and

most uses on vegetables. The notice of

voluntary cancellation, the date of

allowable use, and the intent to revoke

the methyl parathion tolerances were

widely publicized. USDA sent

notification to our trading partners

through the World Trade Organization

notification procedures. EPA also

notified the regulatory authorities in

over 145 countries as per FIFRA 17(b).

For the canceled uses, existing stock of

methyl parathion was allowed to be

used until December 31, 1999.

On August 2, 1999 the EPA

Administrator stated that while the

current food supply is safe, the

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cancellation of certain uses of methyl

parathion makes the food supply safer.

This action is part of EPA’s overall effort

to reduce risks to the food supply under

the Congressional mandate imposed by

FQPA.

B. Comments Received on Proposed

Revocation

In the Federal Register of June 2, 2000

(65 FR 35307) (FRL–6491–9), EPA

issued a proposed rule to revoke the

tolerances listed in this final rule. In

response to this document, nine parties

submitted comments. Comments were

received from Knouse Foods, Minor

Crop Farmer Alliance, National Food

Processors Association, The California

Pistachio Commission, Elf Atochem,

The Almond Hullers and Processors

Association, Consultants in Toxicology,

Risk Assessment and Product Safety

(CTRAPS), The European Commission,

and Jellinek, Swartz and Connelly

representing the registrant, Cheminova.

Seven of the commenters addressed

one or both of two issues. The first is

whether the FQPA section 408(l)(2),

which requires revocation of tolerances

for dietary risk based cancellations

within 180 days of the last legal use,

applies to voluntary cancellations. The

methyl parathion registrants agreed

upon use cancellations after considering

the dietary risk assessment which

showed unacceptably high levels of

methyl parathion in foods. The

commenters stated that ‘‘Congress did

not intend for 408 (l)(2) to apply to

voluntary cancellations.’’

Response. EPA interprets 408(l)(2) of

FDCA to apply to both cancellations

effected through FIFRA 6(f) (voluntary

action by a registrant) and those effected

through FIFRA 6(b) (an Agency initiated

cancellation action), provided that the

cancellation is related to dietary risk.

The Agency would point out that most

cancellations are voluntary in nature,

even when related to dietary risk, and

we believe that congressional intent was

to provide guidance on how to handle

the majority of cases.

The second issue is that not all of the

uses contributed to the dietary risk and

therefore, only tolerances which

contribute heavily to dietary risk should

be included in the 408(l)(2) revocation.

Response. The Agency agrees that

certain uses contributed more heavily

towards dietary risk to children than

other uses; in fact, certain uses

considered alone exceeded the

allowable dietary level. However, since

the Agency is concerned with risk

which is aggregated from all dietary

sources, it is not possible to separate

particular tolerances as exempt from

408(l)(2) because their contribution to

dietary risk is less than from other

commodities.

Two additional comments were

received. The European Union comment

addressed the timing of the action and

requested that the Agency postpone this

action until after the JMPR Codex

Review of methyl parathion scheduled

for the autumn of 2000 so as to not give

the appearance that this is ‘‘an

emergency action.’’

Response. While the Agency agrees

that the tolerance revocation is not an

emergency situation, the Agency is

required to take this action in

accordance with the timing

requirements of FFDCA section

408(l)(2).

Consultants in Toxicology, Risk

Assessment and Product Safety

submitted a comment addressing the

methodology of the methyl parathion

risk assessment suggesting that the

Agency should follow a degradate of

methyl parathion, p-nitrophenol, in the

general population instead of trying to

predict dietary exposures from residues

on food items.

Response. P-nitrophenol is

metabolized from several

pharmaceutical and pesticidal

compounds, including methyl

parathion. EPA prefers to use risk

assessment methodologies which are as

specific to the compound as possible in

order to accurately characterize the risk.

C. Comments Received on Other Issues

Relating to the Methyl Parathion

Cancellation.

The Federal Register proposal ((65 FR

35307, June 2, 2000) (FRL 6491–9)

Methyl Parathion; Notice of Proposed

Tolerance Revocations and Channels of

Trade Provision Guidance) also sought

comment on alternate approaches for

avoiding any potential problems to

commerce or trade caused by revocation

of these tolerances, and also provided

an opportunity for interested parties to

comment on the methyl parathion

registrants requests to cancel various

methyl parathion uses. No comments

were received which addressed either of

these issues.

D. What is the Agency’s Authority for

Taking this Action?

A ‘‘tolerance’’ represents the

maximum level for residues of pesticide

chemicals legally allowed in or on raw

agricultural commodities (RACs) and

processed foods. Section 408 of FFDCA,

21 U.S.C. 346a, as amended by the

FQPA of 1996, Public Law 104–170,

authorizes the establishment of

tolerances, exemptions from tolerance

requirements, modifications in

tolerances, and revocation of tolerances

for residues of pesticide chemicals in or

on RACs and processed foods. Without

a tolerance or exemption, food

containing pesticide residues is

considered to be unsafe and therefore,

‘‘adulterated’’ under section 402(a) of

the FFDCA. 21 U.S.C. 342(a). FFDCA

section 301 prohibits, among other

things, introduction or delivery for

introduction into interstate commerce of

any adulterated food. 21 U.S.C. 331(a).

For a food–use pesticide to be sold and

distributed, the pesticide must be

registered under section 3, section 5, or

section 18 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. et seq.)

Food–use pesticides not registered in

the United States may have tolerances

for residues of such pesticides in or on

commodities imported into the United

States provided that EPA has

determined that the tolerance is safe

under section 408.

Monitoring and enforcement of

pesticide tolerances and exemptions are

carried out by the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) and the U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA). This

includes monitoring for pesticide

residues in or on commodities imported

into the United States.

E. When do These Actions Become

Effective?

The tolerance revocation is effective

on January 5, 2001.

Any commodities listed in the

regulatory text of this document that are

treated with methyl parathion, and that

are in the channels of trade following

the tolerance revocations, shall be

subject to FFDCA section 408(l)(5), the

‘‘channels of trade provision’’ as

established by the FQPA. Under this

section, any residue of methyl parathion

in or on such commodities shall not

render the commodities adulterated so

long as it is shown to the satisfaction of

FDA 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, and (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 a tolerance. The channels of trade

provision allows for the orderly

marketing of foods that may currently

contain legal residues resulting from

lawful applications of methyl parathion.

F. What Action is FDA Taking with

Respect to the Tolerance Revocation?

The FDA in a related notice published

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal

Register is announcing the availability

of a guidance document presenting

FDA’s policy on its planned

enforcement approach for foods

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containing methyl parathion residues.

This guidance will assist firms in

understanding the types of showing

under section 408(l)(5) of the FFDCA

that FDA may find satisfactory in

accordance with its planned

enforcement approach for such section.

G. What is the Contribution to Tolerance

Reassessment?

By law, EPA is required to reassess

66% or about 6,400 of the tolerances in

existence on August 2, 1996, by August

2002. EPA is also required to assess the

remaining tolerances by August, 2006.

As of April 25, 2000, EPA has assessed

over 3,471 tolerances. This document

removes 1 (the tolerance for lentils

which is covered by the tolerance for

peas, dried) and revokes 30 methyl

parathion tolerances. However, 27 of

these 30 tolerances are expressed as

parathion which, as previously defined,

may be either ethyl parathion or methyl

parathion (this rule redefines those

tolerances to include only ethyl

parathion); only 3 of the 30 tolerances

are methyl parathion alone. Therefore,

three tolerances will be counted among

reassessments made toward the August,

2002 review deadline of FFDCA section

408(q), as amended by the Food Quality

Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.

III. Are There Any International Trade

Issues Raised by this Final Action?

EPA is working to ensure that the U.S.

tolerance reassessment program under

FQPA does not disrupt international

trade. EPA considers codex maximum

residue limits (MRLs) in setting U.S.

tolerances and in reassessing them.

MRLs are established by the Codex

Committee on Pesticide Residues, a

committee within the Codex

Alimentarius Commission, an

international organization formed to

promote the coordination of

international food standards. When

possible, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.

tolerances with Codex MRLs. EPA may

establish a tolerance that is different

from a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA

section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA

explain in a Federal Register document

the reasons for departing from the

Codex level. EPA’s effort to harmonize

with Codex MRLs is summarized in the

tolerance reassessment section of

individual reregistration eligibility

decision documents or other documents

which reassess tolerances. The U.S. EPA

has developed guidance concerning

submissions for import tolerance

support. This guidance will be made

available to interested persons.

IV. Objections and Hearing Requests

Under section 408(g) of the FFDCA, as

amended by the FQPA, any person may

file an objection to any aspect of this

regulation and may also request a

hearing on those objections. The EPA

procedural regulations which govern the

submission of objections and requests

for hearings appear in 40 CFR part 178.

A. What Do I Need to Do to File an

Objection or Request a Hearing?

You must file your objection or

request a hearing on this regulation in

accordance with the instructions

provided in this unit and in 40 CFR part

178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

you must identify docket control

number OPP–301076 in the subject line

on the first page of your submission. All

requests must be in writing, and must be

mailed or delivered to the Hearing Clerk

on or before March 6, 2001.

1. Filing the request. Your objection

must specify the specific provisions in

the regulation that you object to, and the

grounds for the objections (40 CFR

178.25). If a hearing is requested, the

objections must include a statement of

the factual issues(s) on which a hearing

is requested, the requestor’s contentions

on such issues, and a summary of any

evidence relied upon by the objector (40

CFR 178.27). Information submitted in

connection with an objection or hearing

request may be claimed confidential by

marking any part or all of that

information as CBI. Information so

marked will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the

information that does not contain CBI

must be submitted for inclusion in the

public record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice.

Mail your written request to: Office of

the Hearing Clerk (1900), Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. You

may also deliver your request to the

Office of the Hearing Clerk in Rm. C400,

Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. The Office of

the Hearing Clerk is open from 8 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The telephone

number for the Office of the Hearing

Clerk is (202) 260–4865.

2. Objection/hearing fee payment. If

you file an objection or request a

hearing, you must also pay the fee

prescribed by 40 CFR 180.33(i) or

request a waiver of that fee pursuant to

40 CFR 180.33(m). You must mail the

fee to: EPA Headquarters Accounting

Operations Branch, Office of Pesticide

Programs, P.O. Box 360277M,

Pittsburgh, PA 15251. Please identify

the fee submission by labeling it

‘‘Tolerance Petition Fees.’’

EPA is authorized to waive any fee

requirement ‘‘when in the judgement of

the Administrator such a waiver or

refund is equitable and not contrary to

the purpose of this subsection.’’ For

additional information regarding the

waiver of these fees, you may contact

James Tompkins by phone at (703) 305–

5697, by e-mail at

tompkins.jim@epa.gov, or by mailing a

request for information to Mr.

Tompkins, Registration Division

(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460.

If you would like to request a waiver

of the tolerance objection fees, you must

mail your request for such a waiver to:

James Hollins, Information Resources

and Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

3. Copies for the docket. In addition

to filing an objection or hearing request

with the Hearing Clerk as described in

Unit IV.A., you should also send a copy

of your request to the PIRIB for its

inclusion in the official record that is

described in Unit I.B.2. Mail your

copies, identified by docket control

number OPP–301076, to: Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch, Information Resources and

Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person or by courier, bring a copy to the

location of the PIRIB described in Unit

I.B.2. You may also send an electronic

copy of your request via e-mail to: oppdocket@epa.gov. Please use an ASCII

file format and avoid the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Copies of electronic objections and

hearing requests will also be accepted

on disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 file

format or ASCII file format. Do not

include any CBI in your electronic copy.

You may also submit an electronic copy

of your request at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

B. When Will the Agency Grant a

Request for a Hearing?

A request for a hearing will be granted

if the Administrator determines that the

material submitted shows the following:

There is a genuine and substantial issue

of fact; there is a reasonable possibility

that available evidence identified by the

requestor would, if established resolve

one or more of such issues in favor of

the requestor, taking into account

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uncontested claims or facts to the

contrary; and resolution of the factual

issues(s) in the manner sought by the

requestor would be adequate to justify

the action requested (40 CFR 178.32).

V. Regulatory Assessment

Requirements

This final rule will revoke tolerances

under FFDCA section 408. The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

exempted this type of action, i.e. a

tolerance revocations for which

extraordinary circumstances do not

exist, from review under Executive

Order 12866, entitled Regulatory

Planning and Review October 4, 1993

(58 FR 51735). 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) (Public

Law 104–4). Nor does it require any

prior consultation as specified by

Executive Order 13084, entitled

Consultation and Coordination with

Indian Tribal Governments May 19,

1998 (63 FR 27655); special

considerations as required by Executive

Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to

Address Environmental Justice in

Minority Populations and Low–Income

Populations February 16, 1994 (59 FR

7629); or require OMB review or any

Agency action under Executive Order

13045, entitled Protection of Children

from Environmental Health Risks and

Safety Risks April 23, 1997 (62 FR

19885). 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). 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), 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 EPA certifies that

this action will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. Specifically, as

per the 1997 notice, EPA has reviewed

its available data on imports and foreign

pesticide usage and concludes that there

will not be a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

produce importing businesses.

Furthermore, the Agency knows of no

extraordinary circumstances that exist

as to the present revocation 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 August 10, 1999 (64 FR

43255). 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).

VI. Submission to Congress and the

Comptroller General

The Congressional Review Act, 5

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides

that before a rule may take effect, the

agency promulgating the rule must

submit a rule report, which includes a

copy of the rule, to each House of the

Congress and to the Comptroller General

of the United States. 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 this final

rule in the Federal Register. This final

rule 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: December 20, 2000.

Marcia E. Mulkey,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 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 180.121 is revised to read

as follows:

§180.121 Parathion or its methyl homolog;

tolerances for residues

(a) General. (1) Tolerances are

established for residues of the

insecticide parathion (O, O-Diethyl-O-pnitrophenyl thiophosphate) or its

methyl homolog in or on the following

food commodities:

Commodity

Parts

per

million

Alfalfa (fresh) ...................................... 1.25

Alfalfa (hay) ........................................ 5

Almonds .............................................. 0.1

Almond hulls ....................................... 3

Apricots ............................................... 1

Avocados ............................................ 1

Barley .................................................. 1

Beans, dried ....................................... 1

Beets, sugar ....................................... 0.1

Beets,sugar, (tops) ............................. 0.1

Blackberries ........................................ 1

Blueberries (huckleberries) ................. 1

Boysenberries ..................................... 1

Cabbage ............................................. 1

Clover ................................................. 1

Corn .................................................... 1

Corn, forage ........................................ 1

Cotton, seed ....................................... 0.75

Cranberries ......................................... 1

Cucumbers ......................................... 1

Currants .............................................. 1

Dates .................................................. 1

Dewberries .......................................... 1

Eggplants ............................................ 1

Endive (escarole) ................................ 1

Figs ..................................................... 1

Filberts ................................................ 0.1

Garlic .................................................. 1

Gooseberries ...................................... 1

Grass (forage) .................................... 1

Guavas ............................................... 1

Hops ................................................... 1

Mangos ............................................... 1

Melons ................................................ 1

Mustard seed ...................................... 0.2

Oats .................................................... 1

Okra .................................................... 1

Olives .................................................. 1

Onions ................................................ 1

Parsnips (with or without tops) ........... 1

Parsnipgreens (alone) ........................ 1

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Commodity

Parts

per

million

Peanuts ............................................... 1

Peas, dried ......................................... 1

Pea, forage ......................................... 1

Pecans ................................................ 0.1

Peppers .............................................. 1

Pineapples .......................................... 1

Potatoes .............................................. 0.1

Pumpkins ............................................ 1

Quinces ............................................... 1

Radish (with or without tops) .............. 1

Radish (tops) ...................................... 1

Rape, seed ......................................... 0.2

Raspberries ........................................ 1

Rice ..................................................... 1

Safflower seed .................................... 0.1

Sorghum ............................................. 0.1

Sorghum, fodder ................................. 3

Sorghum forage .................................. 3

Soybeans ............................................ 0.1

Soybean hay ....................................... 1

Squash ................................................ 1

Strawberries ........................................ 1

Summer squash ................................. 1

Sunflower seed ................................... 0.2

Sweet potatoes ................................... 0.1

Swiss chard ........................................ 1

Walnuts ............................................... 0.1

Wheat ................................................. 1

Youngberries ...................................... 1

(2) Tolerances are established for

residues of the insecticide parathion O,

O-Dimethyl-O-p-nitrophenyl

thiophosphate (the methyl homolog of

parathion) in or on the following RACs:

Commodity

Parts

per

million

Guar beans ......................................... 0.2

Parsley ................................................ 1

(3) Tolerances are established for

residues of the insecticide parathion O,

O-Diethyl-O-p-nitrophenyl

thiophosphate (ethyl parathion) in or on

the following RACs:

Commodity

Parts

per

million

Apples ................................................. 1

Artichokes ........................................... 1

Beets greens (alone) .......................... 1

Beets (with or without tops) ................ 1

Broccoli ............................................... 1

Brussels sprouts ................................. 1

Carrots ................................................ 1

Cauliflower .......................................... 1

Celery ................................................. 1

Cherries .............................................. 1

Collards ............................................... 1

Grapes ................................................ 1

Kale ..................................................... 1

Kohlrabi ............................................... 1

Lettuce ................................................ 1

Mustard green .................................... 1

Nectarines ........................................... 1

Peaches .............................................. 1

Pears .................................................. 1

Plums (fresh prunes) .......................... 1

Rutabagas(with or without tops) ......... 1

Rutabaga tops .................................... 1

Spinach ............................................... 1

Tomatoes ............................................ 1

Turnips (with or without tops) ............. 1

Turnips greens .................................... 1

Vetch ................................................... 1

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions.

[Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional

registrations. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues.

[Reserved]

(e) Revoked tolerances subject to the

channel of trade provisions. The

following table lists commodities for

which methyl parathion use was

unlawful after December 31, 1999, and

the revoked tolerances. Commodities

with residues of methyl parathion

resulting from lawful use are subject to

the channels of trade provisions of

section 408(1)(5) of the FFDCA.

Commodity

Parts

per

million

Apples ................................................. 1

Artichokes ........................................... 1

Beets greens (alone) .......................... 1

Beets (with or without tops) ................ 1

Birdsfoot trefoil (forage) ...................... 1.25

Birdsfoot trefoil (hay) .......................... 5

Broccoli ............................................... 1

Brussels sprouts ................................. 1

Carrots ................................................ 1

Cauliflower .......................................... 1

Celery ................................................. 1

Cherries .............................................. 1

Collards ............................................... 1

Grapes ................................................ 1

Kale ..................................................... 1

Kohlrabi ............................................... 1

Lettuce ................................................ 1

Mustard green .................................... 1

Nectarines ........................................... 1

Peaches .............................................. 1

Peaches .............................................. 1

Pears .................................................. 1

Plums (fresh prunes) .......................... 1

Rutabagas (with or without tops) ....... 1

Rutabaga tops .................................... 1

Spinach ............................................... 1

Tomatoes ............................................ 1

Turnips (with or without tops) ............. 1

Turnips greens .................................... 1

Vegetables leafy Brassica (cole) ........ 1

Vetch ................................................... 1

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