Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0255-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Pesticide Petitions: Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Posted Date: 2016-08-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59165-59167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20653]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0032; FRL-9950-22]

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of 
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several 
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or 
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of 
interest as shown in the body of this document, 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://

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www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on 
commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about 
dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main telephone number: 
(703) 305-7090, email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov; or Michael 
Goodis, Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone number: 
(703) 305-7090, email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing address 
for each contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's 
name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the 
end of each pesticide petition summary.

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:
    [emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    [emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    [emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
    [emsp14]Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division listed at the end of the 
pesticide petition summary of interest.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed 
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 
21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on 
the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing 
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the 
pesticide petitions described in this document contain the data or 
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 
346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 
submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the 
pesticide petitions. After considering the public comments, EPA intends 
to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. Additional data 
may be needed before EPA can make a final determination on these 
pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 
that are the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is 
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket 
for each of the petitions is available at http://www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA 
is publishing notice of the petitions so that the public has an 
opportunity to comment on these requests for the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 
commodities. Further information on the petitions may be obtained 
through the petition summaries referenced in this unit.
New Tolerances
    1. PP 5E8432. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0299). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to establish an 
import tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the cloquintocet-
mexyl (acetic acid [(5-chloro-8-quniolinyl)oxyl]-1-methylhexyl ester) 
(CAS Reg. No. 99607-70-2) and its acid metabolite (5-chloro-8-
quinlinoxyacetic acid) for use as an inert ingredient (safener) in 
combination with the herbicide pyroxsulam in or on teff, forage at 0.2 
parts per million (ppm); teff, grain at 0.1 ppm; teff hay at 0.5 ppm; 
teff straw at 0.1 ppm. The High Performance Liquid Chromatography with 
Ultraviolet Detection (HPLC-UV) method REM 138.01 is used to measure 
and evaluate residues of the cloquintocet-mexyl (parent) and the HPLC-
UV Method RED 138.10 allows determination of its acid metabolite (also 
known as CGA-153433) for the proposed uses. Contact: RD.
    2. PP 5E8433. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0143). Syngenta Crop Protection, 
LLC, 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, 
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180.654 for residues 
of the fungicide, isopyrazam in or on tomato at 0.5 parts per million 
(ppm), pepper, bell at 0.6 ppm, and cucurbit crop subgroup 9A at 0.3 
ppm. The GRM006.01B validation method is used to measure and evaluate 
the chemical isopyrazam, analyzed as the isomers SYN534968 and 
SYN534969. Contact: RD.
    3. PP 5E8366. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0380). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, requests to establish 
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide, 
fluxapyroxad in or on banana at 3.0 parts per million (ppm); coffee, 
green bean at 0.2 ppm; mango at 0.7 ppm; and papaya at 0.6 ppm. 
Independently validated methods have been used to measure and evaluate 
parent fluxapyroxad, BAS 700F plus metabolites M700F008, M700F048, and 
M700F002. Contact: RD.
    4. PP 5F8381. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0722). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box

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12014, 2 T.W., Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180.626 for residues 
of the fungicide, prothioconazole in or on cotton, gin by-products at 
4.0 parts per million (ppm). The liquid chromatography/mass 
spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical 
prothioconazole. Contact: RD.
    5. PP 6F8461. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0255). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 
12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide 
spirotetramat in or on sugar beet, root at 0.15 ppm; and sugar beet, 
molasses at 0.20 ppm. The high pressure liquid chromatography/triple 
stage quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) analytical method is used 
to measure and evaluate the chemical spirotetramat. Contact: RD.
Amended Tolerances
    1. PP 5F8400. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0695). Isagro S.P.A. (d/b/a Isagro 
USA, Inc.), 430 Davis Drive, Suite 240, Morrisville, NC 27560, requests 
to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.557 for residues of the fungicide 
tetraconazole in or on beet sugar, dried pulp at 0.20 parts per million 
(ppm), beet sugar, molasses at 0.25 ppm, and beet sugar, root at 0.15 
ppm. The capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detector 
(GC/ECD)) as well as a QuEChERS multi-residue method (LC/MS-MS 
detection) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical tetraconazole. 
Contact: RD.
    2. PP 6F8465. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0307). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 
New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, requests to 
amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.566 for residues of the insecticide 
fenpyroximate in or on fruit, citrus, Group 10-10 at 1.0 parts per 
million (ppm), citrus dried pulp at 4.0 ppm, and citrus oil at 14 ppm. 
The high performance liquid chromatography using tandem mass 
spectrometric detection (LC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the 
chemical fenpyroximate and the M-1 Metabolite. Contact: RD.
New Tolerance Exemptions
    1. PP 6F8444. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0348). Marrone Bio Innovations, 1540 
Drew Ave., Davis, CA 95618, requests to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
bactericide and fungicide Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain F727 in or 
on all food commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method 
is needed because when used as proposed, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 
strain F727 would not result in residues that are of toxicological 
concern. Contact: BPPD.
    2. PP 6F8459. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0259). Spring Trading Co., 203 
Dogwood Trl., Magnolia, TX 77354 (on behalf of CH Biotech R&D Co. Ltd., 
No. 121 Xian An Rd., Xianxi Township, Changhua County 50741 Taiwan 
R.O.C.), requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the plant regulator 1-
Triacontanol in or on raw agricultural commodity growing crops on in 
products to treat animals. The petitioner believes no analytical method 
is needed because the 10X standard safety factor is unnecessary for 1-
Triacontanol since it is a compound found in plant cuticle waxes and 
beeswax. Contact: BPPD.
    3. PP IN-10851. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0378). Technology Sciences Group, 
1150 18th Street, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of Jeneil 
Biosurfactant Company, 400 N. Dekora Woods Blvd., Saukville, WI 53080, 
requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
for residues of isoamyl acetate (CAS Reg. No. 123-92-2) when used as an 
inert ingredient (solvent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing 
crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest under 40 CFR 
180.910. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because 
the request is for an exemption from the requirements of a pesticide 
tolerance. Contact: RD.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: August 16, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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