Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0791-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Posted Date: 2016-05-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31581-31585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11835]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0032; FRL-9946-02]

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 EPA'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 June 20, 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://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: Susan Lewis, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone 
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document

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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.

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, EPA 
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 EPA 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. EPA 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 5E8376. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0679). Bayer CropScience LP, P.O. 
Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.641 for residues of the 
insecticide spirotetramat in or on asparagus at 0.10 parts per million 
(ppm). Liquid chromatography/triple stage quadruple mass spectrometry 
(LC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate residues of the chemical 
spirotetramat.
    2. PP 5E8422. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0829). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers University, 500 College Rd. East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 
40 CFR 180.599 for residues of the insecticide acequinocyl in or on 
avocado at 0.4 ppm; bean, dry, seed at 0.03 ppm; vegetable, cucurbit, 
group 9 at 0.2 ppm; tea, plucked leaves at 40 ppm; cherry subgroup 12-
12A at 1.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.20 ppm; fruit, pome, 
group 11-10 at 0.40 ppm; nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.02 ppm; and 
vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 at 0.70 ppm. The analytical method to 
quantitate residues of acequinocyl and acequinocyl-OH in/on fruit crops 
utilizes high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) using mass 
spectrometric (MS/MS) detection. The target limit of quantitation (LOQ) 
is 0.01 ppm.
    3. PP 5E8428. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0013). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.613 for residues of the insecticide 
flonicamid, N-(cyanomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxamide, 
and its metabolites, TFNA (4-trifluoromethylnicotinic acid), TFNA-AM 
(4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide), and TFNG, N-(4-
trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)glycine, calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of flonicamid, in or on pea and bean, dried shelled, except 
soybean, subgroup 6C at 3.0 ppm; pea and bean, succulent shelled, 
subgroup 6B at 6.0 ppm; and vegetable, legume, edible podded, subgroup 
6A at 4.0 ppm. The analytical methodology used to measure and evaluate 
residues of flonicamid in various crops includes an initial extraction, 
typically with acetonitrile/deionized water, followed by a liquid-
liquid partition with ethyl acetate. The final sample solution is 
quantitated using a liquid chromatograph equipped with a reverse phase 
column and a triple quadruple mass spectrometer.
    4. PP 5E8434. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0064). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.579 for residues of fenamidone (4H-
imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-5-methyl- 2-(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3-
(phenylamino)-, (S)-) in or on the raw agricultural commodities basil, 
fresh leaves at 30 ppm; and basil, dried leaves at 200 ppm. 
Additionally, tolerances are proposed for the crops in the proposed 
crop subgroup 4-15A, leafy greens subgroup at 60.0 ppm, including 
amaranth, Chinese; amaranth, leafy; aster, Indian; blackjack; cat's 
whiskers; chervil, fresh leaves; cham-chwi; cham-na-mul; chipilin; 
chrysanthemum, garland; cilantro, fresh leaves; corn salad; cosmos; 
dandelion; dang-gwi; dillweed; dock; dol-nam-mul; ebolo; endive; 
escarole; fameflower; feather cockscomb; good king henry; huauzontle; 
jute, leaves; lettuce, bitter; lettuce, head; lettuce, leaf; orach; 
parsley, fresh leaves; plantain, buckhorn; primrose, English; purslane, 
garden; purslane, winter; radicchio;

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spinach; spinach, malabar; spinach, New Zealand; spinach, tanier; swiss 
chard; and violet, Chinese; the crops in the proposed crop subgroup 4-
15B, Brassica leafy greens subgroup at 55 ppm, including arugula; 
broccoli raab; broccoli, Chinese; cabbage, Abyssinian; cabbage, 
seakale; Chinese cabbage, bok choy; collards; cress, garden; cress, 
upland; hanover salad; kale; maca; mizuna; mustard greens; radish, 
leaves; rape greens; rocket, wild; shepherd's purse; turnip greens; and 
watercress; the crops in the proposed crop subgroup 22B, leaf petiole 
vegetable subgroup at 60 ppm, including cardoon; celery; celery, 
Chinese; fuki; rhubarb; udo; and zuiki; the crops in the proposed crop 
group 5-15 (Brassica head and stem vegetable) at 5.0 ppm, including 
broccoli; brussels sprouts; cabbage; cabbage, Chinese, napa; and 
cauliflower; cottonseed subgroup 20C at 0.02 ppm; kohlrabi at 5.0 ppm; 
celtuce at 60 ppm; and fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk at 60 
ppm. Residues are quantified by HPLC with tandem mass spectrometric 
detection (LC/MS/MS). The method LOQ is 0.02 ppm or lower for 
fenamidone in all raw agricultural commodities and processed fractions.
    5. PP 5E8437. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0049). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.685 for residues of the fungicide 
oxathiapiprolin, 1-[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-
isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-
(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-ethanone, including its metabolites 
and degradates, in or on basil, fresh leaves at 10.0 ppm; basil, dried 
leaves at 80 ppm; caneberry subgroup 13-07A at 0.5 ppm; and, as 
designated in the November 14, 2014, proposed rule ``Tolerance Crop 
Grouping Program IV'' (79 FR 68153):
    (i) All individual crops in the proposed leafy greens subgroup 4-
14A at 15 ppm, including amaranth, Chinese; amaranth, leafy; aster, 
Indian; blackjack; cat's whiskers; chervil, fresh leaves; cham-chwi; 
cham-na-mul; chipilin; chrysanthemum, garland; cilantro, fresh leaves; 
corn salad; cosmos; dandelion; dang-gwi; dillweed; dock; dol-nam-mul; 
ebolo; endive; escarole; fameflower; feather cockscomb; good king 
henry; huauzontle; jute, leaves; lettuce, bitter; lettuce, head; 
lettuce, leaf; orach; parsley, fresh leaves; plantain, buckhorn; 
primrose, English; purslane, garden; purslane, winter; radicchio; 
spinach; spinach, malabar; spinach, New Zealand; spinach, tanier; swiss 
chard; and violet, Chinese;
    (ii) All individual crops in the proposed Brassica leafy greens 
subgroup 4-14B at 10 ppm, including arugula; broccoli raab; broccoli, 
Chinese; cabbage, Abyssinian; cabbage, seakale; Chinese cabbage, bok 
choy; collards; cress, garden; cress, upland; hanover salad; kale; 
maca; mizuna; mustard greens; radish, leaves; rape greens; rocket, 
wild; shepherd's purse; turnip greens; and watercress;
    (iii) All individual crops in the proposed Brassica head and stem 
vegetable group 5-14 at 1.5 ppm, including broccoli; brussels sprouts; 
cabbage; cabbage, Chinese, napa; and cauliflower; and
    (iv) All individual crops in the proposed stalk and stem vegetable 
subgroup 22A at 2 ppm, including agave; aloe vera; asparagus; bamboo, 
shoots; celtuce; fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk; fern, 
edible; kale, sea; kohlrabi; palm hearts; prickly pear, pads; and 
prickly pear, Texas, pads.
    The analytical methodology, high pressure liquid chromatography 
with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) detection, is used to measure and 
evaluate oxathiapiprolin residues.
    6. PP 5F8429. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0029). Gowan Co., P.O. Box 5569, 
Yuma, AZ 85366-5569, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 
180.632 for residues of the miticide/insecticide fenazaquin (4-[2-[4-
(1,1,-dimethylethyl) phenyl] ethoxy] quinazoline) in or on the raw 
commodities for tree nut crop group 14-12 at 0.02 ppm. The LC/MS/MS 
with positive-ion electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry is 
used to measure and evaluate the chemical fenazaquin.
    7. PP 5F8441. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0049). Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, 
410 Swing Rd., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.685 for residues of the fungicide 
oxathiapiprolin in or on citrus fruit crop group 10-10 at 0.06 ppm; 
citrus oil at 2.0 ppm; citrus pulp at 0.09 ppm; and potato, wet peel at 
0.07 ppm. The analytical method using high pressure liquid 
chromatography with MS/MS detection is used to measure and evaluate the 
chemical residues of oxathiapiprolin.
    8. PP 6E8446. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0128). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.620 for residues of the insecticide 
etofenprox (2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3-phenoxybenzyl ether) in 
or on fungi, edible, group 21 at 3.0 ppm. The analytical method 
consisting of liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/
MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical etofenprox.
    9. PP 6E8449. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0160). ISK Biosciences Corp., 7470 
Auburn Rd., Suite A, Concord, OH 44077, requests to establish a 
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.574 for residues of fluazinam, including its 
metabolites and degradates, in or on the raw agricultural commodity 
dried tea at 5.0 ppm. Analytical methods using gas chromatography with 
electron capture detector for the determination of fluazinam on dried 
tea have been developed and validated.
    10. PP 6E8452. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0166). IR-4, Rutgers University, 
500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.653 for residues of the herbicide 
indaziflam (N-[(1R,2S)-2,3-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-1H-inden-1-yl]-6-(1-
fluoroethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) in or on bushberry, subgroup 
13-07B at 0.01 ppm; caneberry, subgroup 13-07A at 0.01 ppm; coffee, 
green bean at 0.01 ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy 
kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 0.01 ppm; hop, dried cones at 0.03 ppm; 
fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 0.01 ppm; and nut, tree, group 14-12 at 
0.01 ppm. Additionally, tolerances are proposed for the crops in the 
proposed crop subgroup 23A (small fruit, edible peel subgroup) at 0.01 
ppm, including acerola; African plum; agritos, almondette; appleberry; 
arbutus berry; bayberry, red; bignay; breadnut; cabeluda; carandas-
plum; Ceylon iron wood; Ceylon olive; cherry-of-the-Rio-Grande; Chinese 
olive, black; Chinese olive, white; chirauli-nut; cocoplum; desert-
date; false sandalwood; fragrant manjack; gooseberry, Abyssinian; 
gooseberry, Ceylon; gooseberry, otaheite; governor's plum; grumichama; 
guabiroba; guava berry; guava, Brazilian; guava, Costa Rican; 
guayabillo; illawarra plum; Indian-plum; Jamaica-cherry; jambolan; 
kaffir-plum; kakadu plum; kapundung; karnada; lemon aspen; mombin, 
yellow; monos plum; mountain cherry; olive; persimmon, black; pitomba; 
plum-of-Martinique; rukam; rumberry; sea grape; sete-capotes; silver 
aspen; water apple; water pear; water berry; and wax jambu. The 
analytical method consisting of high pressure liquid chromatography 
with triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) is used to 
measure and evaluate the chemical indaziflam.
    11. PP 6E8454. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0171). IR-4, Rutgers University, 
500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to

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establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.659 for residues of pyroxasulfone 
(3-[[[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-
yl]methyl]sulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethylisoxazole) and its 
metabolites (5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-
pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid (M-3); 5-(difluoromethoxy)-3-
(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]methanesulfonic acid (M-25); 3-[1-
carboxy-2-(5,5-dimethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-ylthio)ethylamino]-3-
oxopropanoic acid (M-28); and 5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-
(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]methanesulfonic acid (M-1)) 
calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of pyroxasulfone in or on 
the raw agricultural commodity sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.2 ppm. EPA 
has approved an analytical enforcement methodology including liquid 
chromatography, mass spectrometry, and mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) to 
enforce the tolerance expression for pyroxasulfone.
    12. PP 6F8455. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0218). Syngenta Crop Protection 
LLC, 410 Swing Rd., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300 and 
Canyon Group LLC, 370 S. Main St., Yuma, AZ 85364, request to establish 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.481 for residues of the herbicide prosulfuron 
(N-[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-(3,3,3-
trifluoropropyl)benzenesulfonamide) in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, fodder 
at 0.01 ppm; grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, forage 
at 0.1 ppm; grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, hay at 
0.2 ppm; grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, straw at 
0.02 ppm; and grain, cereal, group 15 at 0.01 ppm. Analytical method 
AG-590C has been submitted for the detection and measurement of residue 
levels of prosulfuron in or on plant commodities. The method is based 
on cleanup procedures followed by determination by high performance 
liquid chromatography with ultraviolet (UV) detection. The LOQ is 0.01 
ppm. A more recent analytical method, Syngenta Crop Protection 
Analytical Method REM 137.14, is being submitted for the determination 
of prosulfuron residues in crops based on cleanup procedures followed 
by analysis via LC/MS/MS. The LOQ is 0.01 ppm.

Amended Tolerances

    1. PP 5E8422. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0829). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests, upon 
establishment of the tolerances referenced above under ``New 
Tolerances'' for PP 5E8422, to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.599 for residues of the insecticide acequinocyl in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodities: cucumber at 0.15 ppm; melon, 
subgroup 9A at 0.15 ppm; cherry, sweet at 0.50 ppm; cherry, tart at 1.0 
ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.20 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.40 
ppm; nut, tree, group 14 at 0.02 ppm; pistachio at 0.02 ppm; vegetable, 
fruiting, group 8 at 0.70 ppm; and okra at 0.70 ppm. The analytical 
method to quantitate residues of acequinocyl and acequinocyl-OH in/on 
fruit crops utilizes HPLC using MS/MS detection. The target LOQ is 0.01 
ppm.
    2. PP 5E8428. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0013). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
increase the established tolerance in 40 CFR 180.613 for residues of 
the insecticide flonicamid, N-(cyanomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-
pyridinecarboxamide, and its metabolites, TFNA (4-
trifluoromethylnicotinic acid), TFNA-AM (4-
trifluoromethylnicotinamide), and TFNG, N-(4-
trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)glycine, calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of flonicamid, in or on vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 from 
0.40 ppm to 1.50 ppm. The analytical methodology used to measure and 
evaluate residues of flonicamid in various crops includes an initial 
extraction, typically with acetonitrile/deionized water, followed by a 
liquid-liquid partition with ethyl acetate. The final sample solution 
is quantitated using a liquid chromatograph equipped with a reverse 
phase column and a triple quadruple mass spectrometer.
    3. PP 5E8434. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0064). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests, upon 
establishment of the tolerances referenced above under ``New 
Tolerances'' for PP 5E8434, to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.579 for residues of fenamidone (4H-imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-5-
methyl- 2-(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-, (S)-) in or on the 
following raw agricultural commodities: Brassica, head and stem, 
subgroup 5A at 5.0 ppm; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 55 ppm; 
cotton, undelinted seed at 0.02 ppm; cilantro, leaves at 60 ppm; and 
vegetable, leafy, except Brassica, group 4 at 60 ppm. Residues are 
quantified by HPLC with LC/MS/MS. The method LOQ is 0.02 ppm or lower 
for fenamidone in all raw agricultural commodities and processed 
fractions.
    4. PP 5E8437. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0049). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend 
40 CFR 180.685 by removing the established tolerances for the residues 
of the fungicide oxathiapiprolin, 1-[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-
dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-
(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-ethanone, including its metabolites 
and degradates, in or on leafy greens, subgroup 4A at 15 ppm; and 
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 1.5 ppm upon establishment of 
the proposed tolerances referenced above under ``New Tolerances'' for 
PP 5E8437. Adequate analytical methodology, high pressure liquid 
chromatography with MS/MS detection, is available for enforcement 
purposes.
    5. PP 5F8414. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0791). Valent U.S.A. Corp., 1600 
Riviera Ave., Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, requests to amend the 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.627 for residues of the fungicide fluopicolide 
in or on vegetables, tuberous and corm (subgroup 1C) at 0.10 ppm; and 
potato processed waste at 0.25 ppm. Practical analytical methods for 
detecting and measuring levels of fluopicolide and its metabolites have 
been developed, validated, and submitted for all appropriate plant and 
animal matrices.
    6. PP 5F8429. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0029). Gowan Co., P.O. Box 5569, 
Yuma, AZ 85366-5569, requests to amend 40 CFR 180.632 by removing the 
established tolerance for residues of the miticide/insecticide 
fenazaquin (4-[2-[4-(1,1,-dimethylethyl) phenyl] ethoxy] quinazoline) 
in or on the raw commodity almond at 0.02 ppm upon establishment of the 
proposed tolerance referenced above under ``New Tolerances'' for PP 
5F8429.
    7. PP 5F8441. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0049). Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, 
410 Swing Rd., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to 
amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.685 for residues of the fungicide 
oxathiapiprolin in or on tuberous and corm vegetables, subgroup 1C at 
0.04 ppm. The analytical method using high pressure liquid 
chromatography with MS/MS detection is used to measure and evaluate the 
chemical residues of oxathiapiprolin.
    8. PP 6E8446. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0128). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend 
the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.620 for residues of the insecticide 
etofenprox (2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3-

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phenoxybenzyl ether) in or on all food commodities (including feed 
commodities) not otherwise listed from 5.0 ppm to 0.40 ppm. This 
amendment may potentially impact/reduce the tolerances established in 
or on livestock commodities. The analytical method consisting of LC/MS/
MS is used to measure and evaluate the chemical etofenprox.
    9. PP 6E8452. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0166). IR-4, Rutgers University, 500 
College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests, upon 
establishment of the tolerances referenced above under ``New 
Tolerances'' for PP 6E8452, to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.653 for residues of the herbicide indaziflam (N-[(1R,2S)-2,3-
dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-1H-inden-1-yl]-6-(1-fluoroethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-
2,4-diamine) in or on fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.01 ppm; nut, tree, 
group 14 at 0.01 ppm; grape at 0.01 ppm; and pistachio at 0.01 ppm. The 
analytical method consisting of LC/MS/MS is used to measure and 
evaluate the chemical indaziflam.

New Tolerance Exemptions

    1. PP IN-10891. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0123). BASF Corp., 26 Davis Dr., 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus simplex 
strain BU288 when used as a pesticide inert ingredient (emulsifier) 
applied to growing crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest 
under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner believes no analytical method is 
needed because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement 
of a tolerance.
    2. PP IN-10907. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0201). Keller and Heckman, LLP, 
1001 G St. NW., Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001 (on behalf of 
Trinseo LLC, 1000 Chesterbrook Blvd., Berwyn, PA 19312-1084), requests 
to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 1,3-butadiene, 
ethenylbenzene and 2-hydroxyethyl 2-propenoate (CAS Reg. No. 36089-06-
2) when used as an inert ingredient (emulsifier or binder) in pesticide 
formulations under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner believes no 
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance.

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

    Dated: May 6, 2016.
Robert C. McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-11835 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
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