Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0069-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Pesticide Petition: Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (August 2023)
Posted Date: 2023-09-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64398-64399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20266]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0069; FRL-10579-08-OCSPP]

Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (August 2023)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial 
filing of a pesticide petition 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 October 19, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0069, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://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. Additional 
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Registration Division 
(RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566-2427, email address: 
[email protected]. 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 application 
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:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

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 https://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 receipt of a pesticide petition 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 request before responding to the petitioner. EPA is not proposing 
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the 
pesticide petition described in this document contains 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 supports granting of 
the pesticide petition. 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 this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the 
subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a 
docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this 
petition is available at https://www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA 
is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an 
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or 
modification of

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regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food commodities. 
Further information on the petition may be obtained through the 
petition summary referenced in this unit.

A. Notice of Filing--Amended Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except 
PIPS)

    PP IN-11755. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0368. Spring Regulatory Sciences (6620 
Cypresswood Dr., Suite 250, Spring, TX 77379), on behalf of Sasol 
Chemicals (USA) LLC, (12120 Wickchester Lane, Houston, TX 77224), 
requests to amend an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., esters with 
polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether (CAS Reg. No. 518299-31-5) by adding 
its use as an inert ingredient (surfactant and related adjuvants of 
surfactants) limited to 25% by weight in pesticide formulations 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. Contact: RD.

B. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP 2F9013. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0732. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to remove established 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.438 for residues of the insecticide lambda-
cyhalothrin in or on the following raw agricultural plant commodities: 
Canola, refined oil at 2.0 parts per million (ppm); canola, seed at 1.0 
ppm; sunflower, forage at 0.2 ppm; sunflower, seed, hulls at 0.50 ppm; 
sunflower, refined oil at 0.30 ppm; and sunflower, seed at 0.2 ppm. The 
ICI Method 81 (PRAM 81) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical 
lambda-cyhalothrin. Contact: RD.

C. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    1. PP 3E9047. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0407. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide 
mandipropamid (benzene-acetamide, 4-chloro-N-[2-[3-methoxy-4-(2-
propynyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]-alpha-(2-propynyloxy)) in or on: Papaya, 
whole fruit at 0.8 ppm; papaya, peel at 3 ppm; papaya, pulp at 0.015 
ppm. The quantitation is by high performance liquid chromatography with 
triple quadruple mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) is used to 
measure and evaluate the chemical mandipropamid. Contact: RD.
    2. PP 3F9055. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0269. ISK Biosciences Corporation, 
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077, requests to establish a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide 
Flazasulfuron, 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-2-
pyridylsulfonyl) urea in or on avocado at 0.01 ppm. The Liquid 
Chromatography-MS/MS is used to measure and evaluate the chemical 
flazasulfuron. Contact: RD.

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

    Dated: September 11, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2023-20266 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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