Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0519-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Pesticide Petitions: Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Posted Date: 2017-06-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 109 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26641-26644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11927]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 174 and 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0006; FRL-9961-14]

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 July 10, 2017.

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: 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.

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).
    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 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.

Amended Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

    1. PP IN-11012. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0046). Dow AgroSciences, 9330 
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to amend an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of nicotinamide (CAS 
Reg. No. 98-92-0) when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in 
pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 180.920 to increase the limitation 
of concentration of nicotinamide in pesticide formulations from 0.5% to 
5.0%. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it 
is not required for an

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exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
    2. PP IN-10990. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0755). Spring Trading Company, 203 
Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, TX 77354 on behalf of Sasol Chemicals (USA), 
12120 Wickchester Lane, Houston, TX 77079, requests to amend an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance under 40 CFR 180.960 for 
residues of [alpha]-alkyl-[omega]- hydroxypoly (oxypropylene) and/or 
poly (oxyethylene) polymers where the alkyl chain contains a minimum of 
six carbons and a minimum number-average molecular weight of 1,000 when 
used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations to include 
poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-isooctyl-[omega]-hydroxy (CAS Reg. 
No. 61723-78-2). The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 
because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance. Contact: RD.

Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    1. PP 6E8528. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0035. IR-4 Project Headquarters, 500 
College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, requests to 
amend tolerances in 40 CFR part 180.431 for residues of the herbicide 
clopyralid by removing the established tolerances for residues of the 
herbicide clopyralid (3,6-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid), 
including its metabolites and degradates, from its application in the 
acid form or in the form of its salts, to be determined by measuring 
only clopyralid in or on raw agricultural commodities: Apple at 0.05 
ppm, Asparagus at 1.0 ppm, Beet, garden tops at 3.0 ppm, Beet, sugar, 
tops at 3.0 ppm, Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 2.0 ppm, 
Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 5.0 ppm, Cranberry at 4.0 ppm, 
Fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.5 ppm, Strawberry at 4.0 ppm, Turnip, 
greens at 4.0 ppm and Canola, seed at 3.0 ppm, upon establishment of 
``New Tolerances'' petition-for under PP 6E8528 mentioned above. Gas 
chromatography/electron-capture detection (GC/ECD) method is available 
in The Pesticide Analytical Manual Vol. II to enforce the tolerance 
expression for clopyralid in plant commodities. Contact RD.
    2. PP 6E8532. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0072). Interregional Research 
Project No. 4, IR-4, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 
College Road East, Suite 201-W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend 
the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.498 for residues of sulfentrazone (N-[2,4-
dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-
triazol-1-yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide) and its metabolites HMS (N-
(2,4-dichloro-5-(4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-hydroxymethyl-5-oxo-
1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide) and DMS (N-(2,4-
dichloro-5-(4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-
yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide, calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of sulfentrazone by removing the tolerances for Asparagus at 
0.15 ppm; Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 0.20 ppm; Brassica, 
leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 0.40 ppm; Nut, tree, group 14 at 0.15 ppm; 
Pistachio at 0.15 ppm; and Turnip, tops at 0.60 ppm. The analytical 
enforcement method for sulfentrazone was used with minor modification 
that eliminated several clean-up and derivatization steps that was 
required for GC/MSD but not for LC/MS/MS. The analytical method for 
sulfentrazone involves separate analyses for parent and its 
metabolites. The parent is analyzed by evaporation and reconstitution 
of the sample prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS GC/ECD. The metabolites 
samples were refluxed in the presence of acid and cleaned up with solid 
phase extraction prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS. Contact: RD.
    3. PP 7F8543. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0156. Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New 
Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808-2951, requests to 
amend the existing citrus fruits (crop group 10-10) tolerances in 40 
CFR part 180.675 for residues of the insecticide tolfenpyrad as 
follows: (1) Reduce the established tolerance for the citrus fruit RAC 
from 1.5 to 0.9 parts per million (ppm); (2) reduce the established 
tolerance for dried citrus pulp from 8.0 to 3.0 ppm; (3) reduce the 
established tolerance for citrus oil from 70 to 27 ppm; and (4) reduce 
the PHI of 14 days to a PHI of 3 days. An acceptable high performance 
liquid chromatography method with tandem mass spectrometry detection 
(LC/MS/MS) for enforcement of tolfenpyrad residue tolerances in/on 
plant commodities exists. The method limit of quantification is 0.01 
ppm. The method for plant commodities has been adequately validated and 
has undergone acceptable independent laboratory validation (ILV). An 
acceptable LC/MS/MS method also exists for determining residues of 
tolfenpyrad and its metabolites, PT-CA, OH-PT-CA, and PCA in milk, 
bovine meat, kidney, liver and fat. The method for livestock 
commodities has been adequately validated and has undergone acceptable 
ILV. Acceptable multiresidue methods test data have been submitted for 
tolfenpyrad per se. The data indicate that the PAM multiresidue methods 
are not suitable for determination of tolfenpyrad. Metabolite PT-CA is 
the major residue in livestock matrices and has been identified as a 
residue of concern for tolerance enforcement in livestock commodities. 
This metabolite was not tested through the appropriate FDA multiresidue 
PAM I method; however, based on the structural similarity between 
tolfenpyrad and PT-CA, it is anticipated that the multiresidue method 
protocols would not be suitable for analysis of PT-CA. Contact: RD.

New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

    1. PP IN-11003. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0108) Seppic, Inc., 302 Bridges Rd 
#210, Fairfield, NJ 07004, requests to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of fatty acids, rape-oil, 
triesters with polyethylene glycol either with glycerol (3:1) (CAS Reg. 
No. 688045-21-8) as an inert ingredient 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. Contact: RD.
    2. PP IN-11014. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0084). SciReg, Inc., 12733 
Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192 on behalf of Solvay USA Inc, 504 
Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.920 for 
residues of acetic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester (CAS Reg. No. 103-09-3) 
when used as an inert ingredient (solvent/cosolvent) at a concentration 
of not more than 50% by weight in pesticide formulations applied to 
growing crops only under 40 CFR 180.920. The petitioner believes no 
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
    3. PP IN-11024. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0103). SciReg. Inc., 12733 
Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, on behalf of Solvay USA Inc., 
504 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2,2-
dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol (CAS Reg. No. 100-79-8) when used as 
an inert ingredient (solvent/cosolvent) in pesticide formulations 
applied to growing crops, raw agricultural commodities after harvest, 
and for use in antimicrobial food contact surface sanitizing solutions 
under 40 CFR 180.910 and 40 CFR 180.940, respectively. The petitioner 
believes no analytical method is needed because it is not required for 
an

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exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD

New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    1. PP 6E8524. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0681). Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, 
Yuma, AZ 85366-5569, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the fungicide, zoxamide, in or on banana at 0.3 
parts per million (ppm). The gas chromatography with mass selective 
detection is used to measure and evaluate the chemical Zoxamide, 3,5-
dichloro-N-(3-chloro-1-ethyl-1-methyl-2-oxopropyl)-4-methylbenzamide. 
Contact: RD.
    2. PP 6E8528. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0035. Interregional Research Project 
Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201W, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, requests to establish 
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide clopyralid 
(3,6-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid), including its metabolites and 
degradates, from its application in the acid form or in the form of its 
salts, to be determined by measuring only clopyralid in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities: Berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G at 4.0 
parts per million (ppm), Berry, low growing, except strawberry, 
subgroup 13-07H at 4.0 ppm, Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B at 
5.0 ppm, Fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 0.05 ppm, Fruit, stone, group 12-
12 at 0.5 ppm, Radish, roots at 0.3 ppm, Stalk and stem vegetable 
subgroup 22A at 1.0 ppm, Vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 
at 2.0 ppm, and Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2 at 5.0 
ppm. Gas chromatography/electron-capture detection (GC/ECD) method is 
available in The Pesticide Analytical Manual Vol. II to enforce the 
tolerance expression for clopyralid in plant commodities. Contact RD.
    3. PP 6E8532. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0072). Interregional Research 
Project No. 4, IR-4, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 
College Road East, Suite 201-W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of sulfentrazone 
(N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-
1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide) and its metabolites HMS 
(N-(2,4-dichloro-5-(4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-hydroxymethyl-5-
oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide) and DMS (N-(2,4-
dichloro-5-(4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-
yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide, calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of sulfentrazone in or on the raw agricultural commodities 
Chia, dry seed at 0.15 parts per million (ppm); Teff, forage at 0.50 
ppm; Teff, grain at 0.15 ppm; Teff, hay at 0.30 ppm; Teff, straw at 1.5 
ppm; Stalk and stem vegetable subgroup 22A at 0.15 ppm; Vegetable, 
brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 at 0.20 ppm; Brassica, leafy 
greens, subgroup 4-16B at 0.60 ppm; and Nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.15 
ppm). The analytical enforcement method for sulfentrazone was used with 
minor modification that eliminated several clean-up and derivatization 
steps that was required for GC/MSD but not for LC/MS/MS. The analytical 
method for sulfentrazone involves separate analyses for parent and its 
metabolites. The parent is analyzed by evaporation and reconstitution 
of the sample prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS GC/ECD. The metabolites 
samples were refluxed in the presence of acid and cleaned up with solid 
phase extraction prior to analysis by LC/MS/MS. Contact: RD.
    4. PP 6E8539. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0089). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 
500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180. 337 for residues of the 
fungicide/bactericide Oxytetracycline (4S,4aR,5S,5aR,6S,12aS)-4-
(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,5,6,10,12,12a-
hexahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide in or on 
Cherry, sweet at 0.1 parts per million (ppm) and Cherry, tart at 0.1 
ppm. The Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) is used to 
measure and evaluate the chemical residues. Contact: RD.
    5. PP 7E8545. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0109). Syngenta Crop Protection, 
LLC, 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, 
requests on behalf of Winfield Solutions, LLC, to establish an import 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide, 
pirimiphos-methyl in or on wheat gluten at 0.1 parts per million (ppm). 
Gas chromatography method with flame photometric detection (GC-FPD) is 
used to measure and evaluate the chemical pirimiphos-methyl. Contact: 
RD.
    6. PP 6F8489. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0155. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, 
Yuma, AZ 85366-5569, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 
180.448 for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox, in or on hops at 
20 parts per million (ppm). The basic analytical method was previously 
reviewed by the Agency in association with the establishment of the 
current tolerances with registrations of multiple commodities. The 
methods used in a new hops raw agricultural commodities study are 
described fully in the study report, which is submitted concurrently 
with this petition. Contact: RD.
    7. PP 6F8536. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0095). E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 
Company, 974 Centre Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19805, requests to 
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
insecticide indoxacarb in or on corn, field, forage at 10 parts per 
million (ppm); corn, field, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, field, stover at 
15 ppm; corn, field, aspirated grain fractions at 45 ppm; corn, field, 
flour at 0.07 ppm; corn, field, meal at 0.03 ppm; corn, field, oil at 
0.05 ppm. The LC-MS/MS analytical method is used to measure and 
evaluate the chemical on the various corn commodities. Contact: RD.
    8. PP 7F8544. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0156. Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New 
Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808-2951, requests to 
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180.675 for residues of the 
insecticide tolfenpyrad, in or on Brassica, head and stem vegetables, 
crop group 5-16 at 5 parts per million (ppm); Brassica, leafy greens, 
subgroup 4-16B at 40 ppm; Vegetables, cucurbit, crop group 9 at 0.7 
ppm; Vegetables, fruiting, crop group 8-10 at 0.7 ppm; Fruit, pome, 
crop group 11-10 at 0.7 ppm; Apple, wet pomace, at 2.5 ppm; Fruit, 
citrus, crop group 10-10 at 0.9 ppm; Citrus, dried pulp at 3.0 ppm; and 
Citrus, oil at 28 ppm. An acceptable high performance liquid 
chromatography method with tandem mass spectrometry detection (LC/MS/
MS) for enforcement of tolfenpyrad residue tolerances in/on plant 
commodities exists. The method limit of quantification is 0.01 ppm. The 
method for plant commodities has been adequately validated and has 
undergone acceptable independent laboratory validation (ILV). An 
acceptable LC/MS/MS method also exists for determining residues of 
tolfenpyrad and its metabolites, PT-CA, OH-PT-CA, and PCA in milk, 
bovine meat, kidney, liver and fat. The method for livestock 
commodities has been adequately validated and has undergone acceptable 
ILV. Acceptable multiresidue methods test data have been submitted for 
tolfenpyrad per se. The data indicate that the PAM multiresidue methods 
are not suitable for determination of tolfenpyrad. Metabolite PT-CA is 
the major residue in livestock matrices and has been identified as a 
residue of concern for tolerance enforcement in livestock commodities. 
This metabolite was not tested through the appropriate FDA multiresidue 
PAM I method;

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however, based on the structural similarity between tolfenpyrad and PT-
CA, it is anticipated that the multiresidue method protocols would not 
be suitable for analysis of PT-CA. Contact: RD.
    9. PP 6E8450. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0519). Interregional Research 
Project No. 4 (IR-4) Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, 
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180.614 for 
residues of the bactericide, Kasugamycin, (3-O-[2-amino-4-
[(carboxyimino-methyl)amino]-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-[alpha]-D-arabino-
hexopyranosyl]-D-chiro-inositol) in or on Fruit, stone, subgroup 12-12A 
at 0.6 parts per million (ppm) and Walnut at 0.04 ppm. The Analytical 
Method, Meth-146, Revision #4 is used to measure and evaluate the 
chemical kasugamycin. Contact: RD.

New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS)

    PP 6F8520. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0080). Monsanto Company, 1300 I (Eye) 
St. NW., Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 20005, requests to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 
residues of the plant growth regulator LCO SP104: D-Glucose,O-2-deoxy-
2-[[(11Z)-1-oxo-11-octadecen-1-yl]amino]-[beta]-D-glucopyranosyl-
(1[rarr]4)-O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-[beta]-D-glucopyranosyl-
(1[rarr]4)-O-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-[beta]-D-glucopyranosyl-
(1[rarr]4)-O-2-(acetylamino)- 2-deoxy-[beta]-D-glucopyranosyl-
(1[rarr]4)-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy- in or on raw agricultural 
commodities and processed foods. The petitioner believes no analytical 
method is needed because analytical methods normally utilized for 
detection of compounds in crop plants are incapable of quantifying the 
negligible levels of LCO SP104 that are predicted to be presented in 
raw or processed agricultural commodities. Even in the unlikely event 
that dietary exposure does occur associated with the requested uses, 
the demonstrated favorable toxicological profile for LCO SP104 does not 
present a potential hazard for humans or the environment. Contact: 
BPPD.

New Tolerance Exemptions for PIPS

    1. PP 6F8541. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0113). Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish 
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 174 for 
residues of the plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) Bacillus 
thuringiensis Cry14Ab-1 protein in or on soybean. The petitioner 
believes no analytical method is needed because this petition is for a 
temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without 
numerical limitation; thus, an analytical method should not be 
required. Contact: BPPD.
    2. PP IN-11022 (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0115). Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish 
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 174 for 
residues of the plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) inert ingredient 4-
hydroxyphenyl pyruvate deoxygenase (HPPD-4) in or on all food 
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 
because this petition is for a temporary exemption from the requirement 
of a tolerance without numerical limitation; thus, an analytical method 
should not be required. Contact: BPPD.

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

     Dated: April 27, 2017.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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