Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232-0013
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Aldicarb, Ametryn, 2,4-DB, Dicamba, Dimethipin, Disulfoton, Diuron, et al.; Tolerance Actions
Posted Date: 2008-09-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 54954-54963]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232; FRL-8382-2]

 
Aldicarb, Ametryn, 2,4-DB, Dicamba, Dimethipin, Disulfoton, 
Diuron, et al.; Tolerance Actions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the insecticides/
nematicides aldicarb, ethoprop, and oxamyl; the insecticides 
disulfoton, malathion, and methyl parathion; the miticide/acaricide 
propargite; the fungicides o-phenylphenol and its sodium salt, 
triadimefon, triadimenol, and ziram; the herbicides ametryn, dicamba, 
diuron, oxyfluorfen, and paraquat; the growth regulator/herbicide 
dimethipin; and the antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene 
oxide. Also, EPA is modifying certain tolerances for the insecticide/
nematicide oxamyl; the insecticide fenitrothion; the miticide/acaricide 
propargite; the molluscicide metaldehyde; the fungicides triadimefon 
and tridemorph; the herbicides ametryn, 2,4-DB, dicamba, and diuron; 
and the antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene oxide. In 
addition, EPA is establishing tolerances for the insecticide/nematicide 
oxamyl; the molluscicide metaldehyde; the fungicides etridiazole and 
streptomycin; the herbicides 2,4-DB, dicamba, and diuron; and the 
antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene oxide and propylene 
chlorohydrin (a reaction product formed during the propylene oxide 
sterilization process). Finally, because tolerances expired in 2005, 
EPA is removing 40 CFR 180.167 for nicotine-containing compounds. The 
regulatory actions finalized in this document are in follow-up to the 
Agency's reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment 
program under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 
408(q).

DATES: This regulation is effective September 24, 2008. Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 24, 2008, 
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232. All documents in the 
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac 
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket 
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail 
address: nevola.joseph@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. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    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 this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. 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. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document?

    In addition to accessing electronically available documents at 
http://www.regulations.gov, you may access this Federal Register 
document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal 
Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. You may also access 
a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 through the 
Government Printing Office's pilot e-CFR site at http://
www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr.

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C. Can I File an Objection or Hearing Request?

    Under section 408(g) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 436a, 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. You must file your objection or request a hearing on 
this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR 
part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232 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 [November 24, 2008
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the 
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of 
the filing that does not contain any CBI for inclusion in the public 
docket that is described in ADDRESSES. Information not marked 
confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA 
without prior notice. Submit your copies, identified by docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232, by one of the following methods.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). 
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    In the Federal Register of June 4, 2008 (73 FR 31788) (FRL-8363-9), 
EPA issued a proposal to revoke, modify, and establish certain specific 
tolerances for residues of the insecticides/nematicides aldicarb, 
ethoprop, and oxamyl; the insecticides disulfoton, fenitrothion, 
malathion, and methyl parathion; the miticide/acaricide propargite; the 
molluscicide metaldehyde; the fungicides etridiazole, o-phenylphenol 
and its sodium salt, streptomycin, triadimefon, triadimenol, 
tridemorph, and ziram; the herbicides ametryn, 2,4-DB, dicamba, diuron, 
oxyfluorfen, and paraquat; the growth regulator/herbicide dimethipin; 
and the antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene oxide and its 
reaction product propylene chlorohydrin, and because tolerances expired 
in 2005, to remove 40 CFR 180.167 for nicotine-containing compounds. 
Also, the proposal of June 4, 2008 (73 FR 31788) provided a 60-day 
comment period which invited public comment for consideration and for 
support of tolerance retention under FFDCA standards.
    In this final rule, EPA is revoking, modifying, and establishing 
specific tolerances for residues of aldicarb, ametryn, 2,4-DB, dicamba, 
dimethipin, disulfoton, diuron, ethoprop, etridiazole, fenitrothion, 
malathion, metaldehyde, methyl parathion, o-phenylphenol and its sodium 
salt, oxamyl, oxyfluorfen, paraquat, propargite, propylene oxide and 
propylene chlorohydrin, streptomycin, triadimefon, triadimenol, 
tridemorph, and ziram in or on commodities listed in the regulatory 
text of this document, and removing 40 CFR 180.167 for nicotine-
containing compounds.
    EPA is finalizing these tolerance actions in order to implement the 
tolerance recommendations made during the reregistration and tolerance 
reassessment processes (including follow-up on canceled or additional 
uses of pesticides). As part of these processes, EPA is required to 
determine whether each of the amended tolerances meets the safety 
standard of FFDCA. The safety finding determination of ``reasonable 
certainty of no harm'' is discussed in detail in each Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) and Report on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment 
Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the active 
ingredient. REDs and TREDs recommend the implementation of certain 
tolerance actions, including modifications, to reflect current use 
patterns, to meet safety findings and change commodity names and 
groupings in accordance with new EPA policy. Printed copies of many 
REDs and TREDs may be obtained from EPA's National Service Center for 
Environmental Publications (EPA/NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 
45242-2419, telephone number: 1-800-490-9198; fax number: 1-513-489-
8695; Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom and from the National 
Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, 
VA 22161, telephone number: 1-800-553-6847 or (703) 605-6000; Internet 
at http://www.ntis.gov. Electronic copies of REDs and TREDs are 
available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov and http://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.
    In this final rule, EPA is revoking certain tolerances and/or 
tolerance exemptions because either they are no longer needed or are 
associated with food uses that are no longer registered under FIFRA in 
the United States. Those instances where registrations were canceled 
were because the registrant failed to pay the required maintenance fee 
and/or the registrant voluntarily requested cancellation of one or more 
registered uses of the pesticide active ingredient. The tolerances 
revoked by this final rule are no longer necessary to cover residues of 
the relevant pesticides in or on domestically treated commodities or 
commodities treated outside but imported into the United States. It is 
EPA's general practice to issue a final rule revoking those tolerances 
and tolerance exemptions for residues of pesticide active ingredients 
on crop uses for which there are no active registrations under FIFRA, 
unless any person in comments on the proposal indicates a need for the 
tolerance or tolerance exemption to cover residues in or on imported 
commodities or legally treated domestic commodities.
    EPA has historically been concerned that retention of tolerances 
that are not necessary to cover residues in or on legally treated foods 
may encourage misuse of pesticides within the United States.
    Generally, EPA will proceed with the revocation of these tolerances 
on the grounds discussed in Unit II.A. if one of the following 
conditions applies:
    1. Prior to EPA's issuance of a FFDCA section 408(f) order 
requesting additional data or issuance of a FFDCA section 408(d) or (e) 
order revoking the tolerances on other grounds, commenters retract the 
comment identifying a need for the tolerance to be retained.
    2. EPA independently verifies that the tolerance is no longer 
needed.
    3. The tolerance is not supported by data that demonstrate that the 
tolerance meets the requirements under FQPA.
    This final rule does not revoke those tolerances for which EPA 
received comments stating a need for the tolerance to be retained. In 
response to the proposal published in the Federal Register of June 4, 
2008 (73 FR 31788), EPA received two comments during the 60-day public 
comment period, as follows:

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    i. Triadimefon--Comment by Bayer CropScience. EPA received a 
comment dated June 25, 2008 from Bayer CropScience which stated that 
for one product, Bayleton 50% Wettable Powder Fungicide (EPA Reg. No. 
264-737), there is still product in the channels of trade with 
directions for use of triadimefon on apples, grapes, pears, and 
raspberries. Also, Bayer CropScience asked that the tolerances related 
to these specific uses not be revoked, but be maintained to cover their 
uses.
    Agency response. In a follow-up conversation with the Agency on 
July 21, 2008, the commenter clarified that Bayer's knowledge of any 
Bayleton 50% Wettable Powder Fungicide product from persons other than 
the registrant in the channels of trade was as of June 2007, but not 
since that time. Upon the Agency's request, Bayer CropScience agreed to 
check if it had any more recent information for that specific product. 
On July 25, 2008, Bayer CropScience confirmed to the Agency that there 
was existing Bayleton 50% Wettable Powder Fungicide product (EPA Reg. 
No. 264-737) from persons other than the registrant who expressed to 
Bayer that it would take about 18 months for existing stocks of that 
product to clear the channels of trade.
    Consequently, due to Bayer's comment and updated information, EPA 
is changing the revocation date of the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.410(a) 
on apple; apple, wet pomace; grape; and pear; and the regional 
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.410(c) on raspberry, each with an expiration/
revocation date of July 25, 2010, which the Agency believes allows 
sufficient time for existing stocks of Bayleton 50% Wettable Powder 
Fungicide (EPA Reg. No. 264-737) to be sold, distributed, and exhausted 
by end-users, and for treated commodities to have cleared the channels 
of trade.
    Also, because EPA is not revoking the tolerance in 40 CFR 
180.410(c) on raspberry on the date of publication of the final rule, 
so that the tolerance will remain in effect an extra approximately two 
years, and because the Agency determined that residues of concern for 
all raw agricultural commodities are triadimefon and triadimenol, the 
Agency is revising the introductory text of 40 CFR 180.410(c) as 
follows: Tolerances with regional registrations, as defined in 
Sec. 180.1(m), are established for the combined residues of the 
fungicide triadimefon, 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-
triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone and triadimenol, [beta]-(4-chlorophenoxy)-
[alpha]-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, expressed as 
triadimefon, in or on the following food commodities.
    Triadimefon is not registered for use as a direct livestock 
treatment and with the publication of a product cancellation order in 
the Federal Register of June 25, 2008 (73 FR 36080)(FRL-8368-7) for 
Bayleton 50 Turf and Ornamental Fungicide in WSP and Bayleton 50 WP 
Fungicide (EPA Reg. No. 432-1294), there are now no active registered 
feed item uses of triadimefon. Although wet apple pomace is a feed item 
for cattle, goats, horses, and sheep, and given the Agency's response 
to Bayer's comments that EPA is revoking the tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.410(a) on apple and apple, wet pomace with expiration/revocation 
dates of July 25, 2010, the Agency reiterates its determination, as 
stated in the Federal Register of June 4, 2008 (73 FR 31788), that 
based on available ruminant exaggerated feeding data at 125x Maximum 
Theoretical Dietary Burden for cattle, there is no reasonable 
expectation of finite triadimefon residues of concern in milk and 
tissues of cattle, goats, horses, and sheep, and that their tolerances 
are no longer needed under 40 CFR 180.6(a)(3). Therefore, with the 
exception of the change that EPA is making with regard to the 
revocation date for tolerances on apple; apple, wet pomace; grape; 
pear; and raspberry for combined triadimefon residues of concern in 40 
CFR 180.410, EPA is finalizing the amendments proposed concerning 
triadimefon in the Federal Register of June 4, 2008 (73 FR 31788). For 
a detailed discussion of the Agency's rationale for the establishments, 
revocations, and modifications to the tolerances for combined 
triadimefon residues of concern in 40 CFR 180.410, refer to the 
proposed rule of June 4, 2008.
    ii. Oxamyl--Comment by DuPont Crop Protection. EPA received a 
comment from DuPont Crop Protection which requested that the Agency not 
decrease the individual tolerances in 40 CFR 180.303 for the combined 
oxamyl residues of concern on winter squash and pumpkin from 2.0 to 0.2 
ppm. In addition, the commenter stated that because there was some 
interest in the use of oxamyl on some minor crops contained in the 
cucurbit vegetable crop group and individual tolerances currently exist 
in 40 CFR 180.303 on winter squash, pumpkin, cucumber, summer squash, 
cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and watermelon, each at 2.0 ppm, a crop 
group tolerance could be established for vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 
at 2.0 ppm. The commenter stated that the minor crops would be 
insignificant dietary contributors and that the existing individual 
tolerances should be converted to a crop group tolerance.
    Agency response. EPA will not take action on the tolerances for 
winter squash and pumpkin in 40 CFR 180.303 at this time based on the 
comment. The Agency will respond to the DuPont comment in a future 
notice to be published in the Federal Register. However, the Agency is 
finalizing the other amendments for oxamyl in the Federal Register of 
June 4, 2008 (73 FR 31788). For a detailed discussion of the Agency's 
rationale for the establishments, revocations, and modifications to the 
tolerances for combined oxamyl residues of concern in 40 CFR 180.303, 
refer to the proposed rule of June 4, 2008.
    The Agency did not receive any specific comments, during the 60-day 
comment period, on the following pesticide active ingredients:
    Aldicarb, ametryn, 2,4-DB, dicamba, dimethipin, disulfoton, diuron, 
ethoprop, etridiazole, fenitrothion, malathion, metaldehyde, methyl 
parathion, o-phenylphenol and its sodium salt, oxyfluorfen, paraquat, 
propargite, propylene oxide and propylene chlorohydrin, streptomycin, 
triadimenol, tridemorph, ziram, and nicotine-containing compounds. The 
codification section in the proposed rule regarding 40 CFR 180.106 
inadvertently mentioned that the Agency was revising paragraph (b). 
This was a clerical error; EPA did not intend to revise paragraph (b). 
Therefore, EPA is finalizing the amendments proposed concerning these 
active ingredients in the Federal Register of June 4, 2008 (73 FR 
31788). For a detailed discussion of the Agency's rationale for the 
establishments, revocations, and modifications to the tolerances, refer 
to the proposed rule of June 4, 2008.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    EPA may issue a regulation establishing, modifying, or revoking a 
tolerance under FFDCA section 408(e). In this final rule, EPA is 
establishing, modifying, and revoking tolerances to implement the 
tolerance recommendations made during the reregistration and tolerance 
reassessment processes, and as follow-up on canceled uses of 
pesticides. As part of these processes, EPA is required to determine 
whether each of the amended tolerances meets the safety standards under 
FFDCA. The safety finding determination is found in detail in each 
post-FQPA RED and TRED for the active ingredient. REDs and TREDs 
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certain tolerance actions, including modifications to reflect current 
use patterns, to meet safety findings, and change commodity names and 
groupings in accordance with new EPA policy. Printed and electronic 
copies of the REDs and TREDs are available as provided in Unit II.A.
    EPA has issued post-FQPA REDs for aldicarb, ametryn, 2,4-DB, 
dicamba, dimethipin, disulfoton, diuron, ethoprop, etridiazole, 
fenitrothion, malathion, metaldehyde, methyl, parathion, o-phenylphenol 
and its sodium salt, oxamyl, oxyfluorfen, paraquat, propargite, 
propylene oxide, triadimefon, and ziram, and TREDs for diuron, 
streptomycin, triadimenol, and tridemorph. REDs and TREDs contain the 
Agency's evaluation of the database for these pesticides, including 
statements regarding additional data on the active ingredients that may 
be needed to confirm the potential human health and environmental risk 
assessments associated with current product uses, and REDs state 
conditions under which these uses and products will be eligible for 
reregistration. The REDs and TREDs recommended the establishment, 
modification, and/or revocation of specific tolerances. RED and TRED 
recommendations such as establishing or modifying tolerances, and in 
some cases revoking tolerances, are the result of assessment under the 
FFDCA standard of ``reasonable certainty of no harm.'' However, 
tolerance revocations recommended in REDs and TREDs that are made final 
in this document do not need such assessment when the tolerances are no 
longer necessary.
    EPA's general practice is to revoke tolerances for residues of 
pesticide active ingredients on crops for which FIFRA registrations no 
longer exist and on which the pesticide may therefore no longer be used 
in the United States. EPA has historically been concerned that 
retention of tolerances that are not necessary to cover residues in or 
on legally treated foods may encourage misuse of pesticides within the 
United States. Nonetheless, EPA will establish and maintain tolerances 
even when corresponding domestic uses are canceled if the tolerances, 
which EPA refers to as ``import tolerances,'' are necessary to allow 
importation into the United States of food containing such pesticide 
residues. However, where there are no imported commodities that require 
these import tolerances, the Agency believes it is appropriate to 
revoke tolerances for unregistered pesticides in order to prevent 
potential misuse.
    When EPA establishes tolerances for pesticide residues in or on raw 
agricultural commodities, the Agency gives consideration to possible 
pesticide residues in meat, milk, poultry, and/or eggs produced by 
animals that are fed agricultural products (for example, grain or hay) 
containing pesticides residues (40 CFR 180.6). If there is no 
reasonable expectation of finite pesticide residues in or on meat, 
milk, poultry, or eggs, then tolerances do not need to be established 
for these commodities (40 CFR 180.6(b) and 180.6 (c)).

C. When Do These Actions Become Effective?

    With the exception of specific tolerance revocations for 
dimethipin, methyl parathion, and triadimefon for which EPA is revoking 
with specific expiration/revocation dates, the Agency is revoking, 
modifying, and establishing specific tolerances, and revising specific 
commodity terminologies effective on the date of publication of this 
final rule in the Federal Register. With the exception of the specific 
tolerances for dimethipin, methyl parathion, and triadimefon, the 
Agency believes that existing stocks of pesticide products labeled for 
the uses associated with the revoked tolerances have been completely 
exhausted and that treated commodities have had sufficient time for 
passage through the channels of trade. EPA is revoking certain specific 
tolerances with expiration/revocation dates of May 31, 2010 for 
dimethipin (meat and meat byproducts of cattle, goat, hog, horse, and 
sheep, and cotton, undelinted seed), January 24, 2009 for methyl 
parathion (bean, dry, seed; beet, sugar, roots; beet, sugar, tops; 
cabbage; hop, dried cones; pea, dry, seed; and pecan), and July 25, 
2010 for triadimefon (apple; apple, wet pomace; grape; pear; and 
raspberry), respectively. The Agency believes that these revocation 
dates allow users to exhaust stocks and allows sufficient time for 
passage of treated commodities through the channels of trade.
    Any commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document that 
are treated with the pesticides subject to this final rule, and that 
are in the channels of trade following the tolerance revocations, shall 
be subject to FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established by FQPA. Under 
this unit, any residues of these pesticides in or on such food shall 
not render the food adulterated so long as it is shown to the 
satisfaction of the Food and Drug Administration 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.
    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 tolerance. Evidence to show that food was 
lawfully treated may include records that verify the dates that the 
pesticide was applied to such food.

III. Are There Any International Trade Issues Raised by this Final 
Action?

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S. 
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent 
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA 
considers the international Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established 
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, as required by section 408(b)(4) 
of FFDCA. The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N. Food and Agriculture 
Organization/World Health Organization food standards program, and it 
is recognized as an international food safety standards-setting 
organization in trade agreements to which the United States is a party. 
EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL; 
however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain the reasons 
for departing from the Codex level in a notice published for public 
comment. EPA's effort to harmonize with Codex MRLs is summarized in the 
tolerance reassessment section of individual REDs and TREDs, and in the 
Residue Chemistry document which supports the RED and TRED, as 
mentioned in the proposed rule cited in Unit II.A. Specific tolerance 
actions in this rule and how they compare to Codex MRLs (if any) is 
discussed in Unit II.A.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    In this final rule, EPA establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 
408(e), and also modifies and revokes specific tolerances established 
under FFDCA section 408. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has 
exempted these types of actions (i.e., establishment and modification 
of a tolerance and tolerance revocation for which extraordinary 
circumstances do not exist) from review under Executive Order 12866, 
entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). 
Because this rule has been exempted from review under Executive Order 
12866 due to its lack of significance, this rule is not subject to 
Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, 
May 22, 2001). This final rule does not

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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 special considerations as required by 
Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994); or OMB review or any other 
Agency action under Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of 
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, 
April 23, 1997). 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 104-13, 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 
establishment of tolerances, exemptions from tolerances, raising of 
tolerance levels, expansion of exemptions, or revocations 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. 
These analyses for tolerance establishments and modifications, and for 
tolerance revocations were published on May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950) and 
on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020) (FRL-5753-1), respectively, and were 
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 Agency 
hereby certifies that this final rule will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. In a 
memorandum dated May 25, 2001, EPA determined that eight conditions 
must all be satisfied in order for an import tolerance or tolerance 
exemption revocation to adversely affect a significant number of small 
entity importers, and that there is a negligible joint probability of 
all eight conditions holding simultaneously with respect to any 
particular revocation. (This Agency document is available in the docket 
of the proposed rule, as mentioned in Unit II.A.). Furthermore, for the 
pesticides named in this final rule, the Agency knows of no 
extraordinary circumstances that exist as to the present revocations 
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 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). 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 section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. 
For these same reasons, the Agency has determined that this rule does 
not have any ``tribal implications'' as described in Executive Order 
13175, entitled Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Executive Order 13175, 
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful 
and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory 
policies that have tribal implications.'' ``Policies that have tribal 
implications'' is defined in the Executive order to include regulations 
that have ``substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, on 
the relationship between the Federal Government and the Indian tribes, 
or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the 
Federal Government and Indian tribes.'' This rule will not have 
substantial direct effects on tribal governments, on the relationship 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, as specified in Executive Order 13175. 
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this rule.

V. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report 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: September 15, 2008.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

Sec.  180.3  [Amended]

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2. Section 180.3 is amended by removing paragraph (d)(13) and 
redesignating paragraph (d)(14) as (d)(13).

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3. Section 180.106 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and the table 
in paragraph (c), to read as follows:

Sec.  180.106  Diuron; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the herbicide diuron, 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea and 
its metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline in or on food 
commodities, as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alfalfa, forage............................................          3.0
Alfalfa, hay...............................................          2.0
Apple......................................................          0.1
Artichoke, globe...........................................            1
Asparagus..................................................            7
Banana.....................................................          0.1
Berry group 13.............................................          0.1
Cattle, fat................................................            1
Cattle, meat...............................................            1
Cattle, meat byproducts....................................            1
Citrus, oil................................................          3.0
Corn, field, grain.........................................          0.1

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Corn, pop, grain...........................................          0.1
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................          0.2
Fish - freshwater finfish, farm raised.....................          2.0
Fruit, citrus, group 10, except lemon......................         0.05
Goat, fat..................................................            1
Goat, meat.................................................            1
Goat, meat byproducts......................................            1
Grain, aspirated fractions.................................          5.0
Grape......................................................         0.05
Grass, forage, except bermudagrass.........................            2
Grass, hay, except bermudagrass............................            2
Hazelnut...................................................          0.1
Hog, fat...................................................            1
Hog, meat..................................................            1
Hog, meat byproducts.......................................            1
Horse, fat.................................................            1
Horse, meat................................................            1
Horse, meat byproducts.....................................            1
Lemon......................................................          0.5
Nut, macadamia.............................................         0.05
Olive......................................................            1
Papaya.....................................................          0.5
Peach......................................................          0.1
Pear.......................................................            1
Pea, field, seed...........................................          0.1
Pea, field, vines..........................................            2
Pea, field, hay............................................            2
Pecan......................................................         0.05
Peppermint, tops...........................................          1.5
Pineapple..................................................          0.1
Pineapple, process residue.................................          0.4
Sheep, fat.................................................            1
Sheep, meat................................................            1
Sheep, meat byproducts.....................................            1
Sorghum, grain, forage.....................................            2
Sorghum, grain, grain......................................          0.5
Sorghum, grain, stover.....................................            2
Spearmint, tops............................................          1.5
Sugarcane, cane............................................          0.2
Sugarcane, molasses........................................          0.7
Walnut.....................................................         0.05
Wheat, bran................................................          0.7
Wheat, forage..............................................            2
Wheat, grain...............................................          0.5
Wheat, hay.................................................            2
Wheat, straw...............................................          1.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
     (c) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barley, bran...............................................          0.7
Barley, grain..............................................          0.2
Barley, hay................................................            2
Barley, straw..............................................          1.5
Cactus.....................................................         0.05
Clover, forage.............................................          0.1
Clover, hay................................................          1.0
Oat, forage................................................            2
Oat, grain.................................................          0.1
Oat, hay...................................................            2
Oat, straw.................................................          1.5
Trefoil, forage............................................          0.1
Trefoil, hay...............................................          1.5
Vetch, forage..............................................          0.1
Vetch, hay.................................................          1.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

Sec. 180.111  [Amended]

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4. Section 180.111 is amended by removing the entries for flax, straw; 
lespedeza, seed; lespedeza, straw; vetch, seed; and vetch, straw from 
the table in paragraph (a)(1).

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5. Section 180.116 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) 
and footnote 1, to read as follows:

Sec. 180.116  Ziram; tolerances for residues.

     (a) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Almond.....................................................       0.1\1\
Apple......................................................       7.0\1\
Apricot....................................................       7.0\1\
Blackberry.................................................       7.0\1\
Blueberry..................................................       7.0\1\
Cherry, sweet..............................................       7.0\1\
Cherry, tart...............................................       7.0\1\
Grape......................................................          7.0
Huckleberry................................................          7.0
Peach......................................................          7.0
Pear.......................................................       7.0\1\
Pecan......................................................          0.1
Quince.....................................................       7.0\1\
Strawberry.................................................          7.0
Tomato.....................................................      7.0\1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Some of these tolerances were established on the basis of data
  acquired at the public hearings held in 1950 (formerly Sec.  180.101)
  and the remainder were established on the basis of pesticide petitions
  presented under the procedure specified in the amendment to the
  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by Public Law 518, 83d Congress
  (68 Stat. 511).

* * * * *

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6. Section 180.121 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) to 
read as follows:

Sec. 180.121  Methyl parathion; tolerances for residues.

     (a) * * *

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                      Commodity                             Parts per million        Expiration/Revocation Date
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alfalfa, forage.....................................                          1.25                          None
Alfalfa, hay........................................                           5.0                          None
Almond..............................................                           0.1                          None
Almond, hulls.......................................                           3.0                          None
Barley..............................................                           1.0                          None
Bean, dry, seed.....................................                           1.0                       1/24/09
Beet, sugar, roots..................................                           0.1                       1/24/09
Beet, sugar, tops...................................                           0.1                       1/24/09
Cabbage.............................................                           1.0                       1/24/09
Corn................................................                           1.0                          None
Corn, field, forage.................................                           1.0                          None
Corn, sweet, forage.................................                           1.0                          None
Cotton, undelinted seed.............................                          0.75                          None
Grass, forage.......................................                           1.0                          None
Hop, dried cones....................................                           1.0                       1/24/09
Oat.................................................                           1.0                          None
Onion...............................................                           1.0                          None
Peanut..............................................                           1.0                          None
Pea, dry, seed......................................                           1.0                       1/24/09
Pea, field, vines...................................                           1.0                          None
Pecan...............................................                           0.1                       1/24/09
Potato..............................................                           0.1                          None
Rapeseed, seed......................................                           0.2                          None
Rice, grain.........................................                           1.0                          None
Soybean, seed.......................................                           0.1                          None
Soybean, hay........................................                           1.0                          None
Sunflower, seed.....................................                           0.2                          None
Sweet potato, roots.................................                           0.1                          None
Walnut..............................................                           0.1                          None

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Wheat...............................................                           1.0                          None
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7. Section 180.129 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.129  o-Phenylphenol and its sodium salt; tolerances for 
residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for combined residues of 
the fungicide o-phenylphenol and sodium o-phenylphenate, each expressed 
as o-phenylphenol, from postharvest application of either in or on the 
following food commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apple......................................................           25
Cantaloupe (NMT 10 ppm in edible portion)..................          125
Carrot, roots..............................................           20
Cherry.....................................................            5
Citrus fruits..............................................           10
Cucumber...................................................           10
Lemon......................................................           10
Nectarine..................................................            5
Orange.....................................................           10
Pepper, bell...............................................           10
Peach......................................................           20
Pear.......................................................         25.0
Pineapple..................................................           10
Plum, prune, fresh.........................................           20
Sweet potato, roots........................................           15
Tomato.....................................................           10
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec.  180.167  [Removed]

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8. Section 180.167 is removed.

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9. Section 180.183 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) to 
read as follows:

Sec. 180.183  O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl] phosphorodithioate; 
tolerances for residues.

     (a) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barley, grain..............................................         0.75
Barley, straw..............................................          5.0
Bean, lima.................................................         0.75
Bean, snap, succulent......................................         0.75
Broccoli...................................................         0.75
Brussels sprouts...........................................         0.75
Cabbage....................................................         0.75
Cauliflower................................................         0.75
Coffee, bean...............................................          0.3
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................         0.75
Lettuce....................................................         0.75
Peanut.....................................................         0.75
Pea, dry, seed.............................................         0.75
Pea, field, vines..........................................          5.0
Pea, succulent.............................................         0.75
Pepper.....................................................          0.1
Potato.....................................................         0.75
Spinach....................................................         0.75
Tomato.....................................................         0.75
Wheat, hay.................................................          5.0
Wheat, grain...............................................          0.3
Wheat, straw...............................................          5.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

Sec. 180.205  [Amended]

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10. Section 180.205 is amended by removing the entries for bean, dry, 
seed; bean, lima, succulent; bean, snap, succulent; cucurbits; nut; 
pea, dry, seed; and pea, succulent from the table in paragraph (a).

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11. Section 180.227 is amended by revising the tables in paragraphs 
(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) to read as follows:

Sec. 180.227  Dicamba; tolerances for residues.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barley, grain..............................................          6.0
Barley, hay................................................          2.0
Barley, straw..............................................         15.0
Corn, field, forage........................................          3.0
Corn, field, grain.........................................          0.1
Corn, field, stover........................................          3.0
Corn, pop, grain...........................................          0.1
Corn, pop, stover..........................................          3.0
Corn, sweet, forage........................................         0.50
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............         0.04
Corn, sweet, stover........................................         0.50
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................          0.2
Grass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17, forage............        125.0
Grass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17, hay...............        200.0
Millet, proso, forage......................................         90.0
Millet, proso, grain.......................................          2.0
Millet, proso, hay.........................................         40.0
Millet, proso, straw.......................................         30.0
Oat, forage................................................         90.0
Oat, grain.................................................          2.0
Oat, hay...................................................         40.0
Oat, straw.................................................         30.0
Rye, forage................................................         90.0
Rye, grain.................................................          2.0
Rye, straw.................................................         30.0
Sorghum, grain, forage.....................................          3.0
Sorghum, grain, grain......................................          4.0
Sorghum, grain, stover.....................................         10.0
Sugarcane, cane............................................          0.1
Sugarcane, molasses........................................          2.0
Wheat, forage..............................................         90.0
Wheat, grain...............................................          2.0
Wheat, hay.................................................         40.0
Wheat, straw...............................................         30.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Asparagus..................................................          4.0
Cattle, fat................................................          0.3
Cattle, kidney.............................................         25.0
Cattle, meat...............................................         0.25
Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney.....................          3.0
Goat, fat..................................................          0.3
Goat, kidney...............................................         25.0
Goat, meat.................................................         0.25
Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney.......................          3.0
Hog, fat...................................................          0.3
Hog, kidney................................................         25.0
Hog, meat..................................................         0.25
Hog, meat byproducts, except kidney........................          3.0
Horse, fat.................................................          0.3
Horse, kidney..............................................         25.0
Horse, meat................................................         0.25
Horse, meat byproducts, except kidney......................          3.0
Milk.......................................................          0.2
Sheep, fat.................................................          0.3
Sheep, kidney..............................................         25.0
Sheep, meat................................................         0.25
Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney......................          3.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (3) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grain, aspirated fractions.................................         1000
Soybean, hulls.............................................         30.0
Soybean, seed..............................................         10.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

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12. Section 180.245 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as 
follows:

Sec. 180.245  Streptomycin; tolerances for residues.

    (a)(1) Tolerances are established for residues of the fungicide 
streptomycin in or on food commodities as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bean, dry, seed............................................          0.5
Bean, succulent............................................          0.5
Fruit, pome, group 11......................................         0.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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* * * * *

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13. Section 180.258 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a), 
and by removing the text from paragraph (c) and reserving the paragraph 
designation and heading to read as follows:

Sec. 180.258  Ametryn; tolerances for residues.

     (a) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Banana.....................................................         0.25
Corn, field, forage........................................          0.1
Corn, field, grain.........................................         0.05
Corn, field, stover........................................         0.05
Corn, pop, grain...........................................         0.05
Corn, pop, stover..........................................         0.05
Corn, sweet, forage........................................          0.5
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............         0.25
Corn, sweet, stover........................................          0.5
Pineapple..................................................         0.05
Sugarcane, cane............................................         0.05
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
* * * * *

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14. Section 180.259 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) 
to read as follows:

Sec. 180.259  Propargite; tolerances for residues.

     (a) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Almond.....................................................          0.1
Almond, hulls..............................................         55.0
Bean, dry, seed............................................          0.2
Cattle, fat................................................          0.1
Cattle, meat...............................................          0.1
Cattle, meat byproducts....................................          0.1
Citrus, oil................................................         30.0
Corn, field, forage........................................         10.0
Corn, field, grain.........................................          0.1
Corn, field, stover........................................         10.0
Corn, pop, grain...........................................          0.1
Corn, pop, stover..........................................         10.0
Corn, sweet, forage........................................         10.0
Corn, sweet, stover........................................         10.0
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................          0.1
Egg........................................................          0.1
Goat, fat..................................................          0.1
Goat, meat.................................................          0.1
Goat, meat byproducts......................................          0.1
Grain, aspirated fractions.................................          0.4
Grape......................................................         10.0
Grapefruit.................................................          5.0
Hog, fat...................................................          0.1
Hog, meat..................................................          0.1
Hog, meat byproducts.......................................          0.1
Hop, dried cones...........................................        100.0
Horse, fat.................................................          0.1
Horse, meat................................................          0.1
Horse, meat byproducts.....................................          0.1
Lemon......................................................          5.0
Milk, fat (0.08 ppm in milk)...............................          2.0
Nectarine..................................................          4.0
Orange.....................................................         10.0
Peanut.....................................................          0.1
Peppermint, tops...........................................         50.0
Poultry, fat...............................................          0.1
Potato.....................................................          0.1
Sheep, fat.................................................          0.1
Sheep, meat................................................          0.1
Sheep, meat byproducts.....................................          0.1
Sorghum, grain, forage.....................................         10.0
Sorghum, grain, grain......................................          5.0
Sorghum, grain, stover.....................................         10.0
Spearmint, tops............................................         50.0
Tea, dried.................................................         10.0
Walnut.....................................................          0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

Sec. 180.262  [Amended]

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15. Section 180.262 is amended by removing the entries for peanut and 
peanut, hay from the table in paragraph (a).

Sec. 180.269  [Amended]

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16. Section 180.269 is amended by removing the entries for sugarcane, 
forage and sugarcane, stover from the table in paragraph (a).

0
17. Section 180.303 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.303  Oxamyl; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the insecticide oxamyl, methyl N,N-dimethyl-N-[(methylcarbamoyl)-
oxy]-1-thiooxamimidate, and its oxime metabolite methyl N,N-dimethyl-N-
hydroxy-1-thiooxamimidate calculated as oxamyl in or on the following 
food commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apple......................................................            2
Banana.....................................................          0.3
Cantaloupe.................................................          2.0
Carrot.....................................................          0.1
Celery.....................................................         10.0
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................          0.2
Cucumber...................................................          2.0
Eggplant...................................................          2.0
Fruit, citrus, group 10....................................            3
Garlic, bulb...............................................          0.2
Melon, honeydew............................................          2.0
Onion, bulb................................................          0.2
Peanut.....................................................         0.05
Peanut, hay................................................          2.0
Pear.......................................................          2.0
Peppermint, tops...........................................         10.0
Pepper, bell...............................................          2.0
Pepper, nonbell............................................          5.0
Pineapple..................................................            1
Pineapple, process residue.................................          2.0
Pumpkin....................................................          2.0
Soybean, seed..............................................          0.1
Spearmint, tops............................................         10.0
Squash, summer.............................................          2.0
Squash, winter.............................................          2.0
Tomato.....................................................            2
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C..................          0.1
Watermelon.................................................          2.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

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18. Section 180.331 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.331  4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid; tolerances for 
residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
herbicide 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid (2,4-DB), both free and 
conjugated, determined as the acid, in or on food commodities, as 
follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alfalfa, forage............................................          0.7
Alfalfa, hay...............................................          2.0
Cattle, meat byproducts....................................         0.05
Clover.....................................................          0.2
Goat, meat byproducts......................................         0.05
Hog, meat byproducts.......................................         0.05
Horse, meat byproducts.....................................         0.05
Peanut.....................................................          0.2
Peppermint, tops...........................................          0.2
Sheep, meat byproducts.....................................         0.05
Soybean, forage............................................          0.7
Soybean, hay...............................................          2.0
Soybean, seed..............................................          0.5
Spearmint, tops............................................          0.2
Trefoil, forage............................................          0.7
Trefoil, hay...............................................          2.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

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19. Section 180.370 is amended by alphabetically adding an entry for 
the commodity peanut, hay to the table in paragraph (a), to read as 
follows:

Sec. 180.370  5-Ethoxy-3-(trichloromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole; 
tolerances for residues.

     (a) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                * * * * *
Peanut, hay................................................          0.1
                                * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

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20. Section 180.372 is revised to read as follows:

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Sec. 180.372  2,6-Dimethyl-4-tridecylmorpholine; tolerances for 
residues.

    (a) General. A tolerance is established for residues of the 
fungicide 2,6-dimethyl-4-tridecylmorpholine in or on the following food 
commodity:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Banana\1\..................................................         1.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ There are no U.S. registrations.

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.381  [Amended]

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21. Section 180.381 is amended by removing the entry for corn, pop, 
grain from the table in paragraph (a).

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22. Section 180.406 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) 
to read as follows:

Sec. 180.406  Dimethipin; tolerances for residues.

     (a) * * *

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Commodity                             Parts per million        Expiration/Revocation Date
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, meat........................................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Cattle, meat byproducts.............................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Cotton, undelinted seed.............................                          0.50                       5/31/10
Goat, meat..........................................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Goat, meat byproducts...............................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Hog, meat...........................................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Hog, meat byproducts................................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Horse, meat.........................................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Horse, meat byproducts..............................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Sheep, meat.........................................                          0.01                       5/31/10
Sheep, meat byproducts..............................                          0.01                       5/31/10
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

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23. Section 180.410 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.410  Triadimefon; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the fungicide triadimefon, 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-
1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone, and triadimenol, [beta]-(4-
chlorophenoxy)-[alpha]-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, 
expressed as triadimefon, in or on the following food commodities:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Commodity                             Parts per million        Expiration/Revocation Date
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apple...............................................                           1.0                       7/25/10
Apple, wet pomace...................................                           4.0                       7/25/10
Grape...............................................                           1.0                       7/25/10
Pear................................................                           1.0                       7/25/10
Pineapple...........................................                           2.0                          None
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with 
regional registrations, as defined in Sec.  180.1(m), are established 
for the combined residues of the fungicide triadimefon, 1-(4-
chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone, and 
triadimenol, [beta]-(4-chlorophenoxy)-[alpha]-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-
1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, expressed as triadimefon, in or on the 
following food commodities:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Commodity                             Parts per million        Expiration/Revocation Date
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Raspberry...........................................                           2.0                       7/25/10
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

0
24. Section 180.450 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.450  Beta-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-
1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues 
of the fungicide [beta]-(4-chlorophenoxy)-[alpha]-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-
1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol (triadimenol) and its butanediol 
metabolite, 4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2,2-dimethyl-4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-l-yl)-
1,3-butanediol, calculated as triadimenol, in or on the following 
commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Banana \1\.................................................          0.2
Barley, grain..............................................         0.05
Barley, straw..............................................          0.2
Corn, field, forage........................................         0.05
Corn, field, grain.........................................         0.05
Corn, field, stover........................................         0.05
Corn, pop, grain...........................................         0.05
Corn, pop, stover..........................................         0.05
Corn, sweet, forage........................................         0.05
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............         0.05
Corn, sweet, stover........................................         0.05
Cotton, undelinted seed....................................         0.02
Oat, forage................................................          2.5
Oat, grain.................................................         0.05
Oat, straw.................................................          0.2
Rye, forage................................................          2.5
Rye, grain.................................................         0.05
Rye, straw.................................................          0.1
Sorghum, forage, hay.......................................         0.05
Sorghum, grain, grain......................................         0.01
Sorghum, grain, stover.....................................         0.01
Wheat, forage..............................................          2.5
Wheat, grain...............................................         0.05

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Wheat, straw...............................................         0.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ There are no U.S. registrations for banana (whole) as of September
  22, 1993.

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

0
25. Section 180.491 is amended by revising the tables in paragraphs 
(a)(1) and (a)(2) to read as follows:

Sec. 180.491  Propylene oxide; tolerances for residues.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cacao bean, dried bean.....................................          200
Cacao bean, cocoa powder...................................          200
Fig........................................................          3.0
Garlic, dried..............................................          300
Grape, raisin..............................................          1.0
Herbs and spices, group 19, dried..........................          300
Nut, tree, group 14........................................          300
Onion, dried...............................................          300
Plum, prune, dried.........................................          2.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basil, dried leaves........................................         6000
Cacao bean, dried bean.....................................         20.0
Cacao bean, cocoa powder...................................         20.0
Fig........................................................          3.0
Garlic, dried..............................................         6000
Grape, raisin..............................................          4.0
Herbs and spices, group 19, dried, except basil............         1500
Nut, tree, group 14........................................         10.0
Onion, dried...............................................         6000
Plum, prune, dried.........................................          2.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

0
26. Section 180.523 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.523  Metaldehyde; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
molluscicide metaldehyde in or on food commodities, as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Artichoke, globe...........................................         0.07
Berry group 13.............................................         0.15
Cactus.....................................................         0.07
Fruit, citrus, group 10....................................         0.26
Lettuce....................................................         1.73
Strawberry.................................................         6.25
Tomato.....................................................         0.24
Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5........................          2.5
Watercress.................................................          3.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

0
27. Section 180.540 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.540  Fenitrothion; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
insecticide fenitrothion, O,O-dimethyl O-(4-nitro-m-tolyl) 
phosphorothioate, from the postharvest application of the insecticide 
to stored wheat in Australia, in or on the following food commodity:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Parts per
                         Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wheat, gluten\1\...........................................         3.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ There are no U.S. registrations on food commodities since 1987.

     (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
     (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
     (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
[FR Doc. E8-22078 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]

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