Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0161-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Pesticide Petitions Filed: Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities, January 2022
Posted Date: 2022-02-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10760-10761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04019]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 174 and 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0161; FRL-9410-01-OCSPP]

Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities--January 2022

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of 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 March 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the pesticide petition (PP) of interest as shown in the 
body of this document, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 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. Additional instructions on 
commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about 
dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is open to visitors by 
appointment only. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services 
and access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Registration 
Division (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address: 
[email protected]. The mailing address for each contact person is: 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. As part of the mailing 
address, include the contact person's name, division, and mail code. 
The division to contact is listed at the end of each pesticide petition 
summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at 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.

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II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing receipt of pesticide petitions filed under 
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 
U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 174 or 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 data or information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 
U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency 
of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports 
granting of the pesticide 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), summaries of the petitions that are 
the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioners, are included 
in dockets EPA has created for these rulemakings. The dockets for these 
petitions are 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.

A. Amended Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

     IN-11603. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0774). Exponent, Inc (1150 
Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036) on behalf of 
Gaylord Chemical Company (106 Galeria Boulevard, Slidell, LA 70458) 
requests to amend an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of dimethyl sulfoxide (CAS Reg. No. 67-68-5) for use as an 
inert ingredient (solvent, co-solvent) in pesticide formulations 
applied to growing crops pre-harvest under 40 CFR 180.920 without 
limitation. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 
because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance. Contact: RD.

B. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

     IN-11632. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0866). Technology Sciences 
Group Inc. (1150 18th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036) on 
behalf of Lanxess Corporation (111 RIDC Park West Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 
15275) requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of tris (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (CAS Reg. No. 
78-42-2) for use as an inert ingredient (adjuvant) in pesticide 
formulations applied to growing crops pre- and post-harvest under 40 
CFR 180.910 without limitation. The petitioner believes no analytical 
method is needed because it is not required for an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.

C. Notice of Filing--New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

     PP 1E8949. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0646). Nichino America, Inc., 
4550 Linden Hill Rd., Suite 501, Wilmingon, DE 19808, requests to 
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
insecticide, benzpyrimoxan, in or on rice, grain at 0.9 parts per 
million (ppm). The LC-MS/MS analytical method was used in the residue 
studies. The method involves extraction of benzpyrimoxan and NNI-1501-
2-OH from crop matrices and LC-MS/MS detection and was validated using 
unhulled rice, unpolished (brown) rice, and rice straw to measure and 
evaluate the chemical benzpyrimoxan. Contact: RD.
     PP 1E8961. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0101). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, North Carolina 
State University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, 
NC 27606, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.690 for 
residues of mandestrobin, 2-[(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)methyl]-[alpha]-
methoxy-N-methylbenzeneacetamide in or on the raw agricultural 
commodity Vegetable, tuberous and corm, except potato, subgroup 1D at 
0.01 parts per million. An independently validated analytical method 
has been submitted for analyzing the chemical. Contact: RD.

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

    Dated: February 9, 2022.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
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