Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0680-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Pesticide Petitions: Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Posted Date: 2019-02-07T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2115-2116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01108]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 174 and 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0577; FRL-9987-08]

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of 
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several 
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or 
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of 
interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Registration Division 
(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address: 
RDFRNotices@epa.gov; or Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution 
Prevention Division (7511P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, 
email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing address for each 
contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's 
name, division, and mail code. 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).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division listed at the

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end of the pesticide petition summary of interest.

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed 
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 
21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 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 the data or information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the 
sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data 
support granting of the pesticide petitions. After considering the 
public comments, EPA intends to evaluate whether and what action may be 
warranted. Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final 
determination on these pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 
that are the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is 
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket 
for each of the petitions is available at http://www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA 
is publishing notice of the petitions so that the public has an 
opportunity to comment on these requests for the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 
commodities. Further information on the petitions may be obtained 
through the petition summaries referenced in this unit.

Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP 8F8679. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0526). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes upon the establishment 
of the tolerances references in this document under ``New Tolerances'' 
for PP 8F8679 to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR part 180.665 for 
residues of the fungicide sedaxane in or on soybean, seed at 0.01 parts 
per million (ppm) and pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, 
subgroup 6C at 0.01ppm. Contact: RD.

New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

    PP IN-11130. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0613). SciReg, Inc. 12733 Director's 
Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, on behalf of Bayer CropScience Biologics 
GmbH, Lukaswiese 4, 23970 Wismar, Germany, requests to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-
hydroxypropyl starch (CAS Reg. No. 9049-76-7) when used as an inert 
ingredient in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops only 
under 40 CFR 180.920. The petitioner believes no analytical method is 
needed because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement 
of a tolerance. Contact: RD.

New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS)

    PP 8F8698. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0686). Plant Health Care, Inc., 2626 
Glenwood Ave., Suite 350, Raleigh, NC 27608, requests to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 
residues of the plant regulator Ea Peptide 91398 in or on all food 
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 
because of the lack of effects in toxicological studies. Contact: BPPD.

New Tolerances for Inerts

    PP 8F8679. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0526). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to establish a tolerance 
in 40 CFR part 180.665 for residues of the fungicide sedaxane in or on 
vegetable, legume, group 6 at 0.01 parts per million (ppm). The high-
performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrapole mass 
spectrometry method is used to measure and evaluate the chemical 
sedaxane. Contact: RD.

New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP 8G8702. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0680). Valent BioSciences LLC, 870 
Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048, requests to establish temporary 
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the plant regulator 
aminoethoxyvinylglycine in or on apple at 0.065 parts per million (ppm) 
and pear at 0.065 ppm. The high-performance liquid chromatography 
analytical method is used to measure and evaluate the chemical 
aminoethoxyvinylglycine. Contact: BPPD.

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

    Dated: December 17, 2018.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-01108 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
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