Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0046-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Posted Date: 2008-06-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 115)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0046; FRL-8367-3]

 
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide 
petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations 
for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 14, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0046 and the pesticide petition number (PP) 
of interest, 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'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.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0046 the 
assigned docket ID number and the pesticide petition number of 
interest. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential

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Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The 
regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means 
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment 
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., 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. Publicly available docket materials are available 
electronically 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 
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 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: The person listed at the end of the 
pesticide petition summary of interest.

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 at the end of the pesticide petition 
summary of interest.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. 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 submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Docket ID Numbers

    When submitting comments, please use the docket ID number and the 
pesticide petition number of interest, as shown in the table.

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                 PP Number                        Docket ID Number
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PP 7E7206                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0042
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PP 8E7350                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0458
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PP 0F1234                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0405
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PP 6F7098                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0405
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PP 6F7105                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0214
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PP 7F7190                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0366
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PP 8F7322                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0352
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PP 8F7334                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0386
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PP 8F7342                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0461
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PP 7F7190                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0366
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PP 7F7306                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0384
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PP 7F7307                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0385
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PP 6E7093                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0105
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PP 7E7206                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0042
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PP 8E7329                                   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0407
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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing notice of the filing of pesticide petitions 
received under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that the pesticide 
petitions described in this notice contain data or information 
regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(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

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pesticide petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on 
these pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 
included in this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a 
docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of the 
petitions is available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov.

New Tolerance

    1. PP 7E7206. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0042). Bayer Crop Science, 2 T. W. 
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish 
a tolerance for residues of the inert safener cyprosulfamide (parent) 
in or on food commodities field corn grain at 0.01 parts per million 
(ppm); sweet corn kernels at 0.01 ppm; sweet corn (k+cwhr) at 0.01 ppm; 
pop corn grain at 0.01 ppm; and parent cyprosulfamide and its 
metabolites AE 0001789-sulfonamide-alanine, AE 0001789-sulfonamide-
lactate, and AE 0001789-N-cyclopropyl-4-sulfamoylbenzamide in or on 
food commodities field corn forage at 0.15 ppm; sweet corn forage at 
0.40 ppm; field corn stover at 0.60 ppm; sweet corn stover at 0.60 ppm; 
and popcorn stover at 0.60 ppm. For the following animal tissues parent 
cyprosulfamide is proposed based on the tissue to feed ratio from the 
feeding study, applied to a new diet calculated from the proposed 
tolerances from the residue studies in or on food commodities milk at 
0.01 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.01 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.01 ppm; cattle, 
liver at 0.02 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.05 ppm; goat, meat at 0.01 ppm; 
goat, fat at 0.01 ppm; goat, liver at 0.02 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.05 
ppm; hog, meat at 0.01 ppm; hog, fat at 0.01 ppm; hog, liver at 0.02 
ppm; hog, kidney at 0.05 ppm; horse, meat at 0.01 ppm; horse, fat at 
0.01 ppm; horse, liver at 0.02 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.05 ppm; sheep, 
meat at 0.01 ppm; sheep, fat at 0.01 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.02 ppm; 
sheep, kidney at 0.05 ppm. An adequate liquid chromatography/mass 
spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) analytical method is 
available for AE 0001789 to enforce the tolerances. The residues of 
cyprosulfamide and its metabolites AE 0001789-
cyclopropylsulfamoylbenzamide (M02, AE 0852999), AE 0001789-
sulfonamide-alanine (M11, AE 2300003), and AE 0001789-sulfonamide-
lactate (M10, AE 2300002) are quantitated by high performance liquid 
chromatography/triple stage quadruple mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) 
(Method UB-008-P06-01). The individual analyte residues are reported in 
AE 0001789 molar equivalents and summed to give a total cyprosulfamide 
residue. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.01 ppm for each analyte 
in all matrices. Contact: Karen Samek, (703) 347-8825, 
samek.karen@epa.gov.
    2. PP 8E7350. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0458). Interregional Research 
Project No. 4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, 
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide 
fenamidone, 4H-imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-(methylthio)-5-
phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-, (S)-, in or on food commodities: Vegetables, 
root, except sugarbeet, subgroup 1B, except radish at 0.2 ppm; turnip, 
leaves at 55 ppm; coriander, leaves at 60 ppm; okra at 3.5 ppm; and a 
tolerance with regional registration for grape at 1.0 ppm. Residues are 
quantified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with LC/MS/
MS. The method LOQ are 0.02 ppm or lower for fenamidone, and its 
metabolites, RPA 412636, RPA 412708, and RPA 410193 in test raw 
agricultural commodities and processed fractions. Contact: Susan 
Stanton, (703) 305-5218, stanton.susan@epa.gov.
    3. and 4. PP 0F1234 and 6F7098. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0405). BASF 
Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes 
to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide pendimethalin, 
N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine, and its 3, 5-
dinitrobenzyl alcohol metabolite (CL 202347)] in or on food commodities 
crayfish at 0.05 ppm; cotton gin byproducts at 3.0 ppm; and rice 
processing fractions at 0.1 ppm. The analytical method in plants is 
aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up, and quantitation 
by gas chromatography (GC). The method has a LOQ of 0.05 ppm for 
pendimethalin and the alcohol metabolite. Contact: James Tompkins, 
(703) 305-5697, tompkins.jim@epa.gov.
    5. PP 6F7105. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0214). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a 
tolerance for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, 
[2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, 
methyl ester and its metabolite methyl-N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-
3-yl]oxy]o-tolyl] carbamate (BF 500-3); expressed as parent in or on 
the food commodities borage at 0.45 ppm; castor oil plant at 0.45 ppm; 
Chinese tallowtree at 0.45 ppm; crambe at 0.45 ppm; cuphea at 0.45 ppm; 
echium at 0.45 ppm; euphorbia at 0.45 ppm; evening primrose at 0.45 
ppm; flax seed at 0.45 ppm; gold of pleasure at 0.45 ppm; hare's ear 
mustard at 0.45 ppm; jojoba at 0.45 ppm; lesquerella at 0.45 ppm; 
lunaria at 0.45 ppm; meadowfoam at 0.45 ppm; niger seed at 0.45 ppm; 
milkweed at 0.45 ppm; mustard seed at 0.45 ppm; oil radish at 0.45 ppm; 
poppy seed at 0.45 ppm; rapeseed at 0.45 ppm; rose hip at 0.45 ppm; 
safflower at 0.45 ppm; sesame at 0.45 ppm; stokes aster at 0.45 ppm; 
sunflower at 0.45 ppm; sweet rocket at 0.45 ppm; tallowwood at 0.45 
ppm; tea oil plant at 0.45 ppm; and vernonia at 0.45 ppm. In plants, 
the method of analysis is aqueous organic solvent extraction, column 
clean up and quantitation by LC/MS/MS. In animals, the method of 
analysis involves base hydrolysis, organic extraction, column clean up 
and quantitation by LC/MS/MS or derivatization (methylation) followed 
by quantitation by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). 
Contact: John Bazuin, (703) 305-7381, bazuin.john@epa.gov.
    6. PP 7F7190. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0366). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 
New Linden Hill Rd., Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to 
establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide pyraflufen-ethyl 
[ethyl 2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-
yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetate] and its acid metabolite, E-1 [2-chloro-5-
(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-
fluorophenoxyacetic acid], expressed in terms of the parent, in or on 
food commodities grass, forage, group 17 at 1.0 ppm; grass, hay, group 
17 at 1.4 ppm; milk at 0.02 ppm; cattle, meat byproducts at 0.02 ppm; 
goat, meat byproducts at 0.02 ppm; horse, meat byproducts at 0.02 ppm; 
and sheep, meat byproducts at 0.02 ppm. Aqueous organic solvent 
extraction, column clean up, and quantitation by gas chromatography is 
used to measure and evaluate the chemical residues. Contact: James M. 
Stone, (703) 305-7391, stone.james@epa.gov.
    7. PP 8F7322. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0352). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, proposes 
to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide combined 
residues of BAS 800 H (N'-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dihydro-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)benzoyl]-N-isopropyl-N-
methylsulfamide) plus metabolite M800H11 (N-[2-chloro-5-(2,6-dioxo-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dihydro-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorobenzoyl]-N'-
isopropylsulfamide) and plus metabolite M800H35 (N-[4-chloro-2-fluor-5-
([(isopropylamino)sulfonyl]amino carbonyl)phenyl]urea) in or on food

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commodities legume vegetables (group 06), citrus fruits (group 10), 
pome fruits (group 11), stone fruits (group 12), tree nuts (group 14), 
pistachio, cereal grains (group 15), undelinted cotton seed, cotton gin 
by products, and grape at 0.03 ppm; foliage of legume vegetables (group 
07), forage, fodder and straw of cereal grains (group 16), and sorghum 
stover at 0.1 ppm; almond hulls at 0.2 ppm; and sunflower seed at 0.7 
ppm. Independently validated analytical methods have been submitted for 
analyzing residues of parent BAS 800 H plus metabolites M800H11 and 
M800H35 with appropriate sensitivity in all the crop and processed 
commodities for legume vegetables (group 06), foliage of legume 
vegetables (group 07), citrus fruits (group 10), pome fruits (group 
11), stone fruits (group 12), tree nuts (group14), cereal grains (group 
15), pistachio, forage, fodder, and straw of cereal grains (group 16), 
cotton, sunflower and grape and in animal liver and kidney matrices 
which tolerances are being requested. Contact: Kathryn Montague, (703) 
305-1243, montague.kathryn@epa.gov.
    8. PP 8F7334. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0386). Gowan Company, 370 South Main 
St., Yuma, AZ 85364, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of 
the herbicide triallate in or on food commodity Bermuda grass hay at 
0.2 ppm. Residues of triallate and its metabolite TCPSA in Bermuda 
grass forage, hay, straw and seed screenings were quantitated using a 
GC/MS analytical method. The LOQ was 0.02 ppm for triallate and 0.05 
ppm for TCPSA. Contact: Vickie Walters, (703) 305-5704, 
walters.vickie@epa.gov.
    9. PP 8F7342. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-00461). Syngenta Crop Protection, 
Inc., 410 Swing Rd., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to 
establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide mandipropamid, 
benzeneacetamide, 4-chloro-N-[2-[3-methoxy-4-(2-propynyloxy) 
phenyl]ethyl-alpha-(2-propynyloxy)] in or on food commodity hops at 50 
ppm. Analytical method RAM 415-01 was developed for determination of 
mandipropamid residues in crops. This method involves extraction of 
mandipropamid residues from crop samples by homogenization with 
acetonitrile:water (80:20 v/v). Extracts are centrifuged and aliquots 
diluted with water prior to being cleaned up using polymeric solid-
phase extraction cartridges. Residues of mandipropamid are quantified 
using high performance liquid chromatography with LC-MS/MS. This method 
has been successfully validated at an independent facility and 
therefore is suitable for use as the enforcement method for the 
determination of residues of mandipropamid in crops. Contact: Rosemary 
Kearns, (703) 305-5611, kearns.rosemary@epa.gov.

Amendment to Existing Tolerance

    1. PP 7F7190. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0366). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 
New Linden Hill Rd., Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to amend 
the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.585 by revising existing tolerances for 
residues of the herbicide pyraflufen-ethyl [ethyl 2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-
5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetate] and 
its acid metabolite, E-1 [2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-
methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid], expressed in terms 
of the parent, in or on food commodities soybeans, seed to 0.05 ppm; 
soybeans, hay to 0.1 ppm; wheat, forage to 0.02 ppm; and wheat, hay to 
0.01 ppm. Aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up, and 
quantitation by gas chromatography is used to measure and evaluate the 
chemical residues. Contact: James M. Stone, (703) 305-7391, 
stone.james@epa.gov.
    2. PP 7F7306. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0384). Monsanto Company (a member of 
the Acetochlor Registration Partnership, ARP), 1300 I Street NW, Suite 
450 East, Washington DC 20005, proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 
CFR 180.470 for residues of the herbicide acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-
methyl-6'-ethyl-N-ethoxymethylacetanilide) and its metabolites 
containing either the 2-ethyl-6-methylaniline (EMA) or the 2-(1-
hydroxyethyl)-6-methyl-aniline (HEMA) moiety, to be expressed as 
acetochlor equivalents, in or on the food commodities when present 
therein as a result of the application of acetochlor to soil or growing 
crops: corn, field, forage at 4.5 ppm and corn, field, stover at 3.0 
ppm. An adequate enforcement method for residues of acetochlor in crops 
has been approved. Acetochlor and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to 
either EMA or HEMA, which are determined by high performance liquid 
chromatography-oxidative coulometric electrochemical detector (HPLC-
OCED) and expressed as acetochlor equivalents. Contact: Vickie Walters, 
(703) 305-5704, walters.vickie@epa.gov.
    3. PP 7F7307. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0385). E. I. du Pont de Nemours and 
Company, DuPont Crop Protection, Laurel Run Plaza, P.O. Box 80038, 
Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.364 by establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the 
herbicide glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] and its metabolite N-
acetylglyphosate [N-acetyl-N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] resulting from 
the application of glyphosate, the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, 
the ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, the ammonium salt of glyphosate, 
and the potassium salt of glyphosate to OptimumTM GATTM field corn, in 
or on the food commodities: Field corn, grain; field corn, forage; 
field corn, stover; and field corn, aspirated grain fractions at levels 
already established for glyphosate alone. An analytical method was 
developed, and validated, for the determination of glyphosate and 
degradate residues in transgenic crop and crop fraction matrices. The 
analytes examined included glyphosate and N-acetylglyphosate since N-
acetylglyphosate is a metabolite associated with transgenic crops 
containing the glyphosate N-acetyltransferase (gat) enzyme. The method 
target LOQ in each matrix examined was 0.050 mg/kg (ppm). The method 
was validated at 0.050 milligrams/kilograms (mg/kg) and 0.50 mg/kg or 
higher fortification level using a LC/MS/MS system operating with an 
electrospray interface (ESI) in positive ion mode detection. An 
analytical method was developed, and validated, for the determination 
of N-acetylglyphosate, glyphosate, AMPA, and N-acetyl AMPA in animal 
matrices including milk, eggs, muscle, kidney, liver, and fat. The 
method target LOQ in glyphosate equivalents for each analyte was 0.025 
mg/kg in egg, milk, and muscle matrices and 0.050 mg/kg in kidney, 
liver, and fat matrices. The method was validated at the respective LOQ 
and 10xLOQ level for each matrix using a LC/MS/MS system operating with 
an electrospray interface (ESI) in positive or negative ion mode 
detection. Contact: Vickie Walters, (703) 305-5704, 
walters.vickie@epa.gov.

New Exemption from Tolerance

    1. PP 6E7093. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0105). Huntsman Corporation, 8600 
Gosling Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77381, proposes to amend 40 CFR 180 by 
establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance under 40 
CFR 180.910, 40 CFR 180.920, and 40 CFR 180.930 for residues of 
morpholine 4-C6-12 Acyl derivatives (CAS Reg. No. 887947-29-7) when 
used as a pesticide inert ingredient as a solvent in pesticide 
formulations applied to growing food crops, post harvest applications, 
and to animals. Because this petition is a request for an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance, no analytical method is required. 
Contact: Karen

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Samek, (703) 347-8825, samek.karen@epa.gov.
    2. PP 7E7206. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0042). Bayer Crop Science, 2 T. W. 
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish 
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the 
inert safener cyprosulfamide (parent) in or on food commodities sorghum 
grain and plants grown from cyprosulfamide treated seeds. Because this 
petition is a request for an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance, no analytical method is required. Contact: Karen Samek, 
(703) 347-8825, samek.karen@epa.gov.
    3. PP 8E7329. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0407). SciReg, Inc., 12733 
Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, proposes to amend 40 CFR part 
180 by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
under 40 CFR 180.920 for residues of ammonium chloride (CAS Reg. No. 
12125-02-9) when used as a pesticide inert ingredient as a carrier/
nutrient in pesticide formulations applied pre-harvest to all food 
commodities. Because this petition is a request for an exemption from 
the requirement of a tolerance, no analytical method is required. 
Contact: Karen Samek, (703) 347-8825, samek.karen@epa.gov.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, 
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Dated: June 5, 2008.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-13344 Filed 6-12-08; 8:45 am]

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