Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0053-0016
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities: September 2022
Posted Date: 2022-10-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64196-64198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22979]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0053; FRL-9410-06-OCSPP]

Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities September 2022

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial 
filing of a pesticide petition 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 November 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0053, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://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 and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Rosenblatt, Registration Division 
(RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566-2875, 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 application 
summary.

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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 https://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 receipt of a pesticide petition 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 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on 
the request before responding to the petitioner. EPA is not proposing 
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the 
pesticide petition described in this document contains 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 petition. 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 this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the 
subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a 
docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this 
petition is available at https://www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA 
is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an 
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained 
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.

A. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP1E8960. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0014. Interregional Research Project No. 
4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, North Carolina State University, 
1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606, requests 
to remove the established tolerances for residues in 40 CFR 180.473, 
glufosinate ammonium, butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-hydroxymethylphosphinyl 
monoammonium salt, and its metabolites, 2-acetylamino-4-hydroxymethyl 
phosphinyl butanoic acid, and 3-hydroxymethylphosphinyl propanoic acid, 
expressed as 2-amino-4 hydroxymethylphosphinyl butanoic acid 
equivalents including its metabolites and degradates in or on the 
following raw agricultural plant commodities: Avocado at 0.03 parts per 
million (ppm); banana at 0.30 ppm; banana, pulp at 0.20 ppm; and fig at 
0.07 ppm. Contact: RD.

B. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP 1E8947. EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0744. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 
Swing Road, Greensboro, NC 27409, requests to establish an import 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide, fludioxonil 
in or on mango at 15 ppm and papaya at 8 ppm. The analytical method 
uses Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG-597B. This method has passed an 
EPA petition method validation for several commodities, which is 
currently the enforcement method used to measure and evaluate the 
chemical fludioxonil. Contact: RD.
    PP 2F9013. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0732. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to establish a tolerance 
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the lambda-cyhalothrin, in or on the 
raw agricultural commodity: Fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.5 ppm; 
fruit, citrus, group 10-10, oil at 30 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10, 
dried pulp at 3 ppm; rapeseed subgroup 20A at 1.0 ppm; rapeseed 
subgroup 20A, oil at 2.0 ppm; sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.2 ppm; and 
sunflower subgroup 20B, oil at 0.3 ppm. The ICI Method 81 PRAM 81 is 
used to measure and evaluate the chemical lambda-cyhalothrin and its 
epimer in plant matrices. Contact: RD.

C. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    1. PP 1E8960. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0014. IR-4, IR-4 Project 
Headquarters, North Carolina State University, 1730 Varsity Drive, 
Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606, requests to establish 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.473 for residues of glufosinate ammonium, 
butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-hydroxymethylphosphinyl monoammonium salt, and 
its metabolites, 2-acetylamino-4-hydroxymethyl phosphinyl butanoic 
acid, and 3-hydroxymethylphosphinyl propanoic acid, expressed as 2-
amino-4 hydroxymethylphosphinyl butanoic acid equivalents in or on the 
following raw agricultural plant commodities: Tropical and subtropical, 
medium to large fruit, edible peel, subgroup 23B at 0.07 ppm; tropical 
and subtropical, medium to large fruit, smooth, inedible peel, subgroup 
24B at 0.2 ppm; and tropical and subtropical, small fruit, inedible 
peel, subgroup 24A at 0.03 ppm. Additionally, IR-4 requests to 
establish tolerances with regional restrictions in 40 CFR 180.473 for 
residues of glufosinate ammonium in or on grass, forage at 0.15 ppm; 
and grass, hay at 0.2 ppm. A high-performance

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liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry 
(LC/MS/MS). Contact: RD.
    2. PP 2E9007. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0644. 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 180.516 for residues of the fungicide, fludioxonil: 
4-2, 2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl-1-H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile in or 
on cranberry at 0.04 ppm. Analytical method AG-597B was used to measure 
and evaluate the chemical. Contact: RD.
    3. PP 2F9013. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0732. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to establish a tolerance 
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the lambda-cyhalothrin, in or on the 
raw agricultural commodity: Fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.5 ppm; 
fruit, citrus, group 10-10, oil at 30 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10, 
dried pulp at 3 ppm; rapeseed subgroup 20A at 1.0 ppm; rapeseed 
subgroup 20A, oil at 2.0 ppm; sunflower subgroup 20B at 0.2 ppm; and 
sunflower subgroup 20B, oil at 0.3 ppm. The ICI Method 81 PRAM 81 is 
used to measure and evaluate the chemical lambda-cyhalothrin and its 
epimer in plant matrices. Contact: RD.

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

    Dated: October 17, 2022.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
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