Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/04/2010-18899/notice-of-receipt-of-several-pesticide-petitions-filed-for-residues-of-pesticide-chemicals-in-or-on
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Federal Register :: Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
A Notice by the Environmental Protection Agency on 08/04/2010
Comments must be received on or before September 3, 2010.
75 FR 46924
46924-46926 (3 pages)
EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012
FRL-8834-9
2010-18899
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2010-18899 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2010-18899
This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
A contact person, with telephone number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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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, proposing 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. EPA has determined that the pesticide petitions described in this notice contain the data or information prescribed 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 pesticide petitions. 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 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.
1. PP 0E7717. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0472). IR-4 Project, Rutgers, The State University of NJ, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide zeta-cypermethrin, in or on pistachio at 0.05 parts per million (ppm), artichoke, globe at 0.80 ppm; barley, grain at 1.7 ppm; barley, hay at 5.0 ppm; barley, straw at 19.0 ppm; buckwheat, grain at 1.7 ppm; buckwheat, hay at 5.0 ppm; buckwheat, straw at 19.0 ppm; oat, grain at 1.7 ppm; oat, hay at 5.0 ppm; oat, straw at 19.0 ppm; rye, grain at 1.7 ppm; rye, hay at 5.0 ppm; and rye, straw at 19.0 ppm. There is a practical analytical method for detecting and measuring levels of cypermethrin in or on food with a limit of detection that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set in these tolerances (Gas Chromatography with Electron Capture Detection) (GC/ECD). Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308-9367, e-mail address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
2. PP 0F7719. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0526). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the plant growth regulator, trinexapac-ethyl: 4-(cyclopropyl-α-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester expressed as its primary metabolite CGA-179500: 4-(cyclopropyl-α-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, in or on grass, forage, grown for seed at 1.60 ppm; grass, hay, grown for seed at 3.5 ppm; grass, seed screenings, grown for seed at 45.0 ppm; grass, straw, grown for seed at 12 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.05 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.05 ppm; cattle, meat byproducts at 0.05 ppm; goat, fat at 0.05 ppm; goat, meat at 0.05 ppm; goat, meat byproducts at 0.05 ppm; horse, fat at 0.05 ppm; horse, meat at 0.05 ppm; horse, meat byproducts at 0.05 ppm; sheep, fat at 0.05 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.05 ppm; sheep, meat byproducts at 0.05 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection is submitting Analytical Method GRM020.01A for the Determination of Residues of Trinexapac-ethyl as CGA-179500 in Crops by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for detecting and measuring levels of trinexapac-ethyl expressed as its major metabolite CGA-179500, in or on food with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set in the proposed tolerances. The LOQ for CGA-179500 is 0.01 ppm for all matrices. Syngenta Crop Protection is also submitting Analytical Method REM 137.14 for the Determination of Residues of Trinexapac Acid (CGA 179500) in Animal Matrices. The LOQ has been set at 0.01 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg) with final analysis by LC-MS/MS for egg, kidney, liver, muscle and fat. The LOQ has been set at 0.005 mg/kg for LC-MS/MS determination for milk. Contact: Bethany Benbow, (703) 347-8072, e-mail address: benbow.bethany@epa.gov.
3. PP 0F7720. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0524). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the plant growth regulator, trinexapac-ethyl: 4-(cyclopropyl-α-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester expressed as its primary metabolite CGA-179500: 4-(cyclopropyl-α-hydroxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, in or on barley, grain at 1.6 ppm; barley, hay at 0.7 ppm; barley, straw at 0.35 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.05 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.05 ppm; sugarcane, cane at 0.8 ppm; oat, forage at 1.0 ppm; oat, grain at 4.1 ppm; oat, hay at 1.3 ppm; oat, straw at 0.7 ppm; wheat, forage at 1.0 ppm; wheat, grain at 4.1 ppm; wheat, hay at 1.3 ppm; and wheat, straw at 0.7 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection is submitting Analytical Method GRM020.01A for the Determination of Residues of Trinexapac-ethyl as CGA-179500 in Crops by LC-MS/MS for detecting and measuring levels of trinexapac-ethyl expressed as its major metabolite CGA-179500, in or on food with a LOQ that allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set in the proposed tolerances. Method validation data using this method on various crop commodities is presented in the validation study. The LOQ for CGA-179500 is 0.01 ppm for all matrices. Syngenta Crop Protection is also submitting Analytical Method REM 137.14 for the Determination of Residues of Trinexapac Acid (CGA 179500) in Animal Matrices. The LOQ has been set at 0.01 mg/kg with final analysis by LC-MS/MS for egg, kidney, liver, muscle, and fat. The limit of quantification has been set at 0.005 mg/kg for LC-MS/MS determination for milk. Contact: Bethany Benbow, (703) 347-8072, e-mail address: benbow.bethany@epa.gov.
4. PP 0F7725. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0496). Monsanto Company, 1300 I St., NW., Suite 450 East, Washington DC 20052, proposes to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the Start Printed Page 46926herbicide dicamba (3,6-dichloro-o-anisic and its metabolites 3,6-dichloro-5-hydroxy-o-anisic acid (5-OH dicamba) and 3,6-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid (DCSA), in or on soybean, forage at 45 ppm and soybean, hay at 70 ppm. Adequate enforcement methods are available for the analysis of residues of dicamba and its relevant metabolites in or on plant and livestock commodities. Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. II lists appropriate analytical methods based on GC/ECD, that are sufficient to provide for the enforcement of proposed dicamba tolerances in soybean forage and hay. Contact: Michael Walsh, (703) 308-2972, e-mail address: walsh.michael@epa.gov.
5. PP 9F7666. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0494). ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn Rd., Suite A, Concord, OH 44077, proposes to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide flazasulfuron, N-[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide, in or on fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.01 ppm; grapes at 0.01 ppm; and sugarcane at 0.01 ppm. A practical analytical method for flazasulfuron and metabolite 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyridin-2-yl)-1-(3-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyl)urea (DTPU) using LC-MS/MS is available for enforcement purposes. The limit of detection (LOD) is 0.003 ppm. Contact: Hope Johnson, (703) 305-5410, e-mail address: johnson.hope@epa.gov.
6. PP 9F7676. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0296). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide difenoconazole, (1-[2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole), in or on carrot at 0.45 ppm; chickpeas at 0.05 ppm; fruits, stone, group 12 at 2.5 ppm; soybean, seed at 0.2 ppm; soybean, aspirated grain fraction at 95 ppm; strawberry at 2.5 ppm; and turnip, greens at 35 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has submitted a practical analytical method (AG-575B) for detecting and measuring levels of difenoconazole in or on food with a LOQ that allows monitoring of food residues at or above the levels set in the proposed tolerances. Residues are qualified by LC-MS/MS. Contact: Rose Mary Kearns, (703) 305-5611, e-mail address: kearns.rosemary@epa.gov.
PP 9F7676. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0296). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.475 for residues of the fungicide difenoconazole, (1-[2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole) by increasing the existing tolerance in or on milk from 0.01 ppm to 0.08 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. has submitted a practical analytical method (AG-575B) for detecting and measuring levels of difenoconazole in or on food with a LOQ that allows monitoring of food residues at or above the levels set in the proposed tolerances. Residues are qualified by LC-MS/MS. Contact: Rose Mary Kearns, (703) 305-5611, e-mail address: kearns.rosemary@epa.gov.
[FR Doc. 2010-18899 Filed 8-3-10; 8:45 am]