Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/24/04-11673/extension-of-tolerances-for-emergency-exemptions-multiple-chemicals
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This regulation is effective May 24, 2004. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before July 23, 2004.
69 FR 29454
29454-29459 (6 pages)
OPP-2004-0136
FRL-7358-7
04-11673
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/04-11673 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/04-11673
To submit a written objection or hearing request follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit III. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID number OPP-2004-0136. All documents in the docket are listed in the EDOCKET index at http://www.epa.gov/​edocket. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in EDOCKET or in hard copy at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Barbara Madden, madden.barbara@epa.gov (703) 305-6463 Carfentrazone-ethyl; 180.515 Coumaphos; 180.189 Dimethenamid; 180.464
Linda Arrington, arrington.linda@epa.gov (703) 305-6249 Diflubenzuron; 180.377
Stacey Groce, groce.stacey@epa.gov (703) 305-2505 Mancozeb; 180.176 Myclobutanil; 180.443
Andrew Ertman, ertman.andrew@epa.gov (703) 308-9367 S-metolachlor; 180.368 Sulfentrazone; 180.498
Andrea Conrath, conrath.andrea@epa.gov (703) 308-9356 Bifenthrin; 180.442 Fenbuconazole; 180.480 Indoxacarb; 180.564 Pyriproxyfen; 180.510 Thiabendazole; 180.242 Thiophanate Methyl; 180.371
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 32532) -
1. Bifenthrin. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of bifenthrin on orchardgrass,forage and orchardgrass, hay for control of orchardgrass billbug in Oregon. This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for residues of the insecticide bifenthrin [(2-methyl [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl) methyl-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate] in or on orchardgrass, forage and orchardgrass, hay at 0.05 ppm for an additional 3-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on June 30, 2007. Time-limited tolerances were originally published in the Federal Register of July 26, 2002 (67 FR 48790) (FRL-7187-8) (40 CFR 180.442).
2. Carfentrazone-ethyl. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of carfentrazone-ethyl on fruiting vegetables group 8 for control of paraquat resistant nightshade, common groundsel and morningglory in Florida. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of the herbicide carfentrazone-ethyl (ethyl-alpha-2-dichloro-5-[-4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1 H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzene propanoate) and its metabolite: carfentrazone-chloropropionic acid (alpha, 2-dichloro-5-[-4-difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1 H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzenepropanoic acid) in or on tomato, paste at 0.60 ppm; tomato, puree at 0.60 ppm and the vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 0.10 ppm for an additional 3-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on June 30, 2007. Time-limited tolerance were originally published in the Federal Register of June 12, 2002 (67 FR 40203) (FRL-7178-1) (40 CFR 180.515).
3. Coumaphos. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of coumaphos in beehives for control of varroa mites and small hive beetles in Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, and Washington. This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for combined residues of the acaricide/insecticide coumaphos (O, O-diethyl O-3-chloro-4-methyl-2-oxo-2 H-1-benzopyran-7-yl phosphorothioate) and its oxygen analog, coumaphoxon (O, O-diethyl O-3-chloro-4-methyl-2-oxo-2 H-1-benzopyran-7-yl phosphate in or on honey at 0.1 ppm and honeycomb at 100 ppm for an additional 3-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on December 31, 2007. Time-limited tolerances were originally published in the Federal Register of August 16, 2000 (65 FR 49927) (FRL-6738-3) (40 CFR 180.189).
4. Diflubenzuron. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of diflubenzuron on alfalfa hay and forage for control of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the insecticide diflubenzuron and its metabolites PCA (p-chloroaniline) and CPU (p-chlorophenylurea), expressed as the parent diflubenzuron in or on alfalfa hay and alfalfa forage at 6.0 ppm for an additional 3-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on June 30, 2007. Time-limited tolerances were originally published in the Federal Register of September 20, 2002 (67 FR 59177) (FRL-7273-7) (40 CFR 180.377).
EPA has received objections to a tolerance it established for diflubenzuron on a specific food commodity. The objections were filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and raised several issues regarding aggregate exposure estimates and the additional safety factor for the protection of infants and children. EPA has considered whether it is appropriate to extend these emergency exemption tolerances for diflubenzuron while the objections are still pending.
Factors taken into account by EPA included how close the Agency is to concluding the proceedings on the objections, the nature of the current action, whether NRDC's objections raised frivolous issues, and extent to which the issues raised by NRDC had already been considered by EPA. Although NRDC's objections are not frivolous, the other factors all support establishing this tolerance at this time. First, the objections proceeding is unlikely to conclude prior to when action is necessary on this petition. NRDC's objections raise complex legal, scientific, policy, and factual matters. EPA has published a notice describing the nature of the NRDC's objections in Start Printed Page 29456more detail. This notice offered an opportunity for the public to comment on this matter and published in the Federal Register of June 19, 2002 (67 FR 41628) (FRL-7167-7). EPA is now examining the extensive comments received. Second, the nature of the current action is extremely time-sensitive and addresses an emergency situation. Third, the issues raised by NRDC are not new matters but questions that have been the subject of considerable study by EPA and comment by stakeholders.
5. Dimethenamid. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of dimethenamid on dry bulb onions for control of weeds in New York and Michigan. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the herbicide dimethenamid, 2-chloro-N-[(1-methyl-2-methoxy)ethyl]-N-(2,4-dimethylthien-3-yl)-acetamide in or on dry bulb onions at 0.01 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of August 24, 2000 (65 FR 51544) (FRL-6738-1) (40 CFR 180.464).
6. Dimethenamid. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of dimethenamid on sugar beets for control of weeds in Idaho and Oregon. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the herbicide dimethenamid, 2-chloro-N-[(1-methyl-2-methoxy)ethyl]-N-(2,4-dimethylthien-3-yl)-acetamide in or on sugar beet and sugar beet tops at 0.01 ppm and on sugar beet dried pulp and sugar beet molasses at 0.05 ppm for an additional 3-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on December 31, 2007. Time-limited tolerances were originally published in the Federal Register of August 24, 2000 (65 FR 51544) (FRL-6738-1) (40 CFR 180.464).
7. Fenbuconazole. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of fenbuconazole on blueberry for control of mummyberry disease in Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Washington. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide fenbuconazole and its metabolites in or on blueberry at 1.0 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31633) (FRL-5791-5) (40 CFR 180.480).
8. Indoxacarb. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of indoxacarb on cranberry for control of weevils in Massachusetts. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of the insecticide indoxacarb, [(S)-methyl 7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2- [[(methoxycarbonyl) [4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl]indeno[1,2-e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3 H)-carboxylate] and its R-enantiomer [(R)-methyl 7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2- [[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl] amino]carbonyl]indeno[1,2-e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3 H)-carboxylate] in or on cranberry at 0.5 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of September 18, 2002 (67 FR 58725) (FRL-7274-9) (40 CFR 180.564).
9. Mancozeb. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of mancozeb on ginseng for control of Alterneria stem and leaf blight, and Phytophthora leaf blight in Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Washington. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of the fungicide mancozeb, calculated as zinc ethylenebisdithiocarbamate, and its metabolite ethylenethiourea (ETU) in or on ginseng at 2.0 ppm for an additional 2-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2006. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of October 9, 1998 (63 FR 54362) (FRL-6029-5) (40 CFR 180.176).
10. Myclobutanil. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of myclobutanil on sugar beets for control of powdery mildew in Idaho and Oregon. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of the fungicide myclobutanil alpha-butyl-alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-1 H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile and its alcohol metabolite alpha-(3-hydroxybutyl)-alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-1 H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile (free and bound) in or on dried pulp of sugar beets at 1.0 ppm, sugar beet molasses at 1.0 ppm, refined sugar from sugar beets at 0.70 ppm, sugar beet roots at 0.05 ppm, and sugar beet tops at 1.0 ppm for an additional 3-year period. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of January 3, 2001 (66 FR 298 (FRL-6757-9) (40 CFR 180.443).
11. Pyriproxyfen. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of pyriproxyfen on strawberry for control of whiteflies in Calilfornia. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the insecticide pyriproxyfen, 2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethoxypyridine] in or on strawberry at 0.3 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of November 29, 2002 (67 FR 71105) (FRL-7281-2) (40 CFR 180.510).
12. S-metolachlor. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of s-metolachlor on sweet potatoes for control of sedge weeds in Louisiana. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for the combined residues (free and bound) of the herbicide s-metolachlor [(S)-2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide], its R-enantiomer and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-[(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent compound in or on sweet potatoes at 0.2 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of January 3, 2003 (68 FR 274) (FRL-7283-2) (40 CFR 180.368).
13. Sulfentrazone. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of sulfentrazone on flax for control of kochia and ALS-resistant kochia in North Dakota and South Dakota. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of sulfentrazone, N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1 H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide, and its metabolites 3-hydroxymethyl sulfentrazone (HMS) and 3-desmethyl sulfentrazone (DMS) in or on flax seed at 0.20 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of August 21, 2002 (67 FR 54111) (FRL-7191-5) (40 CFR 180.498).
14. Sulfentrazone. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of sulfentrazone on strawberries for control of broadleaf weeds in Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin and Michigan. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of sulfentrazone, N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1 H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide, and its metabolites 3-hydroxymethyl Start Printed Page 29457sulfentrazone (HMS) and 3-desmethyl sulfentrazone (DMS) in or on strawberries at 0.60 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of August 1, 2001 (66 FR 39651) (FRL-6793-1) (40 CFR 180.498).
15. Thiabendazole. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of thiabendazole on lentils for control of Ascochyta blight in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide thiabendazole in or on lentils at 0.1 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of February 25, 1998 (63 FR 9435) (FRL-5767-6) (40 CFR 180.242).
16. Thiophanate methyl. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of thiophanate methyl on blueberry for control of fungal diseases in Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide thiophanate methyl and its metabolite methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC) in or on blueberry at 1.5 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on June 30, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of September 12, 2002 (67 FR 57748) (FRL-7196-5) (40 CFR 180.371).
17. Thiophanate methyl. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of thiophanate methyl on citrus fruit for control of post-bloom fruit drop in Florida and Louisiana. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide thiophanate methyl and its metabolite methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC) in or on citrus at 0.5 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on June 30, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of September 12, 2002 (67 FR 57748) (FRL-7196-5) (40 CFR 180.371).
18. Thiophanate methyl. EPA has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of thiophanate methyl on mushroom spawn for control of green mold in California, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide thiophanate methyl and its metabolite methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC) in or on mushroom at 0.01 ppm for an additional 3-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on December 31, 2007. A time-limited tolerance was originally published in the Federal Register of February 5, 2003 (68 FR 5847) (FRL-7285-9) (40 CFR 180.371).
You must file your objection or request a hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided in this unit and in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify docket ID number OPP-2004-0136 in the subject line on the first page of your submission. All requests must be in writing, and must be mailed or delivered to the Hearing Clerk on or before June 23, 2004.
3. Copies for the Docket. In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the Hearing Clerk as described in Unit III.A., you should also send a copy of your request to the PIRIB for its inclusion in the official record that is described in ADDRESSES. Mail your copies, identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0136, to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. In person or by courier, bring a copy to the location of the PIRIB described in ADDRESSES. You may also send an Start Printed Page 29458electronic copy of your request via e-mail to: opp-docket@epa.gov. Please use an ASCII file format and avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Copies of electronic objections and hearing requests will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 file format or ASCII file format. Do not include any CBI in your electronic copy. You may also submit an electronic copy of your request at many Federal Depository Libraries.
2. In § 180.176, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for ginseng, root by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/06.”
3. In § 180.189, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for honey and honeycomb by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
4. In § 180.242, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for lentil, seed by revising the expiration/ Start Printed Page 29459revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
5. In § 180.368, in the table to paragraph (b)(2), amend the entry for sweet potato, roots by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
6. In § 180.371, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for blueberry and citrus by revising the expiration/revocation date “6/30/04” to read “6/30/07” and amend the entry for mushroom by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
7. In § 180.377, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for alfalfa, forage and alfalfa, hay by revising the expiration/revocation date “6/30/04” to read “6/30/07.”
8. In § 180.442, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for orchardgrass, forage and orchardgrass, hay by revising the expiration/revocation date “6/30/04” to read “6/30/07.”
9. In § 180.443, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for beet, sugar, dried pulp; beet, sugar, molasses; beet, sugar, refined sugar; and beet, sugar, roots by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
10. In § 180.464, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for beet, sugar; beet, sugar, dried pulp; beet, sugar, molasses; beet, sugar, tops; and onion, dry, bulb by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
11. In § 180.480, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for blueberry by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
12. In § 180.498, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for flax, seed and strawberry by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
13. In § 180.510, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for strawberry by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
14. In § 180.515, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entries for tomato, paste; tomato, puree; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8 by revising the expiration/revocation date “6/30/04” to read “6/30/07.”
15. In § 180.564, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for cranberry by revising the expiration/revocation date “12/31/04” to read “12/31/07.”
[FR Doc. 04-11673 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]