[Federal Register: May 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 89)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936; FRL-8121-5]
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 June 8, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0936 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 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 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.
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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 6F7160 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0104
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PP 8F5000 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 8F5025 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 9F3776 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 6F7105 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0214
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PP 7F7185 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0221
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PP 7F7180 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0226
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PP 6E7046 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0145
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PP OF2348 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 3F4179 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146
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PP 6F7146 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0147
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PP 6F7136 EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0219
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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 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 6F7160. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0104). Bayer
CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the
insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano (4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate in or on food
commodities beet, sugar, roots at 0.09 parts per million (ppm) and in
beet, sugar, dried pulp at 11.0 ppm. Adequate analytical methodology
using gas chromatography/electron microscopy (GC/EC) detection is
available for enforcement purposes. Contact: Olga Odiott, telephone
number: (703) 308-9369; e-mail address: odiott.olga@epa.gov.
2. PP 8F5000. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005,
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and
its metabolites which can be converted to 2,6-diethylaniline (DEA) or
2-ethyl-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)aniline (HEEA) upon basic hydrolysis,
calculated as alachlor, in or on food commodities cotton, gin
byproducts at 0.7 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 0.03 ppm; sunflower,
seed at 2.5 ppm; and in the processed commodity sunflower, seed meal at
3.4 ppm. An adequate enforcement method for residues of alachlor in
crops has been approved. Alachlor, and its metabolites are hydrolyzed
to either DEA or HEEA which are determined by high performance liquid
chromatography-oxidative coulometric electrochemical detector (HPLC-
OCED) and expressed as alachlor. Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone
number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
3. PP 8F5025. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005,
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and
its metabolites which can be converted to DEA or HEEA upon basic
hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor, in or on food commodities grain,
cereal group 15, except corn, rice and sorghum at 0.05 ppm; grain,
cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, except corn, rice and
sorghum forage at 0.6 ppm; hay and straw at 0.8 ppm; and nongrass
animal feed, crop group 18, forage at 1.4 ppm and hay at 1.2 ppm. An
adequate enforcement method for residues of alachlor in crops has been
approved. Alachlor, and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or
HEEA which are determined by HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor.
Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail
address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
4. PP 9F3776. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005,
proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide
alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-
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diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and its metabolites which can be
converted to DEA or HEEA upon basic hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor,
in or on food commodity soybean at 1.0 ppm. An adequate enforcement
method for residues of alachlor in crops has been approved. Alachlor,
and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or HEEA which are
determined by HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor. Contact: Vickie
Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address:
walters.vickie@epa.gov.
5. PP 6F7105. (Docket ID number 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 compound in or on food commodities oat, grain at
1.0 ppm; oat, hay at 17.0 ppm; oat, straw at 17.0 ppm; and oilseed,
group at 0.4 ppm. In plants, the method of analysis is aqueous organic
solvent extraction, column clean-up and quantitation by liquid
chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (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 GC/MS. Contact: John Bazuin,
telephone number: (703) 305-7381; e-mail address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
6. PP 7F7185. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0221). AGRIPHAR
S.A., c/o CERES International LLC, 1087 Heartsease Dr., West Chester,
PA 19382, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the
fungicide dodine, (dodecylguanidine acetate) in or on food commodities
banana at 0.5 ppm and peanut at 0.03 ppm. An adequate enforcement
method using GC with mass selective detection ((MSD), Method 45137) is
available for determining dodine residues in or on plant commodities.
Concerning bananas and peanuts, a method using LC/MS/MS; METH 1595.02
after the samples were extracted with methanol, has been submitted to
the EPA. The LOQ = 0.01 ppm was taken as the lowest level validated by
this method. Contact: Mary Waller, telephone number: (703) 305-1825; e-
mail address: waller.mary@epa.gov.
7. PP 7F7180. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0226). Chemtura USA
Corporation, 199 Benson Rd., Middlebury, CT 06749, proposes to
establish a tolerance for residues of the fungicide ipconazole, (2-[(4-
chlorophenyl)methyl]-5-(1-methylethyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-
ylmethyl)cyclopentanol) from the treatment of seed prior to planting in
or on food commodities cereal grains (except rice), group 15; forage,
fodder and straw of cereal grains (except rice), group 16; cotton;
peanut; soybean; dry pea and bean (shelled) at 0.01 ppm. Analytical
methods have been developed, validated (including radiovalidation), and
independently validated for the determination of ipconazole,
triazolylalanine, triazolylacetic acid, and triazolylpyruvate in wheat
forage, hay, straw, and grain, and in corn forage, cobs and straw using
LC/MS/MS. The LOQ of 0.01 ppm for each analyte in each matrix was
determined as the lowest level validated. Analytical methods have also
been validated and independently validated in peanut nutmeat for the
determination of ipconazole, triazolylalanine, triazolylacetic acid,
triazolylpyruvate, and triazole in peanut nutmeat using LC/MS/MS, with
an LOQ of 0.01 ppm for ipconazole, and 0.025 ppm for its metabolites.
Contact: Tawanda Spears, telephone number: (703) 308-8050; e-mail
address: spears.tawanda@epa.gov.
Amendment to Existing Tolerance
1. PP 6E7046. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0145). BASF
Corporation, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes
to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.573 for residues of the herbicide
tepraloxydim, (2-[1-[[[(2E)-3-chloro-2-propenyl]oxy]imino]propyl]-3-
hydroxy-5-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-cyclohexene-1-one) and its
metabolites converted to GP (3-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)pentane-1,5-dioic
acid) and OH-GP (3-hydroxy-3-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)pentane-1,5-dioic
acid), calculated as tepraloxydim in or on the imported raw food
commodities dry pea, seed; flax, seed; and lentils at 0.1 ppm. The
analytical method involves extraction, concentration, precipitation,
centrifugation/filtration, oxidation, partition, and clean-up. Samples
are then analyzed by GC-MS (selected ion monitoring). The LOQ is 0.05
ppm for each analyte, parent and metabolite. Contact: Vickie Walters,
telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address:
walters.vickie@epa.gov.
2. PP 0F2348. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005, as
a requirement of the Alachlor Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED), proposes to amend the 40 CFR 180.249 (a) by increasing the
tolerances for the herbicide alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-
(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] and its metabolites which can be converted
to DEA or HEEA upon basic hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor, in or on
the food commodities corn, fodder, and corn, forage at 2.0 ppm. An
adequate enforcement method for residues of alachlor in crops has been
approved. Alachlor, and its metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or
HEEA which are determined by HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor.
Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail
address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
3. PP 3F4179. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0146). Monsanto
Company, 1300 ``I'' St., NW., Suite 405 East, Washington, DC 20005,
proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.249 (a) for residues of
the herbicide alachlor, [2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)
acetanilide] and its metabolites which can be converted to DEA or HEEA
upon basic hydrolysis, calculated as alachlor, in or on the food
commodities beans, dry and beans, succulent lima at 0.1 ppm; cowpea,
forage and cowpea, hay at 5.0 ppm. Current tolerances for bean, forage
and bean, hay at 0.2 ppm are to be revoked as these are no longer
significant animal feed commodities. An adequate enforcement method for
residues of alachlor in crops has been approved. Alachlor, and its
metabolites are hydrolyzed to either DEA or HEEA which are determined
HPLC-OCED and expressed as alachlor. Contact: Vickie Walters, telephone
number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
4. PP 6F7146. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0147). E. I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company, DuPont Crop Protection, Laurel Run Plaza,
P.O. Box 80, Newark, DE 19714-0030, proposes to amend the tolerances in
40 CFR 180.364 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 Optimum(tm) GAT(tm) soybeans in or on the food
commodities cattle, kidney; cattle; liver; egg; goat, kidney; goat,
liver; hog, kidney; hog, liver; horse, kidney; horse, liver; poultry,
meat; poultry, meat byproducts; sheep, kidney, sheep, liver; soybean,
seed; soybean, forage; soybean, hay, soybean,
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hulls; and soybean aspirated grain fractions at levels already
established for glyphosate alone. An analytical method is available for
the determination of glyphosate and metabolite residues in transgenic
crop and crop fraction matrices. N-acetylglyphosate is a metabolite
associated with Optimum(tm)GAT(tm)soybean crops containing the
glyphosate N-acetyltransferase (gat) enzyme. The method target LOQ in
each matrix examined was 0.050 millogram/kilogram (mg/kg) ppm. The
method was validated at 0.050 mg/kg and 0.50 mg/kg. Contact: Vickie
Walters, telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address:
walters.vickie@epa.gov.
5. PP 6F7136. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0219). E. I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company, DuPont Crop Protection, Laurel Run Plaza,
P.O. Box 30, Newark, DE 19714-0030, proposes to amend the tolerances in
40 CFR 180.303 for residues of the insecticide oxamyl (methyl N-N-
dimethyl-N-[(methylcarbamyl)-oxy]-1-thiooxamimidate and its oxime
metabolite methyl N,N-dimethyl-N-hydroxy-1-thiooxaminimidate in or on
the food commodities beets, sugar, roots at 0.010 ppm; beets, sugar,
tops at 0.20 ppm; and beets, sugar, molasses at 0.030 ppm. Adequate
methods are available for data collection and tolerance enforcement for
plant and animal commodities. The LOQ is approximately 0.02 ppm. The
Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) volume II, lists a gas liquid
chromatography (GLC) method with flame photometric detection (sulfur
mode), Method I, for the enforcement of tolerances for plant and animal
commodities. Contact: Thomas C. Harris, telephone number: (703) 308-
9423; e-mail address: harris.thomas@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 26, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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