FR Doc E8-20993

[Federal Register: September 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 176)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170; FRL-8379-3]

Benfluralin, Carbaryl, Diazinon, Dicrotophos, Fluometuron,
Formetanate Hydrochloride, Glyphosate, Metolachlor, Napropamide,
Norflurazon, Pyrazon, and Tau-Fluvalinate; Tolerance Actions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the herbicides
benfluralin and napropamide and the insecticides carbaryl and diazinon.
Also, EPA is modifying certain tolerances for the herbicides
fluometuron, glyphosate, norflurazon, and pyrazon and the insecticides
carbaryl, diazinon, dicrotophos, formetanate hydrochloride, and tau-
fluvalinate. In addition, EPA is establishing new tolerances for the
herbicides fluometuron, glyphosate, metolachlor, and pyrazon and the
insecticides carbaryl and formetanate hydrochloride. The regulatory
actions finalized in this document are in follow-up to the Agency's
reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment program under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408(q).

DATES: This regulation is effective September 10, 2008. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 10, 2008,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 in the electronic
docket 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 Docket
Facility is open 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: Jane Smith, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0048; e-mail
address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.

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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of This Document?

In addition to accessing electronically available documents at
http://www.regulations.gov, you may access this Federal Register
document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal
Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. You may also access
a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 through the
Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
ecfr.

C. Can I File an Objection or Hearing Request?

Under section 408(g) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 436a, any person may file
an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. The EPA procedural regulations which
govern the submission of objections and requests for hearings appear in
40 CFR part 178. You must file your objection or request a hearing on
this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170 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 November 10, 2008.
In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing that does not contain any CBI for inclusion in the public
docket that is described in ADDRESSES. Information not marked
confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA
without prior notice. Submit your copies, identified by docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170, 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 Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made

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for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.

II. Background

A. What Action Is the Agency Taking?

In the Federal Register of May 21, 2008 (73 FR 29456) (FRL-8362-1),
EPA issued a proposal to revoke, modify, and establish specific
tolerances for residues of the herbicides benfluralin, fluometuron,
glyphosate, metolachlor, napropamide, norflurazon, and pyrazon; and the
insecticides carbaryl, diazinon, dicrotophos, formetanate
hydrochloride, and tau-fluvalinate. Also, the proposal of May 21
provided a 60-day comment period which invited public comment for
consideration and for support of tolerance retention under FFDCA
standards.
In this final rule, EPA is revoking, modifying, and establishing
specific tolerances for residues of benfluralin, carbaryl, diazinon,
dicrotophos, fluometuron, formetanate hydrochloride, glyphosate,
metolachlor, napropamide, norflurazon, pyrazon, and tau-fluvalinate in
or on commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document.
EPA is finalizing these tolerance actions in order to implement the
tolerance recommendations made during the reregistration and tolerance
reassessment processes (including follow-up on canceled or additional
uses of pesticides). As part of these processes, EPA is required to
determine whether each of the amended tolerances meets the safety
standard of FFDCA. The safety finding determination of ``reasonable
certainty of no harm'' is discussed in detail in each Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) and Report on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment
Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the active
ingredient. REDs and TREDs recommend the implementation of certain
tolerance actions, including modifications, to reflect current use
patterns, to meet safety findings and change commodity names and
groupings in accordance with new EPA policy. Printed copies of many
REDs and TREDs may be obtained from EPA's National Service Center for
Environmental Publications (EPA/NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH
45242-2419; telephone number: 1-800-490-9198; fax number: 1-513-489-
8695; Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom and from the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield,
VA 22161; telephone number: 1-800-553-6847 or (703) 605-6000; Internet
at http://www.ntis.gov. Electronic copies of REDs and TREDs are
available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov and http://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.
In this final rule, EPA is revoking certain tolerances and/or
tolerance exemptions because either they are no longer needed or are
associated with food uses that are no longer registered under FIFRA in
the United States. Those instances where registrations were canceled
were because the registrant failed to pay the required maintenance fee
and/or the registrant voluntarily requested cancellation of one or more
registered uses of the pesticide active ingredient. The tolerances
revoked by this final rule are no longer necessary to cover residues of
the relevant pesticides in or on domestically treated commodities or
commodities treated outside but imported into the United States. It is
EPA's general practice to issue a final rule revoking those tolerances
and tolerance exemptions for residues of pesticide active ingredients
on crop uses for which there are no active registrations under FIFRA,
unless any person in comments on the proposal indicates a need for the
tolerance or tolerance exemption to cover residues in or on imported
commodities or legally treated domestic commodities.
EPA has historically been concerned that retention of tolerances
that are not necessary to cover residues in or on legally treated foods
may encourage misuse of pesticides within the United States.
Generally, EPA will proceed with the revocation of these tolerances
on the grounds discussed in Unit II.A. if one of the following
conditions applies:
Prior to EPA's issuance of a FFDCA section 408(f) order
requesting additional data or issuance of a FFDCA section 408(d) or (e)
order revoking the tolerances on other grounds, commenters retract the
comment identifying a need for the tolerance to be retained.
EPA independently verifies that the tolerance is no longer
needed.
The tolerance is not supported by data that demonstrate
that the tolerance meets the requirements under the Federal Quality
Protection Act (FQPA).
In response to the proposal published in the Federal Register of
May 21, 2008, EPA received three general comments and one specific
comment on diazinon during the 60-day public comment period, as
follows:
1. General--i. Comment by private citizens. Three private citizens
expressed concerns about pesticides on food and that only zero
tolerance levels should be acceptable. In addition, those commenting
expressed concern for pesticide use in general and their possible toxic
effects on wildlife and humans.
ii. Agency response. The private citizen's comments did not take
issue with any of the Agency's specific conclusions to modify, revoke,
or establish certain tolerances. Also, the commenters did not refer to
any specific studies which pertained to those conclusions. EPA believes
that the tolerance actions finalized herein meet the safety standard of
FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a. In developing REDs and TREDs, EPA
works with stakeholders, pesticide registrants, growers, and other
pesticide users, environmental and public health interests, the States,
the United States of Department of Agriculture (USDA), other Federal
agencies, and others to develop voluntary measures or regulatory
controls needed to effectively reduce risks of concern. Such options
include voluntary cancellation of pesticide products or deletion of
uses, declaring certain uses ineligible or not yet eligible,
restricting use of products to certified applicators, limiting the
amount or frequency of use, improving use directions and precautions,
adding more protective clothing and equipment requirements requiring
special packaging or engineering controls, requiring no-treatment
buffer zones, employing environmental and ecological safeguards, and
other measures.
2. Diazinon--i. Comment by the American Mushroom Institute. The
commenter expressed a need for the retention of the tolerance for
diazinon in 40 CFR 180.153 on mushrooms and mentioned working with
EPA's Registration Division to reinstate the mushroom use. Diazinon is
considered a unique tool to control adult fly populations in mushroom
production facilities (when the crop is not present). According to the
commenter, these fly populations (and subsequent mechanically
transmitted diseases to mushrooms) have increased dramatically on some
farms since use of diazinon ceased.
ii. Agency response. The Agency published a cancellation order in
the Federal Register of July 25, 2007 (72 FR 40874) (FRL-8139-6) which
resulted in the immediate cancellation of certain uses of diazinon
including all uses in mushroom houses. The cancellation of the uses of
diazinon in mushroom houses and the subsequent proposed revocation of
the diazinon tolerance on mushrooms were not due to a lack of data to
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dietary risk, but rather to an exposure risk to workers during
application of diazinon in mushroom houses. Since there are no current
or pending uses of diazinon in mushroom houses and no resolution of the
exposure risk to workers during application at this time, EPA will not
retain the tolerance for diazinon in 40 CFR 180.153 on mushrooms,
consistent with the Agency's policy on tolerances for canceled uses
discussed earlier in this unit.
The Agency did not receive any specific comments, during the 60-day
comment period, on the following pesticide active ingredients:
Benfluralin, carbaryl, dicrotophos, fluometuron, formetanate
hydrochloride, glyphosate, metolachlor, napropamide, norflurazon,
pyrazon, and tau-fluvalinate. Therefore, the Agency is finalizing the
amendments proposed in the Federal Register of May 21, 2008. For the
detailed discussion of the Agency's rationale for the establishments,
revocations, and modifications to the tolerances, refer to the proposed
rule of May 21, 2008.
The regulatory text contained in the May 21, 2008 proposal
regarding 40 CFR 180.153(a) inadvertently omitted an existing tolerance
for use of diazinon on beet, garden tops at 0.7 parts per million
(ppm), This was a clerical error; EPA did not intend to revoke this
tolerance (and did not discuss any such revocation in the May 21, 2008
proposal). The regulatory text in this final rule corrects that error,
including the existing tolerance in 40 CFR 180.153(a). The Agency also
identified and corrected commodity terminology for consistency that was
inadvertantly omitted in the proposal. These corrections in terminology
do not affect or change which commodities are regulated; in 40 CFR
180.153 from escarole to endive in 40 CFR 180.169 from ``vegetable,
foliage legume, group 7'' to ``vegetable, foliage of legume, subgroup
7A, except soybean;'' in 40 CFR 180.229(d) from ``grain, cereal, forage
group 16'' to ``grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16,
forage'' and ``grain, cereal, fodder, and straw group 16'' to ``grain,
cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, stover'' and in 40 CFR
180.276 from ``orange, sweet'' to ``orange.''

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

EPA may issue a regulation establishing, modifying, or revoking a
tolerance under FFDCA section 408(e). In this final rule, EPA is
establishing, modifying, and revoking tolerances to implement the
tolerance recommendations made during the reregistration and tolerance
reassessment processes, and as follow-up on canceled uses of
pesticides. As part of these processes, EPA is required to determine
whether each of the amended tolerances meets the safety standards under
FFDCA. The safety finding determination is found in detail in each
post-FQPA RED and TRED for the active ingredient. REDs and TREDs
recommend the implementation of certain tolerance actions, including
modifications to reflect current use patterns, to meet safety findings,
and change commodity names and groupings in accordance with new EPA
policy. Printed and electronic copies of the REDs and TREDs are
available as provided in Unit II.A.
EPA has issued post-FQPA REDs and TREDs for benfluralin, carbaryl,
diazinon, dicrotophos, fluometuron, formetanate-hydrochloride,
metolachlor, napropamide, norflurazon, pyrazon and tau-fluvalinate.
Also, EPA issued a RED prior to FQPA for glyphosate and made a safety
finding which reassessed its tolerances according to FFDCA standard,
maintaining them when new tolerances were established as noted in Unit
II.A. REDs and TREDs contain the Agency's evaluation of the database
for these pesticides, including statements regarding additional data on
the active ingredients that may be needed to confirm the potential
human health and environmental risk assessments associated with current
product uses, and REDs state conditions under which these uses and
products will be eligible for reregistration. The REDs and TREDs
recommended the establishment, modification, and/or revocation of
specific tolerances. RED and TRED recommendations such as establishing
or modifying tolerances, and in some cases revoking tolerances, are the
result of assessment under the FFDCA standard of ``reasonable certainty
of no harm.'' However, tolerance revocations recommended in REDs and
TREDs that are made final in this document do not need such assessment
when the tolerances are no longer necessary.
EPA's general practice is to revoke tolerances for residues of
pesticide active ingredients on crops for which FIFRA registrations no
longer exist and on which the pesticide may therefore no longer be used
in the United States. EPA has historically been concerned that
retention of tolerances that are not necessary to cover residues in or
on legally treated foods may encourage misuse of pesticides within the
United States. Nonetheless, EPA will establish and maintain tolerances
even when corresponding domestic uses are canceled if the tolerances,
which EPA refers to as ``import tolerances,'' are necessary to allow
importation into the United States of food containing such pesticide
residues. However, where there are no imported commodities that require
these import tolerances, the Agency believes it is appropriate to
revoke tolerances for unregistered pesticides in order to prevent
potential misuse.
When EPA establishes tolerances for pesticide residues in or on raw
agricultural commodities, the Agency gives consideration to possible
pesticide residues in meat, milk, poultry, and/or eggs produced by
animals that are fed agricultural products (for example, grain or hay)
containing pesticides residues (40 CFR 180.6). If there is no
reasonable expectation of finite pesticide residues in or on meat,
milk, poultry, or eggs, then tolerances do not need to be established
for these commodities (40 CFR 180.6(b) and 180.6 (c)).

C. When Do These Actions Become Effective?

With the exception of certain tolerances for carbaryl and
napropamide, for which EPA added specific expiration/revocation dates,
the Agency is revoking, modifying, and establishing specific
tolerances, and revising specific commodity terminologies effective on
the date of publication of this final rule in the Federal Register.
With the exception of tolerances for carbaryl and napropamide with
specific expiration/revocation dates provided herein, the Agency
believes that existing stocks of pesticide products labeled for the
uses associated with the revoked tolerances have been completely
exhausted and that treated commodities have had sufficient time for
passage through the channels of trade. The Agency believes that these
expiration dates allow users to exhaust stocks and allows sufficient
time for passage of treated commodities through the channels of trade.
Any commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document that
are treated with the pesticides subject to this final rule, and that
are in the channels of trade following the tolerance revocations, shall
be subject to FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established by FQPA. Under
this unit, any residues of these pesticides in or on such food shall
not render the food adulterated so long as it is shown to the
satisfaction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that:
1. The residue is present as the result of an application or use of
the pesticide at a time and in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA.

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2. The residue does not exceed the level that was authorized at the
time of the application or use to be present on the food under a
tolerance or exemption from tolerance. Evidence to show that food was
lawfully treated may include records that verify the dates that the
pesticide was applied to such food.

III. Are There Any International Trade Issues Raised by This Final
Action?

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, as required by section 408(b)(4)
of FFDCA. The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N. Food and Agriculture
Organization/World Health Organization food standards program, and it
is recognized as an international food safety standards-setting
organization in trade agreements to which the United States is a party.
EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL;
however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain the reasons
for departing from the Codex level in a document published for public
comment. EPA's effort to harmonize with Codex MRLs is summarized in the
tolerance reassessment section of individual REDs and TREDs, and in the
Residue Chemistry document which supports the RED and TRED, as
mentioned in the proposed rule cited in Unit II.A. Specific tolerance
actions in this rule and how they compare to Codex MRLs (if any) is
discussed in Unit II.A.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

In this final rule, EPA establishes tolerances under FFDCA section
408(e), and also modifies and revokes specific tolerances established
under FFDCA section 408. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
these types of actions (i.e., establishment and modification of a
tolerance and tolerance revocation for which extraordinary
circumstances do not exist) from review under Executive Order 12866,
entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993).
Because this final rule has been exempted from review under Executive
Order 12866 due to its lack of significance, this final rule is not
subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This final rule does not contain any
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any enforceable
duty or contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Public Law 104-4). Nor
does it require any special considerations as required by Executive
Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice
in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994); or OMB review or any other Agency action under
Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23,
1997). This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-13, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272
note). Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.), the Agency previously assessed whether establishment of
tolerances, exemptions from tolerances, raising of tolerance levels,
expansion of exemptions, or revocations might significantly impact a
substantial number of small entities and concluded that, as a general
matter, these actions do not impose a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. These analyses for tolerance
establishments and modifications, and for tolerance revocations were
published on May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950) and on December 17, 1997 (62 FR
66020) (FRL-5753-1), respectively, and were provided to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Taking into
account this analysis, and available information concerning the
pesticides listed in this final rule, the Agency hereby certifies that
this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. In a memorandum dated May 25,
2001, EPA determined that eight conditions must all be satisfied in
order for an import tolerance or tolerance exemption revocation to
adversely affect a significant number of small entity importers, and
that there is a negligible joint probability of all eight conditions
holding simultaneously with respect to any particular revocation. (This
Agency document is available in the docket for this rule, as mentioned
in Unit II.A.). Furthermore, for the pesticides named in this final
rule, the Agency knows of no extraordinary circumstances that exist as
to the present revocations that would change EPA's previous analysis.
In addition, the Agency has determined that this action will not have a
substantial direct effect on States, on the relationship between the
national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified
in Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999). Executive Order 13132 requires EPA to develop an accountable
process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input by State and local
officials in the development of regulatory policies that have
federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism
implications'' is defined in the Executive order to include regulations
that have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.'' This final rule directly regulates growers, food
processors, food handlers, and food retailers, not States. This action
does not alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. For these same reasons, the Agency has
determined that this final rule does not have any ``tribal
implications'' as described in Executive Order 13175, entitled
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000). Executive Order 13175, requires EPA to
develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input
by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies that have
tribal implications.'' ``Policies that have tribal implications'' is
defined in the Executive order to include regulations that have
``substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal Government and the Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes.'' This final rule will not have
substantial direct effects on tribal governments, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified in Executive Order 13175.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this final rule.

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V. Congressional Review Act

The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to
the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the
United States prior to publication of this final rule in the Federal
Register. This final rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: September 3, 2008.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. Section 180.153 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to
read as follows:

Sec. 180.153 Diazinon; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide diazinon, O,O-diethyl O-[6-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-4-
pyrimidinyl]phosphorothioate (CAS No. 333-41-5), in or on the following
food commodities:

* * * * *
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with
regional registration, as defined in Sec. 180.1(m), are established for
residues of the insecticide diazinon, O, O-diethyl O-[6-methyl-2-(1-
methylethyl)-4-pyrimidinyl]-phosphorothioate (CAS No. 333-41-5), in or
on the following food commodities:

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3. Section 180.169 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2),
and (c) read as follows:

Sec. 180.169 Carbaryl; tolerances for residues.

(a) * * * (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide carbaryl, 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate per se, in or on the
following food commodities:

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Expiration/revocation
Commodity Parts per million date
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Alfalfa, forage............................................... 50 None
Alfalfa, hay.................................................. 75 None
Almond, hulls................................................. 50 None
Apple, wet pomace............................................. 15 None
Asparagus..................................................... 15 None
Banana........................................................ 5.0 None
Beet, sugar, roots............................................ 0.5 None
Beet, sugar, tops............................................. 25 None
Bushberry subgroup 13-07B..................................... 3.0 None
Cabbage....................................................... 21 None
Cactus, fruit................................................. 5.0 None
Cactus, pads.................................................. 12 None
Caneberry subgroup 13-07A..................................... 12.0 None
Citrus, oil................................................... 20 None
Clover, forage................................................ 50 None
Clover, hay................................................... 70 None
Corn, field, forage........................................... 30 None
Corn, field, grain............................................ 0.02 None
Corn, field, stover........................................... 20 None
Corn, pop, grain.............................................. 0.02 None
Corn, pop, stover............................................. 20 None
Corn, sweet, forage........................................... 185 None
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............... 0.1 None
Corn, sweet, stover........................................... 215 None

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Cotton, undelinted seed....................................... 5.0 10/31/09
Cranberry..................................................... 3.0 None
Dandelion, leaves............................................. 22 None
Endive........................................................ 10 None
Flax, seed.................................................... 0.5 None
Fruit, citrus, group 10....................................... 10 None
Fruit, pome, group 11......................................... 12 None
Fruit, stone, group 12........................................ 10 None
Grain, aspirated fractions.................................... 70 None
Grape......................................................... 10 None
Grape, raisin................................................. 12 None
Grass, forage................................................. 100 None
Grass, hay.................................................... 15 None
Leaf petiole subgroup 4B...................................... 3.0 None
Lettuce....................................................... 10 None
Millet, proso, grain.......................................... 1.0 None
Millet, proso, straw.......................................... 20 None
Nut, tree group 14, except walnut............................. 0.1 None
Okra.......................................................... 4.0 None
Olive......................................................... 10 None
Oyster........................................................ 0.25 None
Parsley, leaves............................................... 22 None
Pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C...... 1.0 None
Peanut........................................................ 0.05 None
Peanut, hay................................................... 20 None
Pineapple..................................................... 2.0 None
Pistachio..................................................... 0.1 None
Rice, grain................................................... 15 None
Rice, hulls................................................... 30 None
Rice, straw................................................... 60 None
Sorghum grain, forage......................................... 30 None
Sorghum grain, grain.......................................... 10 None
Sorghum grain, stover......................................... 30 None
Soybean, forage............................................... 15 None
Soybean, hay.................................................. 15 None
Soybean, seed................................................. 0.5 None
Spinach....................................................... 22 None
Strawberry.................................................... 4.0 None
Sunflower, seed............................................... 0.5 None
Sweet potato, roots........................................... 0.2 None
Trefoil, forage............................................... 15 None
Trefoil, hay.................................................. 25 None
Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5, except cabbage........... 10 None
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9.................................. 3.0 None
Vegetable, foliage of legume, subgroup 7A, except soybean..... 60 None
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8.................................. 5.0 None
Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2, except sugar 75 None
beet tops....................................................
Vegetable, legume, edible podded, subgroup 6A................. 10 None
Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1, except sugar beet and 2.0 None
sweet potato.................................................
Walnut........................................................ 1.0 None
Wheat, forage................................................. 30 None
Wheat, grain.................................................. 1.0 None
Wheat, hay.................................................... 30 None
Wheat, straw.................................................. 20 None
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2) Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide
carbaryl, 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate, including its metabolites: 1-
naphthol (naphthyl-sulfate); 5,6-dihydrodihydroxycarbaryl; and 5,6-
dihydrodihydroxy naphthol, calculated as 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate
and the free and conjugated residues of carbaryl: 5,6-dihydro-5,6-
dihydroxy carbaryl and 5-methoxy-6-hydroxy carbaryl, in or on the
following food commodities:

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Hog, fat...................................................... 0.5 None
Hog, meat..................................................... 1.0 None
Hog, meat byproducts.......................................... 3.0 None
Horse, fat.................................................... 0.5 None
Horse, meat................................................... 1.0 None
Horse, meat byproducts........................................ 3.0 None
Milk.......................................................... 1.0 None
Poultry, fat.................................................. 5.0 10/31/09
Poultry, meat................................................. 5.0 10/31/09
Sheep, fat.................................................... 0.5 None
Sheep, meat................................................... 1.0 None
Sheep, meat byproducts........................................ 3.0 None
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with
regional registrations, as defined in Sec. 180.1(m), are established
for residues of the insecticide carbaryl, 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate
per se, in or on the following food commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dillweed, fresh leaves..................................... 0.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

0
4. Section 180.208 is amended by revising the section heading and
paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec. 180.208 Benfluralin; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
herbicide benfluralin, N-butyl-N-ethyl-[alpha][alpha][alpha]-trifluoro-
2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine, in or on the following food commodities:

* * * * *

0
5. Section 180.229 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.229 Fluometuron; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for the combined
residues of the herbicide fluometuron, N, N-dimethyl-N'-[3-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea, and its metabolite,
trifluoromethylaniline (TFMA) determined as TFMA, in or on the
following food commodities:

(2) Tolerances are established for the combined residues of the
herbicide fluometuron, N,N-dimethyl-N'-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea,
and its metabolites determined as TFMA and the hydroxylated
metabolites: CGA-236431, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethylphenyl)urea;
CGA-236432, 1-methyl-3-(4-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethylphenyl)urea; and
CGA-13211, 1,1-dimethyl-3-(4-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethylphenyl)urea, in
or on the following food commodities:

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. Tolerances are established
for the combined residues of the herbicide fluometuron, N, N-dimethyl-
N'-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea, and its metabolite,
trifluoromethylaniline (TFMA) determined as TFMA, in or on the
following food commodities.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw group 16, forage.. 3.0
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, stover. 6.0
Grain, cereal, group 15.................................... 0.5
Peanut..................................................... 0.1
Peanut, hay................................................ 4.0
Peanut, meal............................................... 0.2
Soybean, forage............................................ 3.0
Soybean, hay............................................... 3.0
Soybean, seed.............................................. 2.0
Rice, hulls................................................ 1.0
Wheat, milled byproducts................................... 1.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

0
6. Section 180.276 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) to
read as follows:

Sec. 180.276 Formetanate hydrochloride; tolerances for residues.

(a) * * *

* * * * *

0
7. Section 180.299 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.299 Dicrotophos; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide dicrotophos, dimethyl phosphate of 3-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-
cis-crotonamide, in or on the following food commodities:

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

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0
8. Section 180.316 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a)
and paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec. 180.316 Pyrazon; tolerances for residues.

(a) * * *

* * * * *
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. Tolerances are established
for combined residues of the herbicide pyrazon, 5-amino-4-chloro-2-
phenyl-3(2H)-pyridazinone, and its metabolites (calculated as pyrazon),
in or on the following food commodities:

Sec. 180.319 [Amended]

0
9. Section 180.319 is amended by removing the entry ``Carbaryl (1-
naphthyl N-methylcarbamate and its metabolite 1-naphthol, calculated as
carbaryl'' from the table.

0
10. Section 180.328 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 180.328 Napropamide; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
herbicide napropamide, N,N-diethyl-2-(1-napthalenyloxy) propionamide,
in or on the following food commodities:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expiration/revocation
Commodity Parts per million date
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Almond, hulls................................................. 0.1 None
Artichoke, globe.............................................. 0.1 4/26/09
Asparagus..................................................... 0.1 None
Avocado....................................................... 0.1 4/26/09
Basil......................................................... 0.1 None
Berry group 13................................................ 0.1 None
Coffee, green bean............................................ 0.1 None
Cranberry..................................................... 0.1 None
Fig........................................................... 0.1 4/26/09
Fruit, citrus................................................. 0.1 4/26/09
Fruit, pome................................................... 0.1 4/26/09
Fruit, stone.................................................. 0.1 4/26/09
Grape......................................................... 0.1 None
Kiwifruit..................................................... 0.1 None
Marjoram...................................................... 0.1 None
Nut, tree, group 14........................................... 0.1 None
Olive......................................................... 0.1 4/26/09
Peppermint, tops.............................................. 0.1 None
Persimmon..................................................... 0.1 None
Pistachio..................................................... 0.1 04/26/09
Rhubarb....................................................... 0.1 None
Rosemary...................................................... 0.1 None
Savory, summer................................................ 0.1 None
Savory, winter................................................ 0.1 None
Spearmint, tops............................................... 0.1 None
Strawberry.................................................... 0.1 None
Sweet potato, roots........................................... 0.1 None
Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5........................... 0.1 None
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8.................................. 0.1 None
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances are
established for residues of the herbicide napropamide, N,N-diethyl-2-
(1-napthalenyloxy) propionamide, in or on the following food
commodities:

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(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

0
11. Section 180.356 is amended by revising the following commodities in
the table in paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec. 180.356 Norflurazon; tolerances for residues.

(a) * * *

* * * * *

0
12. Section 180.364 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a)
to read as follows:

Sec. 180.364 Glyphosate; tolerances for residues.

(a) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Acerola.................................................... 0.2
Alfalfa, seed.............................................. 0.5
Almond, hulls.............................................. 25
Aloe vera.................................................. 0.5
Ambarella.................................................. 0.2
Animal feed, nongrass, group 18............................ 400
Artichoke, globe........................................... 0.2
Asparagus.................................................. 0.5
Atemoya.................................................... 0.2
Avocado.................................................... 0.2
Bamboo, shoots............................................. 0.2
Banana..................................................... 0.2
Barley, bran............................................... 30
Beet, sugar, dried pulp.................................... 25
Beet, sugar, roots......................................... 10
Beet, sugar, tops.......................................... 10
Berry group 13............................................. 0.2
Betelnut................................................... 1.0
Biriba..................................................... 0.2
Blimbe..................................................... 0.2
Borage, seed............................................... 0.1
Breadfruit................................................. 0.2
Cacao bean................................................. 0.2
Cactus, fruit.............................................. 0.5
Cactus, pads............................................... 0.5
Canistel................................................... 0.2
Canola, seed............................................... 20
Cattle, meat byproducts.................................... 5.0
Chaya...................................................... 1.0
Cherimoya.................................................. 0.2
Citrus, dried pulp......................................... 1.5
Coconut.................................................... 0.1
Coffee, bean............................................... 1.0
Corn, field, forage........................................ 6.0
Corn, field, grain......................................... 5.0
Corn, pop, grain........................................... 0.1
Corn, sweet, grain......................................... 0.1
Cotton, gin byproducts..................................... 175
Cotton, undelinted seed.................................... 40
Cranberry.................................................. 0.2
Crambe, seed............................................... 0.1
Custard apple.............................................. 0.2
Date....................................................... 0.2
Dokudami................................................... 2.0
Durian..................................................... 0.2
Egg........................................................ 0.05
Epazote.................................................... 1.3
Feijoa..................................................... 0.2
Fig........................................................ 0.2
Fish....................................................... 0.25
Flax, meal................................................. 8.0
Flax, seed................................................. 4.0
Fruit, citrus, group 10.................................... 0.5
Fruit, pome, group 11...................................... 0.2
Fruit, stone, group 12..................................... 0.2
Galangal, roots............................................ 0.2
Ginger, white, flower...................................... 0.2
Goat, meat byproducts...................................... 5.0
Gourd, buffalo, seed....................................... 0.1
Governor's plum............................................ 0.2
Gow kee, leaves............................................ 0.2
Grain, aspirated fractions................................. 100
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, except 100
field corn, forage........................................
Grain, cereal, group 15 except field corn, popcorn, rice, 30
sweet corn, and wild rice.................................
Grape...................................................... 0.2
Grass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17.................... 300
Guava...................................................... 0.2
Herbs subgroup 19A......................................... 0.2
Hog, meat byproducts....................................... 5.0
Hop, dried cones........................................... 7.0
Horse, meat byproducts..................................... 5.0
Ilama...................................................... 0.2
Imbe....................................................... 0.2
Imbu....................................................... 0.2
Jaboticaba................................................. 0.2
Jackfruit.................................................. 0.2
Jojoba, seed............................................... 0.1
Juneberry.................................................. 0.2
Kava, roots................................................ 0.2
Kenaf, forage.............................................. 200
Kiwifruit.................................................. 0.2
Lesquerella, seed.......................................... 0.1
Leucaena, forage........................................... 200
Lingonberry................................................ 0.2
Longan..................................................... 0.2
Lychee..................................................... 0.2
Mamey apple................................................ 0.2
Mango...................................................... 0.2
Mangosteen................................................. 0.2
Marmaladebox............................................... 0.2
Meadowfoam, seed........................................... 0.1
Mioga, flower.............................................. 0.2
Mustard, seed.............................................. 0.1
Noni....................................................... 0.20
Nut, pine.................................................. 1.0
Nut, tree, group 14........................................ 1.0
Okra....................................................... 0.5
Olive...................................................... 0.2
Oregano, Mexican, leaves................................... 2.0
Palm heart................................................. 0.2
Palm heart, leaves......................................... 0.2
Palm, oil.................................................. 0.1
Papaya..................................................... 0.2
Papaya, mountain........................................... 0.2
Passionfruit............................................... 0.2
Pawpaw..................................................... 0.2
Pea, dry................................................... 8.0
Peanut..................................................... 0.1
Peanut, hay................................................ 0.5
Pepper leaf, fresh leaves.................................. 0.2
Peppermint, tops........................................... 200
Perilla, tops.............................................. 1.8
Persimmon.................................................. 0.2
Pineapple.................................................. 0.1
Pistachio.................................................. 1.0
Pomegranate................................................ 0.2
Poultry, meat.............................................. 0.1
Poultry, meat byproducts................................... 1.0
Pulasan.................................................... 0.2
Quinoa, grain.............................................. 5.0
Rambutan................................................... 0.2
Rapeseed, seed............................................. 20
Rice, grain................................................ 0.1
Rice, wild, grain.......................................... 0.1
Rose apple................................................. 0.2
Safflower, seed............................................ 85
Salal...................................................... 0.2
Sapodilla.................................................. 0.2
Sapote, black.............................................. 0.2
Sapote, mamey.............................................. 0.2
Sapote, white.............................................. 0.2
Sesame, seed............................................... 0.1
Sheep, meat byproducts..................................... 5.0
Shellfish.................................................. 3.0
Soursop.................................................... 0.2
Soybean, forage............................................ 100
Soybean, hay............................................... 200
Soybean, hulls............................................. 100
Soybean, seed.............................................. 20
Spanish lime............................................... 0.2
Spearmint, tops............................................ 200
Spice subgroup 19B......................................... 7.0
Star apple................................................. 0.2
Starfruit.................................................. 0.2
Stevia, dried leaves....................................... 1.0
Strawberry................................................. 0.2
Sugar apple................................................ 0.2
Sugarcane, cane............................................ 2.0
Sugarcane, molasses........................................ 30
Sunflower, seed............................................ 85
Surinam cherry............................................. 0.2
Tamarind................................................... 0.2
Tea, dried................................................. 1.0
Tea, instant............................................... 7.0
Teff, grain................................................ 5.0
Ti, leaves................................................. 0.2
Ti, roots.................................................. 0.2
Ugli fruit................................................. 0.5
Vegetable, bulb, group 3................................... 0.2
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9............................... 0.5
Vegetable, foliage of legume, subgroup 7A, except soybean.. 0.2
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8............................... 0.1
Vegetable, leafy, brassica, group 5........................ 0.2
Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4................. 0.2
Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2, except sugar 0.2
beet tops.................................................
Vegetable, legume, group 6 except soybean and dry pea...... 5.0
Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1, except sugar beet...... 0.2
Wasabi, roots.............................................. 0.2
Water spinach, tops........................................ 0.2

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Watercress, upland......................................... 0.2
Wax jambu.................................................. 0.2
Yacon, tuber............................................... 0.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

0
13. Section 180.368 is amended by alphabetically adding the following
commodities to the table in paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:

Sec. 180.368 Metolachlor; tolerances for residues.

(a) * * * (1) * * *

* * * * *

0
14. Section 180.427 is amended by revising the section heading and
paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec. 180.427 Tau-Fluvalinate; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide tau-fluvalinate, cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl N-[2-chloro-
4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-D-valinate, in or on the following food
commodities:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Honey...................................................... 0.02
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
[FR Doc. E8-20993 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]

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