[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32463-32466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13689]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8827-5]
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed 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 Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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 for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this
document. 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 at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either 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 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: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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).
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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.
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.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 174 or part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that
the pesticide petitions described in this notice contain the data or
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not
fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or
whether the data support granting of the pesticide petitions.
Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final determination
on these pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions is available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov.
As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)),
EPA is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.
New Tolerances
1. PP 0E7704. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 681 US Highway 1 South, North
Brunswick, NJ 08902, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part
180 for residues of the insecticide thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl]-2-thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide), in or on fruit,
stone, group 12 at 0.5 parts per million (ppm). The analytical method
for determining residues in stone fruit and peppers is specific for
thiacloprid and metabolites containing the intact thiazolidine ring and
utilizes high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with
electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-detection. Thiacloprid
and its metabolites are stable in peppers and stone fruit commodities
for at least 10 months when the commodities are frozen. Contact: Andrew
Ertman, (703) 308-9367, e-mail address: [email protected].
2. PP 0F7685. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099). Nichino America, Inc., 4550
New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide flubendiamide, (N2-[1,1-dimethyl-2-
(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-3-iodo- N1-[2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-
tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl]-1,2-benzenedicarboxamide),
in or on artichoke, globe, flower head at 1.6 ppm; low growing berry
subgroup, crop subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry at 1.5 ppm; peanut,
hay at 60 ppm; peanut, meal at 0.032 ppm; peanut, nutmeat at 0.02 ppm;
peanut, refined oil at 0.04 ppm; pistachio at 0.06 ppm; small fruit
vine climbing subgroup except fuzzy kiwifruit, crop subgroup 13-07F at
1.4 ppm; sorghum, grain, grain at 5.0 ppm; sugarcane, cane at 0.30 ppm;
sunflower, seed at 4.5 ppm; and turnip, greens at 25 ppm. Independently
validated, analytical methods for crop matrices have been submitted for
measuring flubendiamide. Typically, plant matrices samples are
extracted, concentrated, and quantified by liquid chromatography/MS/MS
(LC/MS/MS) using deuterated internal standards. Contact: Carmen Rodia,
(703) 306-0327, e-mail address: [email protected].
3. PP 0F7688. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0387). Gowan Company, 370 South Main
Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, proposes to establish tolerances at 40 CFR part
180.484 for residues of the fungicide flutolanil [N-[3-(1-methylethoxy)
phenyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide], in or on beet, sugar at 0.5 ppm
and beet, sugar, tops at 25 ppm. Residues of flutolanil and its M-4
metabolite in
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sugar beet roots, sugar beet tops, and processed commodities were
quantitated by HPLC employing tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS)
detection. The analytical method used was the Xenos Analytical Method:
XAM-65, entitled ``LC/MS Determination of Flutolanil and its Metabolite
(M-4) in Cotton Seed and Corn Grain,'' dated December 18, 2000 with
modifications dated January 20, 2009. Contact: Lisa Jones, (703) 308-
9424, e-mail address: [email protected].
4. PP 0F7691. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0250). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box
12014, 2 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
proposes to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide spiromesifen; 2-oxo-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-
oxaspiro(4,4)non-3-en-4-yl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate, and its enol
metabolite; 4-hydroxy-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4,4]non-3-
en-2-one calculated as parent compound equivalents, in or on sorghum,
grain at 0.8 ppm; sorghum, fodder at 1.3 ppm; sorghum, forage at 9.0
ppm; sorghum, aspirated grain fraction at 11.0 ppm; wheat, grain and
the corresponding processed fractions flour, middlings, shorts, germ
and bran at 0.1 ppm; wheat, forage at 19.0 ppm; wheat, hay at 16.0 ppm;
wheat, straw at 4.5 ppm; and wheat, aspirated grain fraction at 30.0
ppm. Adequate analytical methodology using liquid chromatography/MS/MS
(LC/MS/MS) detection is available for enforcement purposes. Contact:
Jennifer Gaines, (703) 305-5967, e-mail address:
[email protected].
5. PP 0F7706. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T.
W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-
thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide), in or on pepper (bell and non-bell) at
1.1 ppm. The analytical method for determining residues in stone fruit
and peppers is specific for thiacloprid and metabolites containing the
intact thiazolidine ring and utilizes HPLC with electrospray tandem
mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-detection. Thiacloprid and its metabolites
are stable in peppers and stone fruit commodities for at least 10
months when the commodities are frozen. Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703)
308-9367, e-mail address: [email protected].
6. PP 0F7707. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0324). Syngenta Crop Protection,
Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide
thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl) methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-
nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine) (CAS Reg. No. 153719-23-4) and its
metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-
guanidine], in or on alfalfa, forage at 0.05 ppm and alfalfa, hay at
0.12 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., has submitted practical
analytical methodology for detecting and measuring levels of
thiamethoxam in or on raw agricultural commodities. This method is
based on crop specific cleanup procedures and determination by liquid
chromatography with either ultraviolet (UV) or MS detections. The limit
of detection (LOD) for each analyte of this method is 1.25 nanogram
(ng) injected for samples analyzed by UV and 0.25 ng injected for
samples analyzed by MS, and the limit of quantification (LOQ) is 0.005
ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm for all other substrates.
Contact: Julie Chao, (703) 308-8735, e-mail address:
[email protected].
7. PP 9F7528. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0672). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 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 (BAS 500-
3), expressed as parent compound, in or on alfalfa, forage at 10.0 ppm
and alfalfa, hay at 30.0 ppm; and new tolerances for pyraclostrobin,
carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-
yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester) and its metabolites
convertible to 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol (BAS 500-5) and 1-(3-
chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol (BAS 500-9), expressed as
parent compound, in the animal commodities poultry, fat at 0.1 ppm;
poultry, meat byproducts at 0.1 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.1 ppm; and eggs
at 0.1 ppm. The method of analysis in plants is aqueous organic solvent
extraction, column cleanup and quantitation by LC/MS/MS. The method of
analysis in animals involves base hydrolysis, organic extraction,
column cleanup and quantitation by LC/MS/MS or derivatization
(methylation) followed by quantitation by gas chromatography/MS (GC/
MS). Contact: John Bazuin, (703) 305-7381, e-mail address:
[email protected].
Amended Tolerances
1. PP 0F7706. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T.
W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend
40 CFR 180.594 for residues of thiacloprid by revising the tolerance
expression under (a) to read: Tolerances are established for residues
of thiacloprid, including its metabolites and degradates. Compliance
with the tolerance levels specified is to be determined by measuring
only thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-
thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide). Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308-9367,
e-mail address: [email protected].
2. PP 0F7685. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099). Nichino America, Inc., 4550
New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to
amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.639 for residues of the insecticide
flubendiamide (N2-[1,1-dimethyl-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-3-
iodo- N1-[2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-
(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl]-1,2-benzenedicarboxamide), in or on
alfalfa, forage at 25.0 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 65.0 ppm; Brassica, head
and stem, subgroup 5A at 4.0 ppm; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B
at 25.0 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.8 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.4 ppm; cattle,
liver at 0.4 ppm; cattle, muscle at 0.1 ppm; eggs at 0.7 ppm; goat, fat
at 0.8 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.4 ppm; goat, liver at 0.4 ppm; goat,
muscle at 0.1 ppm; grain, aspirated fractions at 215.0 ppm; hog, fat at
0.15 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.06 ppm; hog, liver at 0.06 ppm; hog, muscle
at 0.02 ppm; horse, fat at 0.8 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.4 ppm; horse,
liver at 0.4 ppm; horse, muscle at 0.1 ppm; milk at 0.2 ppm; poultry,
fat at 3.0 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.8 ppm; poultry, muscle at 0.1 ppm;
sheep, fat at 0.8 ppm; sheep, kidney at 0.4 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.4
ppm; sheep, muscle at 0.1 ppm; sorghum, grain, forage at 13.0 ppm; and
sorghum, grain, stover at 18.0 ppm. Independently validated, analytical
methods for crop matrices have been submitted for measuring
flubendiamide. Typically, plant matrices samples are extracted,
concentrated, and quantified by liquid chromatography/MS/MS (LC/MS/MS)
using deuterated internal standards. Contact: Carmen Rodia, (703) 306-
0327, e-mail address: [email protected].
3. PP 0F7696. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0385). Syngenta Crop Protection,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409, proposes to amend the tolerance
in 40 CFR 180.532 for residues of the fungicide cyprodinil 2-
pyrimidinamine, 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl, in or on fruit, pome,
group 11 from 0.1 ppm to 1.7 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection has
developed and validated analytical methodology for enforcement
purposes. This method (Syngenta Crop Protection
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Method AG-631B) has passed an Agency petition method validation for
several commodities and is currently the enforcement method for
cyprodinil. An extensive database of method validation data using this
method on various crop commodities is available. Contact: Lisa Jones,
(703) 308-9424, e-mail address: [email protected].
New Tolerance Exemptions
1. PP 0E7693. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0330). FBSciences, Inc., 153 N.
Main Street, Ste. 100, Collierville, TN 38017, proposes to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-methyl-
2,4-pentanediol (CAS Reg. No. 107-41-5) when used as a pesticide inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance is requested, therefore no field residue studies are
required. Contact: Lisa Austin, (703) 305-7894, e-mail address:
[email protected].
2. PP 0E7699. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0275). Croda Inc., EPA Company No.
86095, 315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720, proposes to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of
polymerized fatty acid esters with aminoalcohol alkoxylates (PFAEAA)
under 40 CFR 180.910 pre- and post-harvest uses and 40 CFR 180.930
animal uses when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations, including: (CAS Registration No. (CAS RN's)) supported
under the following tolerance exemption descriptor ``Fatty acids,
unsaturated, dimers and/or trimers, esters with [alpha]-
alkylaminoalkyl-[omega]-hydroxy poly (oxyethylene) or [alpha]-
alkylaminoalkyl-[omega]-hydroxy poly (oxyethylene) poly (oxypropylene)
copolymers where the poly (oxyethylene) content is 10-30 moles and the
poly (oxypropylene) content is 0-20 moles, the resulting alkoxylated
aminoalcohol esters are derived and limited to 2-(N,N-Dimethyl)
aminoethanol, 2-(N,N-Dimethyl) aminopropanol, 2-(N,N-Diethyl)
aminoethanol, 2-(N,N-Diethyl) aminopropanol, 2-Hydroxyethylmorpholine,
and 2-Hydroxyethylpiperidine and have a minimum molecular weight (in
amu) of 1,200'':
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-38-9).
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with
fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-42-5).
Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-72-1).
Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with
fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-75-4).
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-49-2).
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with
fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-17-7).
Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-81-2).
Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with
fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-83-4).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-00-8).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products
with fatty acid dimers ( CAS Reg. No. 1173189-06-4).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-20-2).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products
with fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-22-4).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-09-7).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products
with fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-17-7).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-25-7).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products
with fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No.1173189-28-0).
The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it
is not required for the establishment of a tolerance exemption for
polymeric inert ingredients. Contact: Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603-
0851, e-mail address: [email protected].
3. PP 0E7702. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0272). Clariant Corporation, 625 E.
Catawba Ave, Mt. Holly, NC 28120, proposes to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid,
2-methyl-, C12-16-alkyl esters, telomers with 1-
dodecanethiol, polyethylene-polypropylene glycol ether with propylene
glycol monomethacrylate (1:1), and styrene 2,2 -(1,2-diazenediyl)bis[2-
methylbutanenitrile]-initiated (CAS Reg. No. 950207-35-9) under 40 CFR
180.960 when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
formulations. Clariant Corporation, is petitioning that 2-Propenoic
acid, 2-methyl-, C12-16-alkyl esters, telomers
with 1-dodecanethiol, polyethylene-polypropylene glycol ether with
propylene glycol monomethacrylate (1:1), and styrene, 2,2'-(1,2-
diazenediyl)bis[2-methylbutanenitrile]-initiated be exempt from the
requirement of a tolerance based upon the definition of a low-risk
polymer under 40 CFR 723.250. Therefore, an analytical method to
determine residues on treated crops is not relevant. Contact: Elizabeth
Fertich, (703) 347-8560, e-mail address: [email protected].
4. PP 9E7538. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0066). Croda Inc., 315 Cherry Lane,
New Castle, DE 19720, proposes to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of alkoxylated glycerides used
to formulate pesticides applied to growing crops or to raw commodities
after harvest. Croda Inc., is petitioning that alkoxylated glycerides
be exempt from the requirement of a tolerance based upon their
compliance with the low risk polymer criteria per 40 CFR 723.250.
Therefore, an analytical method to determine residues in raw
agricultural commodities has not been proposed. No residue chemistry
data or environmental fate data are presented in the petition as the
Agency does not generally require some or all of the listed studies to
rule on the exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for a low
risk polymer inert ingredient. Contact: Kerry Leifer, (703) 308-8811,
e-mail address: [email protected].
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: May 28, 2010.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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