80_FR_63934 80 FR 63731 - Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

80 FR 63731 - Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 203 (October 21, 2015)

Page Range63731-63734
FR Document2015-26779

This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0032; FRL-9935-29]


Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of 
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several 
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or 
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 20, 2015.

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 online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lewis, Registration Division 
(RD) (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address: 
[email protected]. The mailing address for each contact person is: 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. As part of the 
mailing address, include the contact person's name, division, and mail 
code. The division to contact is listed at the end of each pesticide 
petition summary.

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. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division 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 email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that

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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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    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, requesting the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on 
the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing 
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the 
pesticide petitions described in this document contain the data or 
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 
346a(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. After considering the public comments, EPA intends 
to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. 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 document, prepared by the petitioner, is 
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket 
for each of the petitions is available 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 4E8300. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0685). Tea Association of the 
U.S.A., Inc., 362 5th Avenue, Suite 801, New York, New York 10001, 
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of 
the fungicide propiconazole in or on tea at 4 parts per million (ppm). 
The HPLC/UV Method AG-671A is used to measure and evaluate the chemical 
propiconazole. Contact: RD.
    2. PP 4E8319. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0822). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W., 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances for residues of 
azoxystrobin (methyl (E)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-
yloxy]phenyl{time} -3-methoxyacrylate) and the Z isomer of 
azoxystrobin, (methyl (Z)-2-{2-[6-(2- cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-
yloxy]pheny1{time} -3-methoxyacrylate) in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities Ti palm, leaves at 50 part per million (ppm); Ti palm, 
roots at 0.5 ppm; Fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 2.0 ppm; Nut, tree, 
group 14-12 at 0.02 ppm; and Quinoa, grain at 3.0 ppm. An adequate 
analytical method, gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus 
detection (GC-NPD) or in mobile phase by high performance liquid 
chromatography with ultra-violet detection (HPLC-UV), is available for 
enforcement purposes with a limit of detection that allows monitoring 
of food with residues at or above the levels set in these tolerances. 
Contact: RD.
    3. PP 4E8321 (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0788). IR-4 Project Headquarters, 
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 
40 CFR 180.434 for residues of the fungicide, propiconazole, 1-[[2-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl] methyl]-1H11,2,4-
triazole and its metabolites determined as 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid 
(2,41DCBA), expressed as the stoichiometric equivalent of 
propiconazole, in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Dill, fresh 
at 30 ppm; dill, dried at 80 ppm; dill, seed at 15 ppm; leafy Brassica 
greens, subgroup 5B at 20 ppm; quinoa, grain, at 3.0 ppm; radish, tops 
at 0.2 ppm; radish, roots at 0.04 ppm; Ti palm, leaves at 10 ppm; Ti 
palm, roots at 0.3 ppm, watercress at 6 ppm, fruit, stone, group 12-12, 
except plum at 4 ppm and nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.1 ppm. Analytical 
methods AG-626 and AG-454A were developed for the determination of 
residues of propiconazole and its metabolites containing the DCBA 
moiety. Analytical method AG-626 has been accepted and published by EPA 
as the tolerance enforcement method for crops. The limit of 
quantitation (LOQ) for the method is 0.05 ppm. Contact: RD.
    4. PP 4E8337. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0030). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W., 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of carfentrazone-ethyl (ethyl-alpha-2-dichloro-5-[4-
(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-
fluorobenzene-propanoate) and the metabolite carfentrazone-ethyl 
chloropropionic acid ([alpha], 2-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-
dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzenepropanoic 
acid)] in or on the raw agricultural commodity quinoa, grain at 0.10 
ppm and psyllium, seed at 0.10 ppm. There is a practical analytical 
method for detecting and measuring levels of carfentrazone-ethyl and 
its metabolite in or on food with a limit of quantitation that allows 
monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set or proposed 
in the tolerances. Contact: RD.
    5. PP 5E8382. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0559). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 
part 180 for residues of the fungicide penflufen, (1H-Pyrazole-4-
carboxamide, N-[2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)phenyl]-5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-) in 
or on Onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 0.01 parts per million (ppm); and 
Onion, green, subgroup 3-07B at 0.015 ppm. The high performance liquid 
chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/
MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical penflufen. Contact: 
RD.
    6. PP 5E8384. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0569). Interregional Research 
Project

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Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 
08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 
residues of fluensulfone equivalents (i.e., the sum of thiazole 
sulfonic acid (TSA) and butene sulfonic acid (BSA) expressed as total 
fluensulfone equivalents) in or on the raw agricultural commodity 
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.6 ppm. Adequate 
analytical methods for determining fluensulfone in/on appropriate raw 
agricultural commodities and processed commodities have been developed 
and validated, including LC-MS/MS methods. The analytical procedures 
have been successfully validated in terms of specificity, linearity, 
precision, accuracy and LOQ. Contact: RD.
    7. PP 5E8395. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0629). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W., 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of fomesafen, 5-[2-cloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-
N-(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzamide in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.025 parts 
per million (ppm), Berry, low growing subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry 
at 0.02 ppm, and Vegetable, legume group 6 at 0.05 ppm. An analytical 
method using chemical derivatization followed by gas chromatography 
with Nitrogen-Phosphorus detection (NPD) has been developed and 
validated for residues of fomesafen in snap/dry beans, cotton seed and 
cotton gin byproducts, as well as for other crops. Contact: RD.
    8. PP 5F8358. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0646). Syngenta Crop Protection, 
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide cyprodinil, 
4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine, in or on vegetable, 
tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.01 parts per million (ppm) and 
potato, wet peel at 0.03 ppm. The High Performance Liquid 
Chromatography (HPLC) with Column Switching (Method AG-631B), and High 
Performance Liquid with Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS) methods were used 
to measure and evaluate the chemical cyprodinil and its metabolite CGA-
304075. Contact: RD.

Amended Tolerances

    1. PP 4E8319. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0822). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project, 500 College Road East, Suite 
201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.507 for residues of azoxystrobin: (methyl (E)-2-{2-[6-(2-
cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl{time} - 3-methoxyacrylate) and 
the Z isomer of azoxystrobin, (methyl (Z)-2-{2-[6-(2- 
cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]pheny1{time} -3-methoxyacrylate) by 
removing the tolerances in or on the raw agricultural commodities 
Fruit, stone, group 12 at 1.5 ppm; and Nut, tree, group 14 at 0.02 ppm. 
An adequate analytical method, gas chromatography with nitrogen-
phosphorus detection (GC-NPD) or in mobile phase by high performance 
liquid chromatography with ultra-violet detection (HPLC-UV), is 
available for enforcement purposes with a limit of detection that 
allows monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set in 
these tolerances. Contact: RD.
    2. PP 4E8321 (EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0788). IR-4 Project Headquarters, 
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, requests upon establishment of new 
propiconazole tolerances above, removing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.434 
for residues of the fungicide, propiconazole, 1-[[2-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl] methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole 
and its metabolites determined as 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid (2,4-DCBA), 
expressed as the stoichiometric equivalent of propiconazole, in or on 
fruit, stone, group 12 except plum at 4.0 ppm and nut, tree, group 14 
at 0.1 ppm to eliminate redundancies. Analytical methods AG-626 and AG-
454A were developed for the determination of residues of propiconazole 
and its metabolites containing the DCBA moiety. Analytical method AG-
626 has been accepted and published by EPA as the tolerance enforcement 
method for crops. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for the method is 
0.05 ppm. Contact: RD.
    3. PP 5E8395. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0629). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 
W., Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.433 for residues of fomesafen, 5-[2-cloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-N-(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzamide by 
removing the tolerances on the raw agricultural commodities Bean, dry 
at 0.05 ppm; Bean, snap, succulent at 0.05 ppm; Bean Lima, succulent at 
0.05 ppm; Pea, succulent at 0.025 ppm; Potato at 0.025 ppm; Soybean at 
0.05 ppm; and Soybean, vegetable succulent at 0.05 ppm. An analytical 
method using chemical derivatization followed by gas chromatography 
with Nitrogen-Phosphorus detection (NPD) has been developed and 
validated for residues of fomesafen in snap/dry beans, cotton seed and 
cotton gin byproducts, as well as for other crops. Contact: RD.
    4. PP 5F8369. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0561). ISK Biosciences Corporation, 
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077, requests to amend the 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.613 for residues of the insecticide flonicamid 
[(N-(cyanomethyl)-4-trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxamide) or (N-
cyanomethyl-4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide (IUPAC))], including its 
metabolites, TFNA [4-trifluoromethylnicotinic acid], TFNA-AM [4-
trifluoromethylnicotinamide], and TFNG [N-(4-
trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)], in or on the raw agricultural commodity 
Crop Group 14-12, Tree Nuts from 0.15 ppm to 0.3 ppm and the existing 
tolerance in or on the raw agricultural commodity hops from 7.0 ppm to 
30 ppm. An analytical method using LC-MS/MS has been developed to 
determine the residues of flonicamid and its metabolites, TFNA, TFNA-
AM, and TFNG on tree nuts and hops. Contact: RD.
    5. PP 5F8374. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0560). Syngenta Crop Protection, 
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to amend 40 
CFR part 180.682 for residues of the herbicide, Bicyclopyrone: 4-
hydroxy-3-{2-[(2-methoxyethoxy) methyl{time} -6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-
pyridylcarbonyl{time}  bicyclo oct-3-en-2-one, in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities: Wheat, forage at 0.50 parts per million 
(ppm); wheat, grain, at 0.04 ppm; wheat, hay at 0.9 ppm; wheat, straw 
at 0.50 ppm; wheat, bran at 0.15 ppm; wheat, germ at 0.10 ppm; wheat, 
aspirated grain fractions at 0.50 ppm; barley, grain, at 0.07 ppm, 
barley, hay at 0.3 ppm; barley, straw at 0.50 ppm; barley, bran at 0.15 
ppm; and barley, germ at 0.10 ppm. Adequate analytical methodology is 
available for data collection enforcement of bicyclopyrone residues. 
Analytical methods GRM030.05A and GRM030.08A have also undergone 
independent laboratory validation (ILV) to demonstrate the suitability 
of the methods for the monitoring of residues of bicyclopyrone in crops 
and animal tissues. All study methods and validation reports have been 
found acceptable by the EPA. Contact: RD.

 New Tolerance Exemptions

    1. PP IN-10836. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0630). Spring Trading Company, 203 
Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, Texas 77354-5201, on behalf of Lamberti USA, 
Inc., 14622 Exxon Road, Conroe, Texas 77302, requests to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-
propenoic

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acid, homopolymer, ester with [alpha]-[2,4,6-tris(1-
phenylethyl)phenyl]-[omega]-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2- ethanediyl), compd. 
with 2,2',2''-nitrilotris[ethanol] (CAS Reg. No. 1477613-46-9) when 
used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 
180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because 
it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance. Contact: RD.
    2. PP IN-10838. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0631). Bayer Healthcare, LLC, 
Animal Health Division, P.O. Box 390, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201, 
requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
for residues of di-n-butyl adipate (CAS Reg. No. 105-99-7) when used as 
an inert ingredient (component of plastic container strips) in 
pesticide formulations applied to the entrance to bee hives to control 
varroa mites under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner believes no 
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
    3. PP IN-10854. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0655). SciReg., Inc., 12733 
Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, on behalf of Taminco U.S., Inc., 
Subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Co., Two Windsor Plaza, Suite 400, 7540 
Windsor Drive, Allentown, PA 18195, requests to establish an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-pyrrolidinone, 1-
butyl- (CAS Reg No. 3470-98-2) when used as an inert ingredient in 
pesticide formulations (solvent/co-solvent) in pesticide formulations 
applied to growing crops only under 40 CFR 180.920. The petitioner 
believes no analytical method is needed because the request is for an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: October 14, 2015.
Susan Lewis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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                                                      financing of a dwelling on a person’s                      (B) Evidence of psychological or                   information you consider to be
                                                      response to harassment because of race,                 physical harm is relevant in                          Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                                      color, religion, sex, handicap, familial                determining whether a hostile                         or other information whose disclosure is
                                                      status, or national origin.                             environment was created, as well as the               restricted by statute.
                                                      ■ 10. Add subpart H, consisting of                      amount of damages to which an                           • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
                                                      § 100.600, to read as follows:                          aggrieved person may be entitled.                     Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                                                                                              However, neither psychological nor                    DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                                      Subpart H— Quid Pro Quo and Hostile                     physical harm must be demonstrated to                 NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
                                                      Environment Harassment                                  prove that a hostile environment exists.                • Hand Delivery: To make special
                                                                                                                 (ii) Title VII affirmative defense. The            arrangements for hand delivery or
                                                      § 100.600 Quid pro quo and hostile                                                                            delivery of boxed information, please
                                                                                                              affirmative defense to an employer’s
                                                      environment harassment.
                                                                                                              vicarious liability for hostile                       follow the instructions at http://
                                                         (a) General. Quid pro quo and hostile                environment harassment by a supervisor                www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
                                                      environment harassment because of                       under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act                 Additional instructions on
                                                      race, color, religion, sex, familial status,            of 1964 does not apply to cases brought               commenting or visiting the docket,
                                                      national origin or handicap may violate                 pursuant to the Fair Housing Act.                     along with more information about
                                                      sections 804, 805, 806 or 818 of the Act,                  (b) Type of conduct. Harassment can                dockets generally is available at http://
                                                      depending on the conduct. The same                      be written, verbal, or other conduct, and             www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                      conduct may violate one or more of                      does not require physical contact.                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                      these provisions.                                          (c) Number of incidents. A single                  Susan Lewis, Registration Division (RD)
                                                         (1) Quid pro quo harassment. Quid                    incident of harassment because of race,               (7505P), main telephone number: (703)
                                                      pro quo harassment refers to an                         color, religion, sex, familial status,                305–7090; email address:
                                                      unwelcome request or demand to                          national origin, or handicap may                      RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing
                                                      engage in conduct where submission to                   constitute a discriminatory housing                   address for each contact person is:
                                                      the request or demand, either explicitly                practice, where the incident is severe, or            Office of Pesticide Programs,
                                                      or implicitly, is made a condition                      evidences a quid pro quo.                             Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                      related to: The sale, rental or availability              Dated: September 28, 2015.                          Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                      of a dwelling; the terms, conditions, or                Gustavo Velasquez,                                    DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing
                                                      privileges of the sale or rental, or the                                                                      address, include the contact person’s
                                                                                                              Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
                                                      provision of services or facilities in                  Equal Opportunity.                                    name, division, and mail code. The
                                                      connection therewith; or the                                                                                  division to contact is listed at the end
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                                                      availability, terms, or conditions of a                                                                       of each pesticide petition summary.
                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                      residential real estate-related                                                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                      transaction. An unwelcome request or
                                                      demand may constitute quid pro quo                                                                            I. General Information
                                                      harassment even if a person acquiesces                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                              AGENCY                                                A. Does this action apply to me?
                                                      in the unwelcome request or demand.
                                                         (2) Hostile environment harassment.                                                                           You may be potentially affected by
                                                                                                              40 CFR Part 180                                       this action if you are an agricultural
                                                      Hostile environment harassment refers
                                                      to unwelcome conduct that is                            [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0032; FRL–9935–29]                   producer, food manufacturer, or
                                                      sufficiently severe or pervasive as to                                                                        pesticide manufacturer. The following
                                                      interfere with: the availability, sale,                 Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions                list of North American Industrial
                                                      rental, or use or enjoyment of a                        Filed for Residues of Pesticide                       Classification System (NAICS) codes is
                                                      dwelling; the terms, conditions, or                     Chemicals in or on Various                            not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
                                                      privileges of the sale or rental, or the                Commodities                                           provides a guide to help readers
                                                      provision or enjoyment of services or                                                                         determine whether this document
                                                                                                              AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                     applies to them. Potentially affected
                                                      facilities in connection therewith; or the              Agency (EPA).
                                                      availability, terms, or conditions of a                                                                       entities may include:
                                                                                                              ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and                • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
                                                      residential real estate-related                         request for comment.                                     • Animal production (NAICS code
                                                      transaction. Hostile environment
                                                                                                                                                                    112).
                                                      harassment does not require a change in                 SUMMARY:   This document announces the
                                                                                                                                                                       • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
                                                      the economic benefits, terms, or                        Agency’s receipt of several initial filings
                                                                                                                                                                    311).
                                                      conditions of the dwelling or housing-                  of pesticide petitions requesting the                    • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
                                                      related services or facilities, or of the               establishment or modification of                      code 32532).
                                                      residential real-estate transaction.                    regulations for residues of pesticide                    If you have any questions regarding
                                                         (i) Totality of the circumstances.                   chemicals in or on various commodities.               the applicability of this action to a
                                                      Whether hostile environment                             DATES: Comments must be received on                   particular entity, consult the person
                                                      harassment exists depends upon the                      or before November 20, 2015.                          listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                      totality of the circumstances.                          ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                      CONTACT for the division listed at the
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                                                         (A) Factors to be considered to                      identified by docket identification (ID)              end of the pesticide petition summary of
                                                      determine whether hostile environment                   number and the pesticide petition                     interest.
                                                      harassment exists include, but are not                  number (PP) of interest as shown in the
                                                      limited to, the nature of the conduct, the              body of this document, by one of the                  B. What should I consider as I prepare
                                                      context in which the incident(s)                        following methods:                                    my comments for EPA?
                                                      occurred, the severity, scope, frequency,                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
                                                      duration, and location of the conduct,                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                information to EPA through
                                                      and the relationships of the persons                    instructions for submitting comments.                 regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
                                                      involved.                                               Do not submit electronically any                      the part or all of the information that


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                                                      you claim to be CBI. For CBI                              Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a                      2-yl] methyl]-1H11,2,4-triazole and its
                                                      information in a disk or CD–ROM that                    summary of each of the petitions that                 metabolites determined as 2,4-
                                                      you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the                are the subject of this document,                     dichlorobenzoic acid (2,41DCBA),
                                                      disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then                          prepared by the petitioner, is included               expressed as the stoichiometric
                                                      identify electronically within the disk or              in a docket EPA has created for each                  equivalent of propiconazole, in or on
                                                      CD–ROM the specific information that                    rulemaking. The docket for each of the                the raw agricultural commodities: Dill,
                                                      is claimed as CBI. In addition to one                   petitions is available at http://                     fresh at 30 ppm; dill, dried at 80 ppm;
                                                      complete version of the comment that                    www.regulations.gov.                                  dill, seed at 15 ppm; leafy Brassica
                                                      includes information claimed as CBI, a                    As specified in FFDCA section                       greens, subgroup 5B at 20 ppm; quinoa,
                                                      copy of the comment that does not                       408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is               grain, at 3.0 ppm; radish, tops at 0.2
                                                      contain the information claimed as CBI                  publishing notice of the petition so that             ppm; radish, roots at 0.04 ppm; Ti palm,
                                                      must be submitted for inclusion in the                  the public has an opportunity to                      leaves at 10 ppm; Ti palm, roots at 0.3
                                                      public docket. Information so marked                    comment on this request for the                       ppm, watercress at 6 ppm, fruit, stone,
                                                      will not be disclosed except in                         establishment or modification of                      group 12–12, except plum at 4 ppm and
                                                      accordance with procedures set forth in                 regulations for residues of pesticides in             nut, tree, group 14–12 at 0.1 ppm.
                                                      40 CFR part 2.                                          or on food commodities. Further                       Analytical methods AG–626 and AG–
                                                         2. Tips for preparing your comments.                 information on the petition may be                    454A were developed for the
                                                      When preparing and submitting your                      obtained through the petition summary                 determination of residues of
                                                      comments, see the commenting tips at                    referenced in this unit.                              propiconazole and its metabolites
                                                      http://www.epa.gov/dockets/                                                                                   containing the DCBA moiety. Analytical
                                                                                                              New Tolerances
                                                      comments.html.                                                                                                method AG–626 has been accepted and
                                                         3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to                  1. PP 4E8300. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–                    published by EPA as the tolerance
                                                      achieve environmental justice, the fair                 0685). Tea Association of the U.S.A.,                 enforcement method for crops. The limit
                                                      treatment and meaningful involvement                    Inc., 362 5th Avenue, Suite 801, New                  of quantitation (LOQ) for the method is
                                                      of any group, including minority and/or                 York, New York 10001, requests to                     0.05 ppm. Contact: RD.
                                                      low-income populations, in the                          establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180                 4. PP 4E8337. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
                                                      development, implementation, and                        for residues of the fungicide                         0030). Interregional Research Project
                                                      enforcement of environmental laws,                      propiconazole in or on tea at 4 parts per             Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,
                                                      regulations, and policies. To help                      million (ppm). The HPLC/UV Method                     Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540,
                                                      address potential environmental justice                 AG–671A is used to measure and                        requests to establish a tolerance in 40
                                                      issues, the Agency seeks information on                 evaluate the chemical propiconazole.                  CFR part 180 for residues of
                                                      any groups or segments of the                           Contact: RD.                                          carfentrazone-ethyl (ethyl-alpha-2-
                                                      population who, as a result of their                       2. PP 4E8319. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–                    dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-
                                                      location, cultural practices, or other                  0822). Interregional Research Project                 dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-
                                                      factors, may have atypical or                           Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,               triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzene-
                                                      disproportionately high and adverse                     Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540,                    propanoate) and the metabolite
                                                      human health impacts or environmental                   requests to establish tolerances for                  carfentrazone-ethyl chloropropionic
                                                      effects from exposure to the pesticides                 residues of azoxystrobin (methyl (E)-2-               acid (a, 2-dichloro-5-[4-
                                                      discussed in this document, compared                    {2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-                    (difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-
                                                      to the general population.                              yloxy]phenyl}-3-methoxyacrylate) and                  5-oxo-1H–1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-
                                                                                                              the Z isomer of azoxystrobin, (methyl                 fluorobenzenepropanoic acid)] in or on
                                                      II. What action is the Agency taking?                   (Z)-2-{2-[6-(2-                                       the raw agricultural commodity quinoa,
                                                         EPA is announcing its receipt of                     cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-                             grain at 0.10 ppm and psyllium, seed at
                                                      several pesticide petitions filed under                 yloxy]pheny1}-3-methoxyacrylate) in or                0.10 ppm. There is a practical analytical
                                                      section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,                  on the raw agricultural commodities Ti                method for detecting and measuring
                                                      and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.                     palm, leaves at 50 part per million                   levels of carfentrazone-ethyl and its
                                                      346a, requesting the establishment or                   (ppm); Ti palm, roots at 0.5 ppm; Fruit,              metabolite in or on food with a limit of
                                                      modification of regulations in 40 CFR                   stone, group 12–12 at 2.0 ppm; Nut,                   quantitation that allows monitoring of
                                                      part 180 for residues of pesticide                      tree, group 14–12 at 0.02 ppm; and                    food with residues at or above the levels
                                                      chemicals in or on various food                         Quinoa, grain at 3.0 ppm. An adequate                 set or proposed in the tolerances.
                                                      commodities. The Agency is taking                       analytical method, gas chromatography                 Contact: RD.
                                                      public comment on the requests before                   with nitrogen-phosphorus detection                       5. PP 5E8382. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
                                                      responding to the petitioners. EPA is not               (GC–NPD) or in mobile phase by high                   0559). Interregional Research Project
                                                      proposing any particular action at this                 performance liquid chromatography                     Number 4 (IR–4), requests to establish a
                                                      time. EPA has determined that the                       with ultra-violet detection (HPLC–UV),                tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
                                                      pesticide petitions described in this                   is available for enforcement purposes                 residues of the fungicide penflufen, (1H-
                                                      document contain the data or                            with a limit of detection that allows                 Pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-[2-(1,3-
                                                      information prescribed in FFDCA                         monitoring of food with residues at or                dimethylbutyl)phenyl]-5-fluoro-1,3-
                                                      section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2);                above the levels set in these tolerances.             dimethyl-) in or on Onion, bulb,
                                                      however, EPA has not fully evaluated                    Contact: RD.                                          subgroup 3–07A at 0.01 parts per
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                                                      the sufficiency of the submitted data at                   3. PP 4E8321 (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–                     million (ppm); and Onion, green,
                                                      this time or whether the data support                   0788). IR–4 Project Headquarters,                     subgroup 3–07B at 0.015 ppm. The high
                                                      granting of the pesticide petitions. After              Rutgers, The State University of New                  performance liquid chromatography-
                                                      considering the public comments, EPA                    Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201              electrospray ionization/tandem mass
                                                      intends to evaluate whether and what                    W., Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to                  spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) is used to
                                                      action may be warranted. Additional                     establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.434                measure and evaluate the chemical
                                                      data may be needed before EPA can                       for residues of the fungicide,                        penflufen. Contact: RD.
                                                      make a final determination on these                     propiconazole, 1-[[2-(2,4-                               6. PP 5E8384. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
                                                      pesticide petitions.                                    dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-                0569). Interregional Research Project


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                                                      Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,                 {2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-                    fomesafen in snap/dry beans, cotton
                                                      Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540,                      yloxy]phenyl}- 3-methoxyacrylate) and                 seed and cotton gin byproducts, as well
                                                      requests to establish a tolerance in 40                 the Z isomer of azoxystrobin, (methyl                 as for other crops. Contact: RD.
                                                      CFR part 180 for residues of                            (Z)-2-{2-[6-(2-                                          4. PP 5F8369. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
                                                      fluensulfone equivalents (i.e., the sum                 cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-                             0561). ISK Biosciences Corporation,
                                                      of thiazole sulfonic acid (TSA) and                     yloxy]pheny1}-3-methoxyacrylate) by                   7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord,
                                                      butene sulfonic acid (BSA) expressed as                 removing the tolerances in or on the raw              Ohio 44077, requests to amend the
                                                      total fluensulfone equivalents) in or on                agricultural commodities Fruit, stone,                tolerances in 40 CFR 180.613 for
                                                      the raw agricultural commodity                          group 12 at 1.5 ppm; and Nut, tree,                   residues of the insecticide flonicamid
                                                      Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup                  group 14 at 0.02 ppm. An adequate                     [(N-(cyanomethyl)-4-trifluoromethyl)-3-
                                                      1C at 0.6 ppm. Adequate analytical                      analytical method, gas chromatography                 pyridinecarboxamide) or (N-
                                                      methods for determining fluensulfone                    with nitrogen-phosphorus detection                    cyanomethyl-4-
                                                      in/on appropriate raw agricultural                      (GC–NPD) or in mobile phase by high                   trifluoromethylnicotinamide (IUPAC))],
                                                      commodities and processed                               performance liquid chromatography                     including its metabolites, TFNA [4-
                                                      commodities have been developed and                     with ultra-violet detection (HPLC–UV),                trifluoromethylnicotinic acid], TFNA–
                                                      validated, including LC–MS/MS                           is available for enforcement purposes                 AM [4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide],
                                                      methods. The analytical procedures                      with a limit of detection that allows                 and TFNG [N-(4-
                                                      have been successfully validated in                     monitoring of food with residues at or                trifluoromethylnicotinoyl)], in or on the
                                                      terms of specificity, linearity, precision,             above the levels set in these tolerances.             raw agricultural commodity Crop Group
                                                      accuracy and LOQ. Contact: RD.                          Contact: RD.                                          14–12, Tree Nuts from 0.15 ppm to 0.3
                                                         7. PP 5E8395. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–                         2. PP 4E8321 (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–                     ppm and the existing tolerance in or on
                                                      0629). Interregional Research Project                   0788). IR–4 Project Headquarters,                     the raw agricultural commodity hops
                                                      Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East,                 Rutgers, The State University of New                  from 7.0 ppm to 30 ppm. An analytical
                                                      Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540,                      Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201              method using LC–MS/MS has been
                                                      requests to establish a tolerance in 40                 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, requests upon                developed to determine the residues of
                                                      CFR part 180 for residues of fomesafen,                 establishment of new propiconazole                    flonicamid and its metabolites, TFNA,
                                                      5-[2-cloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-                 tolerances above, removing tolerances in              TFNA–AM, and TFNG on tree nuts and
                                                      N-(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzamide in                  40 CFR 180.434 for residues of the                    hops. Contact: RD.
                                                      or on the raw agricultural commodities                  fungicide, propiconazole, 1-[[2-(2,4-                    5. PP 5F8374. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
                                                      Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup                  dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-                0560). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,
                                                      1C at 0.025 parts per million (ppm),                    2-yl] methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole and its               P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419–
                                                      Berry, low growing subgroup 13–07G,                     metabolites determined as 2,4-                        8300, requests to amend 40 CFR part
                                                      except cranberry at 0.02 ppm, and                       dichlorobenzoic acid (2,4-DCBA),                      180.682 for residues of the herbicide,
                                                      Vegetable, legume group 6 at 0.05 ppm.                  expressed as the stoichiometric                       Bicyclopyrone: 4-hydroxy-3-{2-[(2-
                                                      An analytical method using chemical                     equivalent of propiconazole, in or on                 methoxyethoxy) methyl}-6-
                                                      derivatization followed by gas                          fruit, stone, group 12 except plum at 4.0             (trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridylcarbonyl}
                                                      chromatography with Nitrogen-                           ppm and nut, tree, group 14 at 0.1 ppm                bicyclo oct-3-en-2-one, in or on the raw
                                                      Phosphorus detection (NPD) has been                     to eliminate redundancies. Analytical                 agricultural commodities: Wheat, forage
                                                      developed and validated for residues of                 methods AG–626 and AG–454A were                       at 0.50 parts per million (ppm); wheat,
                                                      fomesafen in snap/dry beans, cotton                     developed for the determination of                    grain, at 0.04 ppm; wheat, hay at 0.9
                                                      seed and cotton gin byproducts, as well                 residues of propiconazole and its                     ppm; wheat, straw at 0.50 ppm; wheat,
                                                      as for other crops. Contact: RD.                        metabolites containing the DCBA                       bran at 0.15 ppm; wheat, germ at 0.10
                                                         8. PP 5F8358. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–                      moiety. Analytical method AG–626 has                  ppm; wheat, aspirated grain fractions at
                                                      0646). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,                   been accepted and published by EPA as                 0.50 ppm; barley, grain, at 0.07 ppm,
                                                      P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419–                   the tolerance enforcement method for                  barley, hay at 0.3 ppm; barley, straw at
                                                      8300, requests to establish a tolerance in              crops. The limit of quantitation (LOQ)                0.50 ppm; barley, bran at 0.15 ppm; and
                                                      40 CFR part 180 for residues of the                     for the method is 0.05 ppm. Contact:                  barley, germ at 0.10 ppm. Adequate
                                                      fungicide cyprodinil, 4-cyclopropyl-6-                  RD.                                                   analytical methodology is available for
                                                      methyl-N-phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine, in                       3. PP 5E8395. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–                    data collection enforcement of
                                                      or on vegetable, tuberous and corm,                     0629). Interregional Research Project                 bicyclopyrone residues. Analytical
                                                      subgroup 1C at 0.01 parts per million                   Number 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project, 500                    methods GRM030.05A and
                                                      (ppm) and potato, wet peel at 0.03 ppm.                 College Road East, Suite 201 W.,                      GRM030.08A have also undergone
                                                      The High Performance Liquid                             Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend                independent laboratory validation (ILV)
                                                      Chromatography (HPLC) with Column                       the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.433 for                  to demonstrate the suitability of the
                                                      Switching (Method AG–631B), and High                    residues of fomesafen, 5-[2-cloro-4-                  methods for the monitoring of residues
                                                      Performance Liquid with Mass                            (trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-N-                          of bicyclopyrone in crops and animal
                                                      Spectrometry (HPLC/MS) methods were                     (methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzamide by                  tissues. All study methods and
                                                      used to measure and evaluate the                        removing the tolerances on the raw                    validation reports have been found
                                                      chemical cyprodinil and its metabolite                  agricultural commodities Bean, dry at                 acceptable by the EPA. Contact: RD.
                                                      CGA–304075. Contact: RD.                                0.05 ppm; Bean, snap, succulent at 0.05
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                                                                                                              ppm; Bean Lima, succulent at 0.05 ppm;                New Tolerance Exemptions
                                                      Amended Tolerances                                      Pea, succulent at 0.025 ppm; Potato at                  1. PP IN–10836. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
                                                        1. PP 4E8319. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–                       0.025 ppm; Soybean at 0.05 ppm; and                   2015–0630). Spring Trading Company,
                                                      0822). Interregional Research Project                   Soybean, vegetable succulent at 0.05                  203 Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, Texas
                                                      Number 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project, 500                      ppm. An analytical method using                       77354–5201, on behalf of Lamberti USA,
                                                      College Road East, Suite 201W.,                         chemical derivatization followed by gas               Inc., 14622 Exxon Road, Conroe, Texas
                                                      Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend                  chromatography with Nitrogen-                         77302, requests to establish an
                                                      the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.507 for                    Phosphorus detection (NPD) has been                   exemption from the requirement of a
                                                      residues of azoxystrobin: (methyl (E)-2-                developed and validated for residues of               tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic


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                                                      acid, homopolymer, ester with a-[2,4,6-                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6,
                                                      tris(1-phenylethyl)phenyl]-w-                           AGENCY                                                1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas Texas 75202–
                                                      hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2- ethanediyl),                                                                             2733.
                                                      compd. with 2,2′,2″-nitrilotris[ethanol]                40 CFR Parts 271                                         Instructions: Do not submit
                                                      (CAS Reg. No. 1477613–46–9) when                        [EPA–R06–RCRA–2015–0109; FRL–9935–                    information that you consider to be CBI
                                                      used as an inert ingredient in pesticide                99–Region 6]                                          or otherwise protected through
                                                      formulations under 40 CFR 180.960.                                                                            regulations.gov, or email. Direct your
                                                      The petitioner believes no analytical                   Texas: Final Authorization of State                   comment to Docket No. EPA–R06–
                                                      method is needed because it is not                      Hazardous Waste Management                            RCRA–2015–0070. The Federal
                                                      required for an exemption from the                      Program Revisions                                     regulations.gov Web site is an
                                                      requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.                AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                     ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
                                                         2. PP IN–10838. (EPA–HQ–OPP–                         Agency (EPA).                                         means the EPA will not know your
                                                                                                              ACTION: Proposed rule.                                identity or contact information unless
                                                      2015–0631). Bayer Healthcare, LLC,
                                                                                                                                                                    you provide it in the body of your
                                                      Animal Health Division, P.O. Box 390,
                                                                                                              SUMMARY:    The State of Texas has                    comment. If you send an email
                                                      Shawnee Mission, KS 66201, requests to                  applied to the Environmental Protection               comment directly to the EPA without
                                                      establish an exemption from the                         Agency (EPA) for Final authorization of               going through regulations.gov, your
                                                      requirement of a tolerance for residues                 the changes to its hazardous waste                    email address will be automatically
                                                      of di-n-butyl adipate (CAS Reg. No.                     program under the Resource                            captured and included as part of the
                                                      105–99–7) when used as an inert                         Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).                 comment that is placed in the public
                                                      ingredient (component of plastic                        EPA proposes to grant Final                           docket and made available on the
                                                      container strips) in pesticide                          authorization to the State of Texas. In               Internet. If you submit an electronic
                                                      formulations applied to the entrance to                 the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of              comment, the EPA recommends that
                                                      bee hives to control varroa mites under                 this Federal Register, EPA is                         you include your name and other
                                                      40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner believes                 authorizing the changes by direct final               contact information in the body of your
                                                      no analytical method is needed because                  rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior               comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
                                                      it is not required for an exemption from                to the direct final rule because we                   you submit. If the EPA cannot read your
                                                      the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:                believe this action is not controversial              comment due to technical difficulties
                                                      RD.                                                     and do not expect comments that                       and cannot contact you for clarification,
                                                         3. PP IN–10854. (EPA–HQ–OPP–                         oppose it. We have explained the                      the EPA may not be able to consider
                                                      2015–0655). SciReg., Inc., 12733                        reasons for this authorization in the                 your comment. Electronic files should
                                                                                                              preamble to the direct final rule. Unless             avoid the use of special characters, any
                                                      Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192,
                                                                                                              we get written comments which oppose                  form of encryption, and be free of any
                                                      on behalf of Taminco U.S., Inc.,
                                                                                                              this authorization during the comment                 defects or viruses. You can view and
                                                      Subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Co.,                     period, the direct final rule will become             copy Texas’ application and associated
                                                      Two Windsor Plaza, Suite 400, 7540                      effective 60 days after publication and               publicly available materials from 8:30
                                                      Windsor Drive, Allentown, PA 18195,                     we will not take further action on this               a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
                                                      requests to establish an exemption from                 proposal. If we receive comments that                 at the following locations: Texas
                                                      the requirement of a tolerance for                      oppose this action, we will withdraw                  Commission on Environmental Quality,
                                                      residues of 2-pyrrolidinone, 1-butyl-                   the direct final rule and it will not take            (TCEQ) 12100 Park S. Circle, Austin,
                                                      (CAS Reg No. 3470–98–2) when used as                    effect. We will then respond to public                Texas 78753–3087, (512) 239–6079 and
                                                      an inert ingredient in pesticide                        comments in a later final rule based on               EPA, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
                                                      formulations (solvent/co-solvent) in                    this proposal. You may not have another               Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, phone
                                                      pesticide formulations applied to                       opportunity for comment. If you want to               number (214) 665–8533. Interested
                                                      growing crops only under 40 CFR                         comment on this action, you must do so                persons wanting to examine these
                                                      180.920. The petitioner believes no                     at this time.                                         documents should make an
                                                      analytical method is needed because the                 DATES: Send your written comments by                  appointment with the office at least two
                                                      request is for an exemption from the                    November 20, 2015.                                    weeks in advance.
                                                      requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.                ADDRESSES: Submit any comments                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                         Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.                           identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06–                  Alima Patterson, Region 6 Regional
                                                                                                              RCRA–2015–0109 by one of the                          Authorization Coordinator, State/Tribal
                                                        Dated: October 14, 2015.                              following methods:                                    Oversight Section (6PD–O), Multimedia
                                                      Susan Lewis,                                               1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:                     Planning and Permitting Division, (214)
                                                      Director, Registration Division, Office of              http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                665–8533, EPA Region 6 1445 Ross
                                                      Pesticide Programs.                                     on-line instructions for submitting                   Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, and
                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–26779 Filed 10–20–15; 8:45 am]            comments.                                             Email address patterson.alima@epa.gov.
                                                      BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                 2. Email: patterson.alima@epa.gov.
                                                                                                                 3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6,                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                              Regional Authorization Coordinator,
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                                                                                                                                                                      For additional information, please see
                                                                                                              State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O),               the immediate final rule published in
                                                                                                              Multimedia Planning and Permitting                    the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of
                                                                                                              Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross                     this Federal Register.
                                                                                                              Avenue, Dallas Texas 75202–2733.
                                                                                                                 4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver                 Dated: October 1, 2015.
                                                                                                              your comments to Alima Patterson,                     Ron Curry,
                                                                                                              Region 6, Regional Authorization                      Regional Administrator, Region 6.
                                                                                                              Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight                   [FR Doc. 2015–26783 Filed 10–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                              Section (6PD–O), Multimedia Planning                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P




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Document Created: 2018-02-27 08:54:30
Document Modified: 2018-02-27 08:54:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of filing of petitions and request for comment.
DatesComments must be received on or before November 20, 2015.
ContactSusan Lewis, Registration Division
FR Citation80 FR 63731 

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