81 FR 14030 - Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 51 (March 16, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 14030-14033] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05952] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 180 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0032; FRL-9942-86] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 April 15, 2016. 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), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected]. 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: [emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111). [emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112). [emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). [emsp14]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 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 [[Page 14031]] 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 PP 5F8351. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0478. Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA), 3120 Highwoods Blvd. Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the nematicide fluensulfone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G at 0.30 parts per million (ppm); head and stem brassica subgroup 5A at 1.3 ppm; leafy brassica greens subgroup 5B at 13 ppm; leafy vegetables, group 4, except brassica vegetables at 2.6 ppm; leaves of root and tuber vegetables, group 2 at 20 ppm; radish, oriental at 0.50 ppm; and root vegetables, subgroup 1B, except sugar beet and oriental radish at 3.3 ppm. Compliance with the tolerance levels is to be determined by measuring only 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid. The liquid chromotography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) residue analytical method is used to measure and evaluate the chemical fluensulfone. Contact: RD. PP 5F8379. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0559. Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.664 for residues of the fungicide penflufen, in or on sugarbeet seed treatment at 0.01 parts per million (ppm). The LC/MS/MS is used to measure and evaluate the chemical penflufen. Contact: RD. PP 5E8399. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0658. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 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 180.568 for residues of the herbicide, flumioxazin 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro3- oxo-4-(2-proponyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro- 1Hisoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G at 0.07 parts per million (ppm); brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 0.02 ppm; caneberry, subgroup 13-07A at 0.40; citrus oil at 0.1 ppm; clover, forage at 0.02 ppm; clover, hay at 0.15 ppm; fruit, citrus group 10-10 at 0.02 ppm; fruit, pome group 11-10 at 0.02 ppm; fruit, small vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 0.02 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 0.02 ppm; nut, tree group 14-12 at 0.02 ppm; onion, bulb subgroup 3-07A at 0.02 ppm and vegetable, fruiting group 8-10 ppm at 0.02 ppm. Adequate enforcement methodology (gas chromatography/nitrogen- phosphorus detection (GC/NPD) method, Valent Method RM30-A-3) is available to enforce the tolerance expression. Contact: RD. PP 5F8400. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0695. Isagro S.P.A. (d/b/a Isagro USA, Inc.) 430 Davis Drive, Suite 240, Morrisville, NC 27560, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide tetraconazole in or on vegetable, cucurbit group 9 at 0.15 parts per million (ppm) and vegetable, fruiting group 8-10 at 0.30 ppm. The capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detector (GC/ECD)) as well as a QuEChERS multi-residue method (LC/MS-MS detection) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical tetraconazole. Contact: RD. PP 5F8404. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0226. Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide, flupyradifurone, in or on abiu at 0.6 parts per million (ppm); akee apple at 0.6 ppm; avocado at 0.6 ppm; bacury at 0.6 ppm; banana at 0.6 ppm; binjai at 0.6 ppm; caneberry, subgroup 13-07A at 5 ppm; canistel at 0.6 ppm; cilantro, fresh leaves at 30 ppm; cupuac[uacute] at 0.6 ppm; etambe at 0.6 ppm; jatob[aacute] at 0.6 ppm; kava, fresh leaves at 40 ppm; kava, roots at 0.9 ppm; kei apple at 0.6 ppm; langstat at 0.6 ppm; lanjut at 0.6 ppm; lucuma at 0.6 ppm; mabolo at 0.6 ppm; mango at 0.6 ppm; mangosteen at 0.6 ppm; paho at 0.6 ppm; papaya at 0.6 ppm; pawpaw, common at 0.6 ppm; pelipisan at 0.6 ppm; pequi at 0.6 ppm; pequia at 0.6 ppm; persimmon, american at 0.6 ppm; plantain at 0.6 ppm; pomegranate at 0.6 ppm; poshte at 0.6 ppm; quinoa at 3 ppm; quandong at 0.6 ppm; sapote at 0.6 ppm; sataw at 0.6 ppm; screw-pine at 0.6 ppm; star apple at 0.6 ppm; stone fruit, stone group 12-12 at 1.5 ppm, tamarind-of-the-Indies at 0.6 ppm; and wild loquat at 0.6 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical flupyradifuron. Contact: RD. PP 5F8406. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0727. Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, North Carolina 27513, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide fluoxastrobin in or on avocado at 0.9 parts per million (ppm), barley, grain at 0.4 ppm; barley, hay at 15 ppm; barley, straw at 15 ppm, rapeseed subgroup 20A at 0.8 ppm, and dried shelled pea and bean (except soybean) subgroup 6C at 0.2 ppm. The method comprises microwave solvent extraction followed by a solid phase extraction clean up and quantification by high performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection (HPLC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical fluoxastrobin. Contact: RD. PP 5F8412. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015- 0795. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ, 85366-5569, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide, hexythiazox, in or on bermudagrass, forage at 40.0 parts per million (ppm); and bermudagrass, hay at 70.0 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) is proposed for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD. PP 5F8413. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015- 0797. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ, 85366-5569, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox, in or on beet, sugar, dried pulp at 0.60 parts per million (ppm); beet, sugar, molasses at 0.21 ppm; beet, sugar, roots at 0.15 ppm and beet, sugar, tops at 1.5 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) is proposed for enforcement purposes. Contact: RD. PP 5F8414. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0791. Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut [[Page 14032]] Creek, CA 94596 requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.627 for residues of the fungicide, fluopicolide in or on potato chips 0.1 at parts per million (ppm) and potato flakes at 0.15 ppm. Practical analytical methods for detecting and measuring levels of fluopicolide and its metabolites have been developed, validated, and submitted for all appropriate plant and animal matrices. Contact: RD. PP 5F8415. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0820. Geo Logic Corporation, P.O. Box 3091, Tequesta, FL 33409, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.337 for residues of the bactericide/fungicide oxytetracycline in or on fruit, citrus group 10-10 at 0.01 parts per million (ppm). The reversed-phase liquid chromatography with detection by MS/MS spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical oxytetracycline. Contact: RD. PP 5F8429. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0029. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366-5569, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the miticide/insecticide fenazaquin, [3-[2-[4- (1,1,-dimethylethyl) phenyl] ethoxy] quinazoline] in or on the raw commodity for nut, tree group 14-12 at 0.02 parts per million (ppm). The LC/MS/MS with positive-ion electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry is used to measure and evaluate the chemical fenazaquin. Contact: RD. PP 5E8439. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0066. Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide pyroxsulam, in or on the cereal crops: teff at 0.06 parts per million (ppm); teff, forage at 0.01 ppm; teff, grain at 0.03 ppm; teff, hay at 0.01 ppm; and teff, straw at 0.01 ppm. The Dow AgroSciences Method GRM 04/17 is used to measure and evaluate the chemical residues of pyroxsulam in wheat commodities. Contact: RD. PP 6F8442. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0029. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366-5569, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the miticide/insecticide fenazaquin, [3-[2-[4- (1,1,-dimethylethyl) phenyl] ethoxy] quinazoline] in or on the raw commodity for hops at 30 parts per million (ppm). The LC/MS/MS with positive-ion electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry is used to measure and evaluate the chemical fenazaquin. Contact: RD. Amended Tolerances PP 5F8351. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0478. Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA), 3120 Highwoods Blvd. Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604, requests to amend 40 CFR 180.680 for residues of the nematicide fluensulfone [5-chloro-2-[(3,4,4-trifluoro-3-buten-1- yl)sulfonyl]thiazole], to revise the existing tolerance expression in the introductory paragraph (a) to read ``Tolerances are established for residues of the nematicide fluensulfone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table below. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid.'' The LC-MS/ MS residue analytical method is used to measure and evaluate the chemical fluensulfone. Contact: RD. PP 5F8396. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015- 0796. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ, 85366, requests to amend the tolerance(s) in 40 CFR 180.448 for residues of the insecticide hexythiazox in or on alfalfa, forage from 15 parts per million (ppm) to 20 ppm; and alfalfa, hay from 30 ppm to 60 ppm. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) analytical method is used to measure and evaluate residues of hexythiazox and its metabolites containing the PT-1-3 moiety. Contact: RD. PP 5E8399. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0658. IR-4 Project Headquarters, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon establishment of tolerances referenced above under ``New Tolerances'' to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.568 for residues of the herbicide, flumioxazin 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro3-oxo-4-(2-proponyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]- 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1Hisoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Cabbage at 0.02 ppm; cabbage, Chinese, napa at 0.02 ppm; fruit, pome group 11 at 0.02 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.02 ppm; garlic at 0.02 ppm; grape at 0.02 ppm; nut, tree group 14 at 0.02 ppm; okra at 0.02 ppm; onion, bulb at 0.02 ppm; pistachio at 0.02 ppm; shallot bulb at 0.02 ppm; strawberry at 0.07 ppm and vegetable, fruiting group 8 at 0.02 ppm. Adequate enforcement methodology (gas chromatography/nitrogen-phosphorus detection (GC/NPD) method, Valent Method RM30-A-3) is available to enforce the tolerance expression. Contact: RD. New Tolerance Exemptions PP IN-10848. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0776. Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, 400 N. Dekora Woods Blvd. Saukville, WI 53080, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of methyl isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 547-63-7) when used as an inert ingredient (solvent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest 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. PP IN-10850. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0831. Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, 400 N. Dekora Woods Blvd. Saukville, WI 53080, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of isobutyl isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 97-85-8) when used as an inert ingredient (solvent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops and raw agricultural commodies after harvest 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. PP IN-10854. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0655. SciReg Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, on behalf of Taminco US Inc., a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, Two Windsor Plaza, Suite 400, 7450 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 (solvent/ cosolvent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops under 40 CFR 180.920. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD. PP IN-10889. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0858. Baker Petrolite LLC, 12645 West Airport Boulevard, Sugar Land, TX 77478, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of alcohols, C>14, ethoxylated (CAS Reg. No. 251553-55-6) when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 180.910, 40 CFR 180.920, 40 CFR 180.930, 40 CFR 180.940(a) and 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. PP IN-10894. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0038. Michelman, 9080 Shell Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of ethylene acrylic acid copolymer with a minimum number average molecular [[Page 14033]] weight (in amu) of 5,500 (CAS Reg. No. 9010-77-9) 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. Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. Dated: March 10, 2016. Daniel J. Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2016-05952 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of SUMMARY: This document announces the particular entity, consult the person
Children From Environmental Health Agency’s receipt of several initial filings listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Risks and Safety Risks of pesticide petitions requesting the CONTACT for the division listed at the
This action is not subject to Executive establishment or modification of end of the pesticide petition summary of
Order 13045 because it is not regulations for residues of pesticide interest.
chemicals in or on various commodities.
economically significant as defined in B. What should I consider as I prepare
Executive Order 12866, and because DATES: Comments must be received on my comments for EPA?
EPA does not believe the environmental or before April 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
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populations. Susan Lewis, Registration Division (RD) development, implementation, and
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, enforcement of environmental laws,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 regulations, and policies. To help
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reference, Intergovernmental relations, number: (703) 305–7090; email address: any groups or segments of the
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requirements. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: location, cultural practices, or other
Dated: March 7, 2016. factors, may have atypical or
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Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. A. Does this action apply to me? human health impacts or environmental
[FR Doc. 2016–05953 Filed 3–15–16; 8:45 am] You may be potentially affected by effects from exposure to the pesticides
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P this action if you are an agricultural discussed in this document, compared
producer, food manufacturer, or to the general population.
pesticide manufacturer. The following II. What action is the agency taking?
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AGENCY Classification System (NAICS) codes is EPA is announcing its receipt of
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather several pesticide petitions filed under
40 CFR Part 180 provides a guide to help readers section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
determine whether this document and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0032; FRL–9942–86] 346a, requesting the establishment or
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include: modification of regulations in 40 CFR
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information prescribed in FFDCA PP 5E8399. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– mangosteen at 0.6 ppm; paho at 0.6
section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); 0658. Interregional Research Project ppm; papaya at 0.6 ppm; pawpaw,
however, EPA has not fully evaluated Number 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project common at 0.6 ppm; pelipisan at 0.6
the sufficiency of the submitted data at Headquarters, Rutgers, The State ppm; pequi at 0.6 ppm; pequia at 0.6
this time or whether the data support University of New Jersey, 500 College ppm; persimmon, american at 0.6 ppm;
granting of the pesticide petitions. After Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ plantain at 0.6 ppm; pomegranate at 0.6
considering the public comments, EPA 08540, requests to establish tolerances ppm; poshte at 0.6 ppm; quinoa at 3
intends to evaluate whether and what in 40 CFR 180.568 for residues of the ppm; quandong at 0.6 ppm; sapote at 0.6
action may be warranted. Additional herbicide, flumioxazin 2-[7-fluoro-3,4- ppm; sataw at 0.6 ppm; screw-pine at
data may be needed before EPA can dihydro3-oxo-4-(2-proponyl)-2H–1,4- 0.6 ppm; star apple at 0.6 ppm; stone
make a final determination on these benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro- fruit, stone group 12–12 at 1.5 ppm,
pesticide petitions. 1Hisoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in or on the tamarind-of-the-Indies at 0.6 ppm; and
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a raw agricultural commodities: Berry, wild loquat at 0.6 ppm. High
summary of each of the petitions that low growing, subgroup 13–07G at 0.07 performance liquid chromatography-
are the subject of this document, parts per million (ppm); brassica, head electrospray ionization/tandem mass
prepared by the petitioner, is included and stem, subgroup 5A at 0.02 ppm; spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) is used to
in a docket EPA has created for each caneberry, subgroup 13–07A at 0.40; measure and evaluate the chemical
rulemaking. The docket for each of the citrus oil at 0.1 ppm; clover, forage at flupyradifuron. Contact: RD.
petitions is available at http:// 0.02 ppm; clover, hay at 0.15 ppm; fruit, PP 5F8406. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
www.regulations.gov. citrus group 10–10 at 0.02 ppm; fruit, 0727. Arysta LifeScience North
As specified in FFDCA section pome group 11–10 at 0.02 ppm; fruit, America, LLC 15401 Weston Parkway,
408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is small vine climbing, except fuzzy Suite 150, Cary, North Carolina 27513,
publishing notice of the petition so that kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 0.02 ppm; requests to establish a tolerance in 40
the public has an opportunity to fruit, stone, group 12–12 at 0.02 ppm; CFR part 180 for residues of the
comment on this request for the nut, tree group 14–12 at 0.02 ppm; fungicide fluoxastrobin in or on avocado
establishment or modification of onion, bulb subgroup 3–07A at 0.02 at 0.9 parts per million (ppm), barley,
regulations for residues of pesticides in ppm and vegetable, fruiting group 8–10 grain at 0.4 ppm; barley, hay at 15 ppm;
or on food commodities. Further ppm at 0.02 ppm. Adequate barley, straw at 15 ppm, rapeseed
information on the petition may be enforcement methodology (gas subgroup 20A at 0.8 ppm, and dried
obtained through the petition summary chromatography/nitrogen-phosphorus shelled pea and bean (except soybean)
referenced in this unit. detection (GC/NPD) method, Valent subgroup 6C at 0.2 ppm. The method
New Tolerances Method RM30–A–3) is available to comprises microwave solvent extraction
enforce the tolerance expression. followed by a solid phase extraction
PP 5F8351. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– Contact: RD. clean up and quantification by high
0478. Makhteshim Agan of North PP 5F8400. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– performance liquid chromatography
America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA), 3120 0695. Isagro S.P.A. (d/b/a Isagro USA, with tandem mass spectrometric
Highwoods Blvd. Suite 100, Raleigh, NC Inc.) 430 Davis Drive, Suite 240, detection (HPLC/MS/MS) is used to
27604, requests to establish a tolerance Morrisville, NC 27560, requests to measure and evaluate the chemical
in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 fluoxastrobin. Contact: RD.
nematicide fluensulfone, including its for residues of the fungicide PP 5F8412. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
metabolites and degradates, in or on tetraconazole in or on vegetable, 0795. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
berry, low growing, subgroup 13–07G at cucurbit group 9 at 0.15 parts per Yuma, AZ, 85366–5569, requests to
0.30 parts per million (ppm); head and million (ppm) and vegetable, fruiting establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180
stem brassica subgroup 5A at 1.3 ppm; group 8–10 at 0.30 ppm. The capillary for residues of the insecticide,
leafy brassica greens subgroup 5B at 13 gas chromatography with electron hexythiazox, in or on bermudagrass,
ppm; leafy vegetables, group 4, except capture detector (GC/ECD)) as well as a forage at 40.0 parts per million (ppm);
brassica vegetables at 2.6 ppm; leaves of QuEChERS multi-residue method (LC/ and bermudagrass, hay at 70.0 ppm.
root and tuber vegetables, group 2 at 20 MS–MS detection) is used to measure High performance liquid
ppm; radish, oriental at 0.50 ppm; and and evaluate the chemical tetraconazole. chromatography (HPLC) method using
root vegetables, subgroup 1B, except Contact: RD. mass spectrometric detection (LC–MS/
sugar beet and oriental radish at 3.3 PP 5F8404. EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– MS) is proposed for enforcement
ppm. Compliance with the tolerance 0226. Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. purposes. Contact: RD.
levels is to be determined by measuring Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, PP 5F8413. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
only 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3-ene-1-sulfonic Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 0797. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
acid. The liquid chromotography with requests to establish a tolerance in 40 Yuma, AZ, 85366–5569, requests to
tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) CFR part 180 for residues of the establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180
residue analytical method is used to insecticide, flupyradifurone, in or on for residues of the insecticide
measure and evaluate the chemical abiu at 0.6 parts per million (ppm); akee hexythiazox, in or on beet, sugar, dried
fluensulfone. Contact: RD. apple at 0.6 ppm; avocado at 0.6 ppm; pulp at 0.60 parts per million (ppm);
PP 5F8379. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– bacury at 0.6 ppm; banana at 0.6 ppm; beet, sugar, molasses at 0.21 ppm; beet,
0559. Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. binjai at 0.6 ppm; caneberry, subgroup sugar, roots at 0.15 ppm and beet, sugar,
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Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 13–07A at 5 ppm; canistel at 0.6 ppm; tops at 1.5 ppm. High performance
Park, NC 27709, requests to establish a cilantro, fresh leaves at 30 ppm; liquid chromatography (HPLC) method
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.664 for residues cupuacú at 0.6 ppm; etambe at 0.6 ppm; using mass spectrometric detection (LC–
of the fungicide penflufen, in or on jatobá at 0.6 ppm; kava, fresh leaves at MS/MS) is proposed for enforcement
sugarbeet seed treatment at 0.01 parts 40 ppm; kava, roots at 0.9 ppm; kei purposes. Contact: RD.
per million (ppm). The LC/MS/MS is apple at 0.6 ppm; langstat at 0.6 ppm; PP 5F8414. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
used to measure and evaluate the lanjut at 0.6 ppm; lucuma at 0.6 ppm; 0791. Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600
chemical penflufen. Contact: RD. mabolo at 0.6 ppm; mango at 0.6 ppm; Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut
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Creek, CA 94596 requests to establish a Highwoods Blvd. Suite 100, Raleigh, NC exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.627 for residues 27604, requests to amend 40 CFR tolerance for residues of methyl
of the fungicide, fluopicolide in or on 180.680 for residues of the nematicide isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 547–63–7)
potato chips 0.1 at parts per million fluensulfone [5-chloro-2-[(3,4,4- when used as an inert ingredient
(ppm) and potato flakes at 0.15 ppm. trifluoro-3-buten-1-yl)sulfonyl]thiazole], (solvent) in pesticide formulations
Practical analytical methods for to revise the existing tolerance applied to growing crops and raw
detecting and measuring levels of expression in the introductory agricultural commodities after harvest
fluopicolide and its metabolites have paragraph (a) to read ‘‘Tolerances are under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner
been developed, validated, and established for residues of the believes no analytical method is needed
submitted for all appropriate plant and nematicide fluensulfone, including its because it is not required for an
animal matrices. Contact: RD. metabolites and degradates, in or on the exemption from the requirement of a
PP 5F8415. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– commodities in the table below. tolerance. Contact: RD.
0820. Geo Logic Corporation, P.O. Box Compliance with the tolerance levels PP IN-10850. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
3091, Tequesta, FL 33409, requests to specified below is to be determined by 0831. Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, 400
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.337 measuring only 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3- N. Dekora Woods Blvd. Saukville, WI
for residues of the bactericide/fungicide ene-1-sulfonic acid.’’ The LC–MS/MS 53080, requests to establish an
oxytetracycline in or on fruit, citrus residue analytical method is used to exemption from the requirement of a
group 10–10 at 0.01 parts per million measure and evaluate the chemical tolerance for residues of isobutyl
(ppm). The reversed-phase liquid fluensulfone. Contact: RD. isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 97–85–8)
chromatography with detection by MS/ PP 5F8396. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– when used as an inert ingredient
MS spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) is used 0796. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, (solvent) in pesticide formulations
to measure and evaluate the chemical Yuma, AZ, 85366, requests to amend the applied to growing crops and raw
oxytetracycline. Contact: RD. tolerance(s) in 40 CFR 180.448 for agricultural commodies after harvest
PP 5F8429. EPA–HQ–OPP–2016– residues of the insecticide hexythiazox under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner
0029. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, in or on alfalfa, forage from 15 parts per believes no analytical method is needed
Yuma, AZ 85366–5569, requests to million (ppm) to 20 ppm; and alfalfa, because it is not required for an
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 hay from 30 ppm to 60 ppm. High exemption from the requirement of a
for residues of the miticide/insecticide performance liquid chromatography tolerance. Contact: RD.
fenazaquin, [3-[2-[4-(1,1,-dimethylethyl) (HPLC) using mass spectrometric PP IN-10854. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
phenyl] ethoxy] quinazoline] in or on detection (LC–MS/MS) analytical 0655. SciReg Inc., 12733 Director’s
the raw commodity for nut, tree group method is used to measure and evaluate Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, on behalf
14–12 at 0.02 parts per million (ppm). residues of hexythiazox and its of Taminco US Inc., a subsidiary of
The LC/MS/MS with positive-ion metabolites containing the PT–1–3 Eastman Chemical Company, Two
electrospray ionization tandem mass moiety. Contact: RD. Windsor Plaza, Suite 400, 7450 Windsor
spectrometry is used to measure and PP 5E8399. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– Drive, Allentown, PA 18195, requests to
evaluate the chemical fenazaquin. 0658. IR–4 Project Headquarters, establish an exemption from the
Contact: RD. Rutgers, The State University of New requirement of a tolerance for residues
PP 5E8439. EPA–HQ–OPP–2016– Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 of 2-pyrrolidinone, 1-butyl- (CAS Reg.
0066. Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon No. 3470–98–2) when used as an inert
Zionsville Road Indianapolis, IN 46268, establishment of tolerances referenced ingredient (solvent/cosolvent) in
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 above under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ to pesticide formulations applied to
CFR part 180 for residues of the remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR growing crops under 40 CFR 180.920.
herbicide pyroxsulam, in or on the 180.568 for residues of the herbicide, The petitioner believes no analytical
cereal crops: teff at 0.06 parts per flumioxazin 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro3- method is needed because it is not
million (ppm); teff, forage at 0.01 ppm; oxo-4-(2-proponyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin- required for an exemption from the
teff, grain at 0.03 ppm; teff, hay at 0.01 6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1Hisoindole- requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
ppm; and teff, straw at 0.01 ppm. The 1,3(2H)-dione in or on the raw PP IN-10889. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–
Dow AgroSciences Method GRM 04/17 agricultural commodities: Cabbage at 0858. Baker Petrolite LLC, 12645 West
is used to measure and evaluate the 0.02 ppm; cabbage, Chinese, napa at Airport Boulevard, Sugar Land, TX
chemical residues of pyroxsulam in 0.02 ppm; fruit, pome group 11 at 0.02 77478, requests to establish an
wheat commodities. Contact: RD. ppm; fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.02 ppm; exemption from the requirement of a
PP 6F8442. EPA–HQ–OPP–2016– garlic at 0.02 ppm; grape at 0.02 ppm; tolerance for residues of alcohols, C>14,
0029. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, nut, tree group 14 at 0.02 ppm; okra at ethoxylated (CAS Reg. No. 251553–55–
Yuma, AZ 85366–5569, requests to 0.02 ppm; onion, bulb at 0.02 ppm; 6) when used as an inert ingredient in
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 pistachio at 0.02 ppm; shallot bulb at pesticide formulations under 40 CFR
for residues of the miticide/insecticide 0.02 ppm; strawberry at 0.07 ppm and 180.910, 40 CFR 180.920, 40 CFR
fenazaquin, [3-[2-[4-(1,1,-dimethylethyl) vegetable, fruiting group 8 at 0.02 ppm. 180.930, 40 CFR 180.940(a) and 40 CFR
phenyl] ethoxy] quinazoline] in or on Adequate enforcement methodology 180.960. The petitioner believes no
the raw commodity for hops at 30 parts (gas chromatography/nitrogen- analytical method is needed because it
per million (ppm). The LC/MS/MS with phosphorus detection (GC/NPD) is not required for an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance. Contact:
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positive-ion electrospray ionization method, Valent Method RM30–A–3) is
tandem mass spectrometry is used to available to enforce the tolerance RD.
measure and evaluate the chemical expression. Contact: RD. PP IN-10894. EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–
fenazaquin. Contact: RD. 0038. Michelman, 9080 Shell Road,
New Tolerance Exemptions Cincinnati, OH 45236, requests to
Amended Tolerances PP IN-10848. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– establish an exemption from the
PP 5F8351. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 0776. Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, 400 requirement of a tolerance for residues
0478. Makhteshim Agan of North N. Dekora Woods Blvd. Saukville, WI of ethylene acrylic acid copolymer with
America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA), 3120 53080, requests to establish an a minimum number average molecular
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weight (in amu) of 5,500 (CAS Reg. No. Reduction Act (PRA) information have progressed to sending content
9010–77–9) when used as an inert collection requirements contained throughout the home network via IP.
ingredient in pesticide formulations herein should be submitted to the This standardization and increasing
under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner Federal Communications Commission reliance on IP allows for software
believes no analytical method is needed via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to solutions that, with ground rules to
because it is not required for an Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of ensure a necessary degree of
exemption from the requirement of a Management and Budget, via email to convergence, will make it easier to
tolerance. Contact: RD. Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via finally fulfill the purpose of Section
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. fax at 202–395–5167. 629.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For The regulatory and technological path
Dated: March 10, 2016. to this proceeding reflects a long
additional information on this
Daniel J. Rosenblatt, history. It begins with the
proceeding, contact Brendan Murray,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office Telecommunications Act of 1996, when
Brendan.Murray@fcc.gov, of the Media
of Pesticide Programs. Congress added Section 629 to the
Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418–
[FR Doc. 2016–05952 Filed 3–15–16; 8:45 am]
1573. Contact Cathy Williams, Communications Act. Section 629
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418–2918 directs the Commission to adopt
concerning PRA matters. regulations to assure the commercial
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress
availability of devices that consumers
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS use to access multichannel video
adopted section 629 of the
COMMISSION programming and other services offered
Communications Act in 1996, and since
over multichannel video programming
47 CFR Part 76 then each era of technology has brought
networks. Section 629 goes on to state
unique challenges to achieving Section
[MB Docket No. 16–42; CS Docket No. 97– that these devices should be available
629’s goals. When Congress first
80; FCC 16–18] from ‘‘manufacturers, retailers, and
directed the Commission to adopt
other vendors not affiliated with any
regulations to assure a commercial
Expanding Consumers’ Video multichannel video programming
market for devices that can access
Navigation Choices; Commercial distributor.’’ It also prohibits the
multichannel video programming, the
Availability of Navigation Devices Commission from adopting regulations
manner in which MVPDs offered their that would ‘‘jeopardize security of
AGENCY: Federal Communications services made it difficult to achieve the multichannel video programming and
Commission. statutory purpose. Cable operators used other services offered over multichannel
ACTION: Proposed rule. widely varying security technologies, video programming systems, or impede
and the best standard available to the the legal rights of a provider of such
SUMMARY: In this document, we propose Commission was the hardware-based
new rules to empower consumers to services to prevent theft of service.’’ In
CableCARD standard—which the cable enacting the section, Congress pointed
choose how they wish to access the and consumer electronics industries
multichannel video programming to to the vigorous retail market for
jointly developed—that worked only customer premises equipment used with
which they subscribe, and promote with one-way cable services. In 2010,
innovation in the display, selection, and the telephone network and sought to
the Commission sought comment on a create a similarly vigorous market for
use of this programming and of other new approach that would work with
video programming available to devices used with services offered over
two-way services, but still only a MVPDs’ networks.
consumers. We take steps to fulfill our hardware solution would work because The Commission first adopted rules to
obligation under section 629 of the software-based security was not implement Section 629 in 1998, just as
Communications Act to assure a sophisticated enough to meet content ‘‘the enormous technological change
commercial market for devices that can companies’ content protection demands. resulting from the movement from
access multichannel video programming This concept, called ‘‘AllVid,’’ would analog to digital communications [was]
and other services offered over have allowed electronics manufacturers underway.’’ The Commission set
multichannel video programming to offer retail devices that could access fundamental ground rules for consumer-
systems. We propose rules intended to multichannel video programming, but owned devices and access to services
allow consumer electronics would have required all operators to put offered over multichannel video
manufacturers, innovators, and other a new device in the home between the programming systems. The rules
developers to build devices or software network and the retail or leased set-top established (1) manufacturers’ right to
solutions that can navigate the universe box. Now, as MVPDs move to Internet build, and consumers’ right to attach,
of multichannel video programming Protocol (‘‘IP’’) to deliver their services any non-harmful device to an MVPD
with a competitive user interface. We and to move content throughout the network, (2) a requirement that MVPDs
also seek comment on outstanding home, those difficulties are gone. Today, provide technical interface information
issues related to our CableCARD rules. MVPDs provide ‘‘control channel’’ data so manufacturers, retailers, and
DATES: Submit comments on or before that contains (1) the channels and subscribers could determine device
April 15, 2016. Submit reply comments programs they carry, (2) whether a compatibility, (3) a requirement that
on or before May 16, 2016. Written consumer has the right to access each of MVPDs make available a separate
comments on the Paperwork Reduction those channels and programs, and (3) security element that would allow a set-
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Act proposed information collection the usage rights that a consumer has top box built by an unaffiliated
requirements must be submitted by the with respect to those channels and manufacturer to access encrypted
public, Office of Management and programs. Many MVPDs already use multichannel video programming
Budget (OMB), and other interested Internet Protocol (‘‘IP’’) to provide this without jeopardizing security of
parties on or before May 16, 2016. control channel data. Moreover, most programming or impeding the legal
ADDRESSES: In addition to filing MVPDs have coalesced around a few rights of MVPDs to prevent theft of
comments with the Secretary, a copy of standards and specifications for delivery service, and (4) the integration ban,
any comments on the Paperwork of the video content itself, and many which required MVPDs to commonly
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before April 15, 2016. | |
| Contact | Susan Lewis, Registration Division (RD) (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Main | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 14030 |
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