81_FR_17143 81 FR 17084 - Mandipropamid; Pesticide Tolerances

81 FR 17084 - Mandipropamid; Pesticide Tolerances

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

Page Range17084-17088
FR Document2016-06948

This regulation increases existing tolerances for residues of mandipropamid in or on potato, wet peel, and the vegetable, tuberous and corm subgroup 1C. Syngenta Crop Protection requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0031; FRL-9943-00]


Mandipropamid; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation increases existing tolerances for residues of 
mandipropamid in or on potato, wet peel, and the vegetable, tuberous 
and corm subgroup 1C. Syngenta Crop Protection requested these 
tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective March 28, 2016. Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 27, 2016, and 
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR 
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0031, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP 
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lewis, Registration Division 
(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:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA's 
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government 
Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a 
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a 
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided 
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0031 in the subject line on the first 
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must 
be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before 
May 27, 2016. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections and 
hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the 
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of 
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for 
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential 
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without 
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing 
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0031, 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 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.

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     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.

II. Summary of Petitioned-For Tolerance

    In the Federal Register of March 4, 2015 (80 FR 11611) (FRL-9922-
68), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 
4F8329) by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC., 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 
18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.637 
be amended by establishing a tolerance for residues of the fungicide 
mandipropamid in or on potato at 0.08 parts per million (ppm). The 
petition also requested to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.637 for 
residues of mandipropamid in or on potato, wet peel at 0.12 ppm, and 
amend the current tolerance commodity terminology which contains potato 
from ``vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C,'' to ``vegetable, 
tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C, except potato.'' That document 
referenced a summary of the petition prepared by Syngenta Crop 
Protection, the registrant, which is available in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov. There were no comments received in response to the 
notice of filing.
    Based upon review of the data supporting the petition, EPA has 
modified the tolerances being established by this document. The reason 
for these changes are explained in Unit IV.C.

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a 
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a 
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section 
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a 
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure 
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary 
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable 
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in 
residential settings, but does not include occupational exposure. 
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special 
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide 
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there 
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and 
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . . 
.''
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors 
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available 
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this 
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a 
determination on aggregate exposure for mandipropamid including 
exposure resulting from the tolerances established by this action. 
EPA's assessment of exposures and risks associated with mandipropamid 
follows.

A. Toxicological Profile

    EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its 
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of 
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered 
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities 
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and 
children.
    Subchronic and chronic studies indicate that the liver is the 
primary target organ for mandipropamid. Liver effects were identified 
in subchronic studies with rats, mice, and dogs. Liver effects 
included: Periportal hypertrophy (rats), increased eosinophilia (rats 
and mice), increased plasma albumin, total protein, cholesterol, and 
gamma-glutamyl transferase (rats), increased liver weights (rats, mice 
and dogs), increased liver enzymes (dogs), increased pigment in 
hepatocytes and Kupffer cells (dogs), and centrilobular hepatocyte 
vacuolation (dogs). In the chronic dog study, increases in microscopic 
pigment in the liver and increased liver enzymes were observed. No 
liver effects were observed in chronic rat and mouse studies up to the 
highest doses tested. Instead, nephrotoxicity was observed in the 
chronic rat study and only decreased body weight and food utilization 
was observed in the chronic mouse study. The findings of liver toxicity 
and nephrotoxicity are consistent with the results from metabolism 
studies where the tissues with the highest levels of radioactivity were 
the liver followed by the kidney.
    No evidence of neurotoxicity was observed in the acute or 
subchronic neurotoxicity screening battery. No systemic or dermal 
toxicity was observed following dermal exposure for 28 days up to the 
limit dose.
    No evidence of increased quantitative or qualitative susceptibility 
was seen in developmental toxicity studies in rats and rabbits or in a 
reproduction study in rats. The only effects observed in fetuses or 
pups were in the two-generation reproduction study, where decreased pup 
body weight was observed in the presence of maternal toxicity 
(decreased body weight, body weight gain, and food utilization). In 
addition, there was a delay in preputial separation in F1 males which 
was considered to be the result of lower body weights.
    There was no evidence of tumors in the carcinogenicity study in 
mice or in the chronic/carcinogenicity study in rats and there was no 
evidence that mandipropamid was mutagenic or clastogenic. Therefore, 
mandipropamid is classified as ``not likely to be carcinogenic to 
humans.''
    Specific information on the studies received and the nature of the 
adverse effects caused by mandipropamid as well as the no-observed-
adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-
level (LOAEL) from the toxicity studies can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in the document titled ``Mandipropamid: Human 
Health Risk Assessment For Amended Use of the Fungicide on Potato, to 
Replace the Established Tolerance in Tuberous and Corm Vegetable 
Subgroup 1C, and to Revise the Established Tolerance in Potato Wet 
Peel'' on page 30 in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0031.

B. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern

    Once a pesticide's toxicological profile is determined, EPA 
identifies toxicological points of departure (POD) and levels of 
concern to use in evaluating the risk posed by human exposure to the 
pesticide. For hazards that have a threshold below which there is no 
appreciable risk, the toxicological POD is used as the basis for 
derivation of reference values for risk assessment. PODs are developed 
based on a careful analysis of the doses in each toxicological study to 
determine the dose at which no adverse effects are observed (the NOAEL) 
and the lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified 
(the LOAEL). Uncertainty/safety factors are used in conjunction with 
the POD to calculate a safe exposure level--generally referred to as a 
population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a reference dose (RfD)--and a safe 
margin of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold risks, the Agency assumes 
that any amount of exposure will lead to some

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degree of risk. Thus, the Agency estimates risk in terms of the 
probability of an occurrence of the adverse effect expected in a 
lifetime. For more information on the general principles EPA uses in 
risk characterization and a complete description of the risk assessment 
process, see http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/assessing-human-health-risk-pesticides.
    A summary of the toxicological endpoints for mandipropamid used for 
human risk assessment is discussed in Unit III.B. of the final rule 
published in the Federal Register of December 20, 2013 (78 FR 76987) 
(FRL-9903-57).

C. Exposure Assessment

    1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses. In evaluating dietary 
exposure to mandipropamid. EPA considered exposure under the 
petitioned-for tolerances as well as all existing mandipropamid 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.637. EPA assessed dietary exposures from 
mandipropamid in food as follows:
    i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute dietary exposure and risk 
assessments are performed for a food-use pesticide, if a toxicological 
study has indicated the possibility of an effect of concern occurring 
as a result of a 1-day or single exposure.
    No such effects were identified in the toxicological studies for 
mandipropamid; therefore, a quantitative acute dietary exposure 
assessment is unnecessary.
    ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting the chronic dietary exposure 
assessment EPA used the food consumption data from the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, What 
We Eat in America, (NHANES/WWEIA). As to residue levels in food, EPA 
assumed 100 percent crop treated (PCT) and tolerance level residues, 
with the exception of vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C, which 
was assessed at 0.115 ppm, assuming tolerance-level residues of parent 
mandipropamid (0.09 ppm) and including the SYN 500003 metabolite in 
parent-equivalents (at 0.025 ppm).
    iii. Cancer. Based on the data summarized in Unit III.A., EPA has 
concluded that mandipropamid does not pose a cancer risk to humans. 
Therefore, a dietary exposure assessment for the purpose of assessing 
cancer risk is unnecessary.
    iv. Anticipated residue and PCT information. EPA did not use 
anticipated residue or PCT information in the dietary assessment for 
mandipropamid. Tolerance-level residues and 100 PCT were assumed for 
all existing and proposed food commodities, except subgroup 1C, as 
described above.
    2. Dietary exposure from drinking water. The Agency used screening 
level water exposure models in the dietary exposure analysis and risk 
assessment for mandipropamid in drinking water. These simulation models 
take into account data on the physical, chemical, and fate/transport 
characteristics of mandipropamid. Further information regarding EPA 
drinking water models used in pesticide exposure assessment can be 
found at http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/about-water-exposure-models-used-pesticide.
    Based on the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Index Reservoir 
Screening Tool (FIRST) model for surface water and both the Screening 
Concentration in Ground Water (SCI-GROW) and Pesticide Root Zone Model 
Ground Water (PRZM GW) models, the estimated drinking water 
concentrations (EDWCs) of mandipropamid for chronic exposures are 
estimated to be 9.0 parts per billion (ppb) for surface water and 79 
ppb for ground water.
    Modeled estimates of drinking water concentrations were directly 
entered into the dietary exposure model. For the chronic dietary risk 
assessment, the water concentration value of 79 ppb was used to assess 
the contribution to drinking water.
    3. From non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is 
used in this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary 
exposure (e.g., for lawn and garden pest control, indoor pest control, 
termiticides, and flea and tick control on pets).
    Mandipropamid is not registered for any specific use patterns that 
would result in residential exposure.
    4. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of 
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when 
considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the 
Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative 
effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances 
that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
    EPA has not found mandipropamid to share a common mechanism of 
toxicity with any other substances, and mandipropamid does not appear 
to produce a toxic metabolite produced by other substances. For the 
purposes of this tolerance action, therefore, EPA has assumed that 
mandipropamid does not have a common mechanism of toxicity with other 
substances. For information regarding EPA's efforts to determine which 
chemicals have a common mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate the 
cumulative effects of such chemicals, see EPA's Web site at http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/cumulative-assessment-risk-pesticides.

D. Safety Factor for Infants and Children

    1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA 
shall apply an additional tenfold (10X) margin of safety for infants 
and children in the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal 
and postnatal toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity 
and exposure unless EPA determines based on reliable data that a 
different margin of safety will be safe for infants and children. This 
additional margin of safety is commonly referred to as the FQPA Safety 
Factor (SF). In applying this provision, EPA either retains the default 
value of 10X, or uses a different additional safety factor when 
reliable data available to EPA support the choice of a different 
factor.
    2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity. There were no treatment-
related effects observed in dams or fetuses in the developmental 
toxicity studies in rats or rabbits up to the limit dose of 1,000 mg/
kg/day. In the rat reproductive study, decreased pup weight occurred 
only in the presence of comparable maternal toxicity (decreased body 
weight). Therefore, the Agency concludes that there is no increased 
quantitative or qualitative susceptibility to rat or rabbit offspring 
exposed in utero or post-natally to mandipropamid, and there are no 
residual uncertainties with respect to pre- or postnatal exposure.
    3. Conclusion. EPA has determined that reliable data show the 
safety of infants and children would be adequately protected if the 
FQPA SF were reduced to 1X. That decision is based on the following 
findings:
    i. The toxicity database for mandipropamid is complete.
    ii. There is no indication that mandipropamid is a neurotoxic 
chemical and there is no need for a developmental neurotoxicity study 
or additional uncertainty factors (UFs) to account for neurotoxicity.
    iii. There is no evidence that mandipropamid results in increased 
susceptibility in in utero rats or rabbits in the prenatal 
developmental studies or in young rats in the 2-generation reproduction 
study.
    iv. There are no residual uncertainties identified in the exposure 
databases. The dietary food exposure assessments were performed based 
on 100 PCT and

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tolerance-level residues, except for subgroup 1C, as described in 
Section C.1.ii. EPA made conservative (protective) assumptions in the 
ground and surface water modeling used to assess exposure to 
mandipropamid in drinking water. These assessments will not 
underestimate the exposure and risks posed by mandipropamid.

E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety

    EPA determines whether acute and chronic dietary pesticide 
exposures are safe by comparing aggregate exposure estimates to the 
acute PAD (aPAD) and chronic PAD (cPAD). For linear cancer risks, EPA 
calculates the lifetime probability of acquiring cancer given the 
estimated aggregate exposure. Short-, intermediate-, and chronic-term 
risks are evaluated by comparing the estimated aggregate food, water, 
and residential exposure to the appropriate PODs to ensure that an 
adequate MOE exists.
    1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk assessment takes into 
account acute exposure estimates from dietary consumption of food and 
drinking water. No adverse effect resulting from a single oral exposure 
was identified and no acute dietary endpoint was selected. Therefore, 
mandipropamid is not expected to pose an acute risk.
    2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure assumptions described in this 
unit for chronic exposure, EPA has concluded that chronic exposure to 
mandipropamid from food and water will utilize 42% of the cPAD for 
children 1-2 years old, the population group receiving the greatest 
exposure. There are no residential uses for mandipropamid.
    3. Short-and Intermediate-term risk. Short- and intermediate-term 
aggregate exposure takes into account short- and intermediate-term 
residential exposure plus chronic exposure to food and water 
(considered to be a background exposure level).
    Both a short- and intermediate-term adverse effects were 
identified; however, mandipropamid is not registered for any use 
patterns that would result in either short- or intermediate-term 
residential exposure. Short- and intermediate-term risk is assessed 
based on short- and intermediate-term residential exposure plus chronic 
dietary exposure. Because there is no short- or intermediate-term 
residential exposure and chronic dietary exposure has already been 
assessed under the appropriately protective cPAD (which is at least as 
protective as the POD used to assess short-term risk), no further 
assessment of short- or intermediate-term risk is necessary, and EPA 
relies on the chronic dietary risk assessment for evaluating short- and 
intermediate-term risk for mandipropamid.
    4. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. population. Based on the lack of 
evidence of carcinogenicity in two adequate rodent carcinogenicity 
studies, mandipropamid is not expected to pose a cancer risk to humans.
    5. Determination of safety. Based on these risk assessments, EPA 
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result 
to the general population, or to infants and children from aggregate 
exposure to mandipropamid residues.

IV. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    Adequate enforcement methodology (high performance liquid 
chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection (LC/MS/MS)) is 
available to enforce the tolerance expression.
    The method may be requested from: Chief, Analytical Chemistry 
Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 
20755-5350; telephone number: (410) 305-2905; email address: 
[email protected].

B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S. 
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent 
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA 
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established 
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA 
section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint United Nations 
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food 
standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety 
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United 
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from 
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain 
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
    There is a Codex MRL established on potato at 0.01 ppm. With the 
increased tolerance in subgroup 1C to 0.09 ppm, the U.S. tolerance will 
no longer be in harmonization with Codex's MRL in potato. Harmonization 
with the Codex value is not feasible, given that the Codex MRL is based 
on the foliar use pattern only, and the U.S. tolerance is based on the 
proposed combination of seed piece treatment and foliar uses.

C. Revisions to Petitioned-For Tolerances

    Instead of the proposed tolerance in potato (0.08 ppm), EPA is 
revising the existing tolerance for residues in tuberous and corm 
vegetable subgroup 1C from 0.01 to 0.09 ppm. The proposed tolerance was 
based on a dataset that only included results from trials conducted in 
the U.S. The calculated tolerance in subgroup 1C, based on US and 
Canadian potato field trial data entered into the Organization for 
Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) tolerance calculation 
procedure, was 0.07 ppm. However, EPA is establishing a tolerance in 
subgroup 1C of 0.09 ppm, in order to harmonize with Canada's 
recommended MRL.
    The proposed tolerance in potato wet peel (0.12 ppm) was based on 
the average processing factor (2.0X) multiplied by the highest average 
field trial (HAFT) (0.056 ppm). However, the tolerance being 
established (0.15 ppm) is based on the rounding protocol in the User 
Guide for the OECD tolerance calculation procedure.
    It is not appropriate to establish the proposed tolerance in 
tuberous and corm vegetable subgroup 1C (except potato), because potato 
is the only representative commodity for subgroup 1C. For the same 
reason, the proposed separate tolerance in potato is unnecessary.

V. Conclusion

    Therefore, the existing tolerance for residues of mandipropamid on 
``potato, wet peel'' is modified from 0.03 ppm to 0.15 ppm and the 
existing tolerance on ``vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C'' is 
modified from 0.01 to 0.09 ppm.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d) in 
response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from 
review under Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this action has been 
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this action is not 
subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning 
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or 
Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive

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Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of Children from Environmental 
Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This 
action does not contain any information collections subject to OMB 
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), nor does it require any special considerations under Executive 
Order 12898, entitled ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 
7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis 
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance in this 
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.), do not apply.
    This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food 
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this 
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and 
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions 
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that 
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or 
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government 
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between 
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has 
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled 
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this 
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded 
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would 
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant 
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement 
Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required 
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of 
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' 
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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

    Dated: March 16, 2016.
Susan Lewis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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

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


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2. In Sec.  180.637, revise the entries for ``Potato, wet peel'' and 
``Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C'' to the table in paragraph 
(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  180.637  Mandipropamid; tolerances for residues.

    (a) * * *

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million
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Potato, wet peel............................................        0.15
 
                                * * * * *
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C...................        0.09
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                                           enforcement, call or email LT Lindsay                   existing tolerances for residues of                   other related information?
                                           Cook, Waterways Management Division,                    mandipropamid in or on potato, wet
                                           Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at 630–                                                                              You may access a frequently updated
                                                                                                   peel, and the vegetable, tuberous and                 electronic version of EPA’s tolerance
                                           986–2155, email address                                 corm subgroup 1C. Syngenta Crop
                                           Lindsay.N.Cook@uscg.mil.                                                                                      regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through
                                                                                                   Protection requested these tolerances                 the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The Coast              under the Federal Food, Drug, and                     site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-
                                           Guard will enforce the Michigan City                    Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).                                 idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
                                           Summerfest listed as item (e)(35) in                    DATES: This regulation is effective                   40tab_02.tpl.
                                           Table 165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929 from                    March 28, 2016. Objections and requests
                                                                                                   for hearings must be received on or                   C. How can I file an objection or hearing
                                           8:45 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. on July 4,                                                                          request?
                                           2016. This action is being taken to                     before May 27, 2016, and must be filed
                                           provide for the safety of life on a                     in accordance with the instructions                     Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
                                           navigable waterway during the                           provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also                 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
                                           fireworks display. Section 165.929 lists                Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY                        objection to any aspect of this regulation
                                                                                                   INFORMATION).                                         and may also request a hearing on those
                                           many annual events requiring safety
                                           zones in the Captain of the Port Lake                   ADDRESSES:    The docket for this action,             objections. You must file your objection
                                           Michigan Zone. This safety zone                         identified by docket identification (ID)              or request a hearing on this regulation
                                                                                                   number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0031, is                       in accordance with the instructions
                                           encompasses all waters of Michigan City
                                                                                                   available at http://www.regulations.gov               provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
                                           Harbor and Lake Michigan within the
                                                                                                   or at the Office of Pesticide Programs                proper receipt by EPA, you must
                                           arc of a circle with a 1,000 foot radius                                                                      identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
                                           from the launch site located in position                Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
                                                                                                   in the Environmental Protection Agency                OPP–2015–0031 in the subject line on
                                           41°43.700′ N., 086°54.617′ W. During                                                                          the first page of your submission. All
                                           the enforcement period, no vessel may                   Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
                                                                                                   Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301               objections and requests for a hearing
                                           transit this regulated area without                                                                           must be in writing, and must be
                                           approval from the Captain of the Port                   Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
                                                                                                   20460–0001. The Public Reading Room                   received by the Hearing Clerk on or
                                           Lake Michigan (COTP) or a COTP                                                                                before May 27, 2016. Addresses for mail
                                                                                                   is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
                                           designated representative. Vessels and                                                                        and hand delivery of objections and
                                                                                                   Monday through Friday, excluding legal
                                           persons granted permission to enter the                 holidays. The telephone number for the                hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR
                                           safety zone shall obey all lawful orders                Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,                178.25(b).
                                           or directions of the Captain of the Port                and the telephone number for the OPP                    In addition to filing an objection or
                                           Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene                   Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review               hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
                                           representative.                                         the visitor instructions and additional               as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
                                              This notice of enforcement is issued                 information about the docket available                submit a copy of the filing (excluding
                                           under authority of 33 CFR 165.929,                      at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.                        any Confidential Business Information
                                           Safety Zones; Annual events requiring                                                                         (CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                         Information not marked confidential
                                           safety zones in the Captain of the Port                 Susan Lewis, Registration Division
                                                                                                                                                         pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be
                                           Lake Michigan zone and 5 U.S.C. 552                     (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
                                                                                                                                                         disclosed publicly by EPA without prior
                                           (a). In addition to this notification in the            Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                                                                                                                         notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your
                                           Federal Register, the Coast Guard will                  Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                                                                                                                         objection or hearing request, identified
                                           provide the maritime community with                     DC 20460–0001; main telephone
                                                                                                                                                         by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
                                           advance notification of this enforcement                number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
                                                                                                                                                         2015–0031, by one of the following
                                           period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners                 RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                         methods:
                                           or Local Notice to Mariners. The                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                           Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or a                 I. General Information                                www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                           designated on-scene representative may                                                                        instructions for submitting comments.
                                           be contacted via Channel 16, VHF–FM.                    A. Does this action apply to me?                      Do not submit electronically any
                                             Dated: March 18, 2016.                                   You may be potentially affected by                 information you consider to be CBI or
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                                           A.B. Cocanour,                                          this action if you are an agricultural                other information whose disclosure is
                                                                                                   producer, food manufacturer, or                       restricted by statute.
                                           Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
                                           Port Lake Michigan.
                                                                                                   pesticide manufacturer. The following                   • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
                                                                                                   list of North American Industrial                     Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                           [FR Doc. 2016–06910 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                   Classification System (NAICS) codes is                DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                           BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                  not intended to be exhaustive, but rather             NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.


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                                             • Hand Delivery: To make special                      give special consideration to exposure                observed following dermal exposure for
                                           arrangements for hand delivery or                       of infants and children to the pesticide              28 days up to the limit dose.
                                           delivery of boxed information, please                   chemical residue in establishing a                       No evidence of increased quantitative
                                           follow the instructions at http://                      tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a             or qualitative susceptibility was seen in
                                           www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.                      reasonable certainty that no harm will                developmental toxicity studies in rats
                                             Additional instructions on                            result to infants and children from                   and rabbits or in a reproduction study
                                           commenting or visiting the docket,                      aggregate exposure to the pesticide                   in rats. The only effects observed in
                                           along with more information about                       chemical residue. . . .’’                             fetuses or pups were in the two-
                                           dockets generally, is available at                        Consistent with FFDCA section                       generation reproduction study, where
                                           http://www.epa.gov/dockets.                             408(b)(2)(D), and the factors specified in            decreased pup body weight was
                                                                                                   FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has                   observed in the presence of maternal
                                           II. Summary of Petitioned-For
                                                                                                   reviewed the available scientific data                toxicity (decreased body weight, body
                                           Tolerance
                                                                                                   and other relevant information in                     weight gain, and food utilization). In
                                              In the Federal Register of March 4,                  support of this action. EPA has                       addition, there was a delay in preputial
                                           2015 (80 FR 11611) (FRL–9922–68),                       sufficient data to assess the hazards of              separation in F1 males which was
                                           EPA issued a document pursuant to                       and to make a determination on                        considered to be the result of lower
                                           FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C.                      aggregate exposure for mandipropamid                  body weights.
                                           346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a                  including exposure resulting from the                    There was no evidence of tumors in
                                           pesticide petition (PP 4F8329) by                       tolerances established by this action.                the carcinogenicity study in mice or in
                                           Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC., 410                     EPA’s assessment of exposures and risks               the chronic/carcinogenicity study in rats
                                           Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300,                             associated with mandipropamid                         and there was no evidence that
                                           Greensboro, NC 27419. The petition                      follows.                                              mandipropamid was mutagenic or
                                           requested that 40 CFR 180.637 be                                                                              clastogenic. Therefore, mandipropamid
                                           amended by establishing a tolerance for                 A. Toxicological Profile                              is classified as ‘‘not likely to be
                                           residues of the fungicide                                  EPA has evaluated the available                    carcinogenic to humans.’’
                                           mandipropamid in or on potato at 0.08                   toxicity data and considered its validity,               Specific information on the studies
                                           parts per million (ppm). The petition                   completeness, and reliability as well as              received and the nature of the adverse
                                           also requested to amend the tolerance in                the relationship of the results of the                effects caused by mandipropamid as
                                           40 CFR 180.637 for residues of                          studies to human risk. EPA has also                   well as the no-observed-adverse-effect-
                                           mandipropamid in or on potato, wet                      considered available information                      level (NOAEL) and the lowest-observed-
                                           peel at 0.12 ppm, and amend the current                 concerning the variability of the                     adverse-effect-level (LOAEL) from the
                                           tolerance commodity terminology                         sensitivities of major identifiable                   toxicity studies can be found at http://
                                           which contains potato from ‘‘vegetable,                 subgroups of consumers, including                     www.regulations.gov in the document
                                           tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C,’’ to                    infants and children.                                 titled ‘‘Mandipropamid: Human Health
                                           ‘‘vegetable, tuberous and corm,                            Subchronic and chronic studies                     Risk Assessment For Amended Use of
                                           subgroup 1C, except potato.’’ That                      indicate that the liver is the primary                the Fungicide on Potato, to Replace the
                                           document referenced a summary of the                    target organ for mandipropamid. Liver                 Established Tolerance in Tuberous and
                                           petition prepared by Syngenta Crop                      effects were identified in subchronic                 Corm Vegetable Subgroup 1C, and to
                                           Protection, the registrant, which is                    studies with rats, mice, and dogs. Liver              Revise the Established Tolerance in
                                           available in the docket, http://                        effects included: Periportal hypertrophy              Potato Wet Peel’’ on page 30 in docket
                                           www.regulations.gov. There were no                      (rats), increased eosinophilia (rats and              ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0031.
                                           comments received in response to the                    mice), increased plasma albumin, total
                                                                                                   protein, cholesterol, and gamma-                      B. Toxicological Points of Departure/
                                           notice of filing.                                                                                             Levels of Concern
                                              Based upon review of the data                        glutamyl transferase (rats), increased
                                           supporting the petition, EPA has                        liver weights (rats, mice and dogs),                     Once a pesticide’s toxicological
                                           modified the tolerances being                           increased liver enzymes (dogs),                       profile is determined, EPA identifies
                                           established by this document. The                       increased pigment in hepatocytes and                  toxicological points of departure (POD)
                                           reason for these changes are explained                  Kupffer cells (dogs), and centrilobular               and levels of concern to use in
                                           in Unit IV.C.                                           hepatocyte vacuolation (dogs). In the                 evaluating the risk posed by human
                                                                                                   chronic dog study, increases in                       exposure to the pesticide. For hazards
                                           III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and                      microscopic pigment in the liver and                  that have a threshold below which there
                                           Determination of Safety                                 increased liver enzymes were observed.                is no appreciable risk, the toxicological
                                              Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA                     No liver effects were observed in                     POD is used as the basis for derivation
                                           allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the                chronic rat and mouse studies up to the               of reference values for risk assessment.
                                           legal limit for a pesticide chemical                    highest doses tested. Instead,                        PODs are developed based on a careful
                                           residue in or on a food) only if EPA                    nephrotoxicity was observed in the                    analysis of the doses in each
                                           determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’              chronic rat study and only decreased                  toxicological study to determine the
                                           Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA                       body weight and food utilization was                  dose at which no adverse effects are
                                           defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a              observed in the chronic mouse study.                  observed (the NOAEL) and the lowest
                                           reasonable certainty that no harm will                  The findings of liver toxicity and                    dose at which adverse effects of concern
                                           result from aggregate exposure to the                   nephrotoxicity are consistent with the                are identified (the LOAEL). Uncertainty/
                                           pesticide chemical residue, including                   results from metabolism studies where                 safety factors are used in conjunction
                                           all anticipated dietary exposures and all               the tissues with the highest levels of                with the POD to calculate a safe
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                                           other exposures for which there is                      radioactivity were the liver followed by              exposure level—generally referred to as
                                           reliable information.’’ This includes                   the kidney.                                           a population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a
                                           exposure through drinking water and in                     No evidence of neurotoxicity was                   reference dose (RfD)—and a safe margin
                                           residential settings, but does not include              observed in the acute or subchronic                   of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold
                                           occupational exposure. Section                          neurotoxicity screening battery. No                   risks, the Agency assumes that any
                                           408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to                   systemic or dermal toxicity was                       amount of exposure will lead to some


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                                           degree of risk. Thus, the Agency                        residues and 100 PCT were assumed for                 regarding EPA’s efforts to determine
                                           estimates risk in terms of the probability              all existing and proposed food                        which chemicals have a common
                                           of an occurrence of the adverse effect                  commodities, except subgroup 1C, as                   mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate
                                           expected in a lifetime. For more                        described above.                                      the cumulative effects of such
                                           information on the general principles                      2. Dietary exposure from drinking                  chemicals, see EPA’s Web site at
                                           EPA uses in risk characterization and a                 water. The Agency used screening level                http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-
                                           complete description of the risk                        water exposure models in the dietary                  and-assessing-pesticide-risks/
                                           assessment process, see http://                         exposure analysis and risk assessment                 cumulative-assessment-risk-pesticides.
                                           www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-                     for mandipropamid in drinking water.
                                                                                                   These simulation models take into                     D. Safety Factor for Infants and
                                           assessing-pesticide-risks/assessing-
                                                                                                   account data on the physical, chemical,               Children
                                           human-health-risk-pesticides.
                                             A summary of the toxicological                        and fate/transport characteristics of                   1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of
                                           endpoints for mandipropamid used for                    mandipropamid. Further information                    FFDCA provides that EPA shall apply
                                           human risk assessment is discussed in                   regarding EPA drinking water models                   an additional tenfold (10X) margin of
                                           Unit III.B. of the final rule published in              used in pesticide exposure assessment                 safety for infants and children in the
                                           the Federal Register of December 20,                    can be found at http://www2.epa.gov/                  case of threshold effects to account for
                                           2013 (78 FR 76987) (FRL–9903–57).                       pesticide-science-and-assessing-                      prenatal and postnatal toxicity and the
                                                                                                   pesticide-risks/about-water-exposure-                 completeness of the database on toxicity
                                           C. Exposure Assessment                                                                                        and exposure unless EPA determines
                                                                                                   models-used-pesticide.
                                              1. Dietary exposure from food and                       Based on the Food Quality Protection               based on reliable data that a different
                                           feed uses. In evaluating dietary                        Act (FQPA) Index Reservoir Screening                  margin of safety will be safe for infants
                                           exposure to mandipropamid. EPA                          Tool (FIRST) model for surface water                  and children. This additional margin of
                                           considered exposure under the                           and both the Screening Concentration in               safety is commonly referred to as the
                                           petitioned-for tolerances as well as all                Ground Water (SCI–GROW) and                           FQPA Safety Factor (SF). In applying
                                           existing mandipropamid tolerances in                    Pesticide Root Zone Model Ground                      this provision, EPA either retains the
                                           40 CFR 180.637. EPA assessed dietary                    Water (PRZM GW) models, the                           default value of 10X, or uses a different
                                           exposures from mandipropamid in food                    estimated drinking water concentrations               additional safety factor when reliable
                                           as follows:                                             (EDWCs) of mandipropamid for chronic                  data available to EPA support the choice
                                              i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute                exposures are estimated to be 9.0 parts               of a different factor.
                                           dietary exposure and risk assessments                   per billion (ppb) for surface water and                 2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity.
                                           are performed for a food-use pesticide,                 79 ppb for ground water.                              There were no treatment-related effects
                                           if a toxicological study has indicated the                 Modeled estimates of drinking water                observed in dams or fetuses in the
                                           possibility of an effect of concern                     concentrations were directly entered                  developmental toxicity studies in rats or
                                           occurring as a result of a 1-day or single              into the dietary exposure model. For the              rabbits up to the limit dose of 1,000 mg/
                                           exposure.                                               chronic dietary risk assessment, the                  kg/day. In the rat reproductive study,
                                              No such effects were identified in the               water concentration value of 79 ppb was               decreased pup weight occurred only in
                                           toxicological studies for                               used to assess the contribution to                    the presence of comparable maternal
                                           mandipropamid; therefore, a                             drinking water.                                       toxicity (decreased body weight).
                                           quantitative acute dietary exposure                        3. From non-dietary exposure. The                  Therefore, the Agency concludes that
                                           assessment is unnecessary.                              term ‘‘residential exposure’’ is used in              there is no increased quantitative or
                                              ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting                  this document to refer to non-                        qualitative susceptibility to rat or rabbit
                                           the chronic dietary exposure assessment                 occupational, non-dietary exposure                    offspring exposed in utero or post-
                                           EPA used the food consumption data                      (e.g., for lawn and garden pest control,              natally to mandipropamid, and there are
                                           from the U.S. Department of                             indoor pest control, termiticides, and                no residual uncertainties with respect to
                                           Agriculture’s National Health and                       flea and tick control on pets).                       pre- or postnatal exposure.
                                           Nutrition Examination Survey, What We                      Mandipropamid is not registered for                  3. Conclusion. EPA has determined
                                           Eat in America, (NHANES/WWEIA). As                      any specific use patterns that would                  that reliable data show the safety of
                                           to residue levels in food, EPA assumed                  result in residential exposure.                       infants and children would be
                                           100 percent crop treated (PCT) and                         4. Cumulative effects from substances              adequately protected if the FQPA SF
                                           tolerance level residues, with the                      with a common mechanism of toxicity.                  were reduced to 1X. That decision is
                                           exception of vegetable, tuberous and                    Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA                      based on the following findings:
                                           corm, subgroup 1C, which was assessed                   requires that, when considering whether                 i. The toxicity database for
                                           at 0.115 ppm, assuming tolerance-level                  to establish, modify, or revoke a                     mandipropamid is complete.
                                           residues of parent mandipropamid (0.09                  tolerance, the Agency consider                          ii. There is no indication that
                                           ppm) and including the SYN 500003                       ‘‘available information’’ concerning the              mandipropamid is a neurotoxic
                                           metabolite in parent-equivalents (at                    cumulative effects of a particular                    chemical and there is no need for a
                                           0.025 ppm).                                             pesticide’s residues and ‘‘other                      developmental neurotoxicity study or
                                              iii. Cancer. Based on the data                       substances that have a common                         additional uncertainty factors (UFs) to
                                           summarized in Unit III.A., EPA has                      mechanism of toxicity.’’                              account for neurotoxicity.
                                           concluded that mandipropamid does                          EPA has not found mandipropamid to                   iii. There is no evidence that
                                           not pose a cancer risk to humans.                       share a common mechanism of toxicity                  mandipropamid results in increased
                                           Therefore, a dietary exposure                           with any other substances, and                        susceptibility in in utero rats or rabbits
                                           assessment for the purpose of assessing                 mandipropamid does not appear to                      in the prenatal developmental studies or
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                                           cancer risk is unnecessary.                             produce a toxic metabolite produced by                in young rats in the 2-generation
                                              iv. Anticipated residue and PCT                      other substances. For the purposes of                 reproduction study.
                                           information. EPA did not use                            this tolerance action, therefore, EPA has               iv. There are no residual uncertainties
                                           anticipated residue or PCT information                  assumed that mandipropamid does not                   identified in the exposure databases.
                                           in the dietary assessment for                           have a common mechanism of toxicity                   The dietary food exposure assessments
                                           mandipropamid. Tolerance-level                          with other substances. For information                were performed based on 100 PCT and


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                                           tolerance-level residues, except for                    intermediate-term risk is necessary, and              based on the proposed combination
                                           subgroup 1C, as described in Section                    EPA relies on the chronic dietary risk                of seed piece treatment and foliar
                                           C.1.ii. EPA made conservative                           assessment for evaluating short- and                  uses.
                                           (protective) assumptions in the ground                  intermediate-term risk for
                                                                                                                                                         C. Revisions to Petitioned-For
                                           and surface water modeling used to                      mandipropamid.                                        Tolerances
                                           assess exposure to mandipropamid in                       4. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S.
                                           drinking water. These assessments will                  population. Based on the lack of                         Instead of the proposed tolerance in
                                           not underestimate the exposure and                      evidence of carcinogenicity in two                    potato (0.08 ppm), EPA is revising the
                                           risks posed by mandipropamid.                           adequate rodent carcinogenicity studies,              existing tolerance for residues in
                                                                                                   mandipropamid is not expected to pose                 tuberous and corm vegetable subgroup
                                           E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of                                                                       1C from 0.01 to 0.09 ppm. The proposed
                                           Safety                                                  a cancer risk to humans.
                                                                                                     5. Determination of safety. Based on                tolerance was based on a dataset that
                                              EPA determines whether acute and                     these risk assessments, EPA concludes                 only included results from trials
                                           chronic dietary pesticide exposures are                 that there is a reasonable certainty that             conducted in the U.S. The calculated
                                           safe by comparing aggregate exposure                    no harm will result to the general                    tolerance in subgroup 1C, based on US
                                           estimates to the acute PAD (aPAD) and                   population, or to infants and children                and Canadian potato field trial data
                                           chronic PAD (cPAD). For linear cancer                   from aggregate exposure to                            entered into the Organization for
                                           risks, EPA calculates the lifetime                      mandipropamid residues.                               Economic Cooperation and
                                           probability of acquiring cancer given the                                                                     Development’s (OECD) tolerance
                                           estimated aggregate exposure. Short-,                   IV. Other Considerations                              calculation procedure, was 0.07 ppm.
                                           intermediate-, and chronic-term risks                   A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology                 However, EPA is establishing a
                                           are evaluated by comparing the                                                                                tolerance in subgroup 1C of 0.09 ppm,
                                           estimated aggregate food, water, and                       Adequate enforcement methodology                   in order to harmonize with Canada’s
                                           residential exposure to the appropriate                 (high performance liquid                              recommended MRL.
                                           PODs to ensure that an adequate MOE                     chromatography with tandem mass                          The proposed tolerance in potato wet
                                           exists.                                                 spectrometric detection (LC/MS/MS)) is                peel (0.12 ppm) was based on the
                                              1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk               available to enforce the tolerance                    average processing factor (2.0X)
                                           assessment takes into account acute                     expression.                                           multiplied by the highest average field
                                           exposure estimates from dietary                            The method may be requested from:                  trial (HAFT) (0.056 ppm). However, the
                                           consumption of food and drinking                        Chief, Analytical Chemistry Branch,                   tolerance being established (0.15 ppm)
                                           water. No adverse effect resulting from                 Environmental Science Center, 701                     is based on the rounding protocol in the
                                           a single oral exposure was identified                   Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755–5350;                  User Guide for the OECD tolerance
                                           and no acute dietary endpoint was                       telephone number: (410) 305–2905;                     calculation procedure.
                                           selected. Therefore, mandipropamid is                   email address: residuemethods@                           It is not appropriate to establish the
                                           not expected to pose an acute risk.                     epa.gov.                                              proposed tolerance in tuberous and
                                              2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure                                                                        corm vegetable subgroup 1C (except
                                                                                                   B. International Residue Limits
                                           assumptions described in this unit for                                                                        potato), because potato is the only
                                           chronic exposure, EPA has concluded                       In making its tolerance decisions, EPA              representative commodity for subgroup
                                           that chronic exposure to                                seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with               1C. For the same reason, the proposed
                                           mandipropamid from food and water                       international standards whenever                      separate tolerance in potato is
                                           will utilize 42% of the cPAD for                        possible, consistent with U.S. food                   unnecessary.
                                           children 1–2 years old, the population                  safety standards and agricultural
                                           group receiving the greatest exposure.                  practices. EPA considers the                          V. Conclusion
                                           There are no residential uses for                       international maximum residue limits                     Therefore, the existing tolerance for
                                           mandipropamid.                                          (MRLs) established by the Codex                       residues of mandipropamid on ‘‘potato,
                                              3. Short-and Intermediate-term risk.                 Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as                   wet peel’’ is modified from 0.03 ppm to
                                           Short- and intermediate-term aggregate                  required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4).                  0.15 ppm and the existing tolerance on
                                           exposure takes into account short- and                  The Codex Alimentarius is a joint                     ‘‘vegetable, tuberous and corm,
                                           intermediate-term residential exposure                  United Nations Food and Agriculture                   subgroup 1C’’ is modified from 0.01 to
                                           plus chronic exposure to food and water                 Organization/World Health                             0.09 ppm.
                                           (considered to be a background                          Organization food standards program,
                                           exposure level).                                        and it is recognized as an international              VI. Statutory and Executive Order
                                              Both a short- and intermediate-term                  food safety standards-setting                         Reviews
                                           adverse effects were identified;                        organization in trade agreements to                     This action establishes tolerances
                                           however, mandipropamid is not                           which the United States is a party. EPA               under FFDCA section 408(d) in
                                           registered for any use patterns that                    may establish a tolerance that is                     response to a petition submitted to the
                                           would result in either short- or                        different from a Codex MRL; however,                  Agency. The Office of Management and
                                           intermediate-term residential exposure.                 FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that                 Budget (OMB) has exempted these types
                                           Short- and intermediate-term risk is                    EPA explain the reasons for departing                 of actions from review under Executive
                                           assessed based on short- and                            from the Codex level.                                 Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory
                                           intermediate-term residential exposure                    There is a Codex MRL established on                 Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735,
                                           plus chronic dietary exposure. Because                  potato at 0.01 ppm. With the increased                October 4, 1993). Because this action
                                           there is no short- or intermediate-term                 tolerance in subgroup 1C to 0.09 ppm,                 has been exempted from review under
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                                           residential exposure and chronic dietary                the U.S. tolerance will no longer be in               Executive Order 12866, this action is
                                           exposure has already been assessed                      harmonization with Codex’s MRL in                     not subject to Executive Order 13211,
                                           under the appropriately protective                      potato. Harmonization with the Codex                  entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning
                                           cPAD (which is at least as protective as                value is not feasible, given that the                 Regulations That Significantly Affect
                                           the POD used to assess short-term risk),                Codex MRL is based on the foliar use                  Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66
                                           no further assessment of short- or                      pattern only, and the U.S. tolerance is               FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive


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                                           Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of                   to publication of the rule in the Federal              requirements associated with the
                                           Children from Environmental Health                      Register. This action is not a ‘‘major                 Commission’s Expanding the Economic
                                           Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,                  rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                  and Innovation Opportunities of
                                           April 23, 1997). This action does not                                                                          Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions
                                                                                                   List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
                                           contain any information collections                                                                            Report and Order (Incentive Auction
                                           subject to OMB approval under the                          Environmental protection,                           Report and Order), FCC 14–50. This
                                           Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44                       Administrative practice and procedure,                 document is consistent with the
                                           U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require               Agricultural commodities, Pesticides                   Incentive Auction Report and Order,
                                           any special considerations under                        and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping which stated that the Commission
                                           Executive Order 12898, entitled                         requirements.                                          would publish a document in the
                                           ‘‘Federal Actions to Address                               Dated: March 16, 2016.                              Federal Register announcing OMB
                                           Environmental Justice in Minority                       Susan Lewis,                                           approval and the effective date of the
                                           Populations and Low-Income                                                                                     new
                                                                                                   Director, Registration Division, Office of
                                           Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16,                 Pesticide Programs.                                    DATES: 47 CFR 73.3700(b)(1)(i) through
                                           1994).                                                                                                         (v), (b)(2)(i) and (ii), (b)(3), (b)(4)(i) and
                                              Since tolerances and exemptions that                    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
                                                                                                   amended as follows:                                    (ii), and (b)(5); 73.3700(c); 73.3700(d);
                                           are established on the basis of a petition
                                                                                                                                                          73.3700(f); 73.3700(g); 73.3700(h)(5),
                                           under FFDCA section 408(d), such as
                                                                                                   PART 180—[AMENDED]                                     and FCC Form 2100, Schedules A, B, E
                                           the tolerance in this final rule, do not
                                                                                                                                                          and F, published at 79 FR 48442,
                                           require the issuance of a proposed rule,
                                                                                                   ■ 1. The authority citation for part 180               August 15, 2014, are effective March 28,
                                           the requirements of the Regulatory
                                                                                                   continues to read as follows:                          2016. OMB approved the information
                                           Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
                                                                                                      Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.          collection requirements in 47 CFR
                                           seq.), do not apply.
                                              This action directly regulates growers,                                                                     73.3700(b)(1)(vii) and (h)(2) on March
                                                                                                   ■ 2. In § 180.637, revise the entries for              17, 2016.
                                           food processors, food handlers, and food                ‘‘Potato, wet peel’’ and ‘‘Vegetable,
                                           retailers, not States or tribes, nor does                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                   tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C’’ to the
                                           this action alter the relationships or                                                                         Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@
                                                                                                   table in paragraph (a) to read as follows:
                                           distribution of power and                                                                                      fcc.gov, (202) 418–2918.
                                           responsibilities established by Congress                § 180.637 Mandipropamid; tolerances for                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                           in the preemption provisions of FFDCA                   residues.                                              document announces that, on March 17,
                                           section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency                     (a) * * *                                           2016, OMB approved the information
                                           has determined that this action will not                                                                       collection requirements contained in the
                                           have a substantial direct effect on States                                                          Parts      Commission’s Incentive Auction Report
                                           or tribal governments, on the                                       Commodity                        per       and Order, FCC 14–50, published at 79
                                                                                                                                               million    FR 48442, August 15, 2014. The OMB
                                           relationship between the national
                                           government and the States or tribal                                                                            Control Numbers are 3060–0016, 3060–
                                           governments, or on the distribution of                      *         *           *               *       *    0027, 3060–0386, 3060–0837, 3060–
                                           power and responsibilities among the                    Potato, wet peel ..........................       0.15 0928, 3060–0932 and 3060–1216. The
                                           various levels of government or between                                                                        Commission publishes this document as
                                           the Federal Government and Indian                           *         *           *               *       *    an announcement of the effective date of
                                           tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined                 Vegetable, tuberous and corm,                          the requirements. If you have any
                                           that Executive Order 13132, entitled                       subgroup 1C ...........................        0.09 comments on the burden estimates
                                           ‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,                                                                        listed below, or how the Commission
                                           1999) and Executive Order 13175,                        *      *     *      *         *                        can improve the collections and reduce
                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2016–06948 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                           entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination                                                                       any burdens caused thereby, please
                                           with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR                 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 contact Cathy Williams, Federal
                                           67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply                                                                          Communications Commission, Room 1–
                                           to this action. In addition, this action                                                                       C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington,
                                           does not impose any enforceable duty or                 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                 DC 20554. Please include the OMB
                                           contain any unfunded mandate as                         COMMISSION                                             Control Number, 3060–1194, in your
                                           described under Title II of the Unfunded                                                                       correspondence. The Commission will
                                           Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C.                    47 CFR Part 73                                         also accept your comments via the
                                           1501 et seq.).                                          [GN Docket No. 12–268; FCC 14–50]                      Internet if you send them to PRA@
                                              This action does not involve any                                                                            fcc.gov.
                                           technical standards that would require                  Expanding the Economic and                                To request materials in accessible
                                           Agency consideration of voluntary                       Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum                   formats for people with disabilities
                                           consensus standards pursuant to section                 Through Incentive Auctions                             (Braille, large print, electronic files,
                                           12(d) of the National Technology                                                                               audio format), send an email to fcc504@
                                           Transfer and Advancement Act                            AGENCY: Federal Communications                         fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
                                           (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).                           Commission.                                            Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
                                                                                                   ACTION: Final rule; announcement of                    418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
                                           VII. Congressional Review Act
                                                                                                   effective date.                                        (TTY).
                                             Pursuant to the Congressional Review
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                                           Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will                    SUMMARY:   In this document, the Federal              Synopsis
                                           submit a report containing this rule and                Communications Commission                               As required by the Paperwork
                                           other required information to the U.S.                  (Commission) announces that the Office                Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
                                           Senate, the U.S. House of                               of Management and Budget (OMB) has                    the FCC is notifying the public that it
                                           Representatives, and the Comptroller                    approved, for a period of three years,                received OMB approval on March 17,
                                           General of the United States prior                      certain information collection                        2016, for some of the information


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Document Created: 2016-03-26 00:12:46
Document Modified: 2016-03-26 00:12:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis regulation is effective March 28, 2016. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 27, 2016, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ContactSusan Lewis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone
FR Citation81 FR 17084 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Administrative Practice and Procedure; Agricultural Commodities; Pesticides and Pests and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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