81 FR 74754 - Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 208 (October 27, 2016)

Page Range		74754-74755
FR Document		2016-25926

This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-25926]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594; FRL-9953-98]


Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide 
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial 
filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or 
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, 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. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

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    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    EPA is announcing receipt of a pesticide petition filed under 
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 
U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on 
the request before responding to the petitioner. EPA is not proposing 
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the 
pesticide petition described in this document contains data or 
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 
346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 
submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of 
the pesticide petition. After considering the public comments, EPA 
intends to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. 
Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final determination 
on this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the 
subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a 
docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this 
petition is available at http://www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA 
is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an 
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained 
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.
    PP 4F8303. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0594. Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville 
Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 
CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide 2,4-D in or on cotton, gin 
byproducts at 1.5 parts per million (ppm), and cotton, undelinted seed 
at 0.8 ppm. The EN-CAS Method No. ENC-2/93 is used to measure and 
evaluate the chemical 2,4-D. Contact: RD.

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

    Dated: October 14, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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complete version of the comment that publishing notice of the petition so that • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
includes information claimed as CBI, a the public has an opportunity to Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
copy of the comment that does not comment on this request for the DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
contain the information claimed as CBI establishment or modification of NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
must be submitted for inclusion in the regulations for residues of pesticides in • Hand Delivery: To make special
public docket. Information so marked or on food commodities. Further arrangements for hand delivery or
will not be disclosed except in information on the petition may be delivery of boxed information, please
accordance with procedures set forth in obtained through the petition summary follow the instructions at http://
40 CFR part 2. referenced in this unit. www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. Additional instructions on
When preparing and submitting your Amended Tolerance
commenting or visiting the docket,
comments, see the commenting tips at PP 5F8430. EPA–HQ–OPP–2016– along with more information about
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 0083. Bayer CropScience LP, P.O. Box dockets generally, is available at http://
comments.html. 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive Research www.epa.gov/dockets.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to
achieve environmental justice, the fair FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.499
treatment and meaningful involvement Michael Goodis, Registration Division
for residues of the fungicide,
of any group, including minority and/or (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Propamocarb Hydrochloride, in or on
low-income populations, in the Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
potato at from 0.06 parts per million
development, implementation, and Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
(ppm) to 0.30 ppm. The gas/liquid
enforcement of environmental laws, DC 20460–0001; main telephone
chromatography and N–FID or MSD is
regulations, and policies. To help number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
used to measure and evaluate the
address potential environmental justice RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
chemical propamocarb hydrochloride.
issues, the Agency seeks information on Contact: RD. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
any groups or segments of the
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. I. General Information
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other Dated: October 18, 2016. A. Does this action apply to me?
factors, may have atypical or Michael Goodis,
You may be potentially affected by
disproportionately high and adverse Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
this action if you are an agricultural
human health impacts or environmental of Pesticide Programs.
producer, food manufacturer, or
effects from exposure to the pesticides [FR Doc. 2016–25927 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
pesticide manufacturer. The following
discussed in this document, compared BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
list of North American Industrial
to the general population.
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
II. What action is the agency taking? not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EPA is announcing receipt of a provides a guide to help readers
AGENCY
pesticide petition filed under section determine whether this document
408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 40 CFR Part 180 applies to them. Potentially affected
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, entities may include:
requesting the modification of
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0594; FRL–9953–98] • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for • Animal production (NAICS code
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for
residues of a pesticide chemical in or on 112).
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or
a food commodity. The Agency is taking on Various Commodities • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
public comment on the request before 311).
responding to the petitioner. EPA is not AGENCY: Environmental Protection • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
proposing any particular action at this Agency (EPA). code 32532).
time. EPA has determined that the ACTION: Notice of filing of petition and
B. What should I consider as I prepare
pesticide petition described in this request for comment.
my comments for EPA?
document contains data or information
prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), SUMMARY: This document announces the 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); however, EPA has Agency’s receipt of an initial filing of a information to EPA through
not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the pesticide petition requesting the regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
submitted data at this time or whether establishment or modification of the part or all of the information that
the data supports granting of the regulations for residues of pesticide you claim to be CBI. For CBI
pesticide petition. After considering the chemicals in or on various commodities. information in a disk or CD–ROM that
public comments, EPA intends to DATES: Comments must be received on you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
evaluate whether and what action may or before November 28, 2016. disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
be warranted. Additional data may be ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identify electronically within the disk or
needed before EPA can make a final identified by docket identification (ID) CD–ROM the specific information that
determination on this pesticide petition. number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0594, by is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a one of the following methods: complete version of the comment that
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summary of the petition that is the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// includes information claimed as CBI, a
subject of this document, prepared by www.regulations.gov. Follow the online copy of the comment that does not
the petitioner, is included in a docket instructions for submitting comments. contain the information claimed as CBI
EPA has created for this rulemaking. Do not submit electronically any must be submitted for inclusion in the
The docket for this petition is available information you consider to be public docket. Information so marked
at http://www.regulations.gov. Confidential Business Information (CBI) will not be disclosed except in
As specified in FFDCA section or other information whose disclosure is accordance with procedures set forth in
408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is restricted by statute. 40 CFR part 2.

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2. Tips for preparing your comments. obtained through the petition summary ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
When preparing and submitting your referenced in this unit. identified by docket identification (ID)
comments, see the commenting tips at PP 4F8303. EPA–HQ–OPP–2016– number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0810, by
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 0594. Dow AgroSciences, 9330 one of the following methods:
comments.html. Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to requests to establish a tolerance in 40 www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
achieve environmental justice, the fair CFR part 180 for residues of the instructions for submitting comments.
treatment and meaningful involvement herbicide 2,4–D in or on cotton, gin Do not submit electronically any
of any group, including minority and/or byproducts at 1.5 parts per million information you consider to be
low-income populations, in the (ppm), and cotton, undelinted seed at Confidential Business Information (CBI)
development, implementation, and 0.8 ppm. The EN–CAS Method No. or other information whose disclosure is
enforcement of environmental laws, ENC–2/93 is used to measure and restricted by statute.
regulations, and policies. To help evaluate the chemical 2,4–D. Contact: • Mail: Document Control Office
address potential environmental justice RD. (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
issues, the Agency seeks information on Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
any groups or segments of the Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Dated: October 14, 2016.
population who, as a result of their Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
Michael Goodis, • Hand Delivery: To make special
location, cultural practices, or other Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
factors, may have atypical or arrangements for hand delivery or
of Pesticide Programs. delivery of boxed information, please
disproportionately high and adverse [FR Doc. 2016–25926 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
human health impacts or environmental follow the instructions at http://
effects from exposure to the pesticides
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
discussed in this document, compared Additional instructions on
to the general population. commenting or visiting the docket,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION along with more information about
II. What action is the agency taking? AGENCY dockets generally, is available at http://
EPA is announcing receipt of a www.epa.gov/dockets.
40 CFR Part 721
pesticide petition filed under section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0810; FRL–9951–77] technical information contact: Kenneth
408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, RIN 2070–AB27 Moss, Chemical Control Division
requesting the establishment or (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention
modification of regulations in 40 CFR Significant New Use Rule on Certain and Toxics, Environmental Protection
part 180 for residues of pesticide Chemical Substances Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
chemicals in or on various food Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
commodities. The Agency is taking number: (202) 564–9232; email address:
Agency (EPA).
public comment on the request before moss.kenneth@epa.gov.
ACTION: Proposed rule. For general information contact: The
responding to the petitioner. EPA is not
proposing any particular action at this SUMMARY: EPA is proposing significant TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
time. EPA has determined that the new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
pesticide petition described in this Substances Control Act (TSCA) for three 14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
document contains data or information chemical substances which were the 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), subject of premanufacture notices epa.gov.
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); however, EPA has (PMNs). The applicable review periods SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the for the PMNs submitted for these
I. General Information
submitted data at this time or whether chemical substances all ended prior to
the data supports granting of the June 22, 2016, the date on which A. Does this action apply to me?
pesticide petition. After considering the President Obama signed into law the You may be potentially affected by
public comments, EPA intends to Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for this action if you manufacture, process,
evaluate whether and what action may the 21st Century Act which amends or use the chemical substances
be warranted. Additional data may be TSCA). This action would require contained in this proposed rule. The
needed before EPA can make a final persons who intend to manufacture following list of North American
determination on this pesticide petition. (defined by statute to include import) or Industrial Classification System
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a process any of the chemical substances (NAICS) codes is not intended to be
summary of the petition that is the for an activity that is designated as a exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
subject of this document, prepared by significant new use by this proposed to help readers determine whether this
the petitioner, is included in a docket rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before document applies to them. Potentially
EPA has created for this rulemaking. commencing that activity. The required affected entities may include:
The docket for this petition is available notification initiates EPA’s evaluation of Manufacturers (including importers)
at http://www.regulations.gov. the intended use within the applicable or processors of one or more subject
As specified in FFDCA section review period. Manufacture and chemical substances (NAICS codes 325
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408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is processing for the significant new use is and 324110), e.g., chemical
publishing notice of the petition so that unable to commence until EPA has manufacturing and petroleum refineries.
the public has an opportunity to conducted a review of the notice, made This action may also affect certain
comment on this request for the an appropriate determination on the entities through pre-existing import
establishment or modification of notice, and take such actions as are certification and export notification
regulations for residues of pesticides in required with that determination. rules under TSCA. Chemical importers
or on food commodities. Further DATES: Comments must be received on are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15
information on the petition may be or before November 28, 2016. U.S.C. 2612) import certification

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of filing of petition and request for comment.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before November 28, 2016.
Contact		Michael Goodis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone
FR Citation		81 FR 74754