83 FR 52787 - Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY



40 CFR Part 180



[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0577; FRL-9984-21]




Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of 

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities



AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).



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



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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several 

initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or 

on various commodities.



DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 19, 2018.



ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket 

identification (ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of 

interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following 

methods:

     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 

electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 

by statute.

     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460-0001.

     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 

delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 

instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.

    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 

with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Registration Division 

(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address: 

[email protected]; or Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (7511P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, 

email address: [email protected]. The mailing address for each 

contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-

0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's 

name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the 

end of each pesticide petition summary.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 



I. General Information



A. Does this action apply to me?



    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 

agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 

The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 

guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 

Potentially affected entities may include:

     Crop production (NAICS code 111).

     Animal production (NAICS code 112).

     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).

     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 

action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division listed at the end of the 

pesticide petition summary of interest.



B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?



    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 

information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 

CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 

CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 

specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 

CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 

claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 

Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 

your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 

justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 

including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 

implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 

policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 

Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 

who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 

health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared to the general population.



II. What action is the Agency taking?



    EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed 

under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of 

regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 

or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on 

the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing 

any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the 

pesticide petitions described in this document contain the data or 

information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 

346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 

submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the 

pesticide petitions. After considering the public comments, EPA intends 

to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. Additional data 

may be needed before EPA can make a final determination on these 

pesticide petitions.

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 

that are the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is 

included



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in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of 

the petitions is available at http://www.regulations.gov.

    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA 

is publishing notice of the petitions so that the public has an 

opportunity to comment on these requests for the establishment or 

modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 

commodities. Further information on the petitions may be obtained 

through the petition summaries referenced in this unit.



A. Amended Tolerance For Inerts



    PP IN-11139. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0243). Monsanto Company, 1300 I 

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, requests to amend tolerances 40 CFR 

180.471 for residues of furilazole (3-dichloroacetyl-5-(2-furanyl)-2,2-

dimethyloxazolidine; CAS Reg. No. 121776-33-8) when used as an inert 

ingredient (herbicide safener) in or on the raw agricultural 

commodities corn, sweet, forage at 0.01 ppm, corn, sweet, kernel plus 

cob with husks removed at 0.01 parts per million (ppm), and, corn, 

sweet, stover at 0.01 ppm. The gas liquid chromatography/mass 

spectrometry with selected ion monitoring method is used to measure and 

evaluate the chemical furilazole. Contact: RD.



B. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts



    1. PP 8E8684. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0514). Interregional Research 

Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 

500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon 

establishment of the tolerances referenced in this document under ``New 

Tolerances'' for PP 8E8684, to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.585 for residues of the herbicide pyraflufen-ethyl, ethyl 2-[2-

chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-

fluorophenoxy] acetate, and its acid metabolite, E-1, 2-chloro-5-(4-

chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-

fluorophenoxyacetic acid, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent 

of pyraflufen-ethyl in or on cotton, undelinted seed at 0.04 ppm; 

fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.01 ppm; grape at 0.01 ppm; nut, tree, group 

14 at 0.01 ppm; olive at 0.01 ppm; and pistachio at 0.01 ppm. Contact: 

RD.

    2. PP 8E8689. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0560). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, 

NJ 08540, proposes upon establishment of the tolerances referenced in 

this document under ``New Tolerances'' for PP 8E8689, to remove 

existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.553 for residues of the fungicide 

fenhexamid (N-2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methyl 

cyclohexanecarboxamide in or on the raw agricultural commodities: 

Bushberry subgroup 13B at 5.0 ppm; caneberry subgroup 13A at 20.0 ppm, 

cilantro, leaves at 30.0 ppm, fruit, stone, group 12, except plum, 

prune, fresh, postharvest at 10.0 ppm; grape at 4.0 ppm; juneberry at 

5.0 ppm; kiwifruit, postharvest at 15.0 ppm; leafy greens subgroup 4A, 

except spinach at 30.0 ppm; lingonberry at 5.0 ppm; salal at 5.0 ppm; 

strawberry at 3.0 ppm; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8, except nonbell 

pepper at 2.0 ppm. The ``Method for the Determination of KBR 2738 (TM-

402) Residues in Plant Material by HPLC'' is used to measure and 

evaluate the chemical fenhexamid. Contact: RD.



C. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPs)



    1. IN-11109. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0201). Exponent, Inc. (1150 

Connecticut Ave, Suite 1100, NW, Washington, DC 20036) on behalf of 

Croda, Inc. (315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720) requests to 

establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of C1-C4 linear and branched chain alkyl d-glucitol dianhydro alkyl 

ethers (C1-C4 Linear and Branched Chain AD-GDAE) cluster (D-glucitol, 

1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-methyl-(CAS Reg. No. 5306-85-4), D-glucitol, 

1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-ethyl- (CAS Reg. No. 30915-81-2), D-

glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-propyl) (CAS Reg. No.107644-13-3), 

D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-bis-O-(1-methylethyl) -,(iso-propyl 

diether) (CAS Reg. No. 103594-41-8), D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-

di-O-butyl-(CAS Reg. No. 103594-41-9), D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-

2,5-di-O-(1-methylpropyl)-, (CAS Reg. No. not assigned) and D-glucitol, 

1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-(2-methylpropyl)-, (CAS Reg. No. not 

assigned) when used as an inert ingredient (solvent, co-solvent, 

viscosity modifier and adjuvant) in pesticide formulations applied to 

growing crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest under 40 

CFR 180.910, applied in/on animals under 40 CFR 180.930, in 

antimicrobial formulations used in food contact surfaces in public 

eating places, dairy processing equipment, and food-processing 

equipment and utensils under 40 CFR 180.940(a) and in antimicrobial 

formulations used for dairy processing equipment, and food-processing 

equipment and utensils under 40 CFR 180.940(b). The petitioner believes 

no analytical method is needed because it is not required for an 

exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.

    2. PP IN-11126. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0191). Spring Trading Company on 

behalf of Clariant, 4000 Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to 

establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of N,N-Dimethylnonanamide (CAS Reg. No. 6225-08-7) when used as a 

pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide formulations applied to growing 

crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest under 40 CFR 

180.910 and in pesticide formulations applied to animals under 40 CFR 

1280.930. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD.

    3. PP IN-11175. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0545). SciReg, Inc., 12733 

Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, on behalf of Eden Research plc, 

6 Priory Court, Priory Court Business Park, Poulton, Cirencester GL7 

5JB, United Kingdom, requests to establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues of cell walls of Saccharomyces 

cerevisiae when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations applied to growing crops only under 40 CFR 180.920. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is not 

required for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD.

    4. PP IN-11189. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0546). Keller and Heckman LLP, 

1001 G Street, NW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, on behalf of 

Synthomer USA LLC, requests to establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues of Polyvinyl acetate--polyvinyl 

alcohol copolymer (CAS Reg. No. 25213-24-5) when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 180.960. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it is not 

required for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD.



D. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts



    1. PP 8E8684. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0514). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, 

NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180.585 for 

residues of the herbicide pyraflufen-ethyl, including its metabolites 

and degradates in or on the raw agricultural commodities (RACs). 

Compliance with the plant commodity tolerance levels specified below is 

to be determined by measuring only the sum of the parent



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pyraflufen-ethyl, ethyl 2-[2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy)-1-

methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-fluorophenoxy] acetate, and its acid 

metabolite, E-1, 2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-

pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid, calculated as the 

stoichiometric equivalent of pyraflufen-ethyl in or on the following 

RACs: Cottonseed subgroup 20C at 0.04 ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing, 

except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 0.01 ppm; fruit, stone, 

group 12-12 at 0.01 ppm; hop, dried cones at 0.02 ppm; nut, tree, group 

14-12 at 0.01 ppm; tropical and subtropical, small fruit, edible peel, 

subgroup 23A at 0.01 ppm; and vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C 

at 0.02 ppm. Available analytical methodology involves multiple-step 

extractions of the chemical residues from plants and using Gas 

Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) to measure and evaluate 

pyraflufen-ethyl residues. Contact: RD.

    2. PP 8E8689. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0560). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 

University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, 

NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180.553 for 

residues of the fungicide fenhexamid (N-2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-

1-methyl cyclohexanecarboxamide in or on the raw agricultural 

commodities: Arugula at 30.0 ppm; berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G 

at 3.0 ppm; bushberry subgroup 13-07B at 5.0 ppm; caneberry subgroup 

13-07A at 20.0 ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy 

kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 4.0 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12-12, 

except plum, prune, fresh, postharvest at 10.0 ppm; garden cress at 

30.0 ppm; kiwifruit, fuzzy at 30.0 ppm; leafy greens subgroup 4-16A, 

except spinach at 30.0 ppm; onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 2.0 ppm; 

onion, green, subgroup 3-07B at 30.0 ppm; upland cress at 30.0 ppm; and 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10, except nonbell pepper at 2.0 ppm. The 

``Method for the Determination of KBR 2738 (TM-402) Residues in Plant 

Material by HPLC'' is used to measure and evaluate the chemical 

fenhexamid. Contact: RD.



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



    Dated: October 1, 2018.

Delores Barber,

Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs.

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purpose of these notices is to give interested McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution will not be disclosed except in
persons an opportunity to participate in the Prevention Division (7511P), main accordance with procedures set forth in
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
telephone number: (703) 305–7090, 40 CFR part 2.
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email address: BPPDFRNotices@ 2. Tips for preparing your comments.
epa.gov. The mailing address for each When preparing and submitting your
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION contact person is: Office of Pesticide comments, see the commenting tips at
AGENCY Programs, Environmental Protection http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, comments.html.
40 CFR Part 180 Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
the mailing address, include the contact achieve environmental justice, the fair
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0577; FRL–9984–21] treatment and meaningful involvement
person’s name, division, and mail code.
The division to contact is listed at the of any group, including minority and/or
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions
end of each pesticide petition summary. low-income populations, in the
Filed for Residues of Pesticide
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
development, implementation, and
Chemicals in or on Various enforcement of environmental laws,
Commodities I. General Information regulations, and policies. To help
AGENCY: Environmental Protection address potential environmental justice
A. Does this action apply to me?
Agency (EPA). issues, the Agency seeks information on
You may be potentially affected by any groups or segments of the
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and
this action if you are an agricultural population who, as a result of their
request for comment.
producer, food manufacturer, or location, cultural practices, or other
SUMMARY: This document announces the pesticide manufacturer. The following factors, may have atypical or
Agency’s receipt of several initial filings list of North American Industrial disproportionately high and adverse
of pesticide petitions requesting the Classification System (NAICS) codes is human health impacts or environmental
establishment or modification of not intended to be exhaustive, but rather effects from exposure to the pesticides
regulations for residues of pesticide provides a guide to help readers discussed in this document, compared
chemicals in or on various commodities. determine whether this document to the general population.
DATES: Comments must be received on applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include: II. What action is the Agency taking?
or before November 19, 2018.
• Crop production (NAICS code 111). EPA is announcing its receipt of
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, • Animal production (NAICS code several pesticide petitions filed under
identified by the docket identification 112). section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
(ID) number and the pesticide petition • Food manufacturing (NAICS code and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
number (PP) of interest as shown in the 311). 346a, requesting the establishment or
body of this document, by one of the • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS modification of regulations in 40 CFR
following methods: code 32532). part 180 for residues of pesticide
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// If you have any questions regarding chemicals in or on various food
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online the applicability of this action to a commodities. The Agency is taking
instructions for submitting comments. particular entity, consult the person public comment on the requests before
Do not submit electronically any listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION responding to the petitioners. EPA is not
information you consider to be CONTACT for the division listed at the proposing any particular action at this
Confidential Business Information (CBI) end of the pesticide petition summary of time. EPA has determined that the
or other information whose disclosure is interest. pesticide petitions described in this
restricted by statute. document contain the data or
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental B. What should I consider as I prepare
information prescribed in FFDCA
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ my comments for EPA?
section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2);
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this however, EPA has not fully evaluated
NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. information to EPA through the sufficiency of the submitted data at
• Hand Delivery: To make special regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark this time or whether the data support
arrangements for hand delivery or the part or all of the information that granting of the pesticide petitions. After
delivery of boxed information, please you claim to be CBI. For CBI considering the public comments, EPA
follow the instructions at http:// information in a disk or CD–ROM that intends to evaluate whether and what
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www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the action may be warranted. Additional
Additional instructions on disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then data may be needed before EPA can
commenting or visiting the docket, identify electronically within the disk or make a final determination on these
along with more information about CD–ROM the specific information that pesticide petitions.
dockets generally, is available at http:// is claimed as CBI. In addition to one Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
www.epa.gov/dockets. complete version of the comment that summary of each of the petitions that
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: includes information claimed as CBI, a are the subject of this document,
Michael Goodis, Registration Division copy of the comment that does not prepared by the petitioner, is included

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in a docket EPA has created for each PP 8E8689, to remove existing because it is not required for an
rulemaking. The docket for each of the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.553 for exemption from the requirement of a
petitions is available at http:// residues of the fungicide fenhexamid tolerance. Contact: RD.
www.regulations.gov. (N–2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1- 2. PP IN–11126. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
As specified in FFDCA section methyl cyclohexanecarboxamide in or 2018–0191). Spring Trading Company
408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is on the raw agricultural commodities: on behalf of Clariant, 4000 Monroe Rd.,
publishing notice of the petitions so that Bushberry subgroup 13B at 5.0 ppm; Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to
the public has an opportunity to caneberry subgroup 13A at 20.0 ppm, establish an exemption from the
comment on these requests for the cilantro, leaves at 30.0 ppm, fruit, stone, requirement of a tolerance for residues
establishment or modification of group 12, except plum, prune, fresh, of N,N-Dimethylnonanamide (CAS Reg.
regulations for residues of pesticides in postharvest at 10.0 ppm; grape at 4.0 No. 6225–08–7) when used as a
or on food commodities. Further ppm; juneberry at 5.0 ppm; kiwifruit, pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
information on the petitions may be postharvest at 15.0 ppm; leafy greens formulations applied to growing crops
obtained through the petition subgroup 4A, except spinach at 30.0 and raw agricultural commodities after
summaries referenced in this unit. ppm; lingonberry at 5.0 ppm; salal at 5.0 harvest under 40 CFR 180.910 and in
ppm; strawberry at 3.0 ppm; and pesticide formulations applied to
A. Amended Tolerance For Inerts
vegetable, fruiting, group 8, except animals under 40 CFR 1280.930. The
PP IN–11139. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– nonbell pepper at 2.0 ppm. The petitioner believes no analytical method
0243). Monsanto Company, 1300 I ‘‘Method for the Determination of KBR is needed because it is not required for
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, 2738 (TM–402) Residues in Plant an exemption from the requirement of a
requests to amend tolerances 40 CFR Material by HPLC’’ is used to measure tolerance. Contact: RD.
180.471 for residues of furilazole (3- and evaluate the chemical fenhexamid. 3. PP IN–11175. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
dichloroacetyl-5-(2-furanyl)-2,2- Contact: RD. 2018–0545). SciReg, Inc., 12733
dimethyloxazolidine; CAS Reg. No. Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192,
121776–33–8) when used as an inert C. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts on behalf of Eden Research plc, 6 Priory
ingredient (herbicide safener) in or on (Except PIPs) Court, Priory Court Business Park,
the raw agricultural commodities corn, 1. IN–11109. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– Poulton, Cirencester GL7 5JB, United
sweet, forage at 0.01 ppm, corn, sweet, 0201). Exponent, Inc. (1150 Connecticut Kingdom, requests to establish an
kernel plus cob with husks removed at Ave, Suite 1100, NW, Washington, DC exemption from the requirement of a
0.01 parts per million (ppm), and, corn, 20036) on behalf of Croda, Inc. (315 tolerance for residues of cell walls of
sweet, stover at 0.01 ppm. The gas Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720) Saccharomyces cerevisiae when used as
liquid chromatography/mass requests to establish an exemption from a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide
spectrometry with selected ion the requirement of a tolerance for formulations applied to growing crops
monitoring method is used to measure residues of C1–C4 linear and branched only under 40 CFR 180.920. The
and evaluate the chemical furilazole. chain alkyl d-glucitol dianhydro alkyl petitioner believes no analytical method
Contact: RD. ethers (C1–C4 Linear and Branched is needed because it is not required for
Chain AD–GDAE) cluster (D-glucitol, an exemption from the requirement of a
B. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-methyl-(CAS tolerance. Contact: RD.
1. PP 8E8684. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– Reg. No. 5306–85–4), D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6- 4. PP IN–11189. (EPA–HQ–OPP–
0514). Interregional Research Project dianhydro-2,5-di-O-ethyl- (CAS Reg. No. 2018–0546). Keller and Heckman LLP,
Number 4 (IR–4), Rutgers, The State 30915–81–2), D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6- 1001 G Street, NW, Suite 500 West,
University of New Jersey, 500 College dianhydro-2,5-di-O-propyl) (CAS Reg. Washington, DC 20001, on behalf of
Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ No.107644–13–3), D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6- Synthomer USA LLC, requests to
08540, proposes upon establishment of dianhydro-2,5-bis-O-(1-methylethyl) establish an exemption from the
the tolerances referenced in this -,(iso-propyl diether) (CAS Reg. No. requirement of a tolerance for residues
document under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ for 103594–41–8), D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6- of Polyvinyl acetate—polyvinyl alcohol
PP 8E8684, to remove existing dianhydro-2,5-di-O-butyl-(CAS Reg. No. copolymer (CAS Reg. No. 25213–24–5)
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.585 for 103594–41–9), D-glucitol, 1,4:3,6- when used as a pesticide inert
residues of the herbicide pyraflufen- dianhydro-2,5-di-O-(1-methylpropyl)-, ingredient in pesticide formulations
ethyl, ethyl 2-[2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5- (CAS Reg. No. not assigned) and D- under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner
difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-(2- believes no analytical method is needed
3-yl]-4-fluorophenoxy] acetate, and its methylpropyl)-, (CAS Reg. No. not because it is not required for an
acid metabolite, E–1, 2-chloro-5-(4- assigned) when used as an inert exemption from the requirement of a
chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H- ingredient (solvent, co-solvent, viscosity tolerance. Contact: RD.
pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluorophenoxyacetic modifier and adjuvant) in pesticide
acid, calculated as the stoichiometric formulations applied to growing crops D. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
equivalent of pyraflufen-ethyl in or on and raw agricultural commodities after 1. PP 8E8684. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–
cotton, undelinted seed at 0.04 ppm; harvest under 40 CFR 180.910, applied 0514). IR–4, Rutgers, The State
fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.01 ppm; grape in/on animals under 40 CFR 180.930, in University of New Jersey, 500 College
at 0.01 ppm; nut, tree, group 14 at 0.01 antimicrobial formulations used in food Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ
ppm; olive at 0.01 ppm; and pistachio contact surfaces in public eating places, 08540, requests to establish tolerances
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSAL

at 0.01 ppm. Contact: RD. dairy processing equipment, and food- in 40 CFR part 180.585 for residues of
2. PP 8E8689. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– processing equipment and utensils the herbicide pyraflufen-ethyl,
0560). IR–4, Rutgers, The State under 40 CFR 180.940(a) and in including its metabolites and degradates
University of New Jersey, 500 College antimicrobial formulations used for in or on the raw agricultural
Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ dairy processing equipment, and food- commodities (RACs). Compliance with
08540, proposes upon establishment of processing equipment and utensils the plant commodity tolerance levels
the tolerances referenced in this under 40 CFR 180.940(b). The petitioner specified below is to be determined by
document under ‘‘New Tolerances’’ for believes no analytical method is needed measuring only the sum of the parent

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