Proposed Rule2022-20441
Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (August 2022)
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Published
September 23, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This document announces the Agency's receipt of initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58047-58049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20441]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 174 and 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0161; FRL-9410-05-OCSPP]
Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (August 2022)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notices of filing of petitions and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of 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 October 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0161, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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. Additional
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number:
(202) 566-1400, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db998b8b9f9d8995b4afb2b8bea89bbeabbaf5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d29082829694809cbda6bbb1b7a192b7a2b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>; or Marietta
Echeverria, Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone number:
(703) 305-7090, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#085a4c4e5a46677c616b6d7b486d7869266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ac8dedcc8d4f5eef3f9ffe9daffeafbb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 application 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:
<bullet> Crop production (NAICS code 111).
<bullet> Animal production (NAICS code 112).
<bullet> Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
<bullet> Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
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B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html</a>.
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 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 174 or 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 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 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), summaries of the petitions that are
the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioners, are included
in dockets EPA has created for these rulemakings. The dockets for these
petitions are available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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. Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)
1. PP IN-11673. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0737. RRStewart Consulting, LLC, on
behalf of Aicello America Corporation, 182 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ
08542, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of diglycerol (CAS No. 59113-36-9) as a
plasticizer inert ingredient in pesticide formulations applied pre- and
post-harvest to crops under 40 CFR 180.910. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
2. PP IN-11712. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0711. Delta Analytical Corporation,
on behalf of Borchers Americas, Inc., 811 Sharon Drive, Westlake, OH
44145, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for [alpha]-D-Glucopyranoside, [beta]-D-fructofuranosyl,
polymer with methyloxirane and oxirane with a minimum number average
molecular weight (in amu) of 9,820 (CAS Reg. No. 26301-10-0), when used
as a pesticide inert ingredient (wetting agent) 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.
B. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)
PP IN-11712. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0711. Delta Analytical Corporation, on
behalf of Borchers Americas, Inc., 811 Sharon Drive, Westlake, OH
44145, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for [alpha]-D-Glucopyranoside, [beta]-D-fructofuranosyl,
polymer with methyloxirane and oxirane with a minimum number average
molecular weight (in amu) of 9,820 (CAS Reg. No. 26301-10-0), when used
as a pesticide inert ingredient (wetting agent) 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.
C. New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS)
1. PP 1F8959. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0716. Crop Enhancement, 2186 Bering
Drive, San Jose, California 95131, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of
the insecticide/miticide linseed oil in or on all raw agricultural
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is being
proposed. Contact: BPPD.
2. PP 2F9018. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0743. Columbia River Carbonates, 300
North Pekin Road, Woodland, Washington 98674, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the biochemical active ingredient calcium carbonate in or
on all agricultural food commodities. The analytical method Inductively
Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) analysis of test
item and reference standard is available to EPA for the detection and
measurement of the pesticide residues. Contact: BPPD.
D. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 2E9008. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0576. BASF Corporation, Agricultural
Products, P.O. Box 13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide, imazapic in or on rice, grain at 0.05 parts
per million (ppm) and in or on rice, bran at 0.2 ppm. The Liquid
Chromatography-Mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is used to measure and
evaluate the chemical imazapic. Contact: RD.
2. PP 2E9009. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0577. BASF Corporation, Agricultural
Products, P.O. Box 13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide imazapyr in or on rice, grain at 0.06 ppm and
in or on rice, bran at 0.2 ppm. The LC-MS/MS is used to
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measure and evaluate the chemical imazapyr. Contact: RD.
3. PP 2E9011. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0672. American Spice Trade
Association, 1101 17th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036,
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of
the pesticide, cypermethrin, in or on raw agricultural spice
commodities: Allspice; anise pepper; ashwagandha fruit; batavia-cassia,
fruit; belleric myrobalan; caper buds; cardamom, black; cardamom,
ethopian; cardamom, green; cardamom, nepal; cardamom-amomum; cassia,
fruit; cassia, chinese, fruit; chinese hawthorn; chinese-pepper;
cinnamon, fruit; cinnamon, saigon, fruit; coriander, fruit; cumin,
black; dorrigo pepper, berry; dorrigo pepper, leaf; eucalyptus;
gamboge; grains of selim; juniper, berry; miracle fruit; pepper, black;
pepper, indian long; pepper, javanese long; pepper, pink; pepper,
sichuan; pepper, white; pepperbush, berry; pepperbush, leaf;
peppercorn, green; peppertree; peppertree, peruvian; saunders, red;
sumac, fragrant; sumac, smooth, leaf; tamarind, seed; tasmanian,
pepper, berry; tsaoko; vanilla, at 0.5 ppm; and angelica, seed;
asafoetida; calamus-root; chaste tree, chinese, roots; coptis;
coriander, seed; fingerroot; jalap; lovage, root; lovage, seed; yellow
gentian, roots at 0.2 ppm. The gas chromatography with electron capture
detection (GC/ECD) analytical method is used to measure and evaluate
the chemical cypermethrin. Contact: RD.
E. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 2E9006. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0645. Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project Headquarters, North Carolina State
University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC
27606, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR 180.532 for residues
of the fungicide, cyprodinil 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-
pyrimidinamine in or on cranberry at 0.4 ppm. Analytical method AG-631B
was used to measure and evaluate the chemical. Contact: RD.
2. PP 2E9008. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0576. BASF Corporation, Agricultural
Products, P.O. Box 13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide, imazapic in or on rice, grain at 0.05 ppm
and in or on rice, bran at 0.2 ppm. The LC-MS/MS is used to measure and
evaluate the chemical imazapic. Contact: RD.
3. PP 2E9009. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0577. BASF Corporation, Agricultural
Products, P.O. Box 13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide imazapyr in or on rice, grain at 0.06 ppm and
in or on rice, bran at 0.2 ppm. The LC-MS/MS is used to measure and
evaluate the chemical imazapyr. Contact: RD.
4. PP 2E9011. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0672. American Spice Trade
Association, 1101 17th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036,
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of
the pesticide, cypermethrin, in or on raw agricultural spice
commodities: Allspice; anise pepper; ashwagandha fruit; batavia-cassia,
fruit; belleric myrobalan; caper buds; cardamom, black; cardamom,
ethopian; cardamom, green; cardamom, nepal; cardamom-amomum; cassia,
fruit; cassia, chinese, fruit; chinese hawthorn; chinese-pepper;
cinnamon, fruit; cinnamon, saigon, fruit; coriander, fruit; cumin,
black; dorrigo pepper, berry; dorrigo pepper, leaf; eucalyptus;
gamboge; grains of selim; juniper, berry; miracle fruit; pepper, black;
pepper, indian long; pepper, javanese long; pepper, pink; pepper,
sichuan; pepper, white; pepperbush, berry; pepperbush, leaf;
peppercorn, green; peppertree; peppertree, peruvian; saunders, red;
sumac, fragrant; sumac, smooth, leaf; tamarind, seed; tasmanian,
pepper, berry; tsaoko; vanilla, at 0.5 ppm; and angelica, seed;
asafoetida; calamus-root; chaste tree, chinese, roots; coptis;
coriander, seed; fingerroot; jalap; lovage, root; lovage, seed; yellow
gentian, roots at 0.2 ppm. The GC/ECD analytical method is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical cypermethrin. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: September 16, 2022.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2022-20441 Filed 9-22-22; 8:45 am]
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