Proposed Rule2023-20266
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (August 2023)
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Published
September 19, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64398-64399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20266]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0069; FRL-10579-08-OCSPP]
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (August 2023)
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 October 19, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0069, 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, Registration Division
(RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566-2427, email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df8d9b998d91b0abb6bcbaac9fbaafbef1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12405654405c7d667b717761527762733c757d64">[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).
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 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 <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 petition so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or
modification of
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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.
A. Notice of Filing--Amended Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except
PIPS)
PP IN-11755. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0368. Spring Regulatory Sciences (6620
Cypresswood Dr., Suite 250, Spring, TX 77379), on behalf of Sasol
Chemicals (USA) LLC, (12120 Wickchester Lane, Houston, TX 77224),
requests to amend an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., esters with
polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether (CAS Reg. No. 518299-31-5) by adding
its use as an inert ingredient (surfactant and related adjuvants of
surfactants) limited to 25% by weight in pesticide formulations 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.
B. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts
PP 2F9013. EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0732. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to remove established
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.438 for residues of the insecticide lambda-
cyhalothrin in or on the following raw agricultural plant commodities:
Canola, refined oil at 2.0 parts per million (ppm); canola, seed at 1.0
ppm; sunflower, forage at 0.2 ppm; sunflower, seed, hulls at 0.50 ppm;
sunflower, refined oil at 0.30 ppm; and sunflower, seed at 0.2 ppm. The
ICI Method 81 (PRAM 81) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
lambda-cyhalothrin. Contact: RD.
C. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 3E9047. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0407. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
mandipropamid (benzene-acetamide, 4-chloro-N-[2-[3-methoxy-4-(2-
propynyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]-alpha-(2-propynyloxy)) in or on: Papaya,
whole fruit at 0.8 ppm; papaya, peel at 3 ppm; papaya, pulp at 0.015
ppm. The quantitation is by high performance liquid chromatography with
triple quadruple mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) is used to
measure and evaluate the chemical mandipropamid. Contact: RD.
2. PP 3F9055. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0269. ISK Biosciences Corporation,
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide
Flazasulfuron, 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-2-
pyridylsulfonyl) urea in or on avocado at 0.01 ppm. The Liquid
Chromatography-MS/MS is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
flazasulfuron. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: September 11, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2023-20266 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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