Proposed Rule2024-11225
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-April 2024
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Published
May 22, 2024
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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 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44954-44955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11225]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0059; FRL-11682-04-OCSPP]
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities--April 2024
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 June 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <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.
<bullet> Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets</a>.
Additional instructions on commenting or 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: Madison H. Le, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number:
(202) 566-1400, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4b6a4a4b0b2a6ba9b809d979187b4918495da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d4f5d5d494b5f436279646e687e4d687d6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>; or Dan
Rosenblatt, Registration Division (RD) (7505T), main telephone number:
(202) 566-2875, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d0f191b0f133229343e382e1d382d3c733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b091f1d0915342f32383e281b3e2b3a753c342d">[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/commenting-epa-dockets#tips">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#tips</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 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.
Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS)
PP 3E9090. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0177. The IR-4 Project, 1730 Varsity
Drive, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606 on behalf of Lepidext, Inc., 1122
Oak Hill Dr., Suite 150, Lexington, KY 40505, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the insecticide Helicoverpa zea nudivirus 2, HzNV2, isolate
90DR71 in or on alfalfa; amaranth; beans; black medic; cabbage;
cauliflower; chickpea; citrus; clover; cotton; cucumber; eggplant;
groundnut; hemp; henbit deadnettle; lettuce; maize; millet; okra; pea;
peppers; quinoa; sorghum; soybean; spinach; strawberry; sunflower;
sweet corn; tobacco; tomato.
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The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is proposed. Contact:
BPPD.
New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
PP 1F8942. EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0833. Valent U.S.A., LLC, 4600 Norris
Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583, requests to establish a tolerance in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide, inpyrfluxam in or on
rapeseed subgroup 20A at 0.01 parts per million (ppm); and rapeseed,
forage at 0.02 ppm. The analytical method RM-50C-1 (liquid
chromatography, mass/mass detector (LC/MS/MS) and external
standardization) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
inpyrfluxam. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: May 13, 2024.
Kimberly Smith,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2024-11225 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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