Proposed Rule2024-25764
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (September 2024)
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Published
November 12, 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 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 88948-88949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25764]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0059; FRL-11682-09-OCSPP]
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (September 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 December 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0059, 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: 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#a4e6f4f4e0e2f6eacbd0cdc7c1d7e4c1d4c58ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdbfadadb9bbafb39289949e988ebd988d9cd39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>; or Charles Smith,
Registration Division (RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566-
1030, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2f0e6e4f0eccdd6cbc1c7d1e2c7d2c38cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="76243230243819021f1513053613061758111900">[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.
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 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 Tolerances for Non-Inerts
PP 1E8952. EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0789. BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, requests to amend the
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.473 for residues of the herbicide glufosinate-
ammonium, including its metabolites and degradates. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring the
sum of glufosinate-ammonium (butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-
(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-monoammonium salt), and its metabolites, 2-
acetamido-4-methylphosphinico-butanoic acid and 3-methylphosphinico-
propionic acid, expressed as 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)
butanoic acid equivalents in or on the following raw agricultural plant
commodities: By amending tolerance in or on rice, grain from 1.0 parts
per million (ppm) to 0.9 ppm, and by removing tolerance on rice, hull
at 2.0 ppm. The analytical methods for crops matrices involve water
extraction, filtration and addition of an isotopically labeled internal
standard followed by solid phase extraction. Quantitation is by high
performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass
spectrometry
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(LC/MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical glufosinate-
ammonium. Contact: RD.
B. Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except
PIPS)
1. PP 3F9093. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0429. Sinon Corporation, 1F., No.
101, Nanrong Road Dadu District, RC-43245 Taichung, Taiwan (c/o SciReg,
Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192), requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of the fungicide and bactericide, Bacillus
velezensis strain CL3 in or on all food 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 4F9139. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0427. Aphea.Bio NV, Technologiepark
21, 9052 Gent, Belgium (c/o SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop,
Woodbridge, VA 22192), requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide Streptomyces griseofuscus strain M1A1 in or on all food
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is being
proposed. Contact: BPPD.
3. PP 0F8850. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0426. VPTox LLC, on behalf of
Draslovka Services Pty Ltd., 21320 Sweet Clover Place, Ashburn VA
20147, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide, Ethyl
formate in or on all food commodities. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because both ethyl formate and formic acid
are naturally found in many commodities at very low levels and the
fumigation of the commodities does not result in residue levels higher
than background in those commodities. Contact: BPPD.
4. PP 4F9139. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0427. Aphea.Bio NV, Technologiepark
21, 9052 Gent, Belgium (c/o SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop,
Woodbridge, VA 22192), requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide Streptomyces griseofuscus strain M1A1 in or on all food
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is being
proposed. Contact: BPPD.
(Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.)
Dated: October 11, 2024.
Kimberly Smith,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Program Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-25764 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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