Proposed Rule2024-28805
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (October 2024)
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Published
December 9, 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 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 97577-97578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28805]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0059; FRL-11682-10-OCSPP]
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (October 2024)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification 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 January 8, 2025.
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: Charles Smith, Registration Division
(RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566-1030, email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91c3d5d7c3dffee5f8f2f4e2d1f4e1f0bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4f6e0e2f6eacbd0cdc7c1d7e4c1d4c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>. The mailing address 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/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</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 notification 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 4F9153. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0509. BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to amend the existing
tolerance established in 40 CFR 180.700 for residues of the insecticide
afidopyropen in or on Strawberry from 0.15 parts per million (ppm) to
0.3 ppm. In their initial assessment of afidopyropen (DP No. 441491),
EPA-HED indicated the existing methods and
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accompanying independent method validations were sufficient to support
afidopyropen tolerances. EPA's ROCKS stated that the submitted
analytical method for plant commodities can adequately detect parent
afidopyropen (as well as its dimer M440I007) for the purposes of
tolerance enforcement. Contact: RD.
B. Notice of Filing--New Tolerances for Non-Inerts
1. PP 1F8969. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0009. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC.,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to amend tolerance in 40
CFR part 180.571 for residues of the herbicide, mesotrione, in or on
soybean at 0.02 ppm. The high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
with tandem mass-spectrometry (MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate
the chemical mesotrione. Contact: RD.
2. PP 3F9073. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0212. K-I CHEMICAL U.S.A., Inc. c/o
Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126,
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of
the herbicide, pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites M-1, M-3, M-25,
and M-28 calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of pyroxasulfone,
in or on almond, hulls at 0.15 ppm, fruit, small, vine climbing, except
fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 0.07 ppm, and nut, tree, group 14-
12 at 0.07 ppm. The Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass
Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
pyroxasulfone. Contact: RD.
3. PP 1F8969. EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0009. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC.,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, requests to amend tolerance in 40
CFR part 180.571 for residues of the herbicide, mesotrione, in or on
soybean at 0.02 ppm. The HPLC with MS/MS is used to measure and
evaluate the chemical mesotrione. Contact: RD.
4. PP 3F9073. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0212. K-I CHEMICAL U.S.A., Inc. c/o
Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126,
requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of
the herbicide, pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites M-1, M-3, M-25,
and M-28 calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of pyroxasulfone,
in or on almond, hulls at 0.15 ppm, fruit, small, vine climbing, except
fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 0.07 ppm, and nut, tree, group 14-
12 at 0.07 ppm. The LC-MS/MS is used to measure and evaluate the
chemical pyroxasulfone. Contact: RD.
5. PP 3F9086. EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0415. 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 herbicide,
bicyclopyrone in or on soybean, seed at .01 ppm, and soybean, meal at
.02 ppm. The analytical methods GRM030.05A, GRM030.05B, and GRM030.08A
are used to measure and evaluate the chemical bicyclopyrone. Contact:
RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: November 19, 2024.
Kimberly Smith,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2024-28805 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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