Proposed Rule2026-01991
Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals In or On Various Commodities-December 2025
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February 2, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits public comment on initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. The Agency is providing this notice in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). EPA uses the month and year in the title to identify when the Agency compiled the petitions identified in this notice of filing. Unit II. of this document identifies certain petitions received in 2024 and 2025 that are currently being evaluated by EPA, along with information about each petition, including who submitted the petition and the requested action.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4466-4467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01991]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 174 and 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-0028; FRL-12474-12-OCSPP]
Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals In or On Various Commodities--December 2025
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits
public comment on initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the
establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various commodities. The Agency is providing this
notice in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA). EPA uses the month and year in the title to identify when the
Agency compiled the petitions identified in this notice of filing. Unit
II. of this document identifies certain petitions received in 2024 and
2025 that are currently being evaluated by EPA, along with information
about each petition, including who submitted the petition and the
requested action.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition (PP) of interest identified in
Unit II. of this document, online 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Each application summary in Unit II.
specifies a contact division. The appropriate division contacts are
identified as follows:
<bullet> BPPD (Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division)
(Mail Code 7511M); Shannon Borges; main telephone number: (202) 566-
1400; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e1c0e0e1a180c10312a373d3b2d1e3b2e3f70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501200001416021e3f2439333523103520317e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> RD (Registration Division) (Mail Code 7505T); Charles
Smith; main telephone number: (202) 566-1030; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#491b0d0f1b07263d202a2c3a092c3928672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="21736567736f4e5548424452614451400f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action provides information that is directed to the public in
general.
B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
EPA regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on
various food commodities are established under section 408 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a. FFDCA
section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), requires EPA to publish a
notice of receipt of these petitions in the Federal Register and
provide an opportunity for public comment on the requests.
C. What action is the Agency taking?
As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA
is publishing notice of the receipt of pesticide petitions filed under
FFDCA section 408 that request the establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various food
commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on the requests before
responding to the petitioner. Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of
the petition identified in this document, prepared by the petitioner,
is included in a docket. 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), and 40 CFR
180.7(b); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting 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.
Based upon review of the data supporting these petitions and in
accordance with its authority under FFDCA section 408(d)(4)(A)(i), EPA
may establish a final tolerance or tolerance exemption that ``may vary
from that sought by the petitioner.'' For example, EPA may determine
that it is appropriate to vary the commodity name for consistency with
EPA's Food and Feed Commodity Vocabulary, which is located here <a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-tolerances/food-and-feed-commodity-vocabulary">https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-tolerances/food-and-feed-commodity-vocabulary</a>,
or vary the tolerance level based on available data, harmonization
interests,
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or the trailing zeros policy. In addition, when evaluating a petition's
requests for a tolerance or exemption, EPA will consider how use of the
pesticide on a crop for which a tolerance is requested may result in
residues in or on commodities related to that requested commodity
(e.g., whether use on sugar beets for which a tolerance was requested
on sugar beet root also requires a tolerance on sugar beet tops or
whether use on a cereal grain for which a grain tolerance was requested
also requires a tolerance on related animal feed commodities derived
from that cereal grain). Public commenters should consider the
possibility of such revisions in preparing comments on these petitions.
D. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to EPA through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or email. If you wish to include CBI in your
comment, please follow the applicable instructions at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules</a> and clearly mark the
information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes CBI, a copy of the comment without
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information
marked as CBI 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//menting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov//menting-epa-dockets</a>.
II. Petitions Received
This unit provides the following information about the petitions:
<bullet> The Pesticide Petition (PP) Identification (IN) number;
<bullet> EPA docket ID number for the petition;
<bullet> Information about the petition (i.e., name of the
petitioner, name of the pesticide chemical residue and the commodities
for which a tolerance or exemption is sought);
<bullet> The analytical method available to detect and measure the
pesticide chemical residue or the petitioner's statement about why such
a method is not needed; and
<bullet> The division to contact for that petition.
Additional information on the petitions may be obtained through the
petition summaries that were prepared by the petitioners pursuant to 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(2)(A)(i)(I) and 40 CFR 180.7(b)(1), which are included
in the docket for the petition as identified in this unit.
<bullet> PP IN-11918. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0356). SpayVac-for-Wildlife,
Inc, 1202 Ann Street, Madison, WI, USA 53713, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of
cholesterol (CAS Reg. No. 57-88-5), when used as an inert ingredient in
pesticide formulations applied to animals (i.e., equine, cervid,
bovine, porcine, pinniped, elephant, raccoon, feral dog, and feral cat)
under 40 CFR 180.930. The company submitted a revised Notice of Filing
to expand the use pattern to include additional taxa from the original
notice published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2024. The
revised notice also corrects the CAS Reg. No. for cholesterol;
therefore, EPA is re-issuing this notice. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
<bullet> PP IN-12206. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-3192). GFBiochemicals SAS c/
o Lewis & Harrison, LLC, 2461 South Clark Street, Suite 710, Arlington,
VA 22202, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of butyl levulinate (CAS Reg. No. 2052-15-5),
when used as an inert ingredient at a concentration not to exceed 40%
in pesticide formulations used pre- and post- harvest 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.
<bullet> PP 4F9162. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-1345). Bayer CropScience LLC,
800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 174 for
residues of the plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry1Da_7 and Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1B.3 proteins and
the genetic material necessary for their production in or on food and
feed commodities of cotton, and Paenibacillus spp Vip3Cb1 protein and
the genetic material necessary for its production in or on food and
feed commodities of cotton and maize. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because this petition is for a permanent
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without numerical
limitation, thus an analytical detection method should not be required.
Contact: BPPD.
<bullet> PP 5F9189. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-3953). GreenLight Biosciences,
Inc., 200 Boston Ave., Suite 1000, Medford, MA 02155, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of the biochemical pesticide Unecyna in or on all
food and feed commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed because an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is
being sought. Contact: BPPD.
<bullet> PP 5F9200. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-3295). Drexel Chemical
Company, P.O. Box 13327, Memphis, TN 38113, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide trifluralin
on pennycress at 0.05 parts per million (ppm). The LC/MS/MS method is
used to measure and evaluate the chemical trifluralin. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: January 23, 2026.
Edward Messina,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2026-01991 Filed 1-30-26; 8:45 am]
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