Rule2026-02922
Sulfonic Acids, C14-16-Alkane Hydroxy and C14-16-Alkene, Sodium Salts in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement for a Tolerance
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Published
February 13, 2026
Effective
February 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts (CAS Reg. No. 68439-57-6) when used as an inert ingredient (surfactant) in antimicrobial formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils under 40 CFR 180.940(a), at a maximum concentration of 1% in pesticide formulations. Ramboll US Consulting Inc., on behalf of Ecolab Inc., submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts, when used in accordance with the terms of those exemptions.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6777-6781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02922]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0485; FRL-13167-01-OCSPP]
Sulfonic Acids, C14-16-Alkane Hydroxy and C14-16-Alkene, Sodium
Salts in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement for a
Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy
and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts (CAS Reg. No. 68439-57-6) when used as
an inert ingredient (surfactant) in antimicrobial formulations applied
to food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing
equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils under 40 CFR
180.940(a), at a maximum concentration of 1% in pesticide formulations.
Ramboll US Consulting Inc., on behalf of Ecolab Inc., submitted a
petition to EPA under the Federal
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation
eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for
residues of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene,
sodium salts, when used in accordance with the terms of those
exemptions.
DATES: This regulation is effective February 13, 2026. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before April 14, 2026 and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of this document).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0485, is available online at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Additional information about dockets
generally, along with instructions for visiting the docket in-person,
is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Registration Division
(7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone
number: (202) 566-1030; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c5e484a5e426378656f697f4c697c6d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53011715011d3c273a303620133623327d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
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).
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What is EPA's authority for taking this action?
EPA is issuing this rulemaking under section 408 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a. FFDCA section
408(c)(2)(A)(i) allows EPA to establish an exemption from the
requirement for a tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical
residue in or on a food) only if EPA determines that the exemption is
``safe.'' FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(A)(ii) defines ``safe'' to mean that
``there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from
aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue, including all
anticipated dietary exposures and all other exposures for which there
is reliable information.'' This includes exposure through drinking
water and in residential settings but does not include occupational
exposure. Pursuant to FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(B), in establishing or
maintaining in effect an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance,
EPA must take into account the factors set forth in FFDCA section
408(b)(2)(C), which require EPA to give special consideration to
exposure of infants and children to the pesticide chemical residue in
establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there is a reasonable
certainty that no harm will result to infants and children from
aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . . .''
Additionally, FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D) requires that the Agency
consider, among other things, ``available information concerning the
cumulative effects of a particular pesticide's residues'' and ``other
substances that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a(g), any person may file
an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. If you fail to file an objection to the
final rule within the time period specified in the final rule, you will
have waived the right to raise any issues resolved in the final rule.
You must file your objection or request a hearing on this regulation in
accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must identify the docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2023-0485 in the subject line on the first page of your submission.
All objections and requests for a hearing must be in writing and must
be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before April 14, 2026.
EPA's Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), in which the
Hearing Clerk is housed, urges parties to file and serve documents by
electronic means only, notwithstanding any other particular
requirements set forth in other procedural rules governing those
proceedings. See ``Revised Order Urging Electronic Filing and
Service,'' dated June 22, 2023, which can be found at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-06/2023-06-22%20-%20revised%20order%20urging%20electronic%20filing%20and%20service.pdf">https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-06/2023-06-22%20-%20revised%20order%20urging%20electronic%20filing%20and%20service.pdf</a>.
Although EPA's regulations require submission via U.S. Mail or hand
delivery, EPA intends to treat submissions filed via electronic means
as properly filed submissions; therefore, EPA believes the preference
for submission via electronic means will not be prejudicial. When
submitting documents to the OALJ electronically, a person should
utilize the OALJ e-filing system at <a href="https://yosemite.epa.gov/oa/eab/eab-alj_upload.nsf">https://yosemite.epa.gov/oa/eab/eab-alj_upload.nsf</a>.
In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket 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 CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. If you wish to
include CBI in your request, 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. Information not marked
confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA
without prior notice.
II. Petitioned for Exemption
In the Federal Register of October 26, 2023 (88 FR 73571, FRL-
10579-09-OCSPP), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408,
21 U.S.C. 346a, announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP IN-
11753) by Ramboll US Consulting Inc., on behalf of Ecolab Inc., 1
Ecolab Place, St. Paul, MN 55102. The petition requested that 40 CFR be
amended by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and
C14-16-alkene, sodium salts (also known as sodium C14-C16 alpha olefin
or sodium C14-C16 AOS; CAS Reg. No. 68439-57-6) when used as an inert
ingredient (surfactant) in antimicrobial formulations (food-contact
surface sanitizing solutions) applied to food-contact surfaces in
public eating places, dairy-processing equipment, and food-processing
equipment and utensils under 40 CFR 180.940(a), at a maximum
concentration of 1% in pesticide formulations. That document referenced
a summary of the petition prepared by
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Ramboll US Consulting Inc., on behalf of Ecolab Inc., the petitioner,
which is available in the docket (EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0485). There were no
comments received in response to the notice of filing.
III. Inert Ingredient Definition
Inert ingredients are all ingredients that are not active
ingredients as defined in 40 CFR 153.125 and include, but are not
limited to, the following types of ingredients (except when they have a
pesticidal efficacy of their own): solvents such as alcohols and
hydrocarbons; surfactants such as polyoxyethylene polymers and fatty
acids; carriers such as clay and diatomaceous earth; thickeners such as
carrageenan and modified cellulose; wetting, spreading, and dispersing
agents; propellants in aerosol dispensers; microencapsulating agents;
and emulsifiers. The term ``inert'' is not intended to imply
nontoxicity; the ingredient may or may not be chemically active.
Generally, EPA has exempted inert ingredients from the requirement of a
tolerance based on the low toxicity of the individual inert
ingredients.
IV. Final Tolerance Actions
A. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety
EPA establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance only
in those cases where it can be clearly demonstrated that the risks from
aggregate exposure to pesticide chemical residues under reasonably
foreseeable circumstances will pose no harm to human health. In order
to determine the risks from aggregate exposure to pesticide inert
ingredients, the Agency considers the toxicity of the inert in
conjunction with possible exposure to residues of the inert ingredient
through food, drinking water, and other exposures that occur as a
result of pesticide use in residential settings. If EPA is able to
determine that a finite tolerance is not necessary to ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate
exposure to the inert ingredient, an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance may be established.
Consistent with FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(A), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(B), EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a
determination on aggregate exposure for sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane
hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts, including exposure resulting
from the exemption established by this action. EPA's assessment of
exposures and risks associated with sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane
hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts follows.
B. Toxicological Profile
EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered their
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and
children. Specific information on the studies received and the nature
of the adverse effects caused by sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy
and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts as well as the no-observed-adverse-
effect-level (NOAEL) and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level
(LOAEL) from the toxicity studies are discussed in this unit.
Sodium C14-C16 AOS exhibits low levels of acute toxicity via the
oral, dermal, and inhalation routes of exposure. It is moderately
irritating to the eyes and skin at concentrations <=40% but it is not a
skin sensitizer.
The repeated-dose toxicity for sodium C14-C16 AOS is low. No
adverse effects were reported in subchronic toxicity studies in rats up
to the highest dose tested (1000 mg/kg/day) and concern for
developmental or reproductive toxicity is low, based on the rapid
metabolism and excretion, and lack of accumulation of the chemical.
Furthermore, concern for carcinogenicity is low, based on negative
results in mutagenicity studies, and the lack of treatment-related
effects in an available chronic/carcinogenicity study.
C. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern
Once a pesticide's toxicological profile is determined, EPA
identifies toxicological points of departure (POD) and levels of
concern to use in evaluating the risk posed by human exposure to the
pesticide. For hazards that have a threshold below which there is no
appreciable risk, the toxicological POD is used as the basis for
derivation of reference values for risk assessment. PODs are developed
based on a careful analysis of the doses in each toxicological study to
determine the dose at which no adverse effects are observed (NOAEL) and
the lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified
(LOAEL). Uncertainty/safety factors are used in conjunction with the
POD to calculate a safe exposure level, generally referred to as a
population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a reference dose (RfD), and a safe
margin of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold risks, the Agency assumes
that any amount of exposure will lead to some degree of risk. Thus, the
Agency estimates risk in terms of the probability of an occurrence of
the adverse effect expected in a lifetime. For more information on the
general principles EPA uses in risk characterization and a complete
description of the risk assessment process, see EPA's website at
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/overview-risk-assessment-pesticide-program">https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/overview-risk-assessment-pesticide-program</a>.
The hazard profile of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and
C14-16-alkene, sodium salts is adequately defined. Overall, sulfonic
acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts are of low
acute, subchronic, and developmental toxicity. No systemic toxicity is
observed up to 1,000 mg/kg/day, the highest dose tested. Therefore, the
highest dose tested was identified as the NOAEL and a LOAEL was not
established. Since signs of toxicity were not observed, no
toxicological endpoints of concern or PODs were identified. Therefore,
a qualitative risk assessment for sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy
and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts can be performed.
D. Exposure Assessment
1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses. In evaluating dietary
exposure to sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene,
sodium salts, EPA considered exposure under the proposed exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance. EPA assessed dietary exposures from
sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts
in food as follows.
Dietary exposure (food and drinking water) to sulfonic acids, C14-
16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts may occur following
ingestion of foods with residues from their use in accordance with this
exemption. However, a quantitative dietary exposure assessment was not
conducted since a toxicological endpoint for risk assessment was not
identified.
2. From non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is
used in this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary
exposure (e.g., textiles (clothing and diapers), carpets, swimming
pools, and hard surface disinfection on walls, floors, tables).
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Sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium
salts may result in residential exposures as they can be present in
pesticide and non-pesticide products that may be used in and around the
home. However, a quantitative residential exposure assessment was not
conducted since a toxicological endpoint for risk assessment was not
identified.
3. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when
considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the
Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative
effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances
that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
Based on the lack of toxicity in the available database, EPA has
not found sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene,
sodium salts to share a common mechanism of toxicity with any other
substances, and sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-
alkene, sodium salts do not appear to produce a toxic metabolite
produced by other substances. For the purposes of this tolerance
exemption, therefore, EPA has assumed that sulfonic acids, C14-16-
alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts do not have a common
mechanism of toxicity with other substances. For information regarding
EPA's efforts to determine which chemicals have a common mechanism of
toxicity and to evaluate the cumulative effects of such chemicals, see
EPA's website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/cumulative-assessment-risk-pesticides">https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/cumulative-assessment-risk-pesticides</a>.
E. Additional Safety Factor for the Protection of Infants and Children
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA shall apply an
additional tenfold (10X) margin of safety for infants and children in
the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal and postnatal
toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity and exposure
unless EPA determines, based on reliable data, that a different margin
of safety will be safe for infants and children. This additional margin
of safety is commonly referred to as the Food Quality Protection Act
Safety Factor. In applying this provision, EPA either retains the
default value of 10X, or uses a different additional safety factor when
reliable data available to EPA support the choice of a different
factor.
Based on an assessment of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and
C14-16-alkene, sodium salts, EPA has concluded that there are no
toxicological endpoints of concern for the U.S. population, including
infants and children, due to the low toxicity in the available studies.
Because there are no threshold effects associated with sulfonic acids,
C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts, EPA conducted a
qualitative assessment. As part of that qualitative assessment, the
Agency did not use safety factors for assessing risk, and no additional
safety factor is needed for assessing risk to infants and children.
F. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety
Because no toxicological endpoints of concern were identified, EPA
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result
to the general population, or to infants and children, from aggregate
exposure to sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene,
sodium salts residues.
G. Analytical Enforcement Methodology
An analytical method is not required for enforcement purposes since
the Agency is not establishing a numerical tolerance for residues of
sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts
in or on any food commodities. EPA is establishing a limitation on the
amount of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene,
sodium salts that may be used in pesticide formulations applied. This
limitation will be enforced through the pesticide registration process
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),
7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. EPA will not register any pesticide formulation
for food use that exceeds 1% sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and
C14-16-alkene, sodium salts in the final pesticide formulation.
H. Conclusions
Therefore, an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is
established for residues of sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and
C14-16-alkene, sodium salts (CAS Reg. No. 68439-57-6) when used as an
inert ingredient (surfactant) in antimicrobial formulations applied to
food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing
equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils under 40 CFR
180.940(a) at a maximum concentration of 1% of the pesticide
formulation.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders
can be found at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/regulations/and-executive-orders">https://www.epa.gov/regulations/and-executive-orders</a>.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
This action is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993), because it establishes or modifies a
pesticide tolerance or a tolerance exemption under FFDCA section 408.
B. Executive Order 14192: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation
Executive Order 14192 (90 FR 9065, February 6, 2025) does not apply
because actions that establish a tolerance under FFDCA section 408 are
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. because it does not contain any
information collection activities.
D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
This action is not subject to the RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. The RFA
applies only to rules subject to notice and comment rulemaking
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
553, or any other statute. This rule is not subject to the APA but is
subject to FFDCA section 408(d), which does not require notice and
comment rulemaking to take this action in response to a petition.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain an unfunded mandate of $100 million or
more (in 1995 dollars and adjusted annually for inflation) as described
in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. The action imposes no enforceable duty on any
State, local, or Tribal governments or the private sector.
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), because it will
not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
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G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications as specified in
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because it will
not have substantial direct effects on Tribal governments, on the
relationship between the Federal government and the Indian Tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
government and Indian Tribes.
H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) because it is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order 12866 (See Unit V.A.), and because
EPA does not believe the environmental health or safety risks addressed
by this action present a disproportionate risk to children.
However, EPA's 2021 Policy on Children's Health applies to this
action. This rule finalizes tolerance actions under the FFDCA, which
requires EPA to give special consideration to exposure of infants and
children to the pesticide chemical residue in establishing a tolerance
and to ``ensure that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will
result to infants and children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide
chemical residue . . .'' (FFDCA 408(b)(2)(C)). The Agency's
consideration is documented in the pesticide-specific registration
review documents, located in the applicable docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355)
(May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
J. National Technology Transfer Advancement Act (NTTAA)
This action does not involve technical standards that would require
Agency consideration under NTTAA section 12(d), 15 U.S.C. 272.
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., and EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. This action does not meet the
criteria set forth in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 9, 2026.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR
chapter I as follows:
PART 180--TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES
IN FOOD
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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
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2. In Sec. 180.940, amend table 1 to paragraph (a) by adding, in
alphabetical order, an entry for ``Sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane
hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts'' to read as follows:
Sec. 180.940 Tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients
for use in antimicrobial formulations (Food-contact surface sanitizing
solutions).
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Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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Pesticide chemical CAS Reg. No. Limits
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Sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane 68439-57-6 When ready for use, the
hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, end-use concentration
sodium salts. is not to exceed 1%.
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