Rule2026-03423

Inpyrfluxam; Pesticide Tolerances

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Published
February 20, 2026
Effective
February 20, 2026

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Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of inpyrfluxam in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Valent U.S.A., LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8119-8123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03423]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0433 and EPA-HQ-OPP-0833; FRL-13125-01-OCSPP]


Inpyrfluxam; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
inpyrfluxam in or on multiple commodities which are identified and 
discussed later in this document. Valent U.S.A., LLC requested these 
tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective February 20, 2026. Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or before April 21, 2026 and 
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR 
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0433 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-
0833 are 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 center 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#16445250445879627f7573655673667738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a081e1c0814352e33393f291a3f2a3b743d352c">[email&#160;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:
    <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(b)(2)(A)(i) allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the legal limit 
for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if EPA 
determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' FFDCA section 
408(b)(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. FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(C) 
requires EPA to give special consideration to exposure of infants and 
children to the pesticide chemical residue in establishing a tolerance 
and

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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 . . .''

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 docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2021-0433 or EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0833 in the subject line on the first page 
of your submission. This document addresses two related petitions for 
inpyrfluxam tolerance that were received by the Agency at different 
times and are docketed under EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0433 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-
0833. This final rule and all supporting documents will be uploaded to 
both dockets, EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0433 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0833. All 
objections and requests for a hearing must be in writing and must be 
received by the Hearing Clerk on or before April 21, 2026.
    The 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 the EPA's regulations require submission via U.S. Mail or hand 
delivery, the EPA intends to treat submissions filed via electronic 
means as properly filed submissions; therefore, the 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 Tolerance

    In the Federal Register of June 22, 2022 (87 FR 37287) (FRL-9410-
02-OCSPP), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 
21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of pesticide petitions (PP 
1F8922, PP 1F8924, and PP 1F8942) by Valent U.S.A. LLC, 4600 Norris 
Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583. The petitions requested that 40 CFR 
part 180 be amended by establishing tolerances for residues of the 
fungicide inpyrfluxam, (3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[(3R)-2,3-dihydro-1,1,3-
trimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide), in or on 
cotton, undelinted seed, at 0.01 parts per million (ppm) (PP 1F8922); 
cotton, gin byproducts (gin trash) at 0.02 ppm (PP 1F8922); wheat, 
forage at 0.01 ppm (PP 1F8924); wheat, grain at 0.01 ppm (PP 1F8924); 
wheat, hay at 1.5 ppm (PP 1F8924); wheat, straw at 0.3 ppm (PP 1F8924); 
and rapeseed, seed (crop subgroup 20A) at 0.01 ppm (PP 1F8942). That 
document referenced a summary of the three petitions prepared by Valent 
U.S.A. LLC, the registrant, which is available in the docket <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> (docket ID numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0433 and EPA-HQ-
OPP-2021-0833). There were no comments received in response to the June 
22, 2022, notice of filing.
    In the Federal Register of May 22, 2024 (89 FR 44954) (FRL-11682-
04-OCSPP), EPA issued a notice that supersedes the June 22, 2022, 
notice of filing for PP 1F8942. This amended petition requests 
tolerances for residues of inpyrfluxam in or on rapeseed subgroup 20A 
at 0.01 ppm and ``rapeseed, forage'' at 0.02 ppm. One comment was 
received in response to the May 22, 2024, notice but was not germane to 
the petition.
    EPA is not establishing a tolerance on ``rapeseed, forage'' as 
requested in PP 1F8942. The reason for this change is explained in Unit 
IV.D.

III. Final Tolerance Action

A. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors 
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), 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 inpyrfluxam, including exposure 
resulting from the tolerances established by this action. EPA's 
assessment of exposures and risks associated with inpyrfluxam follows.
    In an effort to streamline its publications in the Federal 
Register, EPA is not reprinting sections of the rule that repeat what 
has been previously published in tolerance rulemakings for the same 
pesticide chemical. Where scientific information concerning a 
particular chemical remains unchanged, the content of those sections 
would not vary between tolerance rulemakings, and EPA considers 
referral back to those sections as sufficient to provide an explanation 
of the information EPA considered in making its safety determination 
for the new rulemaking.
    EPA has previously published a tolerance rulemaking for inpyrfluxam 
in which EPA concluded, based on the available information, that there 
is a reasonable certainty that no harm would result from aggregate 
exposure to inpyrfluxam and established tolerances for residues of that 
chemical. EPA is incorporating previously published sections from that 
rulemaking as described further in this rule, as they remain unchanged.

B. Toxicological Profile

    EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its 
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 inpyrfluxam 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 the final rule 
published in Unit III.A. of the Federal Register of August 26, 2020 (85 
FR 52483) (FRL-10011-32).

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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 (the NOAEL) 
and the lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified 
(the 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/human-health-risk-pesticides">https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/human-health-risk-pesticides</a>.
    A summary of the toxicological endpoints for inpyrfluxam used for 
human risk assessment can be found at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> in the 
document ``Inpyrfluxam. Human Health Risk Assessment for the Proposed 
New Use of Inpyrfluxam as a Seed Treatment on Canola and Rate Increase 
for Rapeseed Subgroup 20A.'' and ``Inpyrfluxam. Human Health Risk 
Assessment for New Uses of Inpyrfluxam on Cottonseed and Wheat.'' 
(hereinafter ``Inpyrfluxam Human Health Risk Assessment'') on pages 16 
and 18, respectively, in Docket ID numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0433 and 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0833.

D. Exposure Assessment

    1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses.
    In evaluating dietary exposure to inpyrfluxam, EPA considered 
exposure under the petitioned-for tolerances as well as all existing 
inpyrfluxam tolerances in 40 CFR 180.712. EPA assessed dietary 
exposures from inpyrfluxam in food as follows:
    i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute dietary exposure and risk 
assessments are performed for a food-use pesticide, if a toxicological 
study has indicated the possibility of an effect of concern occurring 
as a result of a 1-day or single exposure.
    The acute and chronic dietary assessment were conducted using the 
Dietary Exposure Evaluation Model software with the Food Commodity 
Intake Database (DEEM-FCID) Version 4.02. This software uses 2005-2010 
food consumption data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, What We Eat in 
America. As to residue levels in food, the acute and chronic analyses 
incorporated anticipated residues to account for the metabolites of 
concern, 100 percent crop treated (PCT) estimates, default processing 
factors for processed commodities and empirical processing factors when 
available.
    ii. Cancer. Based on the data summarized in Unit III.A., EPA has 
concluded that inpyrfluxam does not pose a cancer risk to humans. 
Therefore, a dietary exposure assessment for the purpose of assessing 
cancer risk is unnecessary.
    2. Dietary exposure from drinking water.
    The proposed uses do not result in an increase in the estimated 
residue levels in drinking water, so the estimated drinking water 
concentrations used in the August 26, 2020, final rule (85 FR 52483) 
(FRL-10011-32) are the same as those used in this assessment.
    3. From non-dietary exposure.
    The term ``residential exposure'' is used in this document to refer 
to non-occupational, non-dietary exposure (e.g., for lawn and garden 
pest control, indoor pest control, termiticides, and flea and tick 
control on pets). Inpyrfluxam is not registered for any specific use 
patterns that would result in residential exposure.
    4. 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.''
    EPA has not found inpyrfluxam to share a common mechanism of 
toxicity with any other substances, and inpyrfluxam does not appear to 
produce a toxic metabolite produced by other substances. For the 
purposes of this tolerance action, therefore, EPA has assumed that 
inpyrfluxam does 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. Safety Factor for Infants and Children

    EPA continues to conclude that there are reliable data to support 
the reduction of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) safety factor. 
See Unit III.D. of the August 26, 2020, rulemaking (85 FR 52483) (FRL-
10011-32) for a discussion of the Agency's rationale for that 
determination.

F. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety

    EPA determines whether acute and chronic dietary pesticide 
exposures are safe by comparing dietary exposure estimates to the acute 
PAD (aPAD) and chronic PAD (cPAD). Short-, intermediate-, and chronic-
term aggregate risks are evaluated by comparing the estimated total 
food, water, and residential exposure to the appropriate PODs to ensure 
that an adequate MOE exists.
    1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk assessment takes into 
account acute exposure estimates from dietary consumption of food and 
drinking water. Using the exposure assumptions discussed in this unit 
for acute exposure, the acute dietary exposure from food and water to 
inpyrfluxam will occupy 6.8% of the aPAD for all infants less than one 
year old, the population group receiving the greatest exposure.
    2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure assumptions described in this 
unit for chronic exposure, EPA has concluded that chronic exposure to 
inpyrfluxam from food and water will utilize 2.4% of the cPAD for all 
infants less than one year old, the population group receiving the 
greatest exposure. There are no residential uses for inpyrfluxam.
    3. Short- and intermediate-term risk. Short-term aggregate exposure 
takes into account short-term residential exposure plus chronic 
exposure to food and water (considered to be a background exposure 
level). Short-term risk is assessed based on short-term residential 
exposure plus chronic dietary exposure. Because there is no short-term 
or intermediate residential exposure and chronic dietary exposure has 
already been assessed under the appropriately protective cPAD (which is 
at least as protective as the POD used to assess short-term risk), no 
further assessment of short-term or intermediate-term risk

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is necessary, and EPA relies on the chronic dietary risk assessment for 
evaluating the aggregate risk for inpyrfluxam.
    4. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. population. Based on the lack of 
evidence of carcinogenicity in two adequate rodent carcinogenicity 
studies, inpyrfluxam is not expected to pose a cancer risk to humans.
    5. Determination of safety. Based on these risk assessments, 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 inpyrfluxam residues.

IV. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    For a discussion of the available enforcement analytical methods, 
see Unit IV.A. of the August 26, 2020, rulemaking (85 FR 52483) (FRL-
10011-32).

B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S. 
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent 
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA 
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRL) established by 
the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA section 
408(b)(4). The Codex is a joint United Nations Food and Agriculture 
Organization/World Health Organization food standards program, and it 
is recognized as an international food safety standards-setting 
organization in trade agreements to which the United States is a party. 
EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL; 
however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain the reasons 
for departing from the Codex level.
    Codex has not established MRLs for inpyrfluxam in/on cottonseed, 
rapeseed, or wheat.

C. Revisions to Petitioned-For Tolerances

    Although the petition requested a tolerance for ``rapeseed, 
forage'', EPA has determined that the ``rapeseed, forage'' tolerance is 
not needed because the proposed pesticide product label prohibits 
livestock feeding and grazing of rapeseed forage (canola varieties 
only) treated with inpyrfluxam. The commodity definition for cotton, 
gin byproducts (gin trash) was also revised in conformity with EPA 
guidelines.

V. Conclusion

    Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of inpyrfluxam, 
(3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[(3R)-2,3-dihydro-1,1,3-trimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl]-
1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide), in or on cotton, gin byproducts at 
0.02 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 0.01 ppm; rapeseed subgroup 20A at 
0.01 ppm; wheat, forage at 0.01 ppm; wheat, grain at 0.01 ppm; wheat, 
hay at 1.5 ppm; and wheat, straw at 0.3 ppm.

VI. 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 in 
response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from 
review under Executive Order 12866.

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)

    Since tolerance actions that are established on the basis of a 
petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance in this 
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the 
requirements of the RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., do not apply to this 
action.

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 on 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.

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 tolerance actions like this one are exempt from 
review under Executive Order 12866. 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 summarized in 
Unit III.E.

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.

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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 is not a ``major 
rule'' as defined by 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 11, 2026.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR chapter I is 
amended 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. Amend Sec.  180.712 paragraph (a)(1) in Table 1 to Sec.  180.712 by 
adding the entries for ``Cotton, gin byproducts'', ``Cotton, undelinted 
seed'', ``Rapeseed subgroup 20A'', ``Wheat, forage'', ``Wheat, grain'', 
Wheat, hay'', and ``Wheat, straw'', in alphabetical order, to read as 
follows:


Sec.  180.712  Inpyrfluxam; tolerances for residues.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *

                        Table 1 to Sec.   180.712
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                      Commodity                        Parts per million
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Cotton, gin byproducts...............................               0.02
Cotton, undelinted seed..............................               0.01
 
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Rapeseed subgroup 20A................................               0.01
 
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Wheat, forage........................................               0.01
Wheat, grain.........................................               0.01
Wheat, hay...........................................                1.5
Wheat, straw.........................................                0.3
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