Proposed Rule2026-11844
Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-January 2026
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Published
June 12, 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 2023, 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 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35649-35650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11844]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 174 and 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-0332; FRL-13201-01-OCSPP]
Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities--January 2026
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 2023,
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 July 13, 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 on and visiting the
docket, along with more information about dockets generally, are
available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Each application summary in Unit II.
specifies a contact division. The appropriate division contacts are
identified as follows:
<bullet> RD (Registration Division) (Mail Code 7505T); Charles
Smith; main telephone number: (202) 566-1030; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0829496829ebfa4b9b3b5a390b5a0b1feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="782a3c3e2a36170c111b1d0b381d0819561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 comments 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, 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//epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov//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 3F9072. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0140). Valent U.S.A. LLC, 4600
Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide inpyrfluxam
in or on crop subgroup 15-22B, barley subgroup hay at 0.5 parts per
million (ppm); crop subgroup 15-22B, barley subgroup straw at 0.4 ppm;
crop subgroup 15-22B, barley subgroup grain at 0.01 ppm; crop subgroup
1C, tuberous and corm vegetables subgroup at 0.03 ppm. An independently
validated analytical method has been submitted for determining
inpyrfluxam residues with appropriate sensitivity in all crop
commodities for which tolerances are being requested. Contact: RD.
<bullet> PP 4F9113. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0140). Valent U.S.A. LLC, 4600
Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94538, requests to establish a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide inpyrfluxam
in or on crop group 11-10, pome fruit group at 0.01 ppm. An
independently validated analytical method has been submitted for
determining inpyrfluxam residues with appropriate sensitivity in all
crop commodities for which tolerances are being requested. Contact: RD.
<bullet> PP 5E9201. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-0331). United States
Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1032, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
mancozeb in or on longan at 15 ppm. The keppel colorimetric method
(method III) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical mancozeb
measured by degradation to CS2. Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: June 8, 2026.
Edward Messina,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2026-11844 Filed 6-11-26; 8:45 am]
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