§ 174.452 - Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa19 protein in cotton; temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

Residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa19 protein in cotton are temporarily exempt from the requirement of a tolerance when used as a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) in the food and feed commodities of cotton; vegetative-insecticidal protein in cotton seed, cotton oil, cotton meal, cotton hay, cotton hulls, cotton forage, and cotton gin byproducts. This temporary exemption from the requirement of tolerance will permit the use of the food commodities in this section when treated in accordance with the provisions of the experimental use permit (EUP) 67979-EUP-7, which is being issued in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 136). This temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance expires and is revoked May 1, 2008. However, if the EUP is revoked, or if any experience with or scientific data on this pesticide indicate that the temporary tolerance exemption is not safe, this temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance may be revoked at any time.

Effective Date Note:

At 72 FR 20434, Apr. 25, 2007, § 174.452 was redesignated as § 174.501 and revised, effective July 24, 2007. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:

§ 174.501Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A protein; temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

Residue of Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A protein are temporarily exempt from the requirement of a tolerance when used as a plant-incorporated protectant in cotton seed, cotton oil, cotton meal, cotton hay, cotton hulls, cotton forage, and cotton gin byproducts. This temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance expires May 1, 2007.