E7-3117. Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before March 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest, by one of the following methods. Refer to Unit II. for specific docket ID numbers for each pesticide petition.

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is [phone].

Instructions: Direct your comments to the assigned docket ID number and the pesticide petition number of interest. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, select “Advanced Search,” then “Docket Search.” Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the “Submit” button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The person listed at the end of the pesticide petition summary of interest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

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. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:

•  Crop production (NAICS code 111).
•  Animal production (NAICS code 112).
•  Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
•  Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed at the end of the pesticide petition summary of interest.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to:

i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes.

iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used.

v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced.

vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives.

vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats.

viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified.

II. Docket ID Numbers

When submitting comments, please use the docket ID number and the pesticide petition number of interest, as shown in the table.

PP Number	Docket ID Number
PP 6F7065	EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099
PP 6F7161	EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0029
PP 6F7162	EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0030
PP 6H7114	EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0096

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

EPA is printing notice of the filing of pesticide petitions received under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that the pesticide petitions described in this notice contain data or information regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these pesticide petitions.

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions included in this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket for each of the petitions is available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov.

New Tolerance

1. PP 6F7065. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the insecticide flubendiamide (NNI-0001), (N²-[1,1-dimethyl-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-3-iodo-N¹-[2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl]-1,2-benzenedicarboxamide) in or on food commodities almond, hulls at 9.0 parts per million (ppm); brassica, leafy greens subgroup at 6.0 ppm; brassica, head and stem subgroup at 0.60 ppm; corn, field, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, field, forage at 8.0 ppm; corn, field, stover at 15.0 ppm; corn, pop, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, pop, stover at 15.0 ppm; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.02 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 9.0 ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 25.0 ppm; cottonseed at 2.0 ppm; cotton, gin byproduct at 60.0 ppm; fruit, pome group at 0.7 ppm; fruit, stone group at 1.6 ppm; grape at 1.4 ppm; nut, tree group at 0.06 ppm; okra at 0.30 ppm; vegetable, cucurbit group at 0.20 ppm; vegetable, fruiting group at 0.30 ppm; and vegetable, leafy, except brassica at 11.0 ppm; in or on rotational crop commodities alfalfa, forage at 0.15 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 0.04 ppm; barley, hay at 0.04 ppm; barley, straw at 0.07 ppm; buckwheat at 0.07 ppm; clover, forage at 0.15 ppm; clover, hay at 0.04; grass, forage at 0.15 ppm; grass, hay at 0.04 ppm; grass, silage at 0.27 ppm; millet, pearl, forage at 0.15 ppm; millet, pearl hay at 0.04 ppm; millet, proso, forage at 0.15 ppm; millet, proso, hay at 0.04 ppm; millet, proso, straw at 0.07 ppm; oats, forage at 0.15 ppm; oats, hay at 0.04 ppm; oats, straw at 0.07 ppm; rye, forage at 0.15 ppm; rye, straw at 0.07 ppm; sorghum, grain, forage at 0.03 ppm; sorghum, grain, stover at 0.06 ppm; soybean, forage at 0.02 ppm; soybean, hay at 0.04 ppm; teosinte, forage at 0.15 ppm; teosinte, hay at 0.04 ppm; teosinte, straw at 0.07 ppm; triticale, forage at 0.15 ppm; triticale, hay at 0.04 ppm; triticale, straw at 0.07 ppm; wheat, forage at 0.15 ppm; wheat, hay at 0.03 ppm; wheat, straw at 0.03 ppm; and in or on animal commodities cattle, liver at 0.60 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.60 ppm; cattle, muscle at 0.10 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.80 ppm; eggs at 0.03 ppm; goat, liver at 0.60 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.60 ppm; goat, muscle at 0.10 ppm; goat, fat at 0.80 ppm; horse, liver at 0.60 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.60 ppm; horse, muscle at 0.10 ppm; horse, fat at 0.80 ppm; hog, liver at 0.60 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.60 ppm; hog, muscle at 0.10 ppm; hog, fat at 0.80 ppm; milk at 0.20 ppm; poultry, fat at 0.08 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.03 ppm; poultry, muscle at 0.01 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.60 ppm; sheep, kidney at 0.60 ppm; sheep, muscle at 0.10 ppm; sheep, fat at 0.80 ppm. Independently validated analytical methods for plants, plant products, and animal matrices suitable for enforcement purposes have been submitted for measuring NNI-0001. Typically, plant matrices samples are extracted, concentrated, and quantified by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) using deuterated internal standards. Contact: Carmen Rodia, [phone], e-mail address: [e-mail].

2. PP 6F7161. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0029). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium and its metabolites expressed as butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-, monoammonium salt, 2-acetamido-4-methylphosphinico-butanoic acid and 3-methylphosphinico-propionic acid (expressed as glufosinate free acid equivalents) in or on food commodities aspirated grain fractions at 25.0 parts per million (ppm); non-transgenic canola, meal at 1.1 ppm; non-transgenic canola, seed at 0.4 ppm; non-transgenic field corn, forage at 4.0 ppm; non-transgenic field corn, grain at 0.2 ppm; non-transgenic field corn, stover at 6.0 ppm; non-transgenic soybean at 2.0 ppm; and non-transgenic soybean, hulls at 5.0 ppm. The enforcement analytical method utilizes gas chromatography for detecting and measuring levels of glufosinate-ammonium and its metabolites with a general limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 0.05 ppm. This method allows detection of residues at or above the proposed tolerances. Contact: James Stone, telephone number: [phone], e-mail address: [e-mail].

3. PP 6F7162. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0030). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P. O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 72409, proposes to establish tolerances for residues of the herbicide mesotrione in or on food commodities asparagus at 0.01 ppm; grass, forage at 0.01 ppm; grass, hay at 0.01 ppm; grass, seed screenings at 0.01 ppm; grass, straw at 0.10 ppm; oats, forage at 0.01 ppm; oats, grain at 0.01 ppm; oats, hay, at 0.01 ppm; oats, straw at 0.01 ppm; okra at 0.01 ppm; rhubarb at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, forage at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, grain at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, stover at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, sweet at 0.01 ppm; and sugarcane at 0.01 ppm. Practical and specific analytical method RAM 366/01 is available for detecting and measuring the level of mesotrione in or on various crop commodities. Contact: James Stone, telephone number: [phone], e-mail address: [e-mail].

Amendment to Existing Tolerance

PP 6H7114. (Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0096). Pytech Chemicals GmbH, 9330 Zionsville Road, IN 46268, proposes to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.438, section (3) by adding gamma-cyhalothrin to lambda-cyhalothrin. The residue definition under section (3) should read as follows: (3) A food additive tolerance of 0.01 parts per million is established for residues of the insecticide lambda-cyhalothrin (S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1 R,3 R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3- trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,1- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) and (R)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1 S,3 S)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3- trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, or the isolated active isomer gamma-cyhalothrin (S)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzy-(Z)-(1 R,3 R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. An adequate analytical method is available for enforcement purposes. Contact: Bewanda Alexander, [phone], e-mail address: [e-mail].

List of Subjects

• Environmental protection
• Agricultural commodities
• Feed additives
• Food additives
• Pesticides and pests
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Dated: February 13, 2007.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.