[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5907-5915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2722]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 180 and 186
[OPP-300602; FRL-5743-9]
RIN 2070-AC18
Revocation of Tolerances for Canceled Food Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document proposes to revoke the tolerances listed in this
document. EPA is proposing to revoke these tolerances because EPA has
canceled the food uses associated with them.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted to EPA by April 6, 1998.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to:
Rm. 119,
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CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: docket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the instructions under Unit VI. of this
document. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be
submitted through e-mail.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that
does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public
record. Information not marked confidential will be included in the
public docket by EPA without prior notice. The public docket is
available for public inspection in Rm. 119 at the Virginia address
given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Jeff Morris, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508W), Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone
number, and e-mail address: Special Review Branch, Crystal Station #1,
3rd floor, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, Telephone: (703) 308-
8029; e-mail: morris.jeffrey@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Legal Authority
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 301 et
seq., as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA),
Pub. L. 104-170, authorizes the establishment of tolerances (maximum
residue levels), exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance,
modifications in tolerances, and revocation of tolerances for residues
of pesticide chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities and
processed foods pursuant to section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346(a), as amended.
Without a tolerance or exemption, food containing pesticide residues is
considered to be unsafe and therefore ``adulterated'' under section
402(a) of the FFDCA, and hence may not legally be moved in interstate
commerce (21 U.S.C. 331(a) and 342(a)). For a pesticide to be sold and
distributed, the pesticide must not only have appropriate tolerances or
exemptions under the FFDCA, but also must be registered under section 3
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7
U.S.C. 136a.
Under FFDCA section 408(f), if EPA determines that additional data
are needed to support continuation of a tolerance, EPA may require that
those data be submitted by registrants under FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B),
by producers under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 4,
or by other persons by order after opportunity for hearing. EPA intends
to use Data Call-In (DCI) procedures for pesticide registrants, and
FFDCA section 408(f)(1)(C) orders for non-registrants as its primary
means of obtaining data. In general, EPA does not intend to use the
procedures under TSCA section 4, because such procedures generally will
not be applicable to pesticides.
Section 408(f) of the FFDCA states that if EPA determines that
additional data are needed to support the continuation of an existing
tolerance or exemption, EPA shall issue a notice that: (1) Requests
that any parties identify their interest in supporting the tolerance or
exemption, (2) solicits the submission of data and information from
interested parties, (3) describes the data and information needed to
retain the tolerance or exemption, (4) outlines how EPA will respond to
the submission of supporting data, and (5) provides time frames and
deadlines for the submission of such data and information.
II. Regulatory Background
It is EPA's general practice to propose revocation of tolerances
for residues of pesticide active ingredients on food uses that EPA has
canceled. In accord with FFDCA section 408, however, EPA will not
revoke any tolerance or exemption proposed for revocation if any person
will commit to support its retention, and if retention of the tolerance
will meet the tolerance standard established under FQPA. Generally,
interested parties commit to support the retention of such tolerances
in order to permit treated commodities to be legally imported into the
United States, since raw or processed food or feed commodities
containing pesticide residues not covered by a tolerance or exemption
are considered to be adulterated and subject to detention and
regulatory action.
Tolerances and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals with
FIFRA registrations cover residues in or on both domestic and imported
commodities. To retain these tolerances and exemptions for import
purposes only, EPA must make a finding that the tolerances and
exemptions are safe. To make this safety finding, EPA needs data and
information indicating that there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide residues
covered by the tolerances and exemptions. EPA determines on a case-by-
case basis the data required to determine that a tolerance or exemption
is safe, and in general requires the same technical chemistry and
toxicology data for tolerances without related U.S. registrations as
are required to support U.S. food-use registrations and any resulting
tolerances or exemptions. (See 40 CFR part 158 for EPA's data
requirements to support domestic use of a pesticide and the
establishment and maintenance of a tolerance. Also, at a future date
EPA will announce its import tolerance policy in a pesticide regulation
(PR) notice.) In most cases, EPA also requires residue chemistry data
(crop field trials) that are representative of growing conditions in
exporting countries in the same manner that EPA requires representative
residue chemistry data from different U.S. regions to support domestic
use of a pesticide and any resulting tolerance(s) or exemption(s). Good
Laboratory Practice (GLP) requirements for studies submitted in support
of tolerances and exemptions for import purposes only are the same as
for domestic purposes; i.e., the studies are required to either fully
meet GLP standards, or have sufficient justification presented to show
that deviations from GLP requirements do not significantly affect the
results of the studies.
Monitoring and enforcement of pesticide tolerances and exemptions
are carried out by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This includes monitoring for
pesticide residues in or on commodities imported into the United
States.
III. Proposed Actions
This document proposes to revoke the tolerances listed at the
regulatory text of this document. EPA is proposing these revocations
because, for specific chemicals, EPA has canceled the food uses covered
by the tolerances.
IV. Effective Date
EPA proposes that these actions become effective 30 days following
publication in the Federal Register of a final rule revoking the
tolerances. EPA is proposing this effective date because EPA believes
that all existing stocks of pesticide products labeled for the uses
associated with the tolerances proposed for revocation have been
exhausted.
Any commodities listed in the regulatory text of this document that
are treated with the pesticides subject to this proposal, and that are
in the channels of trade following the tolerance revocations, shall be
subject to
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FFDCA section 408(1)(5), as established by FQPA. Under this section,
any residue of these pesticides in or on such food shall not render the
food adulterated so long as it is shown to the satisfaction of FDA
that: (1) The residue is present as the result of an application or use
of the pesticide at a time and in a manner that was lawful under FIFRA,
and (2) the residue does not exceed the level that was authorized at
the time of the application or use to be present on the food under a
tolerance or exemption from a tolerance. Evidence to show that food was
lawfully treated may include records that verify the dates that the
pesticide was applied to such food.
V. Public Comment Procedures
EPA invites interested persons to submit written comments,
information, or data in response to this proposed rule. After
consideration of comments, EPA will issue a final rule. Such rule will
be subject to objections. Failure to file an objection within the
appointed period will constitute waiver of the right to raise in future
proceedings issues resolved in the final rule.
Comments must be submitted by April 6, 1998. Comments must bear a
notation indicating the docket control number ``OPP-300602.'' Three
copies of the comments should be submitted to either location listed
under ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
This proposal provides 60 days for any interested person to request
that a tolerance be retained. If EPA receives a comment to that effect,
EPA will not revoke the tolerance, but will take steps to ensure the
submission of supporting data and will issue an order in the Federal
Register under FFDCA section 408(f). The order would specify the data
needed, the time frames for its submission, and would require that
within 90 days some person or persons notify EPA that they will submit
the data. Thereafter, if the data are not submitted as required, EPA
will take appropriate action under FIFRA or FFDCA.
VI. Public Record and Electronic Submissions
The official record for this rulemaking, as well as the public
version, has been established for this rulemaking under docket control
number ``OPP-300602'' (including comments and data submitted
electronically as described below). A public version of this record,
including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does
not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The official rulemaking record is located at the Virginia
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comment and data
will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket control number ``OPP-300602''. Electronic comments on this
proposed rule may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
VII. Regulatory Assessment Requirements
This is a proposed revocation of a tolerance established under
FFDCA section 408. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
exempted this type of action, i.e., a tolerance revocation for which
extraordinary circumstances do not exist, from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). In addition, this proposal does not contain any
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any enforceable
duty or contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (P.L. 104-4). Nor does it
require any prior consultation as specified by Executive Order 12875,
entitled Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership (58 FR 58093,
October 28, 1993), special considerations as required by Executive
Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice
in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994), or require special OMB review in accordance with
Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23,
1997).
In addition, pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency previously assessed whether the
revocations of tolerances might significantly impact a substantial
number of small entities and concluded that, as a general matter, these
actions do not impose a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The factual basis and the Agency's
certification under section 605(b) for tolerance revocations published
on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020), and was provided to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Since no
extraordinary circumstances exist as to the present revocation that
would change EPA's previous analysis, the Agency is able to reference
the general certification. Any comments about the Agency's
determination should be submitted to EPA along with comments on the
proposal, and will be addressed prior to issuing a final rule.''
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 186
Environmental protection, Animal feeds, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: January 12, 1998.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR parts 180 and 186 be amended
as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
1. In part 180:
a. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.
Sec. 180.103 [Amended]
b. In Sec. 180.103, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
removing the entries for avocados; garlic; leeks; pimentos; shallots;
and taro (corn).
Sec. 180.106 [Amended]
c. In Sec. 180.106, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
removing the entries for Bermuda grass and Bermuda grass hay.
Sec. 180.108 [Amended]
d. In Sec. 180.108, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
removing the entries for grass hay and grass (pasture and range).
Sec. 180.110 [Amended]
e. In Sec. 180.110, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
removing the entries for apricots; beans (succulent form); carrots;
celery; nectarines; peaches; rhubarb; and spinich.
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f. By revising Sec. 180.114 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.114 Ferbam; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
fungicide ferbam (ferric dimethyldithiocarbamate), calculated as zinc
ethylenebisdithiocarbamate, in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities:
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Apples..................................................... 7
Apricots................................................... 7
Beans...................................................... 7
Blackberries............................................... 7
Blueberries (huckleberries)................................ 7
Cabbage.................................................... 7
Cherries................................................... 7
Citrus fruits.............................................. 7
Cranberries................................................ 7
Dewberries................................................. 7
Grapes..................................................... 7
Lettuce.................................................... 7
Loganberries............................................... 7
Mangoes.................................................... 7
Nectarines................................................. 7
Peaches.................................................... 7
Pears...................................................... 7
Peas....................................................... 7
Raspberries................................................ 7
Squash..................................................... 7
Youngberries............................................... 7
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
g. In Sec. 180.121, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a paragraph
heading and designating the text after the heading as paragraph (a)(1)
and removing from the table therein the entries for citrus fruits;
sugarcane; sugarcane, fodder; and sugarcane, forage; redesignating
existing paragraph (b) as (a)(2); and adding and reserving with
headings new paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.121 Parathion or its methyl homolog; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. (1) * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
h. In Sec. 180.145, by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 180.145 Fluorine compounds; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for the combined
residues of the insecticidal fluorine compounds cryolite and synthetic
cryolite (sodium aluminum fluoride) in or on the following agricultural
commodities:
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Beets, roots............................................... 7
Blueberries (huckleberries)................................ 7
Broccoli................................................... 7
Brussels sprouts........................................... 7
Cabbage.................................................... 7
Cauliflower................................................ 7
Citrus fruits.............................................. 7
Cranberries................................................ 7
Cucumbers.................................................. 7
Eggplant................................................... 7
Grapes..................................................... 7
Kohlrabi................................................... 7
Lettuce.................................................... 7
Melons..................................................... 7
Peaches.................................................... 7
Peppers.................................................... 7
Plums (fresh prunes)....................................... 7
Pumpkins................................................... 7
Radish, roots.............................................. 7
Raspberries................................................ 7
Rutabaga, roots............................................ 7
Squash (winter)............................................ 7
Squash (summer)............................................ 7
Strawberries............................................... 7
Tomatoes................................................... 7
Turnip, roots.............................................. 7
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Sec. 180.153 [Amended]
i. In Sec. 180.153, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by
removing the entry for bananas.
Sec. 180.170 [Removed]
j. By removing Sec. 180.170.
Sec. 180.173 [Amended]
k. In Sec. 180.173, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
removing all entries except those for citrus fruits; milk fat; and the
fat, meat, and mbyp entries of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep.
l. By revising Sec. 180.178 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.178 Ethoxyquin; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. A tolerance is established for residues of the plant
regulator ethoxyquin (1,2-dihydro-6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline)
from preharvest or postharvest use in or on the following commodity:
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Commodity Parts per million
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Pears.......................................... 3
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
m. By revising Sec. 180.181 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.181 CIPC; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. A tolerance is established for residues of the plant
regulator and herbicide CIPC (isopropyl m-chlorocarbanilate) and its
metabolite 1-hydroxy-2-propyl-3'-chlorocarbanilate (calculated as CIPC)
in or on the following raw agricultural commodity:
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Commodity Parts per million
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Potatoes (POST-H).............................. 50
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Sec. 180.183 [Amended]
n. In Sec. 180.183, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by
removing the entries for alfalfa, fresh; alfalfa, hay; and clover,
fresh; and clover, hay.
Sec. 180.188 [Removed]
o. By removing Sec. 180.188.
Sec. 180.198 [Removed]
p. By removing Sec. 180.198.
Sec. 180.200 [Amended]
q. In Sec. 180.200, by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 180.200 2,6-Dichloro-4-nitroaniline; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the
fungicide 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroaniline in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities. Unless otherwise specified, these tolerances
prescribed in this paragraph provide for residues from preharvest
application only.
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Commodity Parts per million
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Apricots (pre- and post-H)..................... 20
Beans, snap.................................... 20
Carrots (post-H)............................... 10
Celery......................................... 15
Cherries, sweet (pre- and post-H).............. 20
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Cucumbers...................................... 5
Endive (escarole).............................. 10
Garlic......................................... 5
Grapes......................................... 10
Lettuce........................................ 10
Nectarines (pre- and post-H)................... 20
Onions......................................... 5
Peaches (pre- and post-H)...................... 20
Plums (fresh prunes) (pre- and post-H)......... 15
Potatoes....................................... 0.25
Rhubarb........................................ 10
Sweet potatoes (post-H)........................ 10
Tomatoes....................................... 5
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Sec. 180.206 [Amended]
r. In Sec. 180.206, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
removing the entries for alfalfa, fresh; alfalfa, hay; barley, grain;
barley, straw; Bermuda grass, straw; lettuce; rice; and tomatoes.
s. In Sec. 180.207, by designating the existing text as paragraph
(a), adding a paragraph heading to the newly designated paragraph (a)
and amending the table therein by removing the entries for flax, straw;
rape, straw; and Upland cress; and adding and reserving with headings
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.207 Trifluralin; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Sec. 180.209 [Amended]
t. In Sec. 180.209, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by
removing the entry for citrus fruits.
u. In Sec. 180.211, by designating the existing text as paragraph
(a), adding a paragraph heading to the newly designated paragraph (a)
and amending the table therein by removing the entries for beets,
sugar, roots; beets, sugar, tops; corn, forage; corn, grain; corn,
sweet (K+CWHR); cottonseed; flax, seed; flax, straw; peas (with pods,
determined on peas after removing any pod present when marketed); peas,
forage; and pumpkins; and adding and reserving with headings paragraphs
(b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.211 2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide; tolerances for
residues.
(a) General. * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Sec. 180.213 [Amended]
v. In Sec. 180.213, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by
removing the entries for artichokes, asparagus, and sugarcane.
w. By revising Sec. 180.214 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.214 Fenthion; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide fenthion (O,O-dimethyl O-[4-(methylthio)-m-tolyl]
phosphorothioate) and its cholinesterase-inhibiting metabolites in or
on the following raw agricultural commodities:
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Commodity Parts per million
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Cattle, fat.................................... 0.1
Cattle (mbyp).................................. 0.1
Cattle, meat................................... 0.1
Hogs, fat...................................... 0.1
Hogs (mbyp).................................... 0.1
Hogs, meat..................................... 0.1
Milk........................................... 0.01 (N)
Poultry, fat................................... 0.1
Poultry (mbyp)................................. 0.1
Poultry, meat.................................. 0.1
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
x. By revising Sec. 180.215 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.215 Naled; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the
insecticide naled (1,2-dibromo-2,2-dichloro-ethyl dimethyl phosphate)
and its conversion product 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate,
expressed as naled, resulting from the application of the pesticide to
growing crops or from direct application to livestock and poultry, in
or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Almonds (hulls)............................................ 0.5
Almonds (nuts)............................................. 0.5
Beans (dry)................................................ 0.5
Beans (succulent).......................................... 0.5
Beets, sugar, roots........................................ 0.5
Beets, sugar, tops......................................... 0.5
Broccoli................................................... 1
Brussels sprouts........................................... 1
Cabbage.................................................... 1
Cattle, fat................................................ 0.05
Cattle, mbyp............................................... 0.05
Cattle, meat............................................... 0.05
Cauliflower................................................ 1
Celery..................................................... 3
Collards................................................... 3
Cottonseed................................................. 0.5
Eggplant................................................... 0.5
Eggs....................................................... 0.05
Goats, fat................................................. 0.05
Goats, mbyp................................................ 0.05
Goats, meat................................................ 0.05
Grapefruit................................................. 3
Grapes..................................................... 0.5
Grasses, forage............................................ 10
Hogs, fat.................................................. 0.05
Hogs, mbyp................................................. 0.05
Hogs, meat................................................. 0.05
Hops....................................................... 0.5
Horses, fat................................................ 0.05
Horses, mbyp............................................... 0.05
Horses, meat............................................... 0.05
Kale....................................................... 3
Lemons..................................................... 3
Melons..................................................... 0.5
Milk....................................................... 0.05
Oranges.................................................... 3
Peaches.................................................... 0.5
Peas (succulent)........................................... 0.5
Peppers.................................................... 0.5
Poultry, fat............................................... 0.05
Poultry, mbyp.............................................. 0.05
Poultry, meat.............................................. 0.05
Safflower, seed............................................ 0.5
Sheep, fat................................................. 0.05
Sheep, mbyp................................................ 0.05
Sheep, meat................................................ 0.05
Spinach.................................................... 3
Squash, summer............................................. 0.5
Strawberries............................................... 1
Swiss chard................................................ 3
Tangerines................................................. 3
Walnuts.................................................... 0.5
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(2) A tolerance of 0.5 part per million is established for the
pesticide naled in or on all raw agricultural commodities, except those
otherwise listed in this section, from use of the pesticide for area
pest (mosquito and fly).
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
y. By revising Sec. 180.217 to read as follows:
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Sec. 180.217 Ammoniates for [ethylenebis-(dithiocarbamato)] zinc and
ethylenebis [dithiocarbamic acid] bimolecular and trimolecular cyclic
anhydrosulfides and disulfides; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of a fungicide
that is a mixture of 5.2 parts by weight of ammoniates of [ethylenebis
(dithiocarbamato)] zinc with 1 part by weight ethylenebis
[dithiocarbamic acid] bimolecular and trimolecular cyclic
anhydrosulfides and disulfides, calculated as zinc
ethylenebisdithiocarbamate, in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities as follows:
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Commodity Parts per million
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Apples............................................... 2
Potatoes............................................. 0.5
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
z. In Sec. 180.220, by amending paragraph (a) to add a paragraph
heading and amending the table therein by removing the entries for
pineapples; pineapples, fodder; and pineapples, forage; by removing and
reserving with a heading paragraph (b); and adding and reserving with
headings parargraphs (c) and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.220 Atrazine; tolerances for residues
(a) General. * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
aa. By revising Sec. 180.222 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.222 Prometryn; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
herbicide prometryn (2,4-bis(isopropylamino)-6-methylthio-s-triazine)
in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Celery..................................................... 0.5
Corn, grain................................................ 0.25
Cotton..................................................... 1
Cottonseed................................................. 0.25
Pigeon peas................................................ 0.25
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(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registration. Tolerances with regional
registration, as defined in Sec. 180.1(n), are established for residues
of the herbicide prometryn (2,4-bis(isopropylamino-6-methylthio-s-
triazine) in or on the following raw agricultural commodity:
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Dill........................................................ 0.3
Parsley..................................................... 0.1
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(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
bb. By revising Sec. 180.229 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.229 Fluometuron; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. A tolerance is established for negligible residues of
the herbicide fluometuron (1,1-dimethyl-3-
(,,-trifluoro-m-tolyl)urea) in or on the
following raw agricultural commodity:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity Parts per million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cottonseed..................................... 0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
cc. By revising Sec. 180.231 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.231 Dichlobenil; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined negligible
residues of the herbicide dichlobenil (2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile) and
its metabolite 2,6-dichlorobenzoic acid in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity Parts per million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Almond hulls................................... 0.15
Apples......................................... 0.15
Avocados....................................... 0.15
Blackberries................................... 0.15
Blueberries.................................... 0.15
Citrus......................................... 0.15
Cranberries.................................... 0.15
Figs........................................... 0.15
Grapes......................................... 0.15
Mangoes........................................ 0.15
Nuts........................................... 0.15
Pears.......................................... 0.15
Raspberries.................................... 0.15
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
dd. In Sec. 180.235, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a
paragraph heading and designating the text after the heading as
paragraph (a)(1), and in the table therein by removing the entries for
cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, and tomatoes; redesignating paragraph (b)
as paragraph (a)(2); and adding and reserving with headings new
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.235 2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate; tolerances for
residues.
(a) General. (1) * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved].
Sec. 180.242 [Amended]
ee. In Sec. 180.242, by amending the table in paragraph (a)(1) by
removing the entry for grapes.
Sec. 180.254 [Amended]
ff. In Sec. 180.254, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
removing the entries for peanuts and peanuts, hulls.
gg. By revising Sec. 180.258 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.258 Ametryn; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
desiccant and herbicide (2-ethylamino)-4-(isopropylamino)-6-
(methylthio)-s-triazine in or on the following raw agricultural
commodity:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bananas.................................................... 0.25
Corn, fodder............................................... 0.5
Corn, forage............................................... 0.5
Corn, fresh (inc. sweet K+CWHR)............................ 0.25
Corn, grain................................................ 0.25
Pineapples................................................. 0.25
Pineapples, fodder......................................... 0.25
Pineapples, forage......................................... 0.25
Sugarcane.................................................. 0.25
Sugarcane, fodder.......................................... 0.25
Sugarcane, forage.......................................... 0.25
Taniers.................................................... 0.25
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Yams....................................................... 0.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with
regional registration, as defined in Sec. l80.1(n), are established for
the residues of ametryn in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cassava, root.............................................. 0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
hh. In Sec. 180.261, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new
paragraph heading and removing from the table therein the entry for
tomatoes; redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph (c) and adding a new
paragraph heading to newly designated (c); and adding and reserving
with headings new paragraphs (b) and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.261 Phosmet; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. * * *
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
ii. In Sec. 180.262, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new
paragraph heading and removing from the table therein the entries for
soybeans; soybeans, forage; and soybeans, hay; redesignating paragraph
(b) as paragraph (c) and adding a new paragraph heading to newly
designated (c); and adding and reserving with headings new paragraphs
(b) and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.262 Ethoprop; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. * * *
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
jj. In Sec. 180.294, by amending the table in paragraph (a) by
revising the entries for apples; apricots; cherries; nectarines;
peaches; pears; and plums (including fresh prunes) to read as follow:
Sec. 180.294 Benomyl; tolerances for residues.
(a) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity Parts per million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apples (PRE-H)................................. 7.0
Apricots (PRE-H)............................... 15.0
* * * * *
Cherries (PRE-H)............................... 15.0
* * * * *
Nectarines (PRE-H)............................. 15.0
* * * * *
Peaches (PRE-H)................................ 15.0
* * * * *
Pears (PRE-H).................................. 7.0
* * * * *
Plums (fresh prunes) (PRE-H)................... 15.0
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
Sec. 180.297 [Amended]
kk. By revising Sec. 180.297 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.297 N-1-Naphthylphthalamic acid; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
herbicide N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid from application of its sodium
salt in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cantaloupe................................................. 0.1 (N)
Cucumbers.................................................. 0.1 (N)
Muskmelons................................................. 0.1 (N)
Watermelons................................................ 0.1 (N)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
ll. In Sec. 180.298, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new
paragraph heading and designating the text after the heading as
paragraph (a)(1) and removing from the table therein the entries for
clover; clover, hay; and potatoes; redesignating paragraph (b) as
paragraph (a)(2); adding a paragraph heading to paragraph (c); and
adding and reserving with headings new paragraphs (b) and (d) to read
as follows:
Sec. 180.298 Methidathion; tolerances for residues
(a) General. (1) * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. * * *
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Sec. 180.314 [Amended]
mm. In Sec. 180.314, by amending paragraph (a) by removing from the
table therein the entries for grass, canary, annual, seed; and grass,
canary, annual, straw.
nn. By revising Sec. 180.319 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.319 Interim tolerances.
While petitions for tolerances for negligible residues are pending
and until action is completed on these petitions, interim tolerances
are established for residues of the listed pesticide chemicals in or on
the following raw agricultural commodities:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tolerance in parts per Raw agricultural
Chemical Use million commodity
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carbaryl (1-naphthyl N- Insecticide............ 0.5................... Eggs
methylcarbamate and its metabolite
1-naphthol, calculated as carbaryl.
Coordination product of zinc ion and Fungicide.............. 1 (Calculated as zinc Potatoes
maneb. ethylenebisdithio-
carbamate).
Endothall (7-oxabicyclo-(2.2.1) Herbicide.............. 0.2................... Sugar beets
heptane 2, 3-dicarboxylic acid).
Isopropyl carbanilate (IPC)......... Herbicide.............. 5..................... Hay of alfalfa, clover,
and grass
2..................... Alfalfa, clover, and
grass
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0.1................... Flaxseed, lentils,
lettuce, peas, safflower
seed, spinach, and sugar
beets (roots and tops)
0.05.................. Eggs; milk; and the meat
fat, and meat byproducts
of cattle, goats, hogs,
horses, poultry, and
sheep
Isopropyl m-chlorocarbanilate (CIPC) ......do............... 0.3................... Spinach
0.05.................. Milk; meat, fat, and meat
byproducts of cattle,
hogs, horses, and sheep
Parathion (O,O-diethyl-O-p- ......do............... 0.5................... Rye
nitrophenythiophosphate) or its
methyl homolog.
Pentachloronitrobenzene............. Fungicide.............. 1..................... Peanuts
0.1................... Beans, broccoli, brussels
sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower, garlic,
peppers, potatoes,
tomatoes.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec. 180.320 [Removed]
oo. By removing Sec. 180.320.
Sec. 180.330 [Amended]
pp. In Sec. 180.330, by amending paragraph (a) by removing from the
table therein the entries for blackberries; raspberries; peas; peas,
forage; peas, hay; and potatoes.
qq. By revising Sec. 180.341 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.341 2,4-Dinitro-6-octylphenyl crotonate and 2,6-dinitro-4-
octylphenyl crotonate; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined negligible
residues of a fungicide and insecticide that is a mixture of 2,4-
dinitro-6-octylphenyl crotonate and 2,6-dinitro-4-octylphenyl crotonate
in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apples..................................................... 0.1
Grapes..................................................... 0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
rr. By revising Sec. 180.346 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.346 Oxadiazon; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues
of the herbicide oxadiazon (2-tert-butyl-4-(2,4-dichloro-5-
isopropoxyphenyl)-21,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-one) and its
metabolites (2-tert-butyl-4-(2,4-dichloro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-
21,3,-4-oxadiazolin-5-one and 2-carboxyiso- propyl-
4-(4-dichloro)-5-isopropoxyphenyl)-2-1,3,4-
oxadiazolin-5-one) in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity Parts per million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat.................................... 0.01(N)
Cattle, mbyp................................... 0.01(N)
Cattle, meat................................... 0.01(N)
Goats, fat..................................... 0.01(N)
Goats, mbyp.................................... 0.01(N)
Goats, meat.................................... 0.01(N)
Hogs, fat...................................... 0.01(N)
Hogs, mbyp..................................... 0.01(N)
Hogs, meat..................................... 0.01(N)
Horses, fat.................................... 0.01(N)
Horses, mbyp................................... 0.01(N)
Horses, meat................................... 0.01(N)
Milk fat (reflecting negligible residues in
milk)......................................... 0.1
Rice straw..................................... 0.2(N)
Sheep, fat..................................... 0.01(N)
Sheep, mbyp.................................... 0.01(N)
Sheep, meat.................................... 0.01(N)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Sec. 180.349 [Amended]
ss. In Sec. 180.349, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a new
paragraph heading and designating the text after the heading as
paragraph (a)(1) and removing from the table therein the entries for
cocoa beans and soybeans; redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph
(a)(2); adding a new paragraph heading to paragraph (c); and adding and
reserving with headings new paragraphs (b) and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.349 Ethyl 3-methyl-4-(methylthio)phenyl (1-methylethyl)
phosphoramidate; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. (1) * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. * * *
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
tt. In Sec. 180.350, by amending paragraph (a) by adding a
paragraph heading and removing from the table therein the entry for
cottonseed; removing the existing text under paragraph (b) then
reserving with a heading paragraph (b); and adding and reserving with
headings paragraphs (c) and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.350 Nitrapyrin; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. * * *
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Secs. 180.358 and 180.366 [Removed]
uu. By removing Secs. 180.358 and 180.366.
vv. By revising Sec. 180.370 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.370 5-Ethoxy-3-(trichloromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole;
tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
fungicide 5-ethoxy-3-(trichloromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazole and its
monoacid metabolite 3-carboxy-5-ethoxy-1,2,4-thiadiazole in or on the
following raw agricultural commodities:
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts per
Commodity million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle, fat.................................................. .10
Cattle, mbyp................................................. .10
Cattle, meat................................................. .10
Corn, field, grain........................................... .05
Corn, fodder................................................. .10
Corn, forage................................................. .10
Cottonseed................................................... .20
Eggs......................................................... .05
Goats, fat................................................... .10
Goats, mbyp.................................................. .10
Goats, meat.................................................. .10
Hogs, fat.................................................... .10
Hogs, mbyp................................................... .10
Hogs, meat................................................... .10
Horses, fat.................................................. .10
Horses, mbyp................................................. .10
Horses, meat................................................. .10
Milk......................................................... .05
Poultry, fat................................................. .10
Poultry, mbyp................................................ .10
Poultry, meat................................................ .10
Sheep, fat................................................... .10
Sheep, mbyp.................................................. .10
Sheep, meat.................................................. .10
Tomatoes..................................................... .15
Wheat, forage................................................ .10
Wheat, grain................................................. .05
Wheat, straw................................................. .10
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Sec. 180.374 [Removed]
ww. By removing Sec. 180.374.
xx. By revising Sec. 180.385 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.385 Diclofop-methyl; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for the combined residues
of the herbicide diclofop-methyl (methyl 2-[4-(2,4-
dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoate) and its metabolites, 2-[4-(2,4-
dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoic acid and 2-[4-(2,4-dichloro-5-
hydroxyphenoxy)phenoxy]propanoic acid, in or on the following raw
agricultural commodities:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity Parts per million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barley, grain.................................. 0.1
Barley, straw.................................. 0.1
Wheat, grain................................... 0.1
Wheat, straw................................... 0.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]
Secs. 180.386 and 180.387 [Removed]
yy. By removing Secs. 180.386 and 180.387.
Sec. 180.410 [Amended]
zz. In Sec. 180.410, by amending paragraph (a) in the table therein
by removing the entries for almonds; almond, hulls; apricots; peaches;
and plums (fresh prunes).
Sec. 180.416 [Amended]
aaa. In Sec. 180.416, by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.416 Ethalfluralin; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
herbicide ethalfluralin [N-ethyl-N-(2-methyl-2-propenyl)-2,6-dinitro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine] in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commodity Parts per million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beans, dry..................................... 0.05
Cucurbits vegetable group...................... 0.05
Goats, fat..................................... 0.05
Goats, mbyp.................................... 0.05
Goats, meat.................................... 0.05
Peanuts........................................ 0.05
Peas, dry...................................... 0.05
Soy beans...................................... 0.05
Sunflower seed................................. 0.05
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
PART 186--[AMENDED]
2. In part 186:
a. The authority citation for part 186 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 342, 348, and 371.
Sec. 186.2325 [Removed]
b. By removing Sec. 186.2325.
Sec. 186.3000 [Removed]
c. By removing Sec. 186.3000.
[FR Doc. 98-2722 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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