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COMPANY FEDERAL REGISTER DOCUMENT SUBMISSION TEMPLATE

(1/1/2005)

EPA Registration Division contact: Pauline Wagner, 703-308-6164

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to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane; the 1,2-epoxyalkane is either
1,2-epoxydodecane, 1,2-epoxyhexadecane or 1,2-epoxyoctadecane in a
pesticide. EPA has determined that the petition contains data or
information regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the
FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of the
petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the
petition.

                                      

BASF Corporation is petitioning that Polymer of
2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane, methyloxirane,
1,2-epoxyalkane be exempt from the requirement of a tolerance based upon
the definition of a low risk polymer under 40 CFR 723.250(e).



1.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane is a polymer as defined by 40 CFR
723.250(2)(b).   It is composed of at least 3 monomer units and 1 other
reactant.

2.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane consists of a simple weight majority of
the polymer molecules.   The monomer sequences form uninterrupted
strings in the polymer and distribution of the molecular weight of the
polymer is due largely to the number of monomer units in the individual
molecules.

3.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane consists of a number average molecular
weight greater than 10,000 daltons, with 0% of its oligomeric material
weighing below 500 daltons and <0.1% of its oligomeric material weighing
less than 1,000 daltons.

4.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane will not become cationic in an aquatic
environment.   It contains no moieties capable of obtaining a cationic
charge.

5.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen; therefore, it meets the criteria of elemental composition. 
Namely it must be composed of at least two of the following elements
(and no other elements than those listed): carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.  

6.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane is not designed nor reasonably expected
to degrade, decompose, or depolymerize under normal use conditions.

7.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane is composed of molecules that are listed
on the TSCA Inventory or manufactured under an applicable TSCA section 5
exemption.

8.     Polymer of 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane,
methyloxirane, 1,2-epoxyalkane is not a water-absorbing polymer, i.e.,
it does not absorb its weight in water.



There are no CODEX maximum residue limits established for Polymer of
2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, oxirane, methyloxirane,
1,2-epoxyalkane in or on crops or commodities at this time.

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