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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8827-5]

 
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for 
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial 
filings 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 July 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown 
in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
     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 Facility'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 (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number and the 
pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this 
document. 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 at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 form. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket 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 (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone 
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide 
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at 
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

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).

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     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.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

     EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed 
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 174 or 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 the data or 
information prescribed 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 can make a final determination 
on these pesticide petitions.
     Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions 
that are the subject of 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.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), 
EPA is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an 
opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food 
commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained 
through the petition summary referenced in this unit.

New Tolerances

    1. PP 0E7704. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Interregional Research 
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 681 US Highway 1 South, North 
Brunswick, NJ 08902, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the insecticide thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-
pyridinyl)methyl]-2-thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide), in or on fruit, 
stone, group 12 at 0.5 parts per million (ppm). The analytical method 
for determining residues in stone fruit and peppers is specific for 
thiacloprid and metabolites containing the intact thiazolidine ring and 
utilizes high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with 
electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-detection. Thiacloprid 
and its metabolites are stable in peppers and stone fruit commodities 
for at least 10 months when the commodities are frozen. Contact: Andrew 
Ertman, (703) 308-9367, e-mail address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
    2. PP 0F7685. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 
New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to 
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
insecticide flubendiamide, (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 artichoke, globe, flower head at 1.6 ppm; low growing berry 
subgroup, crop subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry at 1.5 ppm; peanut, 
hay at 60 ppm; peanut, meal at 0.032 ppm; peanut, nutmeat at 0.02 ppm; 
peanut, refined oil at 0.04 ppm; pistachio at 0.06 ppm; small fruit 
vine climbing subgroup except fuzzy kiwifruit, crop subgroup 13-07F at 
1.4 ppm; sorghum, grain, grain at 5.0 ppm; sugarcane, cane at 0.30 ppm; 
sunflower, seed at 4.5 ppm; and turnip, greens at 25 ppm. Independently 
validated, analytical methods for crop matrices have been submitted for 
measuring flubendiamide. Typically, plant matrices samples are 
extracted, concentrated, and quantified by liquid chromatography/MS/MS 
(LC/MS/MS) using deuterated internal standards. Contact: Carmen Rodia, 
(703) 306-0327, e-mail address: rodia.carmen@epa.gov.
    3. PP 0F7688. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0387). Gowan Company, 370 South Main 
Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, proposes to establish tolerances at 40 CFR part 
180.484 for residues of the fungicide flutolanil [N-[3-(1-methylethoxy) 
phenyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide], in or on beet, sugar at 0.5 ppm 
and beet, sugar, tops at 25 ppm. Residues of flutolanil and its M-4 
metabolite in

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sugar beet roots, sugar beet tops, and processed commodities were 
quantitated by HPLC employing tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) 
detection. The analytical method used was the Xenos Analytical Method: 
XAM-65, entitled ``LC/MS Determination of Flutolanil and its Metabolite 
(M-4) in Cotton Seed and Corn Grain,'' dated December 18, 2000 with 
modifications dated January 20, 2009. Contact: Lisa Jones, (703) 308-
9424, e-mail address: jones.lisa@epa.gov.
     4. PP 0F7691. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0250). Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 
12014, 2 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 
proposes to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
insecticide spiromesifen; 2-oxo-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-
oxaspiro(4,4)non-3-en-4-yl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate, and its enol 
metabolite; 4-hydroxy-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4,4]non-3-
en-2-one calculated as parent compound equivalents, in or on sorghum, 
grain at 0.8 ppm; sorghum, fodder at 1.3 ppm; sorghum, forage at 9.0 
ppm; sorghum, aspirated grain fraction at 11.0 ppm; wheat, grain and 
the corresponding processed fractions flour, middlings, shorts, germ 
and bran at 0.1 ppm; wheat, forage at 19.0 ppm; wheat, hay at 16.0 ppm; 
wheat, straw at 4.5 ppm; and wheat, aspirated grain fraction at 30.0 
ppm. Adequate analytical methodology using liquid chromatography/MS/MS 
(LC/MS/MS) detection is available for enforcement purposes. Contact: 
Jennifer Gaines, (703) 305-5967, e-mail address: 
gaines.jennifer@epa.gov.
    5. PP 0F7706. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. 
W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to 
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
insecticide thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-
thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide), in or on pepper (bell and non-bell) at 
1.1 ppm. The analytical method for determining residues in stone fruit 
and peppers is specific for thiacloprid and metabolites containing the 
intact thiazolidine ring and utilizes HPLC with electrospray tandem 
mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-detection. Thiacloprid and its metabolites 
are stable in peppers and stone fruit commodities for at least 10 
months when the commodities are frozen. Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 
308-9367, e-mail address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
    6. PP 0F7707. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0324). Syngenta Crop Protection, 
Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, proposes to establish 
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide 
thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl) methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-
nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine) (CAS Reg. No. 153719-23-4) and its 
metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-
guanidine], in or on alfalfa, forage at 0.05 ppm and alfalfa, hay at 
0.12 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., has submitted practical 
analytical methodology for detecting and measuring levels of 
thiamethoxam in or on raw agricultural commodities. This method is 
based on crop specific cleanup procedures and determination by liquid 
chromatography with either ultraviolet (UV) or MS detections. The limit 
of detection (LOD) for each analyte of this method is 1.25 nanogram 
(ng) injected for samples analyzed by UV and 0.25 ng injected for 
samples analyzed by MS, and the limit of quantification (LOQ) is 0.005 
ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm for all other substrates. 
Contact: Julie Chao, (703) 308-8735, e-mail address: 
chao.julie@epa.gov.
     7. PP 9F7528. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0672). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to establish a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide 
pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-
yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester and its metabolite methyl-
N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]o-tolyl] carbamate (BAS 500-
3), expressed as parent compound, in or on alfalfa, forage at 10.0 ppm 
and alfalfa, hay at 30.0 ppm; and new tolerances for pyraclostrobin, 
carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-
yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester) and its metabolites 
convertible to 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol (BAS 500-5) and 1-(3-
chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol (BAS 500-9), expressed as 
parent compound, in the animal commodities poultry, fat at 0.1 ppm; 
poultry, meat byproducts at 0.1 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.1 ppm; and eggs 
at 0.1 ppm. The method of analysis in plants is aqueous organic solvent 
extraction, column cleanup and quantitation by LC/MS/MS. The method of 
analysis in animals involves base hydrolysis, organic extraction, 
column cleanup and quantitation by LC/MS/MS or derivatization 
(methylation) followed by quantitation by gas chromatography/MS (GC/
MS). Contact: John Bazuin, (703) 305-7381, e-mail address: 
bazuin.john@epa.gov.

Amended Tolerances

    1. PP 0F7706. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0311). Bayer CropScience LLC, 2 T. 
W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, proposes to amend 
40 CFR 180.594 for residues of thiacloprid by revising the tolerance 
expression under (a) to read: Tolerances are established for residues 
of thiacloprid, including its metabolites and degradates. Compliance 
with the tolerance levels specified is to be determined by measuring 
only thiacloprid ([3-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-
thiazolidinylidene] cyanamide). Contact: Andrew Ertman, (703) 308-9367, 
e-mail address: ertman.andrew@epa.gov.
     2. PP 0F7685. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 
New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to 
amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.639 for residues of the insecticide 
flubendiamide (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 
alfalfa, forage at 25.0 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 65.0 ppm; Brassica, head 
and stem, subgroup 5A at 4.0 ppm; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B 
at 25.0 ppm; cattle, fat at 0.8 ppm; cattle, kidney at 0.4 ppm; cattle, 
liver at 0.4 ppm; cattle, muscle at 0.1 ppm; eggs at 0.7 ppm; goat, fat 
at 0.8 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.4 ppm; goat, liver at 0.4 ppm; goat, 
muscle at 0.1 ppm; grain, aspirated fractions at 215.0 ppm; hog, fat at 
0.15 ppm; hog, kidney at 0.06 ppm; hog, liver at 0.06 ppm; hog, muscle 
at 0.02 ppm; horse, fat at 0.8 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.4 ppm; horse, 
liver at 0.4 ppm; horse, muscle at 0.1 ppm; milk at 0.2 ppm; poultry, 
fat at 3.0 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.8 ppm; poultry, muscle at 0.1 ppm; 
sheep, fat at 0.8 ppm; sheep, kidney at 0.4 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.4 
ppm; sheep, muscle at 0.1 ppm; sorghum, grain, forage at 13.0 ppm; and 
sorghum, grain, stover at 18.0 ppm. Independently validated, analytical 
methods for crop matrices have been submitted for measuring 
flubendiamide. Typically, plant matrices samples are extracted, 
concentrated, and quantified by liquid chromatography/MS/MS (LC/MS/MS) 
using deuterated internal standards. Contact: Carmen Rodia, (703) 306-
0327, e-mail address: rodia.carmen@epa.gov.
    3. PP 0F7696. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0385). Syngenta Crop Protection, 
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27409, proposes to amend the tolerance 
in 40 CFR 180.532 for residues of the fungicide cyprodinil 2-
pyrimidinamine, 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl, in or on fruit, pome, 
group 11 from 0.1 ppm to 1.7 ppm. Syngenta Crop Protection has 
developed and validated analytical methodology for enforcement 
purposes. This method (Syngenta Crop Protection

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Method AG-631B) has passed an Agency petition method validation for 
several commodities and is currently the enforcement method for 
cyprodinil. An extensive database of method validation data using this 
method on various crop commodities is available. Contact: Lisa Jones, 
(703) 308-9424, e-mail address: jones.lisa@epa.gov.

New Tolerance Exemptions

     1. PP 0E7693. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0330). FBSciences, Inc., 153 N. 
Main Street, Ste. 100, Collierville, TN 38017, proposes to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-methyl-
2,4-pentanediol (CAS Reg. No. 107-41-5) when used as a pesticide inert 
ingredient in pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no 
analytical method is needed because an exemption from the requirement 
of a tolerance is requested, therefore no field residue studies are 
required. Contact: Lisa Austin, (703) 305-7894, e-mail address: 
austin.lisa@epa.gov.
     2. PP 0E7699. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0275). Croda Inc., EPA Company No. 
86095, 315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720, proposes to establish an 
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 
polymerized fatty acid esters with aminoalcohol alkoxylates (PFAEAA) 
under 40 CFR 180.910 pre- and post-harvest uses and 40 CFR 180.930 
animal uses when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 
formulations, including: (CAS Registration No. (CAS RN's)) supported 
under the following tolerance exemption descriptor ``Fatty acids, 
unsaturated, dimers and/or trimers, esters with [alpha]-
alkylaminoalkyl-[omega]-hydroxy poly (oxyethylene) or [alpha]-
alkylaminoalkyl-[omega]-hydroxy poly (oxyethylene) poly (oxypropylene) 
copolymers where the poly (oxyethylene) content is 10-30 moles and the 
poly (oxypropylene) content is 0-20 moles, the resulting alkoxylated 
aminoalcohol esters are derived and limited to 2-(N,N-Dimethyl) 
aminoethanol, 2-(N,N-Dimethyl) aminopropanol, 2-(N,N-Diethyl) 
aminoethanol, 2-(N,N-Diethyl) aminopropanol, 2-Hydroxyethylmorpholine, 
and 2-Hydroxyethylpiperidine and have a minimum molecular weight (in 
amu) of 1,200'':
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-38-9).
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 
fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-42-5).
Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-72-1).
Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 
fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-75-4).
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-49-2).
Dimethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 
fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-17-7).
 Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-81-2).
Diethylaminoethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products with 
fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173188-83-4).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-00-8).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 
with fatty acid dimers ( CAS Reg. No. 1173189-06-4).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-20-2).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 
with fatty acid dimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-22-4).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-09-7).
Hydroxyethylmorpholine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 
with fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-17-7).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, reaction products with fatty acid 
trimers (CAS Reg. No. 1173189-25-7).
Hydroxyethylpiperidine, ethoxylated, propoxylated, reaction products 
with fatty acid trimers (CAS Reg. No.1173189-28-0).
    The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because it 
is not required for the establishment of a tolerance exemption for 
polymeric inert ingredients. Contact: Deirdre Sunderland, (703) 603-
0851, e-mail address: sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov.
    3. PP 0E7702. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0272). Clariant Corporation, 625 E. 
Catawba Ave, Mt. Holly, NC 28120, proposes to establish an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, 
2-methyl-, C12-16-alkyl esters, telomers with 1-
dodecanethiol, polyethylene-polypropylene glycol ether with propylene 
glycol monomethacrylate (1:1), and styrene 2,2 -(1,2-diazenediyl)bis[2-
methylbutanenitrile]-initiated (CAS Reg. No. 950207-35-9) under 40 CFR 
180.960 when used as a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 
formulations. Clariant Corporation, is petitioning that 2-Propenoic 
acid, 2-methyl-, C12-16-alkyl esters, telomers 
with 1-dodecanethiol, polyethylene-polypropylene glycol ether with 
propylene glycol monomethacrylate (1:1), and styrene, 2,2'-(1,2-
diazenediyl)bis[2-methylbutanenitrile]-initiated be exempt from the 
requirement of a tolerance based upon the definition of a low-risk 
polymer under 40 CFR 723.250. Therefore, an analytical method to 
determine residues on treated crops is not relevant. Contact: Elizabeth 
Fertich, (703) 347-8560, e-mail address: fertich.elizabeth@epa.gov.
    4. PP 9E7538. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0066). Croda Inc., 315 Cherry Lane, 
New Castle, DE 19720, proposes to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of alkoxylated glycerides used 
to formulate pesticides applied to growing crops or to raw commodities 
after harvest. Croda Inc., is petitioning that alkoxylated glycerides 
be exempt from the requirement of a tolerance based upon their 
compliance with the low risk polymer criteria per 40 CFR 723.250. 
Therefore, an analytical method to determine residues in raw 
agricultural commodities has not been proposed. No residue chemistry 
data or environmental fate data are presented in the petition as the 
Agency does not generally require some or all of the listed studies to 
rule on the exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for a low 
risk polymer inert ingredient. Contact: Kerry Leifer, (703) 308-8811, 
e-mail address: leifer.kerry@epa.gov.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: May 28, 2010.
 Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 2010-13689 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]
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