UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460

																																							OFFICE OF PREVENTION, PESTICIDES

																																							AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

MEMORANDUM

	31-December-2008

Subject: 	Metolachlor/S-Metolachlor:  Docket ID Number:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0445, Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 152 / Wednesday,
August 08, 2007 / Proposed Rules, Proposed Rule To Modify Certain
Tolerances For The Herbicide.

		

PC Code: 108800	DP Barcodes:  D308245 and D308245.ME1.doc 

Decision No.: 348979	Registration No.:  None

Petition No.: None	Regulatory Action: None

Risk Assessment Type: None	Case No.:  None

TXR No.: None	CAS No.: 51218-45-2 / 87392-12-9

MRID Nos.: None	40 CFR: 180.368 



From:		P. Yvonne Barnes, Chemist

		Reregistration Action Branch II

		Health Effects Division (7509P)

Through:		Felecia A. Fort, Chief

		Reregistration Action Branch II

		Health Effects Division (7509P)

To:		Jane Scott-Smith		

								Special Review and Reregistration Division 

		Registration Division (7505P)

Conclusion: 

The Agency issued a response to public comments on the FR notice of the
proposed rule, excerpted below, to modify certain tolerances for the
herbicide Metolachlor/S-Metolachlor (D308245, P. Yvonne Barnes,
06-November-2008).  These reassessed tolerances have been determined to
also apply to Metolachlor. 

ACTION REQUESTED:

Indicate that the tolerance reassessments issued in the memo (DP
Barcode: D308245 dated 11/06/2008) are applicable to Metolachlor.

Background

As previously stated:  THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, under 40 CFR
Part 180, issued [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0445; FRL–8138–8] on
Acephate, Chlorpyrifos, Fenbutatin-Oxide (Hexakis), Metolachlor, MCPA,
Pyrethrins and Triallate, Proposed Tolerance Actions: Proposed Rule for
public comment in the Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 152 / Wednesday,
August 08, 2007 / Proposed Rules.  

An excerpt highlighting the main issues from the FR notice is provided
for reference 	below:  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY {40 CFR Part 180,
[EPA-HQ-	OPP-2007-0445; FRL-8138-8]}:   EPA is proposing to revoke
certain tolerances for the 	herbicide metolachlor… Also, EPA is
proposing to modify certain tolerances for the 	herbicide metolachlor…
In addition, EPA is proposing to establish new tolerances for 	the
herbicides metolachlor… The regulatory actions proposed in this
document are in 	follow-up to the Agency's reregistration program under
the Federal Insecticide, 	Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and
tolerance reassessment program under the 	Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q).  [[Page 44443]] 5. 	Metolachlor
(including S-Metolachlor). The Agency is also revising the commodity 
terminology for certain tolerances to current Agency practice.
Therefore, EPA proposes 	transferring tolerances from 40 CFR 180.368(a)
(1) to a new section designated 40 CFR 	180.368 (d) (1) for the combined
residues (free and bound) of the herbicide metolachlor. 	[[Page 44444]]
EPA is revising commodity terminology to current Agency practice. The 
current terminology for seed and pod vegetables (except soybean) crop
group is 	vegetable, legume, edible podded, subgroup 6A; pea and bean,
succulent shelled, 	subgroup 6B; and pea and bean, dried shelled, except
soybean, subgroup 6C.

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