
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28444-28448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11204]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0863; FRL-9909-17]


Amine Salts of Alkyl (C8-C24) 
Benzenesulfonic Acid (Dimethylaminopropylamine, Isopropylamine, Mono-, 
Di-, and Triethanolamine); Exemption From the Requirement of a 
Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation amends two exemptions from the requirement of 
a tolerance for residues of diethanolamine salts of alkyl 
(C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid (not to exceed 7% 
of pesticidal formulations) and two exemptions from the requirement of 
a tolerance for residues of dimethylaminopropylamine, isopropylamine, 
ethanolamine, and triethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-
C24) benzenesulfonic acid (without limitation), herein 
referred to collectively as amine salts of alkyl (C8-
C24) benzenesulfonic acid (dimethylaminopropylamine, 
isopropylamine, mono-, di-, and triethanolamine), or ASABSA, when used 
as inert ingredients applied to growing crops and to animals. The Joint 
Inerts Task Force Cluster Support Team 8 (JITF CST 8) c/o Huntsman 
Corp., submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting amendment of two existing exemptions 
from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the 
need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of ASABSA.

DATES: This regulation is effective May 16, 2014. Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 15, 2014, and 
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR 
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0863, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Rossi, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.

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. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR 
part 180 through the Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a 
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a 
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided 
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0863 in the subject line on the first 
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must 
be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before 
July 15, 2014. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections and 
hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the 
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of 
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for 
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential 
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without 
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing 
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0863, by one of 
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Petition for Exemption

    In the Federal Register of August 5, 2009 (74 FR 38924) (FRL-8430-
2), EPA issued a final rule announcing the establishment of a tolerance 
exemption pursuant to a pesticide petition (PP 8E7472) by the Joint 
Inerts Task Force Cluster Support Team 8 (JITF CST 8) c/o CropLife 
America, 1156 15th St. NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. The 
petition requested that 40 CFR 180.920 and 180.930 be amended by 
establishing exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of diethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-
C24) benzenesulfonic acid and dimethylaminopropylamine, 
isopropylamine, ethanolamine, and triethanolamine salts of alkyl 
(C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid when used as inert 
ingredients (surfactants) in pesticide formulations applied to growing 
crops and animals. The current petition seeks to expand the exemptions 
for ASABSA

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by adding additional chemicals identified by Chemical Abstract Service 
Registry Numbers (CAS Reg. Nos.).
    In the Federal Register of June 5, 2013 (78 FR 33785) (FRL-9386-2), 
EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a, 
announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 2E8087) by the Joint 
Inerts Task Force, Cluster Support Team 8, (JITF CST 8), c/o Huntsman 
Corp., 8600 Gosling Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77381. The petition 
requested that 40 CFR 180.920 and 180.930 be amended by modifying two 
exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 
diethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-C24) 
benzenesulfonic acid (not to exceed 7% of pesticide formulation) to 
include CAS Reg. Nos. 67815-95-6, 67889-94-5, 67889-95-6, 68259-34-7, 
68478-47-7, 68567-68-0, 68815-34-9, 68815-37-2, 68891-02-1, 84989-15-1, 
85338-09-6, 90194-39-1, 90194-40-4, and 90218-08-9 and two exemptions 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 
dimethylaminopropylamine, isopropylamine, ethanolamine, and 
triethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-C24) 
benzenesulfonic acid (without limitation) to include CAS Reg. Nos. 
3088-30-0, 12068-12-1, 26836-07-7, 58089-99-9, 61886-59-7, 61931-76-8, 
67924-05-4, 68110-32-7, 68259-35-8, 68442-72-8, 68567-69-1, 68815-30-5, 
68815-35-0, 68953-98-0, 70528-84-6, 72391-21-0, 84961-74-0, 85480-55-3, 
85480-56-4, 85995-82-0, 90194-54-0, 90194-55-1, 90218-09-0, 90218-11-4, 
96687-54-6, 99924-49-9, 121617-08-1, and 193562-36-6. That document 
referenced a summary of the petition prepared by JITF CST 8, the 
petitioner, which is available in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov. There were no comments received in response to the 
notice of filing.
    In this petition, the JITF CST 8 claims that the requested chemical 
CAS Reg. Nos. listed in Unit II. should be covered by the published 
tolerance exemptions for ASABSA and that no further data or review is 
required to amend the existing tolerance exemption to include the 
additional CAS Reg. Nos.
    Based upon review of the data supporting the petition, EPA has 
confirmed that the requested CAS Reg. Nos. are appropriately added to 
the currently approved respective descriptors for ASABSA.

III. Inert Ingredient Definition

    Inert ingredients are all ingredients that are not active 
ingredients as defined in 40 CFR 153.125 and include, but are not 
limited to, the following types of ingredients (except when they have a 
pesticidal efficacy of their own): Solvents such as alcohols and 
hydrocarbons; surfactants such as polyoxyethylene polymers and fatty 
acids; carriers such as clay and diatomaceous earth; thickeners such as 
carrageenan and modified cellulose; wetting, spreading, and dispersing 
agents; propellants in aerosol dispensers; microencapsulating agents; 
and emulsifiers. The term ``inert'' is not intended to imply 
nontoxicity; the ingredient may or may not be chemically active. 
Generally, EPA has exempted inert ingredients from the requirement of a 
tolerance based on the low toxicity of the individual inert 
ingredients.

IV. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(c)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish an 
exemption from the requirement for a tolerance (the legal limit for a 
pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if EPA determines that 
the exemption is ``safe.'' Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines 
``safe'' to mean that ``there is a reasonable certainty that no harm 
will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue, 
including all anticipated dietary exposures and all other exposures for 
which there is reliable information.'' This includes exposure through 
drinking water and in residential settings, but does not include 
occupational exposure. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to 
give special consideration to exposure of infants and children to the 
pesticide chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure 
that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to 
infants and children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical 
residue. . . .''
    EPA establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance only 
in those cases where it can be clearly demonstrated that the risks from 
aggregate exposure to pesticide chemical residues under reasonably 
foreseeable circumstances will pose no appreciable risks to human 
health. In order to determine the risks from aggregate exposure to 
pesticide inert ingredients, the Agency considers the toxicity of the 
inert in conjunction with possible exposure to residues of the inert 
ingredient through food, drinking water, and through other exposures 
that occur as a result of pesticide use in residential settings. If EPA 
is able to determine that a finite tolerance is not necessary to ensure 
that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from 
aggregate exposure to the inert ingredient, an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance may be established.
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(A), and the factors 
specified in FFDCA section 408(c)(2)(B), EPA has reviewed the available 
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this 
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a 
determination on aggregate exposure for ASABSA including exposure 
resulting from the exemption amended by this action. EPA's assessment 
of exposures and risks associated with ASABSA follows.
    The Agency agrees with the petitioner that CAS Reg. Nos. 67815-95-
6, 67889-94-5, 67889-95-6, 68259-34-7, 68478-47-7, 68567-68-0, 68815-
34-9, 68815-37-2, 68891-02-1, 84989-15-1, 85338-09-6, 90194-39-1, 
90194-40-4, and 90218-08-9 are diethanolamine salts of alkyl 
(C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid similar to those 
present in the existing exemption.
    The Agency agrees with the petitioner that CAS Reg. Nos. 3088-30-0, 
12068-12-1, 26836-07-7, 58089-99-9, 61886-59-7, 61931-76-8, 67924-05-4, 
68110-32-7, 68259-35-8, 68442-72-8, 68567-69-1, 68815-30-5, 68815-35-0, 
68953-98-0, 70528-84-6, 72391-21-0, 84961-74-0, 85480-55-3, 85480-56-4, 
85995-82-0, 90194-54-0, 90194-55-1, 90218-09-0, 90218-11-4, 96687-54-6, 
99924-49-9, 121617-08-1, and 193562-36-6 are dimethylaminopropylamine, 
isopropylamine, ethanolamine, and triethanolamine salts of alkyl 
(C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid similar to those 
present in the existing exemption.
    In 2009, in establishing the exemptions for ASABSA, EPA assessed 
the safety generally using worst case exposure assumptions (74 FR 
38924) (FRL-8430-2). Based upon the review of the data supporting this 
petition, EPA has confirmed that the requested CAS Reg. Nos. are 
appropriately added to the currently approved descriptors. The 
requested CAS Reg. Nos. consist of compounds that are amine salts of 
alkyl (C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid 
(dimethylaminopropylamine, isopropylamine, mono-, di-, and 
triethanolamine). As such, the requested CAS Reg. Nos. fall within the 
existing tolerance exemption descriptors for diethanolamine salts of 
alkyl (C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid and 
dimethylaminopropylamine, isopropylamine, ethanolamine, and 
triethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-C24) 
benzenesulfonic acid given in 40 CFR 180.920 and 180.930.
    The Agency has determined that the proposed addition of the 
requested CAS Reg. Nos. is adequately supported by the existing data 
and assessment and that

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no additional data or review is required. Inclusion of the additional 
chemicals described in Unit IV. in the risk assessments for the ASABSA 
would in no way alter the prior risk assessments given the generic 
findings on toxicity and the worst case exposure assumptions used in 
those risk assessments. Accordingly, based on the findings in that 
earlier rule, EPA has determined that there is a reasonable certainty 
that no harm to any population subgroup, including infants and 
children, will result from aggregate exposure to ASABSA by including 
the additional chemicals described in Unit IV., under reasonably 
foreseeable circumstances. Therefore, the amendment to an existing 
requirement of a tolerance under 40 CFR 180.920, and 180.930 for 
residues of ASABSA to include the chemicals described in Unit IV. is 
safe under FFDCA section 408.

V. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    An analytical method is not required for enforcement purposes since 
the Agency is not establishing a numerical level of residues of 
diethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-C24) 
benzenesulfonic acid that cannot be exceeded in or on any food 
commodities. EPA is establishing a limitation on the amount of the 
diethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-C24) 
benzenesulfonic acid that may be used in pesticide formulations. That 
limitation will be enforced through the pesticide registration process 
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 
7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. EPA will not register any pesticide for sale or 
distribution that contains greater than 7% of the diethanolamine salts 
of alkyl (C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid by weight 
in the pesticide formulation.

VI. Conclusions

    Therefore, the exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance under 
40 CFR 180.920 and 180.930 for diethanolamine salts of alkyl 
(C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid (not to exceed 7% 
of pesticide formulations) and dimethylaminopropylamine, 
isopropylamine, ethanolamine, and triethanolamine salts of alkyl 
(C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid are amended to 
include the requested CAS Reg. Nos. when used as inert ingredients 
(surfactants) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops and to 
animals.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule establishes an exemption from the requirement for a 
tolerance in response to a petition submitted to the Agency under FFDCA 
section 408(d). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted 
these types of actions from review under Executive Order 12866, 
entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 
1993). Because this final rule has been exempted from review under 
Executive Order 12866, this final rule is not subject to Executive 
Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 
28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of 
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997). This final rule does not contain any 
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require any 
special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal 
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and 
Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis 
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the exemption in this 
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.), do not apply.
    This final rule directly regulates growers, food processors, food 
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this 
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and 
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions 
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that 
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or 
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government 
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between 
the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. Thus, the Agency has 
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled 
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this final rule. In addition, 
this final rule does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any 
unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would 
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant 
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement 
Act of 1995 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VIII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required 
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of 
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' 
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 7, 2014.
G. Jeffrey Herndon,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.


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2. In Sec.  180.920, revise the following inert ingredients in the 
table to read as follows:


Sec.  180.920  Inert ingredients used pre-harvest; exemptions from the 
requirement of a tolerance.

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       Inert ingredients              Limits                                    Uses
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Diethanolamine salts of alkyl   Not to exceed 7%   Surfactants, related adjuvants of surfactants.
 (C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid   of pesticide
 (CAS Reg. Nos. 26545-53-9,      formulation.
 67815-95-6, 67889-94-5, 67889-
 95-6, 68259-34-7, 68478-47-7,
 68567-68-0, 68815-34-9, 68815-
 37-2, 68891-02-1, 68953-97-9,
 84989-15-1, 85338-09-6, 90194-
 39-1, 90194-40-4, 90218-08-9).
 
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Dimethylaminopropylamine,       .................  Surfactants, related adjuvants of surfactants.
 isopropylamine, ethanolamine,
 and triethanolamine salts of
 alkyl (C8-C24)
 benzenesulfonic acid (CAS
 Reg. Nos. 3088-30-0, 12068-12-
 1, 26264-05-1, 26836-07-7,
 27323-41-7, 55470-69-4, 58089-
 99-9, 61886-59-7, 61931-76-8,
 67924-05-4, 68110-32-7, 68259-
 35-8, 68411-31-4, 68442-72-8,
 68567-69-1, 68584-24-7, 68584-
 25-8, 68648-81-7, 68648-96-4,
 68649-00-3, 68815-30-5, 68815-
 35-0, 68910-32-7, 68953-93-5,
 68953-98-0, 70528-84-6, 72391-
 21-0, 84961-74-0, 85480-55-3,
 85480-56-4, 85995-82-0, 90194-
 42-6, 90194-53-9, 90194-54-0,
 90194-55-1, 90218-09-0, 90218-
 11-4, 90218-35-2, 96687-54-6,
 99924-49-9, 121617-08-1,
 157966-96-6, 193562-36-6,
 319926-68-6, 877677-48-0,
 1093628-27-3).
 
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3. In Sec.  180.930, revise the following inert ingredients in the 
table to read as follows:


Sec.  180.930  Inert ingredients applied to animals; exemptions from 
the requirement of a tolerance.

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       Inert ingredients              Limits                                    Uses
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Diethanolamine salts of alkyl   Not to exceed 7%   Surfactants, related adjuvants of surfactants.
 (C8-C24) benzenesulfonic acid   of pesticide
 (CAS Reg. Nos. 26545-53-9,      formulation.
 67815-95-6, 67889-94-5, 67889-
 95-6, 68259-34-7, 68478-47-7,
 68567-68-0, 68815-34-9, 68815-
 37-2, 68891-02-1, 68953-97-9,
 84989-15-1, 85338-09-6, 90194-
 39-1, 90194-40-4, 90218-08-9).
 
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Dimethylaminopropylamine,       .................  Surfactants, related adjuvants of surfactants.
 isopropylamine, ethanolamine,
 and triethanolamine salts of
 alkyl (C8-C24)
 benzenesulfonic acid (CAS
 Reg. Nos. 3088-30-0, 12068-12-
 1, 26264-05-1, 26836-07-7,
 27323-41-7, 55470-69-4, 58089-
 99-9, 61886-59-7, 61931-76-8,
 67924-05-4, 68110-32-7, 68259-
 35-8, 68411-31-4, 68442-72-8,
 68567-69-1, 68584-24-7, 68584-
 25-8, 68648-81-7, 68648-96-4,
 68649-00-3, 68815-30-5, 68815-
 35-0, 68910-32-7
68953-93-5, 68953-98-0, 70528-
 84-6, 72391-21-0, 84961-74-0,
 85480-55-3, 85480-56-4, 85995-
 82-0, 90194-42-6, 90194-53-9,
 90194-54-0, 90194-55-1, 90218-
 09-0, 90218-11-4, 90218-35-2,
 96687-54-6, 99924-49-9,
 121617-08-1, 157966-96-6,
 193562-36-6, 319926-68-6,
 877677-48-0, 1093628-27-3)..
 
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