[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49020-49025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22865]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0006; FRL-9967-37]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several 
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or 
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 22, 2017.

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 online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main telephone number: 
(703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected]., Michael Goodis, 
Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-
7090; email address: [email protected]. The mailing address for each 
contact person is: 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. 
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:
    [emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    [emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    [emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division 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 email. 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

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accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    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, requesting the establishment or modification of 
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in 
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on 
the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing 
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the 
pesticide petitions described in this document contain the data or 
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 
346a(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. After considering the public comments, EPA intends 
to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. 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 document, prepared by the petitioner, is 
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket 
for each of the petitions is available 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.

III. Amended Tolerance Exemptions for PIPS

    1. PP 7F8566. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0401). Monsanto Company, 800 North 
Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167, requests to amend an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 174.536 for residues of 
the plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) Bacillus thuringiensis 
Cry51Aa2.834_16 protein in or on cotton to change it from a temporary 
tolerance exemption to a permanent tolerance exemption. The petitioner 
believes no analytical method is needed because this petition is for a 
permanent tolerance exemption without numerical limitation; thus, an 
analytical detection method should not be required. Contact: BPPD.

IV. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    1. PP 7E8559. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0273). Interregional Research 
Project No. 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 
College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon 
establishment of tolerances referenced under ``New Tolerances'' for PP 
7E8559, to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.593 for residues of 
the miticide etoxazole (2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole), including its 
metabolites and degradates, to be determined by measuring only 
etoxazole in or on the commodities; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.20 ppm; 
fruit, stone, group 12, except plum at 1.0 ppm; nut, tree, group 14 at 
0.01 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 0.05 ppm; pistachio at 0.01 ppm; 
plum at 0.15 ppm; and plum, prune, dried at 0.30 ppm. Adequate 
analytical methodologies are available in gas chromatography-mass 
selective detection (GC-MSD) and gas chromatography-nitrogen phosphorus 
detection (GC-NPD) for detecting and measuring levels of etoxazole in 
plant and livestock commodities, respectively, are available to enforce 
proposed tolerances in or on raw agricultural commodities. Contact: RD.
    2. PP 7E8564. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0310). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.589 
for residues of the fungicide boscalid,3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-
N-(4'-chloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl) by removing the established 
tolerances in or on Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 3.0 ppm, 
brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 18 ppm, cucumber at 0.5 ppm, 
leaf petioles subgroup 4B at 45 ppm; leafy greens subgroup 4A, except 
head lettuce and leaf lettuce at 60 ppm, lettuce, head at 6.5 ppm, 
lettuce, leaf at 11 ppm, pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, 
subgroup 6C, except cowpea, field pea and grain lupin at 2.5 ppm; pea 
and bean, succulent shelled, subgroup 6B, except cowpea at 0.6 ppm; 
turnip, greens at 40 ppm, vegetable, cucurbit group 9, except cucumber 
at 1.6 ppm, and vegetable, root, subgroup 1A, except sugar beet, garden 
beet, radish and turnip at 1.0 ppm. Amend 40 CFR part 180.589 by 
removing the established tolerance for indirect or inadvertent residues 
of boscalid, 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4'-chloro[1,1'-
biphenyl]-2-yl), in or on beet, garden, roots at 0.1 ppm; cowpea, seed 
at 0.1 ppm; lupin, grain, grain at 0.1 ppm; pea, field, seed at 0.1 
ppm; radish, roots at 0.1 ppm; and turnip, roots at 0.1 ppm. 
Quantitation is by gas chromatography using mass spectrometry (GC/MS). 
Contact: RD.
    3. PP 7E8569. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0311). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.582 
for residues of the fungicide pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, [2-[[[ 1-
(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy] methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl 
ester) and its desmethoxy metabolite, methyl-N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-
1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl] phenylcarbamate expressed as parent 
compound by removing the established tolerances in or on avocado at 0.6 
ppm, banana at 0.04 ppm, brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 5.0 
ppm, brassica leafy greens, subgroup 5B, at 16.0 ppm, and vegetable, 
leafy, except brassica, group 4 at 29.0 ppm. In plants the method of 
analysis is aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up and 
quantitation by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry 
(LC/MS/MS). Contact: RD.
    4. PP 7E8575. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0400). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon establishment of tolerances 
referenced under ``New Tolerances'' for PP 7E8575, to remove existing 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.503 for residues of the fungicide cymoxanil, 
2-cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2-(methoxyimino) acetamide, in or on 
the following food commodities: Cilantro, leaves at 19 parts per 
million (ppm); leafy greens, subgroup 4A at 19 ppm;

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leaf petioles, subgroup 4B at 6.0 ppm; potato at 0.05 ppm; and 
vegetables, fruiting, group 8 at 0.2 ppm. An analytical enforcement 
method is available for determining cymoxanil residues in plants, i.e., 
high performance level chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet (UV) 
detection. The method's limit of quantitation is 0.05 ppm and allows 
monitoring of crops with cymoxanil residues at or above the levels 
proposed in these tolerances. Contact: RD
    5. PP 7E8576. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0397). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon establishment of tolerances 
referenced under ``New Tolerances'' for PP 7E8576, to remove existing 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.587 for residues of the fungicide famoxadone 
(3-anilino-5-methyl-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1,3-oxazolidine-2,4-dione), in 
or on the raw agricultural commodities: Cilantro, leaves at 25 ppm; 
potato at 0.02 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8, except tomato at 4.0 
ppm; vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4, except spinach at 25 
ppm. An analytical enforcement method is available for determining 
famoxadone plant residues in or on a variety of food crops using gas-
liquid chromatography (GC) with nitrogen phosphorus detection (NPD). 
The limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.02 ppm for leafy vegetables and 
green onion, and 0.05 ppm for dry bulb onion. The analytical 
enforcement method for use on tomato processed fractions and also the 
raw agricultural commodities (RAC), tomato, utilizes column switching 
liquid chromatography with UV detection. The LOQ is 0.02 ppm which 
allows monitoring of crops with famoxadone residues at or above the 
levels of proposed tolerances. Contact: RD
    6. PP 7E8581. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0372). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon establishment of tolerances 
referenced above under ``New Tolerances'' to remove existing tolerances 
in 40 CFR 180.425 for residues of the herbicide clomazone, 2-[(2-
chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities: Asparagus at 0.05 parts per million (ppm); 
bean, snap, succulent at 0.05 ppm; brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A 
at 0.10 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed at 0.05 ppm; cucumber at 0.1 ppm; 
pea, southern, dry seed at 0.05 ppm; pea, southern, succulent seed at 
0.05 ppm; pumpkin at 0.1 ppm; squash, summer at 0.1 ppm; squash, winter 
at 0.1 ppm; sweet potato, roots at 0.05 ppm; vegetable, cucurbit, group 
9 at 0.05 ppm. An analytical method consisting of an acid reflux, a C18 
solid phase extraction (SPE), a Florisil SPE clean-up followed by GC-
MSD is available for detecting and measuring levels of clomazone in or 
on raw agricultural commodities. Contact: RD.
    7. PP 7E8585. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-659). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes, upon establishment of tolerances 
referenced under ``New Tolerances'' for PP 7E8585, to remove 
established tolerances in 40 CFR 180.659 (a) General (1) for residues 
of the herbicide pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites and 
degradates, determined by measuring only the sum of pyroxasulfone, 3-
[[[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-
yl]methyl]sulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethylisoxazole, and its 
metabolite, 5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-
pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid (M-3), calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of pyroxasulfone, in or on the commodity cotton, undelinted 
seed at 0.04 ppm. Analytical enforcement methodology including LC/MS/MS 
is available to enforce the tolerance expression for pyroxasulfone. 
Contact: RD

V. New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

    1. PP IN-10867. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0374). BASF Corporation, 100 Park 
Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932, requests to establish an exemption from 
the requirement of a tolerance for residues of N,N-dimethyldodecanamide 
(CAS Reg. No. 3007-53-2) when used as an inert ingredient (solvent or 
co-solvent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops under 40 
CFR 180.920. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed 
because it is not required for an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance. Contact: RD.

VI. New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS)

    1. PP 5E8405. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0335). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton, 
NJ 08540, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the herbicide Pseudomonas 
fluorescens strain ACK55 in or on all food commodities. The petitioner 
believes no analytical method is needed because an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance is being proposed. Contact: BPPD.
    2. PP 6F8531. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0294). International Animal Health 
Products Pty. Ltd., 18 Healey Circuit, Huntingwood, New South Wales 
2148 Australia (in care of SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, 
Woodbridge, VA 22192), requests to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 
nematocide Duddingtonia flagrans strain IAH 1297 in or on all raw and 
processed agricultural commodities. The petitioner believes no 
analytical method is needed because an exemption from the requirement 
of a tolerance is being proposed. Contact: BPPD.

VII. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    1. PP 7E8549. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0226). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the herbicide florasulam N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-8-
fluoro-5-methoxy(1,2,4)triazolo(1,5-c)pyrimidine-2-sulfonamide in or on 
the raw agricultural commodities teff, forage at 0.05 ppm; teff, grain 
at 0.01 ppm; teff, straw at 0.05 ppm; and teff, hay at 0.05 ppm. The 
analytical method uses capillary GC-MSD. Contact: RD.
    2. PP 7E8550. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0225). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the herbicide fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester [1-
methylheptyl ((4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy)acetate] 
and its metabolite fluroxypyr[((4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-
pyridinyl)oxy)acetic acid] in or on teff, forage at 12.0 ppm; teff, 
grain at 0.5 ppm; teff, straw at 12.0 ppm; teff, hay at 20.0 ppm. The 
analytical method uses HPLC with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS) with 
LOQ of 0.01 ppm. Contact: RD.
    3. PP 7E8551. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0227). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the herbicide pyroxsulam, N-(5,7-
dimethoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxy-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinesulfonamide in or on the raw agricultural 
commodities teff, forage at 0.06 ppm; teff, grain at 0.01 ppm; teff, 
straw at 0.03 ppm; and teff, hay at 0.01 ppm. LC/MS/MS detection is 
used to measure and

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evaluate the chemical residues. Contact: RD.
    4. PP 7E8554. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0352). Dow Agro Sciences LLC, 9330 
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, requests to 
establish import tolerances in 40 CFR part 180.635 for the combined 
residues of the insecticide spinetoram, expressed as a combination of 
XDE-175-J: 1-H-as-indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-7,15-dione, 2-[(6-
deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-O-methyl-[alpha]-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13-
[[(2R,5S,6R)-5-(dimethylamino)tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl] oxy]-
9-ethyl-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16b-hexadecahydro 14-
methyl-, (2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S, 14R,16aS,16bR); XDE-175-L: 1H-as-
indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-7,15-dione, 2-[(6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-
di-O-methyl-[alpha]-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13-[[(2R,5S,6R)-5-
(dimethylamino)tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl-
2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11, 12,13,14,16a,16b-tetradecahydro-4,14-dimethyl- 
(2S,3aR,5aS,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS, 16bS); ND-J: 
(2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR)-9-ethyl-14-methyl-13 
[[(2S,5S,6R)-6-methyl-5-(methylamino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-
7,15-dioxo-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16a,16b-
octadecahydro-1H-as-indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-2-yl 6-deoxy-3-O-
ethyl-2,4-di-O-methyl-[alpha]-L-mannopyranoside; and NF-J: (2R,3S,6S)-
6-([(2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR)-2-[(6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-
O-methyl-[alpha]-L-mannopyranosyl) oxy]-9-ethyl-14-methyl-7,15-dioxo-
2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16a,16b-octadecahydro-1H-as-
indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin-13-yl]oxy)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-
3-yl(methyl)formamide in or on tea, dried at 70 ppm and tea, instant at 
70 ppm. The EPA has determined adequate tolerance enforcement methods 
are available for spinetoram residues in a variety of plant and animal 
matrices including a number of HPLC/Mass Spectrometry (MS) methods. 
Additional details on the analytical methods can be found in the 
supporting documentation in docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0666-0025. 
Contact: RD.
    5. PP 7E8559. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0273). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR 180.593 
for residues of the miticide etoxazole (2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-[4-
(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole), including its 
metabolites and degradates, to be determined by measuring only 
etoxazole in or on the commodities; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with 
husks removed at 0.01 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 1.5 ppm; corn, sweet, 
stover at 5.0 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 0.20 ppm; nut, tree, 
group 14-12 at 0.01 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 1.0 ppm; and 
Cottonseed subgroup 20C at 0.05 ppm. Adequate analytical methodology is 
available in GC-MSD for detecting and measuring levels of etoxazole is 
available to enforce proposed tolerances in/on the sweet corn 
commodities. Gas Chromatography with Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detection (GC-
NPD) methodology is also available to enforce proposed livestock 
commodity tolerances. Contact: RD.
    6. PP 7E8564. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0310). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the fungicide boscalid,3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2- 
chloro-N-(4'-chloro[1,1'-biphenyl] -2-yl) in or on brassica leafy 
greens subgroup 4-16B at 50 ppm; celtuce at 45 ppm; Florence, fennel at 
45 ppm; kohlrabi at 6 ppm; leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 45 
ppm; leafy greens subgroup 4-16A at 70 ppm; pea and bean, dried 
shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C at 2.5 ppm; pea and bean, 
succulent shelled, subgroup 6B at 0.6 ppm; vegetable, brassica head and 
stem group 5-16 at 6 ppm; vegetable, cucurbit group 9 at 3 ppm; and 
vegetable root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B at 2.0 ppm. Quantitation 
is by GC/MS. Contact: RD.
    7. PP 7E8565. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0333). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances with regional 
registrations in 40 CFR 180.568 (c) for residues of the herbicide 
flumioxazin, 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1,4-
benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione, 
including its metabolites and degradates, determined by measuring only 
flumioxazin in or on the commodities: Grass, forage at 0.4 ppm and 
grass, hay at 0.05 ppm. Practical analytical methods for detecting and 
measuring levels of flumioxazin have been developed and validated in or 
on all appropriate agricultural commodities and respective processing 
fractions. The limit of quantitation of flumioxazin in the methods is 
0.02 ppm which will allow monitoring and enforcement of residues of the 
chemical in food commodities. Contact: RD.
    8. PP 7E8569. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0311). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests 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 desmethoxy metabolite, methyl-N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-
1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl] phenylcarbamate expressed as parent 
compound in or on brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B at 16.0 ppm, 
celtuce at 29.0 ppm, Florence, fennel at 29.0 ppm, kohlrabi at 5.0 ppm, 
leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 29.0 ppm, leafy greens subgroup 
4-16A at 40 ppm, tropical and subtropical, medium to large fruit, 
smooth, inedible peel, subgroup 24B at 0.6 ppm, and vegetable, 
brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 at 5.0 ppm. In plants the method of 
analysis is aqueous organic solvent extraction, column clean up and 
quantitation by LC/MS/MS. Contact: RD.
    9. PP 7E8570. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0334). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.659, as follows:
    a. Amend 180.659 (a) General. (5) by establishing a tolerance for 
residues of the herbicide pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites and 
degradates, determined by measuring only the sum of pyroxasulfone, (3-
[(5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-
ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole), and its 
metabolites, M-1 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-
pyrazol-4-yl) methanesulfonic acid), M-3 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-
trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid), M-25 (5-difluoromethoxy-
3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanesulfonic acid) and M-28 (3-[1-
carboxy-2-(5,5-dimethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-ylthio)ethylamino]-3-
oxopropanoic acid) calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of 
pyroxasulfone, in or on the commodities: Peppermint, oil at 0.48 ppm; 
peppermint, tops at 0.15 ppm; spearmint, oil at 0.48 ppm; spearmint, 
tops at 0.15 ppm and soybean, vegetable, succulent at 0.2 ppm.
    b. Amend 180.659 (c) Tolerances with regional registrations, by 
establishing a tolerance for residues of the herbicide pyroxasulfone, 
including its metabolites and degradates, determined by measuring only 
the sum of pyroxasulfone, (3-[(5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-
(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-
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metabolites, M-1 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-
pyrazol-4-yl) methanesulfonic acid), M-3 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-
trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid), M-25 (5-difluoromethoxy-
3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanesulfonic acid) and M-28 (3-[1-
carboxy-2-(5,5-dimethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-ylthio)ethylamino]-3-
oxopropanoic acid) calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of 
pyroxasulfone, in or on the commodities: Grass, forage at 0.5 ppm and 
grass, hay at 1.0 ppm.
    Analytical enforcement methodology including LC/MS/MS is available 
to enforce the tolerance expression for pyroxasulfone. Contact: RD.
    10. PP 7E8575. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0400). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.503, as follows:
    a. Amend 40 CFR 180.503 (a) General, by establishing a tolerance 
for residues of the fungicide cymoxanil, 2-cyano-N-
[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2-(methoxyimino) acetamide, in or on the 
following food commodities: Carrot, roots at 0.03 ppm; ginseng at 0.02 
ppm; mango at 0.02 ppm; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B at 15.0 
ppm; leafy greens subgroup 4-16A at 19.0 ppm; leaf petiole vegetable 
subgroup 22B at 6.0 ppm; vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 
0.05 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 at 0.2 ppm; arugula at 19.0 
ppm; upland cress at 19.0 ppm; garden cress at 19.0 ppm; celtuce at 6.0 
ppm; and Florence, fennel at 6.0 ppm.
    b. Amend 40 CFR 180.503 (c) Tolerances with regional registrations 
by establishing a tolerance for residues of the fungicide cymoxanil, 2-
cyano -N- [(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2-(methoxyimino) acetamide, in or on 
Bean, succulent at 0.05 ppm.
    An analytical enforcement method is available for determining 
cymoxanil residues in plants, i.e., HPLC with UV detection. The 
method's limit of quantitation is 0.05 ppm and allows monitoring of 
crops with cymoxanil residues at or above the levels proposed in these 
tolerances. Contact: RD.
    11. PP 7E8576. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0397). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.587, as follows:
    a. Amend 40 CFR 180.587 (a) General, by establishing a tolerance 
for residues of the fungicide famoxadone (3-anilino-5-methyl-5-(4-
phenoxyphenyl)-1,3-oxazolidine-2,4-dione), in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities: Carrot, roots at 0.6 ppm; ginseng at 0.3 ppm; 
mango at 0.9 ppm; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B at 40.0 ppm; 
vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C at 0.02 ppm; vegetable, 
fruiting, group 8-10, except tomato at 4.0 ppm; leafy greens subgroup 
4-16A, except spinach at 25.0 ppm; leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B 
at 25.0 ppm; arugula at 25.0 ppm; upland cress at 25.0 ppm; garden 
cress at 25.0 ppm; celtuce at 25.0 ppm; and Florence, fennel at 25.0 
ppm.
    b. Amend 40 CFR 180.587 (c) Tolerances with regional registrations, 
by establishing a tolerance for residues of the fungicide famoxadone 
(3-anilino-5-methyl-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1,3-oxazolidine-2,4-dione), in 
or on the raw agricultural commodities: Bean, succulent at 0.15 ppm.
    An analytical enforcement method is available for determining 
famoxadone plant residues in or on a variety of food crops using GC 
with NPD. The LOQ is 0.02 ppm for leafy vegetables and green onion and 
0.05 ppm for dry bulb onion. The analytical enforcement method for use 
on tomato processed fractions and also the RAC, tomato, utilizes column 
switching liquid chromatography with UV detection. The LOQ is 0.02 ppm 
which allows monitoring of crops with famoxadone residues at or above 
the levels of proposed tolerances. Contact: RD.
    12. PP 7E8579. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0376). IR-4, 500 College Road East, 
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 
40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide acequinocyl, 2-
(acetyloxy)-3-dodecyl-1,4-naphthalenedione and its metabolite, 2-
dodecyl-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (acequinocyl-OH) expressed as 
acequinocyl equivalents in or on guava at 0.9 ppm and the tropical and 
subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup 24A at 2.0 ppm. The 
analytical method to quantitate residues of acequinocyl and 
acequinocyl-OH in/on fruit crops utilizes HPLC using mass spectrometric 
(MS/MS) detection. The target LOQ is 0.01 ppm. Contact: RD.
    13. PP 7E8580. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0420). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180 for residues of the herbicide trifluralin [alpha],[alpha],[alpha]-
trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine in or on rosemary, fresh 
leaves at 0.1 ppm; rosemary, dry leaves at 0.1 ppm; and rosemary, oil 
at 2.18 ppm. The Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM, Vol. II, Section 
180.207) lists four GC methods (designated as Methods I, II, III, and 
A) with electron capture detection (ECD) and a detection limit of 
0.005-0.01 ppm, as available for determination of trifluralin per se 
in/on plant commodities. Contact: RD.
    14. PP 7E8581. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0372). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 
180.425 for residues of the herbicide clomazone, 2-[(2-
chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone in or on the raw 
agricultural commodities: Bean, dry at 0.05 ppm; bean, succulent at 
0.05 ppm; Chinese, broccoli at 0.10 ppm; cilantro, dried leaves at 0.3 
ppm; cilantro, fresh leaves at 0.05 ppm; coriander, seed at 0.05 ppm; 
cottonseed subgroup 20C at 0.05 ppm; dill, dried leaves at 0.4 ppm; 
dill, fresh leaves at 0.08 ppm; dill, oil at 0.06 ppm; dill, seed at 
0.05 ppm; kohlrabi at 0.10 ppm; rapeseed subgroup 20A at 0.05 ppm; 
stalk and stem vegetable subgroup 22A, except kohlrabi at 0.05 ppm; 
vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 at 0.10 ppm; vegetable, 
cucurbit, group 9 at 0.1 ppm. An analytical method consisting of an 
acid reflux, a C18 SPE, a Florisil SPE clean-up followed by 
GC-MSD is available for detecting and measuring levels of clomazone in 
or on raw agricultural commodities. Contact: RD.
    15. PP 7E8585. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0334). IR-4, Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, 
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.659, as follows:
    a. Amend 180.659 (a) General. (1), by establishing a tolerance for 
residues of the herbicide pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites and 
degradates, determined by measuring only the sum of pyroxasulfone, 3-
[[[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-
yl]methyl]sulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethylisoxazole, and its 
metabolite, 5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-
pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid (M-3), calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of pyroxasulfone, in or on the commodity: Cottonseed 
subgroup 20C at 0.04 ppm.
    b. Amend 180.659 (a) General. (5), by establishing a tolerance for 
residues of the herbicide pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites and 
degradates, determined by measuring only the sum of pyroxasulfone, (3-
[(5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-
ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole), and its 
metabolites, M-1 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-
pyrazol-4-

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yl) methanesulfonic acid), M-3 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-
trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid), M-25 (5-difluoromethoxy-
3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanesulfonic acid) and M-28 (3-[1-
carboxy-2-(5,5-dimethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-ylthio)ethylamino]-3-
oxopropanoic acid) calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of 
pyroxasulfone, in or on the following commodity: Leaf petiole vegetable 
subgroup 22B at 0.3 ppm.
    Analytical enforcement methodology including LC/MS/MS is available 
to enforce the tolerance expression for pyroxasulfone. Contact: RD.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: September 11, 2017.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-22865 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am]
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