[Federal Register: November 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 219)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0321; FRL-8153-5]
Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerance Technical Amendment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued an amendment establishing tolerances for combined
residues of sethoxydim; 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-
(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one; and its metabolites
containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as sethoxydim) in
or on buckwheat grain, buckwheat flour, okra, borage seed, borage meal,
fresh
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dillweed leaves, radish tops, turnip greens, and vegetable, root and
tuber, group 1 (72 FR 8916, February 28, 2007). The tolerances were
requested by Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Because of a technical error
with the structure of the regulatory table, the amendments adding new
commodities to the sethoxydim tolerances could not be made. This
technical amendment is being issued to correctly show the content of
Sec. 180.412(a).
DATES: This final rule is effective November 14, 2007.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0321. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced
Search,'' then ``Docket Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where
indicated and select the ``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on
the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access
available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the
docket index available in regulations.gov. Although listed in the
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential
Business Information (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 Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive 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: Barbara Madden, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the final rule a list of those who may be
potentially affected by this action. If you have questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the
person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document and Other
Related Information?
In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this Federal
Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the
``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Does this Technical Amendment Do?
In the Febrary 28, 2007 issue of the Federal Register, EPA issued
an amendment establishing tolerances for combined residues of
sethoxydim; 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-
2-cyclohexen-1-one; and its metabolites containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-
one moiety (calculated as sethoxydim) (72 FR 8916). The amendments
removed the commodities: ``Beet, garden'', ``Beet, sugar,
roots'',``Carrot, roots'' ``Horseradish'', and ``Tuberous and corm
vegetablecrop subgroup''; and added borage, meal at 10 ppm; borage,
seed at 6.0 ppm; buckwheat, flour at 25 ppm; buckwheat, grain at 19
ppm; dillweed, fresh leaves at 10; okra at 2.5 ppm; radish, tops at 4.5
ppm; turnip, greens at 5.0 ppm, and vegetable, root and tuber, group 1
at 4.0 ppm to the table in Sec. 180.412(a). The tolerances were
requested by Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). The Office of Federal Register
removed those commodities that were designated for removal; however,
because of a technical problem with the structure of the table as it
appeared in the February 28, 2007 amendment to Sec. 180.412(a), the
Office of the Federal Register could not incorporate those commodities
that were added. This technical amendment is being issued to correctly
promulgate and show the content of Sec. 180.412(a).
II. Why is this Technical Amendment Issued as a Final Rule?
Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), provides that, when an Agency for good cause finds that
notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary or contrary
to the public interest, the Agency may issue a final rule without
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. EPA has
determined that there is good cause for making this technical amendment
final without prior proposal and opportunity for comment, because the
use of notice and comment procedures are unnecessary to effectuate this
technical amendment. EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).
IV. Do Any of the Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Apply to this
Action?
No. This action is a technical amendment to a previously published
final rule and does not impose any new requirements. EPA's compliance
with the statutes and Executive Order for the underlying rule is
discussed in Unit VI. of the February 28, 2007, final rule (72 FR
8916).
V. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the Agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to
the Comptroller General of the United States. 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 this final rule in the Federal
Register. This final rule 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: November 2, 2007.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 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. 180.412, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.412 Sethoxydim; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. Tolerances are established for combined residues of
the
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herbicide 2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-
cyclohexen-1-one (CAS Reg. No. 74051-80-2) and its metabolites
containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one moiety (calculated as the herbicide)
in or on the following commodities:
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Alfalfa, forage............................................ 40.0
Alfalfa, hay............................................... 40.0
Almond, hulls.............................................. 2.0
Apple, dry pomace.......................................... 0.8
Apple, wet pomace.......................................... 0.8
Apricot.................................................... 0.2
Asparagus.................................................. 4.0
Bean, dry, seed............................................ 20.0
Bean, forage............................................... 15.0
Bean, hay.................................................. 50.0
Bean, succulent............................................ 15.0
Beet, sugar, molasses...................................... 10.0
Beet, sugar, tops.......................................... 3.0
Blueberry.................................................. 4.0
Borage, meal............................................... 10
Borage, seed............................................... 6.0
Buckwheat, flour........................................... 25
Buckwheat, grain........................................... 19
Caneberry subgroup 13A..................................... 5.0
Canola/rapeseed............................................ 35.0
Canola/rapeseed, meal...................................... 40.0
Cattle, fat................................................ 0.2
Cattle, meat............................................... 0.2
Cattle, meat byproducts.................................... 1.0
Cherry, sweet.............................................. 0.2
Cherry, tart............................................... 0.2
Citrus, molasses........................................... 1.5
Citrus, dried pulp......................................... 1.5
Clover, forage............................................. 35.0
Clover, hay................................................ 50.0
Coriander.................................................. 4.0
Corn, field, grain......................................... 0.5
Corn fodder................................................ 2.5
Corn forage................................................ 2.0
Corn, sweet, forage........................................ 3.0
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed............ 0.4
Corn, sweet, stover........................................ 3.5
Cotton, seed, soapstock.................................... 15
Cotton, undelinted seed.................................... 5.0
Cranberry.................................................. 2.0
Dillweed, fresh leaves..................................... 10
Egg........................................................ 2.0
Flax, meal................................................. 7
Flax, seed................................................. 5.0
Flax, straw................................................ 2.0
Fruit, citrus.............................................. 0.5
Fruit, pome................................................ 0.2
Goat, fat.................................................. 0.2
Goat, meat................................................. 0.2
Goat, meat byproducts...................................... 1.0
Grape...................................................... 1.0
Grape, raisin.............................................. 2.0
Hog, fat................................................... 0.2
Hog, meat.................................................. 0.2
Hog, meat byproducts....................................... 1.0
Horse, fat................................................. 0.2
Horse, meat................................................ 0.2
Horse, meat byproducts..................................... 1.0
Juneberry.................................................. 5.0
Lentil, seed............................................... 30.0
Lingonberry................................................ 5.0
Milk....................................................... 0.5
Nectarine.................................................. 0.2
Nut, tree, group 14........................................ 0.2
Okra....................................................... 2.5
Peach...................................................... 0.2
Pea, dry, seed............................................. 40.0
Pea, field, hay............................................ 40.0
Pea, field, vines.......................................... 20.0
Peanut..................................................... 25.0
Peanut, soapstock.......................................... 75.0
Pea, succulent............................................. 10.0
Peppermint, tops........................................... 30.0
Pistachio.................................................. 0.2
Potato, flakes............................................. 8.0
Potato, granules........................................... 8.0
Potato, processed potato waste............................. 8.0
Poultry, fat............................................... 0.2
Poultry, meat.............................................. 0.2
Poultry, meat byproducts................................... 2.0
Radish, tops............................................... 4.5
Salal...................................................... 5.0
Safflower.................................................. 15.0
Sheep, fat................................................. 0.2
Sheep, meat................................................ 0.2
Sheep, meat byproducts..................................... 1.0
Soybean.................................................... 16.0
Soybean, hay............................................... 10.0
Spearmint, tops............................................ 30.0
Strawberry................................................. 10.0
Sunflower, meal............................................ 20.0
Sunflower, seed............................................ 7.0
Tomato, concentrated products.............................. 24
Tomato, dry pomace......................................... 12.0
Turnip, greens............................................. 5.0
Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5........................ 5.0
Vegetable, bulb, group 3................................... 1.0
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9............................... 4.0
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8............................... 4.0
Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4................. 4.0
Vegetable, root and tuger, group 1......................... 4.0
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