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straw at 30 ppm. The independently Dated: February 21, 2019. telephone number: (703) 305–7090, validated method (L0295/01, based on Hamaad Syed, email address: BPPDFRNotices@ the QuEChERS method) was used for Acting Director, Information Technology and epa.gov. The mailing address for each analyzing residues of BAS 750 F with Resources Management Division, Office of contact person is: Office of Pesticide appropriate sensitivity and selectivity in Pesticide Programs. Programs, Environmental Protection all crops and processed commodities. [FR Doc. 2019–04975 Filed 3–15–19; 8:45 am] Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Two independently validated methods BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of (L0272/01 and L0309/01) have been the mailing address, include the contact submitted for analyzing residues of BAS person’s name, division, and mail code. 750 F and its metabolite M750F022 (and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The division to contact is listed at the conjugates) in animal commodities with AGENCY end of each pesticide petition summary. appropriate sensitivity and selectivity, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to measure and evaluate the chemical 40 CFR Parts 174 and 180 I. General Information mefentrifluconazole. Contact: RD. [EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0577; FRL–9989–71] 3. PP 7F8634. EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– A. Does this action apply to me? Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions 0038. Valent U.S.A. LLC, 1600 Riviera You may be potentially affected by Filed for Residues of Pesticide Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA this action if you are an agricultural Chemicals in or on Various 94596, requests to establish a tolerance producer, food manufacturer, or Commodities in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the pesticide manufacturer. The following fungicide inpyrfluxam, S–2399, in or on AGENCY: Environmental Protection list of North American Industrial apple at 0.01 ppm; apple, wet pomace Agency (EPA). Classification System (NAICS) codes is at 0.03 ppm; beet, sugar, dried pulp at ACTION: not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 0.05 ppm; beet, sugar, molasses at 0.03 Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment. provides a guide to help readers ppm; beet, sugar, roots at 0.01 ppm; determine whether this document corn, field, forage at 0.02 ppm; corn, SUMMARY: This document announces the applies to them. Potentially affected field, grain at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, Agency’s receipt of several initial filings entities may include: stover at 0.02 ppm; corn, pop, grain at of pesticide petitions requesting the • Crop production (NAICS code 111). 0.01 ppm; corn, pop, stover at 0.02 ppm; establishment or modification of • Animal production (NAICS code corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks regulations for residues of pesticide 112). removed at 0.01 ppm; peanut at 0.01 chemicals in or on various commodities. • Food manufacturing (NAICS code ppm; peanut, hay at 2.0 ppm, rice, grain DATES: Comments must be received on 311). at 0.01 ppm; rice, bran at 0.02 ppm; rice, • or before April 17, 2019. Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS hulls at 0.05 ppm; soybean, seed at 0.01 code 32532). ppm. The HPLC–MS/MS method is ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, If you have any questions regarding used to measure and evaluate the identified by the docket identification the applicability of this action to a chemical inpyrfluxam. Contact: RD. (ID) number and the pesticide petition particular entity, consult the person number (PP) of interest as shown in the 4. PP 7F8647. EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION body of this document, by one of the CONTACT for the division listed at the 0677. ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 following methods: Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio • end of the pesticide petition summary of Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// interest. 44077, requests to establish a tolerance www.regulations.gov. Follow the online in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the instructions for submitting comments. B. What should I consider as I prepare fungicide pyriofenone, (5-chloro-2- Do not submit electronically any my comments for EPA? methoxy-4-methyl-3-pyridinyl)(2,3,4- information you consider to be trimethoxy-6-methylphenyl)methanone, 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this Confidential Business Information (CBI) information to EPA through in or on fruiting vegetable crop group 8– or other information whose disclosure is 10 at 0.30 ppm. The liquid regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark restricted by statute. the part or all of the information that chromatography-MS/MS is used to • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental you claim to be CBI. For CBI measure and evaluate the chemical Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ pyriofenone. Contact: RD. information in a disk or CD–ROM that DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 5. PP 8F8682. EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then • 0579. McLaughlin Gormly King Hand Delivery: To make special identify electronically within the disk or Company (MGK), 8810 10th Ave. N arrangements for hand delivery or CD–ROM the specific information that Golden Valley, MN 55427, requests to delivery of boxed information, please is claimed as CBI. In addition to one establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 follow the instructions at http:// complete version of the comment that for residues of the insecticide, www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. includes information claimed as CBI, a pyrethrin, in or on the raw commodity Additional instructions on copy of the comment that does not of bananas at 6 ppm. The liquid commenting or visiting the docket, contain the information claimed as CBI chromatography-mass spectrometry/ along with more information about must be submitted for inclusion in the mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method dockets generally, is available at http:// public docket. Information so marked is used to measure and evaluate the www.epa.gov/dockets. will not be disclosed except in chemical pyrethrins I (PY I) and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: accordance with procedures set forth in pyrethrins II (PYII) in various ratios. PY Michael Goodis, Registration Division 40 CFR part 2. I and PY II consist of three esters each: (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 2. Tips for preparing your comments. Pyrethrin I, jasmolin I and cinerin I in 305–7090, email address: When preparing and submitting your PY I; and pyrethrin II, jasmolin II, and [email protected]; or Robert comments, see the commenting tips at cinerin II in PY II. Contact: RD. McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. Prevention Division (7511P), main comments.html.

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3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts million (ppm); Fruit, pome, group 11 at achieve environmental justice, the fair 1. PP 8E8703. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– 0.4 ppm; Fruit, small vine climbing treatment and meaningful involvement 0683). Interregional Research Project subgroup 13–07D at 0.8 ppm; Fruit, of any group, including minority and/or Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, stone, group 12 at 0.1 ppm; Grain cereal, low-income populations, in the Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, forage, fodder and straw, group 16 at 3 development, implementation, and requests, upon approval of the ‘‘New ppm; and, rotated wheat (inadvertent enforcement of environmental laws, Tolerances’’ entry for PP 8E8703 listed residues with 90-day PBI): Grain, cereal, regulations, and policies. To help 202F; elsewhere in this publication, to group 15 at 0.05 ppm; Molasses at 0.3 address potential environmental justice remove the existing tolerances in 40 ppm; and, rotated cereal grains issues, the Agency seeks information on CFR 180.378 for the combined residues (inadvertent residues with 10-month any groups or segments of the of the insecticide cis- and trans- PBI): Nut, tree, group 14 at 0.04 ppm; population who, as a result of their permethrin isomers [cis-(3- Sugarcane at 0.05 ppm and Wheat grain (includes triticale) (Barley grain; location, cultural practices, or other phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2- Buckwheat grain; Oat grain; and factors, may have atypical or dichloroethenyl)-2,2- Teosinte grain) at 0.1 ppm; Wheat bran disproportionately high and adverse dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate] and (Barley bran) at 0.14 ppm; Wheat forage human health impacts or environmental [trans-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2- (Oat forage) at 6 ppm; Wheat germ at effects from exposure to the pesticides dichloroethenyl)-2,2- 0.10 ppm; Wheat hay (Barley hay and discussed in this document, compared dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate] in/ Oat hay) at 15 ppm; Wheat middlings at to the general population. on the following agricultural 0.10 ppm; Wheat shorts at 0.11 ppm; commodities Cherry, sweet at 4.0 parts II. What action is the Agency taking? and, Wheat straw (Barley straw and Oat per million (ppm); Cherry, tart at 4.0 straw) at 6 ppm. The Liquid EPA is announcing its receipt of ppm; Leaf petioles subgroup 4B at 5.0 chromatography—Mass Spectrometry several pesticide petitions filed under ppm; Peach at 1.0 ppm; and Potato at mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 0.05 ppm. Contact: RD. methods are used to measure and 2. PP 8E8717. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. evaluate the chemical fluensulfone plus 0783). IR–4, 500 College Road East, 346a, requesting the establishment or its metabolite 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3-ene- Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, modification of regulations in 40 CFR 1-sulfonic acid (BSA) expressed as requests, upon approval of ‘‘New part 174 or part 180 for residues of fluensulfone equivalents. Contact: RD. pesticide chemicals in or on various Tolerances’’ for PP 8E8717 listed food commodities. The Agency is taking elsewhere in this publication, to remove New Tolerance Exemptions for Non- public comment on the requests before the existing tolerance in 40 CFR 180.513 Inerts (Except PIPS) responding to the petitioners. EPA is not for residues of the insecticide 1. PP 8F8688. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– proposing any particular action at this chlorfenapyr, including its metabolites 0763). Central Coast Garden Products, time. EPA has determined that the and degradates, determined by 1354 Dayton St., Unit N, Salinas, CA pesticide petitions described in this measuring only chlorfenapyr, 4-bromo- 93901, requests to establish an document contain the data or 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5- exemption from the requirement of a information prescribed in FFDCA (trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3- tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); carbonitrile, in or on the agricultural residues of the fungicide and miticide however, EPA has not fully evaluated commodities; Vegetable, fruiting, group sodium lauryl sulfate in or on all raw the sufficiency of the submitted data at 8–10 at 1.0 parts per million. Contact: agricultural commodities when applied this time or whether the data support RD. in accordance with good agricultural granting of the pesticide petitions. After 3. PP 8F8719. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– practices. The petitioner believes no considering the public comments, EPA 0793). Makhteshim Agan of North analytical method is needed because the intends to evaluate whether and what America (d/b/a ADAMA, 3120 proposed exemption would extend to all action may be warranted. Additional Highlands Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC food crops with no effective limit. The data may be needed before EPA can 27604), requests to: (1) Amend the petitioner further points to the high make a final determination on these tolerance expression in 40 CFR 180.680 degradability and minimal toxicity of pesticide petitions. paragraphs (a) and (d) to read sodium lauryl sulfate. Contact: BPPD. ‘‘Tolerances are established for residues Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a of the nematicide fluensulfone, New Tolerances for Non-Inerts summary of each of the petitions that including its metabolites and 1. PP 8E8701. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– are the subject of this document, degradates, in or on the commodities in 0644). Interregional Research Project prepared by the petitioner, is included the table below. Compliance with the Number 4 (IR–4), IR–4 Project in a docket EPA has created for each tolerance levels specified in the Headquarters, Rutgers, The State rulemaking. The docket for each of the following table below is to be University of New Jersey, 500 College petitions is available at http:// determined by measuring only the sum Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ www.regulations.gov. of fluensulfone, 5-chloro-2-[(3,4,4- 08450, requests to establish tolerances As specified in FFDCA section trifluoro-3-buten-1-yl)sulfonyl]thiazole in 40 CFR 180.593, for residues of the 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is and its metabolite, 3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3- insecticide etoxazole (2-(2,6- publishing notice of the petitions so that ene-1-sulfonic acid, calculated as the difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1- the public has an opportunity to stoichiometric equivalent of dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5- comment on these requests for the fluensulfone, in or on the commodity’’; dihydrooxazole) in or on the establishment or modification of and, (2) amend the tolerances in 40 CFR agricultural commodities Beet, sugar, regulations for residues of pesticides in 180.680 for residues of the nematicide, roots at 0.02 parts per million (ppm); or on food commodities. Further fluensulfone and its metabolite BSA Beet, sugar, dried pulp at 0.04 ppm; and information on the petitions may be expressed as fluensulfone equivalents, in/on the following plant leaves at 1.0 obtained through the petition on the raw agricultural commodities as ppm: Alexanders leaves; Alocasia, summaries referenced in this unit. follows: Almond hulls at 5 parts per leaves; American Solomon’s seal,

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leaves; Angelica, leaves; Angular 08540, requests to establish tolerances quantitation (LOQ) of 0.05 ppm. Solomon’s seal, leaves; Arracacha, in 40 CFR 180.378 for the combined Contact: RD. leaves; Artichoke, Jerusalem, leaves; residues of the insecticide cis- and Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. Astralagus, leaves; Banana, Abyssinian, trans-permethrin isomers [cis-(3- Dated: February 27, 2019. leaves; Bayberry, leaves; Bean, Goa, phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2- leaves ppm; Beet, garden, leaves; Beet, dichloroethenyl)-2,2- Delores Barber, sugar, leaves; Bellflower, Chinese, dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate] and Director, Information Technology and leaves; Blue ape, leaves; Blue vervain, [trans-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2- Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. leaves; Bupleurum, leaves; Burdock, dichloroethenyl)-2,2- edible, leaves; Butchers broom, leaves; dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate] in [FR Doc. 2019–04971 Filed 3–15–19; 8:45 am] Canna, edible leaves; Carolina redroot, or on the agricultural commodities BILLING CODE 6560–50–P leaves; Carrot, leaves; Cassava, bitter, Celtuce at 5.0 parts per million (ppm); leaves; Cassava, sweet, leaves; Celeriac, Cherry subgroup 12–12A at 4.0 ppm; leaves; Chayote, leaves; Chervil, turnip- Fennel, Florence at 5.0 ppm; Leaf AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL rooted, leaves; Chicory, leaves; Chinese petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 5.0 DEVELOPMENT asparagus, leaves; Chinese-potato, ppm; Peach, subgroup 12–12B at 2.0 48 CFR Chapter 7 leaves; Chinese skullcap, leaves; ppm; Tea, plucked leaves at 20 ppm; Cloveroot, leaves; Coltsfoot, leaves; Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup RIN 0412–AA93 Common skullcap, leaves; Cumin, black, 1C at 0.05 ppm; and a regional tolerance Agency for International Development leaves; Cup plant, leaves; Dahurian in/on Fruit, small, vine climbing, except Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR): angelica, leaves; Dong quai, leaves; fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 2.0 Revisions to the Incentive Awards Echinacea, leaves; Elephant foot yam, ppm. Adequate analytical methods, gas Program for Personal Services leaves; Fodder beet, leaves; Fodder chromatography (GC) electron capture radish, leaves; Fodder turnip, leaves; Contractors detection (GC/ECD), are available for Forskohlii, leaves; Fo-ti, leaves; enforcing tolerances of permethrin in AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Hydrangea, leaves; Indigo, leaves; plants with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) Development. Japanese knotweed, leaves; Leren, of 0.05 ppm, which will allow leaves; King’s crown, leaves; Maca, ACTION: Proposed rule. monitoring of permethrin residues in leaves; Madeira vine, leaves; crops at the levels proposed for the SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for Marshmallow, leaves; Mashua, leaves; tolerances. Contact: RD. International Development (USAID) Mauka, leaves; Mustard, tuberous rooted 3. PP 8E8717. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– proposes to amend its regulation Chinese, leaves; Nettle, leaves; Niu Xi, regarding incentive awards for personal leaves; Oca, leaves; Parsley, turnip 0783). IR–4, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, services contracts with individuals. In rooted, leaves; Parsnip, leaves; Polygala, 2004 and 2015, the USAID leaves; Rampion, leaves; Rauwolfia, requests to establish tolerances for residues of the insecticide chlorfenapyr, Administrator approved policies to leaves; Rehmannia, leaves; Rutabaga, authorize funding for incentive and including its metabolites and leaves; Salsify, leaves; Salsify, black, recognition awards for personal services degradates, determined by measuring leaves; Salsify, Spanish, leaves; contracts with individuals under the only chlorfenapyr, 4-bromo-2-(4- Schisandra, leaves; Shatavari, leaves; Agency’s authorities for such contracts. chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5- Siberian polygala, leaves; Siberian This proposed rule will allow USAID to (trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3- Solomon’s seal, leaves; Silverweed, recognize the work of an individual carbonitrile, in or on the following leaves; Skirret, leaves; Solomon’s seal, personal services contractor (PSC) for agricultural commodities; Basil, fresh leaves; Sweet gale, leaves; Sweet potato, extraordinary performance of services leaves at 80 parts per million (ppm); leaves; Tanier leaves; Taro, leaves; Ti under their contract by providing them Chive, fresh leaves at 20 ppm; palm, leaves; Turkish rhubarb, leaves; with monetary or non-monetary Cucumber at 0.5 ppm; and to increase Tyfon, leaves; Ullucu, leaves; incentive awards. Umckaloaba, leaves; Valerian, leaves; the established tolerance for Vegetable, Velvet plant, leaves; Vetiver, roots; fruiting, group 8–10 from 1.0 ppm to 2.0 DATES: Submit comments on or before White peony, leaves; Yacon, leaves; ppm. Adequate analytical methods are May 17, 2019. Yam, Chinese, leaves; Yam, cushcush, available to enforce the tolerance ADDRESSES: Submit comments, leaves; Yam, greater, leaves; Yam, lesser, expression. Method M2686 which uses identified by title of the Proposed leaves; Yam, true, leaves; Yam, potato, gas chromatography/electron capture Action and Regulation Identifier leaves; Yam, white, leaves; Yam, yellow, detection (GC/ECD) as a primary Number (RIN), by any of the following leaves; Yellow dock, leaves. Adequate quantitation method and gas methods: enforcement methodology, Gas chromatography/Mass Spectrometry 1. Through the Federal eRulemaking Chromatograph/Mass Selective Detector (GC/MS) as its confirmatory method is Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by (GC/MSD) is available for detecting and used to determine chlorfenapyr residues following the instructions for submitting measuring levels of etoxazole to enforce in various fruits (such as Stone Fruit, comments. proposed tolerances. Gas Pome Fruits, Strawberries, and Grapes). 2. By Mail addressed to Marcelle J. chromatography with a nitrogen- Method M2686 (with minor Wijesinghe, USAID, Bureau for phosphorous detector (GC/NPD) modification if needed) could be used Management, Office of Acquisition & enforcement methodology is also the analysis of chlorfenapyr residues in Assistance, Policy Division, Room 867– available to enforce proposed livestock basil and chives as well as for small J, SA–44, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, commodity tolerances. Contact: RD. fruited tomato and cucumber. Another Washington, DC 20523–2052. 2. PP 8E8703. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2018– method, designated as M2427, which FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 0683). IR–4, Rutgers, The State uses GC/ECD is suitable for tolerance Richard Spencer, Telephone: 202–567– University of New Jersey, 500 College enforcement purposes for basil and 4781 or Email: [email protected]. Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ chives. Both methods have a limit of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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