EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 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 and is not proposing any particular action at this time. 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.
New Tolerances have been requested for residues of:
- the fungicide fenpropidin
- the insecticide thiamethoxam
- the fungicide 5-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole (CMNP) and its metabolite (5-chloro-4-nitro-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-methanol (CHNP),
- the fungicide prothioconazole, and its desthio metabolite,
- the fungicide fluxapyroxad, and its metabolites, and degradates,
- the herbicide dicamba and 3,6-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid (DCSA),
- the fungicide ipconazole
- the fungicide sedaxane,
Amended Tolerances have been requested for:
- the fungicide difenoconazole,
- the fungicide ipconazole,
- the combined residues of cloquintocet-mexyl and its acid
New Tolerance Exemptions have been requested for
- trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene
- 2-pyrrolidone, 1-ethenyl-, polymer