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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0019; FRL-8050-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (Renewal);
OMB Number 2060-0101; EPA ICR Number 0111.11

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and
costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 28,
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0019, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement
and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mar[iacute]a Malav[eacute], Compliance
Assessment and Media Programs Division (Mail Code 2223A), Office of
Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On May 6, 2005 (70 FR 24020), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0019, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and

Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for
the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center Docket is
(202) 566-1752. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the

index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA

receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information, or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
.

    Title: NESHAP for Asbestos (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0111.11; OMB Control Number 2060-0101.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2006.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Asbestos standards were

proposed on January 10, 1989, and promulgated on November 20, 1990. The
standards apply to the following affected facilities: demolition and
renovation of facilities; the disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos
milling, manufacturing and fabricating; the use of asbestos on
roadways; asbestos waste conversion facilities; and the use of asbestos
insulation and sprayed-on materials. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart M.
    The monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements outlined
in these rules are similar to those required for other NESHAP
regulations. Consistent with the NESHAP General Provisions (40 CFR part
63, subpart A), respondents are required to submit initial
notifications, conduct performance tests, and submit semiannual
reports. They are also required to maintain records of applicability
determinations; performance test results; exceedances; periods of
startup, shutdown, or malfunction; monitoring records; and all other
information needed to determine compliance with the applicable
standard, such as records of visible emissions monitoring at potential
sources of asbestos and of inspection records of air cleaning devices
to ensure proper operation.
    An owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least
five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance
reports, and records. Records and reports must be retained for a total
of two years. The files may be maintained on microfilm, on a computer
or floppy disks, on magnetic tape disks, or on microfiche. All reports
are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event that
there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional
office.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners or operators of asbestos
milling, manufacturing, fabricating, waste disposal, and waste
conversion facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,432.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, on occasion, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 229,381 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $18,514,228, which includes $0
annualized capital/startup costs, $0 annual O&M costs, and $18,514,228
annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 112,868 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. The decrease in burden from the most recently
approved ICR is due to a reduction in the total number of respondents
subject to this ICR from 9,848 to 9,394.

    Dated: March 21, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0066; Notice 1]

Ford Motor Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Receipt of Petition.

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SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) has determined that certain model
year (MY) 2013 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ passenger cars built from
August 12, 2012 through January 14, 2013 do not fully comply with
paragraph S<IP_ADDRESS>(a) of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 102 Transmission Shift Position Sequence, Starter Interlock, and
Transmission Braking Effect, or paragraph S5.2.1 of FMVSS No. 114 Theft
Protection and Rollaway Prevention. Ford has filed an appropriate
report dated March 4, 2013, pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, Defect and
Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports.

DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is April 2, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written data,
views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the
docket and notice number cited at the beginning of this notice and be
submitted by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Send comments by mail addressed to: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand delivery: Deliver comments by hand to: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590. The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
except Federal Holidays.
     Electronically: Submit comments electronically by: logging
onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web site at http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Comments may also be faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater
than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of
necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in
hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are provided. If you wish
to receive confirmation that your comments were received, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Documents submitted to a docket may be viewed by anyone at the
address and times given above. The documents may also be viewed on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by following the online
instructions for accessing the dockets. DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement is available for review in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477-78).
    The petition, supporting materials, and all comments received
before the close of business on the closing date indicated below will
be filed and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be
considered to the extent possible. When the petition is granted or
denied, notice of the decision will be published in the Federal
Register pursuant to the authority indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Ford's Petition: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h)
(see implementing rule at 49 CFR Part 556), Ford submitted a petition
for an exemption from the notification and remedy requirements of 49
U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
    This notice of receipt of Ford's petition is published under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
    II. Vehicles Involved: Affected are approximately 4,727 MY 2013
Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ passenger cars built from August 12, 2012
through January 14, 2013 at the Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly Plant
(HSAP) in Hermosillo, Mexico.
    III. Noncompliance: Ford has determined that because the affected
vehicles were inadvertently shipped to dealers in the ``Factory Mode''
that the transmission gear selected in relation to other gears is not
always displayed by the shift position sequence indicator (aka, PRNDL)
as required by paragraph S<IP_ADDRESS>(a) of FMVSS No. 102. In addition, the
affected Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured with mechanical key ignition
systems do not fully meet the requirements of paragraph S5.2.1 of FMVSS
No. 114 because under certain

conditions the mechanical key may be removed from the ignition lock
cylinder when the transmission shift lever is in a position other than
``park.''
    IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S<IP_ADDRESS>(a) of FMVSS No. 102 specifically
states:

    S<IP_ADDRESS> Except as specified in S<IP_ADDRESS>, if the transmission
shift position sequence includes a park position, identification of
shift positions, including the positions in relation to each other
and the position selected, shall be displayed in view of the driver
whenever any of the following conditions exist:
    (a) The ignition is in a position where the transmission can be
shifted; . . .

    Paragraph S5.2.1 of FMVSS No. 114 specifically states:

    S5.2.1 For each vehicle type manufactured by a manufacturer, the
manufacturer must provide at least 1,000 unique key combinations, or
a number equal to the total number of the vehicles of that type
manufactured by the manufacturer, whichever is less. The same
combinations may be used for more than one vehicle type.

    V. Summary of Ford's Analyses: Ford stated its belief that the
subject noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety for
the following reasons:
    1. The vehicle design is self-remedying. The affected vehicles are
designed to automatically switch from Factory Mode to Transport Mode
after 60 key cycles (beginning with assembly line initialization). Once
in Transport Mode the vehicles are fully compliant with FMVSS
requirements.
    2. While in Factory Mode, affected vehicles clearly display the
message ``Factory Mode Contact Dealer'' in either the message center or
instrument cluster). Additionally, the ``Factory Mode Contact Dealer''
message does not obscure any regulatory malfunction indicator lamps, or
(non-mandated) cautionary warnings.
    3. The dealership's Pre-Delivery Inspection instructions require
dealerships to change the vehicle into Customer Mode, prior to
delivery, which ensures the condition will be remedied before delivery
to the customer. Ford is not aware of any of the subject vehicles being
delivered to customers in Factory Mode.
    4. All other requirements of FMVSS No. 102 and FMVSS No. 114 are
fully satisfied.
    5. Ford is not aware of any owner complaints, accidents, or
injuries attributed to this condition.
    Ford has additionally informed NHTSA that it has corrected the
noncompliance so that all future vehicles will comply with FMVSS Nos.
102 and 114.
    In summation, Ford believes that the described noncompliance of the
subject vehicles is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, and that
its petition, to exempt from providing recall notification of
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30118 and remedying the recall
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30120 should be granted.
    NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, these provisions
only apply to the 4,727 vehicles that Ford no longer controlled at the
time it determined that the noncompliance existed. However, any
decision on this petition does not relieve vehicle distributors and
dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, or
introduction for delivery or introduction into interstate commerce of
the noncompliant vehicles under their control after Ford notified them
that the subject noncompliance existed.

    Authority:  (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Delegations of authority at
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8)

Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-233-000]

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

February 28, 2006.
    Take notice that on February 24, 2006, Iroquois Gas Transmission
System, L.P. (Iroquois) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas
Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, First Revised Sheet No. 107D, to be
effective on March 26, 2006.
    Iroquois proposes to remove language contained in section 28.22 of
the General Terms and Conditions of its tariff that is related to
shipper requests for discounts. Iroquois believes removal of such
language is consistent with the Commission's Second Order on Remand
issued in Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company, 110 FERC ]
61,210 (2005).
    Iroquois states that copies of its filing were served on all
jurisdictional customers and interested state regulatory agencies and
all parties to the proceeding.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov
.

Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14
copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0002; FRL-9994-51]

Mefentrifluconazole; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
mefentrifluconazole in or on multiple commodities which are identified
and discussed later in this document. BASF Corporation requested these
tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective June 28, 2019. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before August 27, 2019,
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-2018-0002, 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), West William Jefferson Clinton 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<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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 EPA's
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government
Publishing 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-2018-0002 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
August 27, 2019. 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-2018-0002, 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. Summary of Petitioned-For Tolerance

    In the Federal Register of May 18, 2018 (83 FR 23247) (FRL-9976-
87), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP
7F8612) by BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3528. The petition requested to
establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
mefentrifluconazole (BAS 750 F); 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-yl)propan-2-ol] in or
on the following raw agricultural commodities: almond, hulls at 4 parts
per million (ppm); barley, hay at 15 ppm; barley, straw at 30 ppm;
cattle, fat at 0.3 ppm;

cattle, kidney at 0.2 ppm; cattle, liver at 0.5 ppm; cattle, meat at
0.09 ppm; cattle, muscle at 0.04 ppm; cereal grains crop group 15,
except wheat and corn at 3 ppm; cherry subgroup 12-12A at 4 ppm;
citrus, oil at 30 ppm; corn, aspirated grain fractions at 0.3 ppm;
corn, field, grain at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, stover at 9 ppm; corn,
sweet, forage at 6 ppm; corn, sweet, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, sweet,
stover at 6 ppm; foliage of legume vegetables, except soybean, crop
subgroup 7A at 20 ppm; forages of cereal grains, crop group 16 at 4
ppm; goat, fat at 0.3 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.2 ppm; goat, liver at 0.5
ppm; goat, meat at 0.09 ppm; goat, muscle at 0.04 ppm; grape, raisin at
4 ppm; grapefruit subgroup 10-10C at 1 ppm; horse, fat at 0.3 ppm;
horse, kidney at 0.2 ppm; horse, liver at 0.5 ppm; horse, meat at 0.09
ppm; horse, muscle at 0.04 ppm; legume vegetables (succulent or dried)
crop group 6, except lentil at 0.1 ppm; lemon/lime subgroup 10-10B at 2
ppm; lentil, dry at 2 ppm; milk at 0.03 ppm; orange subgroup 10-10A at
1 ppm; peach subgroup 12-12B at 2 ppm; peanut at 0.01 ppm; peanut, hay
at 30 ppm; plum prune, fresh at 4 ppm; plum subgroup 12-12C at 2 ppm;
pome fruit crop group 11-10 at 1.5 ppm; poultry, eggs at 0.01 ppm;
poultry, fat at 0.01 ppm; poultry, liver at 0.01 ppm; poultry, meat at
0.01 ppm; poultry, muscle at 0.01 ppm; poultry, skin at 0.01 ppm;
rapeseed subgroup 20A at 1 ppm; rice, straw at 9 ppm; sheep, fat at 0.3
ppm; sheep, kidney at 0.2 ppm; sheep, liver at 0.5 ppm; sheep, meat at
0.09 ppm; sheep, muscle at 0.04 ppm; small fruit vine climbing, except
fuzzy kiwifruit subgroup 13-07F at 1.5 ppm; sorghum, stover at 9 ppm;
soybean, aspirated grain fractions at 5 ppm; soybean, forage at 4 ppm;
soybean, hay at 15 ppm; soybean, seed at 0.3 ppm; sugar beet at 0.6
ppm; sugar beet, top at 9 ppm; swine, fat at 0.01 ppm; swine, liver at
0.01 ppm; swine, meat at 0.01 ppm; swine, skin at 0.01 ppm; tree nut
crop group 14-12 at 0.06 ppm; tuberous and corm vegetables subgroup 1C
at 0.02 ppm; wheat, aspirated grain fractions at 20 ppm; wheat, grain
at 0.4 ppm; wheat, hay at 8 ppm; and wheat, straw at 30 ppm. That
document referenced a summary of the petition prepared by BASF, the
registrant, which is available in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov. Comments were received on the notice of filing;
however, they were not related to mefentrifluconazole.
    Following revisions to that petition, EPA published another notice
of filing, which supersedes the May 18, 2018 document. That document
was published in the Federal Register of March 18, 2019 (84 FR 9735)
(FRL-9989-90). The tolerances requested were the same, except for the
following: (1) The new petition sought two new tolerances, one for
residues on corn, pop, grain at 0.01 ppm and one for residues on grain,
cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, stover at 9 ppm; and (2)
the new petition dropped the request for the separate stover tolerances
for corn, field, stover at 9 ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 6 ppm; and
sorghum, stover at 9 ppm, as those would be subsumed in the group 16,
stover tolerance. The amended summary of the petition prepared by BASF,
the registrant, and referenced in that document, is available in the
docket, http://www.regulations.gov. Comments were received on the
notice of filing; however, they were not related to
mefentrifluconazole.
    Based upon review of the data supporting the petition and under its
authority in FFDCA section 408(d)(4)(A)(i), EPA is establishing
tolerances that vary slightly from what the petitioner sought. The
reason for these changes are explained in Unit IV.C.

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance 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. . .
.''
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), 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 mefentrifluconazole including
exposure resulting from the tolerances established by this action.
EPA's assessment of exposures and risks associated with
mefentrifluconazole follows.

A. Toxicological Profile

    EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and
children.
    The liver was the most consistent target organ across species, with
mice being the most sensitive species. Following subchronic and chronic
exposures, increased absolute and relative liver weights, and
histopathological liver findings (subchronic: hypertrophy, cytoplasmic
alteration, and necrosis in males; fatty change in females; chronic:
diffuse and macrovesicular fatty changes) were observed in both sexes.
Decreased cholesterol was also observed in the mouse subchronic
toxicity studies (cholesterol was not measured in the mouse
carcinogenicity study). Following oral exposures to rats, there were
effects on liver function as evidenced by increased alkaline
phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), and cholesterol,
increased absolute and relative liver weights, and histopathological
findings (hepatocellular hypertrophy (subchronic and chronic),
multifocal necrosis (females; subchronic)). In dogs, liver effects
included increased ALP, increased liver weights, and histopathological
findings in the liver (hepatocellular hypertrophy, eosinophilic change,
and subcapsular fibrosis). In the 90-day oral toxicity study in dogs,
males were more sensitive than females; however, in the 1-year toxicity
study, effects were observed at the same dose for both sexes. The
toxicity was also shown to progress, with greater increases in ALP
along with fibrosis being observed in the chronic study. Other effects
included increased white blood cell (WBC) counts in mice following
subchronic exposures. In addition, increased adrenal gland weights were
noted in male rats following subchronic exposures and in female rats,
dogs, and mice following chronic exposures; however, corresponding
histopathological findings (eosinophilic cytoplasmic change) were only
noted in the adrenal glands of female mice in the carcinogenicity
study. An in vitro human recombinant aromatase assay

conducted with mefentrifluconazole indicates that it has the potential
to interact with the aromatase enzyme.
    There was no evidence of increased quantitative or qualitative
fetal susceptibility in the developmental toxicity studies in rats and
rabbits or offspring susceptibility in the two-generation reproduction
toxicity studies in rats. In the developmental toxicity study in rats,
fetal effects (increased placental weight, decreased fetal weight,
increased incidence of dilated renal pelvis) occurred at the same dose
as maternal effects (increased placental weight). In the developmental
toxicity study in rabbits, no maternal or developmental effects were
seen up to the highest dose tested (25 mg/kg/day); 50 mg/kg/day was
established as the maximum tolerable dose (MTD) for non-pregnant female
rabbits in the range-finding studies. In the two-generation
reproduction study in rats; offspring effects (decreased pup body
weight, increased total litter loss and litters containing pup death
during post-natal day (PND) 1-4, and increased incidence of dilated
renal pelvis) occurred at the same dose as those eliciting parental
toxicity (changes in clinical chemistry parameters (increased ALP, GGT,
triglycerides, cholesterol), increased relative liver weights,
histopathological findings in the liver, and increased total litter
loss and litters containing pup death during PND 1-4). Reproductive
toxicity (decreased implantation sites per dam in the F1 generation
maternal animals) was observed at the same dose causing parental and
offspring effects.
    In the acute neurotoxicity study in rats, unsteady gait, increased
foot splay, and decreased motor activity were observed at 2,000 mg/kg
(no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) = 600 mg/kg) for both sexes.
However, there is no other evidence of neurotoxicity in the database.
In addition, there were no treatment-related histopathological findings
in the central or peripheral nervous system in the toxicological
database.
    Mefentrifluconazole was categorized as having low acute toxicity
via the oral, dermal, and inhalation routes (Toxicity Categories III-
IV). It is a not an eye or skin irritant (Toxicity Category IV), but it
is a dermal sensitizer.
    M750F022 is a metabolite that was identified as a residue of
concern in the livestock metabolism studies and has a hydroxyl group
instead of the triazole ring as a result of cleavage. In the available
rat metabolism data, M750F022 was not found at significant amounts;
however, it is a proposed intermediate for several metabolites that
were observed in the study. Additional toxicological studies were
performed, which demonstrated that M750F022 was of low acute toxicity
by the oral route in rats. There was no genotoxic concern identified in
three in vitro genotoxicity assays. In a 28-day oral toxicity study in
mice, the liver was identified as the target organ. M750F022 showed
considerably lower potential for aromatase inhibition than the parent,
mefentrifluconazole, in an in vitro aromatase inhibition assay. Based
on these studies, M750F022 is not considered to be a greater
toxicological concern than mefentrifluconazole.
    Specific information on the studies received and the nature of the
adverse effects caused by mefentrifluconazole as well as the NOAEL and
the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level (LOAEL) from the toxicity
studies can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in the document
titled ``Mefentrifluconazole. Human Health Risk Assessment for the
Section 3 Registration Action of the New Active Ingredient on Non-
Residential Turf, Sod Farms, Ornamentals, Commercial and On-Farm Seed
Treatment; and Pome Fruit, Crop Group 11-10; Stone Fruit, Crop Group
12-12; Tree Nuts, Crop Group 14-12; Cereal Grains, Crop Group 15;
Legume Vegetables, Crop Group 6; Foliage of Legume Vegetables, Crop
Group 7; Citrus Fruit, Crop Group 10-10; Small Fruit Vine Climbing,
Except Fuzzy Kiwifruit Subgroup 13-07F; Soybeans; Peanuts; Sugar Beet;
Rapeseed Subgroup 20A; and Tuberous and Corm Vegetables Subgroup 1C''
on pages 50-57 in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0002.

B. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern

    Once a pesticide's toxicological profile is determined, EPA
identifies toxicological points of departure (POD) and levels of
concern to use in evaluating the risk posed by human exposure to the
pesticide. For hazards that have a threshold below which there is no
appreciable risk, the toxicological POD is used as the basis for
derivation of reference values for risk assessment. PODs are developed
based on a careful analysis of the doses in each toxicological study to
determine the dose at which no adverse effects are observed (the NOAEL)
and the lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified
(the LOAEL). Uncertainty/safety factors are used in conjunction with
the POD to calculate a safe exposure level--generally referred to as a
population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a reference dose (RfD)--and a safe
margin of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold risks, the Agency assumes
that any amount of exposure will lead to some degree of risk. Thus, the
Agency estimates risk in terms of the probability of an occurrence of
the adverse effect expected in a lifetime. For more information on the
general principles EPA uses in risk characterization and a complete
description of the risk assessment process, see http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/assessing-human-health-risk-pesticides.
    A summary of the toxicological endpoints for mefentrifluconazole
used for human risk assessment is shown in the Table of this unit.

    Table--Summary of Toxicological Doses and Endpoints for Mefentrifluconazole for Use in Human Health Risk
                                                   Assessment
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                                    Point of departure
        Exposure/scenario            and uncertainty/     RfD, PAD, LOC for     Study and toxicological effects
                                      safety factors       risk assessment
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Acute dietary (Females 13-50       NOAEL = 73 mg/kg/day  Acute RfD = 0.73 mg/ Two-Generation Reproduction
 years of age).                    UFA = 10X...........   kg/day.              Toxicity Study.
                                   UFH = 10X...........  aPAD = 0.73 mg/kg/   LOAEL = 194 mg/kg/day based on
                                   FQPA SF = 1X........   day.                 decreased implantations per dam.
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Acute dietary (General population  No appropriate toxicological effect attributable to a single dose was
 including infants and children).   observed. Therefore, a dose and endpoint were not identified for this risk
                                    assessment.
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Chronic dietary (All populations)  NOAEL= 3.5 mg/kg/day  Chronic RfD = 0.035  Mouse Carcinogenicity Study.
                                   UFA = 10X...........   mg/kg/day.          LOAEL = 9.1 mg/kg/day based on
                                   UFH = 10X...........  cPAD = 0.035 mg/kg/   increased liver weights and
                                   FQPA SF = 1X........   day.                 histopathological findings in the
                                                                               liver (both sexes).
Incidental/Adult oral short-term   NOAEL = 11 mg/kg/day  LOC for MOE = 100..  Subchronic Toxicity--Mouse.
 (1-30 days).                      UFA = 10X...........                       LOAEL = 58 mg/kg/day increased
                                   UFH = 10X...........                        total white blood cell (WBC)
                                   FQPA SF = 1X........                        counts, decreased cholesterol
                                                                               levels, increased absolute and
                                                                               relative liver weights, and
                                                                               histopathological liver findings.
Dermal short-term (1 to 30 days)   Oral study NOAEL =    LOC for MOE = 100..  Subchronic Toxicity--Mouse.
 and intermediate-term (1-6         11 mg/kg/day                              LOAEL = 58 mg/kg/day increased
 months).                           (dermal absorption                         total WBC counts, decreased
                                    factor = 15.6%).                           cholesterol levels, and
                                   UFA = 10X...........                        histopathological liver findings.
                                   UFH = 10X...........
                                   FQPA SF = 1X........
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Cancer (Oral, dermal, inhalation)  Classification: ``Not likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans'' based on the
                                    absence of treatment-related tumors in two adequate rodent carcinogenicity
                                    studies.
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FQPA SF = Food Quality Protection Act Safety Factor. LOAEL = lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level. LOC = level
  of concern. mg/kg/day = milligram/kilogram/day. MOE = margin of exposure. NOAEL = no-observed-adverse-effect-
  level. PAD = population-adjusted dose (a = acute, c = chronic). RfD = reference dose. UF = uncertainty factor.
  UFA = extrapolation from animal to human (interspecies). UFH = potential variation in sensitivity among
  members of the human population (intraspecies).

C. Exposure Assessment

    1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses. In evaluating dietary
exposure to mefentrifluconazole, EPA considered exposure under the
petitioned-for tolerances. EPA assessed dietary exposures from
mefentrifluconazole in food as follows:
    i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute dietary exposure and risk
assessments are performed for a food-use pesticide, if a toxicological
study has indicated the possibility of an effect of concern occurring
as a result of a 1-day or single exposure.
    No such effects were identified in the toxicological studies for
the general population for mefentrifluconazole; therefore, a
quantitative acute dietary exposure assessment for the general
population is unnecessary.
    However, such effects were identified for mefentrifluconazole for
females 13 to 49 years old. In estimating acute dietary exposure, EPA
used 2003-2008 food consumption information from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, What We
Eat in America, (NHANES/WWEIA). As to residue levels in food, EPA
conducted an unrefined acute dietary exposure and risk assessment
assuming 100 percent crop treated (PCT), default processing factors,
and tolerance-level residues for all food commodities.
    ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting the chronic dietary exposure
assessment EPA used 2003-2008 food consumption data from the USDA's
NHANES/WWEIA. As to residue levels in food, EPA conducted a partially
refined chronic dietary exposure and risk assessment assuming 100 PCT,
empirical processing factors (when available), and average field-trial
residues for some commodities.
    iii. Cancer. A cancer dietary exposure and risk assessment was not
conducted for mefentrifluconazole as it was classified as ``Not likely
to be Carcinogenic to Humans'' based on the absence of treatment-
related tumors in two adequate rodent carcinogenicity studies.
    iv. Anticipated residue and PCT information. Section 408(b)(2)(E)
of FFDCA authorizes EPA to use available data and information on the
anticipated residue levels of pesticide residues in food and the actual
levels of pesticide residues that have been measured in food. If EPA
relies on such information, EPA must require pursuant to FFDCA section
408(f)(1) that data be provided 5 years after the tolerance is
established, modified, or left in effect, demonstrating that the levels
in food are not above the levels anticipated. For the present action,
EPA will issue such data call-ins as are required by FFDCA section
408(b)(2)(E) and authorized under FFDCA section 408(f)(1). Data will be
required to be submitted no later than 5 years from the date of
issuance of these tolerances.
    2. Dietary exposure from drinking water. The Agency used screening
level water exposure models in the dietary exposure analysis and risk
assessment for mefentrifluconazole in drinking water. These simulation
models take into account data on the physical, chemical, and fate/
transport characteristics of mefentrifluconazole. Further information
regarding EPA drinking water models used in pesticide exposure
assessment can be found at http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/about-water-exposure-models-used-pesticide.
    Based on the Pesticide in Water Calculator (PWC), the estimated
drinking water concentrations (EDWCs) of mefentrifluconazole for acute
exposures are estimated to be 42.3 parts per billion (ppb) for surface
water and 30.3 ppb for ground water, and for chronic exposures are
estimated to be 18.4 ppb for surface water and 5.1 ppb for ground
water.
    Modeled estimates of drinking water concentrations were directly
entered into the dietary exposure model. For the acute dietary risk
assessment, the water concentration value of 42.3 ppb was used to
assess the contribution to drinking water and for the chronic dietary
risk assessment, the water concentration of value 18.4 ppb was used to
assess the contribution to drinking water.
    3. From non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is
used in

this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary exposure (e.g.,
for lawn and garden pest control, indoor pest control, termiticides,
and flea and tick control on pets).
    Mefentrifluconazole is proposed to be registered for the following
uses that could result in residential exposures: non-residential turf
(i.e., golf courses). EPA assessed residential exposure using the
following assumptions: Residential handler exposures are not
anticipated based on the proposed use sites and therefore have not been
quantitatively assessed. There is the potential for post-application
exposure for individuals exposed as a result of being in an environment
that has been previously treated with mefentrifluconazole. Short-term
dermal exposures were assessed for adults, youth 11 to less than 16
years old, and children 6 to less than 11 years old.
    The residential exposure scenario used in both the adult aggregate
assessment and the children 6 to <11 years old aggregate assessment is
from post-application dermal exposure after applications to golf
courses from golfing activities. These scenarios for aggregation,
adults and children (6 to <11 years old), represent the worst-case risk
estimates and are protective of all other lifestages and exposure
scenarios.
    Further information regarding EPA standard assumptions and generic
inputs for residential exposures may be found at http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/standard-operating-procedures-residential-pesticide.
    4. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when
considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the
Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative
effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances
that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
    Unlike other pesticides for which EPA has followed a cumulative
risk approach based on a common mechanism of toxicity, EPA has not made
a common mechanism of toxicity finding as to mefentrifluconazole and
any other substances; the Agency's previous statements regarding the
potential for a common mechanism among the conazoles noted that the
underlying data available at the time were inconclusive. Although the
conazole fungicides (triazoles) produce 1,2,4 triazole and its acid-
conjugated metabolites (triazolylalanine and triazolylacetic acid),
1,2,4 triazole and its acid-conjugated metabolites do not contribute to
the toxicity of the parent conazole fungicides (triazoles). The agency
has assessed the aggregate risks from the 1,2,4 triazole and its acid-
conjugated metabolites (triazolylalanine and triazolylacetic acid)
separately. The supporting risk assessment concludes that aggregate
risks are below the Agency's level of concern and can be found at
http://www.regulations.gov in the document titled ``Common Triazole
Metabolites: Updated Aggregate Human Health Risk Assessment to Address
New Section 3 Registrations For Use of Difenoconazole and
Mefentrifluconazole'' in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0002.
Mefentrifluconazole does not appear to produce any other toxic
metabolite produced by other substances. For the purposes of this
action, therefore, EPA has not assumed that mefentrifluconazole has a
common mechanism of toxicity with other substances.

D. Safety Factor for Infants and Children

    1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA
shall apply an additional tenfold (10X) margin of safety for infants
and children in the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal
and postnatal toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity
and exposure unless EPA determines based on reliable data that a
different margin of safety will be safe for infants and children. This
additional margin of safety is commonly referred to as the FQPA Safety
Factor (SF). In applying this provision, EPA either retains the default
value of 10X, or uses a different additional safety factor when
reliable data available to EPA support the choice of a different
factor.
    2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity. There was no evidence of
increased quantitative or qualitative fetal susceptibility in the
developmental toxicity studies in rats and rabbits or offspring
susceptibility in the two-generation reproduction toxicity studies in
rats.
    3. Conclusion. EPA has determined that reliable data show the
safety of infants and children would be adequately protected if the
FQPA SF were reduced to 1X. That decision is based on the following
findings:
    i. The existing toxicological database for mefentrifluconazole is
adequate for FQPA evaluation. Developmental toxicity studies in rats
and rabbits as well as a two-generation reproduction study in rats are
available for FQPA consideration. The Agency has determined, using a
weight-of-evidence approach, that the subchronic neurotoxicity,
subchronic inhalation toxicity, and immunotoxicity studies are not
required at this time.
    ii. In the acute neurotoxicity study in rats, unsteady gait,
increased foot splay, and decreased motor activity were considered
adverse at 2,000 mg/kg (NOAEL = 600 mg/kg). However, concern is low
since the effects are characterized by clear NOAEL and LOAEL values,
there is no other evidence of neurotoxicity in the database, there were
no corroborating histopathological findings in the central or
peripheral nervous system, and the effects were seen at a dose that is
not considered relevant for human health risk assessment.
    iii. There is no evidence that mefentrifluconazole results in
increased susceptibility in in utero rats or rabbits in the prenatal
developmental studies or in young rats in the two-generation
reproduction study.
    iv. There are no residual uncertainties identified in the exposure
databases. The dietary assessment is based on high-end assumptions,
assuming 100 PCT, and average field trial residues. EPA made
conservative (protective) assumptions in the ground and surface water
modeling used to assess exposure to mefentrifluconazole in drinking
water. EPA used similarly conservative assumptions to assess post-
application exposure of children. These assessments will not
underestimate the exposure and risks posed by mefentrifluconazole.

E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety

    EPA determines whether acute and chronic dietary pesticide
exposures are safe by comparing aggregate exposure estimates to the
acute PAD (aPAD) and chronic PAD (cPAD). For linear cancer risks, EPA
calculates the lifetime probability of acquiring cancer given the
estimated aggregate exposure. Short-, intermediate-, and chronic-term
risks are evaluated by comparing the estimated aggregate food, water,
and residential exposure to the appropriate PODs to ensure that an
adequate MOE exists.
    1. Acute risk. Using the exposure assumptions discussed in this
unit for acute exposure, the acute dietary exposure from food and water
to mefentrifluconazole will occupy 2.2% of the aPAD for females 13 to
49 years old, the only population group of concern.
    2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure assumptions described in this
unit for chronic exposure, EPA has concluded that chronic exposure to
mefentrifluconazole from food and water will utilize 19% of the cPAD
for

children 1 to 2 years old, the population group receiving the greatest
exposure. Based on the explanation in Unit III.C.3., regarding
residential use patterns, chronic residential exposure to residues of
mefentrifluconazole is not expected.
    3. Short-term risk. Short-term aggregate exposure takes into
account short-term residential exposure plus chronic exposure to food
and water (considered to be a background exposure level).
    Mefentrifluconazole is currently registered for uses that could
result in short-term residential exposure, and the Agency has
determined that it is appropriate to aggregate chronic exposure through
food and water with short-term residential exposures to
mefentrifluconazole.
    Using the exposure assumptions described in this unit for short-
term exposures, EPA has concluded the combined short-term food, water,
and residential exposures result in aggregate MOEs of 2,600 for adults
and 1,900 for children 6 to less than 11 years old. Because EPA's level
of concern for mefentrifluconazole is a MOE of 100 or below, these MOEs
are not of concern.
    4. Intermediate-term risk. Intermediate-term aggregate exposure
takes into account intermediate-term residential exposure plus chronic
exposure to food and water (considered to be a background exposure
level).
    An intermediate-term adverse effect was identified; however,
mefentrifluconazole is not registered for any use patterns that would
result in intermediate-term residential exposure. Intermediate-term
risk is assessed based on intermediate-term residential exposure plus
chronic dietary exposure. Because there is no intermediate-term
residential exposure and chronic dietary exposure has already been
assessed under the appropriately protective cPAD (which is at least as
protective as the POD used to assess intermediate-term risk), no
further assessment of intermediate-term risk is necessary, and EPA
relies on the chronic dietary risk assessment for evaluating
intermediate-term risk for mefentrifluconazole.
    5. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. population. Based on the lack of
evidence of carcinogenicity in two adequate rodent carcinogenicity
studies, mefentrifluconazole is not expected to pose a cancer risk to
humans.
    6. Determination of safety. Based on these risk assessments, EPA
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result
to the general population, or to infants and children from aggregate
exposure to mefentrifluconazole residues.

IV. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    The registrant, BASF, has proposed a Quick Easy Cheap Effective
Rugged and Safe (QuEChERS) multi-residue method (BASF method L0295/01)
for the determination of mefentrifluconazole residues in plant
matrices. BASF Analytical Method No. L0272/01 is proposed as the
enforcement method for the determination of residues of
mefentrifluconazole in livestock commodities by liquid chromatography
coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
    The method may be requested from: Chief, Analytical Chemistry
Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD
20755-5350; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food
standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
    The Codex has not established any MRLs for mefentrifluconazole.

C. Revisions to Petitioned-For Tolerances

    Under FFDCA section 408(d)(4)(A)(i), EPA may establish tolerances
that vary from those sought by the petition. For consistency in
nomenclature, EPA has used the Agency's preferred commodity terms for
the commodities for which tolerances were requested. In addition, the
levels at which several tolerances are being established vary from the
original petition due to differences in how tolerance values were
calculated. Finally, EPA is establishing tolerances for processed
commodities where residues concentrate in commodities for which
tolerances are being established. A summary and rationale behind these
modifications can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in the
document titled ``Mefentrifluconazole. Human Health Risk Assessment for
the Section 3 Registration Action of the New Active Ingredient on Non-
Residential Turf, Sod Farms, Ornamentals, Commercial and On-Farm Seed
Treatment; and Pome Fruit, Crop Group 11-10; Stone Fruit, Crop Group
12-12; Tree Nuts, Crop Group 14-12; Cereal Grains, Crop Group 15;
Legume Vegetables, Crop Group 6; Foliage of Legume Vegetables, Crop
Group 7; Citrus Fruit, Crop Group 10-10; Small Fruit Vine Climbing,
Except Fuzzy Kiwifruit Subgroup 13-07F; Soybeans; Peanuts; Sugar Beet;
Rapeseed Subgroup 20A; and Tuberous and Corm Vegetables Subgroup 1C''
on pages 10-13 in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0002.

V. Conclusion

    Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of
mefentrifluconazole, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on
Almond, hulls at 4 ppm; Beet, sugar, dried pulp at 2 ppm; Beet, sugar,
leaves at 9 ppm; Beet, sugar, roots at 0.6 ppm; Cattle, fat at 0.2 ppm;
Cattle, meat at 0.03 ppm; Cattle, meat byproducts at 0.3 ppm; Cherry
subgroup 12-12A at 4 ppm; Corn, field, grain at 0.01 ppm; Corn, milled
byproducts at 0.03 ppm; Corn, pop, grain at 0.01 ppm; Corn, sweet,
kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.03 ppm; Egg at 0.01 ppm; Fruit,
citrus, group 10-10, dried pulp at 2 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group 10-10,
oil at 15 ppm; Fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 1.5 ppm; Fruit, small, vine
climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 1.5 ppm; Goat, fat
at 0.2 ppm; Goat, meat at 0.03 ppm; Goat, meat byproducts at 0.3 ppm;
Grain, aspirated grain fractions at 6 ppm; Grain, cereal, forage,
fodder, and straw, group 16, forage at 6 ppm; Grain, cereal, forage,
fodder, and straw, group 16, hay at 15 ppm; Grain, cereal, forage,
fodder, and straw, group 16, stover at 9 ppm; Grain, cereal, forage,
fodder, and straw, group 16, straw at 30 ppm; Grain, cereal, group 15,
except wheat and corn at 4 ppm; Grape, raisin at 4 ppm; Grapefruit
subgroup 10-10C at 0.5 ppm; Hog, fat at 0.015 ppm; Hog, meat at 0.01
ppm; Hog, meat byproducts at 0.03 ppm; Horse, fat at 0.2 ppm; Horse,
meat at 0.03 ppm; Horse, meat byproducts at 0.3 ppm; Lemon/lime
subgroup 10-10B at 1 ppm; Lentil, dry, seed at 2 ppm; Milk at 0.03 ppm;
Milk, fat at 0.8 ppm; Nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.06 ppm; Orange
subgroup 10-10A at 0.6 ppm; Peach subgroup 12-12B at 1.5 ppm; Peanut at
0.01 ppm; Peanut, hay at 30 ppm; Plum prune, dried at 4 ppm; Plum
subgroup 12-12C at 2 ppm; Poultry, fat at 0.015 ppm; Poultry, meat at
0.01

ppm; Poultry, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm; Rapeseed subgroup 20A at 1
ppm; Sheep, fat at 0.2 ppm; Sheep, meat at 0.03 ppm; Sheep, meat
byproducts at 0.3 ppm; Soybean, seed at 0.4 ppm; Vegetable, foliage of
legume, group 7 at 20 ppm; Vegetable, legume, group 6, except lentil
and soybean seed at 0.15 ppm; Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C
at 0.04 ppm; and Wheat, grain at 0.3 ppm.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to a petition submitted to the Agency. 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 action has been
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this action 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), nor is it considered a
regulatory action under Executive Order 13771, entitled ``Reducing
Regulations and Controlling Regulatory Costs'' (82 FR 9339, February 3,
2017). This action 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 tolerance 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 action 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 action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(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 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VII. 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: June 19, 2019.
Richard Keigwin,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

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

0
2. Add Sec.  180.705 to subpart C to read as follows:

Sec.  180.705   Mefentrifluconazole; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of
mefentrifluconazole, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on
the commodities in the table below. Compliance with the tolerance
levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only
mefentrifluconazole, [alpha]-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-[alpha]-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, in
or on the commodity.

                        Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million
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Almond, hulls...............................................           4
Beet, sugar, dried pulp.....................................           2
Beet, sugar, leaves.........................................           9
Beet, sugar, roots..........................................         0.6
Cattle, fat.................................................         0.2
Cattle, meat................................................        0.03
Cattle, meat byproducts.....................................         0.3
Cherry subgroup 12-12A......................................           4
Corn, field, grain..........................................        0.01
Corn, milled byproducts.....................................        0.03
Corn, pop, grain............................................        0.01
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed.............        0.03
Egg.........................................................        0.01
Fruit, citrus, group 10-10, dried pulp......................           2
Fruit, citrus, group 10-10, oil.............................          15
Fruit, pome, group 11-10....................................         1.5
Fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit,                 1.5
 subgroup 13-07F............................................
Goat, fat...................................................         0.2
Goat, meat..................................................        0.03
Goat, meat byproducts.......................................         0.3
Grain, aspirated grain fractions............................           6
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, forage..           6
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, hay.....          15
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, stover..           9
Grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw, group 16, straw...          30
Grain, cereal, group 15, except wheat and corn..............           4
Grape, raisin...............................................           4
Grapefruit subgroup 10-10C..................................         0.5
Hog, fat....................................................       0.015
Hog, meat...................................................        0.01
Hog, meat byproducts........................................        0.03
Horse, fat..................................................         0.2
Horse, meat.................................................        0.03
Horse, meat byproducts......................................         0.3
Lemon/lime subgroup 10-10B..................................           1
Lentil, dry, seed...........................................           2
Milk........................................................        0.03
Milk, fat...................................................         0.8
Nut, tree, group 14-12......................................        0.06
Orange subgroup 10-10A......................................         0.6
Peach subgroup 12-12B.......................................         1.5
Peanut......................................................        0.01
Peanut, hay.................................................          30
Plum prune, dried...........................................           4
Plum subgroup 12-12C........................................           2
Poultry, fat................................................       0.015
Poultry, meat...............................................        0.01
Poultry, meat byproducts....................................        0.01
Rapeseed subgroup 20A.......................................           1
Sheep, fat..................................................         0.2
Sheep, meat.................................................        0.03
Sheep, meat byproducts......................................         0.3
Soybean, seed...............................................         0.4
Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7.......................          20
Vegetable, legume, group 6, except lentil and soybean seed..        0.15

Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C...................        0.04
Wheat, grain................................................         0.3
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    (b) [Reserved]
    (c) [Reserved]
    (d) [Reserved]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32238-32239]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of actions on special permit applications.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the
application described herein.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Burger, Chief, Office of
Hazardous Materials Safety General Approvals and Permits Branch,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 04, 2022.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                                                Nature of the special permits
       Application No.                 Applicant          Regulation(s) affected              thereof
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                                          Special Permits Data--Granted
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10945-M......................  Structural Composites     172.203(a), 172.301(c),   To modify the special permit
                                Industries LLC.           173.302a(a)(1),           to authorize additional
                                                          173.304a(a)(1), 180.205.  hazardous materials.
11180-M......................  Affival Inc.............  172.300, 172.400,         To modify the special permit
                                                          172.500, 173.1,           to authorize welded metal
                                                          173.24(c).                tubing and additional
                                                                                hazardous materials.
11379-M......................  ZF Passive Safety         173.301(h),               To modify the special permit
                                Systems US Inc.           173.302(a)(1).            to authorize alternative
                                                                                safety control measures.
16485-M......................  Entegris, Inc...........  173.302c(a),              To modify the special permit
                                                          173.302c(i)(5),           by authorizing DOT-3AA
                                                          180.205(f), 180.205(g).   cylinders containing
                                                                                adsorbed gases to be
                                                                                requalified by the helium
                                                                                proof pressure and leak test
                                                                                authorized by DOT-SP 13220.
20470-M......................  Imperial Automotive       172.101(j)..............  To modify the special permit
                                Logistics GmbH.                                     to authorize additional
                                                                                authorized lithium ion
                                                                                batteries.
21266-N......................  Richmond Pacific          172.203(a), 174.24,       To authorize the use of
                                Railroad Corp.            174.26.                   electronic shipping paper
                                                                                information and train
                                                                                consist information when
                                                                                hazardous materials are
                                                                                transported by rail.
21301-N......................  DGM Italia Srl..........  172.101(j)..............  To authorize the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of lithium ion batteries
                                                                                exceeding 35 kg by cargo-
                                                                                only aircraft.
21310-M......................  Airbus Defence And Space  172.101(j), 173.301(f),   To add cargo vessel due to
                                GmbH.                     173.302a(a)(1),           destruction/grounding of
                                                          173.304a(a)(2).           Antonov air fleet.
21323-N......................  Canadian Pacific Railway  172.203(a), 173.24,       To authorize the use of
                                Company.                  173.26.                   electronic shipping paper
                                                                                information and train
                                                                                consist information when
                                                                                hazardous materials are
                                                                                transported by rail.
21339-N......................  Department of Defense US  173.27(f)(3), 173.202...  To authorize the
                                Army Military Surface                               transportation in commerce
                                Deployment &                                        of UN2030, hydrazine aqueous
                                Distribution Command.                               solution in the packaging in
                                                                                paragraph 7.a.
21345-N......................  Milliporesigma..........  173.225(c)(3), 173.124..  To authorize the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of a self-reactive solid
                                                                                type C that has not been
                                                                                properly classed.
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                                          Special Permits Data--Denied
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12412-M......................  Circle Transport Inc....  172.203(a), 172.302(c),   To modify the special permit
                                                          177.834(h).               to authorize 550-gallon
                                                                                Intermediate Bulk
                                                                                Containers.

20949-M......................  Sigma-Aldrich, Inc......  178.601(k)..............  To modify the special permit
                                                                                to remove the requirement to
                                                                                carry a copy of the SP
                                                                                aboard each vehicle, vessel
                                                                                or aircraft and to remove
                                                                                the requirement to maintain
                                                                                a copy of the SP at each
                                                                                facility offering or
                                                                                reoffering packages covered
                                                                                by the SP.
21287-N......................  Daikin Applied Americas   173.307(a)(4)(iv).......  To authorize the
                                Inc.                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of refrigerating machines,
                                                                                including dehumidifiers and
                                                                                air conditioners, and
                                                                                components thereof,
                                                                                containing 20 kg (44 pounds)
                                                                                or less of GHS Category 1B
                                                                                or ASHRAE A2L gases in the
                                                                                same manner as A1 gases, per
                                                                                49 CFR 173.307(a)(4)(iv).
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                                         Special Permits Data--Withdrawn
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21294-N......................  Trane U.S. Inc..........  173.306(e)(1)(i),         To authorize the
                                                          173.306(e)(1)(ii).        transportation in commerce
                                                                                of large refrigerating
                                                                                machines where each pressure
                                                                                vessel containing A2L
                                                                                refrigerant gases in
                                                                                quantities exceeding 50
                                                                                pounds and an aggregate of
                                                                                more than 100 pounds.
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