Banda de Lupinus Albus Doce (BLAD); Proposal To Revoke Exemption and Establish Pesticide Tolerances; Reopening of Comment Period
| Published date | 21 April 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 22065 |
| Record Number | 2020-08192 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Environmental Protection Agency |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 77 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08192]
[[Page 22065]]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0230; FRL-10007-81]
RIN 2070-ZA16
Banda de Lupinus Albus Doce (BLAD); Proposal To Revoke Exemption
and Establish Pesticide Tolerances; Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of February
11, 2020, concerning the revocation of an existing tolerance exemption
and establishment of pesticide tolerances for residues of the fungicide
BLAD. This document reopens and extends the comment period to July 12,
2020. Consumo Em Verde S.A., Biotecnologia De Plantas, Parque
Technologico de Cantanhede (CEV) formally requested a 90-day extension
of the public comment period to permit it reasonable time to respond to
the proposed rule.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2015-0230, must be received on or before July 12, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in
the Federal Register document of February 11, 2020 (85 FR 7698) (FRL-
9998-74).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Overstreet, Deputy Director,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-
7090; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document reopens the public comment
period established in the Federal Register document of February 11,
2020 (85 FR 7698) (FRL-9998-74). In that document, EPA is proposing to
revoke the existing exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of the fungicide BLAD in or on all food commodities that was
established in the Federal Register of March 22, 2013 (78 FR 17600)
(FRL-9380-6). In place of the exemption, EPA is proposing to establish
tolerances for residues of the fungicide BLAD at the level of
quantitation, i.e., 0.02 parts per million (ppm), in or on the
following commodities: Almond; almond, hulls; fruit, pome, group 11-10;
fruit, stone, group 12-12; grape; hops, dried cones; strawberry;
vegetable, cucurbit, group 9; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10. In
order to provide additional time for comments, EPA is hereby reopening
the comment period that ended on April 13, 2020, such that it now ends
on July 12, 2020.
To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register
document of February 11, 2020. If you have questions, consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: April 14, 2020.
Richard Keigwin,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-08192 Filed 4-20-20; 8:45 am]
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