[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR180.368]

[Page 419-421]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 180_TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICALS 
IN FOOD--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C_Specific Tolerances
 
Sec. 180.368  Metolachlor; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for the combined 
residues (free and bound) of the herbicide metolachlor [2-chloro-N-(2-
ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide] and its me 
ta bo lites, determined as the derivatives, 2-[(2-ethyl-6-meth yl 
phenyl) am i no]-1-pro pa nol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-meth yl phenyl)-2-hy 
droxy-5-methyl-3-mor pho li none, each expressed as the parent compound, 
in or on the raw agricultural commodities.

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million
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Almond, hulls...............................................        0.3
Barley, fodder..............................................        0.5
Barley, grain...............................................        0.1
Buckwheat, grain............................................        0.1
Cabbage.....................................................        1.0
Cattle, fat.................................................        0.02
Cattle, kidney..............................................        0.2
Cattle, liver...............................................        0.05
Cattle, meat................................................        0.02
Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver............        0.02
Celery......................................................        0.1
Corn, fresh, kernel plus cob with husks removed.............        0.1
Corn, forage and fodder.....................................        8.0
Corn, grain.................................................        0.1
Cotton, undelinted seed.....................................        0.1
Egg.........................................................        0.02
Fruit, stone, group 12......................................        0.1
Goat, fat...................................................        0.02
Goat, kidney................................................        0.2
Goat, liver.................................................        0.05
Goat, meat..................................................        0.02
Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver..............        0.02
Horse, fat..................................................        0.02
Horse, kidney...............................................        0.2
Horse, liver................................................        0.05
Horse, meat.................................................        0.02
Horse, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver.............        0.02
Milk........................................................        0.02
Millet, fodder..............................................        0.5
Millet, forage..............................................        0.5
Millet, grain...............................................        0.1
Milo, fodder................................................        0.5
Milo, forage................................................        0.5
Milo, grain.................................................        0.1
Nongrass animal feed (forage, fodder, straw, and hay) group.        3.0
Nut, tree, group 14.........................................        0.1
Oat, forage.................................................        0.5
Oat, grain..................................................        0.1
Oat, straw..................................................        0.5
Peanut......................................................        0.5
Peanut, forage and hay......................................       30.0
Pepper, bell................................................        0.1
Potato......................................................        0.2
Poultry, fat................................................        0.02
Poultry, liver..............................................        0.05
Poultry, meat...............................................        0.02
Poultry, meat byproducts, except liver......................        0.02
Rice, forage................................................        0.5
Rice, straw.................................................        0.5
Rice, grain.................................................        0.1
Rye, forage.................................................        0.5
Rye, grain..................................................        0.1
Rye, straw..................................................        0.5
Safflower, seed.............................................        0.1
Seed and pod vegetables (except soybean)....................        0.3
Sheep, fat..................................................        0.02
Sheep, kidney...............................................        0.2
Sheep, liver................................................        0.05
Sheep, meat.................................................        0.02
Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver.............        0.02
Sorghum, forage and fodder..................................        2.0
Sorghum, grain..............................................        0.3
Soybean.....................................................        0.2

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Soybean, forage and hay.....................................        8.0
Vegetable, foliage of legume, except soybean, subgroup 7A...       15.0
Wheat, forage...............................................        0.5
Wheat, grain................................................        0.1
Wheat, straw................................................        0.5
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    (2) Tolerances are established for combined residues of the 
herbicide S-metolachlor acetamid, 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-
(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-, (S) and its metabolites, determined as the 
derivatives, 2-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-
6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the 
parent compound S-metolachlor in or on the following raw agricultural 
commodities:

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million
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Asparagus...................................................        0.10
Beet, sugar, molasses.......................................        2.0
Beet, sugar, roots..........................................        0.5
Beet, sugar, tops...........................................       15.0
Carrot, roots...............................................        0.20
Grass, forage...............................................       10.0
Grass, hay..................................................        0.2
Horseradish.................................................        0.20
Onion, green................................................        0.20
Rhubarb.....................................................        0.10
Spinach.....................................................        0.5
Sunflower, seed.............................................        0.5
Sunflower, meal.............................................        1.0
Swiss chard.................................................        0.10
Tomato......................................................        0.1
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. (1) Time-limited tolerances are 
established for the combined residues (free and bound) of the herbicide 
metolachlor [2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-
methylethyl)acetamide] and its metabolites, determined as the 
derivatives, 2-[(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-
ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed 
as the parent compound in connection with use of the pesticide under 
section 18 emergency exemptions granted by EPA. The tolerance is 
specified in the following table. The tolerances will expire and are 
revoked on the dates specified in the following table.

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                                                             Expiration/
                    Commodity                     Parts per   Revocation
                                                   million       Date
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Grass, forage...................................         10     12/31/01
Grass hay.......................................        0.2     12/31/01
Spinach.........................................        0.3     12/31/04
Tomato, paste...................................        0.6     12/31/04
Tomato, puree...................................        0.3     12/31/04
Tomato..........................................        0.1     12/31/04
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    (2) Time-limited tolerances are established for the combined 
residues (free and bound) of the herbicide s-metolachlor [(S)-2-chloro-
N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide], its R-
enantiomer and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-[(2-
ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-
hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent compound 
in connection with the use of the pesticide under section 18 emergency 
exemptions granted by EPA. The tolerance is specified in the following 
table. The tolerances will expire and are revoked on the dates specified 
in the following table.

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                                                             Expiration/
                    Commodity                     Parts per   Revocation
                                                   million       Date
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Sweet potato, roots.............................        0.2     12/31/07
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    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with regional 
registration as defined in Sec. 180.1(n) are established for the the 
combined residues (free and bound) of the herbicide metolachlor [2-
chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide] 
and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-[(2-ethyl-6-
methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-
5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent compound, in or on 
the following raw agricultural commodities:

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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million
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Onion, dry bulb.............................................        1.0
Pepper, chili...............................................        0.5
Pepper, cubanelle...........................................        0.1
Pepper, tabasco.............................................         .5
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    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[44 FR 10385, Feb. 20, 1979]

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    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 
180.368, see the List of Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding 
Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.