[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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts per Commodity million ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [[Page 420]] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts per Commodity million ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Expiration/ Commodity Parts per Revocation million Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Expiration/ Commodity Parts per Revocation million Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sweet potato, roots............................. 0.2 12/31/07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts per Commodity million ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Onion, dry bulb............................................. 1.0 Pepper, chili............................................... 0.5 Pepper, cubanelle........................................... 0.1 Pepper, tabasco............................................. .5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved] [44 FR 10385, Feb. 20, 1979] [[Page 421]] 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.