[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: 40CFR180.571]

[Page 509]
 
                   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. 180.571   Mesotrione; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the 
herbicide mesotrione, 2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzoyl]-1,3-
cyclohexanedione, in or on the following commodities:

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                                                             Parts per
                        Commodity                             million
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Corn, field, forage.....................................        0.01
Corn, field, grain......................................        0.01
Corn, field, stover.....................................        0.01
Corn, pop, grain........................................        0.01
Corn, pop, stover.......................................        0.01
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    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. Time-limited tolerances are 
established for residues of the herbicide mesotrione, 2-[4-
(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzoyl]-1,3-cyclohexanedione, in connection 
with use of the herbicide under section 18 emergency exemptions granted 
by EPA. The tolerances are specified in the following table. The 
tolerances will expire on the dates specified in the table.

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                                                               Expiration/
               Commodity                            Parts per   revocation
                                                     million       date
------------------------------------------------------------- -------------
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with            0.01    06/30/04
 husks removed........................
Corn, sweet, forage...................       0.50    06/30/04
Corn, sweet, stover...................        2.0    06/30/04
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    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[66 FR 33195, June 21, 2001, as amended at 67 FR 45656, July 10, 2002; 
68 FR 273, Jan. 3, 2003]