Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a Tolerance or an Exemption from a Tolerance; Rhodamine B; Revocation of Unlimited Tolerance Exemptions

[Federal Register: August 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 149)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 40170-40174]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 153 and 180
[OPP-301026; FRL-6598-4]
RIN 2070-AB18

Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a Tolerance or an Exemption
from a Tolerance; Rhodamine B; Revocation of Unlimited Tolerance
Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to create a new subpart E in 40 CFR part 180.
This subpart will be titled Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a
Tolerance or an Exemption from a Tolerance. It will contain a list of
the pesticide chemicals (including, as appropriate, their limitations
and use patterns) for which the Agency has determined that neither a
tolerance nor an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is
needed under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This
document also proposes to revoke two unlimited tolerance exemptions for
the inert ingredient Rhodamine B. These tolerance exemptions were
established under Section 408 of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a. EPA is
proposing to revoke these tolerances because all food-use products
containing Rhodamine B have been voluntarily cancelled. Concurrent with
the revocation of the two unlimited tolerances for Rhodamine B, the
Agency is also proposing to designate the use of the inert (other)
ingredient Rhodamine B as a dye for seed treatment only, a use for
which neither a tolerance nor an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance is needed. This determination is based on the Agency's review
and evaluation of submitted data, which indicated that there was no
uptake of Rhodamine B when used as a dye for seed treatment. The Agency
is acting on its own initiative. These regulatory actions are part of
the tolerance reassessment requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q), as amended by the Food Quality
Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. By law, EPA is required to reassess 66%
of the tolerances in existence on August 2, 1996, by August 2002, or
about 6,400 tolerances. The regulatory actions proposed in this
document, the proposed revocation of two tolerance exemptions, would be
counted toward the August 2002 deadline.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket control number OPP-301026, must
be received on or before October 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper
receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket control
number OPP-301026 in the subject line on the first page of your
response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Boyle, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
703-305-6304; fax number: 703-305-0599; e-mail address:
boyle.kathryn@epa.gov.

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.
Potentially affected categories and entities may include, but are not
limited to:

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Examples of Potentially
Categories NAICS Affected Entities
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Industry 111 Crop production
112 Animal production
311 Food manufacturing
32532 Pesticide manufacturing
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This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this table could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes are provided to assist you and others in determining whether or
not this action might apply to certain entities. If you have questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document, and certain other related documents that might be available
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/.
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and
Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the
entry for this document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental
Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings
at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. A frequently updated electronic
version of 40 CFR parts 153 and 180 are available at: http://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_40/40cfr153_00.html and
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_40/
40cfr180_00.html, respectively, a beta site currently under
development.
2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for
this action under docket control number OPP-301026. The official record
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received during an applicable comment period, and other
information related to this action, including any information claimed
as Confidential Business Information (CBI). This official record
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as
well as the documents that are referenced in

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those documents. The public version of the official record does not
include any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the
official record, which includes printed, paper versions of any
electronic comments submitted during an applicable comment period, is
available for inspection in the Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket control number OPP-301026 in the subject line on
the first page of your response.
1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources
and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by
e-mail to: opp-docket@epa.gov, or you can submit a computer disk as
described above. Do not submit any information electronically that you
consider to be CBI. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of
encryption. Electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect 6.1/
8.0 or ASCII file format. All comments in electronic form must be
identified by docket control number OPP-301026. Electronic comments may
also be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information electronically that you consider to
be CBI. You may claim information that you submit to EPA in response to
this document as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public version of the
official record. Information not marked confidential will be included
in the public version of the official record without prior notice. If
you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,
please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the proposed rule or
collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
document.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
control number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first
page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

1. The Agency is creating in 40 CFR part 180 a new subpart E to be
entitled Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a Tolerance or an Exemption
from a Tolerance
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Agency
regulates pesticide chemicals in food by establishing tolerances or
exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance. A pesticide chemical
needs a tolerance or an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
if the pesticide is used in a manner which has a reasonable likelihood
of producing residues in food. In practice, EPA presumes that a
pesticide used on, in, or near growing crops, livestock or food has a
reasonable likelihood of resulting in residues in or on food. However,
there are instances when a pesticide chemical requires neither a
tolerance nor an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. These
chemicals and uses have not been listed in 40 CFR part 180. However, to
insure consistent treatment of such chemicals, EPA has decided to
create this new subpart to contain these chemicals.
One of the uses of this new subpart will be to list pesticide
chemicals that qualify under EPA's ``Threshold of Regulation Policy -
Deciding Whether a Pesticide with a Food-Use Pattern Needs a
Tolerance'' as announced in the Federal Register of October 27, 1999,
(64 FR 57881) (FRL-6388-2). Under this policy, a tolerance or tolerance
exemption is generally not needed if: (a) using a reliable and
appropriately sensitive analytical method to measure residues in the
commodity, no residues are detected in the commodity under expected
conditions of use; and (b) using reasonably protective criteria, the
estimated potential risk of any theoretically possible residues in food
is not of concern.
Another of the uses of this subpart will be to list pesticide
chemicals that are actually used in or on food crops, but that have
been determined to not have a reasonable likelihood of producing
residues in food (generally referred to as a ``non-food use''). An
example of such a use would be inert ingredients such as dyes that are
used in seed treatments. The determination that a seed treatment use is
non-food is generally made after reviewing the results of a radio-
labeled magnitude of the residue (uptake) study that can confirm that
residues of the pesticide chemical will not be present at levels
greater than 5 parts per billion (ppb).
Since seed treatment dyes can be included in this new subpart,
minor revisions to 40 CFR 153.155(c) are also proposed. This section
currently specifies that dyes used in seed treatment are contained in
40 CFR 180.1001 (c) and (d), and thus requires modifications to include
the seed treatment uses that could be included in the proposed subpart
E.
2. With the establishment of the new subpart E, EPA is proposing
two amendments to its tolerance regulations. First, on its own
initiative, the Agency is proposing that 40 CFR 180.1001 be amended by
deleting in paragraphs (c) and (e) the current exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance without limitation for residues of Rhodamine
B (CAS No. 81-88-9). Second, again on its own initiative, EPA is
proposing to

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establish in the newly created subpart E the use of Rhodamine B as a
dye for seed treatment only.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

This proposed rule is issued pursuant to section 408(e) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(e), as
amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) (Public Law
104-170). Section 408(e) of FFDCA authorizes EPA to establish, modify,
or revoke tolerances, and exemptions from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on raw agricultural
commodities and processed foods. Without a tolerance or tolerance
exemption, food containing pesticide residues is considered to be
unsafe and therefore ``adulterated`` under section 402(a) of the FFDCA.
If food containing pesticide residues is found to be adulterated, the
food may not be distributed in interstate commerce (21 U.S.C. 331(a)
and 342(a).
For a pesticide to be sold and distributed, the pesticide must not
only have the appropriate tolerances or tolerance exemptions under
FFDCA, but also must be registered with EPA under section 3 or section
24 or approved by EPA under section 5 or section 18 (for a specific use
pattern) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended by FQPA (7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.) Registration is a
licensing process in which EPA evaluates each proposed product, its
uses, and its labeling to determine whether it meets the standard for
registration in FIFRA. That standard states that, for a registration to
be approved, EPA must determine that the pesticide product, when used
in accordance with its intended uses and with widespread and commonly
recognized practice, will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment.

C. When do These Actions Become Effective?

EPA proposes that these actions become effective immediately
following publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. The
information available to the Agency indicates that all non-seed
treatment food-use products containing Rhodamine B have been
voluntarily canceled or reformulated using inert ingredients other than
Rhodamine B. EPA believes that at the time of publication of the final
rule in the Federal Register all existing stocks of non-seed treatment
Rhodamine B products will have been exhausted for some time. Therefore,
EPA believes the effective date proposed in this document should be
reasonable. However, if EPA is presented with information that existing
stocks would still be available for use after the expiration date and
that information is verified, EPA will consider extending the
expiration date of the tolerance exemption. If you have comments
regarding existing stocks and whether the effective date accounts for
these stocks, please submit comments as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

D. What Is the Contribution to Tolerance Reassessment?

By law, EPA is required to reassess 66% or about 6,400 of the
tolerances in existence on August 2, 1996, by August 2002. This
proposed rule proposes to revoke two tolerance exemptions. Therefore,
upon publication of the final rule, two tolerance reassessments will be
counted toward the August 2002 review deadline of FFDCA section 408(q),
as amended by FQPA in 1996.

III. Background of Use of Rhodamine B as a Dye for Seed-Treatment

Rhodamine B (xanthylium, 9-(2-carboxyphenyl)-3,6-bis(diethylamino)-
,chloride, or Violet 10, or D&C Red No. 19) is a List 1 inert
ingredient. The criteria used to place chemicals on List 1 were
carcinogenicity; adverse reproductive effects, neurotoxicity or other
chronic effects, or developmental toxicity. These effects should have
been demonstrated in laboratory or human studies and the data subject
to peer review. Rhodamine B is a carcinogen, and therefore met one of
the criteria for classification as a List 1 inert ingredient.
A Data Call-In (DCI) Notice was issued in February 1993 requiring
that registrants whose products contained Rhodamine B generate
additional data to support continued registration of their products. In
response to the 1993 DCI the Rhodamine B Seed Treatment Coalition was
formed by member companies Gustafson LLC; Pioneer Hi-Bred
International; Platte Chemical Co. Inc.; Trace Chemical Co. Inc.;
Uniroyal Chemical Co., Inc; and Wilbur-Ellis Co. The Coalition's
objective was to support the use of Rhodamine B for use as a dye for
seed treatment only. Seed treatment dyes are used to distinguish
pesticide-treated seeds that are sold/distributed in commerce from
seeds used as food for humans or feed for animals. Generally the Agency
assumes that a seed treatment use is a food-use, that is, the use is
likely to result in residues in or on food.
The members of the Rhodamine B Seed Treatment Coalition submitted
to the Agency a radiolabeled magnitude of the residue study in which
Rhodamine B was used to dye seeds that were then planted and grown to
harvest. The radiolabeled Rhodamine B was applied to the treated seed
at both the proposed use rate and twice the proposed use rate. The
Agency's review and evaluation of the study indicated that any residues
of Rhodamine B present in the harvested edible portions of the food/
feed would be at levels less than 1 ppb. This is less than the 5 ppb
level that is generally used to define ``no uptake of residues''or a
non-food use. Since there was no uptake of Rhodamine B in a
radiolabeled residue study, there is no reasonable expectation of
finite residues of Rhodamine B in food or feed crops resulting from the
use of Rhodamine B as a dye in seed treatment. The Agency concludes
that Rhodamine B when used as a dye in seed treatment is a non-food
use, that is, the use is not likely to result in residues in food or
feed. Therefore, neither a tolerance nor a tolerance exemption is
needed.
Previously all dyes used in seed treatments were listed in 40 CFR
180.1001(c) and (d), which are listings of food-use inert ingredients
that are exempted from the requirement of a tolerance. However, the
determination that Rhodamine B when used as a seed treatment is
unlikely to result in residues in food/feed, means that neither a
tolerance nor a tolerance exemption is required. Previously, these
chemicals and uses would not have been listed in 40 CFR part 180.
However, to insure consistent treatment of such chemicals, EPA has
decided to create subpart E to contain these chemicals and immediately
populate the subpart with Rhodamine B with a limitation for use as a
dye for seed treatment only.

IV. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

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), this action is not
a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
This proposed rule does not contain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., or impose any enforceable duty or contain any
unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Public Law 104-4). Nor does it require

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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);
or OMB review or any Agency action under Executive Order 13045,
entitled Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and
Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). 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 of 1995 (NTTAA),
Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
This proposed rule establishes a new subpart in the Code of Federal
Regulations. Under section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency hereby certifies that the
proposed action to reorganize 40 CFR part 180 will not have significant
negative economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Creating a new subpart does not have a substantive effect and hence
causes no impact.
This proposed rule also revokes two tolerance exemptions, and
establishes the use of Rhodamine B as a dye for seed treatment only.
The revoked tolerance exemptions apply to pesticide products that have
been voluntarily canceled or reformulated using inert ingredients other
than Rhodamine B. EPA expects that any existing stocks of these
products have been exhausted for some time. Pursuant to the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, the Agency previously assessed whether revocations of
tolerances or tolerance exemptions might significantly impact a
substantial number of small entities and concluded that, as a general
matter, these actions do not impose a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. This analysis was published on
December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66020), and was provided to the Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Taking into account
this analysis, and available information concerning the pesticide
chemical (inert ingredient) listed in this rule, I certify that this
action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Furthermore, the Agency knows of no
extraordinary circumstances that exist as to the present revocation
that would change EPA's previous analysis. Generally, when considering
an active ingredient, as per the 1997 notice, EPA would review its
available data on imports and foreign pesticide usage. These data bases
(which focus on active ingredients) would then be used, as appropriate,
to conclude that there is a reasonable international supply of food not
treated with the canceled pesticide. Because these data are less
readily available for inert ingredients, the finding for Rhodamine B is
based primarily on the fact that the chemical has been replaced in U.S.
registered pesticide products that previously contained Rhodamine B
(except for seed treatments). Most likely, Rhodamine B has also been
replaced in pesticides sold and used in foreign countries exporting
food products to the United States. Given that Rhodamine B is a dye,
and that substitution of one dye for another in pesticide products does
not usually require a significant amount of reformulation effort, it
remains appropriate to conclude that there is a reasonable
international supply of food not treated with Rhodamine B.
In addition, the Agency has determined that this action will not
have a substantial direct effect on States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as
specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999). Executive Order 13132 requires EPA to develop an
accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input by State
and local officials in the development of regulatory policies that have
federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations
that have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.'' This final rule directly regulates growers, food
processors, food handlers and food retailers, not States. This proposed
rule does not affect States directly. This action does not alter the
relationships or distribution of power and responsibilities established
by Congress in the preemption provisions of FFDCA section 408(n)(4).
For these same reasons, the Agency has determined that this rule
does not have any ``tribal implications'' as described in Executive
Order 13175, entitled Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000). Executive Order 13175,
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful
and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory
policies that have tribal implications.'' ``Policies that have tribal
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations
that have ``substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal government and the Indian tribes,
or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the
Federal government and Indian tribes.'' This rule will not have
substantial direct effects on tribal governments, on the relationship
between the Federal government and Indian tribes, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
government and Indian tribes, as specified in Executive Order 13175.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this rule.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 153 and 180

Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: June 19, 2001.
Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR chapter I be amended as
follows:

PART 153--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 153 would continue to read as
follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.

2. Section 153.155(c) is revised to read as follows.

Sec. 153.155 Seed treatment products.

* * * * *
(c) EPA-approved dyes for seed treatment are listed in:
(1) Section 180.1001(c) and (d) if an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance has been established.
(2) Section 180.2010 if EPA has determined that residues of the dye
will be present, if at all, at levels that are below the threshold of
regulation.
(3) Section 180.2020 if EPA has determined that no tolerance or
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is needed as a result of
a determination by EPA that the use is unlikely to result in residues
in food/feed.

PART 180--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 180 would continue to read as
follows:

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

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Sec. 180.1001 [Amended]

2. In Sec. 180.1001 the tables in paragraphs (c) and (e) are
amended by removing the entry for ``Rhodamine B''.
3. Part 180 is amended by adding new subpart E, entitled ``
Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a Tolerance or an Exemption from a
Tolerance'' to read as follows:

Subpart E--Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a Tolerance or an
Exemption from a Tolerance

Sec.
180.2000 Scope.
180.2003 Definitions.
180.2010 Threshold of regulation determinations. [Reserved]
180.2020 Non-food determinations.

Sec. 180.2000 Scope.

This subpart sets forth the pesticide chemicals for use in
agricultural or other food-related settings for which neither a
tolerance nor an exemption is deemed to be needed by EPA.

Sec. 180.2003 Definitions.

(a) ``Food uses'' are the uses of a pesticide chemical that are
likely to yield residues in food or feed crops, meat, milk, poultry or
eggs.
(b) ``Non-food uses'' are those uses that are not likely to yield
residues in food or feed crops, meat, milk, poultry or eggs.

Sec. 180.2010 Threshold of regulation determinations. [Reserved]

Sec. 180.2020 Non-food determinations.

The following pesticide chemical uses do not need a tolerance or
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance based on EPA's
determination that they do not result in residues in or on food.

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Pesticide Chemical CAS Reg. No. Limits Uses
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Rhodamine B 81-88-9 Not to exceed 2% by weight dye for seed treatment
of the formulated product
and 60 ppm on the treated
seed..
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