Washington, DC
August 6, 2008
[Federal Register: August 6, 2008
(Volume 73, Number 152)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45620-45624]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
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[DOCID:fr06au08-13]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0830; FRL-8374-2]
Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa proteins in corn and cotton;
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus
thuringiensis Vip3Aa proteins in or on the food and feed
commodities of corn; corn, field; corn, sweet; corn, pop; and
cotton; cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, refined oil; cotton,
meal; cotton, hay; cotton, hulls; cotton, forage; and cotton,
gin byproducts, when used as plant-incorporated protectants in
those food and feed commodities. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. submitted
a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
(FQPA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a
maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis
Vip3Aa proteins in or on corn; corn, field; corn, sweet; corn,
pop; and cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, refined oil; cotton,
meal; cotton, hay; cotton, hulls; cotton, forage; and cotton,
gin byproducts, when applied or used as plant-incorporated
protectants.
DATES: This regulation is effective August 6, 2008. Objections
and requests for hearings must be received on or before October
6, 2008, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
Full notice:
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