Washington, DC
July 16, 2008
[Federal Register: July 16, 2008
(Volume 73, Number 137)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40756-40760]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr16jy08-18]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0346; FRL-8369-3]
Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of
the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry 1A.105 protein in or on corn when
used as a plant-incorporated protectant in the food and feed
commodities of corn (Monsanto Company)
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 Cry 1A.105 protein in or on corn when used as a
plant-incorporated protectant in the food and feed commodities
of corn; corn, field; corn, sweet; and corn, pop. Monsanto
Company 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 to amend the existing
temporary tolerance in 40 CFR 174.502 for the Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry 1A.105 protein to establish a permanent
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of
the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry 1A.105 protein in or on all food
commodities when used as a plant-
incorporated protectant in all food commodities. This regulation
eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for
residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry 1A.105 insecticidal
protein in or on the food and feed commodities of corn; corn,
field; corn, sweet; and corn, pop.
DATES: This regulation is effective July 16, 2008. Objections
and
requests for hearings must be received on or before September
15, 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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