(a) General.
(1) Tolerances are established for residues of the fungicide boscalid, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities listed below. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only boscalid, 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl), in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:
| Commodity | Parts per million |
|---|---|
| Alfalfa, forage | 30.0 |
| Alfalfa, hay | 65.0 |
| Almond, hulls | 17 |
| Apple, wet pomace | 10 |
| Artichoke, globe | 6.0 |
| Avocado | 1.5 |
| Banana, import1 | 0.40 |
| Berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry | 4.5 |
| Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B, except watercress | 60 |
| Bushberry subgroup 13-07B | 13.0 |
| Caneberry subgroup 13-07A | 10.0 |
| Canistel | 1.5 |
| Canola, refined oil | 5.0 |
| Celtuce | 45 |
| Citrus, dried pulp | 4.5 |
| Citrus, oil | 85.0 |
| Coffee, green bean, import1 | 0.05 |
| Cotton, gin byproducts | 55.0 |
| Dill, seed | 100 |
| Endive, Belgium | 6.0 |
| Fennel, Florence | 45 |
| Fruit, citrus, group 10-10 | 2.0 |
| Fruit, pome, group 11-10 | 3.0 |
| Fruit, small vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F | 5.0 |
| Fruit, stone, group 12-12 | 3.5 |
| Grain, aspirated fractions | 3.0 |
| Grape, raisin | 8.5 |
| Herb subgroup 19A | 150 |
| Hop, dried cones | 35 |
| Kohlrabi | 6.0 |
| Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B | 45 |
| Leafy greens subgroup 4-16A | 70 |
| Mango | 1.5 |
| Nut, tree, group 14-12 | 0.70 |
| Oilseed group 20 | 3.5 |
| Papaya | 1.5 |
| Pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C | 2.5 |
| Pea and bean, succulent shelled, subgroup 6B | 0.60 |
| Peanut | 0.05 |
| Peanut, meal | 0.15 |
| Peanut, refined oil | 0.15 |
| Peppermint, tops | 30.0 |
| Persimmon | 8.0 |
| Sapodilla | 1.5 |
| Sapote, black | 1.5 |
| Sapote, mamey | 1.5 |
| Soybean, hulls | 0.2 |
| Soybean, seed | 0.1 |
| Soybean, vegetable | 2.0 |
| Spearmint, tops | 30.0 |
| Star apple | 1.5 |
| Tea, dried2 | 70 |
| Tea, instant2 | 70 |
| Vegetable, Brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 | 6.0 |
| Vegetable, bulb, group 3-07 | 5.0 |
| Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 | 3.0 |
| Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 | 3.0 |
| Vegetable, legume, edible podded subgroup 6A | 5.0 |
| Vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B | 2.0 |
| Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C | 0.05 |
(2) Tolerances are established for residues of the fungicide boscalid, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities listed below. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only the sum of boscalid, 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl), and metabolites 2-chloro-N-(4'-chloro-5-hydroxy-biphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide and glucuronic acid conjugate of 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro-5-hydroxy-biphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of boscalid in or on the following food commodities:
| Commodity | Parts per million |
|---|---|
| Cattle, fat | 0.30 |
| Cattle, meat | 0.10 |
| Cattle, meat byproducts | 0.35 |
| Egg | 0.02 |
| Goat, fat | 0.30 |
| Goat, meat | 0.10 |
| Goat, meat byproducts | 0.35 |
| Hog, fat | 0.20 |
| Hog, meat | 0.05 |
| Hog, meat byproducts | 0.10 |
| Horse, fat | 0.30 |
| Horse, meat | 0.10 |
| Horse, meat byproducts | 0.35 |
| Milk | 0.10 |
| Poultry, fat | 0.20 |
| Poultry, meat | 0.05 |
| Poultry, meat byproducts | 0.20 |
| Sheep, fat | 0.30 |
| Sheep, meat | 0.10 |
| Sheep, meat byproducts | 0.35 |
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. Time-limited tolerances are established for residues of the fungicide boscalid, including its metabolites and degradates, in connection with use of the pesticide under section 18 emergency exemptions granted by EPA. Compliance with the tolerance level specified below is to be determined by measuring only boscalid, 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl). This tolerance will expire and is revoked on the date specified in the following table:
| Commodity | Parts per million | Expiration/revocation date |
|---|---|---|
| Endive, Belgian | 16 | 12/31/13 |
(c) Tolerances with regional registration. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. Tolerances are established for the indirect or inadvertent residues of the fungicide boscalid, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities listed below. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only boscalid, 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl), in or on the following commodities:
| Commodity | Parts per million |
|---|---|
| Animal feed, nongrass, group 18, forage, except alfalfa | 1.0 |
| Animal feed, nongrass, group 18, hay, except alfalfa | 2.0 |
| Animal feed, nongrass, group 18, seed | 0.05 |
| Beet, sugar, roots | 0.1 |
| Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, forage | 2.0 |
| Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, stover | 1.5 |
| Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16, straw | 3.0 |
| Grain, cereal, group 15 | 0.20 |
| Grass, forage, fodder, and hay, group 17, forage | 2.0 |
| Grass, forage, fodder, and hay, group 17, hay | 8.0 |
| Grass, forage, fodder, and hay, group 17, seed screenings | 0.20 |
| Grass, forage, fodder, and hay, group 17, straw | 0.30 |
| Rice, hulls | 0.50 |
| Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7, forage | 1.5 |
| Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7, hay | 2.0 |
| Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7, vines | 0.05 |
| Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4, except celery, lettuce and spinach | 1.0 |
| Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2 | 0.1 |
[68 FR 44651, July 30, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 19774, Apr. 14, 2004; 70 FR 55293, Sept. 21, 2005; 71 FR 6364, Feb. 8, 2006; 71 FR 25961, May 3, 2006; 71 FR 76190, Dec. 20, 2006; 73 FR 16558, Mar. 28, 2008; 74 FR 47445, Sept. 16, 2009; 75 FR 770, Jan. 6, 2010; 75 FR 29907, May 28, 2010; 75 FR 80346, Dec. 22, 2010; 78 FR 67048, Nov. 8, 2013; 80 FR 14014, Mar. 18, 2015; 82 FR 56739, Nov. 30, 2017; 83 FR 52996, Oct. 19, 2018; 86 FR 44626, Aug. 13, 2021]