{"abstract":"This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae protein in or on the food and feed commodities of cotton; cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, forage; cotton, hay; cotton, hulls; cotton, meal; and cotton, refined oil, when used as a plant- incorporated protectant (PIP) in cotton. Bayer CropScience LP submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 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 Cry2Ae protein in cotton under the FFDCA.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2012/02/08/2012-2595.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":174,"title":40}],"citation":"77 FR 6471","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This regulation is effective February 8, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before April 9, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0573","FRL-9333-7"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2012-2595","effective_on":"2012-02-08","end_page":6475,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2012/02/08/2012-2595.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/08/2012-2595/bacillus-thuringiensis-cry2ae-protein-in-cotton-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2012-2595?publication_date=2012-02-08","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2012-02-08/2012-2595/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":144,"last_updated":"2026-07-28 00:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/pdf/2012-2595.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2012-02595.pdf?1328622529","publication_date":"2012-02-08","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/02/08/2012-2595.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2012-04-13T23:43:22Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":6471,"subtype":null,"title":"Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae Protein in Cotton; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance","toc_doc":"Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ae Protein in Cotton","toc_subject":"Exemptions from Requirements of Tolerances:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Agricultural commodities","Environmental protection","Pesticides and pests","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":77}