{"abstract":"This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of formic acid when used as an inert ingredient limited to 25% in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops pre- and post-harvest (adjuvant, pH buffering agent, or pH adjuster) and applied in/on animals (pH adjuster). In addition, this rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sodium formate when used as an inert ingredient (adjuvant, pH buffering agent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops pre- and post-harvest. The Monsanto Company and the Spring Trading Company on behalf of Stoller Enterprises, Inc., submitted petitions to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of these exemptions. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of formic acid and sodium formate when used in accordance with the terms of these exemptions.","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/2020/06/19/2020-13030.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"180","title":40}],"citation":"85 FR 37013","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This regulation is effective June 19, 2020. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before August 18, 2020, 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-2019-0048","and EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0327","FRL-10009-36"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2020-13030","effective_on":"2020-06-19","end_page":37019,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/06/19/2020-13030.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/19/2020-13030/formic-acid-and-sodium-formate-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-13030?publication_date=2020-06-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-06-19/2020-13030/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":7,"page_views":{"count":2239,"last_updated":"2026-06-26 20:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-19/pdf/2020-13030.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-13030.pdf?1592484314","publication_date":"2020-06-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/06/19/2020-13030.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Stoller Enterprises, Inc. Notice of Filing Pesticide Petition to by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for [Formic Acid (CASRN 64-18-6)] under 40 CFR 180.910, 180.930when used as an inert ingredient for [the purpose of a pH adjuster] in\npesticide formulations","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0327-0002"}],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0327","supporting_documents_count":1,"docket_id":"EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0327","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Petition # IN-12264; Formic acid (CAS Reg. No. 64-18-6) for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance under 40 CFR 180.910 and 180.930.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2020-06-22T03:30:07Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":37013,"subtype":null,"title":"Formic Acid and Sodium Formate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance","toc_doc":"Formic Acid and Sodium Formate","toc_subject":"Tolerance Exemption:\n","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Agricultural commodities","Environmental protection","Pesticides and pests","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":85}