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The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (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/2026/01/14/2026-00545.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"180","title":40}],"citation":"91 FR 1396","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This regulation is effective January 14, 2026. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before March 16, 2026 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-2024-0201","FRL-13107-01-OCSPP"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Permethrin: Acute and Average (Chronic) Food and Drinking Water Exposure and Risk Assessments for the Section 3 Registration Action in/on Dragon Fruit, Crop Group Expansions to Field Corn Subgroup 15-22C and Sweet Corn Subgroup 15-22D; Garden Cress; Upland Cress; and Crop Group Conversion t o Leafy Greens Subgroup 4-16A","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0201-0014"},{"title":"Permethrin. 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