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(a) As a fungicide in the production of garlic.

(b) For postharvest application as % preservative on salad greens and vegetables intended for consumption as salads.

$ 180.1020 Sodium chlorate; exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance. Sodium chlorate is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on chili peppers, corn fodder, corn forage, corn grain, cottonseed, grain sorghum, rice, rice straw, safflower seed, sorghum fodder, sorghum forage, soybeans, and sunflower seeds, when used as a defoliant, desiccant, or fungicide in accordance with good agricultural practice in the production of chili peppers, corn, cotton, rice, safflower seed, sorghum, soybeans, and sunflower seeds.

(43 FR 24692, June 7, 1978)

§ 180.1016 Ethylene; exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance. Ethylene is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for residues when:

(a) Used as a plant regulator on fruit and vegetable crops in conformity with good agricultural practice before or after harvest, or

(b) Injected into the soil to cause premature germination of witchweed in bean (lima and string), cabbage, cantaloupe, collard, corn, cotton, cucumber, eggplant, okra, onion, pasture grass, pea (field and sweet), peanut, pepper, potato, sweet potato, sorghum, soybean, squash, tomato, turnip, and watermelon fields as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture witchweed control program. (39 FR 33315, Sept. 17, 1974, as amended at 40 FR 19477, May 5, 1975)

§ 180.1021 Copper; exemption from the re

quirement of a tolerance. Copper is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance in eggs, fish, meat, milk, irrigated crops, and shellfish when it results from the use of:

(a) Copper sulfate as an algicide or herbicide in irrigation conveyance systems and lakes, ponds, reservoirs, or bodies of water in which fish or shellfish are cultivated.

(b) Basic copper carbonate (malachite) as an algicide or herbicide in impounded and stagnant bodies of water.

(c) Copper triethanolamine as an algicide or herbicide in fish hatcheries, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. [37 FR 3353, Feb. 15, 1972, as amended at 38 FR 25440, Sept. 13, 1973]

§ 180.1017 Diatomaceous earth; exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance. Diatomaceous earth is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for residues when used against insect pests in accordance with good agricultural practice on stored beans, peas, soybeans, and on the stored grains barley, buckwheat, corn, oats, rice, rye, sorghum (milo), wheat.

§ 180.1022 Iodine-detergent complex; ex

emption from the requirement of a tol

erance.

§ 180.1018 Ammonium nitrate; exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance. Ammonium nitrate is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used as a desiccant or defoliant in the production of cottonseed, grain sorghum, peppers, potatoes, sweetpotatoes.

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$ 180.1019 Sulfuric acid; exemption from

the requirement of a tolerance. Sulfuric acid is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for residues when used in accordance with good agricultural practice as a herbicide in the production of garlic and onions.

The aqueous solution of hydriodic acid and elemental iodine, including one or both of the surfactants (a) polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene glycol nomionic block polymers (minimum average molecular weight 1,900) and (b) a-(p-nonylphenyl)-omega-hydroxypoly (oxyethylene) having a maximum average molecular weight of 748 and in which the nonyl group is a propylene trimer isomer, is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in eggs and poultry when used as a sanitizer in poultry drinking water. (37 FR 6581, Mar. 31, 1972)

$ 180.1026 N,N-Diallyl dichloroacetamide;

exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

N,N-Diallyl dichloroacetamide is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used as an inert ingredient in formulations of the herbicides S-ethyl diisobutylthiocarbamate, Sethyl dipropylthiocarbamate, and spropyl dipropylthiocarbamate applied to cornfields before the corn plants emerge from the soil.

$ 180.1023 Propionic acid; exemption from

the requirement of a tolerance. Propionic acid is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or an alfalfa, barley grain, Bermuda grass, bluegrass, brome grass, clover, corn grain, cowpea hay, fescue, lespedeza, lupines, oat grain, orchard grass, peanut hay, peavine hay, rye grass sorghum grain, soybean hay, sudan grass, timothy, vetch, and wheat grain from post-harvest application of propionic acid or a mixture of methylene bispropionate and oxy (bismethylene) bisproprionate when use as a fungicide. [40 FR 1042, Jan. 6, 1975; 40 FR 17841, Apr. 23, 1975) $ 180.1024 Paraformaldehyde; exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance. The insecticide paraformaldehyde is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on sugar beets (roots and tops) when applied to the soil not later than planting. [37 FR 14230, July 18, 1972)

(38 FR 7331, Mar. 20, 1973)

8 180.1027 Nuclear polyhedrosis virus of

Heliothis zea; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

§ 180.1025 Xylene; exemption from the re

quirement of a tolerance. Xylene is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used as an aquatic herbicide applied to irrigation conveyance systems in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) It is to be used only in programs of the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Interior, and cooperating water user organizations.

(b) It is to be applied as an emulsion at an initial concentration not to exceed 750 parts per million.

(c) It is not to be applied when there is any likelihood that the irrigation water will be used as a source of raw water for a potable water system or where return flows of such treated irrigation water into receiving rivers and streams would contain residues of xylene in excess of 10 parts per million.

(d) Xylene to be used as an aquatic herbicide shall meet the requirement limiting the presence of a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons as listed in 8 121.1203(b)(3) of Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations. (38 FR 16352, June 22, 1973)

(a) For the purposes of this section, the viral insecticide must be produced with an unaltered and unadulterated inoculum of Heliothis zea nuclear polyhedrosis virus. The integrity of the seed virus must be assured by periodic checks.

(b) Each loi of active ingredient of the viral insecticide shall have the following specifications:

(1) The level of extraneous bacterial contamination of the final unformu. lated viral insecticide will not exceed 107 colonies per gram as determined by an aerobic plate count on trypticase soy agar.

(2) Pathogens, e.g., Salmonella, Shigella, or Vibrio must be absent.

(3) Safety to mice as determined by standardized intraperitoneal injections and a standardized 21-day feeding study must be demonstrated.

(4) Integrity of the viral product as determined by the most sensitive and standardized serological test must be demonstrated.

(c) Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for residues of the microbial insecticide nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Heliothis zea, as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, in or on the raw agricultural commodity cottonseed.

(38 FR 14170, May 30, 1973)

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(Sec. 408(e), Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(e)), transferred to Administrator EPA in Reorganization Plan No. 3 (35 FR 15623)) [40 FR 12511, Mar. 19, 1975)

8 180.1028 Cross-linked nylon-type encap

sulating polymer; exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance. The cross-linked nylon-type polymer formed by the reaction of a mixture of sebacoyl chloride and polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate with a mixture of ethylenediamine and diethylenetriamine is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used as an inert encapsulating material for formulations of methyl parathion applied to growing alfalfa; apples and pears; corn (field and sweet); cotton; forage grasses; soybeans; peas (applied before pods form); and barley, oats, and wheat (applied before heads form).

$ 180.1032 Formaldehyde, exemption from

the requirement of a tolerance. Formaldehyde is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on the grains of barley, corn, oats, sorghum, and wheat and the forages of alfalfa, Bermuda grass, bluegrass, brome grass, clover, cowpea hay, fescue, lespedeza, lupines, orchard grass, peanut hay, peavine hay, rye grass, soybean hay, sudan grass, timothy, and vetch from postharvest application of formaldehyde or a mixture of methylene bispropionate and oxy(bismethylene) bispropionate when used as a fungicide. These raw agricultural commodities are for use only as animal feeds.

(40 FR 43728, Sept. 23, 1975)

[40 FR 1042, Jan. 6, 1975)

§ 180.1029 Acetic acid; exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance. Acetic acid, when used postharvest as a fungicide, is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on alfalfa, barley grain, Bermuda grass, bluegrass, brome grass, clover, corn grain, cowpea hay, fescue, lespedeza, lupines, oat grain, orchard grass, peanut hay, peavine hay, sorghum grain, soybean hay, sudan grass, rye grass, timothy, vetch and wheat grain. [39 FR 11268, Mar. 27, 1974)

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$ 180.1033 Methoprene; exemption from

the requirement of a tolerance. The insect growth regulator methoprene (isopropyl (E,E)-11-methoxy3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate) is exempt from the requirement of a tol. erance in or on the raw agricultural commodities eggs; the fat, meat, and meat byproducts of goats, hogs, horses, poultry, and sheep; fish, forage grasses; forage legumes; rice; rice straw; and shellfish; when used on pastures, rice fields and marshlands and other noncrop areas to control floodwater mosquitoes. [40 FR 23073, May 28, 1975)

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8 180.1034 Butanoic anhydride; exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance. The insect repellant butanoic anhydride is exempt from the requirements of a tolerance when applied in an absorbent pad over the hive to repel bees during the harvesting of honey. (40 FR 23281, May 29, 1975)

[39 FR 43724, Dec. 18, 1974)

$ 180.1031 Acetaldehyde; exemption from

the requirement of a tolerance. The fungicide acetaldehyde, when used postharvest as a storage fumigant, is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on apples and strawberries.

§ 180.1035 Pine oil; exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance. Pine oil is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used as a deodorant at no more than 12 percent in formulation with the bee repel. lent butanoic anhydride applied in an absorbent pad over the hive. (40 FR 31236, July 25, 1975)

§ 180.1036 Hydrogenated castor oil; ex

emption from the requirement of a tol

erance.

The adhesive hydrogenated castor oil is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on the raw agricultural commodity cottonseed when used as an inert adhesive for formulations of the attractant gossyplure (1:1 inixture of (2,Z). and (Z,E)-7,11-hexadecadien-1-ol acetate) to disrupt the mating of the pink bollworm.

$ 180.1039 Cross-linked polyurea-type en

capsulating polymer; exemption from

the requirement of a tolerance. The cross-linked polyurea-type polymer formed by the reaction of a mixture of toluene diisocyanate and polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used as an inert encapsulating material for pesticide formulations applied prior to planting. The inert will constitute no more than 10 percent by weight of any pesticide formulation. Registration of each new pesticide formulation incorporating the encapsulating material must be supported by residue data for the pesticide and quality control procedures for ensuring predictable release characteristics of the encapsulated pesticide and relatively uniform toxicity of various production lots. (42 FR 61985, Dec. 8, 1977)

(42 FR 47205, Sept. 20, 1977; 42 FR 56114, Oct. 21, 1977)

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$ 180.1037 Polybutenes; exemption from

the requirement of a tolerance. Polybutenes are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on the raw agricultural commodity cottonseed when used as a sticker agent for formulations of the attractant gossyplure (1:1 mixture of (2,2)and (Z, E)-7,11-hexadecadien-1-ol acetate) to disrupt the mating of the pink bollworm.

$ 180.1042 Aqueous extract of seaweed

meal; exemption from the requirement

of a tolerance. Aqueous extract of seaweed meal derived from Laminaria digitata, Laminaria hyperborea, Fucus serratus, and Ascophyllum nodosum is exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used as a plant growth regulator in or on the raw agricultural commodities oranges, potatoes, sugar beets, and tomatoes.

[42 FR 47205, Sept. 20, 1977; 42 FR 56114, Oct. 21, 1977)

(43 FR 28491, June 30, 1978)

$ 180.1038 Polyoxymethylene copolymer;

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance. Polyoxymethylene copolymer, conforming to 21 CFR 121.2637, is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance for residues in or on the raw agricultural commodity cottonseed when used as an inert controlled-release dispenser for formulations of the attractant gossyplure (1:1 mixture of (Z,Z). and (ZE)-7-11-hexadecadien-1-ol acetate) to disrupt the mating of the pink bollworm. [42 FR 47205, Sept. 20, 1977; 42 FR 56114, Oct. 21, 1977)

§ 180.1043 Gossyplure; exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance. The pheromone gossyplure, a 1:1 mixture of (2,2)- and (Z,E)-7,11-hexadecadien-1-ol acetate) is exempt from the requirement of a tolerance in or on the raw agricultural commodity cottonseed when applied to cotton from capillary fibers. (Sec. 409(c)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348(c)(1)) (43 FR 20803, May 15, 1978)

SUBCHAPTER F-RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS

PART 190—ENVIRONMENTAL RADI

ATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONS

Subpart A-General Provisions

Sec. 190.01 Applicability. 190.02 Definitions.

Subpart B-Environmental Standards for the

Uranium Fuel Cycle 190.10 Standards for normal operations. 190.11 Variances for unusual operations. 190.12 Effective date.

AUTHORITY: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; Reorganization Plan No. 3, of 1970.

SOURCE: 42 FR 2860, Jan. 13, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-General Provisions

§ 190.01 Applicability.

The provisions of this part apply to radiation doses received by members of the public in the general environment and to radioactive materials introduced into the general environment as the result of operations which are part of a nuclear fuel cycle.

uranium special nuclear and by-product materials from the cycle.

(c) “General environment” means the total terrestrial, atmospheric and aquatic environments outside sites upon which any operation which is part of a nuclear fuel cycle is conducted.

(d) “Site" means the area contained within the boundary of a location under the control of persons possessing or using radioactive material on which is conducted one or more operations covered by this Part.

(e) “Radiation" means any or all of the following: alpha, beta, gamma, or X-rays; neutrons; and high-energy electrons, protons, or other atomic particles; but not sound or radio waves, nor visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light.

(f) "Radioactive material" means any material which spontaneously emits radiation.

(g) “Curie” (Ci) means that quantity of radioactive material producing 37 billion nuclear transformations per second. (One millicurie (mCi)=0.001 Ci.)

(h) “Dose equivalent” means the product of absorbed dose and appropriate factors to account for differences in biological effectiveness due to the quality of radiation and its spatial distribution in the body. The unit of dose equivalent is the “rem.” (One millirem (mrem)= 0.001 rem.)

(1) "Organ" means any human organ exclusive of the dermis, the epidermis, or the cornea.

(j) “Gigawatt-year” refers to the quantity of electrical energy produced at the busbar of a generating station. A gigawatt is equal to one billion watts. A gigawatt-year is equivalent to the amount of energy output represented by an average electric p er level of one gigawatt sustained for one year.

(k) “Member of the public" means any individual that can receive a radiation dose in the general environment, whether he may or may not also be exposed to radiation in an occupation associated with a nuclear fuel cycle.

§ 190.02 Definitions.

(a) “Nuclear fuel cycle" means the operations defined to be associated with the production of electrical power for public use by any fuel cycle through utilization of nuclear energy.

(b) “Uranium fuel cycle” means the operations of milling of uranium ore, chemical conversion of uranium, isotopic enrichment of uranium, fabrication of uranium fuel, generation of electricity by a light-water-cooled nuclear power plant using uranium fuel, and reprocessing of spent uranium fuel, to the extent that these directly support the production of electrical power for public use utilizing nuclear energy, but excludes mining operations, operations at waste disposal sites, transportation of any radioactive material in support of these operations, and the reuse of recovered non

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