(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide methomyl, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be determined by measuring only methomyl, methyl N-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]ethanimidothioate, in or on the commodity.

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Commodity Parts per million Expiration/revocation date
Alfalfa, forage 10 None
Alfalfa, hay 10 None
Apple 1 None
Asparagus 2 None
Avocado 2 None
Barley, grain 1 None
Barley, hay 10 None
Barley, straw 10 None
Bean, dry, seed 0.1 None
Bean, forage 10 None
Bean, succulent 2 None
Beet, garden, tops 6 None
Bermudagrass, forage 10 None
Bermudagrass, hay 40 None
Blueberry 6 None
Broccoli 3 None
Brussels sprouts 2 None
Cabbage 5 None
Cabbage, Chinese, bok choy 5 None
Cabbage, Chinese, napa 5 None
Cauliflower 2 None
Celery 3 None
Collards 6 None
Corn, field, forage 10 None
Corn, field, grain 0.1 None
Corn, field, stover 10 None
Corn, pop, grain 0.1 None
Corn, pop, stover 10 None
Corn, sweet, forage 10 None
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed 0.1 None
Corn, sweet, stover 10 None
Cotton, undelinted seed 0.1 None
Dandelion, leaves 6 None
Endive 5 None
Grape 5 12/31/16
Grapefruit 2 None
Hop, dried cones1 12 None
Kale 6 None
Lemon 2 None
Lentil, seed 0.1 None
Lettuce 5 None
Mustard greens 6 None
Nectarine 5 None
Oat, forage 10 None
Oat, grain 1 None
Oat, hay 10 None
Oat, straw 10 None
Onion, dry bulb 0.2 None
Onion, green 3 None
Orange 2 None
Parsley, leaves 6 None
Pea 5 None
Pea, field, vines 10 None
Peach 5 None
Peanut 0.1 None
Pecan 0.1 None
Pepper, bell 2 None
Pepper, nonbell 2 None
Peppermint, tops 2 None
Pomegranate 0.2 None
Rye, forage 10 None
Rye, grain 1 None
Rye, straw 10 None
Sorghum, grain, forage 1 None
Sorghum, grain, grain 0.2 None
Soybean, forage 10 None
Soybean, seed 0.2 None
Spearmint, tops 2 None
Spinach 6 None
Swiss chard 6 None
Tangerine 2 None
Tomato 1 None
Turnip, greens 6 None
Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5 6.0 None
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 0.2 None
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 0.2 None
Vegetables, leafy2 0.2 None
Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1 0.2 None
Wheat, forage 10 None
Wheat, grain 1 None
Wheat, hay 10 None
Wheat, straw 10 None

1There are no U.S. registrations for use of methomyl on hop, dried cone, as of February 14, 1990.

2Except for Beet (tops), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cabbage, Chinese, cauliflower, celery, collards, dandelions, endive (escarole), kale, lettuce, mustard greens, parsley, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip, greens (tops), and watercress.

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. A tolerance with regional registration, as defined in §180.1(l), is established for residues of the insecticide methomyl, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodity in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with the tolerance level specified in this paragraph is to be determined by measuring only methomyl, methyl N-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]ethanimidothioate, in or on the commodity.

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Commodity Parts
per million
Pear 4

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[65 FR 33697, May 24, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 35666, June 29, 2007; 74 FR 46373, Sept. 9, 2009; 75 FR 60242, Sept. 29, 2010; 76 FR 34885, June 15, 2011; 77 FR 59125, Sept. 26, 2012; 80 FR 72598, Nov. 20, 2015]


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