(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide thiamethoxam, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the following commodities. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only thiamethoxam 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine and its metabolite CGA-322704 N-[(2-chloro-thiazol-5-yl)methyl]-N′-methyl-N″-nitro-guanidine, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of thiamethoxam, in or on the following commodities:

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Commodity Parts per
million
Alfalfa, forage 0.05
Alfalfa, hay 0.12
Almond, hulls 1.2
Artichoke, globe 0.45
Avocado 0.40
Banana1 0.03
Barley, grain 0.4
Barley, hay 0.40
Barley, straw 0.40
Bean, succulent 0.02
Berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry 0.30
Borage, seed 0.02
Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5-A 4.5
Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5-B 3.0
Buckwheat, forage 0.50
Buckwheat, hay 0.02
Buckwheat, straw 0.02
Bushberry subgroup 13-07B, except lingonberry and blueberry, lowbush 0.20
Caneberry subgroup 13-07A 0.35
Canistel 0.40
Canola, seed 0.02
Cattle, meat 0.02
Cattle, meat byproducts 0.04
Citrus, dried pulp 0.60
Coffee, green, bean1 0.20
Corn, field, forage 0.10
Corn, field, stover 0.05
Corn, pop, forage 0.10
Corn, pop, stover 0.05
Corn, sweet, forage 0.10
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed 0.02
Corn, sweet, stover 0.05
Cotton, gin byproducts 1.5
Cotton, undelinted seed 0.10
Crambe, seed 0.02
Cranberry 0.02
Flax, seed 0.02
Food commodities and feed commodities (other than those covered by a higher tolerance as a result of use on growing crops) in food/feed handling establishments 0.02
Fruit, citrus, group 10 0.40
Fruit, pome, group 11 0.2
Fruit, small, vine climbing, subgroup 13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit 0.20
Fruit, stone, group 12 0.5
Goat, meat 0.02
Goat, meat byproducts 0.04
Grain, aspirated fractions 2.0
Grain, cereal, group 15, except barley 0.02
Grape, raisin 0.30
Hog, meat 0.02
Hog, meat byproducts 0.02
Hop, dried cones 0.10
Horse, meat 0.02
Horse, meat byproducts 0.04
Mango 0.40
Milk 0.02
Millet, pearl, forage 0.02
Millet, pearl, stover 0.02
Millet, proso, forage 0.02
Millet, proso, stover 0.02
Millet, proso, straw 0.02
Mustard, seed 0.02
Nut, tree, group 14 0.02
Oat, forage 0.50
Oat, hay 0.02
Oat, straw 0.02
Onion, dry bulb 0.03
Papaya 0.40
Peanut 0.05
Peanut, hay 0.25
Peanut, meal 0.15
Peppermint, tops 1.5
Pistachio 0.02
Potato 0.25
Radish, tops 0.80
Rapeseed, seed 0.02
Rye, forage 0.50
Rye, straw 0.02
Safflower, seed 0.02
Sapodilla 0.40
Sapote, black 0.40
Sapote, mamey 0.40
Sheep, meat 0.02
Sheep, meat byproducts 0.04
Sorghum, forage 0.02
Sorghum, grain, stover 0.02
Soybean, hulls 0.08
Spearmint, tops 1.5
Star apple 0.40
Sunflower 0.02
Tea, dried1 20
Tomato, paste 0.80
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 0.2
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 0.25
Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4 4.0
Vegetable, legume, group 6 0.02
Vegetable, root, subgroup 1A 0.05
Vegetable, tuberous and corm, except potato, subgroup 1D 0.02
Wheat, forage 0.50
Wheat, hay 0.02
Wheat, straw 0.02

1There are no U.S. registrations for these commodities as of February 15, 2017.

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. Time-limited tolerances specified in the table are established for residues of the insecticide thiamethoxam, including its metabolites and degradates. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified below is to be determined by measuring only thiamethoxam 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine and its metabolite CGA-322704 N-[(2-chloro-thiazol-5-yl)methyl]-N-methyl-N-nitro-guanidine, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of thiamethoxam, in or on the specified agricultural commodities, resulting from use of the pesticide pursuant to FFIFRA section 18 emergency exemptions. The tolerances expire on the date specified in the table.

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Commodity Parts per
million
Expiration date
Rice, grain 6 12/31/2024
Rice, straw 2 12/31/2024

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[65 FR 79762, Dec. 20, 2000]


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