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§ 180.428 Metsulfuron methyl; tolerances for residues.

(a) General.

(1) Tolerances are established for the combined residues of the herbicide metsulfuron methyl (methyl 2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5- triazin- 2-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino] sulfonyl] benzoate) and its metabolite methyl 2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1-,3,5- triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino] sulfonyl]-4-hydroxybenzoate in or on the following raw material agricultural commodities:

Commodity Parts per million
Barley, grain 0.1
Barley, hay 20.0
Barley, straw 0.3
Grass, forage 15.0
Grass, hay 15.0
Grass, straw 15.0
Sorghum, grain, forage 0.2
Sorghum, grain, grain 0.1
Sorghum, grain, stover 0.2
Sugarcane, cane 0.05
Wheat, forage 5.0
Wheat, grain 0.1
Wheat, hay 20.0
Wheat, straw 0.3

(2) Tolerances are established for residues of metsulfuron methyl (methyl-2[[[[(4-methoxy- 6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2- yl)amino]carbonyl]amino] sulfonyl] benzoate) in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

Commodity Parts per million
Cattle, fat 0.1
Cattle, kidney 0.5
Cattle, meat 0.1
Cattle, meat byproducts 0.1
Goat, fat 0.1
Goat, kidney 0.5
Goat, meat 0.1
Goat, meat byproducts 0.1
Hog, fat 0.1
Hog, kidney 0.5
Hog, meat 0.1
Hog, meat byproducts 0.1
Horse, fat 0.1
Horse, kidney 0.5
Horse, meat 0.1
Horse, meat byproducts 0.1
Milk 0.05
Sheep, fat 0.1
Sheep, kidney 0.5
Sheep, meat 0.1
Sheep, meat byproducts 0.1

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[64 FR 70191, Dec. 16, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 64773, Dec. 14, 2001; 67 FR 51097, Aug. 7, 2002]