{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-180.368","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 180.368","heading":"Metolachlor and S-metolachlor; tolerances for residues.","body":"(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for the combined residues (free and bound) of the herbicide metolachlor, 2-chloro-N-(2- ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide, and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2- [(2-ethyl-6- methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2- hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent compound in the following raw agricultural commodities:\nTable 1 to Paragraph (a)(1)\nCommodity Parts per million\nAlmond, hulls 0.3\nAnimal feed, nongrass, group 18 1\nCattle, fat 0.02\nCattle, kidney 0.2\nCattle, liver 0.05\nCattle, meat 0.02\nCattle, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nCorn, field, forage 6\nCorn, field, grain 0.1\nCorn, field, stover 6\nCorn, pop, grain 0.1\nCorn, pop, stover 6\nCorn, sweet, forage 6\nCorn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed 0.1\nCorn, sweet, stover 6\nCotton, gin byproducts 4\nCotton, undelinted seed 0.1\nDillweed 0.5\nEgg 0.02\nGoat, fat 0.02\nGoat, kidney 0.2\nGoat, liver 0.05\nGoat, meat 0.02\nGoat, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nGrass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17, forage 10\nGrass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17, hay 0.2\nHorse, fat 0.02\nHorse, kidney 0.2\nHorse, liver 0.05\nHorse, meat 0.02\nHorse, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nMilk 0.02\nNut, tree, group 14 0.1\nOkra 0.5\nPeanut 0.2\nPeanut, hay 20\nPeanut, meal 0.4\nPotato 0.2\nPoultry, fat 0.02\nPoultry, meat 0.02\nPoultry, meat byproducts 0.05\nSafflower, seed 0.1\nSheep, fat 0.02\nSheep, kidney 0.2\nSheep, liver 0.05\nSheep, meat 0.02\nSheep, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nSorghum, grain, forage 1\nSorghum, grain, grain 0.3\nSorghum, grain, stover 4\nSoybean, forage 5\nSoybean, hay 8\nSoybean, seed 0.2\nTomato 0.1\nVegetable, foliage of legume, except soybean, subgroup 7A 15\nVegetable, legume, group 6 0.3\n(2) Tolerances are established for residues of S-metolachlor, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodity(s), as defined. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in the following table below is to be determined by measuring only the sum of free and bound S-metolachlor, S-2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide, its R-enantiomer, and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of S-metolachlor, in or on the commodity.\nTable 2 to Paragraph (a)(2)\nCommodity Parts per million\nBeet, sugar, leaves 15\nBeet, sugar, molasses 2\nBeet, sugar, roots 0.5\nBerry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry 0.4\nBrassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B 1.8\nBushberry subgroup 13-07B 0.15\nCaneberry subgroup 13-07A 0.1\nCarrot, roots 0.4\nCattle, fat 0.02\nCattle, kidney 0.2\nCattle, liver 0.05\nCattle, meat 0.02\nCattle, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nCilantro, fresh leaves 8\nCoriander, seed 0.13\nCorn, field, forage 40\nCorn, field, grain 0.1\nCorn, field, stover 40\nCorn, pop, grain 0.1\nCorn, pop, stover 40\nCorn, sweet, forage 6\nCorn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed 0.1\nCorn, sweet, stover 40\nCotton, gin byproducts 4\nCottonseed subgroup 20C 0.1\nDill, seed 15\nDillweed 5\nDillweed, dried leaves 9\nEgg 0.02\nGoat, fat 0.02\nGoat, kidney 0.2\nGoat, liver 0.05\nGoat, meat 0.02\nGoat, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nGrain, aspirated fractions 4\nGrass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17, forage 10\nGrass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17, hay 0.2\nHorse, fat 0.02\nHorse, kidney 0.2\nHorse, liver 0.05\nHorse, meat 0.02\nHorse, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nKohlrabi 0.6\nLeaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B 0.1\nLettuce 1.5\nMilk 0.02\nOnion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A 0.1\nOnion, green, subgroup 3-07B 2\nPeanut 0.2\nPeanut, hay 20\nPeanut, meal 0.4\nPoultry, fat 0.02\nPoultry, meat 0.02\nPoultry, meat byproducts 0.05\nRosemary, dried leaves 2\nRosemary, fresh leaves 1.5\nSafflower, seed 0.1\nSesame, seed 0.13\nSheep, fat 0.02\nSheep, kidney 0.2\nSheep, liver 0.05\nSheep, meat 0.02\nSheep, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.04\nSorghum, grain, forage 1\nSorghum, grain, grain 0.3\nSorghum, grain, stover 4\nSorghum, sweet, stalk 4\nSoybean, forage 5\nSoybean, hay 8\nSoybean, meal 1.5\nSoybean, seed 0.9\nSpinach 0.5\nStalk and stem vegetable subgroup 22A, except kohlrabi 0.1\nStevia, dried leaves 15\nSugarcane, cane 0.2\nSugarcane, molasses 1.5\nSunflower, meal 1\nSunflower subgroup 20B 1\nSwiss chard 0.15\nTomato, paste 0.3\nVegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5-16 0.6\nVegetable, cucurbit, group 9 0.5\nVegetable, foliage of legume, except soybean, subgroup 7A 15\nVegetable, fruiting, group 8-10, except tabasco pepper 0.1\nVegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2, except sugar beet 2\nVegetable, legume, group 6 0.3\nVegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except carrot 0.3\nVegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C 0.2\n(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]\n(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. (1) Tolerances with regional registration as defined in 180.1(l) are established for the combined residues (free and bound) of the herbicide metolachlor [2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide] and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-[2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent compound, in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:\nCommodity Parts per million\nPepper, nonbell 0.50\n(2) Tolerances with regional registration are established for residues of S-metolachlor, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities identified in the following table below. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in the following table below is to be determined by measuring only the sum of free and bound S-metolachlor, S-2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide, its R-enantiomer, and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of S-metolachlor, in or on the commodity.\nCommodity Parts per million\nPepper, tabasco 0.50\n(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. (1) Tolerances are established for the indirect or inadvertent combined residues (free and bound) of the herbicide metolachlor, 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6- methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide, and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-[(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2- hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent compound in the following raw agricultural commodities:\nCommodity Parts per million\nAnimal feed, nongrass, group 18 1.0\nBarley, grain 0.10\nBarley, hay 0.80\nBarley, straw 0.80\nBuckwheat, grain 0.10\nMillet, forage 0.50\nMillet, grain 0.10\nMillet, hay 0.80\nMillet, straw 0.80\nOat, forage 0.50\nOat, grain 0.10\nOat, hay 0.80\nOat, straw 0.80\nRice, grain 0.10\nRye, forage 0.50\nRye, grain 0.10\nRye, straw 0.80\nWheat, forage 0.50\nWheat, grain 0.10\nWheat, hay 0.80\nWheat, straw 0.80\n(2) Tolerances for are established for the indirect or inadvertent residues of S-metolachlor, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities identified in the following table below. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in the following table below is to be determined by measuring only the sum of free and bound S-metolachlor, S-2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide, its R-enantiomer, and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of S-metolachlor, in or on the commodity.\nCommodity Parts per million\nAnimal feed, nongrass, group 18 1.0\nBarley, grain 0.10\nBarley, hay 0.50\nBarley, straw 0.50\nBuckwheat, grain 0.10\nMillet, forage 0.50\nMillet, grain 0.10\nMillet, hay 0.50\nMillet, straw 0.50\nOat, forage 0.50\nOat, grain 0.10\nOat, hay 0.50\nOat, straw 0.50\nRice, grain 0.10\nRye, forage 0.50\nRye, grain 0.10\nRye, straw 0.50\nWheat, forage 0.50\nWheat, grain 0.10\nWheat, hay 0.50\nWheat, straw 0.50","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS","PART 180—TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD","Subpart C—Specific Tolerances"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"1b0275c69e0ca06ca7137179fb08d3c4601d83754748ccbfb34a6d85bae7283b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-180.367","next":"us/40-cfr-180.370"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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