UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OFFICE OF PREVENTION, PESTICIDES, AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES DATE: June 19,2006 ACTION MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Reassessment of the Two Exemptions from the Requirement of a Tolerance for Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (CAS Reg. No. 94-13-3) FROM: Pauline Wagner, Chief -&.M+ W o ~ s , 1 -LO\ Inert Ingredient Assessment Branch Registration Division (7505P) TO: Lois A. Rossi, Director Registration Division (7505P) 1 . FQPA REASSESSMENT ACTION Action: Reassessment of two inert exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (AKA propyl paraben). The reassessment decision is to maintain the inert tolerance exemptions "as-is." Chemical: Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate Table 1. Tolerance Exemptions Being Reassessed formulations a. Residues listed in 40 CFR 180.91 0 are exempted from the requirement of a tolerance when used in 40 CFR 1809 Oa 930b accordance with good agricultural practice as inert (or occasionally active) ingredients in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops or raw agricultural commodities after harvest. b. Materials listed in 40 CFR 180.930 are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance when used in accordance with good agricultural practice as inert (or occasionally active) ingredients in pesticide formulations applied to animals. Tolerance Exemption Expression Prop yl p-hydroxybenzoate Prop yl p-hydroxybenzoate (Pro~~l paraben) Limits --- Meets Specifications of Food Chemicals not to exceed 0.1 % in Use Preservativefor formulations Preservative CAS Registry Number and name 94-13-3 Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate