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40 CFR § 180.726 - Metamitron; tolerances for residues.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s180.726"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 180.726 - Metamitron; tolerances for residues."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "180.726"
section_name: "Metamitron; tolerances for residues."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "180"
part_name: "TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 22540, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "180"
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# 180.726 Metamitron; tolerances for residues.

(a) *General.* Tolerances are established for residues of the herbicide metamitron, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in table 1 to this paragraph (a). Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in table 1 to this paragraph (a) is to be determined by measuring residues of metamitron (4-amino-3-methyl-6-phenyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one) in or on the following commodities:

Table 1 to Paragraph (**a**)

| Commodity | Parts permillion |
| --- | --- |
| Apple | 0.01 |
| Pear | 0.01 |

(b) *Section 18 emergency exemptions.* Time-limited tolerances are established for residues of the herbicide metamitron, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the specified agricultural commodities to table 1 to this paragraph (b), resulting from use of the pesticide pursuant to FIFRA section 18 emergency exemptions. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in table 1 to this paragraph (b) is to be determined by measuring residues of metamitron (4-amino-3-methyl-6-phenyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4*H*)-one) in or on the listed commodities. The tolerances expire on the dates specified in table 1 to this paragraph (b).

Table 1 to Paragraph **(b)**

| Commodity | Parts per
million | Expiration/
revocation
date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beet, sugar, roots | 0.01 | 12/31/2027 |

(c)-(d) [Reserved]

[89 FR 56673, July 10, 2024, as amended at 90 FR 11674, Mar. 11, 2025]