# Sodium o-nitophenolate, sodium p-nitrophenolate, sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate, and the End-Use Product Atonik® Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance and Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2000-11-03 · Effective 2000-11-03 · 65 FR 66178
## Document
- **Document number:** 00-28277
- **Category:** pesticide
- **Federal Register citation:** 65 FR 66178
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 180
- **Publication date:** 2000-11-03
- **Effective date:** 2000-11-03
- **EPA docket:** OPP-301043
## Abstract

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the active ingredients (a.i.) sodium o- nitophenolate, sodium p-nitrophenolate, sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate, on all food commodities when used as Plant Growth Regulators on growing crops. These three a.i. comprise the end-use product ATONIK<Register>, ASAHI Manufacturing Company, Ltd., c/o Chemical Consultants International, Inc., West 98\th\ Terrace, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS, 66212, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996, requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of sodium o-nitophenolate, sodium p- nitrophenolate, and sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate and reassess the three existing tolerances for those three a.i..

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/11/03/00-28277/sodium-o-nitophenolate-sodium-p-nitrophenolate-sodium-5-nitroguaiacolate-and-the-end-use-product)
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