This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the polymers polyoxyethylated sorbitol fatty acid esters; the sorbitol solution containing up to 15% water is reacted with 20-50 moles of ethylene oxide and aliphatic alkanoic and/ or alkenoic fatty acids C<INF>8</INF> through C<INF>22</INF> with minor amounts of associated fatty acids; the resulting polyoxyethylene sorbitol ester having a minimum molecular weight of 1,300 when used as an inert ingredient in or on growing crops, when applied to raw agricultural commodities after harvest, or to animals. Uniqema, formerly known as ICI Surfactants, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act 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 polyoxyethylated sorbitol fatty acid esters; the sorbitol solution containing up to 15% water is reacted with 20-50 moles of ethylene oxide and aliphatic alkanoic and/or alkenoic fatty acids C<INF>8</INF> through C<INF>22</INF> with minor amounts of associated fatty acids; the resulting polyoxyethylene sorbitol ester having a minimum molecular weight (MW) of 1,300.