# Phenylethyl acetate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2018-01-02 · Effective 2018-01-02 · 83 FR 33
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-28317
- **Category:** pesticide
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 33
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 180
- **Publication date:** 2018-01-02
- **Effective date:** 2018-01-02
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0717
## Abstract

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of phenylethyl acetate (CAS Reg. No. 103- 45-7) when used as an inert ingredient (solvent) at a maximum of 0.015% in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest. Technology Science Group Inc., on behalf of Janeil Biosurfactant Company, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/02/2017-28317/phenylethyl-acetate-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance)
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