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the increase in certification fees on color 
additive manufacturers is considered a transfer, rather than an economic cost. Accordingly, we do not estimate economic benefits associated with this proposed rule, and the impact of the increase in color certification fees is estimated as an ongoing transfer from manufacturers of color additives to the 
federal government. Our estimates are summarized in Table 1, below. 
TABLE 1—S UMMARY OF BENEFITS , COSTS , ANDDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED RULE 
[Millions of 2020 dollars over 10-year time horizon] 
Category Primary 
estimate Low 
estimate High 
estimate Units 
Notes Year 
dollars Discount 
rate 
(%) Period 
covered 
(years) 
Benefits: 
Annualized ....................................................................... .................. .................. .................. .................. 7 ..................
Monetized $/year ............................................................. .................. .................. .................. .................. 3 ..................
Annualized ....................................................................... .................. .................. .................. .................. 7 ..................
Quantified ......................................................................... .................. .................. .................. .................. 3 ..................
Qualitative ........................................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................
Costs: 
Annualized ....................................................................... $0.00032 .................. .................. 2020 7 10 
Monetized $/year ............................................................. $0.00027 .................. .................. 2020 3 10 
Annualized ....................................................................... .................. .................. .................. .................. 7 ..................
Quantified ......................................................................... .................. .................. .................. .................. 3 ..................
Qualitative ........................................................................ .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................
Transfers: 
Federal ............................................................................. $2.46 .................. .................. 2 020 7 10 
Annualized ....................................................................... $2.46 .................. .................. 2020  3 10 
Monetized $/year ............................................................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................
From/To ............................................................................ From: Manufacturers of color additives To: Federal Government 
Other Annualized ............................................................. .................. .................. .................. .................. 7 ..................
Monetized $/year ............................................................. .................. .................. .................. .................. 3 ..................
From/To ................................................................................... From: To: 
Effects: 
State, Local or Tribal Government: No effect. 
Small Business: The proposed rule, if finalized, would generate costs to small businesses, as well as transfers from small businesses to FDA that we treat as 
costs from the perspective of the small business. On average, these costs amount to approximately 0.2733% of annual average revenues of the small firms in the affected industry. 
Wages: No effect. Growth: No effect. 
Dated: April 22, 2024. 
Lauren K. Roth, 
Associate Commissioner for Policy. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
Food and Drug Administration 
21 CFR Part 177 
[Docket No. FDA–2024–F–1912] 
Filing of Food Additive Petition From 
Environmental Defense Fund, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Center for Food Safety, Environmental Working Group, Tom Neltner, and Maricel Maffini; Request To Amend the Food Additive Regulations To Remove Authorization of Fluorinated Polyethylene 
AGENCY : Food and Drug Administration, 
HHS. 
ACTION : Notification of petition. SUMMARY : The Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA or we) is 
announcing that we have filed a food additive petition, submitted by Environmental Defense Fund, et al., proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to remove fluorinated polyethylene. 
DATES : The food additive petition was 
filed on April 17, 2024. Either electronic 
or written comments must be submitted by June 25, 2024. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit comments 
as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing 
system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of June 25, 2024. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/ paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are received on or before that date. 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic comments in the 
following way: •Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. 
Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to 
the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else’s Social Security number, or confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
•If you want to submit a comment 
with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 
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Written/Paper Submissions 
Submit written/paper submissions as 
follows: 
•Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 
written/paper submissions): Dockets 
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
•For written/paper comments 
submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ 
Instructions: All submissions received 
must include the Docket No. FDA– 2024–F–1912 for ‘‘Filing of Food Additive Petition from Environmental Defense Fund, et al.; Request to Amend the Food Additive Regulations to Remove Fluorinated Polyethylene.’’ Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see 
ADDRESSES ), will be 
placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the 
Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 240–402–7500. 
•Confidential Submissions—To 
submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your comment only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ We will review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in our consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential information redacted/ blacked out, will be available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both 
copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your comments and you must identify this information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA’s posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015- 09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf. Docket: For access to the docket to 
read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the 
docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 240–402–7500. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Lillian Mawby, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 301–796–4041. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
I. Background 
Under section 409(b)(5) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5)), we are giving notice that we have filed a food additive petition (FAP 3B4837), submitted by Environmental Defense Fund, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Center for Food Safety, Environmental Working Group, Tom Neltner, and Maricel Maffini, c/o Maricel Maffini, Frederick, MD 21701. The petition proposes that we revoke § 177.1615 (21 CFR 177.1615, ‘‘Polyethylene, fluorinated’’). 
II. Request To Repeal 21 CFR Part 
177.1615 
In accordance with the procedures for 
amending or repealing a food additive regulation in § 171.130 (21 CFR 171.130), the petition asks us to repeal § 177.1615. Specifically, the petitioners state that the fluorinated polyethylene manufactured consistent with § 177.1615 can produce polymeric per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances that can migrate to food and, therefore, are not safe pursuant to section 409(c)(5) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 348(c)(5)). 
The petition is available in the docket. 
We invite comments, additional scientific data, and other information related to the issues raised by this petition. If we determine that the available data justifies repealing § 177.1615, we will publish our decision in the Federal Register in accordance with § 171.130. 
The petitioners have claimed that this 
action is categorically excluded under 21 CFR 25.32(m), which applies to an action to prohibit or otherwise restrict or reduce the use of a substance in food, food packaging, or cosmetics. In addition, the petitioners have stated that, to their knowledge, no extraordinary circumstances exist. If FDA determines a categorical exclusion applies, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required. If FDA determines a categorical exclusion does not apply, we will request an environmental assessment and make it available for public inspection. 
Dated: April 23, 2024. 
Lauren K. Roth, 
Associate Commissioner for Policy. 
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
40 CFR Part 62 
[EPA–R04–OAR–2021–0258; FRL–9562–01– 
R4] 
South Carolina; Approval of State Plan 
for Control of Emissions From Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). 
ACTION : Proposed rule. 
SUMMARY : The Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) section 111(d)/129 State plan submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC), on December 19, 2014, and supplemented on September 17, 2018, and June 19, 2019, and November 5, 2019, for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units. The State plan provides for implementation and enforcement of the EG, as finalized by the EPA on June 23, 2016, applicable to existing CISWI units for which construction commenced on or before June 4, 2010, or for which modification or reconstruction commenced after June 4, 2010, but no later than August 7, 2013; the State plan also incorporates the CISWI technical amendments finalized by the EPA on April 16, 2019. The State plan establishes emission limits, monitoring, operating, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for affected CISWI units. 
DATES : Comments must be received on 
or before May 28, 2024. 
ADDRESSES : Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– OAR–2021–0258 at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment 
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