This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposedissuance of rules and regulations. Thepurpose of these notices is to give interestedpersons an opportunity to participate in therule making prior to the adoption of the finalrules.Proposed RulesFederal Register50406 
Vol. 81, No. 147 
Monday, August 1, 2016 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Agricultural Marketing Service 
7 CFR Part 948 
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–16–0042; SC16–948–1 
PR] 
Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; 
Modification of the Handling Regulation for Area No. 2 
AGENCY : Agricultural Marketing Service, 
USDA. 
ACTION : Proposed rule. 
SUMMARY : This proposed rule would 
implement a recommendation from the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, Area No. 2 (Committee) to revise the grade requirement currently prescribed for 1
1⁄2-inch minimum to 
21⁄4-inch maximum diameter (Size B) 
potatoes under the Colorado potato marketing order (order). The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised of producers and handlers of potatoes operating within the area of production. This action would relax the current minimum grade requirement for Size B red potatoes from U.S. Commercial grade or better to U.S. No. 2 grade or better. Relaxing this grade requirement would allow area handlers to supply new markets with U.S. No. 2 grade Size B red potatoes and is expected to benefit producers, handlers, and consumers. 
DATES : Comments must be received by 
September 30, 2016. 
ADDRESSES : Interested persons are 
invited to submit written comments concerning this proposal. Comments must be sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All 
comments should reference the document number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register and will be made available for public inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular business hours, or can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov. All comments 
submitted in response to this proposal will be included in the record and will be made available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public on the internet at the address provided above. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Sue 
Coleman, Marketing Specialist, or Gary D. Olson, Regional Director, Northwest Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (503) 326–2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or Email: Sue.Coleman@ams.usda.gov or GaryD.Olson@
ams.usda.gov. 
Small businesses may request 
information on complying with this regulation by contacting Antoinette Carter, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: Antoinette.Carter@ams.usda.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : This 
proposal is issued under Marketing Agreement No. 97 and Marketing Order No. 948, both as amended (7 CFR part 948), regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘order.’’ The order is effective under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ 
The Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) is issuing this proposed rule in conformance with Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 13175. 
This proposal has been reviewed 
under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule is not intended to have retroactive effect. 
The Act provides that administrative 
proceedings must be exhausted before parties may file suit in court. Under section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any handler subject to an order may file with USDA a petition stating that the order, any provision of the order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order is not in accordance with law and request a modification of the order or to be exempted therefrom. A handler is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the petition. After the hearing, USDA would rule on the petition. The Act provides that the district court of the United States in any district in which the handler is an inhabitant, or has his or her principal place of business, has jurisdiction to review USDA’s ruling on the petition, provided an action is filed not later than 20 days after the date of the entry of the ruling. 
This proposal invites comments on 
revisions to the grade requirement currently prescribed for Size B potatoes under the order. This proposal would relax the current minimum grade requirement for Size B red potatoes from U.S. Commercial grade to U.S. No. 2 grade. This change was unanimously recommended by the Committee at a meeting held on March 17, 2016. 
Section 948.22 authorizes the 
issuance of grade, size, quality, maturity, pack, and container regulations for potatoes grown in the order’s production area. Section 948.21 authorizes the modification, suspension, or termination of regulations issued pursuant to § 948.22. 
Under the Colorado potato marketing 
order, the State of Colorado is divided into three areas of regulation for marketing order purposes. These include: Area 1, commonly known as the Western Slope; Area 2, commonly known as San Luis Valley; and, Area 3, which consists of the remaining producing areas within the State of Colorado not included in the definitions of Area 1 or Area 2. Currently, the order only regulates the handling of potatoes produced in Area 2 and Area 3. Regulation for Area 1 has been suspended. 
The grade, size, and maturity 
requirements specific to the handling of potatoes grown in Area 2 are contained in § 948.386 of the order. The current handling regulation requires that, for all varieties, Size B potatoes (1
1⁄2-inch 
minimum to 21⁄4-inch maximum 
diameter as designated in the U.S. Standards for Grades of Potatoes) may be handled under the order, if such potatoes meet or exceed the requirements of the U.S. Commercial grade. 
At the March 17, 2016, Committee 
meeting, industry participants indicated to the Committee that there is demand in several markets, including the food service market, for Size B, U.S. No. 2 grade red potatoes. They further stated 
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that the order’s current grade 
requirement for Size B potatoes (U.S. Commercial grade or better) precludes handlers from supplying this growing and profitable market. Relaxing the grade requirement for Size B red potatoes would allow area handlers to compete with other domestic potato producing regions. This change would effectively lower the allowable grade for red varieties of Size B potatoes from U.S. Commercial grade or better to U.S. No. 2 grade or better. 
Relaxing the grade requirement to 
allow shipments of U.S. No. 2 grade Size B red potatoes would make more potatoes available to consumers and would allow Area 2 handlers to move more of the area’s potato production into the fresh market. This change is expected to benefit producers, handlers, and consumers of potatoes. 
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 
Pursuant to requirements set forth in 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 
U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has considered the economic impact of this action on small entities. Accordingly, AMS has prepared this initial regulatory flexibility analysis. 
The purpose of the RFA is to fit 
regulatory actions to the scale of 
businesses subject to such actions in order that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued pursuant to the Act, and rules issued thereunder, are unique in that they are brought about through group action of essentially small entities acting on their own behalf. 
There are approximately 66 handlers 
of Colorado Area No. 2 potatoes subject to regulation under the order and approximately 150 producers in the regulated production area. Small agricultural service firms are defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as those having annual receipts of less than $7,500,000, and small agricultural producers are defined as those having annual receipts of less than $750,000 (13 CFR 121.201). 
During the 2014–2015 marketing year, 
the most recent full marketing year for which statistics are available, 14,075,876 hundredweight of Colorado Area No. 2 potatoes were inspected under the order and sold into the fresh market. Based on information reported by USDA’s Market News Service, the average f.o.b. shipping point price for the 2014–2015 Colorado potato crop was $8.60 per hundredweight. Multiplying $8.60 by the shipment quantity of 14,075,876 hundredweight yields an annual crop revenue estimate of $121,052,534. The average annual 
fresh potato revenue for each of the 66 handlers is therefore calculated to be $1,834,129 ($121,052,534 divided by 66), which is less than the SBA threshold of $7,500,000. Consequently, on average most of the Colorado Area No. 2 potato handlers may be classified as small entities. 
In addition, based on information 
provided by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the average producer price for the 2014 Colorado fall potato crop was $8.25 per hundredweight. Multiplying $8.25 by the shipment quantity of 14,075,876 hundredweight yields an annual crop revenue estimate of $116,125,977. The average annual fresh potato revenue for each of the 150 Colorado Area No. 2 potato producers is therefore calculated to be approximately $774,173 ($116,125,977 divided by 150), which is greater than the SBA threshold of $750,000. Consequently, on average, many of the Area No. 2 Colorado potato producers may not be classified as small entities. 
This proposal would relax the 
minimum grade requirement prescribed for 1
1⁄2-inch minimum diameter to 21⁄4- 
inch maximum diameter (Size B) red potatoes under the order. Currently, the handling of Size B potatoes is allowed if the potatoes otherwise meet or exceed the requirements of the U.S. Commercial grade standard. This change would effectively lower the minimum grade requirement for Size B red potatoes from U.S. Commercial grade or better to U.S. No. 2 grade or better. Relaxing the grade requirement would allow Colorado Area 2 handlers to supply markets with U.S. No. 2 grade Size B red potatoes and enable them to better compete with the other domestic potato producing regions. The proposed change in the handling regulations is expected to benefit producers, handlers, and consumers. All other requirements in the order’s handling regulations would remain unchanged. Authority for 
this action is contained in §§ 948.20, 948.21, and 948.22 of the order. 
This relaxation is expected to benefit 
producers, handlers, and consumers of Colorado Area 2 potatoes by allowing a greater quantity of potatoes from the production area to enter the fresh market. The anticipated increase in volume is expected to translate into greater returns for handlers and producers, and more purchasing options for consumers. 
After discussing possible alternatives 
to this proposed rule, the Committee determined that a relaxation in the grade requirement for Size B red potatoes would meet the industry’s current needs while maintaining the integrity of the order’s quality objectives. During its deliberations, the Committee considered making no changes to the handling regulation, as well as relaxing the grade requirement for all Size B potatoes. The Committee believes that a relaxation in the handling regulation for Size B red potatoes is necessary to allow handlers to pursue new markets, but lowering the grade requirement for all other types and varieties of Size B potatoes to U.S. No. 2 grade or better could erode the quality reputation of the area’s production. Therefore, the Committee found that there were no other viable alternatives to the proposal as recommended. 
In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the order’s information collection requirements have been previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned OMB No. 0581–0178, (Generic Vegetable and Specialty Crops). No changes in those requirements as a result of this action are necessary. Should any changes become necessary, they would be submitted to OMB for approval. 
This proposed rule would relax 
minimum grade requirement under the Colorado Area 2 potato marketing order. Accordingly, this action would not impose any additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements on either small or large potato handlers. As with all Federal marketing order programs, reports and forms are periodically reviewed to reduce information requirements and duplication by industry and public sector agencies. 
AMS is committed to complying with 
the E-Government Act, to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. 
USDA has not identified any relevant 
Federal rules that duplicate, overlap or conflict with this proposed rule. 
In addition, the Committee’s meeting 
was widely publicized throughout the Colorado potato industry and all interested persons were invited to attend the meeting and participate in Committee deliberations on all issues. Like all Committee meetings, the March 17, 2016, meeting was a public meeting and all entities, both large and small, were able to express views on this issue. Finally, interested persons are invited to submit comments on this proposed rule, including the regulatory and informational impacts of this action on small businesses. 
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A small business guide on complying 
with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 
marketing agreements and orders may be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 
rules-regulations/moa/small-businesses. 
Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to Antoinette Carter at the previously mentioned address in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION  
CONTACT section. 
A 60-day comment period is provided 
to allow interested persons to respond to this proposal. All written comments timely received will be considered before a final determination is made on this matter. 
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 948 
Marketing agreements, Potatoes, 
Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements. 
For the reasons set forth in the 
preamble, 7 CFR part 948 is proposed to be amended as follows: 
PART 948—IRISH POTATOES GROWN 
IN COLORADO 
■1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 
part 948 continues to read as follows: 
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 
■2. In § 948.386, paragraph (a)(3) is 
revised to read as follows: 
§ 948.386 Handling regulation. 
* * * * * 
(a) * * * (3) 1
1⁄2-inch minimum to 21⁄4-inch 
maximum diameter (Size B). U.S. Commercial grade or better, except that red varieties may be U.S. No. 2 grade or better. 
* * * * * 
Dated: July 27, 2016. 
Elanor Starmer, 
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
Service. 
[FR Doc. 2016–18114 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
40 CFR Part 51 
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0041; FRL–9949–76– 
OAR] 
RIN 2060–AR94 
Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory 
Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds—Exclusion of 1,1,2,2- Tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy) Ethane (HFE–347pcf2) 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). ACTION : Proposed rule. 
SUMMARY : The Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise the regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This proposed revision would add 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethoxy) ethane (also known as HFE–347pcf2; CAS number 406–78–0) to the list of compounds excluded from the regulatory definition of VOC on the basis that this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register, we are making this same amendment as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule. 
DATES : Written comments must be 
received on or before August 31, 2016. 
ADDRESSES : Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2015–0041, at http://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 received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or 
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Souad Benromdhane, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, Mail Code C539–07, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: (919) 541– 4359; fax number: (919) 541–5315; email address: benromdhane.souad@epa.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : I. General Information 
A. Why is the EPA issuing this proposed 
rule? 
This document proposes to revise the 
EPA’s regulatory definition of VOC for purposes of preparing state implementation plans (SIPs) to attain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I of the CAA by adding HFE– 347pcf2 to the list of compounds excluded from the regulatory definition of VOC on the basis that this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. We have published a direct final rule in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register because we view this action as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this action in the preamble to the direct final rule. 
If we receive no adverse comment, we 
will not take further action on this 
proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment, we will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take effect. We would address all public comments in any subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. 
We do not intend to institute a second 
comment period on this action. Any 
parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. For further information, please see the information provided in the 
ADDRESSES section of 
this document. 
B. Does this action apply to me? 
Entities potentially affected by this 
direct final rule include, but are not 
necessarily limited to, state and local air pollution control agencies that adopt and implement regulations to control air emissions of VOC; and industries manufacturing and/or using HFE– 347pcf2 as a precision cleaning agent to remove contaminates including oil, flux, fingerprints from items like medical devices, artificial implants, crucial military and aerospace items, electric components, printed circuit boards, optics, jewelry, ball bearings, aircraft guidance systems, film, relays and a variety of metal components, among others. In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of this proposal will also be available on the World Wide Web. Following signature by the EPA Administrator, a copy of this action will be posted on the EPA’s Web site http://www.epa.gov/airquality/
ozonepollution/actions.html#impl. 
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