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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 60 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0696; FRL–9929–25– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AR81 

Performance Specification 18— 

Performance Specifications and Test 

Procedures for Hydrogen Chloride 

Continuous Emission Monitoring 

Systems at Stationary Sources 

Correction 

In rule document 2015–16385, 

appearing on pages 38628 through 

38652 in the issue of Tuesday, July 7, 

2015, make the following correction: 

On page 38646, in the first column, in 

the last paragraph, in the sixth line, 

‘‘+5’’ should read ‘‘±5’’. 

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BILLING CODE 1505–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0396; FRL–9929–95] 

Thiabendazole; Pesticide Tolerances 

for Emergency Exemptions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes a 

time-limited tolerance for residues of 

thiabendazole in or on succulent shelled 

peas. 

This action is associated with the 

utilization of a crisis exemption under 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing 

use of the pesticide as a seed treatment 

on succulent pea seeds. This regulation 

establishes a maximum permissible 

level for residues of thiabendazole in or 

on this commodity. The time-limited 

tolerance expires on December 31, 2018. 

DATES: This regulation is effective July 

17, 2015. Objections and requests for 

hearings must be received on or before 

September 15, 2015, and must be filed 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also 

Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0396, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lewis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 

through the Government Printing 

Office’s e-CFR site at http://

www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/

40tab_02.tpl. 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under section 408(g) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 

objection to any aspect of this regulation 

and may also request a hearing on those 

objections. You must file your objection 

or request a hearing on this regulation 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, you must 

identify docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2015–0396 in the subject line on 

the first page of your submission. All 

objections and requests for a hearing 

must be in writing, and must be 

received by the Hearing Clerk on or 

before September 15, 2015. Addresses 

for mail and hand delivery of objections 

and hearing requests are provided in 40 

CFR 178.25(b). 

In addition to filing an objection or 

hearing request with the Hearing Clerk 

as described in 40 CFR part 178, please 

submit a copy of the filing (excluding 

any Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket. 

Information not marked confidential 

pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be 

disclosed publicly by EPA without prior 

notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your 

objection or hearing request, identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0396, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be CBI or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background and Statutory Findings 

EPA, on its own initiative, in 

accordance with FFDCA sections 408(e) 

and 408(l)(6), 21 U.S.C. 346a(e) and 

346a(1)(6), is establishing a time-limited 

tolerance for the combined residues of 

the fungicide thiabendazole (2-(4- 

thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its 

metabolite benzimidazole (free and 

conjugated) in or on pea, succulent 

shelled at 0.02 parts per million (ppm). 

This time-limited tolerance expires on 

December 31, 2018. 

Section 408(l)(6) of FFDCA requires 

EPA to establish a time-limited 

tolerance or exemption from the 

requirement for a tolerance for pesticide 

chemical residues in food that will 

result from the use of a pesticide under 

an emergency exemption granted by 

EPA under FIFRA section 18. Such 

tolerances can be established without 

providing notice or period for public 

comment. EPA does not intend for its 

actions on FIFRA section 18 related 


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time-limited tolerances to set binding 

precedents for the application of FFDCA 

section 408 and the safety standard to 

other tolerances and exemptions. 

Section 408(e) of FFDCA allows EPA to 

establish a tolerance or an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance on 

its own initiative, i.e., without having 

received any petition from an outside 

party. 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA 

allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the 

legal limit for a pesticide chemical 

residue in or on a food) only if EPA 

determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’ 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA 

defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from aggregate exposure to the 

pesticide chemical residue, including 

all anticipated dietary exposures and all 

other exposures for which there is 

reliable information.’’ This includes 

exposure through drinking water and in 

residential settings, but does not include 

occupational exposure. Section 

408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to 

give special consideration to exposure 

of infants and children to the pesticide 

chemical residue in establishing a 

tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate exposure to the pesticide 

chemical residue. . . .’’ 

Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes EPA 

to exempt any Federal or State agency 

from any provision of FIFRA, if EPA 

determines that ‘‘emergency conditions 

exist which require such exemption.’’ 

EPA has established regulations 

governing such emergency exemptions 

in 40 CFR part 166. 

III. Emergency Exemption for 

Thiabendazole on Succulent Peas and 

FFDCA Tolerances 

The emergency exemption to treat pea 

seed with thiabendazole was requested 

by the State of Idaho (Applicant) 

because the seed will be treated in 

Idaho. However, the seed is being 

planted in Minnesota, Illinois, and 

Wisconsin, where the emergency 

conditions exist. Pea growers in these 

states are faced with a new complex of 

pea root and foliar disease pathogens 

that current cultural practices, varieties, 

and seed treatments do not manage. Pea 

crop failure in commercial fields has 

become a severe problem and growers 

have experienced rapidly increasing 

yield losses within the pea production 

area each year for several years. 

The Applicant asserts that an 

emergency condition exists in 

accordance with the criteria for 

approval of an emergency exemption, 

and has utilized a crisis exemption 

under FIFRA section 18 to allow the use 

of thiabendazole on as a seed treatment 

on succulent peas in Idaho for control 

of Fusarium and Ascochyta blight in 

Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. 

As part of its evaluation of the 

emergency exemption application, EPA 

assessed the potential risks presented by 

residues of thiabendazole in or on 

succulent peas. In doing so, EPA 

considered the safety standard in 

FFDCA section 408(b)(2), and EPA 

decided that the necessary tolerance 

under FFDCA section 408(l)(6) would be 

consistent with the safety standard and 

with FIFRA section 18. Consistent with 

the need to move quickly on the 

emergency exemption in order to 

address an urgent non-routine situation 

and to ensure that the resulting food is 

safe and lawful, EPA is issuing this 

tolerance without notice and 

opportunity for public comment as 

provided in FFDCA section 408(l)(6). 

Although this time-limited tolerance 

expires on December 31, 2018, under 

FFDCA section 408(l)(5), residues of the 

pesticide not in excess of the amounts 

specified in the tolerance remaining in 

or on succulent peas after that date will 

not be unlawful, provided the pesticide 

was applied in a manner that was lawful 

under FIFRA, and the residues do not 

exceed a level that was authorized by 

these time-limited tolerances at the time 

of that application. EPA will take action 

to revoke these time-limited tolerances 

earlier if any experience with, scientific 

data on, or other relevant information 

on this pesticide indicate that the 

residues are not safe. 

Because this time-limited tolerance is 

being approved under emergency 

conditions, EPA has not made any 

decisions about whether thiabendazole 

meets FIFRA’s registration requirements 

for use on succulent peas or whether 

permanent tolerances for this use would 

be appropriate. Under these 

circumstances, EPA does not believe 

that this time-limited tolerance decision 

serves as a basis for registration of 

thiabendazole by a State for special 

local needs under FIFRA section 24(c). 

Nor does this tolerance by itself serve as 

the authority for persons in any State 

other than Idaho to use this pesticide on 

the applicable crops under FIFRA 

section 18 absent the issuance of an 

emergency exemption applicable within 

that State. For additional information 

regarding the emergency exemption for 

thiabendazole, contact the Agency’s 

Registration Division at the address 

provided under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

IV. Aggregate Risk Assessment and 

Determination of Safety 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA 

allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the 

legal limit for a pesticide chemical 

residue in or on a food) only if EPA 

determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’ 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA 

defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from aggregate exposure to the 

pesticide chemical residue, including 

all anticipated dietary exposures and all 

other exposures for which there is 

reliable information.’’ This includes 

exposure through drinking water and in 

residential settings, but does not include 

occupational exposure. Section 

408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to 

give special consideration to exposure 

of infants and children to the pesticide 

chemical residue in establishing a 

tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate exposure to the pesticide 

chemical residue. . . .’’ 

Consistent with the factors specified 

in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has 

reviewed the available scientific data 

and other relevant information in 

support of this action. EPA has 

sufficient data to assess the hazards of 

and to make a determination on 

aggregate exposure expected as a result 

of this emergency exemption request 

and the time-limited tolerance for 

combined residues of the fungicide 

thiabendazole (2-(4- 

thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its 

metabolite benzimidazole (free and 

conjugated) on succulent shelled peas at 

0.02 ppm. 

EPA recently updated its dietary risk 

assessment in connection with a 

Federal Register rule on September 25, 

2014 (79 FR 57450) (FRL–9915–78) 

establishing permanent tolerances for 

residues of thiabendazole in or on 

multiple commodities, and has 

evaluated the potential increase in 

exposure resulting from the Section 18 

emergency exemption use of 

thiabendazole on succulent shelled peas 

(Pisum spp., including English pea, 

garden pea, and green pea). Based on 

the supporting residue chemistry data, 

the combined residues of thiabendazole 

and benzimidazole in/on succulent 

shelled peas (Pisum spp., including 

English pea, garden pea, and green pea) 

are estimated at 0.01 ppm (i.e., 1⁄2 limit 

on quantitation (LOQ) for each analyte) 

for the Section 18 emergency exemption 

use. To estimate the contribution to 

drinking water residues resulting from 

the emergency seed treatment use on 

succulent shelled peas, EPA relied on 


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the drinking water residue estimates for 

the currently registered seed treatment 

use on wheat at 0.20 lbs. active 

ingredient/acre (ai/A), which is higher 

than the 0.083 lbs. ai/A maximum seed 

treatment use allowed under the 

emergency exemption. The addition of 

the emergency use on succulent shelled 

peas and the assumption of 100% of 

succulent shelled peas treated did not 

change the findings of the most recent 

dietary exposure and risk assessment 

which are discussed in the Federal 

Register of September 25, 2014. The 

Agency’s exposure and risk assessment 

for the emergency use on succulent 

shelled peas is discussed in greater 

detail in ‘‘Section 18 Emergency 

Exemption for the Use of Thiabendazole 

as a Seed Treatment on Succulent Peas 

in Bonneville and Latah Counties in 

Idaho,’’ May 14, 2015, available in 

docket at the address provided under 

ADDRESSES. 

Because the Section 18 emergency use 

of thiabendazole on succulent shelled 

peas will result in negligible increases 

in dietary exposure to all subgroups 

relative to the safety findings reached in 

the September 25, 2014 Federal Register 

Notice, EPA concludes that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to the general population, or to 

infants and children, from aggregate 

exposure to thiabendazole residues. 

V. Other Considerations 

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

Acceptable enforcement analytical 

methods are available for thiabendazole 

and benzimidazole in plant 

commodities. Four spectrophoto fluoro 

metric methods for the determination of 

thiabendazole are published in the 

Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. 

II, and a high performance liquid 

chromatography (HPLC) method with 

fluorescence detection (FLD) for the 

determination of benzimidazole (free 

and conjugated) is identified in the U.S. 

EPA Index of Residue Analytical 

Methods under thiabendazole as Study 

No. 93020. 

B. International Residue Limits 

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA 

seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with 

international standards whenever 

possible, consistent with U.S. food 

safety standards and agricultural 

practices. EPA considers the 

international maximum residue limits 

(MRLs) established by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as 

required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4). 

The Codex Alimentarius is a joint 

United Nations Food and Agriculture 

Organization/World Health 

Organization food standards program, 

and it is recognized as an international 

food safety standards-setting 

organization in trade agreements to 

which the United States is a party. EPA 

may establish a tolerance that is 

different from a Codex MRL; however, 

FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that 

EPA explain the reasons for departing 

from the Codex level. 

The Codex has not established a MRL 

for thiabendazole in or on the requested 

commodity. 

VI. Conclusion 

Therefore, a time-limited tolerance is 

established for residues of 

thiabendazole (2-(4- 

thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its 

metabolite benzimidazole (free and 

conjugated), calculated as the 

stoichiometric equivalent of 

thiabendazole, in or on pea, succulent 

shelled at 0.02 ppm. This tolerance 

expires on December 31, 2018. 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action establishes tolerances 

under FFDCA sections 408(e) and 

408(l)(6). The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has exempted these types 

of actions from review under Executive 

Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993). Because this action 

has been exempted from review under 

Executive Order 12866, this action is 

not subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning 

Regulations That Significantly Affect 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 

FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive 

Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997). This action does not 

contain any information collections 

subject to OMB approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require 

any special considerations under 

Executive Order 12898, entitled 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established in accordance with 

FFDCA sections 408(e) and 408(l)(6), 

such as the tolerances in this final rule, 

do not require the issuance of a 

proposed rule, the requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply. 

This action directly regulates growers, 

food processors, food handlers, and food 

retailers, not States or tribes, nor does 

this action alter the relationships or 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities established by Congress 

in the preemption provisions of FFDCA 

section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency 

has determined that this action will not 

have a substantial direct effect on States 

or tribal governments, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States or tribal 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined 

that Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999) and Executive Order 13175, 

entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply 

to this action. In addition, this action 

does not impose any enforceable duty or 

contain any unfunded mandate as 

described under Title II of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 

1501 et seq.). 

This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act 

(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). 

VIII. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: July 9, 2015. 

Susan Lewis, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. In § 180.242, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 


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§ 180.242 Thiabendazole; tolerances for 

residues. 

* * * * * 

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. 

Time-limited tolerances specified in the 

following table are established for 

residues of the thiabendazole, including 

its metabolites and degradates, in or on 

the specified agricultural commodities, 

resulting from use of the pesticide 

pursuant to FIFRA section 18 

emergency exemptions. Compliance 

with the tolerance levels specified 

below is to be determined by measuring 

only the sum of thiabendazole (2-(4- 

thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its 

metabolite benzimidazole (free and 

conjugated), calculated as the 

stoichiometric equivalent of 

thiabendazole. The tolerances expire on 

the date specified in the table. 

Commodity Parts per 

million Expiration date 

Pea, succulent shelled .................................................................................................................................... 0.02 December 31, 

2018. 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0585; FRL–9929–27] 

Distillates, (Fischer-Tropsch), Heavy, 

C18-C50, Branched, Cyclic and Linear; 

Exemption From the Requirement of a 

Tolerance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of distillates, 

(Fischer-Tropsch), heavy, C18-C50, 

branched, cyclic and linear when used 

as an inert ingredient (solvent, diluent 

and/or dust suppressant) in pesticide 

formulations applied to growing crops 

and raw agricultural commodities after 

harvest. On behalf of Pennzoil-Quaker 

State Company, Wagner Regulatory 

Associates, 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. This 

regulation eliminates the need to 

establish a maximum permissible level 

for residues of distillates, (FischerTropsch), heavy, C18-C50, branched, 

cyclic and linear. 

DATES: This regulation is effective July 

17, 2015. Objections and requests for 

hearings must be received on or before 

September 15, 2015, and must be filed 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also 

Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0585, is 

available at 

http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lewis, Director, Registration 

Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 

through the Government Printing 

Office’s e-CFR site at http://

www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/

40tab_02.tpl. 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 

U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 

objection to any aspect of this regulation 

and may also request a hearing on those 

objections. You must file your objection 

or request a hearing on this regulation 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, you must 

identify docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2012–0585 in the subject line on 

the first page of your submission. All 

objections and requests for a hearing 

must be in writing, and must be 

received by the Hearing Clerk on or 

before September 15, 2015. Addresses 

for mail and hand delivery of objections 

and hearing requests are provided in 40 

CFR 178.25(b). 

In addition to filing an objection or 

hearing request with the Hearing Clerk 

as described in 40 CFR part 178, please 

submit a copy of the filing (excluding 

any Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket. 

Information not marked confidential 

pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be 

disclosed publicly by EPA without prior 

notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your 

objection or hearing request, identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0585, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be CBI or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 


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