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should be clearly identified as such and 

should not be submitted through 

www.regulations.gov or email. 

www.regulations.gov is an anonymous 

access system, and EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send email 

directly to EPA, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the public comment. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Docket: Generally, documents in the 

docket for this action are available 

electronically at www.regulations.gov 

and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 

California. While all documents in the 

docket are listed at 

www.regulations.gov, some information 

may be publicly available only at the 

hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted 

material, large maps), and some may not 

be publicly available in either location 

(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy 

materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Yannayon, by phone: (415) 972– 

3534 or by email at 

yannayon.laura@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

24, 2012 (77 FR 43206), EPA proposed 

a limited approval and limited 

disapproval of the following regulations 

submitted for approval into the Clark 

County portion of the Nevada State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). 

TABLE 1—SUBMITTED NSR RULES

Section No. Section title Adopted Submitted 

0 ................................. Definitions ............................................................................................................................... 3/6/12 5/22/12 

12.0 ............................ Applicability, General Requirements and Transition Procedures ........................................... 11/3/09 2/11/10 

12.1 ............................ Permit Requirements for Minor Sources ................................................................................ 11/3/09 2/11/10 

12.2 ............................ Permit Requirements for Major Sources in Attainment Areas (Prevention of Significant Deterioration).3/6/12 5/22/12 

12.3 ............................ Permit Requirements for Major Sources in Nonattainment Areas ......................................... 5/18/10 9/01/10 

12.4 ............................ Authority to Construct Application and Permit Requirements For Part 70 Sources .............. 5/18/10 9/01/10 

The proposed rule provided a 30-day 

public comment period. In response to 

a request from Clark County submitted 

by letter on August 9, 2012, EPA is 

extending the comment period for an 

additional 15 days. 

Dated: August 13, 2012. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20497 Filed 8–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0001; FRL–9358–9] 

Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide 

Petitions Filed for Residues of 

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions requesting the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) of interest as shown in the 

body of this document, 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 

Confidential Business Information (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.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

contact person, with telephone number 

and email address, is listed at the end 

of each pesticide petition summary. You 

may also reach each contact person by 

mail at Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (7511P) or 

Registration Division (7505P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

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). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed at the end of the pesticide petition 

summary of interest. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

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complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA is announcing its receipt of 

several pesticide petitions filed under 

section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), (21 U.S.C. 

346a), requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

180 for residues of pesticide chemicals 

in or on various food commodities. The 

Agency is taking public comment on the 

requests before responding to the 

petitioners. EPA is not proposing any 

particular action at this time. EPA has 

determined that the pesticide petitions 

described in this document contain the 

data or information prescribed in 

FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA 

has not fully evaluated the sufficiency 

of the submitted data at this time or 

whether the data support granting of the 

pesticide petitions. After considering 

the public comments, EPA intends to 

evaluate whether and what action may 

be warranted. Additional data may be 

needed before EPA can make a final 

determination on these pesticide 

petitions. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of each of the petitions that 

are the subject of this document, 

prepared by the petitioner, is included 

in a docket EPA has created for each 

rulemaking. The docket for each of the 

petitions is available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), EPA is 

publishing notice of the petition so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

New Tolerances 

1. PP 2E8012. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0427). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide tebuconazole, alpha-[2-(4- 

chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-(1,1- 

dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1- 

ethanol, including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on barley, grain at 0.3 

parts per million (ppm); vegetable, 

cucurbit group 9 at 0.4 ppm; and 

vegetable, fruiting group 8–10 at 1.3 

ppm. An enforcement method for plant 

commodities has been validated on 

various commodities. It has undergone 

successful EPA validation and has been 

submitted for inclusion in the Pesticide 

Analytical Manual, Vol. II (PAM II). The 

animal method has also been approved 

as an adequate enforcement method. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305– 

7610, email address: 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8016. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0357). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide hexythiazox (4- 

chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3- 

thiazolidine moiety, in or on pepper/ 

eggplant subgroup 8–10B at 1.5 ppm; 

fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 0.25 ppm; 

caneberry subgroup 13–07A at 1.0 ppm; 

fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy 

kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 1.0 ppm; 

and berry, low growing, subgroup 13– 

07G at 3.0 ppm. A practical analytical 

method, high pressure liquid 

chromatography (HPLC) with a ultra 

violet (UV) detector, which detects and 

measures residues of hexythiazox and 

its metabolites as a common moiety is 

available for enforcement purposes with 

a limit of detection that allows 

monitoring of food with residues at or 

above the levels set in this tolerance. 

Contact: Sidney Jackson, (703) 305– 

7610, email address: 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8018. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0405). Syngenta Crop Protection LLC., 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide emamectin benzoate, 4′-epimethylamino-4′-deoxyavermectin B1

benzoate (a mixture of a minimum of 

90% 4′-epi-methylamino-4′- 

deoxyavermectin B1a and a maximum of 

10% 4′-epi-methlyamino-4′- 

deoxyavermectin B1b benzoate), and its 

metabolites 8,9 isomer of the B1a and B1b

component of the parent insecticide, in 

or on imported wine at 0.005 ppm. 

Adequate analytical methods, HPLCfluorescence methods, are available for 

enforcement purposes. Contact: Thomas 

Harris, (703) 308–9423, email address: 

harris.thomas@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2E8025. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0419). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, in 

cooperation with Valent U.S.A. 

Corporation, 1600 Riviera Ave., Suite 

200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, requests 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the herbicide 

imazosulfuron, (2-chloro-N-[[(4,6- 

dimethoxy-2- 

pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl] imidazo- 

[1,2-a]pyridine-3-sulfonamide), in or on 

tuberous and corm vegetables, crop 

subgroup 1C at 0.02 ppm; and in melon, 

crop subgroup 9A at 0.02 ppm. An 

independently validated analytical 

method has been submitted for 

analyzing parent imazosulfuron 

residues with appropriate sensitivity in 

all crop commodities for which 

tolerances are being requested. A 

revised analytical method using more 

ion transitions has also been provided. 

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5. PP 2E8045. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0583). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, requests to establish import 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the herbicide imazapyr, 2- 

[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1- 

methylethyl)-5-oxo-]H-imidazol-2-yl]-3- 

pyridinecarboxylic acid, in or on 

rapeseed, crop subgroup 20A at 0.05 

ppm; sunflower, crop subgroup 20B at 

0.05 ppm; and lentils at 0.2 ppm. The 

proposed analytical method for 

detecting residues of imazapyr in canola 

and sunflower raw agricultural 

commodities (RACs) and processed 

commodity samples is an liquid 

chromatography/mass spectrometry 

(LC/MS/MS) method. The proposed 

analytical method for detecting residues 

of imazapyr in lentil RAC samples is an 

LC/MS/MS method. Enforcement 

methods for analysis of residues of 

imazapyr in animal commodities were 

included in prior submissions. M 3023 

is a reliable capillary electrophoresis 

method with categorical exclusion/ 

ultraviolet (CE/UV) detection for the 

determination of imazapyr residues in 

grass forage and grass hay. M 3184 is a 

reliable CE/UV method for the 

determination of imazapyr residues in 

meat, kidney, other meat byproducts, 

and fat of cattle, sheep, goats, and 

horses. M 3075 is a reliable CE/UV 

method for the determination of 

imazapyr residues in milk. Contact: 

Hope Johnson, (703) 305–5410, email 

address: johnson.hope@epa.gov. 

6. PP 1F7872. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0743). AGRIPHAR S.A., c/o CERES 

International LLC., 1087 Heartsease 

Drive, West Chester, PA 19382, requests 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the fungicide dodine 

(n-dodecylguanidine acetate), in or on 

stone fruits (group 12) at 5 ppm; tree 

nuts (group 14, except almond hulls) at 

0.3 ppm; and almond, hulls (group 12) 

at 20 ppm. An adequate enforcement 

method using gas chromatography with 

mass selective detection (GC/MSD, 

Method 45137) is available for 

determining dodine residues in or on 

plant commodities. Concerning tree 

crops, a method using LC/MS/MS; 

METH1595.02 after the samples were 

extracted with methanol, was 

submitted. Adequate data collection 

method validation, independent 

laboratory validation (ILV), and radiovalidation data for the method has been 

submitted. Since there is no reasonable 

expectation of finding residues of 

dodine in livestock or poultry, no 

analytical method for animal tissues is 

required. Contact: Tamue Gibson, (703) 

305–9096, email address: 

gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

7. PP 1F7968. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0480). Dow AgroSciences LLC., 9330 

Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide myclobutanil alpha-butylalpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-1 H-1,2,4- 

triazole-1-propanenitrile, including its 

metabolites and degradates, in or on 

commodities. Compliance with the 

tolerance levels specified is to be 

determined by measuring only 

myclobutanil alpha-butylalpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-1 

H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile and its 

alcohol metabolite 

(alpha-(3-hydroxybutyl)-alpha- 

(4-chlorophenyl)-1 H-1,2,4- 

triazole-1-propanenitrile (free and 

bound)), in or on grass, hay at 5 ppm; 

and grass, forage at 1.5 ppm. Proposed 

tolerances are in association with a use 

pattern of grasses grown for seed with 

a 45-day post-harvest interval (PHI) for 

hay harvest and a 45-day post-grazing 

interval (PGI) for grazing. This petition 

supports expansion of the current State 

Local Need (SLN) uses for grasses grown 

for seed to a full national Section 3 use. 

An adequate enforcement method is 

available for enforcement of tolerances 

in plants. Quantitation is by GC using a 

GC/nitrogen-specific detector (GC/NPD) 

for myclobutanil and a GC/electron 

capture detection (GC/ECD) for residues 

measured as the alcohol metabolite. 

Contact: Marcel Howard, (703) 305– 

6784, email address: 

howard.marcel@epa.gov. 

8. PP 2F8015. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0515). Chemtura Corporation, 199 

Benson Road, Middlebury, CT 06749, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide diflubenzuron, N-[[(4- 

chlorophenyl)amino]-carbonyl]-2,6- 

difluorobenzamide (DFB) and its 

metabolites 4-chlorophenylurea (CPU) 

and 4-chloroaniline (PCA), in or on 

orange, grapefruit, and lemon (citrus 

fruits crop group 10) at 1.3 ppm; and 

citrus oil processed commodity at 39 

ppm. A practical analytical method for 

detecting and quantifying levels of 

diflubenzuron in or on food with a limit 

of detection that allows monitoring of 

the residue at or above the level set in 

the tolerance was used to determine 

residues in citrus raw agricultural 

commodities (RACs) and processed 

commodities. Residues of diflubenzuron 

(DFB) were quantitated by LC/MS/MS, 

and residues of the metabolites 4- 

chlorophenylurea (CPU) and 4- 

chloroaniline (PCA) were derivatized 

with HFBA and quantitated by GC/MS. 

Contact: Autumn Metzger, (703) 305– 

5314, email address: 

metzger.autumn@epa.gov. 

9. PP 2F8038. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0549). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC, 27709–3528, requests 

to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the fungicide 

pyraclostrobin, carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- 

yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl 

ester and its metabolite methyl-N-[[[1- 

(4-chlorophenyl) pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]otolyl] carbamate (BF 500–3); expressed 

as parent compound, in or on sugarcane, 

cane at 0.2 ppm. No tolerances are 

proposed for the processed 

commodities, refined sugar and 

molasses, as no concentration of 

pyraclostrobin residues are expected in 

these commodities. In plants, the 

method of analysis is aqueous organic 

solvent extraction, column cleanup and 

quantitation by LC/MS/MS. In animals, 

the method of analysis involves base 

hydrolysis, organic extraction, column 

cleanup and quantitation by LC/MS/MS 

or derivatization (methylation) followed 

by quantitation by GC/MS. Contact: 

Dominic Schuler, (703) 347–0260, email 

address: schuler.dominic@epa.gov. 

10. PP 2F8042. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0514). K–I CHEMICAL U.S.A., INC., c/ 

o Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 

5126, Valdosta, GA 31603–5126, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide pyroxasulfone (3-[(5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4- 

ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5- 

dimethyl-1,2-oxazole) and its metabolite 

M–3 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3- 

trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxylic 

acid), in or on cotton, seed at 0.01 ppm; 

and pyroxasulfone (3-[(5- 

(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4- 

ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5- 

dimethyl-1,2-oxazole) and its metabolite 

M–1 (5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3- 

trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-4- 

ylmethanesulfonic acid calculated as 

the stoichiometric equivalent of 

pyroxasulfone, in or on cotton, gin 

byproducts at 0.2 ppm. EPA has 

approved an analytical enforcement 

methodology including LC/MS/MS to 

enforce the tolerance expression for 

pyroxasulfone. Contact: Michael Walsh, 

(703) 308–2972, email address: 

walsh.michael@epa.gov. 

11. PP 2F8047. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0576). Arysta LifeScience North 

America, LLC., 15401 Weston Parkway, 

Suite 150, Cary NC 27513, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide 

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pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone Omethyloxime and its Z isomer, (1Z)-[2- 

[[6-(2-chlorophenoxy)-5-fluoro-4- 

pyrimidinyl]oxy]phenyl](5,6-dihydro1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone Omethyloxime, in or on melon (subgroup 

9A) at 1.5 ppm; sorghum, grain at 1.5 

ppm; sorghum, forage at 4 ppm; and 

sorghum, stover at 4 ppm. Adequate 

analytical methodology is available for 

enforcement purposes. The method 

comprises microwave solvent extraction 

followed by a solid phase extraction 

cleanup and quantification by HPLC/ 

MS/MS. Contact: Heather Garvie, (703) 

308–0034, email address: 

garvie.heather@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerances 

1. PP 2E8012. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0427). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to amend the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.474 for residues of the 

fungicide tebuconazole, alpha-[2-(4- 

chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-(1,1- 

dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1- 

ethanol, including its metabolites and 

degradates by removing the following 

established tolerance, in or on vegetable, 

fruiting, group 8 at 1.3 ppm once the 

proposed tolerance for vegetable, 

fruiting group 8–10 at 1.3 ppm, under 

‘‘New Tolerance’’ for PP 2E8012, has 

been established since the proposed 

new tolerance will supersede the 

existing tolerance. Contact: Sidney 

Jackson, (703) 305–7610, email address: 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8016. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0357). Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), 500 College Road East, 

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to amend the tolerances in 40 

CFR 180.448 for residues of the 

insecticide hexythiazox (4- 

chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3- 

thiazolidine moiety, by removing the 

following established tolerances, in or 

on pome fruit crop group 11, caneberry 

subgroup 13A, grape, and strawberry 

once the proposed tolerances for 

pepper/eggplant subgroup 8–10B at 1.5 

ppm; fruit, pome, group 11–10 at 0.25 

ppm; caneberry subgroup 13–07A at 1.0 

ppm; fruit, small, vine climbing, except 

fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F at 1.0 

ppm; and berry, low growing, subgroup 

13–07G at 3.0 ppm under ‘‘New 

Tolerance’’ for PP 2E8016, have been 

established since the proposed new 

tolerances will supersede the existing 

tolerances. Contact: Sidney Jackson, 

(703) 305–7610, email address: 

jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8036. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0488). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC, 27419, 

requests to amend the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.565 for residues of the 

insecticide thiamethoxam [3-[(2-chloro5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methylN-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4- 

imine](CAS Reg. No. 153719–23–4) and 

its metabolite [N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5- 

ylmethyl)-N′-methyl-N′-nitroguanidine], in or on coffee from 0.05 

ppm to 0.2 ppm. Syngenta Crop 

Protection, Inc., has submitted practical 

analytical methodology for detecting 

and measuring levels of thiamethoxam 

in or on raw agricultural commodities. 

This method is based on crop specific 

cleanup procedures and determination 

by liquid chromatography (LC) with 

either UV or mass spectrometry (MS) 

detections. The limit of detection (LOD) 

for each analyte of this method is 1.25 

nanogram (ng) injected for samples 

analyzed by UV and 0.25 ng injected for 

samples analyzed by MS, and the limit 

of quantification (LOQ) is 0.005 ppm for 

milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm for all 

other substrates. Contact: Julie Chao, 

(703) 308–8735, email address: 

chao.julie@epa.gov. 

4. PP 1F7872. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0743). AGRIPHAR S.A., c/o CERES 

International LLC., 1087 Heartsease 

Drive, West Chester, PA 19382, requests 

to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 

180.172 for residues of the fungicide 

dodine (n-dodecyl guanidine acetate) by 

removing the following established 

tolerances in or on cherry, sweet at 3 

ppm; cherry, tart at 3 ppm; peach at 5 

ppm; pecan at 0.3 ppm; and walnut at 

0.3 ppm, upon approval of stone fruits 

(group 12); and tree nuts (group 14, 

except almond hulls) under ‘‘New 

Tolerance’’ for PP 1F7872. Contact: 

Tamue Gibson, (703) 305–9096, email 

address: gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

5. PP 1F7937. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0455). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 

Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528, requests 

to amend the tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.617 by increasing the established 

tolerance for residues of the fungicide 

metconazole, 5-[(4-chlorophenyl)- 

methyl]-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4- 

triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol, 

measured as the sum of cis- and transisomers, in or on corn, sweet, stover 

from 4.5 ppm to 25.0 ppm. 

Independently validated analytical 

methods have been submitted for 

analyzing parent metconazole residues 

with appropriate sensitivity in the raw 

crop and processed commodities for 

sweet corn stover for which an increase 

in tolerance is being requested. Contact: 

Tamue Gibson, (703) 305–9096, email 

address: gibson.tamue@epa.gov. 

6. PP 2F8009. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0418). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC., 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419– 

8300, requests to amend the tolerances 

in 40 CFR 180.449 for the combined 

residues of the insecticide avermectin 

B1(a mixture of avermectins containing 

greater than or equal to 80% avermectin 

B1a (5-O-demethyl avermectin A1) and 

less than or equal to 20% avermectin 

B1b (5-O-demethyl-25-de(1- 

methylpropyl)-25-(1-methylethyl) 

avermectin A1) and its delta-8,9-isomer, 

in or on cotton, delinted seed; and 

cotton, gin by-products from 0.005 ppm 

to 0.015 ppm; and strawberry from 0.02 

ppm to 0.06 ppm. The analytical 

methods involve homogenization, 

filtration, partition, and cleanup with 

analysis by HPLC-fluorescence 

detection. The methods are sufficiently 

sensitive to detect residues at or above 

the tolerances proposed. All methods 

have undergone independent laboratory 

validation. Contact: Jessica Rogala, (703) 

347–0263, email address: 

rogala.jessica@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemptions 

1. PP 1E7843. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0572). Diversey, Inc., 8310 16th St., 

Sturtevant, WI 53177, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of FD&C Red No. 40 (conforming to 21 

CFR 74.340) when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient (colorant) in no-rinse, 

food contact surface sanitizer (sanitizer) 

products. The full chemical name of 

FD&C Red No. 40 is 2- 

naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5- 

[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4- 

sulfophenyl)azo]-, disodium salt (CAS 

No. 25956–17–6). Commonly used 

synonyms are Food Red No. 40 and 

FD&C Red No. 40 in the United States 

and Allura Red AC in Europe. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

the establishment of a tolerance 

exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: 

Roger Chesser, (703) 347–8516, email 

address: chesser.roger@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8004. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0568). Sensient Colors, LLC., 2515 N. 

Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63106, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of FD&C Blue #1 (CAS No. 

3844–45–9) when used as a pesticide 

inert ingredient for use as a seed 

treatment (dye) in pesticide 

formulations in accordance with 40 CFR 

180.920 pre-harvest applications. FD&C 

Blue #1 is already approved as a 

pesticide inert ingredient and has 

existing tolerance exemptions under 40 


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CFR 180.910 pre- and post-harvest and 

40 CFR 180.930 animal uses. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

the establishment of a tolerance 

exemption for inert ingredients. Contact: 

Elizabeth Fertich, (703) 347–8560, email 

address: fertich.elizabeth@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8010. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0461). Rhodia Inc., c/o SciReg, Inc., 

12733 Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 

22192, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the methyl 5- 

(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-5- 

oxopentanoate (CAS No. 1174627–68–9) 

and related reaction products, herein 

referred to as methyl 5- 

(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-5- 

oxopentanoate, under 40 CFR 180.910 

when used as a pesticide inert 

ingredient in pesticide formulations. 

Rhodia, is requesting that methyl 5- 

(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-5- 

oxopentanoate be exempt from the 

requirement of a tolerance under 40 CFR 

180.910. Therefore, Rhodia believes that 

an analytical method to determine 

residues in treated crops is not relevant. 

Contact: Mark Dow, (703) 305–5533, 

email address: dow.mark@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2E8031. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0469).Wellmark International, Central 

Life Sciences, 1501 East Woodfield 

Road, Suite 200 West, Schaumburg, IL 

60173, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of diisopropyl 

adipate (CAS No. 6938–94–9) under 40 

CFR 180.920 in or on all raw 

agricultural commodities when used as 

a pesticide inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations applied pre-harvest, as a 

consequence of mosquito treatment in 

and around growing crops. Diisopropyl 

Adipate (DIPA) is currently used in nonfood pesticide formulations and is now 

proposed for use in pesticide 

formulations intended to control 

mosquitoes in agricultural areas where 

food crops may receive incidental 

exposure. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for the establishment of 

a tolerance exemption for inert 

ingredients. Contact: David Lieu, (703) 

305–0079, email address: 

lieu.david@epa.gov. 

5. PP 2E8033. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0456). H.B. Fuller Company, 1200 

Willow Lake Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN 

55101, requests to establish an inert 

ingredient low risk polymer exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of 2-propenoic acid, 2- 

ethylhexyl ester, polymer with 

ethenylbenzene (8,900 amu) (CAS No. 

25153–46–2) under 40 CFR 180.960 

when used as a pesticide inert binder 

ingredient for antimicrobial pesticide 

formulations. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for the establishment of 

a tolerance exemption for inert 

ingredients. Contact: Mark Dow, (703) 

305–5533, email address: 

dow.mark@epa.gov. 

6. PP 2E8043. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0491). Suterra LLC., 20950 NE. Talus 

Place, Bend, OR 97701, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of n-heptane (CAS No. 142–82–5) under 

40 CFR 180.920 in or on raw 

agricultural commodities, when used as 

a pesticide inert ingredient in aerosol, 

pheromone mating disruption products 

only, and only in concentrations less 

than 40% of the total formulation, and 

applied to growing crops only. Suterra 

LLC., is applying for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for nheptane under 40 CFR 180.920. 

Therefore, no analytical method to 

analyze for n-heptane is enclosed with 

this petition. Contact: David Lieu, (703) 

305–0079, email address: 

lieu.david@epa.gov. 

7. PP 2F8001. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0591). EcoSMART Technologies, Inc., 

20 Mansell Road, Suite 375, Roswell, 

GA 30076, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the biochemical 

pesticide 2-phenethyl propionate (2- 

pep) (CAS No. 122–70–3) and its 

degradates phenethyl alcohol (PEA) 

(CAS No. 60–12–8) and propionic acid 

(CAS No. 79–09–4), in or on all food 

commodities. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method for residues is 

required because it is expected that, 

when used as proposed, 2-pep, and its 

degradates PEA and propionic acid, 

would not result in residues that are of 

toxicological concern. Contact: Cheryl 

Greene, (703) 308–0352, email address: 

greene.cheryl@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: August 10, 2012. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20655 Filed 8–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

44 CFR Part 67 

[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0003; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1127] 

Proposed Flood Elevation 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: On September 13, 2010, 

FEMA published in the Federal Register 

a proposed rule that contained an 

erroneous table. This notice provides 

corrections to that table, to be used in 

lieu of the information published at 75 

FR 55515. The table provided here 

represents the flooding sources, location 

of referenced elevations, effective and 

modified elevations, and communities 

affected for Venango County, 

Pennsylvania. Specifically, it addresses 

the flooding sources Allegheny River, 

East Sandy Creek, and Sugar Creek. 

DATES: Comments are to be submitted 

on or before November 20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. FEMA–B– 

1127, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, 

Engineering Management Branch, 

Federal Insurance and Mitigation 

Administration, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4064 

or (email) 

Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis 

Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering 

Management Branch, Federal Insurance 

and Mitigation Administration, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–4064 or (email) 

Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) publishes proposed 

determinations of Base (1% annualchance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and 

modified BFEs for communities 

participating in the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP), in 

accordance with section 110 of the 

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 

42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a). 

These proposed BFEs and modified 

BFEs, together with the floodplain 

management criteria required by 44 CFR 

60.3, are minimum requirements. They 

should not be construed to mean that 

the community must change any 


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