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appropriate decimal place. If a customer 

is using a manifest mailing system, the 

manifest weight field must be properly 

completed by adhering to the rules 

relative to the specific manifest. 

* * * * * 

400 Commercial Parcels 

* * * * * 

410 Express Mail 

413 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.9 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Delete current item 1.9 in its entirety 

and add new 1.9 as follows:] 

When determining single-piece 

weight, express all weights in decimal 

pounds rounded off to two decimal 

places except mailers using eVS. 

Mailers using eVS may round off to two 

or four decimals, because eVS 

automatically rounds to the appropriate 

decimal place. When using a manifest 

mailing system, the manifest weight 

field must be properly completed by 

adhering to the rules relative to the 

specific manifest. 

* * * * * 

420 Priority Mail 

423 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.3 Commercial Plus Prices 

[Revise the title and text of 1.3.1 to 

include Critical Mail as follows:] 

1.3.1 Commercial Plus Price Eligibility 

For prices, see Notice 123—Price List. 

Commercial plus prices are available to 

Priority Mail (including Critical Mail) 

customers who qualify for commercial 

base prices and whose cumulative 

account volume exceeds 75,000 pieces 

or a combined total of 5,000 letter-size 

and flat-size pieces in the previous 

calendar year (except Priority Mail 

Open and Distribute) or who have a 

customer commitment agreement with 

USPS, and are: 

a. Registered end-users of USPSapproved PC Postage products. 

b. Permit imprint customers. 

c. Priority Mail Open and Distribute 

(PMOD) customers whose account 

volume exceeds 600 PMOD containers 

(see 705.16.5.1). 

d. Permit holders using MRS for 

Priority Mail items. 

e. Customers using USPS-approved 

IBI postage meters that print the IBI 

with the appropriate price marking (see 

402.2.1) and electronically transmit 

transactional data daily to USPS for all 

mailpieces and mail categories. 

* * * * * 

1.10 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the last sentence of 

renumbered 1.10 as follows:] 

* * * Express all single-piece weights 

in decimal pounds rounded off to two 

decimal places except mailers using 

eVS. Mailers using eVS may round off 

to two or four decimals, because eVS 

automatically rounds to the appropriate 

decimal place. If a customer is using a 

manifest mailing system, the manifest 

weight field must be properly 

completed by adhering to the rules 

relative to the specific manifest. 

* * * * * 

3.0 Basic Standards for Priority Mail 

3.1 Definition 

[Revise text of 3.1 to change Critical 

Mail reference numbers as follows:] 

* * * Lower weight limits apply to 

commercial plus cubic (see 1.4); 

Regional Rate Boxes (see 1.2.2); Critical 

Mail (see 223.1.4 and 323.1.4); APO/ 

FPO mail subject to 703.2.0 and 703.4.0; 

and Department of State mail subject to 

703.3.0. 

* * * * * 

450 Parcel Select 

453 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.4 Computing Postage 

1.4.1 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the last sentence of 1.4.1 as 

follows:] 

* * * Except for mailers using eVS, 

when determining single-piece weight 

for Parcel Select mailpieces, express all 

weights in decimal pounds rounded off 

to two decimal places. Mailers using 

eVS may round off to two or four 

decimals, because eVS automatically 

rounds to the appropriate decimal place. 

If a customer is using a manifest mailing 

system, the manifest weight field must 

be properly completed by adhering to 

the rules relative to the specific 

manifest. 

* * * * * 

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing 

Services 

* * * * * 

604 Postage Payment Methods 

* * * * * 

7.0 Computing Postage 

7.1 General Standards 

7.1.1 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

for Retail and Commercial Mail 

[Revise the last sentence of 7.1.1 as 

follows:] 

* * * Express all single-piece weights 

in decimal pounds rounded off to two 

decimal places for the following 

mailpieces: Express Mail, Priority Mail 

(except Critical Mail), Parcel Select, 

Parcel Post, Bound Printed Matter, 

Media Mail, and Library Mail prices. 

Mailers using eVS may round off to two 

or four decimals, because eVS 

automatically rounds to the appropriate 

decimal place. For all other mailpieces, 

express all single-piece weights in 

decimal pounds rounded off to four 

decimal places. 

* * * * * 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30668 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0766; FRL–8853–8] 

RIN 2070–AJ28 

Pesticide Tolerance Crop Grouping 

Program II; Revisions to General 

Tolerance Regulations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule makes 

revisions to the current pesticide 

tolerance crop grouping regulations 

which allow establishment of tolerances 

for multiple related crops, based on data 

from a representative set of crops. The 

final rule creates a new crop group for 

oilseeds, expands existing crop groups 

by adding new commodities, establishes 

new crop subgroups, and revises the 

representative crops in some groups. 

EPA expects these revisions to promote 

greater use of crop groupings for 

tolerance-setting purposes and promote 

global harmonization of food safety 

standards. EPA anticipates that more 

lower-risk pesticides will be able to be 

utilized for registration on minor crops, 

including many fruits and vegetables, 

because of availability of crop grouping 

tolerances. EPA determines whether 


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residues of a pesticide can be permitted 

once the required safety finding is made 

to establish a crop group tolerance. This 

is the second in a series of planned crop 

group updates expected to be 

promulgated over the next several years. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

February 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2006–0766. All documents in the 

docket are listed in the docket index 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available in the electronic docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The Docket 

Facility telephone number is (703) 305– 

5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rame Cromwell, Field and External 

Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–9068; fax number: 

(703) 305–5884; e-mail address: 

cromwell.rame@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer or food manufacturer. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111), 

e.g., agricultural workers; greenhouse, 

nursery, and floriculture workers; 

farmers. 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

This final rule, under the provisions 

of section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), amends 

EPA’s regulations governing crop group 

tolerances for pesticides. Specifically, 

the rule: (1) Creates a new crop group 

for oilseeds; (2) expands existing crop 

groups by adding new commodities; (3) 

establishes new crop subgroups for two 

groups; (4) changes the representative 

crops for two groups; and (5) deletes 40 

CFR 180.1(h), which addresses when 

tolerances apply to post-harvest uses. 

The crop grouping concept leads to an 

estimate of the maximum residue that 

could occur on any crop within the 

group. The minimum data required for 

a group tolerance consists of residue 

data for all representative commodities 

for a group. This action is intended to 

promote more extensive use of crop 

group tolerances and, in particular, will 

assist in making available lower-risk 

pesticides for minor crops both 

domestically and in countries that 

export food to the United States. 

This final rule is the second in a 

series of planned crop group updates 

expected to be promulgated in the next 

several years. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

EPA is authorized to establish 

tolerances for pesticide chemical 

residues in food under FFDCA section 

408. EPA establishes tolerances for each 

pesticide based on the potential risks to 

human health posed by that pesticide. A 

tolerance is the maximum permissible 

residue level established for a pesticide 

in raw agricultural produce and 

processed foods. The crop group 

regulations currently in 40 CFR 180.40 

and 180.41 enable the establishment of 

tolerances for a group of crops based on 

residue data for certain crops that are 

representative of the group. Crop group 

regulations are promulgated under 

section 408(e)(1)(C) which authorizes 

EPA to establish ‘‘general procedures 

and requirements to implement [section 

408].’’ 21 U.S.C. 346a(e)(1)(C). 

III. The Proposed Rule 

EPA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register of 

January 6, 2010 (75 FR 807). Written 

comments were solicited and were 

received from five parties in response to 

the proposal. Comments were received 

from Bayer CropScience, a commercial 

applicator, The National Sunflower 

Association, The California Citrus 

Quality Council and the General 

Administration of Quality Supervision, 

Inspection and Quarantine of the 

People’s Republic of China. 

IV. Response to Comments 

In this section EPA describes the 

major provisions of the proposed rule, 

the comments received on each 

provision, and EPA’s responses to those 

comments, including EPA’s 

determination if any modification of the 

proposed rule is warranted. 

A. Crop Group 8–10: Fruiting Vegetable 

Group 

The final rule retains the pre-existing 

Crop Group 8 and adds a new group 

titled ‘‘Crop Group 8–10 Fruiting 

Vegetable Group.’’ 

1. Add commodities. Newly added 

Crop Group 8–10, expands the fruiting 

vegetable crop group from the existing 

6 commodities in Crop Group 8 to 21 

commodities. 

2. Change the name. The final rule 

changes the name of ‘‘Crop Group 8 

Fruiting Vegetables (Except Cucurbits)’’ 

by dropping the parenthetical ‘‘(Except 

Cucurbits)’’ from the name. 

3. Change the name of representative 

commodities. The final rule changes the 

name of the representative commodities 

for the revised crop group from ‘‘one 

cultivar of non-bell pepper’’ to ‘‘one 

cultivar of small nonbell pepper’’ by 

designating a small variety of nonbell 

pepper and by deleting the hyphen from 

the term non-bell. 

4. Create new subgroups. The final 

rule retains the proposed addition of 

three subgroups to crop group 8–10. 

i. Tomato subgroup 8–10A— 

Representative crop. Tomato, standard 

size and one cultivar of small tomato. 

Eleven commodities are included in this 

subgroup. 

ii. Pepper/Eggplant subgroup 8–10B— 

Representative crop. Bell pepper and 

one cultivar of small nonbell pepper. 

Ten commodities are included in this 

subgroup. 

iii. Nonbell Pepper/Eggplant subgroup 

8–10C—Representative crop. One 

cultivar of small nonbell pepper or one 

cultivar of small eggplant. Nine 

commodities are included in this 

subgroup. 

One comment was received regarding 

whether residue data are being collected 

on only bell pepper. The commenter 

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established for the crop subgroup 8–10B 

except nonbell pepper. 

EPA believes that in order to obtain a 

tolerance for the Pepper/Eggplant 

subgroup 8–10B, residue data are 

required for both of the representative 

commodities, bell pepper and one 

cultivar of small nonbell pepper. Of 

these two commodities, small nonbell 

pepper is the commodity that will 

typically result in the higher residues 

and therefore, best represents expected 

residues for all of the commodities in 

subgroup 8–10B. However, bell pepper 

is included as a representative 

commodity since it is more widely 

grown and consumed. Therefore, if 

residue data for only bell pepper are 

submitted, EPA will not recommend a 

tolerance for crop subgroup 8–10B 

except nonbell pepper, but will only 

recommend for a tolerance on pepper, 

bell. 

The People’s Republic of China asked 

EPA to clarify whether the ‘‘goji berry’’ 

that is being included in Crop Group 

8–10 is intended to cover fresh goji 

berry, dried goji berry, or both. China 

expressed the view that the pesticide 

tolerance level should be different 

between fresh and dried berry due to the 

different moisture contents. China 

requested that EPA specify the 

coefficient of conversion between dried 

and fresh goji berry if both are put into 

Crop Group 8–10. According to China, 

the coefficient between fresh and dried 

berry is approximately 6:1 based on 

producing and processing practice. 

The United States generally 

establishes tolerances for raw 

agricultural commodities, which also 

apply to all processed forms of the same 

commodity. A separate tolerance for the 

processed commodity is only necessary 

when residues in the processed 

commodity may be higher than the raw 

agricultural commodity tolerance. In 

most cases, separate tolerances for 

processed commodities are not needed. 

Adding goji berry to Crop Group 8–10 

means that future tolerances established 

for this group will apply to goji berry in 

all its forms, including dehydrated (dry) 

goji berry. EPA is not including in the 

rule the coefficient of conversion 

between dried and fresh goji berries. 

The information is not included in any 

U.S. tolerances and such information is 

unnecessary for the enforcement of 

tolerances. 

EPA adopts this proposal as final 

without change. 

B. Crop Group 10–10: Citrus Fruit Group 

The final rule adds a new citrus crop 

group, but retains pre-existing Crop 

Group 10 and titles it ‘‘Crop Group 

10–10 Citrus Fruit Group.’’ 

1. Add commodities. Added Crop 

Group 10–10 expands from the existing 

12 commodities in Crop Group 10 to 28 

commodities. 

2. Change the crop group name. The 

final rule changes the name of ‘‘Crop 

Group 10: Citrus Fruits Group (Citrus 

spp., Fortunella spp.)’’ to ‘‘Crop Group 

10: Citrus Fruit Group. 

3. Create crop subgroups. The final 

rule retains the proposed addition of 

three new subgroups to newly added 

Crop Group 10–10. 

i. Orange Subgroup 10–10A. 

Representative commodities. Orange or 

Tangerine/Mandarin. Twelve 

commodities are included in this 

subgroup. 

ii. Lemon/Lime Subgroup 10–10B. 

Representative commodities. Lemon or 

Lime. Twelve commodities are included 

in this subgroup. 

iii. Grapefruit Subgroup 10–10C. 

Representative commodities. Grapefruit. 

Five commodities are included in this 

subgroup. 

EPA received no comments on this 

section and adopts the proposed 

changes as final without change. 

C. Crop Group 11–10: Pome Fruit Group 

The final rule adds a new pome fruit 

crop group which is titled ‘‘Crop Group 

11–10 Pome Fruit Group.’’ Newly added 

crop group 11–10 expands the pome 

fruit crop group, but retains pre-existing 

Crop Group 11. 

Add commodities. Newly added Crop 

Group 11–10 expands from the existing 

7 commodities in Crop Group 11 to 12 

commodities. 

EPA received no comments on this 

section and adopts its proposed changes 

as final without change. 

D. New Crop Group 20 Oilseed Group 

EPA received no comments on the 

addition of a new group, Crop Group 20 

Oilseed Group, and adopts its proposed 

addition without change. 

E. Amendment to Definitions and 

Interpretations 

EPA proposed to revise the 

commodity definition in 40 CFR 

180.1(g) for Citrus Group as follows: 

Tangerine = Tangerine (mandarin or 

mandarin orange), Clementine, 

Mediterranean mandarin, Satsuma 

mandarin, Tangelo, Tangor, cultivars, 

varieties and/or hybrids of these. 

No comments were submitted on this 

section and EPA adopts the change as 

proposed without change. 

F. Amendment to 40 CFR 180.1(h) 

The final rule deletes 40 CFR 180.1(h) 

that reads: ‘‘Unless otherwise specified, 

tolerances and exemptions established 

under the regulations in this part apply 

to residues from only preharvest 

application of the chemical.’’ 

One comment was received 

concerning how a person would know 

if a tolerance is based on pre-harvest or 

post-harvest use. The commenter 

asserted that growers need to know 

what residues they should expect from 

pre-harvest use in order to compare 

maximum residue limits (MRLs, the 

international term for residue standards 

comparable to tolerance regulations 

under U.S. law) abroad to know if such 

commodities may be exported. 

Given the enforcement concerns 

articulated in the proposed rule, EPA 

does not think that the commenter has 

provided a sufficient rational for 

maintaining 40 CFR 180.1(h). EPA does 

not believe that the issue raised by the 

commenter—the need to determine 

whether pre-harvest residues comport 

with international MRLs—will often be 

a problem. The overwhelming majority 

of pesticide tolerances are set based on 

pre-harvest use of a pesticide. Further, 

EPA attempts to harmonize tolerances 

with foreign MRLs, and generally, 

harmonization is not a problem. Thus, 

in most cases, comparing the U.S. 

tolerance level with the international 

MRL will indicate to a grower that preharvest treatment of a commodity will 

not be inconsistent with international 

MRLs. If a grower comes across an 

instance where a U.S. tolerance is 

higher than a MRL and the grower 

thinks that a higher U.S. tolerance is 

due to a post-harvest use, the grower 

may contact EPA for more information 

about that particular tolerance. EPA 

currently collects valuable information 

about tolerances on its Web site. 

(http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/ 

regulating/part-180.html#info). If 

information on what tolerances are 

driven by post-harvest uses turns out to 

be critical information EPA will 

consider adding that information to its 

Web site. 

EPA is adopting its proposal without 

change. 

G. Other Comments 

One comment was received 

concerning the new crop group and crop 

subgroups; the commenter asked 

whether the residue chemistry 

guidelines will be updated or an EPA 

memorandum issued to address the 

number of trials and locations needed? 

EPA does not believe that the residue 

chemistry guidelines need to be updated 

at this time or a separate memorandum 

issued to address the number of trials 

and locations. EPA plans to update 

these guidelines when more of the crop 

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effort. For the present, the current 

residue chemistry guidelines which 

address the number of field trials and 

locations should still be used for the 

newly added crop groups and crop 

subgroups. 

The People’s Republic of China 

suggested that this crop group rule 

should be regarded as a measure under 

the Agreement on Application of 

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 

(SPS Agreement) because this crop 

grouping regulation has a direct relation 

on the establishment of pesticide 

tolerances. According to the WTO/SPS 

agreement, the U.S. should submit a 

notification to WTO. The commenter 

hoped that the U.S. will fulfill its 

transparency obligation and provide 

other members notice of the measure 

and an opportunity to comment on it. 

EPA notes that the WTO was notified 

of the proposed rule as of March 17, 

2010, under the SPS Agreement. The 

notification, WTO Document G/SPS/N/ 

USA/1980, included a link to the public 

docket, where the proposed rule can be 

found in its entirety. 

The People’s Republic of China 

inquired as to the next steps after this 

revision, since the proposed revision 

did not specify the pesticide tolerances 

for the products. The commenter hoped 

that the U.S. would provide a timetable 

for the establishment of MRLs for the 

products in the revision, especially goji 

berry. Additionally the commenter 

asked if EPA would notify the WTO in 

a timely fashion and provide other 

members with a 60-day comment period 

when EPA establishes MRLs. Finally, 

the People’s Republic of China 

indicated that it will continue to follow 

this issue closely and hopes to comment 

on any future tolerances for goji berry. 

No specific tolerances are established 

by this rule revising the crop group. 

Tolerances for pre-existing crop groups 

continue in effect and do not apply to 

the revised crop group. 

As discussed in Unit II.C. of the 

Proposed Rule (75 FR 807), tolerances 

established for revised crop groups will 

include the new crop group number 

(and new name, if applicable) so that it 

is apparent on the face of the tolerance 

regulation what commodities are 

covered. EPA will initially retain preexisting crop groups that have been 

superseded by revised crop groups, but 

EPA will not establish new tolerances 

for the pre-existing groups. EPA plans to 

eventually convert tolerances for any 

pre-existing crop groups to tolerances 

with the coverage of the revised crop 

group. This conversion will be effected 

both through the registration review 

process and in the course of establishing 

new tolerances for a pesticide. 

Therefore, no specific fruiting vegetable 

group 8 pesticide tolerances will be 

converted to tolerances for fruiting 

vegetable group 8–10, including goji 

berry, upon codifying the revised 

fruiting vegetable crop group 8–10 in 

the CFR. Pesticide residues on any 

additional members of a revised crop 

group will not be legal until the EPA 

establishes a new tolerance for that 

pesticide on the revised crop group. 

EPA will propose new tolerances for 

the revised crop group in the Federal 

Register and provide an opportunity for 

public comment, consistent with U.S. 

law. The U.S. also plans to continue to 

notify the WTO of proposed tolerance 

actions, consistent with the WTO/SPS 

Agreement. If commenters believe that 

any of the tolerances that are proposed 

in the future will not be adequate for 

any form of a commodity that is in the 

crop group, they should submit 

comments and supporting data on the 

specific tolerances when they are 

proposed and notified. 

Another commenter noted that it 

would be beneficial for the European 

Union (E.U.) and North American Free 

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) crop groups 

to be harmonized, in much the same 

way as the U.S. and Canada are working 

with the Codex Committee on Pesticide 

Residues (CCPR) to harmonize NAFTA 

crop groups with those being developed 

as part of the revision of the Codex 

Classification of Foods and Feeds. 

EPA recognizes the benefits of 

internationally harmonized crop groups, 

and notes that the E.U. has been 

involved in the efforts to develop the 

Codex crop groups and to revise the 

NAFTA crop groups. 

Petitions submitted to the EPA to 

revise crop groups are developed by the 

International Crop Groupings 

Consulting Committee (ICGCC), which 

is an international body that includes 

NAFTA, Codex, and E.U. members. The 

ICGCC workgroup members provide 

valuable international perspectives, 

including commodity and MRL 

information, in developing crop group 

proposals to be submitted to the EPA. 

Beyond the NAFTA partner 

involvement in developing Codex crop 

groups, other CCPR delegations from the 

E.U. and around the world provide 

international input and participate in 

the process. Through the partnership 

with the CCPR, the EPA believes that 

the NAFTA crop group revisions are 

being harmonized with Codex to the 

extent possible at this time; the E.U. will 

have to ultimately determine to what 

degree it will align with the Codex crop 

groups that are established. 

Finally, EPA received a comment 

concerning ‘‘zero tolerance’’ being 

unachievable. 

The purpose of the crop revisions is 

to provide a vehicle to establish 

tolerances for residues of pesticides on 

food commodities. Therefore, the 

comment regarding ‘‘zero tolerance’’ 

does not apply to this action. 

V. The Final Rule 

After fully considering all comments, 

EPA is promulgating the rule as 

proposed. 

VI. Implementation 

When a crop group is amended in a 

manner that expands or contracts its 

coverage of commodities, EPA will (1) 

retain the pre-existing crop group in 40 

CFR 180.41; (2) insert the revised crop 

group immediately after the pre-existing 

crop group in the Code of Federal 

Regulations; and (3) title the revised 

crop group in a way that clearly 

differentiates it from the pre-existing 

crop group. 

The revised crop group will retain 

roughly the same name and number as 

the pre-existing group except the 

number will be followed by a hyphen 

and the final digits of the year 

established. (e.g., Crop Group 8–10). 

EPA will initially retain pre-existing 

crop groups that have been superseded 

by revised crop groups. EPA will not 

establish new tolerances under the preexisting groups. Further, EPA plans to 

eventually convert tolerances for any 

pre-existing crop group to tolerances 

with coverage under the revised crop 

group. This conversion will be effected 

both through the registration review 

process and in the course of evaluating 

new uses for a pesticide. EPA requests 

that petitioners for tolerances address 

this issue in their petitions. 

For existing petitions for which a 

Notice of Filing has been published, the 

Agency will attempt to conform these 

petitions to this rule. 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866 

Under Executive Order 12866, 

entitled Regulatory Planning and 

Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has designated this proposed 

rule as a not-significant regulatory 

action under section 3(f) of the 

Executive Order. 

This action is one in a series of 

planned crop group updates. EPA 

prepared an analysis of the potential 

costs and benefits related to its pesticide 

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the first crop grouping final rule, 

published December 7, 2007 (72 FR 

69150). This analysis is contained in 

‘‘Economic Analysis of the Expansion of 

the Crop Grouping Program.’’ A copy of 

the analysis is available in the docket 

and is briefly summarized here. 

This is a burden-reducing regulation. 

Crop grouping has saved money by 

allowing the results of pesticide 

exposure studies for one crop to be 

applied to other, similar crops. This 

regulation exploits this opportunity for 

saving money by expanding certain 

existing crop groups and adding one 

new crop group. Crop groupings will 

assist in making available lower risk 

pesticides for minor crops both 

domestically and in countries that 

export food to the U.S. Minor crop and 

specialty crop producers will benefit 

because lower registration costs will 

encourage pesticide manufacturers to 

register more pesticides for use on 

minor and/or specialty crops, providing 

these growers with additional lower-risk 

pesticide options. The increased 

coverage of tolerances to imported 

commodities may result in a larger 

supply of imported and domestically 

produced specialty produce at 

potentially lower costs and treated with 

lower-risk pesticides which also benefit 

consumers. EPA believes that data from 

representative crops will not 

underestimate the public exposure to 

pesticide residues through the 

consumption of treated crops. EPA and 

the Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 (IR–4), will more efficiently 

use resources as a result of the rule. EPA 

will conserve resources if, as expected, 

new or expanded crop groups result in 

fewer emergency pesticide use requests 

from specialty crop growers. Further, 

new and expanded crop groups will 

likely reduce the number of separate 

risk assessments and tolerance 

rulemakings that EPA will have to 

conduct. Further benefits come from 

international harmonization of crop 

classification and nomenclature, 

harmonized commodity import and 

export standards and increased 

potential for resource sharing between 

EPA and pesticide regulatory agencies 

in other countries. Revisions to the crop 

grouping program will result in no 

appreciable costs or negative impacts to 

consumers, minor crop producers, 

specialty crop producers, pesticide 

registrants, the environment, or human 

health. No crop group tolerance for a 

pesticide can be established unless EPA 

determines that it is safe. 

An example of the benefits of crop 

groupings can be shown through the 

impact of changes to Crop Group 3 in 

a prior rulemaking (72 FR 69150, 

December 7, 2007). That rulemaking 

expanded Crop Group 3, Bulb 

Vegetables from 7 to 25 crops, an 

increase of 18 from the original crop 

group. Prior to the expansion of the 

subgroup, adding tolerances for the 18 

new crops would have required at least 

18 field trials at a cost of approximately 

$5.4 million (assuming $300,000 per 

field trial), whereas after promulgation 

of the expanded group these 18 new 

crops could obtain coverage under a 

Crop Group 3–07 tolerance with no field 

trials in addition to those required on 

the representative commodities (which 

did not change with the expansion of 

the group). Fewer field trials means a 

greater likelihood that these 

commodities will obtain tolerance 

coverage under the FFDCA, aiding 

growers, and the administrative costs of 

both the IR–4 testing process and the 

EPA review process will be reduced. 

No comments were received on the 

costs or burdens. The Economic 

Analysis was not revised. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not contain any new 

information collection requirements that 

would need approval by OMB under the 

provisions of the Paper Reduction Act 

(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. However, 

the rule is expected to reduce 

mandatory paperwork due to a 

reduction in required studies. The rule 

will have the effect of reducing the 

number of residue chemistry studies 

because fewer representative crops 

would need to be tested under a crop 

grouping scheme, than would otherwise 

be required. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Pursuant to section 605(b) of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., the Agency hereby 

certifies that this rule will not have a 

significant adverse economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

This rule does not have any direct 

adverse impacts on small businesses, 

small non-profit organizations, or small 

local governments. 

For purposes of assessing the impacts 

of today’s rule on small entities, small 

entity is defined as: (1) A small business 

according to the small business size 

standards established by the Small 

Business Administration (SBA); (2) a 

small governmental jurisdiction that is a 

government of a city, county, town, 

school district or special district with a 

population of less than 50,000; and (3) 

a small organization that is any not-forprofit enterprise which is independently 

owned and operated and is not 

dominant in its field. 

In determining whether a rule has a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, the 

impact of concern is any significant 

adverse economic impact on small 

entities, since the primary purpose of 

the regulatory flexibility analyses is to 

identify and address regulatory 

alternatives ‘‘which minimize any 

significant economic impact of the final 

rule on small entities’’ (5 U.S.C. 603 and 

604). Thus, an agency may certify that 

a rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities if the rule 

relieves regulatory burdens, or 

otherwise has positive economic effects 

on all of the small entities subject to the 

rule. 

This rule provides regulatory relief 

and regulatory flexibility because the 

new or expanded crop groups ease the 

process for pesticide manufacturers to 

obtain pesticide tolerances on greater 

numbers of crops and make it likely that 

pesticides will be more widely available 

to growers for use on crops, particularly 

specialty crops. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Under Title II of the Unfunded 

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

1531–1538, EPA has determined that 

this action does not contain a Federal 

mandate that may result in expenditures 

of $100 million or more for State, local, 

and Tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or the private sector in any 1 

year. Accordingly, this rule is not 

subject to the requirements of sections 

202, 203, 204, and 205 of UMRA. 

E. Executive Order 13132 

Pursuant to Executive Order 13132, 

entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999), EPA has determined 

that this rule does not have federalism 

implications, because it will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in the 

Order. Thus, Executive Order 13132 

does not apply to this rule. 

F. Executive Order 13175 

As required by Executive Order 

13175, entitled Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments (65 FR 67249, November 

6, 2000), EPA has determined that this 

rule does not have Tribal implications 

because it will not have any affect on 

Tribal governments, on the relationship 

between the Federal government and 

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the Federal government and Indian 

Tribes, as specified in the Order. Thus, 

Executive Order 13175 does not apply 

to this rule. 

G. Executive Order 13045 

Executive Order 13045, entitled 

Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), 

does not apply to this rule because this 

action is not designated as an 

economically significant regulatory 

action as defined by Executive Order 

12866 (see Unit II.A.), nor does it 

establish an environmental standard, or 

otherwise have a disproportionate effect 

on children. 

H. Executive Order 13211 

This rule 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) because it is not designated as 

a regulatory action as defined by 

Executive Order 12866 (see Unit II.A.), 

nor is it likely to have any adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (NTTAA), (15 U.S.C. 272 

note) directs EPA to use voluntary 

consensus standards in its regulatory 

activities unless to do so would be 

inconsistent with applicable law or 

impractical. Voluntary consensus 

standards are technical standards (e.g., 

materials specifications, test methods, 

and sampling procedures) that are 

developed or adopted by voluntary 

consensus standards bodies. This rule 

does not impose any technical standards 

that would require EPA to consider any 

voluntary consensus standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898 

Under Executive Order 12898, 

entitled Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994), the Agency has not considered 

environmental justice-related issues 

because this rule does not have an 

adverse impact on the environmental 

and health conditions in low-income 

and minority communities. 

VIII. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

Agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report to each House of 

the Congress and the Comptroller 

General of the United States. 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 rule 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 procedures 

pesticides and pest. 

Dated: December 1, 2010. 

Stephen A. Owens, 

Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety 

and Pollution Prevention. 

■ 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. Section 180.1 is amended as 

follows: 

■ a. Revise the entry for tangerine in the 

table in paragraph (g). 

■ b. Remove paragraph (h). 

■ c. Redesignate paragraphs (i) through 

(o) as paragraphs (h) through (n), 

respectively. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

§ 180.1 Definitions and interpretations. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

A B 

*******

Tangerine ........................................ Tangerine (mandarin or mandarin orange); clementine; Mediterranean mandarin; satsuma mandarin; tangelo; tangor; cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these. 

* * * * * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 180.41 is amended as 

follows: 

■ a. Remove the term ‘‘okra,’’ from 

paragraph (b). 

■ b. Revise the paragraph heading for 

paragraph (c)(9). 

■ c. Redesignate paragraphs (c)(10) 

through (c)(22) as paragraphs (c)(11) 

through (c)(23), and add a new 

paragraph (c)(10). 

■ d. Revise the heading for newly 

redesignated paragraph (c)(12). 

■ e. Redesignate newly redesignated 

paragraphs (c)(13) through (c)(23) as 

paragraphs (c)(14) through (c)(24), 

respectively, and add a new paragraph 

(c)(13). 

■ f. Redesignate newly redesignated 

paragraphs (c)(15) through (c)(24) as 

paragraphs (c)(16) through (c)(25), 

respectively, and add new paragraph 

(c)(15). 

■ g. Redesignate newly redesignated 

paragraph (c)(25) as paragraph (c)(26) 

and add new paragraph (c)(25). 

The amendments read as follows: 

§ 180.41 Crop group tables. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(9) Crop Group 8. Fruiting Vegetables 

Group. 

* * * * * 

(10) Crop group 8–10. Fruiting 

Vegetable Group. 

(i) Representative Commodities. 

Tomato, standard size, and one cultivar 

of small tomato; bell pepper and one 

cultivar of small nonbell pepper. 

(ii) Commodities. The following is a 

list of all commodities included in the 

Crop group 8–10. 

TABLE 1—CROP GROUP 8–10: FRUITING VEGETABLE GROUP

Commodities Related crop 

subgroups 

African eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon L ...................................................................................................................................... 8–10B, 8–10C 


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Commodities Related crop 

subgroups 

Bush tomato, Solanum centrale J.M. Black ..................................................................................................................................... 8–10A 

Cocona, Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal .............................................................................................................................................. 8–10A 

Currant tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium L ............................................................................................................................. 8–10A 

Eggplant, Solanum melongena L ..................................................................................................................................................... 8–10B, 8–10C 

Garden huckleberry, Solanum scabrum Mill .................................................................................................................................... 8–10A 

Goji berry, Lycium barbarum L ......................................................................................................................................................... 8–10A 

Groundcherry, Physalis alkekengi L., P. grisea (Waterf.) M. Martinez, P. peruviana L., P. pubescens L ...................................... 8–10A 

Martynia, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell ................................................................................................................................. 8–10B, 8–10C 

Naranjilla, Solanum quitoense Lam .................................................................................................................................................. 8–10A 

Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench ................................................................................................................................... 8–10B, 8–10C 

Pea eggplant, Solanum torvum Sw. ................................................................................................................................................. 8–10B, 8–10C 

Pepino, Solanum muricatum Aiton ................................................................................................................................................... 8–10B, 8–10C 

Pepper, bell, Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum, Capsicum spp ................................................................................................... 8–10B 

Pepper, nonbell, Capsicum chinese Jacq., C. annuum L. var. annuum, C. frutescens L., C. baccatum L., C. pubescens Ruiz & 

Pav., Capsicum spp.

8–10B, 8–10C 

Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L .......................................................................................................................................................... 8–10B, 8–10C 

Scarlet eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum L ........................................................................................................................................ 8–10B, 8–10C 

Sunberry, Solanum retroflexum Dunal ............................................................................................................................................. 8–10A 

Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica Lam ............................................................................................................................................. 8–10A 

Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum ........................................................................... 8–10A 

Tree tomato, Solanum betaceum Cav ............................................................................................................................................. 8–10A 

Cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these ......................................................................................................................................

(iii) Table. The following Table 2 

identifies the crop subgroups for Crop 

Group 8–10, specifies the representative 

commodities for each subgroup and lists 

all the commodities included in each 

subgroup. 

TABLE 2—CROP GROUP 8–10. SUBGROUP LISTING

Representative commodities Commodities 

Crop subgroup 8–10A. Tomato subgroup 

Tomato, standard size, and one cultivar of small tomato ........................ Bush tomato; cocona; currant tomato; garden huckleberry; goji berry; 

groundcherry; naranjilla; sunberry; tomatillo; tomato; tree tomato; 

cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these. 

Crop subgroup 8–10B. Pepper/Eggplant subgroup 

Bell pepper and one cultivar of small nonbell pepper ............................. African eggplant; bell pepper; eggplant; Martynia; nonbell pepper; okra; 

pea eggplant; pepino; roselle; scarlet eggplant; cultivars, varieties, 

and/or hybrids of these. 

Crop subgroup 8–10C. Nonbell pepper/Eggplant subgroup 

One cultivar of small nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small eggplant .. African eggplant; eggplant; martynia; nonbell pepper; okra; pea eggplant; pepino; roselle; scarlet eggplant; cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these. 

* * * * * 

(12) Crop Group 10. Citrus Fruit 

Group. * * * 

(13) Crop Group 10–10. Citrus Fruit 

Group. 

(i) Representative commodities. 

Orange or Tangerine/Mandarin, Lemon 

or Lime, and Grapefruit. 

(ii) Commodities. The following is a 

list of all the commodities in Crop 

Group 10–10. 

TABLE 1—CROP GROUP 10–10: CITRUS FRUIT GROUP

Commodities Related crop 

subgroups 

Australian desert lime, Eremocitrus glauca (Lindl.) Swingle ............................................................................................................ 10–10B 

Australian finger lime, Microcitrus australasica (F. Muell.) Swingle ................................................................................................. 10–10B 

Australian round lime, Microcitrus australis (A. Cunn. Ex Mudie) Swingle ...................................................................................... 10–10B 

Brown River finger lime, Microcitrus papuana Winters .................................................................................................................... 10–10B 

Calamondin, Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands ............................................................................................................. 10–10A 

Citron, Citrus medica L ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10–10A 

Citrus hybrids, Citrus spp. Eremocitrus spp., Fortunella spp., Microcitrus spp., and Poncirus spp ................................................ 10–10A 

Grapefruit, Citrus paradisi Macfad .................................................................................................................................................... 10–10C 

Japanese summer grapefruit, Citrus natsudaidai Hayata ................................................................................................................ 10–10C 

Kumquat, Fortunella spp .................................................................................................................................................................. 10–10B 

Lemon, Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f ...................................................................................................................................................... 10–10B 

Lime, Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle .................................................................................................................................... 10–10B 


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Commodities Related crop 

subgroups 

Mediterranean mandarin, Citrus deliciosa Ten ................................................................................................................................ 10–10A 

Mount White lime, Microcitrus garrowayae (F.M. Bailey) Swingle ................................................................................................... 10–10B 

New Guinea wild lime, Microcitrus warburgiana (F.M. Bailey) Tanaka ........................................................................................... 10–10B 

Orange, sour, Citrus aurantium L ..................................................................................................................................................... 10–10A 

Orange, sweet, Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck ..................................................................................................................................... 10–10A 

Pummelo, Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr ............................................................................................................................................ 10–10C 

Russell River lime, Microcitrus inodora (F.M. Bailey) Swingle ........................................................................................................ 10–10B 

Satsuma mandarin, Citrus unshiu Marcow ...................................................................................................................................... 10–10A 

Sweet lime, Citrus limetta Risso ....................................................................................................................................................... 10–10B 

Tachibana orange, Citrus tachibana (Makino) Tanaka .................................................................................................................... 10–10A 

Tahiti lime, Citrus latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka .............................................................................................................................. 10–10B 

Tangelo, Citrus x tangelo J.W. Ingram & H.E. Moore ..................................................................................................................... 10–10A, 10–10C 

Tangerine (Mandarin), Citrus reticulata Blanco ................................................................................................................................ 10–10A 

Tangor, Citrus nobilis Lour ............................................................................................................................................................... 10–10A 

Trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf .................................................................................................................................... 10–10A 

Uniq fruit, Citrus aurantium Tangelo group ...................................................................................................................................... 10–10C 

Cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these.

(iii) Table. The following Table 2 

identifies the crop subgroups for Crop 

Group 10–10, specifies the 

representative commodities for each 

subgroup and lists all the commodities 

included in each subgroup. 

TABLE 2—CROP GROUP 10–10: SUBGROUP LISTING

Representative commodities Commodities 

Crop Subgroup 10–10A. Orange subgroup 

Orange or tangerine/mandarin ................................................................. Calamondin; citron; citrus hybrids; mediterranean mandarin; orange, 

sour; orange, sweet; satsuma mandarin; tachibana orange; tangerine 

(mandarin); tangelo; tangor; trifoliate orange; cultivars, varieties, and/ 

or hybrids of these. 

Crop Subgroup 10–10B. Lemon/Lime subgroup 

Lemon or lime ........................................................................................... Australian desert lime; Australian finger lime; Australian round lime; 

brown river finger lime; kumquat; lemon; lime; mount white lime; New 

Guinea wild lime; Russell River lime; sweet lime; Tahiti lime; cultivars 

, varieties, and/or hybrids of these. 

Crop Subgroup 10–10C. Grapefruit subgroup 

Grapefruit .................................................................................................. Grapefruit; Japanese summer grapefruit; pummelo; tangelo; uniq fruit; 

cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these. 

* * * * * 

(15) Crop group 11–10. Pome Fruit 

Group. 

(i) Representative commodities. Apple 

and Pear 

(ii) Commodities. The following is a 

list of all the commodities in Crop 

Group 11–10. 

CROP GROUP 11–10: POME FRUIT GROUP—COMMODITIES

Apple, Malus domestica Borkh. 

Azarole, Crataegus azarolus L. 

Crabapple, Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill., M. prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh. 

Loquat, Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. 

Mayhaw, Crataegus aestivalis (Walter) Torr. & A. Gray, C. opaca 

Hook. & Arn., and C. rufula Sarg. 

Medlar, Mespilus germanica L. 

Pear, Pyrus communis L. 

Pear, Asian, Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai var. culta (Makino) Nakai 

Pseudocydonia sinensis (Thouin) C.K. Schneid. 

Quince, Cydonia oblonga Mill. 

Quince, Chinese, Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai, 

Quince, Japanese, Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach 

Tejocote, Crataegus mexicana DC. 

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(25) Crop Group 20. Oilseed Group. 

(i) Representative commodities. 

Rapeseed (canola varieties only); 

sunflower, seed and cottonseed. 

(ii) Table. The following Table 1 lists 

all the commodities listed in Crop 

Group 20 and identifies the related crop 

subgroups and includes cultivars and/or 

varieties of these commodities. 

TABLE 1—CROP GROUP 20: OILSEED GROUP

Commodities Related crop 

subgroups 

Borage, Borago officinalis L ................................................................................................................................................................ 20A 

Calendula, Calendula officinalis L ....................................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis L .................................................................................................................................................. 20B 

Chinese tallowtree, Triadica sebifera (L.) Small ................................................................................................................................. 20B 

Cottonseed, Gossypium hirsutum L. Gossypium spp ......................................................................................................................... 20C 

Crambe, Crambe hispanica L.; C. abyssinica Hochst. ex R.E. Fr ...................................................................................................... 20A 

Cuphea, Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth ................................................................................................................................................... 20A 

Echium, Echium plantagineum L ......................................................................................................................................................... 20A 

Euphorbia, Euphorbia esula L ............................................................................................................................................................. 20B 

Evening primrose, Oenothera biennis L .............................................................................................................................................. 20B 

Flax seed, Linum usitatissimum L ....................................................................................................................................................... 20A 

Gold of pleasure, Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz .................................................................................................................................... 20A 

Hare’s ear mustard, Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort ......................................................................................................................... 20A 

Jojoba, Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid ............................................................................................................................ 20B 

Lesquerella, Lesquerella recurvata (Engelm. ex A. Gray) S. Watson ................................................................................................ 20A 

Lunaria, Lunaria annua L .................................................................................................................................................................... 20A 

Meadowfoam, Limnanthes alba Hartw. ex Benth ............................................................................................................................... 20A 

Milkweed, Asclepias spp ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20A 

Mustard seed, Brassica hirta Moench, Sinapis alba L. subsp. Alba.. ................................................................................................ 20A 

Niger seed, Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass ........................................................................................................................................ 20B 

Oil radish, Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers .......................................................................................................................... 20A 

Poppy seed, Papaver somniferum L. subsp. Somniferum .................................................................................................................. 20A 

Rapeseed, Brassica spp.; B. napus L ................................................................................................................................................. 20A 

Rose hip, Rosa rubiginosa L ............................................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Safflower, Carthamus tinctorious L ..................................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Sesame, Sesamum indicum L., S. radiatum Schumach. & honn ....................................................................................................... 20A 

Stokes aster, Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene ......................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L .......................................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis L ................................................................................................................................................... 20A 

Tallowwood, Ximenia americana L ...................................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Tea oil plant, Camellia oleifera C. Abel ............................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Vernonia, Vernonia galamensis (Cass.) Less ..................................................................................................................................... 20B 

Cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these.

(iii) Table. The following Table 2 

identifies the crop subgroups for Crop 

Group 20, specifies the representative 

commodities for each subgroup and lists 

all the commodities included in each 

subgroup. 

TABLE 2—CROP GROUP 20: SUBGROUP LISTING

Representative commodities Commodities 

Crop subgroup 20A. Rapeseed subgroup 

Rapeseed, canola varieties only .............................................................. Borage; crambe; cuphea; echium; flax seed; gold of pleasure; hare’s 

ear mustard; lesquerella; lunaria; meadowfoam; milkweed; mustard 

seed; oil radish; poppy seed; rapeseed; sesame; sweet rocket 

cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these. 

Crop subgroup 20B. Sunflower subgroup 

Sunflower, seed ........................................................................................ Calendula; castor oil plant; chinese tallowtree; euphorbia; evening 

primrose; jojoba; niger seed; rose hip; safflower; stokes aster; sunflower; tallowwood; tea oil plant; vernonia; cultivars, varieties, and/or 

hybrids of these. 

Crop subgroup 20C. Cottonseed subgroup 

Cottonseed ............................................................................................... Cottonseed; cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these. 

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[FR Doc. 2010–30852 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

42 CFR Part 424 

[CMS–1510–CN] 

RIN 0938–AP88 

Medicare Program; Home Health 

Prospective Payment System Rate 

Update for Calendar Year 2011; 

Changes in Certification Requirements 

for Home Health Agencies and 

Hospices; Correction 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Correction of final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects a 

technical error in an amendatory 

instruction of the regulations text in the 

final rule that appeared in the 

November 17, 2010 Federal Register 

entitled ‘‘Medicare Program; Home 

Health Prospective Payment System 

Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011; 

Changes in Certification Requirements 

for Home Health Agencies and 

Hospices’’ final rule (75 FR 70372). 

DATES: Effective Date: This correction is 

effective January 1, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Annette Brewer, (410)786–6580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In FR Doc. 2010–27778 of November 

17, 2010 (75 FR 70372), there was a 

technical error that is identified and 

corrected in this document. The 

provisions of this notice are effective as 

if they had been included in the 

Medicare Program; Home Health 

Prospective Payment System Rate 

Update for Calendar Year 2011; Changes 

in Certification Requirements for Home 

Health Agencies and Hospices’’ final 

rule. Accordingly, the corrections are 

effective January 1, 2011. 

II. Summary of Errors 

On page 70465 of the November 17, 

2010 final rule, we made a technical 

error in the amendatory instruction for 

§ 424.550. In the amendatory instruction 

#11, the phrase ‘‘adding paragraphs 

(b)(1) and (b)(2)’’ is corrected to read 

‘‘revising paragraph (b)(1) and adding 

paragraph (b)(2)’’. 

III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking 

and Delay in Effective Date 

We ordinarily publish a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register to provide a period for public 

comment before the provisions of a rule 

take effect in accordance with section 

553(b) of the Administrative Procedure 

Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, 

we can waive the notice and comment 

procedure if the Secretary finds, for 

good cause, that the notice and 

comment process is impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest, and incorporates a statement of 

the finding and the reasons for it in the 

rule. 

Section 553(d) of the APA ordinarily 

requires a 30-day delay in the effective 

date of final rules after the date of their 

publication. This 30-day delay in 

effective date can be waived, however, 

if an agency finds for good cause that 

the delay is impracticable, unnecessary, 

or contrary to the public interest, and 

the agency incorporates a statement of 

the findings and its reasons in the rule 

issued. 

This action merely corrects a 

technical error in the amendatory 

instruction for the regulations text in the 

November 17, 2010 final rule that was 

promulgated through notice and 

comment rulemaking. We are in no way 

changing the policy contained in that 

rule. For this reason, we find that both 

notice and comment and the 30-day 

delay in effective date for this action are 

unnecessary. 

IV. Correction of Errors 

In FR Doc. 2010–27778 of November 

17, 2010 (75 FR 70372), make the 

following correction: 

§ 424.550 [Corrected] 

■ On page 70465, in the 1st column; 

amendatory instruction #11, the phrase 

‘‘adding paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2)’’ is 

corrected to read ‘‘revising paragraph 

(b)(1) and adding paragraph (b)(2)’’. 

Authority: (Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare— 

Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: December 1, 2010. 

Dawn L. Smalls, 

Executive Secretary to the Department. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30651 Filed 12–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[DA 10–2212; MB Docket No. 09–204; RM– 

11580] 

Radio Broadcasting Services; Peach 

Springs, AZ 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Audio Division, at the 

request of Cochise Media Licenses LLC, 

allots FM Channel 281C3 at Peach 

Springs, Arizona, in order to maintain a 

first local service at that community. 

Channel 281C3 can be allotted at Peach 

Springs, Arizona, in compliance with 

the Commission’s minimum distance 

separation requirements, with a site 

restriction of 4.5 km (2.8 miles) 

northwest of Peach Springs, at the 

following reference coordinates: 35–33– 

46 North Latitude and 113–27–12 West 

Longitude. 

DATES: Effective thirty days after date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Dupont, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, MB Docket No. 09–204, 

adopted November 17, 2010, and 

released November 19, 2010. The full 

text of this Commission decision is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC Reference Information Center, 

Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 

CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The 

complete text of this decision also may 

be purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor, Best Copy and 

Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, 

(800) 378–3160, or via the company’s 

Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com. 

This document does not contain 

proposed information collection 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13. In addition, therefore, it does not 

contain any proposed information 

collection burden ‘‘for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees,’’ pursuant to the Small 

Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). The Commission will send a 

copy of this Report and Order in a 

report to be sent to Congress and the 


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