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Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have concluded this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34)(g), of the Instruction. This rule 

involves the establishment of an RNA. 

An environmental analysis checklist 

and a categorical exclusion 

determination are available in the 

docket where indicated under 

ADDRESSES. Any comments received 

concerning environmental impacts will 

be considered and changes made to the 

environmental analysis checklist and 

categorical exclusion determination as 

appropriate. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR Part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 

1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 

107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T01–0084 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T01–0084 Regulated Navigation 

Area; Little Bay Bridge Construction, Little 

Bay, Portsmouth, NH. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

Regulated Navigation Area (RNA): all 

navigable waters of Little Bay between 

Newington, NH and Dover, NH, from 

surface to bottom, within a 300 yard 

radius of position 43°07′05′′ N, 

070°49′33′′ W. 

(b) Regulations. (1) The general 

regulations contained in 33 CFR 165.10, 

165.11, and 165.13 apply within the 

RNA. In addition, the following 

regulations apply: 

(2) In accordance with the general 

regulations, entry into or movement 

within this zone, during periods of 

enforcement, is prohibited unless 

authorized by Captain of the Port Sector 

Northern New England (COTP). 

(3) A speed limit of five (5) knots will 

be in effect within the regulated area. 

All vessels must proceed through the 

area with caution and operate in such a 

manner as to produce no wake. 

(4) All persons and vessels must 

comply with all directions given to 

them by the COTP or his on-scene 

representative. The ‘‘on-scene 

representative’’ of the COTP is any 

Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or 

petty officer who has been designated 

by the COTP to act on the COTP’s 

behalf. The on-scene representative may 

be on a Coast Guard vessel, New 

Hampshire State Police vessel, New 

Hampshire Marine Patrol vessel or other 

designated craft, or may be on shore, 

and will communicate with vessels via 

VHF–FM radio or loudhailer. Members 

of the Coast Guard Auxiliary may be 

present to inform vessel operators of 

this regulation. 

(5) Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast 

Guard vessel by siren, radio, flashing 

light or other means, the operator of the 

vessel must proceed as directed. 

(6) All other relevant regulations, 

including but not limited to the Rules of 

the Road (33 CFR part 84—Subchapter 

E, Inland Navigational Rules) remain in 

effect within the regulated area and 

must be strictly followed at all times. 

(c) Enforcement Period. (1) This 

section is enforceable from February 28, 

2012 until 11:59 p.m. on July 31, 2013. 

(2) The COTP will give notice of 

enforcement by appropriate means to 

inform the affected segments of the 

public, and such notification will 

include dates and times. Means of 

notification may include, but are not 

limited to, Broadcast Notice to Mariners 

and Local Notice to Mariners. 

(d) Penalties. Failure to comply with 

this section may result in civil or 

criminal penalties pursuant to the Ports 

and Waterways Safety Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1221 et seq. Report violations of this 

regulated navigation area to the COTP 

Sector Northern New England, at 207– 

767–0303 or on VHF—Channel 16. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

J.B. McPherson, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Commander, First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5782 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 59 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0971; FRL–9644–8] 

RIN 2060–AR37 

National Volatile Organic Compound 

Emission Standards for Aerosol 

Coatings—Addition of Dimethyl 

Carbonate, Benzotrifluoride, and 

Hexamethyldisiloxane to Table of 

Reactivity Factors 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is taking direct final 

action to amend the National Volatile 

Organic Compound Emission Standards 

for Aerosol Coatings final rule, which is 

a rule that establishes national 

reactivity-based emission standards for 

the aerosol coatings category (aerosol 

spray paints) under the Clean Air Act, 

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Register. This direct final action adds 

three compounds: dimethyl carbonate, 

benzotrifluoride and 

hexamethyldisiloxane, and their 

associated reactivity factors to the 

aerosol coatings reactivity rule’s table of 

reactivity factors based on petitions 

received from regulated entities. This 

action also revises two tables in the final 

rule, and corrects a typographical error 

in a test method reference. 

DATES: This rule is effective on June 7, 

2012 without further notice, unless the 

EPA receives adverse comment by April 

23, 2012. If the EPA receives adverse 

comment, we will publish a timely 

withdrawal in the Federal Register 

informing the public that some or all of 

the amendments in the final rule will 

not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2006–0971, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send 

comment to: EPA Docket Center 

(6102T), Air and Radiation Docket, 

National Volatile Organic Compound 

Emission Standards for Aerosol 

Coatings, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please 

include a total of two copies. 

• Hand Delivery: In person or by 

courier, deliver comments to: EPA 

Docket Center (6102T), Air and 

Radiation Docket, National Volatile 

Organic Compound Emission Standards 

for Aerosol Coatings, Public Reading 

Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006– 

0971. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be confidential business 

information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means the EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov, your 

email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the EPA may not be able to consider 

your comment. Electronic files should 

avoid the use of special characters, any 

form of encryption, and be free of any 

defects or viruses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning the aerosol 

coatings reactivity rule, contact Ms. J. 

Kaye Whitfield, U.S. EPA, Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards, Sector 

Policies and Programs Division, 

Minerals and Manufacturing Group 

(D243–02), Research Triangle Park, 

North Carolina 27711, telephone 

number: (919) 541–2509, fax number 

(919) 541–5450, email address: 

whitfield.kaye@epa.gov. For information 

concerning the Clean Air Act section 

183(e) consumer and commercial 

products program, contact Ms. Kim 

Teal, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Sector Policies 

and Programs Division, Minerals and 

Manufacturing Group (D243–04), 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711, telephone number: (919) 541– 

5580, fax number (919) 541–5450, email 

address: teal.kim@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Why is the EPA using a direct final rule? 

II. Does this action apply to me? 

III. What should I consider as I prepare my 

comments for the EPA? 

A. Submitting CBI 

B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments 

IV. What are the amendments made by this 

direct final rule? 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions 

To Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations 

K. Congressional Review Act 

I. Why is the EPA using a direct final 

rule? 

The EPA is publishing this direct final 

rule without a prior proposed rule 

because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no adverse comment. Section 59.511(j) 

of the final rule states that if a regulated 

entity identifies a VOC that is needed 

for an aerosol formulation that is not 

listed in Tables 2A, 2B, or 2C, it is 

assigned a default reactivity factor (RF) 

of 22.04/Z g O3/g VOC. However, 

regulated entities may petition the 

Agency to add a compound to Table 2A, 

2B, or 2C provided that the petitions 

include the chemical name, CAS 

number, a statement certifying the 

intent to use the compound in an 

aerosol coatings product, and adequate 

information to evaluate the reactivity of 

the compound and assign a RF value 

consistent with the values for the other 

compounds listed in Table 2A. Since 

publication of the final rule (73 FR 

15604, March 24, 2008), compounds 

have been added to Table 2A following 

the same procedure (74 FR 29595, June 

23, 2009). The amendments to the 

aerosol coatings final rule described 

herein consist of adding three 

compounds to Table 2A, and their 

associated RFs and Chemical Abstract 

Service (CAS) numbers, based on 

petitions received by the Agency and 

consistent with Section 59.511(j) of the 

final rule. The amendments do not make 

material changes to the rule. This action 

also revises Table 1 of the final rule by 

moving the units from the table heading 

to the reactivity limits column, revises 

Tables 2A, 2B, and 2C by assigning 

units to the reactivity factor column, 

and corrects a typographical error in a 

test method reference. However, in the 

‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of this 

Federal Register, we are publishing a 

separate document that will serve as the 

proposed rule to the National Volatile 

Organic Compound Emission Standards 

for Aerosol Coatings (40 CFR part 59) if 

adverse comments are received on this 

direct final rule. We will not institute a 

second comment period on this action. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

must do so at this time. For further 

information about commenting on this 

rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. 


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If the EPA receives adverse comment, 

we will publish a timely withdrawal in 

the Federal Register informing the 

public that some or all of the 

amendments in this direct final rule will 

not take effect. We would address all 

public comments in any subsequent 

final rule based on the proposed rule. 

II. Does this action apply to me? 

The entities potentially affected by 

this direct final rule are the same 

entities that are subject to the aerosol 

coatings final rule. The entities affected 

by the aerosol coatings final rule 

include: Manufacturers, processors, 

distributors or importers of aerosol 

coatings for sale or distribution in the 

United States, and manufacturers, 

processors, distributors or importers 

who supply the entities listed above 

with aerosol coatings for sale or 

distribution in interstate commerce in 

the United States. 

III. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for the EPA? 

A. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to the EPA through 

www.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 the 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 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

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. 

B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

• Identify the rulemaking by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

• 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. 

• Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

• Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

IV. What are the amendments made by 

this direct final rule? 

This direct final rule adds three 

compounds to Table 2A—Reactivity 

Factors: dimethyl carbonate, 

benzotrifluoride, hexamethyldisiloxane, 

and their corresponding CAS numbers 

and RFs (see Table A). This action is in 

accordance with Section 59.511(j) of the 

final rule which allows regulated 

entities to petition the Agency to add 

compounds to Table 2A, 2B, or 2C 

provided that the petition includes the 

chemical name, CAS number, a 

statement certifying the intent to use the 

compound in an aerosol coatings 

product, and adequate information to 

evaluate the reactivity of the compound 

and assign a RF value consistent with 

the values for the other compounds 

listed in Table 2A (73 FR 15604, March 

24, 2008; 74 FR 29595, June 23, 2009). 

EPA received petitions from KOWA 

America, Raymond Regulatory 

Resources, Seymour of Sycamore, and 

3M, requesting the addition of the three 

compounds to Table 2A. 

This action also revises Table 1 of the 

final rule by moving the units, 

expressed as grams of ozone per gram of 

product (g O3/g product), from the table 

heading to the column titled, 

‘‘Reactivity Limit’’; revises Tables 2A, 

2B, and 2C by adding units, expressed 

as grams of ozone per gram of VOC (g 

O3/g VOC), to the column titled, 

‘‘Reactivity Factors’’; and corrects a test 

method typographical error by replacing 

the phrase ‘‘California Air Resources 

Board Method 3–0’’ in 40 CFR 

59.515(a)(1) with ‘‘California Air 

Resources Board Method 310.’’ 

TABLE A—COMPOUNDS ADDED TO TABLE OF REACTIVITY FACTORS

Compound CAS No. 

Reactivity 

factor 

(g O3/g VOC) 

Benzotrifluoride ........................................................................................................................................................ 98–08–8 0.26 

Hexamethyldisiloxane .............................................................................................................................................. 107–46–0 0.00 

Dimethyl carbonate .................................................................................................................................................. 616–38–6 0.06 

As is the case for the other 

compounds in Table 2A, the RFs 

assigned to the three compounds are 

consistent with the maximum 

incremental reactivity (MIR) values in 

California’s aerosol coatings regulation 

(Title 17, California Code of 

Regulations, Division 3, Chapter 1, 

Subchapter 8.6, Article 1, § 94700). 

In the instance of benzotrifluoride and 

dimethyl carbonate, their RFs were 

previously published in the EPA’s 

original proposal for this rule; therefore, 

the information on their reactivity had 

been adequately evaluated and RFs 

assigned (72 FR 38592, July 16, 2007). 

When the rule was finalized, only those 

compounds known to EPA to be used in 

aerosol coating formulations were 

included in Table 2A (73 FR 15604, 

March 24, 2008). At the time the 

original rule was finalized, EPA did not 

know of any aerosol coating 

formulations in which benzotrifluoride 

and dimethyl carbonate were used, so 

their RFs were not included in Table 

2A. The RFs for benzotrifluoride and 

dimethyl carbonate are consistent with 

the California MIR values that have been 

effective since July 18, 2001. 

For hexamethyldisiloxane, an RF 

value was not included in the original 

proposal for this rule. California 

assigned an MIR value of zero to 

hexamethyldisiloxane, effective October 

2, 2010. The most recent MIR values 

published by Dr. William Carter at the 

University of California at Riverside, 

upon which the California MIR values 

are based, lists the MIR for 

hexamethyldisiloxane as ¥0.025 g O3/g 

VOC (see http://www.cert.ucr.edu/ 

∼carter/SAPRC/scales07.xls). This MIR 

value indicates that 

hexamethyldisiloxane acts as a slight 

inhibitor to ozone formation. Based on 

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a RF of zero is appropriate for the 

purposes of this regulation. 

Comments on this direct final action 

are to be limited to issues directly 

associated with adding these three 

compounds, and their associated RFs to 

Table 2A. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the terms of 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735 

October 4, 1993) and is, therefore, not 

subject to review under Executive 

Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011). 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action does not impose any new 

information collection burden because it 

serves to add compounds to Table 2A of 

the rule and make several clarifying 

edits. However, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

previously approved the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

existing regulations (40 CFR parts 51 

and 59) under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB 

control number 2060–0617. The OMB 

control numbers for the EPA’s 

regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 

CFR part 9. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 

generally requires an agency to prepare 

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 

rule subject to notice and comment 

rulemaking requirements under the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other statute unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Small entities 

include small businesses, small 

organizations, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. 

For purposes of assessing the impacts 

of this final rule on small entities, small 

entity is defined as: (1) A small business 

as defined by the Small Business 

Administration’s regulations at 13 CFR 

121.201; (2) a 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-for-profit enterprise which is 

independently owned and operated and 

is not dominant in its field. 

After considering the economic 

impacts of this final rule on small 

entities, I certify that this action will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

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 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 

burden, or otherwise has a positive 

economic effect on all of the small 

entities subject to the rule. 

This rule will not impose any 

requirements on small entities. We have 

determined that small businesses will 

not incur any adverse impacts because 

the EPA is taking this action to amend 

the aerosol coatings rule by adding 

compounds to Table 2A of the rule and 

making several clarifying edits. These 

amendments do not create any new 

requirements or burdens, and no costs 

are associated with these amendments. 

We have, therefore, concluded that 

this final rule will relieve regulatory 

burden for all affected small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule 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 one year. 

Thus, this rule is not subject to the 

requirements of sections 202 or 205 of 

UMRA. 

This rule is also not subject to the 

requirements of section 203 of UMRA 

because it contains no regulatory 

requirements that might significantly or 

uniquely affect small governments. In 

this action, the EPA is amending Table 

2A by adding three compounds and 

their associated reactivity factors, and 

making several clarifying edits. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. 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 

Executive Order 13132. This action adds 

compounds and corresponding 

Chemical Abstract Service numbers and 

reactivity factors to Table 2A of the 

aerosol coatings rule, and makes several 

clarifying edits. Thus, Executive Order 

13132 does not apply to this action. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action does not have tribal 

implications, as specified in Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000). This action adds compounds and 

corresponding Chemical Abstract 

Service numbers and reactivity factors 

to Table 2A of the aerosol coatings rule, 

and makes several clarifying edits. 

Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not 

apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

The EPA interprets Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as 

applying to those regulatory actions that 

concern health or safety risks, such that 

the analysis required under section 5– 

501 of the Order has the potential to 

influence the regulation. This action is 

not subject to Executive Order 13045 

because it is based solely on technology 

performance. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211 (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 

2001)), because it is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104– 

113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs 

the EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. Voluntary consensus 

standards are technical standards (e.g., 

materials specifications, test methods, 

sampling procedures and business 

practices) that are developed or adopted 

by voluntary consensus standards 

bodies. NTTAA directs the EPA to 

provide Congress, through OMB, 

explanations when the agency decides 

not to use available and applicable 

voluntary consensus standards. 

This action does not involve technical 

standards. Therefore, the EPA did not 

consider the use of any voluntary 

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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 

(Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. 

The EPA has determined that this 

final rule will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it does not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. Further, this action 

adds compounds to Table 2 of the 

aerosol coatings rule, and corresponding 

Chemical Abstract Service numbers and 

reactivity factors, and makes several 

clarifying edits. 

K. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. The 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. A Major rule cannot take effect 

until 60 days after it is published in the 

Federal Register. This action is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). This rule will be effective June 

7, 2012. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 59 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

Lisa P. Jackson, 

Administrator. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, part 59 of title 40, Chapter I 

of the Code of Federal Regulations is 

amended as follows: 

PART 59—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 59 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7511b(e). 

■ 2. Section 59.515 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as 

follows: 

§ 59.515 Incorporations by reference. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(1) California Air Resources Board 

Method 310—Determination of Volatile 

Organic Compounds (VOC) in 

Consumer Products and Reactive 

Organic Compounds in Aerosol Coating 

Products (May 5, 2005), IBR approved 

for § 59.508. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Table 1 to Subpart E of Part 59 is 

revised to read as follows: 

TABLE 1 TO SUBPART E OF PART 59—PRODUCT-WEIGHTED REACTIVITY LIMITS BY COATING CATEGORY

Coating category Category 

code a

Reactivity limit 

(g O3/g product) 

Clear Coatings ................................................................................................................................................... CCP 1.50 

Flat Coatings ...................................................................................................................................................... FCP 1.20 

Fluorescent Coatings ......................................................................................................................................... FLP 1.75 

Metallic Coatings ................................................................................................................................................ MCP 1.90 

Non-Flat Coatings .............................................................................................................................................. NFP 1.40 

Primers ............................................................................................................................................................... PCP 1.20 

Ground Traffic/Marking ...................................................................................................................................... GTM 1.20 

Art Fixatives or Sealants .................................................................................................................................... AFS 1.80 

Auto Body Primers ............................................................................................................................................. ABP 1.55 

Automotive Bumper and Trim Products ............................................................................................................. ABT 1.75 

Aviation or Marine Primers ................................................................................................................................ AMP 2.00 

Aviation Propellor Coatings ................................................................................................................................ APC 2.50 

Corrosion Resistant Brass, Bronze, or Copper Coatings .................................................................................. CRB 1.80 

Exact Match Finish—Engine Enamel ................................................................................................................ EEE 1.70 

Exact Match Finish—Automotive ....................................................................................................................... EFA 1.50 

Exact Match Finish—Industrial .......................................................................................................................... EFI 2.05 

Floral Sprays ...................................................................................................................................................... FSP 1.70 

Glass Coatings ................................................................................................................................................... GCP 1.40 

High Temperature Coatings ............................................................................................................................... HTC 1.85 

Hobby/Model/Craft Coatings, Enamel ................................................................................................................ HME 1.45 

Hobby/Model/Craft Coatings, Lacquer ............................................................................................................... HML 2.70 

Hobby/Model/Craft Coatings, Clear or Metallic ................................................................................................. HMC 1.60 

Marine Spar Varnishes ...................................................................................................................................... MSV 0.90 

Photograph Coatings ......................................................................................................................................... PHC 1.00 

Pleasure Craft Primers, Surfacers or Undercoaters .......................................................................................... PCS 1.05 

Pleasure Craft Topcoats .................................................................................................................................... PCT 0.60 

Polyolefin Adhesion Promoters .......................................................................................................................... PAP 2.50 

Shellac Sealers, Clear ....................................................................................................................................... SSC 1.00 

Shellac Sealers, Pigmented ............................................................................................................................... SSP 0.95 

Slip-Resistant Coatings ...................................................................................................................................... SRC 2.45 

Spatter/Multicolor Coatings ................................................................................................................................ SMC 1.05 

Vinyl/Fabric/Leather/Polycarbonate Coatings .................................................................................................... VFL 1.55 

Webbing/Veiling Coatings .................................................................................................................................. WFC 0.85 

Weld-Through Primers ....................................................................................................................................... WTP 1.00 

Wood Stains ....................................................................................................................................................... WSP 1.40 


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Coating category Category 

code a

Reactivity limit 

(g O3/g product) 

Wood Touch-up/Repair or Restoration Coatings ............................................................................................... WTR 1.50 

a Regulated entities may use these category codes or define their own in accordance with § 59.511(b)(6). 

■ 4. Table 2A to Subpart E of Part 59 is 

revised to read as follows: 

TABLE 2A TO SUBPART E OF PART 59—REACTIVITY FACTORS

Compound CAS No. 

Reactivity 

factor 

(g O3/g VOC) 

Formaldehyde .......................................................................................................................................................... 50–00–0 8.97 

Glycerol (1,2,3-Propanetriol) .................................................................................................................................... 56–81–5 3.27 

Propylene Glycol ...................................................................................................................................................... 57–55–6 2.75 

Ethanol ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64–17–5 1.69 

Formic Acid .............................................................................................................................................................. 64–18–6 0.08 

Acetic Acid ............................................................................................................................................................... 64–19–7 0.71 

Methanol .................................................................................................................................................................. 67–56–1 0.71 

Isopropyl Alcohol (2-Propanol) ................................................................................................................................ 67–63–0 0.71 

Acetone (Propanone) ............................................................................................................................................... 67–64–1 0.43 

n-Propanol (n-Propyl Alcohol) ................................................................................................................................. 71–23–8 2.74 

n-Butyl Alcohol (Butanol) ......................................................................................................................................... 71–36–3 3.34 

n-Pentanol (Amyl Alcohol) ....................................................................................................................................... 71–41–0 3.35 

Benzene ................................................................................................................................................................... 71–43–2 0.81 

1,1,1-Trichloroethane ............................................................................................................................................... 71–55–6 0.00 

Propane ................................................................................................................................................................... 74–98–6 0.56 

Vinyl Chloride ........................................................................................................................................................... 75–01–4 2.92 

Acetaldehyde ........................................................................................................................................................... 75–07–0 6.84 

Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane) ................................................................................................................... 75–09–2 0.07 

Ethylene Oxide ........................................................................................................................................................ 75–21–8 0.05 

Isobutane ................................................................................................................................................................. 75–28–5 1.35 

HFC–152A (1,1-Difluoroethane) .............................................................................................................................. 75–37–6 0.00 

Propylene Oxide ...................................................................................................................................................... 75–56–9 0.32 

t-Butyl Alcohol .......................................................................................................................................................... 75–65–0 0.45 

Methyl t-Butyl Ketone .............................................................................................................................................. 75–97–8 0.78 

Isophorone (3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexenone) ...................................................................................................... 78–59–1 10.58 

Isopentane ............................................................................................................................................................... 78–78–4 1.68 

Isobutanol ................................................................................................................................................................ 78–83–1 2.24 

2-Butanol (s-Butyl Alcohol) ...................................................................................................................................... 78–92–2 1.60 

Methyl Ethyl Ketone (2-Butanone) .......................................................................................................................... 78–93–3 1.49 

Monoisopropanol Amine (1-Amino-2-Propanol) ...................................................................................................... 78–96–6 13.42 

Trichloroethylene ..................................................................................................................................................... 79–01–6 0.60 

Propionic Acid .......................................................................................................................................................... 79–09–4 1.16 

Acrylic Acid .............................................................................................................................................................. 79–10–7 11.66 

Methyl Acetate ......................................................................................................................................................... 79–20–9 0.07 

Nitroethane .............................................................................................................................................................. 79–24–3 12.79 

Methacrylic Acid ....................................................................................................................................................... 79–41–4 18.78 

a-Pinene (Pine Oil) .................................................................................................................................................. 80–56–8 4.29 

Methyl Methacrylate ................................................................................................................................................. 80–62–6 15.84 

Naphthalene ............................................................................................................................................................. 91–20–3 3.26 

Xylene, ortho- .......................................................................................................................................................... 95–47–6 7.49 

o-Cresol ................................................................................................................................................................... 95–48–7 2.34 

1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene ........................................................................................................................................... 95–63–6 7.18 

3-Pentanone ............................................................................................................................................................ 96–22–0 1.45 

Methyl Ethyl Ketoxime (Ethyl Methyl Ketone Oxime) ............................................................................................. 96–29–7 22.04 

gamma-Butyrolactone .............................................................................................................................................. 96–48–0 1.15 

Ethyl Lactate ............................................................................................................................................................ 97–64–3 2.71 

Isobutyl Isobutyrate .................................................................................................................................................. 97–85–8 0.61 

Isobutyl Methacrylate ............................................................................................................................................... 97–86–9 8.99 

Butyl Methacrylate ................................................................................................................................................... 97–88–1 9.09 

Benzotrifluoride ........................................................................................................................................................ 98–08–8 0.26 

PCBTF (p-Trifluoromethyl-Cl-Benzene) ................................................................................................................... 98–56–6 0.11 

Cumene (Isopropyl Benzene) .................................................................................................................................. 98–82–8 2.32 

a-Methyl Styrene ...................................................................................................................................................... 98–83–9 1.72 

Ethyl Benzene .......................................................................................................................................................... 100–41–4 2.79 

Styrene ..................................................................................................................................................................... 100–42–5 1.95 

Benzaldehyde .......................................................................................................................................................... 100–52–7 0.00 

Triethanolamine ....................................................................................................................................................... 102–71–6 2.76 


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Compound CAS No. 

Reactivity 

factor 

(g O3/g VOC) 

2-Ethyl-Hexyl Acetate .............................................................................................................................................. 103–09–3 0.79 

2-Ethyl-Hexyl Acrylate ............................................................................................................................................. 103–11–7 2.42 

2-Ethyl-1-Hexanol (Ethyl Hexyl Alcohol) ................................................................................................................. 104–76–7 2.20 

Ethyl Propionate ...................................................................................................................................................... 105–37–3 0.79 

s-Butyl Acetate ......................................................................................................................................................... 105–46–4 1.43 

n-Propyl Propionate ................................................................................................................................................. 106–36–5 0.93 

Xylene, para- ........................................................................................................................................................... 106–42–3 4.25 

p-Dichlorobenzene ................................................................................................................................................... 106–46–7 0.20 

Dimethyl Succinate .................................................................................................................................................. 106–65–0 0.23 

1,2-Epoxybutane (Ethyl Oxirane) ............................................................................................................................ 106–88–7 1.02 

n-Propyl Bromide ..................................................................................................................................................... 106–94–5 0.35 

Butane ...................................................................................................................................................................... 106–97–8 1.33 

1,3-Butadiene ........................................................................................................................................................... 106–99–0 13.58 

Ethylene Glycol ........................................................................................................................................................ 107–21–1 3.36 

2-Methyl-2,4-Pentanediol ......................................................................................................................................... 107–41–5 1.04 

Hexamethyldisiloxane .............................................................................................................................................. 107–46–0 0.00 

Isohexane Isomers .................................................................................................................................................. 107–83–5 1.80 

Methyl n-Propyl Ketone (2-Pentanone) ................................................................................................................... 107–87–9 3.07 

Propylene Glycol Monmethyl Ether (1-Methoxy-2-Propanol) .................................................................................. 107–98–2 2.62 

n,n-Dimethylethanolamine ....................................................................................................................................... 108–01–0 4.76 

1-Nitropropane ......................................................................................................................................................... 108–03–2 16.16 

Vinyl Acetate ............................................................................................................................................................ 108–05–4 3.26 

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ............................................................................................................................................ 108–10–1 4.31 

Isopropyl Acetate ..................................................................................................................................................... 108–21–4 1.12 

Propylene Carbonate (4-Methyl-1,3-Dioxolan-2one) ............................................................................................... 108–32–7 0.25 

Xylene, meta- ........................................................................................................................................................... 108–38–3 10.61 

Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Acetate (1-Methoxy-2-Propyl Acetate) ......................................................... 108–65–6 1.71 

1,3,5-Trimethyl Benzene .......................................................................................................................................... 108–67–8 11.22 

Di-Isobutyl Ketone (2,6-Dimethyl-4-Heptanone) ...................................................................................................... 108–83–8 2.94 

Methylcyclohexane .................................................................................................................................................. 108–87–2 1.99 

Toluene .................................................................................................................................................................... 108–88–3 3.97 

Monochlorobenzene ................................................................................................................................................ 108–90–7 0.36 

Cyclohexanol ........................................................................................................................................................... 108–93–0 2.25 

Cyclohexanone ........................................................................................................................................................ 108–94–1 1.61 

n-Butyl Butyrate ....................................................................................................................................................... 109–21–7 1.12 

Propyl Acetate ......................................................................................................................................................... 109–60–4 0.87 

Pentane .................................................................................................................................................................... 109–66–0 1.54 

Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether (2-Methoxyethanol) ......................................................................................... 109–86–4 2.98 

Tetrahydrofuran ....................................................................................................................................................... 109–99–9 4.95 

Methyl Isoamyl Ketone (5-Methyl-2-Hexanone) ...................................................................................................... 110–12–3 2.10 

Isobutyl Acetate ....................................................................................................................................................... 110–19–0 0.67 

Methyl Amyl Ketone ................................................................................................................................................. 110–43–0 2.80 

Hexane ..................................................................................................................................................................... 110–54–3 1.45 

n-Propyl Formate ..................................................................................................................................................... 110–74–7 0.93 

2-Ethoxyethanol ....................................................................................................................................................... 110–80–5 3.78 

Cyclohexane ............................................................................................................................................................ 110–82–7 1.46 

Morpholine ............................................................................................................................................................... 110–91–8 15.43 

Dipropylene Glycol ................................................................................................................................................... 110–98–5 2.48 

Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate (2-Ethoxyethyl Acetate) ........................................................................ 111–15–9 1.90 

Diethylenetriamine ................................................................................................................................................... 111–40–0 13.03 

Diethanolamine ........................................................................................................................................................ 111–42–2 4.05 

Diethylene Glycol ..................................................................................................................................................... 111–46–6 3.55 

n-Octane .................................................................................................................................................................. 111–65–9 1.11 

2-Butoxy-1-Ethanol (Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether) .......................................................................................... 111–76–2 2.90 

Diethylene Glycol Methyl Ether (2-(2-Methoxyethoxy) Ethanol) ............................................................................. 111–77–3 2.90 

n-Nonane ................................................................................................................................................................. 111–84–2 0.95 

2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy) Ethanol ..................................................................................................................................... 111–90–0 3.19 

Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate (2-Butoxyethyl Acetate) ........................................................................ 112–07–2 1.67 

2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy) Ethyl Acetate ............................................................................................................................ 112–15–2 1.50 

2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)-Ethanol ..................................................................................................................................... 112–34–5 2.70 

Dimethyl Ether ......................................................................................................................................................... 115–10–6 0.93 

Triethylamine ........................................................................................................................................................... 121–44–8 16.60 

2-Phenoxyethanol; Ethylene Glycol Phenyl Ether ................................................................................................... 122–99–6 3.61 

Diacetone Alcohol .................................................................................................................................................... 123–42–2 0.68 

2,4-Pentanedione ..................................................................................................................................................... 123–54–6 1.02 

Butanal ..................................................................................................................................................................... 123–72–8 6.74 

Butyl Acetate, n ....................................................................................................................................................... 123–86–4 0.89 

2-(2-Butoxyethoxy) Ethyl Acetate ............................................................................................................................ 124–17–4 1.38 

2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol .................................................................................................................................. 124–68–5 15.08 

Perchloroethylene .................................................................................................................................................... 127–18–4 0.04 


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Compound CAS No. 

Reactivity 

factor 

(g O3/g VOC) 

Ethanolamine ........................................................................................................................................................... 141–43–5 5.97 

Ethyl acetate ............................................................................................................................................................ 141–78–6 0.64 

Heptane ................................................................................................................................................................... 142–82–5 1.28 

n-Hexyl Acetate (Hexyl Acetate) ............................................................................................................................. 142–92–7 0.87 

2-Ethyl Hexanoic Acid ............................................................................................................................................. 149–57–5 4.41 

1,2,3-Trimethyl Benzene .......................................................................................................................................... 526–73–8 11.26 

t-Butyl Acetate ......................................................................................................................................................... 540–88–5 0.20 

Methyl Isobutyrate ................................................................................................................................................... 547–63–7 0.70 

Methyl Lactate ......................................................................................................................................................... 547–64–8 2.75 

Methyl Propionate .................................................................................................................................................... 554–12–1 0.71 

1,2 Butanediol .......................................................................................................................................................... 584–03–2 2.21 

n-Butyl Propionate ................................................................................................................................................... 590–01–2 0.89 

Methyl n-Butyl Ketone (2-Hexanone) ...................................................................................................................... 591–78–6 3.55 

Dimethyl carbonate .................................................................................................................................................. 616–38–6 0.06 

Ethyl Isopropyl Ether ............................................................................................................................................... 625–54–7 3.86 

Dimethyl Adipate ...................................................................................................................................................... 627–93–0 1.95 

Methy n-Butyl Ether ................................................................................................................................................. 628–28–4 3.66 

Amyl Acetate (Pentyl Ethanoate, Pentyl Acetate) ................................................................................................... 628–63–7 0.96 

Ethyl n-Butyl Ether ................................................................................................................................................... 628–81–9 3.86 

Ethyl t-Butyl Ether .................................................................................................................................................... 637–92–3 2.11 

1,3-Dioxolane ........................................................................................................................................................... 646–06–0 5.47 

Ethyl-3-Ethoxypropionate ......................................................................................................................................... 763–69–9 3.61 

Methyl Pyrrolidone (n-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone) ........................................................................................................... 872–50–4 2.56 

Dimethyl Gluterate ................................................................................................................................................... 1119–40–0 0.51 

Ethylene Glycol 2-Ethylhexyl Ether [2-(2-Ethylhexyloxy) Ethanol] .......................................................................... 1559–35–9 1.71 

Propylene Glycol Monopropyl Ether (1-Propoxy-2-Propanol) ................................................................................. 1569–01–3 2.86 

Propylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether (1-Ethoxy-2-Propanol) ..................................................................................... 1569–02–4 3.25 

2-Methoxy-1-Propanol ............................................................................................................................................. 1589–47–5 3.01 

Methyl t-Butyl Ether ................................................................................................................................................. 1634–04–4 0.78 

Ethylcyclohexane ..................................................................................................................................................... 1678–91–7 1.75 

Isoamyl Isobutyrate .................................................................................................................................................. 2050–01–3 0.89 

2-Propoxyethanol (Ethylene Glycol Monopropyl Ether) .......................................................................................... 2807–30–9 3.52 

n-Butoxy-2-Propanol ................................................................................................................................................ 5131–66–8 2.70 

d-Limonene (Dipentene or Orange Terpene) .......................................................................................................... 5989–27–5 3.99 

Dipropylene Glycol Methyl Ether Isomer (2-[2Methoxypropoxy]-1-Propanol) ......................................................... 13588–28–8 3.02 

Texanol (1,3 Pentanediol, 2,2,4-Trimethyl, 1-Isobutyrate) ...................................................................................... 25265–77–4 0.89 

Isodecyl Alcohol (8-Methyl-1-Nonanol) .................................................................................................................... 25339–17–7 1.23 

Tripropylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether ................................................................................................................... 25498–49–1 1.90 

Glycol Ether DPNB (1-(2-Butoxy-1-Methylethoxy) 2-Propanol) .............................................................................. 29911–28–2 1.96 

Propylene Glycol t-Butyl Ether (1-tert-Butoxy-2-Propanol) ..................................................................................... 57018–52–7 1.71 

2-Methoxy-1-Propyl Acetate .................................................................................................................................... 70657–70–4 1.12 

Oxo-Heptyl Acetate .................................................................................................................................................. 90438–79–2 0.97 

2-tert-Butoxy-1-Propanol .......................................................................................................................................... 94023–15–1 1.81 

Oxo-Octyl Acetate .................................................................................................................................................... 108419–32–5 0.96 

C8 Disubstituted Benzenes ..................................................................................................................................... na 7.48 

C9 Styrenes ............................................................................................................................................................. na 1.72 

■ 5. Table 2B to Subpart E of Part 59 is 

revised to read as follows: 

TABLE 2B TO SUBPART E OF PART 59—REACTIVITY FACTORS FOR ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON SOLVENT MIXTURES

Bin 

Average 

boiling 

point* 

(degrees F) 

Criteria 

Reactivity 

factor 

(g O3/g VOC) 

1 ........ 80–205 Alkanes (<2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................................................ 2.08 

2 ........ 80–205 N- & Iso-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................ 1.59 

3 ........ 80–205 Cyclo-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ................................................................................................ 2.52 

4 ........ 80–205 Alkanes (2 to <8% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 2.24 

5 ........ 80–205 Alkanes (8 to 22% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 2.56 

6 ........ >205–340 Alkanes (<2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................................................ 1.41 

7 ........ >205–340 N- & Iso-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................ 1.17 

8 ........ >205–340 Cyclo-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ................................................................................................ 1.65 

9 ........ >205–340 Alkanes (2 to <8% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 1.62 

10 ...... >205–340 Alkanes (8 to 22% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 2.03 

11 ...... >340–460 Alkanes (<2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................................................ 0.91 


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Continued 

Bin 

Average 

boiling 

point* 

(degrees F) 

Criteria 

Reactivity 

factor 

(g O3/g VOC) 

12 ...... >340–460 N- & Iso-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................ 0.81 

13 ...... >340–460 Cyclo-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ................................................................................................ 1.01 

14 ...... >340–460 Alkanes (2 to <8% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 1.21 

15 ...... >340–460 Alkanes (8 to 22% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 1.82 

16 ...... >460–580 Alkanes (<2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................................................ 0.57 

17 ...... >460–580 N- & Iso-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ............................................................................................ 0.51 

18 ...... >460–580 Cyclo-Alkanes (≥90% and <2% Aromatics) ................................................................................................ 0.63 

19 ...... >460–580 Alkanes (2 to <8% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 0.88 

20 ...... >460–580 Alkanes (8 to 22% Aromatics) ..................................................................................................................... 1.49 

* Average Boiling Point = (Initial Boiling Point + Dry Point)/2(b) Aromatic Hydrocarbon Solvents 

■ 6. Table 2C to Subpart E of Part 59 is 

revised to read as follows: 

TABLE 2C TO SUBPART E OF PART 59—REACTIVITY FACTORS FOR AROMATIC HYDROCARBON SOLVENT MIXTURES

Bin 

Boiling 

range 

(degrees F) 

Criteria 

Reactivity 

factor 

(g O3/g VOC) 

21 ...... 280–290 Aromatic Content (≥98%) ............................................................................................................................ 7.37 

22 ...... 320–350 Aromatic Content (≥98%) ............................................................................................................................ 7.51 

23 ...... 355–420 Aromatic Content (≥98%) ............................................................................................................................ 8.07 

24 ...... 450–535 Aromatic Content (≥98%) ............................................................................................................................ 5.00 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0158; FRL–9341–5] 

Aspergillus flavus AF36; Amendment 

to an Exemption From the 

Requirement of a Tolerance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation amends the 

existing temporary tolerance exemption 

for Aspergillus flavus AF36 by 

establishing a permanent exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of the microbial pesticide, 

Aspergillus flavus AF36, in or on 

pistachio when applied as an antifungal 

agent and used in accordance with good 

agricultural practices. On behalf of the 

Arizona Cotton Research and Protection 

Council, Interregional Research Project 

Number 4 submitted a petition to EPA 

under the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting that 

EPA amend an existing temporary 

tolerance exemption for Aspergillus 

flavus AF36. This regulation eliminates 

the need to establish a maximum 

permissible level for residues of 

Aspergillus flavus AF36 under the 

FFDCA. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

March 9, 2012. Objections and requests 

for hearings must be received on or 

before May 8, 2012, and must be filed 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also 

Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: EPA established a docket 

for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2007–0158. 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 Office of 

Pesticide Programs (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: 

Jeannine Kausch, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 347–8920; email address: kausch.

jeannine@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• 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 


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