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Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

II. What does this correction do? 

The preamble for FR Doc. 2012– 

17899, published in the Federal 

Register of Wednesday, July 25, 2012 

(77 FR 43562) (FRL–9353–6), is 

corrected as follows: On page 43565, 

second column, first full paragraph, 

item ‘‘13.,’’ line 24, correct ‘‘wheat, 

grain at 0.6 ppm’’ to read ‘‘wheat, straw 

at 0.6 ppm.’’ 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: September 21, 2012. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–23979 Filed 9–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0001; FRL–9364–6] 

Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide 

Petitions Filed for Residues of 

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions requesting the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) for the petition of interest 

as shown in the body of this document, 

by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

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

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

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

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

contact person, with telephone number 

and email address, is listed at the end 

of each pesticide petition summary. You 

may also reach each contact person by 

mail at Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P) or 

Registration Division (RD) (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 

111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed at the end of the pesticide petition 

summary of interest. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

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. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing its receipt of 

several pesticide petitions filed under 

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section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

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

346a), requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various food 

commodities. The Agency is taking 

public comment on the requests before 

responding to the petitioners. EPA is not 

proposing any particular action at this 

time. EPA has determined that the 

pesticide petitions described in this 

document contain the data or 

information prescribed in FFDCA 

section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not 

fully evaluated the sufficiency of the 

submitted data at this time or whether 

the data support granting of the 

pesticide petitions. After considering 

the public comments, EPA intends to 

evaluate whether and what action may 

be warranted. Additional data may be 

needed before EPA can make a final 

determination on these pesticide 

petitions. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of each of the petitions that 

are the subject of this document, 

prepared by the petitioner, is included 

in a docket EPA has created for each 

rulemaking. The docket for each of the 

petitions is available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

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

publishing notice of the petition so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

New Tolerance 

1. PP 2E8039. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0509). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc, 

410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, 

Greensboro, NC 27419–8300, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide isopyrazam 

(SYN520453), in or on apple at 0.6 parts 

per million (ppm); and peanuts at 0.01 

ppm. An adequate, validated method 

(GRM006.01B) is available for 

enforcement purposes for the 

determination of residues of 

isopyrazam, analyzed as the isomers 

SYN534968 and SYN534969, in crop 

samples. Final determination is by 

liquid chromatography-tandem mass 

spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). An 

analytical method suitable for the 

determination of residues of the 

metabolites CSCD459488 and 

CSCD459489 (syn and anti forms 

respectively) in crop samples using an 

external standardization procedure is 

also available. Final determination is by 

LC–MS/MS. Contact: Shaunta Hill, RD, 

(703) 347–8961, email address: 

hill.shaunta@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8050. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0586). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide halosulfuron-methyl, methyl 

5-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2 pyrimidinyl)amino]

carbonylaminosulfonyl-3-chloro-1- 

methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on artichoke at 0.05 

ppm; and caneberry subgroup 13–07 at 

0.05 ppm. A practical analytical 

method, gas chromatography with a 

nitrogen-specific detector (GC–NSD), is 

available for enforcement purposes. The 

analytical method accounts for parent 

halosulfuron-methyl and for the 

halosulfuron-methyl rearrangement 

ester, sometimes referred to as ‘‘RRE’’ 

and ‘‘MON 5781.’’ This product results 

from the abstraction for the S02NHCO 

moiety between the rings, such that the 

two rings are then joined together only 

by an NH group. Contact: Sidney 

Jackson, RD, (703) 305–7610, email 

address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2E8051. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0588). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide fenoxaprop-ethyl, [(±)-ethyl 2- 

[4- [(6-chloro-2- 

benzoxazolyl)oxy]phenoxy]propanoate] 

and its metabolites 2-[4-[(6:-chloro-2- 

benzoxazolyl) oxy]phenoxy] propanoic 

acid and 6-chloro-2,3- 

dihydrobenzoxazol-2-one, each 

expressed as the parent compound, in or 

on grass, hay at 0.15 ppm. Tolerances 

are being proposed in grass hay for the 

combined residues of fenoxaprop-ethyl 

and its metabolites fenoxaprop-acid and 

AE F05414. The analytical method 

involves reflux with acid to convert 

fenoxaprop-ethyl and fenoxaprop acid 

to AE F05414, derivatization followed 

by SPE clean-up. Quantitation is by GC/ 

MS. Contact: Andrew Ertman, RD, (703) 

308–9367, email address: 

ertman.andrew@epa.gov. 

4. PP 2E8052. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0590). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide prometryn, (2,4- 

bis(isopropylamino)-6-methylthio-striazine), in or on bean, snap, succulent 

at 0.05 ppm; bean, forage at 0.09 ppm; 

dill, leaves at 0.3 ppm; dill, dried leaves 

at 1.1 ppm; and dill, oil at 1.3 ppm. 

Syngenta has developed and validated a 

GC analytical method for enforcement 

purposes. The method determines 

residues of prometryn in/on plants 

using a microcoulometric sulfur 

detection system. This method has been 

submitted to the EPA and is in the 

Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM). 

Contact: Laura Nollen, RD, (703) 305– 

7390, email address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

5. PP 2E8061. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0589). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide sodium salt of fomesafen 

(fomesafen), 5-[2-chloro-4- 

(trifluoromethyl) phenoxy]-N- 

(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzamide, in 

or on cantaloupe; cucumber; pea, 

succulent; pumpkin; squash, summer; 

squash, winter; and watermelon at 0.025 

ppm; and vegetable, soybean, succulent 

(edamame) at 0.05 ppm. An analytical 

method using chemical derivatization 

followed by GC with NitrogenPhosphorus detection (GC–NPD) has 

been developed and validated for 

residues of fomesafen in snap/dry 

beans, cotton seed and cotton gin 

byproducts, as well as for other crops. 

Contact: Laura Nollen, RD, (703) 305– 

7390, email address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

6. PP 2E8062. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0628). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 

Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide mancozeb, in or on tangerine 

at 10 ppm. The proposed tolerances are 

to support imports of mandarins, 

tangerines and clementines. There are 

international maximum residue levels 

(MRLs) for mancozeb on citrus, 

including an applicable CODEX MRL. 

Per the 2011 Final Rule (April 6, 2011 

Federal Register, Volume 76, No. 66, 

page 18906, FRL 8864–1; Docket EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2005–0307), adequate 

enforcement methodology is available to 

enforce the tolerance expression. The 

PAM lists Methods I, II, III, IV and A for 

dithiocarbamate residues in/on plant 

commodities. Method III based on group 

degradation to CS2 is preferred. For 

ETU, methodology is based on the 

original method published by Olney and 

Yip (JAOAC 54: 165–169). Contact: 

Heather Garvie, RD, (703) 308–0034, 

email address: garvie.heather@epa.gov. 

7. PP 2E8070. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0706). Interregional Research Project 

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

Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ 08540, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

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CFR part 180 for residues of the 

molluscicide metaldehyde, in or on 

grass, forage at 1.5 ppm; grass, hay at 1.8 

ppm; leaf petioles subgroup 4B at 0.80 

ppm; peppermint, tops at 3.5 ppm; 

spearmint, tops at 3.5 ppm; peppermint, 

oil at 14 ppm; spearmint, oil at 14 ppm; 

caneberry subgroup 13–07A at 0.15 

ppm; bushberry subgroup 13–07B at 

0.15 ppm; berry, low growing, subgroup 

13–07G at 6.25 ppm; taro, corn at 0.25 

ppm; taro, leaves at 0.60 ppm; corn, 

field, grain at 0.05 ppm; corn, field, 

stover at 0.15 ppm; corn, field, forage at 

0.25 ppm; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob 

with husks removed at 0.05 ppm; and 

soybean, seed at 0.05 ppm. A GC/MS 

analytical method has been developed 

for analyzing residues of metaldehyde 

in food crops including all of the crops 

identified above. Contact: Laura Nollen, 

RD, (703) 305–7390, email address: 

nollen.laura@epa.gov. 

8. PP 2F8008. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0217). Valent U.S.A. Corporation, P.O. 

Box 8025, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, 

requests to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2- 

nitroguanidine, in or on fruiting, 

vegetables, group 8–10, except pepper/ 

eggplant subgroup 8–10B at 0.2 ppm; 

and pepper/eggplant subgroup 8–10B at 

0.7 ppm. Adequate enforcement 

methodology (LC/MS/MS analysis) is 

available to enforce the tolerance 

expression. Contact: Marianne Lewis, 

RD, (703) 308–8043, email address: 

lewis.marianne@epa.gov. 

9. PP 2F8019. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0593). Makhteshim Agan of North 

America, Inc, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., 

Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604, requests 

to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the nemacide, 

fluensulfone equivalents (i.e.; the sum 

of thiazole sulfonic acid (TSA) and 

butene sulfonic acid (BSA) expressed as 

total fluensulfone equivalents), in or on 

fruiting vegetables at 0.6 ppm; and 

cucurbits at 1.0 ppm. Adequate 

analytical methods for determining 

fluensulfone in/on appropriate raw 

agricultural commodities and processed 

commodities have been developed and 

validated, including LC–MS/MS 

methods for use on tomato, pepper, 

melon, and cucumber. The analytical 

procedures have been successfully 

validated in terms of specificity, 

linearity, precision, accuracy and level 

of quantitation. The multiresidue 

methods (MRMs) study demonstrates 

that the FDA MRMs are not suitable for 

detection and enforcement of 

fluensulfone residues as sulfonic acid 

metabolites in non-fatty matrices. 

Contact: Jennifer Gaines, RD, (703) 305– 

5967, email address: 

gaines.jennifer@epa.gov. 

10. PP 2F8054. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0624). Gowan Company, LLC, P.O. Box 

556, Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the insecticide 

hexythiazox (trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)- 

N-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2- 

oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide), in or 

on sorghum, grain at 3 ppm; sorghum, 

grain, forage at 5 ppm; and sorghum, 

grain, stover at 6 ppm. A practical 

analytical method, high performance 

liquid chromatography (HPLC) with an 

ultraviolet (UV) detector, which detects 

and measures residues of hexythiazox 

and its metabolites as a common moiety, 

is available for enforcement purposes 

with a limit of detection that allows 

monitoring of food with residues at or 

above the levels set in this tolerance. 

Contact: Olga Odiott, RD, (703) 308– 

9369, email address: 

odiott.olga@epa.gov. 

11. PP 2F8060. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0626). Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. c/o Nisso 

America Inc., 88 Pine St., 14th Fl., New 

York, NY 10005, requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the insecticide acetamiprid, 

in or on citrus fruits, crop group 10 at 

1.0 ppm; and citrus, dried pulp at 2.4 

ppm. Based upon the metabolism of 

acetamiprid in plants and the toxicology 

of the parent and metabolites, 

quantification of the parent acetamiprid 

is sufficient to determine toxic residues. 

As a result, a method has been 

developed which involves extraction of 

acetamiprid from various matrices with 

solvents and analysis by LC/MS/MS 

methods. Contact: Jennifer Urbanski, 

RD, (703) 347–0156, email address: 

urbanski.jennifer@epa.gov. 

12. PP 2F8071. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0704). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

Regulatory Affairs, P.O. Box 18300, 

Greensboro, NC 27419–8300, requests to 

establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 

for residues of the fungicide sedaxane as 

a seed treatment, in or on corn (grain, 

forage, stover) and popcorn (grain, 

stover, corn ears) at 0.01 ppm; sorghum 

(grain, forage, stover) at 0.01 ppm; pea 

and bean, dried, shelled, subgroup 6C 

(grain, forage, hay) at 0.01 ppm; and 

rapeseed, subgroup 20A (grain) at 0.01 

ppm . Various crops were analyzed for 

sedaxane (parent only) using a 

procedure for analysis of sedaxane 

(SYN524464) that can distinguish 

between its trans and cis isomers 

(SYN508210 and SYN508211). Plant 

matrices using method GRM023.01A or 

modified method GRM023.01B are 

taken through an extraction procedure 

with final determination by HPLC with 

triple quadrupole mass spectrometric 

detection (LC–MS/MS). Contact: 

Heather Garvie, RD, (703) 308–0034, 

email address: garvie.heather@epa.gov. 

Amended Tolerance 

1. PP 2F8008. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0217). Valent U.S.A. Corporation, P.O. 

Box, 8025 Walnut Creek, CA 94596, 

requests to amend the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.586 (a) by deleting the 

tolerance for residues of the insecticide 

clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, 

in or on the vegetable, fruiting group 8 

at 0.2 ppm, upon approval of fruiting, 

vegetables, group 8–10, except pepper/ 

eggplant subgroup 8–10B at 0.2 ppm 

under ‘‘New Tolerance’’ for PP 2F8008; 

and replacing the tolerance for residues 

of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2- 

chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl2-nitroguanidine, in or on fruit, pome at 

1.0 ppm with fruit, pome group (11–10) 

at 1.0 ppm due to the expansion of crop 

groups. Contact: Marianne Lewis, RD, 

(703) 308–8043, email address: 

lewis.marianne@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2F8034. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0520). Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 

Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, 

requests to amend the tolerance in 40 

CFR 180.480 for residues of the 

fungicide fenbuconazole, alpha-[2-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-ethyl]-alpha-phenyl-3- 

(1H-1,2,4-triazole)-1-propanenitrile, and 

its metabolites RH-9129, cis-5-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-dihydro-3-phenyl-3-(1H1,2,4-triazole-1-ylmethyl)-2-3 Hfuranone, and RH-9130, trans-5-(4- 

chlorophenyl)-dihydro-3-phenyl-3-(1H1,2,4-triazole-1-ylmethyl)-2-3Hfuranone, in or on pepper from 0.4 ppm 

to 1.0 ppm. Adequate analytical 

methods are available to enforce the 

tolerances of fenbuconazole residues in 

plant commodities. For pepper, samples 

from the residue trials were analyzed for 

fenbuconazole (RH–7592) and its 

lactone metabolites, RH–9129 and RH– 

9130, using Rohm & Haas analytical 

method Technical Report Number 34– 

90–47 or Technical Report Number 34– 

90–47R. The method had undergone an 

independent method validation and was 

also successfully accepted by EPA with 

minor modifications suggested by the 

Agency that included procedure for the 

standardization of the silica gel and 

Florisil column clean-up elution pattern 

(TR–34–90–47R). Contact: Erin Malone, 

RD, (703) 347–0253, email address: 

malone.erin@epa.gov. 

New Tolerance Exemption 

1. PP 2E7986. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0615). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

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

8300, requests to establish an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance for 

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residues of polymers of one or more 

diglycidyl ethers of bisphenol A, 

resorcinol, glycerol, 

cyclohexanedimethanol, neopentyl 

glycol, and polyethylene glycol with 

one or more of the following: 

Polyoxypropylene diamine, 

polyoxypropylene triamine, naminoethylpiperazine, trimethyl-1,6- 

hexanediamine isophorone diamine, 

N,N-dimethyl-1,3-diaminopropane, 

nadic methyl anhydride, 1,2- 

cyclohexanedicarboxylic anhydride and 

1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride 

when used as an inert ingredient 

(carrier) in pesticide formulations under 

40 CFR 180.960. Syngenta is submitting 

a petition to EPA under the FFDCA, as 

amended by the Food Quality Protection 

Act (FQPA), requesting an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance. 

This petition requests the elimination of 

the need to establish a maximum 

permissible level for residues of 

polymers of one or more diglycidyl 

ethers of bisphenol A, resorcinol, 

glycerol, cyclohexanedimethanol, 

neopentyl glycol, or polyethylene glycol 

with one or more of the following: 

polyoxypropylene diamine, 

polyoxypropylene triamine, naminoethylpiperazine, trimethyl-1,6- 

hexanediamine isophorone diamine, 

N,N-dimethyl-1,3-diaminopropane, 

nadic methyl anhydride, 1,2- 

cyclohexanedicarboxylic anhydride and 

1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride in 

or on all raw agricultural commodities. 

The petitioner believes no analytical 

method is needed because this 

information is generally not required 

when all criteria for polymer exemption 

per 40 CFR 723.250 are met. In addition, 

Syngenta is petitioning for an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance without any numerical 

limitations. Contact: Kerry Leifer, RD, 

(703) 308–8811, email address: 

leifer.kerry@epa.gov. 

2. PP 2E8017. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0558). Rhodia Inc., c/o SciReg, Inc., 

12733 Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 

22192, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of cationic 

hydroxypropyl guar (CAS No. 71329– 

50–5), with a minimum number average 

molecular weight (in amu) of 500,000, 

under 40 CFR 180.920 when used as an 

inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations. This tolerance exemption 

petition summarizes and relies upon 

available data for cationic 

hydroxypropyl guar and the structurally 

similar substance, guar gum. The 

cationic hydroxypropyl guar data 

presented in this tolerance exemption 

petition are on two products. One 

product had a molar substitution (MS) 

of 0.6 and a degree of substitution (DS) 

of 0.1 and the other product had a MS 

of 0.6 and a DS of 0.3. In addition, test 

results on cationic guars are included as 

supporting data. Rhodia is requesting 

that cationic hydroxypropyl guar be 

exempt from the requirement of a 

tolerance under 40 CFR 180.920. 

Therefore, Rhodia believes that an 

analytical method to determine residues 

in treated crops is not relevant. Contact: 

William Cutchin, RD, (703) 305–7990, 

email address: cutchin.william@epa.gov. 

3. PP 2F7978. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0264). Becker Underwood, Inc., 801 

Dayton Ave., P.O. Box 667, Ames, IA 

50010, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of the elicitor of 

Induced Systemic Resistance, Bacillus 

pumilus strain BU F–33, in or on all 

food commodities. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is expected that, as proposed, 

use of Bacillus pumilus strain BU F–33 

(i.e., seed treatment, in-furrow, and soil 

drench pesticide applications) would 

not result in residues that are of 

toxicological concern. Contact: Jeannine 

Kausch, BPPD, (703) 347–8920, email 

address: kausch.jeannine@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: September 21, 2012. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting, Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

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48 CFR Parts 1804, 1809, 1827, 1837 

and 1852 

RIN 2700–AD38; 2700–AD43; 2700–AD49 

Personal Identity Verification, Release 

and Handling of Restricted 

Information, Protection of the Florida 

Manatee; Withdrawal 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Proposed rules; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: NASA hereby provides notice 

of the cancellation of three proposed 

procurement rules without further 

action. These rules were not finalized in 

a timely manner due to outside 

circumstances that prevented their 

completion. Inasmuch as NASA is now 

in process of a major NASA FAR 

Supplement (NFS) rewrite, any changes 

from the withdrawn rules that continue 

to be needed will be processed as a new 

action under the rewrite project. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leigh Pomponio, NASA, Office of 

Procurement, Contract Management 

Division (Suite 2P77), 300 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 30546–0001; email: 

leigh.pomponio@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

NASA published three proposed rules 

to make changes to the NASA Federal 

Acquisition Supplement (NFS). Public 

comments were received on all three 

rules. However, circumstances at the 

time prevented NASA from issuing final 

rules. The purpose of this Notice is to 

advise that the proposed rules are 

cancelled without further action. At this 

time, NASA is in process of a major NFS 

rewrite, and any changes proposed 

under the cancelled rules, that are still 

required, will be included in new 

proposed rules related to the NFS 

rewrite. 

The first cancelled proposed rule is 

identified by RIN 2700–AD38, Personal 

Identity Verification. It was published 

in the Federal Register at 73 FR 45679– 

45680. The second cancelled proposed 

rule is identified by RIN 2700–AD43, 

Release and Handling of Restricted 

Information. It was published in the 

Federal Register at 75 FR 9860–9864. 

This proposed rule was also listed in the 

Regulatory Agenda as RIN 2700–AD57. 

The third cancelled proposed rule is 

identified by RIN 2700–AD49, 

Protection of the Florida Manatee. It was 

published in the Federal Register at 73 

FR 63420–63421. 

William P. McNally, 

Assistant Administrator for Procurement. 

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