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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 e-mail. 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 receipt of a pesticide petition filed under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of regulations in 40 CFR part 174 or part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on the request before responding to the petitioner. EPA is not proposing any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the pesticide petition described in this document contains 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 supports granting of the pesticide petition. 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 this pesticide petition.

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this petition is available on-line 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.

Notice of the Agency’s receipt of the following petition was previously announced in the Federal Register of August 11, 2010 (75 FR 48667) (FRL– 8840–6), however, the petition document was not made available in the docket. Therefore, EPA is republishing 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.

PP 0F7734. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27410, proposes to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of theinsecticide thiamethoxam, (3-[(2-chloro5-thiazolyl) methyl]tetrahydro-5-methylN

-nitro-4H -1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine) and its metabolite [N -(2-chloro-thiazol-5- ylmethyl)-N ′-methyl-N ′-nitroguanidine], in or on food commodities/feed commodities (other than those covered by a higher tolerance as a result of use on growing crops) in food/feed handling establishments at 0.01 part per million (ppm). Syngenta Crop Protection has submitted practical analytical methodology for detecting and measuring levels of thiamethoxam in or on raw agricultural commodities. This method is based on crop specific cleanup procedures and determination by liquid chromatography with either ultraviolet (UV) or mass spectrometry (MS) detections. The limit of detection (LOD) for each analyte of this method is 1.25 nanogram (ng) injected for samples analyzed by UV and 0.25 ng injected for samples analyzed by MS, and the limit of quantification (LOQ) is 0.005 ppm for milk and juices, and 0.01 ppm for all other substrates. List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives, Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: June 7, 2011. Lois Rossi, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011–15267 Filed 6–21–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**40 CFR Part 262**

**[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2001–0032; FRL–9321–7]**

**Hazardous Waste Manifest Printing Specifications Correction Rule** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a minor change to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste manifest regulations that affects those entities that print the hazardous waste manifest form in accordance with EPA’s specifications. Specifically, this action proposes to amend the current printing specification regulation to indicate that red ink, as well as other distinct colors, or other methods to distinguish the copy distribution notations from the rest of the printed form and data entries are permissible. This proposed change would afford authorized manifest form printers


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greater flexibility in complying with the Federal hazardous waste manifest printing specifications.

**DATES :**  Written comments must be received by July 22, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– RCRA–2001–0032 by one of the following methods:

• http://www.regulations.gov: follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

• E-mail: RCRA docket@EPA.gov and groce.bryan@epa.gov or lashier.rich@epa.gov. Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2001–0032.

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2001–
0032.

• Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2001– 0032. Please include a total of two copies of your comments.

• Hand Delivery: Please deliver two copies to the EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Connecticut Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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–RCRA–2001– 0032. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and be made available online at http:// 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 http:// www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http:// www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 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, 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 EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 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 additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

Docket: All documents in the docket are within the http:// www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in http:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the HQ–Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2001–0032, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566–0270. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For more information on this rulemaking, contact Bryan Groce or Richard LaShier, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (MC: 5304P), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; Phone for Bryan Groce: (703) 308–8750, Phone for Richard LaShier: (703) 308- 8796; or e-mail: groce.bryan@epa.gov, or lashier.rich@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  I. Why is EPA issuing this proposed rule?

EPA is proposing a minor amendment that would change the Federal printing specifications applicable to those entities that print the hazardous waste manifest form. This proposed rule would change only the printing specification in 40 CFR 262.21(f)(4) that currently requires that certain copy distribution notations appearing in the margins of the form must be printed only in red ink. In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register , EPA is making this change as a Direct Final rule without a prior proposed rule, because we view this as a non-controversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this proposed action in the preamble to the Direct Final rule. If we receive no adverse comment on this minor change we are publishing today, we will not take further action on this proposed rule. If, however, we receive adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that the regulatory amendment in the Direct Final rule will not take effect, and the reasons for such a withdrawal. If the Direct Final rule in the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register is withdrawn, all comments will be addressed in a subsequent final action on the proposed rule. We do not intend to institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.

The regulatory text for this proposal is identical to that for the Direct Final rule published in the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register. For further information, please see the information provided in the **ADDRESSES** section of this Federal Register

. II. Does this action apply to me?

Entities potentially affected by this action are the hazardous waste manifest printers subject to 40 CFR 262.21(f) of the RCRA hazardous waste regulations. States are not affected by the changes to the printing specifications unless they should opt to print manifests. No states are currently printing these forms. III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

For a complete discussion of all the administrative requirements applicable to this action, see the discussion in the ‘‘Statutory and Executive Order Reviews’’ section to the preamble for the Direct Final rule that is published in the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register

. A. Regulatory Flexibility Act.

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 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 today’s rule on small entities, a small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as defined by the Small Business


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Administration’s (SBA) regulations at 13 CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school district or special district with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.

After considering the economic impacts of today’s Direct Final rule on small entities, I certify that this proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This action proposes only a minor change to the manifest printing specifications, and the effect of this proposed change would make it easier for printers to comply with the manifest printing specification by providing additional options. Therefore, this proposed rule would not impose any new burden or costs on printers or users of the manifest, including printers and users who are small entities as defined by the RFA. Since the rule would not have any significant adverse economic impact on small entities, the RFA does not require EPA to perform a regulatory flexibility analysis. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 262

Environmental protection, Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: June 15, 2011. Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 2011–15645 Filed 6–21–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF LABOR**

**Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs** 

**41 CFR Parts 60–250 and 60–300**

**RIN 1250–AA00**

**Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of**  **Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Protected Veterans** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Labor.

**ACTION :**  Notice of proposed rulemaking and extension of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  On April 26, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM proposes revising regulations implementing the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended. This document extends the comment period for the proposed rule for fourteen (14) days. If you have already commented on the proposed rule you do not need to resubmit your comment. OFCCP will consider all comments received from the date of publication of the proposed rule through the close of the extended comment period.

**DATES :**  The comment period for the NPRM published on April 26, 2011 (76 FR 23358), scheduled to close on June 27, 2011, is extended until July 11, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1250–AA00, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Fax: (202) 693–1304 (for comments of six pages or fewer).

• Mail: Debra A. Carr, Director, Division of Policy, Planning, and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Room C–3325, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Debra A. Carr, Director, Division of Policy, Planning, and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Room C–3325, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On April 26, 2011, OFCCP published a proposed rule entitled ‘‘Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Protected Veterans’’ (76 FR 23358). OFCCP was to receive comments on this NPRM on or before June 27, 2011.

Various organizations submitted requests to extend the comment period by an additional sixty (60) days or more. We considered these requests and determined that it is appropriate to provide an additional 14-day period for comment on the proposed regulation. We are, therefore, extending the comment period until Monday, July 11,
2011.

Extension of Comment Period

OFCCP determined that the public could use additional time to review the potential impact of the proposed requirements. Therefore, to allow the public sufficient time to review and comment on the NPRM, OFCCP is extending the comment period until July 11, 2011.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of June 2011. Patricia Shiu, Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011–15646 Filed 6–21–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**Federal Emergency Management Agency** 

**44 CFR Part 67**

**[Docket ID FEMA–2011–0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1198]** 

**Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY :**  Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this proposed rule is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.

**DATES :**  Comments are to be submitted on or before September 20, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community is available for inspection at the community’s map repository. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA–B–1198, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,