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1NOX and VOC are known as ‘‘precursors’’ to 

ozone formation. 

EPA-APPROVED TENNESSEE NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Name of non-regulatory SIP 

provision 

Applicable geographic or 

nonattainment area 

State effective 

date EPA-approval date Explanation 

*******

Bristol, Tennessee Lead 

2010 Base Year Emissions 

Inventory.

Bristol .................................... 4/11/2013 1/9/2014 [Insert citation of 

publication].

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2010–0819; FRL–9905–16– 

Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Environmental Speed Limit Revision 

for the Dallas/Fort Worth 8-Hour Ozone 

Nonattainment Area 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to 

the Texas State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) for the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 

ozone nonattainment area to 

recategorize a local environmental 

speed limit (ESL) control measure as a 

transportation control measure (TCM). 

The EPA is approving this SIP revision 

because it satisfies the requirements of 

sections 110 and part D of the Clean Air 

Act (CAA), and EPA’s policy and 

guidance. 

DATES: This rule is effective on March 

10, 2014 without further notice, unless 

EPA receives relevant adverse comment 

by February 10, 2014. If EPA receives 

such comment, EPA will publish a 

timely withdrawal in the Federal 

Register informing the public that this 

rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06– 

OAR–2010–0819, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions. 

• Email: Ms. Carrie Paige at 

paige.carrie@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Mr. Guy Donaldson, Chief, 

Air Planning Section (6PD–L), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 

Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 

75202–2733. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R06–OAR–2010– 

0819. 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 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided, 

unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information the disclosure of which is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit 

information through http://

www.regulations.gov or email, if you 

believe that it is CBI or otherwise 

protected from disclosure. The http://

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means that 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 http://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, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment along with any disk or CD– 

ROM submitted. 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 and any form of encryption 

and should be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about the EPA’s public docket, visit the 

EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: The index to the docket for 

this action is available electronically at 

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy 

at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available at 

either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the 

hard copy materials, please schedule an 

appointment with the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

paragraph below or Mr. Bill Deese at 

214–665–7253. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Carrie Paige, Air Planning Section 

(6PD–L); telephone (214) 665–6521; 

email address paige.carrie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ means EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. EPA’s Evaluation 

III. Final Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

a. General Background 

Section 110 of the CAA requires states 

to develop and submit to EPA a SIP to 

ensure that state air quality meets the 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). These ambient standards 

currently address six criteria pollutants: 

Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, 

ozone, lead, particulate matter, and 

sulfur dioxide. The SIP protects air 

quality primarily by addressing air 

pollution at its point of origin; it is a set 

of air pollution regulations, control 

strategies, other means or techniques, 

and technical analyses developed by the 

state, to ensure that the state meets the 

NAAQS. When a state makes changes to 

the regulations and control strategies in 

its SIP, such revision(s) must be 

submitted to EPA for approval and 

incorporation into the federallyenforceable SIP. Such regulations and 

control strategies within the SIP must be 

specific, permanent, enforceable, and 

quantifiable. 

The SIP under revision in this 

rulemaking addresses ozone. Ground 

level ozone is created by a chemical 

reaction between nitrogen oxides (NOX) 

and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 

in the presence of sunlight and high 

ambient temperatures.1 Motor vehicle 

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2The nine counties are Collin, Dallas, Denton, 

Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and 

Tarrant. 

3The narrative provides an accounting and 

description of the TCM program components; the 

submittal did not include rule revisions. 

4The June 1, 2010 letter from Guy Donaldson of 

the EPA to Ms. Kathy Singleton of the TCEQ is part 

of the TCEQ’s submittal package and is included in 

the docket for this rulemaking. 

5The MVEB is used to determine conformity of 

transportation plans and programs to the SIP, and 

is derived from the on-road emissions inventory. 

Emissions reductions associated with the ESLs to 

date have been accounted for in the SIP as part of 

on-road emissions inventories used to develop the 

MVEB. This recategorization from a local measure 

to a TCM does not increase or modify the MVEB 

because there is no net change in emissions 

reductions from this measure in the on-road 

emissions inventory the MVEBs are derived from, 

and TCEQ has thus clarified in Chapter 4, section 

4.5 that the MVEB is consistent with the 

recategorization of the ESL to a TCM. See the DFW 

1997 8-hour ozone attainment demonstration SIP 

(74 FR 1903, January 14, 2009). 

gasoline vapors, chemical solvents and 

natural sources emit NOX and VOCs. 

Areas that are designated 

nonattainment for ozone must develop 

SIPs under Title 1, Part D of the CAA, 

which includes section 172, 

‘‘Nonattainment plan provisions,’’ and 

subpart 2, ‘‘Additional Provisions for 

Ozone Nonattainment Areas’’ (sections 

181–185). Requirements adopted into 

the SIP pursuant to Part D of the CAA 

must also be specific, permanent, 

enforceable and quantifiable. The DFW 

SIP includes a variety of NOX and VOC 

control strategies, including the ESL, 

which was adopted and submitted to 

EPA as a local emission reduction 

strategy in the DFW SIP. The ESL is a 

local control measure that reduced 

speed limits in the nine counties 2 from 

70 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour 

and from 65 miles per hour to 60 miles 

per hour. The technical analysis 

accompanying the submission of the 

ESL for approval into the SIP showed a 

reduction of over 5 tons per day (tpd) 

of NOX and 0.5 tpd of VOC. The ESL 

and associated emission reductions 

were approved into the DFW SIP as 

specific, permanent, enforceable and 

quantifiable on October 11, 2005 (70 FR 

58978). To date, TCEQ has not removed 

nor changed speed limits within the 

SIP-approved ESL measure. 

The DFW SIP also includes TCMs, 

which were incorporated into the DFW 

SIP on September 27, 2005 as control 

strategies that are specific, permanent, 

enforceable, and quantifiable (70 FR 

56374). EPA’s regulations define a TCM 

as any measure that is specifically 

identified and committed to in the 

applicable implementation plan, 

including any substitute or additional 

TCMs that are incorporated into the 

applicable SIP through the process 

established in section 176(c)(8) of the 

CAA, that is either one of the types 

listed in section 108 of the CAA, or any 

other measure for the purpose of 

reducing emissions or concentrations of 

air pollutants from transportation 

sources by reducing vehicle use or 

changing traffic flow or congestion 

conditions. See 40 CFR 93.101. 

b. What did the State submit? 

On September 16, 2010, the TCEQ 

submitted to EPA a revision to the DFW 

SIP narrative 3 to recategorize the ESL 

measure from an individual control 

strategy to a TCM. Chapter 1 of the 

revised SIP narrative contains a 

background section detailing the 

process of collaboration between the 

NCTCOG, North Texas Tollway 

Authority, Texas Department of 

Transportation, EPA Region 6, and 

TCEQ to recategorize the ESL to a TCM 

in the SIP. Furthermore, on June 1, 

2010, the EPA sent the TCEQ a letter 

supporting the recategorization of the 

ESL to a TCM in the DFW ozone 

nonattainment SIP.4 Finally, TCEQ 

provided notice of a public hearing on 

the SIP revision, giving the public 

reasonable opportunity to provide oral 

or written comment on the proposed 

recategorization during the public 

hearing. 

The September 16, 2010 submittal 

addresses Chapter 4 of the DFW SIP 

narrative, which is titled, ‘‘Required 

Control Strategy Elements’’ and pertains 

to three specific areas within the 

chapter: TCMs, the motor vehicle 

emissions budget (MVEB), and the ESL 

control measure. The September 16, 

2010 submittal specifically makes the 

following revisions: 

• Chapter 4, section 4.2 addresses 

NOX and VOC control measures and 

subsection 4.2.3 is titled, 

‘‘Transportation Control Measures.’’ 

Within subsection 4.2.3, a new 

paragraph is added titled, 

‘‘Transportation Control Measures 

Project.’’ This new section adds the ESL 

control measure to the TCM ledger and 

contains narrative that describes the role 

of the North Central Texas Council of 

Governments (NCTCOG). 

• Chapter 4, section 4.5 of the DFW 

SIP is titled, ‘‘Motor Vehicle Emissions 

Budget’’ and is clarified to reflect the 

recategorization of the ESL within the 

approved SIP.5

• Chapter 4, section 4.7 of the DFW 

SIP is titled, ‘‘Environmental Speed 

Limit (ESL) Control Measure Conversion 

to a Transportation Control Measure 

(TCM)’’ and is revised to transfer the 

responsibility of maintaining emissions 

reductions associated with the ESL 

control measure from the TCEQ to the 

NCTCOG. Emissions reductions 

currently associated with the ESL would 

be maintained as TCMs implemented by 

the NCTCOG and therefore the 

associated reductions will remain 

accounted for within the DFW SIP. 

While the TCEQ has the ultimate 

responsibility for ensuring adequate 

implementation of the SIP, the NCTCOG 

will be the entity responsible at the 

local level for implementing all TCMs, 

including the ESL TCM and ensuring 

alternative equivalent emission 

reduction measures are in place should 

changes to the ESL or other TCM be 

necessary. 

II. EPA’s Evaluation 

As discussed previously in this 

rulemaking, a TCM is defined at 40 CFR 

93.101, in part, as any measure 

specifically identified and committed to 

in the applicable implementation plan 

and that is a measure for the purpose of 

reducing emissions or concentrations of 

air pollutants from transportation 

sources by reducing vehicle use or 

changing traffic flow or congestion 

conditions. The ESL measure was 

adopted into the SIP as a control 

measure in the DFW SIP on October 11, 

2005 (70 FR 58978) and remains in the 

SIP through the time of this rulemaking, 

and therefore is specifically identified 

and committed to in the DFW SIP. 

Furthermore, as previously discussed, 

the ESL measure was approved into the 

DFW SIP with associated projected 

reductions of over 5 tpd of NOX and 0.5 

tpd of VOC. Therefore, the ESL is a 

measure for the purpose of reducing 

emissions of air pollutants from 

transportation sources by changing 

traffic flow or congestion conditions. 

The EPA thus finds the ESL meets the 

definition of a TCM as prescribed by 40 

CFR 93.101. 

Additionally, TCMs used as a control 

strategy in a SIP must be specific, 

permanent, enforceable and 

quantifiable. As previously discussed, 

EPA approved the ESL measure and 

associated emissions reductions into the 

SIP as meeting these requirements (70 

FR 58978). Therefore, because the ESL 

was previously approved into the SIP as 

meeting these requirements, we expect 

that upon the effective date of this 

rulemaking the recategorized ESLs will 

continue to meet these same 

requirements regardless of their new 

formal categorization. Furthermore, as 

previously discussed, while the TCEQ 

has the ultimate responsibility for 

ensuring adequate implementation of 

the SIP, the NCTCOG will be the entity 

responsible at the local level for 

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newly recategorized ESL. Therefore, we 

expect that upon the effective date of 

this rulemaking, the recategorized ESL 

will be implemented by the NCTCOG as 

the TCEQ had been implementing the 

measure. 

Section 110(l) of the CAA prohibits 

EPA from approving any SIP revision 

that would interfere with any applicable 

requirement concerning attainment and 

reasonable further progress or any other 

applicable requirement of the CAA. The 

EPA finds the recategorization of the 

existing SIP-approved ESL within the 

approved SIP does not interfere with 

any applicable requirement of the CAA 

because the control strategy itself, 

including associated emission 

reductions, remain within the SIP and is 

only being moved from the category of 

local initiative measures to the category 

of TCMs. Therefore, because the State is 

not removing this control strategy from 

the SIP, nor substantively revising the 

strategy, we find that EPA’s approval of 

the recategorization of the ESL to a TCM 

does not violate section 110(l) of the 

CAA. 

Based on these analyses, the EPA 

finds the ESL recategorization is 

approvable as a revision to the DFW 

SIP. 

III. Final Action 

The EPA is taking direct final action 

to approve a revision to the DFW SIP 

that recategorizes the ESL control 

measure by moving it from its current 

location in the SIP to Chapter 4 

subsection 4.2.3, which is a new 

paragraph titled, ‘‘Transportation 

Control Measures Project.’’ This 

recategorization adds the ESL to the 

SIP’s ledger of TCMs. The EPA is 

approving these SIP revisions because 

they are consistent with the 

requirements of sections 110 and part D 

of the CAA and EPA’s policy and 

guidance. 

The EPA is publishing this rule 

without prior proposal because we view 

this as a non-controversial amendment 

and anticipate no adverse comments. 

However, in the proposed rules section 

of this Federal Register publication, we 

are publishing a separate document that 

will serve as the proposal to approve the 

SIP revision if relevant adverse 

comments are received. This rule will 

be effective on March 10, 2014 without 

further notice unless we receive adverse 

comment by February 10, 2014. If we 

receive adverse comments, we will 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that the rule will not take effect. We will 

address all public comments in a 

subsequent final rule based on the 

proposed rule. We will not institute a 

second comment period on this action. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

must do so now. Please note that if we 

receive adverse comment on an 

amendment, paragraph, or section of 

this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

we may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of an 

adverse comment. 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

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

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. section 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. 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. section 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by March 10, 2014. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this rule for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. This action may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Dated: December 20, 2013. 

Samuel Coleman, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 


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Subpart SS—Texas 

■ 2. In § 52.2270, the second table in 

paragraph (e) entitled ‘‘EPA Approved 

Nonregulatory Provisions and QuasiRegulatory Measures in the Texas SIP’’ 

is amended by revising the entry for 

‘‘Approval of the Speed Limits Local 

Initiative Measure in the DFW nine 

county area.’’ 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 52.2270 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

EPA APPROVED NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS AND QUASI-REGULATORY MEASURES IN THE TEXAS SIP 

Name of SIP provision Applicable geographic or 

nonattainment area 

State 

submittal/ 

effective date 

EPA approval date Comments 

*******

Approval of the Speed Limits 

Local Initiative Measure in the 

DFW nine county area. Affected counties are Dallas, 

Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Parker, 

Johnson, Ellis, Kaufman, 

Rockwall.

Dallas-Fort Worth ........................ 9/16/2010 1/9/2014 [Insert FR page 

number where document begins].

Recategorized as a Transportation Control Measure. 

* * * * * * * 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0909; FRL–9904–70] 

Tolfenpyrad; Pesticide Tolerances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes 

tolerances for residues of tolfenpyrad in 

or on multiple commodities which are 

identified and discussed later in this 

document. Nichino America, Inc. 

requested these tolerances under the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

January 9, 2014. Objections and requests 

for hearings must be received on or 

before March 10, 2014, 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: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0909, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 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 OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois 

Rossi, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 305–0001; 

email address: RDFRNotices@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. 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). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of EPA’s tolerance 

regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through 

the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR 

site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/

40tab_02.tpl. To access the OCSPP test 

guidelines referenced in this document 

electronically, please go to http://

www.epa.gov/ocspp and select ‘‘Test 

Methods and Guidelines.’’ 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 

U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 

objection to any aspect of this regulation 

and may also request a hearing on those 

objections. You must file your objection 

or request a hearing on this regulation 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, you must 

identify docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2012–0909 in the subject line on 

the first page of your submission. All 

objections and requests for a hearing 

must be in writing, and must be 

received by the Hearing Clerk on or 

before March 10, 2014. Addresses for 

mail and hand delivery of objections 

and hearing requests are provided in 40 

CFR 178.25(b). 

In addition to filing an objection or 

hearing request with the Hearing Clerk 

as described in 40 CFR part 178, please 

submit a copy of the filing (excluding 

any Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket. 

Information not marked confidential 

pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be 

disclosed publicly by EPA without prior 

notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your 

objection or hearing request, identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0909, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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