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IV. Incorporation by Reference 

In this proposed rulemaking action, 

the EPA is proposing to include in a 

final EPA rule, regulatory text that 

includes incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, the EPA is proposing to 

incorporate by reference the MDE rules 

regarding control of VOC emissions 

from metal furniture and miscellaneous 

metal parts coatings as described as 

section II of this proposed action. The 

EPA has made, and will continue to 

make, these documents generally 

available electronically through 

www.regulations.gov and/or in hard 

copy at the appropriate EPA office (see 

the ADDRESSES section of this preamble 

for more information). 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA 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 proposed 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 (Public Law 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 proposed rule, 

pertaining to Maryland’s adoption of 

CTG recommendations for metal 

furniture and miscellaneous metal parts 

coatings 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. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

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

Dated: July 7, 2015. 

William C. Early, 

Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 174 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0032; FRL–9929–13] 

Receipt 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 August 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) 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.html. 

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: 

Susan Lewis, Director, Registration 

Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov, Robert McNally, 

Director, Biopesticide and Pollution 

Prevention Division (BPPD), main 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090; 

email address: BPPDFRNotices@

epa.gov. The mailing address for each 

contact person is: Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of 

the mailing address, include the contact 

person’s name, division, and mail code. 

The division to contact is listed at the 

end of each pesticide petition summary. 

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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT for the division listed at the 

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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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

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 

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 80 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), 21 U.S.C. 346a(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 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 Tolerances 

PP 5F8355. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0308). Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, 

Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to establish 

tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the herbicide, EPTC, (S-ethyl 

dipropylthiocarbamate), in or on grass, 

grown for seed, forage at 0.6 parts per 

million (ppm) and grass, grown for seed, 

hay at 0.5 ppm. An analytical method 

using gas chromatography with 

nitrogen-phosphorus detection is used 

to measure and evaluate the chemical, 

EPTC, and its hydroxy metabolites. 

Contact: RD. 

PP 5F8365. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0375). Makhteshim Agan of North 

America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA), 3120 

Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, 

NC 27604, requests to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the insecticide, fluensulfone, 

in or on tomato, paste at 1 parts per 

million (ppm). The LC–MS/MS residue 

analytical method is used to measure 

and evaluate the chemical fluensulfone 

(to be measured by residues of 3,4,4- 

trifluoro-but-3-end-1-sulfonic acid, 

expressed as the stoichiometric 

equivalent of fluensulfone). Contact: RD. 

PP 3F8220. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0114). EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of May 23, 2014, (79 

FR 29729) concerning pending filings of 

pesticide petitions requesting the 

establishment or modification of 

tolerances for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

This document corrects the notification 

for petition PP 3F8220 by adding the 

missing entry for dried fruiting 

vegetable at 0.9 ppm. The original 

notice was for E.I. du Pont de Nemours 

& Company (DuPont), 1007 Market 

Street, Wilmington, DE 19898, which 

requested to establish tolerances in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

fungicide oxathiapiprolin, 1-(4-{4- 

[(5RS)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5- 

dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2- 

yl{time}-1-piperidyl)-2-[5-methyl-3- 

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl] 

ethanone. Contact: RD. 

Amended Tolerances 

PP 5F8346. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0339). Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, 

Yuma, AZ, 85366 requests to amend the 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.448 for 

residues of the insecticide, hexythiazox, 

in or on cotton, gin byproducts to 15 

parts per million (ppm) and cotton, 

undelinted seed to 0.5 ppm. The high 

performance liquid chromatography 

(HPLC) using mass spectrometric 

detection (LC–MS/MS) analytical 

method is used to measure and evaluate 

residues of hexythiazox and its 

metabolites containing the PT–1–3 

moiety. Contact: RD. 

PP 5F8356. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0338). Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, 

Yuma, AZ 85366, requests to amend the 

tolerances in 40 CFR 180.448 for 

residues of the insecticide, hexythiazox, 

in or on fruit, citrus group 10 to 0.6 

parts per million (ppm) and citrus, oil 

to 26 ppm. The high performance liquid 

chromatography (HPLC) using mass 

spectrometric detection (LC–MS/MS) 

analytical method is used to measure 

and evaluate residues of hexythiazox 

and its metabolites containing the PT– 

1–3 moiety. Contact: RD. 

Tolerance Exemptions 

PP IN–10750. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0363). Scientific & Regulatory Solutions, 

L.L.C., 3450 Old Washington Rd # 303, 

Waldorf, MD 20602, on behalf of SNF, 

Inc., 1 Chemical Plant Road, Riceboro, 

GA 31321, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of 2-propen-1- 

aminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-propenyl-, 

chloride, homopolymer (CAS Reg. No. 

26062–79–3) when used as an 

ingredient in antimicrobial pesticide 

formulations applied to food-contact 

surfaces in public eating places, dairy 

processing equipment and food 

processing equipment and utensils in 

accordance with 40 CFR 180.940(a). The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

PP IN–10815. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0350). Keller and Heckman, 1001 G 

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Street NW., Suite 500 West, 

Washington, DC 20001 on behalf of C.P. 

Kelco U.S., Inc., 3100 Cumberland 

Blvd., Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of D-glucurono-D-gluco-6- 

deoxy-L-mannan, acetate, calcium 

magnesium potassium sodium salt (CAS 

Reg. No. 595585–15–2) when used as an 

inert ingredient applied to growing 

crops and raw agricultural commodities 

after harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

Amended Tolerance Exemption 

PP 4F8342. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0099). SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director’s 

Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192 (on behalf 

of bio-ferm GmbH, Technologiezentrum 

Tulln, Technopark 1, Tulln, 3430, 

Austria), requests to amend an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance in 40 CFR 180.1312 for 

residues of the fungicide 

Aureobasidium pullulans strains DSM 

14940 and DSM 14941 in or on all food 

commodities. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because the 

petitioner is submitting a petition to 

establish a postharvest exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance and, 

therefore, an analytical method is not 

required. Contact: BPPD. 

New Inert Tolerance 

PP IN–10818. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 

0395). Itaconix Corporation, 2 Marin 

Way, Stratham, NH 03885, requests to 

establish an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance for residues 

of butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, 

homopolymer, sodium salt (CAS Reg. 

No. 26099–89–8), when used as an inert 

ingredient in pesticide formulations 

under 40 CFR 180.960. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. 

Dated: July 8, 2015. 

Jennifer Mclain, 

Acting, Director, Antimicrobials Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

RIN 0648–XE001 

International Fisheries; Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly 

Migratory Species; Fishing Effort 

Limits in Purse Seine Fisheries for 

2015 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

rulemaking; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of, and requests public comment on, a 

petition for rulemaking from Tri Marine 

Management Company, LLC (‘‘Tri 

Marine’’). The petitioner requests that 

NOAA undertake an emergency 

rulemaking to implement the 2015 limit 

on fishing effort by U.S. purse seine 

vessels on the high seas and in the U.S. 

exclusive economic zone in the area of 

application of the Convention on the 

Conservation and Management of 

Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 

Western and Central Pacific Ocean 

(Convention), and to issue a rule 

exempting from the limit any U.S. purse 

seine vessel that, pursuant to contract or 

declaration of intent, delivers or will 

deliver at least half its catch to tuna 

processing facilities in American 

Samoa. 

DATES: Comments on the petition must 

be submitted in writing by August 17, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the petition, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2015–0088, by either of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2015- 

0088, 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

—OR— 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Michael D. Tosatto, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, Pacific Islands 

Regional Office (PIRO), 1845 Wasp 

Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 

96818. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, might not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name and address), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter 

‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish 

to remain anonymous). 

Copies of the petition are available at 

www.regulations.gov or may be obtained 

from Michael D. Tosatto, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS PIRO (see address 

above). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Graham, NMFS PIRO, 808–725–5032. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background on Purse Seine Fishing 

Effort Limits in the Convention Area 

Since 2009, NMFS regulations have 

established limits on fishing effort by 

U.S. purse seine fishing vessels in the 

area of application of the Convention 

(Convention Area), including in the area 

known as the Effort Limit Area for Purse 

Seine, or ELAPS, which is comprised of 

all areas of high seas and the U.S. 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between 

the latitudes of 20° N. and 20° S. in the 

Convention Area. These regulations are 

promulgated under authority of the 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Convention Implementation Act (16 

U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and have been 

codified at 50 CFR 300.223(a). 

NMFS has established the purse seine 

fishing effort limits in the ELAPS to 

satisfy the obligations of the United 

States under the Convention, to which 

it is a party. Among those obligations is 

the need to implement the decisions of 

the Commission for the Conservation 

and Management of Highly Migratory 

Fish Stocks in the Western and Central 

Pacific Ocean (Commission), which was 

established by the Convention. NMFS 

has established the purse seine fishing 

effort limits in the ELAPS to implement 

a series of Commission decisions for 

tropical tuna stocks in the Convention 

Area. 

Recently, NMFS established a purse 

seine fishing effort limit in the ELAPS 

for 2015 in an interim rule published 

May 21, 2015 (80 FR 29220). The limit 

is 1,828 fishing days. 

On June 8, 2015, NMFS issued a 

notice announcing that the purse seine 

fishery in the ELAPS would close as a 

result of reaching the limit of 1,828 

fishing days (80 FR 32313). The closure 

took effect June 15, 2015, and will 

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