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VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule establishes tolerances 

under section 408(d) of FFDCA in 

response to a petition submitted to the 

Agency. The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has exempted these types 

of actions from review under Executive 

Order 12866, entitled Regulatory 

Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993). Because this final rule 

has been exempted from review under 

Executive Order 12866, this final rule is 

not subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, 

entitled Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). 

This final rule does not contain any 

information collections subject to OMB 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

nor does it require any special 

considerations under Executive Order 

12898, entitled Federal Actions to 

Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established on the basis of a petition 

under section 408(d) of FFDCA, such as 

the tolerance in this final rule, do not 

require the issuance of a proposed rule, 

the requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do 

not apply. 

This final rule directly regulates 

growers, food processors, food handlers, 

and food retailers, not States or Tribes, 

nor does this action alter the 

relationships or distribution of power 

and responsibilities established by 

Congress in the preemption provisions 

of section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. As such, 

the Agency has determined that this 

action will not have a substantial direct 

effect on States or Tribal governments, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States or Tribal 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

Tribes. Thus, the Agency has 

determined that Executive Order 13132, 

entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 

13175, entitled Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments (65 FR 67249, November 

9, 2000) do not apply to this final rule. 

In addition, this final rule does not 

impose any enforceable duty or contain 

any unfunded mandate as described 

under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4). 

This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–113, section 12(d) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note). 

VII. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report 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 this final rule in the 

Federal Register. This final rule is not 

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

804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: May 2, 2011. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. Amend § 180.434 as follows: 

■ i. In the table to paragraph (a), remove 

the entries for ‘‘berry group 13,’’ ‘‘onion, 

bulb,’’ ‘‘onion, green,’’ and ‘‘strawberry’’; 

revise the entries for ‘‘peppermint, tops’’ 

and ‘‘spearmint, tops’’, and add 

alphabetically entries for ‘‘bushberry, 

subgroup 13–07B,’’ ‘‘caneberry, 

subgroup 13–07A,’’ ‘‘low growing berry 

subgroup 13–07G, except cranberry,’’ 

‘‘onion, bulb subgroup 3–07A,’’ and 

‘‘onion, green, subgroup 3–07B.’’ 

■ ii. In the table to paragraph (b) add 

alphabetically and entry for ‘‘avocado.’’ 

The added and revised text reads as 

follows: 

§ 180.434 Propiconazole; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

* * * * * 

Bushberry, subgroup 13–07B ... 1 .0 

Caneberry, subgroup 13–07A .. 1 .0 

* * * * * 

Low growing berry subgroup 

13–07G, except cranberry .... 1 .3 

* * * * * 

Onion, bulb subgroup 3–07A ... 0 .2 

Onion, green, subgroup 3–07B 9 .0 

* * * * * 

Peppermint, tops ...................... 10 .0 

* * * * * 

Spearmint, tops ........................ 10 .0 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Expiration/ 

revocation 

date 

Avocado ........ 10 12/31/13 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0938; FRL–8872–6] 

Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation increases the 

established tolerance for residues of 

glyphosate in or on corn, field, forage. 

Monsanto Company requested this 

tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective May 

11, 2011. Objections and requests for 

hearings must be received on or before 

July 11, 2011, and must be filed in 

accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also 

Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 


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OPP–2010–0938. All documents in the 

docket are listed in the docket index 

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

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available in the electronic docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The Docket 

Facility telephone number is (703) 305– 

5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Stanton, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–5218; e-mail address: 

stanton.susan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to those engaged in the 

following activities: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather to provide a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr. 

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–2010–0938 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 July 11, 2011. 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 that does not 

contain any 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 a copy of 

your non-CBI objection or hearing 

request, identified by docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0938, by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

II. Summary of Petitioned-For 

Tolerance 

In the Federal Register of February 4, 

2011 (76 FR 6465) (FRL–8858–7), EPA 

issued a notice pursuant to section 

408(d)(3) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 

346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a 

pesticide petition (PP 0F7741) by 

Monsanto Company, 1300 I St., NW., 

Suite 450 East, Washington, DC 20052. 

The petition requested that 40 CFR 

180.364 be amended by establishing a 

tolerance for residues of the herbicide 

glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl) 

glycine, in or on corn, field, forage at 13 

parts per million (ppm). That notice 

referenced a summary of the petition 

prepared by Monsanto Company, the 

registrant, which is available in the 

docket, http://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments were received on the notice 

of filing. EPA’s response to these 

comments is discussed in Unit IV.C. 

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and 

Determination of Safety 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA 

allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the 

legal limit for a pesticide chemical 

residue in or on a food) only if EPA 

determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’ 

Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA 

defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from aggregate exposure to the 

pesticide chemical residue, including 

all anticipated dietary exposures and all 

other exposures for which there is 

reliable information.’’ This includes 

exposure through drinking water and in 

residential settings, but does not include 

occupational exposure. Section 

408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to 

give special consideration to exposure 

of infants and children to the pesticide 

chemical residue in establishing a 

tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate exposure to the pesticide 

chemical residue.’’ 

Consistent with section 408(b)(2)(D) 

of FFDCA, and the factors specified in 

section 408(b)(2)(D) of FFDCA, EPA has 

reviewed the available scientific data 

and other relevant information in 

support of this action. EPA has 

sufficient data to assess the hazards of 

and to make a determination on 

aggregate exposure for glyphosate 

including exposure resulting from the 

tolerances established by this action. 

EPA’s assessment of exposures and risks 

associated with glyphosate follows. 

In the Federal Register of April 8, 

2011 (76 FR 19701) (FRL–8866–8), EPA 

issued a final rule establishing a 

tolerance for residues of glyphosate in 

or on sweet corn and reducing the 

established tolerance for residues of 

glyphosate and N-acetyl-glyphosate in 

or on poultry meat. When the Agency 

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support of the April 8, 2011 tolerance 

action, it considered secondary residues 

of glyphosate in livestock commodities 

from consumption of glyphosate-treated 

feed items, including corn forage. The 

Agency has determined that increasing 

the tolerance on corn forage from 6 ppm 

to 13 ppm will not increase residues of 

glyphosate in livestock commodities 

above those assumed in the previous 

risk assessment. The livestock dietary 

burdens for glyphosate were calculated 

assuming the roughage portion of the 

diet for beef and dairy cattle consisted 

of nongrass animal feed and grass 

forage, which have much higher 

tolerances (400 and 300 ppm, 

respectively) than corn forage. 

Therefore, increasing the tolerance for 

corn forage from 6 to 13 ppm will not 

affect the estimated livestock dietary 

burden or expected residues of 

glyphosate in livestock commodities 

and will not change the estimated 

aggregate risks resulting from use of 

glyphosate, as discussed in the April 8, 

2011 (76 FR 19701; FRL–8866–8) 

Federal Register. Refer to the Federal 

Register document, available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, for a detailed 

discussion of the aggregate risk 

assessment and determination of safety. 

Therefore, based on the risk 

assessment discussed in the final rule 

published in the Federal Register of 

April 8, 2011 (76 FR 19701; FRL–8866– 

8) EPA concludes that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to the general population, or to 

infants and children from aggregate 

exposure to glyphosate residues. 

IV. Other Considerations 

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

Adequate enforcement methodology 

(high-performance liquid 

chromatography (HPLC) equipped with 

a fluorescence detector method; LOQ = 

0.05 ppm) is available to enforce the 

tolerance expression. The method may 

be requested from: Chief, Analytical 

Chemistry Branch, Environmental 

Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft. 

Meade, MD 20755–5350; telephone 

number: (410) 305–2905; e-mail address: 

residuemethods@epa.gov. 

B. International Residue Limits 

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA 

seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with 

international standards whenever 

possible, consistent with U.S. food 

safety standards and agricultural 

practices. EPA considers the 

international maximum residue limits 

(MRLs) established by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as 

required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4). 

The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N. 

Food and Agriculture Organization/ 

World Health Organization food 

standards program, and it is recognized 

as an international food safety 

standards-setting organization in trade 

agreements to which the United States 

is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance 

that is different from a Codex MRL; 

however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) 

requires that EPA explain the reasons 

for departing from the Codex level. 

The Codex has established an MRL for 

residues of glyphosate in or on maize at 

5 ppm. The MRL for maize would cover 

residues of glyphosate on corn (maize) 

forage. This MRL is different than the 

tolerance being established for 

glyphosate on field corn forage in the 

United States due to differences in 

Codex and U.S. residue definitions. The 

U.S. tolerance of 13 ppm for corn, field, 

forage is necessarily higher than the 

Codex MRL to account for residues of 

both glyphosate and its metabolite Nacetyl glyphosate. N-acetyl glyphosate is 

found in genetically modified (GMO) 

glyphosate-resistant commodities, 

including corn, grown in the U.S. 

Therefore, it is included in the U.S. 

tolerance but not the Codex expression, 

accounting for the difference in the 

established MRLs. 

C. Response to Comments 

EPA received comments from two 

individuals expressing concerns about 

pesticides generally and objecting to the 

presence of any pesticide residues in 

food. The Agency understands the 

commenters’ concerns and recognizes 

that some individuals believe that 

pesticides should be banned 

completely. However, the existing legal 

framework provided by section 408 of 

the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic 

Act (FFDCA) contemplates that 

tolerances greater than zero may be set 

when persons seeking such tolerances 

or exemptions have demonstrated that 

the pesticide meets the safety standard 

imposed by that statute. The submitted 

comments appear to be directed at the 

underlying statute and not EPA’s 

implementation of it; the commenters 

made no contention that EPA has acted 

in violation of the statutory framework. 

D. Revisions to Petitioned-For 

Tolerances 

Monsanto Company proposed a 

tolerance for residues of glyphosate on 

corn, field, forage at 13 ppm. The 

current tolerance is expressed in terms 

of glyphosate, including its metabolites 

and degradates; and compliance with 

the tolerance level is determined by 

measuring glyphosate and its N-acetylglyphosate metabolite. EPA is increasing 

the tolerance level from 6 ppm to 13 

ppm, as proposed, but is retaining the 

current tolerance expression to clarify 

the chemical moieties that are covered 

by the tolerance and specify how 

compliance with the tolerance is to be 

measured. 

V. Conclusion 

Therefore, the previously established 

tolerance for residues of glyphosate, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on corn, field, forage 

is amended as set forth in the regulatory 

text. 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule establishes tolerances 

under section 408(d) of FFDCA in 

response to a petition submitted to the 

Agency. The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has exempted these types 

of actions from review under Executive 

Order 12866, entitled Regulatory 

Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993). Because this final rule 

has been exempted from review under 

Executive Order 12866, this final rule is 

not subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, 

entitled Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). 

This final rule does not contain any 

information collections subject to OMB 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq., nor does it require any special 

considerations under Executive Order 

12898, entitled Federal Actions to 

Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established on the basis of a petition 

under section 408(d) of FFDCA, such as 

the tolerance in this final rule, do not 

require the issuance of a proposed rule, 

the requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 

seq.) do not apply. 

This final rule directly regulates 

growers, food processors, food handlers, 

and food retailers, not States or Tribes, 

nor does this action alter the 

relationships or distribution of power 

and responsibilities established by 

Congress in the preemption provisions 

of section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. As such, 

the Agency has determined that this 

action will not have a substantial direct 

effect on States or Tribal governments, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States or Tribal 


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governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

Tribes. Thus, the Agency has 

determined that Executive Order 13132, 

entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 

13175, entitled Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments (65 FR 67249, November 

9, 2000) do not apply to this final rule. 

In addition, this final rule does not 

impose any enforceable duty or contain 

any unfunded mandate as described 

under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 

104–4). 

This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 

(NTTAA), Public Law 104–113, section 

12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). 

VII. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report 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 this final rule in the 

Federal Register. This final rule is not 

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

804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: May 2, 2011. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. Section 180.364 is amended by 

revising the following entry in the table 

in paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 180.364 Glyphosate; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

* * * * * 

Corn, field, forage ....................... 13 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 710 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0187; FRL–8874–2] 

RIN 2070–AJ43 

TSCA Inventory Update Reporting 

Modifications; Submission Period 

Suspension 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is amending the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 

8(a) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) 

regulations by suspending the next IUR 

submission period. The IUR requires 

manufacturers (including importers) of 

certain chemical substances included on 

the TSCA Chemical Substance 

Inventory (TSCA Inventory) to report 

current data on the manufacturing, 

processing, and use of the chemical 

substances. In the Federal Register of 

August 13, 2010, EPA published 

proposed modifications to the IUR 

regulations. EPA is suspending the next 

submission period to allow additional 

time to finalize the proposed 

modifications to the IUR regulations, 

and to avoid finalizing changes to the 

reporting requirements in the midst of 

the 2011 submission period. EPA 

expects to finalize, in the near future, 

changes to the IUR reporting 

requirements which will supersede this 

action. 

DATES: This final rule is effective May 

11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2009–0187. All documents in the 

docket are listed in the docket index 

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

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available in the electronic docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at 

Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number of the EPA/DC Public Reading 

Room is (202) 566–1744, and the 

telephone number for the OPPT Docket 

is (202) 566–0280. Docket visitors are 

required to show photographic 

identification, pass through a metal 

detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. 

All visitor bags are processed through 

an X-ray machine and subject to search. 

Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC 

badge that must be visible at all times 

in the building and returned upon 

departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Chenise 

Farquharson, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–7768; e-mail address: 

farquharson.chenise@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture 

(including manufacture as a byproduct) 

or import chemical substances listed on 

the TSCA Inventory. Potentially affected 

entities may include, but are not limited 

to: 

• Chemical manufacturers and 

importers (NAICS codes 325 and 

324110; e.g., chemical manufacturing 

and processing and petroleum 

refineries). 

• Chemical users and processors who 

may manufacture a byproduct chemical 

substance (NAICS codes 22, 322, 331, 

and 3344; e.g., utilities, paper 

manufacturing, primary metal 


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