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Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

9. Civil Justice Reform 

This rule meets applicable standards 

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to 

minimize litigation, eliminate 

ambiguity, and reduce burden. 

10. Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

does not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that may 

disproportionately affect children. 

11. Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

12. Energy Effects 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under Executive order 

13211, Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. 

13. Technical Standards 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have concluded this action is one of a 

category of actions which do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34) (g.), of the Instruction. This rule 

will be in effect until January 1, 2013, 

but is not expected to result in any 

significant adverse environmental 

impact as described in NEPA. 

An environmental analysis checklist 

and a categorical exclusion 

determination will be provided and 

made available at the docket as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES section. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 

33 CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. A new temporary § 165.T08–0634 is 

added to read as follows: 

§ 165.T08–0634 Safety Zone; Gulf 

Intracoastal Waterway, Mile Marker 35.2– 

35.5, West of Harvey Locks, bank to bank, 

Lafourche Parish, Larose, LA. 

(a) Location. Gulf Intracoastal 

Waterway, Mile Marker 35.2 to Mile 

Marker 35.5, West of Harvey Locks, 

bank to bank, Lafourche Parish, Larose, 

LA. 

(b) Effective date. This rule is effective 

August 3, 2012 through January 1, 2013 

and enforceable with actual notice on 

July 1, 2012. 

(c) Periods of Enforcement. This rule 

will be enforced July 1, 2012 thru 

January 1, 2013. The Captain of the Port 

Morgan City or a designated 

representative will inform the public 

through Broadcast Notice to Mariners of 

the enforcement period for the safety 

zone as well as any changes in the 

planned schedule. 

(d) Regulations. 

(1) In accordance with the general 

regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry 

into this zone should be at slowest safe 

speed to minimize wake through the 

duration of this rule. During waterway 

closures entry into this zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Morgan City. 

(2) Mariners shall transit from Mile 

Marker 35.2 to Mile Marker 35.5 and 

pass at slowest safe speed to minimize 

wake. 

(3) Mariners should contact the 

attendant tug on VHF–FM Channel 69 

prior to arrival at the construction site 

for information regarding available 

horizontal clearance and passing 

instructions. 

(4) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port Morgan City and 

designated on-scene patrol personnel. 

On-scene patrol personnel include 

commissioned, warrant, and petty 

officers of the U.S. Coast Guard. 

(5) Advance notification of any 

anticipated waterway closures will be 

made through Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners and Local Notice to Mariners. 

During a closure, vessels requiring entry 

into or passage through the Safety Zone 

must request permission from the 

Captain of the Port Morgan City, or a 

designated representative and passage 

will be considered on a case-by-case 

basis. They may be contacted on VHF 

Channel 11, 13, or 16, or by telephone 

at (985) 380–5370. 

Dated: June 29, 2012. 

J.C. Burton, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Morgan City, Louisiana. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19009 Filed 8–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 1, 9, 150, 164, 178, 179, 

700, 712, 716, 720, 723, 725, 761, 763, 

766, 795, 796, and 799 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0629; FRL–8846–7] 

Technical Corrections to 

Organizational Names, Addresses, and 

OMB Control Numbers 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

minor amendments to regulations under 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide 

(FIFRA), and Rodenticide Act, the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA), and the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA). These amendments 

will make EPA’s regulations more 

accurate and user friendly with regard 

to the name of the EPA office that 

administers these statutes and various 

Agency addresses. 

DATES: This rule is effective August 3, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0629, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 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 

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number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Please review the visitor 

instructions and additional information 

about the docket available at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonah H. Richmond, Regulatory 

Coordination Staff (7101M), Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–0210; email address: 

richmond.jonah@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. Since this action may apply 

to anyone, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

II. Why are these amendments issued as 

a final rule? 

Section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 

533(b)(3)(B)) provides that, when an 

agency for good cause finds that notice 

and public procedure are impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest, the agency may issue a rule 

without providing notice and an 

opportunity for public comment. EPA 

has determined that there is good cause 

for making this rule final without prior 

proposal and opportunity for comment. 

These changes update the organizational 

name of the EPA office responsible for 

administration of FIFRA, FFDCA 

section 408, and TSCA, and correct 

various Agency addresses. Notice and 

public comment on such changes is 

unnecessary. EPA finds that this 

constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 

533(b)(3)(B). 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule implements technical 

corrections and does not otherwise 

impose or change any requirements. As 

such, this action does not require review 

by OMB under Executive Order 12866, 

entitled ‘‘Regulatory Planning and 

Review’’ (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), or Executive Order 13045, 

entitled ‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

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

Nor does it impose any enforceable 

duty, contain any unfunded mandate, or 

impose any significant or unique impact 

on small governments as described in 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

This action will not have substantial 

direct effects on State or Tribal 

governments, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

States or Indian tribes, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and States or Indian tribes. 

As such, it will not have any 

‘‘federalism implications’’ as described 

by Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 

10,1999) or ‘‘tribal implications’’ as 

described by Executive Order 13175, 

entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000). Nor does it 

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 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note), 

environmental justice-related issues that 

would require consideration under 

Executive Order 12898, entitled 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994), or otherwise involve anything 

that would have any adverse effect on 

the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy that would require consideration 

under Executive Order 13211, entitled 

‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations that 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). 

In addition, since this action is not 

subject to notice-and-comment 

requirements under the APA or any 

other statute, it is not subject to the 

regulatory flexibility provisions of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

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

IV. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 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. This action is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 1, 9, 

150, 164, 178, 179, 700, 712, 716, 720, 

723, 725, 761, 763, 766, 795, 796, and 

799 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure. 

Dated: July 20, 2012. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 1—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552. 

■ 2. Revise § 1.43 to read as follows: 

§ 1.43 Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention. 

The Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention (OCSPP), serves as the 

principal adviser to the Administrator 

in matters pertaining to assessment and 

regulation of pesticides and toxic 

substances and is responsible for 

managing the Agency’s pesticides and 

toxic substances programs under the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA); the Pollution Prevention Act 

(PPA); and portions of several other 

statutes. The Assistant Administrator 

has responsibility for establishing 

Agency strategies for implementation 

and integration of the pesticides and the 

toxic substances programs under 

applicable Federal statutes; developing 

and operating Agency programs and 

policies for assessment and control of 

pesticides and toxic substances; 

developing recommendations for 

Agency priorities for research, 

monitoring, regulatory, and informationgathering activities relating to pesticides 

and toxic substances; developing 

scientific, technical, economic, and 

social databases for the conduct of 

hazard assessments and evaluations in 

support of toxic substances and 

pesticides activities; providing toxic 

substances and pesticides program 

guidance to EPA Regional Offices and 

monitoring, evaluating, and assessing 

pesticides and toxic substances program 

operations in EPA Headquarters and 

Regional Offices. 

(a) Office of Pesticide Programs. The 

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 

under the management of a Director and 

Deputy Director are responsible to the 

Assistant Administrator for leadership 

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of the overall pesticide activities of the 

Agency under the authority of FIFRA, 

FFDCA, and portions of several other 

statutes. Responsibilities include the 

development of strategic plans for the 

control of the national environmental 

pesticide situation. Such plans are 

implemented by OPP, other EPA 

components, other Federal agencies, or 

by State, local, and private sectors. OPP 

is also responsible for establishment of 

tolerance levels for pesticide residues 

which occur in or on food; registration 

and reregistration of pesticides; special 

review of pesticides suspected of posing 

unreasonable risks to human health or 

the environment; monitoring of 

pesticide residue levels in food, 

humans, and non-target fish and 

wildlife; preparation of pesticide 

registration guidelines; development of 

standards for the registration and 

reregistration of pesticide products; 

provision of program policy direction to 

technical and manpower training 

activities in the pesticides area; 

development of research needs and 

monitoring requirements for the 

pesticide program and related areas; 

review of impact statements dealing 

with pesticides; providing operational 

guidance to EPA Regional Offices; and 

carrying out of assigned international 

activities. 

(b) Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. The Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), under 

the management of a Director and 

Deputy Director is responsible to the 

Assistant Administrator for those 

activities of the Agency mandated by 

TSCA, PPA, and portions of several 

other statutes. The Director is 

responsible for developing and 

operating Agency programs and policies 

for new and existing chemicals. In each 

of these areas, the Director is 

responsible for information collection 

and coordination; data development; 

health, environmental, and economic 

assessment; and negotiated or regulatory 

control actions. The Director provides 

operational guidance to EPA Regional 

Offices, reviews and evaluates toxic 

substances activities at EPA 

Headquarters and Regional Offices; 

coordinates TSCA activities with other 

EPA offices and Federal and State 

agencies, and conducts the export 

notification required by TSCA and 

provides information to importers. The 

Director is responsible for developing 

policies and procedures for the 

coordination and integration of Agency 

and Federal activities concerning toxic 

substances. The Director is also 

responsible for coordinating 

communication with the industrial 

community, environmental groups, and 

other interested parties on matters 

relating to the implementation of TSCA; 

providing technical support to 

international activities managed by the 

Office of International Activities; and 

managing the joint planning of toxic 

research and development under the 

auspices of the Pesticides/Toxic 

Substances Research Committee. 

(c) Office of Science Coordination and 

Policy. The Office of Science 

Coordination and Policy (OSCP) 

provides coordination, leadership, peer 

review, and synthesis of science and 

science policy within OCSPP. OSCP 

provides guidance to assure sound 

scientific decisions are made regarding 

safe pesticide and chemical 

management through the leadership of 

the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). 

OSCP also coordinates emerging 

exposure and hazard assessment topics 

such as endocrine disruptors and 

biotechnology. 

PART 9—[AMENDED] 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 9 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136–136y; 

15 U.S.C. 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2601–2671, 

21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 33 

U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 

1321, 1326, 1330, 1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and 

(e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 

1971–1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 

242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g, 300g–1, 300g–2, 

300g–3, 300g–4, 300g–5, 300g–6, 300j–1, 

300j–2, 300j–3, 300j–4, 300j–9, 1857 et seq., 

6901–6992k, 7401–7671q, 7542, 9601–9657, 

11023, 11048. 

■ 4. In § 9.1, the table is amended by 

revising the entries, ‘‘162.153’’ and 

‘‘Part 166’’ under the undesignated 

center headings indicated. 

These revisions read as follows: 

§ 9.1 OMB approvals under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

* * * * * 

40 CFR citation 

OMB 

control 

No. 

* * * * * 

State Registration of Pesticide Products 

162.153 ......................................... 2070– 

0182 

* * * * * 

Exemption of Federal and State Agencies 

for Use of Pesticides Under Emergency 

Conditions 

Part 166 ........................................ 2070– 

0182 

40 CFR citation 

OMB 

control 

No. 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

PART 150—[AMENDED] 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 150 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 

1970 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

■ 6. Revise § 150.17 to read as follows: 

§ 150.17 Addresses for the Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

The official addresses, unless 

otherwise noted, are as follows: 

(a) Applications, correspondence, and 

non-docket materials—(1) United States 

Postal Service mailing address. Office of 

Pesticide Programs (7510P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

(2) Hand/courier delivery address. 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 2777 

S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202– 

4501. This is not a mailing address. You 

must make arrangements with the 

person receiving your delivery. 

(b) Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP 

Docket)—(1) Electronic docket address. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available in the electronic docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the docket index at 

regulations.gov, 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, 

will be publicly available only at the 

OPP Docket. 

(2) Physical location. Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. This is not a mailing 

address. For instructions on visiting the 

docket, go to http://www.epa.gov/

dockets/contacts.htm. 

(3) United States Postal Service 

mailing address. Office of Pesticide 

Programs Regulatory Public Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

(4) Hand/courier delivery. For hand/ 

courier delivery or to make special 

arrangements for deliveries of boxed 

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

dockets/contacts.htm. 

PART 164—[AMENDED] 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 164 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136d. 

■ 8. In § 164.2, revise in paragraph (l)(2) 

the last sentence and paragraph (s) to 

read as follows: 

§ 164.2 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(l) * * * 

(2) * * * Such judicial officer shall 

not be employed by the Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention or have any connection with 

the preparation or presentation of 

evidence for a hearing. 

* * * * * 

(s) The term Respondent means the 

Assistant Administrator of the Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention. 

* * * * * 

PART 178—[AMENDED] 

■ 9. The authority citation for part 178 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a, 371(a); Reorg. 

Plan No. 3 of 1970. 

■ 10. In § 178.3, revise the term 

‘‘Assistant Administrator’’ to read as 

follows: 

§ 178.3 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Assistant Administrator means the 

Agency’s Assistant Administrator for 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention, or any officer or employee 

of the Agency’s Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention to 

whom the Assistant Administrator 

delegates the authority to perform 

functions under this part. 

* * * * * 

PART 179—[AMENDED] 

■ 11. The authority citation for part 179 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a, 371(a); Reorg. 

Plan No. 3 of 1970. 

■ 12. In § 179.3, remove the definition 

of ‘‘OPPTS,’’ revise the definition of 

‘‘Assistant Administrator,’’ and add in 

alphabetical order the definition of 

‘‘OCSPP’’ to read as follows: 

§ 179.3 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Assistant Administrator means the 

Agency’s Assistant Administrator for 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention, or any officer or employee 

of the Agency’s Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention to 

whom the Assistant Administrator has 

delegated the authority to perform 

functions under this part. 

* * * * * 

OCSPP means the Agency’s Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention. 

* * * * * 

§§ 179.24, 179.42, 179.83, and 179.117 

[Amended] 

■ 13. In §§ 179.24(b)(1) through (3), 

179.42(a), 179.83(a)(2) through (4) and 

(b) introductory text, and 179.117(a), 

remove the acronym ‘‘OPPTS’’ and add 

in its place the acronym ‘‘OCSPP’’ 

everywhere it appears. 

PART 700—[AMENDED] 

■ 14. The authority citation for part 700 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625 and 2665, 

44 U.S.C. 3504. 

■ 15. Add new subpart A, consisting of 

§ 700.17, to read as follows: 

Subpart A—Addresses 

§ 700.17 Addresses for the Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

The official addresses, unless 

otherwise noted, are as follows: 

(a) Correspondence and non-docket 

materials—(1) United States Postal 

Service mailing address. Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

(7401M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

(2) Hand/courier delivery address. 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA East Bldg., 1201 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20004. This is not a mailing address. 

You must make arrangements with the 

person receiving your delivery. 

(b) Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket)—(1) 

Electronic docket address. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

in the electronic docket at http://www.

regulations.gov. Although listed in the 

docket index at regulations.gov, 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, will be publicly 

available only at the OPPT Docket. 

(2) Physical location. Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The telephone number for 

the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. 

This is not a mailing address. For 

instructions on visiting the docket, go to 

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

htm. 

(3) United States Postal Service 

mailing address. Document Control 

Office (7407M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

(4) Hand/courier delivery address. 

Document Control Office, Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC. Deliveries 

are only accepted between 8:30 a.m. and 

4 p.m., and special arrangements should 

be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. The telephone number for 

the Document Control Office is (202) 

564–8930. 

PART 712—[AMENDED] 

■ 16. The authority citation for part 712 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(a). 

§ 712.30 [Amended] 

■ 17. In § 712.30(c)(1), remove the 

phrase ‘‘Prevention, Pesticides and 

Toxic Substances’’ and add in its place 

‘‘Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention.’’ 

PART 716—[AMENDED] 

■ 18. The authority citation for part 716 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(d). 

§ 716.105 [Amended] 

■ 19. In § 716.105(c), remove the phrase 

‘‘Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 

Substances’’ and add in its place 

‘‘Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention.’’ 

PART 720—[AMENDED] 

■ 20. The authority citation for part 720 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 2613. 

■ 21. In § 720.95, revise the last 

sentence of the section to read as 

follows: 

§ 720.95 Public file. 

* * * Publically available docket 

materials are available at the addresses 

in § 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

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PART 723—[AMENDED] 

■ 22. The authority citation for part 723 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604. 

§ 723.50 [Amended] 

■ 23. In § 723.50(h)(2)(i)(A), remove the 

phrase ‘‘the Office of Prevention, 

Pesticides, and Toxic Substances’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention.’’ 

PART 725—[AMENDED] 

■ 24. The authority citation for part 725 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, 2613, and 

2625. 

§ 725.67 [Amended] 

■ 25. In § 725.67(b)(1), remove the 

phrase ‘‘Prevention, Pesticides and 

Toxic Substances’’ and add in its place 

‘‘Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention.’’ 

■ 26. In § 725.95, revise the last 

sentence of the section to read as 

follows: 

§ 725.95 Public file. 

* * * Publically available docket 

materials are available at the addresses 

in § 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

PART 761—[AMENDED] 

■ 27. The authority citation for part 761 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 

2614, and 2616. 

§ 761.30 [Amended] 

■ 28. In § 761.30(i)(1)(iii)(A)(1), remove 

the phrase ‘‘Office of Prevention, 

Pesticides, and Toxic Substances’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics.’’ 

PART 763—[AMENDED] 

■ 29. The authority citation for part 763 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607(c), 2643, 

and 2646. 

■ 30. In § 763.90, revise the third 

sentence in paragraph (i)(5) to read as 

follows: 

§ 763.90 Response actions. 

* * * * * 

(i) * * * 

(5) * * * The method is available at 

the addresses in § 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of 

this chapter. * * * 

* * * * * 

PART 766—[AMENDED] 

■ 31. The authority citation for part 766 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603 and 2607. 

■ 32. In § 766.12, revise the last 

sentence of the section to read as 

follows: 

§ 766.12 Testing guidelines. 

* * * Publicly available docket 

materials are available at the addresses 

in § 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

PART 795—[AMENDED] 

■ 33. The authority citation for part 795 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603. 

■ 34. In § 795.232, revise the eleventh 

sentence of paragraph (c)(2)(i) to read as 

follows: 

§ 795.232 Inhalation and dermal 

pharmacokinetics of commercial hexane. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) * * * Copies are available at the 

addresses in § 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of 

this chapter. * * * 

* * * * * 

PART 796—[AMENDED] 

■ 35. The authority citation for part 796 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603. 

§§ 796.1950 and 796.3500 [Amended] 

■ 36. In §§ 796.1950(b)(2)(i) and 

796.3500(b)(1)(ii), remove the phrase 

‘‘Non-Confidential Information Center 

(NCIC) (7407), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Room B–607 NEM, 401 M St. SW., 

Washington, DC 20460, between the 

hours of 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays 

excluding legal holidays’’ and add in its 

place ‘‘Director, Environmental 

Assistance Division (7408), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Room E–543B, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.’’ 

PART 799—[AMENDED] 

■ 37. The authority citation for part 799 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603, 2611, 2625. 

§§ 799.2155 and 799.4360 [Amended] 

■ 38. In §§ 799.2155(a)(1) and 

799.4360(d)(7)(i)(B), remove the phrase 

‘‘Non-Confidential Information Center 

(NCIC) (7407), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Room B–607 NEM, 401 M St. SW., 

Washington, DC 20460, between the 

hours of 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays 

excluding legal holidays’’ and add in its 

place ‘‘Director, Environmental 

Assistance Division (7408), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 

E–543B, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001.’’ 

■ 39. In § 799.6755, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (f) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.6755 TSCA partition coefficient 

(n-octanol/water), shake flask method. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 40. In § 799.6756, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (e) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.6756 TSCA partition coefficient 

(n-octanol/water), generator column 

method. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 41. In § 799.6784, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (f) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.6784 TSCA water solubility: Column 

elution method; shake flask method. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 42. In § 799.6786: 

■ i. Remove the acronym ‘‘OPPTS’’ and 

add in its place the acronym ‘‘OCSPP’’ 

in paragraph (b)(3)(ii). 

■ ii. Revise the last sentence of 

paragraph (e) introductory text to read 

as follows: 

§ 799.6786 TSCA water solubility: 

Generator column method. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 43. In § 799.9110, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (f) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9110 TSCA acute oral toxicity. 

* * * * * 

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(f) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 44. In § 799.9120, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (f) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9120 TSCA acute dermal toxicity. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 45. In § 799.9130, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (g) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9130 TSCA acute inhalation toxicity. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 46. In § 799.9305, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9305 TSCA Repeated dose 28-day 

oral toxicity study in rodents. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 47. In § 799.9310, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9310 TSCA 90-day oral toxicity in 

rodents. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 48. In § 799.9325, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9325 TSCA 90-day dermal toxicity. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 49. In § 799.9346, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9346 TSCA 90-day inhalation 

toxicity. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 50. In § 799.9355, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9355 TSCA reproduction/ 

developmental toxicity screening test. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 51. In § 799.9365, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9365 TSCA combined repeated dose 

toxicity study with the reproduction/ 

developmental toxicity screening test. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 52. In § 799.9370, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9370 TSCA prenatal developmental 

toxicity. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 53. In § 799.9380, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (g) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9380 TSCA reproduction and fertility 

effects. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2). 

* * * * * 

■ 54. In § 799.9410, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9410 TSCA chronic toxicity. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 55. In § 799.9420, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (g) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9420 TSCA carcinogenicity. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 56. In § 799.9430, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (h) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9430 TSCA combined chronic 

toxicity/carcinogenicity. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 57. In § 799.9537, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (i) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9537 TSCA in vitro mammalian 

chromosome aberration test. 

* * * * * 

(i) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 58. In § 799.9620, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (g) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9620 TSCA neurotoxicity screening 

battery. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 59. In § 799.9630, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (f) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9630 TSCA developmental 

neurotoxicity. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

■ 60. In § 799.9780, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (j) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 799.9780 TSCA immunotoxicity. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * These references are 

available at the addresses in 

§ 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

§§ 799.9135, 799.9510, 799.9530, 799.9538, 

and 799.9539 [Amended] 

■ 61. In §§ 799.9135(h) introductory 

text, 799.9510(g) introductory text, 

799.9530(g) introductory text, 

799.9538(g) introductory text, and 

799.9539(g) introductory text, remove 

the phrase ‘‘for inspection at the TSCA 

Nonconfidential Information Center, 

Rm. NE–B607, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 401 M St. SW., 

Washington, DC, 12 noon to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except legal 

holidays.’’ and add in its place ‘‘at the 

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1Although the notice was signed on June 2, 2010, 

it was not publicly distributed until the next day, 

June 3, 2010. The EPA generally regards 

‘‘promulgation’’ for public notice purposes to mean 

signature of a final rule combined with its public 

dissemination. For purposes of CAA section 

107(d)(1), therefore, which imposes deadlines tied 

to the promulgation of the NAAQS for states to 

submit designations recommendations and for the 

EPA to promulgate designations, the EPA interprets 

the promulgation date of the 2010 primary SO2

NAAQS to be June 3, 2010. 

addresses in § 700.17(b)(1) and (2) of 

this chapter.’’ 

[FR Doc. 2012–18793 Filed 8–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 81 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0233; FRL–9700–7] 

Extension of Deadline for 

Promulgating Designations for the 

2010 Primary Sulfur Dioxide National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of deadline for 

promulgating designations. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing that 

it is using its authority under the Clean 

Air Act (CAA) to extend by up to 1 year 

the deadline for promulgating initial 

area designations for the primary sulfur 

dioxide (SO2) national ambient air 

quality standard (NAAQS) that was 

promulgated in June 2010. With this 

extension, the EPA is now required to 

complete initial designations for this 

NAAQS by June 3, 2013. 

DATES: The new deadline for the EPA to 

promulgate designations for the 2010 

primary SO2 NAAQS is June 3, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding this action, contact 

Rhonda Wright, Air Quality Policy 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, Mail Code C539–04, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; telephone number: 919–541– 

1087; fax number: 919–541–0824; email 

address: wright.rhonda@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

preamble is organized as follows: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

B. Where can I get a copy of this document 

and other related information? 

II. Background 

A. Area Designation Requirements 

B. Summary of Designations Guidance 

Provided in the Proposed and Final SO2

NAAQS Preambles and in the March 2011 

and September 2011 Memoranda 

III. Extension of Deadline for Promulgating 

Designations for the 2010 NAAQS 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action include state, local, and tribal 

governments that would participate in 

the initial area designation process for 

the 2010 SO2 standard. 

B. Where can I get a copy of this 

document and other related 

information? 

The EPA has established a docket for 

designations for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS 

under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2012–0233. All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., confidential business 

information 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 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the EPA Docket Center EPA/DC, EPA 

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue 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 EPA 

Docket Center is (202) 566–1742. 

An electronic copy of this document 

is also available at www.epa.gov/ 

so2designations. 

II. Background 

A. Area Designation Requirements 

On June 2, 2010, the EPA 

Administrator signed a notice of final 

rulemaking that revised the primary SO2

NAAQS (75 FR 35520, published on 

June 22, 2010) after review of the 

existing two primary SO2 standard 

promulgated on April 30, 1971 (36 FR 

8187).1 The EPA established the revised 

primary SO2 NAAQS at 75 parts per 

billion (ppb) which is attained when the 

3-year average of the annual 99th 

percentile of 1-hour daily maximum 

concentrations does not exceed 75 ppb. 

The EPA determined in that rulemaking 

that this is the level necessary to 

provide protection of public health with 

an adequate margin of safety, especially 

for children, the elderly and those with 

asthma. These groups are particularly 

susceptible to the health effects 

associated with breathing SO2. 

After the EPA establishes or revises a 

NAAQS pursuant to CAA section 109, 

the CAA directs the EPA and the states 

to begin taking steps to ensure that those 

NAAQS are met. The first step is to 

identify areas of the country that do or 

do not meet the new or revised NAAQS. 

This step is known as the initial area 

designations. Section 107(d)(1) of the 

CAA provides that, ‘‘By such date as the 

Administrator may reasonably require, 

but not later than 1 year after 

promulgation of a new or revised 

NAAQS for any pollutant under section 

109, the Governor of each state shall 

* * * submit to the Administrator a list 

of all areas (or portions thereof) in the 

state’’ that designated those areas as 

nonattainment, attainment, or 

unclassifiable. The CAA defines an area 

as nonattainment if it is violating the 

NAAQS or if it is contributing to a 

violation in a nearby area. See CAA 

section 107(d)(1)(A)(i). 

The CAA further provides, ‘‘Upon 

promulgation or revision of a NAAQS, 

the Administrator shall promulgate the 

designations of all areas (or portions 

thereof) * * * as expeditiously as 

practicable, but in no case later than 2 

years from the date of promulgation of 

the new or revised NAAQS. Such period 

may be extended for up to 1 year in the 

event the Administrator has insufficient 

information to promulgate the 

designations.’’ See CAA section 

107(d)(1)(B)(i). 

After the states submit their 

recommendations, but no later than 120 

days prior to promulgating designations, 

the EPA is required to notify a state of 

any intended modifications to the state’s 

recommended designation. The state 

then has an opportunity to demonstrate 

why any proposed modification is 

inappropriate. Whether or not a state 

provides a recommendation, the EPA 

must promulgate the designation that 

the agency deems appropriate within 

two years of promulgation of the 

NAAQS (or within 3 years if the EPA 

extends the deadline). 

For the June 2010 SO2 NAAQS, the 

deadline for states to submit designation 

recommendations to the EPA for their 

areas was June 3, 2011. The EPA has 

been evaluating these recommendations 

and conducting additional analyses to 

determine whether it is necessary to 

modify any of the state 

recommendations. The EPA was 

originally intending to complete the 

initial designations for the 2010 SO2

NAAQS on a 2-year schedule, by June 

3, 2012. We explained this intent in the 

preambles to the notices of proposed 

and final rulemakings for the revised 

SO2 NAAQS, and in subsequently 

issued guidance documents suggesting 

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