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Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev.01. A 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

List of Subjects 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; 50 U.S.C. 191; 

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

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T08–0531 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0531 Safety Zone; Unexploded 

Ordnance Detonation, Gulf of Mexico, 

Pensacola, FL. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All navigable waters on the 

Gulf of Mexico within the approximate 

positions 30°17′47.65′′ N, 87°21′36.5′′ W; 

30°17′47.65′′ N, 87°19′39.8′′ W; 

30°16′6.35′′ N, 87°19′39.8′′ W; and 

30°16′6.35′′ N, 87°21′36.5′′ W near Fort 

Pickens in Pensacola, FL. 

(b) Effective dates. This section is 

effective without actual notice from 

June 22, 2018 through June 30, 2018. 

For purposes of enforcement, actual 

notice will be used from June 14, 2018 

through June 22, 2018. 

(c) Enforcement periods. This section 

will be enforced during the effective 

period one hour prior to, during, and 

after any ordnance exploding 

operations. The operations will take 

place during daylight hours only. The 

Captain of the Port Sector Mobile 

(COTP) or a designated representative 

will inform the public through 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNMs), 

Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), and/ 

or Marine Safety Information Bulletins 

(MSIBs) at least 3 hours in advance of 

each enforcement period. A law 

enforcement vessel will coordinate all 

vessel traffic during the enforcement 

periods. 

(d) Regulations. (1) In accordance 

with the general regulations in § 165.23, 

entry into this zone is prohibited unless 

authorized by the COTP or a designated 

representative. A designated 

representative is a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer of the U.S. 

Coast Guard assigned to units under the 

operational control of USCG Sector 

Mobile. 

(2) Persons or vessels seeking to enter 

into or transit through the zone must 

request permission from the COTP or a 

designated representative. They may be 

contacted on VHF–FM channel 16 or by 

telephone at 251–441–5976. 

(3) Persons and vessels permitted to 

enter this safety zone must transit at 

their slowest safe speed and comply 

with all lawful directions issued by the 

COTP or the designated representative. 

(e) Informational broadcasts. The 

COTP or a designated representative 

will inform the public of the 

enforcement periods of this safety zone 

through BNMs, LNMs, and/or MSIBs as 

appropriate. 

Dated: June 6, 2018. 

M.R. McLellan, 

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

Port Sector Mobile. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13433 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 170 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0184; FRL–9979–50] 

RIN 2070–AJ22 

Pesticides; Agricultural Worker 

Protection Standard; Notification of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of availability. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the 

availability of training materials 

covering the expanded training content 

required by the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Worker 

Protection Standard (WPS) for both 

agricultural workers and pesticide 

handlers. The publication of this 

notification of availability triggers the 

WPS requirement that training programs 

must include all of the topics specified 

in the 2015 revisions to the WPS. 

DATES: Training programs must include 

all of the topics specified in 40 CFR 

170.401(c)(3)(i)–(xxiii) and 

170.501(c)(3)(i)–(xiv) no later than 

December 19, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA 

is not requesting, and does not expect to 

receive, comments on this notification 

of availability. Questions should be 

directed to: Jennifer Park, Field and 

External Affairs Division (7506P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 347–0121; 

email address: Park.Jennifer@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you work in or employ 

persons working in crop production 

agriculture where pesticides are 

applied. 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: 

• Agricultural Establishments (NAICS 

code 111000), e.g., establishments or 

persons, such as farms, orchards, groves, 

greenhouses, and nurseries, primarily 

engaged in growing crops, plants, vines, 

or trees and their seeds. 

• Nursery and Tree Production 

(NAICS code 111421), e.g., 

establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in (1) growing nursery 

products, nursery stock, shrubbery, 

bulbs, fruit stock, sod, and so forth, 

under cover or in open fields and/or (2) 

growing short rotation woody trees with 

a growth and harvest cycle of 10 years 

or less for pulp or tree stock. 

• Timber Tract Operations (NAICS 

code 113110), e.g., establishments or 

persons primarily engaged in the 

operation of timber tracts for the 

purpose of selling standing timber. 

• Forest Nurseries and Gathering of 

Forest Products (NAICS code 113210), 

e.g., establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in (1) growing trees for 

reforestation and/or (2) gathering forest 

products, such as gums, barks, balsam 

needles, rhizomes, fibers, Spanish moss, 

ginseng, and truffles. 

• Farm Workers (NAICS codes 11511, 

115112, and 115114), e.g., 

establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in providing support activities 

for growing crops; establishments or 

persons primarily engaged in 

performing a soil preparation activity or 

crop production service, such as 

plowing, fertilizing, seed bed 


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preparation, planting, cultivating, and 

crop protecting services; and 

establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in performing services on 

crops, subsequent to their harvest, with 

the intent of preparing them for market 

or further processing. 

• Pesticide Handling on Farms 

(NAICS code 115112), e.g., 

establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in performing a soil preparation 

activity or crop production service, such 

as seed bed preparation, planting, 

cultivating, and crop protecting 

services. 

• Farm Labor Contractors and Crew 

Leaders (NAICS code 115115), e.g., 

establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in supplying labor for 

agricultural production or harvesting. 

• Pesticide Handling in Forestry 

(NAICS code 115310), e.g., 

establishments or persons primarily 

providing support activities for forestry, 

such as forest pest control. 

• Pesticide Manufacturers (NAICS 

code 325320), e.g., establishments 

primarily engaged in the formulation 

and preparation of agricultural and 

household pest control chemicals 

(except fertilizers). 

• Farm Worker Support 

Organizations (NAICS codes 813311, 

813312, and 813319), e.g., 

establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in promoting causes associated 

with human rights either for a broad or 

specific constituency; establishments or 

persons primarily engaged in promoting 

the preservation and protection of the 

environment and wildlife; and 

establishments primarily engaged in 

social advocacy. 

• Farm Worker Labor Organizations 

(NAICS code 813930), e.g., 

establishments or persons primarily 

engaged in promoting the interests of 

organized labor and union employees. 

• Crop Advisors (NAICS codes 

115112, 541690, 541712) e.g., 

establishments or persons who 

primarily provide advice and assistance 

to businesses and other organizations on 

scientific and technical issues related to 

pesticide use and pest pressure. 

II. Background 

On November 2, 2015, EPA published 

a final rule making changes to the WPS, 

40 CFR part 170, referred to as the 

‘‘2015 revised WPS’’ (80 FR 67496) 

(FRL–9931–81). The WPS is a regulation 

primarily intended to reduce the risks of 

injury or illness resulting from 

agricultural workers’ and handlers’ use 

of and contact with agricultural 

pesticides on farms, forests, nurseries 

and greenhouses. The rule primarily 

seeks to protect workers (those who 

perform hand-labor tasks on pesticidetreated crops, such as harvesting, 

thinning or pruning) and handlers 

(those who mix, load and apply 

pesticides). The 2015 revised WPS 

requirements retained many of the 1992 

WPS requirements, while increasing the 

stringency of some standards and 

adding new requirements. 

III. Availability of Training Materials 

and Deadline for Compliance With New 

Training Requirements 

Sections 170.401 and 170.501 of the 

2015 revised WPS allowed employers to 

omit certain topics from training 

materials until 180 days after EPA 

publishes in the Federal Register a 

notification of availability of new WPS 

training materials. EPA is announcing 

the availability of new training materials 

covering the expanded training content 

for both workers and handlers. These 

materials, developed through a 

cooperative agreement with the 

Pesticide Education Resources 

Collaborative (PERC), are available at 

http://pesticideresources.org/. These 

materials have been approved by EPA 

and contain the content required by the 

2015 revised WPS. There are also new 

training materials developed by other 

organizations that have been approved 

by EPA and contain the content 

required by the 2015 revised WPS; some 

of these materials are available on the 

PERC website and others are 

proprietary. 

EPA is currently reconsidering three 

requirements of the 2015 revised WPS 

and plans to solicit comments on 

potential changes to the designated 

representative provision, the minimum 

age for handlers and early-entry 

workers, and the application exclusion 

zone. If those requirements are changed 

through a final rulemaking, training 

materials may need to be amended to 

reflect such changes. 

The publication of this notification of 

availability of the training materials 

specified in 40 CFR 170.401(c)(3) and 

170.501(c)(3) commences the 180-day 

period provided in those provisions. Per 

§§ 170.401(c)(3) and 170.501(c)(3), WPS 

training programs must include all of 

the topics specified in 

§§ 170.401(c)(3)(i)–(xxiii) and 

170.501(c)(3)(i)–(xiv) no later than 

December 19, 2018. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 170 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural worker, Employer, Farms, 

Forests, Greenhouses, Nurseries, 

Pesticide handler, Pesticides, Worker 

protection standard. 

Dated: June 13, 2018. 

Charlotte Bertrand, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13353 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0071; FRL–9978–08] 

Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with 

oxirane, mono[2-[2-(2-methoxy

methylethoxy)methylethoxy]

methylether] ether; Tolerance 

Exemption 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of oxirane, 2- 

methyl-, polymer with oxirane, mono[2- 

[2-(2- 

methoxymethylethoxy)methylethoxy]

methylether] ether, number average 

molecular weight 1900 daltons; when 

used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide 

chemical formulation. SciReg, Inc. on 

behalf of Solvay USA Inc., submitted a 

petition to EPA under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

requesting an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance. This 

regulation eliminates the need to 

establish a maximum permissible level 

for residues of oxirane, 2-methyl-, 

polymer with oxirane, mono[2-[2-(2- 

methoxymethylethoxy)

methylethoxy]methylether] ether on 

food or feed commodities. 

DATES: This regulation is effective June 

22, 2018. Objections and requests for 

hearings must be received on or before 

August 21, 2018, and must be filed in 

accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also 

Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0071, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 


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