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security zone lasting eleven hours that 

will prohibit entry within a half mile 

radius of the Olmsted Lock and Dam, 

located at mile marker 964.5 on the 

Ohio River. It is categorically excluded 

from further review under paragraph 

L60(a) of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS 

Instruction 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 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; 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.T08–0700 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0700 Security Zone; Ohio River, 

Olmsted, IL. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

security zone: all navigable waters 

within a half mile of Olmsted Lock and 

Dam, located at MM 964.5 on the Ohio 

River, Olmstead, IL. 

(b) Effective period. This section is 

effective from 6 a.m. through 5 p.m. on 

August 30, 2018. 

(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general 

security zone regulations in subpart D of 

this part, you may not enter the security 

zone described in paragraph (a) of this 

section unless authorized by the Captain 

of the Port Sector Ohio Valley (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 Ohio Valley. A designated 

representative may be a Patrol 

Commander (PATCOM). The PATCOM 

may be aboard either a Coast Guard or 

Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel. The Patrol 

Commander may be contacted on 

Channel 16 VHF–FM (156.8 MHz) by 

the call sign ‘‘PATCOM’’. 

(2) To seek permission to enter, 

contact the COTP or the COTP’s 

designated representative via VHF–FM 

Channel 16 or 502–779–5422. 

(3) Those in the security zone must 

comply with all lawful orders or 

directions given to them by the COTP or 

the COTP’s designated representative. 

(d) Informational broadcasts. The 

COTP or a designated representative 

will inform the public through 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNMs) 

of the enforcement period for the 

temporary security zone as well as any 

changes in the dates and times of 

enforcement. 

Dated: August 17, 2018. 

M.B. Zamperini, 

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

Port Sector Ohio Valley. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0520; FRL–9979–94] 

Lignosulfonic Acid, Calcium, Comp. 

With 1,6 Hexanediamine Polymer With 

Guanidine Hydrochloride (1:1); 

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 lignosulfonic 

acid, calcium, comp. with 1,6 

hexanediamine polymer with guanidine 

hydrochloride (1:1) number average 

molecular weight 4,500 to 7,000 when 

used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide 

chemical formulation. Acadia 

Regulatory Consulting on behalf of 

Lidan, 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 

lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 

1,6 hexanediamine polymer with 

guanidine hydrochloride (1:1) on food 

or feed commodities. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

August 24, 2018. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before October 23, 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: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2017–0520. 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: 

Michael Goodis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 

305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• 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 provides 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 

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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 40 CFR part 180 

through the Government Publishing 

Office’s e-CFR site at http://

ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/ 

40tab_02.tpl. 

C. 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–2017–0520 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 October 23, 2018. 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–2017–0520, 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. Background and Statutory Findings 

In the Federal Register of March 21, 

2018 (83 FR 12311) (FRL–9974–76), 

EPA issued a notification pursuant to 

section 408 of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a, 

announcing the receipt of a pesticide 

petition (PP IN–11005) filed by Acadia 

Regulatory Consulting, LLC (331 W King 

Road, Ithaca, NY 14850) on behalf of 

Lidan, Inc. (30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, 

New York, NY 10005). The petition 

requested that 40 CFR 180.960 be 

amended by establishing an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of lignosulfonic acid, calcium, 

comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine polymer 

with guanidine hydrochloride (1:1); 

CAS Reg. No. 1905409–74–6 as a 

stabilizer and safener in pesticide 

formulations. That notification included 

a summary of the petition prepared by 

the petitioner and solicited comments 

on the petitioner’s request. The Agency 

did not receive any comments. 

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

allows EPA to establish an exemption 

from the requirement for a tolerance (the 

legal limit for a pesticide chemical 

residue in or on a food) only if EPA 

determines that the exemption is ‘‘safe.’’ 

Section 408(c)(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 

use 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 an 

exemption from the requirement of 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 . . .’’ and specifies 

factors EPA is to consider in 

establishing an exemption. 

III. Risk Assessment and Statutory 

Findings 

EPA establishes exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance only in those 

cases where it can be shown that the 

risks from aggregate exposure to 

pesticide chemical residues under 

reasonably foreseeable circumstances 

will pose no appreciable risks to human 

health. In order to determine the risks 

from aggregate exposure to pesticide 

inert ingredients, the Agency considers 

the toxicity of the inert in conjunction 

with possible exposure to residues of 

the inert ingredient through food, 

drinking water, and through other 

exposures that occur as a result of 

pesticide use in residential settings. If 

EPA is able to determine that a finite 

tolerance is not necessary to ensure that 

there is a reasonable certainty that no 

harm will result from aggregate 

exposure to the inert ingredient, an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance may be established. 

Consistent with FFDCA section 

408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the 

available scientific data and other 

relevant information in support of this 

action and considered its validity, 

completeness and reliability and the 

relationship of this information to 

human risk. EPA has also considered 

available information concerning the 

variability of the sensitivities of major 

identifiable subgroups of consumers, 

including infants and children. In the 

case of certain chemical substances that 

are defined as polymers, the Agency has 

established a set of criteria to identify 

categories of polymers expected to 

present minimal or no risk. The 

definition of a polymer is given in 40 

CFR 723.250(b) and the exclusion 

criteria for identifying these low-risk 

polymers are described in 40 CFR 

723.250(d). Lignosulfonic acid, calcium, 

comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine polymer 

with guanidine hydrochloride (1:1) 

conforms to the definition of a polymer 

given in 40 CFR 723.250(b) and meets 

the following criteria that are used to 

identify low-risk polymers. 

1. The polymer is a cationic polymer 

or it is reasonably anticipated to become 

a cationic polymer in natural aquatic 

environments; however, the polymer is 

a solid material that is not soluble or 

dispersible in water and will be used 

only in the solid phase and is not 

excluded from exemption by other 

factors. 

2. The polymer does contain as an 

integral part of its composition at least 

two of the atomic elements carbon, 

hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, and 

sulfur. 

3. The polymer does not contain as an 

integral part of its composition, except 

as impurities, any element other than 

those listed in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(2)(ii). 

4. The polymer is neither designed 

nor can it be reasonably anticipated to 

substantially degrade, decompose, or 

depolymerize. 

5. The polymer is manufactured or 

imported from monomers and/or 

reactants that are already included on 

the TSCA Chemical Substance 

Inventory or manufactured under an 

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6. The polymer is not a water 

absorbing polymer with a number 

average molecular weight (MW) greater 

than or equal to 10,000 daltons. 

Additionally, the polymer also meets 

as required the following exemption 

criteria specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e). 

7. The polymer does not contain 

certain perfluoroalkyl moieties 

consisting of a CF3- or longer chain 

length as listed in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(6). 

Additionally, the polymer also meets 

as required the following exemption 

criteria: Specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e): 

The polymer’s number average MW of 

is greater than 1,000 and less than 

10,000 daltons. The polymer contains 

less than 10% oligomeric material 

below MW 500 and less than 25% 

oligomeric material below MW 1,000, 

and the polymer and does not contain 

any reactive functional groups. 

Thus, lignosulfonic acid, calcium, 

comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine polymer 

with guanidine hydrochloride (1:1) 

meets the criteria for a polymer to be 

considered low risk under 40 CFR 

723.250. Based on its conformance to 

the criteria in this unit, no mammalian 

toxicity is anticipated from dietary, 

inhalation, or dermal exposure to 

lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 

1,6 hexanediamine polymer with 

guanidine hydrochloride (1:1). 

IV. Aggregate Exposures 

For the purposes of assessing 

potential exposure under this 

exemption, EPA considered that 

lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 

1,6 hexanediamine polymer with 

guanidine hydrochloride (1:1) could be 

present in all raw and processed 

agricultural commodities and drinking 

water, and that non-occupational nondietary exposure was possible. The 

number average MW of lignosulfonic 

acid, calcium, comp. with 1,6 

hexanediamine polymer with guanidine 

hydrochloride (1:1) is 4,500 to 7,000 

daltons. Generally, a polymer of this 

size would be poorly absorbed through 

the intact gastrointestinal tract or 

through intact human skin. Since 

lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 

1,6 hexanediamine polymer with 

guanidine hydrochloride (1:1) conform 

to the criteria that identify a low-risk 

polymer, there are no concerns for risks 

associated with any potential exposure 

scenarios that are reasonably 

foreseeable. The Agency has determined 

that a tolerance is not necessary to 

protect the public health. 

V. Cumulative Effects From Substances 

With a Common Mechanism of Toxicity 

Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA 

requires that, when considering whether 

to establish, modify, or revoke a 

tolerance, the Agency consider 

‘‘available information’’ concerning the 

cumulative effects of a particular 

pesticide’s residues and ‘‘other 

substances that have a common 

mechanism of toxicity.’’ 

EPA has not found lignosulfonic acid, 

calcium, comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine 

polymer with guanidine hydrochloride 

(1:1) to share a common mechanism of 

toxicity with any other substances, and 

lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 

1,6 hexanediamine polymer with 

guanidine hydrochloride (1:1) does not 

appear to produce a toxic metabolite 

produced by other substances. For the 

purposes of this tolerance action, 

therefore, EPA has assumed that 

lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 

1,6 hexanediamine polymer with 

guanidine hydrochloride (1:1) does not 

have a common mechanism of toxicity 

with other substances. For information 

regarding EPA’s efforts to determine 

which chemicals have a common 

mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate 

the cumulative effects of such 

chemicals, see EPA’s website at http:// 

www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative. 

VI. Additional Safety Factor for the 

Protection of Infants and Children 

Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA 

provides that EPA shall apply an 

additional tenfold margin of safety for 

infants and children in the case of 

threshold effects to account for prenatal 

and postnatal toxicity and the 

completeness of the data base unless 

EPA concludes that a different margin of 

safety will be safe for infants and 

children. Due to the expected low 

toxicity of lignosulfonic acid, calcium, 

comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine polymer 

with guanidine hydrochloride (1:1), 

EPA has not used a safety factor analysis 

to assess the risk. For the same reasons 

the additional tenfold safety factor is 

unnecessary. 

VII. Determination of Safety 

Based on the conformance to the 

criteria used to identify a low-risk 

polymer, EPA concludes that there is a 

reasonable certainty of no harm to the 

U.S. population, including infants and 

children, from aggregate exposure to 

residues of lignosulfonic acid, calcium, 

comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine polymer 

with guanidine hydrochloride (1:1). 

VIII. Other Considerations 

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

An analytical method is not required 

for enforcement purposes since the 

Agency is establishing an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance 

without any numerical limitation. 

IX. Conclusion 

Accordingly, EPA finds that 

exempting residues of lignosulfonic 

acid, calcium, comp. with 1,6 

hexanediamine polymer with guanidine 

hydrochloride (1:1) from the 

requirement of a tolerance will be safe. 

X. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule establishes a tolerance 

exemption 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 rules 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 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). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established on the basis of a petition 

under section 408(d) of FFDCA, such as 

the tolerance exemption 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 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 


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the Federal Government and Indian 

tribes, or otherwise have any unique 

impacts on local governments. 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). 

Although this action does not 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), 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. As such, to the 

extent that information is publicly 

available or was submitted in comments 

to EPA, the Agency considered whether 

groups or segments of the population, 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 pesticide discussed in this 

document, compared to the general 

population. 

XI. 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 rule in the Federal 

Register. This 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: August 16, 2018. 

Michael Goodis, 

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. In § 180.960, the table is amended 

by adding alphabetically the following 

polymers to read as follows: 

§ 180.960 Polymers; exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance. 

* * * * * 

Polymer CAS No. 

*******

Lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine polymer with guanidine hydrochloride (1:1), minimum number average molecular weight (in amu); 4,500 daltons ................................................................................................................................ 1905409–74–6 

* * * * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0574; FRL–9978–36] 

Zinc Oxide; Exemption From the 

Requirement of a Tolerance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation amends an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of zinc oxide 

(CAS Reg. No. 1314–13–2) when used as 

an inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations applied to growing crops 

or raw agricultural commodities after 

harvest, to include use as a stabilizer, at 

a concentration not to exceed 15% by 

weight of the pesticide formulation. 

Nutrenare-AG, Inc. submitted a petition 

to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting 

establishment of an amended new use 

for an exemption from the requirement 

of a tolerance. This regulation 

eliminates the need to establish a 

maximum permissible level for residues 

of zinc oxide when used in accordance 

with the limitations of the exemption. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

August 24, 2018. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before October 23, 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–2017–0574, 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 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; main telephone number: 

(703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 


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