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defects will be 13 containers. As a 

result, additional containers will be 

required if the inspection for quality or 

U.S. grade calls for fewer than 13 

containers. Table XIII of this section 

provides acceptance numbers for 

internal container defects for selected 

sample sizes. 

TABLE XII—INTERIOR CONTAINER DEFECTS

Defects 

Categories 

Major Minor 

De-tinning in metal container materially affecting usability ............................................................................................. 101 ....................

De-tinning in metal container not materially affecting usability ....................................................................................... .................... 201 

Black spots in metal container ........................................................................................................................................ .................... 202 

Enamel missing (when required) in metal container ....................................................................................................... 102 ....................

Enamel breakdown in metal container material affecting usability ................................................................................. 103 ....................

Enamel cracked in metal container material not affecting usability ................................................................................ .................... 203 

Interior of container damaged materially affecting usability ............................................................................................ 104 ....................

Interior of container damaged not materially affecting usability ...................................................................................... .................... 204 

Other anomaly (ies) of the interior of the container (metal, plastic, paper, rigid, etc.) that materially affects usability 105 ....................

Other anomaly (ies) of the interior of the container (metal, plastic, paper, rigid, etc.) that materially affects appearance but not usability ................................................................................................................................................... .................... 205 

TABLE XIII—ACCEPTANCE NUMBERS

FOR INTERNAL CONTAINER DEFECTS

Sample size 

(n = number of 

containers) 

Major Total 

Interior 

defects 

Interior 

defects 

Ac Re Ac Re 

n—13 ................ 0 1 2 3 

n—21 ................ 1 2 3 4 

n—29 ................ 1 2 4 5 

n—38 ................ 2 3 5 6 

n—48 ................ 2 3 6 7 

n—60 ................ 2 3 7 8 

Dated: January 10, 2012. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Parts 172, 173, 178, and 180 

[Docket No. FDA–2010–F–0320] 

United States Pharmacopeial 

Convention; Filing of Food Additive 

Petition; Amendment 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of petition. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is amending the 

filing notice for a food additive petition 

filed by the U.S. Pharmacopeial 

Convention requesting that the food 

additive regulations that incorporate by 

reference food-grade specifications from 

prior editions of the Food Chemicals 

Codex (FCC) be amended to incorporate 

by reference food-grade specifications 

from the FCC, 7th Edition. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the petitioner’s 

environmental assessment by February 

17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submit written 

comments to the Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mical E. Honigfort, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS– 

265), Food and Drug Administration, 

5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, 

MD 20740–3835, (240) 402–1278. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 10, 2010 (75 FR 48353), FDA 

announced that a food additive petition 

(FAP 0A4782) had been filed by U.S. 

Pharmacopeial Convention, 12601 

Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20852. 

The petition proposes that certain food 

additive regulations, which incorporate 

by reference food-grade specifications 

from prior editions of the FCC, be 

amended to incorporate by reference 

food-grade specifications from the FCC, 

7th Edition. 

Under 21 CFR 171.1(c)(H), either a 

claim of categorical exclusion under 

§ 25.30 (21 CFR 25.30) or 21 CFR 25.32 

or an environmental assessment under 

21 CFR. 25.40 is required to be 

submitted in a food additive petition. A 

claim of categorical exclusion under 

§ 25.30(i) was submitted with the 

petition, which applies to corrections 

and technical changes in regulations. 

The Agency reviewed the claim of 

categorical exclusion submitted by the 

petitioner and stated in the original 

filing notice its determination that, 

under § 25.30(i), the proposed action 

was of a type that does not individually 

or cumulatively have a significant effect 

on the human environment, and 

therefore, neither an environmental 

assessment nor an environmental 

impact statement is required. 

However, upon further review of the 

petition, the Agency has decided that 

the actions being requested in the 

petition are neither corrections nor 

technical changes, and, therefore, the 

categorical exclusion in § 25.30(i) is not 

applicable for the proposed action. The 

Agency informed the petitioner of this 

decision, who subsequently submitted 

an environmental assessment. 

The potential environmental impact 

of this petition is being reviewed. To 

encourage public participation 

consistent with regulation issued under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the Agency is 

placing the environmental assessment 

submitted with the petition that is the 

subject of this notice on public display 

at the Division of Dockets Management 

(see DATES and ADDRESSES) for public 

review and comment. 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) either electronic or written 

comments regarding this document. It is 

only necessary to send one set of 

comments. Identify comments with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FDA will also place on public display 

any amendments to, or comments on, 

the petitioner’s environmental 

assessment without further 

announcement in the Federal Register. 

If, based on its review, the Agency finds 

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is not required, and this petition results 

in a regulation, the notice of availability 

of the Agency’s finding of no significant 

impact and the evidence supporting that 

finding will be published with the 

regulation in the Federal Register in 

accordance with 21 CFR 25.51(b). 

Dated: January 6, 2012. 

Dennis M. Keefe, 

Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, 

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–1120] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events; Spa Creek and Annapolis 

Harbor, Annapolis, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish special local regulations 

during the swim segment of the 

‘‘TriRock Triathlon Series’’, a marine 

event to be held on the waters of Spa 

Creek and Annapolis Harbor on May 12, 

2012. These special local regulations are 

necessary to provide for the safety of life 

on navigable waters during the event. 

This action is intended to temporarily 

restrict vessel traffic in a portion of the 

Spa Creek and Annapolis Harbor during 

the event. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before February 17, 2012. Requests 

for public meetings must be received by 

the Coast Guard on or before the end of 

the comment period. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2011–1120 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is (202) 366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call or email Mr. Ronald Houck, 

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, MD; 

telephone (410) 576–2674, email 

Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2011–1120), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http:// 

www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Proposed Rule’’ and insert 

‘‘USCG–2011–1120’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. Click ‘‘Search’’ then click on the 

balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. 

If you submit your comments by mail or 

hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period and may 

change the rule based on your 

comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

1120’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. You may also visit the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. We have an agreement with 

the Department of Transportation to use 

the Docket Management Facility. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for one on or before the end of the 

comment period, using one of the four 

methods specified under ADDRESSES. 

Please explain why you believe a public 

meeting would be beneficial. If we 

determine that one would aid this 

rulemaking, we will hold one at a time 

and place announced by a later notice 

in the Federal Register. 

Basis and Purpose 

On Saturday, May 12, 2012, 

Competitor Group Inc. of San Diego, 

California, will sponsor the ‘‘TriRock 

Triathlon Series’’ in Annapolis, 

Maryland. The swim segment of the 

event will occur from 6:30 a.m. to 9:15 

a.m. and will be located in Spa Creek 

and Annapolis Harbor. Up to 300 

swimmers will operate on a 500-meter 


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