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may enforce the rules in this section. In 

the navigable waters of the United 

States to which this section applies, 

when immediate action is required and 

representatives of the Coast Guard are 

not present or are not present in 

sufficient force to provide effective 

enforcement of this section, any Federal 

Law Enforcement Officer, Oregon Law 

Enforcement Officer, or Washington 

Law Enforcement Officer may enforce 

the rules contained in this section 

pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 70118. In 

addition, the Captain of the Port may be 

assisted by other federal, state, or local 

agencies in enforcing this section. 

(h) Waiver. The Captain of the Port 

Columbia River may waive any of the 

requirements of this section for any 

vessel or class of vessels upon finding 

that operational conditions or other 

circumstances are such that application 

of this section is unnecessary or 

impractical for the purpose of port 

safety or environmental safety. 

Dated: January 17, 2013. 

B.C. Jones, 

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

Port, Sector Columbia River. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0456; FRL–9367–2] 

Styrene-2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate 

Copolymer; 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 2-propenoic 

acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, polymer with 

ethenylbenzene; also known as styrene2-ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer when 

used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide 

chemical formulation. H. B. Fuller 

Company 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 2- 

propenoic acid, 2-Ethylhexyl Ester, 

Polymer with Ethenylbenzene on food 

or feed commodities. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

January 30, 2013. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before April 1, 2013, 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–2012–0456, 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), EPA West 

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: 

Mark Dow, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 

305–5533; email address: 

dow.mark@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 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

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 Printing 

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–2012–0456 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 April 1, 2013. 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 (excluding 

any Confidential Business Information 

(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 the non-CBI copy of your 

objection or hearing request, identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0456, by one of the following 

methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be CBI or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

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

II. Background and Statutory Findings 

In the Federal Register of August 22, 

2012 (77 FR 50661) (FRL–9358–9), EPA 

issued a document pursuant to FFDCA 

section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a, announcing 

the receipt of a pesticide petition (PP 

2E8033) filed by H.B. Fuller Company 

(1200 Willow Lake Boulevard, St. Paul, 

MN 55110–5101). The petition 

requested that 40 CFR 180.960 be 

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from the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of 2-propenoic acid, 2- 

ethylhexyl ester, polymer with 

ethenylbenzene; CAS No. 25153–46–2. 

That document 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). Styrene-2-ethylhexyl 

acrylate copolymer 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 not a cationic 

polymer nor is it reasonably anticipated 

to become a cationic polymer in a 

natural aquatic environment. 

2. The polymer does contain as an 

integral part of its composition the 

atomic elements carbon, hydrogen, and 

oxygen. 

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 

applicable TSCA section 5 exemption. 

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’s number average MW 

of 14,000 daltons is greater than or equal 

to 10,000 daltons. The polymer contains 

less than 2% oligomeric material below 

MW 500 and less than 5% oligomeric 

material below MW 1,000. 

Thus, styrene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate 

copolymer 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 styrene-2-ethylhexyl 

acrylate copolymer. 

IV. Aggregate Exposures 

For the purposes of assessing 

potential exposure under this 

exemption, EPA considered that 

styrene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer 

could be present in all raw and 

processed agricultural commodities and 

drinking water, and that nonoccupational non-dietary exposure was 

possible. The number average MW of 

styrene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer 

is 14,000 daltons. Generally, a polymer 

of this size would be poorly absorbed 

through the intact gastrointestinal tract 

or through intact human skin. Since 

styrene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer 

conforms 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 styrene-2- 

ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer to share 

a common mechanism of toxicity with 

any other substances, and styrene-2- 

ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer does not 

appear to produce a toxic metabolite 

produced by other substances. For the 

purposes of this tolerance action, 

therefore, EPA has assumed that 

styrene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer 

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 Web site 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 

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copolymer, 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 styrene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate 

copolymer. 

VIII. Other Considerations 

A. Existing Exemptions From a 

Tolerance 

There are no existing exemptions 

from the requirements of a tolerance. 

B. 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. 

C. International Residue Limits 

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA 

seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with 

international standards whenever 

possible, consistent with U.S. food 

safety standards and agricultural 

practices. EPA considers the 

international maximum residue limits 

(MRLs) established by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as 

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

The Codex Alimentarius is a joint 

United Nations Food and Agriculture 

Organization/World Health 

Organization food standards program, 

and it is recognized as an international 

food safety standards-setting 

organization in trade agreements to 

which the United States is a party. EPA 

may establish a tolerance that is 

different from a Codex MRL; however, 

FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that 

EPA explain the reasons for departing 

from the Codex level. 

The Codex has not established a MRL 

for styrene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate 

copolymer. 

IX. Conclusion 

Accordingly, EPA finds that 

exempting residues of styrene-2- 

ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer from the 

requirement of a tolerance will be safe. 

X. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule establishes a tolerance 

under FFDCA section 408(d) 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) (15 U.S.C. 272 

note). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established on the basis of a petition 

under FFDCA section 408(d), such as 

the tolerance in this final rule, do not 

require the issuance of a proposed rule, 

the requirements of the Regulatory 

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

seq.), do not apply. 

This final rule directly regulates 

growers, food processors, food handlers, 

and food retailers, not States or tribes, 

nor does this action alter the 

relationships or distribution of power 

and responsibilities established by 

Congress in the preemption provisions 

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

the Agency has determined that this 

action will not have a substantial direct 

effect on States or tribal governments, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States or tribal 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

tribes, 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) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

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 lowincome 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 

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 Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: January 23, 2013. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 180.960, the table is amended 

by adding alphabetically the following 

polymer to read as follows: 

§ 180.960 Polymers; exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance. 

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Polymer CAS No. 

* * * * * 

2-Propenoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl 

ester, polymer with 

ethenylbenzene 14,000 daltons ....................................... 25153–46–2 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

43 CFR Part 2 

RIN 1093–AA15 

Freedom of Information Act 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

corrections to the final rule published 

on December 31, 2012 (77 FR 76898). 

The regulation revises the Department’s 

Freedom of Information Act regulations. 

DATES: Effective January 30, 2013 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Cafaro, Office of Executive 

Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, 202– 

208–5342. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

published a document in the Federal 

Register on December 31, 2012, revising 

the Department of the Interior Freedom 

of Information Act (FOIA) regulations. 

This document inadvertently omitted 

amendatory language needed to replace 

a phrase, to amend a sentence, and to 

renumber the sections in several 

redesignated subparts. This publication 

corrects that omission. 

Correction of Publication 

Accordingly, the publication on 

December 31, 2012, of the final rule that 

was the subject of FR Doc. 2012–31117, 

is corrected as follows: 

■ 1. On page 76902, in the third column, 

revise numbered instruction 3 to read as 

follows: 

‘‘3. Subpart F (consisting of § 2.41), 

subpart G (consisting of §§ 2.45 through 

2.79), and subpart H (consisting of 

§§ 2.80 through 2.90) are redesignated as 

subpart J (consisting of § 2.200), subpart 

K (consisting of §§ 2.220 through 2.254), 

and subpart L (consisting of §§ 2.280 

through 2.290).’’ 

■ 2. On page 76903, in the third column, 

in § 2.5(d), remove the words ‘‘does not 

hear from you’’ and add in their place 

the words ‘‘does not receive a written 

response.’’ 

■ 3. On page 76911, in the first column, 

in paragraph (b)(1), remove the words 

‘‘hears from you’’ and add in their place 

the words ‘‘receives a written response.’’ 

■ 4. On page 76905, in the first column, 

add the following sentence at the end of 

paragraph (h): 

If you believe this response was in 

error, you may file an appeal in 

accordance with the procedures in 

§ 2.59. 

David J. Hayes, 

Deputy Secretary of the Interior. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–10–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 4 

[PS Docket No. 11–82; DA 12–1962] 

Extension of the Commission’s Rules 

Regarding Outage Reporting to 

Interconnected Voice Over Internet 

Protocol Service Providers and 

Broadband Internet Service Providers 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

correction to text in the Report and 

Order, FCC 12–22, adopted on February 

15, 2012 and released on February 21, 

2012, in PS Docket No. 11–82. The 

Report and Order was published in the 

Federal Register on Friday, April 27, 

2012. This document also contains a 

related correction to text in the Federal 

Register but makes no changes to the 

final rules. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

January 30, 2013. The rules in the 

Report and Order contain information 

collection requirements. The Federal 

Communications Commission 

published a document in the Federal 

Register announcing that OMB 

approved the information collection and 

that the rules in the Report and Order 

became effective December 16, 2012 (77 

FR 63757). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Intoccia, Special Counsel, 

Cybersecurity and Communications 

Reliability Division, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418– 

1470 or gregory.intoccia@fcc.gov 

(email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 21, 2012, the Federal 

Communications Commission released a 

Report and Order, FCC 12–22, in PS 

Docket No. 11–82, which was published 

at 27 FCC Rcd 2650 (2012). Under 

delegated authority, the Public Safety 

and Homeland Security Bureau of the 

Federal Communications Commission 

adopted and released Order DA 12–1962 

on December 6, 2012. Order DA 12– 

1962, an Erratum, made a correction to 

the second sentence of paragraph 89 of 

the Report and Order. Specifically, in 

paragraph 89, in the second sentence, 

the phrase ‘‘(1) that potentially affects at 

least 900,000 users;’’ was corrected to 

read as ‘‘(1) that potentially affects at 

least 900,000 user minutes of 

interconnected VoIP service and results 

in complete loss of service;’’. The 

change was made to correct some 

inconsistency with the related rule and 

with text in several other places in the 

Report in Order reflecting language 

identical to the rule. In FR Doc. 2012– 

9749, which appears on pages 25088 

through 25097 in the Federal Register of 

Friday, April 27, 2012 (77 FR 25088), 

the following correction is made: 

On page 25094, the first column in the 

Discussion section, paragraph 52. 

second sentence, ‘‘We apply to 

interconnected VoIP service providers 

the obligation to report when they have 

experienced, on any facilities that they 

own, operate, lease, or otherwise utilize, 

an outage of at least 30 minutes 

duration: (1) That potentially affects at 

least 900,000 users; * * *’’ is corrected 

to read ‘‘We apply to interconnected 

VoIP service providers the obligation to 

report when they have experienced, on 

any facilities that they own, operate, 

lease, or otherwise utilize, an outage of 

at least 30 minutes duration: (1) That 

potentially affects at least 900,000 user 

minutes of interconnected VoIP service 

and results in complete loss of service; 

* * *.’’ 

The Bureau has not changed the text 

of the final rules that amended 47 CFR 

part 4. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

David S. Turetsky, 

Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security 

Bureau. 

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