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tribes. 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.). 

This action does not 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). 

VII. 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: December 12, 2012. 

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 § 180.463, add alphabetically the 

following commodities to the table in 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 180.463 Quinclorac; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

* * * * * 

Berry, low growing, except 

strawberry, subgroup 13– 

07H .................................... 1.5 

* * * * * 

Rhubarb ................................ 0.5 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0740; FRL–9373–8] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Significant New Use Rule on Certain 

Chemical Substances; Withdrawal of 

Significant New Use Rules 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing 

significant new use rules (SNURs) 

promulgated under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 

chemical substances which were the 

subject of premanufacture notices 

(PMNs). EPA published these SNURs 

using direct final rulemaking 

procedures. EPA received notices of 

intent to submit adverse comments on 

these rules. Therefore, the Agency is 

withdrawing these SNURs, as required 

under the expedited SNUR rulemaking 

process. EPA intends to publish in the 

near future proposed SNURs for these 

eight chemical substances under 

separate notice and comment 

procedures. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 2, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control 

Division (7405M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–9232; 

email address: Moss.Kenneth@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

A list of potentially affected entities is 

provided in the Federal Register of 

November 2, 2012 (77 FR 66149) (FRL– 

9366–7). If you have questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

II. What rule is being withdrawn? 

In the Federal Register of November 

2, 2012 (77 FR 66149), EPA issued 

several direct final SNURs, including 

SNURs for the chemical substances that 

are the subject of this withdrawal. These 

direct final rules were issued pursuant 

to the procedures in 40 CFR part 721, 

subpart D. In accordance with 

§ 721.160(c)(3)(ii), EPA is withdrawing 

the rule issued for eight chemical 

substances which were the subject of 

PMNs P–11–327, P–11–328, P–11–329, 

P–11–330, P–11–331, P–11–332, P–12– 

298, and P–12–299, because the Agency 

received notices of intent to submit 

adverse comments. EPA intends to 

publish a proposed SNUR for these 

chemical substances under separate 

notice and comment procedures. 

For further information regarding 

EPA’s expedited process for issuing 

SNURs, interested parties are directed to 

40 CFR part 721, subpart D, and the 

Federal Register of July 27, 1989 (54 FR 

31314). The record for the direct final 

SNURs for the chemical substances that 

are being withdrawn was established at 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0740. That 

record includes information considered 

by the Agency in developing these rules 

and the notices of intent to submit 

adverse comments. 

III. How do I access the docket? 

To access the electronic docket, 

please go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the online instructions to 

access docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2012–0740. Additional 

information about the Docket Facility is 

provided under ADDRESSES in the 

Federal Register of November 2, 2012 

(77 FR 66149). If you have questions, 

consult the technical person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule revokes or eliminates 

an existing regulatory requirements and 

does not contain any new or amended 

requirements. As such, the Agency has 

determined that this withdrawal will 

not have any adverse impacts, economic 

or otherwise. The statutory and 

executive order review requirements 

applicable to the direct final rules were 

discussed in the Federal Register of 

November 2, 2012 (77 FR 66149). Those 

review requirements do not apply to 

this action because it is a withdrawal 

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and does not contain any new or 

amended requirements. 

V. Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

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, which includes a 

copy of the rule, 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 the rule in 

the Federal Register. This rule is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 9 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

40 CFR Part 721 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: December 12, 2012. 

Maria J. Doa, 

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

Therefore, 40 CFR parts 9 and 721 are 

amended as follows: 

PART 9—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. 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. 

§ 9.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The table in § 9.1 is amended by 

removing the entries ‘‘§ 721.10612,’’ 

‘‘§ 721.10613,’’ ‘‘§ 721.10614,’’ 

‘‘§ 721.10615,’’ ‘‘§ 721.10616,’’ 

‘‘§ 721.10617,’’ and ‘‘§ 721.10623’’ under 

the undesignated center heading 

‘‘Significant New Uses of Chemical 

Substances’’. 

PART 721—[AMENDED] 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 721 

continues to read as follows: 

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

2625(c). 

§ 721.10612 [Removed] 

■ 4. Remove § 721.10612. 

§ 721.10613 [Removed] 

■ 5. Remove § 721.10613. 

§ 721.10614 [Removed] 

■ 6. Remove § 721.10614. 

§ 721.10615 [Removed] 

■ 7. Remove § 721.10615. 

§ 721.10616 [Removed] 

■ 8. Remove § 721.10616. 

§ 721.10617 [Removed] 

■ 9. Remove § 721.10617. 

§ 721.10623 [Removed] 

■ 10. Remove § 721.10623. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

47 CFR Part 300 

[Docket Number 121214713–2713–01] 

RIN 0660–XC004 

Revision to the Manual of Regulations 

and Procedures for Federal Radio 

Frequency Management 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) hereby makes 

certain changes to its regulations, which 

relate to the public availability of the 

Manual of Regulations and Procedures 

for Federal Radio Frequency 

Management (NTIA Manual). 

Specifically, NTIA updates the version 

of the Manual of Regulations and 

Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency 

Management with which federal 

agencies must comply when requesting 

use of the radio frequency spectrum. 

DATES: Effective Date: This regulation is 

effective on December 21, 2012. The 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in the rule is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of December 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: A reference copy of the 

NTIA Manual, including all revisions in 

effect, is available in the Office of 

Spectrum Management, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 1087, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Mitchell, Office of Spectrum 

Management, at (202) 482–8124 or 

wmitchell@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

NTIA authorizes the U.S. 

Government’s use of the radio frequency 

spectrum. 47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)(A). As 

part of this authority, NTIA developed 

the NTIA Manual to provide further 

guidance to applicable federal agencies. 

The NTIA Manual is the compilation of 

policies and procedures that govern the 

use of the radio frequency spectrum by 

the U.S. Government. Federal 

government agencies are required to 

follow these policies and procedures in 

their use of the spectrum. 

Part 300 of title 47 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations provides 

information about the process by which 

NTIA regularly revises the NTIA 

Manual and makes public this 

document and all revisions. Federal 

agencies are required to comply with 

the specifications in the NTIA Manual 

when requesting frequency assignments 

for use of the radio frequency spectrum. 

See 47 U.S.C. 901 et seq., Executive 

Order 12046 (March 27, 1978), 43 FR 

13349, 3 CFR 1978 Comp. at 158. 

This rule updates section 300.1(b) of 

title 47 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations to specify the version of the 

NTIA Manual with which federal 

agencies must comply when requesting 

frequency assignments for use of the 

radio frequency spectrum. In particular, 

this rule amends section 300.1(b) by 

replacing ‘‘May 2011’’ with ‘‘May 

2012.’’ See Revision to the Manual of 

Regulations and Procedures for Federal 

Radio Frequency Management, 76 FR 

56984, 56984–85 (Sept. 15, 2011) 

(revising the Manual through May 

2011). Upon the effective date of this 

rule, federal agencies must comply with 

the requirements set forth in the 2008 

edition of the NTIA Manual, as revised 

through May 2012. 

The NTIA Manual is scheduled for 

revision in January, May, and 

September of each year and is submitted 

to the Director of the Federal Register 

for Incorporation by Reference approval. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved this incorporation by 

reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and part 51 of title 1 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations. The NTIA 

Manual is available from the 

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 

Government Printing Office, 

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