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1 89 FR 77467. 2Page 10 of MDAQMD 70 ppb O3 Evaluation, 

Final Staff Report. 

3Page B–10 of SDCAPCD 2020 RACT SIP, 

Attachment B. 

Name of non-regulatory SIP 

revision Applicable geographic area State submittal date EPA approval date Additional explanation 

*******

Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program; Plan for 

Implementation (PFI) for 7 

DE Admin Code 1126 and 7 

DE Admin. Code 1131.

Statewide ............................... 03/13/2023 11/4/2024, [INSERT FIRST 

PAGE OF FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION].

This Plan for Implementation 

applies to both 7 DE 1126 

Motor vehicle Inspection 

Program—Sussex County; 

and to 7 DE 1131 Motor 

Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program—Kent and 

New Castle Counties. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0418; FRL–12225– 

02–R9] 

Air Plan Revisions; California; San 

Diego County Air Pollution Control 

District and Mojave Desert Air Quality 

Management District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action to 

approve revisions to the San Diego 

County Air Pollution Control District 

(SDCAPCD) and Mojave Desert Air 

Quality Management District 

(MDAQMD) portions of the California 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions concern negative declarations 

for the Control Techniques Guidelines 

(CTG) for the Oil and Natural Gas 

Industry (Oil and Natural Gas CTG). 

DATES: This rule is effective December 4, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0418. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the https://www.regulations.gov 

website. 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 through https://

www.regulations.gov, or please contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section for 

additional availability information. If 

you need assistance in a language other 

than English or if you are a person with 

a disability who needs a reasonable 

accommodation at no cost to you, please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eugene Chen, EPA Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 

94105. By phone: (415) 947–4304 or by 

email at chen.eugene@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Proposed Action 

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses 

III. EPA Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Proposed Action 

On September 23, 2024, the EPA 

proposed to approve the California Air 

Resources Board’s (CARB) submittal of 

negative declarations for the Oil and 

Natural Gas CTG adopted by SDCAPCD 

and MDAQMD.1 As discussed in our 

proposed action, these negative 

declarations should provide reasonable 

assurances that no sources subject to the 

CTG’s requirements currently exist in 

the relevant ozone nonattainment areas. 

Based on our review, we did not 

identify any sources that would be 

subject to the Oil and Natural Gas CTG 

and agreed with the SDCAPCD and 

MDAQMD negative declarations. We 

therefore proposed approval of these 

negative declarations for the Oil and 

Natural Gas CTG. 

TABLE 1—SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS

Local agency Document Adopted Submitted 

to EPA 

SDCAPCD ......... 2020 Reasonably Available Control Technology Demonstration for the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards for Ozone in San Diego County (‘‘2020 RACT SIP’’)—Negative Declaration 

for Oil and Natural Gas CTG.

10/14/2020 12/29/2020 

MDAQMD .......... 70 ppb Ozone Standard Implementation Evaluation: RACT SIP Analysis; Federal Negative Declarations; and Emission Statement Certification—Negative Declaration for Oil and Natural Gas 

CTG.

10/28/2019 12/20/2019 

As discussed in our September 23, 

2024 (89 FR 77467) proposal, we only 

proposed action on the negative 

declaration for the Oil and Natural Gas 

CTG in Attachment B of the SDCAPCD 

submittal and did not propose action on 

any other elements of the submittal. 

Similarly, for the MDAQMD submittal, 

we only proposed action on the negative 

declaration for the Oil and Natural Gas 

CTG in table 2 and did not propose 

action on any other elements of the 

submittal. In both cases, the negative 

declarations for the Oil and Natural Gas 

CTG were submitted for the 2008 and 

2015 ozone National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS).2 3


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4 In a separate action earlier this year, the EPA 

proposed to approve a California statewide 

regulation into the California SIP for those areas 

that need to regulate sources covered by the Oil and 

Natural Gas CTG. See 89 FR 36729 (May 3, 2024). 

5November 16, 2020. 85 FR 72963. Our 

November 16, 2020 finding of failure to submit also 

triggered offset sanctions and highway funding 

sanctions. These sanctions clocks were 

extinguished by SDCAPCD’s December 29, 2020 

submittal and our May 6, 2021 letter determining 

that the District’s negative declaration submittal 

was complete. See Docket Item B–01. 

II. Public Comments and EPA 

Responses 

The EPA’s proposed action provided 

a 30-day public comment period. During 

this period, we received four comments. 

We have summarized these comments 

and included our responses below. 

Comment 1: One commenter inquired 

about grants for the electrification of 

equipment on small farms and included 

information regarding a certain model of 

electric tractor deployed in Europe. 

Response 1: Our proposed action is 

related to oil and natural gas sources 

located in certain California air districts. 

We do not consider this comment to be 

germane because it is beyond the scope 

of our proposed action. 

Comment 2: One commenter 

expressed general support for the 

proposed action and urged the EPA to 

adopt the proposed rulemakings. 

Response 2: The EPA acknowledges 

the comment. 

Comment 3: One commenter urged 

the EPA to take action to regulate 

cannabis growth. The commenter asserts 

that cannabis cultivation is responsible 

for significant emissions of greenhouse 

gases and that cannabis plants 

themselves are a source of terpenes, 

which are VOCs that ‘‘when mixed with 

nitrogen oxide and sunlight, form 

ozone-degrading aerosols.’’ 

Response 3: We acknowledge the 

information provided by the commenter 

regarding the potential for the cannabis 

cultivation industry to be a source of 

greenhouse gas emissions and VOCs. As 

noted in our response to Comment 1 of 

this preamble above, our proposed 

action is related to oil and natural gas 

sources located in certain California air 

districts. As a result, we do not consider 

this comment to be germane because it 

is beyond the scope of our proposed 

action. 

Comment 4: One commenter opposes 

the EPA action on the proposed 

rulemakings. The commenter notes the 

need for ozone regulation in southwest 

California under the 2008 and 2015 

ozone NAAQS because ‘‘the ozone 

emitted by the oil and natural gas 

industries has a stronger impact than in 

more temperate regions.’’ The 

commenter suggests that ‘‘providing a 

bulwark against accelerated ozone 

production from [these] sources is 

paramount’’ and concludes by stating 

‘‘if the SDCAPCD, MDAQMD and EPA 

sign onto the negative decision to 

include oil and natural gas industries in 

these portions of the California SIP, the 

problem of ground-level ozone will not 

be fully resolved.’’ 

Response 4: We acknowledge the 

commenters concerns regarding ozone 

levels in southwest California and 

attainment of the 2008 and 2015 ozone 

NAAQS for the areas at issue in the 

EPA’s proposed action. However, we 

disagree with the commenter that the 

proposed action will negatively impact 

ozone emissions in the areas at issue. 

We wish to clarify that the EPA’s 

proposed action involves a negative 

declaration, not a negative decision. As 

discussed above and in our proposed 

action, the negative declarations from 

SDCAPCD and MDAQMD represent 

their certifications that there are no 

sources subject to the Oil and Natural 

Gas CTG present in their jurisdictions. 

A negative declaration does not exempt 

sources from regulation, and if sources 

subject to the Oil and Natural Gas CTG 

subsequently came to exist in either of 

the Districts, CAA sections 182(b)(2) 

and (f) would require that District to 

adopt control measures implementing 

RACT for the CTG.4

III. EPA Action 

None of the comments submitted 

change our assessment of the SIP 

revision as described in the proposed 

action at issue. Therefore, as authorized 

in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA 

is approving SDCAPCD’s and 

MDAQMD’s negative declarations for 

the Oil and Natural Gas CTG because 

they fulfill the relevant requirements in 

CAA sections 110(a), 110(l), and 

182(b)(2). In addition, our approval of 

SDCAPCD’s negative declaration 

terminates the EPA’s obligation to 

promulgate a Federal Implementation 

Plan (FIP) for SDCAPCD arising from 

our November 16, 2020 finding of 

failure to submit for the Oil and Natural 

Gas CTG.5

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 

40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP 

submissions, the EPA’s role is to 

approve State choices, provided that 

they meet the criteria of the Clean Air 

Act. Accordingly, this action merely 

approves State law as meeting Federal 

requirements and does not impose 

additional requirements beyond those 

imposed by State law. For that reason, 

this action: 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 14094 (88 FR 

21879, April 11, 2023); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) 

because it approves a State program; 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); and 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act. 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where the EPA or 

an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

Tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on Tribal 

governments or preempt Tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) directs Federal 

agencies to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on communities with 

environmental justice (EJ) concerns to 

the greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. The EPA defines EJ as 

‘‘the fair treatment and meaningful 

involvement of all people regardless of 

race, color, national origin, or income 

with respect to the development, 

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environmental laws, regulations, and 

policies.’’ The EPA further defines the 

term fair treatment to mean that ‘‘no 

group of people should bear a 

disproportionate burden of 

environmental harms and risks, 

including those resulting from the 

negative environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

The Districts did not evaluate EJ 

considerations as part of its SIP 

submittal; the CAA and applicable 

implementing regulations neither 

prohibit nor require such an evaluation. 

The EPA did not perform an EJ analysis 

and did not consider EJ in this action. 

Due to the nature of the action being 

taken here, this action is expected to 

have a neutral to positive impact on the 

air quality of the affected area. 

Consideration of EJ is not required as 

part of this action, and there is no 

information in the record inconsistent 

with the stated goals of Executive Order 

12898 of achieving EJ for communities 

with EJ concerns. 

This action is subject to the 

Congressional Review Act (CRA), and 

the EPA will submit a rule report to 

each House of the Congress and to the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ 

as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by January 3, 2025. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this rule for the 

purposes of judicial review, nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and it 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. This action may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements (see section 

307(b)(2)). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: October 29, 2024. 

Martha Guzman Aceves, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Environmental Protection 

Agency amends part 52, chapter I, title 

40 of the Code of Federal Regulations as 

follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart F—California 

■ 2. Amend § 52.222 by adding 

paragraph (a)(1)(x) and revising 

paragraphs (a)(5)(ii) and (iii) to read as 

follows. 

§ 52.222 Negative declarations. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(x) The following negative declaration 

for the 2008 ozone standard and 2015 

ozone standard was adopted by the 

District on October 28, 2019, and 

submitted to EPA on December 20, 

2019: EPA Control Techniques 

Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas 

Industry (453/B–16–001). 

* * * * * 

(5) * * * 

(ii) The following negative 

declarations for the 2008 ozone NAAQS 

were adopted by the San Diego County 

Air Pollution Control District. 

CTG document No. Title 

Adopted: 

12/14/2016 

Submitted: 

4/12/2017 

SIP approved: 

12/03/2020 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

6/29/2022 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

1/17/2023 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

11/4/2024 

(A) EPA–450/2–77–008 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary 

Sources—Volume II: Surface 

Coating of Cans, Coils, Paper, 

Fabrics, Automobiles, and LightDuty Trucks (Automobiles, and 

light-duty truck coatings only).

X 

(B) EPA–450/2–77–025 ..... Control of Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, Wastewater 

Separators, and Process Unit 

Turnarounds.

X 

(C) EPA–450/2–77–032 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary 

Sources—Volume III: Surface 

Coating of Metal Furniture.

X 

(D) EPA–450/2–77–033 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary 

Sources—Volume IV: Surface 

Coating of Insulation of Magnet 

Wire.

X 

(E) EPA–450/2–77–034 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary 

Sources—Volume V: Surface 

Coating of Large Appliances.

X 

(F) EPA–450/2–78–029 ...... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products............................. X 


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CTG document No. Title 

Adopted: 

12/14/2016 

Submitted: 

4/12/2017 

SIP approved: 

12/03/2020 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

6/29/2022 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

1/17/2023 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

11/4/2024 

(G) EPA–450/2–78–030 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires.X 

(H) EPA–450/2–78–032 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Existing Stationary 

Sources—Volume VII: Factory 

Surface Coating of Flat Wood 

Paneling.

X 

(I) EPA–450/2–78–036 ....... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Petroleum Refinery Equipment.X 

(J) EPA–450/3–82–009 ...... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners.X 

(K) EPA–450/3–83–006 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Synthetic Organic Chemical Polymer and 

Resin Manufacturing Equipment.

X 

(L) EPA–450/3–83–007 ...... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Equipment Leaks from 

Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing 

Plants.

X 

(M) EPA–450/3–83–008 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Manufacture of High-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and 

Polystyrene Resins.

X 

(N) EPA–450/3–84–015 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Air Oxidation Processes in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry.X 

(O) EPA–450/4–91–031 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor 

Processes and Distillation Operations in Synthetic Organic 

Chemical Manufacturing Industry.

X 

(P) EPA–453/R–97–004 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Coating 

Operations at Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations.

Aerospace MACT, see the Federal 

Register of 6/6/94.

X 

(Q) EPA–453/R–06–004 .... Control Techniques Guidelines for 

Flat Wood Paneling Coatings.

X 

(R) EPA 453/R–07–004 ..... Control Techniques Guidelines for 

Large Appliance Coatings.

X 

(S) EPA 453/R–07—005 .... Control Techniques Guidelines for 

Metal Furniture Coatings.

X 

(T) EPA–453/R–08–003 ..... Control Techniques Guidelines for 

Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic 

Parts Coatings Tables 3–6.

............................ X 

(U) EPA–453/R–08–004 ..... Control Techniques Guidelines for 

Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing 

Materials.

............................ X 

(V) EPA–453/R–08–006 ..... Control Techniques Guidelines for 

Automobile and Light-Duty Truck 

Assembly Coatings.

X 

(W) —N/A— ....................... Major non-CTG VOC sources ........ ............................ ............................ X 

(X) EPA–453/B–16–001). ... Control Techniques Guidelines for 

the Oil and Natural Gas Industry.

............................ ............................ ............................ X 

(iii) The following negative 

declarations for the 2015 ozone NAAQS 

were adopted by the San Diego County 

Air Pollution Control District. 


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CTG document No. Title 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

6/29/2022 

Adopted: 

10/14/2020 

Submitted: 

12/29/2020 

SIP approved: 

11/4/2024 

(A) EPA–450/2–78–029 ..... Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Synthesized 

Pharmaceutical Products.

X 

(B) EPA–453/R–08–003 ..... Control Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts 

Coatings Tables 3–6.

X 

(C) EPA–453/R–08–004 ..... Control Techniques Guidelines for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials X 

(D) EPA–453/B–16–001) .... Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry ........... ............................ X 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0397; FRL–12201–01– 

OCSPP] 

Mefenoxam; Pesticide Tolerances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes 

tolerances for residues of mefenoxam in 

or on Palm, oil. Syngenta Crop 

Protection, LLC requested these 

tolerances under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

November 4, 2024. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before January 3, 2025, 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–2023–0397, is 

available at https://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 and for the OPP 

Docket is (202) 566–1744. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Registration Division 

(7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; main telephone number: 

(202) 566–1030; 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 

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 EPA’s tolerance 

regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through 

the Office of the Federal Register’s eCFR site at https://www.ecfr.gov/ 

current/title-40. 

C. How 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–2023–0397 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 

January 3, 2025. 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– 

2023–0397, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://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 https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/where-sendcomments-epa-dockets. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Summary of Petitioned-For 

Tolerance 

In the Federal Register of September 

12, 2023 (88 FR 62499) (FRL–10579–07– 

OCSPP), EPA issued a document 

pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 

U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing 

of a pesticide petition (PP 3E9048) by 

Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. 

Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. The 

petition requested that 40 CFR part 180 

be amended by establishing tolerances 

for residues of the fungicide 

mefenoxam, in or on palm oil at 0.02 

parts per million (ppm). That document 

referenced a summary of the petition 


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