Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 58 / Wednesday, March 26, 2014 / Proposed Rules 16749 

(‘‘Eight-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan’’) 

as a revision to the Arizona state 

implementation plan (SIP). In 

connection with the Eight-Hour Ozone 

Maintenance Plan, EPA finds that the 

maintenance demonstration showing 

how the area will continue to attain the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS for 10 years 

beyond redesignation and the 

contingency provisions describing the 

actions that the relevant State, regional, 

and local agencies will take in the event 

of a future monitored violation meet all 

applicable requirements for 

maintenance plans and related 

contingency provisions in CAA section 

175A. EPA is also proposing to approve 

the motor vehicle emissions budgets in 

the Eight-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan 

because we find they meet the 

applicable transportation conformity 

requirements under 40 CFR 93.118(e). 

The motor vehicle emissions budgets, 

43.8 mtpd of VOC and 101.8 mtpd of 

NOX, include a 10% safety margin and 

correspond to the peak episode day 

(Thursday) during the June 2025 ozone 

episode that was used to model 

maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS in the Phoenix-Mesa area in the 

Eight-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan. 

Second, under CAA section 

107(d)(3)(D), we are proposing to 

approve ADEQ’s request, which 

accompanied the submitted of the 

maintenance plan, to redesignate the 

Phoenix-Mesa 8-hour ozone 

nonattainment area to attainment for the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. We are 

doing so based on our conclusion that 

the area has met the five criteria for 

redesignation under CAA section 

107(d)(3)(E). Our conclusion in this 

regard is in turn based on our proposed 

determination that the area has attained 

the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, that 

relevant portions of the Arizona SIP are 

fully approved, that the improvement in 

air quality is due to permanent and 

enforceable reductions in emissions, 

that Arizona has met all requirements 

applicable to the Phoenix-Mesa 8-hour 

ozone nonattainment area with respect 

to section 110 and part D of the CAA, 

and based on our proposed approval as 

part of this action of the Eight-Hour 

Ozone Maintenance Plan. 

EPA is soliciting public comments on 

the issues discussed in this document or 

on other relevant matters. We will 

accept comments from the public on 

this proposal for the next 30 days. We 

will consider these comments before 

taking final action. 

VII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, redesignation of an 

area to attainment and the 

accompanying approval of a 

maintenance plan under section 

107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the 

status of a geographical area and do not 

impose any additional regulatory 

requirements on sources beyond those 

imposed by State law. Redesignation to 

attainment does not in and of itself 

create any new requirements, but rather 

results in the applicability of 

requirements contained in the CAA for 

areas that have been redesignated to 

attainment. Moreover, 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, 

EPA’s role is to approve State choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, these 

actions merely propose to approve a 

State plan and redesignation request as 

meeting Federal requirements and do 

not impose additional requirements 

beyond those by State law. For these 

reasons, these proposed actions: 

• Are not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Do not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

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

• Are 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.); 

• Do 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); 

• Do not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Are not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Are not a significant regulatory 

action subject to Executive Order 13211 

(66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Are 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 CAA; and 

• Do not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address 

disproportionate human health or 

environmental effects with practical, 

appropriate, and legally permissible 

methods under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this proposed rule does 

not have Tribal implications as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because 

the SIP is not approved to apply in 

Indian country located in the State, and 

EPA notes that it will not impose 

substantial direct costs on Tribal 

governments or preempt Tribal law. 

Nonetheless, EPA has discussed the 

proposed action with the three Tribes, 

the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, the 

Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian 

Community, and the Tohono O’odham 

Nation located within the Phoenix-Mesa 

8-hour ozone nonattainment area. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR Part 81 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, National parks, 

Wilderness areas. 

Dated: March 14, 2014. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 82 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0600; FRL–9906–74– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AR89 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 

Updates to HCFC Trade Language As 

Applied to Article 5 Countries; 

Ratification Status of Parties to the 

Montreal Protocol; and Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule Commodity Codes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to update: 

regulations governing trade of HCFCs to 

reflect that HCFC control measures have 

now taken effect for Parties operating 

under Article 5 of the Montreal 

Protocol; references to Party ratification 

status; tariff codes for ozone depleting 

substances to address changes made in 

2012 by the U.S. International Trade 


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Commission; and other minor 

provisions. In the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, we are making these 

conforming edits as a direct final rule 

without a prior proposed rule. If we 

receive no adverse comment, we will 

not take further action on this proposed 

rule. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 25, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2013–0600, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov 

• Mail: Docket # EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2013–0600, Air and Radiation Docket 

and Information Center, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 

code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket # EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2013–0600 Air and Radiation 

Docket at EPA West, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room B108, Mail Code 

6102T, Washington, DC 20004. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013– 

0600. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. If you want to submit 

confidential comments, please send 

them to the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of you comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeremy Arling by telephone at (202) 

343–9055 or by email at arling.jeremy@

epa.gov, or by mail at U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Stratospheric Protection Division, 

Stratospheric Program Implementation 

Branch (6205J), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington DC 20460. You may 

also visit the Ozone Protection Web site 

of EPA’s Stratospheric Protection 

Division at www.epa.gov/ozone/

strathome.html for further information 

about EPA’s Stratospheric Ozone 

Protection regulations, the science of 

ozone layer depletion and related 

topics. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Why is EPA issuing this proposed 

rule? 

This document proposes to take 

action on ‘‘Protection of Stratospheric 

Ozone: Updates to HCFC Trade 

Language as Applied to Article 5 

Countries; Ratification Status of Parties 

to the Montreal Protocol; and 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

Commodity Codes.’’ We have published 

a direct final rule in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no adverse comment. We have 

explained our reasons for this action in 

the preamble to the direct final rule. 

If we receive no adverse comment, we 

will not take further action on this 

proposed rule. If we receive adverse 

comment, we will withdraw the direct 

final rule and it will not take effect. We 

would address all public comments in 

any subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. 

We do not intend to institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For further 

information, please see the information 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

II. Does this action apply to me? 

This rulemaking will affect the 

following categories: Industrial Gas 

Manufacturing entities (NAICS code 

325120), including fluorinated 

hydrocarbon gas manufacturers and 

importers; Other Chemical and Allied 

Products Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 

code 424690), including chemical gases 

and compressed gases merchant 

importers. 

This list is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding the types of 

entities that could potentially be 

regulated by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this table could 

also be affected. To determine whether 

your facility, company, business 

organization, or other entity is regulated 

by this action, you should carefully 

examine these regulations. If you have 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

For further information, please see the 

information provided in the direct final 

action that is located in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register publication. 

III. What are the procedures for notice 

and comment on this rulemaking? 

The direct final rule that’s publishing 

in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section 

of this Federal Register will be effective 

on June 24, 2014 without further notice 

unless we receive adverse comment by 

April 25, 2014. If EPA receives adverse 

comment, we will publish a timely 

withdrawal in the Federal Register 

informing the public that all or part of 

the direct final rule will not take effect. 

EPA will address all public comments 

in a subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. We will not institute a 

second public comment period on this 

action. Any parties interested in 

commenting must do so at this time. 

You may claim that information in 

your comments is confidential business 

information, as allowed by 40 CFR part 

2. If you submit comments and include 

information that you claim as 

confidential business information, we 

request that you submit them directly to 

Jeremy Arling in two versions: one 

clearly marked ‘‘Public’’ to be filed in 

the public docket, and the other marked 

‘‘Confidential’’ to be reviewed by 

authorized government personnel only. 

For further information, please see the 

ADDRESSES section of this document. 


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IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the terms of 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and is therefore not 

subject to review under Executive 

Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011). 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action does not impose any new 

information collection burden. EPA 

already requires recordkeeping and 

reporting for ozone-depleting substances 

and this action does not amend those 

provisions. The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) has previously 

approved the information collection 

requirements contained in the existing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 82, subpart A 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

and has assigned OMB control number 

2060–0498. The OMB control numbers 

for EPA’s regulations in 40 CFR are 

listed in 40 CFR part 9. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

generally requires an agency to prepare 

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 

rule subject to notice-and-comment 

rulemaking requirements under the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other statute, unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Small entities 

include small businesses, small 

organizations, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. 

We have considered the economic 

impacts of this rule on small entities. 

For purposes of assessing the impacts of 

this rule on small entities, a small entity 

is defined as: (1) A small business that 

is primarily engaged in industrial gas 

manufacturing as defined by NAICS 

codes 325120 with fewer than 1000 

employees or engaged in wholesale of 

those gases as defined by NAICS codes 

424620 with fewer than 100 employees; 

(2) a small governmental jurisdiction 

that is a government of a city, county, 

town, school district or special district 

with a population of less than 50,000; 

and (3) a small organization that is any 

not-for-profit enterprise which is 

independently owned and operated and 

is not dominant in its field. 

After considering the economic 

impacts of today’s proposed rule on 

small entities, I certify that this action 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The only provision of this 

proposed rule that has the potential to 

affect small entities is the update to the 

HCFC trade ban prohibiting the import 

or export of HCFCs to four countries. 

Based on data reported to EPA, there are 

fewer than half a dozen companies that 

have exported to these countries in the 

last few years and none are small 

businesses. 

Although this proposed rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities, 

EPA nonetheless has tried to reduce the 

impact of this rule on small entities. In 

2013 and 2014, EPA sent a letter to all 

importers and exporters notifying them 

of the trade ban provisions in the 

Montreal Protocol. We continue to be 

interested in the potential impacts of the 

proposed rule on small entities and 

welcome comments on issues related to 

such impacts. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This action contains no Federal 

mandates under the provisions of Title 

II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 

Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 1531– 

1538 for State, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector. 

UMRA does not apply to rules that are 

necessary for the national security or the 

ratification or implementation of 

international treaty obligations. This 

rule updates the regulations to reflect 

the provisions of the Montreal Protocol 

related to trade with non-Parties. Other 

changes in this rule are to improve the 

accuracy and consistency of the 

regulations and have no to little impact 

on the regulated community. Therefore, 

this action is not subject to the 

requirements of sections 202 or 205 of 

the UMRA. 

This action is also not subject to the 

requirements of section 203 of UMRA 

because it contains no regulatory 

requirements that might significantly or 

uniquely affect small governments. 

Potentially affected entities are not 

government entities but rather 

producers, importers, and exporters of 

HCFCs. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. It does not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132. Potentially 

affected entities are not government 

entities but rather producers, importers, 

and exporters of HCFCs. Thus, 

Executive Order 13132 does not apply 

to this action. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action does not have tribal 

implications, as specified in Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000). This action does not significantly 

or uniquely affect the communities of 

Indian tribal governments. It does not 

impose any enforceable duties on 

communities of Indian tribal 

governments. Thus, Executive Order 

13175 does not apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

and Safety Risks 

EPA interprets EO 13045 (62 FR 

19885, April 23, 1997) as applying only 

to those regulatory actions that concern 

health or safety risks, such that the 

analysis required under section 5–501 of 

the EO has the potential to influence the 

regulation. This action is not subject to 

EO 13045 because it implements 

specific trade provisions already agreed 

upon and in effect under an 

international treaty. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211 (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 

2001)), because it is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law 

104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) 

directs EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. Voluntary consensus 

standards are technical standards (e.g., 

materials specifications, test methods, 

sampling procedures, and business 

practices) that are developed or adopted 

by voluntary consensus standards 

bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to 

provide Congress, through OMB, 

explanations when the Agency decides 

not to use available and applicable 

voluntary consensus standards. This 

proposed rulemaking does not involve 

technical standards. Therefore, EPA is 

not considering the use of any voluntary 

consensus standards. 


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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 

7629, Feb. 16, 1994) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the U.S. 

EPA has determined that this action 

will not have disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects on minority or 

low-income populations because it 

increases the level of environmental 

protection for all affected populations 

without having any disproportionately 

high and adverse human health or 

environmental effects on any 

population, including any minority or 

low-income population. This action 

updates regulatory provisions related to 

the HCFC trade ban: The effect is to 

prohibit export of HCFCs to a small list 

of countries that are not Party to the 

Beijing Amendment to the Montreal 

Protocol. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 82 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Chemicals, 

Exports, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons, 

Imports. 

Dated: March 7, 2014. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0740; FRL–9907–54] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Significant New Use Rules on Certain 

Chemical Substances; Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing a 

significant new use rule (SNUR) 

proposed under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) for chemical 

substances generically identified as 

vinylidene esters, which were the 

subject of premanufacture notices 

(PMNs) P–12–298 and P–12–299. The 

Agency is taking this action in response 

to public comments received on the 

proposed rule. 

DATES: Proposed § 721.10623, published 

in the Federal Register of April 18, 2013 

(78 FR 23184) is withdrawn as of March 

26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0740, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. 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 OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Please review the visitor 

instructions and additional information 

about the docket available at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

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: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of November 2, 2012 

(77 FR 66149) (FRL–9366–7), EPA 

issued a direct final SNUR on the 

chemical substances generically 

identified as vinylidene ester, which 

were the subject of premanufacture 

notices (PMNs) P–12–298 and P–12– 

299, in accordance with the procedures 

at § 721.160(c)(3)(i). EPA received 

notices of intent to submit adverse 

comments on this SNUR. Therefore, as 

required by § 721.160(c)(3)(ii), EPA 

removed the direct final SNUR in a 

separate final rule published in the 

Federal Register of December 21, 2012 

(77 FR 75566) (FRL 9373–8), and in the 

Federal Register of April 18, 2013 (78 

FR 23184), EPA issued a proposed 

SNUR for these chemical substances. 

EPA is now withdrawing the April 18, 

2013 proposed rule, issued for two 

chemical substances which were the 

subject of PMN P–12–298 and P–12– 

299. This action is being taken based 

upon experimental data provided by the 

PMN submitter, and relevant 

environmental fate and toxicity data 

associated with cyanoacrylates 

submitted to the Agency during the 

public comment period for the proposed 

SNUR. The Agency determined that this 

information demonstrated that 

cyanoacrylates, rather than esters 

identified in the proposed rule, are more 

appropriate structural analogues for 

assessment of potential toxicity of the 

PMN substances to aquatic organisms, 

which was the basis for the notification 

requirements in the proposed SNUR. 

Based on review of experimental data 

provided by the PMN submitter, and 

relevant environmental fate and toxicity 

data associated with cyanoacrylates, the 

Agency no longer supports the original 

concerns for toxicity to aquatic 

organisms. The Agency’s previous 

concerns for ecotoxicity are mitigated 

due to the fact that, like cyanoacrylates, 

the PMN substances react quickly in the 

presence of water or moisture and the 

hydrolysis products are not expected to 

produce toxic effects to aquatic 

organisms at saturation. 

The record for the direct final and 

proposed SNURs on these chemical 

substances was established as docket 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0740. That 

record includes information considered 

by the Agency in developing these rules 

and this withdrawal, and the public 

comments received. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 721 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: March 13, 2014. 

Maria J. Doa, 

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

RIN 0648–BC77 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; 

Amendment 3 to the Spiny Dogfish 

Fishery Management Plan 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 


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