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these documents available through 

www.regulations.gov and at the EPA 

Region IX Office (please contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

preamble for more information). 

V. 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 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• 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 an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

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

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• 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; 

and 

• Does not provide the EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

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). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, 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. The EPA will 

submit a report containing this action 

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. A major rule cannot take effect 

until 60 days after it is published in the 

Federal Register. 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 May 9, 2022. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this action for 

the purposes of judicial review nor does 

it extend the time within which a 

petition for judicial review may be filed, 

and 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, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

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

Dated: March 2, 2022. 

Martha Guzman Aceves, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 

52 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. Section 52.220 is amended by 

adding paragraphs (c)(430)(i)(A)(3) and 

(c)(570), to read as follows: 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan-in part. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(430) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(A) * * * 

(3) Previously approved on September 

26, 2013 in paragraph (c)(430)(i)(A)(2) of 

this section and now deleted with 

replacement in (c)(570)(i)(A)(1), Rule 

445, ‘‘Wood Burning Devices,’’ adopted 

on May 3, 2013. 

* * * * * 

(570) An amended regulation for the 

following APCD was submitted on 

October 29, 2020 by the Governor’s 

designee as an attachment to a letter 

dated October 29, 2020. 

(i) Incorporation by reference. (A) 

South Coast Air Quality Management 

District. 

(1) Rule 445, ‘‘Wood-Burning 

Devices,’’ amended on October 27, 2020, 

except paragraph (g), ‘‘Ozone 

Contingency Measures,’’ and paragraph 

(k), ‘‘Penalties.’’ 

(2) [Reserved] 

(B) [Reserved] 

(ii) [Reserved] 

§ 52.248 [Amended] 

■ 3. Section 52.248 is amended by 

removing and reserving paragraph (k). 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2020–0452; FRL–9175–02– 

R4] 

Air Plan Approval; NC; Removal of 

Transportation Facilities Rules for 

Mecklenburg County 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is finalizing a State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to 


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1NCDAQ also asked EPA to remove Rules 

2.0805—Parking Facilities and 2.0806—Ambient 

Air Monitoring and Analysis. EPA is not taking 

action to remove these two rules because they are 

not in the LIP. 

2EPA received two adverse comments in the 

docket for this rulemaking; however, one of the 

adverse comments was intended for a separate 

rulemaking related to the Mecklenburg LIP. That 

rulemaking is associated with Docket ID No. EPA– 

R04–OAR–2021–0055. EPA is addressing that 

comment through that separate rulemaking. 

3See https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants/ 

process-reviewing-national-ambient-air-qualitystandards for information regarding EPA’s five-year 

NAAQS review process. 

the Mecklenburg County portion of the 

North Carolina SIP, hereinafter referred 

to as the Mecklenburg Local 

Implementation Plan (LIP). The revision 

was submitted by the State of North 

Carolina, through the North Carolina 

Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ), on 

behalf of Mecklenburg County Air 

Quality via a letter dated April 24, 2020. 

The revision seeks to remove 

transportation facilities rules from the 

Mecklenburg County Air Pollution 

Control Ordinance (MCAPCO) rules 

incorporated into the LIP. EPA is 

approving these changes pursuant to the 

Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). 

DATES: This rule is effective April 7, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 

2020–0452. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the www.regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

some information may not be publicly 

available, i.e., Confidential Business 

Information 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 either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Regulatory Management Section, 

Air Planning and Implementation 

Branch, Air and Radiation Division, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30303–8960. EPA requests that, 

if possible, you contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section to schedule your 

inspection. The Regional Office’s 

official hours of business are Monday 

through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Sheckler, Air Regulatory 

Management Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air and 

Radiation Division, Region 4, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 61 

Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 

30303–8960. The telephone number is 

(404) 562–9992. Mrs. Sheckler can also 

be reached via electronic mail at 

sheckler.kelly@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The April 24, 2020, SIP revision 

sought to remove Mecklenburg’s 

transportation facilities rules from the 

Mecklenburg LIP. Specifically, this 

revision requested that EPA remove the 

MCAPCO rules in Article 2.0000—Air 

Pollution Control Regulations and 

Procedures, Section 2.0800— 

Transportation Facilities, comprised of 

Rules 2.0801—Purpose and Scope; 

2.0802—Definitions; 2.0803—Highway 

Projects; and 2.0804—Airport 

Facilities.1 EPA previously removed the 

State’s transportation facilities rules 

from the North Carolina regulatory 

portion of the SIP on May 12, 2017. As 

a part of that action, EPA approved 

NCDAQ’s September 16, 2016, SIP 

revision containing a demonstration 

showing that the repeal of the State’s 

transportation facilities rules satisfied 

CAA section 110(l). Section 110(l) 

prohibits EPA from approving a SIP 

revision that would interfere with any 

applicable requirement concerning 

attainment and reasonable further 

progress (as defined in section 171), or 

any other applicable requirement of the 

Act. North Carolina’s section 110(l) 

demonstration was a statewide analysis 

that included Mecklenburg County. The 

section 110(l) analysis associated with 

the removal of the State’s rules from the 

SIP is therefore relevant to the proposed 

removal of Mecklenburg’s rules from the 

LIP. 

On October 28, 2021, EPA published 

a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM) proposing to approve the April 

24, 2020, SIP revision requesting 

removal of the transportation facilities 

rules from the MCAPCO rules 

incorporated into the LIP. See 86 FR 

59678. The NPRM includes an updated 

110(l) analysis and provides additional 

detail regarding the background and 

rationale for this final EPA action. 

Comments on the October 28, 2021, 

NPRM were due on or before November 

29, 2021. EPA received one adverse 

comment on the October 28, 2021, 

NPRM.2 This comment is available in 

the docket for this action. See the 

Response to Comment section of this 

final action for EPA’s response. 

II. Response to Comment 

As mentioned above, EPA received 

one adverse comment on the proposed 

action. EPA’s comment summary and 

response are provided below. 

Comment: The Commenter expresses 

concern about the protectiveness of the 

six criteria pollutants, also known as the 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS or standards). In particular, the 

Commenter takes issue with how the 

NAAQS are measured and contends that 

they should be revised to include more 

pollutants. The Commenter further adds 

that air quality standards should not be 

relaxed in metro areas and indicates that 

this removal would constitute a 

relaxation. Additionally, the Commenter 

notes that metro areas with documented 

nonattainment should not be permitted 

to relax previously legislated air quality 

control measures. Rather, the 

Commenter suggests that these metro 

areas should be subject to additional 

scrutiny and surveillance. Finally, the 

Commenter expresses a general concern 

about the relationship between the six 

criteria pollutants and indoor air 

pollution. 

Response: To the extent that the 

comment refers to the protectiveness 

and measurement of the NAAQS, EPA 

notes that a review of the NAAQS is 

outside of the scope of this rulemaking. 

This rulemaking did not relate to any 

review or change of the NAAQS in 

Mecklenburg County or any other area 

in the nation. In this rulemaking, EPA 

is acting solely to remove the MCAPCO 

rules identified in the previous section 

and the October 28, 2021, NPRM. 

EPA notes that the Agency has a 

formal process for regular review of the 

six criteria pollutants to determine 

whether the standards set for each are 

still protective of human health and the 

environment. Pursuant to CAA sections 

108 and 109, EPA must thoroughly 

review each NAAQS every five years to 

account for the latest scientific 

knowledge regarding the effects of the 

air pollutant on public health and 

welfare.3 EPA solicits public comment 

as part of each five-year review and 

invites the Commenter to share recent 

scientific discoveries and concerns 

regarding air pollution during those 

comment periods. Further, EPA refers 

the Commenter to EPA’s website at 

https://www.epa.gov/criteria-airpollutants/process-reviewing-nationalambient-air-quality-standards to learn 

more about EPA’s process for reviewing 

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4See https://www.epa.gov/ground-level-ozonepollution/epa-reconsider-previous-administrationsdecision-retain-2015- 

ozone#:∼:text=EPA%20will%20ensure%20the%20

Clean,2023%20to%20complete%20this

%20reconsideration for information regarding 

EPA’s announcement to reexamine the 2020 

decision to retain the 2015 ozone NAAQS. 

5See https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epareexamine-health-standards-harmful-soot-previousadministration-left-unchanged for information 

regarding EPA’s announcement to reexamine the 

December 2020 decision to retain the 2015 

particulate matter NAAQS. 

6See https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants/ 

naaqs-table for information regarding the current 

NAAQS. 

In 2021, the EPA Administrator 

announced the Agency’s intention to 

review the standards for ozone and 

particulate matter on a schedule more 

expeditiously than required by the 

CAA.4 5 EPA notes that the air quality 

standards are not legislated but are 

established through a notice and 

rulemaking making process that allows 

for anyone to submit a comment on 

proposed rules. The Commenter should 

use the public comment periods 

associated with those reviews to express 

concerns about the protectiveness of the 

standards. Additionally, EPA notes that 

standards for the criteria pollutants are 

established to apply nationwide and are 

not ‘‘relaxed’’ in individual areas. 

While EPA sets the NAAQS, states 

play a primary role in implementation. 

The CAA establishes a system of 

cooperative federalism that sets specific 

roles for EPA and the states. In this 

system, EPA provides national 

leadership and sets national standards 

for environmental protection, such as 

the NAAQS.6 Under CAA section 110, 

states have broad discretion to choose 

the mix of emission limitations and 

other control measures, means, or 

techniques that they will implement (or 

update) through a SIP to provide for 

attainment and maintenance of the 

NAAQS. EPA’s role, with respect to a 

SIP revision, is focused on reviewing 

the submission to determine whether it 

meets the minimum criteria of the CAA. 

Where it does, EPA must approve the 

submission. When approving a SIP 

revision, the Agency is not establishing 

its own requirements for the state to 

implement. If, at any time, EPA finds 

that a SIP is inadequate to attain or 

maintain the relevant NAAQS or 

otherwise does not comply with the 

CAA, EPA has the authority under CAA 

section 110(k)(5) to require the state to 

revise its SIP to correct such 

inadequacies. 

For this rulemaking, EPA has 

concluded based on the 110(l) analysis, 

that the removal of the transportation 

facilities rules from the Mecklenburg 

LIP would not weaken or remove any 

pollution controls or interfere with any 

applicable requirement concerning 

attainment and reasonable further 

progress, or any other applicable 

requirement of the Act. As discussed in 

the October 28, 2021, NPRM, there are 

no nonattainment areas in Mecklenburg 

County, the transportation facilities 

rules are no longer federally required, 

Mecklenburg County issues few 

transportation facility permits, the 

issued permits do not require emissions 

controls, and the relevant NAAQS are 

not threatened. 

With respect to the Commenter’s 

concern about the relationship between 

the NAAQS and indoor air pollution, 

the CAA does not require states to 

control indoor air pollution. Congress 

did not design the CAA (including the 

SIP process, NAAQS pollutants, or area 

nonattainment delegations) to have any 

effect on indoor air pollution. 

III. Incorporation by Reference 

In this document, EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. EPA is 

finalizing the removal of MCAPCO 

Section 2.0800—Transportation 

Facilities, including Rules 2.0801— 

Purpose and Scope; 2.0802— 

Definitions; 2.0803—Highway Projects; 

and 2.0804—Airport Facilities, which 

are incorporated by reference in 

accordance with the requirements of 1 

CFR part 51. EPA has made, and will 

continue to make, the SIP generally 

available at the EPA Region 4 Office 

(please contact the person identified in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this preamble for more 

information). 

IV. Final Action 

EPA is removing the MCAPCO rules 

under Article 2.0000—Air Pollution 

Control Regulations and Procedures, 

Section 2.0800—Transportation 

Facilities. Specifically, EPA is removing 

Rules 2.0801—Purpose and Scope; 

2.0802—Definitions; 2.0803—Highway 

Projects; and 2.0804—Airport Facilities, 

in their entirety, from the LIP. As a 

result of this removal, no Section 2.0800 

rules will be in the LIP, so EPA is 

removing Section 2.0800— 

Transportation Facilities in its entirety. 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

these changes to the LIP because they 

are consistent with the CAA. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

See 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 they meet the criteria of the 

CAA. 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 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501et 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. 601et 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 an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

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

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• 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 CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPAwith the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods,under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

The SIP is not approved to apply on 

any Indian reservation land or in any 

other area where 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 as specified by Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000), nor will it impose substantial 

direct costs on tribal governments or 

preempt tribal law. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 


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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 action 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. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

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

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by May 9, 2022. Filing a petition 

for reconsideration by the Administrator 

of this final rule does not affect the 

finality of this action for the purposes of 

judicial review nor does it extend the 

time within which a petition for judicial 

review may be filed, and 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, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: February 28, 2022. 

Daniel Blackman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, EPA amends 40 CFR part 52 

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 II—North Carolina 

§ 52.1770 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 52.1770(c)(3), the table is 

amended by removing the heading for 

‘‘Section 2.0800 Transportation 

Facilities,’’ and the entries for ‘‘Section 

2.0801,’’ ‘‘Section 2.0802,’’ ‘‘Section 

2.0803,’’ and ‘‘Section 2.0804.’’ 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0214; FRL–9380–01– 

OCSPP] 

Phosphoric Acid; Exemption From the 

Requirement of a Tolerance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of phosphoric 

acid (CAS Reg. No. 7664–38–2) when 

used as an inert ingredient (pH adjuster) 

in antimicrobial formulations applied to 

food-contact surfaces in public eating 

places, dairy-processing equipment, 

food-processing equipment and utensils. 

Technology Sciences Group Inc., on 

behalf of the Clorox Services Company 

(Representing Clorox Professional 

Products Company), submitted a 

petition to EPA under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

requesting the establishment of an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. This regulation eliminates the 

need to establish a maximum 

permissible level for residues of 

phosphoric acid when used in 

accordance with this exemption. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

March 8, 2022. Objections and requests 

for hearings must be received on or 

before May 9, 2022, 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–2020–0214, 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 is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marietta Echeverria, Registration 

Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090; 

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 40 CFR part 180 

through the Office of the Federal 

Register’s e-CFR 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–2020–0214 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 May 9, 2022. 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 


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