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methylthio-s-triazine, in or on the 

following raw agricultural commodities. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0284; FRL–9397–6] 

Polyurethane-Type Polymers; 

Tolerance Exemption 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of polymers 

produced by the reaction of either 1,6- 

hexanediisocyanate; 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,6- 

hexanediisocyanate; 5-isocyanato-1- 

(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3- 

trimethyIcyclohexane 

(isophoronediisocyanate); 4,4′- 

methylene-bis-1,1′- 

cyclohexanediisocyanate; 4,4′- 

methylene-bis-1,1′ benzyldiisocyanate; 

or 1,3-bis-(2-isocyanatopropan-2- 

yl)benzene with polyethyleneglycol and 

end-capped with one or a mixture of 

more than one of octanol, decanol, 

dodecanol, tetradecanol, hexadecanol, 

octadecanol, and octadec-9-enol or 

polyethyleneglycol ethers of octanol, 

decanol, dodecanol, tetradecanol, 

hexadecanol, octadecanol, and octadec9-enol (also known as polyurethanetype polymers), when used as an inert 

ingredient in a pesticide chemical 

formulation. Syngenta Crop Protection, 

LLC submitted a petition to EPA under 

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance. 

This regulation eliminates the need to 

establish a maximum permissible level 

for residues of polyurethane-type 

polymers on food or feed commodities. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

September 11, 2013. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before November 12, 2013, and 

must be filed in accordance with the 

instructions provided in 40 CFR part 

178 (see also Unit I.C. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0284, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois 

Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 

through the Government Printing 

Office’s e-CFR site at http://

ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/

40tab_02.tpl. 

C. Can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 

U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 

objection to any aspect of this regulation 

and may also request a hearing on those 

objections. You must file your objection 

or request a hearing on this regulation 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, you must 

identify docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2013–0284 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 November 12, 2013. Addresses 

for mail and hand delivery of objections 

and hearing requests are provided in 40 

CFR 178.25(b). 

In addition to filing an objection or 

hearing request with the Hearing Clerk 

as described in 40 CFR part 178, please 

submit a copy of the filing (excluding 

any Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket. 

Information not marked confidential 

pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be 

disclosed publicly by EPA without prior 

notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your 

objection or hearing request, identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2013–0284, by one of the following 

methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be CBI or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

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

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

available at http://www.epa.gov/

dockets. 

II. Background and Statutory Findings 

In the Federal Register of July 19, 

2013 (78 FR 43117) (FRL–9392–9), EPA 

issued a notice pursuant to FFDCA 

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

the receipt of a pesticide petition (IN– 

10553) filed by Syngenta Crop 

Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, 

Greensboro, NC 27419–8300. The 

petition requested that 40 CFR 180.960 

be amended by establishing an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of polyurethanetype polymers produced by the reaction 

of either 1,6-hexanediisocyanate; 2,4,4- 

trimethyl-1,6-hexanediisocyanate; 5- 

isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3- 

trimethyIcyclohexane 

(isophoronediisocyanate); 4,4′- 

methylene-bis-1,1′- 

cyclohexanediisocyanate; 4,4′- 

methylene-bis-1,1′ benzyldiisocyanate; 

or 1,3-bis-(2-isocyanatopropan-2- 

yl)benzene with polyethylenglycol and 

end-capped with one or a mixture of 

more than one of octanol, decanol, 

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octadecanol, and octadec-9-enol or 

polyethyleneglycol ethers of octanol, 

decanol, dodecanol, tetradecanol, 

hexadecanol, octadecanol, and octadec9-enol (CAS Reg. Nos. 1161844–26–3, 

1161844–30–9, 1161844–43–4, 

1161844–51–4, 1161844–53–6, 693252– 

31–2, 162993–60–4, and 630102–86–2). 

That notice included a summary of the 

petition prepared by the petitioner and 

solicited comments on the petitioner’s 

request. One comment was received for 

a notice of filing from a private citizen 

who opposed the authorization to sell 

any pesticide that leaves a residue on 

food. The Agency understands the 

commenter’s concerns and recognizes 

that some individuals believe that no 

residue of pesticides should be allowed. 

However, under the existing legal 

framework provided by FFDCA section 

408, EPA is authorized to establish 

pesticide tolerances or exemptions 

where persons seeking such tolerances 

or exemptions have demonstrated that 

the pesticide meets the safety standard 

imposed by the statute. 

Section 408(c)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA 

allows EPA to establish an exemption 

from the requirement for a tolerance (the 

legal limit for a pesticide chemical 

residue in or on a food) only if EPA 

determines that the exemption is ‘‘safe.’’ 

Section 408(c)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA 

defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from aggregate exposure to the 

pesticide chemical residue, including 

all anticipated dietary exposures and all 

other exposures for which there is 

reliable information.’’ This includes 

exposure through drinking water and 

use in residential settings, but does not 

include occupational exposure. Section 

408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to 

give special consideration to exposure 

of infants and children to the pesticide 

chemical residue in establishing an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate exposure to the pesticide 

chemical residue . . .’’ and specifies 

factors EPA is to consider in 

establishing an exemption. 

III. Risk Assessment and Statutory 

Findings 

EPA establishes exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance only in those 

cases where it can be shown that the 

risks from aggregate exposure to 

pesticide chemical residues under 

reasonably foreseeable circumstances 

will pose no appreciable risks to human 

health. In order to determine the risks 

from aggregate exposure to pesticide 

inert ingredients, the Agency considers 

the toxicity of the inert in conjunction 

with possible exposure to residues of 

the inert ingredient through food, 

drinking water, and through other 

exposures that occur as a result of 

pesticide use in residential settings. If 

EPA is able to determine that a finite 

tolerance is not necessary to ensure that 

there is a reasonable certainty that no 

harm will result from aggregate 

exposure to the inert ingredient, an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance may be established. 

Consistent with FFDCA section 

408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the 

available scientific data and other 

relevant information in support of this 

action and considered its validity, 

completeness and reliability and the 

relationship of this information to 

human risk. EPA has also considered 

available information concerning the 

variability of the sensitivities of major 

identifiable subgroups of consumers, 

including infants and children. In the 

case of certain chemical substances that 

are defined as polymers, the Agency has 

established a set of criteria to identify 

categories of polymers expected to 

present minimal or no risk. The 

definition of a polymer is given in 40 

CFR 723.250(b) and the exclusion 

criteria for identifying these low-risk 

polymers are described in 40 CFR 

723.250(d). Polyurethane-type polymers 

conforms to the definition of a polymer 

given in 40 CFR 723.250(b) and meets 

the following criteria that are used to 

identify low-risk polymers. 

1. The polymer is not a cationic 

polymer nor is it reasonably anticipated 

to become a cationic polymer in a 

natural aquatic environment. 

2. The polymer does contain as an 

integral part of its composition the 

atomic elements carbon, hydrogen, and 

oxygen. 

3. The polymer does not contain as an 

integral part of its composition, except 

as impurities, any element other than 

those listed in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(2)(ii). 

4. The polymer is neither designed 

nor can it be reasonably anticipated to 

substantially degrade, decompose, or 

depolymerize. 

5. The polymer is manufactured or 

imported from monomers and/or 

reactants that are already included on 

the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory 

or manufactured under an applicable 

TSCA section 5 exemption. 

6. The polymer is not a water 

absorbing polymer with a number 

average molecular weight (MW) greater 

than or equal to 10,000 daltons. 

Additionally, the polymer also meets 

as required the following exemption 

criteria specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e). 

7. The polymer’s number average MW 

of 21,000 to 26,000 is greater than or 

equal to 10,000 daltons. The polymer 

contains less than 2% oligomeric 

material below MW 500 and less than 

5% oligomeric material below MW 

1,000. 

Thus, polyurethane-type polymers 

meets the criteria for a polymer to be 

considered low risk under 40 CFR 

723.250. Based on its conformance to 

the criteria in this unit, no mammalian 

toxicity is anticipated from dietary, 

inhalation, or dermal exposure to 

polyurethane-type polymers. 

IV. Aggregate Exposures 

For the purposes of assessing 

potential exposure under this 

exemption, EPA considered that 

polyurethane-type polymers could be 

present in all raw and processed 

agricultural commodities and drinking 

water, and that non-occupational nondietary exposure was possible. The 

number average MW of polyurethanetype polymers is 21,000 to 26,000 

daltons. Generally, a polymer of this 

size would be poorly absorbed through 

the intact gastrointestinal tract or 

through intact human skin. Since 

polyurethane-type polymers conform to 

the criteria that identify a low-risk 

polymer, there are no concerns for risks 

associated with any potential exposure 

scenarios that are reasonably 

foreseeable. The Agency has determined 

that a tolerance is not necessary to 

protect the public health. 

V. Cumulative Effects From Substances 

With a Common Mechanism of Toxicity 

Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA 

requires that, when considering whether 

to establish, modify, or revoke a 

tolerance, the Agency consider 

‘‘available information’’ concerning the 

cumulative effects of a particular 

pesticide’s residues and ‘‘other 

substances that have a common 

mechanism of toxicity.’’ 

EPA has not found polyurethane-type 

polymers to share a common 

mechanism of toxicity with any other 

substances, and polyurethane-type 

polymers do not appear to produce a 

toxic metabolite produced by other 

substances. For the purposes of this 

tolerance action, therefore, EPA has 

assumed that polyurethane-type 

polymers do not have a common 

mechanism of toxicity with other 

substances. For information regarding 

EPA’s efforts to determine which 

chemicals have a common mechanism 

of toxicity and to evaluate the 

cumulative effects of such chemicals, 

see EPA’s Web site at http://

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VI. Additional Safety Factor for the 

Protection of Infants and Children 

Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA 

provides that EPA shall apply an 

additional tenfold margin of safety for 

infants and children in the case of 

threshold effects to account for prenatal 

and postnatal toxicity and the 

completeness of the database unless 

EPA concludes that a different margin of 

safety will be safe for infants and 

children. Due to the expected low 

toxicity of polyurethane-type polymers, 

EPA has not used a safety factor analysis 

to assess the risk. For the same reasons 

the additional tenfold safety factor is 

unnecessary. 

VII. Determination of Safety 

Based on the conformance to the 

criteria used to identify a low-risk 

polymer, EPA concludes that there is a 

reasonable certainty of no harm to the 

U.S. population, including infants and 

children, from aggregate exposure to 

residues of polyurethane-type polymers. 

VIII. Other Considerations 

A. Existing Exemptions From a 

Tolerance 

There are no existing exemptions 

from a tolerance for polyurethane-type 

polymers. 

B. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

An analytical method is not required 

for enforcement purposes since the 

Agency is establishing an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance 

without any numerical limitation. 

C. International Residue Limits 

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA 

seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with 

international standards whenever 

possible, consistent with U.S. food 

safety standards and agricultural 

practices. EPA considers the 

international maximum residue limits 

(MRLs) established by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as 

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

The Codex Alimentarius is a joint 

United Nations Food and Agriculture 

Organization/World Health 

Organization food standards program, 

and it is recognized as an international 

food safety standards-setting 

organization in trade agreements to 

which the United States is a party. EPA 

may establish a tolerance that is 

different from a Codex MRL; however, 

FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that 

EPA explain the reasons for departing 

from the Codex level. 

The Codex has not established a MRL 

for polyurethane-type polymers. 

IX. Conclusion 

Accordingly, EPA finds that 

exempting residues of polyurethanetype polymers from the requirement of 

a tolerance will be safe. 

X. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule establishes a tolerance 

under FFDCA section 408(d) in 

response to a petition submitted to the 

Agency. The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has exempted these rules 

from review under Executive Order 

12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Planning 

and Review’’ (58 FR 51735, October 4, 

1993). Because this final rule has been 

exempted from review under Executive 

Order 12866, this final rule is not 

subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning 

Regulations That Significantly Affect 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 

FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive 

Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997). This final rule does not 

contain any information collections 

subject to OMB approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it involve 

any technical standards that would 

require Agency consideration of 

voluntary consensus standards pursuant 

to section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 

note). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established on the basis of a petition 

under FFDCA section 408(d), such as 

the tolerance in this final rule, do not 

require the issuance of a proposed rule, 

the requirements of the Regulatory 

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

seq.), do not apply. 

This final rule directly regulates 

growers, food processors, food handlers, 

and food retailers, not States or tribes, 

nor does this action alter the 

relationships or distribution of power 

and responsibilities established by 

Congress in the preemption provisions 

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

the Agency has determined that this 

action will not have a substantial direct 

effect on States or tribal governments, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States or tribal 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

Tribes, or otherwise have any unique 

impacts on local governments. Thus, the 

Agency has determined that Executive 

Order 13132, entitled ‘‘Federalism’’ (64 

FR 43255, August 10, 1999) and 

Executive Order 13175, entitled 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply 

to this final rule. In addition, this final 

rule does not impose any enforceable 

duty or contain any unfunded mandate 

as described under Title II of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

Although this action does not require 

any special considerations under 

Executive Order 12898, entitled 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994), EPA seeks to achieve 

environmental justice, the fair treatment 

and meaningful involvement of any 

group, including minority and/or lowincome populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. As such, to the 

extent that information is publicly 

available or was submitted in comments 

to EPA, the Agency considered whether 

groups or segments of the population, as 

a result of their location, cultural 

practices, or other factors, may have 

atypical or disproportionately high and 

adverse human health impacts or 

environmental effects from exposure to 

the pesticide discussed in this 

document, compared to the general 

population. One comment was received 

for a notice of filing from a private 

citizen who opposed the authorization 

to sell any pesticide that leaves a 

residue on food. The Agency 

understands the commenter’s concerns 

and recognizes that some individuals 

believe that no residue of pesticides 

should be allowed. However, under the 

existing legal framework provided by 

FFDCA section 408, EPA is authorized 

to establish pesticide tolerances or 

exemptions where persons seeking such 

tolerances or exemptions have 

demonstrated that the pesticide meets 

the safety standard imposed by the 

statute. 

XI. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major 

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


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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: August 29, 2013. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

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

■ 2. In § 180.960, alphabetically add the 

following entry to the table to read as 

follows: 

§ 180.960 Polymers; exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance. 

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Polymer CAS No. 

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Polymers produced by the reaction of either 1,6-hexanediisocyanate; 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,6-hexanediisocyanate; 5- 

isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-fxsp0;1,3,3fxsp0;-trimethyIcyclohexane (isophoronediisocyanate); 4,4′-methylene-bis-1,1′-cyclohexanediisocyanate; 4,4′-methylene-bis-1,1′ benzyldiisocyanate; or 1,3-bis-(2-isocyanato

propan-2-yl)benzene with polyethylene glycol and end-capped with one or a mixture of more than one of octanol, decanol, dodecanol, tetradecanol, hexadecanol, octadecanol, and octadec-9-enol or polyethyleneglycol 

ethers of octanol, decanol, dodecanol, tetradecanol, hexadecanol, octadecanol, and octadec-9-enol, minimum 

number average molecular weight (in amu), 20,000.

1161844–26–3, 1161844– 

30–9, 1161844–43–4, 

1161844–51–4, 

1161844–53–6, 693252– 

31–2, 162993–60–4, 

630102–86–2. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0381; FRL–9396–9] 

Styrene, Copolymers with Acrylic Acid 

and/or Methacrylic Acid; Tolerance 

Exemption 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation revises an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of styrene, 

copolymers with acrylic acid and/or 

methacrylic acid, with none and/or one 

or more of the following monomers: 

Acrylamidopropyl methyl sulfonic acid, 

methallyl sulfonic acid, 3-sulfopropyl 

acrylate, 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate, 

hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 

hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl 

methacrylate, and/or hydroxyethyl 

acrylate; and its sodium, potassium, 

ammonium, monoethanolamine, and 

triethanolamine salts; the resulting 

polymer having a minimum number 

average molecular weight (in amu), 

1,200 when used as an inert ingredient 

in a pesticide chemical formulation to 

include the monomer lauryl 

methacrylate. Toxcel, (7140 Heritage 

Village Plaza, Gainesville, VA 20156) on 

behalf of Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry, 

(909 Mueller Ave., Chattanooga, TN 

37406) submitted a petition to EPA 

under the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

September 11, 2013. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before November 12, 2013, and 

must be filed in accordance with the 

instructions provided in 40 CFR part 

178 (see also Unit I.C. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2013–0381. All documents in the 

docket are listed in the docket index 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

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 in the electronic docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The Docket 

Facility telephone number is (703) 305– 

5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois 

Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNOTICE@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. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 

through the Government Printing 


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