41954 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 137 / Tuesday, July 17, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

BPA-based epoxy resins as coatings in 

packaging for infant formula has been 

permanently and completely 

abandoned. Accordingly, FDA requests 

comments that address whether these 

uses of BPA-based epoxy resins have 

been completely abandoned, such as 

information on whether infant formula 

packaging containing BPA-based epoxy 

resins as coatings is currently being 

introduced or delivered for introduction 

into the U.S. market. Further, FDA 

requests comments on whether the uses 

that are the subject of the petition (BPAbased epoxy resins as coatings in infant 

formula packaging) have been 

adequately defined. FDA is not aware of 

information that suggests continued use 

of BPA-based epoxy resins as coatings 

in packaging for powder or liquid infant 

formula. FDA is providing the public 60 

days to submit comments. FDA 

anticipates that some interested persons 

may wish to provide FDA with certain 

information that they consider to be 

trade secret or confidential commercial 

information (CCI) that would be exempt 

under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

Interested persons may claim 

information that is submitted to FDA as 

CCI or trade secret by clearly marking 

both the document and the specific 

information as ‘‘confidential.’’ 

Information so marked will not be 

disclosed except in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552) and FDA’s disclosure regulations 

(21 CFR part 20). For electronic 

submissions to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, indicate in the 

‘‘comments’’ box of the appropriate 

docket that your submission contains 

confidential information. Interested 

persons must also submit a copy of the 

comment that does not contain the 

information claimed as confidential for 

inclusion in the public version of the 

official record. Information not marked 

confidential will be included in the 

public version of the official record 

without prior notice. 

FDA is not requesting comments on 

the safety of these uses of BPA-based 

epoxy resins as coatings because, as 

discussed previously, such information 

is not relevant to establishing 

abandonment as the basis of the 

proposed action. Any comments 

addressing the safety of BPA-based 

epoxy resins or containing safety 

information on these resins will not be 

considered in FDA’s evaluation of this 

petition. Separate from FDA’s 

consideration of this petition, FDA is 

actively assessing the safety of BPA (see 

75 FR 17145, April 5, 2010; see also 

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/ 

PublicHealthFocus/ucm064437.htm). 

FDA has determined under 21 CFR 

25.32(m) that this action is of a type that 

does not individually or cumulatively 

have a significant effect on the human 

environment. Therefore, neither an 

environmental assessment nor an 

environmental impact statement is 

required. 

III. Comments 

Interested persons may submit either 

written comments regarding this 

document to the Division of Dockets 

Management (see ADDRESSES) or 

electronic comments to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. It is only 

necessary to send one set of comments. 

Identify comments with the docket 

number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 

will be posted to the docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: July 12, 2012. 

Leslie Kux, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

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40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2012–0406; FRL–9699–2] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

a request submitted by the Indiana 

Department of Environmental 

Management on May 14, 2012, to revise 

the Indiana State Implementation Plan 

(SIP). The submission revises the 

Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) 

definition of ‘‘References to the Code of 

Federal Regulations,’’ from the 2009 

edition to the 2011 edition. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2012–0406 by one of the following 

methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: blakley.pamela@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (312) 692–2450. 

4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, 

Control Strategies Section (AR–18J), 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. 

5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, 

Chief, Control Strategies Section (AR– 

18J), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Regional 

Office normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Regional Office official hours of 

business are Monday through Friday, 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

Please see the direct final rule which 

is located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register for detailed 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Hatten, Environmental 

Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6031, 

hatten.charles@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Final Rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the State’s 

SIP submittal as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no adverse comments are 

received in response to this rule, no 

further activity is contemplated. If EPA 

receives adverse comments, the direct 

final rule will be withdrawn and all 

public comments received will be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed rule. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

on this action should do so at this time. 

Please note that if EPA receives adverse 

comment on an amendment, paragraph, 

or section of this rule, and if that 

provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. For additional information, 

see the direct final rule which is located 

in the Rules section of this Federal 

Register. 

Dated: June 27, 2012. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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