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proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically should submit original 

and five copies of the protest or 

intervention to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on September 28, 2017. 

Dated: September 7, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0006; FRL–9965–43] 

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions 

Filed for Residues of Pesticide 

Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions requesting the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 16, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) of interest as shown in the 

body of this document, 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 

Confidential Business Information (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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) 

(7511P), main telephone number: (703) 

305–7090; email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov, Michael 

Goodis, Registration Division (RD) 

(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 

305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing 

address for each contact person is: 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

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). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT for the division listed at the 

end of the pesticide petition summary of 

interest. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

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factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing its receipt of 

several pesticide petitions filed under 

section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 

346a, requesting the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 180 for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various food 

commodities. The Agency is taking 

public comment on the requests before 

responding to the petitioners. EPA is not 

proposing any particular action at this 

time. EPA has determined that the 

pesticide petitions described in this 

document contain the data or 

information prescribed in FFDCA 

section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); 

however, EPA has not fully evaluated 

the sufficiency of the submitted data at 

this time or whether the data support 

granting of the pesticide petitions. After 

considering the public comments, EPA 

intends to evaluate whether and what 

action may be warranted. Additional 

data may be needed before EPA can 

make a final determination on these 

pesticide petitions. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of each of the petitions that 

are the subject of this document, 

prepared by the petitioner, is included 

in a docket EPA has created for each 

rulemaking. The docket for each of the 

petitions is available at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is 

publishing notice of the petition so that 

the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts 

PP 6F8512 (EPA–HQ–OPP–2016– 

0649). Nisso America Inc., on behalf of 

Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., 88 Pine Street, 

14th Floor, New York, NY 10005, 

requests to amend the tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180.667 for residues of the 

fungicide, cyflufenamid in or on the 

following raw agricultural commodities: 

Vegetable cucurbit (crop group 9), from 

0.07 ppm to 0.1 ppm. A method was 

developed using solvent extraction of 

cyflufenamid from crops and analyzing 

sample extracts by LC/MS/MS. Contact: 

RD. 

Amended Tolerance Exemptions for 

Non-Inerts (Except PIPS) 

1. PP IN–11010. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0257). Arkion Life Sciences, LLC, 

551 Mews Drive, Suite J, New Castle, 

DE, 19720, requests to amend an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance in 40 CFR 180.1195 for 

residues of titanium dioxide (CAS Reg. 

No. 13463–67–7) when used as an inert 

ingredient in pesticide formulations to 

include use as an inert ingredient 

(colorant) at a concentration not to 

exceed 45 % by weight in pesticide 

formulations containing the active 

ingredient anthraquinone for use in preharvest foliar applications. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

2. PP 7F8548. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2017– 

0283). Valent BioSciences LLC, 870 

Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048, 

requests to amend an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR 

180.1150 for residues of the plant 

regulator 6-benzyladenine in or on 

fruiting vegetables (tomatoes and 

peppers) and cucurbits (cucumbers, 

melons, and squash). The analytical 

method liquid chromatography with 

mass-selective (MS/MS) detection is 

available to EPA for the detection and 

measurement of the pesticide residues. 

Contact: BPPD. 

New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts 

(Except PIPS) 

1. PP IN–11015. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0179). SciReg, Inc., 12733 

Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192, 

on behalf of Holly Frontier Refining & 

Marketing LLC, 401 Plymouth Road, 

Suite 350, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of distillates, petroleum, 

solvent-dewaxed paraffinic (CAS Reg. 

No. 64742–65–0) when used as an inert 

ingredient (carrier) in pesticide 

formulations applied to growing crops 

and raw agricultural commodities, and 

to animals 40 CFR 180.910 and 40 CFR 

180.930, respectively. The petitioner 

believes no analytical method is needed 

because it is not required for an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

2. PP IN–11042. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0363). Eco Verde Technologies 

Inc., 400 NW. 172 Avenue, Pembroke 

Pines, FL 33029, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of formaldehyde, 

polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, ethers 

with polyethylene glycol mono-Me 

ether (CAS Reg. No. 1998118–32–3) 

when used as an inert ingredient in 

pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 

180.960. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD. 

3. PP IN–11043. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0362). Eco Verde Technologies 

Inc., 400 NW. 172 Avenue, Pembroke 

Pines, FL 33029, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance in 40 CFR 180.960 for residues 

of formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3- 

benzenediol, 2-methyloxirane and 

oxirane, ethers with polyethylene glycol 

mono-Me ether (CAS Reg. No. 1998118– 

31–2) when used as an inert ingredient 

in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 

180.960. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD. 

4. PP IN–11044. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0248). BASF Corporation, 100 

Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of the amine salt of styrene 

acrylic polymer, ammonium salt when 

used as an inert ingredient in pesticide 

formulations under 40 CFR 180.960. 

The petitioner believes no analytical 

method is needed because it is not 

required for an exemption from the 

requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD. 

5. PP IN–11045. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0258). Spring Trading Company, 

203 Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, TX, 

77453 on behalf of Ashland, Inc., 1005 

Rt. 202/206, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl- 

, dodecyl ester, polymer with 1-ethenyl2-pyrrolidinone and a-(2-methyl-1-oxo2-propen-1-yl)-w-methoxypoly(oxy-1,2- 

ethanediyl) (CAS Reg. No. 193743–10– 

1) when used as an inert ingredient in 

pesticide formulations under 40 CFR 

180.960. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD. 

6. PP IN–11046. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0312). Spring Trading Company 

(203 Dogwood Trail, Magnolia, TX 

77354) on behalf of Oxiteno USA, LLC, 

(9801 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena, Texas 

77507), requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of 1-octanamine, 

N,N-dimethyl-, N-oxide (CAS Reg. No. 

2605–78–9) when used as an inert 

ingredient (surfactant) in pesticide 

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formulations applied to growing crops 

and raw agricultural commodities after 

harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

7. PP IN–11048. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0249). Technology Sciences 

Group, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

1000, Washington, DC 20035, on behalf 

of Attune Agriculture, LLC, 10552 

Philadelphia Road, White Marsh, MD 

21162, requests to establish an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of konjac mannan 

(CAS Reg. No. 37220–17–0) when used 

as an inert ingredient (thickener) in 

pesticide formulations applied to 

growing crops only under 40 CFR 

180.920. The petitioner believes no 

analytical method is needed because it 

is not required for an exemption from 

the requirements of a tolerance. Contact: 

RD. 

8. PP IN–11062. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2017–0351). InvisiDex, Inc., 1129 

Maricopa HWY #217, Ojai, CA 93023, 

requests to establish an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance for 

residues of the deoxyribonucleic acids 

(CAS No. 9006–49–2) when used as an 

inert ingredient (chemical identifier/ 

molecular marker) at a concentration of 

not more than one part per million 

(ppm) by weight in pesticide 

formulations applied to growing crops 

and raw agricultural commodities after 

harvest under 40 CFR 180.910. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because it is not required for 

an exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance. Contact: RD. 

New Tolerances for Non-Inerts 

1. PP 6E8526. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2017– 

0288). Valent BioSciences LLC, 870 

Technology Way, Libertyville, IL 60048, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the plant 

regulator 6-benzyladenine in or on 

avocado at 0.05 parts per million (ppm). 

Liquid chromatography with massselective (MS/MS) detection is used to 

measure and evaluate the chemical 6- 

benzyladenine. Contact: BPPD. 

2. PP 6E8529. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2017– 

0194). E. I. du Pont de Nemours and 

Company, 974 Centre Road, 

Wilmington, Delaware 19805, requests 

to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 

180 for residues of the herbicide 

sulfometuron-methyl, benzoic acid, 2- 

[[[[(4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)

amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]-, 

methyl ester in or on sugarcane, cane; 

sugarcane, molasses; and sugarcane, 

sugar, refined at 0.01 parts per million 

(ppm). The liquid chromatography with 

tandem mass spectrometry method is 

used to measure and evaluate the 

chemical sulfometuron-methyl. Contact: 

RD. 

3. PP 6F8519. EPA–HQ–OPP–2017– 

0211. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide S-metolachlor in or on 

sugarcane at 0.4 parts per million (ppm) 

and sugarcane molasses at 1.5 ppm. A 

gas chromatography-nitrogen 

phosphorus detection (GC/NPD) method 

is used to measure and evaluate the 

chemical S-metolachlor. Contact: RD. 

4. PP 6F853. EPA–HQ–OPP–2017– 

0169. Makhteshim Agan of North 

America (d/b/a ADAMA, 3120 

Highlands Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 

27604), requests to establish a tolerance 

in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the 

nematicide, fluensulfone, in or on fruit, 

pome, crop group 11–10 at 0.3 ppm; 

fruit, stone crop group 12–12 at 0.06 

ppm; small fruit vine climbing subgroup 

13–07D at 0.5 ppm; grape, raisin at 0.8 

ppm; nut, tree, crop group 14–12 at 0.02 

ppm; almond, hulls at 3.0 ppm; 

sugarcane at 0.03 ppm; sugarcane and 

molassess at 0.2 ppm, and inadvertent 

tolerance for residues of fluensulfone, 

including its metabolites and 

degradates, in or on (10-month plantback interval): Grain, cereal, crop group 

15 at 0.03 ppm; forage, fodder and straw 

of cereal grains, crop group 16 at 2 ppm; 

(90-day plant-back interval): Wheat, 

grain at 0.06 ppm; barley, grain at 0.06 

ppm; buckwheat, grain at 0.06 ppm; oat, 

grain at 0.06 ppm; teosinte, grain at 0.06 

ppm; wheat, bran at 0.10 ppm; barley, 

bran at 0.10 ppm; wheat, middlings at 

0.07 ppm; wheat, shorts at 0.08 ppm; 

wheat, germ at 0.07 ppm; wheat, straw 

at 4 ppm; barley, straw at 4 ppm; oat, 

straw at 4 ppm; wheat, forage at 4 ppm; 

oat, forage at 4 ppm; wheat, hay at 8 

ppm; barley hay at 8 ppm; and oat, hay 

at 8 ppm. The LC–MS/MS is used to 

measure and evaluate the chemical 

3,4,4-trifluoro-but-3-ene-1-sulfonic acid. 

Contact: RD. 

5. PP 7E8571. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2017– 

0291). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 

P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419, 

requests to establish a tolerance in 40 

CFR part 180 for residues of the 

herbicide, diquat-dibromide, in or on 

Crop Group 6C (Dried shelled pea and 

bean (except soybean)) at 0.08 parts per 

million (ppm). The Method 

GRM012.03A is used to measure and 

evaluate the chemical residues of diquat 

dibromide in commodities. Contact: RD. 

6. PP 7E8578. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0971). Nichino America, Inc., 4550 

Linden Hill Rd., Suite 501, Wilmington, 

DE 19808, requests to establish a 

tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for 

residues of the insecticide 

pyrifluquinazon (1-acetyl-1,2,3,4-

tetrahydro-3-[(3-pyridylmethyl)amino]- 

6-[1,2,2,2-tetraflouro-1-(trifluoromethyl) 

ethyl]quinazolin-2-one) in or on 

imported tea at 20 parts per million 

(ppm). The analytical method HPLC– 

MS/MS is used to measure and evaluate 

the chemical pyrifluquinazon (1-acetyl1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-[(3- 

pyridylmethyl)amino]-6-[1,2,2,2- 

tetraflouro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]

quinazolin-2-one) and IV–01 (3- 

[(pyridine-3-ylmethyl)amino]-6-[1,2,2,2- 

tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl) etyl]-3,4- 

dihydro-1H-quinaolin-2-one). Contact: 

RD. 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. 

Dated: July 26, 2017. 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0438; FRL–9967–69– 

OW] 

Request for Public Comments To Be 

Sent to EPA on Peer Review Materials 

To Inform the Safe Drinking Water Act 

Decision Making on Perchlorate 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

the release of materials for public 

comment. These materials will undergo 

expert peer review in support of EPA’s 

Safe Drinking Water Act decision 

making for perchlorate. This request is 

one of two Federal Register notices 

being published concurrently, seeking 

public comment on two separate sets of 

peer review materials. This notice 

requests comments (to be sent to EPA) 

on a draft report entitled ‘‘Draft Report: 

Proposed Approaches to Inform the 

Derivation of a Maximum Contaminant 

Level Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking 

Water’’ (draft MCLG Approaches 

Report). The companion notice requests 

comments (to be sent to EPA’s 

contractor, Versar, Inc.) on an interim 

list of peer reviewers and draft charge 

questions. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

EPA on or before October 30, 2017. 

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