Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0042-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydrogen Peroxide; An Amendment to an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical Correction.
Posted Date: 2002-06-20T04:00Z

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Limiting
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Organic
Compound
Emissions
from
Industrial
Wastewater
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Organic
Compound
Emissions
from
Industrial
Wastewater
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40
CFR
Part
180
[
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3]

RIN
2070
 
AB78
Hydrogen
Peroxide;
An
Amendment
to
an
Exemption
From
the
Requirement
of
a
Tolerance;
Technical
Correction
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Final
rule;
technical
correction.

SUMMARY:
In
the
Federal
Register
of
February
28,
2002,
EPA
issued
a
revised
exemption
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
for
residues
of
the
biochemical
hydrogen
peroxide.
In
the
SUMMARY
and
the
codified
text,
a
phrase
was
inadvertently
omitted.
This
document
corrects
those
errors.
DATES:
This
document
is
effective
June
20,
2002.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Diana
Hudson,
c/
o
Product
Manager
(
PM)
90,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(
7511C),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number
(
703)
308
 
8713;
and
e­
mail
address:
hudson.
diana@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
This
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
an
agricultural
producer,
food
manufacturer,
or
pesticide
manufacturer.
Potentially
affected
categories
and
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
Categories
NAICS
codes
Examples
of
potentially
affected
entities
Industry
111
Crop
production
112
Animal
production
311
Food
manufacturing
32532
Pesticide
manufacturing
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
the
table
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
or
not
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
If
you
have
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
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

1.
Electronically.
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
To
access
this
document,
on
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations,''
``
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules,''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register
 
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
A
frequently
updated
electronic
version
of
40
CFR
part
180
is
available
at
http://
www.
access.
gpo.
gov/
nara/
cfr/
cfrhtml_
180/
Title_
40/
40cfr180_
00.
html,
a
beta
site
currently
under
development.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
control
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0042.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.

II.
Background
A.
What
Does
This
Technical
Correction
Do?

In
the
Federal
Register
of
February
28,
2002
(
67
FR
9214)
(
FRL
 
6822
 
7),
EPA
revised
an
exemption
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
for
residues
of
the
biochemical
hydrogen
peroxide.
In
the
SUMMARY
and
the
codified
text,
a
phrase
was
inadvertently
omitted.
This
document
corrects
those
errors.
On
page
9214,
third
column,
the
first
sentence
of
the
summary
is
corrected
to
read
as
follows:
``
This
regulation
establishes
an
amendment
to
an
exemption
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
for
residues
of
the
biochemical
hydrogen
peroxide
in
or
on
all
food
commodities
when
applied/
used
at
the
rate
of
 
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June
20,
2002
/
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and
Regulations
application
on
growing
and
postharvest
crops.''
The
codified
text
is
corrected
in
the
regulatory
text
of
this
document.

B.
Why
is
This
Technical
Correction
Issued
as
a
Final
Rule?
Section
553
of
the
Administrative
Procedure
Act
(
APA),
5
U.
S.
C.
553(
b)(
B),
provides
that,
when
an
agency
for
good
cause
finds
that
notice
and
public
procedure
are
impracticable,
unnecessary
or
contrary
to
the
public
interest,
the
agency
may
issue
a
rule
without
providing
notice
and
an
opportunity
for
public
comment.
EPA
has
determined
that
there
is
good
cause
for
making
today's
technical
correction
final
without
prior
proposal
and
opportunity
for
comment,
because
EPA
is
merely
adding
a
phrase
that
was
inadvertently
omitted
from
the
previously
published
final
rule.
EPA
finds
that
this
constitutes
good
cause
under
5
U.
S.
C.
553(
b)(
B).

III.
Regulatory
Assessment
Requirements
This
final
rule
implements
a
technical
amendment
to
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations,
and
it
does
not
otherwise
impose
or
amend
any
requirments.
As
such,
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
has
determined
that
a
technical
correction
is
not
a
``
significant
regulatory
action''
subject
to
review
by
OMB
under
Executive
Order
12866,
entitled
Regulatory
Planning
and
Review
(
58
FR
51735,
October
4,
1993).
Because
this
rule
has
been
exempted
from
review
under
Executive
Order
12866
due
to
its
lack
of
significance,
this
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).
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.,
or
impose
any
enforceable
duty
or
contain
any
unfunded
mandate
as
described
under
Title
II
of
the
Unfunded
Mandates
Reform
Act
of
1995
(
UMRA)
(
Public
Law
104
 
4).
Nor
does
it
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);
or
OMB
review
or
any
Agency
action
under
Executive
Order
13045,
entitled
Protection
of
Children
from
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
(
62
FR
19885,
April
23,
1997).
This
action
does
not
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),
Public
Law
104
 
113,
section
12(
d)
(
15
U.
S.
C.
272
note).
Since
this
action
does
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.
In
addition,
the
Agency
has
determined
that
this
action
will
not
have
a
substantial
direct
effect
on
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,
entitled
Federalism(
64
FR
43255,
August
10,
1999).
Executive
Order
13132
requires
EPA
to
develop
an
accountable
process
to
ensure
``
meaningful
and
timely
input
by
State
and
local
officials
in
the
development
of
regulatory
policies
that
have
federalism
implications.''
``
Policies
that
have
federalism
implications''
is
defined
in
the
Executive
Order
to
include
regulations
that
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.''
This
action
does
not
alter
the
relationships
or
distribution
of
power
and
responsibilities
established
by
Congress
in
the
preemption
provisions
of
FFDCA
section
408(
n)(
4).
For
these
same
reasons,
the
Agency
has
determined
that
this
rule
does
not
have
any
``
tribal
implications''
as
described
in
Executive
Order
13175,
entitled
Consultation
and
Coordination
with
Indian
Tribal
Governments
(
65
FR
67249,
November
6,
2000).
Executive
Order
13175,
requires
EPA
to
develop
an
accountable
process
to
ensure
``
meaningful
and
timely
input
by
tribal
officials
in
the
development
of
regulatory
policies
that
have
tribal
implications.''
``
Policies
that
have
tribal
implications''
is
defined
in
the
Executive
Order
to
include
regulations
that
have
``
substantial
direct
effects
on
one
or
more
Indian
tribes,
on
the
relationship
between
the
Federal
government
and
the
Indian
tribes,
or
on
the
distribution
of
power
and
responsibilities
between
the
Federal
government
and
Indian
tribes.''
This
rule
will
not
have
substantial
direct
effects
on
tribal
governments,
on
the
relationship
between
the
Federal
government
and
Indian
tribes,
or
on
the
distribution
of
power
and
responsibilities
between
the
Federal
government
and
Indian
tribes,
as
specified
in
Executive
Order
13175.
Thus,
Executive
Order
13175
does
not
apply
to
this
rule.

IV.
Submission
to
Congress
and
the
Comptroller
General?

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.
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
this
final
rule
in
the
Federal
Register.
This
final
rule
is
not
a
``
major
rule''
as
defined
by
5
U.
S.
C.
804(
2).

List
of
Subjects
in
40
CFR
Part
180
Environmental
protection,
Administrative
practice
and
procedure,
Agricultural
commodities,
Pesticides
and
pests,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
June
7,
2002.

Janet
L.
Andersen.

Director,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
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),
346(
a)
and
374.

2.
Section
180.1197
is
revised
to
read
as
follows:

180.1197
Hydrogen
peroxide;
exemption
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance.

An
exemption
from
the
requirement
of
a
tolerance
is
established
for
residues
of
hydrogen
peroxide
in
or
on
all
food
commodities
at
the
rate
of
 
1%
hydrogen
peroxide
per
application
on
growing
and
postharvest
crops.
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