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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 17, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
EPAHQOPP20210164; FRL867801
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C10-C18-Alkyl Dimethyl Amine Oxides ADAOs; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance Environmental Protection Agency EPA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of C10-C18-Alkyl dimethyl amine oxides herein referred to as ADAOs when used as inert ingredients surfactants/foaming agents in antimicrobial pesticide formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing equipment, food-processing equipment and utensils, limited to not more than 1,350 parts per million ppm at the end-use concentration in pesticide formulations. Technology Sciences Group Inc. on behalf of Mason Chemical Company submitted a petition to EPA
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FFDCA, requesting an amendment to an existing requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of ADAOs when used in accordance with this exemption.
DATES: This regulation is effective August 17, 2021. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before October 18, 2021, 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 EPAHQOPP20210164, 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, West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
204600001. 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 5661744, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is 703 3055805.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID19, the EPA Docket Center EPA/DC and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to
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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 204600001; main telephone number: 703 3057090;
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 Government Publishing Offices e-CFR site at http
www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
40tab_02.tpl.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?
Under FFDCA section 408g, 21
U.S.C. 346ag, 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 EPAHQ
OPP20210164 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 October 18, 2021. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR
178.25b.

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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 EPAHQOPP
20210164, 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 204600001.
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. Petition for Exemption In the Federal Register of March 22, 2021 86 FR 15162 FRL1002144, EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a, announcing the filing of a pesticide petition PP IN11435 by Technology Sciences Group Inc., 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of Mason Chemical Company, 9075 Centre Point Dr., Suite 400, West Chester, OH 45069. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.940a be amended by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of ADAOs when used as inert ingredients used as surfactants and foaming agents in antimicrobial pesticide formulations applied to foodcontact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing equipment, foodprocessing equipment and utensils. That document referenced a summary of the petition prepared by Technology Sciences Group Inc. on behalf of the Mason Chemical Company, the petitioner, which is available in the docket at http www.regulations.gov.

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