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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 405-097]

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Notice of Dispute Resolution
Process Schedule, Panel Meeting and Technical Conference

July 21, 2010.
    On February 25, 2010, the state of Maryland Department of the
Environment (Maryland DOE) filed a Notice to initiate formal study
dispute resolution process pursuant to 18 CFR 5.14. Maryland DOE
disputed the Commission's study determinations on the following
studies: (1) Seasonal and diurnal water quality in Conowingo Pond and
below Conowingo dam (study 3.1); (2) downstream fish passage
effectiveness study (study 3.2); (3) hydrologic study of the lower
Susquehanna River (study 3.11); and (4) characterization of downstream
aquatic communities (study 3.18).
    On March 5, 2010, Commission staff denied Maryland DOE's request
for formal study dispute resolution. In response, Maryland DOE filed a
request for rehearing on the matter on March 19, 2010, and on May 20,
2010, the Commission granted Maryland DOE formal dispute resolution
pending filing of an explanation of how the requested studies apply to
its consideration of Clean Water Act section 401 certification.
Maryland DOE filed its explanation on June 3, 2010, and requested that
two panels be established, each with a different representative for
Maryland DOE. On June 18, 2010, Commission staff directed Maryland DOE
to designate a single panelist as its representative for all disputed
studies. Maryland DOE designated Mr. Jim Uphoff as its single panelist
on June 23, 2010.
    The schedule for the dispute resolution process is as follows:

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Notice of Dispute Resolution Process      Weds, 7/21/2010.
 Schedule, Panel Meeting, and Technical
 Conference.
Dispute Resolution Panel Convenes.......  Tues, 8/10/2010.
Applicant Comments on Study Dispute.....  Mon, 8/16/2010.
Dispute Resolution Panel Technical        Tues, 8/31/2010.
 Conference.
Dispute Resolution Panel Findings.......  Thurs, 9/9/2010.
Director's Study Dispute Determination..  Weds, 9/29/2010.
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    As noted above, the Panel will hold a technical conference on the
disputed studies on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Details will be supplied
in a future notice.
    For more information, please contact Stephen Bowler, the Dispute
Panel Chair, at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 15719-15720]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Docket No. AD12-12-000]

Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets; Notice
of Technical Conference

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) staff will hold a technical conference focused on natural
gas and electric scheduling, and issues related to whether and how
natural gas and electric industry schedules could be harmonized in
order to achieve the most efficient scheduling systems for both
industries. The technical conference will take place on April 25, 2013
beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at approximately 5:00 p.m. The
conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. All interested persons are
invited to attend the conference. Commission members may participate in
the conference.
    Following a series of regional technical conferences conducted in
August 2012, the Commission issued an order directing further
conferences and reports in the above captioned docket on November 15,
2012.\1\ In the November 15 Order, the Commission noted that while its
current regulations and policies provide flexibility in the near-term
for utilities to address coordinated scheduling issues on a regional
basis and for pipelines to provide enhanced scheduling opportunities,
there are broader questions regarding whether industry-wide changes to
scheduling practices and capacity release rules would be necessary or
appropriate to achieve long-term gas-electric harmonization, address
seams issues across regional markets, or promote a more efficient
utilization of existing pipeline capacity. The Commission also noted
the questions raised relating to whether new flexible pipeline services
and additional nomination opportunities as developed by industry will
result in more efficient utilization of pipeline capacity.
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    The conference will explore whether and how to achieve more
efficient scheduling practices for the two industries. The conference
will consider whether changes should be made to provide additional
scheduling flexibility, including suggestions raised by stakeholders
such as whether to increase the number of nomination opportunities,
eliminate or change the interruptible ``no-bump'' rule, and/or provide
enhanced ability for customers to schedule real-time gas transfers/
sales or intraday capacity release transactions. The conference also
will explore coordination of gas and electric scheduling, including:
whether the establishment of a single ``energy day'' is desired and
would be beneficial and how the scheduling leading up to that day could
be efficiently sequenced; how to manage difficulties scheduling gas in
the evenings and for weekends and holidays; whether it is preferable
for electric scheduling to be done before or after gas and
transportation scheduling; and whether technological advances permit a
reduction in the time between the electric bid or pipeline nomination
and when they are scheduled. Lastly, the conference also will explore
whether these suggestions or any other options would allow for more
efficient use of existing infrastructure by both gas generators and
other customers.
    Those interested in speaking at the technical conference should
notify the Commission by March 15, 2013 by completing the online form
at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/nat-gas-elec-mkts-speaker-form-04-25-13.asp. Due to time constraints,
we may not be able to accommodate all those interested in speaking. A
supplemental notice also will be issued prior to the technical
conference to provide

information about the agenda and organization of the technical
conference. Those interested in attending the technical conference are
encouraged, but not required, to register at the following Web page:
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/nat-gas-elec-mkts-form-04-25-13.asp.
    The technical conference will not be transcribed. However, there
will be a free webcast of the conference. The webcast will allow
persons to listen to the technical conference, but not participate.
Anyone with Internet access who wants to listen to the conference can
do so by navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating
the technical conference in the Calendar. The technical conference will
contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides
technical support for the webcast and offers the option of listening to
the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions,
visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call<PHONE_NUMBER>.\2\
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    Notice is also hereby given that the discussions at the conference
may address matters at issue in the following Commission proceeding(s)
that are either pending or within their rehearing period: ISO New
England Inc., Docket No. ER13-895-000.
    Information on the technical conference will also be posted on the
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indus-act/electric-coord.asp, as well as the Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web
site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the conference.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a FAX to<PHONE_NUMBER>
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about the technical conference, please
contact:

Elizabeth Topping (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Anna Fernandez (Legal Information), Office of General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: March 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0023; FRL-9386-2]

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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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 July 5, 2013.

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.htm. 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: A contact person, with telephone
number and email address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), 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 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 submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
    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
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); 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 online 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.

New Tolerance

    1. PP 2E8074. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0295). Cheminova A/S, c/o Cheminova,
Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209-2510, requests
to establish import tolerances in 40 CFR Part 180 for residues of the
fungicide flutriafol, in or on coffee, bean, green at 0.20 parts per
million (ppm) and coffee, instant at 0.30 ppm. Adequate enforcement
analytical methods for determining flutriafol in/on appropriate raw
agricultural commodities and processed commodities are available for
the established and proposed tolerances. Contact: Tamue Gibson, (703)
305-9096, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    2. PP 2E8123. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0141). Syngenta Crop Protection
LLC., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish
import tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide,
benzovindiflupyr (SYN545192), in or on coffee, bean, green at 0.09 ppm;
and sugarcane, cane at 0.04 ppm. QuEChERS multi-residue method (EN
15662:2009) has been validated and independently validated for post-
registration monitoring of SYN545192 for compliance with maximum
residue levels (MRLs) and import tolerances in plant and animal
commodities. Contact: Shaunta Hill,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. PP 2E8137. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0038). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the insecticide flonicamid and its metabolites and
degradates determined by measuring flonicamid [N-(cyanomethyl)-4-
(trifluoromethyl)- 3-pyridinecarboxamide] and its metabolites TFNA (4-
trifluoromethyl-nicotinic acid), TFNA-AM (4-trifluoromethyl-
nicotinamide), and TFNG [N-(4-trifluoro-methylnicotinoyl)glycine],
calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of flonicamid, in or on
alfalfa, forage at 7.0 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 0.20 ppm; alfalfa, seed at
1.5 ppm; clover, forage at 7.0 ppm; clover, hay at 4.0 ppm; peppermint,
tops at 7.0 ppm; spearmint, tops at 7.0 ppm; vegetable, fruiting, group
8-10 at 0.40 ppm; vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 1.5 ppm; fruit, pome,
group 11-10 at 0.20 ppm; and fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 0.60 ppm.
Analytical methodology has been developed to determine the residues of
flonicamid and its three major plant metabolites, TFNA, TFNG, and TFNA-
AM in various crops. The residue analytical method for the majority of
crops includes an initial extraction with acetonitrile (ACN)/deionized
(DI) water, followed by a liquid-liquid partition with ethyl acetate.
The residue method for wheat straw is similar, except that a
C18 solid phase extraction (SPE) is added prior to the
liquid-liquid partition. The final sample solution is quantitated using
liquid chromatography (LC) equipped with a reverse phase column and a
triple quadruple mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Contact: Andrew Ertman,
(703) 308-9367, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    4. PP 3E8146. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0258). BASF Corporation, P.O. Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the insecticide
metaflumizone, in or on tomato at 0.6 ppm; bell pepper at 0.6 ppm; and
eggplant at 0.6 ppm. BASF Analytical Method No. 531/0 was developed to
determine residues of metaflumizone and its metabolites M320I04 and
M320I23 in crop matrices. In this method, residues of metaflumizone are
extracted from plant matrices with methanol/water (70:30; v/v) and then
partitioned into dichloro-methane. For oily matrices, the residues are
extracted with a mixture of isohexane/acetonitrile (1:1; v/v). The
final determination of metaflumizone and its metabolites is performed
by LC/MS/MS. Contact: Julie Chao,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    5. PP 3E8150. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0161). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the fungicide fenamidone, [4H-imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-
5-methyl-2-(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-, (S)-], in or on
ginseng at 0.80 ppm; bean, succulent at 0.80 ppm; onion, bulb, subgroup
03-07A at 0.20 ppm; and onion, green, subgroup 03-07B at 1.5 ppm.
Although residue levels approaching the proposed tolerances are
unlikely, independently validated enforcement methods are available for
determining residues of fenamidone and relevant metabolites. Residues
are quantified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with
MS/MS detection. Contact: Laura Nollen,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    6. PP 3E8167. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0589). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for
residues of the herbicide fomesafen, in or on bean, lima, succulent at
0.05 ppm. The gas chromatography with Nitrogen-Phosphorus detection
(GC-NPD) has been developed and validated for residues of fomesafen in
snap/dry beans, cotton seed, and cotton gin byproducts, as well as for
other crops, and is used to measure and evaluate the chemical
fomesafen. Contact: Laura Nollen,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    7. PP 2F8101. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0226). Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park NC 27709,
requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide flupyradifurone, in or on aspirated grains, fractions at 40
ppm; root vegetables, except sugar beets, crop subgroup 1B at 1.5 ppm;
tuberous and corm vegetable, crop sub-group 1C at 0.5 ppm; onion, bulb
subgroup, crop subgroup 3-07A at 0.3 ppm; onion, green subgroup, crop
subgroup 3-07B at 3 ppm; leafy vegetables, except brassica vegetables,
crop group 4 at 40 ppm; taro, leaves at 40 ppm; head and stem brassica,
crop subgroup 5A at 6 ppm; leafy brassica, greens, crop subgroup 5B at
40 ppm; turnip, greens at 40 ppm; edible-podded legume vegetables, crop
subgroup 6A at 5 ppm; succulent shelled pea and bean, crop subgroup 6B
at 4 ppm; dried shelled pea and bean except soybean, crop subgroups 6C
at 6 ppm; foliage of legume vegetables, including soybeans, crop group
7, forage green vines at 40 ppm; foliage of legume vegetables,
including soybean, crop group 7, hay at 50 ppm; soybean, seed at 4 ppm;
fruiting vegetables, except cucurbits, crop group 8-10, fruit at 3 ppm;
tomato, paste at 4 ppm; cucurbit vegetables, crop group 9, fruit at 2
ppm; citrus fruits, crop group 10-10, fruit at 3 ppm; citrus, pulp,
dried at 15 ppm; pome fruits, crop group 11-10, fruit at 1.5 ppm;
bushberry, subgroup, crop subgroup 13-07B at 4 ppm; small fruit vine
climbing subgroup, except fuzzy

kiwifruit, crop subgroup 13-07F at 3 ppm; grapes, raisin at 6 ppm; low
growing berry subgroup, crop subgroup 13-07G at 1.5 ppm; tree nuts,
crop group 14, nutmeat at 0.15 ppm; pistachio at 0.15 ppm; tree nut,
crop group 14, hulls at 15 ppm; grain, cereal, crop group 15, except
rice grain at 4 ppm; sweet corn, kernels plus cobs with husks removed
(K+CWHR) at 0.4 ppm; wheat, bran at 5 ppm; rice, grain (rotational
crop) at 4 ppm; grain cereal (forage, fodder and straw), group 16,
forage at 20 ppm; grain cereal (forage, fodder and straw), group 16,
hay at 40 ppm; grain cereal (forage, fodder and straw), group 16, straw
at 30 ppm; grain cereal (forage, fodder and straw), group 16, stover at
15 ppm; cotton, undelinted seed crop subgroup 20C at 0.9 ppm; cotton,
gin by-products at 40 ppm; nongrass animal feeds, forage, crop group 18
at 20 ppm; nongrass animal feeds, hay, crop group 18 at 40 ppm; coffee,
bean, green at 2 ppm; coffee, bean, roasted, instant at 3 ppm; hops at
20 ppm; peanut, hay at 30 ppm; peanut, nutmeat at 0.15 ppm; prickly
pear cactus, fruit at 0.5 ppm; pitaya, fruit at 0.5 ppm; prickly pear
cactus, pads at 0.9 ppm; cattle/goat/hog/horse/sheep, fat at 0.5 ppm;
cattle/goat/hog/horse/sheep, meat at 1 ppm; cattle/goat/hog/horse/
sheep, meat byproducts at 2 ppm; milk at 0.3 ppm; poultry, eggs at 0.3
ppm; poultry, meat at 0.5 ppm; and poultry, meat byproducts at 0.5 ppm.
Tolerances are being proposed in primary crops, rotational crops,
animal tissues and milk for flupyradifurone and the metabolite
difluoroacetic acid (DFA). The analytical method involves, solvent
extraction, purification through a C-18 solid-phase
extraction column, and addition of a mixture of stable, isotopically
labeled internal standards. Quantitation is by HPLC-electrospray
ionization/MS/MS. Contact: Jessica Rogala,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    8. PP 2F8120. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0015). Dow AgroSciences, 9330
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for the combined residues of the
herbicide aminopyralid (XDE-750: 4-amino-3,6-dichloropyridine-2-
carboxylic acid) and its glucose conjugate, expressed as total parent,
in or on fish--shellfish, mollusc at 0.01 ppm; fish--shellfish,
crustacean at 0.01 ppm;, fish--freshwater finfish at 0.04 ppm. Adequate
analytical methods for enforcement purposes are available to monitor
residues of aminopyralid in fish and shellfish. The analytical method
GRM 07.08 uses LC/MS/MS. Contact: Bethany Benbow,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    9. PP 2F8121. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0141). Syngenta Crop Protection
LLC., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
benzovindiflupyr, in or on apple, wet pomace at 0.6 ppm; barley, grain
at 1.5 ppm; barley, hay at 15 ppm; barley, straw at 15 ppm; corn,
field, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, field, forage at 3 ppm; corn, field,
stover at 15 ppm; corn, pop, grain at 0.02 ppm; corn, pop, stover at 15
ppm; corn, sweet, ear at 0.01 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 4 ppm; corn,
sweet, stover at 5 ppm; cottonseed, subgroup 20C at 0.15 ppm; cotton,
grin byproducts at 3 ppm; vegetables, cucurbit, crop group 9 at 0.2
ppm; fruits, pome, crop group 11-10 at 0.2 ppm; fruits, small vines
climbing, except fuzzy kiwi subgroup 13-07F at 1 ppm; grain, aspirated
fractions at 7 ppm; oat, grain at 1.5 ppm; oat, hay at 15 ppm; oat,
straw at 15 ppm; peas and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup
6C at 0.2 ppm; peas, hay at 7 ppm; peas, vine at 1.5 ppm; peanut,
nutmeat at 0.01 ppm; peanut, hay at 15 ppm; potato, wet peel at 0.1
ppm; raisin at 4 ppm; rapeseed, subgroup 20A at 0.15 ppm; rye, grain at
0.1 ppm; rye, hay at 15 ppm; rye, straw at 10 ppm; soybean, seed at
0.07 ppm; soybean, forage at 15 ppm; soybean, hay at 50 ppm;
vegetables, fruiting, crop group 8-10 at 0.8 ppm; vegetables, tuberous
and corm subgroup 1C at 0.02 ppm; wheat, grain at 0.1 ppm; wheat,
forage at 4 ppm; wheat, hay at 15 ppm; wheat, straw at 10 ppm; and in
or on the following animal commodities: Cattle, fat at 0.01 ppm;
cattle, kidney at 0.01 ppm; cattle, liver at 0.01 ppm; cattle, meat at
0.01 ppm; cattle, byproducts at 0.01 ppm; egg at 0.01 ppm; goat, fat at
0.01 ppm; goat, kidney at 0.01 ppm; goat, liver at 0.01 ppm; goat, meat
at 0.01 ppm; goat, meat byproducts at 0.01 ppm; hog, fat at 0.01 ppm;
hog, liver at 0.01 ppm; hog, meat at 0.01 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at
0.01 ppm; horse, fat at 0.01 ppm; horse, kidney at 0.01 ppm; horse,
liver at 0.01 ppm; horse, meat at 0.01 ppm; horse, meat byproducts at
0.01 ppm; milk at 0.01 ppm; milk, fat at 0.01 ppm; egg at 0.01 ppm;
poultry, byproducts at 0.01 ppm; poultry, fat at 0.01 ppm; poultry,
liver at 0.01 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.01 ppm; poultry, skin at 0.01
ppm; sheep, fat at 0.01 ppm; sheep, kidney at 0.01 ppm; sheep, liver at
0.01 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.01 ppm; and sheep, meat byproduct at 0.01
ppm. The proposed definition of the residue for benzovindiflupyr
(SYN545192) in commodities of plant origin is parent SYN545192 for both
compliance monitoring and consumer risk assessments. The corresponding
definitions in commodities of animal origin are parent SYN545192 for
monitoring and sum of SYN545192 and SYN546039 for risk assessment. Both
Method GRM042.03A and GRM042.04A for plant products have been developed
to determine parent SYN545192 and its metabolite SYN546039 (and
conjugates) with a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 mg/kg for both
analytes. GRM042.04A also determines metabolite SYN545720 with an LOQ
of 0.01 mg/kg. Method GRM042.08A has been developed for the
determination of SYN545192 and its metabolites SYN546039 and SYN546206
in rotational crops, with an LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg for all three analytes.
Method GRM042.06A (also known as Charles River Method No. 1887 Version
2.0) for animal products has been validated for use in pre-registration
development studies. The method determines parent SYN545192 and its
metabolites SYN546039 and SYN546422, with an LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg for each
analyte. Method GRM023.03A was used to analyze residues of SYN545720 in
the storage stability study demonstrating the storage stability of
SYN545720 residues in a range of commodities under frozen conditions.
Contact: Shaunta Hill,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    10. PP 2F8134. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0151). Syngenta Crop Protection
LLC., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish
a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
difenoconazole, 1-[2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-
dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole, in or on rapeseed, subgroup 20A
at 0.1 ppm. For plants, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC has submitted
practical analytical method (AG-575B) for detecting and measuring
levels of difenoconazole in or on food with a LOQ that allows
monitoring of food with residues at or above the levels set in the
proposed tolerances. Residues are qualified by LC/MS/MS. For livestock,
a practical analytical method (AG-544A) for detecting and measuring
levels of difenoconazole in or on cattle tissues and milk, and poultry
tissues and eggs, with an LOQ that allows monitoring of food with
residues at or above the levels set in the proposed tolerances.
Tolerances in meat, milk, poultry or eggs were established for
enforcement purposes. Contact: Rose Mary Kearns,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    11. PP 3F8142. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0138). ISK Biosciences Corporation,

7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio, 44077, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide isofetamid,
N-[1,1 -dimethyl-2-[2-methyl-4-(l-methylethoxy)phenyl]-2-oxoethyl]-3-
methyl-2-thiophenecarboxamide (CA) and its metabolite GPTC, N-[1,l-
dimethyl-2-(4-[beta]-D-glucopyranosyloxy-2-methylphenyl)-2-oxoethyl]-3-
methyl-2-thiophenecarboxamide, expressed as isofetamid, in or on almond
at 0.02 ppm; almond, hulls at 0.2 ppm; lettuce, head at 6.0 ppm;
lettuce, leaf at 7.0 ppm; fruit, small vine climbing, except fuzzy
kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 3.0 ppm; berry, low growing, subgroup 13-
07G at 4.0 ppm; and rapeseed, subgroup 20A at 0.04 ppm. The LC/MS/MS
method proposed for residue analysis of plants and plant products
determines the residues of parent IKF-5411 and its metabolite, GPTC.
The method involves extraction of samples with acetone or with
acetonitrile: water (80:20 v/v) mixture. Extracts are then subjected to
SPE clean-up, with subsequent quantification of residues by liquid
chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric determination (LC/MS/MS).
Contact: Dominic Schuler,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    12. PP 3F8158. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0235). DuPont Crop Protection,
Stine-Haskell Research Center, P.O. Box 30, Newark, DE 19714, requests
to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
insecticide, chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-methyl-6-
[(methylamino)-carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-
carboxamide, in or on peanuts at 0.06 ppm; and peanut, hay at 90 ppm.
The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed since
chlorantraniliprole and its metabolic degradates are not of
toxicological concern and therefore, analytical methods are not
applicable. Contact: Jennifer Urbanski,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    13. PP 3F8166. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0268). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to establish
tolerances in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide
thiabendazole, [2-(4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole] and its metabolite
benzimidazole (free and conjugated), in or on vegetable, root (except
sugarbeet), subgroup 1B at 0.02 ppm; radish, tops at 0.02 ppm; onion,
bulb, subgroup 3-07A at 0.02 ppm; brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5-A
at 0.02 ppm; vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 0.02 ppm; barley, grain at
0.05 ppm; barley, hay at 0.15 ppm; barley, straw at 0.15 ppm; wheat,
hay at 0.09 ppm; wheat, forage at 0.2 ppm; oat, grain at 0.05 ppm; oat,
hay at 0.09 ppm; oat, straw at 0.09 ppm; oat, forage at 0.2 ppm; rye,
grain at 0.05 ppm; rye, straw at 0.15 ppm; rye, forage at 0.2 ppm;
triticale, grain at 0.05 ppm; triticale, hay at 0.09 ppm; triticale,
straw at 0.09 ppm; triticale, forage at 0.2 ppm; alfalfa, forage at
0.02 ppm; alfalfa, hay at 0.02 ppm; alfalfa, seed at 0.02 ppm; and
spinach at 0.02 ppm. The Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. II
lists four spectrophotofluoro-metric methods (Methods I, A, B, and C)
for determining residues of thiabendazole per se in or on plant
commodities, and one spectrophotofluorometric method (Method D) for
determining residues of thiabendazole and 5-hydroxy-thiabendazole in
milk. Contact: Rose Mary Kearns,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Amended Tolerance

    1. PP 2E8137. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0038). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, also proposes, upon the approval of the aforementioned
tolerances under ``New Tolerance,'' to remove established tolerances in
40 CFR 180.613 for residues of the insecticide flonicamid and its
metabolites and degradates determined by measuring flonicamid [N-
(cyanomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)- 3-pyridinecarboxamide] and its
metabolites TFNA (4-trifluoromethyl-nicotinic acid), TFNA-AM (4-
trifluoromethyl-nicotinamide), and TFNG [N-(4-trifluoro-
methylnicotinoyl)glycine], calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent
of flonicamid, in or on the following crop groups: Vegetable, fruiting,
group 8; fruit, pome, group 11; fruit, stone, group 12; cucumber; and
vegetable, cucurbit, group 9, except cucumber. Contact: Andrew Ertman,
(703) 308-9367, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    2. PP 3E8150. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0161). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton,
NJ 08540, requests to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.579 for
residues of the fungicide fenamidone, [4H-imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-
5-methyl-2-(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-, (S)-], by removing
the established tolerances in or on garlic at 0.20 ppm; garlic, great
headed at 0.20 ppm; leek at 1.5 ppm; onion, bulb at 0.20 ppm; onion,
green at 1.5 ppm; onion, welsh at 1.5 ppm; shallot, bulb at 0.20 ppm;
and shallot, fresh leaves at 1.5 ppm, as they will be superseded by the
tolerances described above under ``New Tolerance'' for PP 3E8150.
Contact: Laura Nollen,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. PP 2F8129. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0008). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528, requests
to amend 40 CFR 180.649 by amending tolerances for residues of
saflufenacil, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the
raw agricultural commodities rice, straw at 0.30 ppm. In addition, the
current commodity definition, ``Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw
group 16'' would be revised to ``Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and
straw group 16 (except rice straw)''. Compliance with the tolerances
levels is to be determined by measuring only the sum of saflufenacil,
2-chloro-5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1(2H)-
pyrimidinyl]-4-fluoro-N-[[methyl(1-methylethyl) amino]
sulfonyl]benzamide, and its metabolites N-[2-chloro-5-(2,6-dioxo-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dihydro-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorobenzoyl]-N'-
isopropyl sulfamide and N-[4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-
({[(isopropylamino)sulfonyl]amino{time}  carbonyl) phenyl]urea,
calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of saflufenacil, in or on
the commodities. Adequate enforcement methodology (LC/MS/MS) methods
D0603/02 (plants) and L0073/01 (livestock) is available to enforce the
tolerance expression. Contact: Bethany Benbow,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    4. PP 3F8160. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0231). Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300, requests to amend 40
CFR 180.571 by amending tolerances for residues of the herbicide
mesotrione, by increasing the soybean tolerance from 0.01 ppm to 0.02
ppm. Syngenta Method RAM 366/01, ``Residue Analytical Method for the
Determination of Residues of Mesotrione and 4-(Methylsulfonyl)-2-
Nitrobenzoic Acid (MNBA) in Crop Samples'' with modifications was used
for the analysis of soybeans. Contact: Michael Walsh,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
New Tolerance Exemption

    1. PP 2E8093. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0175). Winfield Solutions, LLC, PO
Box 64589, St. Paul, MN 55164, requests to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sodium metabisulfite
(CAS No. 7681-57-4) under 40 CFR 180.920, when used as a pesticide
inert ingredient (preservative), at not more than 0.5% by weight, in
pesticide formulations applied to growing crops only. The

petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because this
information is not required for the establishment of a tolerance
exemption. Contact: William Cutchin,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    2. PP 2E8096. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0237). Becker Underwood, Inc., 801
Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010, requests to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the ammonium persulfate
(APS) (CAS No. 7727-54-0) in or on food crops under 40 CFR 180.910 for
pre- and post- harvest applications at 0.05% when used as a pesticide
inert ingredient in pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because this information is not required
for the establishment of a tolerance exemption. Contact: William
Cutchin,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. PP IN-10545. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0165). BASF Corporation, c/o Lewis
& Harrison, LLC, 122 C Street NW., Suite 740, Washington DC 20001,
requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
for residues of Alkyl (C8-C10) polyglucosides
(CAS Reg. No. 68515-73-1) under 40 CFR 180.940(a) when used as a
pesticide inert ingredient as a surfactant without limitation in
antimicrobial pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it is not pertinent or required for
this petition since an exemption from the tolerance is requested.
Contact: Deirdre Sunderland,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Amended Tolerance Exemption

    1. PP 2E8087. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0863). Joint Inerts Task Force,
Cluster Support Team 8 (JITF CST8), EPA Company Number 84942, c/o
Huntsman Corp., 8600 Gosling Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77381, requests to
amend exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance by adding Chemical
Abstracts Service Registry Numbers (CASRNs) for pre-harvest use in or
on all the raw agricultural commodities under 40 CFR 180.920 and when
applied to animals under 40 CFR 180.930 for the following two chemistry
descriptors that are used as surfactants: 1: dimethylaminopropylamine,
isopropylamine, ethanolamine, and triethanolamine salts of alkyl
(C8-C24) benzene-sulfonic acid (without limits)
for CASRNs: 12068-12-1; 121617-08-1; 193562-36-6; 26836-07-7; 3088-30-
0; 58089-99-9; 61886-59-7; 61931-76-8; 67924-05-4; 68110-32-7; 68259-
35-8; 68442-72-8; 68567-69-1; 68815-30-5; 68815-35-0; 68953-98-0;
70528-84-6; 72391-21-0; 84961-74-0; 85480-55-3; 85480-56-4; 85995-82-0;
90194-54-0; 90194-55-1; 90218-09-0; 90218-11-4; 96687-54-6; and 99924-
49-9; and 2: diethanolamine salts of alkyl (C8-
C24) benzenesulfonic acid (not to exceed 7% of pesticide
formulation) for CASRNs: 67815-95-6; 67889-94-5; 67889-95-6; 68259-34-
7; 68478-47-7; 68567-68-0; 68815-34-9; 68815-37-2; 68891-02-1; 84989-
15-1; 85338-09-6; 90194-39-1; 90194-40-4; and 90218-08-9. Prior to the
submission of this petition to add missing CASRNs, Pesticide Petition
8E7472 (docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0889) was submitted to the
Agency and these CASRNs were missing from the petition. JITF CST8 is
relying on the information submitted in 8E7472 to support this petition
which includes the exact same chemistry of alkylbenzene sulfonates.
JITF CST8 does not expect the addition of these CASRNs to result in
additional exposure or risk. The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because this information is not required for the
establishment of a tolerance exemption. Contact: Elizabeth Fertich,
(703) 347-8560, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    2. PP 2E8092. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0862). Joint Inerts Task Force,
Cluster Support Team 2, (JITF CST2), EPA Company Number 84914, c/o
Huntsman Corp., 8600 Gosling Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77381, requests to
amend exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance by adding Chemical
Abstracts Service Registry Numbers (CASRNs) for post-harvest use on
agricultural crops under 40 CFR 180.910 and when applied to animals
under 40 CFR 180.930 for the following two chemistry descriptors that
are used as surfactants not to exceed 30% of pesticide formulation:
Alkyl alcohol alkoxylate phosphate and sulfate derivatives (AAAPD and
AAASD respectively), including: AAAPD surfactants: 40 CFR 180.910 and
180.930: [alpha]-Alkyl (minimum C6 linear or branched,
saturated and or unsaturated)-[omega]-hydroxypolyoxyethylene polymer
with or without polyoxypropylene, mixture of di- and monohydrogen
phosphate esters and the corresponding ammonium, calcium, magnesium,
monoethanolamine, potassium, sodium, and zinc salts of the phosphate
esters; minimum oxyethylene content averages 2 moles; minimum
oxypropylene content is 0 moles; used as surfactants not to exceed 30%
of pesticide formulation for CASRNs: 103170-31-6; 103170-32-7; 106233-
09-4; 106233-10-7; 1072943-56-6; 110392-49-9; 111798-26-6; 111905-50-1;
116671-23-9; 117584-36-8; 1187742-89-7; 1187743-35-6; 119415-05-3;
121158-61-0; 121158-63-2; 125139-13-1; 125301-86-2; 125301-87-3;
126646-03-5; 129870-77-5; 129870-80-0; 130354-37-9; 136504-88-6;
143372-50-3; 143372-51-4; 154518-40-8; 155240-11-2; 160498-49-7;
160611-24-5; 171543-66-1; 210493-60-0; 246159-55-7; 251298-11-0;
261627-68-3; 26982-05-8; 31800-89-2; 39341-09-8; 39341-65-6; 39464-69-
2; 422563-19-7; 50668-50-3; 51884-64-1; 57486-09-6; 59112-71-9; 62362-
49-6; 63747-86-4; 63887-55-8; 66272-25-1; 67786-06-5; 67989-06-4;
68071-37-4; 68130-44-9; 68130-45-0; 68130-46-1; 68186-29-8; 68186-34-5;
68238-84-6; 68311-04-6; 68389-72-0; 68413-78-5; 68425-75-2; 68439-39-4;
68511-15-9; 68511-36-4; 68551-05-3; 68585-15-9; 68585-16-0; 68585-17-1;
68585-39-7; 68603-24-7; 68607-14-7; 68610-64-0; 68649-30-9; 68650-84-0;
68855-46-9; 68856-03-1; 68890-90-4; 68890-91-5; 68891-12-3; 68891-26-9;
68909-65-9; 68909-67-1; 68909-69-3; 68921-24-4; 68921-60-8; 68954-87-0;
68954-88-1; 68954-92-7; 68987-35-9; 69029-43-2; 69980-69-4; 70247-99-3;
70248-14-5; 70903-63-8; 71965-23-6; 71965-24-7; 72480-27-4; 72623-67-7;
72623-68-8; 72828-56-9; 72828-57-0; 73018-34-5; 73050-08-5; 73050-09-6;
73361-29-2; 73378-71-9; 73378-72-0; 73559-42-9; 73559-43-0; 73559-44-1;
73559-45-2; 74499-76-6; 76930-25-1; 78330-22-0; 9004-80-2; 91254-26-1;
93925-54-3; and 96416-89-6; and AAASD surfactants: 40 CFR 180.910 and
180.930: [alpha]-Alkyl (C6-C15)-[omega]-
hydroxypoly (oxyethylene) sulfate, and its ammonium, calcium,
magnesium, potassium, sodium, and zinc salts, poly(oxyethylene content
averages 2-4 moles; used as surfactants not to exceed 30% of pesticide
formulations for CASRNs: 106597-03-9; 110392-50-2; 125301-88-4; 125301-
89-5; 125301-92-0; 125736-54-1; 157707-85-2; 160104-51-8; 160901-27-9;
160901-28-0; 160901-29-1;<PHONE_NUMBER>-4; 161025-28-1; 161074-79-9;
162063-19-6; 27140-00-7; 27731-61-9; 27731-62-0; 34431-25-9; 35015-74-
8; 52286-18-7; 52286-19-8; 54116-08-4; 61702-79-2; 63428-86-4; 63428-
87-5; 65086-57-9; 65086-79-5; 67674-66-2; 67845-82-3; 67845-83-4;
68037-05-8; 68037-06-9; 68171-41-5; 68610-66-2; 68649-53-6; 68890-88-0;
68891-29-2; 68891-30-5; 69011-37-6; 75422-21-8; 78330-16-2; 78330-17-3;
78330-25-3; 78330-26-4; 78330-27-5; 78330-28-6; 78330-29-7; 78330-30-0;
9021-91-4; and 96130-61-9. Prior to the submission of this petition to
add missing CASRNs,

Pesticide Petition 9E7533 (docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0131) was
submitted to the Agency and these CASRNs were missing from the
petition. JITF CST2 is relying on the information submitted in 9E7533
to support this petition which includes the exact same chemistries.
JITF CST2 does not expect the addition of these CASRNs to result in
additional exposure or risk. The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because this information is not required for the
establishment of a tolerance exemption. Contact: Elizabeth Fertich,
(703) 347-8560, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: May 22, 2013.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-13334 Filed 6-4-13; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Parts 231, 241, and 271

[Release Nos. 33-10402; 34-81428; IC-32784]

Commission Guidance Regarding Revenue Recognition for Bill-and-
Hold Arrangements

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Interpretation.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is publishing this interpretive release in
order to bring existing guidance into conformity with Financial
Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Upon adoption of Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 606, registrants should no longer rely on
the guidance in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 23507 and
Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release No. 108, In the Matter of
Stewart Parness, which set forth the criteria to be met in order to
recognize revenue when delivery has not occurred.

DATES: Effective: August 29, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin L. Vaughn, Senior Associate
Chief Accountant, or Joseph R. Epstein, Professional Accounting Fellow,
Office of the Chief Accountant, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-6561.
Inquiries about this interpretive release also can be directed to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In 1986, in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 23507 and
Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release No. 108, In the Matter of
Stewart Parness (``AAER 108''), the Commission set forth criteria to be
met in order to recognize revenue when delivery has not occurred
(commonly referred to as ``bill-and-hold'').\1\ The Commission staff
reiterated this guidance in Staff Accounting Bulletin (``SAB'') Topic
13, Revenue Recognition. SAB Topic 13 expressed the staff's views on
the basic principles of revenue recognition in then-existing generally
accepted accounting principles and summarized in one location the
existing guidance on revenue recognition to make that guidance more
accessible to registrants and their auditors.
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    \1\ See In the Matter of Stewart Parness, AAER 108 (Aug. 5,
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II. The Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for
Revenue Recognition Related to Bill-and-Hold Arrangements

    The Commission historically has recognized pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (``FASB'') as authoritative in the
absence of any contrary determination by the Commission.\2\ In
Financial Reporting Release No. 70,\3\ the Commission stated its
determination that the FASB and its parent organization, the Financial
Accounting Foundation, satisfied the criteria in Section 19(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933 \4\ and, accordingly, FASB's financial
accounting and reporting standards are recognized as ``generally
accepted'' for purposes of the federal

securities laws. As a result, registrants are required to comply with
those standards in preparing financial statements filed with the
Commission, unless the Commission provides otherwise.\5\
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    \2\ Rule 4-01(a)(1) of Regulation S-X, 17 CFR 210.4-01(a)(1).
See Accounting Series Release (``ASR'') No. 150 (Dec. 20, 1973) and
ASR No. 4 (Apr. 25, 1938).
    \3\ Policy Statement: Reaffirming the Status of the FASB as a
Designated Private-Sector Standard Setter, Release Nos. 33-8221; 34-
47743; IC-26028; FR-70 (Apr. 25, 2003) (``FR-70''); 68 FR 23333 (May
1, 2003).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 77s(b).
    \5\ See FR-70; Rule 4-01(a)(1) of Regulation S-X, 17 CFR 210.4-
01(a)(1).
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    The FASB has issued comprehensive revenue recognition guidance in
Accounting Standards Codification (``ASC'') Topic 606, Revenues from
Contracts with Customers (``ASC Topic 606''), which supersedes most
previous revenue recognition guidance issued by the FASB. Under ASC
Topic 606, the general criteria for revenue recognition includes
identifying the contract(s) with a customer, identifying the
performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction
price, allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations
in the contract, and recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity
satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or
service to a customer.\6\ A good or service is transferred when (or as)
the customer obtains control of that good or service, and ASC Topic 606
sets forth indicators of when control has been transferred.\7\
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    \6\ See ASC paragraph 606-10-05-04.
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    ASC Topic 606 also provides specific guidance on contracts under
which an entity bills a customer for a product but the entity retains
physical possession of the product until it is transferred to the
customer at a point in time in the future (i.e., a bill-and-hold
arrangement).\8\ ASC Topic 606 acknowledges that, for some contracts, a
customer may obtain control of a product even though that product
remains in an entity's physical possession.\9\ In order to recognize
revenue in a bill-and-hold arrangement, ASC Topic 606 requires
consideration of the indicators of when control has been transferred
and sets forth additional criteria to be met.\10\
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    \8\ See ASC paragraphs 606-10-55-81 through 55-84.
    \9\ See ASC paragraph 606-10-55-82.
    \10\ See ASC paragraph 606-10-55-83.
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III. Updated Commission Guidance

    In light of the FASB's issuance of ASC Topic 606, upon a
registrant's adoption of ASC Topic 606, it should no longer refer to
the guidance in AAER 108 related to recognizing revenue in a bill-and-
hold arrangement because ASC Topic 606 provides specific guidance on
recognizing revenue for those arrangements.
    The updated Commission guidance set forth in this interpretation is
applicable upon a registrant's adoption of ASC Topic 606 and applies to
all arrangements for which revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC
Topic 606. Prior to a registrant's adoption of ASC Topic 606, the
guidance in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 23507 and AAER 108 is
still applicable to all arrangements for which revenue is recognized.

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Parts 231, 241, and 271

    Accounting, Securities.

Amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Commission is amending
title 17, chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations as set forth
below:

PART 231--INTERPRETATIVE RELEASES RELATING TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 AND GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER

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1. Part 231 is amended by adding an entry for Release No. 33-10402 at
the end of the table to read as follows:

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Commission Guidance Regarding Revenue  33-10402                 Aug. 18, 2017..........  [INSERT Federal
 Recognition for Bill-and-Hold                                                            Register CITATION].
 Arrangements.
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PART 241--INTERPRETATIVE RELEASES RELATING TO THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER

0
2. Part 241 is amended by adding an entry for Release No. 34-81428 at
the end of the table to read as follows:

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               Subject                       Release No.                  Date           Fed. Reg. vol. and page
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Commission Guidance Regarding Revenue  34-81428                 Aug. 18, 2017..........  [INSERT Federal
 Recognition for Bill-and-Hold                                                            Register CITATION].
 Arrangements.
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PART 271--INTERPRETATIVE RELEASES RELATING TO THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AND GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER

0
3. Part 271 is amended by adding an entry for Release No. IC-32784 at
the end of the table to read as follows:

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               Subject                       Release No.                  Date           Fed. Reg. vol. and page
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Commission Guidance Regarding Revenue  IC-32784                 Aug. 18, 2017..........  [INSERT Federal
 Recognition for Bill-and-Hold                                                            Register CITATION].
 Arrangements.
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    By the Commission.

    Dated: August 18, 2017.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-17913 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday,
November 20, 2008, at 2 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting.
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), (8), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of
the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Casey, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
November 20, 2008, will be:

Formal orders of investigation;
Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an
enforcement nature;
An adjudicatory matter;
Consideration of amicus participation;
Regulatory matters regarding financial institutions; and
Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.

    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 13, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-27405 Filed 11-17-08; 8:45 am]

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