Disk Utility unable to partition as FAT32

Hello,
I am trying to set up bootcamp on my Late 2013 13" MBP running Yosemite 10.10.1 (14B25). I went and purchased a 16GB flash drive and directly followed the instructions laid out here. I have a family copy (3 activation codes) of Windows 7 Home Premium. I used the 64bit. After formatting my USB to FAT32, and mounting the W7 ISO, I followed and completed all instructions listed above
Upon rebooting into windows, I selected my partition labeled "BOOTCAMP" and tried to continue. I was prompted with "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition.  See the Setup log files for more information." from the Windows installer. After coming across this thread, I removed anything plugged in (outside of the USB w/ W7 ISO) and tried again. No luck. Lastly, I tried moving the USB from the left to the right, no luck. I then tried to reformat the USB ISO as prompted by the Installer, and that didn't work. (I assume this would have wiped the drive - probably a dumb idea)
I restarted and booted into OSX. I assumed that my best bet would be to restart everything and try again. I removed the partition from my Microsoft HD, and went to erase my USB drive. Upon trying to reformat it as I had before, I realized there is no option for FAT32 in Disk Utility. I have attached an image of this. I am not sure what happened here. I have reformatted the drive by Erasing and Partitioning it multiple different times. Still not option for FAT32. I have been sure to have selected Master Boot Record.
I assume I now can't try again until I am able to reformat the USB into FAT32 so I can again mount my ISO and go from there.
Any guidance? What are my options here?

Confirm that this is what you have been doing?
Selecting an Operating System During Startup
You can select which operating system to use during startup by holding down the Option key. This displays icons for all available startup disks, and lets you override the default setting for the startup disk in Startup Disk preferences (Mac OS X) or the Boot Camp control panel (Windows) without changing that setting.
To select an operating system during startup:
1  Restart your computer and hold down the Option key until disk icons appear onscreen.
2  Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use, and then click the arrow beneath the icon.
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Removing Windows from Your Computer
How you remove Windows from your computer depends on whether you installed Windows on a second disk partition or on a single-volume disk.
If you installed Windows on a second disk partition: Using Boot Camp Assistant as described below, remove Windows by deleting the Windows partition and restoring the disk to a single-partition Mac OS X volume.
If your computer has multiple disks and you installed Windows on a disk that has only one partition: Start up in Mac OS X and use Disk Utility, in the Utilities folder, to reformat it as a Mac OS X volume.
To delete Windows and the Windows partition:
1  Start up in Mac OS X.
2  Quit all open applications and log out any other users on your computer.
3  Open Boot Camp Assistant.
4  Select “Remove Windows 7,” and then click Continue.
5  Do one of the following:
  If your computer has a single internal disk, click Restore.
  If your computer has multiple internal disks, select the disk with Windows on it, and then select “Restore to a single Mac OS partition” and click Continue.
If yes, we now have to get you to get the MBP to boot and that is relatively easy, provided that you have followed all the right steps.

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