80 FR 75955 - Petition Requesting Rulemaking on Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 75955-75956] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30694] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 16 CFR Chapter II [Docket No. CPSC-2015-0022] Petition Requesting Rulemaking on Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of opportunity to present oral comments remotely. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or ``CPSC'') on October 26, 2015 published a notice announcing that, on December 9, 2015, there will be an opportunity for interested persons to present oral comments on a petition received for rulemaking under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (``FHSA'') regarding additive organohalogen flame retardants. The Commission also will provide for presentations to be made remotely. DATES: The meeting for interested persons to present oral comments on the petition will begin at 10 a.m. on December 9, 2015, at 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later than 12 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 4, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2015- 0022, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above. Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this proposed rulemaking. All comments received may be posted without change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal information provided, to: http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at all, such information should be submitted in writing. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket number, CPSC-2015-0022, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts. A copy of the petition is available at: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2015-0022, Supporting and Related Materials. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background On July 1, 2015, the Commission received a petition requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking under the FHSA to declare several categories of products containing additive organohalogen flame retardants to be ``banned hazardous substances.'' The petition was filed by Earthjustice and the Consumer Federation of America, which are joined by American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Women's Association, Consumers Union, Green Science Policy Institute, International Association of Fire Fighters, Kids in Danger, Philip Landrigan, M.D., M.P.H., League of United Latin American Citizens, Learning Disabilities Association of America, and Worksafe. [[Page 75956]] B. Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments The Commission is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the petition regarding additive organohalogen flame retardants. See the information under the headings DATES and ADDRESSES at the beginning of this notice for information on making requests to give oral presentations at the meeting or remotely. The Commission is also allowing remote participation. Participants may call into a conference line to make their presentations. The conference line number is 866-623-8636 and participant code is 4816474. Remote participants, as well as those presenting in person, must provide the written text of their comments in advance (see the information under the headings DATES and ADDRESSES at the beginning of this notice). Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name and affiliation. Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 minutes, exclusive of any periods of questioning by the Commissioners or CPSC staff. To prevent duplicative presentations, groups will be directed to designate a spokesperson. The Commission reserves the right to limit the time further for any presentation and impose restrictions to avoid excessive duplication of presentations. Dated: December 1, 2015. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2015-30694 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P
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public comment under established include the publication of a notice of comments submitted by electronic mail
rulemaking procedures. The Department intent to solicit comment on (email), except through
believes this cooperative problem- membership and to invite interested www.regulations.gov. The Commission
solving approach should be given persons to apply for nomination to the encourages you to submit electronic
serious consideration. To do so, the committee. It also includes the comments by using the Federal
Department must determine, among establishment of an advisory committee eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
other statutorily-mandated under the Federal Advisory Committee Written Submissions: Submit written
considerations, whether an appropriate Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). submissions by mail/hand delivery/
advisory committee can be assembled Issued under the authority of delegation in courier to: Office of the Secretary,
that will fairly represent all affected 49 CFR 1.27. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
interests, negotiate in good faith, and Dated: November 30, 2015. Room 820, 4330 East West Highway,
offer a reasonable likelihood of reaching Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301)
Kathryn B. Thomson,
a consensus on the issues. 504–7923.
The Department has retained a neutral General Counsel.
convener, Mr. Richard Parker from the [FR Doc. 2015–30764 Filed 12–4–15; 8:45 am] Instructions: All submissions received
University of Connecticut School of BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P must include the agency name and
Law, to undertake the initial stage in the docket number for this proposed
Reg Neg process and assist the agency rulemaking. All comments received may
in making this threshold determination. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY be posted without change, including
Mr. Parker’s credentials have been COMMISSION any personal identifiers, contact
placed in docket DOT–OST–2015–0246. information, or other personal
The neutral convener will interview 16 CFR Chapter II information provided, to: http://
representatives of affected interests, www.regulations.gov. Do not submit
[Docket No. CPSC–2015–0022] confidential business information, trade
including but not limited to, disability
advocacy groups, airlines, and Petition Requesting Rulemaking on secret information, or other sensitive or
manufacturers of aircraft cabin facilities Products Containing Organohalogen protected information that you do not
and equipment and determine whether Flame Retardants; Notice of want to be available to the public. If
other interest groups should be Opportunity for Oral Presentation of furnished at all, such information
included. The convener will examine Comments should be submitted in writing.
the potential for adequate and balanced Docket: For access to the docket to
representation of the varied interests on AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety read background documents or
an advisory committee convened to Commission. comments received, go to: http://
negotiate the regulation and/or to reach ACTION: Notice of opportunity to present www.regulations.gov, and insert the
consensus on specific issues. Based on oral comments remotely. docket number, CPSC–2015–0022, into
these interviews, the convener will the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the
submit a written report of findings and SUMMARY: The United States Consumer prompts. A copy of the petition is
recommendations to the Department, Product Safety Commission available at: http://www.regulations.gov,
and the final report will be available to (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CPSC’’) on October under Docket No. CPSC–2015–0022,
the public. The convenor’s report will 26, 2015 published a notice announcing Supporting and Related Materials.
provide a basis for the Department to that, on December 9, 2015, there will be
decide whether to proceed with a Reg an opportunity for interested persons to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Neg, and, if so, to determine the scope present oral comments on a petition Rockelle Hammond, Office of the
of the issues the committee will address. received for rulemaking under the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
In the alternative, the Department may Federal Hazardous Substances Act Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
also decide to forgo a Reg Neg and (‘‘FHSA’’) regarding additive Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301)
proceed with a traditional notice-and- organohalogen flame retardants. The 504–7923.
comment rulemaking. Commission also will provide for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The convener’s activities are subject presentations to be made remotely.
to the confidentiality provisions of the DATES: The meeting for interested A. Background
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, persons to present oral comments on the
5 U.S.C. 574. The Federal Government On July 1, 2015, the Commission
petition will begin at 10 a.m. on received a petition requesting that the
will make no claim to the convener’s
December 9, 2015, at 4330 East West Commission initiate rulemaking under
notes, memoranda, or recollections or to
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. the FHSA to declare several categories
documents provided to the convener in
Requests to make oral presentations and of products containing additive
confidence in the course of the
the written text of any oral presentations organohalogen flame retardants to be
convening process. The convener will
must be received by the Office of the ‘‘banned hazardous substances.’’ The
not interpret Department policy, make
Secretary not later than 12 noon Eastern petition was filed by Earthjustice and
decisions on items of policy, regulation,
Standard Time (EST) on December 4, the Consumer Federation of America,
or statute, or take a stand on the merits
2015. which are joined by American Academy
of substantive matters under discussion.
The Department will provide any ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, of Pediatrics, American Medical
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comments it receives in response to this identified by Docket No. CPSC–2015– Women’s Association, Consumers
notice to the convener and will file the 0022, by any of the following methods: Union, Green Science Policy Institute,
comments in docket DOT–OST–2015– Electronic Submissions: Submit International Association of Fire
0246. Should the Department decide to electronic comments to the Federal Fighters, Kids in Danger, Philip
proceed with a Reg Neg process, the eRulemaking Portal at: http:// Landrigan, M.D., M.P.H., League of
Agency will follow the procedures set www.regulations.gov. Follow the United Latin American Citizens,
forth in the Negotiated Rulemaking Act instructions for submitting comments. Learning Disabilities Association of
of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq. This would The Commission does not accept America, and Worksafe.
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B. Opportunity for Oral Presentation of substantial equivalence test, which is paragraph (c)(2)(vi) and paragraph (h) to
Comments used to determine whether a complex read as follows:’’ is corrected to read
The Commission is providing a forum contract is a section 871(m) transaction. ‘‘by revising paragraphs (c)(2)(iv), (h),
for oral presentations concerning the DATES: Written or electronic comments and (q) to read as follows:’’.
petition regarding additive and request for a public hearing for the § 1.1441–1 [Corrected]
organohalogen flame retardants. See the notice of proposed rulemaking at 80 FR
56415, September 18, 2015, are still 3. On page 56416, second column, the
information under the headings DATES first and second lines of amendatory
and ADDRESSES at the beginning of this being accepted and must be received by
December 17, 2015. instruction 3, the language ‘‘by revising
notice for information on making paragraph (e)(3)(vii) and paragraph
requests to give oral presentations at the ADDRESSES: Send submissions to
(e)(6) to read as follows:’’ is corrected to
meeting or remotely. CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–127895–14), Room
read ‘‘by revising paragraphs
The Commission is also allowing 5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O.
(e)(3)(ii)(E), (e)(5), and (e)(6) to read as
remote participation. Participants may Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station,
follows:’’.
call into a conference line to make their Washington, DC 20044. Submissions
presentations. The conference line may be hand delivered Monday through Martin V. Franks,
number is 866–623–8636 and Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch,
participant code is 4816474. Remote 4 p.m. to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–127895– Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief
participants, as well as those presenting 14), Courier’s desk, Internal Revenue Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
in person, must provide the written text Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., [FR Doc. 2015–30779 Filed 12–4–15; 8:45 am]
of their comments in advance (see the Washington, DC 20224, or sent BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
information under the headings DATES electronically, via the Federal
and ADDRESSES at the beginning of this eRulemaking Portal at
notice). Call-in participants should be www.regulations.gov (IRS REG–127895– EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
prepared to provide their first name, last 14). The public hearing will be held in COMMISSION
name and affiliation. the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue
Participants should limit their Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue 29 CFR Part 1635
presentations to approximately 10 NW., Washington, DC. RIN 3046–AB02
minutes, exclusive of any periods of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.
questioning by the Commissioners or Peter Merkel or Karen Walny, at (202) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
CPSC staff. To prevent duplicative 317–6938 (not a toll-free number). Act of 2008
presentations, groups will be directed to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
designate a spokesperson. The AGENCY: Equal Employment
Commission reserves the right to limit Background Opportunity Commission.
the time further for any presentation The notice of proposed rulemaking ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
and impose restrictions to avoid that is the subject of this document is comment period.
excessive duplication of presentations. under section 871(m) of the Internal SUMMARY: The Equal Employment
Dated: December 1, 2015. Revenue Code. Opportunity Commission (‘‘EEOC’’ or
Todd A. Stevenson, Need for Correction ‘‘Commission’’) is extending the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety comment period for the proposed rule
Commission.
As published, the notice of proposed
‘‘Genetic Information
rulemaking (REG–127895–14) contains
[FR Doc. 2015–30694 Filed 12–4–15; 8:45 am] Nondiscrimination Act of 2008’’
errors that are misleading and are in
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P published on October 30, 2015. The
need of clarification.
Commission is extending the comment
Correction to Publication period in response to a stakeholder
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Accordingly, the notice of proposed request for an extension.
rulemaking, that is the subject of FR DATES: Comments regarding this
Internal Revenue Service Doc. 2015–21753, is corrected as proposal must be received by the
follows: Commission on or before January 28,
26 CFR Part 1 1. On page 56415, in the third 2016. The comment period was
[REG–127895–14] column, add a SUMMARY section to read originally scheduled to end on
as follows: December 29, 2015. Please see the
RIN 1545–BM33 section below entitled ADDRESSES and
SUMMARY: This document provides
guidance to nonresident alien SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
Dividend Equivalents From Sources additional information on submitting
Within the United States; Correction individuals and foreign corporations
that hold certain financial products comments.
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), providing for payments that are ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
Treasury. contingent upon or determined by identified by RIN number 3046–AB02,
ACTION: Correction to notice of proposed reference to U.S. source dividend by any of the following methods:
payments. This document also provides • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
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rulemaking.
guidance to withholding agents that are www.regulations.gov. Follow the
SUMMARY: This document contains responsible for withholding U.S. tax instructions for submitting comments.
corrections to a notice of proposed with respect to a dividend equivalent. • FAX: (202) 663–4114. (There is no
rulemaking (REG–127894–14) that was toll free FAX number). Only comments
published in the Federal Register on § 1.871–15 [Corrected] of six or fewer pages will be accepted
Friday, September 18, 2015 (80 FR 2. On page 56416, second column, the via FAX transmittal, in order to assure
56415). The proposed regulations second and third lines of amendatory access to the equipment. Receipt of FAX
provide guidance relating to the instruction 2, the language ‘‘by revising transmittals will not be acknowledged,
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| Action | Notice of opportunity to present oral comments remotely. | |
| Dates | The meeting for interested persons to present oral comments on the petition will begin at 10 a.m. on December 9, 2015, at 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later than 12 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 4, 2015. | |
| Contact | Rockelle Hammond, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 75955 |
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