81_FR_12143 81 FR 12098 - 1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Availability of TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for Public Review and Comment

81 FR 12098 - 1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Availability of TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for Public Review and Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 45 (March 8, 2016)

Page Range12098-12099
FR Document2016-05176

With this notice, EPA is announcing the availability of and opening the public comment period for the draft TSCA Work Plan Chemical risk assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP). EPA develops TSCA Work Plan Chemical assessments using the best available information and approaches. These assessments focus on those TSCA uses of the chemical with significant potential for exposure to humans and/or the environment. EPA issues draft risk assessments for public review and comment, followed by independent peer review in accordance with Agency peer review guidelines. The Agency considers all public and peer review comments as it revises and finalizes the risk assessment. Based on the final TSCA risk assessment, the Agency may either initiate risk reduction actions that are necessary to address the potential risks identified, or may conclude its work on the chemical uses being assessed if no risks are found.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12098-12099]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05176]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0084; FRL-9942-68]


1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Availability of TSCA Work Plan Chemical 
Risk Assessment for Public Review and Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: With this notice, EPA is announcing the availability of and 
opening the public comment period for the draft TSCA Work Plan Chemical 
risk assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP). EPA develops TSCA Work Plan 
Chemical assessments using the best available information and 
approaches. These assessments focus on those TSCA uses of the chemical 
with significant potential for exposure to humans and/or the 
environment. EPA issues draft risk assessments for public review and 
comment, followed by independent peer review in accordance with Agency 
peer review guidelines. The Agency considers all public and peer review 
comments as it revises and finalizes the risk assessment. Based on the 
final TSCA risk assessment, the Agency may either initiate risk 
reduction actions that are necessary to address the potential risks 
identified, or may conclude its work on the chemical uses being 
assessed if no risks are found.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0084, 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: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 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.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, are available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Stan

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Barone, Risk Assessment Division (7403M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-1169; email address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including those interested in 
environmental and human health; the chemical industry; chemical users; 
consumer product companies and members of the public interested in the 
assessment of chemical risks. Since others also may be interested, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may 
be affected by this action.

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 on 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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing the availability of and opening the public 
comment period for the 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) TSCA Work Plan Chemical 
draft risk assessment. EPA also invites comments on whether there are 
other uses that may result in high potential worker and consumer 
exposures that the Agency should consider for future assessment and/or 
collection priorities for this chemical. Use the specific docket ID 
number provided in this notice to locate a copy of the chemical-
specific document, as well as to submit comments via http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0084.
    Title: TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for 1-Bromopropane 
(n-Propyl Bromide): Spray adhesives, dry cleaning, and degreasing uses.
    Chemical Covered: 1-Bromopropane (n-Propyl Bromide) (1-BP; CASRN 
106-94-5).
    Summary: 1-BP is a colorless liquid with a sweet hydrocarbon odor 
that is used as a solvent in degreasing applications, spray adhesives, 
and in dry cleaning. 1-BP is produced or imported to the U.S. in large 
quantities (over 15 million pounds in 2011). This draft assessment 
focuses on human health risks to workers and consumers from acute 
(short-term) and chronic inhalation exposures associated with 1-BP use 
in spray adhesives, dry cleaning, and degreasing uses. EPA reviewed the 
evidence for 1-BP toxicity and identified risks for cancer (in workers) 
and adverse developmental effects (in consumers and workers). Other 
health risks identified for workers with chronic 1-BP exposures include 
adverse neurologic effects, as well as kidney, liver, and reproductive 
effects.
    If you have any questions about this draft risk assessment, or the 
Agency's programs in general, please contact the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2601 et. seq.

    Dated: March 2, 2016.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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12098 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2016 / Notices chemistry. Safer Choice program products that have furthered the goals of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION partners enjoy Agency recognition, the Safer Choice program through active AGENCY including the use of the Safer Choice and exemplary participation in and [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0084; FRL–9942–68] program logo on products with the promotion of the program, and that wish safest possible formulations. In the to receive recognition for their 1-Bromopropane (1–BP); Availability of future, EPA expects much greater achievements. TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk program participation due to rising Assessment for Public Review and Estimated total number of potential demand for safer products. This Comment respondents: 157. information collection enables EPA to accommodate participation by more Frequency of response: On occasion. AGENCY: Environmental Protection than nine formulators each year and to Estimated total average number of Agency (EPA). enhance program transparency. responses for each respondent: 1.0. ACTION: Notice. Information collection activities associated with this program will assist Estimated total annual burden hours: SUMMARY: With this notice, EPA is the Agency in meeting the goals of the 1,596 hours. announcing the availability of and Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) by Estimated total annual costs: opening the public comment period for providing resources and recognition for $652,359. This includes an estimated the draft TSCA Work Plan Chemical risk businesses committed to promoting and burden cost of $ 652,359 and an assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1–BP). using safer chemical products. In turn, estimated cost of $ 0 for capital EPA develops TSCA Work Plan the program will help businesses meet investment or maintenance and Chemical assessments using the best corporate sustainability goals by operational costs. available information and approaches. providing the means to, and an objective These assessments focus on those TSCA measure of, environmental stewardship. III. Are there changes in the estimates uses of the chemical with significant Investment analysts and advisers seek from the last approval? potential for exposure to humans and/ these types of measures in evaluating a or the environment. EPA issues draft There is an increase of 362 hours in risk assessments for public review and corporation’s sustainability profile and the total estimated respondent burden comment, followed by independent peer investment worthiness. Safer Choice Product Recognition program compared with that identified in the ICR review in accordance with Agency peer partnership is an important impetus for currently approved by OMB. This review guidelines. The Agency prioritizing and completing the increase reflects EPA’s estimate of a considers all public and peer review transition to safer chemical products. greater number of respondents, due to comments as it revises and finalizes the The Safer Choice Product Recognition historical experience and increases in risk assessment. Based on the final program is also needed to promote the expected future number of responses TSCA risk assessment, the Agency may greater use of safer chemical products due to greater consumer awareness and either initiate risk reduction actions that by companies unaware of the benefits of demand for products with the Safer are necessary to address the potential such a change. Choice label. This increase is partially risks identified, or may conclude its EPA has tailored its request for offset by reduced per-response burden work on the chemical uses being information, and especially the Safer estimates based on expected efficiencies assessed if no risks are found. Choice Product Recognition program created by using the Salesforce-based DATES: Comments must be received on application forms, to ensure that the Safer Choice Community on the part of or before May 9, 2016. Agency requests only that information respondents. This change is an ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, essential to verify applicants’ eligibility adjustment. identified by docket identification (ID) for recognition. number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0084, by Responses to the collection of IV. What is the next step in the process one of the following methods: information are voluntary. Respondents for this ICR? • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// may claim all or part of a response EPA will consider the comments www.regulations.gov. Follow the online confidential. EPA will disclose received and amend the ICR as instructions for submitting comments. information that is covered by a claim appropriate. The final ICR package will Do not submit electronically any of confidentiality only to the extent then be submitted to OMB for review information you consider to be permitted by, and in accordance with, and approval pursuant to 5 CFR Confidential Business Information (CBI) the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal or other information whose disclosure is 40 CFR part 2. Register document pursuant to 5 CFR restricted by statute. Burden statement: The annual public • Mail: Document Control Office 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the reporting and recordkeeping burden for (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention submission of the ICR to OMB and the and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental this collection of information is opportunity to submit additional Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania estimated to range between 8 and 16 comments to OMB. If you have any Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. hours per response, depending upon the questions about this ICR or the approval • Hand Delivery: To make special type of respondent. Burden is defined in process, please contact the technical arrangements for hand delivery or 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The ICR, which is available in the person listed under FOR FURTHER delivery of boxed information, please INFORMATION CONTACT. follow the instructions at: http:// docket along with other related asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES materials, provides a detailed Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. explanation of the collection activities Additional instructions on Dated: March 1, 2016. and the burden estimate that is only commenting or visiting the docket, Louise P. Wise, along with more information about briefly summarized here: Respondents/Affected Entities: Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of dockets generally, are available at Entities potentially affected by this ICR Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. http://www.epa.gov/dockets. are companies engaged in the [FR Doc. 2016–05175 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For formulation of end-use, for-sale BILLING CODE 6560–50–P technical information contact: Stan VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Mar 07, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2016 / Notices 12099 Barone, Risk Assessment Division should consider for future assessment review Chlorpyrifos: Analysis of (7403M), Office of Pollution Prevention and/or collection priorities for this Biomonitoring Data. and Toxics, Environmental Protection chemical. Use the specific docket ID DATES: The meeting will be held on Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., number provided in this notice to locate April 19–21, 2016, from approximately Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone a copy of the chemical-specific 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. number: (202) 564–1169; email address: document, as well as to submit Comments. The Agency encourages barone.stan@epa.gov. comments via http:// written comments be submitted on or For general information contact: The www.regulations.gov. before April 5, 2016, and requests for TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPPT– oral comments be submitted on or South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 2015–0084. before April 12, 2016. However, written 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– Title: TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk comments and requests to make oral 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ Assessment for 1-Bromopropane (n- comments may be submitted until the epa.gov. Propyl Bromide): Spray adhesives, dry date of the meeting, but anyone SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: cleaning, and degreasing uses. submitting written comments after April Chemical Covered: 1-Bromopropane 5, 2016, should contact the Designated I. General Information (n-Propyl Bromide) (1–BP; CASRN 106– Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR A. Does this action apply to me? 94–5). FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. For Summary: 1–BP is a colorless liquid additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of This action is directed to the public with a sweet hydrocarbon odor that is in general, and may be of interest to a the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. used as a solvent in degreasing Nominations. Nominations of wide range of stakeholders including applications, spray adhesives, and in candidates to serve as ad hoc members those interested in environmental and dry cleaning. 1–BP is produced or of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should human health; the chemical industry; imported to the U.S. in large quantities be provided on or before March 23, chemical users; consumer product (over 15 million pounds in 2011). This 2016. companies and members of the public draft assessment focuses on human Webcast. This meeting may be interested in the assessment of chemical health risks to workers and consumers webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP risks. Since others also may be from acute (short-term) and chronic Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sap for interested, the Agency has not inhalation exposures associated with 1– information on how to access the attempted to describe all the specific BP use in spray adhesives, dry cleaning, meeting webcast. Please note that the entities that may be affected by this and degreasing uses. EPA reviewed the webcast is a supplementary public action. evidence for 1–BP toxicity and process provided only for convenience. B. What should I consider as I prepare identified risks for cancer (in workers) If difficulties arise resulting in my comments for EPA? and adverse developmental effects (in webcasting outages, the meeting will 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this consumers and workers). Other health continue as planned. information to EPA through risks identified for workers with chronic Special accommodations. For regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 1–BP exposures include adverse information on access or services for the part or all of the information that neurologic effects, as well as kidney, individuals with disabilities, and to you claim to be CBI. For CBI liver, and reproductive effects. request accommodation of a disability, information on a disk or CD–ROM that If you have any questions about this please contact the DFO listed under FOR you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the draft risk assessment, or the Agency’s FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then programs in general, please contact the 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA identify electronically within the disk or person listed under FOR FURTHER as much time as possible to process INFORMATION CONTACT. your request. CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et. seq. ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will complete version of the comment that Dated: March 2, 2016. be held at the Environmental Protection includes information claimed as CBI, a Wendy C. Hamnett, Agency, Conference Center, Lobby copy of the comment that does not Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and contain the information claimed as CBI Toxics. 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA must be submitted for inclusion in the 22202. [FR Doc. 2016–05176 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am] public docket. Information so marked Comments. Submit your comments, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P will not be disclosed except in identified by docket identification (ID) accordance with procedures set forth in number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0062, by 40 CFR part 2. one of the following methods: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 2. Tips for preparing your comments. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// AGENCY When preparing and submitting your www.regulations.gov. Follow the online comments, see the commenting tips at instructions for submitting comments. [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0062; FRL–9942–63] Do not submit electronically any http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ comments.html. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; information you consider to be Notice of Public Meeting Confidential Business Information (CBI) II. What action is the Agency taking? or other information whose disclosure is asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES EPA is announcing the availability of AGENCY: Environmental Protection restricted by statute. and opening the public comment period Agency (EPA). • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental for the 1-Bromopropane (1–BP) TSCA ACTION: Notice. Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ Work Plan Chemical draft risk DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. assessment. 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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received on or before May 9, 2016.
ContactFor technical information contact: Stan Barone, Risk Assessment Division (7403M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation81 FR 12098 
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