82_FR_12631 82 FR 12589 - Risk Evaluation Scoping Efforts Under TSCA for Ten Chemical Substances; Reopening of Comment Period

82 FR 12589 - Risk Evaluation Scoping Efforts Under TSCA for Ten Chemical Substances; Reopening of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 42 (March 6, 2017)

Page Range12589-12590
FR Document2017-04316

EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017, concerning a February 14, 2017 public meeting and solicitation of comments to receive input and information to assist the Agency in its efforts to establish the scope of risk evaluations under development for the ten chemicals substances designated on December 19, 2016 for risk evaluations. The comment period closed on March 1, 2017. This document reopens the comment period related to the public meeting and for dockets for each of the ten chemical substances for which risk evaluations have begun for 14 days, from March 1, 2017, to March 15, 2017. EPA is reopening the comment period in response to a request from the interested public.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12589-12590]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04316]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0002; FRL-9959-36]


Risk Evaluation Scoping Efforts Under TSCA for Ten Chemical 
Substances; Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; Reopening of comment period.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register on January 19, 
2017, concerning a February 14, 2017 public meeting and solicitation of 
comments to receive input and information to assist the Agency in its 
efforts to establish the scope of risk evaluations under development 
for the ten chemicals substances designated on December 19, 2016 for 
risk evaluations. The comment period closed on March 1, 2017. This 
document reopens the comment period related to the public meeting and 
for dockets for each of the ten chemical substances for which risk 
evaluations have begun for 14 days, from March 1, 2017, to March 15, 
2017. EPA is

[[Page 12590]]

reopening the comment period in response to a request from the 
interested public.

DATES: Comments, identified by the chemical-specific dockets referenced 
in section IV.C. of the January 19, 2017 meeting notice, must be 
received by March 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of January 19, 2017 (82 FR 6545) (FRL-
9958-33).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Sheila Canavan, Chemical Control 
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1978; 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: This document reopens the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of January 19, 
2017. In that document, EPA announced a February 14, 2017 public 
meeting and solicitation of comments to receive input and information 
to assist the Agency in its efforts to establish the scope of risk 
evaluations under development for the ten chemicals substances 
designated on December 19, 2016 for risk evaluations. EPA is hereby 
reopening the comment period for that meeting and for each of the ten 
chemical substances for which risk evaluations have begun from March 1, 
2017, to March 15, 2017.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of January 19, 2017. If you have questions, consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2605.

    Dated: February 28, 2017.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-04316 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P



                                                                                   Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 42 / Monday, March 6, 2017 / Notices                                                   12589

                                                       Accession Number: 20170223–5217.                     service, and qualifying facilities filings            The written comment is considered the
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/17.                     can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/                 official comment and should include
                                                       Docket Numbers: ER17–1041–000.                       docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For               discussion of all points you wish to
                                                       Applicants: PJM Interconnection,                     other information, call (866) 208–3676                make. The EPA will generally not
                                                    L.L.C.                                                  (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.            consider comments or comment
                                                       Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                     Dated: February 27, 2017.                           contents located outside of the primary
                                                    Original Service Agreement No. 4630;                    Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                                                                                  submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or
                                                    Queue No. AB2–024 to be effective 1/                                                                          other file sharing system). For
                                                                                                            Deputy Secretary.
                                                    26/2017.                                                                                                      additional submission methods, the full
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–04219 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]
                                                       Filed Date: 2/27/17.                                                                                       EPA public comment policy,
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                information about CBI or multimedia
                                                       Accession Number: 20170227–5083.
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/17.                                                                           submissions, and general guidance on
                                                       Docket Numbers: ER17–1042–000.                                                                             making effective comments, please visit
                                                                                                            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                       Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas,                   AGENCY
                                                    LLC.                                                                                                          commenting-epa-dockets.
                                                       Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: DEC-              [EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0471; FRL–9959–70–                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    Central Electric Revised RS No. 336 to                  OAR]                                                  questions about this proposed action,
                                                    be effective 1/1/2016.                                                                                        contact Ms. Elineth Torres, Sector
                                                                                                            RIN 2060–AS26
                                                       Filed Date: 2/27/17.                                                                                       Policies and Programs Division (D205–
                                                       Accession Number: 20170227–5084.                     Granting Petitions To Add n-Propyl                    02), Office of Air Quality Planning and
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/17.                     Bromide to the List of Hazardous Air                  Standards, Environmental Protection
                                                                                                            Pollutants                                            Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
                                                       Docket Numbers: ER17–1043–000.
                                                                                                                                                                  Carolina 27711; telephone number:
                                                       Applicants: PJM Interconnection,                     AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      (919) 541–4347; email address:
                                                    L.L.C.                                                  Agency (EPA).                                         torres.elineth@epa.gov.
                                                       Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice, extension of comment                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To allow
                                                    Original Service Agreement No. 4631;
                                                                                                            period.                                               for adequate consideration of the
                                                    Queue No. AB2–025 to be effective 1/
                                                    26/2017.                                                                                                      request for extension of time, the EPA
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:    On January 9, 2017, the
                                                       Filed Date: 2/27/17.                                                                                       has decided to extend the public
                                                                                                            Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
                                                       Accession Number: 20170227–5087.                                                                           comment period until June 8, 2017.
                                                                                                            published a draft notice of the rationale
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/17.                     for granting petitions to add n-propyl                  Dated: February 17, 2017.
                                                       Docket Numbers: ER17–1044–000.                       bromide (nPB), also known as 1-                       Stephen Page,
                                                       Applicants: NorthWestern                             bromopropane (1-BP) (Chemical                         Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and
                                                    Corporation.                                            Abstract Service No. 106–94–5), to the                Standards.
                                                       Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SA                list of hazardous air pollutants                      [FR Doc. 2017–04168 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    804—Agreement with Montana DOT re                       contained in section 112(b)(1) of the                 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                    Fox Farm Road to be effective 5/1/2017.                 Clean Air Act. The EPA is extending the
                                                       Filed Date: 2/27/17.                                 comment period on the draft notice that
                                                       Accession Number: 20170227–5131.                     was scheduled to close on March 10,                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/17.                     2017, by 90 days until June 8, 2017. The              AGENCY
                                                       Docket Numbers: ER17–1045–000.                       EPA is making this interim extension as               [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0002; FRL–9959–36]
                                                       Applicants: PJM Interconnection,                     an initial response to allow adequate
                                                    L.L.C.                                                  consideration of a request to extend the              Risk Evaluation Scoping Efforts Under
                                                       Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                   comment period by more than 6                         TSCA for Ten Chemical Substances;
                                                    Queue Position AB2–026, Original                        months.                                               Reopening of Comment Period
                                                    Service Agreement No. 4643 to be                        DATES: The public comment period for                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                    effective 1/26/2017.                                    the proposed rule published in the                    Agency (EPA).
                                                       Filed Date: 2/27/17.                                 Federal Register on January 9, 2017 (82
                                                                                                                                                                  ACTION: Notice; Reopening of comment
                                                       Accession Number: 20170227–5149.                     FR 2354), is being extended. Written
                                                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/17.                                                                           period.
                                                                                                            comments must be received on or before
                                                       The filings are accessible in the                    June 8, 2017.                                         SUMMARY:   EPA issued a notice in the
                                                    Commission’s eLibrary system by                         ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your                      Federal Register on January 19, 2017,
                                                    clicking on the links or querying the                   comments, identified by Docket ID No.                 concerning a February 14, 2017 public
                                                    docket number.                                          EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0471, at http://                      meeting and solicitation of comments to
                                                       Any person desiring to intervene or                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                receive input and information to assist
                                                    protest in any of the above proceedings                 instructions for submitting comments.                 the Agency in its efforts to establish the
                                                    must file in accordance with Rules 211                  Once submitted, comments cannot be                    scope of risk evaluations under
                                                    and 214 of the Commission’s                             edited or removed from Regulations.gov.               development for the ten chemicals
                                                    Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and                         The EPA may publish any comment                       substances designated on December 19,
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                    385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern                 received to its public docket. Do not                 2016 for risk evaluations. The comment
                                                    time on the specified comment date.                     submit electronically any information                 period closed on March 1, 2017. This
                                                    Protests may be considered, but                         you consider to be Confidential                       document reopens the comment period
                                                    intervention is necessary to become a                   Business Information (CBI) or other                   related to the public meeting and for
                                                    party to the proceeding.                                information whose disclosure is                       dockets for each of the ten chemical
                                                       eFiling is encouraged. More detailed                 restricted by statute. Multimedia                     substances for which risk evaluations
                                                    information relating to filing                          submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be              have begun for 14 days, from March 1,
                                                    requirements, interventions, protests,                  accompanied by a written comment.                     2017, to March 15, 2017. EPA is


                                               VerDate Sep<11>2014   19:24 Mar 03, 2017   Jkt 241001   PO 00000   Frm 00057   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM   06MRN1


                                                    12590                          Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 42 / Monday, March 6, 2017 / Notices

                                                    reopening the comment period in                         ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    response to a request from the interested               AGENCY                                                   Docket: Supporting documents,
                                                    public.                                                                                                       including the ICR that explains in detail
                                                                                                            [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0744; FRL–9959–64–
                                                                                                            OEI]                                                  the information collection activities and
                                                    DATES: Comments, identified by the                                                                            the related burden and cost estimates
                                                    chemical-specific dockets referenced in                                                                       that are summarized in this document,
                                                                                                            Agency Information Collection
                                                    section IV.C. of the January 19, 2017                                                                         are available in the docket for this ICR.
                                                                                                            Activities; Request to Renew OMB
                                                    meeting notice, must be received by                     Control No. 2070–0046 (EPA ICR No.                    The docket can be viewed online at
                                                    March 15, 2017.                                         0794.16) Submitted to OMB for Review                  http://www.regulations.gov or in person
                                                    ADDRESSES:  Follow the detailed                         and Approval; Comment Request                         at the EPA Docket Center, West William
                                                    instructions provided under ADDRESSES                                                                         Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                    in the Federal Register document of                     Agency (EPA).
                                                    January 19, 2017 (82 FR 6545) (FRL–                                                                           DC. The telephone number for the
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.                                       Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For
                                                    9958–33).
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   EPA has submitted the                      additional information about EPA’s
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
                                                                                                            following information collection request
                                                       For technical information contact:                   (ICR) to the Office of Management and                 dockets.
                                                    Sheila Canavan, Chemical Control                        Budget (OMB) for review and approval                     ICR status: This ICR is currently
                                                    Division (7405M), Office of Pollution                   in accordance with the Paperwork                      scheduled to expire on February 28,
                                                    Prevention and Toxics, Environmental                    Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘Notification of                2017. Under OMB regulations, the
                                                    Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania                    Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and              Agency may continue to conduct or
                                                    Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;                    the Environment under TSCA Sec. 8(e)’’                sponsor the collection of information
                                                                                                            and identified by EPA ICR No. 0794.16,                while this submission is pending at
                                                    telephone number: (202) 566–1978;
                                                                                                            OMB Control No. 2070–0046. This is a                  OMB.
                                                    email address: Canavan.Sheila@
                                                                                                            request to renew the approval of an                      Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an
                                                    epa.gov.
                                                                                                            existing ICR, which is currently                      agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
                                                       For general information contact: The                 approved through February 28, 2017.                   a person is not required to respond to,
                                                    TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422                        EPA has addressed the comments                        a collection of information unless it
                                                    South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY                       received in response to the previously                displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                    14620; telephone number: (202) 554–                     provided public review opportunity                    number. The OMB control numbers are
                                                    1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@                      issued in the Federal Register of July 5,             displayed either by publication in the
                                                    epa.gov.                                                2016, (81 FR 43601). With this                        Federal Register or by other appropriate
                                                                                                            submission, EPA is providing an                       means, such as on the related collection
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      This                    additional 30 days for public review.                 instrument or form, if applicable. The
                                                    document reopens the public comment                                                                           display of OMB control numbers for
                                                                                                            DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                    period established in the Federal                       or before April 5, 2017.                              certain EPA regulations is consolidated
                                                    Register document of January 19, 2017.                                                                        in 40 CFR part 9.
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    In that document, EPA announced a                                                                                Abstract: Section 8(e) of the Toxic
                                                                                                            identified by Docket ID number EPA–
                                                    February 14, 2017 public meeting and                                                                          Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
                                                                                                            HQ–OPPT–2015–0744, to both EPA and
                                                    solicitation of comments to receive                     OMB as follows:                                       that any person who manufactures,
                                                    input and information to assist the                        • To EPA online using http://                      imports, processes or distributes in
                                                    Agency in its efforts to establish the                  www.regulations.gov (our preferred                    commerce a chemical substance or
                                                    scope of risk evaluations under                         method) or by mail to: EPA Docket                     mixture and which obtains information
                                                    development for the ten chemicals                       Center, Environmental Protection                      that reasonably supports the conclusion
                                                    substances designated on December 19,                   Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200                        that such substance or mixture presents
                                                    2016 for risk evaluations. EPA is hereby                Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                    a substantial risk of injury to health or
                                                    reopening the comment period for that                   DC 20460, and                                         the environment must immediately
                                                    meeting and for each of the ten chemical                   • To OMB via email to oira_                        inform EPA of such information. EPA
                                                    substances for which risk evaluations                   submission@omb.eop.gov. Address                       routinely disseminates TSCA section
                                                    have begun from March 1, 2017, to                       comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.                 8(e) data it receives to other federal
                                                    March 15, 2017.                                            EPA’s policy is that all comments                  agencies to provide information about
                                                                                                            received will be included in the public               newly discovered chemical hazards and
                                                      To submit comments, or access the                     docket without change, including any                  risks. This information collection refers
                                                    docket, please follow the detailed                      personal information provided, unless                 to the reporting requirement described
                                                    instructions provided under ADDRESSES                   the comment includes profanity, threats,              above.
                                                    in the Federal Register document of                     information claimed to be Confidential                   Form Numbers: None.
                                                    January 19, 2017. If you have questions,                Business Information (CBI), or other                     Respondents/affected entities: Entities
                                                    consult the technical person listed                     information whose disclosure is                       potentially affected by this ICR are
                                                    under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                           restricted by statute.                                companies that manufacture, process,
                                                    CONTACT.                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      import or distribute in commerce a
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                       Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605.                           Colby Lintner, Environmental                          chemical substance or mixture, and that
                                                                                                            Assistance Division (7408M), Office of                obtain information that reasonably
                                                      Dated: February 28, 2017.
                                                                                                            Pollution Prevention and Toxics,                      supports the conclusion that such
                                                    Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,                                  Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                 substance or mixture presents a
                                                    Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of               Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                    substantial risk of injury to health or the
                                                    Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.               DC 20460–0001; telephone number:                      environment.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–04316 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]              (202) 554–1404; email address: TSCA-                     Respondent’s obligation to respond:
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  Hotline@epa.gov.                                      Mandatory (see 15 U.S.C. 2607(e)).


                                               VerDate Sep<11>2014   19:24 Mar 03, 2017   Jkt 241001   PO 00000   Frm 00058   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM   06MRN1



Document Created: 2017-03-04 00:06:49
Document Modified: 2017-03-04 00:06:49
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; Reopening of comment period.
DatesComments, identified by the chemical-specific dockets referenced in section IV.C. of the January 19, 2017 meeting notice, must be received by March 15, 2017.
ContactFor technical information contact: Sheila Canavan, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1978; email
FR Citation82 FR 12589 

2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR