82 FR 15522 - Mercury; Initial Inventory Report of Supply, Use, and Trade

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 59 (March 29, 2017)

Page Range		15522-15523
FR Document		2017-06205

EPA was directed by Congress in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), to carry out and publish in the Federal Register not later than April 1, 2017, an inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States. The Lautenberg Act defines ``mercury'' as ``elemental mercury'' or ``a mercury compound.'' Consistent with this mandate, EPA is announcing the availability of this initial inventory report, which is a compilation of publicly available data on the supply, use, and trade of elemental mercury and mercury compounds.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0127; FRL-9960-30]


Mercury; Initial Inventory Report of Supply, Use, and Trade

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA was directed by Congress in the Frank R. Lautenberg 
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), which 
amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), to carry out and 
publish in the Federal Register not later than April 1, 2017, an 
inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States. The

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Lautenberg Act defines ``mercury'' as ``elemental mercury'' or ``a 
mercury compound.'' Consistent with this mandate, EPA is announcing the 
availability of this initial inventory report, which is a compilation 
of publicly available data on the supply, use, and trade of elemental 
mercury and mercury compounds.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Sue Slotnick, National Program 
Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1973; 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 applies to the public in general, and may be of 
particular interest to a wide range of stakeholders including members 
of the public interested in elemental mercury or mercury compounds 
generally or specifically in the supply, use, or trade of elemental 
mercury or mercury compounds, including mercury-added products and 
manufacturing processes, and interested in the assessment of chemical 
risks. As such, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the 
specific entities that may be interested in this action.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    As directed in TSCA section 8(b)(10)(B), EPA is publishing an 
inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States (15 
U.S.C. 2507(b)(10)(B)). The Lautenberg Act defines ``mercury'' as 
``elemental mercury'' or ``a mercury compound'' (15 U.S.C. 
2507(b)(10)(A)). The purpose of the mercury inventory is to ``identify 
any manufacturing processes or products that intentionally add 
mercury'' (15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(C)). This initial inventory report 
(Ref. 1) is a compilation of readily available, previously published 
data on the supply, use, and trade of elemental mercury and mercury 
compounds. Current, complete information is not available for some 
topics. EPA is not soliciting comments on this initial inventory 
report.
    The Agency also is directed to carry out and publish such an 
inventory every three years after April 1, 2017, as supported by a rule 
authorized in the Lautenberg Act (15 U.S.C. 2507(b)(10)(B)). That rule 
must be promulgated by June 22, 2018. (15 U.S.C. 2507(b)(10)(B)). For 
inventories subsequent to the initial inventory report, EPA is 
authorized to promulgate a rule to ``assist in the preparation of the 
inventory'' so that ``any person who manufactures mercury or mercury-
added products or otherwise intentionally uses mercury in a 
manufacturing process shall make periodic reports to the Administrator, 
at such time and including such information as the Administrator shall 
determine'' (15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(D)). Future triennial inventories of 
mercury supply, use, and trade are expected to include data collected 
directly from persons who manufacture (including import) mercury or 
mercury-added products or otherwise intentionally use mercury in a 
manufacturing process.

III. References

    The following is a listing of the documents that are specifically 
referenced in this document. The docket includes these documents and 
other information considered by EPA, including documents that are 
referenced within the documents that are included in the docket, even 
if the referenced document is not physically located in the docket. For 
assistance in locating these other documents, please consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
     EPA. Mercury--U.S. Inventory Report: Supply, Use, and 
Trade. 2017.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(B).

    Dated: March 23, 2017.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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to every other party. Only parties to the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
proceeding can ask for court review of 2017–03–22 Reorganization of
Commission orders in the proceeding. Federal Energy Regulatory Attachment X Generator
Commission Interconnection Procedures to be
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments effective 3/23/2017.
Combined Notice of Filings #1 Filed Date: 3/22/17.
considered. The second way to
Take notice that the Commission Accession Number: 20170322–5141.
participate is by filing with the
received the following electric corporate Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/17.
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of filings: Docket Numbers: ER17–1286–000.
comments in support of or in opposition Docket Numbers: EC17–97–000. Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
Applicants: HA Wind V LLC, Morgan L.L.C.
to this project. The Commission will
Stanley Wind LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
consider these comments in
Description: Application for Approval Queue Position AB2–109, Original
determining the appropriate action to be Service Agreement No. 4654 to be
Under Section 203 of the Federal Power
taken, but the filing of a comment alone effective 12/31/9998.
Act of Morgan Stanley Wind LLC, et al.
will not serve to make the filer a party Filed Date: 3/22/17. Filed Date: 3/22/17.
to the proceeding. The Commission’s Accession Number: 20170322–5029. Accession Number: 20170322–5144.
rules require that persons filing Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/17. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/17.
comments in opposition to the project Take notice that the Commission The filings are accessible in the
provide copies of their protests only to received the following exempt Commission’s eLibrary system by
the party or parties directly involved in wholesale generator filings: clicking on the links or querying the
the protest. Docket Numbers: EG17–82–000. docket number.
Persons who wish to comment only Applicants: PPA Grand Johanna LLC. Any person desiring to intervene or
on the environmental review of this Description: Self-Certification of protest in any of the above proceedings
project should submit an original and Exempt Wholesale Generator Status of must file in accordance with Rules 211
two copies of their comments to the PPA Grand Johanna LLC. and 214 of the Commission’s
Secretary of the Commission. Filed Date: 3/21/17. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Environmental commentors will be Accession Number: 20170321–5213. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
placed on the Commission’s Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/11/17. time on the specified comment date.
environmental mailing list, will receive Take notice that the Commission Protests may be considered, but
copies of the environmental documents, received the following electric rate intervention is necessary to become a
and will be notified of meetings filings: party to the proceeding.
associated with the Commission’s Docket Numbers: ER15–1456–003; eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
environmental review process. ER11–4634–002; ER17–436–001; ER17– information relating to filing
437–001; ER16–999–004; ER15–1457– requirements, interventions, protests,
Environmental commentors will not be
003. service, and qualifying facilities filings
required to serve copies of filed
Applicants: Beaver Falls, L.L.C., can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
documents on all other parties. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Greenleaf Energy Unit 1 LLC, Hazleton
However, the non-party commentors Generation LLC, Marcus Hook Energy, other information, call (866) 208–3676
will not receive copies of all documents L.P., Marcus Hook 50, L.P., Syracuse, (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
filed by other parties or issued by the L.L.C. Dated: March 22, 2017.
Commission (except for the mailing of Description: Supplement to December
environmental documents issued by the Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
1, 2016 Notice of Change in Status of
Commission) and will not have the right Deputy Secretary.
Beaver Falls, L.L.C., et. al.
to seek court review of the [FR Doc. 2017–06158 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am]
Filed Date: 3/21/17.
Commission’s final order. Accession Number: 20170321–5230. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

The Commission strongly encourages Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/11/17.
electronic filings of comments, protests Docket Numbers: ER17–862–001.
and interventions in lieu of paper using Applicants: Bethel Wind Farm LLC. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// Description: Tariff Amendment: AGENCY
Additional Amendment of Bethel Wind
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0127; FRL–9960–30]
Farm MBR Tariff to be effective 1/28/
electronically should submit an original
2017. Mercury; Initial Inventory Report of
and 7 copies of the protest or Filed Date: 3/21/17.
intervention to the Federal Energy Supply, Use, and Trade
Accession Number: 20170321–5188.
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/11/17. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
NE., Washington, DC 20426. Docket Numbers: ER17–913–002. Agency (EPA).
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Applicants: Consolidated Edison ACTION: Notice.
Time on April 13, 2017. Company of New York, Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment: SUMMARY: EPA was directed by Congress
Dated: March 23, 2017.
Amendment #2 PASNY RY 1 filing to be in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., effective 2/1/2017. Safety for the 21st Century Act
Deputy Secretary. Filed Date: 3/22/17. (Lautenberg Act), which amended the
[FR Doc. 2017–06160 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am] Accession Number: 20170322–5069. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/17. to carry out and publish in the Federal
Docket Numbers: ER17–1285–000. Register not later than April 1, 2017, an
Applicants: Midcontinent inventory of mercury supply, use, and
Independent System Operator, Inc. trade in the United States. The

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Lautenberg Act defines ‘‘mercury’’ as three years after April 1, 2017, as Act (PRA), the Federal Communications
‘‘elemental mercury’’ or ‘‘a mercury supported by a rule authorized in the Commission (FCC or Commission)
compound.’’ Consistent with this Lautenberg Act (15 U.S.C. invites the general public and other
mandate, EPA is announcing the 2507(b)(10)(B)). That rule must be Federal agencies to take this
availability of this initial inventory promulgated by June 22, 2018. (15 opportunity to comment on the
report, which is a compilation of U.S.C. 2507(b)(10)(B)). For inventories following information collections.
publicly available data on the supply, subsequent to the initial inventory Comments are requested concerning:
use, and trade of elemental mercury and report, EPA is authorized to promulgate whether the proposed collection of
mercury compounds. a rule to ‘‘assist in the preparation of the information is necessary for the proper
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: inventory’’ so that ‘‘any person who performance of the functions of the
For technical information contact: manufactures mercury or mercury- Commission, including whether the
Sue Slotnick, National Program added products or otherwise information shall have practical utility;
Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution intentionally uses mercury in a the accuracy of the Commission’s
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental manufacturing process shall make burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania periodic reports to the Administrator, at quality, utility, and clarity of the
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; such time and including such information collected; ways to minimize
telephone number: (202) 566–1973; information as the Administrator shall the burden of the collection of
email address: slotnick.sue@epa.gov. determine’’ (15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(D)). information on the respondents,
For general information contact: The Future triennial inventories of mercury including the use of automated
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 supply, use, and trade are expected to collection techniques or other forms of
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY include data collected directly from information technology; and ways to
14620; telephone number: (202) 554– persons who manufacture (including further reduce the information
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ import) mercury or mercury-added collection burden on small business
epa.gov. products or otherwise intentionally use concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mercury in a manufacturing process. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
I. General Information III. References
displays a currently valid Office of
A. Does this action apply to me? The following is a listing of the Management and Budget (OMB) control
documents that are specifically number. No person shall be subject to
This action applies to the public in referenced in this document. The docket any penalty for failing to comply with
general, and may be of particular includes these documents and other a collection of information subject to the
interest to a wide range of stakeholders information considered by EPA, PRA that does not display a valid OMB
including members of the public including documents that are referenced control number.
interested in elemental mercury or within the documents that are included DATES: Written comments should be
mercury compounds generally or in the docket, even if the referenced
specifically in the supply, use, or trade submitted on or before May 30, 2017. If
document is not physically located in you anticipate that you will be
of elemental mercury or mercury the docket. For assistance in locating
compounds, including mercury-added submitting comments, but find it
these other documents, please consult difficult to do so within the period of
products and manufacturing processes, the technical person listed under FOR
and interested in the assessment of time allowed by this notice, you should
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. advise the contacts below as soon as
chemical risks. As such, the Agency has • EPA. Mercury—U.S. Inventory
not attempted to describe all the specific possible.
Report: Supply, Use, and Trade. 2017.
entities that may be interested in this ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(B). Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
action.
Dated: March 23, 2017. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
II. What action is the Agency taking? Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
As directed in TSCA section Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of additional information about the
8(b)(10)(B), EPA is publishing an Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. information collection, contact Cathy
inventory of mercury supply, use, and [FR Doc. 2017–06205 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918.
trade in the United States (15 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2507(b)(10)(B)). The Lautenberg Act OMB Control No.: 3060–0795.
defines ‘‘mercury’’ as ‘‘elemental Title: Associate WTB & PSHSB Call
mercury’’ or ‘‘a mercury compound’’ (15 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Sign & Antenna Registration Number
U.S.C. 2507(b)(10)(A)). The purpose of COMMISSION With Licensee’s FRN.
the mercury inventory is to ‘‘identify Form No.: FCC Form 606.
any manufacturing processes or [OMB 3060–0795] Type of Review: Extension of a
products that intentionally add currently approved collection.
mercury’’ (15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(C)). Information Collection Being Reviewed
Respondents: Individuals or
This initial inventory report (Ref. 1) is by the Federal Communications
households; business or other for-profit;
a compilation of readily available, Commission Under Delegated
not-for-profit institutions; state, local or
previously published data on the Authority
tribal government.
supply, use, and trade of elemental
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AGENCY: Federal Communications Number of Respondents: 5,000
mercury and mercury compounds. Commission. respondents; 5,000 responses.
Current, complete information is not ACTION: Notice and request for Estimated Time per Response: (15
available for some topics. EPA is not comments. minutes) 0.25 hours.
soliciting comments on this initial Frequency of Response: On occasion
inventory report. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort reporting requirement.
The Agency also is directed to carry to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Total Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
out and publish such an inventory every required by the Paperwork Reduction Total Annual Cost: No cost.

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Contact		For technical information contact: Sue Slotnick, National Program Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1973; email
FR Citation		82 FR 15522