82 FR 39402 - Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Chemical Data Reporting; Requirements for Inorganic Byproduct Chemical Substances; Notice of Public Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 159 (August 18, 2017)

EPA is giving notice that it is holding two additional meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) established on June 5, 2017. The objective of the Committee is to negotiate a proposed rule that would limit chemical data reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, for manufacturers of any inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such byproduct chemical substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or reprocessed. The purpose of the Committee is to conduct discussions in a good faith attempt to reach consensus on proposed regulatory language. This negotiation process is required by the TSCA. This notice announces the details of two upcoming meetings of the Committee, which are both open to the public, and which serve as the third and fourth meetings of the Committee.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39402-39403]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17416]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0597; FRL-9965-96]

40 CFR Part 711

RIN 2070-AK31


Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Chemical Data Reporting; 
Requirements for Inorganic Byproduct Chemical Substances; Notice of 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Rulemaking committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is giving notice that it is holding two additional 
meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) established 
on June 5, 2017. The objective of the Committee is to negotiate a 
proposed rule that would limit chemical data reporting requirements 
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank 
R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, for 
manufacturers of any inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such 
byproduct chemical substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or 
reprocessed. The purpose of the Committee is to conduct discussions in 
a good faith attempt to reach consensus on proposed regulatory 
language. This negotiation process is required by the TSCA. This notice 
announces the details of two upcoming meetings of the Committee, which 
are both open to the public, and which serve as the third and fourth 
meetings of the Committee.

DATES: The third Committee meeting will be held on September 13, 2017, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 14, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
The fourth Committee meeting will be held on October 25, 2017, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and on October 26, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The third meeting will take place at Ronald Reagan Building 
and International Trade Center, Oceanic Suite, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave 
NW., Washington, DC 20004, while the fourth meeting will be held at 
William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public meetings may contact Jonah 
Richmond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Conflict Prevention and 
Resolution Center, Office of General Counsel, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-0210; email 
address: [email protected]. General information about the 
Committee, as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in 
this notice, may be found at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements.
    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request accommodation for a disability, please 
contact the DFO, preferably at least ten days prior to the meetings to 
give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
    For technical information contact: Susan Sharkey, Chemical Control 
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8789; 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?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture 
(including manufacture as a byproduct chemical substance and including 
import) chemical substances listed on the TSCA Inventory. The following 
list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 
are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help 
readers determine whether this action may apply to them:

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    1. Chemical manufacturers and importers (NAICS codes 325 and 
324110; e.g., chemical manufacturing and processing and petroleum 
refineries).
    2. Chemical users and processors who may manufacture a byproduct 
chemical substance (NAICS codes 22, 322, 331, and 3344; e.g., 
utilities, paper manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, and 
semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can i get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0597, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center 
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

A. What action is the agency taking?

    As required by the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (NRA), EPA is 
giving notice that the agency is holding two additional meetings of the 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The objective of this Committee is to 
develop a proposed rule providing for limiting chemical data reporting 
requirements, under TSCA section 8(a), for manufacturers of any 
inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such byproduct chemical 
substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or reprocessed. This 
negotiation process, which includes the establishment of a federal 
advisory committee, is required by TSCA section 8(a)(6), as amended by 
the Frank. R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act 
(Lautenberg Act).
    This Committee is a statutory advisory committee under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  9(a)(1). In accordance 
with Section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 
I Sec.  9(c), EPA prepared a charter for the establishment of the 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Copies of the Committee's charter have 
been filed with the appropriate congressional committees, the Library 
of Congress. The first two meetings of the Committee were on June 8 and 
9, 2017, and August 16 and 17, 2017 (82 FR 25790) (FRL-9961-92). The 
Committee's charter and those meetings' agendas and materials are 
available in the docket supporting this activity [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-
0597] and available online at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements.
    This notice announces the details of the third and fourth meetings 
of the Committee. These meetings have been scheduled for the dates 
indicated under DATES, and are open to the public. A notice of any 
Committee meeting must be published no later than 15 days before the 
date of that meeting. Delay in having these meetings will result in 
challenges in meeting the statutory deadline for the negotiated 
rulemaking.

III. Participation by Non-Members

A. Attending Meetings

    EPA values public input during this process. The meetings announced 
in this notice are open to the public, so interested parties may 
observe the meetings and communicate their views in the appropriate 
time and manner, as defined in each meeting's agenda. Consistent with 
the requirements of FACA, formal meeting materials and summaries will 
be available online.

B. Oral Statements

    In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation 
at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes. Each person making 
an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as 
their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be 
expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should submit requests by 
email to [email protected] one week prior to the meeting dates, in order 
to be placed on the list of public speakers.

C. Written Statements

    Written statements will be accepted throughout the advisory 
process; however, for timely consideration, statements should be 
supplied by email to [email protected] one week prior to the meeting 
dates. Members of the public should be aware that written comments, 
including personal contact information, if included, may be posted to 
the Committee Web site as well as placed in the EPA docket supporting 
this activity. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit 
permission of the copyright holder. Additionally, EPA will invite 
public comment on any proposed rule resulting from the Committee's 
deliberations.

IV. Meeting Schedule and Agenda

A. Meeting Schedule

    Committee meetings are one and a half days each, and held in 
Washington, DC, unless the Committee decides otherwise. If any 
additional meetings are required, the Committee will separately 
announce those meetings subsequent to the meetings being announced in 
this notice.

B. The Third and Fourth Committee Meetings

    The third Committee meeting will be held on September 13, 2017, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 14, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
The fourth Committee meeting will be held on October 25, 2017, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and on October 26, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both 
meetings are open to the public. Meeting details and agenda information 
will be available online at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements, as well as in the EPA docket supporting this activity.

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

    Dated: August 8, 2017,
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-17416 Filed 8-17-17; 8:45 am]
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