82 FR 56826 - Notice of Request for Comment on the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017 and Three-Year Plan

FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD

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FR Document		2017-25819

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)

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FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD


Notice of Request for Comment on the Annual Report for Fiscal 
Year 2017 and Three-Year Plan

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules of Procedure, as 
amended in October 2010, notice is hereby given that the Federal 
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued its Annual 
Report for Fiscal Year 2017 and Three-Year Plan.
    The Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017 and Three-Year Plan is 
available on the FASAB Web site at http://www.fasab.gov/our-annual-reports/. Copies can be obtained by contacting FASAB at (202) 512-7350.
    Respondents are encouraged to comment on the content of the annual 
report and FASAB's project priorities for the next three years. Written 
comments are requested by January 29, 2018, and should be sent to 
[email protected] or Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, Federal 
Accounting Standards Advisory Board, 441 G Street NW., Suite 6814, 
Mailstop 6H19, Washington, DC 20548.
    The Board is also conducting an online survey to help in assessing 
the most important priorities for the future. The annual planning 
survey is available at https://tell.gao.gov/fasabplanning2017/. The 
survey closes on November 30, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy M. Payne, Executive 
Director, 441 G Street NW., Mailstop 6H19, Washington, DC 20548, or 
call (202) 512-7350.

    Authority:  Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463.

    Dated: November 15, 2017.
Wendy M. Payne,
Executive Director.
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states to effectively respond to proposal. Members of the public who Dated: November 21, 2017.
emergencies and prioritize resources. wish to maintain previously submitted Charlotte Bertrand,
With respect to the need of states to comments or who wish to submit new Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
have complete information about the comments may do so following the Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
toxicity of particular chemical publication of EPA’s proposal in the Pollution Prevention.
substances, EPA notes that the size Federal Register. EPA will address such [FR Doc. 2017–25822 Filed 11–29–17; 8:45 am]
standards at issue in this action only comments prior to finalizing any BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
relate to the collection of information changes to the TSCA size standards.
under TSCA section 8(a). The primary EPA’s preliminary determination that
information collection under TSCA a revision to size standards was
section 8(a) is the Chemical Data warranted did not include the size FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Reporting rule, 40 CFR part 711, which standard for nanoscale materials found ADVISORY BOARD
collects exposure-related data rather at 40 CFR 704.20. See 81 FR 90842
than hazard data. In any event, although Notice of Request for Comment on the
(determination was only with respect to Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017 and
the exemption of small businesses from currently codified size standards as of
reporting necessarily reduces the Three-Year Plan
December 15, 2016). EPA promulgated
amount of chemical information EPA
the size standards at 40 CFR 704.20 on AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards
collects, Congress nonetheless decided
January 12, 2017, along with the other Advisory Board.
to provide for an exemption and
provisions of EPA’s reporting and
directed EPA to determine the need for ACTION: Notice.
recordkeeping rule for nanoscale
revision. As explained above, EPA
materials. Concurrent with
believes the currently promulgated Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the
promulgating the size standards at 40
standards are clearly outdated with Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
CFR 704.20, EPA indicated that it would
respect to the current understanding of L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB
consider the adequacy of the size
what qualifies a business as small. EPA Rules of Procedure, as amended in
standards at 40 CFR 704.20 in the
has not yet proposed any revisions to October 2010, notice is hereby given
the size standards; any changes would course of finalizing this determination
that the Federal Accounting Standards
be established through future notice and under TSCA section 8(a)(3)(C). 82 FR
Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued its
comment rulemaking. At that time, 3650. At this point, EPA has not made
Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017 and
public comments regarding the merits of a determination as to whether the size
Three-Year Plan.
any proposed revisions would be sought standards in the nanotechnology rule
warrant revision. EPA will further The Annual Report for Fiscal Year
by EPA and subsequently addressed. 2017 and Three-Year Plan is available
evaluate the need for any revision as
Several commenters also provided part of the rulemaking to revise the on the FASAB Web site at http://
their opinions on how the standards standards identified in this final www.fasab.gov/our-annual-reports/.
should be specifically revised or determination. Copies can be obtained by contacting
explained why specific parts of the FASAB at (202) 512–7350.
standards ought to be maintained. For Based on EPA’s preliminary
determination, a review of the Respondents are encouraged to
example, SBA commented that, when comment on the content of the annual
developing standards, EPA should comments on the preliminary
determination, and the feedback from report and FASAB’s project priorities
consider a broad range of factors that for the next three years. Written
may potentially be relevant in the consultation from SBA, EPA is now
making a final determination under comments are requested by January 29,
context of TSCA reporting. These factors 2018, and should be sent to fasab@
include barriers to entry, start-up and TSCA section 8(a)(3)(C)(ii) that revision
to the TSCA section 8(a) size standards fasab.gov or Wendy M. Payne, Executive
expansion costs, capital versus labor Director, Federal Accounting Standards
intensiveness of industries, average firm for manufacturers and processors is
warranted. Advisory Board, 441 G Street NW., Suite
size (employment and revenue), growth 6814, Mailstop 6H19, Washington, DC
trends, and technological factors. III. References 20548.
Multiple commenters agreed with SBA’s
recommendations. Additionally, one The Board is also conducting an
The following is a listing of the
commenter argued that the combined online survey to help in assessing the
documents that are specifically
sales and production standard should be most important priorities for the future.
referenced in this document. The docket
revised by lowering its production The annual planning survey is available
includes these documents and other
threshold and not changing its $40 at https://tell.gao.gov/fasabplanning
information considered by EPA,
million sales threshold. However, the 2017/. The survey closes on November
including documents that are referenced
scope of this action is limited to a 30, 2017.
within the documents that are included
general determination as to whether in the docket, even if the referenced FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
some revision to the TSCA small document is not physically located in Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director,
manufacturer and processor standards is the docket. For assistance in locating 441 G Street NW., Mailstop 6H19,
warranted. More particular issues (i.e., these other documents, please consult Washington, DC 20548, or call (202)
relating to how the standards ought to the technical person listed under FOR 512–7350.
be revised) will be addressed in a FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
subsequent rulemaking and are beyond Act, Pub. L. 92–463.
the scope of this action. Although EPA U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
has no obligation to respond to the ‘‘Producer Price Index, Series WPU06, Dated: November 15, 2017.
suggestions for specific revisions Chemicals and Allied Products, 1933– Wendy M. Payne,
submitted as comments on this action, 2015’’. Retrieved November 14, 2016 Executive Director.
EPA intends to consider these from http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/srgatet. [FR Doc. 2017–25819 Filed 11–29–17; 8:45 am]
comments as it develops its rulemaking Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(a). BILLING CODE 1610–02–P

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Contact		Ms. Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, 441 G Street NW., Mailstop 6H19, Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 512-7350.
FR Citation		82 FR 56826