82_FR_6534 82 FR 6522 - Statutory Requirements for Substantiation of Confidential Business Information (CBI) Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

82 FR 6522 - Statutory Requirements for Substantiation of Confidential Business Information (CBI) Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)

Page Range6522-6525
FR Document2017-01235

In June 2016, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is announcing an interpretation of TSCA section 14 concerning confidential business information (CBI) claims for information submitted to EPA. EPA interprets the revised TSCA section 14(c)(3) as requiring substantiation of non-exempt CBI claims at the time the information claimed as CBI is submitted to EPA.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0026; FRL-9958-34]


Statutory Requirements for Substantiation of Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (TSCA)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In June 2016, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 
21st Century Act amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA 
is announcing an interpretation of TSCA section 14 concerning 
confidential business information (CBI) claims for information 
submitted to EPA. EPA interprets the revised TSCA section 14(c)(3) as 
requiring substantiation of non-exempt CBI claims at the time the 
information claimed as CBI is submitted to EPA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For general information contact: Colby Lintner, Regulatory 
Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 554-1404; email address: [email protected].
    For technical information contact: Scott M. Sherlock, Attorney 
Advisor, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8257; email address: [email protected].

DATES: This action is effective on March 20, 2017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This announcement is directed to the public in general. It may, 
however, be of particular interest to you if you manufacture (defined 
by statute to include import) and/or process chemicals covered by TSCA 
(15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). This may include businesses identified by the 
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 325 and 
32411. Because this action is directed to the general public and other 
entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be interested in this 
action. 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?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0026. All documents 
in the docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure 
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly 
available docket materials are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT 
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at 
Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. 
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors 
are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal 
detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed 
through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be 
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the 
building and returned upon departure.
    2. Other related information. For information about EPA's programs 
to evaluate new and existing chemicals and their potential risks and 
the amended TSCA, go to https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/frank-r-lautenberg-chemical-safety-21st-century-act.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    The amended TSCA provides new requirements relating to the 
assertion, substantiation and review of CBI claims. EPA is interpreting 
the revised TSCA section 14(c)(3) as requiring substantiation of all 
CBI claims at the time the information claimed as CBI is submitted to 
EPA, except for claims for information subject to TSCA section 
14(c)(2).
    This action facilitates the Agency's implementation of TSCA section 
14(g) to review all CBI claims for chemical identity, with limited 
exceptions, as well as to review a representative sample of at least 
25% of other non-exempt claims.

III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    EPA has determined that TSCA section 14(c)(3), 15 U.S.C. 
2613(c)(3), requires an affected business to substantiate all TSCA CBI 
claims, except for information subject to TSCA section 14(c)(2), at the 
time the affected business submits the claimed information to EPA.
    TSCA section 14(c)(1)(a) requires an affected business to assert a 
claim for protection from disclosure concurrent with submission of the 
information in accordance with existing or future rules. TSCA section 
14(c)(3) in turn requires an affected business submitting a claim to 
protect information from disclosure to substantiate the claim, also in 
accordance with existing or future rules. The language of TSCA section 
14(c)(3) is as follows:

    ``(3) Substantiation requirements. Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), a person asserting a claim to protect information 
from disclosure under this section shall substantiate the claim, in 
accordance with such rules as the Administrator has promulgated or 
may promulgate pursuant to this section.''

    EPA interprets TSCA section 14(c)(3) to require substantiation for 
all TSCA CBI claims, except for information

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within TSCA section 14(c)(2). That is the clear import of the language, 
``a person asserting a claim to protect information from disclosure 
under this section shall substantiate the claim . . .'' While the final 
clause requires that submissions be in accordance with EPA rules, EPA 
interprets this provision as addressing the form and manner of a 
submission, not as making the substantiation requirement conditional 
upon a future EPA rulemaking. In the future, EPA may promulgate 
regulations governing the form and manner of substantiating CBI claims 
for those submissions addressed by this action. Nonetheless, EPA 
considers the statutory substantiation requirement to be in place as of 
the effective date of this action.
    EPA's interpretation is supported by legislative history for the 
recent amendments to TSCA. Both the Senate and House intended to 
require substantiation of CBI claims. See S. Rpt. 114-67 (observing, on 
page 5, that ``section 14 [of pre-amendment TSCA] and EPA's 
implementation of it has been criticized for failing to require . . . . 
up-front substantiation of confidentiality claims,'' and, on page 22, 
stating that, under the Senate bill, ``all new claims for protection of 
information not presumed to be protected from disclosure must be 
substantiated by the claimant''); H. Rpt. 114-176 at 29 (a 
confidentiality claim must ``include . . . . a justification for each 
claim of confidentiality''); Senate Environment and Public Works 
Committee summary: ``Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act'' at 3 
(http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/aa2ac4d1-15bb-4e71-9588-909d49bdcff2/tsca-reform-marketing-packet-5.19-final.pdf). (``The 
legislation promotes additional transparency by requiring up-front 
substantiation of claims to protect confidential commercial 
information. . . .'') EPA's interpretation also is supported by TSCA 
section 14(i)(2), which provides that, ``nothing in this chapter'' 
prevents EPA from requiring substantiation before the effective date of 
rules that may be promulgated after June 22, 2016, the date on which 
the amendments to TSCA were enacted.
    It might be maintained that TSCA section 14(c)(3) does not impose a 
substantiation requirement, but merely authorizes EPA to promulgate 
rules requiring substantiation. Alternatively, it might be maintained 
that the section does impose a substantiation requirement, but that the 
requirement must be effectuated through EPA rulemaking.
    The first reading does not effectuate the legislative intent to 
require substantiation. In addition, the provision is not worded as a 
mere grant of authority. Numerous other provisions of TSCA--both of the 
pre-amended statute and of the Lautenberg amendments--demonstrate that 
Congress used more straightforward language when it intended simply to 
grant EPA rulemaking or other authority (e.g., TSCA section 14(f)(1) 
(``The Administrator may require any person . . . to reassert and 
substantiate or re-substantiate'' an existing claim under certain 
circumstances); TSCA section 4(a)(2) (``The Administrator may, by rule, 
order, or consent agreement . . . . require the development of new 
information''). Finally, TSCA section 14(c)(1) already authorizes EPA 
to promulgate rules governing the assertion of CBI claims. This 
paragraph provides authority for EPA to promulgate rules requiring 
substantiation, and EPA in fact promulgated a number of rules requiring 
substantiation under similarly worded authority in pre-amendment TSCA 
section 14(c)(1). See, e.g., 40 CFR 711.30(b)(1), requiring up-front 
substantiation for chemical identity claims for Chemical Data Reporting 
under part 711. To interpret TSCA section 14(c)(3) as merely providing 
authority to require substantiation, where that authority already 
exists in TSCA section 14(c)(1), would arguably give TSCA section 
14(c)(3) no effect at all.
    The second reading amounts to a revision of the legislative text. 
TSCA section 14(c)(3) does not require EPA to undertake rulemaking; it 
merely acknowledges that EPA ``may'' do so. Unless this ``may'' were 
read as ``shall'', EPA would be under no obligation to promulgate the 
rules required to carry out the objective of requiring substantiation. 
Here again, numerous other provisions of TSCA demonstrate that Congress 
used clear language--and included deadlines--when it intended to 
require EPA to promulgate regulations (e.g., TSCA section 
6(b)(1)(A)(``Not later than 1 year after June 22, 2016, the 
Administrator shall establish, by rule, a risk-based screening process. 
. . .'').
    Having determined that TSCA section 14(c)(3) requires 
substantiation of all non-exempt TSCA CBI claims, EPA believes the 
provision is best interpreted as requiring substantiation concurrent 
with the submission. This is the natural reading of the requirement 
that ``a person asserting a claim . . . . shall substantiate the 
claim.'' By analogy, TSCA section 14(c)(5)--another requirement newly 
added by the Lautenberg amendments--provides that a claimant ``shall 
certify that the statement required to assert a [confidentiality] claim 
. . . . and any information required to substantiate a claim . . . . 
are true and correct.'' While this provision does not explicitly state 
that the certification must accompany the submission, it is reasonable 
to conclude that Congress intended that result. Moreover, a requirement 
to substantiate CBI claims at some unspecified time would not create 
any meaningful self-executing requirement, because there would be no 
point in time at which an affected business could be found not to have 
complied.
    Reading the law as requiring substantiation concurrent with the CBI 
claim also comports with the legislative history. In addition to the 
history cited earlier in this document, the Senate Report, on p. 5, 
noted stakeholder concerns that, under pre-amendment TSCA, the lack of 
a requirement for up-front substantiation resulted in ``an over-
abundance of CBI claims, some of which may not be legitimate.'' 
Interpreting TSCA section 14(c)(3) as requiring substantiation of a CBI 
claim concurrent with the claim's submission best effectuates the 
expressed intent of Congress.
    This interpretation is consistent with the requirement in TSCA 
section 14(g)(1) that EPA review most confidentiality claims for 
chemical identity and at least 25% of claims for other types of non-
exempt information within 90 days after the receipt of the claim. An 
approach under which substantiations were submitted at some point after 
assertion of CBI claims would significantly reduce (and has already 
significantly reduced) the short period for such CBI reviews. To date, 
for each review, the Agency must contact each affected business, 
request the submission of a substantiation, and allow a period of time 
for the affected business to submit the substantiation. Since timely 
substantiation provides critical information for completing CBI 
reviews, it is reasonable to conclude that Congress intended for claims 
to be substantiated at the time the CBI claim is asserted.
    When the amendments to TSCA became law on June 22, 2016, EPA 
published initial Questions and Answers (Q and A's) in an effort to 
respond to the inquiries and requests concerning EPA's views on the new 
law. EPA needed to issue guidance to the public as quickly as possible 
on a broad range of matters under the amendments, since the amendments 
became effective

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upon signature. In the Q and A's on TSCA section 14, EPA stated that 
the Agency was using existing authorities to obtain CBI substantiations 
and that the Agency may revise CBI substantiation requirements for 
specific types of information submissions by subsequent rulemaking. 
Since the time the Q and A's were developed, EPA has heard the views of 
a number of stakeholders and has had the opportunity to more fully 
review the statute and legislative history and to evaluate the 
operational considerations associated with the interpretation of TSCA 
section 14(c)(3).
    Operationally, given the large volume of CBI claims, including 
those that the Agency has already received and those that the Agency 
expects to receive in the future, it is administratively efficient to 
interpret the statute as requiring up-front substantiation, which 
necessarily saves the Agency the time and resources that would 
otherwise be spent in attempting to contact the affected business. Up-
front substantiation will also significantly enhance EPA's ability to 
meet the review deadlines in TSCA section 14(g). Further, requiring 
substantiation concurrent with submission will mitigate any need for an 
affected business to request an extension to substantiate a CBI claim. 
Additionally, requiring the affected business to provide justification 
at the time of submission may help limit unwarranted claims of CBI. 
Based on this further review, for the reasons stated above, EPA has 
concluded that the provision is best read as creating a requirement to 
substantiate non-exempt TSCA CBI claims concurrent with their 
submission.

IV. Implementation

    Existing EPA confidentiality rules at 40 CFR part 2, section 
2.204(e), provide substantiation questions that the Agency may 
specifically request answers to, pursuant to the procedures in those 
regulations. While those specific questions are not dictated by the 
self-executing substantiation requirement in TSCA section 14(c)(3), EPA 
suggests that companies look to those questions for guidance as to how 
to fulfill the TSCA section 14(c)(3) substantiation requirement for 
information that is not currently subject to an existing regulatory up-
front substantiation requirement. The answers to those questions 
typically form the basis of EPA final confidentiality determinations, 
and substantiations that do not address those questions might not 
provide sufficient information to uphold a determination, pursuant to 
TSCA section 14(g)(1), that information claimed as CBI is eligible for 
confidential protection. For information that is currently subject to a 
regulatory up-front substantiation requirement (for example, chemical 
identity CBI claims in the Chemical Data Reporting rule, under 40 CFR 
711.30), the terms of that requirement, including the substantiation 
questions required, will continue to govern the substantiation.
    EPA has revised its Web pages on CBI to assist compliance with this 
interpretation of TSCA section 14. The Web pages list the 
substantiation questions from 40 CFR 2.204(e) and provide information 
on substantiation exemptions and on how the substantiations should be 
directed to the Agency.
    Because EPA is providing this interpretation of TSCA section 
14(c)(3) for the first time in this document, the Agency is setting 
different procedures for those who have submitted or will submit 
information claimed as CBI under TSCA before the effective date of this 
action, i.e., March 20, 2017, and those who submit information claimed 
as CBI afterwards.

A. TSCA Submissions Filed on or After March 20, 2017

    Those submissions containing information claimed as CBI filed on or 
after the effective-date of this action (i.e., March 20, 2017) must 
provide a substantiation for all information claimed as confidential, 
other than information exempt from substantiation pursuant to TSCA 
section 14(c)(2). Any non-exempt CBI claim that is submitted without a 
substantiation will be considered deficient, and EPA will send a notice 
of deficiency to the affected business. The notice will inform the 
affected business that it must submit its substantiation within 30 
calendar days in order to remedy its deficient CBI claim. The notice 
letter will also inform the affected business that if a timely 
substantiation has not been received by EPA within 30 days of receipt 
of the letter, then any CBI claims not substantiated will be considered 
withdrawn, and the information may be made public with no further 
notice to the affected business.

B. TSCA Submissions Filed Between June 22, 2016 and March 20, 2017

    Those submissions containing information claimed as CBI filed 
between June 22, 2016 and March 20, 2017, must provide a substantiation 
for all information claimed as confidential, other than information 
exempt from substantiation pursuant to TSCA section 14(c)(2). The 
Agency is giving submitters until September 18, 2017 to provide 
substantiations and direct them to the Agency. If a substantiation has 
already been provided to EPA with the submission or in response to a 
substantiation request, no additional substantiation need be filed for 
the same information. Be aware, however, that if some non-exempt 
information claimed as confidential in a particular submission has 
already been substantiated and some has not, the unsubstantiated 
information claimed as CBI in the submission must still be 
substantiated by September 18, 2017. The CBI claims, and the 
substantiations, may then be reviewed consistent with the provisions of 
TSCA, its implementing regulations and in accordance with the Agency 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. Once September 18, 2017 has 
passed, if no substantiation has been received for a claim, then EPA 
will provide the affected business 30 days' notice and a final 
opportunity to substantiate. The notice will inform the affected 
business that any CBI claims not substantiated at the end of the 30 
days will be considered withdrawn, and the information may be made 
public with no further notice to the affected business.
    EPA's electronic reporting systems for TSCA submissions have been 
modified to require substantiations for non-exempt CBI claims in 
submissions filed on or after March 20, 2017. Any new paper TSCA 
submissions that are directed to the Agency after that date must 
include substantiations for all non-exempt CBI claims at the time of 
submission.
    For electronic submissions made using EPA's Central Data Exchange 
(CDX) during the period from June 22, 2016 to March 20, 2017 that were 
not substantiated, affected businesses must provide substantiation for 
CBI claims using the amendment processes for the particular submission 
type. Information on electronic reporting, including how to make 
amendments, can be found at https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/electronic-reporting-requirements-certain-information.
    For any paper TSCA submissions that were submitted to the Agency 
during the period from June 22, 2016 to March 20, 2017, the affected 
business must submit substantiations for any non-exempt CBI claims that 
have not yet been substantiated. Submit these substantiations to: TSCA 
Confidential Business Information Center (7407M), WJC East; Room 6428; 
Attn: TSCA CBI Substantiations. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.

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    Courier Deliveries should be directed to:
    U.S. EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Confidential 
Business Information Center (CBIC), Attn: TSCA CBI Substantiations. 
1201 Constitution Avenue NW., WJC East; Room 6428 Washington, DC 20004-
3302, (202) 564-8930.
    More information on how to substantiate CBI claims for paper 
submissions can be found at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/.

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

    Dated: January 13, 2017.
James J. Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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                                                  regulatory requirements to nine states in                 For technical information contact:                   pass through a metal detector, and sign
                                                  multiple different circuits, and if denied              Scott M. Sherlock, Attorney Advisor,                   the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
                                                  could impact the 13 states within the                   Environmental Assistance Division,                     processed through an X-ray machine
                                                  ozone transport region established in                   Office of Pollution Prevention and                     and subject to search. Visitors will be
                                                  CAA section 184. This proposed action                   Toxics, Environmental Protection                       provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
                                                  also discusses at length prior EPA action               Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                    visible at all times in the building and
                                                  and analyses concerning the transport of                Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone                   returned upon departure.
                                                  pollutants between the different states                 number: (202) 564–8257; email address:                   2. Other related information. For
                                                  under CAA section 110. For these                        sherlock.scott@epa.gov.                                information about EPA’s programs to
                                                  reasons, the Administrator determines                   DATES: This action is effective on March               evaluate new and existing chemicals
                                                  that, when finalized, this action is of                 20, 2017.                                              and their potential risks and the
                                                  nationwide scope and effect for                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             amended TSCA, go to https://
                                                  purposes of section 307(b)(1). Thus,                                                                           www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-
                                                  pursuant to CAA section 307(b) any                      I. General Information                                 chemicals-under-tsca/frank-r-
                                                  petitions for review of any final action                A. Does this action apply to me?                       lautenberg-chemical-safety-21st-
                                                  regarding this document would be filed                                                                         century-act.
                                                                                                             This announcement is directed to the
                                                  in the Court of Appeals for the District                public in general. It may, however, be of              II. What action is the Agency taking?
                                                  of Columbia Circuit within 60 days from                 particular interest to you if you
                                                  the date any final action is published in                                                                         The amended TSCA provides new
                                                                                                          manufacture (defined by statute to                     requirements relating to the assertion,
                                                  the Federal Register.                                   include import) and/or process                         substantiation and review of CBI claims.
                                                  VI. Statutory Authority                                 chemicals covered by TSCA (15 U.S.C.                   EPA is interpreting the revised TSCA
                                                                                                          2601 et seq.). This may include                        section 14(c)(3) as requiring
                                                     42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                          businesses identified by the North                     substantiation of all CBI claims at the
                                                    Dated: January 11, 2017.                              American Industrial Classification                     time the information claimed as CBI is
                                                  Gina McCarthy,                                          System (NAICS) codes 325 and 32411.                    submitted to EPA, except for claims for
                                                  Administrator.                                          Because this action is directed to the                 information subject to TSCA section
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–01097 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]             general public and other entities may                  14(c)(2).
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  also be interested, the Agency has not                    This action facilitates the Agency’s
                                                                                                          attempted to describe all the specific                 implementation of TSCA section 14(g)
                                                                                                          entities that may be interested in this                to review all CBI claims for chemical
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                action. If you have any questions                      identity, with limited exceptions, as
                                                  AGENCY                                                  regarding the applicability of this action             well as to review a representative
                                                                                                          to a particular entity, consult the                    sample of at least 25% of other non-
                                                  [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0026; FRL–9958–34]                    technical person listed under FOR                      exempt claims.
                                                                                                          FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                                  Statutory Requirements for                                                                                     III. What is the Agency’s authority for
                                                                                                          B. How can I get copies of this document               taking this action?
                                                  Substantiation of Confidential                          and other related information?
                                                  Business Information (CBI) Claims                                                                                 EPA has determined that TSCA
                                                  Under the Toxic Substances Control                        1. Docket. EPA has established a                     section 14(c)(3), 15 U.S.C. 2613(c)(3),
                                                  Act (TSCA)                                              docket for this action under docket                    requires an affected business to
                                                                                                          identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–                     substantiate all TSCA CBI claims,
                                                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        OPPT–2017–0026. All documents in the                   except for information subject to TSCA
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                           docket are listed in the docket index                  section 14(c)(2), at the time the affected
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         available at http://www.regulations.gov.               business submits the claimed
                                                                                                          Although listed in the index, some                     information to EPA.
                                                  SUMMARY:   In June 2016, the Frank R.                   information is not publicly available,                    TSCA section 14(c)(1)(a) requires an
                                                  Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st                 e.g., CBI or other information whose                   affected business to assert a claim for
                                                  Century Act amended the Toxic                           disclosure is restricted by statute.                   protection from disclosure concurrent
                                                  Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is                   Certain other material, such as                        with submission of the information in
                                                  announcing an interpretation of TSCA                    copyrighted material, will be publicly                 accordance with existing or future rules.
                                                  section 14 concerning confidential                      available only in hard copy. Publicly                  TSCA section 14(c)(3) in turn requires
                                                  business information (CBI) claims for                   available docket materials are available               an affected business submitting a claim
                                                  information submitted to EPA. EPA                       electronically at http://                              to protect information from disclosure
                                                  interprets the revised TSCA section                     www.regulations.gov, or, if only                       to substantiate the claim, also in
                                                  14(c)(3) as requiring substantiation of                 available in hard copy, at the OPPT                    accordance with existing or future rules.
                                                  non-exempt CBI claims at the time the                   Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in                  The language of TSCA section 14(c)(3)
                                                  information claimed as CBI is submitted                 the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.                  is as follows:
                                                  to EPA.                                                 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
                                                                                                                                                                   ‘‘(3) Substantiation requirements. Except as
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,                     provided in paragraph (2), a person asserting
                                                    For general information contact:                      DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room                     a claim to protect information from
                                                  Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,                  hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
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                                                                                                                                                                 disclosure under this section shall
                                                  Environmental Assistance Division                       p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding                 substantiate the claim, in accordance with
                                                  (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention                 legal holidays. The telephone number of                such rules as the Administrator has
                                                  and Toxics, Environmental Protection                    the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is                      promulgated or may promulgate pursuant to
                                                  Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                     (202) 566–1744, and the telephone                      this section.’’
                                                  Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone                    number for the OPPT Docket is (202)                      EPA interprets TSCA section 14(c)(3)
                                                  number: (202) 554–1404; email address:                  566–0280. Docket visitors are required                 to require substantiation for all TSCA
                                                  TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.                                   to show photographic identification,                   CBI claims, except for information


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                                                  within TSCA section 14(c)(2). That is                      The first reading does not effectuate               requirement newly added by the
                                                  the clear import of the language, ‘‘a                   the legislative intent to require                      Lautenberg amendments—provides that
                                                  person asserting a claim to protect                     substantiation. In addition, the                       a claimant ‘‘shall certify that the
                                                  information from disclosure under                       provision is not worded as a mere grant                statement required to assert a
                                                  this section shall substantiate the                     of authority. Numerous other provisions                [confidentiality] claim . . . . and any
                                                  claim . . .’’ While the final clause                    of TSCA—both of the pre-amended                        information required to substantiate a
                                                  requires that submissions be in                         statute and of the Lautenberg                          claim . . . . are true and correct.’’
                                                  accordance with EPA rules, EPA                          amendments—demonstrate that                            While this provision does not explicitly
                                                  interprets this provision as addressing                 Congress used more straightforward                     state that the certification must
                                                  the form and manner of a submission,                    language when it intended simply to                    accompany the submission, it is
                                                  not as making the substantiation                        grant EPA rulemaking or other authority                reasonable to conclude that Congress
                                                  requirement conditional upon a future                   (e.g., TSCA section 14(f)(1) (‘‘The                    intended that result. Moreover, a
                                                  EPA rulemaking. In the future, EPA may                  Administrator may require any person                   requirement to substantiate CBI claims
                                                  promulgate regulations governing the                    . . . to reassert and substantiate or re-              at some unspecified time would not
                                                  form and manner of substantiating CBI                   substantiate’’ an existing claim under                 create any meaningful self-executing
                                                  claims for those submissions addressed                  certain circumstances); TSCA section                   requirement, because there would be no
                                                  by this action. Nonetheless, EPA                        4(a)(2) (‘‘The Administrator may, by                   point in time at which an affected
                                                  considers the statutory substantiation                  rule, order, or consent agreement . . . .              business could be found not to have
                                                  requirement to be in place as of the                    require the development of new                         complied.
                                                  effective date of this action.                          information’’). Finally, TSCA section                     Reading the law as requiring
                                                     EPA’s interpretation is supported by                 14(c)(1) already authorizes EPA to                     substantiation concurrent with the CBI
                                                  legislative history for the recent                      promulgate rules governing the                         claim also comports with the legislative
                                                  amendments to TSCA. Both the Senate                     assertion of CBI claims. This paragraph                history. In addition to the history cited
                                                  and House intended to require                           provides authority for EPA to                          earlier in this document, the Senate
                                                  substantiation of CBI claims. See S. Rpt.               promulgate rules requiring                             Report, on p. 5, noted stakeholder
                                                  114–67 (observing, on page 5, that                      substantiation, and EPA in fact                        concerns that, under pre-amendment
                                                  ‘‘section 14 [of pre-amendment TSCA]                    promulgated a number of rules requiring                TSCA, the lack of a requirement for up-
                                                  and EPA’s implementation of it has                      substantiation under similarly worded                  front substantiation resulted in ‘‘an
                                                                                                          authority in pre-amendment TSCA                        over-abundance of CBI claims, some of
                                                  been criticized for failing to require
                                                                                                          section 14(c)(1). See, e.g., 40 CFR                    which may not be legitimate.’’
                                                  . . . . up-front substantiation of
                                                                                                          711.30(b)(1), requiring up-front                       Interpreting TSCA section 14(c)(3) as
                                                  confidentiality claims,’’ and, on page 22,
                                                                                                          substantiation for chemical identity                   requiring substantiation of a CBI claim
                                                  stating that, under the Senate bill, ‘‘all
                                                                                                          claims for Chemical Data Reporting                     concurrent with the claim’s submission
                                                  new claims for protection of information
                                                                                                          under part 711. To interpret TSCA                      best effectuates the expressed intent of
                                                  not presumed to be protected from
                                                                                                          section 14(c)(3) as merely providing                   Congress.
                                                  disclosure must be substantiated by the                                                                           This interpretation is consistent with
                                                                                                          authority to require substantiation,
                                                  claimant’’); H. Rpt. 114–176 at 29 (a                                                                          the requirement in TSCA section
                                                                                                          where that authority already exists in
                                                  confidentiality claim must ‘‘include                                                                           14(g)(1) that EPA review most
                                                                                                          TSCA section 14(c)(1), would arguably
                                                  . . . . a justification for each claim of                                                                      confidentiality claims for chemical
                                                                                                          give TSCA section 14(c)(3) no effect at
                                                  confidentiality’’); Senate Environment                                                                         identity and at least 25% of claims for
                                                                                                          all.
                                                  and Public Works Committee summary:                        The second reading amounts to a                     other types of non-exempt information
                                                  ‘‘Reforming the Toxic Substances                        revision of the legislative text. TSCA                 within 90 days after the receipt of the
                                                  Control Act’’ at 3 (http://                             section 14(c)(3) does not require EPA to               claim. An approach under which
                                                  www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cache/                       undertake rulemaking; it merely                        substantiations were submitted at some
                                                  files/aa2ac4d1-15bb-4e71-9588-                          acknowledges that EPA ‘‘may’’ do so.                   point after assertion of CBI claims
                                                  909d49bdcff2/tsca-reform-marketing-                     Unless this ‘‘may’’ were read as ‘‘shall’’,            would significantly reduce (and has
                                                  packet-5.19-final.pdf). (‘‘The legislation              EPA would be under no obligation to                    already significantly reduced) the short
                                                  promotes additional transparency by                     promulgate the rules required to carry                 period for such CBI reviews. To date, for
                                                  requiring up-front substantiation of                    out the objective of requiring                         each review, the Agency must contact
                                                  claims to protect confidential                          substantiation. Here again, numerous                   each affected business, request the
                                                  commercial information. . . .’’) EPA’s                  other provisions of TSCA demonstrate                   submission of a substantiation, and
                                                  interpretation also is supported by                     that Congress used clear language—and                  allow a period of time for the affected
                                                  TSCA section 14(i)(2), which provides                   included deadlines—when it intended                    business to submit the substantiation.
                                                  that, ‘‘nothing in this chapter’’ prevents              to require EPA to promulgate                           Since timely substantiation provides
                                                  EPA from requiring substantiation                       regulations (e.g., TSCA section                        critical information for completing CBI
                                                  before the effective date of rules that                 6(b)(1)(A)(‘‘Not later than 1 year after               reviews, it is reasonable to conclude
                                                  may be promulgated after June 22, 2016,                 June 22, 2016, the Administrator shall                 that Congress intended for claims to be
                                                  the date on which the amendments to                     establish, by rule, a risk-based screening             substantiated at the time the CBI claim
                                                  TSCA were enacted.                                      process. . . .’’).                                     is asserted.
                                                     It might be maintained that TSCA                        Having determined that TSCA section                    When the amendments to TSCA
                                                  section 14(c)(3) does not impose a                      14(c)(3) requires substantiation of all                became law on June 22, 2016, EPA
                                                  substantiation requirement, but merely                  non-exempt TSCA CBI claims, EPA                        published initial Questions and
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                                                  authorizes EPA to promulgate rules                      believes the provision is best interpreted             Answers (Q and A’s) in an effort to
                                                  requiring substantiation. Alternatively,                as requiring substantiation concurrent                 respond to the inquiries and requests
                                                  it might be maintained that the section                 with the submission. This is the natural               concerning EPA’s views on the new law.
                                                  does impose a substantiation                            reading of the requirement that ‘‘a                    EPA needed to issue guidance to the
                                                  requirement, but that the requirement                   person asserting a claim . . . . shall                 public as quickly as possible on a broad
                                                  must be effectuated through EPA                         substantiate the claim.’’ By analogy,                  range of matters under the amendments,
                                                  rulemaking.                                             TSCA section 14(c)(5)—another                          since the amendments became effective


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                                                  upon signature. In the Q and A’s on                     confidential protection. For information               to the Agency. If a substantiation has
                                                  TSCA section 14, EPA stated that the                    that is currently subject to a regulatory              already been provided to EPA with the
                                                  Agency was using existing authorities to                up-front substantiation requirement (for               submission or in response to a
                                                  obtain CBI substantiations and that the                 example, chemical identity CBI claims                  substantiation request, no additional
                                                  Agency may revise CBI substantiation                    in the Chemical Data Reporting rule,                   substantiation need be filed for the same
                                                  requirements for specific types of                      under 40 CFR 711.30), the terms of that                information. Be aware, however, that if
                                                  information submissions by subsequent                   requirement, including the                             some non-exempt information claimed
                                                  rulemaking. Since the time the Q and                    substantiation questions required, will                as confidential in a particular
                                                  A’s were developed, EPA has heard the                   continue to govern the substantiation.                 submission has already been
                                                  views of a number of stakeholders and                     EPA has revised its Web pages on CBI                 substantiated and some has not, the
                                                  has had the opportunity to more fully                   to assist compliance with this                         unsubstantiated information claimed as
                                                  review the statute and legislative history              interpretation of TSCA section 14. The                 CBI in the submission must still be
                                                  and to evaluate the operational                         Web pages list the substantiation                      substantiated by September 18, 2017.
                                                  considerations associated with the                      questions from 40 CFR 2.204(e) and                     The CBI claims, and the substantiations,
                                                  interpretation of TSCA section 14(c)(3).                provide information on substantiation                  may then be reviewed consistent with
                                                     Operationally, given the large volume                exemptions and on how the                              the provisions of TSCA, its
                                                  of CBI claims, including those that the                 substantiations should be directed to the              implementing regulations and in
                                                  Agency has already received and those                   Agency.                                                accordance with the Agency procedures
                                                  that the Agency expects to receive in the                 Because EPA is providing this                        set forth in 40 CFR part 2. Once
                                                  future, it is administratively efficient to             interpretation of TSCA section 14(c)(3)                September 18, 2017 has passed, if no
                                                  interpret the statute as requiring up-                  for the first time in this document, the               substantiation has been received for a
                                                  front substantiation, which necessarily                 Agency is setting different procedures                 claim, then EPA will provide the
                                                  saves the Agency the time and resources                 for those who have submitted or will                   affected business 30 days’ notice and a
                                                  that would otherwise be spent in                        submit information claimed as CBI                      final opportunity to substantiate. The
                                                  attempting to contact the affected                      under TSCA before the effective date of                notice will inform the affected business
                                                  business. Up-front substantiation will                  this action, i.e., March 20, 2017, and                 that any CBI claims not substantiated at
                                                  also significantly enhance EPA’s ability                those who submit information claimed                   the end of the 30 days will be
                                                  to meet the review deadlines in TSCA                    as CBI afterwards.                                     considered withdrawn, and the
                                                  section 14(g). Further, requiring                       A. TSCA Submissions Filed on or After                  information may be made public with
                                                  substantiation concurrent with                          March 20, 2017                                         no further notice to the affected
                                                  submission will mitigate any need for                                                                          business.
                                                  an affected business to request an                         Those submissions containing                           EPA’s electronic reporting systems for
                                                  extension to substantiate a CBI claim.                  information claimed as CBI filed on or                 TSCA submissions have been modified
                                                  Additionally, requiring the affected                    after the effective-date of this action                to require substantiations for non-
                                                  business to provide justification at the                (i.e., March 20, 2017) must provide a                  exempt CBI claims in submissions filed
                                                  time of submission may help limit                       substantiation for all information                     on or after March 20, 2017. Any new
                                                  unwarranted claims of CBI. Based on                     claimed as confidential, other than                    paper TSCA submissions that are
                                                  this further review, for the reasons                    information exempt from substantiation                 directed to the Agency after that date
                                                  stated above, EPA has concluded that                    pursuant to TSCA section 14(c)(2). Any                 must include substantiations for all non-
                                                  the provision is best read as creating a                non-exempt CBI claim that is submitted                 exempt CBI claims at the time of
                                                  requirement to substantiate non-exempt                  without a substantiation will be                       submission.
                                                  TSCA CBI claims concurrent with their                   considered deficient, and EPA will send                   For electronic submissions made
                                                  submission.                                             a notice of deficiency to the affected                 using EPA’s Central Data Exchange
                                                                                                          business. The notice will inform the                   (CDX) during the period from June 22,
                                                  IV. Implementation                                      affected business that it must submit its              2016 to March 20, 2017 that were not
                                                    Existing EPA confidentiality rules at                 substantiation within 30 calendar days                 substantiated, affected businesses must
                                                  40 CFR part 2, section 2.204(e), provide                in order to remedy its deficient CBI                   provide substantiation for CBI claims
                                                  substantiation questions that the Agency                claim. The notice letter will also inform              using the amendment processes for the
                                                  may specifically request answers to,                    the affected business that if a timely                 particular submission type. Information
                                                  pursuant to the procedures in those                     substantiation has not been received by                on electronic reporting, including how
                                                  regulations. While those specific                       EPA within 30 days of receipt of the                   to make amendments, can be found at
                                                  questions are not dictated by the self-                 letter, then any CBI claims not                        https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-
                                                  executing substantiation requirement in                 substantiated will be considered                       managing-chemicals-under-tsca/
                                                  TSCA section 14(c)(3), EPA suggests                     withdrawn, and the information may be                  electronic-reporting-requirements-
                                                  that companies look to those questions                  made public with no further notice to                  certain-information.
                                                  for guidance as to how to fulfill the                   the affected business.                                    For any paper TSCA submissions that
                                                  TSCA section 14(c)(3) substantiation                                                                           were submitted to the Agency during
                                                  requirement for information that is not                 B. TSCA Submissions Filed Between                      the period from June 22, 2016 to March
                                                  currently subject to an existing                        June 22, 2016 and March 20, 2017                       20, 2017, the affected business must
                                                  regulatory up-front substantiation                         Those submissions containing                        submit substantiations for any non-
                                                  requirement. The answers to those                       information claimed as CBI filed                       exempt CBI claims that have not yet
                                                  questions typically form the basis of                   between June 22, 2016 and March 20,                    been substantiated. Submit these
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                                                  EPA final confidentiality                               2017, must provide a substantiation for                substantiations to: TSCA Confidential
                                                  determinations, and substantiations that                all information claimed as confidential,               Business Information Center (7407M),
                                                  do not address those questions might                    other than information exempt from                     WJC East; Room 6428; Attn: TSCA CBI
                                                  not provide sufficient information to                   substantiation pursuant to TSCA section                Substantiations. U.S. Environmental
                                                  uphold a determination, pursuant to                     14(c)(2). The Agency is giving                         Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
                                                  TSCA section 14(g)(1), that information                 submitters until September 18, 2017 to                 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460–
                                                  claimed as CBI is eligible for                          provide substantiations and direct them                0001.


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                                                    Courier Deliveries should be directed                 ADDRESSES:   EPA has established a                     regulations on January 9, 2009.1 EPA
                                                  to:                                                     docket for this Notice of Decision under               also granted a within-the-scope
                                                    U.S. EPA, Office of Pollution                         Docket ID EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0224.                        authorization for amendments to the
                                                  Prevention and Toxics, Confidential                     All documents relied upon in making                    TRU regulations, adopted in 2010, on
                                                  Business Information Center (CBIC),                     this decision, including those submitted               June 28, 2013.2 The TRU regulations
                                                  Attn: TSCA CBI Substantiations. 1201                    to EPA by CARB, are contained in the                   establish in-use performance standards
                                                  Constitution Avenue NW., WJC East;                      public docket. Publicly available docket               for diesel-fueled TRUs and TRU
                                                  Room 6428 Washington, DC 20004–                         materials are available either                         generator sets which operate in
                                                  3302, (202) 564–8930.                                   electronically through                                 California, and facilities where TRUs
                                                    More information on how to                            www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                 operate. The TRU regulations are
                                                  substantiate CBI claims for paper                       the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA                contained in an Airborne Toxic Control
                                                  submissions can be found at https://                    Headquarters Library, EPA West                         Measure (‘‘ATCM’’) adopted by CARB to
                                                  www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/.                                  Building, Room 3334, located at 1301                   reduce the general public’s exposure to
                                                     Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.                    Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                   diesel particulate matter (‘‘PM’’), other
                                                                                                          DC. The Public Reading Room is open                    toxic airborne contaminants and air
                                                    Dated: January 13, 2017.                              from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday                    pollutants generated by TRUs and
                                                  James J. Jones,                                         through Friday, excluding legal                        reduce near source risk at facilities
                                                  Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical             holidays. The telephone number for the                 where TRUs congregate. TRUs are
                                                  Safety and Pollution Prevention.                        Reading Room is (202) 566–1744. The                    refrigeration systems powered by
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–01235 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]             Air and Radiation Docket and                           internal combustion engines which
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  Information Center’s Web site is http://               control the environment of temperature-
                                                                                                          www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html. The                       sensitive products that are transported
                                                                                                          email address for the Air and Radiation                in semi-trailer vans, truck vans, ‘‘reefer’’
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Docket is: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, the                 railcars or shipping containers. The
                                                  AGENCY                                                  telephone number is (202) 566–1742,                    engines in TRUs do not propel the
                                                                                                          and the fax number is (202) 566–9744.                  vehicle, but are used strictly to power
                                                  [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0024; FRL–9958–64–                     An electronic version of the public                    the refrigeration system. These TRU
                                                  OAR]                                                    docket is available through the federal                engines are nonroad engines and vary in
                                                                                                          government’s electronic public docket                  horsepower (‘‘hp’’) generally from 7 hp
                                                  California State Nonroad Engine                                                                                to 36 hp.
                                                                                                          and comment system. You may access
                                                  Pollution Control Standards; In-Use                                                                               By letter dated March 2, 2015, CARB
                                                                                                          EPA dockets at http://
                                                  Diesel-Fueled Transport Refrigeration                                                                          submitted a request to EPA for
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov. After opening the
                                                  Units (TRUs) and TRU Generator Sets                                                                            authorization of amendments to its TRU
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov Web site, enter
                                                  and Facilities Where TRUs Operate;                                                                             regulations 3 pursuant to section 209(e)
                                                                                                          EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0224 in the ‘‘Enter
                                                  Notice of Decision                                                                                             of the CAA.4 The 2011 TRU
                                                                                                          Keyword or ID’’ fill-in box to view
                                                                                                          documents in the record. Although a                    Amendments were adopted by CARB on
                                                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                                                                          part of the official docket, the public                October 21, 2011, and became operative
                                                  Agency (EPA).
                                                                                                          docket does not include Confidential                   state law on October 15, 2012.5 The
                                                  ACTION: Notice of decision.                                                                                    2011 TRU Amendments provide owners
                                                                                                          Business Information (‘‘CBI’’) or other
                                                                                                                                                                 of 2001 through 2003 model year (MY)
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection                information whose disclosure is
                                                                                                                                                                 TRU engines that complied with
                                                  Agency (‘‘EPA’’) is granting the                        restricted by statute.
                                                                                                                                                                 applicable Low-Emission TRU
                                                  California Air Resources Board                             EPA’s Office of Transportation and                  (‘‘LETRU’’) in-use performance
                                                  (‘‘CARB’’) request for authorization of                 Air Quality (‘‘OTAQ’’) maintains a Web                 standards by specified compliance
                                                  amendments to its Airborne Toxic                        page that contains general information                 deadlines a one- or two-year extension
                                                  Control Measure for In-Use Diesel-                      on its review of California waiver and                 from the more stringent Ultra-Low
                                                  Fueled Transport Refrigeration Units                    authorization requests. Included on that               Emission (‘‘ULETRU’’) in-use
                                                  (‘‘TRU’’) and TRU Generator Sets and                    page are links to prior waiver Federal                 performance standards. The
                                                  Facilities Where TRUs Operate (together                 Register notices, some of which are                    amendments also clarify manual
                                                  ‘‘2011 TRU Amendments’’). EPA’s                         cited in today’s notice; the page can be               recordkeeping requirements for electric
                                                  decision also confirms that certain of                  accessed at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/                   standby-equipped TRUs and ultimately
                                                  the 2011 TRU amendments are within                      cafr.htm.                                              require automated electronic tracking
                                                  the scope of prior EPA authorizations.                                                                         system requirements for such TRUs and
                                                  The 2011 TRU Amendments primarily                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       establish requirements for businesses
                                                  provide owners of TRU engines with                      David Dickinson, Attorney-Advisor,                     that arrange, hire, contract, or dispatch
                                                  certain flexibilities; clarify                          Transportation and Climate Division,                   the transport of goods in TRU-equipped
                                                  recordkeeping requirements for certain                  Office of Transportation and Air                       trucks, trailers or containers. A more
                                                  types of TRU engines; establish                         Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection
                                                  requirements for businesses that                        Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                      1 74  FR 3030 (January 16, 2009).
                                                  arrange, hire, contract, or dispatch the                (6405J), Washington, DC 20460.                           2 78  FR 38970 (June 28, 2013).
                                                  transport of goods in TRU-equipped                      Telephone: (202) 343–9256. Fax: (202)                    3 13 California Code of Regulations (CCR),

                                                  trucks, trailers, or containers; and                    343–2804. Email: dickinson.david@                      sections 2111, 2112, Appendix A therein, 2139,
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                                                  address other issues that arose during                                                                         2147, 2440, 2441, 2442, 2443.1, 2443.2, 2443.3,
                                                                                                          epa.gov.                                               2444.1, 2444.2, 2445.1, 2445.2, 2447, 2474 and
                                                  the initial implementation of the                                                                              2448.
                                                  regulation. This decision is issued                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               4 ‘‘Clean Air Act § 209(e)(2) Authorization

                                                  under the authority of the Clean Air Act                I. Background                                          Support Document submitted by the California Air
                                                  (‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘Act’’).                                                                                          Resources Board, March 2, 2015,’’ at EPA–HQ–
                                                                                                                                                                 OAR–2015–0224–0002 (Authorization Support
                                                  DATES: Petitions for review must be filed                 EPA granted an authorization for                     Document).
                                                  by March 20, 2017.                                      California’s initial set of TRU                          5 Id., Attachment 13.




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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.
DatesThis action is effective on March 20, 2017.
ContactFor general information contact: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation82 FR 6522 

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