83_FR_24205 83 FR 24104 - Advance Notice of Public Meeting; Technical Issues-Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

83 FR 24104 - Advance Notice of Public Meeting; Technical Issues-Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 101 (May 24, 2018)

Page Range24104-24106
FR Document2018-11195

This notice announces EPA's plan for a public meeting regarding technical issues in the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products Final Rule published on December 12, 2016. The meeting will inform EPA's potential development of a proposed rule to address these technical issues and to further align the rule requirements with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Airborne Toxic Control Measures (ATCM) Phase II program. The primary audience for this public meeting is Third Party Certifiers (TPCs) and panel producers who contract with TPCs to certify composite wood products under the December 12, 2016 final rule; however, this meeting is open to the public.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0174; FRL-9978-21]


Advance Notice of Public Meeting; Technical Issues--Formaldehyde 
Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's plan for a public meeting 
regarding technical issues in the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for 
Composite Wood Products Final Rule published on December 12, 2016. The 
meeting will inform EPA's potential development of a proposed rule to 
address these technical issues and to further align the rule 
requirements with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Airborne 
Toxic Control Measures (ATCM) Phase II program. The primary audience 
for this public meeting is Third Party Certifiers (TPCs) and panel 
producers who contract with TPCs to certify composite wood products 
under the December 12, 2016 final rule; however, this meeting is open 
to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 28, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. EDT to 
4:00 p.m. EDT. EPA will accept questions from the public in advance of 
the meeting, and will address these questions during the meeting as 
time allows, if such questions are received by June 22, 2018.
    Members of the public who register to speak at the meeting may make 
comments and may ask additional questions. Online requests to 
participate in the meeting must be received on or before June 8, 2018. 
On-site registration will be permitted, but seating and speaking 
priority will be given to those who pre-register by the deadline. See 
Unit III.B. for information on public participation in the meeting.

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    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the 
meeting logistics or registration person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, 
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. EPA William Jefferson 
Clinton East Building, Room 4225, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20004.
    To participate in the Technical Issues Meeting; Formaldehyde 
Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products on June 28, 2018 
(identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0174) you may register 
online (preferred) or in person at the meeting. To register online, go 
to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-technical-issues-formaldehyde-emission-standards-for-composite-wood-products-public-tickets-44550791617. Written comments, identified by the docket ID number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2018-0174 can be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to 
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for 
hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    The comment period for this public meeting will open on May 24, 
2018 and close July 28, 2018. The docket will remain open to receive 
comments and materials until this date. When submitting comments to the 
docket, please be as specific as possible, and please include any 
supporting data or other information.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets in general is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information about the Technical Issues Meeting; 
Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products meeting 
contact: Todd Coleman, National Programs Chemical Division (7404T), 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (202) 564-1208; email address: [email protected].
    For meeting logistics or registration contact: Eva Cappuccilli, 
National Program Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-4688; email address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This public meeting is primarily directed to the TPCs and panel 
producers who contract with TPCs to certify composite wood products 
under the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products 
final rule. Many of the technical issues that the Agency is considering 
are directly related to the third-party certification testing 
requirements for regulated composite wood products. In general, 
fabricators, distributors and retailers who are affected by the 
Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products final rule 
may also be interested in this meeting. Since stakeholders other than 
TPCs may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe 
all the specific entities that may be interested in the issues to be 
discussed at the public meeting. Additionally, while the Agency seeks 
to focus the public meeting on technical issues already raised to the 
Agency, we are aware there may be other technical issues of interest to 
stakeholders and have provided an opportunity under III. Meeting for 
comments to be provided to the Agency in advance of the public meeting, 
during oral comment at the meeting if time permits, or during the 
public comment period after the meeting.

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

    The docket for this notice, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0174, 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

    The Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products 
final rule published on December 12, 2016 (81 FR 89674) and became 
effective March 21, 2017 (82 FR 14324). Since publication of the final 
rule, EPA received letters and other feedback from industry 
stakeholders, including the Composite Panel Association, Hardwood 
Plywood Veneer Association, Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association, 
and various TPCs requesting that EPA provide clarification and possibly 
amend certain provisions of the December 12, 2016 final rule to further 
align this rule with the CARB ATCM Phase II program. The Agency has 
already taken other actions to amend the rule to address other issues, 
including allowing early labeling of compliant composite wood products 
(see 82 FR 31922), extending the compliance dates in the December 12, 
2016 final rule (see 82 FR 44533), and updating several voluntary 
consensus standard versions as well as the equivalence provisions 
between the ASTM E-1333 and ASTM D-6007 chamber (see 82 FR 5340). Based 
on the discussion at the public meeting and other input sent to the 
Agency during the public comment period, the Agency may consider 
proposing additional technical amendments to clarify the rule 
requirements or further align EPA's regulation with the CARB ATCM Phase 
II program.
    The general nature of the issues raised by stakeholders, which are 
reflected on the meeting agenda included in the docket for this 
meeting, surround the testing and certification of composite wood 
products under the final rule, including correlation of test methods, 
equivalence of test methods, treatment of test data, and sampling 
requirements under EPA's final rule. The Agency is also aware there is 
interest from stakeholders in obtaining further guidance on how one can 
petition the Agency for additional exemptions for laminated products 
from the definition of ``hardwood plywood'' as allowed under Sec.  
770.4(b) of the December 12,

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2016 final rule. The Agency intends to address this issue separately, 
potentially in a future public workshop.
    The public meeting on the technical issues is meant to enable the 
Agency to receive broad input from all TPCs and other interested 
stakeholders, request further public comment, data, or related 
information on these and any related rule provisions that can help 
improve consistency with CARB's regulation, improve clarity in the rule 
where needed, and help improve overall implementation of the rule.

III. Meeting

A. Remote Access

    The meeting will be accessible remotely for registered 
participants. Registered participants will receive information on how 
to connect to the meeting prior to its start.

B. Public Participation at the Meeting

    Attendees and participants may register to attend the Technical 
Issues; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products 
meeting and provide oral comments and ask questions on the day of the 
meeting, using one of the registration methods described under 
ADDRESSES. Participants who want to provide oral comments or to ask 
questions during the meeting must be registered as a speaker. The 
Agency is most interested in receiving comments or questions on the 
specific technical issues outlined on the meeting agenda, which would 
include timing and ways to implement any changes should the agency 
decide to propose additional technical amendments; however, comments or 
questions can also be provided on other technical rule provisions that 
can help improve consistency with CARB's regulation, improve clarity in 
the rule, and help improve overall implementation of the rule. The 
meeting agenda and stakeholder letters referenced in Unit II are 
available in the docket and on EPA's website in advance of the meeting. 
A registered speaker is encouraged to focus on issues directly relevant 
to the meeting's subject matter, initially discussed under II. 
Background of this notice. Each speaker will be allowed a reasonable 
amount of time to provide relevant oral comments and ask questions. The 
Agency requests that speakers limit their comments and questions to 
five minutes in order to allow other participants a chance to speak as 
well. If time allows, the Agency will offer more time at the conclusion 
of the meeting for speakers to make additional comments or present 
relevant material that they may not have been able to provide in their 
initial five-minute segment. To accommodate as many registered speakers 
as possible, speakers may present oral comments and questions only, 
without visual aids or written material. Persons must register to speak 
using the registration methods described under ADDRESSES. Persons 
registered to speak (as well as others) may submit written materials to 
the dockets as described under ADDRESSES. An agenda for the meeting and 
supporting materials are available in the docket for this notice and on 
EPA's website at www.epa.gov/formaldehyde. Additionally, EPA will 
accept questions from the public in advance of the meeting, and address 
these questions during the meeting as time allows, if such questions 
are received by June 22, 2018. Questions should be submitted to the 
technical contact for this meeting listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.

IV. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

A. Registration

    To attend the meeting in person or to receive remote access, you 
must register online no later than June 22, 2018, using one of the 
methods described under ADDRESSES. While on-site registration will be 
available, seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis, with 
priority given to early registrants, until room capacity is reached. 
For registrants not able to attend in person, the meeting will also 
provide remote access capabilities; registered participants will be 
provided information on how to connect to the meeting prior to its 
start, using the email address that participants use to register for 
this meeting.

B. Required Registration Information

    Attendees and participants may register to attend as observers or 
to speak if planning to offer oral comments. To register for the 
meeting online, you must provide your full name, organization or 
affiliation, and contact information.

    Authority:  Section 601 of TSCA, 15 U.S.C. 2697.

    Dated: May 18, 2018.
Louise P. Wise,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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                                                submitted a response to the March 15,                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  please contact FERC Online Support at
                                                2018 Show Cause Order.1                                                                                       FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
                                                                                                        Federal Energy Regulatory                             208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
                                                   Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                                                                        Commission                                            (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
                                                protest this filing must file in
                                                accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of                    [Project No. 2103–006]                                send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
                                                                                                                                                              Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                                the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                        Notice of Application for Transfer of                 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
                                                Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
                                                                                                        License and Soliciting Comments,                      The first page of any filing should
                                                Protests will be considered by the                                                                            include docket number P–2103–006.
                                                                                                        Motions To Intervene, and Protests:
                                                Commission in determining the
                                                                                                        TCAI Incorporated; Waneta Holdings                      Dated: May 18, 2018.
                                                appropriate action to be taken, but will                (US) Inc.
                                                not serve to make protestants parties to                                                                      Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                the proceeding. Any person wishing to                      On May 2, 2018, TCAI Incorporated                  Secretary.
                                                become a party must file a notice of                    (transferor) and Waneta Holdings (US)                 [FR Doc. 2018–11176 Filed 5–23–18; 8:45 am]
                                                intervention or motion to intervene, as                 Inc. (transferee) filed an application for            BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                appropriate. Such notices, motions, or                  the transfer of license of the Cedar Creek
                                                protests must be filed on or before the                 Project No. 2103. The project is located
                                                comment date. Anyone filing a motion                    on Cedar Creek in Stevens County,                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                to intervene or protest must serve a copy               Washington, and partially occupies                    AGENCY
                                                of that document on the Applicant.                      Federal lands managed by the U.S.
                                                                                                        Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land               [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0174; FRL–9978–21]
                                                   The Commission encourages                            Management.
                                                electronic submission of protests and                      The applicants seek Commission                     Advance Notice of Public Meeting;
                                                interventions in lieu of paper using the                approval to transfer the license for the              Technical Issues—Formaldehyde
                                                ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.                Cedar Creek Project from the transferor               Emission Standards for Composite
                                                Persons unable to file electronically                   to the transferee.                                    Wood Products
                                                should submit an original and 5 copies                     Applicants Contact: For transferor:
                                                                                                        Mr. Phil Pesek, Vice president General                AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                of the protest or intervention to the
                                                                                                        Counsel & Secretary, TCAI Incorporated,               Agency (EPA).
                                                Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                                888 First Street NE, Washington, DC                     501 North Riverpoint Blvd., Suite 300,                ACTION: Notice.
                                                20426.                                                  Spokane, WA 99202, Phone: 509–623–
                                                                                                        4544, Email: Phil.Pesek@teck.com and                  SUMMARY:    This notice announces EPA’s
                                                   This filing is accessible on-line at                 Ms. Pamela J. Anderson, Perkins Coie                  plan for a public meeting regarding
                                                http://www.ferc.gov, using the                          LLP, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700,                  technical issues in the Formaldehyde
                                                ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for                  Bellevue, WA 98004–5579, Phone: 425–                  Emission Standards for Composite
                                                review in the Commission’s Public                       635–1417, Email: PJAnderson@                          Wood Products Final Rule published on
                                                Reference Room in Washington, DC.                       perkinsscoie.com.                                     December 12, 2016. The meeting will
                                                There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the                  For transferee: Ms. Amy McCallion,                 inform EPA’s potential development of
                                                website that enables subscribers to                     Corporate Secretary, British Columbia                 a proposed rule to address these
                                                receive email notification when a                       Hydro and Power Authority, 13th Floor,                technical issues and to further align the
                                                document is added to a subscribed                       333 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, B.C. V6B                 rule requirements with the California
                                                docket(s). For assistance with any FERC                 5R3, Canada, Phone: 604–623–4234,                     Air Resources Board (CARB) Airborne
                                                Online service, please email                            Email: amy.mccallion@bchydro.com,                     Toxic Control Measures (ATCM) Phase
                                                FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call                     Mr. David R. Poe, Bracewell LLP, 2001                 II program. The primary audience for
                                                                                                        M Street NW, Suite 900, Washington,                   this public meeting is Third Party
                                                (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
                                                                                                        DC 20006, Phone: 202–828–5800, Email:                 Certifiers (TPCs) and panel producers
                                                (202) 502–8659.
                                                                                                        dave.poe@bracewell.com, and Ms.                       who contract with TPCs to certify
                                                   Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time                                                                       composite wood products under the
                                                                                                        Jessica W. Miller, Bracewell LLP, 2300
                                                on June 4, 2018.                                                                                              December 12, 2016 final rule; however,
                                                                                                        Congress Ave., Suite 2300, Austin, TX
                                                  Dated: May 18, 2018.                                  78701, Phone: 512–494–3606, Email:                    this meeting is open to the public.
                                                Kimberly D. Bose,                                       Jessica.miller@bracewell.com.                         DATES: The meeting will be held on June
                                                Secretary.                                                 FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202)            28, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. EDT to 4:00
                                                                                                        502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov.                   p.m. EDT. EPA will accept questions
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–11163 Filed 5–23–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           Deadline for filing comments, motions              from the public in advance of the
                                                BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  to intervene, and protests: 30 days from              meeting, and will address these
                                                                                                        the date that the Commission issues this              questions during the meeting as time
                                                                                                        notice. The Commission strongly                       allows, if such questions are received by
                                                                                                        encourages electronic filing. Please file             June 22, 2018.
                                                                                                        comments, motions to intervene, and                      Members of the public who register to
                                                                                                        protests using the Commission’s eFiling               speak at the meeting may make
                                                                                                        system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-                   comments and may ask additional
                                                                                                        filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can                    questions. Online requests to participate
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                                                                                                        submit brief comments up to 6,000                     in the meeting must be received on or
                                                                                                        characters, without prior registration,               before June 8, 2018. On-site registration
                                                                                                        using the eComment system at http://                  will be permitted, but seating and
                                                                                                        www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                             speaking priority will be given to those
                                                  1 Alcoa Power Generation, Inc.—Long Sault             ecomment.asp. You must include your                   who pre-register by the deadline. See
                                                Division, et al., 162 FERC ¶ 61,224 (2018) (Show        name and contact information at the end               Unit III.B. for information on public
                                                Cause Order).                                           of your comments. For assistance,                     participation in the meeting.


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                                                   To request accommodation of a                        Office of Pollution Prevention and                    Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
                                                disability, please contact the meeting                  Toxics, Environmental Protection                      Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
                                                logistics or registration person listed                 Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,                    Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
                                                under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                           Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone                  The Public Reading Room is open from
                                                CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days                    number: (202) 564–1208; email address:                8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
                                                prior to the meeting, to give EPA as                    coleman.todd@epa.gov.                                 Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
                                                much time as possible to process your                     For meeting logistics or registration               telephone number for the Public
                                                request.                                                contact: Eva Cappuccilli, National                    Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  Program Chemicals Division (7404T),                   the telephone number for the OPPT
                                                the U.S. EPA William Jefferson Clinton                  Office of Pollution Prevention and                    Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review
                                                East Building, Room 4225, 1201                          Toxics, Environmental Protection                      the visitor instructions and additional
                                                Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,                    information about the docket available
                                                DC 20004.                                               Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone                  at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                   To participate in the Technical Issues               number: (202) 564–4688; email address:
                                                                                                                                                  II. Background
                                                Meeting; Formaldehyde Emission                          cappuccilli.eva@epa.gov.
                                                                                                          For general information contact: The       The Formaldehyde Emission
                                                Standards for Composite Wood
                                                                                                        TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422          Standards for Composite Wood Products
                                                Products on June 28, 2018 (identified by
                                                                                                        South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY         final rule published on December 12,
                                                docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
                                                                                                        14620; telephone number: (202) 554–       2016 (81 FR 89674) and became
                                                2018–0174) you may register online
                                                                                                        1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@        effective March 21, 2017 (82 FR 14324).
                                                (preferred) or in person at the meeting.
                                                                                                        epa.gov.                                  Since publication of the final rule, EPA
                                                To register online, go to https://
                                                                                                                                                  received letters and other feedback from
                                                www.eventbrite.com/e/us-epa-technical-                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                  industry stakeholders, including the
                                                issues-formaldehyde-emission-
                                                                                                        I. General Information                    Composite Panel Association,
                                                standards-for-composite-wood-                                                                     Hardwood Plywood Veneer Association,
                                                products-public-tickets-44550791617.                    A. Does this action apply to me?
                                                                                                                                                  Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers
                                                Written comments, identified by the                        This public meeting is primarily       Association, and various TPCs
                                                docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–                           directed to the TPCs and panel            requesting that EPA provide
                                                2018–0174 can be submitted by one of                    producers who contract with TPCs to       clarification and possibly amend certain
                                                the following methods:                                  certify composite wood products under     provisions of the December 12, 2016
                                                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                the Formaldehyde Emission Standards       final rule to further align this rule with
                                                www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                  for Composite Wood Products final rule. the CARB ATCM Phase II program. The
                                                instructions for submitting comments.                   Many of the technical issues that the     Agency has already taken other actions
                                                Do not submit electronically any                        Agency is considering are directly        to amend the rule to address other
                                                information you consider to be                          related to the third-party certification  issues, including allowing early labeling
                                                Confidential Business Information (CBI)                 testing requirements for regulated        of compliant composite wood products
                                                or other information whose disclosure is                composite wood products. In general,      (see 82 FR 31922), extending the
                                                restricted by statute.                                  fabricators, distributors and retailers   compliance dates in the December 12,
                                                   • Mail: Document Control Office                      who are affected by the Formaldehyde      2016 final rule (see 82 FR 44533), and
                                                (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention                 Emission Standards for Composite          updating several voluntary consensus
                                                and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental                        Wood Products final rule may also be      standard versions as well as the
                                                Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania                    interested in this meeting. Since         equivalence provisions between the
                                                Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.                     stakeholders other than TPCs may also     ASTM E–1333 and ASTM D–6007
                                                   • Hand Delivery: To make special                     be interested, the Agency has not         chamber (see 82 FR 5340). Based on the
                                                arrangements for hand delivery or                       attempted to describe all the specific    discussion at the public meeting and
                                                delivery of boxed information, please                   entities that may be interested in the    other input sent to the Agency during
                                                follow the instructions at http://                      issues to be discussed at the public      the public comment period, the Agency
                                                www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.                      meeting. Additionally, while the          may consider proposing additional
                                                   The comment period for this public                   Agency seeks to focus the public          technical amendments to clarify the rule
                                                meeting will open on May 24, 2018 and                   meeting on technical issues already       requirements or further align EPA’s
                                                close July 28, 2018. The docket will                    raised to the Agency, we are aware there regulation with the CARB ATCM Phase
                                                remain open to receive comments and                     may be other technical issues of interest II program.
                                                materials until this date. When                         to stakeholders and have provided an         The general nature of the issues raised
                                                submitting comments to the docket,                      opportunity under III. Meeting for        by stakeholders, which are reflected on
                                                please be as specific as possible, and                  comments to be provided to the Agency the meeting agenda included in the
                                                please include any supporting data or                   in advance of the public meeting, during docket for this meeting, surround the
                                                other information.                                      oral comment at the meeting if time       testing and certification of composite
                                                   Additional instructions on                           permits, or during the public comment     wood products under the final rule,
                                                commenting or visiting the docket,                      period after the meeting.                 including correlation of test methods,
                                                along with more information about                                                                 equivalence of test methods, treatment
                                                dockets in general is available at http://              B. How can I get copies of this document of test data, and sampling requirements
                                                www.epa.gov/dockets.                                    and other related information?            under EPA’s final rule. The Agency is
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                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           The docket for this notice, identified also aware there is interest from
                                                   For technical information about the                  by docket identification (ID) number      stakeholders in obtaining further
                                                Technical Issues Meeting;                               EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0174, is available guidance on how one can petition the
                                                Formaldehyde Emission Standards for                     at http://www.regulations.gov or at the   Agency for additional exemptions for
                                                Composite Wood Products meeting                         Office of Pollution Prevention and        laminated products from the definition
                                                contact: Todd Coleman, National                         Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),              of ‘‘hardwood plywood’’ as allowed
                                                Programs Chemical Division (7404T),                     Environmental Protection Agency           under § 770.4(b) of the December 12,


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                                                2016 final rule. The Agency intends to                  able to provide in their initial five-                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                address this issue separately, potentially              minute segment. To accommodate as                     AGENCY
                                                in a future public workshop.                            many registered speakers as possible,
                                                   The public meeting on the technical                  speakers may present oral comments                    [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–9976–80]
                                                issues is meant to enable the Agency to                 and questions only, without visual aids
                                                receive broad input from all TPCs and                   or written material. Persons must                     Registration Review; Draft Human
                                                other interested stakeholders, request                  register to speak using the registration              Health and/or Ecological Risk
                                                further public comment, data, or related                methods described under ADDRESSES.                    Assessments for Several Pesticides;
                                                information on these and any related                                                                          Notice of Availability
                                                                                                        Persons registered to speak (as well as
                                                rule provisions that can help improve                   others) may submit written materials to               AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                consistency with CARB’s regulation,                     the dockets as described under                        Agency (EPA).
                                                improve clarity in the rule where
                                                                                                        ADDRESSES. An agenda for the meeting                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                needed, and help improve overall
                                                                                                        and supporting materials are available
                                                implementation of the rule.                                                                                   SUMMARY:    This notice announces the
                                                                                                        in the docket for this notice and on
                                                III. Meeting                                            EPA’s website at www.epa.gov/                         availability of EPA’s draft human health
                                                                                                        formaldehyde. Additionally, EPA will                  and ecological risk assessments for the
                                                A. Remote Access                                                                                              registration review of acephate, biobor,
                                                                                                        accept questions from the public in
                                                  The meeting will be accessible                        advance of the meeting, and address                   diflubenzuron, prohexadione calcium,
                                                remotely for registered participants.                   these questions during the meeting as                 pyridaben, thiobencarb, and zinc borate.
                                                Registered participants will receive                    time allows, if such questions are                    It also announces the availability of
                                                information on how to connect to the                                                                          EPA’s draft human health risk
                                                                                                        received by June 22, 2018. Questions
                                                meeting prior to its start.                                                                                   assessment for the registration review of
                                                                                                        should be submitted to the technical
                                                B. Public Participation at the Meeting                                                                        flumethrin.
                                                                                                        contact for this meeting listed in the FOR
                                                                                                        FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of                DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                   Attendees and participants may                                                                             or before July 23, 2018.
                                                register to attend the Technical Issues;                this notice.
                                                                                                                                                              ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to
                                                Formaldehyde Emission Standards for                     IV. How can I request to participate in
                                                Composite Wood Products meeting and                                                                           the docket identification (ID) number for
                                                                                                        this meeting?                                         the specific pesticide of interest
                                                provide oral comments and ask
                                                questions on the day of the meeting,                    A. Registration                                       provided in the Table in Unit IV, by one
                                                using one of the registration methods                                                                         of the following methods:
                                                described under ADDRESSES.                                 To attend the meeting in person or to                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                Participants who want to provide oral                   receive remote access, you must register              www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                comments or to ask questions during the                 online no later than June 22, 2018, using             instructions for submitting comments.
                                                meeting must be registered as a speaker.                one of the methods described under                    Do not submit electronically any
                                                The Agency is most interested in                        ADDRESSES. While on-site registration                 information you consider to be
                                                receiving comments or questions on the                  will be available, seating will be on a               Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                                specific technical issues outlined on the               first-come, first-served basis, with                  or other information whose disclosure is
                                                meeting agenda, which would include                     priority given to early registrants, until            restricted by statute.
                                                timing and ways to implement any                        room capacity is reached. For registrants                • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
                                                changes should the agency decide to                     not able to attend in person, the meeting             Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                                propose additional technical                                                                                  DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                                                                                        will also provide remote access
                                                amendments; however, comments or                                                                              NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
                                                                                                        capabilities; registered participants will
                                                questions can also be provided on other                                                                          • Hand Delivery: To make special
                                                                                                        be provided information on how to                     arrangements for hand delivery or
                                                technical rule provisions that can help                 connect to the meeting prior to its start,
                                                improve consistency with CARB’s                                                                               delivery of boxed information, please
                                                                                                        using the email address that participants             follow the instructions at http://
                                                regulation, improve clarity in the rule,                use to register for this meeting.
                                                and help improve overall                                                                                      www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
                                                implementation of the rule. The meeting                 B. Required Registration Information                     Additional instructions on
                                                agenda and stakeholder letters                                                                                commenting or visiting the docket,
                                                referenced in Unit II are available in the                Attendees and participants may                      along with more information about
                                                docket and on EPA’s website in advance                  register to attend as observers or to                 dockets generally, is available at http://
                                                of the meeting. A registered speaker is                 speak if planning to offer oral                       www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                encouraged to focus on issues directly                  comments. To register for the meeting                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                relevant to the meeting’s subject matter,               online, you must provide your full                    pesticide specific information contact:
                                                initially discussed under II. Background                name, organization or affiliation, and                The Chemical Review Manager for the
                                                of this notice. Each speaker will be                    contact information.                                  pesticide of interest identified in the
                                                allowed a reasonable amount of time to                    Authority: Section 601 of TSCA, 15 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                              Table in Unit IV.
                                                provide relevant oral comments and ask                  2697.                                                    For general questions on the
                                                questions. The Agency requests that                                                                           registration review program, contact:
                                                                                                          Dated: May 18, 2018.                                Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
                                                speakers limit their comments and
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                                                questions to five minutes in order to                   Louise P. Wise,                                       Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
                                                allow other participants a chance to                    Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of             Programs, Environmental Protection
                                                speak as well. If time allows, the Agency               Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.             Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
                                                will offer more time at the conclusion of               [FR Doc. 2018–11195 Filed 5–23–18; 8:45 am]           Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
                                                the meeting for speakers to make                        BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                              number: (703) 308–8015; email address:
                                                additional comments or present relevant                                                                       friedman.dana@epa.gov.
                                                material that they may not have been                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe meeting will be held on June 28, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. EDT to 4:00 p.m. EDT. EPA will accept questions from the public in advance of
ContactFor technical information about the Technical Issues Meeting; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products meeting contact: Todd Coleman, National Programs Chemical Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
FR Citation83 FR 24104 

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