83 FR 43606 - Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)

Page Range		43606-43607
FR Document		2018-18528

EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 10 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). The chemical substances are subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to section 5(e) of TSCA. This action would require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these 10 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the intended use within the applicable review period. Persons may not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such actions as are required with that determination. In addition to this notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA is issuing the action as a direct final rule elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-18528]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0560; FRL-9982-78]
RIN 2070-AB27

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 10 chemical substances which
were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). The chemical
substances are subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to section 5(e)
of TSCA. This action would require persons who intend to manufacture
(defined by statute to include import) or process any of these 10
chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant
new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing
that activity. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of
the intended use within the applicable review period. Persons may not
commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until
EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate
determination on the notice, and has taken such actions as are required
with that determination. In addition to this notice of proposed
rulemaking, EPA is issuing the action as a direct final rule elsewhere
in this issue of the Federal Register.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0560, 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.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-9232; email address: moss.kenneth@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to this notice of proposed
rulemaking, EPA is issuing the action as a direct final rule elsewhere
in this issue of the Federal Register. For further

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information about the proposed significant new use rules, please see
the information provided in the direct final action, with the same
title, that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
issue of the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 721

Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: August 20, 2018.
Jeffery T. Morris,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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significant as defined in Executive populations, low-income populations statute to include import) or process any
Order 12866, and because the EPA does and/or indigenous peoples, as specified of these 10 chemical substances for an
not believe the environmental health or in Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, activity that is designated as a
safety risks addressed by this proposed February 16, 1994). We have determined significant new use by this rule to notify
action present a disproportionate risk to that this proposed rule will not have EPA at least 90 days before commencing
children. This proposed action is not disproportionately high and adverse that activity. The required notification
subject to E.O. 13045 because it human health or environmental effects initiates EPA’s evaluation of the
implements specific standards on minority or low-income populations intended use within the applicable
established by Congress in statutes. because it increases the level of review period. Persons may not
However, to the extent this proposed environmental protection for all affected commence manufacture or processing
rule will limit emissions of SO2, the populations without having any for the significant new use until EPA
proposed rule will have a beneficial disproportionately high and adverse has conducted a review of the notice,
effect on children’s health by reducing human health or environmental effects made an appropriate determination on
air pollution. on any population, including any the notice, and has taken such actions
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That minority or low-income population. The as are required with that determination.
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, proposed rule limits emissions of SO2 In addition to this notice of proposed
Distribution, or Use from certain facilities in Texas. rulemaking, EPA is issuing the action as
a direct final rule elsewhere in this issue
This proposed action is not subject to List of Subjects
of the Federal Register.
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355 40 CFR Part 52 DATES: Comments must be received on
(May 22, 2001)), because it is not a or before September 26, 2018.
significant regulatory action under Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Executive Order 12866.
reference, Intergovernmental relations, identified by docket identification (ID)
J. National Technology Transfer and Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0560, by
Advancement Act (NTTAA) matter, Reporting and recordkeeping one of the following methods:
This proposed action involves requirements, Sulfur dioxides, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
technical standards. The EPA has Visibility, Interstate transport of www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
decided to use the applicable pollution, Regional haze, Best available instructions for submitting comments.
monitoring requirements of 40 CFR part retrofit technology. Do not submit electronically any
75. Part 75 already incorporates a information you consider to be
40 CFR Part 97 Confidential Business Information (CBI)
number of voluntary consensus
standards. Consistent with the Agency’s Environmental protection, or other information whose disclosure is
Performance Based Measurement Administrative practice and procedure, restricted by statute.
System (PBMS), part 75 sets forth Air pollution control, Intergovernmental • Mail: Document Control Office
performance criteria that allow the use relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Reporting (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
of alternative methods to the ones set and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
forth in part 75. The PBMS approach is dioxides. Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
intended to be more flexible and cost- Dated: August 17, 2018. Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
effective for the regulated community; it Anne Idsal,
arrangements for hand delivery or
is also intended to encourage innovation Regional Administrator.
delivery of boxed information, please
in analytical technology and improved [FR Doc. 2018–18497 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] follow the instructions at http://
data quality. At this time, EPA is not BILLING CODE 6560–50–P www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
recommending any revisions to part 75; Additional instructions on
however, EPA periodically revises the commenting or visiting the docket,
test procedures set forth in part 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION along with more information about
When EPA revises the test procedures AGENCY dockets generally, is available at http://
set forth in part 75 in the future, EPA www.epa.gov/dockets.
will address the use of any new 40 CFR Part 721
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
voluntary consensus standards that are [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0560; FRL–9982–78]
equivalent. Currently, even if a test technical information contact: Kenneth
procedure is not set forth in part 75, RIN 2070–AB27 Moss, Chemical Control Division
EPA is not precluding the use of any (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention
Significant New Use Rules on Certain and Toxics, Environmental Protection
method, whether it constitutes a
Chemical Substances Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
voluntary consensus standard or not, as
long as it meets the performance criteria Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
specified; however, any alternative number: (202) 564–9232; email address:
Agency (EPA).
methods must be approved through the moss.kenneth@epa.gov.
ACTION: Proposed rule. For general information contact: The
petition process under 40 CFR 75.66
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing significant TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
before they are used.
new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
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K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 10 14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
Actions To Address Environmental chemical substances which were the 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
Justice in Minority Populations and subject of premanufacture notices epa.gov.
Low-Income Populations (PMNs). The chemical substances are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
The EPA believes that this proposed subject to Orders issued by EPA addition to this notice of proposed
action does not have disproportionately pursuant to section 5(e) of TSCA. This rulemaking, EPA is issuing the action as
high and adverse human health or action would require persons who a direct final rule elsewhere in this issue
environmental effects on minority intend to manufacture (defined by of the Federal Register. For further

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2018.
Contact		For technical information contact: Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation		83 FR 43606
RIN Number		2070-AB27
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection; Chemicals; Hazardous Substances and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements