83 FR 51910 - Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Reopening of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)

EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of August 1, 2018 (FRL-9981-16) for significant new use rules (SNURs) for 145 chemical substances. This document reopens the comment period for the proposed rule until November 14, 2018. EPA is reopening the comment period because it received a request to extend the comment period but the request was received too late to publish an extension of the comment period before the comment period expired.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51910-51911]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22399]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0366; FRL-9984-72]
RIN 2070-AB27


Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; 
Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of August 
1, 2018 (FRL-9981-16) for significant new use rules (SNURs) for 145 
chemical substances. This document reopens the comment period for the 
proposed rule until November 14, 2018. EPA is reopening the comment 
period because it received a request to extend the comment period but 
the request was received too late to publish an extension of the 
comment period before the comment period expired.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2017-0366 must be received on or before November 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of August 1, 2018 (83 FR 37455) (FRL-
9981-16).

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: 
[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: This document reopens the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of August 1, 2018. 
In that document, EPA proposed SNURs for 145 chemical substances. EPA 
received a request to extend the comment period for 30 days but the 
request was received too late to publish an extension of the comment 
period before the comment period expired. EPA is hereby reopening the 
comment period for 30 days.
    Note that in the August 1, 2018 issue of the Federal Register 
including the

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proposed SNURs for 145 chemical substances, the Agency also issued 
direct final SNURs for these chemical substances (83 FR 37702) (FRL-
9970-23); that action was withdrawn on September 26, 2018 (83 FR 48546) 
(FRL-9983-72) before it became effective because of the receipt of 
negative comments. EPA will address all adverse public comments in a 
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of August 1, 2018. If you have questions, consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 721

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

    Dated: October 5, 2018.
Tala R. Henry,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2018-22399 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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