83_FR_61860 83 FR 61629 - TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Notice of Public Meetings

83 FR 61629 - TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Notice of Public Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 231 (November 30, 2018)

Page Range61629-61631
FR Document2018-26084

This notice announces the peer review of the draft Risk Evaluation for Colour Index (C.I.) Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) and associated documents developed under EPA's existing chemical substance process under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The peer review panel deliberations will be conducted during a 4-day, in-person, public meeting of the TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). This in-person meeting will also include a general TSCA orientation for the TSCA SACC. A portion of the in-person meeting will be closed to the public for the committee's discussion of information claimed as confidential business information (CBI). Prior to the in-person meeting, there will be a public, 2-hour preparatory virtual meeting to consider the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions for this peer review. During these upcoming meetings, the public is invited to provide oral comments for the peer review on the draft risk evaluation for PV29 and related documents. Comments on the draft charge questions will be accepted prior to and during the 2-hour preparatory virtual meeting. The TSCA SACC peer review panel will consider these comments during their discussions.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0604; FRL-9983-08]


TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Notice of 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the peer review of the draft Risk 
Evaluation for Colour Index (C.I.) Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) and 
associated documents developed under EPA's existing chemical substance 
process under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The peer review 
panel deliberations will be conducted during a 4-day, in-person, public 
meeting of the TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). 
This in-person meeting will also include a general TSCA orientation for 
the TSCA SACC. A portion of the in-person meeting will be closed to the 
public for the committee's discussion of information claimed as 
confidential business information (CBI). Prior to the in-person 
meeting, there will be a public, 2-hour preparatory virtual meeting to 
consider the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions for this 
peer review. During these upcoming meetings, the public is invited to 
provide oral comments for the peer review on the draft risk evaluation 
for PV29 and related documents. Comments on the draft charge questions 
will be accepted prior to and during the 2-hour preparatory virtual 
meeting. The TSCA SACC peer review panel will consider these comments 
during their discussions.

DATES: 
    Meetings: The preparatory virtual meeting will be held on January 
8, 2019, from 2 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m. (EST). The 4-day in-person 
meeting will be held from 1 p.m. (EST) to approximately 5:30 p.m. on 
January 29, 2019 and from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 
30, 31, and February 1, 2019.
    Oral comments: Requests to make oral comments during the 
preparatory virtual meeting should be submitted on or before 12:00 p.m. 
(EST) on January 4, 2019. In order to be included on the meeting 
agenda, requests to make oral comments during the in-person 4-day peer 
review meeting should be submitted on or before January 14, 2019. 
Otherwise, requests to present oral comments during the in-person 4-day 
peer review meeting will be accepted until and possibly during the in-
person meeting. Direct your requests to make oral comments to the 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. and Unit I.D. of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written comments: Written comments on the scope and clarity of the 
draft charge questions for the preparatory virtual meeting should be 
submitted on or before January 7, 2019. Written comments on the draft 
risk evaluation that are submitted on or before January 14, 2019 (see 
83 FR 57473, November 15, 2018) (FRL-9986-45) will be provided to the 
peer review panel members before the meeting. You may also submit 
written comments on the first date of the in-person 4-day peer review 
meeting by providing 30 copies of your written comments to the DFO at 
the start of the meeting for the DFO to distribute to the panel 
members. The TSCA SACC will consider written comments during their 
discussions.
    Special accommodations: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time 
as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: 
    Preparatory Virtual Meeting: The January 8, 2019 preparatory 
virtual meeting is open to the public and will be conducted via webcast 
using Adobe Connect and telephone. Registration is required to 
participate by listening or presenting oral comments during the 
preparatory virtual meeting. Please visit https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review website for additional information including how to 
register.
    In-Person Meeting: The location of the January 29 to February 1, 
2019 in-person meeting will be announced on the TSCA SACC website 
(https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review) by mid-December 2018. The 
January 29 to February 1, 2019 in-person meeting may also be webcast. 
Please refer to the TSCA SACC website at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review for information on how to access the webcast. Please note that 
for the in-person meeting, the webcast is a supplementary public 
process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting 
in webcasting outages, the in-person meeting will continue as planned.
    Comments for the peer review: Submit your written comments for the 
peer review, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2018-0604, 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: OPPT Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 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.
    Requests to present oral comments, and requests for special 
accommodations. Submit requests to present oral comments or for special 
accommodations, to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Todd Peterson, DFO, Office of 
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (202) 564-6428; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
be of interest to persons who are interested in risk evaluations of 
chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 
Since other entities may also be interested in this risk evaluation, 
the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that 
may be affected by this action.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or via email. If your comments contain any information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the 
DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special 
instructions before submitting your comments.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your

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comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

C. How may I participate in the preparatory virtual meeting?

    1. Register. Registration for the January 8, 2019, preparatory 
virtual meeting is required. To participate by listening or making oral 
comments during this meeting please visit https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review to register. Registration online will be confirmed by email 
that will include the webcast meeting Adobe Connect link and audio 
teleconference information.
    2. Submit written comments. Written comments for the preparatory 
virtual meeting should be submitted, using the instructions in 
ADDRESSES and Unit I.B., on or before January 7, 2019. Written comments 
should focus on the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions and 
the TSCA SACC will consider those comments during their discussions.
    3. Provide oral comments. To provide oral comments at the virtual 
meeting, please follow the applicable instructions to register on or 
before 12:00 p.m. (EST) on January 4, 2019. Oral comments to the TSCA 
SACC panel during the preparatory virtual meeting are limited to 
approximately 5 minutes due to the time limit of this meeting. Oral 
comments should focus on the scope and clarity of the draft charge 
questions and the panel will consider those comments during their 
discussions.
    4. Participate in the virtual meeting. Follow the instructions in 
Unit I.C.1. to register for the January 8, 2019 preparatory meeting. 
Your confirmation will include the webcast meeting Adobe Connect link 
and audio teleconference information.

D. How may I participate in the in-person meeting?

    You may participate in the in-person peer review meeting by 
following the instructions in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by 
EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2018-0604 in the subject line on the first page of your request.
    1. Provide oral comments for the peer review. The Agency encourages 
each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments to the 
TSCA SACC during the in-person meeting to submit their request to the 
DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before January 
14, 2019, in order to be included on the meeting agenda. Requests to 
present oral comments for the peer review will be accepted until the 
date of the in-person meeting and, to the extent that time permits, the 
Chair of the TSCA SACC may permit the presentation of oral comments at 
the in-person meeting by interested persons who have not previously 
requested time.
    Requests to make oral comments at the in-person meeting should 
identify the name of the individual making the presentation, the 
organization (if any) the individual will represent, and any 
requirements for audiovisual equipment. Oral comments before the TSCA 
SACC during the in-person meeting are limited to approximately 5 
minutes unless prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each 
speaker should bring 30 copies of the comments and presentation for the 
DFO to distribute to the TSCA SACC at the meeting. The TSCA SACC will 
consider oral comments during their discussions.
    2. Provide written comments. Follow the instructions in ADDRESSES 
and Unit I.B., to provide written comments on the draft risk 
evaluation.
    3. Attend the meeting. Seating at the meeting will be open and on a 
first-come basis.

II. Background

A. Purpose of the TSCA SACC

    The Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) was established 
by EPA in 2016 under the authority of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical 
Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law 114-182, 140 Stat. 448 
(2016), and operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The SACC supports activities under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., the 
Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq., and other 
applicable statutes. The SACC provides expert independent scientific 
advice and recommendations to the EPA on the scientific and technical 
aspects of risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution prevention 
measures and approaches for chemicals regulated under TSCA.
    The SACC is comprised of experts in: Toxicology; human health and 
environmental risk assessment; exposure assessment; and related 
sciences (e.g., synthetic biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, 
nanotechnology, biochemistry, biostatistics, PBPK modeling, 
computational toxicology, epidemiology, environmental fate, and 
environmental engineering and sustainability). The SACC currently 
consists of 26 members. When needed, the committee will be assisted in 
their reviews by ad hoc participants with specific expertise in the 
topics under consideration.

B. In-Person Meeting

    The focus of the TSCA SACC in-person meeting is to peer review the 
Agency's draft risk evaluation of C.I. Pigment Violet 29, which was 
developed under EPA's existing chemical substance process. C.I. Pigment 
Violet 29 is an organic pigment that has a low solubility, low 
volatility, is expected to be highly persistent, and has low 
bioaccumulation potential in fish and other animals. The pigment is 
utilized as an intermediate to create or adjust the color of other 
pigments, as well as in commercial paints, coatings, plastics, and 
rubber products.
    Under TSCA, the purpose of the risk evaluation is to determine 
whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk to health or 
the environment under the conditions of use, including an unreasonable 
risk to a relevant potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation. 
EPA released the draft risk evaluation for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 for 
public review and comment on November 15, 2018 (83 FR 57473; FRL-9986-
45), and is submitting the same materials to the TSCA SACC for peer 
review.
    After the peer review process, EPA will consider reviewer comments 
and recommendations, and public comments, to finalize the risk 
evaluation.
    Approximately one hour of the TSCA SACC's in-person meeting will be 
closed to the public for the TSCA SACC to consider and discuss material 
that has been claimed as CBI and provided to the Committee as 
background for the draft risk evaluation for PV29. In accordance with 
FACA section 10(d), and section (c)(4) of the Government in the 
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, this approximately one-hour session of the 
TSCA SACC will be closed to the public to avoid the potential 
disclosure of CBI, which is protected from disclosure by statute. See 
the Administrator's determination for a closed meeting available in the 
docket identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0604 at http://www.regulations.gov.

C. TSCA SACC Documents and Meeting Minutes

    EPA's background paper, related supporting materials, and draft 
charge/questions to the TSCA SACC are available on the TSCA SACC 
website and in docket. In addition, the Agency will provide additional 
background documents (e.g., a list of the SACC Members participating in 
this meeting and the meeting agenda) as those

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materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these 
documents, and certain other related documents that might be available 
at http://www.regulations.gov and the TSCA SACC website at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review.
    TSCA SACC will prepare meeting minutes and final report summarizing 
its recommendations to the Agency no later than 90 days after the 
meeting. The meeting minutes and final report will be posted on the 
TSCA SACC website and in the docket.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625(o) et seq.; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et 
seq.

    Dated: November 21, 2018.
Stanley Barone, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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                                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                meeting. Direct your requests to make                 identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
                                              AGENCY                                                  oral comments to the Designated                       OPPT–2018–0604, by one of the
                                                                                                      Federal Officer (DFO) listed under FOR                following methods:
                                              [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0604; FRL–9983–08]                                                                            • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                                                                      FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                              TSCA Science Advisory Committee on                         For additional instructions, see Unit              www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                              Chemicals (SACC); Notice of Public                      I.C. and Unit I.D. of the SUPPLEMENTARY               instructions for submitting comments.
                                              Meetings                                                INFORMATION.                                          Do not submit electronically any
                                                                                                         Written comments: Written comments                 information you consider to be
                                              AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        on the scope and clarity of the draft                 Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                              Agency (EPA).                                           charge questions for the preparatory                  or other information whose disclosure is
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         virtual meeting should be submitted on                restricted by statute.
                                                                                                      or before January 7, 2019. Written                      • Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental
                                              SUMMARY:    This notice announces the                   comments on the draft risk evaluation                 Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                              peer review of the draft Risk Evaluation                that are submitted on or before January               DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                              for Colour Index (C.I.) Pigment Violet 29               14, 2019 (see 83 FR 57473, November                   NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
                                              (PV29) and associated documents                         15, 2018) (FRL–9986–45) will be                         • Hand Delivery: To make special
                                              developed under EPA’s existing                          provided to the peer review panel                     arrangements for hand delivery or
                                              chemical substance process under the                    members before the meeting. You may                   delivery of boxed information, please
                                              Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).                    also submit written comments on the                   follow the instructions at http://
                                              The peer review panel deliberations will                first date of the in-person 4-day peer                www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
                                              be conducted during a 4-day, in-person,                 review meeting by providing 30 copies                   Additional instructions on
                                              public meeting of the TSCA Science                      of your written comments to the DFO at                commenting or visiting the docket,
                                              Advisory Committee on Chemicals                         the start of the meeting for the DFO to               along with more information about
                                              (SACC). This in-person meeting will                     distribute to the panel members. The                  dockets generally, is available at http://
                                              also include a general TSCA orientation                 TSCA SACC will consider written                       www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                              for the TSCA SACC. A portion of the in-                 comments during their discussions.                      Requests to present oral comments,
                                              person meeting will be closed to the                       Special accommodations: For                        and requests for special
                                              public for the committee’s discussion of                information on access or services for                 accommodations. Submit requests to
                                              information claimed as confidential                     individuals with disabilities, and to                 present oral comments or for special
                                              business information (CBI). Prior to the                request accommodation of a disability,                accommodations, to the DFO listed
                                              in-person meeting, there will be a                      please contact the DFO listed under FOR               under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                              public, 2-hour preparatory virtual                      FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least                  CONTACT.
                                              meeting to consider the scope and                       10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                              clarity of the draft charge questions for               as much time as possible to process                   Todd Peterson, DFO, Office of Science
                                              this peer review. During these upcoming                 your request.                                         Coordination and Policy (7201M),
                                              meetings, the public is invited to                      ADDRESSES:                                            Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                              provide oral comments for the peer                         Preparatory Virtual Meeting: The                   Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                              review on the draft risk evaluation for                 January 8, 2019 preparatory virtual                   20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
                                              PV29 and related documents. Comments                    meeting is open to the public and will                564–6428; email address:
                                              on the draft charge questions will be                   be conducted via webcast using Adobe                  peterson.todd@epa.gov.
                                              accepted prior to and during the 2-hour                 Connect and telephone. Registration is                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              preparatory virtual meeting. The TSCA                   required to participate by listening or
                                              SACC peer review panel will consider                                                                          I. General Information
                                                                                                      presenting oral comments during the
                                              these comments during their                             preparatory virtual meeting. Please visit             A. Does this action apply to me?
                                              discussions.                                            https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review                     This action is directed to the public
                                              DATES:                                                  website for additional information                    in general. This action may be of
                                                 Meetings: The preparatory virtual                    including how to register.                            interest to persons who are interested in
                                              meeting will be held on January 8, 2019,                   In-Person Meeting: The location of the             risk evaluations of chemical substances
                                              from 2 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m.                     January 29 to February 1, 2019 in-                    under the Toxic Substances Control Act
                                              (EST). The 4-day in-person meeting will                 person meeting will be announced on                   (TSCA). Since other entities may also be
                                              be held from 1 p.m. (EST) to                            the TSCA SACC website (https://                       interested in this risk evaluation, the
                                              approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 29,                  www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review) by mid-                 Agency has not attempted to describe all
                                              2019 and from 9 a.m. to approximately                   December 2018. The January 29 to                      the specific entities that may be affected
                                              5:30 p.m. on January 30, 31, and                        February 1, 2019 in-person meeting may                by this action.
                                              February 1, 2019.                                       also be webcast. Please refer to the
                                                 Oral comments: Requests to make oral                 TSCA SACC website at https://                         B. What should I consider as I prepare
                                              comments during the preparatory                         www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review for                      my comments for EPA?
                                              virtual meeting should be submitted on                  information on how to access the                        1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI
                                              or before 12:00 p.m. (EST) on January 4,                webcast. Please note that for the in-                 information to EPA through
                                              2019. In order to be included on the                    person meeting, the webcast is a                      regulations.gov or via email. If your
                                              meeting agenda, requests to make oral                   supplementary public process provided                 comments contain any information that
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                                              comments during the in-person 4-day                     only for convenience. If difficulties arise           you consider to be CBI or otherwise
                                              peer review meeting should be                           resulting in webcasting outages, the in-              protected, please contact the DFO listed
                                              submitted on or before January 14, 2019.                person meeting will continue as                       under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                              Otherwise, requests to present oral                     planned.                                              CONTACT to obtain special instructions
                                              comments during the in-person 4-day                        Comments for the peer review: Submit               before submitting your comments.
                                              peer review meeting will be accepted                    your written comments for the peer                      2. Tips for preparing your comments.
                                              until and possibly during the in-person                 review, identified by docket                          When preparing and submitting your


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                                              comments, see the commenting tips at                    of the TSCA SACC may permit the                       specific expertise in the topics under
                                              http://www.epa.gov/dockets/                             presentation of oral comments at the in-              consideration.
                                              comments.html.                                          person meeting by interested persons
                                                                                                                                                            B. In-Person Meeting
                                                                                                      who have not previously requested
                                              C. How may I participate in the                                                                                  The focus of the TSCA SACC in-
                                                                                                      time.
                                              preparatory virtual meeting?                                                                                  person meeting is to peer review the
                                                                                                         Requests to make oral comments at
                                                 1. Register. Registration for the                    the in-person meeting should identify                 Agency’s draft risk evaluation of C.I.
                                              January 8, 2019, preparatory virtual                    the name of the individual making the                 Pigment Violet 29, which was
                                              meeting is required. To participate by                  presentation, the organization (if any)               developed under EPA’s existing
                                              listening or making oral comments                       the individual will represent, and any                chemical substance process. C.I.
                                              during this meeting please visit https://               requirements for audiovisual                          Pigment Violet 29 is an organic pigment
                                              www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review to                         equipment. Oral comments before the                   that has a low solubility, low volatility,
                                              register. Registration online will be                                                                         is expected to be highly persistent, and
                                                                                                      TSCA SACC during the in-person
                                              confirmed by email that will include the                                                                      has low bioaccumulation potential in
                                                                                                      meeting are limited to approximately 5
                                              webcast meeting Adobe Connect link                                                                            fish and other animals. The pigment is
                                                                                                      minutes unless prior arrangements have
                                              and audio teleconference information.                                                                         utilized as an intermediate to create or
                                                                                                      been made. In addition, each speaker
                                                 2. Submit written comments. Written                                                                        adjust the color of other pigments, as
                                                                                                      should bring 30 copies of the comments
                                              comments for the preparatory virtual                                                                          well as in commercial paints, coatings,
                                                                                                      and presentation for the DFO to
                                              meeting should be submitted, using the                                                                        plastics, and rubber products.
                                                                                                      distribute to the TSCA SACC at the                       Under TSCA, the purpose of the risk
                                              instructions in ADDRESSES and Unit I.B.,
                                                                                                      meeting. The TSCA SACC will consider                  evaluation is to determine whether a
                                              on or before January 7, 2019. Written
                                                                                                      oral comments during their discussions.               chemical substance presents an
                                              comments should focus on the scope
                                              and clarity of the draft charge questions                  2. Provide written comments. Follow                unreasonable risk to health or the
                                              and the TSCA SACC will consider those                   the instructions in ADDRESSES and Unit                environment under the conditions of
                                              comments during their discussions.                      I.B., to provide written comments on the              use, including an unreasonable risk to a
                                                 3. Provide oral comments. To provide                 draft risk evaluation.                                relevant potentially exposed or
                                              oral comments at the virtual meeting,                      3. Attend the meeting. Seating at the              susceptible subpopulation. EPA
                                              please follow the applicable instructions               meeting will be open and on a first-                  released the draft risk evaluation for C.I.
                                              to register on or before 12:00 p.m. (EST)               come basis.                                           Pigment Violet 29 for public review and
                                              on January 4, 2019. Oral comments to                    II. Background                                        comment on November 15, 2018 (83 FR
                                              the TSCA SACC panel during the                                                                                57473; FRL–9986–45), and is submitting
                                              preparatory virtual meeting are limited                 A. Purpose of the TSCA SACC                           the same materials to the TSCA SACC
                                              to approximately 5 minutes due to the                                                                         for peer review.
                                                                                                        The Science Advisory Committee on                      After the peer review process, EPA
                                              time limit of this meeting. Oral
                                                                                                      Chemicals (SACC) was established by                   will consider reviewer comments and
                                              comments should focus on the scope
                                                                                                      EPA in 2016 under the authority of the                recommendations, and public
                                              and clarity of the draft charge questions
                                                                                                      Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for               comments, to finalize the risk
                                              and the panel will consider those
                                                                                                      the 21st Century Act, Public Law 114–                 evaluation.
                                              comments during their discussions.
                                                 4. Participate in the virtual meeting.               182, 140 Stat. 448 (2016), and operates                  Approximately one hour of the TSCA
                                              Follow the instructions in Unit I.C.1. to               in accordance with the Federal                        SACC’s in-person meeting will be
                                              register for the January 8, 2019                        Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5                      closed to the public for the TSCA SACC
                                              preparatory meeting. Your confirmation                  U.S.C. App. 2. The SACC supports                      to consider and discuss material that
                                              will include the webcast meeting Adobe                  activities under the Toxic Substances                 has been claimed as CBI and provided
                                              Connect link and audio teleconference                   Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et                 to the Committee as background for the
                                              information.                                            seq., the Pollution Prevention Act                    draft risk evaluation for PV29. In
                                                                                                      (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq., and other             accordance with FACA section 10(d),
                                              D. How may I participate in the in-                     applicable statutes. The SACC provides                and section (c)(4) of the Government in
                                              person meeting?                                         expert independent scientific advice                  the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, this
                                                You may participate in the in-person                  and recommendations to the EPA on the                 approximately one-hour session of the
                                              peer review meeting by following the                    scientific and technical aspects of risk              TSCA SACC will be closed to the public
                                              instructions in this unit. To ensure                    assessments, methodologies, and                       to avoid the potential disclosure of CBI,
                                              proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative                 pollution prevention measures and                     which is protected from disclosure by
                                              that you identify docket ID number                      approaches for chemicals regulated                    statute. See the Administrator’s
                                              EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0604 in the                            under TSCA.                                           determination for a closed meeting
                                              subject line on the first page of your                    The SACC is comprised of experts in:                available in the docket identified by
                                              request.                                                Toxicology; human health and                          Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–
                                                1. Provide oral comments for the peer                 environmental risk assessment;                        0604 at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                              review. The Agency encourages each                      exposure assessment; and related
                                              individual or group wishing to make                     sciences (e.g., synthetic biology,                    C. TSCA SACC Documents and Meeting
                                              brief oral comments to the TSCA SACC                    pharmacology, biotechnology,                          Minutes
                                              during the in-person meeting to submit                  nanotechnology, biochemistry,                           EPA’s background paper, related
                                              their request to the DFO listed under                   biostatistics, PBPK modeling,                         supporting materials, and draft charge/
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                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or                   computational toxicology,                             questions to the TSCA SACC are
                                              before January 14, 2019, in order to be                 epidemiology, environmental fate, and                 available on the TSCA SACC website
                                              included on the meeting agenda.                         environmental engineering and                         and in docket. In addition, the Agency
                                              Requests to present oral comments for                   sustainability). The SACC currently                   will provide additional background
                                              the peer review will be accepted until                  consists of 26 members. When needed,                  documents (e.g., a list of the SACC
                                              the date of the in-person meeting and,                  the committee will be assisted in their               Members participating in this meeting
                                              to the extent that time permits, the Chair              reviews by ad hoc participants with                   and the meeting agenda) as those


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                                              materials become available. You may                     ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,                      Respondents/affected entities:
                                              obtain electronic copies of these                       referencing Docket ID Number EPA–                     Industrial, commercial, and institutional
                                              documents, and certain other related                    HQ–OECA–2014–0078, to: (1) EPA                        boilers and process heaters.
                                              documents that might be available at                    online using www.regulations.gov (our                   Respondent’s obligation to respond:
                                              http://www.regulations.gov and the                      preferred method), or by email to                     Mandatory (40 CFR 63, subpart
                                              TSCA SACC website at https://                           docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
                                                                                                                                                            DDDDD).
                                              www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review.                           Docket Center, Environmental
                                                 TSCA SACC will prepare meeting                       Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,                    Estimated number of respondents:
                                              minutes and final report summarizing                    1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,                            2,012 (total).
                                              its recommendations to the Agency no                    Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via                   Frequency of response: Initially, semi-
                                              later than 90 days after the meeting. The               email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.                 annually, annually, biennially, and
                                              meeting minutes and final report will be                Address comments to OMB Desk Officer                  every five years.
                                              posted on the TSCA SACC website and                     for EPA.
                                              in the docket.                                                                                                  Total estimated burden: 597,000
                                                                                                        EPA’s policy is that all comments                   hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
                                                Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625(o) et seq.; 5               received will be included in the public
                                                                                                                                                            CFR 1320.3(b).
                                              U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq.                               docket without change including any
                                                                                                      personal information provided, unless                   Total estimated cost: $196,000,000
                                                Dated: November 21, 2018.
                                                                                                      the comment includes profanity, threats,              (per year), which includes $131,000,000
                                              Stanley Barone, Jr.,
                                                                                                      information claimed to be Confidential                in annualized capital/startup and/or
                                              Acting Director, Office of Science
                                                                                                      Business Information (CBI), or other                  operation & maintenance costs.
                                              Coordination and Policy.
                                                                                                      information whose disclosure is                         Changes in the Estimates: There is an
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–26084 Filed 11–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      restricted by statute.                                adjustment increase in the total
                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      estimated burden as currently identified
                                                                                                      Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,               in the OMB Inventory of Approved
                                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                and Media Programs Division, Office of                Burdens. This increase is not due to any
                                              AGENCY                                                  Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,                          program changes. The change in burden
                                                                                                      Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                 and cost estimates occurred because
                                              [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0352; FRL–9984–
                                              08–OEI]                                                 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC                  there is continued growth for certain
                                                                                                      20460; telephone number: (202) 564–                   subcategories of equipment subject to
                                              Information Collection Request                          2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;                     the standard. In addition, the standards
                                              Submitted To OMB for Review and                         email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.                have been in effect for more than three
                                              Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            years and the requirements are different
                                              for Industrial, Commercial, and                         Supporting documents, which explain                   during initial compliance (new
                                              Institutional Boilers and Process                       in detail the information that the EPA                facilities) as compared to on-going
                                              Heaters (Renewal)                                       will be collecting, are available in the              compliance (existing facilities). The
                                              AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        public docket for this ICR. The docket                previous ICR reflected those burdens
                                              Agency (EPA).                                           can be viewed either online at                        and costs associated with the initial
                                                                                                      www.regulations.gov or in person at the               activities for subject facilities and
                                              ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                      EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room                     provided for the timeframe for existing
                                              SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,                      facilities to come into compliance prior
                                              Agency (EPA) has submitted an                           Washington, DC. The telephone number                  to January 31, 2016. This included
                                              information collection request (ICR),                   for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.                purchasing monitoring equipment,
                                              NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial,                      For additional information about EPA’s                conducting initial performance tests,
                                              and Institutional Boilers and Process                   public docket, visit: http://                         and establishing recordkeeping systems.
                                              Heaters (EPA ICR No. 2028.09, OMB                       www.epa.gov/dockets.                                  This ICR reflects the on-going burden
                                              Control No. 2060–0551), to the Office of                  Abstract: The National Emission                     and costs for existing facilities.
                                              Management and Budget (OMB) for                         Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants                Activities for existing sources include
                                              review and approval in accordance with                  (NESHAP) for Industrial, Commercial,                  annual testing, continuous monitoring
                                              the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a                  and Institutional Boilers and Process                 of pollutants, and the submission of
                                              proposed extension of the ICR, which is                 Heaters apply to existing and new                     semiannual, biennial, or five-year
                                              currently approved through November                     industrial, commercial, and institutional             reports, as determined for each
                                              30, 2018. Public comments were                          boilers and process heaters located at
                                                                                                                                                            subcategory.
                                              previously requested, via the Federal                   major sources of HAP. In general, all
                                              Register, on June 29, 2017, during a 60-                NESHAP standards require initial                        There is an adjustment decrease in the
                                              day comment period. This notice allows                  notifications, performance tests, and                 number of responses as compared with
                                              for an additional 30 days for public                    periodic reports by the owners/                       the previous ICR. This decrease is a
                                              comments. A fuller description of the                   operators of the affected facilities. They            result of removing some of the one-time
                                              ICR is given below, including its                       are also required to maintain records of              response requirements for existing
                                              estimated burden and cost to the public.                the occurrence and duration of any                    sources that have already met the initial
                                              An agency may neither conduct nor                       startup, shutdown, or malfunction in                  compliance requirements. There is an
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                                              sponsor, and a person is not required to                the operation of an affected facility, or             overall increase in the total capital/
                                              respond to, a collection of information                 any period during which the monitoring                startup and annual operation and
                                              unless it displays a currently valid OMB                system is inoperative. These                          maintenance costs compared with the
                                              control number.                                         notifications, reports, and records are               previous ICR. These changes assume all
                                              DATES: Additional comments may be                       essential in determining compliance                   existing sources have met the initial
                                              submitted on or before December 31,                     with 40 CFR part 63, DDDDD.                           requirements of the rule. In addition,
                                              2018.                                                     Form Numbers: None.                                 there are a small number of new


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesMeetings: The preparatory virtual meeting will be held on January 8, 2019, from 2 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m. (EST). The 4-day in-person meeting will be held from 1 p.m. (EST) to approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 29, 2019 and from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on January 30, 31, and February 1, 2019.
ContactDr. Todd Peterson, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
FR Citation83 FR 61629 

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