Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Chemical Data Reporting; Requirements for Inorganic Byproduct Chemical Substances; Notice of Public Meetings, 39402-39403 [2017-17416]

Download as PDF 39402 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 159 / Friday, August 18, 2017 / Proposed Rules actions that concern environmental health or safety risks that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, per the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory action’’ in section 2–202 of the Executive Order. This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it does not concern an environmental health risk or safety risk. H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866, nor does it affect energy supply, distribution or use. This action does not involve any technical standards that would require the consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to NTTAA section 12(d), 15 U.S.C. 272 note. J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 158 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: August 4, 2017. Louise P. Wise, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS Therefore, the EPA proposes to amend 40 CFR part 158 as follows: PART 158—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for part 158 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136–136y; subpart U is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701. 2. In § 158.2230, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows: 16:16 Aug 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 * * * * (d) 200 parts per billion (ppb). The 200 ppb level was originally used by the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the concentration of residues in or on food for tiering of data requirements for indirect food use biocides. The Agency has also adopted this same residue level for determining toxicology data requirements for indirect food uses of antimicrobial pesticides. The 200 ppb level is the concentration of antimicrobial residues in the total estimated daily dietary intake. * * * * * [FR Doc. 2017–17339 Filed 8–17–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0597; FRL–9965–96] 40 CFR Part 711 RIN 2070–AK31 Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Chemical Data Reporting; Requirements for Inorganic Byproduct Chemical Substances; Notice of Public Meetings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Rulemaking committee meeting. AGENCY: This action does not involve special consideration of environmental justice related issues as specified in Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994), because this action does not address human health or environmental risks or otherwise have any disproportionate high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-income or indigenous populations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Antimicrobial toxicology. * ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) ■ § 158.2230 EPA is giving notice that it is holding two additional meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) established on June 5, 2017. The objective of the Committee is to negotiate a proposed rule that would limit chemical data reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, for manufacturers of any inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such byproduct chemical substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or reprocessed. The purpose of the Committee is to conduct discussions in a good faith attempt to reach consensus on proposed regulatory language. This negotiation process is required by the TSCA. This notice announces the details of two upcoming meetings of the Committee, which are both open to the public, and which serve as the third and fourth meetings of the Committee. DATES: The third Committee meeting will be held on September 13, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 14, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fourth Committee meeting will be held SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 on October 25, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on October 26, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The third meeting will take place at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Oceanic Suite, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW., Washington, DC 20004, while the fourth meeting will be held at William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain information concerning the public meetings may contact Jonah Richmond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center, Office of General Counsel, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–0210; email address: Richmond.jonah@epa.gov. General information about the Committee, as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in this notice, may be found at https://www.epa.gov/ chemical-data-reporting/negotiatedrulemaking-committee-chemical-datareporting-requirements. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodation for a disability, please contact the DFO, preferably at least ten days prior to the meetings to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. For technical information contact: Susan Sharkey, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8789; email address: Sharkey.susan@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: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture (including manufacture as a byproduct chemical substance and including import) chemical substances listed on the TSCA Inventory. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this action may apply to them: E:\FR\FM\18AUP1.SGM 18AUP1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 159 / Friday, August 18, 2017 / Proposed Rules 1. Chemical manufacturers and importers (NAICS codes 325 and 324110; e.g., chemical manufacturing and processing and petroleum refineries). 2. Chemical users and processors who may manufacture a byproduct chemical substance (NAICS codes 22, 322, 331, and 3344; e.g., utilities, paper manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, and semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing). If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How can i get copies of this document and other related information? The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0597, is available at https://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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS II. Background A. What action is the agency taking? As required by the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (NRA), EPA is giving notice that the agency is holding two additional meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The objective of this Committee is to develop a proposed rule providing for limiting chemical data reporting requirements, under TSCA section 8(a), for manufacturers of any inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such byproduct chemical substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or reprocessed. This negotiation process, which includes the establishment of a federal advisory committee, is required by TSCA section 8(a)(6), as amended by VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:16 Aug 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 the Frank. R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act). This Committee is a statutory advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 9(a)(1). In accordance with Section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. I § 9(c), EPA prepared a charter for the establishment of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Copies of the Committee’s charter have been filed with the appropriate congressional committees, the Library of Congress. The first two meetings of the Committee were on June 8 and 9, 2017, and August 16 and 17, 2017 (82 FR 25790) (FRL–9961–92). The Committee’s charter and those meetings’ agendas and materials are available in the docket supporting this activity [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0597] and available online at https://www.epa.gov/ chemical-data-reporting/negotiatedrulemaking-committee-chemical-datareporting-requirements. This notice announces the details of the third and fourth meetings of the Committee. These meetings have been scheduled for the dates indicated under DATES, and are open to the public. A notice of any Committee meeting must be published no later than 15 days before the date of that meeting. Delay in having these meetings will result in challenges in meeting the statutory deadline for the negotiated rulemaking. III. Participation by Non-Members A. Attending Meetings EPA values public input during this process. The meetings announced in this notice are open to the public, so interested parties may observe the meetings and communicate their views in the appropriate time and manner, as defined in each meeting’s agenda. Consistent with the requirements of FACA, formal meeting materials and summaries will be available online. B. Oral Statements In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should submit PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 39403 requests by email to ecdrweb@epa.gov one week prior to the meeting dates, in order to be placed on the list of public speakers. C. Written Statements Written statements will be accepted throughout the advisory process; however, for timely consideration, statements should be supplied by email to ecdrweb@epa.gov one week prior to the meeting dates. Members of the public should be aware that written comments, including personal contact information, if included, may be posted to the Committee Web site as well as placed in the EPA docket supporting this activity. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder. Additionally, EPA will invite public comment on any proposed rule resulting from the Committee’s deliberations. IV. Meeting Schedule and Agenda A. Meeting Schedule Committee meetings are one and a half days each, and held in Washington, DC, unless the Committee decides otherwise. If any additional meetings are required, the Committee will separately announce those meetings subsequent to the meetings being announced in this notice. B. The Third and Fourth Committee Meetings The third Committee meeting will be held on September 13, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 14, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fourth Committee meeting will be held on October 25, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on October 26, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public. Meeting details and agenda information will be available online at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-datareporting/negotiated-rulemakingcommittee-chemical-data-reportingrequirements, as well as in the EPA docket supporting this activity. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Dated: August 8, 2017, Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2017–17416 Filed 8–17–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\18AUP1.SGM 18AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39402-39403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17416]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY



[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0597; FRL-9965-96]



40 CFR Part 711



RIN 2070-AK31




Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Chemical Data Reporting; 

Requirements for Inorganic Byproduct Chemical Substances; Notice of 

Public Meetings



AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).



ACTION: Rulemaking committee meeting.



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SUMMARY: EPA is giving notice that it is holding two additional 

meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) established 

on June 5, 2017. The objective of the Committee is to negotiate a 

proposed rule that would limit chemical data reporting requirements 

under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank 

R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, for 

manufacturers of any inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such 

byproduct chemical substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or 

reprocessed. The purpose of the Committee is to conduct discussions in 

a good faith attempt to reach consensus on proposed regulatory 

language. This negotiation process is required by the TSCA. This notice 

announces the details of two upcoming meetings of the Committee, which 

are both open to the public, and which serve as the third and fourth 

meetings of the Committee.



DATES: The third Committee meeting will be held on September 13, 2017, 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 14, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

The fourth Committee meeting will be held on October 25, 2017, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. and on October 26, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.



ADDRESSES: The third meeting will take place at Ronald Reagan Building 

and International Trade Center, Oceanic Suite, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave 

NW., Washington, DC 20004, while the fourth meeting will be held at 

William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 

obtain information concerning the public meetings may contact Jonah 

Richmond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Conflict Prevention and 

Resolution Center, Office of General Counsel, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-0210; email 

address: Richmond.jonah@epa.gov. General information about the 

Committee, as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in 

this notice, may be found at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements.

    For information on access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request accommodation for a disability, please 

contact the DFO, preferably at least ten days prior to the meetings to 

give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    For technical information contact: Susan Sharkey, Chemical Control 

Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8789; email 

address: Sharkey.susan@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: 



I. General Information



A. Does this action apply to me?



    You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture 

(including manufacture as a byproduct chemical substance and including 

import) chemical substances listed on the TSCA Inventory. The following 

list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 

are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help 

readers determine whether this action may apply to them:



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    1. Chemical manufacturers and importers (NAICS codes 325 and 

324110; e.g., chemical manufacturing and processing and petroleum 

refineries).

    2. Chemical users and processors who may manufacture a byproduct 

chemical substance (NAICS codes 22, 322, 331, and 3344; e.g., 

utilities, paper manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, and 

semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing).

    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 

action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.



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



    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 

(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0597, is available at https://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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.



II. Background



A. What action is the agency taking?



    As required by the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (NRA), EPA is 

giving notice that the agency is holding two additional meetings of the 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The objective of this Committee is to 

develop a proposed rule providing for limiting chemical data reporting 

requirements, under TSCA section 8(a), for manufacturers of any 

inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such byproduct chemical 

substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or reprocessed. This 

negotiation process, which includes the establishment of a federal 

advisory committee, is required by TSCA section 8(a)(6), as amended by 

the Frank. R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act 

(Lautenberg Act).

    This Committee is a statutory advisory committee under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  9(a)(1). In accordance 

with Section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

I Sec.  9(c), EPA prepared a charter for the establishment of the 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Copies of the Committee's charter have 

been filed with the appropriate congressional committees, the Library 

of Congress. The first two meetings of the Committee were on June 8 and 

9, 2017, and August 16 and 17, 2017 (82 FR 25790) (FRL-9961-92). The 

Committee's charter and those meetings' agendas and materials are 

available in the docket supporting this activity [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-

0597] and available online at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements.

    This notice announces the details of the third and fourth meetings 

of the Committee. These meetings have been scheduled for the dates 

indicated under DATES, and are open to the public. A notice of any 

Committee meeting must be published no later than 15 days before the 

date of that meeting. Delay in having these meetings will result in 

challenges in meeting the statutory deadline for the negotiated 

rulemaking.



III. Participation by Non-Members



A. Attending Meetings



    EPA values public input during this process. The meetings announced 

in this notice are open to the public, so interested parties may 

observe the meetings and communicate their views in the appropriate 

time and manner, as defined in each meeting's agenda. Consistent with 

the requirements of FACA, formal meeting materials and summaries will 

be available online.



B. Oral Statements



    In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation 

at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes. Each person making 

an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as 

their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be 

expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should submit requests by 

email to ecdrweb@epa.gov one week prior to the meeting dates, in order 

to be placed on the list of public speakers.



C. Written Statements



    Written statements will be accepted throughout the advisory 

process; however, for timely consideration, statements should be 

supplied by email to ecdrweb@epa.gov one week prior to the meeting 

dates. Members of the public should be aware that written comments, 

including personal contact information, if included, may be posted to 

the Committee Web site as well as placed in the EPA docket supporting 

this activity. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit 

permission of the copyright holder. Additionally, EPA will invite 

public comment on any proposed rule resulting from the Committee's 

deliberations.



IV. Meeting Schedule and Agenda



A. Meeting Schedule



    Committee meetings are one and a half days each, and held in 

Washington, DC, unless the Committee decides otherwise. If any 

additional meetings are required, the Committee will separately 

announce those meetings subsequent to the meetings being announced in 

this notice.



B. The Third and Fourth Committee Meetings



    The third Committee meeting will be held on September 13, 2017, 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 14, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

The fourth Committee meeting will be held on October 25, 2017, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. and on October 26, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both 

meetings are open to the public. Meeting details and agenda information 

will be available online at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements, as well as in the EPA docket supporting this activity.



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



    Dated: August 8, 2017,

Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2017-17416 Filed 8-17-17; 8:45 am]

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