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Reporting for the 2006 Inventory
Update Rule (IUR) Information
Collection; Notice of Public Workshop
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is convening a public
workshop to provide training for
persons responsible for submitting
information during the 2006 Inventory
Update Reporting (IUR) period. The
workshop will focus on reporting
requirements, case studies, the
electronic IUR software, and submission
of IUR information through the Internet.
The IUR requirements were modified by
amendments to 40 CFR part 710
promulgated on January 7, 2003 (68 FR
847) (FRL–6767–4) and December 19,
2005 (70 FR 75059) (FRL–7743–9). This
workshop is open to the public.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
May 22, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
The workshop will be held
at the Millennium Hotel, 200 South
Fourth Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
Franklyn Hall, Economics, Exposure,
and Technology Division (7406M),
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–8522; e-mail address:
hall.franklyn@epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you manufacture chemical
substances currently subject to reporting
under the IUR as amended on January
7, 2003 (68 FR 847) and December 19,
2005 (70 FR 75059) and codified as 40
CFR part 710. Persons who process
chemical substances but who do not
manufacture or import chemical
substances are not subject to the
requirements of 40 CFR part 710.
Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
• Chemical manufacturers and
importers currently subject to the IUR
(NAICS codes 325, 32411), e.g.,
manufacturers and importers of
inorganic chemical substances.
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. To determine whether
you or your business may be affected by
this action, you should carefully
examine the applicability provisions at
40 CFR 710.48. 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?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2006–0358. Publicly available
docket materials are available
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Rm. B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center 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.
2. Electronic access You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
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II. Background
EPA is convening a workshop to train
stakeholders on how to report for the
2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA
Chemical Substance Inventory. EPA is
required by section 8(b) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) to
compile and update an inventory of
chemical substances manufactured or
imported into the United States. Every
four years, manufacturers (including
importers) of certain chemical
substances on the TSCA Chemical
Substance Inventory have been required
to report data specified in the TSCA
section 8(a) IUR, 40 CFR part 710. Past
updates included information on the
chemical’s production volume, sitelimited status, and plant site
information. Amendments to the IUR
promulgated on January 7, 2003 (68 FR
847) and December 19, 2005 (70 FR
75059) expanded the data reported on
certain chemicals to assist EPA and
others in screening potential exposures
and risks resulting from manufacturing,
processing, and use of TSCA chemical
substances. At the same time, EPA
amended the IUR regulations to increase
the production volume threshold which
triggers reporting requirements from
10,000 pounds per year to 25,000
pounds per year and established a new
higher threshold of 300,000 pounds per
year above which manufacturers must
report additional information on
downstream processing and use of their
chemical substances. The 2003
amendments to the IUR also revoked the
exemption from reporting for inorganic
chemical substances, provided a partial
exemption from reporting of processing
and use information for chemical
substances of low current interest,
continued the current exemption from
reporting for polymers, microorganisms,
and naturally occurring chemical
substances, and increased the interval
between collection periods from four
years to five years. These changes
modify requirements for information
collected in calendar year 2005 and
submitted in 2006 and thereafter. The
workshop may be of interest to persons
currently reporting under the IUR and to
manufacturers and importers of
inorganic chemical substances.
The workshop will include a series of
presentations by representatives of EPA
on reporting for the 2006 Partial
Updating of the TSCA Chemical
Substance Inventory. Subjects discussed
will include reporting requirements,
instructions for completing the
reporting form, how to assert
confidentiality claims, how to submit
completed reports to EPA, case studies
illustrating different aspects of
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reporting, the electronic IUR software,
and submission of IUR data through the
Internet. During the workshop, persons
in attendance will be able to ask
questions regarding the material being
presented. The purpose of this
workshop is to provide training to
persons who must report in 2006 under
the IUR regulation.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Workshop?
You may register to participate in this
workshop on the IUR Web site located
at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/iur. There is
a workshop registration link on this
Web site that will allow you to provide
all necessary information for
participation. There is no charge for
attending this public workshop.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 19, 2006.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Environmental Economics Advisory
Committee; Notification of a Public
Advisory Committee Meeting
(Teleconference)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency), Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public teleconference for
the SAB Environmental Economics
Advisory Committee (EEAC) to discuss
its advisory activities.
DATES: The teleconference will take
place on May 19, 2006 from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. (eastern time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in number
and access code; would like to submit
written or brief (less than five minutes)
oral statements; or wants further
information concerning this
teleconference, must contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
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Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; via
telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9867;
fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at:
stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
request accommodation of a disability
please contact the DFO, preferably at
least ten business days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 20, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E6–6255 Filed 4–25–06; 8:45 am]
Background: The EEAC, a committee
of the EPA Science Advisory Board, is
a Federal advisory committee chartered
under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The EEAC is charged with providing
advice, information and
recommendations through the chartered
SAB to the Agency on the economic
issues associated with various EPA
programs.
The EEAC teleconference will provide
an opportunity for members to discuss
forthcoming advisory activities. The
meeting agenda will cover two topics:
(a) EEAC’s advisory activities for EPA’s
National Center for Environmental
Economics (NCEE)’s work on valuing
the reduction of mortality risk and other
projects; and (b) the possibility of EEAC
providing unsolicited advice to EPA
concerning the impact of the TRI
Burden Reduction rule (see 70 FR
57871, October 4, 2005 and 70 FR
57822, October 4, 2005) on the data
needs of the scientific community. The
meeting agenda will be posted on the
SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
sab prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the SAB Panel to
consider during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals
or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes per
speaker with no more than a total of
fifteen minutes for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact the
DFO, contact information provided
above, in writing via e-mail at least
seven days before the teleconference in
order to be placed on the public speaker
list. Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office at least seven days
before the meeting so that the
information may be made available to
the Panel for their consideration.
Written statements should be supplied
to the DFO in the following formats: one
hard copy with original signature and
one electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat,
WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files in
IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact the DFO,
contact information provided above. To
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office
Notification of Two Public
Teleconferences and a Meeting of the
Science Advisory Board
Environmental Engineering Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two
public teleconferences and a face-to-face
meeting of the SAB Environmental
Engineering Committee to provide
advice on the Sustainability Research
Strategy and the associated multi-year
research plan, Science and Technology
for Sustainability.
Agendas and documents will be
posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab prior to the
teleconferences and face-to-face
meeting.
DATES: Public teleconferences of the
SAB Environmental Engineering
Committee will be held on Wednesday,
May 17, 2006, from noon to 4 p.m.
eastern time and Tuesday August 1,
2006 from 1 to 4 eastern time. The faceto-face public meeting will be held June
13–15, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
eastern standard time on the first two
days, ending at 3 p.m. on the final day.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences
will take place via telephone only. The
public face-to-face meeting will be held
at the SAB Conference Center, 1025 F
Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington,
DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General information concerning the
SAB can be found on the SAB Web Site
at: https://www.epa.gov/sab. Members of
the public who wish to obtain the callin number and access code for the
teleconferences, or further information
concerning the public face-to-face
meeting may contact Ms. Kathleen
White, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), by mail at EPA SAB Staff Office
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0358; FRL-8059-9]
Reporting for the 2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) Information
Collection; Notice of Public Workshop
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is convening a public workshop to provide training for
persons responsible for submitting information during the 2006
Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) period. The workshop will focus on
reporting requirements, case studies, the electronic IUR software, and
submission of IUR information through the Internet. The IUR
requirements were modified by amendments to 40 CFR part 710 promulgated
on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) (FRL-6767-4) and December 19, 2005 (70
FR 75059) (FRL-7743-9). This workshop is open to the public.
DATES: The workshop will be held on May 22, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Millennium Hotel, 200 South
Fourth Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Franklyn Hall, Economics,
Exposure, and Technology Division (7406M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8522; e-mail address: hall.franklyn@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
chemical substances currently subject to reporting under the IUR as
amended on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) and December 19, 2005 (70 FR
75059) and codified as 40 CFR part 710. Persons who process chemical
substances but who do not manufacture or import chemical substances are
not subject to the requirements of 40 CFR part 710. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Chemical manufacturers and importers currently subject to
the IUR (NAICS codes 325, 32411), e.g., manufacturers and importers of
inorganic chemical substances.
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should
carefully examine the applicability provisions at 40 CFR 710.48. 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?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0358. Publicly
available docket materials are available electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Rm. B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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.
2. Electronic access You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
EPA is convening a workshop to train stakeholders on how to report
for the 2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory.
EPA is required by section 8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) to compile and update an inventory of chemical substances
manufactured or imported into the United States. Every four years,
manufacturers (including importers) of certain chemical substances on
the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory have been required to report data
specified in the TSCA section 8(a) IUR, 40 CFR part 710. Past updates
included information on the chemical's production volume, site-limited
status, and plant site information. Amendments to the IUR promulgated
on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) and December 19, 2005 (70 FR 75059)
expanded the data reported on certain chemicals to assist EPA and
others in screening potential exposures and risks resulting from
manufacturing, processing, and use of TSCA chemical substances. At the
same time, EPA amended the IUR regulations to increase the production
volume threshold which triggers reporting requirements from 10,000
pounds per year to 25,000 pounds per year and established a new higher
threshold of 300,000 pounds per year above which manufacturers must
report additional information on downstream processing and use of their
chemical substances. The 2003 amendments to the IUR also revoked the
exemption from reporting for inorganic chemical substances, provided a
partial exemption from reporting of processing and use information for
chemical substances of low current interest, continued the current
exemption from reporting for polymers, microorganisms, and naturally
occurring chemical substances, and increased the interval between
collection periods from four years to five years. These changes modify
requirements for information collected in calendar year 2005 and
submitted in 2006 and thereafter. The workshop may be of interest to
persons currently reporting under the IUR and to manufacturers and
importers of inorganic chemical substances.
The workshop will include a series of presentations by
representatives of EPA on reporting for the 2006 Partial Updating of
the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory. Subjects discussed will include
reporting requirements, instructions for completing the reporting form,
how to assert confidentiality claims, how to submit completed reports
to EPA, case studies illustrating different aspects of
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reporting, the electronic IUR software, and submission of IUR data
through the Internet. During the workshop, persons in attendance will
be able to ask questions regarding the material being presented. The
purpose of this workshop is to provide training to persons who must
report in 2006 under the IUR regulation.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Workshop?
You may register to participate in this workshop on the IUR Web
site located at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/iur. There is a workshop
registration link on this Web site that will allow you to provide all
necessary information for participation. There is no charge for
attending this public workshop.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 19, 2006.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6-6308 Filed 4-25-06; 8:45 am]
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