Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Withdrawal of Two Chemical Substances, 75794-75795 [2011-31137]

Download as PDF 75794 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 233 / Monday, December 5, 2011 / Rules and Regulations Articles admitted Required customs form/endorsement Correspondence, business papers .................................... PS Form 2976, Customs—CN 22 and Sender’s Declaration. Endorse items clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS. PS Form 2976, Customs—CN 22 and Sender’s Declaration. Merchandise samples without commercial value, microfilm, microfiche, and magnetic tapes and discs. Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty ....... Size Limits (221.42) Maximum length: 36 inches Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches Note: Coins; banknotes; currency notes, including paper money; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; watches; and other valuable articles are prohibited in Express Mail International shipments to Tonga. Reciprocal Service Name: EMS Country Code: TO Areas Served: All * * * * * We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 20 to reflect these changes. Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice. [FR Doc. 2011–31079 Filed 12–2–11; 8:45 am] PS Form 2976–A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976–E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91. process. EPA intends to publish in the near future proposed SNURs for these two chemical substances under separate notice and comment procedures. DATES: This final rule is effective December 5, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–9232; email address: moss.kenneth@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA–Hotline, ABVI–Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 7710–12–P I. Does this action apply to me? ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 9 and 721 [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1075; FRL–9329–5] RIN 2070–AB27 Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Withdrawal of Two Chemical Substances Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: EPA is withdrawing two significant new use rules (SNURs) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), i.e., rutile, tin zinc, calciumdoped (PMN P–06–36; CAS No. 389623–01–2) and rutile, tin zinc, sodium-doped (PMN P–06–37; CAS No. 389623–07–8). These chemical substances are subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. EPA received a notice of intent to submit adverse comments on the direct final rule. Therefore, the Agency is withdrawing these SNURs, as required under the expedited SNUR rulemaking pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:16 Dec 02, 2011 Jkt 226001 A list of potentially affected entities is provided in the Federal Register issue of October 5, 2011 (76 FR 61566) (FRL– 8880–2). If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. II. What rules are being withdrawn? In the Federal Register issue of October 5, 2011, EPA issued several direct final SNURs, including SNURs for the two chemical substances that are the subject of this withdrawal. These direct final rules were issued pursuant to the procedures in 40 CFR part 721, subpart D. In accordance with § 721.160(c)(3)(ii), EPA is withdrawing the rules issued for rutile, tin zinc, calcium-doped (PMN P–06–36; CAS No. 389623–01–2) and rutile, tin zinc, sodium-doped (PMN P–06–37; CAS No. 389623–07–8) because the Agency received a notice of intent to submit adverse comments. For further information regarding EPA’s expedited process for issuing SNURs, interested parties are directed to 40 CFR part 721, subpart D, and the Federal Register issue of July 27, 1989 (54 FR 31314). The docket for the direct final SNURs for these two chemical substances that are being withdrawn was established at PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1075. That docket includes information considered by the Agency in developing these direct final rules and the notice of intent to submit adverse comments. EPA intends to publish in the near future proposed SNURs for these two chemical substances under separate notice and comment procedures. III. How do I access the docket? To access the electronic docket, please go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions to access docket ID number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2010–1075. Additional information about the Docket Facility is provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register issue of October 5, 2011. If you have questions, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. IV. What statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this action? This final rule removes an existing regulatory requirement and does not contain any new or amended requirements. As such, the Agency has determined that this withdrawal will not have any adverse impacts, economic or otherwise. The statutory and executive order review requirements applicable to the direct final rule were discussed in the Federal Register issue of October 5, 2011. Those review requirements do not apply to this action because it is a withdrawal and does not contain any new or amended requirements. V. Congressional Review Act The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). E:\FR\FM\05DER1.SGM 05DER1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 233 / Monday, December 5, 2011 / Rules and Regulations List of Subjects ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 9 Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 40 CFR Part 52 40 CFR Part 721 Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Placer County Air Pollution Control District [EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0846; FRL–9493–2] Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: November 29, 2011. Wendy C. Hamnett, Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. PART 9—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136–136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2601–2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 1330, 1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g, 300g–1, 300g–2, 300g–3, 300g–4, 300g–5, 300g–6, 300j–1, 300j–2, 300j–3, 300j–4, 300j–9, 1857 et seq., 6901–6992k, 7401–7671q, 7542, 9601–9657, 11023, 11048. 9.1 [Amended] 2. Remove from the table in § 9.1 under the undesignated center heading ‘‘Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances,’’ the entries for §§ 721.10230 and 721.10231. ■ PART 721—[AMENDED] 3. The authority citation for part 721 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 2625(c). § 721.10230 [Removed] ■ 4. Remove § § 721.10231 ■ 5. Remove § 721.10230. [Removed] 721.10231. [FR Doc. 2011–31137 Filed 12–2–11; 8:45 am] pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with RULES BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from architectural coatings and automotive refinishing operations. We are approving local rules that regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). DATES: This rule is effective on February 3, 2012 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by January 4, 2012. If we receive such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will not take effect. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA–R09– OAR–2011–0846, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions. 2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through https://www.regulations.gov or email. https://www.regulations.gov is an SUMMARY: Therefore, 40 CFR parts 9 and 721 are amended as follows: § Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Direct final rule. AGENCY: 75795 ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are available electronically at https://www.regulations. gov and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents in the docket are listed at https://www. regulations.gov, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrianne Borgia, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–3576, borgia.adrianne@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. Table of Contents I. The State’s Submittal A. What rules did the State submit? B. Are there other versions of these rules? C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules? II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action A. How is EPA evaluating the rules? B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria? C. EPA Recommendations To Further Improve the Rules D. Public Comment and Final Action III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. The State’s Submittal A. What rules did the State submit? Table 1 lists the rules we are approving with the dates that they were adopted by the local air agency and submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES Local agency PCAPCD ............................. PCAPCD ............................. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:16 Dec 02, 2011 Rule No. 218 234 Jkt 226001 Rule title Amended/adopted Architectural Coatings .................................................... Automotive Refinishing Operations ................................ Amended 10/14/10 ............ Adopted 11/3/94 ................ PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\05DER1.SGM 05DER1 Submitted 4/5/11 4/5/11

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75794-75795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31137]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1075; FRL-9329-5]
RIN 2070-AB27


Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; 
Withdrawal of Two Chemical Substances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing two significant new use rules (SNURs) 
promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) for chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture 
notices (PMNs), i.e., rutile, tin zinc, calcium-doped (PMN P-06-36; CAS 
No. 389623-01-2) and rutile, tin zinc, sodium-doped (PMN P-06-37; CAS 
No. 389623-07-8). These chemical substances are subject to TSCA section 
5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. EPA received a notice of intent to 
submit adverse comments on the direct final rule. Therefore, the Agency 
is withdrawing these SNURs, as required under the expedited SNUR 
rulemaking process. EPA intends to publish in the near future proposed 
SNURs for these two chemical substances under separate notice and 
comment procedures.

DATES: This final rule is effective December 5, 2011.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me?

    A list of potentially affected entities is provided in the Federal 
Register issue of October 5, 2011 (76 FR 61566) (FRL-8880-2). If you 
have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a 
particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. What rules are being withdrawn?

    In the Federal Register issue of October 5, 2011, EPA issued 
several direct final SNURs, including SNURs for the two chemical 
substances that are the subject of this withdrawal. These direct final 
rules were issued pursuant to the procedures in 40 CFR part 721, 
subpart D. In accordance with Sec.  721.160(c)(3)(ii), EPA is 
withdrawing the rules issued for rutile, tin zinc, calcium-doped (PMN 
P-06-36; CAS No. 389623-01-2) and rutile, tin zinc, sodium-doped (PMN 
P-06-37; CAS No. 389623-07-8) because the Agency received a notice of 
intent to submit adverse comments. For further information regarding 
EPA's expedited process for issuing SNURs, interested parties are 
directed to 40 CFR part 721, subpart D, and the Federal Register issue 
of July 27, 1989 (54 FR 31314). The docket for the direct final SNURs 
for these two chemical substances that are being withdrawn was 
established at EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1075. That docket includes information 
considered by the Agency in developing these direct final rules and the 
notice of intent to submit adverse comments. EPA intends to publish in 
the near future proposed SNURs for these two chemical substances under 
separate notice and comment procedures.

III. How do I access the docket?

    To access the electronic docket, please go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions to access docket 
ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1075. Additional information about the 
Docket Facility is provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
issue of October 5, 2011. If you have questions, consult the technical 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

IV. What statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this action?

    This final rule removes an existing regulatory requirement and does 
not contain any new or amended requirements. As such, the Agency has 
determined that this withdrawal will not have any adverse impacts, 
economic or otherwise. The statutory and executive order review 
requirements applicable to the direct final rule were discussed in the 
Federal Register issue of October 5, 2011. Those review requirements do 
not apply to this action because it is a withdrawal and does not 
contain any new or amended requirements.

V. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and 
the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report 
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, 
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the 
United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. 
This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

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List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 721

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

    Dated: November 29, 2011.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

    Therefore, 40 CFR parts 9 and 721 are amended as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 
2003, 2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 
9701; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 
1330, 1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 
CFR, 1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 
300g, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-
2, 300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 
7542, 9601-9657, 11023, 11048.


Sec.  9.1  [Amended]

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2. Remove from the table in Sec.  9.1 under the undesignated center 
heading ``Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances,'' the entries 
for Sec. Sec.  721.10230 and 721.10231.

PART 721--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for part 721 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 2625(c).


Sec.  721.10230  [Removed]

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4. Remove Sec.  721.10230.


Sec.  721.10231  [Removed]

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5. Remove Sec.  721.10231.

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