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II. What information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping
for Asbestos Abatement Worker
Protection.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1246.13.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0072.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2017.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
are displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers for certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: EPA’s asbestos worker
protection rule is designed to provide
occupational exposure protection to
state and local government employees
who are engaged in asbestos abatement
activities in states that do not have state
plans approved by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA). The rule provides protection
for public employees not covered by the
OSHA standard from the adverse health
effects associated with occupational
exposure to asbestos. Specifically, the
rule requires state and local
governments to monitor employee
exposure to asbestos, take action to
reduce exposure to asbestos, monitor
employee health and train employees
about asbestos hazards.
The rule includes a number of
information reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. State and
local government agencies are required
to provide employees with information
about exposures to asbestos and the
associated health effects. The rule also
requires state and local governments to
notify EPA before commencing any
asbestos abatement project. State and
local governments must maintain
medical surveillance and monitoring
records and training records on their
employees, must establish a set of
written procedures for respirator
programs and must maintain procedures
and records of respirator fit tests. EPA
will use the information to monitor
compliance with the asbestos worker
protection rule. This request addresses
these reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
763 Subpart G). EPA will disclose
information that is covered by a claim
of confidentiality only to the extent
permitted by, and in accordance with,
the procedures in the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR part 2.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.32 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
are state and local government
employers in 24 states, the District of
Columbia, and certain U.S. Territories
that have employees engaged in
asbestos-related construction, custodial
and brake and clutch repair activities
without OSHA-approved state plans.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 23,437.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 49.9.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
372,969 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $
15,763,007. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $ 15,763,007 and an
estimated cost of $ 0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is an overall increase of 9,452
hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This change reflects an increase of
24,371 hours to account for updates
made from previous ICRs to standardize
methodology and a decrease of 14,919
hours due to Maine’s new status of
having an OSHA-approved state plan
whereby its entities are no longer
covered under this ICR. This change is
an adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
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submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: December 22, 2016.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0776; FRL 9957–83–
OGC]
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air
Act Citizen Suit
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent
Decree; Request for Public Comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended
(‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby
given of a proposed consent decree to
address a lawsuit filed by Citizens for
Clean Air and Sierra Club (‘‘Plaintiffs’’)
in the United States District Court for
the Western District of Washington:
Citizens for Clean Air, et al. v.
McCarthy, et al. No. 2:16–cv–01594–RAJ
(W.D. WA.). On October 11, 2016,
Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that
Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity
as Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and
Dennis McLerran, in his official
capacity as Regional Administrator of
the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 10
(collectively, ‘‘EPA’’), failed to perform
a duty mandated by CAA to make a
determination as to whether the
Fairbanks North Star Borough
nonattainment area in Alaska attained
the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS by
December 31, 2015, and to publish a
notice of that determination within six
months of that date. If EPA determines
that the area did not attain the 2006 24hour PM2.5 NAAQS by December 31,
2015, then the nonattainment area will
be reclassified from ‘‘moderate’’ to a
‘‘serious’’ for these NAAQS. The
proposed consent decree would
establish deadlines for EPA to take
certain specified actions.
DATES: Written comments on the
proposed consent decree must be
received by February 2, 2017.
SUMMARY:
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Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID number EPA–
HQ–OGC–2016–0776, online at
www.regulations.gov. For comments
submitted at www.regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed
from www.regulations.gov. The EPA
may publish any comment received to
its public docket. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The EPA generally
will not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please
contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
For the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Geoffrey L. Wilcox, Air and Radiation
Law Office (2344A), Office of General
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202)
564–5601; fax number: (202) 564–5603;
email address: wilcox.geoffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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I. Additional Information About the
Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree would
resolve a lawsuit filed by the Plaintiffs
seeking to compel EPA to make a
determination required under CAA
section 188(b)(2), as to whether the
Fairbanks North Star Borough
nonattainment area in Alaska attained
the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS by
December 31, 2015. Under the terms of
the proposed consent decree, no later
than April 28, 2017, EPA will be
required to sign a notice of final
rulemaking determining whether the
Fairbanks North Star Borough area
attained the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS
by December 31, 2015. If EPA
determines that the area did not attain
the NAAQS by that date, then EPA must
reclassify the area as a ‘‘serious’’
nonattainment area for the 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS pursuant to CAA section
188(b)(2). By statute, reclassification
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from ‘‘moderate’’ to ‘‘serious’’ is
required by operation of law for an area
that fails to attain the NAAQS by the
outermost permissible attainment date
for moderate nonattainment areas. This
reclassification would obligate the State
of Alaska to submit an attainment plan
for the area that meets statutory and
regulatory requirements applicable to a
serious nonattainment area for these
NAAQS. Under the proposed consent
decree, EPA will also be required to
deliver the signed final notice to the
Office of Federal Register for review and
publication within 15 business days
after signature. See the proposed
consent decree for the specific details.
For a period of thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will accept written
comments relating to the proposed
consent decree from persons who are
not named as parties or intervenors to
the litigation in question. EPA or the
Department of Justice may withdraw or
withhold consent to the proposed
consent decree if the comments disclose
facts or considerations that indicate that
such consent is inappropriate,
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent
with the requirements of the Act. Unless
EPA or the Department of Justice
determines that consent to this
proposed consent decree should be
withdrawn, the terms of the consent
decree will be affirmed.
II. Additional Information About
Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decree
A. How can I get a copy of the proposed
consent decree?
The official public docket for this
action (identified by EPA–HQ–OGC–
2016–0776) contains a copy of the
proposed consent decree. The official
public docket is available for public
viewing at the Office of Environmental
Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA
Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334,
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 OEI
Docket is (202) 566–1752.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through
www.regulations.gov. You may use
www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and access those
documents in the public docket that are
available electronically. Once in the
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system, key in the appropriate docket
identification number then select
‘‘search’’.
It is important to note that EPA’s
policy is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing online at www.regulations.gov
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or
other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information
claimed as CBI and other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute
is not included in the official public
docket or in the electronic public
docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted
material, including copyrighted material
contained in a public comment, will not
be placed in EPA’s electronic public
docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public
docket. Although not all docket
materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any
of the publicly available docket
materials through the EPA Docket
Center.
B. How and to whom do i submit
comments?
You may submit comments as
provided in the ADDRESSES section.
Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment
period. Comments received after the
close of the comment period will be
marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to
consider these late comments.
If you submit an electronic comment,
EPA recommends that you include your
name, mailing address, and an email
address or other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. This
ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows
EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical
difficulties or needs further information
on the substance of your comment. Any
identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will
be included as part of the comment that
is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA’s electronic
public docket. 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.
Use of the www.regulations.gov Web
site to submit comments to EPA
electronically is EPA’s preferred method
for receiving comments. The electronic
public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous
access’’ system, which means EPA will
not know your identity, email address,
or other contact information unless you
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provide it in the body of your comment.
In contrast to EPA’s electronic public
docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email)
system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’
system. If you send an email comment
directly to the Docket without going
through www.regulations.gov, your
email address is automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the official public
docket, and made available in EPA’s
electronic public docket.
Dated: December 22, 2016.
Gautam Srinivasan,
Acting Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016–31822 Filed 12–30–16; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0855; FRL–9955–72]
Paraquat Dichloride Human Health
Mitigation Decision; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s human health
mitigation decision for the pesticide
paraquat dichloride, case 0262.
Registration review is EPA’s periodic
review of pesticide registrations to
ensure that each pesticide continues to
satisfy the statutory standard for
registration, that is, that the pesticide
can perform its intended function
without causing unreasonable adverse
effects on human health or the
environment. Through this program,
EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s
registration is based on current
scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment. EPA may pursue
mitigation at any time during the
registration review process if it finds
that a pesticide poses unreasonable
adverse effects to human health or the
environment. Based on the number and
severity of paraquat human health
incidents, the EPA believes that the
mitigation measures outlined in this
human health mitigation decision are
necessary to address identified human
health risk concerns.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
pesticide specific information, contact:
Marianne Mannix, Pesticide ReEvaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (703) 347–0275;
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(tsp) can be lethal if ingested and there
is no known antidote. Paraquat
dichloride is associated with a
disproportionately high number of
incidents including accidental
ingestions typically leading to fatalities
as well as occupational spills, splashes,
and leaks resulting in severe and often
damaging dermal or ocular contact.
Paraquat is known to be corrosive to
skin and eyes. EPA recently reviewed
all available incident information and
determined that mitigation measures to
I. General Information
address these human health risk
concerns are necessary.
A. Does this action apply to me?
In addition to the human health
This action is directed to the public
mitigation decision document, the
in general, and may be of interest to a
registration review docket for paraquat
wide range of stakeholders including
dichloride also includes other relevant
environmental, human health, farm
documents related to the registration
worker, and agricultural advocates; the
review of this case. The proposed
chemical industry; pesticide users; and
human health mitigation decision was
members of the public interested in the
posted to the docket in March 2016, and
sale, distribution, or use of pesticides.
the public was invited to submit any
Since others also may be interested, the
comments or new information.
Agency has not attempted to describe all
During the 60-day comment period,
the specific entities that may be affected comments were received that resulted in
by this action. If you have any questions changes to the Agency’s human health
regarding the applicability of this action mitigation decision, including that
to a particular entity, consult the
backpack and hand-held application
pesticide specific contact person listed
methods will remain, but will require
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
the development of special containers as
CONTACT.
part of a ‘closed system’ that prevents
B. How can I get copies of this document spills, mixing, pouring or other actions
that could lead to paraquat exposure.
and other related information?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the
The docket for this action, identified
registration review case docket for
by docket identification (ID) number
paraquat dichloride will remain open
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0855, is available
until registration review has been
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
completed.
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Background on the registration review
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
program is provided at: https://
Environmental Protection Agency
www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Links to earlier documents related to the
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
registration review of this pesticide are
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC provided at: https://www.epa.gov/
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
ingredients-used-pesticide-products/
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
paraquat.
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
Dated: December 7, 2016.
and the telephone number for the OPP
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
the visitor instructions and additional
Office of Pesticide Programs.
information about the docket available
[FR Doc. 2016–31832 Filed 12–30–16; 8:45 am]
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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email address: Mannix.marianne@
epa.gov.
For general information on the
registration review program, contact:
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–8015; email address:
dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. What action is the agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this
notice announces the availability of
EPA’s human health mitigation decision
for paraquat dichloride, case 0262.
Paraquat is a widely used broad
spectrum herbicide for the control of
weeds in many agricultural and nonagricultural settings. It is also used as a
desiccant on crops, prior to harvest. It
is classified as restricted use due to high
toxicity. An estimated 1.5 teaspoons
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–9957–77–
ORD]
Board of Scientific Counselors
Executive Committee; Notification of
Public Meeting and Public Comment
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OGC-2016-0776; FRL 9957-83-OGC]
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed
consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Citizens for Clean Air and
Sierra Club (``Plaintiffs'') in the United States District Court for
the Western District of Washington: Citizens for Clean Air, et al. v.
McCarthy, et al. No. 2:16-cv-01594-RAJ (W.D. WA.). On October 11, 2016,
Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that Gina McCarthy, in her official
capacity as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency and Dennis McLerran, in his official capacity as Regional
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 10 (collectively, ``EPA''), failed to perform a duty mandated by
CAA to make a determination as to whether the Fairbanks North Star
Borough nonattainment area in Alaska attained the 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS by December 31, 2015, and to publish a notice of
that determination within six months of that date. If EPA determines
that the area did not attain the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS by
December 31, 2015, then the nonattainment area will be reclassified
from ``moderate'' to a ``serious'' for these NAAQS. The proposed
consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take certain
specified actions.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received
by February 2, 2017.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2016-0776, online at www.regulations.gov. For comments submitted at
www.regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
www.regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
generally will not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact
the person identified in the For Further Information Contact section.
For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geoffrey L. Wilcox, Air and Radiation
Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-5601; fax number: (202) 564-5603; email address:
wilcox.geoffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by the
Plaintiffs seeking to compel EPA to make a determination required under
CAA section 188(b)(2), as to whether the Fairbanks North Star Borough
nonattainment area in Alaska attained the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS by December 31, 2015. Under the terms of the proposed consent
decree, no later than April 28, 2017, EPA will be required to sign a
notice of final rulemaking determining whether the Fairbanks North Star
Borough area attained the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS by
December 31, 2015. If EPA determines that the area did not attain the
NAAQS by that date, then EPA must reclassify the area as a ``serious''
nonattainment area for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS pursuant
to CAA section 188(b)(2). By statute, reclassification from
``moderate'' to ``serious'' is required by operation of law for an area
that fails to attain the NAAQS by the outermost permissible attainment
date for moderate nonattainment areas. This reclassification would
obligate the State of Alaska to submit an attainment plan for the area
that meets statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to a
serious nonattainment area for these NAAQS. Under the proposed consent
decree, EPA will also be required to deliver the signed final notice to
the Office of Federal Register for review and publication within 15
business days after signature. See the proposed consent decree for the
specific details.
For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication
of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the
proposed consent decree from persons who are not named as parties or
intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree
if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that
such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent
with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of
Justice determines that consent to this proposed consent decree should
be withdrawn, the terms of the consent decree will be affirmed.
II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decree
A. How can I get a copy of the proposed consent decree?
The official public docket for this action (identified by EPA-HQ-
OGC-2016-0776) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The
official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA
West, Room 3334, 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 OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
www.regulations.gov. You may use www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the
appropriate docket identification number then select ``search''.
It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments,
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available
for public viewing online at www.regulations.gov without change, unless
the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI
and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not
included in the official public docket or in the electronic public
docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, including
copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed
in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all
docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access
any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket
Center.
B. How and to whom do i submit comments?
You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.
If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or
CD-ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. 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.
Use of the www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments to EPA
electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. The
electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other
contact information unless you
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provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA's electronic
public docket, EPA's electronic mail (email) system is not an
``anonymous access'' system. If you send an email comment directly to
the Docket without going through www.regulations.gov, your email
address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in
EPA's electronic public docket.
Dated: December 22, 2016.
Gautam Srinivasan,
Acting Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-31822 Filed 12-30-16; 8:45 am]
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