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Significant New Use Rules on Certain
Chemical Substances; Withdrawal
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is withdrawing
significant new use rules (SNURs)
promulgated under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 27
chemical substances, which were the
subject of premanufacture notices
(PMNs). EPA published these SNURs
using direct final rulemaking
procedures, which requires EPA to take
certain actions if an adverse comment is
received. EPA received adverse
comments and a request to extend the
comment period regarding the SNURs
identified in the direct final rule.
Therefore, the Agency is withdrawing
the direct final rule SNURs identified in
this document, as required under the
direct final rulemaking procedures.
DATES: The direct final rule published at
83 FR 40986 on August 17, 2018, is
withdrawn effective October 11, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0414, 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.
SUMMARY:
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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:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Does this action apply to me?
A list of potentially affected entities is
provided in the Federal Register of
August 17, 2018 (83 FR 40986) (FRL–
9971–37). 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 direct final SNURs are being
withdrawn?
In the Federal Register of August 17,
2018 (83 FR 40986) (FRL–9971–37),
EPA issued direct final SNURs for 27
chemical substances that are identified
in that document. Because the Agency
received adverse comments and a
request to extend the comment period
regarding the SNURs identified in the
document, EPA is withdrawing the
direct final SNURS issued for these 27
chemical substances, which were the
subject of PMNs. In addition to the
direct final SNURs, elsewhere in the
same issue of the Federal Register of
August 17, 2018 (83 FR 41039) (FRL–
9981–82), EPA issued proposed SNURs
covering these 27 chemical substances.
EPA will address all adverse public
comments in a subsequent final rule,
based on the proposed rule.
III. Good Cause Finding
EPA determined that this document is
not subject to the 30-day delay of
effective date generally required by the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 553(d)) because of the time
limitations for publication in the
Federal Register. This document must
publish on or before the effective date
of the direct final rule containing the
direct final SNURs being withdrawn.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This action withdraws regulatory
requirements that have not gone into
effect and which contain no new or
amended requirements and reopens a
comment period. As such, the Agency
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has determined that this action will not
have any adverse impacts, economic or
otherwise. The statutory and Executive
Order review requirements applicable to
the direct final rules were discussed in
the August 17, 2018 Federal Register
(83 FR 40986). 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 (CRA)
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 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 action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Section 808 of the CRA allows the
issuing agency to make a rule effective
sooner than otherwise provided by CRA
if the agency makes a good cause
finding that notice and public procedure
is impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest. As
required by 5 U.S.C. 808(2), this
determination is supported by a brief
statement in Unit III.
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: October 2, 2018.
Lance Wormell,
Acting Director, Chemical Control Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
Accordingly, the amendments to 40
CFR parts 9 and 721 published on
August 17, 2018 (83 FR 40986), are
withdrawn effective October 11, 2018.
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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving Ohio’s
revisions to its State Implementation
Plan (SIP) for sulfur dioxide (SO2) under
the Clean Air Act (CAA). These
revisions update facility information
statewide and add new emission limits
for selected sources in Lake and
Jefferson Counties. EPA proposed to
approve Ohio’s SIP revision request on
August 16, 2018. The revised
regulations do not impose additional
emission restrictions except for certain
site-specific provisions which have been
included in response to Ohio’s
nonattainment area designations of
August 5, 2013. EPA received no
adverse comments and is finalizing the
approval.
SUMMARY:
This final rule is effective on
November 13, 2018.
DATES:
EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0165. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov website.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either through
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Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. This facility is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We
recommend that you telephone Mary
Portanova, Environmental Engineer, at
(312) 353–5954 before visiting the
Region 5 office.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Portanova, Environmental
Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–5954,
portanova.mary@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
I. Background
II. Public Comment and EPA Response
III. What Action is EPA Taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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I. Background
On March 13, 2017, Ohio submitted
revisions to the Ohio Administrative
Code Chapter 3745–18 (OAC 3745–18),
effective on February 16, 2017, for
incorporation by EPA into the Ohio SO2
SIP. OAC 3745–18 contains Ohio’s air
emission regulations for SO2, which
include both generally applicable
requirements and specific SO2 emission
limits for each Ohio county. The
revisions update facility information
statewide, remove obsolete emission
limits, and add new emission limits for
selected sources in Lake and Jefferson
Counties. On August 16, 2018 (83 FR
40723), EPA proposed to approve the
submitted revisions. EPA is taking no
action on certain parts of OAC 3745–18–
04. EPA received no adverse public
comments on this proposal; see the
discussion in section II below.
Ohio’s March 13, 2017 submittal
included rules which Ohio had
developed to address CAA requirements
for its 1-hour SO2 nonattainment areas.
EPA proposed to approve the revised
rules applicable to Ohio’s
nonattainment areas because these
revisions update and strengthen the
state’s SO2 SIP. See section II C of the
August 16, 2018 (83 FR 40723) notice of
proposed rulemaking. The approval of
these rules is not intended to address
whether Ohio has fully satisfied EPA’s
nonattainment planning requirements
for the nonattainment areas. EPA
proposed to approve Ohio’s
nonattainment plan for the Lake County
nonattainment area on August 21, 2018
(83 FR 42235), and intends to address
nonattainment planning requirements
for the remaining nonattainment areas
in subsequent actions.
II. Public Comment and EPA Response
The comment period on EPA’s August
16, 2018 (83 FR 40723) notice of
proposed rulemaking closed on
September 17, 2018. EPA received one
public comment, which generally
supported EPA’s proposed action. This
comment and EPA’s response are
described below.
Comment: The commenter stated that
fewer emissions are better emissions,
and advocated the use of silicon for
harnessing energy in solar cells.
EPA Response: The revised rules do
represent a reduction in total SO2
emissions in Ohio. The remainder of
this comment is beyond the scope of
EPA’s action on Ohio’s submittal.
III. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving Ohio’s March 13,
2017 submittal of OAC 3745–18–01;
OAC 3745–18–03; and OAC 3745–18–04
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 9 and 721
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0414; FRL-9984-71]
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Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances;
Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing significant new use rules (SNURs)
promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 27
chemical substances, which were the subject of premanufacture notices
(PMNs). EPA published these SNURs using direct final rulemaking
procedures, which requires EPA to take certain actions if an adverse
comment is received. EPA received adverse comments and a request to
extend the comment period regarding the SNURs identified in the direct
final rule. Therefore, the Agency is withdrawing the direct final rule
SNURs identified in this document, as required under the direct final
rulemaking procedures.
DATES: The direct final rule published at 83 FR 40986 on August 17,
2018, is withdrawn effective October 11, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0414, 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.
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: [email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this action apply to me?
A list of potentially affected entities is provided in the Federal
Register of August 17, 2018 (83 FR 40986) (FRL-9971-37). 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 direct final SNURs are being withdrawn?
In the Federal Register of August 17, 2018 (83 FR 40986) (FRL-9971-
37), EPA issued direct final SNURs for 27 chemical substances that are
identified in that document. Because the Agency received adverse
comments and a request to extend the comment period regarding the SNURs
identified in the document, EPA is withdrawing the direct final SNURS
issued for these 27 chemical substances, which were the subject of
PMNs. In addition to the direct final SNURs, elsewhere in the same
issue of the Federal Register of August 17, 2018 (83 FR 41039) (FRL-
9981-82), EPA issued proposed SNURs covering these 27 chemical
substances. EPA will address all adverse public comments in a
subsequent final rule, based on the proposed rule.
III. Good Cause Finding
EPA determined that this document is not subject to the 30-day
delay of effective date generally required by the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(d)) because of the time limitations
for publication in the Federal Register. This document must publish on
or before the effective date of the direct final rule containing the
direct final SNURs being withdrawn.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
This action withdraws regulatory requirements that have not gone
into effect and which contain no new or amended requirements and
reopens a comment period. As such, the Agency
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has determined that this action will not have any adverse impacts,
economic or otherwise. The statutory and Executive Order review
requirements applicable to the direct final rules were discussed in the
August 17, 2018 Federal Register (83 FR 40986). 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 (CRA)
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
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 action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Section 808 of the CRA allows the
issuing agency to make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided
by CRA if the agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public
procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest. As required by 5 U.S.C. 808(2), this determination is
supported by a brief statement in Unit III.
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: October 2, 2018.
Lance Wormell,
Acting Director, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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Accordingly, the amendments to 40 CFR parts 9 and 721 published on
August 17, 2018 (83 FR 40986), are withdrawn effective October 11,
2018.
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