Availability of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI)) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment, 9516-9517 [2019-04904]

Download as PDF amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES 9516 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 51 / Friday, March 15, 2019 / Notices Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOO) apply to oil and natural gas facilities that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after August 23, 2011 and on or before September 19, 2015, that are involved in the extraction and production of oil and natural gas, as well as the processing, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. The June 2016 final rule established a new subpart (40 CFR 60, subpart OOOOa) to set new standards for emissions of GHGs and VOCs for affected facilities in the crude oil and natural gas source category that commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after September 18, 2015. These amendments also included revisions to improve implementation of the NSPS subpart OOOO to address issues raised in administrative reconsideration petitions submitted on both the August 16, 2012 NSPS and the September 13, 2013 amendments. These implementation improvements did not change the requirements for operations and equipment covered by the current standards at subpart OOOO. The information collection requirements of the NSPS (40 CFR 60, subpart OOOOa) and associated burden are addressed in EPA ICR Number 2523.02. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/ operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOO. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Oil and natural gas production and natural gas transmission and distribution facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOO). Estimated number of respondents: 532 (total). Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually. Total estimated burden: 69,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $9,110,000 (per year), which includes $1,220,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the total estimated VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 247001 respondent burden and total annual O&M as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The burden decrease occurred because the standard has been in effect for more than three years and the requirements are different during initial compliance (new facilities) as compared to on-going compliance (existing facilities). Additionally, the adjustment decrease in burden is due to a decrease in the number of sources subject to 40 CFR 60, subpart OOOO. Amendments to Subpart OOOO published on June 3, 2016 (81 FR 35824) established new standards for affected facilities in the crude oil and natural gas source category that commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after September 18, 2015. Facilities with new affected sources that would have previously met the requirements for subpart OOOO must now meet the requirements of 40 CFR 60, subpart OOOOa. The number of existing respondents that are subject to subpart OOOO is assumed to decrease over time as sources are either modified (and therefore subject to Subpart OOOOa) or retired. This ICR reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–04796 Filed 3–14–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0313; FRL–9990–88– ORD] Availability of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI)) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 45-day public comment period associated with the release of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI))] IRIS Assessment. This document communicates the rationale for conducting the assessment of Cr(VI), describes screening criteria to identify relevant literature, outlines the approach for evaluating study quality, and describes the process of evidence synthesis/integration and dose-response methods. The protocol includes the list of studies currently considered in the assessment. EPA is releasing this SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 protocol for public comment at least 30 days in advance of a public science webinar planned on April 24, 2019. DATES: The 45-day public comment period begins March 15, 2019 and ends April 29, 2019. Comments must be received on or before April 29, 2019. ADDRESSES: The Systematic Review Protocol for Cr(VI) will be available via the internet on the IRIS website at https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/ chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_ nmbr=144 and in the public docket at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0313. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the docket, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202–566– 1752; facsimile: 202–566–9744; or email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. For technical information on the protocol, contact Dr. James Avery, NCEA; telephone: 202–564–1494; or email: avery.james@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information on the IRIS Program and Systematic Review Protocols EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may result from exposure to chemicals found in the environment. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-based human health assessments to support the Agency’s regulatory activities and decisions to protect public health. As part of developing a draft IRIS assessment, EPA presents a methods document, referred to as the protocol, for conducting a chemical-specific systematic review of the available scientific literature. Protocols include strategies for literature searches, criteria for study inclusion or exclusion, considerations for evaluating study methods, information management for extracting data, approaches for synthesis within and across lines of evidence, and methods for derivation of toxicity values. The protocol serves to inform the subsequent development of the draft assessment and is made available to the public. EPA may update the protocol based on the evaluation of the literature and any updates will be posted to the docket and on the IRIS website. In accordance with the most current systematic review practices of the IRIS Program, EPA is releasing the Cr(VI) protocol to provide similar public engagement steps as other IRIS assessments that have started more recently. E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 51 / Friday, March 15, 2019 / Notices II. Public Webinar Information To allow for public input, EPA is convening a public webinar to discuss the Systematic Review Protocol on April 24, 2019. Specific teleconference and webinar information regarding this public meeting will be provided through the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/ iris) and via EPA’s Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) and IRIS listservs. To register for the HHRA or IRIS listserv, visit the IRIS website (https:// www.epa.gov/iris) or visit https:// www.epa.gov/iris/forms/stayingconnected-integrated-risk-informationsystem#connect. amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES III. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at https:// www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014– 0313 for Cr(VI), by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. • Fax: 202–566–9744. • Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202– 566–1752. • Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. 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. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. Instructions: Direct your comments to EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0313 for Cr(VI). Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA’s policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 247001 personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through https:// www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The https:// www.regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or hard copy at the ORD Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center. Dated: March 6, 2019. Tina Bahadori, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. 2019–04904 Filed 3–14–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9517 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0271; FRL—9990– 11–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities (EPA ICR Number 2003.07, OMB Control Number 2060–0517), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 30, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 15, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2011–0271, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04904]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0313; FRL-9990-88-ORD]


Availability of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Hexavalent 
Chromium (Cr(VI)) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 45-
day public comment period associated with the release of the Systematic 
Review Protocol for the Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI))] IRIS Assessment. 
This document communicates the rationale for conducting the assessment 
of Cr(VI), describes screening criteria to identify relevant 
literature, outlines the approach for evaluating study quality, and 
describes the process of evidence synthesis/integration and dose-
response methods. The protocol includes the list of studies currently 
considered in the assessment. EPA is releasing this protocol for public 
comment at least 30 days in advance of a public science webinar planned 
on April 24, 2019.

DATES: The 45-day public comment period begins March 15, 2019 and ends 
April 29, 2019. Comments must be received on or before April 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The Systematic Review Protocol for Cr(VI) will be available 
via the internet on the IRIS website at https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=144 and in the public docket 
at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0313.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the docket, contact 
the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202-
566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
    For technical information on the protocol, contact Dr. James Avery, 
NCEA; telephone: 202-564-1494; or email: avery.james@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information on the IRIS Program and Systematic Review Protocols

    EPA's IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that 
evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that 
may result from exposure to chemicals found in the environment. Through 
the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-based human 
health assessments to support the Agency's regulatory activities and 
decisions to protect public health.
    As part of developing a draft IRIS assessment, EPA presents a 
methods document, referred to as the protocol, for conducting a 
chemical-specific systematic review of the available scientific 
literature. Protocols include strategies for literature searches, 
criteria for study inclusion or exclusion, considerations for 
evaluating study methods, information management for extracting data, 
approaches for synthesis within and across lines of evidence, and 
methods for derivation of toxicity values. The protocol serves to 
inform the subsequent development of the draft assessment and is made 
available to the public. EPA may update the protocol based on the 
evaluation of the literature and any updates will be posted to the 
docket and on the IRIS website. In accordance with the most current 
systematic review practices of the IRIS Program, EPA is releasing the 
Cr(VI) protocol to provide similar public engagement steps as other 
IRIS assessments that have started more recently.

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II. Public Webinar Information

    To allow for public input, EPA is convening a public webinar to 
discuss the Systematic Review Protocol on April 24, 2019. Specific 
teleconference and webinar information regarding this public meeting 
will be provided through the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) 
and via EPA's Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) and IRIS listservs. 
To register for the HHRA or IRIS listserv, visit the IRIS website 
(https://www.epa.gov/iris) or visit https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/staying-connected-integrated-risk-information-system#connect.

III. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at https://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-
0313 for Cr(VI), by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
     Fax: 202-566-9744.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is located in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004.
    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. 
Deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, 
please submit three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an 
index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an 
unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0313 for 
Cr(VI). Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the 
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will 
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is 
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket 
without change and to make the comments available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information through https://www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 
protected. The https://www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous 
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an email comment directly to EPA without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you 
submit. 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the 
EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, 
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in https://www.regulations.gov or hard copy at the ORD Docket in the 
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: March 6, 2019.
Tina Bahadori,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2019-04904 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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