Memorandum Setting Forth Enforcement Discretion Regarding Self-Identification Requirement for Certain Manufacturers Subject to the TSCA Fees Rule; Notice of Availability, 20275-20276 [2020-07625]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 70 / Friday, April 10, 2020 / Notices Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Final RP/EA #6 and FONSI (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also view the document at any of the public facilities listed at https:// www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES • Louisiana—Joann Hicks, 225–342– 5477 • EPA—Douglas Jacobson, 214–665– 6692 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, which was being used to drill a well for BP Exploration and Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252– MC252), experienced a significant explosion, fire, and subsequent sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the release of an unprecedented volume of oil and other discharges from the rig and from the wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, discharging millions of barrels of oil over a period of 87 days. The Trustees conducted the natural resource damage assessment for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Under the OPA, Federal and State agencies act as trustees on behalf of the public to assess natural resource injuries and losses and to determine the actions required to compensate the public for those injuries and losses. The OPA further instructs the designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship, including the loss of use and services from those resources from the time of injury until the time of restoration to baseline (the resource quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not occurred) is complete. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Trustees are: • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); • U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management; • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce; • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); • State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Apr 09, 2020 Jkt 250001 (CPRA), Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO), Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and Department of Natural Resources (LDNR); • State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; • State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama; • State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and • State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, General Land Office, and Commission on Environmental Quality. On April 4, 2016, the Trustees reached and finalized a settlement of their natural resource damage claims with BP in a Consent Decree approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in the Louisiana Restoration Area are chosen and managed by the Louisiana TIG. The Louisiana TIG is composed of the following Trustees: CPRA, LOSCO, LDEQ, LDWF, LDNR, EPA, DOI, NOAA, USDA. Background A Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #6: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats (Draft RP/EA #6) was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 70186 on December 20, 2019. The Louisiana TIG hosted a public webinar on January 8, 2020, and the public comment period for the Draft RP/EA #6 closed on January 21, 2020. The Draft RP/EA #6 evaluated four restoration project alternatives in accordance with the OPA and the NEPA. The Louisiana TIG considered the public comments received on the Draft RP/EA #6 which informed the Louisiana TIG’s analyses and selection of three restoration projects for implementation in the Final RP/EA #6. A summary of the public comments received and the Trustees’ responses to those comments are included in Chapter 7 of the Final RP/ EA #6. Overview of the Final RP/EA The Final RP/EA is being released in accordance with the OPA, NRDA implementing regulations, and the NEPA. In the Final RP/EA #6, the Louisiana TIG selects the following preferred project alternatives in the Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats restoration type: • West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization; PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20275 • Golden Triangle Marsh Creation; and • Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline. The Louisiana TIG has examined the injuries assessed by the Deepwater Horizon Trustees and evaluated restoration alternatives to address the injuries. In the Final RP/EA #6, the Louisiana TIG presents to the public its plan for providing partial compensation for lost wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats. The selected projects are intended to continue the process of using restoration funding to restore and conserve wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The total estimated cost of the selected projects is approximately $209 million. Additional restoration planning for the Louisiana Restoration Area will continue. Administrative Record The documents comprising the Administrative Record for the Final RP/ EA #6 and FONSI can be viewed electronically at https://www.doi.gov/ deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord. Authority The authority for this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), its implementing NRDA regulations found at 15 CFR part 990, and the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Dated: March 31, 2020. Benita Best-Wong, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2020–07264 Filed 4–9–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10007–84–OECA] Memorandum Setting Forth Enforcement Discretion Regarding Self-Identification Requirement for Certain Manufacturers Subject to the TSCA Fees Rule; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: On March 24, 2020, the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance signed a memorandum providing a ‘‘no action assurance’’ to three categories of manufacturers regarding the selfidentification requirement of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fees Rule, consistent with planned revisions to the TSCA Fee Rule. The three categories of manufacturers are: (1) Importers of articles containing one of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 20276 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 70 / Friday, April 10, 2020 / Notices the twenty high-priority substances; (2) producers of one of the twenty highpriority substances as a byproduct; and (3) producers or importers of one of the twenty high-priority substances as an impurity. The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance is hereby providing public notice of this memorandum which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/ files/2020-03/documents/no_action_ assurance_regarding_self-identification_ requirement_for_certain_ manufacturers_subject_to_the_tsca_ fees_rule_march_24_2020.pdf.pdf. DATES: The memorandum is in effect from March 24, 2020 until either (1) 11:59 p.m. ET, September 30, 2021, or (2) the effective date of a final rule addressing the proposed exemptions to manufacture definition of the TSCA Fees Rule, whichever occurs earlier. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Milton, Waste and Chemical Enforcement Division (2249–A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5029; fax: (202) 564–0010; email: milton.philip@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More information can be found at https:// www.epa.gov/tsca-fees/informationplan-reduce-tsca-fees-burden-and-noaction-assurance. Dated: April 7, 2020. Gregory Sullivan, Director, Waste and Chemical Enforcement Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. [FR Doc. 2020–07625 Filed 4–9–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of an Open Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE: The meeting will be held via Teleconference. STATUS: The meeting will be open to public observation by teleconference. MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Item No. 1— EXIM COVID–19 (coronavirus) Temporary Action to Address Urgent U.S. Under-Supply of Medical Supplies. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should email Joyce Stone, Office of the General Counsel, 811 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20571 (joyce.stone@exim.gov) by lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES TIME AND DATE: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Apr 09, 2020 Jkt 250001 close of business Monday, April 13, 2020. Individuals will be given call-in information upon notice of attendance to EXIM. NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(1) and 12 CFR 407.4, the agency has determined that agency business requires that a meeting be called with less that the required week notice in order to address the economic consequences caused by the exigencies of the COVID–19 virus. Accordingly, this notice is being published at the earliest practicable time. Joyce Stone, Assistant Corporate Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–07674 Filed 4–8–20; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6690–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [WC Docket Nos. 17–108, 17–287, 11–42; DA 20–331; FRS 16607] Telecommunications; Common Carriers; Internet Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission grants a 21-day extension of time for filing comments and reply comments on the Public Notice seeking to refresh the record in the Restoring Internet Freedom and Lifeline proceedings. DATES: Comments are due on or before April 20, 2020, and reply comments are due on or before May 20, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket Nos. 17–108, 17–287, and 11–42, by any of the following methods: • Federal Communications Commission’s Website: https:// www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St. SW, Room TW–A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. • People With Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 418–0432 (tty). For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annick Banoun, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418–1521 or annick.banoun@ fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 19, 2020, the Bureau released a Public Notice seeking to refresh the record in the Restoring Internet Freedom and Lifeline proceedings in light of the D.C. Circuit’s decision in Mozilla Corp. v. FCC, with filing deadlines of March 30, 2020 for comments and April 29, 2020 for reply comments. (85 FR 12555 (Mar. 3, 2020)) Among other things, the Public Notice sought to refresh the record on how the changes adopted in the Restoring internet Freedom Order might affect public safety. On March 11, 2020, The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, California Public Utilities Commission, County of Santa Clara, City of Los Angeles, Access Now, Center for Democracy and Technology, Common Cause, Electronic Frontier Foundation, INCOMPAS, National Hispanic Media Coalition, Next Century Cities, Open Technology Institute, and Public Knowledge (Requesters) filed a motion to extend the comment and reply comment deadlines by 30 days each, to April 29, 2020 and May 29, 2020, respectively. Requesters assert that, among other things, there is a ‘‘critical need for an extension’’ to enable state, county, and municipal governments to be able to respond adequately to the E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 70 (Friday, April 10, 2020)]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-07625]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10007-84-OECA]


Memorandum Setting Forth Enforcement Discretion Regarding Self-
Identification Requirement for Certain Manufacturers Subject to the 
TSCA Fees Rule; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On March 24, 2020, the Assistant Administrator of the Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance signed a memorandum providing a 
``no action assurance'' to three categories of manufacturers regarding 
the self-identification requirement of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) Fees Rule, consistent with planned revisions to the TSCA Fee 
Rule. The three categories of manufacturers are: (1) Importers of 
articles containing one of

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the twenty high-priority substances; (2) producers of one of the twenty 
high-priority substances as a byproduct; and (3) producers or importers 
of one of the twenty high-priority substances as an impurity. The 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance is hereby providing 
public notice of this memorandum which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-03/documents/no_action_assurance_regarding_self-identification_requirement_for_certain_manufacturers_subject_to_the_tsca_fees_rule_march_24_2020.pdf.pdf.

DATES: The memorandum is in effect from March 24, 2020 until either (1) 
11:59 p.m. ET, September 30, 2021, or (2) the effective date of a final 
rule addressing the proposed exemptions to manufacture definition of 
the TSCA Fees Rule, whichever occurs earlier.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Milton, Waste and Chemical 
Enforcement Division (2249-A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-
5029; fax: (202) 564-0010; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More information can be found at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-fees/information-plan-reduce-tsca-fees-burden-and-no-action-assurance.

    Dated: April 7, 2020.
Gregory Sullivan,
Director, Waste and Chemical Enforcement Division, Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
[FR Doc. 2020-07625 Filed 4-9-20; 8:45 am]
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