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formulation, and draft risk evaluation
phases of the TSCA risk evaluation for
this chemical is available at https://
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B. What is C.I. Pigment Violet 29?
C.I. Pigment Violet 29 (Anthra[2,1,9def:6,5,10-d’e’f’] diisoquinoline1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone) is a perylene
derivative used to color materials and as
an intermediate for other perylene
pigments. C.I. Pigment Violet 29 is
currently manufactured (including
imported), processed, distributed, used,
and disposed of as part of industrial,
commercial, and consumer conditions
of use. Leading applications for C.I.
Pigment Violet 29 include use as an
intermediate to create or adjust color of
other perylene pigments, incorporation
into paints and coatings used primarily
in the automobile industry,
incorporation into plastic and rubber
products used primarily in automobiles
and industrial carpeting, use in
merchant ink for commercial printing,
and use in consumer watercolors and
artistic color.
C. What additional information has
been gathered?
In the draft risk evaluation for C.I.
Pigment Violet 29, published in
November 2018, EPA preliminarily
concluded C.I. Pigment Violet 29 does
not present an unreasonable risk of
injury to human health or the
environment. During the peer review of
the draft risk evaluation, members of the
SACC highlighted uncertainties in the
draft evaluation, specifically concerning
C.I. Pigment Violet 29’s solubility and
occupational worker inhalation
exposure.
In response to the SACC comments, in
February 2020, EPA issued a TSCA
section 4(a)(2) order to two companies,
a manufacturer and an importer of C.I.
Pigment Violet 29, requiring the
development of information necessary
to decrease uncertainty in the risk
evaluation. The tests ordered by EPA
were tailored to address critical
uncertainties highlighted by SACC and
public comments and were capable of
being conducted in a relatively short
time period. Section 4 of TSCA
authorizes EPA to issue rules, orders, or
consent agreements to require the
development of new information that is
necessary to, among other things,
perform a risk evaluation under TSCA
section 6(b) or prioritize a chemical
substance under TSCA section 6(b)
(subject to certain limitations). The EPA
test orders required laboratory tests
confirming the solubility of C.I. Pigment
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Violet 29. The other test order required
worker respirable dust monitoring of
C.I. Pigment Violet 29 in the
manufacturing facility. This information
has been received and incorporated into
the revised draft risk evaluation.
The test order information combined
with additional particle size information
received from the manufacturers had a
significant impact on EPA’s analysis of
the potential exposure and health effects
of PV29. As a result of this updated
analysis, the revised draft risk
evaluation now shows unreasonable risk
for 8 out of 14 conditions of use.
Because this important new data had a
significant impact on EPA’s risk
evaluation and ultimately the risk
determinations, the Agency feels it is
important that the public have the
opportunity to provide input on this
new information and analysis before the
risk evaluation is finalized.
III. Request for Comment
The docket associated with this
request contains the Revised Draft Risk
Evaluation, a document that responds to
comment received from both the public
and peer reviewers on the Draft Risk
Evaluation, the SACC Peer Review
Report, supplemental files to support
the Revised Draft Risk Evaluation, and
Charge Questions for the letter peer
review.
EPA is seeking public comment on,
and information relevant to, the revised
draft risk evaluation; in particular,
commenters are encouraged to provide
comment in-light-of the charge
questions supplied to the peer
reviewers.
IV. Letter Peer Review
The inclusion of the additional test
ordered scientific information resulted
in significant changes to the evaluation,
including assumptions and models, and
ultimately resulted in changes to EPA’s
risk characterization for this chemical
substance. EPA feels it is important that
independent, scientific experts have the
opportunity to provide input on this
new information and analysis before the
risk evaluation is finalized, and EPA
will conduct an independent expert
peer review in the form of a letter peer
review simultaneous to the period of
solicitation for public comment. Peer
reviewers will be provided the identical
information made available to the
public and will be asked to review the
revised draft risk evaluation in-light-of
the charge questions posted in the same
docket. EPA will consider public and
peer review comments as it finalizes the
risk evaluation.
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Andrew Wheeler,
Administrator.
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Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request;
Asbestos Abatement Worker
Protection (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
Asbestos Abatement Worker Protection
(EPA ICR Number 1246.14, OMB
Control Number 2070–0072) 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 December 31, 2020.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
May 20, 2020 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
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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before November 30,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2020–0262 to EPA online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. 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.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
SUMMARY:
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proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Cox, National Program Chemicals
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–3961; email address:
cox.sarah@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents, which explain
in detail the information that the EPA
will be collecting, are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: The 2000 Asbestos Worker
Protection Rule (40 CFR part 763,
subpart G) (hereafter referred to as the
‘‘2000 WPR,’’ or simply ‘‘WPR’’)
establishes workplace standards for the
protection of state and local government
employees who work with asbestos and
who are not covered by a state plan
approved by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA).
Currently, state and local government
employees in 24 states, the District of
Columbia (DC), and three additional
U.S. territories (DC and the territories
are counted as one ‘‘state equivalent’’)
who perform construction work,
including building construction,
renovation, demolition, and
maintenance activities, and employees
who perform brake and clutch repair
work, are covered by EPA’s WPR. The
WPR incorporates, by reference, the
OSHA Construction Industry Standard
for Asbestos (29 CFR part 1926.1101)
and the General Industry Standard for
Asbestos (29 CFR part 1910.1001). As a
result, the WPR requires state and local
government employers to use
engineering controls and appropriate
work practices to control the release of
asbestos fibers. Covered employers must
monitor employee exposure to asbestos
and provide employees with personal
protective equipment, training, and
medical surveillance to reduce the risk
of asbestos exposure. Exposure
monitoring records must be maintained
for 30 years, medical surveillance
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records for the duration of employment
of the affected employees plus 30 years,
and training records for the duration of
employment plus one year. Employers
must also establish written respiratory
protection programs and maintain
procedures and records of respirator fit
tests for one year.
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:
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/Affected Entities: States
and local government employers in the
24 states, DC, and the U.S. territories of
American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands that have
employees engaged in asbestos-related
construction, custodial, and brake and
clutch repair activities without OSHAapproved state plans.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR 763 Subpart G)
Estimated number of respondents:
23,437 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 372,969
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $16,894,178 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is no
change in the burden hours compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Nutritional Yeast
Manufacturing Residual Risk and
Technology Review (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Nutritional
Yeast Manufacturing Residual Risk and
SUMMARY:
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Technology Review (EPA ICR Number
2568.03, OMB Control Number 2060–
0719) 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 December 31, 2020.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
May 12, 2020 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
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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before November 30,
2020.
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2020–0212, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. 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.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents, which explain
in detail the information that the EPA
will be collecting, are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0262; FRL-10013-38-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos Abatement Worker Protection
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Asbestos Abatement Worker
Protection (EPA ICR Number 1246.14, OMB Control Number 2070-0072) 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 December 31,
2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on May 20, 2020 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 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 30,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2020-0262 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. 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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the
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proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Cox, National Program Chemicals
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-3961; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Abstract: The 2000 Asbestos Worker Protection Rule (40 CFR part
763, subpart G) (hereafter referred to as the ``2000 WPR,'' or simply
``WPR'') establishes workplace standards for the protection of state
and local government employees who work with asbestos and who are not
covered by a state plan approved by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). Currently, state and local government employees
in 24 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and three additional U.S.
territories (DC and the territories are counted as one ``state
equivalent'') who perform construction work, including building
construction, renovation, demolition, and maintenance activities, and
employees who perform brake and clutch repair work, are covered by
EPA's WPR. The WPR incorporates, by reference, the OSHA Construction
Industry Standard for Asbestos (29 CFR part 1926.1101) and the General
Industry Standard for Asbestos (29 CFR part 1910.1001). As a result,
the WPR requires state and local government employers to use
engineering controls and appropriate work practices to control the
release of asbestos fibers. Covered employers must monitor employee
exposure to asbestos and provide employees with personal protective
equipment, training, and medical surveillance to reduce the risk of
asbestos exposure. Exposure monitoring records must be maintained for
30 years, medical surveillance records for the duration of employment
of the affected employees plus 30 years, and training records for the
duration of employment plus one year. Employers must also establish
written respiratory protection programs and maintain procedures and
records of respirator fit tests for one year.
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:
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/Affected Entities: States and local government
employers in the 24 states, DC, and the U.S. territories of American
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands that have employees
engaged in asbestos-related construction, custodial, and brake and
clutch repair activities without OSHA-approved state plans.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 763 Subpart
G)
Estimated number of respondents: 23,437 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 372,969 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $16,894,178 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the burden hours
compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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