Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Implementation; Notification of Workshop, 74340-74341 [2020-25653]

Download as PDF 74340 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 225 / Friday, November 20, 2020 / Notices 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides discussed in this document, compared to the general population. II. Background 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, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed comprehensive draft human health and/or ecological risk assessments for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. After reviewing comments received during the public comment period, EPA may issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft risk assessment, and respond to comments and may request public input on risk mitigation before completing a proposed registration review decision for the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. 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. Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered only if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the use of a pesticide in or on food. III. Authority EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed in the Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural Regulations for Registration Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability of EPA’s human health and/or ecological risk assessments for the pesticides shown in the following table and opens a 60-day public comment period on the risk assessments. IV. What action is the Agency taking? khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES TABLE—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Chemical review manager and contact information Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Case 2275 .................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0244 Jessie Bailey, bailey.jessica@epa.gov, (703) 347–0148. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice of availability, for interested parties to provide comments and input concerning the Agency’s draft human health and/or ecological risk assessments for the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. The Agency will consider all comments received during the public comment period and make changes, as appropriate, to a draft human health and/or ecological risk assessment. EPA may then issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft risk assessment, and respond to comments. Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or information in response to this document. To be considered during a pesticide’s registration review, the submitted data or information must meet the following requirements: • To ensure that EPA will consider data or information submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider data or information submitted at a later date. • The data or information submitted must be presented in a legible and useable form. For example, an English VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 253001 translation must accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or electronic form. • Submitters must clearly identify the source of any submitted data or information. • Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However, submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider the data or information in the pesticide’s registration review. As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions required in the final decision on the registration review case have been completed. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: November 13, 2020. Anita Pease, Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2020–25821 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10016–78–OAR] RIN 2060–AT31 Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Implementation; Notification of Workshop Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification of workshop. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a virtual workshop on the Fuels Regulatory Streamlining rule ahead of its implementation date of January 1, 2021. DATES: The virtual workshop will be held on December 9–10, 2020. Additional information regarding the workshop appears below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM 20NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 225 / Friday, November 20, 2020 / Notices All attendees must preregister for the workshop by notifying the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by December 2, 2020. Additional information related to the workshop will be posted on the EPA website at: https://www.epa.gov/diesel-fuelstandards/fuels-regulatory-streamlining. Interested parties should check the website for any updated information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Parsons, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental Protection Agency; telephone number: (734) 214– 4479; email address: ASD-Registration@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is hosting a virtual workshop to discuss the implementation of 40 CFR part 1090 (‘‘Part 1090’’) ahead of its implementation date of January 1, 2021. The Fuels Regulatory Streamlining final rule was signed on October 15, 2020. This rule streamlines and modernizes EPA’s fuel quality regulations previously under 40 CFR part 80 (‘‘Part 80’’) to help reduce administrative burden for stakeholders, while improving overall compliance assurance and maintaining environmental performance. The virtual workshop will provide the opportunity for EPA to update stakeholders on its progress regarding the implementation of Part 1090 and for stakeholders to inquire about the regulatory requirements of Part 1090 prior to its implementation date of January 1, 2021. The workshop will cover a broad range of topics related to the implementation of the Part 1090 regulations and how the Part 1090 regulations relate to the previous Part 80 regulations. ADDRESSES: Dated: November 12, 2020. Byron J. Bunker, Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality. [FR Doc. 2020–25653 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0238; FRL–10016– 77] 1,4-Dioxane; Supplemental Analysis to the Draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluation; Notice of Availability and Public Comment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 253001 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on a supplemental analysis to the draft risk evaluation of 1,4-dioxane under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA conducts risk evaluations to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment without consideration of costs or other nonrisk factors, including an unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations, under the conditions of use. This supplemental analysis has been developed in response to public and peer review comments on the draft risk evaluation, and includes additional conditions of use for 1,4-dioxane as a by-product in consumer products, as well as an analysis of recreational activities in ambient/surface water as an exposure pathway under all conditions of use included in the draft risk evaluation and this supplemental analysis. EPA is announcing the opening of a docket for a 20-day comment period to allow the public to review the supplemental analysis to the draft risk evaluation. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 10, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0238, on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Yvette Selby-Mohamadu, Existing Chemicals Risk Assessment Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–5245; email address: selby-mohamadu.yvette@epa.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74341 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: I. General Information A. What action is EPA taking? Public and peer review comment on the 1,4-dioxane draft risk evaluation suggested that the Agency had omitted both conditions of use associated with 1,4-dioxane as a by-product in consumer products and potential exposure from the ambient surface water pathway. EPA has provided a supplemental analysis to the draft risk evaluation to include these two additions and seeks public comment. Therefore, EPA is providing public notice and an opportunity to comment on this supplemental draft risk evaluation prior to publishing a final risk evaluation. B. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those involved in the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, disposal, and/or the assessment of risks involving chemical substances and mixtures. You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture (defined under TSCA to include import), process, distribute in commerce, use or dispose 1,4-dioxane. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities and corresponding NAICS codes for entities that may be interested in or affected by this action. C. What is the Agency’s authority for taking this action? TSCA section 6(b) requires that EPA conduct risk evaluations on existing chemical substances and identifies the minimum components EPA must include in all chemical substance risk evaluations. 15 U.S.C. 2605(b). The risk evaluation must not consider costs or other nonrisk factors. 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(F)(iii). TSCA section 6(b)(4)(H) requires EPA to provide public notice and an opportunity for comment on a draft risk evaluation prior to publishing a final risk evaluation. The specific risk evaluation process is set out in 40 CFR part 702 and summarized on EPA’s website at https:// www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managingchemicals-under-tsca/risk-evaluationsexisting-chemicals-under-tsca. E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM 20NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 225 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25653]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10016-78-OAR]
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Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Implementation; Notification of 
Workshop

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 
virtual workshop on the Fuels Regulatory Streamlining rule ahead of its 
implementation date of January 1, 2021.

DATES: The virtual workshop will be held on December 9-10, 2020. 
Additional information regarding the workshop appears below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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ADDRESSES: All attendees must pre-register for the workshop by 
notifying the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT by December 2, 2020. Additional information related to the 
workshop will be posted on the EPA website at: https://www.epa.gov/diesel-fuel-standards/fuels-regulatory-streamlining. Interested parties 
should check the website for any updated information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Parsons, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency; telephone number: (734) 214-4479; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is hosting a virtual workshop to discuss 
the implementation of 40 CFR part 1090 (``Part 1090'') ahead of its 
implementation date of January 1, 2021. The Fuels Regulatory 
Streamlining final rule was signed on October 15, 2020. This rule 
streamlines and modernizes EPA's fuel quality regulations previously 
under 40 CFR part 80 (``Part 80'') to help reduce administrative burden 
for stakeholders, while improving overall compliance assurance and 
maintaining environmental performance.
    The virtual workshop will provide the opportunity for EPA to update 
stakeholders on its progress regarding the implementation of Part 1090 
and for stakeholders to inquire about the regulatory requirements of 
Part 1090 prior to its implementation date of January 1, 2021. The 
workshop will cover a broad range of topics related to the 
implementation of the Part 1090 regulations and how the Part 1090 
regulations relate to the previous Part 80 regulations.

    Dated: November 12, 2020.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality.
[FR Doc. 2020-25653 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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