Addressing PFAS in the Environment; Extension of Comment Period, 37841-37842 [2023-12410]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 111 / Friday, June 9, 2023 / Proposed Rules individual who requests access to records; and the agency procedures relating to access to records and the contest of information contained in such records. Providing an individual with notification of, access to, or the right to seek amendment of HPP records could disclose the identity of confidential sources, reveal investigative techniques, and interfere with enforcement proceedings. (iii) 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(I) requires the publication of the categories of sources of records in each system of records. Revealing the sources of information in HPP records could discourage such sources from cooperating with investigations of alleged harassment for fear of reprisal. In addition, the disclosure of VA’s investigative techniques and procedures and compromise the ability to conduct impartial investigations into workplace and sexual harassment allegations. (iv) 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(1) requires each agency to maintain in its records only such information about an individual that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the agency required by statute or Executive order. The relevance or necessity of specific information in HPP records often cannot be detected in the early stages of an investigation and can only be established after the information is evaluated. Further, a thorough and complete investigation could involve information that at first appears incidental but ultimately becomes critical to the investigation. (Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a (j) and (k); 38 U.S.C. 501) [FR Doc. 2023–11606 Filed 6–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R05–OAR–2023–0049; FRL–10920– 01–R5] Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Michigan Nonattainment New Source Review Certification for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, as a revision to the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP), Michigan’s certification that its SIP satisfies the nonattainment new source review SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:22 Jun 08, 2023 Jkt 259001 (NNSR) requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– OAR–2023–0049 at https:// www.regulations.gov or via email to arra.sarah@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Lee, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–7645, lee.andrew.c@ epa.gov. The EPA Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to COVID–19. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register, EPA is approving the State’s SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives such comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 37841 comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register. Dated: June 2, 2023. Debra Shore, Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2023–12303 Filed 6–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 302 [EPA–HQ–OLEM–202–0922; FRL–9064–02– OLEM] Addressing PFAS in the Environment; Extension of Comment Period Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the ANPRM, ‘‘Addressing PFAS in the Environment.’’ The EPA published the ANPRM in the Federal Register on April 13, 2023, and the public comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023. However, the EPA has received several requests for additional time to develop and submit comments on the ANPRM. In response to the request for additional time, the EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 60 days, through August 11, 2023. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published April 13, 2023, at 88 FR 22399, is extended. Comments must be received on or before August 11, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No., Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2022–0922, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09JNP1.SGM 09JNP1 37842 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 111 / Friday, June 9, 2023 / Proposed Rules • Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except Federal Holidays). Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Strauss, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (5201T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number 202–564–0797; email address: strauss.linda@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 I. Summary On April 13, 2023, the EPA published in the Federal Register an ANPRM seeking public input and data to assist in the consideration of potential development of future regulations pertaining to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). The agency is seeking input and data regarding potential future CERCLA hazardous substance designation for seven PFAS, besides perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and structural isomers, or some subset thereof; precursors (a precursor is a chemical that is transformed into another compound through the course of a degradation process) to PFOA, PFOS, and seven other PFAS; and/or categories of PFAS. The ANPRM’s comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023. Since publication, EPA has received several requests to extend that comment period to allow for additional time to develop comments on the ANPRM. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:22 Jun 08, 2023 Jkt 259001 After considering the requests for additional time, EPA has decided to extend the comment period for an additional 60 days, through August 11, 2023. II. Public Participation Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2022– 0922, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to the EPA’s docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. Larry Douchand, Director, Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation. [FR Doc. 2023–12410 Filed 6–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Parts 4 and 9 [PS Docket No. 15–80, PS Docket No. 13– 75 and ET Docket 04–35; Report No. 3195; FR ID 145749] Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding Replies to oppositions must be filed on or before July 5, 2023. Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. ADDRESSES: For additional information on this proceeding, contact James Wiley, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418– 1678, or by email to James.Wiley@ fcc.gov, or Scott Cinnamon, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418– 2319, or by email to Scott.Cinnamon@ fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This is a summary of the Commission’s document, Report No. 3195, released May 31, 2023. The full text of the Petition can be accessed online via the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System at: https://apps.fcc.gov/ ecfs/. The Commission will not send a Congressional Review Act (CRA) submission to Congress or the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because no rules are being adopted by the Commission. Subject: Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission’s Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications; Improving 911 Reliability; New Part 4 of Commission’s Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications, PS Docket Nos. 15–80, 13–75, ET Docket No. 04–35, Second Report and Order, FCC 22–88 (2022), Second Report and Order published at 88 FR 9756, March 17, 2023. This document is being published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). See also 47 CFR 1.4(b)(1) and 1.429(f), (g). Number of Petitions Filed: 1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–12365 Filed 6–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Petition for Reconsideration. AGENCY: Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission’s proceeding by Angela Simpson on behalf of Competitive Carriers Association. DATES: Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before June 26, 2023. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37841-37842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12410]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 302

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-202-0922; FRL-9064-02-OLEM]


Addressing PFAS in the Environment; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the ANPRM, ``Addressing PFAS in the Environment.'' 
The EPA published the ANPRM in the Federal Register on April 13, 2023, 
and the public comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023. 
However, the EPA has received several requests for additional time to 
develop and submit comments on the ANPRM. In response to the request 
for additional time, the EPA is extending the comment period for an 
additional 60 days, through August 11, 2023.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published April 13, 
2023, at 88 FR 22399, is extended. Comments must be received on or 
before August 11, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No., Docket 
ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0922, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.

[[Page 37842]]

     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): 
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of 
operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal 
Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation'' 
heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. For 
further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current 
status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Strauss, Office of Superfund 
Remediation and Technology Innovation (5201T), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number 202-564-0797; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary

    On April 13, 2023, the EPA published in the Federal Register an 
ANPRM seeking public input and data to assist in the consideration of 
potential development of future regulations pertaining to per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). The 
agency is seeking input and data regarding potential future CERCLA 
hazardous substance designation for seven PFAS, besides 
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), 
and their salts and structural isomers, or some subset thereof; 
precursors (a precursor is a chemical that is transformed into another 
compound through the course of a degradation process) to PFOA, PFOS, 
and seven other PFAS; and/or categories of PFAS.
    The ANPRM's comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023. 
Since publication, EPA has received several requests to extend that 
comment period to allow for additional time to develop comments on the 
ANPRM. After considering the requests for additional time, EPA has 
decided to extend the comment period for an additional 60 days, through 
August 11, 2023.

II. Public Participation

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-
0922, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the 
other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may 
publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to the 
EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions 
(audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The 
written comment is considered the official comment and should include 
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not 
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary 
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For 
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

Larry Douchand,
Director, Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2023-12410 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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