Notice of Transfer of Data Potentially Claimed as Confidential Business Information Under the Clean Air Act to the United States Energy Information Administration, 48464-48465 [2023-15962]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 48464 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Notices Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as well as other rigorous criteria required by the EPA. The Agency will hold a listening session webinar and request stakeholder comment on which new product categories Safer Choice and DfE could expand into and how the potential expansion could offer significant benefits to human health and the environment. Safer Choice and DfE certifications would likely not expand to certify materials. The availability of EPA certified products would help give consumers a choice of products that meet EPA’s high standard for human and environmental health and, as part of meeting these criteria, would not contain intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). DATES: Virtual Listening Session: August 29, 2023, 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST. To receive the webcast meeting link and audio teleconference information before the meeting, you must register by 5 p.m. EST on August 28, 2023. Special Accommodations: To allow EPA time to process your request for special accommodations, please submit the request on or before August 22, 2023. Written Comments: Comments must be received on or before September 11, 2023. ADDRESSES: Virtual Listening Session: Register online at https:// abtassociates.webex.com/weblink/ register/r3055e675f25be841c 60ff1a37c70118d. Special Accommodations: To request accommodation for a disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2023–0311, through 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. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Dunivin, Safer Choice Program (7409M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–0580; email address: dunivin.taylor@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Jul 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 I. Executive Summary A. Does this action apply to me? This is directed to the public in general. This notice may be of specific interest to persons who represent relevant industries; manufacturers and distributors; colleges and universities; state, tribal, and local governments, including U.S. territories and the District of Columbia; other federal agencies; community groups; nongovernmental organizations; the public; and international organizations. B. What action is the Agency taking? EPA is announcing a stakeholder engagement opportunity through a listening session webinar and request stakeholder comment on which new product categories Safer Choice and DfE programs could expand into and why. During the listening session, EPA will give a presentation on the Agency’s proposed plans to expand Safer Choice and DfE certification to new product categories. After the presentation, there will be time for attendees to submit questions and comments. The Agency will respond to those questions and comments that time allows during the listening session and asks for written submission of all comments after the listening session. II. Background A. What is the Safer Choice program? As part of its human health and environmental mission, the Safer Choice program partners with businesses to help consumers and commercial buyers identify products whose chemical ingredients have met EPA’s criteria for being ‘‘safer’’, without sacrificing quality or performance criteria set by EPA. The Safer Choice program certifies products containing ingredients that have met the program’s specific and rigorous human health and environmental toxicological criteria. The Safer Choice program allows companies to use its label on certified products that contain safer ingredients and perform, as determined by expert evaluation. The Safer Choice program certification represents a high level of achievement in formulating products made with safer ingredients for people and the environment. For more information on the Safer Choice program, please see: https:// www.epa.gov/saferchoice. B. What is the DfE program? The DfE program is a similar program currently used by EPA for the purpose of helping consumers and commercial buyers identify antimicrobial products that meet the health and safety PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 standards of the normal pesticide registration process required by FIFRA as well as meeting the DfE certification criteria (as described in the Safer Choice Standard). For more information on the DfE program, please see: https:// www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/learnabout-design-environment-dfecertification. C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit Confidential Business Information (CBI) to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Multimedia submissions. 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). 3. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ comments.html. Please note that once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Dated: July 21, 2023. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2023–15912 Filed 7–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–11229–01–OAR] Notice of Transfer of Data Potentially Claimed as Confidential Business Information Under the Clean Air Act to the United States Energy Information Administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Notices ACTION: Notice. This notice announces that information submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, pursuant to the Clean Air Act, including information that may be claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), a Federal agency. EPA is responding to a written request from EIA, seeking information about active, registered biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel producers. Specifically, EIA has requested data for parties who have generated RINs in recent years. DATES: Access by EIA to this material, including CBI, discussed in this Notice, is ongoing and expected to occur beginning August 7, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, Attorney/ Advisor, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality; telephone number: 202–343–9623; email address: pastorkovich.annemarie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is providing notice of disclosure pursuant to a written request by EIA under 40 CFR 2.209(c). EPA collects various data, including registration and compliance information, to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program and other fuels programs under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act. This includes collecting information from submitter companies about their facilities, products, and generation and use of renewable identification numbers (RINs). The data may be claimed as CBI by the submitter. EIA is a Federal agency that ‘‘. . . collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.’’ 1 EPA is responding to a written request from EIA, seeking information about certain registered biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel producers. Specifically, EIA has requested data about those registrants they consider to be ‘‘active,’’ because they have generated RINs under RFS in recent years. An EIA employee requested this information for analysis and has stated that EIA does not intend to release the data to the public. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 1 See ‘‘About EIA,’’ EIA, at https://www.eia.gov/ about/ (accessed June 29, 2023). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Jul 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 Although EPA publishes a public list of parties who are registered under various Clean Air Act fuels programs,2 the list does not characterize the RIN activity level of these parties as part of the publicly posted data. Some of the ‘‘active’’ information requested by EIA may be entitled to confidential treatment. Therefore, EPA is publishing this notice to make submitters aware of the request and our intention to release data that may be entitled to confidential treatment to EIA. Byron D. Bunker, Director, Compliance Division. [FR Doc. 2023–15962 Filed 7–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [R01–OW–2023; FRL–11054–01–R1] Program Requirement Revisions Related to the Public Water System Supervision Program for the State of Connecticut Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Connecticut is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) program to meet the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). DATES: All interested parties may request a public hearing for any of the above EPA determinations. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by August 28, 2023 to the Regional Administrator at the address shown below. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made by this date, a public hearing will be held. If no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received, and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this determination shall become final and effective August 28, 2023. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following information: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the individual organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the requesting person’s interest in the Regional SUMMARY: ‘‘Public Data and Registration Lists for Fuels Programs,’’ EPA, at https://www.epa.gov/fuelsregistration-reporting-and-compliance-help/publicdata-and-registration-lists-fuel-programs (accessed June 29, 2023). PO 00000 2 See Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48465 Administrator’s determination; (3) information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and (4) the signature of the individual making the request, or if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity. ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following office(s) below. Please call to arrange a visit. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Division, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109–3912 For state-specific documents: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Drinking Water Section, 410 Capital Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stafford Madison, U.S. EPA-New England, Water Division, telephone (617) 918–1622. Madison.Stafford@ epa.gov. The State of Connecticut has adopted drinking water regulations for the Revised Total Coliform Rule (78 FR 10269) promulgated on February 13, 2013. After review of documentation submitted by the State, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the State’s rule is no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulation. EPA, therefore, intends to approve the state’s PWSS program revision for this rule. Authority: Section 1401 (42 U.S.C 300f) and Section 1413 (42 U.S.C 300g– 2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (1996), and (40 CFR 142.10) of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: July 21, 2023. David W. Cash, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1—New England. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48464-48465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Transfer of Data Potentially Claimed as Confidential 
Business Information Under the Clean Air Act to the United States 
Energy Information Administration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that information submitted to the 
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation, Office 
of Transportation and Air Quality, pursuant to the Clean Air Act, 
including information that may be claimed as Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to the United 
States Energy Information Administration (EIA), a Federal agency. EPA 
is responding to a written request from EIA, seeking information about 
active, registered biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel producers. 
Specifically, EIA has requested data for parties who have generated 
RINs in recent years.

DATES: Access by EIA to this material, including CBI, discussed in this 
Notice, is ongoing and expected to occur beginning August 7, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, Attorney/
Advisor, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality; 
telephone number: 202-343-9623; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is providing notice of disclosure 
pursuant to a written request by EIA under 40 CFR 2.209(c). EPA 
collects various data, including registration and compliance 
information, to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program and 
other fuels programs under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act. This 
includes collecting information from submitter companies about their 
facilities, products, and generation and use of renewable 
identification numbers (RINs). The data may be claimed as CBI by the 
submitter.
    EIA is a Federal agency that ``. . . collects, analyzes, and 
disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote 
sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of 
energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.'' \1\ 
EPA is responding to a written request from EIA, seeking information 
about certain registered biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel producers. 
Specifically, EIA has requested data about those registrants they 
consider to be ``active,'' because they have generated RINs under RFS 
in recent years. An EIA employee requested this information for 
analysis and has stated that EIA does not intend to release the data to 
the public.
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    \1\ See ``About EIA,'' EIA, at https://www.eia.gov/about/ 
(accessed June 29, 2023).
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    Although EPA publishes a public list of parties who are registered 
under various Clean Air Act fuels programs,\2\ the list does not 
characterize the RIN activity level of these parties as part of the 
publicly posted data. Some of the ``active'' information requested by 
EIA may be entitled to confidential treatment. Therefore, EPA is 
publishing this notice to make submitters aware of the request and our 
intention to release data that may be entitled to confidential 
treatment to EIA.
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    \2\ See ``Public Data and Registration Lists for Fuels 
Programs,'' EPA, at https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/public-data-and-registration-lists-fuel-programs (accessed June 29, 2023).

Byron D. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-15962 Filed 7-26-23; 8:45 am]
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