Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentations, 8583-8584 [2024-02563]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2024 / Proposed Rules Director, Mechanical Engineering Division, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; email: cpaul@ cpsc.gov. For information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, contact Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 I. Background 1 On November 1, 2023, the Commission published an SNPR in the Federal Register, proposing to issue a safety standard addressing blade-contact injuries on table saws under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051–2089), and seeking written comments. 88 FR 74909. To address the risk of blade-contact injuries on table saws, the Commission proposes a rule that would establish a performance standard that requires table saws to limit the depth of cut to no more than 3.5 millimeters when a test probe, acting as surrogate for a human finger or other body part, approaches the spinning blade at a rate of 1 meter per second (m/s). The SNPR is available at: 88 FR 74909—Safety Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries on Table Saws— Content Details—2023–23898 (govinfo.gov), and CPSC staff’s briefing package for the SNPR is available at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/ Federal-Register-Notice-SafetyStandard-Addressing-Blade-ContactInjuries-on-Table-SawsSNPR.pdf?VersionId=Ce3FOVBmbG0_ .8j.gd1h0k3VWHZZ.URw. II. The Public Hearing The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551–562) and section 9 of the CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with an opportunity to submit ‘‘written data, views, or arguments’’ regarding a proposed rule. 5 U.S.C. 553(c); 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The SNPR invited such written comments. In addition, section 9 of the CPSA requires the Commission to provide interested parties ‘‘an opportunity for oral presentation of data, views, or arguments.’’ 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The Commission must keep a transcript of such oral presentations. Id. In accordance with this requirement, the Commission is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the proposed standard. To request the opportunity to make an oral presentation, see the information under the DATES and ADDRESSES sections 1 The Commission voted unanimously to publish this notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Feb 07, 2024 Jkt 262001 of this notice. Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 minutes, excluding time for questioning by the Commissioners or CPSC staff. To avoid duplicate presentations, groups should designate a spokesperson, and the Commission reserves the right to limit presentation times or impose further restrictions, as necessary. Alberta E. Mills, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–02570 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 16 CFR Part 1408 [Docket No. CPSC–2019–0020] Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentations Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; opportunity for oral presentation. AGENCY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to make oral presentations on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) the Commission issued regarding a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. Presentations will be part of the rulemaking record. DATES: A hybrid hearing will be held in person at CPSC’s headquarters and remotely via webinar and will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 21, 2024. ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held as a hybrid hearing—in person at CPSC’s headquarters and remotely via webinar. For individuals attending in person, the meeting will be held at CPSC’s headquarters, located at 4330 East West Highway, 4th Floor—Hearing Room, Bethesda, MD 20814. Individuals who plan to attend the meeting remotely should pre-register for the webinar at cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/ j.php?MTID=m950b2d5a6084894ff5d 11b07f635114b. Attendance is free of charge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. In person attendees do not need to register for the hearing. Requests to make oral presentations (in person or remotely) and the text of oral presentations and written comments should be sent by email to: cpsc-os@ SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 8583 cpsc.gov, with the subject line, ‘‘Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers NPR; Oral Presentation.’’ Requests to make oral presentations—in person or remotely—and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary no later than 5 p.m. EST on February 14, 2024. The Commission will accept written comments as well. These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary no later than 5 p.m. EST on February 14, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the subject matter of this hearing, contact Ronald A. Jordan, Mechanical Engineering, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301–987–2219; email: rjordan@cpsc.gov. For information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, contact Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301–504–7479; cpscos@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background 1 On October 25, 2023, the Commission published an NPR in the Federal Register, proposing to issue a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051– 2089), and seeking written comments. 88 FR 73272. The proposed rule seeks to address the risk of injuries and death associated with residential gas fired central furnaces, boilers, wall furnaces, and floor furnaces (gas furnaces and boilers). To address this risk, the Commission has proposed a rule to detect and prevent dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO) production and leakage from residential gas furnaces and boilers. The NPR is available at: https:// www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 2023/10/25/2023-23302/safetystandard-for-residential-gas-furnacesand-boilers, and CPSC staff’s briefing package for the NPR is available at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/ Notice-of-Proposed-Rulemaking-SafetyStandard-for-Residential-Gas-Furnacesand-Boilers-COMBINED-PDFS.pdf? VersionId=7BJ3c6EeDF78n Horx2mCEr94XygwgeQV. II. The Public Hearing The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551–559) and section 9 of the CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with an 1 The Commission voted 4–0 to publish this notice. E:\FR\FM\08FEP1.SGM 08FEP1 8584 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2024 / Proposed Rules opportunity to submit ‘‘written data, views, or arguments’’ regarding a proposed rule. 5 U.S.C. 553(c); 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The NPR invited such written comments. In addition, section 9 of the CPSA requires the Commission to provide interested parties ‘‘an opportunity for oral presentation of data, views, or arguments.’’ 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The Commission must keep a transcript of such oral presentations. Id. In accordance with this requirement, the Commission is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the proposed standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. To request the opportunity to make an oral presentation, see the information under the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice. Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 minutes, excluding time for questions from the Commission or staff. To avoid duplicate presentations, groups should designate a spokesperson, and the Commission reserves the right to limit presentation times or impose further restrictions, as necessary. Alberta E. Mills, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–02563 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 141 [EPA–HQ–OW–2023–0469; FRL–10857–04– OW] Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule; Methods Request and Webinar Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Request for public comment and notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public input on drinking water analytical methods for emerging contaminants in drinking water, particularly those listed on the agency’s Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), that might support monitoring under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. This notice describes published drinking water analytical methods and EPA drinking water methods currently in development for the CCL and other emerging contaminants, with an expectation that some of these methods will support the sixth Unregulated Contaminant lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Feb 07, 2024 Jkt 262001 Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) and/or other future cycles of the UCMR program. The agency is also announcing a virtual public meeting (via webinar) to discuss potential approaches to developing UCMR 6. The webinar will discuss the following: drinking water analytical methods and contaminants being considered, UCMR 6 sampling design, laboratory approval, and other potential aspects of the monitoring approach. The agenda will include time for brief remarks by participants who pre-register. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 8, 2024. Public meeting: The EPA will host a webinar regarding UCMR 6 development on April 17, 2024 and April 18, 2024. The same material will be presented twice. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information on the webinar. The agency invites comments on analytical methods for emerging contaminants in drinking water, particularly those listed on CCL 5, to aid in the EPA’s consideration of methods to support UCMR monitoring. Comments should refer to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2023–0469 and may be submitted by any of the following options: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (preferred). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery or Courier: 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. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Federal Holidays). Instructions: All material submitted must include the Docket ID for this rulemaking. Comments received by the EPA (regardless of how they are submitted) may be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Registration information for the UCMR 6 ‘‘pre-proposal’’ webinar can be found at https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/ unregulated-contaminant-monitoringrule-ucmr-meetings-and-materials. The webinars will begin at 11:00 a.m. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 eastern time and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the scheduled dates. Refer to the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for additional information if you would like to sign up to make remarks during the webinar. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Bowden, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569–7961; or email address: bowden.brenda@epa.gov; or Will Adams, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569–7656; or email address: adams.william@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Public Participation A. Written Comments on Drinking Water Analytical Methods for Emerging Contaminants B. Participation in UCMR 6 Pre-Proposal Webinar II. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? B. How does the EPA establish health standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act? C. Why is the EPA requesting analytical method information on unregulated contaminants in drinking water? D. What is the basis for this action? III. Background A. What is the status of the drinking water analytical methods for contaminants on the CCL 5? B. What drinking water analytical methods are being developed by the EPA to address contaminants on CCL 5? 1. Draft EPA Method(s) for PFAS. 2. Draft EPA Method 562—Determination of selected pesticides in drinking water by solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). 3. Draft EPA Method Purgeable Organics— Measurement of purgeable organic compounds in water by capillary column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). This method is expected to support the analysis of drinking water for 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP) and other purgeable organic compounds. The target contaminants for this method are shown in Exhibit 7. 4. Draft EPA Method Legionella— Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) detection. 5. Draft EPA Method Mycobacterium— Mycobacterium abscessus culture E:\FR\FM\08FEP1.SGM 08FEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8583-8584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02563]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1408

[Docket No. CPSC-2019-0020]


Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers; Notice 
of Opportunity for Oral Presentations

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; opportunity for oral 
presentation.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) 
will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to make oral 
presentations on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) the Commission 
issued regarding a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and 
boilers. Presentations will be part of the rulemaking record.

DATES: A hybrid hearing will be held in person at CPSC's headquarters 
and remotely via webinar and will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard 
Time (EST) on February 21, 2024.

ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held as a hybrid hearing--in person at 
CPSC's headquarters and remotely via webinar. For individuals attending 
in person, the meeting will be held at CPSC's headquarters, located at 
4330 East West Highway, 4th Floor--Hearing Room, Bethesda, MD 20814. 
Individuals who plan to attend the meeting remotely should pre-register 
for the webinar at cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/j.php?MTID=m950b2d5a6084894ff5d11b07f635114b. Attendance is free of 
charge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email 
containing information about joining the webinar. In person attendees 
do not need to register for the hearing. Requests to make oral 
presentations (in person or remotely) and the text of oral 
presentations and written comments should be sent by email to: [email protected], with the subject line, ``Residential Gas Furnaces and 
Boilers NPR; Oral Presentation.'' Requests to make oral presentations--
in person or remotely--and the written text of any oral presentations 
must be received by the Office of the Secretary no later than 5 p.m. 
EST on February 14, 2024. The Commission will accept written comments 
as well. These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary no 
later than 5 p.m. EST on February 14, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the subject 
matter of this hearing, contact Ronald A. Jordan, Mechanical 
Engineering, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, 
Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301-987-2219; email: [email protected]. 
For information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, 
contact Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
telephone: 301-504-7479; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background 1
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    \1\ The Commission voted 4-0 to publish this notice.
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    On October 25, 2023, the Commission published an NPR in the Federal 
Register, proposing to issue a safety standard for residential gas 
furnaces and boilers under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 
U.S.C. 2051-2089), and seeking written comments. 88 FR 73272. The 
proposed rule seeks to address the risk of injuries and death 
associated with residential gas fired central furnaces, boilers, wall 
furnaces, and floor furnaces (gas furnaces and boilers). To address 
this risk, the Commission has proposed a rule to detect and prevent 
dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO) production and leakage from 
residential gas furnaces and boilers.
    The NPR is available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/25/2023-23302/safety-standard-for-residential-gas-furnaces-and-boilers, and CPSC staff's briefing package for the NPR is available at: 
https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Notice-of-Proposed-Rulemaking-Safety-Standard-for-Residential-Gas-Furnaces-and-Boilers-COMBINED-PDFS.pdf?VersionId=7BJ3c6EeDF78nHorx2mCEr94XygwgeQV.

II. The Public Hearing

    The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551-559) and section 9 
of the CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with 
an

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opportunity to submit ``written data, views, or arguments'' regarding a 
proposed rule. 5 U.S.C. 553(c); 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The NPR invited 
such written comments. In addition, section 9 of the CPSA requires the 
Commission to provide interested parties ``an opportunity for oral 
presentation of data, views, or arguments.'' 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The 
Commission must keep a transcript of such oral presentations. Id. In 
accordance with this requirement, the Commission is providing a forum 
for oral presentations concerning the proposed standard for residential 
gas furnaces and boilers.
    To request the opportunity to make an oral presentation, see the 
information under the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice. 
Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 
minutes, excluding time for questions from the Commission or staff. To 
avoid duplicate presentations, groups should designate a spokesperson, 
and the Commission reserves the right to limit presentation times or 
impose further restrictions, as necessary.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-02563 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355-01-P
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