Technical Documentation for the Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI); Extension of Comment Period, 19823-19824 [2024-05828]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 / Notices 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code: 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343– 9303; fax number: (202) 343–2800; email address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2024. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 5, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 42939). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR 79, Subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives, manufacturers (including importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels, are required to have these products registered by the EPA prior to their introduction into commerce. Registration involves providing a chemical description of the fuel or additive, and certain technical, marketing, and health-effects information. The development of health-effects data, as required by 40 CFR 79, Subpart F, is the subject of this ICR. The information collection requirements for Subparts A through D, and the supplemental notification requirements of Subpart F (indicating how the manufacturer will satisfy the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Mar 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 health-effects data requirements) are covered by a separate ICR (OMB Control Number 2060–0150). The health-effects data will be used to determine if there are any products which have evaporative or combustion emissions that may pose an unreasonable risk to public health, thus meriting further investigation and potential regulation. This information is required for specific groups of fuels and additives as defined in the regulations. For example, gasoline and gasoline additives which consist of only carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and/or sulfur, and which involve a gasoline oxygen content of less than 1.5 weight percent, fall into a ‘‘baseline’’ group. Oxygenated additives, such as ethanol, when used in gasoline at an oxygen level of at least 1.5 weight percent, define separate ‘‘non-baseline’’ groups for each oxygenate. Additives which contain elements other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur fall into separate ‘‘atypical’’ groups. There are similar grouping requirements for diesel fuel and diesel fuel additives. Manufacturers may perform the research independently or may join with other manufacturers to share in the costs for each applicable group. Several research consortiums (groups of manufacturers) have been formed. The research is structured into three tiers of requirements for each group. Tier 1 requires an emissions characterization and a literature search for information on the health effects of those emissions. Tier 1 data have been submitted for biodiesel, water/diesel emulsions, several atypical additives, and renewable gasoline and diesel fuels. Tier 2 requires short-term inhalation exposures of laboratory animals to emissions to screen for adverse health effects. Tier 2 data have been submitted for baseline diesel, biodiesel, and water/ diesel emulsions. Alternative Tier 2 requirements were established for the API consortium for baseline gasoline and six gasoline-oxygenate blends. Tier 3 provides for follow-up research, at EPA’s discretion, when remaining uncertainties as to the significance of observed health effects, welfare effects, and/or emissions exposures from a fuel or fuel/additive mixture interfere with EPA’s ability to make reasonable estimates of the potential risks posed by emissions from a fuel or additive. Under regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 211 of the Clean Air Act, submission of the health-effects information is necessary for a manufacturer to obtain registration of a motor-vehicle gasoline, diesel fuel, or fuel additive, and be allowed to PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19823 introduce that product into commerce and the information shall not be considered confidential. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory per 40 CFR 79. Estimated number of respondents: 2. Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 13,867 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $1.7 million per year, includes $0.6 million annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a $2 million decrease in cost. This is due to an estimated decrease in the number of fuels and additives for which testing will be required. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2024–05931 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0614; FRL–11723–02– OAR] Technical Documentation for the Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI); Extension of Comment Period Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments; extension of public comment period. AGENCY: On February 23, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft document titled, ‘‘Technical Documentation for the Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI)’’ (EPA 430–R–24–001). The EPA is extending the comment period. SUMMARY: The comment period for the document published on February 23, 2024, at 89 FR 13717, is extended. Comments must be received on or before April 24, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2023–0614, to the Federal Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential DATES: E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 19824 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 / Notices Business Information (CBI). EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket, submitted, or sent via email. For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. Mr. Jeremy Martinich, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric Protection, Climate Change Division, (202) 343–9871, cira@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 23, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft document titled, ‘‘Technical Documentation for the Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI)’’ (EPA 430–R–24–001). The public comment for this document was scheduled to end on March 25, 2024. The EPA is extending that deadline to April 24, 2024. This extension will provide the general public additional time for comment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: March 14, 2024. Sharyn Lie, Director, Climate Change Division. [FR Doc. 2024–05828 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–11824–01– ORD] Executive Committee Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)—April 2024 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) to review and finalize the report from the Climate Change (CC) and the Social and Community Science (SCS) Subcommittees. The report responds to three charge questions posed to the Subcommittees at the BOSC informational meetings held in June 2023, which pertain to ORD’s progress in the areas of social science research, climate science, and interdisciplinary place-based, community-engaged research. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Mar 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by Monday, April 22, 2024, at https://us-epa-bosc-executivecommittee-meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through April 22, 2024. Comments may be submitted through April 22, 2024. ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to connect to the videoconference will be provided upon registration at: https:// us-epa-bosc-executive-committeemeeting.eventbrite.com. Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2015–0765 by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: ORD.Docket@ epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0765. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0765. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– 0765. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2015–0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/. The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: 919– 541–4334; or via email at: tracy.tom@ epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information: The meeting is open to the public. Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending the meeting, or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Tom Tracy, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include but are not limited to the following: Review of charge questions about the progress ORD has made in three areas: (A) social science research and social scientists; (B) climate science in ORD with a focus on the new Integrated Climate Science Division (ICSD); and (C) the development of interdisciplinary placebased, community-engaged research to address pressing issues (such as climate change, environmental justice, and cumulative impacts). Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Tom Tracy (202) 564–6518 or tracy.tom@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Mary Ross, Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement. [FR Doc. 2024–05840 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19823-19824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05828]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0614; FRL-11723-02-OAR]


Technical Documentation for the Framework for Evaluating Damages 
and Impacts (FrEDI); Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments; 
extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 23, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) published a draft document titled, ``Technical Documentation for 
the Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI)'' (EPA 430-R-
24-001). The EPA is extending the comment period.

DATES: The comment period for the document published on February 23, 
2024, at 89 FR 13717, is extended. Comments must be received on or 
before April 24, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2023-0614, to the Federal Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. Do not submit electronically 
any information you consider to be Confidential

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Business Information (CBI). EPA may publish any comment received to its 
public docket, submitted, or sent via email. For additional submission 
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI, and 
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeremy Martinich, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric 
Protection, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-9871, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 23, 2024, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft document titled, ``Technical 
Documentation for the Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts 
(FrEDI)'' (EPA 430-R-24-001). The public comment for this document was 
scheduled to end on March 25, 2024. The EPA is extending that deadline 
to April 24, 2024. This extension will provide the general public 
additional time for comment.

    Dated: March 14, 2024.
Sharyn Lie,
Director, Climate Change Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-05828 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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