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Public Engagement Webinars; PrePrioritization and Consideration of
Existing Chemical Substances for
Future Prioritization Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing
the scheduling of two virtual public
meetings to provide information
regarding existing chemical preprioritization and prioritization
activities under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). Prioritization is the
initial step in the process of evaluating
existing chemicals under TSCA and
implementing regulations. The purpose
of prioritization is to designate a
chemical substance as being either high
priority for immediate further risk
evaluation, or low priority, for which
risk evaluation is not warranted at the
time. The webinars will take place on
two separate days, but the content
presented at each meeting will be
identical. EPA will explain the
prioritization process and provide an
overview of information that may be
used to inform the considerations that
ultimately support a High- or LowPriority Substance designation, such as
information on conditions of use and
health effects resulting from exposure to
the chemicals of interest. In addition,
the list of candidate chemical
substances currently being considered
for future prioritization actions will be
presented for stakeholders to comment
on the data and scientific research
available that may be used to help EPA
determine which chemical substances
may undergo prioritization in the near
term. EPA is committed to engaging
with the public to identify potentially
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relevant information on chemical
substances being considered for future
prioritization actions during preprioritization timeframes.
DATES:
Webinars: Monday, September 30,
2024, (2 p.m.–4 p.m. ET), and Tuesday,
October 1, 2024 (10 a.m.–12 p.m. ET).
Registration: You must register on or
before September 25, 2024, to receive
the webcast meeting link and audio
teleconference information before the
meeting, and to make oral comments
during the meeting.
Special accommodations: Submit
requests for special accommodations on
or before September 13, 2024, to allow
EPA time to process the request before
the meeting.
Oral comments: To provide an oral
comment during the webinar, register
on or before September 25, 2024.
Written comments: Following the
public webinars, written comments may
be submitted during a 30-day public
comment period that will open
following the second public webinar on
October 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Webinar: Register online for each
webinar as follows:
• For the webinar on Monday,
September 30, 2024, register at: https://
usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/
vJItduuoqzgvH1QTU561mR9P
aHoG91WhfnA;
• For the webinar on Tuesday,
October 1, 2024, register at: https://
usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/
vJIsfCrrzMqHJshuXmH7qTusPvlURNA4M.
Special Accommodations: Please
submit these requests to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Oral comments: Register with the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written comments: Submit written
comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2023–0606, online 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. 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:
Sarah Soliman, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (7201M), Office
of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention (OCSPP), Environmental
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Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (202) 748–0251
email address: soliman.sarah@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general and may be of interest to
entities that may manufacture
(including import) a chemical substance
regulated under TSCA (e.g., entities
identified under North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 325 and 324110). The
action may also be of interest to
chemical processors, distributors in
commerce, users, non-profit
organizations in the environmental and
public health sectors, state and local
government agencies, and members of
the public. 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.
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B. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
TSCA section 6, 15 U.S.C. 2605,
requires EPA to evaluate existing
chemicals via a three-stage process. The
three stages of EPA’s process for existing
chemicals are prioritization, risk
evaluation, and risk management. See
also the implementing procedural
regulations at 40 CFR part 702. For more
information about the TSCA risk
evaluation process for existing
chemicals, go to https://www.epa.gov/
assessing-and-managing-chemicalsunder-tsca.
C. What action is the agency taking?
EPA is announcing the scheduling of
two virtual public meetings to provide
information regarding existing chemical
pre-prioritization and prioritization
activities under TSCA. Prioritization is
the initial step in the process of
evaluating existing chemicals under
TSCA and implementing regulations.
The purpose of prioritization is to
designate a chemical substance as being
either high priority for immediate
further risk evaluation, or low priority,
for which risk evaluation is not
warranted at the time. The webinars
will take place on two separate days, but
the content presented at each meeting
will be identical. EPA will explain the
prioritization process and provide an
overview of information that may be
used to inform the considerations that
ultimately support a High- or LowPriority Substance designation, such as
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information on conditions of use and
health effects resulting from exposure to
the chemicals of interest. In addition,
the list of candidate chemical
substances currently being considered
for future prioritization actions will be
presented for stakeholders to comment
on the data and scientific research
available that may be used to help EPA
determine which chemical substances
may undergo prioritization in the near
term.
D. Why is the Agency taking this action?
EPA is committed to engaging with
the public to identify potentially
relevant information on chemical
substances being considered for future
prioritization actions during preprioritization timeframes. This action is
intended to increase transparency in the
TSCA prioritization process by
encouraging public engagement in
earlier activities.
EPA values broad external input,
which is critical to the prioritization
process. EPA is committed to
developing a sustainable program where
information is continually collected by
the Agency on chemicals of interest so
that prioritization occurs on an annual
basis to replace High-Priority
Substances for which EPA has
completed risk evaluations. Information
provided during and following these
public meetings will inform EPA’s
determination regarding whether
chemical substances have sufficient
information to support either a High- or
Low Priority Substance designation
during prioritization or a risk
evaluation, should a chemical substance
be designated as a High-Priority
Substance during prioritization.
E. What is the purpose of the preprioritization and prioritization phases?
Pre-prioritization represents the
Agency’s commitment to fostering a
transparent collaborative effort with the
public by allowing stakeholders to
engage with EPA on its list of potential
prioritization candidates; learn about
the type of information EPA seeks to
support the proposed and final
designations as either High- or LowPriority Substances; and how
stakeholders can provide that
information.
Prioritization is the initial step in the
process of evaluating existing chemicals
under TSCA section 6(b) and
implementing regulations at 40 CFR part
702. The purpose of prioritization is to
designate a chemical substance as either
high priority for immediate further risk
evaluation, or low priority, for which
risk evaluation is not warranted at the
time.
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To identify candidates for the
prioritization process, TSCA requires
that at least 50 percent of all chemical
substances on which risk evaluations
are being conducted by the
Administrator are drawn from the TSCA
Work Plan for Chemical Assessments:
2014 Update available at: https://
www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managingchemicals-under-tsca/tsca-work-planchemical-assessments-2014-update,
until that list has been exhausted. EPA
also gives preference to chemical
substances from the TSCA Work Plan
chemicals with the following
characteristics:
• Persistence and bioaccumulation
scores of three; and
• Known human carcinogens, and
high acute or chronic toxicity.
Aside from these statutory directions,
EPA has discretion to determine which
chemical substances will undergo
prioritization.
II. Virtual Public Meetings
A. What is the planned agenda for the
meetings?
EPA is announcing its intention to
hold virtual public meetings on
September 30 and October 1, 2024, to
seek individual input from the public
on the proposed efforts regarding preprioritization and the consideration of
existing chemical substances for future
prioritization actions under the TSCA.
The virtual public meetings will take
place on two separate days, but the
content presented at each meeting will
be identical. EPA intends to explain the
prioritization process and provide an
overview of information that may be
used to inform the considerations that
ultimately support a High- or LowPriority Substance designation, such as
information on conditions of use and
health effects resulting from exposure to
the chemicals of interest. In addition,
the Agency intends to share the list of
candidate chemical substances currently
being considered for future
prioritization actions, along with
relevant information available to EPA,
and intends to open a comment period
to provide an opportunity for
stakeholders to comment on the data
and scientific research available that
may be used to help EPA determine
which chemical substances may
undergo prioritization in the near term.
Following EPA’s presentation during
the public webinars, interested persons
will have opportunities to provide
feedback and/or potentially relevant
information regarding the prioritization
efforts, with priority given to those who
registered for oral comments.
Instructions on registering for the public
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communicate an interest in providing
an oral comment are detailed in this
document.
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B. How can I participate the virtual
public meetings?
The public meetings are virtual and
will be accessible via webcast. To
receive a virtual meeting link via email,
use the public virtual meeting
respective registration links provided
under ADDRESSES, and be sure to register
by the deadline under DATES. A virtual
meeting link will be sent via email to
persons who register. EPA will make
every effort to present the information
and allow for as many entities as
possible to provide a brief oral comment
within the allotted time on the day of
the webinar, but please plan for the
webinars to run either ahead of or
behind schedule.
Following EPA’s presentation during
the public webinars, interested persons
will have opportunities to provide
comments and/or potentially relevant
information regarding upcoming
prioritization efforts. You will also have
the opportunity to provide written
comments to the docket after the public
meetings. Instructions on registering to
attend or present at the public meetings,
and to submit written comments
following the virtual public meetings
are detailed under DATES and
ADDRESSES.
Each individual or group wishing to
make brief oral comments during the
virtual public meetings should first
register for the public meetings, and
then also email their request to make
oral comments with their name,
affiliation, and contact information, to
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Interested
persons who have registered to provide
a comment during the public meeting
will each have approximately three
minutes to do so. EPA also encourages
you to submit a written copy of their
oral comments to the docket.
Written statements and supporting
information submitted to the docket
during the comment period will be
considered with the same weight as oral
comments and supporting information
presented at the public meeting.
C. How can I access the materials
shared at the meeting?
After the conclusion of the webinar
on October 1, 2024, the material
presented at the webinars, including the
EPA presentation, the list of candidate
chemical substances currently being
considered for future prioritization
actions, and related supporting
information about those chemicals will
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be added to the docket, along with other
materials provided by participants or
that may become available. In addition,
after the meetings, EPA intends to
prepare meeting minutes summarizing
the individual comments received at the
meetings, which will be added to the
docket as soon as they are available.
D. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI
information to EPA through https://
www.regulations.gov or email. If you
wish to include CBI in your comment,
please follow the applicable instructions
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets#rules and
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
and/or 40 CFR part 703, as applicable.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see Tips for Effective
Comments at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#tips.
3. 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 systems).
Please note that any updates made to
any aspect of the webinar will be
communicated with a document being
added to the docket. While EPA expects
the webinar to go forward as set forth
above, please monitor our website,
https://www.epa.gov/assessing-andmanaging-chemicals-under-tsca/us-epawebinar-next-round-chemicalssubstances-being, or see the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT to determine if there are any
updates. EPA does not intend to publish
update announcements in this action.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: August 22, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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AGENCY
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Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to
Confidential Business Information
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of intended transfer of
confidential business information to
contractor and its subcontractors.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) intends to transfer
confidential business information (CBI)
collected from numerous industries
under a newly awarded blanket
purchase agreement (BPA), effective
July 19, 2024, to ICF International, LLC
(ICF) and its subcontractors. In addition,
the EPA intends to transfer CBI
collected from the meat and poultry
products (MPP) industry to ICF and its
subcontractors under a task order on a
different contract, effective July 3, 2024.
Transfer of this information is necessary
for ICF to assist the Office of Water in
the preparation of effluent guidelines
and standards and with its effluent
guidelines planning and review
activities. Much of the information
being transferred was or will be
collected under the authority of section
308 of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Interested persons may submit
comments on this intended transfer of
information to the address noted below.
DATES: Comments on the transfer of data
are due September 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to
M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control
Officer, Engineering and Analysis
Division (4303T), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460, or via email at siddiqui.ahmar@
epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.
Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control
Officer, at (202) 566–1044, or via email
at siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA
has transferred CBI to various
contractors and subcontractors over the
history of the effluent guidelines
program under 40 CFR 2.302(h). The
EPA determined that this transfer was
necessary to enable the contractors and
subcontractors to perform their work in
supporting EPA in planning,
developing, and reviewing effluent
guidelines and standards for certain
industries.
In this document, pursuant to 40 CFR
2.302(h)(2), the EPA is giving notice
that, effective July 19, 2024, it has
entered into a new BPA with ICF, BPA
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0606; FRL-11581-04-OCSPP]
Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration
of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
announcing the scheduling of two virtual public meetings to provide
information regarding existing chemical pre-prioritization and
prioritization activities under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA). Prioritization is the initial step in the process of evaluating
existing chemicals under TSCA and implementing regulations. The purpose
of prioritization is to designate a chemical substance as being either
high priority for immediate further risk evaluation, or low priority,
for which risk evaluation is not warranted at the time. The webinars
will take place on two separate days, but the content presented at each
meeting will be identical. EPA will explain the prioritization process
and provide an overview of information that may be used to inform the
considerations that ultimately support a High- or Low-Priority
Substance designation, such as information on conditions of use and
health effects resulting from exposure to the chemicals of interest. In
addition, the list of candidate chemical substances currently being
considered for future prioritization actions will be presented for
stakeholders to comment on the data and scientific research available
that may be used to help EPA determine which chemical substances may
undergo prioritization in the near term. EPA is committed to engaging
with the public to identify potentially relevant information on
chemical substances being considered for future prioritization actions
during pre-prioritization timeframes.
DATES:
Webinars: Monday, September 30, 2024, (2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET), and
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET).
Registration: You must register on or before September 25, 2024, to
receive the webcast meeting link and audio teleconference information
before the meeting, and to make oral comments during the meeting.
Special accommodations: Submit requests for special accommodations
on or before September 13, 2024, to allow EPA time to process the
request before the meeting.
Oral comments: To provide an oral comment during the webinar,
register on or before September 25, 2024.
Written comments: Following the public webinars, written comments
may be submitted during a 30-day public comment period that will open
following the second public webinar on October 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Webinar: Register online for each webinar as follows:
For the webinar on Monday, September 30, 2024, register
at: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItduuoqzgvH1QTU561mR9PaHoG91WhfnA;
For the webinar on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, register at:
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfCrrzMqHJshuXmH7qTusPv-lURNA4M.
Special Accommodations: Please submit these requests to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Oral comments: Register with the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written comments: Submit written comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0606, online 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. 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: Sarah Soliman, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (7201M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention (OCSPP), Environmental
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Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 748-0251 email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general and may be of
interest to entities that may manufacture (including import) a chemical
substance regulated under TSCA (e.g., entities identified under North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 325 and
324110). The action may also be of interest to chemical processors,
distributors in commerce, users, non-profit organizations in the
environmental and public health sectors, state and local government
agencies, and members of the public. 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.
B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
TSCA section 6, 15 U.S.C. 2605, requires EPA to evaluate existing
chemicals via a three-stage process. The three stages of EPA's process
for existing chemicals are prioritization, risk evaluation, and risk
management. See also the implementing procedural regulations at 40 CFR
part 702. For more information about the TSCA risk evaluation process
for existing chemicals, go to https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca.
C. What action is the agency taking?
EPA is announcing the scheduling of two virtual public meetings to
provide information regarding existing chemical pre-prioritization and
prioritization activities under TSCA. Prioritization is the initial
step in the process of evaluating existing chemicals under TSCA and
implementing regulations. The purpose of prioritization is to designate
a chemical substance as being either high priority for immediate
further risk evaluation, or low priority, for which risk evaluation is
not warranted at the time. The webinars will take place on two separate
days, but the content presented at each meeting will be identical. EPA
will explain the prioritization process and provide an overview of
information that may be used to inform the considerations that
ultimately support a High- or Low-Priority Substance designation, such
as information on conditions of use and health effects resulting from
exposure to the chemicals of interest. In addition, the list of
candidate chemical substances currently being considered for future
prioritization actions will be presented for stakeholders to comment on
the data and scientific research available that may be used to help EPA
determine which chemical substances may undergo prioritization in the
near term.
D. Why is the Agency taking this action?
EPA is committed to engaging with the public to identify
potentially relevant information on chemical substances being
considered for future prioritization actions during pre-prioritization
timeframes. This action is intended to increase transparency in the
TSCA prioritization process by encouraging public engagement in earlier
activities.
EPA values broad external input, which is critical to the
prioritization process. EPA is committed to developing a sustainable
program where information is continually collected by the Agency on
chemicals of interest so that prioritization occurs on an annual basis
to replace High-Priority Substances for which EPA has completed risk
evaluations. Information provided during and following these public
meetings will inform EPA's determination regarding whether chemical
substances have sufficient information to support either a High- or Low
Priority Substance designation during prioritization or a risk
evaluation, should a chemical substance be designated as a High-
Priority Substance during prioritization.
E. What is the purpose of the pre-prioritization and prioritization
phases?
Pre-prioritization represents the Agency's commitment to fostering
a transparent collaborative effort with the public by allowing
stakeholders to engage with EPA on its list of potential prioritization
candidates; learn about the type of information EPA seeks to support
the proposed and final designations as either High- or Low-Priority
Substances; and how stakeholders can provide that information.
Prioritization is the initial step in the process of evaluating
existing chemicals under TSCA section 6(b) and implementing regulations
at 40 CFR part 702. The purpose of prioritization is to designate a
chemical substance as either high priority for immediate further risk
evaluation, or low priority, for which risk evaluation is not warranted
at the time.
To identify candidates for the prioritization process, TSCA
requires that at least 50 percent of all chemical substances on which
risk evaluations are being conducted by the Administrator are drawn
from the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments: 2014 Update available
at: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/tsca-work-plan-chemical-assessments-2014-update, until that list has
been exhausted. EPA also gives preference to chemical substances from
the TSCA Work Plan chemicals with the following characteristics:
Persistence and bioaccumulation scores of three; and
Known human carcinogens, and high acute or chronic
toxicity.
Aside from these statutory directions, EPA has discretion to
determine which chemical substances will undergo prioritization.
II. Virtual Public Meetings
A. What is the planned agenda for the meetings?
EPA is announcing its intention to hold virtual public meetings on
September 30 and October 1, 2024, to seek individual input from the
public on the proposed efforts regarding pre-prioritization and the
consideration of existing chemical substances for future prioritization
actions under the TSCA. The virtual public meetings will take place on
two separate days, but the content presented at each meeting will be
identical. EPA intends to explain the prioritization process and
provide an overview of information that may be used to inform the
considerations that ultimately support a High- or Low-Priority
Substance designation, such as information on conditions of use and
health effects resulting from exposure to the chemicals of interest. In
addition, the Agency intends to share the list of candidate chemical
substances currently being considered for future prioritization
actions, along with relevant information available to EPA, and intends
to open a comment period to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to
comment on the data and scientific research available that may be used
to help EPA determine which chemical substances may undergo
prioritization in the near term.
Following EPA's presentation during the public webinars, interested
persons will have opportunities to provide feedback and/or potentially
relevant information regarding the prioritization efforts, with
priority given to those who registered for oral comments. Instructions
on registering for the public
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meetings and contacting EPA to communicate an interest in providing an
oral comment are detailed in this document.
B. How can I participate the virtual public meetings?
The public meetings are virtual and will be accessible via webcast.
To receive a virtual meeting link via email, use the public virtual
meeting respective registration links provided under ADDRESSES, and be
sure to register by the deadline under DATES. A virtual meeting link
will be sent via email to persons who register. EPA will make every
effort to present the information and allow for as many entities as
possible to provide a brief oral comment within the allotted time on
the day of the webinar, but please plan for the webinars to run either
ahead of or behind schedule.
Following EPA's presentation during the public webinars, interested
persons will have opportunities to provide comments and/or potentially
relevant information regarding upcoming prioritization efforts. You
will also have the opportunity to provide written comments to the
docket after the public meetings. Instructions on registering to attend
or present at the public meetings, and to submit written comments
following the virtual public meetings are detailed under DATES and
ADDRESSES.
Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments during
the virtual public meetings should first register for the public
meetings, and then also email their request to make oral comments with
their name, affiliation, and contact information, to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Interested persons who have
registered to provide a comment during the public meeting will each
have approximately three minutes to do so. EPA also encourages you to
submit a written copy of their oral comments to the docket.
Written statements and supporting information submitted to the
docket during the comment period will be considered with the same
weight as oral comments and supporting information presented at the
public meeting.
C. How can I access the materials shared at the meeting?
After the conclusion of the webinar on October 1, 2024, the
material presented at the webinars, including the EPA presentation, the
list of candidate chemical substances currently being considered for
future prioritization actions, and related supporting information about
those chemicals will be added to the docket, along with other materials
provided by participants or that may become available. In addition,
after the meetings, EPA intends to prepare meeting minutes summarizing
the individual comments received at the meetings, which will be added
to the docket as soon as they are available.
D. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through
https://www.regulations.gov or email. If you wish to include CBI in
your comment, please follow the applicable instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules and 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 and/or 40 CFR part 703, as
applicable.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see Tips for Effective Comments at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#tips.
3. 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 systems).
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the webinar will
be communicated with a document being added to the docket. While EPA
expects the webinar to go forward as set forth above, please monitor
our website, https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/us-epa-webinar-next-round-chemicals-substances-being, or see
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to determine if
there are any updates. EPA does not intend to publish update
announcements in this action.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: August 22, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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