Environmental Protection Agency January 27, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

As required by EPA's Final Rule on Fees for the Administration of TSCA (the Fees Rule), in which EPA established fees to defray some of the costs of administering certain provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), this Notice identifies the preliminary lists of manufacturers (including importers) of 20 chemical substances that have been designated as a High-Priority Substance for risk evaluation and for which fees will be charged. EPA is providing a 60- day comment period during which manufacturers (including importers) are required to self-identify as a manufacturer of a High-Priority Substance irrespective of whether they are included on the preliminary lists. Where appropriate, entities may also avoid or reduce fee obligations by making certain certifications consistent with the Fees Rule. During this 60-day comment period, the public will have the opportunity to correct errors or provide comments on the preliminary lists. EPA expects to publish final lists of manufacturers (including importers) subject to fees no later than concurrently with the publication of the final scope document for risk evaluations of these 20 High-Priority Substances. Manufacturers (including importers) identified on the final lists will be subject to applicable fees.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (EPA ICR Number 1158.13, OMB Control Number 2060-0156) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 6, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to discuss their Draft Report on EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (External Review DraftSeptember 2019) and their Draft Report on EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (External Review Draft).