Environmental Protection Agency December 15, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (22-1.5e); Correction
EPA is issuing a correction to a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register of Friday, December 2, 2022, in which EPA proposed significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. This document corrects an inadvertent error in the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry number identified for Phosphonium, tributyl (2-methoxypropyl)-, salt with 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4- nonafluoro-N-methyl-1-butanesulfonamide (1:1) (PMN Number P-03-77).
Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Science Advisory Board BenMAP and Benefits Methods Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to receive a presentation on charge questions and a demonstration of the EPA's new cloud-based BenMAP model from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. The panel will schedule a future public meeting in early Spring 2023 to review and discuss BenMAP and benefits methods that calculate estimated air pollution-related deaths and illnesses and their associated economic values. Additional information, materials, background and meeting agendas for future activities will be posted on SAB's website at: https://sab.epa.gov.
DQB Males (Wolbachia pipientis, DQB Strain, Contained in Live Adult Culex quinquefasciatus Males); Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture for use of the pesticide DQB Males (Wolbachia pipientis, DQB strain, contained in live adult Culex quinquefasciatus males), to treat up to 20,000 acres of State, Federal, and private wildlife conservation areas throughout the State of Hawaii and to control Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes, a vector of avian malaria. The applicant proposes a new use of a microbial pesticide which has not been registered by EPA. Therefore, in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether to grant the exemption.
Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries
EPA is taking final action to amend the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries to reference a standard practice recently made available by ASTM International, a widely recognized standards developing organization. Specifically, this final rule amends the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule (AAI rule) to reference ASTM International's E1527-21 ``Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process'' and allow for its use to satisfy the requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and to remove after one year recognition of the previous version of that standard, ASTM E1527-13, as compliant with the AAI rule.
Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to issue regulations to implement certain provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, as enacted on December 27, 2020. This rulemaking proposes to: restrict the use of hydrofluorocarbons in specific sectors or subsectors in which they are used; establish a process for submitting technology transitions petitions; establish recordkeeping and reporting requirements; and address certain other elements related to the effective implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. The proposed restrictions on the use of hydrofluorocarbons would, in part, address petitions granted on October 7, 2021, and September 19, 2022. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is also seeking advance information on certain topics that may be helpful to developing a future proposed rule including on restrictions on the use of hydrofluorocarbons for certain other sectors and subsectors and on a third-party auditing program to verify substances used in products.
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