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A Notice by the Environmental Protection Agency on 08/23/2021
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice of public comment period.
SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day public comment period associated with release of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid. The draft document was prepared by the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft IRIS assessment for public comment in advance of a contract-led peer review. Public comments received will be provided to the external peer reviewers. Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a contractor to EPA, will convene a public meeting to discuss the draft report with the public during Step 4 of the IRIS Process. The external peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted in response to this notice and provided at the public meeting when reviewing this document. EPA will consider all comments received when revising the document post-peer review. This draft assessment is not final as described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not represent, and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views.
DATES:
The 60-day public comment period begins August 23, 2021 and ends October 22, 2021. Comments must be received on or before October 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
The IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid will be available via the internet on the IRIS website at https://www.epa.gov/iris/iris-recent-additions and in the public docket at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-0675.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
For technical information on the IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid, contact Ms. Vicki Soto, CPHEA; telephone: 202-564-3077; or email: soto.vicki@epa.gov. The IRIS Program will provide updates through the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) and via EPA's IRIS listserv. To register for the IRIS listserv, visit the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) or visit https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/staying-connected-integrated-risk-information-system#connect.
A Notice by the Environmental Protection Agency on 08/23/2021
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice; request for nominations.
SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) requests public nominations of scientific experts for the upcoming peer reviews of five Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments including: Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA; CASRN 335-76-2), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA; CASRN 375-24-4), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA, CASRN 307-24-4), perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS, CASRN 355-46-4), and perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA, CASRN 375-22-4), and their related salts which are all members of the group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Each assessment will undergo independent external scientific peer review managed by Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a contractor to EPA. A single peer review panel will review all five (5) PFAS IRIS assessments. Interested stakeholders will be provided 30-days to submit nominations for expert reviewers to ERG for their consideration.
DATES:
The 30-day public comment period to provide nominations begins August 23, 2021 and ends September 22, 2021. Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Submit nominations by emailing them to peerreview@erg.com (subject line: EPA PFAS assessments peer review) at ERG no later than September 22, 2021. Please be advised that public comments are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act, including communications on these nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general information please contact: Vicki Soto, CPHEA; email: soto.vicki@epa.gov.
For questions about the peer review, including the nomination process, please contact: Laurie Waite, ERG, by email at peerreview@erg.com (subject line: EPA PFAS assessments peer review); or by phone: (781) 674-7362.
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20-8.B)
A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 08/16/2021
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
EPA is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action requires persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule. This action further requires that persons not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until they have submitted a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken any risk management actions as are required as a result of that determination.
DATES:
This rule is effective on October 15, 2021. For purposes of judicial review, this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on August 30, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: William Wysong, New Chemicals Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-4163; email address: wysong.william@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards: Technical Amendments
A Rule by the Homeland Security Department on 08/04/2021
AGENCY:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This final rule makes non-substantive technical, organizational, and conforming amendments to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.
DATES:
This final rule is effective August 4, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lona Saccomando, (202)-579-0590, CISARegulations@cisa.dhs.gov.
2013 Liquid Chemical Categorization Updates
A Rule by the Coast Guard on 08/05/2021
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION:
Correcting amendments.
SUMMARY:
In April 2020, the Coast Guard published a final rule updating the Liquid Chemical Categorization tables, aligning them with the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk and the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee circulars from December 2012 and 2013. In May 2020, the Coast Guard published amendments to correct minor typographical errors in those regulations. Some minor corrections still need to be made. This document corrects the tables in the final regulations.
DATES:
Effective on August 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LCDR Daniel Velez, Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1419, email Daniel.velez@uscg.mil, or Dr. Raghunath Halder, Coast Guard; telephone (202) 372-1422, email Raghunath.Halder@uscg.mil.
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