[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 75496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27642]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 720

[OPPT-2003-0058; FRL-7692-3]
RIN 2070-AJ04


TSCA Inventory Nomenclature for Enzymes and Proteins; Extension 
of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR); extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the public comment period established 
for the ANPR in the Federal Register issued on November 15, 2004 (69 FR 
65565). In that ANPR, EPA alerted stakeholders that it was considering 
changing procedures and requirements for naming enzymes and proteins 
for the purpose of listing those substances on the TSCA Inventory. More 
specifically, the ANPR outlined four identification elements that EPA 
currently believes are appropriate for use in developing unique TSCA 
Inventory nomenclature for proteinaceous enzymes. The ANPR also 
solicited public comment on several specific questions relating to the 
initiative.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPPT-
2003-0058, must be received on or before January 30, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register document of November 15, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby 
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division 
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: [email protected].
     For technical information contact: James Alwood, Chemical Control 
Division, (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8974; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

     The Agency included in the ANPR a list of those who may be 
potentially affected by this action. If you have questions regarding 
the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document and Other 
Related Information

     In addition to using EDOCKET (http://www.epa.gov/edocket/), you 
may access this Federal Register document electronically through the 
EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. A frequently updated electronic version of 40 
CFR part 720 is available on E-CFR Beta Site Two at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/.

II. What Action is EPA taking?

    This document extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register issued on November 15, 2004 (69 FR 65565) (FRL-7342-
2). In that document, EPA alerted stakeholders that it was considering 
changing procedures and requirements for naming enzymes and proteins 
for the purpose of listing those substances on the TSCA Inventory. EPA 
is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on 
December 15, 2004, to January 30, 2005.

III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 8(b) of TSCA requires EPA to ``compile, keep current, and 
publish a list of each chemical substance which is manufactured or 
processed in the United States'' (the TSCA Inventory). In order to 
fulfill this requirement, EPA must continuously update and keep current 
various types of information, including, but not limited to, the 
information used to identify any new chemical substance that is 
reported to be manufactured or processed in the United States. EPA must 
also make corrections, when necessary, of previously reported 
information on the TSCA Inventory.

IV. Do Any Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Apply to this Action?

    No. This action is not a rulemaking, it merely extends the date by 
which public comments must be submitted to EPA for an ANPR that 
previously published in the Federal Register of November 15, 2004 (69 
FR 65565). For information about the applicability of the regulatory 
assessment requirements to the ANPR, please refer to the discussion in 
Unit IV. of that document (69 FR 65565).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 720

     Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, 
Reporting, and recordkeeping requirements.


    Dated: December 13, 2004.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 04-27642 Filed 12-14-04; 3:04 pm]
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