[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21750-21751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8385]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2005-0008; FRL-7712-4]


Workshop on How to Report for the 2006 Inventory Update Rule 
(IUR) Information Collection; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA will be holding a public workshop in Phoenix, Arizona 
to provide training for affected parties responsible for reporting 
during the 2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) information collection. 
This workshop will focus on the 2006 instructions for reporting. The 
instructions for reporting were revised in response to amendments to 40 
CFR part 710 promulgated on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) (FRL-6767-4). 
This workshop is open to the public.

DATES: The workshop will be held on May 16, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel, 50 
East Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004; telephone number: (602) 333-
0000.
    Persons planning to attend the workshop are directed to the IUR 
website at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/iur/ oppt/iur/. This website contains 
workshop information, as well as IUR background information, draft 
documents, and a link to the workshop registration site. All workshop 
materials can be downloaded from the IUR website or the EPA electronic 
docket at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ (docket identification (ID) 
number: OPPT-2005-0008) in portable document format (PDF).

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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: Franklyn Hall, Economics, 
Exposure, and Technology Division (7406M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, D.C. 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8522; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture 
chemical substances currently subject to reporting under the IUR as 
amended on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) and codified as 40 CFR part 710. 
Persons who process chemical substances but who do not manufacture or 
import chemical substances are not required to comply with the 
requirements of 40 CFR part 710. Potentially affected entities may 
include, but are not limited to:
     Chemical manufacturers and importers currently subject to 
IUR reporting (NAICS 325, 32411), e.g., manufacturers and importers of 
inorganic chemical substances.
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine 
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should 
carefully examine the applicability provisions at 40 CFR 710.48. If you 
have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a 
particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket ID number OPPT-2005-0008. The official public 
docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this 
action, any public comments received, and other information related to 
this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket 
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official 
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for 
public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA 
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 
Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone 
number is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, 
which is located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-0280.
    2. Electronic access.You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. Background

    EPA is holding a workshop to train stakeholders on how to report 
for the 2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory. 
The EPA is required by section 8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) to compile and update an inventory of chemical substances 
manufactured or imported into the United States. Every four years, 
manufacturers (including importers) of certain chemical substances on 
the Chemical Substance Inventory have been required to report data 
specified in the TSCA section 8(a) IUR, 40 CFR part 710. Past updates 
included information on the chemical's production volume, site-limited 
status, and plant site information. Amendments to the IUR promulgated 
on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) expanded the data reported on certain 
chemicals to assist EPA and others in screening potential exposures and 
risks resulting from manufacturing, processing, and use of TSCA 
chemical substances. At the same time, EPA amended the IUR regulations 
to increase the production volume threshold which triggers reporting 
requirements from 10,000 pounds per year to 25,000 pounds per year and 
established a new higher threshold of 300,000 pounds per year above 
which manufacturers must report additional information on downstream 
processing and use of their chemical substances. The 2003 amendments to 
the IUR also revoked the exemption from reporting for inorganic 
chemical substances, provided a partial exemption from reporting of 
processing and use information for chemical substances of low current 
interest, and continued the current exemption from reporting for 
polymers, microorganisms, and naturally occurring chemical substances. 
These changes modify requirements for information collected in calendar 
year 2005 and submitted in 2006 and thereafter. This workshop may be of 
interest to persons currently reporting under the IUR and to 
manufacturers of inorganic chemical substances.
    The workshop will include a series of presentations by 
representatives of EPA on the instructions for reporting for the 2006 
Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory. Subjects 
discussed will include reporting requirements, instructions for 
completing the reporting form, how to assert confidentiality claims, 
how to submit completed reports to EPA, and case studies illustrating 
different aspects of reporting. During the workshop, persons in 
attendance will be able to ask questions regarding the material being 
presented. The purpose of this meeting is to provide training to 
persons who must report in 2006 under the IUR.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    You may register to participate in this meeting by directing your 
web browser to http://www.epa.gov/oppt/iur/. There is a workshop 
registration link on this website that will allow you to provide all 
necessary information for participation. There is no charge for 
attending this public meeting.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.


    Dated: April 21, 2005.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

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