[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21228-21229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09178]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0597; FRL-9960-65]


Chemical Data Reporting; Requirements for Inorganic Byproduct 
Chemical Substances; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is planning to establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 
(Committee) under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA) as indicated in a 
Federal Register notice of December 15, 2016, and required by section 
8(a)(6) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the 
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act 
(Lautenberg Act). Prior to establishing the Committee, EPA is holding a 
public meeting with potential committee members and the public for the 
purpose of information exchange and to discuss the process of 
negotiated rulemaking. This notice announces the time and place of this 
meeting.

DATES: This public meeting will be held on May 9, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. and on May 10, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on May 9 and 10, 2017, will be held at Capital 
Hilton, General Session Room (South American AB), 1001 16th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public meeting may contact Jonah 
Richmond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Conflict Prevention and 
Resolution Center, Office of General Counsel, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-0210; email 
address: [email protected].
    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request accommodation for a disability, please 
contact the DFO, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting to 
give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
    Any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice may be 
found at https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements.
    For technical information contact: Susan Sharkey, Chemical Control 
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8789; email 
address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email 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 
(including manufacture as a byproduct chemical substance and including 
import) chemical substances listed on the TSCA Inventory. The following 
list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 
are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help 
readers determine whether this action may apply to them:
    1. Chemical manufacturers and importers (NAICS codes 325 and 
324110; e.g., chemical manufacturing and processing and petroleum 
refineries).
    2. Chemical users and processors who may manufacture a byproduct 
chemical substance (NAICS codes 22, 322, 331, and 3344; e.g., 
utilities, paper manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, and 
semiconductor and

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other electronic component manufacturing).
    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?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0597, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center 
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    Under section 8(a)(6) of TSCA, as amended by the Lautenberg Act, 
EPA is required to enter into a negotiated rulemaking providing for 
limiting chemical data reporting requirements for manufacturers of any 
inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such byproduct chemical 
substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or reprocessed. This 
negotiation process includes the establishment of a federal advisory 
committee. Prior to establishing the Committee, EPA is holding a public 
meeting with potential committee members and the public for the purpose 
of information exchange and to discuss the process of negotiated 
rulemaking as indicated in a Federal Register notice of December 15, 
2016, (81 FR 90843) (FRL-9954-68). This notice announces the time and 
place of this meeting.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

A. Attending the Meeting

    EPA values public input during this process. The meeting announced 
in this notice will be open to the public, so interested parties may 
observe and communicate their views in the appropriate time and manner, 
as defined in the meeting agenda.

B. Oral Statements

    In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation 
at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes. Each person making 
an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as 
their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be 
expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should submit requests by 
email to [email protected] one week prior to the meeting date, in order 
to be placed on the list of public speakers.

C. Written Statements

    Anyone may submit written statements; however, for timely 
consideration, statements should be supplied by email to 
[email protected] one week prior to the meeting date. Members of the 
public should be aware that written comments, including personal 
contact information, if included, may be placed in the EPA docket 
supporting this activity. Copyrighted material will not be posted 
without explicit permission of the copyright holder.

IV. Meeting Agenda

    A copy of the agenda for this meeting will be posted to https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/negotiated-rulemaking-committee-chemical-data-reporting-requirements, as well as in the EPA docket 
supporting this activity (docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0597).

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: April 20, 2017.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-09178 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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