[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21542-21543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09380]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0675; FRL-9960-84]


TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Standards for 
Small Manufacturers and Processors; Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 15, 2016, EPA issued a notice in the Federal 
Register requesting public comment on whether revision to the current 
size standards for small manufacturers and processors, which are used 
in connection with reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a), is warranted. This document reopens 
the comment period for 15

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days. The comment period is being reopened in order to allow the public 
to consider feedback received by EPA from the Small Business 
Administration (SBA) as a result of a consultation request on EPA's 
preliminary determination on whether revision to these standards is 
warranted.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2016-0675, must be received on or before May 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of December 15, 2016 (81 FR 90840) (FRL-
9956-03).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Lynne Blake-Hedges, Chemistry, 
Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division (7406M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8807; 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: This document reopens the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of December 15, 
2016. In that document, EPA requested comment on its preliminary 
determination on whether a revision of the standards for determining 
the manufacturers and processors which qualify as small manufacturers 
and processors for purposes of TSCA sections 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(3) was 
warranted. On December 7, 2016, EPA also submitted a consultation 
request to the SBA on the adequacy of the current standards and 
requested a response within 15 business days of receipt (Ref. 1). EPA 
had intended to add SBA's response to the docket to give the public an 
opportunity to review the response to inform their comments on EPA's 
preliminary determination. EPA received feedback on the consultation 
request on behalf of the SBA Administrator on April 5, 2017 (Ref. 2), 
concluding the consultation with SBA. Consistent with section 
8(a)(3)(C), EPA is providing public notice and an opportunity for 
comment on its preliminary determination after consultation with the 
Administrator of SBA.
    EPA is hereby reopening the comment period for 15 days to May 24, 
2017.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of December 15, 2016 (81 FR 90840) (FRL-9956-03). If you have 
questions, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

References

    The following is a listing of the documents that are specifically 
referenced in this document. The docket includes these documents and 
other information considered by EPA, including documents that are 
referenced within the documents that are included in the docket, even 
if the referenced document is not physically located in the docket. For 
assistance in locating these other documents, please consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

1. Jones, Jim. Letter to Maria Contreras-Sweet. ``Consultation under 
Section 8(a)(3)(C) the Toxic Substances Control Act''. December 
2016.
2. Linda McMahon. Response to Consultation Request under Section 
8(a)(3)(C) the Toxic Substances Control Act. April 2017.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(a)(3)(C).

    Dated: April 21, 2017.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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