[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55036-55037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17314]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-0292; FRL-11270-01-ORD]


Public Comment on the Cumulative Risk Assessment Guidelines for 
Planning and Problem Formulation; Extension of the Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period; extension.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 
an extension of the public comment period by 15 days for the draft 
Cumulative Risk Assessment Guidelines for Planning and Problem 
Formulation. The original Federal Register document announcing the 
public comment period was published on June 16, 2023.

DATES: The public comment period for the notice published on June 16, 
2023 (88 FR 39424) is being extended by 15 days. The EPA must receive 
comments on or before August 30, 2023, to be considered.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2013-0292, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, Office of Research and Development Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: EPA Docket Center, WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. 
The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday (except Federal Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this notice. Comments received may be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional 
information on the public comment process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

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: 
[email protected]. For technical information on the draft guidelines 
or information on the public comment period, contact Dr. Lawrence 
Martin, via email at: [email protected]; or via phone/voicemail 
at 202-308-5642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published the CRA Guidelines for 
Planning and Problem Formulation on June 16, 2023, in the Federal 
Register (88 FR 39424), which included a request for public comments on 
or before August 15, 2023, on the draft CRA guidelines document 
(available in the docket). The purpose of this notice is to extend the 
public comment period.
    The public can submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2013-0292, at https://www.regulations.gov/ or the other methods 
identified in the ADDRESSES section.

I. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov

    The public can submit comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2013-0292 for the CRA Guidelines for Planning and Problem 
Formulation, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-566-9744.

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     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center (EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-0292), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. For 
information on visiting the EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room, 
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The EPA Docket Center 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. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket's 
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or 
hand delivery, please submit three copies of the comments. For 
attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the 
comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number EPA-HQ-ORD-
2013-0292 for the CRA Guidelines for Planning and Problem Formulation. 
If you are commenting on specific text in the document, please use the 
page and line number to identify the text to which you refer. General 
recommendations or comments are best tied to a specific section in the 
text that comes closest to addressing the issue you are commenting 
upon. If no such section exists, then a recommendation for a new 
section heading is helpful. Please provide citations for any technical 
information and/or data used to support the information you provide. To 
ensure proper receipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID 
number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of 
your response.
    Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked 
``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA's 
policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without 
change and to make the comments available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information through 
www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 
protected. The www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an email comment directly to EPA without going through 
www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you 
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to 
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special 
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or 
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the 
EPA Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket 
in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

III. How will comments be used?

    Public comment received on the draft CRA Guidelines for Planning 
and Problem Formulation will be reviewed and considered to be 
incorporated into or modify text in the final revised draft of the 
Guidelines. The final draft Guidelines will then undergo internal EPA 
review and revision, and then be finalized for publication.

Mary Ross,
Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement.
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