[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15988-15989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04720]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0464 and EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0601; FRL-11581-02-OCSPP]


Initiation of Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (TSCA); 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA); Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of December 18, 2023, EPA announced 
the initiation and solicitation of public comment on the prioritization 
process for five chemical substances as candidates for designation as 
High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) and related implementing regulations. This document 
extends the comment period for one of the five chemicals: 4,4'-
methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA). The comment period is currently 
scheduled to end on March 18, 2024.

DATES: The comment period at 88 FR 87423 is extended for MBOCA. 
Comments for MBOCA must be received on or before April 17, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments for MBOCA, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0464, through https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to 
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional

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instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Sarah Au, Data Gathering and 
Analysis Division (7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-0398; 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: In response to a stakeholder's request for 
additional time to review materials and prepare comments for MBOCA, EPA 
is extending the comment period for MBOCA that was established in the 
Federal Register document of December 18, 2023, at 88 FR 87423 (FRL-
11581-01-OCSPP) for 30 days, from March 18, 2024, to April 17, 2024. 
The comment period for the other four chemicals is not being extended 
by this Federal Register Notice.
    In addition, EPA would also like to clarify that the Federal 
Register document of December 18, 2023, included a typographical error 
for the year associated with the MBOCA docket ID number. The correct 
docket ID number for MBCOA is EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0464.
    To submit comments or access the docket, please follow the detailed 
instructions provided under ADDRESSES. If you have questions, consult 
the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: February 29, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-04720 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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