[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32424-32425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08936]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0192; FRL-11917-01-OGC]
Proposed Consent Decrees, Toxic Substances Control Act Suit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decrees; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is given of proposed consent decrees to address
lawsuits filed by Community In-Power and Development Association Inc.,
Learning Disabilities Association of America, Louisiana Environmental
Action Network, Sierra Club, and Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy
Services (collectively, ``CIDA Plaintiffs'') in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia on September 18, 2023:
Community In-Power and Development Association Inc. v. EPA, Case No.
1:23-cv-02715 (D.D.C.) (the ``CIDA action'') and by American Chemistry
Council (``ACC'') in the same court on December 19, 2023: ACC v. EPA,
Case No. 1:23-cv-03726 (D.D.C.) (the ``ACC action''). The cases were
consolidated on January 17, 2024. The CIDA Plaintiffs and ACC filed the
cases pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (``TSCA''), alleging
that EPA failed to perform non-discretionary duties under TSCA to
timely complete several risk evaluations. EPA is providing notice of
the proposed consent decrees, which would resolve all claims in both
cases by establishing deadlines for EPA to take action on the subject
risk evaluations.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decrees must be
received by May 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OGC-2024-0192, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
number for this action. 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 rulemaking process, see the ``Additional Information
about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decrees'' heading under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Schwarz, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances Law Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; telephone (202) 564-8496; email
address [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Copies of the Proposed Consent Decrees
The official public docket for this action (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OGC-2024-0192) contains copies of the proposed consent decrees. The
official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 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 and the telephone number
for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
The electronic version of the public docket for this action
contains copies of the proposed consent decrees and is available
through https://www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit
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or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of
the official public docket, and access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in
the appropriate docket identification number then select ``search.''
II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decrees
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-
0192, via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you
wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. For additional information about submitting information
identified as CBI, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Note that written
comments containing CBI and submitted by mail may be delayed and
deliveries or couriers will be received by scheduled appointment only.
If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other
contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you
can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to
contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your
comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of
a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket and made available in EPA's electronic public
docket. 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.
Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments
to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments.
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
In accordance with the EPA's ``Consent Decrees and Settlement
Agreements to Resolve Environmental Claims Against the Agency'' (March
18, 2022), for a period of thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this document, the Agency will accept written comments
relating to a proposed consent decrees for these claims. EPA or the
Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed
consent decrees if the comments disclose facts or considerations that
indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.
Randolph L. Hill,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024-08936 Filed 4-25-24; 8:45 am]
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