Proposed Rules. Notice

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Action: Notice
Citation: 75 FR (No. 245) · FR Doc. 2010-32149 · EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0924; FRL-8854-1

Summary

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) transmitted its Sixty-Seventh Report to the Administrator of EPA on November 9, 2010. In the 67th ITC Report, which is included with this notice, the ITC is not making any changes to the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List.

Dates

Comments must be received on or before January 21, 2011.

Supplementary Information

I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This notice is directed to the public in general. It may, however, be of particular interest to you if you manufacture (defined by statute to include import) and/or process TSCA-covered chemicals and you may be identified by the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 325 and 32411. Because this notice is directed to the general public and other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be interested in this action. 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. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 260l et seq. ) authorizes the Administrator of EPA to promulgate regulations under TSCA section 4(a) requiring testing of chemicals and chemical groups in order to develop data relevant to determining the risks that such chemicals and chemical groups may present to health or the environment. Section 4(e) of TSCA established the ITC to recommend chemicals and chemical groups to the Administrator of EPA for priority testing consideration. Section 4(e) of TSCA directs the ITC to revise the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List at least every 6 months. You may access additional information about the ITC at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc. A. The 67th ITC Report The ITC is not making any changes to the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List. B. Status of the Priority Testing List The Priority Testing List includes 2 alkylphenols, 12 lead compounds, 16 chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data, and 207 High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program orphan chemicals. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances. Dated: December 14, 2010. Wendy C. Hamnett, Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. Sixty-Seventh Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Table of Contents Summary I. Background II. ITC's Activities During This Reporting Period (June 2010 to December 2010) III. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee Summary The ITC is not making any changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 4(e) Priority Testing List. The TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List is Table 1 of this unit. Table 1—TSCA Section 4( e ) Priority Testing List [December 2010] ITC report Date Chemical name/group Action 31 January 1993 2 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data, methylcyclohexane and cyclopentane Designated. 32 May 1993 10 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data Designated. 35 November 1994 4 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data, cyclopentadiene, formamide, 1,2,3-trichloropropane and m-nitrotoluene Designated. 37 November 1995 Branched 4-nonylphenol (mixed isomers) Recommended. 41 November 1997 Phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) Recommended. 55 December 2004 203 High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program orphan chemicals Recommended. 56 August 2005 4 HPV Challenge Program orphan chemicals Recommended. 60 May 2007 12 Lead and lead compounds Recommended. I. Background The ITC was established by section 4(e) of TSCA “to make recommendations to the Administrator respecting the chemical substances and mixtures to which the Administrator should give priority consideration for the promulgation of rules for testing under section 4(a) * * * At least every six months * * , the Committee shall make such revisions to the Priority Testing List as it determines to be necessary and transmit them to the Administrator together with the Committee's reasons for the revisions” (Public Law 94-469, 90 Stat. 2003 et seq., 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ). ITC reports are available from the ITC's website ( http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc ) within a few days of submission to the EPA Administrator and from regulations.gov ( http://www.regulations.gov ) after publication in the Federal Register. The ITC produces its revisions to the Priority Testing List with administrative and technical support from the ITC staff, ITC members, and their U.S. Government organizations, and contract support provided by EPA. ITC members and staff are listed at the end of this report. II. ITC's Activities During This Reporting Period (June 2010 to December 2010) During this reporting period, the ITC reviewed the Nonylphenol (NP) & Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPEs) Action Plan available at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/actionplans/np-npe.html. III. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee Statutory Organizations and Their Representatives Council on Environmental Quality Diane Poster, Alternate. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology Carlos Gonzalez, Member. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Kimani Kimbrough, Member. Environmental Protection Agency John Schaeffer, Member, Vice-Chair. National Cancer Institute Vacant. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Nigel Walker, Member. Scott Masten, Alternate. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Gayle DeBord, Member. Dennis W. Lynch, Alternate. National Science Foundation Margaret Cavanaugh, Alternate. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Thomas Nerad, Member, Chair. Liaison Organizations and Their Representatives Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Daphne Moffett, Member. Glenn D. Todd, Alternate. Consumer Product Safety Commission Dominique Williams, Member. Department of Agriculture Clifford P. Rice, Member. Laura L. McConnell, Alternate. Department of Defense Vacant. Department of the Interior Barnett A. Rattner, Member. Food and Drug Administration Kirk Arvidson, Member. Ronald F. Chanderbhan, Alternate. TSCA Interagency Testing Committee Staff Technical Support Contractor Syracuse Research Corporation. Environmental Protection Agency John D. Walker, Director. Carol Savage, Administrative Assistant (NOWCC Employee). TSCA Interagency Testing Committee (7401M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; e-mail address: savage.carol@epa.gov; url: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc. [FR Doc. 2010-32149 Filed 12-21-10; 8:45 am]