UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NATIONAL VEHICLE AND FUEL EMISSIONS LABORATORY

2000 TRAVERWOOD DRIVE

ANN ARBOR, MI  48105-2498

									     OFFICE OF

									AIR AND RADIATION

11/8/13

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: Test Procedure Meeting with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Global Automakers

FROM: Christopher Laroo

TO:  EPA Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472

This memo documents a meeting held on 11/18/13 between representatives of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Global Automakers, ARB, and EPA to discuss light-duty vehicle plug-in hybrid electric vehicle test procedures.  The meeting attendees are enclosed.


[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55726-55727]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23007]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA 2011-001-N-12]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently
approved information collection activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on
specific aspects of the activities identified below.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than November 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number 2130-0571.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, or via e-mail to Mr. Brogan at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or to Ms. Toone at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, Sec.  2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to provide 60-days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities before seeking
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A);
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden
of the information collection activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of
information collection activities on the public by automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of information mandated by Federal
regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user
friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (iii)
accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
    Title: Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating
Employees.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0571.
    Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to ensure
that railroads covered by this rule establish and implement--by
specified dates--noise monitoring, hearing conservation, and
audiometric testing programs, as well as hearing conservation training
programs, to protect their employees against the damaging and
potentially dangerous effects of excessive noise in the everyday rail
environment.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 460 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                         Total annual      Average time per      Total annual
          CFR Section            Respondent universe       responses           response          burden hours
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227.9--Waivers.................  460 Railroads......  5 petitions.......  60 minutes........  5 hours.
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227.103--Noise Monitoring        460 Railroads......  460 programs......  2 hours/8 hours     5,165 hours.
 Program.                                                                  600 hours.
--Notification of Employee of    460 Railroads......  905 lists.........  30 minutes........  453 hours.
 Monitoring.
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227.107--Hearing Conservation    460 railroads......  461 HCPs..........  150 hrs/2 hrs/31    2,875 hours.
 Program (HCP).                                                            hrs.
--Revised Hearing Conservation   460 railroads......  92 HCPs...........  /7.5 hours........  160 hours.
 Programs (HCPs).                                                         1.74 hours........
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227.109--Audiometric Testing     78,000 Employees...  60,000 audiograms   7 minutes +.......  7,000 hours +
 Program--Existing Employees--                         + 6,000 a-grams.   25 minutes........  2,500 hours.
 Baseline Audiograms.
--Periodic Audiograms..........  78,000 Employees...  8,000 a-grams       25 minutes 6 min./  3,333 hours.
                                                       2,330 eval. + 93    2.5 hrs.
                                                       retests.
--Evaluation of Audiograms.....  ...................  ..................  ..................  466 hours.
--Problem Audiograms...........  78,000 Employees...  45 documents 93     10 minutes........  8 hours
                                                       notices.           15 minutes........  24 hours.
--Follow-up Procedures--
 Notifications.
--Fitting/Training of            8,000 Employees....  240 tr. session...  2 minutes.........  8 hours.
 Employees: Hearing Protectors.
--Referrals For Clinical/        8,000 Employees....  20 referrals......  2 hours...........  40 hours.
 Otological Examinations.
--Notification to Employee of    240 Employees......  20 notices........  5 minutes.........  2 hours.
 Need: Otological Examination.
--New Audiometric                240 Employees......  20 notices........  5 minutes.........  2 hours.
 Interpretation.
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227.111--Audiometric Test        1,000 Mobile Vans..  1,000 tests.......  45 minutes........  750 hours.
 Requirements.
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227.117--Hearing Protection      460 Railroads......  50 evaluations....  30 minutes........  25 hours.
 Attenuation--Evaluation.
--Re-Evaluations...............  460 Railroads......  10 reevaluations..  30 minutes........  5 hours.
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227.119--Hearing Conservation    460 Railroads/AAR..  441 programs......  8 hours/2 hours/    706 hours.
 Training Program--Development.                                            116 hours/1 hour
                                                                           30 minutes.
--Employee Training............  460 Railroads......  26,000 tr. Empl...  ..................  13,000 hours.
--Periodic Training............  460 Railroads......  7,000 tr. Empl....  30 minutes........  3,500 hours.
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227.121--Record Keeping--        460 Railroads......  10 requests + 10    10 min. + 15 min..  5 hours.
 Authorization: Records.                               Responses.
--Request for Copies of Reports  460 Railroads......  150 requests + 150  21 min. + 45 min..  166 hours.
                                                       resp..
--Records Transfer When Carrier  460 Railroads......  10 records........  24 minutes........  4 hours.
 Becomes Defunct.
--Railroad Audiometric Test      460 Railroads......  26,000 records....  2 minutes.........  867 hours.
 Records.
--Hearing Conservation Program   460 Railroads......  54,000 records....  45 seconds........  675 hours.
 (HCP) Records.
--HCP Training Records of        460 Railroads......  26,000 records....  30 seconds........  217 hours.
 Employees.
--Records: Standard Threshold    460 Railroads......  280 records.......  7 minutes.........  33 hours.
 Shifts of Employees.
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229.121--Locomotive Cab Noise--  3 Equipment          700 tests/rcds....  40 min. + 5 min...  111 hours.
 Tests/Certifications.            Manufacturers.
--Equipment Maintenance:         460 Railroads......  3,000 reports +     10 min. + 5 min...  750 hours.
 Excessive Noise Reports.                              3,000 records.
--Maintenance Records..........  460 Railroads......  3,750 records.....  8 minutes.........  500 hours.
--Internal Auditable Monitoring  570 Railroads......  570 systems.......  36 min. + 8.25      572 hours.
 Systems.                                                                  hours.
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Appendix H--Static Test          700 Locomotives....  2 retests + 2       35 min. + 5 min...  1 hour.
 Protocols/Records.                                    records.
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    Total Responses: 230,919.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 43,928 hours.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b),
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 2, 2011.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-23007 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]
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EO12866_LCRR_Eff_Date_Delay_2040-AF15_Proposal_20210224

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 141
[EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0300; FRL-10021-00-OW]
 RIN 2040-AF15

Proposed Delay of Effective and Compliance Dates of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; delay of effective and compliance dates.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to delay, until December 16, 2021, the effective date of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), which was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2021. EPA is also proposing to delay the January 16, 2024 compliance date established in the LCRR to September 16, 2024. The proposed delay in the effective date is consistent with presidential directives issued on January 20, 2021, to heads of federal agencies to review certain regulations, including the LCRR. The delay will allow sufficient time for EPA to complete its review of the rule in accordance with those directives and conduct important consultations with affected parties. The proposed delay in the compliance date of the LCRR ensures that any delay in the effective date will not reduce the time provided for drinking water systems and primacy states to take actions needed to assure compliance with the LCRR.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0300, 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 Water Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.
 Hand Delivery / Courier (by scheduled appointment only): EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.  -  4:30 p.m., Monday  -  Friday (except federal holidays).
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this rulemaking. 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 "Public Participation" heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov/ or email, as there may be a delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Kempic, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose of the Regulatory Action
      On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued "Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis." (86 FR 7037, January 25, 2021) ("Executive Order 13990"). Section 2 of Executive Order 13990 directs the heads of all agencies to immediately review regulations that may be inconsistent with, or present obstacles to, the policy set forth in Section 1 of Executive Order 13990. In the January 20, 2021 White House "Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for Review," the "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions" (LCRR) is specifically identified as an agency action that will be reviewed in conformance with Executive Order 13990
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/20/fact-sheet-list-of-agency-actions-for-review/). Also on January 20, 2021, Ronald A. Klain, the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, issued a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies entitled, "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review" (White House memorandum) (86 FR 7424, January 28, 2021); the memorandum directs agencies to consider postponing the effective date of regulations that have been published in the Federal Register, but have not taken effect, for the purpose of reviewing any questions of fact, law, and policy the rules may raise. In addition, the LCRR has been challenged in court by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Newburgh Clean Water Project, NAACP, Sierra Club, United Parents Against Lead and the Attorneys General of New York, California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Those cases have been consolidated in Newburgh Clean Water Project, et al., v EPA, No. 21-1019 (D.C. Cir.).  EPA also received a letter on March 4, 2021 from 36 organizations and five individuals requesting that EPA suspend the March 16, 2021 effective date of the LCRR to review the rule and initiate a new rulemaking. EPA also received a letter on February 4, 2021 from the American Water Works Association requesting that EPA not delay the rule.
      Consistent with Executive order 13990 and the White House memorandum, EPA has decided to review the LCRR, which was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2021. The Agency is simultaneously publishing, in the "Final Rules" section of today's Federal Register, a final rule providing for a short delay of the LCRR's effective date to June 17, 2021, while EPA seeks comment on this proposal to extend the effective date further to December 16, 2021. The purpose of an extension of the effective date to December 16, 2021, is to allow EPA to conduct a review of the LCRR and consult with stakeholders, including those who have been historically underserved by, or subject to discrimination in, federal policies and programs prior to the LCRR going into effect. The LCRR made extensive and significant changes to the existing regulatory requirements, involving complex factual, legal, and policy issues. This proposed extension of the effective date would allow EPA adequate time to conduct a thorough review of this complex set of requirements to assess whether the LCRR is inconsistent with, or presents obstacles to, the policy set forth in Section 1 of the Executive Order 13990, and to consult with stakeholders in that review prior to the rule going into effect.
      The LCRR's effective date (when the rule is codified into the Code of Federal Regulations) is different from the compliance date. Section 1412(b)(10) of the Safe Drinking Water Act specifies that drinking water regulations shall generally take effect (i.e., require compliance) three years after the date the regulation is promulgated. This 3-year period is used by states to adopt laws and regulations in order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for the rule and by water systems to take any necessary actions to meet the compliance deadlines in the rule. EPA is also proposing to extend the January 16, 2024 compliance dates in the LCRR by nine months to September 16, 2024, to correspond to the proposed delay in the effective date (nine months from the original effective date of March 16, 2021). This proposed extension would have the effect of maintaining the same time period between the effective date and the compliance date in the LCRR that was published on January 15, 2021. EPA expects that the duration of the compliance date extension would provide drinking water systems with adequate time to take actions needed to assure compliance with the LCRR after it takes effect. It should also provide states with primary enforcement responsibility adequate time to revise their primacy program in light of EPA's final LCRR.
      Importance of EPA's review of the LCCR for protection of public health.
      The impact of lead exposure, including through drinking water, is a public health issue of paramount importance and its adverse effects on children and the general population are serious and well known.  For example, exposure to lead is known to present serious health risks to the brain and nervous system of children. Lead exposure causes damage to the brain and kidneys and can interfere with the production of red blood cells that carry oxygen to all parts of the body. Lead has acute and chronic impacts on the body. The most robustly studied and most susceptible subpopulations are the developing fetus, infants, and young children. Even low level lead exposure is of particular concern to children because their growing bodies absorb more lead than adults do, and their brains and nervous systems are more sensitive to the damaging effects of lead. EPA estimates that drinking water can make up 20 percent or more of a person's total exposure to lead. Infants who consume mostly formula mixed with tap water can, depending on the level of lead in the system and other sources of lead in the home, receive 40 percent to 60 percent of their exposure to lead from drinking water used in the formula. Scientists have linked lead's effects on the brain with lowered intelligence quotient (IQ) and attention disorders in children. Young children and infants are particularly vulnerable to lead because the physical and behavioral effects of lead occur at lower exposure levels in children than in adults. During pregnancy, lead exposure may affect prenatal brain development. Lead is stored in the bones and it can be released later in life. Even at low levels of lead in blood, there is an increased risk of health effects in children (e.g., less than 5 micrograms per deciliter) and adults (e.g., less than 10 micrograms per deciliter).
      The 2013 Integrated Science Assessment for Lead and the HHS National Toxicology Program Monograph on Health Effects of Low-Level Lead have both documented the association between lead and adverse cardiovascular effects, renal effects, reproductive effects, immunological effects, neurological effects, and cancer. EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Chemical Assessment Summary provides additional health effects information on lead.
      Because of disparities in the quality of housing, community economic status, and access to medical care, lead in drinking water (and other media) disproportionately affects lower-income people. Minority and low-income children are more likely to live in proximity to lead-emitting industries and to live in urban areas, which are more likely to have contaminated soils, contributing to their overall exposure. Additionally, non-Hispanic black individuals are more than twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to live in moderately or severely substandard housing which is more likely to present risks from deteriorating lead based paint. The disparate impacts for low-income and minority populations may be exacerbated because of their more limited resources for remediating the sources of lead such as lead service lines.
      For example, stakeholders have raised concerns that to the extent water systems rely on homeowners to pay for replacement of privately owned portions of lines, lower-income homeowners will be unable to replace lines, resulting in disparate levels of protection. Moreover, the crisis in Flint, Michigan, has brought increased attention to the challenge of lead in drinking water systems across the country.
      Given the paramount significance to the public's health for ensuring that lead in drinking water is adequately addressed under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the concerns raised by litigants and other stakeholders about the LCRR, it is critically important that EPA's review of the LCRR be deliberate and have the benefit of meaningful engagement with the affected public, including underserved communities disproportionately affected by exposure to lead.
      In conducting its review, EPA will carefully consider the concerns raised by stakeholders, including disadvantaged communities that have been disproportionately impacted, states that administer national primary drinking water regulations, consumer and environmental organizations, water systems and other organizations. There is a wide range of stakeholder views regarding the LCRR; some argue that it does not sufficiently protect the public health while others raise concerns that the rule imposes burdens that states and water systems do not have the resources to address.  For example, a primary source of lead exposure in drinking water is lead service lines. Stakeholders have raised concerns that despite the significance of this source of lead, the LCRR fails to require, or create adequate incentives, for public water systems to replace all of their service lines. In addition, stakeholders have raised concerns that  portions of many lead service lines are privately owned and disadvantaged homeowners may not be able to afford the cost of replacing their portion of the lead service line and may not have this significant source of lead exposure removed if their water system does not provide financial assistance. Other stakeholders have raised concerns regarding the significant costs public water systems and communities would face to replace all lead service lines. Based upon information from the Economic Analysis for the Final Lead and Copper Rule, EPA estimates that there are between 6.3 and 9.3 million lead service lines nationally and the cost of replacing all of these lines is between $25 and $56 billion.
      Another key element of the LCRR relates to requiring public water systems to conduct an inventory of lead service lines so that systems know the scope of the problem, can identify potential sampling locations and can communicate with households that are or may be served by lead service lines to inform them of the actions they may take to reduce their risks. Some stakeholders have raised concerns that the rule's inventory requirements are not sufficiently rigorous to ensure that consumers have access to useful information about the locations of lead service lines in their community. Other stakeholders have raised concerns that water systems do not have accurate records about the composition of privately owned portions of service lines and that have concerns about public water systems publicly releasing information regarding privately owned property.
      A core component of the LCRR is maintaining an "action level" of 15 parts per billion (ppb), which serves as a trigger for certain actions by public water systems such as lead service line replacement and public education. The LCRR did not modify the existing lead action level but established a 10 ppb "trigger level" to require public water systems to initiate actions to decrease their lead levels and take proactive steps to remove lead from the distribution system. Some stakeholders support this new trigger level while others argue that EPA has unnecessarily complicated the regulation. Some stakeholders suggest that the Agency should eliminate the new trigger level and instead lower the 15 ppb action level.
       Some stakeholders have indicated that the Agency has provided too much flexibility for small water systems and that it is feasible for many of the systems serving 10,000 or fewer customers to take more actions to reduce drinking water lead levels than required under the LCRR. Other stakeholders have highlighted the limited technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small water systems and support the flexibilities provided by the LCRR to all of these small systems.
      Stakeholders have divergent views of the school and childcare sampling provisions of the LCRR; some believe that the sampling should be more extensive, while others do not believe that community water systems should be responsible for it and that such a program would be more effectively carried out by the school and childcare facilities.
      Finally, some stakeholders have expressed concerns that the Agency did not provide adequate opportunities for a public hearing and did not provide a complete or reliable evaluation of the costs and benefits of the proposed LCRR.
      The significant issues identified by stakeholders warrant careful and considerate review of the rule, as well as relief from the compliance deadlines as EPA considers the issues raised by stakeholders and litigants. After publication of a final national primary drinking water rule, states and water systems commence activities to achieve compliance with the rule by the deadline established in the LCRR based on the requirements of Section 1412(b)(10) of SDWA. States will undertake actions to obtain primacy to implement the regulations and water systems will begin the actions to prepare lead service line inventories, and as appropriate to prepare lead service line replacement plans. The postponement of compliance dates through this action is intended as a stopgap measure to prevent the unnecessary expenditure of resources by water systems and states on those efforts until EPA completes its review of the LCRR and can provide some certainty that the LCRR requirements will not be changed. Without a delay in the effective date of the rule, regulated entities may make decisions and spend scarce resources on compliance obligations that could change at the end of EPA's review period.
      Section 1412(b)(9) of the Safe Drinking Water Act authorizes EPA to review and revise national primary drinking water rules "as appropriate" and directs that any revision "shall maintain, or provide for greater, protection of the health of persons."  42 U.S.C. § 300g-1(b)(9).  This proposed delay is consistent with EPA's exercise of this discretionary authority to revise its drinking water rules.  As noted above, some stakeholders have raised questions about the lead service line replacement requirements and the small system flexibility requirements, including whether they are consistent with the "anti-backsliding" standard in Section 1412(b)(9).  EPA would evaluate those concerns during its review of the rule.
      EPA is requesting public comment on this additional 6-month extension of the June 17, 2021 effective date to December 16, 2021, and the 9-month extension of the current compliance date of January 16, 2024, to September 16, 2024, respectively. EPA will engage with stakeholders during the 9 month review period to evaluate the rule and determine whether to initiate a process to revise components of the rule. If EPA decides it is appropriate to propose revisions to the rule, it will consider whether to further extend compliance dates for those specific obligations.

      Specifically, EPA is seeking comment on the duration of the effective date and compliance date extensions and whether the compliance date extension should apply to the entire LCRR or certain components of the final rule. EPA intends to issue a final decision on this proposal prior to the June 17, 2021 effective date promulgated in the "Final Rules" section of the Federal Register.

II. Public Participation

       Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. HQ-OW-2017-0300 at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the 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.
      EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Reading Room for public visitors, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov/ as there may be a delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries or couriers will be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area health departments, and our federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
      This action is a significant regulatory action that was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any changes made in response to OMB recommendations have been documented in the docket.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
      This action does not impose an information collection burden under the PRA. This action does not contain any information collection activities.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
      I certify that this action if finalized would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. In making this determination, the impact of concern is any significant adverse economic impact on small entities. An agency may certify that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities if the rule relieves regulatory burden, has no net burden or otherwise has a positive economic effect on the small entities subject to the rule. This proposed action would not impose any requirements on anyone, including small entities.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
      This proposed action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531 -- 1538. The proposed action would impose no enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments or the private sector.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
      This proposed action does not have federalism implications. It would not have a substantial direct effect on the states, on the relationship between the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments
      This proposed action does not have tribal implications as specified in Executive Order 13175. This proposed action is not subject to Executive Order 13175 because it would not have a substantial direct effect on tribes or on the relationship between the national government and tribes.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
      EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those regulatory actions that are economically significant, per the definition of "covered regulatory action" in Section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This proposed action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because the proposed delays of the effective date and the compliance date are not economically significant.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
      This proposed action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
      This proposed rulemaking does not involve technical standards.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
      This proposed action is not subject to Executive Order 12898 (59 Fed 7629, Feb. 16, 1994) because it does not establish an environmental health or safety standard.

 List of Subjects
 40 CFR Part 141
 Environmental protection, Copper, Indians  -  lands, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Lead service line, National Primary Drinking Water Regulation, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water supply.

[Proposed Delay of Effective Date of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions; page 10 of 14]

Jane Nishida,
Acting Administrator.

For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Environmental Protection Agency proposes to amend 40 CFR part 141 as follows:
PART 141 - NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 141 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300f, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-4, 300j-9, and 300j-11.
2. Amend § 141.80 by revising paragraphs (a)(2) through (a)(4)(i)-(ii).
	The revisions read as follows:
§ 141.80 General requirements.
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(2) The requirements of this subpart are effective as of December 16, 2021.
(3) Community water systems and non-transient, non-community water systems must comply with the requirements of this subpart no later than September 16, 2024, except where otherwise specified in § § 141.81, 141.84, 141.85, 141.86, and 141.90, or where an exemption in accordance with 40 CFR part 142, subpart C or F, has been established by the Administrator.
(4) ***
(i) Between December 16, 2021 and September 16, 2024, community water systems and non-transient, non-community water systems must comply with 40 CFR § 141.80 through § 141.91, as codified on July 1, 2020.
(ii) If an exemption from subpart I of this part has been issued in accordance with 40 CFR part 142, subpart C or F, prior to December 16, 2021, then the water systems must comply with 40 CFR § 141.80 through § 141.91, as codified on July 1, 2020, until the expiration of that exemption.
3. Amend § 141.84 by revising paragraph (a)(1) and (b).
 	The revisions read as follows:
§ 141.84 Lead service line inventory and replacement requirements.
(a)***
(1) All water systems must develop an initial inventory by September 16, 2024 and submit it to the primacy agency in accordance with § 141.90(e).
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(b) Lead service line replacement plan. All water systems with one or more lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service lines in their distribution system must, by September 16, 2024, submit a lead service line replacement plan to the State in accordance with § 141.90(e). The lead service line replacement plan must be sufficiently detailed to ensure a system is able to comply with the lead service line replacement requirements in accordance with this section. The plan must include a description of:
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4. Amend § 141.86 by revising paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii).
 	The revisions read as follows:
§ 141.86 Monitoring requirements for lead and copper in tap water.
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(d)(1) ***
(i) All water systems with lead service lines, including those deemed optimized under § 141.81(b)(3), and systems that did not conduct monitoring that meets all requirements of this section (e.g., sites selected in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, samples collected in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, etc.) between January 15, 2021 and September 16, 2024, must begin the first standard monitoring period on January 1 or July 1 in the year following September 16, 2024, whichever is sooner. Upon completion of this monitoring, systems must monitor in accordance with paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section.
(ii) Systems that conducted monitoring that meets all requirements of this section (e.g., sites selected in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, samples collected in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, etc.) between January 15, 2021 and September 16, 2024, and systems that have completed monitoring under paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section, must continue monitoring as follows:
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5. Amend § 141.90 by revising paragraph (e)(1) and (2).
 	The revisions read as follows:
§ 141.90 Reporting requirements.
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(e)***
(1) No later than September 16, 2024, the water system must submit to the State an inventory of service lines as required in § 141.84(a).
(2) No later than September 16, 2024, any water system that has inventoried a lead service line, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service line in its distribution system must submit to the State, as specified in § 141.84(b), a lead service line replacement plan.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56639-56642]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22566]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0708; FRL-9360-7]

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person
who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new
chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Chemical Substances
Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory
provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. In addition
under TSCA, EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice
of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a
test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish in the Federal Register
periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the
receipt of notices of commencement (NOC) to manufacture those
chemicals. This document, which covers the period from August 6, 2012
to August 17, 2012, and provides the required notice and status report,
consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the NOC to manufacture a
new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during
this time period.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before October 15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0708, and the specific PMN number or TME
number for the chemical related to your comment, by one of the
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The
DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the docket without change and may be made available online
at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or
email. The regulations.gov Web site 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 regulations.gov, your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the 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.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in
hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Bernice Mudd, Information
Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. As such, the
Agency has not attempted to describe the specific entities that this
action may apply to. Although others may be affected, this action
applies directly to the submitter of the PMNs addressed in this action.

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 email. 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. Why is EPA taking this action?

    EPA classifies a chemical substance as either an ``existing''
chemical or a ``new'' chemical. Any chemical substance that is not on
EPA's TSCA Inventory is classified as a ``new chemical,'' while those
that are on the TSCA Inventory are classified as an ``existing
chemical.'' For more information about the TSCA Inventory go to: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/inventory.htm. Anyone who plans to
manufacture or import a new chemical substance for a non-exempt
commercial purpose is required by TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a
PMN, before initiating the activity. Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes
EPA to allow persons, upon application, to manufacture (includes
import) or process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance
subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section
5(a), for ``test marketing'' purposes, which is referred to as a test
marketing exemption, or TME. For more information about the
requirements applicable to a new chemical go to: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems.
    Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish
in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application
for a TME and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status
reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of NOCs to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from August 6, 2012 to August 17, 2012, consists of the PMNs
pending or expired, and the NOCs to manufacture a new chemical that the
Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

III. Receipt and Status Reports

    In Table I. of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the PMNs
received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the
PMN, the date the PMN was received by EPA, the projected end date for
EPA's review of the PMN, the submitting manufacturer/importer, the
potential uses identified by the manufacturer/importer in the PMN, and
the chemical identity.

                               Table I--24 PMNs Received From 08/06/12 to 08/17/12
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                                              Projected
           Case no.               Received    notice end    Manufacturer/           Use             Chemical
                                    date         date          importer
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P-12-0488.....................   08/01/2012   10/29/2012  CBI..............  (G) Additive to    (G) Hydroxyl
                                                                              polyurethane       containing oil,
                                                                              foam.              polymer with
                                                                                aromatic
                                                                                isocyanate,
                                                                                polyalkylene-
                                                                                polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol ether
                                                                                with dialkylene
                                                                                glycol (2:1)
                                                                                and
                                                                                polyalkylene-
                                                                                polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol ether
                                                                                with aliphatic
                                                                                triol (3:1),
                                                                                polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol
                                                                                mono(branched
                                                                                alkylaromatic)
                                                                                ether-blocked.
P-12-0489.....................   08/01/2012   10/29/2012  CBI..............  (G) Additive to    (G) Hydroxy
                                                                              polyurethane       containing oil,
                                                                              foam.              polymer with
                                                                                alkylene oxide,
                                                                                aromatic
                                                                                isocyanate, and
                                                                                polyalkylene-
                                                                                polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol ether
                                                                                with aliphatic
                                                                                triol (3:1),
                                                                                and alkylene
                                                                                oxide,
                                                                                polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol
                                                                                mono(branched
                                                                                alkylaromatic)
                                                                                ether-blocked.
P-12-0490.....................   08/01/2012   10/29/2012  CBI..............  (G) Additive to    (G) Alkanol,
                                                                              polyurethane       oxybis-,
                                                                              foam.              polymer with
                                                                                aromatic
                                                                                isocyanate,
                                                                                isocyanate-
                                                                                terminated,
                                                                                polymers with
                                                                                1,1',1'',1'''-
                                                                                (1,2-
                                                                                alkyldinitrilo)
                                                                                tetrakis[2-
                                                                                alkanol],
                                                                                alkylene oxide,
                                                                                aromatic
                                                                                isocyanate,
                                                                                polyalkylenepol
                                                                                yalkylene
                                                                                glycol ether
                                                                                with aliphatic
                                                                                triol (3:1),
                                                                                polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol and
                                                                                alkylene oxide,
                                                                                polyalkylene
                                                                                glycol
                                                                                mono(branched
                                                                                alkylaromatic)
                                                                                ether-blocked.
P-12-0491.....................   08/02/2012   10/30/2012  Songwon            (G) Songflame      (S) Phosphoric
                                                           International-     tp100 is a non-    trichloride,
                                                           Americas, Inc.     halogenated        reaction
                                                                              polyphosphonate    products with
                                                                              flame retardant    biphenol and
                                                                              that addresses     phenol.
                                                                              the need to
                                                                              replace the
                                                                              current
                                                                              commercial
                                                                              bromine-
                                                                              containing flame
                                                                              retardants that
                                                                              are being phased
                                                                              out due to
                                                                              environmental
                                                                              regulation.
                                                                              Flame retardants
                                                                              are required to
                                                                              meet fire safety
                                                                              standards in
                                                                              order to reduce
                                                                              flammability of
                                                                              combustible
                                                                              materials.
P-12-0492.....................   08/03/2012   10/31/2012  CBI..............  (G) Isolated       (G) Alkylphenol.
                                                                              intermediate for
                                                                              further
                                                                              polymerization
                                                                              at site
                                                                              controlled by
                                                                              submitter.
P-12-0493.....................   08/06/2012   11/03/2012  CBI..............  (G) Binder for     (S) 2-propenoic
                                                                              fibers.            acid, butyl
                                                                                ester, polymer
                                                                                with ethene,
                                                                                ethenyl
                                                                                acetate, N-
                                                                                (hydroxymethyl)-
                                                                                2-propenamide
                                                                                and 2-
                                                                                propenamide.
P-12-0494.....................   08/07/2012   11/04/2012  Rational           (S) Fuel blending  (S)
                                                           Energies, Inc.     stock.             Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                C4-C12.
P-12-0495.....................   08/07/2012   11/04/2012  Rational           (S) Fuel blending  (S)
                                                           Energies, Inc.     stock.             Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                C8-C16.
P-12-0496.....................   08/07/2012   11/04/2012  Rational           (S) Fuel blending  (S)
                                                           Energies, Inc.     stock.             Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                C9-C16.
P-12-0497.....................   08/07/2012   11/04/2012  Rational           (S) Fuel blending  (S)
                                                           Energies, Inc.     stock.             Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                C10-C20.
P-12-0498.....................   08/07/2012   11/04/2012  Rational           (S) Fuel blending  (S)
                                                           Energies, Inc.     stock.             Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                C12-C70.
P-12-0499.....................   08/07/2012   11/04/2012  Rational           (S) Fuel blending  (S)
                                                           Energies, Inc.     stock.             Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                C20-C70.
P-12-0500.....................   08/01/2012   10/29/2012  Alberdingk Boley,  (S) Coating for    (G) Hexanedioc
                                                           Inc.               wood and plastic.  acid, polymer
                                                                                with 2-
                                                                                (chloromethyl)o
                                                                                xirane polymer
                                                                                with 2-ethyl-2-
                                                                                (hydroxymethyl)-
                                                                                1,3-
                                                                                propanediol,
                                                                                alkanedioic
                                                                                acid, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                                methylethyliden
                                                                                e)bis[phenol]
                                                                                and oxirane 2-
                                                                                propenoate, 2,2-
                                                                                dimethyl-1,3-
                                                                                propanediol,
                                                                                1,2-
                                                                                ethanediamine,
                                                                                1,6-hexanediol,
                                                                                3-hydroxy-2-
                                                                                (hydroxymethyl)-
                                                                                2-
                                                                                methylpropanoic
                                                                                acid and 5-
                                                                                isocyanato1-1(i
                                                                                socyanatomethyl
                                                                                )-
                                                                                alkylcyclohexan
                                                                                e, compound
                                                                                with N,N-
                                                                                diethylethanami
                                                                                ne.
P-12-0501.....................   08/09/2012   11/06/2012  Honda of America   (S) Feedstock      (S) Slimes and
                                                           Mfg., Inc.         replacement in     sludges,
                                                                              cement kiln        automotive
                                                                              production.        phosphate
                                                                                conversion
                                                                                coating
                                                                                wastewater.
P-12-0502.....................   08/09/2012   11/06/2012  Kemin Industries,  (G) We intend to   (S) 4-phytase 6-
                                                           Inc.               import a           phytase (name
                                                                              fermented          based on 1l-
                                                                              product            numbering
                                                                              manufactured       system and not
                                                                              using e. coli      1d numbering)
                                                                              producing          phytase phytase
                                                                              e.c.<IP_ADDRESS> 6-    6-phosphatase
                                                                              phytase for use    myo-inositol-
                                                                              as a cleaning      hexakisphosphat
                                                                              agent in the       e 6-
                                                                              production of      phosphohydrolas
                                                                              biofuels.          e (name based
                                                                              Phytase is         on 1l numbering
                                                                              introduced in      system and not
                                                                              the biofuel        1d numbering).
                                                                              manufacturing
                                                                              process to clean
                                                                              manufacturing
                                                                              equipment.
P-12-0503.....................   08/10/2012   11/07/2012  CBI..............  (G) Manufacture    (S) Fatty acids,
                                                                              of rubber          C14	22, 2-
                                                                              products,          ethylhexyl
                                                                              fillers,           esters,
                                                                              putties,           epoxidized.
                                                                              plastics
                                                                              additive,
                                                                              plastic
                                                                              additive,
                                                                              component for
                                                                              lubricants and
                                                                              metal working
                                                                              fluids.
P-12-0504.....................   08/09/2012   11/06/2012  CBI..............  (G) Water          (G) Phosphinic
                                                                              treatment          acid, sodium
                                                                              product for        salt (1:1),
                                                                              cooling water.     reaction
                                                                                products with
                                                                                alkenedioic
                                                                                anhydride
                                                                                homopolymer,
                                                                                sodium salts.
P-12-0505.....................   08/13/2012   11/10/2012  Ineos Chlor        (G) Additive.....  (S) Alkanes,
                                                           Americas.                             C22	30, chloro.

P-12-0506.....................   08/14/2012   11/11/2012  Dic International  (G) Additive for   (G) Polyether
                                                           (USA) LLC.         coating for        type
                                                                              weather            polyurethane
                                                                              stripping (car     resin, amine
                                                                              manufacturing).    salt
P-12-0507.....................   08/15/2012   11/12/2012  CBI..............  (G) Additive for   (G)
                                                                              coating paint      Poly(oxyalkylen
                                                                              (open, non-        e) alkylamine.
                                                                              dispersive).
P-12-0508.....................   08/16/2012   11/13/2012  CBI..............  (G) Coating        (G)
                                                                              material.          Polyurethane.
P-12-0509.....................   08/15/2012   11/12/2012  International      (S) Polymeric      (S) 2-
                                                           specialty          scale inhibitor.   butenedioic
                                                           products.                             acid (2Z)-,
                                                                                polymer with
                                                                                sodium 2-
                                                                                propene-1-
                                                                                sulfonate
                                                                                (1:1),
                                                                                potassium salt.
P-12-0510.....................   08/15/2012   11/12/2012  CBI..............  (G) Catalyst for   (G) Quarternary
                                                                              adhesives and      ammonium
                                                                              coatings.          nonaflate.
P-12-0511.....................   08/15/2012   11/12/2012  CBI..............  (G) Additive for   (G)
                                                                              coating paint      Poly(oxyalkylen
                                                                              (open, non-        e) alkylamine.
                                                                              dispersive).
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    In Table II. of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the NOCs
received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the
NOC, the date the NOC was received by EPA, the projected end date for
EPA's review of the NOC, and chemical identity.

                               Table II--7 NOCs Received From 08/06/12 to 08/17/12
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                                                           Commencement notice end
                 Case No.                   Received date            date                     Chemical
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P-04-0635................................      08/06/2012               07/24/2012  (S) Ethane, 1,1,2,2-
                                                                                tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2-
                                                                                trifluoroethoxy)-.
P-07-0161................................      08/03/2012               07/18/2012  (G) Alkene substituted bis
                                                                                phenol.
P-12-0054................................      08/13/2012               07/24/2012  (G) Urethane acrylate.
P-12-0167................................      08/10/2012               08/01/2012  (S) Tar, brown-coal.
P-12-0309................................      08/10/2012               07/06/2012  (G) Grignard reagent.
P-12-0310................................      08/10/2012               07/06/2012  (G) Alkylsilane.
P-12-0338................................      08/14/2012               08/01/2012  (G) Modified epoxy resin.
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    If you are interested in information that is not included in these
tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to access
additional non-CBI information that may be available.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Imports,
Notice of commencement, Premanufacturer, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Test marketing exemptions.

    Dated: August 27, 2012.
Chander Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2012-22566 Filed 9-12-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11148]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2014-0662; FRL-9923-44-Region 5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Ohio; Transportation Conformity

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve, under the Clean Air Act, a revision to Ohio's transportation
conformity state implementation plan (SIP) that meets EPA and United
States Department of Transportation requirements. The inclusion of this
SIP update brings Ohio's transportation conformity SIP into compliance
with the requirements of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2014-0662, by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Control Strategies Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Control Strategies
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. The Regional Office official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal
holidays.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Maietta, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch
(AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP submittal as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because we view this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse
comments are received in response to this rule, no further activity is
contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule
will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA
receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this
rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the
rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not
the subject of an adverse comment. For additional information, see the
direct final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal
Register.

    Dated: February 12, 2015.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2015-04148 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am]
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