Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 55/Thursday, March 21, 2019/Notices
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 55 / Thursday, March 21, 2019 / Notices 10499 An agency may not conduct or sponsor impose radionuclide dose and/or ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and a person is not required to respond emission limits, respectively, to AGENCY to a collection of information unless it underground uranium mines, elemental [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0408; FRL 9990–07] displays a currently valid OMB control phosphorous plants, phosphogypsum number. stacks, and uranium mill tailings Certain New Chemical Substances; DATES: Additional comments may be impoundments. Facilities must measure Receipt and Status Information for submitted on or before April 22, 2019. their radionuclide emissions, perform September 2018 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, analysis or calculations per EPA referencing Docket ID Number EPA– procedure, and report the results to the AGENCY: Environmental Protection HQ–OAR–2003–0085–0014, to (1) EPA EPA. Agency (EPA). online using www.regulations.gov (our Information collected is used by the ACTION: Notice. preferred method), by email to a-and-r- EPA to ensure that public health SUMMARY: EPA is required under the [email protected] or by mail to: EPA continues to be protected from the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Docket Center, Environmental hazards of airborne radionuclides by as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, compliance with these standards. Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Compliance is demonstrated through Act, to make information publicly Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via emissions testing and dose calculation _ available and to publish information in email to oira [email protected]. when appropriate. the Federal Register pertaining to Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Form Numbers: None. submissions under TSCA section 5, for EPA. Respondents/affected entities: The including notice of receipt of a EPA’s policy is that all comments North American Industry Classification Premanufacture Notice (PMN), received will be included in the public System (NAICS) codes of facilities Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or docket without change including any associated with the activity of the Microbial Commercial Activity Notice personal information provided, unless respondents are: (1) Elemental (MCAN), including an amended notice the comment includes profanity, threats, Phosphorous—325180, (2) or test information; an exemption information claimed to be Confidential Phosphogypsum Stacks—212392, (3) application (Biotech exemption); an Business Information (CBI) or other Underground Uranium Mines—212291, application for a Test Marketing information whose disclosure is and (4) Uranium Mill Tailings—212291. Exemption (TME), both pending and/or restricted by statute. Respondent’s obligation to respond: concluded; a Notice of Commencement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mandatory (CAA, Sec, 112; 40 CFR part (NOC) of manufacture (including Jonathan P. Walsh, Radiation Protection 61). import) for new chemical substances; Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Estimated number of respondents: 17 and a periodic status report on new Air, Mail Code 6608T, Environmental chemical substances that are currently (total). Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania under EPA review or have recently Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; Frequency of response: Annual, or concluded review. This document telephone number: 202–343–9238; fax one-time depending on the source covers the period from September 1, number: 202–343–2304; email address: category and respondent activity. 2018 to September 30, 2018. [email protected]. Total estimated burden: 1,880 hours DATES: Comments identified by the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR specific case number provided in this Supporting documents, which explain 1320.03(b). document must be received on or before in detail the information that the EPA Total estimated cost: $447,850 (per April 22, 2019. will be collecting, are available in the year), includes $328,000 annualized ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, public docket for this ICR. The docket capital or operation & maintenance identified by docket identification (ID) can be viewed online at costs. number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0408, www.regulations.gov or in person at the Changes in the Estimates: There is and the specific case number for the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room decrease of 1,898 hours in the total chemical substance related to your 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, estimated respondent burden compared comment, by one of the following Washington, DC. The telephone number with the ICR currently approved by methods: for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. OMB. This decrease is due to a • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// For additional information about EPA’s combination of factors. Fewer facilities, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ particularly uranium mines, are instructions for submitting comments. dockets. currently active. The only operating Do not submit electronically any Abstract: On December 15, 1989, elemental phosphorus plant has information you consider to be pursuant to Section 112 of the Clean Air obtained a waiver from annual testing Confidential Business Information (CBI) Act as amended in 1977 (42 U.S.C. and reporting. Compared to previous or other information whose disclosure is 1857), the Environmental Protection estimates, the current calculation restricted by statute. Agency (EPA) promulgated National assumes that fewer phosphogypsum • Mail: Document Control Office Emission Standards for Hazardous Air stacks will require radon tests in any (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention Pollutants (NESHAP) to control given year. The current assumption and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental radionuclide emissions from several represents an upper bound on costs due Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania source categories. The regulations are to radon testing and reporting, Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. • codified at 40 CFR part 61. Of the seven compared to the actual observed Hand Delivery: To make special subparts (B, H, I, K, R, T and W) activities of these facilities. arrangements for hand delivery or included in the 1989 rule, as currently delivery of boxed information, please amended, four apply to privately Courtney Kerwin, follow the instructions at http:// operated facilities. In addition to Director, Regulatory Support Division. www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. requiring operational practices that limit [FR Doc. 2019–05313 Filed 3–20–19; 8:45 am] Additional instructions on commenting emissions, Subparts B, K, R, and W BILLING CODE 6560–50–P or visiting the docket, along with more VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Mar 20, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES 10500 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 55 / Thursday, March 21, 2019 / Notices information about dockets generally, is Any person who intends to identify electronically within the disk or available at http://www.epa.gov/ manufacture (including import) a new CD–ROM the specific information that dockets. chemical substance for a non-exempt is claimed as CBI. In addition to one FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: commercial purpose, or to manufacture complete version of the comment that For technical information contact: Jim or process a chemical substance in a includes information claimed as CBI, a Rahai, Information Management non-exempt manner for a use that EPA copy of the comment that does not Division (7407M), Office of Pollution has determined is a significant new use, contain the information claimed as CBI Prevention and Toxics, Environmental is required by TSCA section 5 to must be submitted for inclusion in the Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania provide EPA with a PMN, MCAN or public docket. Information so marked Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; SNUN, as appropriate, before initiating will not be disclosed except in telephone number: (202) 564–8593; the activity. EPA will review the notice, accordance with procedures set forth in email address: [email protected]. make a risk determination on the 40 CFR part 2. For general information contact: The chemical substance or significant new 2. Tips for preparing your comments. TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 use, and take appropriate action as When preparing and submitting your South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY described in TSCA section 5(a)(3). comments, see the commenting tips at 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– TSCA section 5(h)(1) authorizes EPA http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ to allow persons, upon application and comments.html. epa.gov. under appropriate restrictions, to II. Status Reports manufacture or process a new chemical SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: substance, or a chemical substance In the past, EPA has published I. Executive Summary subject to a significant new use rule individual notices reflecting the status of TSCA section 5 filings received, A. What action is the Agency taking? (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a)(2), for ‘‘test marketing’’ purposes, pending or concluded. In 1995, the This document provides the receipt upon a showing that the manufacture, Agency modified its approach and and status reports for the period from processing, distribution in commerce, streamlined the information published September 1, 2018 to September 30, use, and disposal of the chemical will in the Federal Register after providing 2018. The Agency is providing