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Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 59/Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 / Proposed Rules 11473 coating removal to professional users in Environmental Defense Fund. EPA–HQ– effects on children pursuant to the UK, given the requirements for OPPT–2016–0231–0912. Executive Order 13045, entitled limited access that are in place there? 6. Public Comment. DoD Comments on MeCl ‘‘Protection of Children from and NMP 19 Jan 17 Notice of Proposed Environmental Health Risks and Safety IV. Request for Comment and Rulemaking Methylene Chloride and N- Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); or Additional Information Methylpyrrolidone; Rulemaking under TSCA Section 6(a). EPA–HQ–OPPT– to consider human health or EPA is seeking comment on all 2016–0231–0519. environmental effects on minority or information outlined in this ANPRM 7. Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance. low-income populations pursuant to and any other information, which may Responsibly Regulating Methylene Executive Order 12898, entitled not be included in this notice, but Chloride in Paint Removal Products: an ‘‘Federal Actions to Address which you believe is important for EPA Alternative Approach to Flawed Environmental Justice in Minority to consider. Proposal Published by EPA on January Populations and Low-Income EPA specifically invites public 19, 2017. Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, comment and any additional 8. EPA. How to Get Certified as a Pesticide 1994). Applicator. https://www.epa.gov/ information in response to the questions The Agency will consider such and issues identified in Unit III. pesticide-worker-safety/how-get- certified-pesticide-applicator. Accessed comments during the development of Instructions for providing written December 18, 2018. any subsequent proposed rule as it takes comments are provided under 9. REACH Restriction. Annex XVII to appropriate steps to address any ADDRESSES, including how to submit REACH—Conditions of restriction. Entry applicable requirements. any comments that contain CBI. No one 59 Dichloromethane containing Paint is obliged to respond to these questions, Strippers. https://echa.europa.eu/ List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 751 and anyone may submit any information documents/10162/0ea58491-bb76-4a47- Environmental protection, Chemicals, and/or comments in response to this b1d2-36faa1e0f290 (Accessed December Export notification, Hazardous request, whether or not it responds to 18, 2018). substances, Import certification, every question in this notice. 10. The Reach Enforcement (Amendment) Methylene chloride, Recordkeeping. Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/2882). http:// V. References www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2882/ Dated: March 15, 2019. made. Andrew Wheeler, The following is a listing of the 11. EPA. Economic Analysis of Final Rule Administrator. documents that are specifically TSCA Section 6 Action on Methylene [FR Doc. 2019–05865 Filed 3–26–19; 8:45 am] referenced in this document. The docket Chloride in Paint and Coating Removal includes these documents and other (EPA Docket EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016– BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information considered by EPA, 0231; RIN 2070–AK07). Office of including documents referenced within Pollution Prevention and Toxics. the documents that are included in the Washington, DC. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES docket, even if the referenced document VI. Statutory and Executive Order is not physically located in the docket. Reviews For assistance in locating these other 42 CFR Part 100 documents, please consult the technical Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and Executive National Vaccine Injury Compensation person listed under FOR FURTHER Program: Statement of Reasons for INFORMATION CONTACT. Order 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011), this action was submitted to the Not Conducting Rulemaking 1. EPA. TSCA Work Plan Chemicals. http:// Office of Management and Budget Proceedings www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/ 2014-02/documents/work_plan_ (OMB) for review. Any changes made in AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, chemicals_web_final.pdf. Retrieved response to OMB recommendations Department of Health and Human February 25, 2016. have been documented in the docket. Services (HHS). 2. EPA. TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Since this document does not impose ACTION: Denial of petition for Assessment Methylene Chloride: Paint or propose any requirements, and rulemaking. Stripping Use. CASRN 75–09–2. EPA instead seeks comments and suggestions Document# 740–R1–4003. August 2014. for the Agency to consider in possibly SUMMARY: In accordance with the Public Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Washington, DC. https:// developing a subsequent proposed rule, Health Service Act, notice is hereby www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/ the various other review requirements given concerning the reasons for not 2015-09/documents/dcm_ that apply when an agency imposes conducting rulemaking proceedings to opptworkplanra_final.pdf. requirements do not apply to this add autism, asthma, and tics as injuries 3. EPA. Summary of Stakeholder action. Nevertheless, as part of your associated with vaccines to the Vaccine Engagement, Proposed Rule Under TSCA comments on this document, you may Injury Table (Table). Also, this § 6 Methylene Chloride and NMP in include any comments or information document provides reasons for not Paint and Coating Removal. 2016. that you have regarding the various conducting rulemaking proceedings to 4. EPA. Final Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on EPA’s other review requirements. add Pediatric Infection-Triggered, Planned Proposed Rule on the Toxic In particular, EPA is interested in any Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section information that could help the Agency (PITAND) and/or Pediatric Autoimmune 6(a) as amended by the Frank R. to assess the potential impact of a rule Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS); Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st on small entities pursuant to the Pediatric Autoimmune Century Act for Methylene Chloride and Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in Paint U.S.C. 601 et seq.); to consider with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) Removers. Office of Chemical Safety and voluntary consensus standards pursuant as injuries associated with pertussis, Pollution Prevention. Washington, DC. 2016. to section 12(d) of the National pneumococcal conjugate and 5. Public Comment. Comments submitted by Technology Transfer and Advancement Haemophilus influenza type b vaccines; Lindsay McCormick, Chemicals and Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note); to and Experimental Autoimmune Health Project Manager, on behalf of consider environmental health or safety Encephalomyelitis/Acute Demyelinating VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Mar 26, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\27MRP1.SGM 27MRP1 11474 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 / Proposed Rules Encephalomyelitis as injuries associated 2114(e)(2) and (3) of the PHS Act, 42 proceed with rulemaking to amend the with pertussis vaccines to the Table. U.S.C. 300aa–14(c) and 300aa–14(e)(2) Table as requested in the petition to add DATES: Written comments are not being and (3). Finally, section 2114(c)(2) of the asthma to the Table. The Commission solicited. PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa–14(c)(2) voted 4–1 to recommend that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. provides that any person, including the Secretary not proceed with rulemaking Narayan Nair, MD, Director, Division of Advisory Commission on Childhood to amend the Table as requested in the Injury Compensation Programs (DICP), Vaccines (the Commission) may petition other petitions. A petition to add food Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health the Secretary to propose regulations to allergies to the Table was discussed at Resources and Services Administration, amend the Vaccine Injury Table. Unless a previous ACCV meeting and the 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8N146B, clearly frivolous, or initiated by the Commission recommended not to add Rockville, Maryland 20857, or by Commission, any such petition shall be this injury to the Table at that time. On telephone at 800–338–2382 or by email: referred to the Commission for its March 29, 2016, the Secretary of HHS [email protected]. recommendations. Following receipt of published a Federal Register notice any recommendation of the Commission stating reasons for not conducting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act or 180 days after the date of the referral rulemaking proceedings to add food to the Commission, whichever occurs allergies as an injury associated with of 1986 (the Vaccine Act), Title III of 1 Public Law 99–660, as amended (42 first, the Secretary shall conduct a vaccines to the Table. rulemaking proceeding on the matters U.S.C. 300aa–10 et seq.) established the Autism and Asthma proposed in the petition or publish in National Vaccine Injury Compensation the Federal Register a statement or On April 3, 2017, a private citizen Program (VICP) for persons thought to reasons for not conducting such sent an email requesting to add food be injured by vaccines. Under this proceeding. allergies, asthma and autism as injuries Federal program, petitions for During 2017, private citizens to the Table. As mentioned above, the compensation are filed with the United submitted documents to HHS and the petitioner’s request to add food allergies States Court of Federal Claims (Court). Advisory Commission on Childhood to the Table
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