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DATES: Additional comments may be maintain records of the occurrence and is announcing that there will be an in- submitted either on or before February duration of any startup, shutdown, or person public meeting of the TSCA 26, 2020. malfunction in the operation of an SACC to consider and review the draft ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, affected facility, or any period during risk evaluation. Preceding the in-person referencing Docket ID Number EPA- which the monitoring system is meeting, there will be a preparatory HQ–OECA–2013–0301, to: (1) EPA inoperative. These notifications, reports, virtual public meeting for the panel to online using www.regulations.gov (our and records are essential in determining consider the scope and clarity of the preferred method), or by email to compliance, and are required of all draft charge questions for the peer [email protected], or by mail to: EPA affected facilities subject to NESHAP. review. The purpose of conducting risk Docket Center, Environmental Form Numbers: None. evaluations under TSCA is to determine Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Respondents/affected entities: whether a chemical substance presents 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Facilities processing beryllium and its an unreasonable risk of injury to health Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via derivatives. or the environment under the email to [email protected]. Respondent’s obligation to respond: conditions of use, including an Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, subpart C). unreasonable risk to a relevant for EPA. Estimated number of respondents: 33 potentially exposed or susceptible EPA’s policy is that all comments (total). subpopulation. received will be included in the public Frequency of response: Initially, DATES: Virtual Meeting: The preparatory docket without change, including any occasionally, and monthly. virtual meeting will be held on February personal information provided, unless Total estimated burden: 2,670 hours 4, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to the comment includes profanity, threats, (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR approximately 4:00 p.m. (EST). You information claimed to be Confidential 1320.3(b). must register online on or before Business Information (CBI), or other Total estimated cost: $344,000 (per February 4, 2020 to receive the webcast information whose disclosure is year), which includes $35,000 in meeting link and audio teleconference restricted by statute. annualized capital/startup and/or information. Submit your comments for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: operation & maintenance costs. the preparatory virtual meeting, or Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, Changes in the Estimates: There is no request time to present oral comments, and Media Programs Division, Office of change in the labor hours or cost in this on or before noon, January 31, 2020. Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, ICR compared to the previous ICR. This In-Person Meetings: The in-person Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 is due to two considerations. First, the meeting will be held on February 25–26, Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC regulations have not changed over the 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– past three years and are not anticipated 5:30 p.m. (EST) (final times for each day 2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; to change over the next three years. will be provided in the Meeting Agenda email address: [email protected]. Secondly, the growth rate for the that will be posted). Any comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: industry is very low, negative or non- submitted on the draft risk evaluation Supporting documents, which explain existent, so there is no significant on or before February 19, 2020, will be in detail the information that the EPA change in the overall burden. provided to the TSCA SACC committee will be collecting, are available in the Courtney Kerwin, for their consideration before the public docket for this ICR. The docket Director, Regulatory Support Division. meeting. Comments received after can be viewed online at [FR Doc. 2020–01297 Filed 1–24–20; 8:45 am] February 19, 2020 and prior to the oral www.regulations.gov, or in person at the public comment period during the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room meeting will be available to the SACC 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, for their consideration during the Washington, DC. The telephone number ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION meeting. Please submit requests to for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. AGENCY present oral comments during the in- For additional information about EPA’s person meeting on or before February public docket, visit: http:// [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0499; FRL–10003– 19, 2020, to be included on the meeting www.epa.gov/dockets. 92] agenda. All comments received by the Abstract: The National Emission Carbon Tetrachloride; Draft Toxic end of the comment period will be Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk considered by EPA. (NESHAP) for Beryllium (40 CFR part Evaluation and TSCA Science Comments: All comments on the draft 61, subpart C) apply to all extraction Advisory Committee on Chemicals risk evaluation must be received on or plants, ceramic plants, foundries, (SACC) Meetings; Notice of before March 27, 2020. For additional incinerators, and propellant plants Availability, Public Meetings, and instructions, see Unit III. of the which process beryllium ore, beryllium, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Request for Comment . beryllium oxides, beryllium alloys, or ADDRESSES: Virtual Meeting: Please visit beryllium-containing waste. All sources AGENCY: Environmental Protection http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review to known to have either caused, or to have Agency (EPA). register. the potential to cause, dangerous levels ACTION: Notice. In-Person Meeting: The location of the of beryllium in the ambient air are in-person meeting will be at the Holiday covered by this standard. This SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the Inn Rosslyn, 1900 N Fort Myer Drive, information is being collected to assure availability of and soliciting public Arlington, Virginia 22209. compliance with 40 CFR part 61, comment on the draft Toxic Substances Comments. Submit your comments, subpart C. In general, all NESHAP Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation of identified by docket identification (ID) standards require initial notifications, carbon tetrachloride. EPA is also number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0499, by performance tests, and periodic reports submitting the same document to the one of the following methods: by the owners/operators of the affected TSCA Science Advisory Committee on • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// facilities. They are also required to Chemicals (SACC) for peer review and www.regulations.gov. Follow the online

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instructions for submitting comments. the environment, without consideration C. What action is EPA taking? Do not submit electronically any of costs or other nonrisk factors, EPA is announcing the availability of information you consider to be including an unreasonable risk to a and seeking public comment on the Confidential Business Information (CBI) potentially exposed or susceptible draft risk evaluation of the chemical or other information whose disclosure is subpopulation identified as relevant to substance identified in Unit II. EPA is restricted by statute. the risk evaluation by the • seeking public comment on all aspects Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental Administrator, under the conditions of of the draft risk evaluation, including Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ use.’’ 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(A). TSCA any preliminary conclusions, findings, DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. sections 6(b)(4)(A) through (H) and determinations, and the submission NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. enumerate the deadlines and minimum • of any additional information that might Hand Delivery: To make special requirements applicable to this process, be relevant to the draft risk evaluation, arrangements for hand delivery or including provisions that provide including the science underlying the delivery of boxed information, please instruction on chemical substances that risk evaluation and the outcome of the follow the instructions at http:// must undergo evaluation, the minimum systematic review associated with the www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. components of a TSCA risk evaluation, chemical substance. This 60-day Additional instructions on and the timelines for public comment comment period on the draft risk commenting or visiting the docket, and completion of the risk evaluation. evaluation satisfies TSCA section along with more information about TSCA also requires that EPA operate in 6(b)(4)(H), which requires EPA to dockets generally, is available at http:// a manner that is consistent with the best ‘‘provide no less than 30 days public www.epa.gov/dockets. available science, make decisions based notice and an opportunity for comment Requests to present oral comments on the weight of the scientific evidence on a draft risk evaluation prior to and requests for special and consider reasonably available publishing a final risk evaluation’’ and accommodations. Submit requests for information. 15 U.S.C. 2625(h), (i), and 40 CFR 702.49(a), which states that special accommodations, or requests to (k). ‘‘EPA will publish a draft risk present oral comments during the evaluation in the Federal Register, open virtual meeting and/or in-person peer The statute identifies the minimum a docket to facilitate receipt of public review meeting to the Designated components for all chemical substance comment, and provide no less than a 60- Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR risk evaluations. For each risk day comment period, during which time FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by the evaluation, EPA must publish a the public may submit comment on deadline identified in the DATES section. document that outlines the scope of the EPA’s draft risk evaluation.’’ In addition FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: risk evaluation to be conducted, which includes the hazards, exposures, to any new comments on the draft risk TSCA SACC: Tamue Gibson, DFO, evaluation, the public should resubmit Office of Science Coordination and conditions of use, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations or clearly identify any previously filed Policy (7201M), Environmental comments, modified as appropriate, that Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania that EPA expects to consider. 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(D). The statute further are relevant to the draft risk evaluation Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; and that the submitter feels have not telephone number: (202) 564–7642; provides that each risk evaluation must also: (1) Integrate and assess available been addressed. EPA does not intend to email address: [email protected]. respond to comments submitted prior to Draft Risk Evaluation: Dr. Stan information on hazards and exposures the release of the draft risk evaluation Barone, Office of Pollution Prevention for the conditions of use of the chemical unless they are clearly identified in and Toxics (7403M), Environmental substance, including information that is comments on the draft risk evaluation. Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania relevant to specific risks of injury to EPA is also submitting the draft risk Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; health or the environment and evaluation and associated supported telephone number: (202) 564–1169; information on relevant potentially documents to the TSCA SACC for peer email address: [email protected]. exposed or susceptible subpopulations; review and announcing the meeting for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (2) describe whether aggregate or sentinel exposures were considered and the peer review panel. All comments I. General Information the basis for that consideration; (3) take submitted to the docket on the draft risk evaluation by the deadline identified in into account, where relevant, the likely A. Does this action apply to me? the DATES duration, intensity, frequency, and section will be provided for consideration to the TSCA SACC peer This action is directed to the public number of exposures under the review panel, which will have the in general. This action may be of conditions of use; and (4) describe the interest to persons who are or may be opportunity to consider the comments weight of the scientific evidence for the required to conduct testing and those during its discussions. identified hazards and exposures. 15 interested in risk evaluations of U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(F)(i)–(ii) and (iv)–(v). D. What should I consider as I prepare chemical substances under TSCA, 15 Each risk evaluation must not consider my comments for EPA? U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Since other entities costs or other nonrisk factors. 15 U.S.C. may also be interested in this draft risk 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 2605(b)(4)(F)(iii). evaluation, the EPA has not attempted information to EPA through to describe all the specific entities that The statute requires that the risk regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark may be affected by this action. evaluation process last no longer than the part or all of the information that three years, with a possible additional you claim to be CBI. For CBI B. What is EPA’s authority for taking six-month extension. 15 U.S.C. information in a disk or CD–ROM that this action? 2605(b)(4)(G). The statute also requires you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the TSCA section 6, 15 U.S.C. 2605, that the EPA allow for no less than a 30- disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then requires EPA to conduct risk day public comment period on the draft identify electronically within the disk or evaluations to ‘‘determine whether a risk evaluation, prior to publishing a CD–ROM the specific information that chemical substance presents an final risk evaluation. 15 U.S.C. is claimed CBI. In addition to one unreasonable risk of injury to health or 2605(b)(4)(H). complete version of the comment that

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includes information claimed as CBI, a hydrofluoroolefins and as a process and in the docket established for the copy of the comment that does not agent in the manufacturing of other specific chemical substance. In contain the information claimed as CBI chlorinated compounds and addition, EPA will provide additional must be submitted for inclusion in the petrochemicals-derived and agricultural background documents (e.g., TSCA public docket. Information so marked products. The Montreal Protocol and SACC members participating in this will not be disclosed except in Title VI of the Clean Air Act meeting and the meeting agenda) as the accordance with procedures set forth in Amendments of 1990 led to a phase-out materials become available. You may 40 CFR part 2. of carbon tetrachloride production in obtain electronic copies of these 2. Tips for preparing your comments. the United States for most non-feedstock documents, and certain other related When preparing and submitting your domestic uses in 1996. The Consumer documents that might be available, in comments, see the commenting tips at Product Safety Commission banned the the docket at http://www.regulations.gov http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ use of carbon tetrachloride in consumer and the TSCA SACC website at http:// comments.html. products (excluding unavoidable www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review. residues not exceeding 10 parts per After the public meeting, the TSCA II. Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation million atmospheric concentration) in SACC will prepare meeting minutes A. What is EPA’s risk evaluation process 1970. Information from the 2016 summarizing its recommendations to for existing chemicals under TSCA? Chemical Data Reporting for carbon the EPA. The meeting minutes will be tetrachloride indicates the reported posted on the TSCA SACC website and The risk evaluation process is the in the relevant docket. second step in EPA’s existing chemical yearly production volume was 117 to process under TSCA, following 143 million pounds (manufacture and C. What do I need to know about the prioritization and before risk import) between 2012 and 2015. TSCA SACC public meetings? Information about the problem management. As this chemical is part of The focus of the public meetings is to the first ten chemical substances formulation and scope phases of the TSCA risk evaluation for this chemical peer review EPA’s draft risk evaluation. undergoing risk evaluation, the After the peer review process, EPA will chemical substance was not required to is available at https://www.epa.gov/ assessing-and-managing-chemicals- consider peer reviewer comments and go through prioritization (81 FR 91927, recommendations and public December 19, 2016) (FRL–9956–47). The under-tsca/risk-evaluation-carbon- tetrachloride. comments, in finalizing the risk purpose of conducting risk evaluations evaluation. The draft risk evaluation is to determine whether a chemical III. TSCA SACC contains: Discussion of chemistry and substance presents an unreasonable risk physical-chemical properties; of injury to health or the environment, A. What is the purpose of the TSCA SACC? characterization of conditions of use; under the conditions of use, including environmental fate and transport an unreasonable risk to a relevant The TSCA SACC was established by assessment; human health exposures; potentially exposed or susceptible EPA in 2016 and operates in accordance environmental hazard assessment; risk subpopulation. As part of this process, with the Federal Advisory Committee characterization; risk determination; EPA must evaluate both hazard and Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq. and a detailed description of the exposure, not consider costs or other The TSCA SACC provides expert systematic review process developed by nonrisk factors, use reasonably available independent scientific advice and the Office of Pollution Prevention and information and approaches in a consultation to the EPA on the scientific Toxics to search, screen, and evaluate manner that is consistent with the and technical aspects of risk scientific literature for use in the risk requirements in TSCA for the use of the assessments, methodologies, and evaluation process. best available science, and ensure pollution prevention measures and decisions are based on the weight-of- approaches for chemicals regulated D. How do I participate in the public scientific-evidence. under TSCA. meetings? The specific risk evaluation process The TSCA SACC is comprised of You may participate in the public that EPA has established by rule to experts in: Toxicology; human health meetings by following the instructions implement the statutory process is set and environmental risk assessment; in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by out in 40 CFR part 702 and summarized exposure assessment; and related EPA, it is imperative that you identify on EPA’s website at http:// sciences (e.g., synthetic biology, the corresponding docket ID number in www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing- pharmacology, biotechnology, the subject line on the first page of your chemicals-under-tsca/risk-evaluations- nanotechnology, biochemistry, request. existing-chemicals-under-tsca. As biostatistics, physiologically based 1. Preparatory virtual meeting. The explained in the preamble to EPA’s final pharmacokinetic modelling (PBPK) preparatory virtual meeting will be rule on procedures for risk evaluation modeling, computational toxicology, conducted via webcast and telephone. (82 FR 33726, July 20, 2017) (FRL– epidemiology, environmental fate, and You may participate in the preparatory 9964–38), the specific regulatory environmental engineering and virtual meeting by registering to join the process set out in 40 CFR part 702, sustainability). When needed, the webcast. You may also submit written subpart B will be followed for the first committee will be assisted in their or oral comments. ten chemical substances undergoing risk reviews by ad hoc participants with i. Registration. You must register to evaluation to the maximum extent specific expertise in the topics under participate in the preparatory virtual practicable. consideration. meeting. To participate by listening or making a comment during this meeting, B. What is carbon tetrachloride? B. How can I access the TSCA SACC please go to the EPA website to register: Carbon tetrachloride is a solvent used documents? http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review. primarily as a feedstock in the EPA’s background documents, related Registration online will be confirmed by production of supporting materials, and draft charge an email that will include the webcast hydrochlorofluorocarbons, questions to the TSCA SACC are meeting link and audio teleconference hydrofluorocarbons and available on the TSCA SACC website information.

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ii. Written comments. Written Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. instructions for submitting comments. comments for consideration during the Dated: January 21, 2020. Do not submit electronically any preparatory virtual meeting should be Andrew R. Wheeler, information you consider to be submitted, using the instructions in Administrator. Confidential Business Information (CBI) ADDRESSES and this unit, on or before or other information whose disclosure is [FR Doc. 2020–01221 Filed 1–24–20; 8:45 am] the date set in the DATES section. restricted by statute. iii. Oral comments. Requests to make BILLING CODE 6560–50–P • Mail: Document Control Office brief oral comments to the TSCA SACC (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental during the preparatory virtual meeting ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania should be submitted when registering AGENCY online or with the DFO listed under FOR Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. • FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0677; FRL–10003– Hand Delivery: To make special before noon on the date set in the DATES 14] arrangements for hand delivery or section. Oral comments before the TSCA delivery of boxed information, please Preliminary Lists Identifying SACC during the preparatory virtual follow the instructions at http:// Manufacturers Subject to Fee meeting are limited to approximately 5 www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Obligations for EPA-Initiated Risk minutes due to the time constraints of Additional instructions on Evaluations Under Section 6 of the this virtual meeting. commenting or visiting the docket, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 2. In-person meeting. You may along with more information about Notice of Availability and Request for dockets generally, is available at http:// participate in the in-person public Comment meeting by attending and by providing www.epa.gov/dockets. written or oral comments. The in-person AGENCY: Environmental Protection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: meeting may also be webcast. Please Agency (EPA). For technical information contact: Benjamin Dyson, Environmental refer to the TSCA SACC website at ACTION: Notice. http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review for Assistance Division (7408M), Office of information on how to access the SUMMARY: As required by EPA’s Final Pollution Prevention and Toxics, webcast. Please note that for the in- Rule on Fees for the Administration of Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 person meeting, the webcast is a TSCA (the Fees Rule), in which EPA Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC supplementary public process provided established fees to defray some of the 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) only for convenience. If difficulties arise costs of administering certain provisions 774–8976; email address: resulting in webcasting outages, the in- of the Toxic Substances Control Act [email protected]. person meeting will continue as (TSCA), this Notice identifies the For general information contact: The planned. preliminary lists of manufacturers TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 i. Seating at the meeting. Seating at (including importers) of 20 chemical South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY the meeting will be open and on a first- substances that have been designated as 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– come basis. a High-Priority Substance for risk 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ ii. Written comments. To provide the evaluation and for which fees will be epa.gov. TSCA SACC the time necessary to charged. EPA is providing a 60-day SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment period during which consider and review your comments, I. General Information written comments must be submitted by manufacturers (including importers) are the date set in the DATES section and required to self-identify as a A. Does this action apply to me? using the instructions in the ADDRESSES manufacturer of a High-Priority This action applies to entities that section and this unit. Comments Substance irrespective of whether they manufacture a chemical substance received after the date set in the DATES are included on the preliminary lists. (including import of the chemical section and prior to the end of the oral Where appropriate, entities may also substance or import of an article public comment period during the avoid or reduce fee obligations by containing the chemical substance) meeting will still be provided to the making certain certifications consistent undergoing a risk evaluation under TSCA SACC for their consideration. with the Fees Rule. During this 60-day TSCA section 6(b) (e.g., entities iii. Oral comments. To be included on comment period, the public will have identified under North American the meeting agenda, submit your request the opportunity to correct errors or Industrial Classification System to make brief oral comments at the in- provide comments on the preliminary (NAICS) codes 325 and 324110). The person meeting to the DFO listed under lists. EPA expects to publish final lists action may also be of interest to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or of manufacturers (including importers) chemical processors, distributors in before the date set in the DATES section. subject to fees no later than commerce, and users; non-governmental The request should identify the name of concurrently with the publication of the organizations in the environmental and the individual making the presentation, final scope document for risk public health sectors; state and local the organization (if any) the individual evaluations of these 20 High-Priority government agencies; and members of will represent, and any requirements for Substances. Manufacturers (including the public. Since other entities may also audiovisual equipment. Oral comments importers) identified on the final lists be interested, the Agency has not before TSCA SACC during the in-person will be subject to applicable fees. attempted to describe all the specific meeting are limited to approximately 5 DATES: Comments must be received on entities and corresponding NAICS codes minutes unless prior arrangements have or before March 27, 2020. for entities that may be interested in or been made. In addition, each speaker ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, affected by this action. should email their comments and identified by docket identification (ID) presentation to the DFO listed under number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0677, by B. What action is the Agency taking? FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, one of the following methods: EPA is publishing preliminary lists preferably, at least 24 hours prior to the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// identifying manufacturers (including oral public comment period. www.regulations.gov. 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