Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 55 / Thursday, March 21, 2019 / Notices 10491 Organizations 6100–09 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION delivery of boxed information, please • Promotional partners 6100–09 AGENCY follow the instructions at http:// Annual Reporting Form—Online and www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Hard-copy Confidential Business [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0131; FRL–9991–06] Additional instructions on commenting Information (CBI) Forms or visiting the docket, along with more • Initiation of Prioritization Under the Plumbing Manufacturers 6100–09 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) information about dockets generally, is • Non-plumbing Manufacturers available at http://www.epa.gov/ 6100–09 AGENCY: Environmental Protection dockets. • Retailers/Distributors 6100–09 Agency (EPA). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Provider Quarterly Reporting Form ACTION: Notice. technical information about the • Licensed Certification Providers candidates for high priority contact: 6100–09 SUMMARY: As required under the Toxic Ana Corado, Chemical Control Division, Award Application Form Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Office of Pollution Prevention and • Builders 6100–17 related implementing regulations, EPA Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and • Licensed Certification Providers is initiating the prioritization process for 6100–17 Pollution Prevention, Environmental 20 chemical substances as candidates Protection Agency (Mailcode 7408M), • Manufacturers 6100–17 for designation as High Priority • Professional Certifying 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Substances for risk evaluation and 20 Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone Organizations 6100–17 chemical substances as candidates for • number: (202) 564–0140; email address: Promotional Partners 6100–17 designation as Low Priority Substances • Retailers/Distributors 6100–17 [email protected]. for risk evaluation. This document For technical information about the Consumer Awareness Survey provides the identity of the chemical • Survey form 6100–X2 candidates for low priority contact: substances being initiated for Lauren Sweet, Chemistry, Economics Respondents/affected entities: prioritization, a general explanation of and Sustainable Strategies Division, WaterSense partners and participants in why the Agency chose these chemical Office of Pollution Prevention and the consumer survey, which include substances and information on the data Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and product manufacturers; professional sources that EPA plans to use to support Pollution Prevention, Environmental certifying organizations; retailers; the designation. EPA is providing a 90- Protection Agency (Mailcode 7406M) distributors; utilities; federal, state, and day comment period during which 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, local governments; home builders; interested persons may submit relevant Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone licensed certification providers; and information on these chemical number: (202) 564–0376; email address: non-governmental organizations substances. [email protected]. (NGOs). DATES: For general information contact: The Respondent’s obligation to respond: Comments must be received on or before June 19, 2019. TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 Voluntary. South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY ADDRESSES: Use one of the following Estimated number of respondents: 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– methods to submit comments, directing 2,649. 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ not related to a specific chemical, Frequency of response: Once, epa.gov. annually, quarterly, occasionally. including comments on Unit V., to Total estimated burden: 3,212 hours docket identification (ID) number EPA– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR HQ–OPPT–2019–0131; submit I. Executive Summary 1320.03(b). information on the 20 candidates for Total estimated cost: $293,189 (per which EPA is initiating the A. Does this action apply to me? year), includes $905 of annualized prioritization process before designation This action is directed to the public capital or operation & maintenance as High Priority Substances for risk in general and may be of interest to costs. evaluation to the applicable chemical entities that currently or may Changes in the Estimates: There is a specific docket ID number identified in manufacture (including import) a decrease of 898 hours in the total Unit III.B.; and submit information on chemical substance regulated under estimated respondent burden compared the 20 candidates for which EPA is TSCA (e.g., entities identified under with the ICR currently approved by initiating the prioritization process North American Industrial OMB. This decrease is due to changes before designation as Low Priority Classification System (NAICS) codes in program requirements including Substances for risk evaluation to the 325 and 324110). The action may also using online forms for all non-CBI applicable chemical specific docket ID be of interest to chemical processors, related data, discontinuing the number identified in Unit IV.B.: distributors in commerce, users, non- individual irrigation partner category, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// profit organizations in the and simplifying the quarterly provider www.regulations.gov. Follow the online environmental and public health reporting requirements, which have instructions for submitting comments. sectors, state and local government reduced operation & maintenance costs Do not submit electronically any agencies, and members of the public. and lowered the estimated burden. EPA information you consider to be Since other entities may also be also better understands how long it Confidential Business Information (CBI) interested, the Agency has not takes partners to complete program or other information whose disclosure is attempted to describe all the specific forms and has better historical data to restricted by statute. entities and corresponding NAICS codes project new partners/forms over the • Mail: Document Control Office for entities that may be interested in or next three years. (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention affected by this action. and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Courtney Kerwin, Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania B. What action is the Agency taking? Director, Regulatory Support Division. Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. EPA is initiating the prioritization [FR Doc. 2019–05312 Filed 3–20–19; 8:45 am] • Hand Delivery: To make special process under the Toxic Substances BILLING CODE 6560–50–P arrangements for hand delivery or Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Mar 20, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES 10492 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 55 / Thursday, March 21, 2019 / Notices seq., for 20 chemical substances as F. What should I consider as I prepare Initiation of prioritization for candidates for designation as High my comments for EPA? substances as High Priority candidates Priority Substances for risk evaluation is not a finding of risk. Rather, when 1. Submitting Confidential Business and 20 chemical substances as prioritization is complete, for those Information (CBI). Do not submit this candidates for designation as Low chemicals designated as high, the information to EPA through Priority Substances for risk evaluation. regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark Agency will have evidence that this This document includes the identity of the part or all of the information that substance may present an unreasonable the chemical substances entering the you claim to be CBI. For CBI risk of injury to health or the prioritization process before information in a disk or CD–ROM that environment because of a potential designation, and a general explanation you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the hazard and a potential route of exposure of why the Agency chose to initiate disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then under the conditions of use. Final prioritization on these chemical identify electronically within the disk or designation of a high priority substance substances. In addition, EPA is CD–ROM the specific information that initiates the risk evaluation process (40 providing a 90-day comment period is claimed as CBI. In addition to one CFR 702.17), which culminates in a during which interested persons may complete version of the comment that finding of whether or not the chemical submit relevant information on these includes information claimed as CBI, a substance presents an unreasonable risk chemical substances. Relevant copy of the comment that does not under the conditions of use. A final information might include, but is not contain the information claimed as CBI designation of a Low Priority substance limited to, any information that may must be submitted for inclusion in the does not require a finding of low or no inform the prioritization screening public docket. Information so marked risk; rather, it is sufficient to show that review conducted pursuant to 40 CFR will not be disclosed except in the chemical does not meet the statutory 702.9(a). accordance with procedures set forth in criteria for a High Priority substance and 40 CFR part 2. C. Why is the Agency taking this action? that risk evaluation is not warranted at 2. Tips for preparing your comments. this time (40 CFR 702.15). TSCA section 6(b) requires that EPA When preparing and submitting your This document is intended to fulfill initiate the prioritization process for comments, see the commenting tips at the TSCA section 6(b)(1)(C)(i) http://www.epa.gov/dockets/