[Federal Register: December 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 242)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 720
[OPPT-2003-0058; FRL-7692-3]
RIN 2070-AJ04
TSCA Inventory Nomenclature for Enzymes and Proteins; Extension
of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR); extension of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the public comment period established
for the ANPR in the Federal Register issued on November 15, 2004 (69 FR
65565). In that ANPR, EPA alerted stakeholders that it was considering
changing procedures and requirements for naming enzymes and proteins
for the purpose of listing those substances on the TSCA Inventory. More
specifically, the ANPR outlined four identification elements that EPA
currently believes are appropriate for use in developing unique TSCA
Inventory nomenclature for proteinaceous enzymes. The ANPR also
solicited public comment on several specific questions relating to the
initiative.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPPT-
2003-0058, must be received on or before January 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of November 15, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: James Alwood, Chemical Control
Division, (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8974; e-mail
address: alwood.jim@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the ANPR a list of those who may be
potentially affected by this action. If you have questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the
person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document and Other
Related Information
In addition to using EDOCKET (http://www.epa.gov/edocket/), you
may access this Federal Register document electronically through the
EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
A frequently updated electronic version of 40
CFR part 720 is available on E-CFR Beta Site Two at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/
.
II. What Action is EPA taking?
This document extends the public comment period established in the
Federal Register issued on November 15, 2004 (69 FR 65565) (FRL-7342-
2). In that document, EPA alerted stakeholders that it was considering
changing procedures and requirements for naming enzymes and proteins
for the purpose of listing those substances on the TSCA Inventory. EPA
is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on
December 15, 2004, to January 30, 2005.
III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 8(b) of TSCA requires EPA to ``compile, keep current, and
publish a list of each chemical substance which is manufactured or
processed in the United States'' (the TSCA Inventory). In order to
fulfill this requirement, EPA must continuously update and keep current
various types of information, including, but not limited to, the
information used to identify any new chemical substance that is
reported to be manufactured or processed in the United States. EPA must
also make corrections, when necessary, of previously reported
information on the TSCA Inventory.
IV. Do Any Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Apply to this Action?
No. This action is not a rulemaking, it merely extends the date by
which public comments must be submitted to EPA for an ANPR that
previously published in the Federal Register of November 15, 2004 (69
FR 65565). For information about the applicability of the regulatory
assessment requirements to the ANPR, please refer to the discussion in
Unit IV. of that document (69 FR 65565).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 720
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances,
Reporting, and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: December 13, 2004.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
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