[Federal Register: November 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 215)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2005-0008; FRL-7741-5]
Workshops on How to Report for the 2006 Inventory Update Rule
(IUR) Information Collection - Fall 2005; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is convening two public workshops to provide training
for affected parties responsible for reporting during the 2006
Inventory Update Rule information collection. The workshops will focus
on the Instructions for Reporting, industry case studies, and
submission of IUR data over the internet. The Instructions for
Reporting were revised in response to amendments to 40 CFR Part 710
promulgated on January 7, 2003. These workshops are open to the public.
DATES: Each workshop will take place over 1 day. These workshops will
begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The workshops
will be held in Fall 2005: Washington, DC (December 5); Los Angeles, CA
(December 12).
ADDRESSES: Persons planning to attend the workshops are directed to the
information, as well as IUR background information, draft documents,
and a link to the workshop registration site. All workshop materials
can be downloaded from the IUR website or the EPA electronic docket
http://www.epa.gov/edocket (Docket Identification Number: OPPT-2005-0008) in
portable document format (PDF).
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: Franklyn Hall, Economics,
Exposure and Technology Division (7406M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, D.C. 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8522; e-mail address: hall.franklyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture
chemical substances currently subject to reporting under the Inventory
Update Rule (IUR) as amended on January 7, 2003 and codified as 40 CFR
part 710. Persons who process chemical substances but who do not
manufacture or import chemical substances are not required to comply
with the requirements of 40 CFR part 710. Potentially affected entities
may include, but are not limited to:
Chemical manufacturers and importers currently subject to
IUR reporting, including manufacturers and importers of inorganic
chemical substances (NAICS codes 325, 32411).
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should
carefully examine the applicability provisions at 40 CFR 710.48. If you
have any
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questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the technical contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPPT-2005-0008. The official public
docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this
action, any public comments received, and other information related to
this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for
public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone number is
(202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, which is
located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-0280.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
II. Background
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is convening two workshops
to train stakeholders on how to report for the 2006 Partial Updating of
the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory. The EPA is required by section
8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to compile and update
an inventory of chemical substances manufactured or imported into the
United States. Every four years, manufacturers (including importers) of
certain chemical substances on the Chemical Substance Inventory have
been required to report data specified in the TSCA section 8(a)
Inventory Update Rule (IUR), 40 CFR part 710. Past updates included
information on the chemical's production volume, site-limited status,
and plant site information. Amendments to the IUR promulgated in the
Federal Register on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 848) (FRL-6767-4) expanded
the data reported on certain chemicals to assist EPA and others in
screening potential exposures and risks resulting from manufacturing,
processing, and use of TSCA chemical substances. At the same time, EPA
amended the IUR regulations to increase the production volume threshold
which triggers reporting requirements from 10,000 pounds per year to
25,000 pounds per year and established a new higher threshold of
300,000 pounds per year above which manufacturers must report
additional information on downstream processing and use of their
chemical substances. The 2003 amendments to the IUR also revoked the
exemption from reporting for inorganic chemical substances, provided a
partial exemption from reporting of processing and use information for
chemical substances of low current interest, and continued the current
exemption from reporting for polymers, microorganisms, and naturally
occurring chemical substances. These changes modify requirements for
information collected in calendar year 2005 and submitted in 2006 and
thereafter. These workshops may be of interest to persons currently
reporting under the IUR and to manufacturers of inorganic chemical
substances.
The workshops will include a series of presentations by
representatives of EPA on the Instructions for Reporting for the 2006
Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory. Subjects
discussed will include reporting requirements, instructions for
completing the reporting form, how to assert confidentiality claims,
how to submit completed reports to EPA, and case studies illustrating
different aspects of reporting. During the workshops, persons in
attendance will be able to ask questions regarding the material being
presented. The purpose of these meetings is to provide training to
persons who must report in 2006 under the Inventory Update Rule.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
You may register to participate in this meeting by directing your
web browser to http://www.epa.gov/oppt/iur. There is a workshop registration
link on this website that will allow you to provide all necessary
information for participation. There is no charge for attending this
public meeting.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, chemicals, reporting and record keeping
requirements.
Dated: November 2, 2005.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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