[Federal Register: April 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 80)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2005-0008; FRL-7712-4]
Workshop on How to Report for the 2006 Inventory Update Rule
(IUR) Information Collection; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA will be holding a public workshop in Phoenix, Arizona
to provide training for affected parties responsible for reporting
during the 2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) information collection.
This workshop will focus on the 2006 instructions for reporting. The
instructions for reporting were revised in response to amendments to 40
CFR part 710 promulgated on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) (FRL-6767-4).
This workshop is open to the public.
DATES: The workshop will be held on May 16, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel, 50
East Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004; telephone number: (602) 333-
0000.
Persons planning to attend the workshop are directed to the IUR
website at http://www.epa.gov/ oppt/iur/. This website contains
workshop 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 at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ (docket identification (ID)
number: OPPT-2005-0008) in portable document format (PDF).
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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 IUR as
amended on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) 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 (NAICS 325, 32411), e.g., manufacturers and importers of
inorganic chemical substances.
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 questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the technical 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
EPA is holding a workshop 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) 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
on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) 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. This workshop may be of
interest to persons currently reporting under the IUR and to
manufacturers of inorganic chemical substances.
The workshop 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 workshop, persons in
attendance will be able to ask questions regarding the material being
presented. The purpose of this meeting is to provide training to
persons who must report in 2006 under the IUR.
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 recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: April 21, 2005.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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