Notice2022-02851
Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos; Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Extension of Comment Period
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Published
February 10, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
In the Federal Register of December 29, 2021, EPA announced the availability of and solicited public comment on the draft scope of a risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos. This document extends the comment period for 15 days from February 14, 2022, to March 1, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 7833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02851]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0254; FRL-9347-03-OCSPP]
Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses
and Associated Disposals of Asbestos; Draft Scope of the Risk
Evaluation To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA); Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of December 29, 2021, EPA announced
the availability of and solicited public comment on the draft scope of
a risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for
Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and
Associated Disposals of Asbestos. This document extends the comment
period for 15 days from February 14, 2022, to March 1, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published on December 29,
2021, at 86 FR 74088 is extended. Comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0254, must be received on
or before March 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2021-0254, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/about-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/about-epa-dockets</a>.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is open to visitors by
appointment only. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Peter Gimlin, Existing Chemical
Risk Management Division (Mail Code 7404T), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-0515; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cdaaa4a0a1a4a3e3bda8b9a8bf8da8bdace3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe999793929790d08e9b8a9b8cbe9b8e9fd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#194d4a5a583451766d7570777c597c6978377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fdbdccccea2c7e0fbe3e6e1eacfeaffeea1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register document of December 29,
2021 (86 FR 74088) (FRL-9347-01-OCSPP) for 15 days, from February 14,
2022, to March 1, 2022. In that document, in accordance with
implementing regulations for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
EPA announced the availability of and solicited public comment on the
draft scope of the risk evaluation for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental
Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos.
More information on EPA's draft risk assessment and solicitation of
comment can be found in the Federal Register of December 29, 2021.
EPA received requests to extend the comment period and believes it
is appropriate to do so in order to give stakeholders additional time
to review the draft scope document and prepare comments.
To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES. If you have questions,
consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-02851 Filed 2-9-22; 8:45 am]
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