Notice2023-28376
2023 Report; Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the United States; Notice of Availability
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Published
December 26, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the 2023 mercury inventory report, which summarizes information on mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States that is required to be reported to EPA by rule directly from mercury manufacturers, importers, and processors. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) directs the EPA to carry out and publish in the Federal Register every three years an inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States. TSCA defines "mercury" as "elemental mercury" or "a mercury compound."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28376]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0127; FRL-11623-01-OCSPP]
2023 Report; Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the
United States; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of the 2023 mercury inventory report, which summarizes
information on mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States that
is required to be reported to EPA by rule directly from mercury
manufacturers, importers, and processors. The Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA) directs the EPA to carry out and publish in the Federal
Register every three years an inventory of mercury supply, use, and
trade in the United States. TSCA defines ``mercury'' as ``elemental
mercury'' or ``a mercury compound.''
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0127, is available online
at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Additional instructions for visiting the
docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is
available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Thomas Groeneveld, Existing
Chemicals Risk Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1188; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ff8edf0faf1fae9faf3fbb1ebf7f0f2feecdffaeffeb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2b3e232922293a29202862382423212d3f0c293c2d622b233a">[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#84d0d7c7c5a9ccebf0e8edeae1c4e1f4e5aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="792d2a3a385431160d1510171c391c0918571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this action apply to me?
This action applies to the public in general and may be of interest
to a wide range of stakeholders including members of the public
interested in elemental mercury or mercury compounds generally. Other
topics of interest include the supply, use, or trade of elemental
mercury or mercury compounds, including mercury-added products and
manufacturing processes. As such, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be interested in this
action.
II. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
TSCA section 8(b)(10), 15 U.S.C. 2507(b)(10), directs EPA to carry
out and publish in the Federal Register not later than April 1, 2017,
and every three years thereafter, an inventory of mercury supply, use,
and trade in the United States. TSCA section 8(b)(10)(A) defines
``mercury'' as ``elemental mercury'' or ``a mercury compound'' (15
U.S.C. 2507(b)(10)(A)). In carrying out the mercury inventory, EPA is
to ``identify any manufacturing processes or products that
intentionally add mercury'' (15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(C)(i)) and
``recommend actions, including proposed revisions of Federal law or
regulations, to achieve further reductions in mercury use'' (15 U.S.C.
2607(b)(10)(C)(ii)).
III. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is publishing the 2023 report of the inventory of mercury
supply, use, and trade in the United States (15 U.S.C. 2507(b)(10)(B)).
This is the second report in which the supply, use, and trade of
mercury is presented based on data collected by EPA under the mercury
reporting requirements under TSCA that are codified in 40 CFR part 713.
Persons subject to the reporting requirements in 40 CFR part 713
submitted information directly to EPA via the Mercury Electronic
Reporting (MER) application, which is accessed through the Agency's
Central Data Exchange (CDX). For reporting activities that occurred in
the calendar year 2021, the deadline for reporting mercury information
to EPA was July 1, 2022, and the inventory collection, reporting, and
publication cycle will continue every three years thereafter.
IV. How can I access this report?
The 2023 inventory report, and the previously published report in
2020, may be found in the docket for this action and on the EPA mercury
website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/mercury">https://www.epa.gov/mercury</a>.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(B).
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-28376 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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