Risk Management Under the Toxic Substances Control Act: Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Extension of Comment Period
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the notice that published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2024, seeking public comment on the manufacture of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), during the fluorination of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and other plastic containers to inform regulations as appropriate under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). That notice established a public comment period that is scheduled to end on November 29, 2024. This document extends that comment period for 31 days to December 30, 2024. EPA received a request to extend the comment period from an interested stakeholder who requested additional time to collect information relating to EPA's notice and develop thoughtful responses to the issues raised in EPA's notice. EPA believes it is appropriate to extend the comment period in order to give stakeholders including the requester additional time to identify and gather information related to the issues identified in EPA's notice and to prepare comprehensive comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91739-91740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27111]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0131; FRL-12261-02-OCSPP]
Risk Management Under the Toxic Substances Control Act: Certain
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the notice that published in the Federal Register on
September 30, 2024, seeking public comment on the manufacture of
certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and
perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), during the fluorination of high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) and other plastic containers to inform regulations
as appropriate under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). That
notice established a public comment period that is scheduled to end on
November 29, 2024. This document extends that comment period for 31
days to December 30, 2024. EPA received a request to extend the comment
period from an interested stakeholder who requested additional time to
collect information relating to EPA's notice and develop thoughtful
responses to the issues raised in EPA's notice. EPA believes it is
appropriate to extend the comment period in order to give stakeholders
including the requester additional time to identify and gather
information related to the issues identified in EPA's notice and to
prepare comprehensive comments.
DATES: The comment period for the document published on September 30,
2024, at 89 FR 79581 (FRL-12261-01-OCSPP), is now extended. Comments
must be received on or before December 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)
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number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0131, online 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 and 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#7116031e141f1407141d155f05191e1c1002311401105f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e582978a808b8093808981cb918d8a888496a5809584cb828a93">[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#bfebecfcfe92f7d0cbd3d6d1daffdacfde91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3561667674187d5a41595c5b50755045541b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is hereby extending the comment period
established in the Federal Register document of September 30, 2024 (89
FR 79581) (FRL-12261-01-OCSPP), to give stakeholders additional time to
review that document, identify and gather relevant information, and
prepare comments. EPA is extending the comment period, which was set to
end on November 29, 2024, to December 30, 2024.
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.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605.
Dated: November 15, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-27111 Filed 11-19-24; 8:45 am]
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