8583 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2024 / Proposed Rules 
1The Commission voted unanimously to publish 
this notice. 1The Commission voted 4–0 to publish this 
notice. Director, Mechanical Engineering 
Division, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; email: cpaul@cpsc.gov. For information about the 
procedure to make an oral presentation, contact Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
I. Background1
On November 1, 2023, the
Commission published an SNPR in the Federal Register, proposing to issue a safety standard addressing blade-contact injuries on table saws under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051–2089), and seeking written comments. 88 FR 74909. To address the risk of blade-contact injuries on table saws, the Commission proposes a rule that would establish a performance 
standard that requires table saws to limit the depth of cut to no more than 3.5 millimeters when a test probe, acting as surrogate for a human finger or other body part, approaches the spinning blade at a rate of 1 meter per second (m/s). The SNPR is available at: 88 FR 74909—Safety Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries on Table Saws— Content Details—2023–23898 (govinfo.gov), and CPSC staff’s briefing package for the SNPR is available at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/ Federal-Register-Notice-Safety- Standard-Addressing-Blade-Contact- Injuries-on-Table-Saws- SNPR.pdf?VersionId=Ce3FOVBmbG0 _
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II. The Public Hearing
The Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 551–562) and section 9 of the 
CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with an opportunity to submit ‘‘written data, views, or arguments’’ regarding a proposed rule. 5 U.S.C. 553(c); 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The SNPR invited such written comments. In addition, section 9 of the CPSA requires the Commission to provide interested parties ‘‘an opportunity for oral presentation of data, views, or arguments.’’ 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The Commission must keep a transcript of such oral presentations. Id. In accordance with this requirement, 
the Commission is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the proposed standard. 
To request the opportunity to make an 
oral presentation, see the information under the 
DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice. Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 minutes, excluding time for questioning by the Commissioners or CPSC staff. To avoid duplicate presentations, groups should designate a spokesperson, and the Commission reserves the right to limit presentation times or impose further restrictions, as necessary. 
Alberta E. Mills, 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission. 
[FR Doc. 2024–02570 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
COMMISSION 
16 CFR Part 1408 
[Docket No. CPSC–2019–0020] 
Safety Standard for Residential Gas 
Furnaces and Boilers; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentations 
AGENCY : Consumer Product Safety 
Commission. 
ACTION : Notice of proposed rulemaking; 
opportunity for oral presentation. 
SUMMARY : The Consumer Product Safety 
Commission (Commission or CPSC) will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to make oral presentations on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) the Commission issued regarding a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. Presentations will be part of the rulemaking record. 
DATES : A hybrid hearing will be held in 
person at CPSC’s headquarters and remotely via webinar and will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 21, 2024. 
ADDRESSES : This hearing will be held as 
a hybrid hearing—in person at CPSC’s headquarters and remotely via webinar. For individuals attending in person, the meeting will be held at CPSC’s headquarters, located at 4330 East West Highway, 4th Floor—Hearing Room, Bethesda, MD 20814. Individuals who plan to attend the meeting remotely should pre-register for the webinar at cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/ j.php?MTID=m950b2d5a6084894ff5d11b07f635114b. Attendance is free ofcharge. After registering, you willreceive a confirmation email containinginformation about joining the webinar.In person attendees do not need toregister for the hearing. Requests tomake oral presentations (in person orremotely) and the text of oralpresentations and written commentsshould be sent by email to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, with the subject line, 
‘‘Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers 
NPR; Oral Presentation.’’ Requests to make oral presentations—in person or remotely—and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary no later than 5 p.m. EST on February 14, 2024. The Commission will accept written comments as well. These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary no later than 5 p.m. EST on February 14, 2024. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
information about the subject matter of this hearing, contact Ronald A. Jordan, Mechanical Engineering, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301–987–2219; email: rjordan@cpsc.gov . 
For information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, contact Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301–504–7479; cpsc- os@cpsc.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
I. Background1
On October 25, 2023, the Commission
published an NPR in the Federal Register, proposing to issue a safety 
standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051– 2089), and seeking written comments. 
88 FR 73272. The proposed rule seeks to address the risk of injuries and death associated with residential gas fired central furnaces, boilers, wall furnaces, and floor furnaces (gas furnaces and boilers). To address this risk, the Commission has proposed a rule to detect and prevent dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO) production and leakage from residential gas furnaces and boilers. 
The NPR is available at: https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 2023/10/25/2023-23302/safety- standard-for-residential-gas-furnaces- and-boilers, and CPSC staff’s briefing 
package for the NPR is available at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/ Notice-of-Proposed-Rulemaking-Safety- Standard-for-Residential-Gas-Furnaces- and-Boilers-COMBINED-PDFS.pdf?VersionId=7BJ3c6EeDF78nHorx2mCEr94XygwgeQV. 
II. The Public Hearing
The Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 551–559) and section 9 of the 
CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with an 
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opportunity to submit ‘‘written data, 
views, or arguments’’ regarding a proposed rule. 5 U.S.C. 553(c); 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The NPR invited such written comments. In addition, section 9 of the CPSA requires the Commission to provide interested parties ‘‘an opportunity for oral presentation of data, views, or arguments.’’ 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The Commission must keep a transcript of such oral presentations. Id. In accordance with this requirement, 
the Commission is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the proposed standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. 
To request the opportunity to make an 
oral presentation, see the information under the 
DATES and ADDRESSES sections 
of this notice. Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 minutes, excluding time for questions from the Commission or staff. To avoid duplicate presentations, groups should designate a spokesperson, and the Commission reserves the right to limit presentation times or impose further restrictions, as necessary. 
Alberta E. Mills, 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission. 
[FR Doc. 2024–02563 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
40 CFR Part 141 
[EPA–HQ–OW–2023–0469; FRL–10857–04– 
OW] 
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring 
Rule; Methods Request and Webinar 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). 
ACTION : Request for public comment and 
notice of a public meeting. 
SUMMARY : The U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public input on drinking water analytical methods for emerging contaminants in drinking water, particularly those listed on the agency’s Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), that might support monitoring under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. This notice describes published drinking water analytical methods and EPA drinking water methods currently in development for the CCL and other emerging contaminants, with an expectation that some of these methods will support the sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) and/or other future cycles of the UCMR program. 
The agency is also announcing a 
virtual public meeting (via webinar) to discuss potential approaches to developing UCMR 6. The webinar will discuss the following: drinking water analytical methods and contaminants being considered, UCMR 6 sampling design, laboratory approval, and other potential aspects of the monitoring approach. The agenda will include time for brief remarks by participants who pre-register. 
DATES : Comments must be received on 
or before April 8, 2024. Public meeting: The EPA will host a webinar regarding UCMR 6 development on April 17, 2024 and April 18, 2024. The same material will be presented twice. Please refer to the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
for additional information on the webinar. 
ADDRESSES : The agency invites 
comments on analytical methods for emerging contaminants in drinking water, particularly those listed on CCL 5, to aid in the EPA’s consideration of methods to support UCMR monitoring. Comments should refer to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2023–0469 and may be submitted by any of the following options: 
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov/ (preferred). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 
•Mail: U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. 
•Hand Delivery or Courier: EPA 
Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Federal Holidays). 
Instructions: All material submitted 
must include the Docket ID for this rulemaking. Comments received by the EPA (regardless of how they are submitted) may be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document. 
Registration information for the 
UCMR 6 ‘‘pre-proposal’’ webinar can be found at https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/ unregulated-contaminant-monitoring- rule-ucmr-meetings-and-materials. The 
webinars will begin at 11:00 a.m. eastern time and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the scheduled dates. Refer to the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
below for additional information if you would like to sign up to make remarks during the webinar. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Brenda Bowden, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569–7961; or email address: bowden.brenda@epa.gov; or 
Will Adams, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569–7656; or email address: adams.william@epa.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Table of Contents 
I. Public Participation 
A. Written Comments on Drinking Water 
Analytical Methods for Emerging 
Contaminants 
B. Participation in UCMR 6 Pre-Proposal 
Webinar 
II. General Information 
A. Does this action apply to me? 
B. How does the EPA establish health 
standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act? 
C. Why is the EPA requesting analytical 
method information on unregulated contaminants in drinking water? 
D. What is the basis for this action? 
III. Background 
A. What is the status of the drinking water 
analytical methods for contaminants on the CCL 5? 
B. What drinking water analytical methods 
are being developed by the EPA to address contaminants on CCL 5? 
1. Draft EPA Method(s) for PFAS. 2. Draft EPA Method 562—Determination 
of selected pesticides in drinking water by solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). 
3. Draft EPA Method Purgeable Organics— 
Measurement of purgeable organic compounds in water by capillary column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). This method is expected to support the analysis of drinking water for 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP) and other purgeable organic compounds. The target contaminants for this method are shown in Exhibit 7. 
4. Draft EPA Method Legionella— 
Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) detection. 
5. Draft EPA Method Mycobacterium— 
Mycobacterium abscessus culture 
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