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Attachments 2 and 3; and Appendix H. 

In the NH MS4 permit, the following 

permit parts were the only parts open 

for modification and comment: 2.0; 2.1; 

2.1.1; 2.1.2.a; 2.2.; 2.2.2 (paragraphs 2 

and 3); 2.3.3.1; 2.3.5; 2.3.5.3; 2.3.6.a; 

2.3.7.2.b.iii; 3.1.3; 4.1.4; 4.4.2.3; 

Appendix A; Appendix F part III and 

Attachment 3; and Appendix H. The 

modifications provide either enhanced 

clarity regarding permit terms or greater 

flexibility in permit implementation. 

EPA prepared Statements of Basis that 

fully explained the proposed 

modifications. See www.regulations.gov 

Docket document EPA–R01–OW–2020– 

0216–0002, ‘‘Statement of Basis for 

Massachusetts Small MS4 General 

Permit 2020 Modifications,’’ and 

document EPA–R01–OW–2020–0216– 

0005, ‘‘Statement of Basis for New 

Hampshire Small MS4 General Permit 

2020 Modifications.’’ EPA has 

considered all significant public 

comments on the permit sections that 

were open for proposed modification. 

The docket also contains a 

Memorandum to the Record discussing 

the potential impacts of the permit 

modifications and the Response to 

Comments documents for the 

Massachusetts and New Hampshire 

permits. Based on public comments, 

EPA plans to finalize the permits as 

proposed, except for the following 

changes: 

Massachusetts Small MS4 General 

Permit 

• EPA updated the typographical 

error in Appendix F, Table F–6. Grafton 

and Shrewsbury have the same required 

percent reduction of 49% for 

phosphorus from urban stormwater 

sources for Flint Pond and Lake 

Quinsigamond. 

• EPA updated the permit language to 

clarify that Part 6.5 is not applicable to 

the MA Department of Conservation and 

Recreation, which has its own 

phosphorus reduction requirements, as 

indicated in Appendix F Part A.I of the 

permit. 

New Hampshire Small MS4 General 

Permit 

• The proposed modifications to Part 

2.3.6 (post-construction stormwater 

minimum control measures) attempted 

to rely on the Southeast Watershed 

Alliance (SWA) model ordinances, a 

successful local program as described in 

the Statement of Basis, but erred in 

requiring some pieces of the SWA 

Model Ordinance to be adopted by SWA 

communities and others to be adopted 

by non-SWA communities. In response 

to comments noting confusion as to 

which requirements applied to which 

communities, EPA has updated the 

language in Part 2.3.6 to remove the 

different requirements for those 

communities in and out of the SWA. 

Consistent with the option in the 2017 

NH MS4 Permit, the final permit 

modification requires that all New 

Hampshire permittees—those in the 

SWA and those outside the SWA— 

adopt a regulatory mechanism that is at 

least as stringent as SWA Model 

Standards Section 4 Element C and 

Element D in their entirety. 

EPA has emailed notifications of the 

Final Permit Modifications to regulated 

parties, parties to this mediation, and 

other interested parties on EPA Region 

1’s NPDES permit mailing list. The 

official public docket for this action, 

EPA–R01–OW–2020–0216, contains 

copies of the final permits, response to 

comments documents, a memorandum 

describing economic impacts of the 

modifications, and other supporting 

material. An electronic version of the 

public docket is available through 

www.regulations.gov. These documents 

are also posted on EPA Region 1’s 

website at https://www.epa.gov/npdespermits/npdes-stormwater-permitprogram-newengland#smallms4program. The official 

public docket is available for public 

viewing at U.S. EPA Region 1, John W. 

McCormack Building, 5 Post Office 

Square, Boston, MA 02109. Please 

contact the persons listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Administrative Requirements 

Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

This action is a significant regulatory 

action that was submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review. Any changes made in response 

to OMB recommendations have been 

documented in the docket. 

Consideration of Other Federal or State 

Laws 

EPA’s docket provides information on 

compliance with applicable laws and 

anticipated impacts on small entities in 

a memorandum to the record, in the 

proposed permits’ statements of basis/ 

fact sheets, and the final permits’ 

response to comments documents. 

Massachusetts and New Hampshire 

provided water quality certifications to 

EPA for this action pursuant to Section 

401 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1341. In accordance with the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA), EPA has 

also obtained concurrence from the New 

England regional offices of the National 

Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service that this action is 

not likely to adversely affect any listed 

threatened or endangered species. The 

Massachusetts and New Hampshire 

Coastal Zone Management offices have 

also provided EPA with Coastal Zone 

Management Act (CZMA) consistency 

determinations for this action. 

Authority: This action is being taken under 

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. 

Dated: December 10, 2020. 

Dennis Deziel, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27637 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2020–0621; FRL–10017– 

86] 

Draft Compliance Guide for Imported 

Articles Containing Surface Coatings 

Subject to the Long-Chain 

Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and 

Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical 

Substances Significant New Use Rule; 

Notice of Availability and Request for 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the 

availability of and soliciting public 

comment on the draft compliance guide 

for the significant new uses EPA 

identified under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) for the import of 

articles with certain long-chain 

perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) 

chemicals as part of the surface coating, 

as established by EPA’s final rule 

‘‘Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate 

and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical 

Substances; Significant New Use Rule.’’ 

Specifically, the guide provides 

additional clarity on what is meant by 

a ‘‘surface coating,’’ identifies which 

entities are regulated, describes the 

activities that are required or prohibited, 

and summarizes the notification 

requirements of the final significant new 

use rule (SNUR). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0225, 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 


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or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. 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 https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For technical information contact: 

Tyler Lloyd, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4016; email address: 

lloyd.tyler@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

and soliciting public comment on the 

draft compliance guide for the 

significant new uses EPA identified 

under section 5(a) the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2604(a), 

for the import of articles with certain 

long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate 

(LCPFAC) chemicals as part of the 

surface coating, as established by EPA’s 

final rule ‘‘Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl 

Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl 

Sulfonate Chemical Substances; 

Significant New Use Rule’’ (85 FR 

45109, July 27, 2020) (FRL–10010–44) 

(Ref. 1). Specifically, the draft 

compliance guide provides additional 

clarity on what is meant by a ‘‘surface 

coating,’’ identifies which entities are 

regulated, describes the activities that 

are required or prohibited, and 

summarizes the notification 

requirements of the final significant new 

use rule (SNUR). 

During the public comment period for 

the 2020 supplemental proposal (Ref. 2), 

several commenters asked EPA to define 

‘‘surface coating’’ and to include a 

definition in the regulatory text. In the 

final rule (Ref. 1), EPA did not finalize 

a regulatory definition of ‘‘surface 

coating.’’ Rather, EPA stated that the 

Agency would issue guidance for 

imported articles that may contain 

LCPFAC chemical substances as part of 

a surface coating. This draft compliance 

guide was prepared consistent with 

Executive Order 13891 (84 FR 55235, 

October 9, 2019) and EPA’s procedural 

rule for guidance, ‘‘EPA Guidance; 

Administrative Procedures for Issuance 

and Public Petitions’’ (85 FR 66230, 

October 19, 2020). 

B. Do guidance documents contain 

binding requirements? 

While the requirements in the statutes 

and Agency regulations are binding on 

EPA and the regulated entities, the 

contents of this compliance guide do 

not have the force and effect of law and 

are not meant to bind the public in any 

way. This compliance guide is intended 

only to provide clarity to the public 

regarding existing requirements under 

the law or agency policies. The 

statements in the compliance guide are 

intended solely as guidance to aid in 

complying with the EPA regulations in 

40 CFR part 721. 

C. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you import articles 

containing certain LCPFAC chemical 

substances. The following list of North 

American Industrial Classification 

System (NAICS) codes is not intended 

to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 

guide to help readers determine whether 

this document applies to them. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include: 

• Manufacturers (including 

importers) of one or more of subject 

chemical substances (NAICS codes 325 

and 324110) (e.g., chemical 

manufacturing and petroleum 

refineries). 

• Fiber, yarn, and thread mills 

(NAICS code 31311). 

• Carpet and rug mills (NAICS code 

314110). 

• Home furnishing merchant 

wholesalers (NAICS code 423220). 

• Carpet and upholstery cleaning 

services (NAICS code 561740). 

• Manufacturers of computer and 

other electronic products, appliances, 

and components (NAICS codes 324 and 

335). 

• Manufacturers of surgical and 

medical instruments (NAICS 339112). 

• Merchant wholesalers (NAICS 

codes 423 and 424). 

• Stores and retailers (NAICS codes 

442, 442, 444, 448, 451, and 454). 

• Providers of other support services 

(NAICS code 561990). 

Other types of entities not listed in 

this unit could also be affected. The 

NAICS codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the technical information contact listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

D. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

comments.html. 

II. Request for Public Comment 

EPA welcomes comments on any 

aspect of the draft compliance guide. 

EPA specifically solicits comments to 

enable it to enhance the clarity of the 

compliance guide. 

III. References 

The following is a listing of the 

documents that are specifically 

referenced in this document. The docket 

includes these documents and other 

information considered by EPA, 

including documents that are referenced 

within the documents that are included 

in the docket, even if the referenced 

document is not physically located in 

the docket. For assistance in locating 

these other documents, please consult 

the technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

1. EPA. Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl 

Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate 

Chemical Substances; Significant New 

Use Rule. Final Rule. Federal Register. 

85 FR 45109, July 27, 2020 (FRL–10010– 

44). 

2. EPA. Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl 

Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate 

Chemical Substances; Significant New 

Use Rule. Supplemental Proposal. 

Federal Register. 85 FR 12479, March 3, 

2020 (FRL–10003–21). 


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IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Additional information about these 

statutes and Executive Orders can be 

found at http://www2.epa.gov/lawsregulations/laws-and-executive-orders. 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review, Executive Order 

13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review, and Executive Order 

13891: Promoting the Rule of Law 

Through Improved Agency Guidance 

Documents 

This draft compliance guide was 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993), 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011), and 13891 (84 FR 

55235, October 9, 2019). Any changes 

made in response to OMB 

recommendations have been 

documented in the docket for this action 

as required by section 6(a)(3)(E) of 

Executive Order 12866. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

This action does not impose any new 

information collection burden under the 

PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Burden is 

defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The 

information collection activities 

associated with existing chemical 

SNURs are already approved under 

OMB control number 2070–0038 (EPA 

ICR No. 1188); and the information 

collection activities associated with 

export notifications are already 

approved under OMB control number 

2070–0030 (EPA ICR No. 0795). 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

that requires OMB approval under the 

PRA, unless it has been approved by 

OMB and displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in Title 

40 of the CFR, after appearing in the 

Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR, 

part 9, and included on the related 

collection instrument, or form, as 

applicable. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: December 10, 2020. 

Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0004, FRS 17299] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal Agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC 

seeks specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ The Commission may not 

conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) control number. No 

person shall be subject to any penalty 

for failing to comply with a collection 

of information subject to the PRA that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before January 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. Your comment must be 

submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Nicole Ongele, 

FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the 

comments the OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the 

section of the web page called 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on 

the downward-pointing arrow in the 

‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the Title 

of this ICR and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 

submission to OMB will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited 

the general public and other Federal 

Agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following information 

collection. Comments are requested 

concerning: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Commission, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimates; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), 

the FCC seeks specific comment on how 

it might ‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0004. 

Title: Sections 1.1307 and 1.1311, 

Guidelines for Evaluating the 

Environmental Effects of 

Radiofrequency Exposure. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit, 

Not-for-profit institutions, and State, 

Local or Tribal government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 335,441 Respondents; 

335,441 Responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.0833 

hours (5 minutes)–20 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and third-party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 


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