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requirements, required in CERCLA 

Section 113(k), 42 U.S.C. Section 

9613(k), and CERCLA Section 117, 42 

U.S.C. Section 9617, have been satisfied. 

Determination That the Site Meets the 

Criteria for Deletion in the NCP 

The NCP specifies that EPA may 

delete a site from the NPL if ‘‘all 

appropriate responsible parties or other 

persons have implemented all 

appropriate response actions required.’’ 

EPA, with concurrence of the State of 

North Carolina, through the Department 

of the Environment and Natural 

Resources, by a letter dated February 16, 

2012, believes this criteria for deletion 

have been satisfied. The contaminated 

soils have been removed and the Site 

meets all the Site completion 

requirements as specified in Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency Response 

(OSWER) Directive 9320.2–09–A–P, 

Closeout Procedures for National 

Priorities List Sites. Specifically, 

confirmatory sampling verifies that the 

Site has achieved the ROD cleanup 

standards, and that all cleanup actions 

specified in the ROD have been 

implemented. Therefore, EPA is 

deleting the Site from the NPL. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous 

waste, Hazardous substances, 

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements; Superfund; Water 

pollution control; Water supply. 

Dated: May 11, 2012. 

Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15340 Filed 6–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0182; FRL–9353–3] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Proposed Significant New Use Rule on 

Certain Chemical Substances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a significant 

new use rule (SNUR) under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 

chemical substances identified 

generically as complex strontium 

aluminum, rare earth doped, which 

were the subject of premanufacture 

notices (PMNs) P–12–22, P–12–23, P– 

12–24, P–12–25, and P–12–26. This 

action would require persons who 

intend to manufacture, import, or 

process any of the chemical substances 

for an activity that is designated as a 

significant new use by this proposed 

rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before 

commencing that activity. The required 

notification would provide EPA with 

the opportunity to evaluate the intended 

use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit 

the activity before it occurs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0182, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., 

Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0182. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2012–0182. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or 

email. The regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Kenneth 

Moss, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–9232; email address: 

moss.kenneth@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: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture, import, 

process, or use the chemical substances 

contained in this proposed rule. 


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Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Manufacturers, importers, or 

processors of one or more subject 

chemical substances (NAICS codes 325 

and 324110), e.g., chemical 

manufacturing and petroleum refineries. 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. To determine whether 

you or your business may be affected by 

this action, you should carefully 

examine the applicability provisions in 

§ 721.5. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

This action may also affect certain 

entities through pre-existing import 

certification and export notification 

rules under TSCA. Chemical importers 

are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 

U.S.C. 2612) import certification 

requirements promulgated at 19 CFR 

12.118 through 12.127; see also 19 CFR 

127.28. Chemical importers must certify 

that the shipment of the chemical 

substance complies with all applicable 

rules and orders under TSCA. Importers 

of chemicals subject to a final SNUR 

must certify their compliance with the 

SNUR requirements. The EPA policy in 

support of import certification appears 

at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B. In 

addition, any persons who export or 

intend to export a chemical substance 

that is the subject of a proposed or final 

SNUR are subject to the export 

notification provisions of TSCA section 

12(b) (15 U.S.C. 2611(b)) (see § 721.20) 

and must comply with the export 

notification requirements in 40 CFR part 

707, subpart D. 

B. 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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA is proposing a significant new 

use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of 

TSCA for five chemical substances 

which were the subject of PMNs. The 

five chemical substances are identified 

generically as complex strontium 

aluminum, rare earth doped, which 

were the subject of PMNs P–12–22, P– 

12–23, P–12–24, P–12–25, and P–12–26. 

This SNUR would require persons who 

intend to manufacture, import, or 

process any of these chemical 

substances for an activity that is 

designated as a significant new use to 

notify EPA at least 90 days before 

commencing that activity. 

In the Federal Register of April 25, 

2012 (77 FR 24613) (FRL–9345–4), EPA 

issued a direct final SNUR on these five 

chemical substances in accordance with 

the procedures at § 721.160(c)(3)(i). EPA 

received notice of intent to submit 

adverse comments on this SNUR. 

Therefore, as required by 

§ 721.160(c)(3)(ii), EPA has withdrawn 

the direct final SNUR in a separate 

document, published elsewhere in 

today’s Federal Register, and is now 

issuing this proposed rule on the 5 

chemical substances. The record for the 

direct final SNUR on these substances 

was established as docket EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2012–0182. That record includes 

information considered by the Agency 

in developing the direct final rule and 

the notice of intent to submit adverse 

comments. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 

2604(a)(2)) authorizes EPA to determine 

that a use of a chemical substance is a 

‘‘significant new use.’’ EPA must make 

this determination by rule after 

considering all relevant factors, 

including the four bulleted TSCA 

section 5(a)(2) factors listed in Unit III. 

Once EPA determines that a use of a 

chemical substance is a significant new 

use, TSCA section 5(a)(1)(B) requires 

persons to submit a significant new use 

notice (SNUN) to EPA at least 90 days 

before they manufacture, import, or 

process the chemical substance for that 

use. Persons who must report are 

described in § 721.5. 

C. Applicability of General Provisions 

General provisions for SNURs appear 

in 40 CFR part 721, subpart A. These 

provisions describe persons subject to 

the rule, recordkeeping requirements, 

exemptions to reporting requirements, 

and applicability of the rule to uses 

occurring before the effective date of the 

rule. Provisions relating to user fees 

appear at 40 CFR part 700. According to 

§ 721.1(c), persons subject to this SNUR 

must comply with the same notice 

requirements and EPA regulatory 

procedures as submitters of PMNs under 

TSCA section 5(a)(1)(A). In particular, 

these requirements include the 

information submission requirements of 

TSCA section 5(b) and 5(d)(1), the 

exemptions authorized by TSCA section 

5(h)(1), (h)(2), (h)(3), and (h)(5), and the 

regulations at 40 CFR part 720. Once 

EPA receives a SNUN, EPA may take 

regulatory action under TSCA section 

5(e), 5(f), 6, or 7 to control the activities 

for which it has received the SNUN. If 

EPA does not take action, EPA is 

required under TSCA section 5(g) to 

explain in the Federal Register its 

reasons for not taking action. 

III. Significant New Use Determination 

Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA states that 

EPA’s determination that a use of a 

chemical substance is a significant new 

use must be made after consideration of 

all relevant factors, including: 

• The projected volume of 

manufacturing and processing of a 

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• The extent to which a use changes 

the type or form of exposure of human 

beings or the environment to a chemical 

substance. 

• The extent to which a use increases 

the magnitude and duration of exposure 

of human beings or the environment to 

a chemical substance. 

• The reasonably anticipated manner 

and methods of manufacturing, 

processing, distribution in commerce, 

and disposal of a chemical substance. 

In addition to these factors 

enumerated in TSCA section 5(a)(2), the 

statute authorizes EPA to consider any 

other relevant factors. 

To determine what would constitute a 

significant new use for the 5 chemical 

substances that are the subject of this 

proposed SNUR, EPA considered 

relevant information about the toxicity 

of the chemical substances, likely 

human exposures and environmental 

releases associated with possible uses, 

taking into consideration the four 

bulleted TSCA section 5(a)(2) factors 

listed in this unit. 

IV. Substances Subject to This Proposed 

Rule 

EPA is proposing to establish 

significant new use and recordkeeping 

requirements for 5 chemical substances 

in 40 CFR part 721, subpart E. In this 

unit, EPA provides the following 

information for each chemical 

substance: 

• PMN number. 

• Chemical name. 

• Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) 

number. 

• Basis for the SNUR. 

• Tests recommended by EPA to 

provide sufficient information to 

evaluate the chemical substance (see 

Unit VII. for more information). 

• CFR citation assigned in the 

regulatory text section of this proposed 

rule. 

This proposed SNUR encompasses 5 

PMN substances for which EPA did not 

find that the use scenario described in 

the PMNs met the criteria set forth 

under TSCA section 5(e). However, EPA 

does believe that certain changes from 

the use scenario described in these 

PMNs could result in increased 

exposures and therefore should be 

designated a significant new use. This 

so-called ‘‘non-5(e) SNUR’’ is being 

proposed pursuant to § 721.170. EPA 

has determined that every activity 

designated as a ‘‘significant new use’’ in 

all non-5(e) SNURs issued under 

§ 721.170 satisfies the two requirements 

stipulated in § 721.170(c)(2), i.e., these 

significant new use activities, ‘‘(i) Are 

different from those described in the 

premanufacture notice for the 

substance, including any amendments, 

deletions, and additions of activities to 

the premanufacture notice, and (ii) may 

be accompanied by changes in exposure 

or release levels that are significant in 

relation to the health or environmental 

concerns identified’’ for the PMN 

substance. 

PMN Numbers P–12–22, P–12–23, P–12– 

24, P–12–25, and P–12–26 

Chemical name: Complex strontium 

aluminum, rare earth doped (generic). 

CAS number: Not available. 

Basis for action: The PMNs state that 

the PMN substances will be used as dye 

used in the manufacture of imaging 

media/products. Based on analogous 

respirable and poorly soluble 

substances, in particular, titanium 

dioxide, EPA identified concerns for 

potential lung overload to workers from 

inhalation exposure to the PMN 

substances. Specifically, the Agency 

predicts potential toxicity to workers 

from inhalation when more than 5 

percent of the PMN substances particles 

are less than 10 microns. For the uses 

described in the PMNs, significant 

worker exposure is unlikely, when no 

more than 5 percent of particles are less 

than 10 microns. Therefore, EPA has not 

determined that the proposed 

manufacturing, processing, or use of the 

substances may present an unreasonable 

risk. EPA has determined, however, that 

any use of the substances other than as 

described in the PMNs may cause 

serious health effects. Based on this 

information, the PMN substances meets 

the concern criteria at 

§ 721.170(b)(3)(ii). 

Recommended testing: EPA has 

determined that a 90-day inhalation 

toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline 

870.3465) would help characterize the 

human health effects of the PMN 

substances. 

CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10423. 

V. Rationale and Objectives of the 

Proposed Rule 

A. Rationale 

During review of the PMNs submitted 

for these 5 chemical substances, EPA 

determined that one or more of the 

criteria of concern established at 

§ 721.170 were met, as discussed in 

Unit IV. 

B. Objectives 

EPA is proposing this SNUR for 

specific chemical substances that have 

undergone premanufacture review 

because the Agency wants to achieve 

the following objectives with regard to 

the significant new uses designated in 

this proposed rule: 

• EPA would receive notice of any 

person’s intent to manufacture, import, 

or process a listed chemical substance 

for the described significant new use 

before that activity begins. 

• EPA would have an opportunity to 

review and evaluate data submitted in a 

SNUN before the notice submitter 

begins manufacturing, importing, or 

processing a listed chemical substance 

for the described significant new use. 

• EPA would be able to regulate 

prospective manufacturers, importers, 

or processors of a listed chemical 

substance before the described 

significant new use of that chemical 

substance occurs, provided that 

regulation is warranted pursuant to 

TSCA sections 5(e), 5(f), 6, or 7. 

Issuance of a SNUR for a chemical 

substance does not signify that the 

chemical substance is listed on the 

TSCA Inventory. Guidance on how to 

determine if a chemical substance is on 

the TSCA Inventory is available on the 

Internet at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ 

existingchemicals/pubs/tscainventory/ 

index.html. 

VI. Applicability of the Proposed Rule 

to Uses Occurring Before Effective Date 

of the Final Rule 

To establish a significant ‘‘new’’ use, 

EPA must determine that the use is not 

ongoing. The chemical substances 

subject to this proposed rule have 

undergone premanufacture review. EPA 

is soliciting comments on whether any 

of the uses proposed as significant new 

uses are ongoing. 

As discussed in the Federal Register 

issue of April 24, 1990 (55 FR 17376), 

EPA has decided that the intent of 

TSCA section 5(a)(1)(B) is best served by 

designating a use as a significant new 

use as of the date of publication of this 

proposed rule rather than as of the 

effective date of the final rule. If uses 

begun after publication of the proposed 

rule were considered ongoing rather 

than new, it would be difficult for EPA 

to establish SNUR notice requirements 

because a person could defeat the SNUR 

by initiating the significant new use 

before the rule became final, and then 

argue that the use was ongoing before 

the effective date of the final rule. Thus, 

persons who begin commercial 

manufacture, import, or processing of 

the chemical substances that would be 

regulated through this proposed SNUR 

will have to cease any such activity 

before the effective date of the rule if 

and when finalized. To resume their 

activities, these persons would have to 

comply with all applicable SNUR notice 

requirements and wait until the notice 

review period, including all extensions, 

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EPA has promulgated provisions to 

allow persons to comply with this 

proposed SNUR before the effective 

date. If a person were to meet the 

conditions of advance compliance 

under § 721.45(h), the person is 

considered exempt from the 

requirements of the SNUR. 

VII. Test Data and Other Information 

EPA recognizes that TSCA section 5 

does not require developing any 

particular test data before submission of 

a SNUN. The two exceptions are: 

1. Development of test data is 

required where the chemical substance 

subject to the SNUR is also subject to a 

test rule under TSCA section 4 (see 

TSCA section 5(b)(1)). 

2. Development of test data may be 

necessary where the chemical substance 

has been listed under TSCA section 

5(b)(4) (see TSCA section 5(b)(2)). 

In the absence of a TSCA section 4 

test rule or a TSCA section 5(b)(4) 

listing covering the chemical substance, 

persons are required only to submit test 

data in their possession or control and 

to describe any other data known to or 

reasonably ascertainable by them (see 

§ 720.50). However, upon review of 

PMNs and SNUNs, the Agency has the 

authority to require appropriate testing. 

Descriptions of tests are provided for 

informational purposes. EPA strongly 

encourages persons, before performing 

any testing, to consult with the Agency 

pertaining to protocol selection and test 

reporting. To access the harmonized test 

guidelines referenced in this document 

electronically, please go to http:// 

www.epa.gov/ocspp and select ‘‘Test 

Methods and Guidelines.’’ 

The recommended tests specified in 

Unit IV. may not be the only means of 

addressing the potential risks of the 

chemical substance. However, 

submitting a SNUN without any test 

data may increase the likelihood that 

EPA will take action under TSCA 

section 5(e), particularly if satisfactory 

test results have not been obtained from 

a prior PMN or SNUN submitter. EPA 

recommends that potential SNUN 

submitters contact EPA early enough so 

that they will be able to conduct the 

appropriate tests. 

SNUN submitters should be aware 

that EPA will be better able to evaluate 

SNUNs which provide detailed 

information on the following: 

• Human exposure and 

environmental release that may result 

from the significant new use of the 

chemical substances. 

• Potential benefits of the chemical 

substances. 

• Information on risks posed by the 

chemical substances compared to risks 

posed by potential substitutes. 

VIII. SNUN Submissions 

According to § 721.1(c), persons 

submitting a SNUN must comply with 

the same notice requirements and EPA 

regulatory procedures as persons 

submitting a PMN, including 

submission of test data on health and 

environmental effects as described in 

§ 720.50. SNUNs must be submitted on 

EPA Form No. 7710–25, generated using 

e-PMN software, and submitted to the 

Agency in accordance with the 

procedures set forth in §§ 721.25 and 

720.40. e-PMN software is available 

electronically at http://www.epa.gov/ 

opptintr/newchems. 

IX. Economic Analysis 

EPA has evaluated the potential costs 

of establishing SNUN requirements for 

potential manufacturers, importers, and 

processors of the chemical substances 

during the development of the direct 

final rule. EPA’s complete economic 

analysis is available in the docket under 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2012–0182. 

X. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866 

This proposed rule would establish a 

SNUR for 5 chemical substances that 

were the subject of PMNs. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

exempted these types of actions from 

review under Executive Order 12866, 

entitled Regulatory Planning and 

Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

According to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq., 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 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, if 

applicable. EPA would amend the table 

in 40 CFR part 9 to list the OMB 

approval number for the information 

collection requirements contained in 

this proposed rule, if the SNUR is 

subsequently issued as a final rule. This 

listing of the OMB control numbers and 

their subsequent codification in the CFR 

satisfies the display requirements of 

PRA and OMB’s implementing 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

was previously subject to public notice 

and comment prior to OMB approval, 

and given the technical nature of the 

table, EPA finds that further notice and 

comment to amend it is unnecessary. As 

a result, EPA finds that there is ‘‘good 

cause’’ under section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B), to amend this table without 

further notice and comment. 

The information collection 

requirements related to this action have 

already been approved by OMB 

pursuant to PRA under OMB control 

number 2070–0012 (EPA ICR No. 574). 

This action would not impose any 

burden requiring additional OMB 

approval. If an entity were to submit a 

SNUN to the Agency, the annual burden 

is estimated to average between 30 and 

170 hours per response. This burden 

estimate includes the time needed to 

review instructions, search existing data 

sources, gather and maintain the data 

needed, and complete, review, and 

submit the required SNUN. 

Send any comments about the 

accuracy of the burden estimate, and 

any suggested methods for minimizing 

respondent burden, including through 

the use of automated collection 

techniques, to the Director, Collection 

Strategies Division, Office of 

Environmental Information (2822T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. Please remember to 

include the OMB control number in any 

correspondence, but do not submit any 

completed forms to this address. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

On February 18, 2012, EPA certified 

pursuant to section 605(b) of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.), that promulgation of 

a SNUR does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities where the 

following are true: 

1. A significant number of SNUNs 

would not be submitted by small 

entities in response to the SNUR. 

2. The SNUN submitted by any small 

entity would not cost significantly more 

than $8,300. A copy of that certification 

is available in the docket for this 

proposed rule. 

This proposed rule is within the 

scope of the February 18, 2012 

certification. Based on the economic 

analysis discussed in Unit IX. and EPA’s 

experience promulgating SNURs 

(discussed in the certification), EPA 

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1. A significant number of SNUNs 

would not be submitted by small 

entities in response to the SNUR. 

2. Submission of the SNUN would not 

cost any small entity significantly more 

than $8,300. Therefore, the 

promulgation of the SNUR would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Based on EPA’s experience with 

proposing and finalizing SNURs, State, 

local, and Tribal governments have not 

been impacted by these rulemakings, 

and EPA does not have any reasons to 

believe that any State, local, or Tribal 

government would be impacted by this 

proposed rule. As such, EPA has 

determined that this proposed rule 

would not impose any enforceable duty, 

contain any unfunded mandate, or 

otherwise have any affect on small 

governments subject to the requirements 

of sections 202, 203, 204, or 205 of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

(UMRA) (Pub. L. 104–4). 

E. Executive Order 13132 

This action would not have a 

substantial direct effect on States, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999). 

F. Executive Order 13175 

This proposed rule would not have 

Tribal implications because it is not 

expected to have substantial direct 

effects on Indian Tribes. This proposed 

rule would not significantly nor 

uniquely affect the communities of 

Indian Tribal governments, nor would it 

involve or impose any requirements that 

affect Indian Tribes. Accordingly, the 

requirements of Executive Order 13175, 

entitled Consultation and Coordination 

With Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000), do not apply 

to this proposed rule. 

G. Executive Order 13045 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13045, entitled Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997), because this is not an 

economically significant regulatory 

action as defined by Executive Order 

12866, and this action does not address 

environmental health or safety risks 

disproportionately affecting children. 

H. Executive Order 13211 

This proposed rule is not subject to 

Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001), because this action is not 

expected to affect energy supply, 

distribution, or use and because this 

action is not a significant regulatory 

action under Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

In addition, since this action does not 

involve any technical standards, section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 

(NTTAA), Public Law 104–113, section 

12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note), does not 

apply to this action. 

J. Executive Order 12898 

This action does not entail special 

considerations of environmental justice 

related issues as delineated by 

Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 721 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: June 14, 2012. 

Maria J. Doa, 

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR 

part 721 be amended as follows: 

PART 721—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for part 721 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 

2625(c). 

2. Add § 721.10423 to subpart E to 

read as follows: 

§ 721.10423 Complex strontium aluminum, 

rare earth doped (generic). 

(a) Chemical substances and 

significant new uses subject to reporting. 

(1) The chemical substances identified 

generically as complex strontium 

aluminum, rare earth doped (PMNs P– 

12–22, P–12–23, P–12–24, P–12–25, and 

P–12–26) are subject to reporting under 

this section for the significant new uses 

described in paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section. 

(2) The significant new uses are: 

(i) Industrial, commercial, and 

consumer activities. Requirements as 

specified in § 721.80(j) (manufacture, 

processing, or use where no more than 

5 percent of particles are less than 10 

microns). 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(b) Specific requirements. The 

provisions of subpart A of this part 

apply to this section except as modified 

by this paragraph. 

(1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping 

requirements as specified in § 721.125 

(a), (b), (c), and (i) are applicable to 

manufacturers, importers, and 

processors of these substances. 

(2) Limitations or revocation of 

certain notification requirements. The 

provisions of § 721.185 apply to this 

section. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 12–106; FCC 12–43] 

Noncommercial Educational Station 

Fundraising for Third-Party Non-Profit 

Organizations 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission proposes to allow 

noncommercial educational (NCE) 

broadcast stations to conduct on-air 

fundraising activities that interrupt 

regular programming for the benefit of 

third-party non-profit organizations. 

This proposed rule change would 

reduce or eliminate the need for NCE 

stations to seek a waiver of the 

Commission’s rules to interrupt regular 

programming to conduct third-party 

fundraising and would afford NCE 

stations more flexibility in choosing 

which non-profit entities to support 

through on-air fundraising. 

DATES: Comments for this proceeding 

are due on or before July 23, 2012; reply 

comments are due on or before August 

21, 2012. Written PRA comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requirements contained herein must be 

submitted by the public, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

other interested parties on or before 

August 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by MB Docket No. 12–106, by 

any of the following methods: 

D Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web Site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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