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order to maintain a stable net asset 

value per participating interest; 

(K) Adopt procedures that in the 

event a STIF has re-priced its net asset 

value below $0.995 per participating 

interest, the bank administering the 

STIF shall calculate, redeem, and sell 

the STIF’s participating interests at a 

price based on the mark-to-market net 

asset value; and 

(L) Adopt procedures that, in the 

event a bank suspends or limits 

withdrawals and initiates liquidation of 

the STIF as a result of redemptions, 

require the bank to: 

(1) Determine that the extent of the 

difference between the STIF’s amortized 

cost per participating interest and its 

mark-to-market net asset value per 

participating interest may result in 

material dilution of participating 

interests or other unfair results to 

participating accounts; 

(2) Formally approve the liquidation 

of the STIF; and 

(3) Facilitate the fair and orderly 

liquidation of the STIF to the benefit of 

all STIF participants. 

* * * * * 

Dated: April 2, 2012. 

John Walsh, 

Acting Comptroller of the Currency. 

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BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 721 and 799 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0520; FRL–9343–9] 

RIN 2070–AJ66 

Certain High Production Volume 

Chemicals; Test Rule and Significant 

New Use Rule; Fourth Group of 

Chemicals; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: EPA will hold a public 

meeting on May 16, 2012, to give the 

public an opportunity to comment on a 

proposed test rule for 23 high 

production volume (HPV) chemical 

substances and a significant new use 

rule (SNUR) for another 22 HPV 

chemical substances under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). The test 

rule would require manufacturers and 

processors to develop screening-level 

health, environmental, and fate data 

based on the potential for substantial 

exposures of workers and consumers to 

the 23 HPV chemical substances, and 

the SNUR would require persons to file 

a significant new use notice (SNUN) 

with EPA prior to manufacturing, 

importing, or processing any of the 22 

HPV chemical substances for use in a 

consumer product or for any use, or 

combination of uses, that would be 

reasonably likely to expose 1,000 or 

more workers at a single-corporate 

entity to the chemical substances. The 

required notification would provide 

EPA with the opportunity to evaluate 

the intended use and, if necessary, to 

prohibit or limit that activity before it 

occurs. The opportunity to present oral 

comment was offered in the proposed 

rule and, in response to that offer, a 

request to present oral comments was 

received. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012, from 1:30 

p.m. to 5 p.m. Requests to participate in 

the meeting must be received on or 

before May 15, 2012. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact either 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, 

preferably at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA East Rm. 1153, 1201 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Washington DC 20460–0001. 

Requests to participate in the meeting, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0520, 

may be submitted to either technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Robert 

Jones or Paul Campanella, Chemical 

Control Division (7405M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone numbers: 

(202) 564–8161 and (202) 564–8091; 

email addresses: jones.robert@epa.gov 

and campanella.paul@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 (defined 

by statute to include import) or process 

any of the chemical substances that are 

listed in 40 CFR 799.5090(j) or 40 CFR 

721.10228(a) of the proposed rule’s 

regulatory text published in the Federal 

Register issue of October 21, 2011 (76 

FR 65580) (FRL–8876–6). Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Manufacturers (defined by statute to 

include importers) of one or more of the 

subject chemical substances (NAICS 

codes 325 and 324110), e.g., chemical 

manufacturing and petroleum refineries. 

• Processors of one or more of the 

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. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

either 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. See Unit VI. of the 

October 21, 2011 proposed rule for 

export notification requirements. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2010–0520. 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., Confidential 

Business Information (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 

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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. 

II. Background 

In the Federal Register issue of 

October 21, 2011, EPA published a 

proposed test rule and SNUR to regulate 

45 HPV chemical substances. EPA is 

proposing a test rule under TSCA 

section 4(a)(1)(B) for 23 of these 45 HPV 

chemical substances to require 

manufacturers, importers, and 

processors to conduct testing to obtain 

screening level data for health and 

environmental effects and chemical fate. 

EPA has preliminarily determined that: 

Each of the 23 HPV chemical substances 

included in that proposed rule is 

produced in substantial quantities and 

that there is or may be substantial 

human exposure to each of them; there 

are insufficient data to reasonably 

determine or predict the effects on 

health or the environment of the 

manufacture, distribution in commerce, 

processing, use, or disposal of the 

chemical substances or of any 

combination of these activities; and the 

testing program proposed is necessary to 

develop such data. Data developed 

under the proposed rule, when 

finalized, will provide critical 

information about the environmental 

fate and potential hazards associated 

with the subject chemical substances. 

When combined with information about 

exposure and uses, these data will allow 

the Agency and others to evaluate 

potential health and environmental 

risks and to take appropriate follow-up 

actions. 

EPA is also proposing to establish 

significant new use reporting and 

recordkeeping under TSCA section 

5(a)(2) for the other 22 HPV chemical 

substances that would require EPA 

notification prior to worker or consumer 

exposures rising to substantial levels. 

The SNUN allows EPA to evaluate the 

use according to the specific parameters 

and circumstances for that intended use 

and, if warranted, be able to regulate 

prospective manufacturers or processors 

of the chemical substance before the 

designated significant new uses of the 

chemical substance occur. 

In response to the proposed rule, EPA 

received a request to present oral 

comment from the People for the Ethical 

Treatment of Animals (PETA). Written 

comments provided during the 

comment period for the proposed rule, 

including those requesting an 

opportunity for oral comment, are 

available and can be reviewed in the 

docket under docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2010–0520. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

You may submit a request to 

participate in this meeting to either 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not 

submit any information in your request 

that is considered CBI. 

Requests to participate in the meeting, 

identified by docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2010–0520, must be received 

on or before May 15, 2012. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 721 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

40 CFR Part 799 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Laboratories, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Louise P. Wise, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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