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comment rulemaking requirements 

under the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA), 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other 

statute. This action is not subject to the 

APA but is subject to TSCA, which does 

not require notice and comment 

rulemaking to take this action. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

This action does not contain an 

unfunded mandate of $100 million or 

more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 

1531–1538, and does not significantly or 

uniquely affect small governments. As 

such, the requirements of UMRA 

sections 202, 203, 204, or 205, 2 U.S.C. 

1531–1538, do not apply to this action. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on the 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 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

Consistent with the EPA Policy on 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribes, the EPA consulted with 

tribal officials during the development 

of this action. EPA coordinated and 

engaged with tribal partners early in the 

process during the development of the 

guidance documents as well as 

continued to conduct outreach to tribes 

during the release of the draft guidance 

documents. In addition, EPA held a 

tribal consultation with tribes that 

requested further information. The 

Agency plans to continue to work with 

our tribal partners to introduce the 

guidance and provide a forum for open 

dialogue with tribes. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 

(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), as 

applying only to those regulatory 

actions that concern environmental 

health or safety risks that EPA has 

reason to believe may 

disproportionately affect children, per 

the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory 

action’’ in section 2–202 of Executive 

Order 13045. This action is not subject 

to Executive Order 13045 because it 

does not establish an environmental 

standard intended to mitigate 

environmental health risks or safety 

risks. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ as defined in Executive 

Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 

2001), because it is not likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on energy 

supply, distribution, or use. This action 

is announcing the availability of 

guidance concerning obtaining access to 

CBI under TSCA, which will not have 

a significant effect on the supply, 

distribution or use of energy. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) 

Since this action does not involve any 

technical standards, NTTAA section 

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

apply to this action. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

EPA believes that this action does not 

have disproportionately high and 

adverse human health or environmental 

effects on minority populations, lowincome populations and/or indigenous 

peoples, as specified in Executive Order 

12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

This action does not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. 

VI. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq. does not apply 

because this action is not a rule as that 

term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(3). 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2613(c). 

Dated: June 21, 2018. 

E. Scott Pruitt, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13828 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0292; FRL–9979–02] 

Guidance for Creating Generic Names 

for Confidential Chemical Substance 

Identity Reporting Under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the 

availability of the following guidance 

document: ‘‘Guidance for Creating 

Generic Names for Confidential 

Chemical Substance Identity Reporting 

under TSCA.’’ This guidance document, 

which is required by the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA), as 

amended in 2016 by the Frank R. 

Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 

Century Act, provides information to 

assist companies in creating structurally 

descriptive generic names for chemical 

substances whose specific chemical 

identities are claimed confidential, for 

the purposes of protecting the specific 

chemical identities from disclosure 

while describing the chemical substance 

as specifically as practicable, and for 

listing substances on the TSCA 

Chemical Substance Inventory. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0292, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• 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: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For technical information contact: 

Tracy Williamson, Chemistry, 

Economics, and Sustainable Strategies 

Division (Mailcode 7406M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

564–8569; email address: 

tscainventory@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: 


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I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are a company needing 

assistance in creating structurally 

descriptive generic names for chemical 

substances whose specific chemical 

identities are claimed confidential, for 

purposes of protecting the specific 

chemical identities from disclosure and 

listing the substances on the TSCA 

Chemical Substance Inventory. This 

action may be of particular interest to 

entities that are regulated under TSCA 

(e.g., entities identified under North 

American Industrial Classification 

System (NAICS) codes 324, 325, and 

324110, among others). Since other 

entities also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities and corresponding 

NAICS codes for entities that may be 

interested in or affected by this action. 

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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

C. How can I get copies of this 

document and other related 

information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0292, is available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov or 

in person at the Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics Docket (OPPT 

Docket), Environmental Protection 

Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West 

William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 

for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. 

Please review the visitor instructions 

and additional information about the 

docket that is available at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets. You also will 

find this document and the ‘‘Guidance 

for Creating Generic Names for 

Confidential Chemical Substance 

Identity Reporting under TSCA’’ at 

http://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory. 

II. What is the Agency’s authority for 

this action? 

As amended by the Frank R. 

Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 

Century Act in June 2016, TSCA section 

14(c)(4), 15 U.S.C. 2613(c)(4), requires 

that EPA develop guidance regarding 

the determination of structurally 

descriptive generic names provided for 

chemical substances whose specific 

chemical identities have been claimed 

confidential in a TSCA notice. TSCA 

section 14(c)(1)(C) was amended to 

require submitters who assert a 

confidentiality claim for specific 

chemical identity to include a 

structurally descriptive generic name for 

the chemical substance that EPA may 

disclose to the public. The generic name 

must be consistent with EPA’s guidance, 

and should describe the chemical 

structure of the substance as specifically 

as practicable while protecting those 

features of the chemical structure that 

are claimed as confidential and the 

disclosure of which would be likely to 

cause substantial harm to the 

competitive position of the claimant. 

III. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

the following guidance document: 

‘‘Guidance for Creating Generic Names 

for Confidential Chemical Substance 

Identity Reporting under TSCA.’’ This 

guidance document is intended to assist 

companies in creating structurally 

descriptive generic names for chemical 

substances whose specific chemical 

identities are claimed confidential, for 

purposes of protecting the specific 

chemical identities from disclosure 

while describing the chemical substance 

as specifically as practicable, and for 

listing substances on the TSCA 

Chemical Substance Inventory. 

EPA previously published guidance to 

assist companies in creating structurally 

descriptive generic names in an 

appendix to the 1985 publication of the 

TSCA Inventory (Appendix B, ‘‘Generic 

Names for Confidential Chemical 

Substance Identities,’’ in the ‘‘TSCA 

Inventory, 1985 Edition’’). The new 

guidance document updates and 

replaces the 1985 guidance. Consistent 

with TSCA section 14(c)(1)(C) and 

14(c)(4) requirements, the updated 

guidance document provides more 

detail and clarity to companies 

regarding the approach for creating 

structurally descriptive generic names. 

As a nonbinding guidance document, 

this updated guidance document is a 

living document which may be revised 

periodically and without notice. In 

addition to seeking comments within 

the next 60 days, EPA welcomes public 

input on this guidance document at any 

time in the future. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2613(c)(4). 

Dated: June 21, 2018. 

E. Scott Pruitt, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13832 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0349] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

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; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; 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; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC 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 


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