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does not impose additional 

requirements beyond those imposed by 

state law. For that reason, this proposed 

action: 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

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

January 21, 2011); 

• Is not an Executive Order 13771 

regulatory action because this action is 

not significant under Executive Order 

12866; 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

this action does not involve technical 

standards; and 

• Does not provide the EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

The SIP is not approved to apply on 

any Indian reservation land or in any 

other area where the EPA or an Indian 

tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 

country, the rule does not have tribal 

implications as specified by Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000), nor will it impose substantial 

direct costs on tribal governments or 

preempt tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, 

Greenhouse gases, Lead, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Debra Thomas, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0941; FRL–9979–23] 

Proposed Modification of Significant 

New Uses of a Certain Chemical 

Substance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This action is a notification 

that additional data has been added to 

the docket for the proposal to amend the 

significant new use rule (SNUR) under 

section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) for oxazolidine, 

3,3′-methylenebis [5-methyl-. This 

action also reopens the comment period 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comments based on the additional data 

added to the docket. The proposal 

would amend the SNUR to allow certain 

new uses reported in the significant new 

use notice (SNUN) without requiring 

additional SNUNs and make the lack of 

certain worker protections a new use. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 22, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0941, 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: Kenneth 

Moss, Chemical Control Division, 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, process, 

or use the chemical substance contained 

in this rule. 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 or processors of the 

chemical substance (NAICS codes 325 

and 324110), e.g., chemical 

manufacturing and petroleum refineries. 

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 and 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 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 

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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. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

On February 8, 2018 (83 FR 5598) 

(FRL–9973–02), document, EPA 

proposed to amend the SNUR under 

section 5(a)(2) of TSCA) for oxazolidine, 

3,3′-methylenebis [5-methyl- (40 CFR 

721.10461), which was the subject of a 

premanufacture notice (PMN) and a 

significant new use notice (SNUN). The 

proposal would amend the SNUR to 

allow certain new uses reported in the 

SNUN without requiring additional 

SNUNs and make the lack of certain 

worker protections a new use. 

In response to public comments on 

the proposed SNUR, EPA has added 

additional information to the docket 

that further explains EPA’s risk 

assessment and includes additional data 

used in the assessment. EPA is hereby 

reopening the comment period for 30 

days to allow interested parties to 

consider the data and submit any 

additional comments. 

To submit comments, or access the 

docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions provided under ADDRESSES. 

If you have questions, consult the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 721 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: July 9, 2018. 

Jeffery T. Morris, 

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15714 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 5, 42, and 52 

[FAR Case 2017–014; Docket No. 2017– 

0014; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 9000–AN43 

Federal Acquisition Regulations: Use 

of Acquisition 360 To Encourage 

Vendor Feedback 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

considering an amendment to the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

establish a standard survey for obtaining 

voluntary feedback from actual and 

potential offerors on Government 

contracts and solicitations. DoD, GSA, 

and NASA are seeking public input, 

particularly from Government 

contractors on the potential benefits and 

burdens of voluntary feedback surveys. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the Regulatory 

Secretariat Division at one of the 

addresses shown below on or before 

September 21, 2018 to be considered in 

the formulation of a proposed rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by FAR Case 2017–014 by any 

of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘FAR Case 2017–014’’ under 

the heading ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and 

selecting ‘‘Search’’. Select the link 

‘‘Comment Now’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘FAR Case 2017–014’’. Follow the 

instructions provided on the screen. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘FAR Case 2017– 

014’’ on your attached document. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, 

Second floor, ATTN: Lois Mandell, 

Washington, DC 20405. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite ‘‘FAR case 2017–014’’ in 

all correspondence related to this case. 

All comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check http://www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement 

Analyst, at 202–501–1448 for 

clarification of content. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755. 

Please cite ‘‘FAR case 2017–014’’. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In 2015, the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued 

guidance to test use of a standard survey 

that allowed offerors, whether or not 

they received award, to rate the agency’s 

pre-award and debriefing processes for 

specific solicitations. See ‘‘Acquisition 

360—Improving the Acquisition Process 

through Timely Feedback from External 

and Internal Stakeholders’’ (March 

2015) (available at: https://

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ 

whitehouse.gov/files/omb/procurement/ 

memo/acquisition-360-improvingacquisition-process-timely-feedbackexternal-internal-stakeholders.pdf). 

Under the guidance, interested offerors 

were invited, at their discretion, to rate 

and provide comments regarding the 

issuance of solicitations covering a wide 

range of requirements, including 

information technology, medical 

equipment, and management support 

services. Survey questions asked for 

input regarding satisfaction with the 

pre-solicitation activities, solicitation 

documents, evaluation criteria, and the 

debriefing process. To view the online 

survey tool with the survey questions, 

go to https://www.acquisition.gov/360. 

Even though the data was limited in 

scope some trends did emerge. For 

example, contractors rated the 

robustness of agency debriefings with 

the lowest satisfaction scores in both 

iterations. This informed OFPP’s 

education and outreach efforts and a 

memorandum, ‘‘ ‘Myth-busting 3’ 

Further Improving Industry 

Communication with Effective 


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