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may select from among a suite of risk 

management requirements in TSCA 

section 6(a) related to manufacture 

(including import), processing, 

distribution in commerce, commercial 

use, and disposal as part of its 

regulatory options to address the 

unreasonable risk. As a general 

example, EPA may regulate upstream 

activities (e.g., processing, distribution 

in commerce) to address downstream 

activities (e.g., consumer uses) 

contributing significantly to 

unreasonable risk, even if the upstream 

activities do not contribute significantly 

to the unreasonable risk. 

IV. 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 person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

1. EPA. High-Priority Substance Designations 

Under the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA) and Initiation of Risk Evaluation 

on High-Priority Substances; Notice of 

Availability. Federal Register. 84 FR 

71924, December 30, 2019 (FRL–10003– 

15). 

2. EPA. Draft Scopes of the Risk Evaluations 

To Be Conducted for Thirteen Chemical 

Substances Under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act; Notice of Availability. 

Federal Register. 85 FR 19941, April 9, 

2020 (FRL–10007–11). 

3. EPA. Final Scopes of the Risk Evaluations 

To Be Conducted for Twenty Chemical 

Substances Under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act; Notice of Availability. 

Federal Register. 85 FR 55281, 

September 2020 (FRL–10013–90). 

4. EPA. Flame Retardants; Significant New 

Uses Rules for Certain Non-Ongoing 

Uses. Federal Register. Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0012. Federal 

Register. 88 FR 40728, June 22, 2023 

(FRL–9430–01–OCSPP). 

5. EPA. Tris(2-chloroethyl) Phosphate 

(TCEP); Draft Risk Evaluation Under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 

Letter Peer Review; Notice of 

Availability, Public Meeting and Request 

for Comment. Federal Register. 88 FR 

86894, December 15, 2023 (FRL–11109– 

02–OCSPP). 

6. EPA. Tris(2-chloroethyl) Phosphate 

(TCEP); Draft Risk Evaluation under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 

Letter Peer Review; Request for 

Nominations of Expert Reviewers. 

Federal Register. 88 FR 67278, 

September 29, 2023 (FRL–11109–01– 

OCSPP). 

7. EPA. Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate 

(TCEP); Regulation Under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA); 

Comment Summary and Responses. 

September 2024. EPA Document ID No. 

EPA–740–R–24–011. 

8. EPA. Non-technical Summary of the TSCA 

Risk Evaluation for Tris(2-chloroethyl) 

Phosphate (TCEP). September 2024. EPA 

Document ID No. EPA–740–S–24–003. 

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

Dated: September 23, 2024. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12281–01–OEJECR: EPA–HQ– 

OEJECR–2024–0147] 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification for a public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) hereby provides notice that the 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will meet 

on the dates and times described below. 

Due to unforeseen administrative 

circumstances, EPA is announcing this 

meeting with less than 15 calendar days 

public notice. This meeting is open to 

the public. For additional information 

about registering to attend the meeting 

or provide public comment, please see 

‘‘REGISTRATION’’ under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Preregistration is required. 

DATES: The WHEJAC will convene an 

in-person public meeting with a virtual 

option on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 

from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 

p.m. Central Time. Meeting discussions 

will focus on several topics including, 

but not limited to, workgroup activities, 

panel discussions, updates from the 

White House Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) and other federal 

agencies, and new formal charges for the 

WHEJAC. The WHEJAC invites public 

comments at the meeting on the subjects 

listed below (see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). Members of the public 

who wish to participate in the public 

comment period must register by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, October 4, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: The WHEJAC meeting will 

be held at The Jackson Center, 6001 

Moquin Drive Northwest in Huntsville, 

Alabama 35806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrie Washington, WHEJAC 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; 

email: whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202) 

441–7295. For additional information 

about the WHEJAC, visit https://

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ 

white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council#meetings. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Charter of the WHEJAC (available at 

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/ 

documents/2024-05/whejac-amendedcharter-jan-5-2024.pdf) states that the 

advisory committee ‘‘will provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the Chair of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) and to the White House 

Environmental Justice Interagency 

Council (IAC) on how to increase the 

federal government’s efforts to address 

current and historic environmental 

injustice. The WHEJAC will provide 

advice and recommendations about 

broad cross-cutting issues related, but 

not limited, to issues of environmental 

justice and pollution reduction, energy, 

climate change mitigation and 

resiliency, environmental health, and 

racial inequity. The WHEJAC’s efforts 

will include a broad range of strategic, 

scientific, technological, regulatory, 

community engagement, and economic 

issues related to environmental justice.’’ 

Registration: Individual registration is 

required for the public meeting. 

Information on how to register is located 

at https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council. 

Registration for the meeting is available 

until the scheduled end time of the 

meeting. Registration to speak during 

the public comment period will close at 

11:59 p.m., Central Time, Friday, 

October 4, 2024. When registering, 

please provide your name, organization, 

city and state, and email address for 

follow up. Please also indicate whether 

you would like to provide public 

comment during the meeting, or if you 

are submitting written comments. 

A. Public Comment: The WHEJAC is 

interested in receiving public comments 

relevant to the following charges and 

topics: 

(1) EJ.gov (or 

EnvironmentalJustice.gov): What 

features, functions, and information 

should be added to the site, and how 

could the site be improved over time to 

meet the needs of stakeholders and the 

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(2) National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC) Environmental Justice 

Science, Data, and Research Plan: What 

metrics or indicators would prove most 

useful in evaluating whether the 

recommendations in the current 

Research Plan have been meaningfully 

integrated and used to support the 

advancement of environmental justice; 

what types of feedback mechanisms 

could be implemented to meaningfully 

capture community responses and 

integrate them into the planning of the 

NSTC Environmental Justice 

Subcommittee; what key areas should 

receive increased or decreased attention 

in the next iteration of the plan; and 

what innovative approaches or emerging 

technologies, should the Subcommittee 

consider in future Research Plans? 

(3) Place-Based and CommunityFocused Initiatives: What models of 

community-focused, multiagency 

collaboration have worked effectively; 

what methods, processes, principles, or 

other components have made these 

models effective in strengthening health 

or environmental protection or reducing 

environmental injustice affecting a 

specific local community or region; and 

in what ways could multiagency efforts 

at the federal level incorporate effective 

partnership or input from state, 

territorial, and local governments, 

consultation with Tribal governments, 

and engagement with communities with 

environmental justice concerns, 

community organizations, businesses, 

and members of the public? 

(4) The Environmental Justice 

Scorecard: How has the public used 

Phase One and Phase Two of the 

Environmental Justice Scorecard, and 

how can the federal government 

improve future versions of the 

Environmental Justice Scorecard to 

continue to promote transparency and 

accountability to the public? 

(5) Justice40 Initiative: How can the 

Federal government improve access to 

and awareness of Justice40 Initiative 

covered programs for entities eligible to 

apply for funding from those programs? 

More information on WHEJAC 

Workgroup charges is located online at: 

https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council, 

under WHEJAC Membership, 

Workgroups, and Charges. 

Individuals or groups making remarks 

during the oral public comment period 

will be limited to three (3) minutes. EPA 

will give priority to speak during the 

meeting to public commenters with 

comments relevant to the topics and 

questions listed above. The WHEJAC 

will make every effort to hear from each 

public commenter who has registered to 

provide oral comments during the time 

specified on the agenda but, in the 

interest of time, commenters are 

strongly encouraged to consider 

submitting written comments for the 

record. You can submit your written 

comments by using the webform at 

https://www.epa.gov/environmental

justice/forms/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-councilwhejac-public-comment; by emailing 

comments to whejac@epa.gov; or by 

visiting http://www.regulations.gov and 

opening Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OEJECR–2024–0147. The WHEJAC will 

accept written comments through 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024. 

B. Information About Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities or 

Requiring English Language Translation 

Assistance: For information about 

access or services for individuals 

requiring assistance, contact Audrie 

Washington at whejac@epa.gov. To 

request special accommodations for a 

disability or other assistance, please 

submit your request at least seven (7) 

working days prior to the meeting to 

give EPA sufficient time to process your 

request. 

Deeohn Ferris, 

Director, Office of Policy, Partnerships and 

Program Development (OPPPD) Office of 

Environmental Justice and External Civil 

Rights. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1228; FR ID 247230] 

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 (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. 

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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 25, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele, (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

currently valid 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 Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1228. 

Title: Connect America Fund—High 

Cost Portal Filing. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2,015 unique respondents; 

4,590 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours–60 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

quarterly reporting requirements, 

annual reporting requirements, and 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155, 

201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254, 

256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and 

1302. 

Total Annual Burden: 86,263 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: Through several 

orders, the Federal Communications 

Commission (the Commission) has 

recently changed or modified reporting 

obligations for high-cost support. 

Pursuant to the following orders, this 


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