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accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: This is an extension of the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) for 

the Diesel Emission Reduction Act 

program (DERA) authorized by title VII, 

subtitle G (sections 791 to 797) of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109– 

58), as amended by the Diesel Emissions 

Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–364) 

and Division S (section 101) of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

(Pub. L. 116–260), codified at 42 U.S.C. 

16131 et seq. DERA provides the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

with the authority to award grants, 

rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a 

competitive basis to eligible entities to 

fund the costs of a retrofit technology 

that significantly reduces diesel 

emissions from mobile sources through 

implementation of a certified engine 

configuration, verified technology, or 

emerging technology. Eligible mobile 

sources include buses (including school 

buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy 

heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine 

engines, locomotives, or nonroad 

engines or diesel vehicles or equipment 

used in construction, handling of cargo 

(including at port or airport), 

agriculture, mining, or energy 

production. In addition, eligible entities 

may also use funds awarded for 

programs or projects to reduce longduration idling using verified 

technology involving a vehicle or 

equipment described above. The 

objective of the assistance under this 

program is to achieve significant 

reductions in diesel emissions in terms 

of tons of pollution produced and 

reductions in diesel emissions exposure, 

particularly from fleets operating in 

areas designated by the Administrator as 

poor air quality areas. 

EPA uses approved procedures and 

forms to collect necessary information 

to operate a grant program, and has been 

providing grants under DERA since 

Fiscal Year 2008 and rebates since 

Fiscal Year 2012. EPA is requesting an 

extension to the existing approved ICR 

for forms needed to collect necessary 

information to operate a rebate program 

as authorized by Congress under the 

DERA program. 

As part of this extension, EPA is 

revising the ICR to address the needs of 

the Clean School Bus (CSB) Program. 

This program is authorized by title XI, 

section 71101 of the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117– 

58). The new program, like DERA, 

allows for rebates and grants for school 

bus replacement projects that reduce 

emissions. EPA will collect information 

from applicants who wish to apply for 

a rebate under DERA or CSB. 

Information collected from applicants 

will ensure that they are eligible to 

receive funds, that funds are provided 

for eligible activities, and to satisfy the 

reporting requirements of DERA and 

CSB. 

Form Numbers: 2060–0686. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

those interested in applying for a rebate 

under EPA’s Diesel Emission Reduction 

Act (DERA) or Clean School Bus (CSB) 

Program and include but are not limited 

to the following NAICS (North 

American Industry Classification 

System) codes: 23 Construction; 482 

Rail Transportation; 483 Water 

Transportation; 484 Truck 

Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground 

Passenger Transportation; 4854 School 

and Employee Bus Transportation; 

48831 Port and Harbor Operations; 

61111 Elementary and Secondary 

Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities, 

and Professional Schools; 9211 

Executive, Legislative, and Other 

Government Support; and 9221 Justice, 

Public Order, and Safety Activities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

3000 (total). 

Frequency of response: Voluntary as 

needed. 

Total estimated burden: 17,287 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $732,996.58 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is an 

increase of 14,342 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is the result of a 

significant increase in the expected 

number of annual responses in the new 

Clean School Bus Program. 

Michael Moltzen, 

Deputy Director, Transportation and Climate 

Division, Office of Air and Radiation. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2021–0561; FRL–9486–01– 

ORD] 

Availability of the Draft IRIS 

Toxicological Review of 

Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA) and 

Related Salts 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day 

public comment period associated with 

release of the draft Integrated Risk 

Information System (IRIS) Toxicological 

Review of Perfluorohexanoic Acid 

(PFHxA) and Related Salts. The draft 

document was prepared by the Center 

for Public Health and Environmental 

Assessment (CPHEA) within EPA’s 

Office of Research and Development 

(ORD). EPA is releasing this draft IRIS 

assessment for public comment in 

advance of an independent external 

peer review organized by ERG, a 

contractor to EPA. The external peer 

reviewers will be provided with all 

written comments submitted in 

response to this notice for their 

consideration as they conduct their 

review. To receive future notification 

about the peer review, sign up for EPA’s 

IRIS listserv, as described in this notice. 

EPA will consider all comments 

received when revising the document 

post-peer review. This draft assessment 

is not final as described in EPA’s 

information quality guidelines, and it 

does not represent, and should not be 

construed to represent Agency policy or 

views. 

DATES: The 60-day public comment 

period begins February 2, 2022 and ends 

April 4, 2022. Comments must be 

received on or before April 4, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The IRIS Toxicological 

Review of Perfluorohexanoic Acid 

(PFHxA) and Related Salts will be 

available via the internet on the IRIS 

website at https://www.epa.gov/iris/irisrecent-additions and in the public 

docket at http://www.regulations.gov, 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2021– 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the public comment 

period, contact the ORD Docket at the 

EPA Headquarters Docket Center; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–9744; or email: Docket_ORD@

epa.gov. 

For technical information on the IRIS 

Toxicological Review of 

Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA) or 

information on the public comment 

period, contact Dr. Andrew Kraft, 

CPHEA; telephone: 202–564–0286; or 

email: kraft.andrew@epa.gov. The IRIS 

Program will provide updates through 

the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/ 

iris) and via EPA’s IRIS listserv. To 

register for the IRIS listserv, visit the 

IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) 

or visit https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/ 

staying-connected-integrated-riskinformation-system#connect. 

For questions about the peer review, 

please contact: Laurie Waite, ERG, by 

email at laurie.waite@erg.com (subject 

line: EPA PFHxA peer review); or by 

phone: 781–674–7362. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Information on IRIS PFAS Assessments 

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 

(PFAS) are a large class of man-made 

chemicals widely used in consumer 

products and industrial processes. The 

basic structure of PFAS consists of a 

carbon chain surrounded by fluorine 

atoms, with different chemicals 

possessing different end groups. The 

five IRIS toxicity assessments are being 

developed according to the scope and 

methods outlined in the publicly posted 

systematic review protocol (https://

cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris_drafts/ 

recordisplay.cfm?deid=345065) and 

they build upon several other PFAS 

assessments that have already been 

developed, and represent only one 

component of the broader PFAS action 

plan underway at the U.S. EPA (https:// 

www.epa.gov/pfas/epas-pfas-actionplan). 

EPA previously announced peer 

review activities related to five IRIS five 

per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 

(PFAS) Integrated Risk Information 

System (IRIS) assessments including: 

Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA; CASRN 

335–76–2), perfluorononanoic acid 

(PFNA; CASRN 375–24–4), 

perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA, CASRN 

307–24–4), perfluorohexanesulfonic 

acid (PFHxS, CASRN 355–46–4), and 

perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA, CASRN 

375 22 4) and their related salts. These 

documents will undergo independent 

external scientific peer review managed 

by ERG, a contractor to EPA. EPA will 

provide updates on the status of the 

peer review for PFHxA via the IRIS 

website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) and 

IRIS listserv. EPA encourages all 

interested stakeholders to register for 

the IRIS listserv by visiting the IRIS 

website at https://www.epa.gov/iris/ 

forms/staying-connected-integratedrisk-information-system#connect. 

Specific questions or comments on the 

peer review process should be directed 

to ERG. 

II. How To Submit Technical Comments 

to the Docket at https://

www.regulations.gov 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2021– 

0561 for the Perfluorohexanoic Acid 

(PFHxA) IRIS Assessment, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. Due to COVID– 

19, there may be a delay in processing 

comments submitted by fax. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center 

(ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460. The phone number is 202– 

566–1752. Due to COVID–19, there may 

be a delay in processing comments 

submitted by mail. 

For information on visiting the EPA 

Docket Center Public Reading Room, 

visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Due 

to public health concerns related to 

COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center and 

Reading Room may be closed to the 

public with limited exceptions. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is 202–566–1744. The 

public can submit comments via 

www.regulations.gov or email. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket number EPA–HQ–ORD–2021– 

0561 for the Perfluorohexanoic Acid 

(PFHxA) IRIS Assessment. 

Please ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and 

may only be considered if time permits. 

It is EPA’s policy to include all 

comments it receives in the public 

docket without change and to make the 

comments available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless a 

comment includes information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information for which 

disclosure is restricted by statute. Do 

not submit information through 

www.regulations.gov or email that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected. The www.regulations.gov 

website 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 www.regulations.gov, 

your email address will be 

automatically captured and included as 

part of the comment that is placed in the 

public 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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: Documents in the docket are 

listed in the www.regulations.gov index. 

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 materials, such as 

copyrighted material, are publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the ORD Docket in the EPA 

Headquarters Docket Center. 

Timothy Watkins, 

Acting Director, Center for Public Health & 

Environmental Assessment. 

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