Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 125 / Tuesday, June 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 37161 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2011–0079; FRL–9929–69– 

Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Texas; Revision 

To Control Volatile Organic Compound 

Emissions From Storage Tanks and 

Transport Vessels 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a direct 

final rule published on May 13, 2015 

because relevant adverse comments 

were received. The rule pertained to 

EPA approval of a Texas State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for 

control of volatile organic compound 

(VOC) emissions from degassing of 

storage tanks, transport vessels and 

marine vessels. In a separate subsequent 

final rulemaking EPA will address the 

comments received. 

DATES: The direct final rule published at 

80 FR 27251 on May 13, 2015, is 

withdrawn effective June 30, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert M. Todd, (214) 665–2156, 

todd.robert@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document wherever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

the EPA. On May 13, 2015 we published 

a direct final rule approving a Texas 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision for control of volatile organic 

compound (VOC) emissions from 

degassing of storage tanks, transport 

vessels and marine vessels (80 FR 

27251). The direct final rule was 

published without prior proposal 

because we anticipated no adverse 

comments. We stated in the direct final 

rule that if we received relevant adverse 

comments by June 12, 2015 we would 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register. We received relevant 

adverse comments and accordingly are 

withdrawing the direct final rule. In a 

separate subsequent final rulemaking 

we will address the comments received. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: June 18, 2015. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2015–15910 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0649; FRL–9928–93] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Modification of Significant New Uses 

of Certain Chemical Substances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is amending the 

significant new use rules (SNURs) under 

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

Control Act (TSCA) for 21 chemical 

substances which were the subject of 

premanufacture notices (PMNs). This 

action amends the SNURs to allow 

certain uses without requiring a 

significant new use notice (SNUN), and 

extends SNUN requirements to certain 

additional uses. EPA is amending these 

SNURs based on review of new data for 

each chemical substance. This action 

requires persons who intend to 

manufacture (including import) or 

process any of these 21 chemical 

substances for an activity that is 

designated as a significant new use by 

this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 

90 days before commencing that 

activity. 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. 

DATES: This final rule is effective August 

31, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0649, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or 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 available 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: Jim 

Alwood, Chemical Control Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: 202–564–8974; email address: 

alwood.jim@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: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture, process, 

or use the chemical substances 

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 one 

or more subject chemical substances 

(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 modified 

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 the chemical substance 

that is the subject of a final rule 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 707, 

subpart D. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the Agency taking? 

In the Federal Register of April 9, 

2015 (80 FR 19037) (FRL–9924–10), 

EPA proposed amendments to the 

SNURs for 24 chemical substances in 40 

CFR part 721 subpart E. This action 


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