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program as well and justifying the need 

for its own nonroad vehicle emission 

control program, which includes the 

subject standards and procedures. 

Although EPA believes it unnecessary, 

CARB has also demonstrated the need 

for the Omnibus Low NOX standards 

within the Omnibus regulations. The 

administrative record, including 

information presented to me by parties 

opposing California’s waiver (and 

authorization) request, did not 

demonstrate that California no longer 

has compelling and extraordinary 

conditions justifying a need for its own 

motor vehicle emission control program 

and its own nonroad vehicle emission 

control program, or alternatively, a need 

for the Omnibus Low NOX standards. 

Therefore, based on the record, I agree 

that California continues to have 

compelling and extraordinary 

conditions which require its own 

programs, or alternatively, a need for the 

Omnibus Low NOX standards. 

Information presented to me by parties 

opposing the waiver did not 

demonstrate otherwise. Thus, I cannot 

deny the waiver based on section 

209(b)(1)(B) or section 209(e)(2)(A)(ii). 

CARB has submitted information that 

its emission standards and test 

procedures are technologically feasible 

and present no inconsistency with 

Federal requirements and are, therefore, 

consistent with section 202(a) of the Act 

and are consistent with section 209 as 

required by section 209(e)(2)(A)(iii). The 

administrative record, including 

information presented to me by parties 

opposing California’s waiver and 

authorization requests, did not satisfy 

the burden of persuading EPA that the 

standards are not technologically 

feasible within the available lead time, 

considering costs, or are otherwise 

inconsistent with section 202(a) (for 

onroad) or section 209 (for nonroad). 

Thus, based on the record, I cannot 

deny the waiver based on section 

209(b)(1)(C) or section 209(e)(2)(A)(iii). 

Accordingly, I hereby granted the 

waiver and authorization requested by 

California. 

Section 307(b)(1) of the CAA govern 

judicial review of final actions by EPA. 

Petitions for review must be filed by 

March 7, 2025. 

As with past waiver and authorization 

decisions, this action is not a rule as 

defined by Executive Order 12866. 

Therefore, it is exempt from review by 

the Office of Management and Budget as 

required for rules and regulations by 

Executive Order 12866. 

In addition, this action is not a rule 

as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601(2). Therefore, EPA has 

not prepared a supporting regulatory 

flexibility analysis addressing the 

impact of this action on small business 

entities. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, does not apply 

because this action is not a rule, for 

purposes of 5 U.S.C. 804(3). 

Michael S. Regan, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0320; FRL–11655– 

02–OCSPP] 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

Review of CBI Claims for the Identity 

of Chemicals in the TSCA Inventory; 

Extension of Review Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing 

the extension of the review period for 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

claims for specific identities of all active 

chemical substances listed on the 

confidential portion of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

Inventory submitted to the EPA under 

TSCA. EPA has determined that a 

further extension of the statutory review 

period for the review of CBI claims 

under TSCA is necessary to allow the 

Agency to complete the required 

reviews under TSCA. 

DATES: The review period is extended to 

February 19, 2026. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0320, is 

available online at https://

www.regulations.gov. Additional 

instructions for visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information: Jessica 

Barkas, Project Management and 

Operations Division (7401), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

250–8880; email address: 

barkas.jessica@epa.gov. 

For general information: The TSCAHotline, 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 affected by this action if 

you submitted a Notice of Activity Form 

A to EPA under TSCA section 8(b)(4) 

and 40 CFR part 710, subpart B and 

asserted any CBI claims concerning the 

specific identities of the chemical 

substances you reported. Persons who 

seek information on such submissions 

may also be affected by this action. 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, importers, or 

processors of chemical substances 

(NAICS codes 325 and 324110), e.g., 

chemical manufacturing and petroleum 

refineries. 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the technical 

contact person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

II. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

TSCA authorizes the extension of the 

Review Plan deadline in TSCA section 

8(b)(4)(E)(ii)(I), 15 U.S.C. 

2607(b)(4)(E)(ii)(I). 

III. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing to the public that 

it is further extending an Agency review 

deadline pursuant to the authority in 

TSCA section 8(b)(4)(E)(ii)(I), 15 U.S.C. 

2607(b)(4)(E)(ii)(I). The additional time 

is necessary to complete the reviews 

given the volume of submissions that 

require review, information technology 

issues, insufficient resources and other 

legal and administrative delays that 

have affected the review process. EPA 

previously extended the review period 

by one year, to February 19, 2025 (89 FR 

4605, January 24, 2024 (FRL–11655–01– 

OCSPP)). As discussed in that 

document, EPA has evaluated its 

progress toward completing the 

requirements for the Agency to review 

CBI substantiations outlined in the final 

rule titled ‘‘Procedures for Review of 

CBI Claims for the Identity of Chemicals 

in the TSCA Inventory’’ (Review Plan 

rule), (85 FR 13062, March 6, 2020 

(FRL–10005–48)) and has concluded 

that a further one year extension will be 

necessary to complete the Review Plan 

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IV. What is the TSCA Review Plan? 

Pursuant to TSCA section 8(b), EPA 

finalized the Review Plan rule 

establishing, inter alia, the Agency’s 

plan for reviewing all active TSCA 

Inventory CBI claims concerning 

specific chemical identities that had 

been made in Active-Inactive rule 

reporting taking place in 2017 and 2018 

(see 40 CFR part 710, subparts B 

(Commercial Activity Notification) and 

C (Review Plan)). Consistent with TSCA 

section 8(b)(4)(E)(i), which allows a fiveyear period for these reviews following 

compilation of an initial list of active 

substances, the reviews were targeted 

for completion by February 19, 2024 

(see 40 CFR 710.55(d). Since finalizing 

the Review Plan rule, however, EPA has 

encountered issues that have prevented 

meeting this original target. These issues 

and/or their effects persist to the 

present, making meeting the extended 

target of February 19, 2025, impossible. 

Consequently, consistent with TSCA 

section 8(b)(4)(E)(ii)(I) and 40 CFR 

710.55(e), which permit EPA to extend 

the review period by up to two years, 

EPA is further extending the target 

review completion date until February 

19, 2026. 

Several issues and factors caused 

delays that prevented EPA from 

completing its review within the fiveyear period (and are going to prevent 

completion within the previous oneyear extension). These issues are 

described in more detail in the 

document at 89 FR 4605–4606, but 

include a large universe of claims to 

review (more than 4,805 chemical 

substances in 5,787 often-complex 

submissions) and concurrent activities 

to update the public portion of the 

TSCA Inventory, consistent with the 

requirements of TSCA sections 8(b) and 

14. Also, adapting and maintaining the 

Agency’s information technology (IT) 

systems to complete these reviews has 

continued to contribute to delays in 

reviewing these CBI claims. The size 

(i.e. very large file size) and other 

features of certain submissions caused 

IT difficulties that halted the CBI review 

process for about nine months while 

available resources were prioritized to 

address more critical IT needs. A lack of 

requested appropriated funds in FY24 

and FY25 resulted in insufficient 

contract resources to address IT system 

issues in addition to not allowing EPA 

to maintain the necessary staffing level 

to make progress on these reviews. 

Finally, EPA was delayed in 

commencing Review Plan reviews for 

approximately six months to a year as 

a result of the decision of the U.S. Court 

of Appeals for the District of Columbia 

Circuit in Environmental Defense Fund 

v. EPA, 922 F.3d 446 (D.C. Cir. 2019), 

which resulted in a need for additional 

rulemaking activity to add a reporting 

requirement. The additional reporting 

requirement created confusion among 

some reporting entities, further slowing 

the review process. 

These issues and factors together 

justify extending the review period 

deadline by a total of two years, 

consistent with TSCA section 

8(b)(4)(E)(ii)(I). 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(b). 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension Without Change 

of An Existing Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Final notice of information 

collection—Uniform Guidelines on 

Employee Selection Procedures— 

extension without change. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission (EEOC or Commission) 

announces that it has submitted the 

information described below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for a three-year extension 

without change. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be submitted on or before February 

5, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this final notice to www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Hozempa, Senior Attorney, at (202) 

921–2672 or Gary.Hozempa@eeoc.gov. 

Requests for this notice in an alternative 

format should be made to the Office of 

Communications and Legislative Affairs 

at (202) 921–3191 (voice), (800) 669– 

6820 (TTY), or (844) 234–5122 (ASL 

Video Phone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview of Current Information 

Collection 

Collection Title: Recordkeeping 

Requirements of the Uniform Guidelines 

on Employee Selection Procedures, 29 

CFR part 1607, 41 CFR part 60–3, 28 

CFR part 50, 5 CFR part 300. 

OMB Number: 3046–0017. 

Type of Respondent: Businesses or 

other institutions; Federal Government; 

State or local governments and farms. 

North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Code: 

Multiple. 

Standard Industrial Classification 

Code (SIC): Multiple. 

Description of Affected Public: Any 

employer, Government contractor, labor 

organization, or employment agency 

covered by the Federal equal 

employment opportunity laws. 

Respondents: 887,869. 

Responses: 887,869. 

Recordkeeping Hours: 15,422,941 per 

year. 

Number of Forms: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Report: None. 

Abstract: The Uniform Guidelines 

provide fundamental guidance for all 

title VII-covered employers about the 

use of employment selection 

procedures. The records addressed by 

UGESP are used by respondents to 

ensure that they are complying with 

title VII and Executive Order 11246; by 

the Federal agencies that enforce title 

VII and Executive Order 11246 to 

investigate, conciliate, and litigate 

charges of employment discrimination; 

and by complainants to establish 

violations of Federal equal employment 

opportunity laws. While there is no data 

available to quantify these benefits, the 

collection of accurate applicant flow 

data enhances each employer’s ability to 

address deficiencies in recruitment and 

selection processes, including detecting 

barriers to equal employment 

opportunity. 

On October 29, 2024, the Commission 

published a 60-Day Notice informing 

the public of its intent to request an 

extension without change of the 

information collection requirements 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (89 FR 85963 (October 29, 2024). 

Public comments were solicited. None 

were submitted as of the December 30, 

2024 deadline for filing. 

Burden Statement: There are no 

reporting requirements associated with 

UGESP. The burden being estimated is 

the cost of collecting and storing a job 

applicant’s gender, race, and ethnicity 

data. 

The only paperwork burden derives 

from this recordkeeping. Only 


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