5798 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Proposed Rules 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations and Executive 

Order 14096: Revitalizing Our Nation’s 

Commitment to Environmental Justice 

for All 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) directs Federal 

agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice a part of 

their mission by identifying and 

addressing, as appropriate, 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

of their programs, policies, and 

activities on minority populations 

(people of color) and low-income 

populations. 

EPA believes that this type of action 

does not concern human health or 

environmental conditions and therefore 

cannot be evaluated with respect to 

potentially disproportionate and 

adverse effects on communities with 

environmental justice concerns. This 

action involves downstream notification 

requirements that will not affect the 

level of protection provided to human 

health or the environment. 

Although this action does not concern 

human health or environmental 

conditions, EPA may identify and 

address environmental justice concerns 

through information collected under 

TRI. The information obtained through 

TRI reporting will lead to a better 

understanding of PFAS releases, which 

can help inform and tailor future EPA 

actions regarding PFAS. For example, 

EPA may identify and address 

environmental justice concerns as a 

result of the PFAS information collected 

under TRI, which is supported by 

supplier notification requirements that 

this rule is clarifying. TRI reporting also 

better informs communities living near 

facilities that report to TRI, by providing 

them with information about PFAS 

releases and waste management 

practices occurring in their 

communities. Overall, EPA believes that 

the information obtained could be used 

by the public (including people of color, 

low-income populations, and/or 

indigenous peoples) to inform their 

behavior as it relates to potential 

exposure to PFAS and by government 

agencies and others to identify potential 

problems, set priorities, and take 

appropriate steps to reduce any 

potential human health or 

environmental risks from PFAS. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 372 

Environmental protection, 

Community right-to-know, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Toxic 

chemicals. 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

Therefore, for the reasons set forth in 

the preamble, EPA proposes to amend 

40 CFR chapter I as follows: 

PART 372—TOXIC CHEMICAL 

RELEASE REPORTING: COMMUNITY 

RIGHT-TO-KNOW 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 372 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11023 and 11048. 

■ 2. In § 372.3, the definition of ‘‘Toxic 

chemical’’ is revised to read as follows: 

§ 372.3 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Toxic chemical means a chemical or 

chemical category listed in § 372.65 or 

a chemical added to the Emergency 

Planning and Community Right-toKnow Act (EPCRA) section 313 

chemical list pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 

8921(c)(1). 

* * * * * 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 751 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0403; FRL–11628– 

02–OCSPP] 

RIN 2070–AL16 

N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-pphenylenediamine (6PPD) and its 

transformation product, 6PPDquinone; Regulatory Investigation 

under the Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA); Extension of the Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking, extension of the comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of 

November 19, 2024, EPA issued an 

advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

soliciting public comment on and any 

additional information relevant to the 

potential risks associated with N-(1,3- 

Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-pphenylenediamine (6PPD) (CASRN 793– 

24–8, DTXSID 9025114) and its 

transformation product, 6PPD-quinone 

(CASRN 2754428–18–5, DTXSID 

301034849). EPA is soliciting that 

information, along with information 

about potential alternatives and 

regulatory options, to help inform the 

Agency’s consideration of potential 

future regulatory actions under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 

With this document, EPA is extending 

the comment period by 60 days, from 

January 21, 2025, to March 24, 2025. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

document that published on November 

19, 2024, at 89 FR 91299) (FRL–11628– 

01–OCSPP) is extended. Comments 

must be received on or before March 24, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0403, 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

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. Additional 

instructions on commenting and 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: Wyn 

Zenni, Existing Chemicals Risk 

Management Division (7404M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

565–6294; email address: zenni.wyn@

epa.gov. 

For general information on TSCA: 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: 

To give stakeholders additional time 

to review materials and prepare 

comments, EPA is hereby extending the 

comment period established in the 

Federal Register of November 19, 2024, 

(89 FR 91299) (FRL–11628–01–OCSPP) 

for an additional 60 days, from January 

21, 2025, to March 24, 2025. This 

extension is in response to requests that 

EPA received which asked for 

additional time to develop and submit 

comments. After considering several 

factors, EPA believes it is appropriate to 

extend the comment period for 60 days 

to give stakeholders additional time to 

prepare comments. More information 

about the advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking can be found in the Federal 

Register document of November 19, 

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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 751 

Chemicals, Environmental protection, 

Exports, Hazardous substances, Imports, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605(a). 

Dated: January 7, 2025. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 203, 205, 206, 209, 211, 

212, 215, 216, 217, 219, 225, 236, 237, 

246, 250, and 252 

[Docket DARS–2024–0039] 

RIN 0750–AL99 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Inflation 

Adjustment of Acquisition-Related 

Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024–D002) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

further implement the statute that 

requires an adjustment every 5 years of 

statutory acquisition-related thresholds 

for inflation. The adjustment uses the 

Consumer Price Index for all urban 

consumers and does not apply to the 

Construction Wage Rate Requirements 

statute (Davis-Bacon Act), Service 

Contract Labor Standards statute, 

performance and payment bonds, and 

trade agreements thresholds. DoD is also 

proposing to use the same methodology 

to adjust some nonstatutory DFARS 

acquisition-related thresholds in 2025. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

should be submitted in writing to the 

address shown below on or before 

March 18, 2025, to be considered in the 

formation of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by DFARS Case 2024–D002, 

using either of the following methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://regulations.gov. Search for 

DFARS Case 2024–D002. Select 

‘‘Comment’’ and follow the instructions 

to submit a comment. Please include 

‘‘DFARS Case 2024–D002’’ on any 

attached documents. 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2024–D002 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check https://

www.regulations.gov, approximately 

two to three days after submission to 

verify posting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kimberly R. Ziegler, telephone 703– 

901–3176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD is proposing to amend multiple 

DFARS parts to further implement 41 

U.S.C. 1908. Section 1908 requires an 

adjustment every five years (on October 

1 of each year evenly divisible by five) 

of statutory acquisition-related 

thresholds for inflation, using the 

Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban 

consumers, except for the Construction 

Wage Rate Requirements statute (DavisBacon Act), Service Contract Labor 

Standards statute, performance and 

payment bonds, and trade agreements 

thresholds (see FAR 1.109). As a matter 

of policy, DoD is also proposing to use 

the same methodology to adjust 

nonstatutory DFARS acquisition-related 

thresholds on October 1, 2025. Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Case 

2024–001 proposes comparable changes 

to acquisition-related thresholds in the 

FAR. 

This is the fifth review of DFARS 

acquisition-related thresholds since the 

statute was enacted on October 28, 2004 

(section 807 of the Ronald W. Reagan 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2005). The last review was 

conducted under DFARS Case 2019– 

D036 during fiscal year (FY) 2020. The 

final rule under that case was published 

in the Federal Register on September 

29, 2020 (85 FR 61502), effective 

October 1, 2020. 

II. Discussion and Analysis 

A. What is an acquisition-related 

threshold? 

This case builds on the review of 

DFARS thresholds in FY 2005, FY 2010, 

FY 2015, and FY 2020, using the same 

interpretation of an acquisition-related 

threshold. The statute at 41 U.S.C. 1908 

is applicable to ‘‘a dollar threshold that 

is specified in law as a factor in defining 

the scope of the applicability of a 

policy, procedure, requirement, or 

restriction provided in that law to the 

procurement of property or services by 

an executive agency, as the Federal 

Acquisition Regulatory Council (the 

Council) determines.’’ 

There are other thresholds in the 

DFARS that, while not specified in law, 

nevertheless meet all the other criteria. 

These thresholds may have their origin 

in Executive order or regulation. 

Therefore, the Council has determined 

that in this case ‘‘acquisition-related 

threshold’’ has a broader meaning, i.e., 

a threshold that is specified in law, 

Executive order, or regulation as a factor 

in defining the scope of the applicability 

of a policy, procedure, requirement, or 

restriction provided in that law, 

Executive order, or regulation to the 

procurement of property or services by 

an Executive agency. Acquisitionrelated thresholds are generally tied to 

the value of a contract, subcontract, or 

modification. 

This proposed rule does not address 

thresholds that are not acquisitionrelated. Examples of thresholds that are 

not ‘‘acquisition-related,’’ as defined in 

this proposed rule, include thresholds 

relating to claims, penalties, 

withholding, payments, required levels 

of insurance, small business size 

standards, liquidated damages, and 

protests. 

B. What acquisition-related thresholds 

are not subject to escalation adjustment 

under this case? 

The statute at 41 U.S.C. 1908 does not 

permit escalation of acquisition-related 

thresholds established by the 

Construction Wage Rate Requirements 

statute (Davis Bacon Act), the Service 

Contract Labor Standards statute, 

performance and payment bonds 

(formerly the Miller Act), or the United 

States Trade Representative pursuant to 

the authority of the Trade Agreements 

Act of 1979. 

Also, the statute does not authorize 

the DFARS to escalate thresholds 

originating in Executive order or the 

implementing agency (such as the 

Department of Labor or the Small 

Business Administration), unless the 

Executive order or agency regulations 

are amended first. 

C. How does DoD analyze escalation of 

a statutory acquisition-related 

threshold? 

If an acquisition-related threshold is 

based on statute, the matrix at https:// 

www.regulations.gov identifies the 

statute and the statutory threshold, 


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