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individuals in the areas of expertise 

described above. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format to ERG 

via email: peerreview@erg.com (subject 

line: EPA PFAS assessments peer 

review). To receive full consideration, 

nominations should include all of the 

information requested below. ERG 

requests contact information about the 

person making the nomination; contact 

information about the nominee; the 

nominee’s disciplinary and specific 

areas of expertise; the nominee’s resume 

or curriculum vitae; sources of recent 

grant and/or contract support; and a 

biographical sketch of the nominee 

indicating current position, educational 

background, research activities, and 

recent service on other national 

advisory committees or national 

professional organizations. Persons 

having questions about the nomination 

procedures, or who are unable to submit 

nominations via email, should contact 

Laurie Waite, ERG, as noted above. ERG 

will acknowledge receipt of 

nominations. The names and 

biosketches of qualified nominees 

identified by respondents to this 

Federal Register Notice along with 

additional experts identified by ERG 

will be posted on the IRIS website and 

will be available for public comment. 

The process for public comment on the 

pool of nominees will be announced in 

a subsequent Federal Register Notice, 

on the IRIS website, and through the 

IRIS Listserv. 

Timothy Watkins, 

Acting Director, Center for Public Health & 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18030 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8810–01–OMS] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, Gila River Indian Community 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the Gila River Indian 

Community’s request to revise/modify 

certain of its EPA-authorized programs 

to allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA approves the authorized 

program revisions/modifications as of 

August 23, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shirley M. Miller, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Information 

Management, Mail Stop 2824T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460, (202) 566–2908, 

miller.shirley@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Subpart D of 

CROMERR requires that state, tribal or 

local government agencies that receive, 

or wish to begin receiving, electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D provides standards for such 

approvals based on consideration of the 

electronic document receiving systems 

that the state, tribe, or local government 

will use to implement the electronic 

reporting. Additionally, section 

3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, 

subpart D provides special procedures 

for program revisions and modifications 

to allow electronic reporting, to be used 

at the option of the state, tribe or local 

government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the subpart 

D procedures must show that the state, 

tribe or local government has sufficient 

legal authority to implement the 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

On March 12, 2021, the Gila River 

Indian Community (GRIC) submitted an 

application titled IMPACT for revisions/ 

modifications to its EPA-approved 

programs under title 40 CFR to allow 

new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed 

GRIC’s request to revise/modify its EPAauthorized programs and, based on this 

review, EPA determined that the 

application met the standards for 

approval of authorized program 

revisions/modifications set out in 40 

CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance 

with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of 

EPA’s decision to approve GRIC’s 

request to revise/modify its following 

EPA-authorized programs to allow 

electronic reporting under 40 CFR is 

being published in the Federal Register: 

Part 52: Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans (SIP/Clean Air 

Act Title II) Reporting under CFR 50– 

52 

Part 60: Standards of Performance for 

New Stationary Sources (NSPS/CAR/ 

Clean Air Act Title Ill) Reporting 

under CFR 60 & 65 

Part 63: National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 

Categories (NESHAP MACT/Clean Air 

Act Title Ill) Reporting under CFR 61, 

63 & 65 

Part 70: State Operating Permit 

Programs (Clean Air Act Title V) 

Reporting under CFR 64 & 70 

GRIC was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its 

application with respect to the 

authorized programs listed above. 

Dated: August 10, 2021. 

Jennifer (Jennie) Campbell, 

Director, Office of Information Management. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18085 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0321; FRL–8888–01– 

OCSPP] 

Chemical Data Reporting; Guidance for 

Preparing and Submitting a Petition; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the 

availability of and soliciting public 

comment on guidance on the processes 

applicable to the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data 

Reporting (CDR) regulations: Petitions 

for full exemption of byproduct 

substances that are recycled or 

otherwise used within site-limited, 

physically enclosed systems and 

Petitions for partial exemption of 

chemicals for which the CDR processing 

and use information has been 

determined to be of ‘‘low current 

interest’’ by the Agency. This guidance 

is designed to elucidate the process and 

requirements of CDR-specific petitions 

and is consistent with both existing 

regulations and guidance. The CDR 

regulations require manufacturers 

(including importers) of certain 

chemical substances included on the 

TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory 

(TSCA Inventory) to report data on the 

manufacturing, processing, and use of 

the chemical substances. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 21, 2021. 


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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0321, 

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 or visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/aboutepa-dockets. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Thomas Smith, Data Gathering and 

Analysis Division (7406M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

564–7200; email address: 

smith.thomasa@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. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture 

(including import) chemical substances 

listed on the TSCA Inventory. The 

following list of North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes is not intended to 

represent each industry sector or entity 

to which the guidance mentioned herein 

applies. The list is intended to serve as 

a guide to help readers determine 

whether the guidance applies to them. 

Potentially affected entities may include 

but are not limited to: 

• Chemical manufacturers (including 

importers) (NAICS codes 325 and 

324110, e.g., chemical manufacturing 

and processing and petroleum 

refineries). 

• Chemical users and processors who 

may manufacture a byproduct chemical 

substance (NAICS codes 22, 322, 331, 

and 3344, e.g., utilities, paper 

manufacturing, primary metal 

manufacturing, and semiconductor and 

other electronic component 

manufacturing). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

guidance on the two petition processes 

applicable to the TSCA CDR regulations 

and soliciting public comment on the 

guidance. The guidance covers petitions 

for: 

• Full exemption of byproduct 

substances that are recycled or 

otherwise used within site-limited, 

physically enclosed systems (40 CFR 

711.10(d)(1)) and 

• Partial exemption of chemicals for 

which the CDR processing and use 

information has been determined to be 

of ‘‘low current interest’’ by the Agency 

(40 CFR 711.6(b)(2)). 

The public comment period will be 

open for 120 days, but the public may 

consult this guidance immediately. 

These comments will be taken into 

consideration when determining if 

updating the guidance is appropriate as 

part of EPA’s efforts of continuous 

improvement. 

The CDR data include information on 

the manufacture (including import), 

industrial processing and use, and 

consumer and commercial use of certain 

chemicals currently included on the 

TSCA Inventory, a list of chemical 

substances manufactured or processed 

in the United States for nonexempt 

commercial purpose. Manufacturing, 

processing, and use information helps 

EPA screen and assess potential 

exposures to and risks of reported 

chemicals to human health and the 

environment. Certain chemicals for 

which processing and use information 

has been determined to be of ‘‘low 

current interest’’ by the Agency are 

partially exempted from reporting, and 

manufacturers of these chemicals are 

not required to provide information on 

the processing and use of their 

chemicals (only information on 

manufacturing (including import) is 

required). Additionally, certain 

chemicals, when produced as 

byproducts, may be fully exempted from 

reporting depending on how they are 

manufactured, processed, or used. Two 

separate petition processes exist for 

making amendments to the list of 

partially exempt chemical substances 

(40 CFR 711.6(b)(2)(iv)) or the list of 

processes and certain related byproduct 

substances (40 CFR 711.10(d)(1)(i)) that 

are fully exempted when they are 

recycled or otherwise used within sitelimited, physically enclosed systems. 

The primary goal of this guidance is 

to help the regulated community 

comply with the CDR rule requirements 

in relation to its applicable petition 

processes. This guidance identifies and 

clarifies examples of the types of 

information submitters can provide to 

the Agency in support of petitions for 

full or partial exemption from CDR rule 

requirements. This guidance is expected 

to make the requirements and process of 

submitting a CDR-specific petition more 

comprehensible, enabling petitioners to 

determine if a petition is appropriate 

and to better provide a petition 

containing the information needed for 

EPA to reach a determination. 

Ultimately, this guidance will help both 

parties to better meet regulatory 

deadlines associated with petition 

submission and response. 

The byproduct exemption petition 

process was established as part of the 

CDR Revisions rulemaking of 2020 and 

the partial exemption petition process 

has been available since the Inventory 

Update Rule (IUR) Amendments 

rulemaking of 2003. The IUR is the 

predecessor to the CDR. During the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB)-led interagency review for the 

CDR Revisions Rule, EPA agreed to 

make guidance particular to the new 

byproduct petition process available to 

help potential petitioners understand 

the types of information that a petition 

should include and to facilitate EPA’s 

determination of whether certain types 

of manufacturing processes and 

associated byproduct substances meet 

the criteria of this exemption. The 

guidance was requested by OMB and by 


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some commenters during the associated 

public comment period (e.g., in the 

docket, see the document entitled: 

‘‘Response to Public Comments on the 

Final TSCA Chemical Data Reporting 

(CDR) Revisions Rule,’’ dated February 

2020). 

The information in this guidance is 

similar to and expands upon 

information that has already been 

available on the CDR website for the 

existing partial exemption petition 

process (40 CFR 711.6(b)(2)). Given that 

the new byproduct exemption petition 

process was modeled in part after the 

existing partial exemption petition 

process, EPA decided to have the 

guidance cover both petition processes. 

III. Does this guidance document 

contain binding requirements? 

As guidance, this document is not 

binding on the Agency or any outside 

parties, and the Agency may depart 

from it where circumstances warrant 

and without prior notice. While EPA 

has made every effort to ensure the 

accuracy of the discussion in the 

guidance, the obligations of EPA and the 

regulated community are determined by 

statutes, regulations, or other legally 

binding documents. In the event of a 

conflict between the discussion in the 

guidance document and any statute, 

regulation, or other legally binding 

document, the guidance document will 

not be controlling. 

IV. Is this guidance subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)? 

This action does not contain any new 

or revised information collections or 

burden subject to additional OMB 

approval under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). Information collection 

activities contained in CDR are already 

approved by OMB under OMB Control 

No. 2070–0162 (EPA ICR No. 1884). 

Under the PRA, an agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information that requires OMB approval 

under the PRA, unless it has been 

approved by OMB and displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in Title 40 of the CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register, are 

listed in 40 CFR part 9, and included on 

the related collection instrument, or 

form, as applicable. 

The public reporting and 

recordkeeping burden associated with 

the submission of a petition under the 

CDR regulation is estimated to be 1 hour 

per response. Send comments on the 

Agency’s need for this information, the 

accuracy of the provided burden 

estimates and any suggested methods 

for minimizing respondent burden to 

the Regulatory Support Division 

Director, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (2821T), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 

Include the OMB control number in any 

correspondence. Do not send the 

completed form, petition or other 

information to this address. 

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

Dated: August 16, 2021. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17950 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension Without Change 

of an Existing Collection; Comments 

Request 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission (EEOC or Commission) 

announces that it is submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for a three-year 

extension without change of the existing 

recordkeeping requirements under its 

regulations. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be submitted on or before 

September 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

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: 

Kathleen Oram, Assistant Legal 

Counsel, at (202) 921–2665 or 

kathleen.oram@eeoc.gov, or Erin Norris, 

Senior Attorney, at (980) 296–1286 or 

erin.norris@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: The Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC) enforces Title VII of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Title I of 

the Americans with Disabilities Act 

(ADA), and Title II of the Genetic 

Information Nondiscrimination Act of 

2008 (GINA), which collectively 

prohibit discrimination on the basis of 

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 

disability, or genetic information. 

Section 709(c) of Title VII, section 

107(a) of the ADA, and section 207(a) of 

GINA authorize the EEOC to issue 

recordkeeping and reporting regulations 

that are deemed reasonable, necessary 

or appropriate. The EEOC has 

promulgated recordkeeping regulations 

under those authorities that are 

contained in 29 CFR part 1602. These 

regulations do not require the creation 

of any particular records but generally 

require employers and labor 

organizations to preserve any personnel 

and employment records they make or 

keep for a period of one year or two 

years, and possibly longer if a charge of 

discrimination is filed. The EEOC seeks 

an extension without change of OMB’s 

clearance under the PRA of these 

recordkeeping requirements. 

A notice that EEOC would be 

submitting this request was published 

in the Federal Register on May 26, 

2021, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. One comment was 

received from the public; however, the 

comment did not address EEOC’s 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Accordingly, no changes have been 

made to the requirements based upon 

the comment. 

Overview of Current Information 

Collection 

Collection Title: Recordkeeping Under 

Title VII, the ADA, and GINA. 

OMB Number: 3046–0040. 

Description of Affected Public: 

Employers and labor organizations 

subject to Title VII. 

Number of Respondents: 989,379. 

Number of Reports Submitted: 0. 

Estimated Burden Hours: 162,223. 

Cost to Respondents: $0. 

Federal Cost: None. 

Number of Forms: None. 

Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8(c), section 

107(a) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12117(a), 

and section 207(a) of GINA, 42 U.S.C. 

2000ff–6(a), direct the Commission to 

establish regulations pursuant to which 

entities subject to those Acts shall make 

and preserve certain records to assist the 

EEOC in ensuring compliance with the 

Acts’ prohibitions on employment 

discrimination. Accordingly, the EEOC 

issued regulations setting out 

recordkeeping requirements for private 


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