Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0236-0041
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluation; Notice of Availability; Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2020-01-03T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28334]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0236; FRL-10003-71]

N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Draft Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) Risk Evaluation; Notice of Availability; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 7, 
2019, announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on 
the draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation of N-
Methylpyrrolidone (NMP). This document extends the comment period for 2 
weeks, from January 6, 2020 to January 21, 2020.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2019-0236, must be received on or before January 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of November 7, 2019 (84 FR 60087) (FRL-
10001-87).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Dr. 
Stan Barone, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7403M), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-1169; email address: 
barone.stan@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: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of November 7, 2019 
(84 FR 60087) (FRL-10001-87). In that document, EPA announced the 
availability of and solicited public comment on the draft Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation of N-Methylpyrrolidone 
(NMP). The purpose of the risk evaluation process under TSCA is to 
determine, upon issuance of a final risk evaluation, whether a chemical 
substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the 
environment under the conditions of use, including an unreasonable risk 
to a relevant potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation. EPA is 
hereby extending the comment period in response to several requests for 
additional time.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of November 7, 2019. If you have questions, consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: December 18, 2019.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-28334 Filed 1-2-20; 8:45 am]
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