Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0034-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Draft Instructions for Reporting for the 2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Inventory Database; Request for Comment; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2003-07-14T04:00Z

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Register
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Vol.
68,
No.
134
/
Monday,
July
14,
2003
/
Notices
Susceptibility
From
Early­
Life
Exposure
to
Carcinogens''.
This
document
provides
a
possible
approach
for
assessing
cancer
susceptibility
from
early­
life
exposure
to
carcinogens.
The
purpose
of
this
meeting
is
to
allow
contemporaneous
public
access
to
the
SGACS
review
panel's
deliberations
concerning
the
draft
report.
The
meeting
is
open
to
the
public;
however,
phone
lines
are
limited
and
available
on
a
first
come
basis.
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
times
and
date
specified
above.
A
copy
of
the
draft
agenda
for
the
meeting
will
be
posted
on
the
SAB
Web
site
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab)
(
under
the
AGENDAS
subheading)
approximately
7
days
before
the
meeting.
For
more
information
regarding
the
background
on
this
advisory
activity,
please
refer
to
the
Federal
Register,
68
FR
10240,
published
on
March
4,
2003
or
the
SAB
Web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab/
panels/
sgacsrp.
html.
The
panel
was
charged
with
responding
to
questions
concerning
the
document
mentioned
above.
Information
regarding
these
questions
and
the
review
materials
are
available
in
Federal
Register
Notice,
68
FR
17803
published
on
April
11,
2003.

Providing
Oral
or
Written
Comments
at
SAB
Meetings
It
is
the
policy
of
the
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
(
SAB)
to
accept
written
public
comments
of
any
length,
and
to
accommodate
oral
public
comments
whenever
possible.
The
EPA
SAB
expects
that
public
statements
presented
at
its
meetings
will
not
be
repetitive
of
previously
submitted
oral
or
written
statements.
Oral
Comments:
In
general,
each
individual
or
group
requesting
an
oral
presentation
at
a
face­
to­
face
meeting
will
be
limited
to
a
total
time
of
ten
minutes
(
unless
otherwise
indicated)
and
no
more
than
one
hour
total
for
all
speakers.
For
teleconference
meetings,
opportunities
for
oral
comment
will
usually
be
limited
to
no
more
than
three
minutes
per
speaker
and
no
more
than
fifteen
minutes
total
for
all
speakers.
Interested
parties
should
contact
the
DFO
in
writing
at
least
one
week
prior
to
the
meeting
in
order
to
be
placed
on
the
public
speaker
list
for
the
meeting.
Speakers
should
provide
their
comments
and
presentation
slides
for
distribution
to
the
reviewers
and
public
at
the
meeting.
Written
Comments:
Although
the
SAB
accepts
written
comments
until
the
date
of
the
meeting
(
unless
otherwise
stated),
written
comments
should
be
received
in
the
SAB
Staff
Office
at
least
one
week
prior
to
the
meeting
date
so
that
the
comments
may
be
made
available
to
the
review
panel
for
their
consideration.
Comments
should
be
supplied
to
the
DFO
at
the
address/
contact
information
noted
in
the
opening
of
this
notice
in
the
following
formats:
one
hard
copy
with
original
signature,
and
one
electronic
copy
via
e­
mail
(
acceptable
file
format:
Adobe
Acrobat,
WordPerfect,
Word,
or
Rich
Text
files
(
in
IBM
 
PC/
Windows
95/
98
format).
Those
providing
written
comments
and
who
attend
the
meeting
are
also
asked
to
bring
35
copies
of
their
comments
for
public
distribution.

Meeting
Access
Individuals
requiring
special
accommodation
at
this
meeting,
should
contact
Dr.
Shallal,
at
least
five
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting
date
so
that
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.

Dated:
July
8,
2003.
A.
Robert
Flaak,
Acting
Deputy
Director
of
Management,
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board.
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Draft
Instructions
for
Reporting
for
the
2006
Partial
Updating
of
the
TSCA
Chemical
Inventory
Database;
Request
for
Comment;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
is
convening
a
focus
group
to
receive
comments
from
persons
reporting
data
required
by
the
Inventory
Update
Rule
on
the
draft
instructions
for
reporting
in
2006.
The
instructions
have
been
revised
in
response
to
amendments
to
40
CFR
part
710
promulgated
on
January
7,
2003,
which
substantially
modify
the
information
which
must
be
reported
for
the
partial
updating
of
the
TSCA
Chemical
Inventory
Database
beginning
in
2006.
The
meeting
of
the
focus
group
is
open
to
the
public.
DATES:
The
focus
group
meeting
will
be
held
on
Friday,
August
1,
2003,
from
9
a.
m
to
approximately
2
p.
m.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
EPA
East
Bldg.,
Rm.
4225,
1201
Constitution
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
Persons
planning
to
attend
the
meeting
of
the
focus
group
are
encouraged
to
register
with
the
technical
contact
person
identified
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
to
facilitate
entrance
into
the
EPA
building
and
ensure
that
all
interested
persons
can
be
accommodated.
Prior
registration
is
not
required
to
attend
the
focus
group
meeting.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
554
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCAHotline
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
Fredric
C.
Arnold,
Economics,
Exposure,
and
Technology
Division
(
7406M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
202
 
564
 
8521;
e­
mail
address:
arnold.
fred@
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
chemical
substances
currently
subject
to
reporting
under
the
Inventory
Update
Rule
(
IUR)
as
amended
on
January
7,
2003,
and
codified
at
40
CFR
part
710.
Persons
who
process
chemical
substances
but
who
do
not
manufacture
or
import
chemical
substances
are
not
required
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
40
CFR
part
710.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
Chemical
manufacturers
and
importers
currently
subject
to
IUR
reporting,
including
manufacturers
and
importers
of
inorganic
chemical
substances
(
NAICS
codes
325,
32411).
This
listing
is
not
intended
to
be
exhaustive,
but
rather
provides
a
guide
for
readers
regarding
entities
likely
to
be
affected
by
this
action.
Other
types
of
entities
not
listed
in
this
unit
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
To
determine
whether
you
or
your
business
may
be
affected
by
this
action,
you
should
carefully
examine
the
applicability
provisions
at
40
CFR
710.48.
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.

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B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0034.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

II.
Background
EPA
is
convening
a
focus
group
to
receive
comments
on
the
Instructions
for
Reporting
for
the
2006
Partial
Updating
of
the
TSCA
Chemical
Substances
Inventory.
EPA
is
required
by
section
8(
b)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
to
compile
and
update
an
inventory
of
chemical
substances
manufactured
or
imported
in
the
United
States.
Every
4
years,
manufacturers
(
including
importers)
of
certain
chemical
substances
on
the
Chemical
Substances
Inventory
have
been
required
to
report
data
specified
in
the
TSCA
Section
8(
a)
Inventory
Update
Rule
(
IUR),
40
CFR
part
710.
Past
updates
included
information
on
the
chemical's
production
volume,
sitelimited
status,
and
plant
site
information.
Amendments
to
the
IUR
published
in
the
Federal
Register
of
January
7,
2003
(
68
FR
848)
(
FRL
 
6767
 
4),
expanded
the
data
reported
on
certain
chemicals
to
assist
EPA
and
others
in
screening
potential
exposures
and
risks
resulting
from
manufacturing,
processing,
and
use
of
TSCA
chemical
substances.
At
the
same
time,
EPA
amended
the
IUR
regulations
to
increase
the
production
volume
threshold
which
triggers
reporting
requirements
from
10,000
pounds
per
year
to
25,000
pounds
per
year
and
established
a
new
higher
threshold
of
300,000
pounds
per
year
above
which
manufacturers
must
report
additional
information
on
downstream
processing
and
use
of
their
chemical
substances.
The
2003
amendments
to
the
IUR
also
revoked
the
exemption
from
reporting
for
inorganic
chemical
substances,
provided
a
partial
exemption
from
reporting
of
processing
and
use
information
for
chemical
substances
of
low
current
interest,
and
continued
the
current
exemption
from
reporting
for
polymers,
microorganisms,
and
naturally
occurring
chemical
substances.
These
changes
modify
requirements
for
information
collected
in
calendar
year
2005
and
submitted
in
2006
and
thereafter.
The
meeting
of
the
focus
group
may
be
of
interest
to
persons
currently
reporting
under
the
IUR
and
to
manufacturers
of
inorganic
chemical
substances.
The
meeting
of
the
focus
group
will
include
a
series
of
presentations
by
representatives
of
EPA
on
the
Instructions
for
Reporting
for
the
2006
Partial
Updating
of
the
TSCA
Chemical
Inventory
Database.
Presentation
topics
will
include
reporting
requirements,
instructions
for
completing
the
reporting
form,
how
to
assert
confidentiality
claims,
and
how
to
submit
completed
reports
to
EPA.
After
each
presentation,
members
of
the
focus
group
will
be
invited
to
comment
on
the
clarity
and
completeness
of
the
Instructions.
Subsequently,
other
persons
attending
the
meeting
will
be
invited
to
comment
on
the
Instructions.
The
purpose
of
the
focus
group
is
to
receive
input
for
improving
the
Instructions;
subsequent
meetings
are
planned
for
2004
to
provide
training
to
persons
who
must
report
in
2006
under
the
IUR.
There
is
no
charge
for
attending
this
meeting.
List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
July
7,
2003.
Margaret
Schneider,
Acting
Director,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics.

[
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No.
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Petitions
for
Reconsideration
and
Clarification
of
Action
in
Rulemaking
Proceedings
July
7,
2003.
Petitions
for
Reconsideration
and
Clarification
have
been
filed
in
the
Commission's
Rulemaking
proceedings
listed
in
this
Public
Notice
and
published
pursuant
to
47
CFR
1.429(
e).
The
full
text
of
this
document
is
available
for
viewing
and
copying
in
Room
CY
 
A257,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Washington,
DC
or
may
be
purchased
from
the
Commission's
copy
contractor,
Qualex
International
(
202)
863
 
2893.
Oppositions
to
these
petitions
must
be
filed
by
July
29,
2003.
See
Section
1.4(
b)(
1)
of
the
Commission's
rule
(
47
CFR
1.4(
b)(
1)).
Replies
to
an
opposition
must
be
filed
within
10
days
after
the
time
for
filing
oppositions
have
expired.
Subject:
In
the
Matter
of
the
Implementation
of
the
Subscriber
Carrier
Selection
Changes
Provisions
of
the
Telecommunications
Act
of
1996
(
CC
Docket
No.
94
 
129);
Policies
and
Rules
Concerning
Unauthorized
Changes
of
Consumers'
Long
Distance
Carriers.
Number
of
Petitions
Filed:
3.
Subject:
Amendment
of
the
FM
Table
of
Allotments
(
Cheboygan,
Rogers
City,
Bear
Lake,
Bellaire,
Rapid
River,
Manistique,
Ludington,
Walhalla
and
Onaway,
Michigan)
(
MM
Docket
No.
00
 
69,
RM
 
9850,
RM
 
9945,
RM
 
9946).
Number
of
Petitions
Filed:
1.
Subject:
Amendment
of
the
FM
Table
of
Allotments
(
Quanah,
Archer
City,
Converse,
Flatonia,
Georgetown,
Ingram,
Keller,
Knox
City,
Lakeway,
Lago
Vista,
Llano,
McQueeney,
Nolanville,
San
Antonia,
Seymour,
Waco
and
Wellington,
Texas,
and
Ardmore,
Durant,
Elk
City,
Healdton,
Lawton
and
Purcell,
Oklahoma.)
(
MM
Docket
No.
00
 
148,
RM
 
9939,
RM
 
10198).
Number
of
Petitions
Filed:
1.
Subject:
Amendment
of
the
Commission's
Rules
and
Policies
for
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