Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0430-0034
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Radon Credentialing Criteria
Posted Date: 2023-05-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31264-31265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10378]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0430; FRL-XXXX]

Notice of Proposed Radon Credentialing Criteria; Extension of the 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation and Indoor 
Air.

ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an 
extension of the public comment period by 30 days for the Notice of 
Proposed Radon Credentialing Criteria.

DATES: The comment period for the Notice of Proposed Radon 
Credentialing Criteria (88 FR 17215), is extended. Comments must be 
received on or before June 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2017-0430 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2017-0430 in the subject line of the message.
     U.S. Postal Service Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: EPA Docket Center, WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. 
The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 
Monday-Friday (except Federal Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0430. Comments received may be posted without 
change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal 
information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments, 
see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrin Kral, Indoor Environments 
Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air 6609T, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
202-343-9454; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA published the Notice of Proposed 
Radon Credentialing Criteria on March 22, 2023, in the Federal Register 
(88 FR 17215), which included a request for comments and key questions, 
on or before May 22, 2023, on The Proposed Radon Credentialing Criteria 
document (available in the docket). The purpose of this Notice is to 
extend the public comment period.
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-
0430, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the 
other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section.

A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

    Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the 
docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. 
Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. The written comment is considered 
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you 
wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, 
cloud, or

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other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full 
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia 
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please 
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    1. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the notice by docket number, subject heading, 
Federal Register date, and page number.
     Provide a brief description of yourself and your role or 
organization before addressing the questions.
     Identify the question(s) you are responding to from the 
KEY QUESTIONS section by question number when submitting your comments. 
You do not need to address every question.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow it to be 
reproduced.
     Illustrate your concerns with specific examples and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

B. How can I learn more about this?

    The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0430 that includes the Proposed Radon Credentialing 
Criteria document, which is the subject of this notice. Please refer to 
the original Federal Register for information about this proposed 
action and a list of key questions on which the Agency is seeking 
feedback.
    The EPA hosted a public information session on April 12, 2023. To 
access a recording of the session, accompanying slides and a Questions 
and Answers document, visit EPA's radon website at https://www.epa.gov/radon/epas-draft-criteria-radon-credentialing-organizations. The 
information session covered the EPA's role in overseeing the quality of 
radon service providers as well as conformity assessment and 
application of voluntary consensus standards within federal programs, 
including the proposed criteria.
    We are extending the public comment period through June 21, 2023. 
This action will provide the public additional time to provide 
comments.

Jonathan D. Edwards,
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
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