Initiation of Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 4,4′-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA); Extension of Comment Period
| Published date | 06 March 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-04720 |
| Citation | 89 FR 15988 |
| Court | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15988-15989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04720]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0464 and EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0601; FRL-11581-02-OCSPP]
Initiation of Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA); 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA); Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of December 18, 2023, EPA announced
the initiation and solicitation of public comment on the prioritization
process for five chemical substances as candidates for designation as
High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) and related implementing regulations. This document
extends the comment period for one of the five chemicals: 4,4'-
methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA). The comment period is currently
scheduled to end on March 18, 2024.
DATES: The comment period at 88 FR 87423 is extended for MBOCA.
Comments for MBOCA must be received on or before April 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments for MBOCA, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0464, through https://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
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instructions on commenting or 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 contact: Sarah Au, 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) 564-0398; email address:
[email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to a stakeholder's request for
additional time to review materials and prepare comments for MBOCA, EPA
is extending the comment period for MBOCA that was established in the
Federal Register document of December 18, 2023, at 88 FR 87423 (FRL-
11581-01-OCSPP) for 30 days, from March 18, 2024, to April 17, 2024.
The comment period for the other four chemicals is not being extended
by this Federal Register Notice.
In addition, EPA would also like to clarify that the Federal
Register document of December 18, 2023, included a typographical error
for the year associated with the MBOCA docket ID number. The correct
docket ID number for MBCOA is EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0464.
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.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: February 29, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-04720 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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