Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5-Draft
A Proposed Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 07/19/2021
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice of availability; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a draft list of contaminants that are currently not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations for public review and comment. These contaminants are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and may require regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This draft list is the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5) published by the agency since the SDWA amendments of 1996. The Draft CCL 5 includes 66 chemicals, 3 chemical groups (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), cyanotoxins, and disinfection byproducts) and 12 microbial contaminants. EPA seeks comment on the Draft CCL 5 and on improvements implemented in the CCL 5 process for consideration in developing future CCLs.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before September 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
You may send comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0594, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery/Courier (by scheduled appointment only): EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except federal holidays).
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0594 for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the “Public Participation” heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, as there may be delay in processing mail. Hand deliveries and couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information of EPA Docket Center Services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information on chemical contaminants contact Kesha Forrest, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564-3632 or email forrest.kesha@epa.gov. For information on microbial contaminants contact Nicole Tucker, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564-1946 or email tucker.nicole@epa.gov.
For more information visit https://www.epa.gov/ccl.
Notice of Final Approval for an Alternative Means of Emission Limitation
A Notice by the Environmental Protection Agency on 07/19/2021
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice; final approval.
SUMMARY:
This action announces the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of the request by Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC, a subsidiary of The Rohm and Haas Chemical Company (Rohm and Haas), under the Clean Air Act (CAA) for an alternative means of emission limitation (AMEL) for the Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels. The AMEL applies to a proposed new vinyl acetate bulk storage tank to be used at its chemical plant in Kankakee, Illinois. The EPA received no adverse comments on the request. This approval document specifies the operating conditions and monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that this facility must follow to demonstrate compliance with the approved AMEL.
DATES:
The approval of the AMEL request from Rohm and Haas to operate its storage tank in Kankakee, Illinois, as specified in this document, is effective on July 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0599. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov/ website. Although listed, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through https://www.regulations.gov/.
Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the Center for Disease Control, local area health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions about this final action, contact Ms. Angie Carey, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2187; fax number: (919) 541-0516; and email address: carey.angela@epa.gov.
A Notice by the Environmental Protection Agency on 07/14/2021
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
On July 27, 2021, EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) will hold a public meeting to engage with interested stakeholders on the development of a proposed rule for implementing a tiered data collection strategy to help inform the Agency's prioritization, risk evaluation, and risk management activities for chemical substances or mixtures under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Currently, EPA primarily collects exposure-related data through the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) process. EPA is interested in ensuring that data collection strategies provide information to better meet the Agency's basic chemical data needs, such as information related to exposure, health, and eco-toxicity. To this end, EPA is exploring a data reporting rule that is tiered to specific stages of the TSCA existing chemicals program: Identifying a pool of substances as potential candidates for prioritization, Selecting candidate chemicals for and completing the prioritization process, and Assessing high-priority substances through a robust risk evaluation, which may be followed by risk management actions (depending on the outcome of the risk evaluation). Feedback from the public meeting and comments received will help inform the Agency's development of a proposed rule.
DATES:
Meeting: The meeting will be held virtually via WebEx on July 27, 2021, from 1:00 to 3:00 EDT.
Register by: Those who would like to make a comment during the meeting must register by 6:00 p.m. EDT on July 22, 2021. Those who would like to participate in listen-only mode must register by 6:00 p.m. EDT on July 26, 2021.
Comments: Written comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0436, must be received on or before August 15, 2021.
Accommodations: To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the meeting contact listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
ADDRESSES:
Register to attend this virtual public meeting at https://us-epa-tirered-data-reporting.eventbrite.com.
Submit written comments to the docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0436, online 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.
Please note that 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 the EPA/DC and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Susan Sharkey, Data Gathering and Analysis Division (7410M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency; telephone number: (202) 564-8789; email address: sharkey.susan@epa.gov.
For meeting logistics or registration assistance contact: Sarah Swenson; telephone number: (202) 566-0279; email address: swenson.sarah@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.