2022-10854. Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

EPA proposed a rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health it has identified for conditions of use of chrysotile asbestos following completion of the TSCA Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos.

DATES:

The comment period for the proposed rule published April 12, 2022, 87 FR 21706, is extended. Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0057, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 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 instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​about-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For technical information contact: Peter Gimlin, Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division (Mail Code 7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: [phone]; email address: [e-mail].

For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: [phone]; email address: TSCA- [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This document extends the public comment period established in the Federal Register of April 12, 2022 (87 FR 21706) (FRL-8332-02-OCSPP) for 30 days, from June 13, 2022 to July 13, 2022. In that document, EPA proposed a rule under TSCA to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health it has identified for conditions of use of chrysotile asbestos following completion of the TSCA Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos, and solicited public comment on the proposed rule. More information on EPA's proposed regulation and solicitation of comment can be found in the Federal Register of April 12, 2022.

EPA received requests to extend the comment period and believes it is appropriate to do so in order to give stakeholders additional time to review the proposed regulation and prepare comments.

If you have questions, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 751

• Environmental protection
• Chemicals
• Export certification
• Hazardous substances
• Import certification
• Recordkeeping

Dated: May 16, 2022.

Michal Freedhoff,

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.