[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37841-37842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12410]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 302

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-202-0922; FRL-9064-02-OLEM]


Addressing PFAS in the Environment; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the ANPRM, ``Addressing PFAS in the Environment.'' 
The EPA published the ANPRM in the Federal Register on April 13, 2023, 
and the public comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023. 
However, the EPA has received several requests for additional time to 
develop and submit comments on the ANPRM. In response to the request 
for additional time, the EPA is extending the comment period for an 
additional 60 days, through August 11, 2023.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published April 13, 
2023, at 88 FR 22399, is extended. Comments must be received on or 
before August 11, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No., Docket 
ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0922, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.

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     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): 
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. 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. For 
further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current 
status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Strauss, Office of Superfund 
Remediation and Technology Innovation (5201T), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number 202-564-0797; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary

    On April 13, 2023, the EPA published in the Federal Register an 
ANPRM seeking public input and data to assist in the consideration of 
potential development of future regulations pertaining to per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). The 
agency is seeking input and data regarding potential future CERCLA 
hazardous substance designation for seven PFAS, besides 
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), 
and their salts and structural isomers, or some subset thereof; 
precursors (a precursor is a chemical that is transformed into another 
compound through the course of a degradation process) to PFOA, PFOS, 
and seven other PFAS; and/or categories of PFAS.
    The ANPRM's comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023. 
Since publication, EPA has received several requests to extend that 
comment period to allow for additional time to develop comments on the 
ANPRM. After considering the requests for additional time, EPA has 
decided to extend the comment period for an additional 60 days, through 
August 11, 2023.

II. Public Participation

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-
0922, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the 
other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. 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 to the 
EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions 
(audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. 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 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.

Larry Douchand,
Director, Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2023-12410 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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