[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 70 (Friday, April 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20275-20276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07625]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10007-84-OECA]


Memorandum Setting Forth Enforcement Discretion Regarding Self-
Identification Requirement for Certain Manufacturers Subject to the 
TSCA Fees Rule; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On March 24, 2020, the Assistant Administrator of the Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance signed a memorandum providing a 
``no action assurance'' to three categories of manufacturers regarding 
the self-identification requirement of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) Fees Rule, consistent with planned revisions to the TSCA Fee 
Rule. The three categories of manufacturers are: (1) Importers of 
articles containing one of

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the twenty high-priority substances; (2) producers of one of the twenty 
high-priority substances as a byproduct; and (3) producers or importers 
of one of the twenty high-priority substances as an impurity. The 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance is hereby providing 
public notice of this memorandum which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-03/documents/no_action_assurance_regarding_self-identification_requirement_for_certain_manufacturers_subject_to_the_tsca_fees_rule_march_24_2020.pdf.pdf.

DATES: The memorandum is in effect from March 24, 2020 until either (1) 
11:59 p.m. ET, September 30, 2021, or (2) the effective date of a final 
rule addressing the proposed exemptions to manufacture definition of 
the TSCA Fees Rule, whichever occurs earlier.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Milton, Waste and Chemical 
Enforcement Division (2249-A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-
5029; fax: (202) 564-0010; email: milton.philip@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More information can be found at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-fees/information-plan-reduce-tsca-fees-burden-and-no-action-assurance.

    Dated: April 7, 2020.
Gregory Sullivan,
Director, Waste and Chemical Enforcement Division, Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
[FR Doc. 2020-07625 Filed 4-9-20; 8:45 am]
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