Short Takes – 8-27-26 - Federal Register Edition

 TSCA Risk Evaluation  

trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene Draft Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability and Request for Comment. EPA notice of availability. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on the draft risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene. The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use (COUs), including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA is seeking comment on the draft risk evaluation for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene.” 

ICR Notices  

Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting. EPA 30-day ICR extension notice. Summary: “EPCRA section 312 requires owners and operators of facilities subject to the OSHA HCS to submit an inventory form (for those chemicals that exceed the thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the SERC (or TERC), LEPC (or TEPC), and LFD with jurisdiction over their facility. This inventory form, the Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form, is to be submitted on or before March 1 of each year and must include the inventory of hazardous chemicals present at the facility in the previous calendar year. Currently, all states require facilities to submit the Federal Tier II form or the state-equivalent, including electronic submission.” 

Request for Comment; Novel Human-Machine Interface Designs. NHTSA 30-day new ICR notice. Summary: “This ICR is to request approval to conduct seven new voluntary information collections as part of a one-time research study of drivers' interactions with commercially available vehicles with different HMI features/designs. NHTSA of the DOT is seeking to conduct the research study involving up to 35 licensed drivers between the ages of 18 and 55 from the greater Phoenix, Arizona area. The information collections involve reporting and include: (1) an eligibility questionnaire to be administered to up to 100 potential research respondents; (2) an informed consent form to be administered to up to 35 research participants; (3, 4, 5) study drives with vehicles 1, 2, and 3; (6) the same vehicle technology questionnaire after each study drive; and (7) an exit interview (including the time for a debrief).”