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Thus, as summarized on page 4 of the form (see f 783.70(a) of the 4.0..C..F.R. P- art763 rtSH-FRC ITOO; - * ^;Si- if.^% .I;---'. - _' OPTS 04004] '-'.' . .UnderJ1SCA, jninnattiiBittf^ asbestos an persons whdmlneiimffli or -import asbestos in bolk'fani ooJpert', proposed rule), the different typesof respondents are to complete the following pages: .. Aabwto*; Reporting and >\;' j;._;.v * Recordkeeping RequireroenU" ; .............................. 7>p* ofmpcndtnt andpeg* Bamban swho. ; ' Mtests sad MUlsrs--A 1C. 28,28.20,90,12, .. . Aokmcy: Environmental Protection t . Agency (EPA).': .. . . ` - , Acnorc ftopoeed Rule! - -. > - - SUMMARY: This rule, proposed under the authority of section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). IS' U.S.C, 2607(a), would require reporting " to EPA by asbestos manufacturers, importers, and processors. Ibis proposal would require the - commerce which contain nabeSn^^;: c 94. . ' Importer* ofBulk Asbastoe--8,11.29,28, . any asbestos containing boapdoent&jiv:-. - EPA emphasizes that tbe"t*nn5,,?^*'~' '20,90,;. Primary Processors--A12,1A 2A 2A 29.30. 2-25 "manufacturers" and "processors".as _ 92.94. used in TSCA. to aome extent, have i" ' different meanings boa asage.-' Section 3 ofTSCA defines. v "manufactnreri*tofaidade Si ,,' " manufacturers, producer*, and --* importers. Thus, miners and millers of In the second phase of reporting, those secondary processors and importers of " asbestos-containing products selected' for detailed reporting are to complete . the following pages: ' asbestos are "manufacturers" under Typ* of&spondnt andpage narnban reporting of quantities of asbestos used TSCA. as are importers. Importers .' . Secondary Processors--A 20.2A 2A 29.9A in various processes, employee exposure include those persons who import.' 32.34. ' and monitoring data, and waste disposal asbestos in bulk form, or as part of any Importers of Asbestos Mixtures--A 22.2A and pollution control information. product Thus, persons who import .-r'.r 2A29.9A Reported information will be considered by EPA in deciding whether and how to , lainuitnogmsoabnile"smthaantucfaocnttuarienrsa"sboef sastal sbrek*i^MiximtnprosrtfersAo2f4A.2rt8ic.2le3s. Containing 29, 3a Asbestos. regulate asbestos under TSCA. Any . for purposes ofTSCA. '^Information that is submitted for this `CJ company that mines asbestos, imports "Processors" of asbestos are'_pe_rsons ' rule will assist the Agency to address : or processes asbestos fiber or any who prepare asbestos, after following questions related to . asbestos-containing product should manufacture, far distribution in '^/evaluating exposures to asbestos and consider submitting comments.----------- -- commerce in the same or different form ':-lithe potential,impacts of various TSCA dates; Written commentsbn this . as they received it or as part ofa..r; regulatory options: -- proposal should be submitted on or . - product thstcoulalns aahoetas^rhe^^uii^.:-!. What are the types, quantities, and J;53 before March 27,1981. Following the ' persons whoinebrporate aabeeta* orrj-t--.'values of products made today which >. written comment period, there will be a asbestos-containing components into' -contain asbestos? .' 20 day period during which EPA " products are processors underTSCA._ . 2. Where are asbestos-containing . . .ivi'iS personnel will be availablejo meet ln.r v_i even tf^they^consider tbtmtxbm* rar"-... products made and how much asbestos . Washington, D.C. with'interested'^i S' of a produefthat contains esbelto^^St.i'fiberjs emitted from those -- persons. J' ` " * ~"Th\i propOMl'Hivides tiliG afbetfoi "~mnuamnunfa*cettuimringff lsiittMes and di*sposed of as Aoowst;' Writtencpmments should .beerthe'document'controlnumber indiutryinto two group# for reporting ** ' -_p_u__r_p__o__s_e__sn. EnPaA". wjiiil_l_r_e__q__u_i.re *im___mediate OPTS 64001'and should be submitted to; Ms. fo'ni Repasch, Document Control' ;. Officer. Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances (TS-793), Environments! Protection Agency, Room E-447,401M Street SW,, Washington. D.C. 20400. All written comments filed pursuant to this notice will be available for public inspection at the OPTS reading room from &00 sun. to 4X30 pun. Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. ' ' . detailed information on EPA Form 7710-' 38. "Reporting Commercial andr ;- -" Industrial Uses of Asbestos", bun the - firat group persons who mine, milt, or import bulk asbestos, or process It to form an asbestos mixture or product such as asbestos paper.The latter : persons are called "primary processors.. of ssbestos". - - EPA will require reporting in two phases for the second group--eecondary processors of asbestos (secondary . , waste?^ -i . 3. What is the number of workers ' involved with making the different . esbestos-containing products and what are the current workplace exposure ' - levels? 4. What are the types and quantifies of products now imported which contain asbestos? ' '. L Background - EPA published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANFR) in the . Federal Register of October 17.1879 (44 SOX FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACTS processors of asbestos make products FR 80061) for an asbestos regulatory John B. Ritch. Jr, Industry Assistance from asbestos mixtures as opposed to investigation. The ANPR comment Office (TS-799), Environmental bulk asbestos), and persons who import period was extended to February 17. Protection Agency, Room, E-429,401M asbestos mixtures or other products that 1980 in the Federal Register of December Street SW, Washington. DC 20400, Toll contain asbestos. In the first phase, 17.1979 (44 FR 73127). In the ANPR. EPA free: (800-424-4005), in Washington. companies would Identify themselves expressed concern that many sources of D.C: (554-1404). and the asbestos mixtures they process human exposure to asbestos may -.. v<* ..&f " & supplementary INFORMATION: Section or import EPA would then select a present an unreasonable health risk. 8(a) of TSCA authorizes EPA to sample of respondents from this ` Several options for controlling the risks promulgate rules under which identification phase to complete the from asbestos were discussed, including manufacturers and processors of detailed EPA Form 7710-36 jn the ~ a labelling requirement prohibition of chemical substances must submit such second phase of reporting for this group. specified products; restriction on the reports as the Agency may reasonably The primary reporting fans for this' amount of asbestos consumption: or a require information must be submitted if rule, EPA Form 7710-36. is a composite total ban on the uses of asbestos that - known to or reasonably ascertainable form designed for use by several ' - would involve granting exemptions in by the person reporting. To the extent dissimilar types of respondents, each of - ; some cases. The ANPR also announced' 0000133 Federal itogistar A^DL.'4a,iNo. .16 /-Monday.January..28. 19^^.-Proposed.-Holesc-. -. ..,8201; a joint effort by ERA and the Consumer > . where the individual discrete -< ...- . informattonrelevant to tha regulatory . Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to;-.. components cannot be checked to verify investigation. This search involves:,-:,,: Investigate risks associated with v..-_4~. th aggregate. Mnchclthe existing . . reviewing the extensiveHteratnra^V].^'^, asbestos andiosooedihata information--. trdormatlonjilsqcionstrta.cfestimates... confirming asbestos; bbtehilngmissfhtr} - gathering amongjteociaa^t,^>^<.^^^.C- widchmay not niflac^tha.current-^..j, information from otherFedapplpgendMt. . Asbestos Is consumed by thousands--- ' situation becoasatlw data wen . and developing new,datathrough BPAVv of companies to maka-a wide variety of ' gathered many,years ago. In addition, contractors. -. products.oma fiber* arejneyitably^ --. -existing data junyparsaabout certain. The search far information-end this ti-; released asafesult 6f fiberprocessing,'. - industrial eejpnej^TlWVigency intends', preliminary results of.tbaaearch ara.nj \rS distribution in commerce, product'ase..}/.' tousareparteddjrta tp vedfywhefa - ' described in ea internalEPA document V* and. disposal. Under.TSCA, EPAia possiblrthe aggregate data ft already.- entitled. Technicalluforinatioa currently investigating and quantifying . - has and to complete a fully ' Summery*, which is part of the public the cumulative effects of exposure to~,-,- reprasantative picture of the present .. record of fids rulemaking and is.-fetj?.-^;: asbestos throughout its life cycle in;* _2y, situation. In_addition.indivic(aal reports.. availabla upon request Hrie document ... commercial and industrial products.. ; which identify firms, production sites,' ' is e descriptive summarycf available; IL Purpose* of This Rule ' - --1'' and asbestos-products will provide a " detailed inventory of asbestos use that information and of the eses'of the'rv*?-*. informatiad the-Agency msy obtsin -.-a-- . The purpose of this rule is to obtain ' has not bees available for regulatory current information about major aspects investigations. - '' of asbestos manufacture and processing The final section 8 rule may be to support the Agency's asbestos . reduced in scopein comparison with regulatory investigation. Information. this proposal.As the regulatory analysis obtained by this rule will be used to . under section s continues, the Agency improve existing estimates of exposure may be satisfied that it possesses ' and of the economics of asbestos use, .. sufficient information abbot certain .. and to describe asbestos use as V- ; ~ activities; EPA will narrow the final thoroughly-as practicable. For example, section 8 rulerequirements wherever' . while,there are.qyer 3^)00:existing possible hi such-instances. The " -- patents far applications of asbestos. C,/. ` requirements could be narrowed In_' there is no information on which ones ' .. several ways, such as requiring data - have been.used commercially, v ' from fewer years/eliminating categories This informational rule is osing ,, of informationsclassifying products developed in pandlel with regulatory more broadly, reporting data company- - under TSCA section 8(s). Tha document discusses the stops token to examine ; and make maximum use of ell eveilable information prior to requiring the submission of new date under this rale.. Briefly, tha Technical Information - -, Summary" contains the folloMing conclusions. First, the basic date sbrncir of asbestos consumptionjattrans'ls'^''.' "J_ from the Bureau of MihessManyaf fiur^ documents concerning industrial rod commercial uses of asbestos etta the' V. Bureauof Mines dabt Howeyeerthe ' ^ data used by theBurean.tif Kfiassto. . determine asbestos fibnsmnptioti aie- - ' analyses.tmdersectionOofTSCA.and wide instead of by plant site, or ' a portion of asbestos users and, for- . analyses by the.Consumer Product- - -- reducing the scope .of the'secondary . Safety.Commission and the ;-.^ - - processor, and importer'sample survey.' Occupational Safety.and Health . - ; Administration. By'using th< rule along - L Comments to the Advaisce Notice of with existing information to complete a. Proposed Rulemaking - comprehensive picture of asbestos use Comments to the'ANPR have - ' in this country, the Agency expects to^...-. provided helpful feedback on the aid the ongoing Federal efforts to assess Agency's approach to regulation, but .. and deal with the risks,presented by : have contained few of the data needed asbestos. - ......- ..... . for the investigation. One exception is instance, do not couht.40 percent of the,, bulk asbestos We know,is importodL The. - Bureau of Mines estimates'ihat the asbestos consumption figures,are: accurate only to 50 percent EPA.YV -` expects to attain ahighar degree of. _ :~- accuracy because virtuaDy all of theT-- ',-. production of bulk asbestos wifi be-. reported under this,rale and this " Federal proceedings to control : - -r: the specific data submitted by producers asbestos exposure may be begun.. of substitutes for asbestos; - - - more usefully defined categories of. _ without the information this rule would , Commentors supported the purpose of companies and products. In addition, .. ; require. This Agency may determine. * - a section 8(a) rale so EPA could develop that action under section 6 of TSCA is . a better profile of asbestos usage in the appropriate before data from this t' U.S. Primarily, persons commenting on EPA will be able to extrapolate with greater confidence from data obtained in the representative survey to all of section 8 rule are analyzed. However, section 8(a) discussed the following: industry. ... . consideration of all available - * legal guidelines to which they believe Our search for information from other information, including information - the Agency must adhere when Federal agencies has obtained useful reported under this rule and by way of promulgating a section 8(a) rale; the role information from the EPA Office of public comment, would continue until a of section 8(a) data in any TSCA action Enforcement "National Emission final section 8 rule is promulgated. The to regulate chemicals' and the kinds of Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant information obtained by this rule will information they believe EPA may (NESHAP) Asbestos" file; inspection - enhance tire data base on which require-under the authority of section data from both the Occupational Safety detisionsare made. In addition, this 8(a). Many persons submitting and Health Administration (OSHA) and section 8(a) rule will provide discrete comments were extremely concerned ' the Mine Safety end Health ' data for use in other Federal regulatory that reported information be treated Administration (MSHA). and import ' investigations and compliance activities confidentially, and that the Agency data from the US, Customs Service. - - and. potentially, for exemption ensure the protection of confidential However, a great deal of desired data is proceedings that could be necessary information that would be shared with already reported to several agencies - following imposition of controls on other agencies. who cannot make the data availabla to ' asbestos exposure. Information is presently available . IV. Other Sources of Information EPA because the individual data ara' confidential. For example, tha Bureau of from a number of sources; however, it is EPA is currently conducting a - the Census is precluded under Title 13, .' generally already in an aggregated form comprehensive search for ail sources of U.S. Code, from disclosing individual a202^.\v^ : Vy ^\ t,- -- ~ .-:* : :V . .' c->- . _ r ..:.: 'S' \ Ci.M. ' ' -^E " ^^4oSdayjjg[aroai^2a;^Li^ r/ Proposed'Rnle^- reports it receives. In sddittwiT'tiw-of their poQationcontrpl equipment ' - the functions of the asbestos in a Bureau of Mines promises total Primary processors and soma secondary product will be'oonsidered. This *. - <amfldentiaUty^rf rppbirted,'dati ibrfar?5<-prbcessorsof asbestbi.'wQreport'thSt-s^l information willba'used to judge the "' to encourage*. n fcirmahceand cost; . *nnnil ffcvysr*' aCoinatractor3s ^dti^S^^ new dati^Ofien.-.tnfbnhati<>ffls.syitiihaid f^pTnfitt ~<rf asbestos coTls^d V - Other EPA program ofBoss wiQialso -by industry because VtU copatoeredffigfc*mtffa (n^'captared)rom thirir^^^$~-use`the data obtained through this rule.1::* - : prdprietuy^Marfyrequeste'tb ihdhstrylyi^poO&ibU'cxmSxtd'equlpinent. arul1?t>^>^'*-- The Officers! Ah Quality Plantiinyand'-: - ' for informationhave feoddiinanirwe^^is^stomaries rf swuhpU<yex^iual^V^sStoiylards.(OAQPS) hopes to learn more-- or'residtedirfthesubmltfalof asbestos.. : ' >', about quantities of emissions, efficiency information oflittle value-Sometimea: ;>:.. TheAgehcy wiil nse therepbrtiid'dati' " f pollution control equipment and entry to manufacturing arid processing :'''. --Hosts' total nti^.; "a--nanmtimti-a-a---- a --mevth_ojd.*,,o*f--wisti < faeffities to.`perform Independent???^.*' .xposed to asbestos by woridziawifi^' disposal 'at industrial facilities. OAQPS " monitoring has been either,denied ce.?: *.- asbestos; bybring sftesti&rataihing delayed While tha contractor efforts am ~ products,'by living near a mins or yielding detailed analysesef available-- processing site. With data obtained by information and useful results for tbs regulatory investigation, the reports am also identifying several gaps in available information. .. this rule. EPA can develop a mom detailed picture of asbestos use to ' determine and quantify point* of environmental release. The reported V. Uses of Collected Informsdon data about uses and exposures will . . The section 8(a) data will be used for, analyses related to the TSCA regulatory.. inv^lffsHnn.PWeennW.lrsmimi r. assist the Agency in describing whip is . exposed during toe life cycle; and .. whether,those' Ip"eTMrib"os'a"re miners. ~ *" -, , 7 i . 1. '. transDorters. workers, consumers, or the EPA office*, ana Inrortigationa oc general pdpulatiohl:.Th* data will also; is reviewing toe Asbestos National - - Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) (40 CFR 6U0) and expects this rule to obtain mote current data than am now available. There have been change? hi tha composition of toe asbestos'industry, its waste disposal methods, and its os* of pollution control equipment since toe NESHAP reports, were submitted.. ' The ESlnent Guidelines Division. - Office ofWater Planning and Standards, - has been pursuing an investigmtton of " asbestos fiber levels in industrial analysis byother Federal agmuies.7oint \ y"\r effluents, and expects to ns* reported ^ofinf^tton^tl^swti^ StoS,|SSafSto^ffi^A i^n.fnomrmaatttioonn ttoo IMdeennttifiyfribnudutosttrriiees.^a.n.rdi . 8(a) rule will avoid duplicate industry.:. . .-f-i-r-m---s--w--h- -ose effluents could be:......... "P^ting'fndAadli^a A. The TSCA Regulatory Invmtjgqkoa ? '* the known health effects of asbestos.;-^ C^. O'vt,hte--r) -- . Dataobtained under thismiewffl-1?!^-- exampl^toe amortot of asbedai^il The Consumer Product Safety ~ : support bothdevelopmeafof ; emitted from afactory can be matched 0;'; 'Commissiori(CPSC) is especially'"- ' - assessments decUinHiiildig' ^^^'' b) toe general populatictt.at riik. ft'uw-* interested in fitelnventory of products - ' among potential TSCA control optiemi":' reported data, total exposure of : j-: which will result from reports under - A- t pres'en.t..h..o...c..o..m....p..r.e..h..e..n..s..ive picts're'' " construction workers and consumersI.'^V section 8(e). The reports will contain - exists of the'coaromptioh rd sBjrf the ' -j'; - can be.estimated by tying production^::;; descriptions of many companies who " ' asbestos produced domestically dr^-^' quantity, information to.estimatediV'rv.-sv.-'. make consumer products, the quantities imported. Of the presently available T " exposure levels that result from toe 'v J made, the amount of asbestos contained, Information,' that of the Bnreau.of Mines fabrication or use of.file products.-. -V and any existing data about tasting or is considered to be the best about the ; - ' -The Agency will also use reported measurements of fiber release during - ' usage of bulk asbestos. However, tha.'(: data to predict trends about asbestos -* . use of toe products. On December 22. ' Bureau of Mines informatom does hbriv usage and to determine toe efficacy and . 1980, CPSC published a General Order fully represent asbestos usage. The goal economic impacts of various regulatory - which requires reports about toe use of of toe present rule is to develop a more' options. To accomplish this, the Agency . asbestos in certain consumer products comprehensive picture of toe asbestos ' will consider information about the total (45 FR 84384). This information will be fiber life cycle through - - - amount of asbestos and asbestos ' . reported before the final section 8(a) product manufacturing, use, and-' - - ' mixtures proceeding through toe life ' rule is published. Consideration of the disposaL With this picture, toe Agency cycle of asbestos, toe numbers of., . section 8(a) data may help to focus can qualitatively and quantitatively persons employed in making them, and ~ CPSCs continuing investigation on verify exposure estimates, and at the toe amounts made for each,category of certain additional consumer products. same time analyze toe economic and societal impacts of control options. ; - To complete the picture, the Agency proposes to obtain data from a variety of respondents. Under this proposal, misers (including millers) and importers use for a period of years. Reported . . values of toe products made will allowEPA to more accurately project through econometric modeling, the economic. effects of asbestos regulation. Learning the numbers of employees will permit This information would provide much of the data needed in toe CPSC- investigation and may relieve CPSC from,requiring additional reports from industry. Both agencies intend to share all reported data to toe extent possible. will report quantities of bulk asbestos the Agency to evaluate the potential It is likely that some persons will be produced or imported by type of fiber; importers of merchandise known to effects on employment of any asbestos regulation. subject to both toe CPSC order and toe EPA section 8(a) rule. This proposal ' contain asbestos will report the ' The Agency will consider whether stipulates that respondents do not have quantities and values of those products. substitutes are feasible and available for to report information to EPA that hat Miners and importers will also report -' - different applications. In assessing the . been previously reported to CPSC other about employee exposures, amounts of -- availability of substitutes, repotted . than their name and product identity, waste generated, and the effectiveness' ' information on fiber type and size, and - unless toe respondent specifically *! "Vs .000C501 t> & &Federal^Register / VoL 46. No. tfl / * Monday, January 26; Proposed.-Rulea <^^^^203- requested CPSC not to release the data - submittal of information on substitutes EPA Form 7710-37, ^Secondary ^-'re to EPA. Ia such cases, respondents will for asbestos in certain consumer - T - processing and Importation of Asbestos be required to oacnpletapail pardons of -- products under the General Order,:*!;"-.-*- Mixtures," (hereafter refeaedld axthe.-& the applicable EPA forme.Tha CPSC i described above in secfioaV.C.- Should. / "Secondary Formyls' aabortsurvey^; GeneralOrder requires reporting dl.tr EPA'need to require information-at form which requires identifioattenofitfsi- three years of data, while EPA's later data, a separate section 8(a) role*" asbestos mixtures or compQnenls,*1tatS( proposal would require five years of . would be developed. If farther.'- -y^'-'^ amounts consumad or imported-in1900,- <-' data os asbestos-mixtures and 10 years information is-needed ah toeliealto - amtthe products into whichtoaae'SHy*' of data on bulk asbestos. Companies - effects of oertefa'substihrtea.V*^'**''1''4-^ mixture* and components who must report to both agencies would unpublished health and safety studies^-. - incorporated. The Secondary Famvto.^.-.- be required to report data bom-toe - may be obtained underTSCA sectidn^'' be completed byeooodery.proce*eart~:- additional years to EPA. this - requirement is necessary because the two agencies intend to use the data in different ways. CPSC hopes to better .. estimate how much of the product may still be in commerce or in the consumer's hands. EPA on the other hand, hopes to more completely determine toe amounts and forms of asbestos in the environment from past ' production and better estimate toe total impact of asbestos on public health. Historical data will permit time-series regression analysis to better project impacts of a control action on this . national economy.' _ - /' ' The Occupational Safety and Health-'/ Administration (OSHA) has expressed interest in data relating to exposures in toe working environment. The Mine ^ .. . Only limited Information will be -'"* V - generated about toe massive amount'of ' in-place asbestos.' Although asbestos/'J.' has had widespread use far over thirty " years, historical data' on bulk asbestos -' will only be reported for ten years and U.S. production of asbestos products for five years. Further, toe ultimate fate of only a fraction of toe fiber used in toe last ten yean will be accounted for under this rule. ,. .' It must be noted that It is not. ' necessary-that theAgency powii every item ofinformation in arderto... ' ' regulate.a chemical substance,' mixture. It-will afieu be sufficient to' " `'; extrapolate from known information to ' obtain the necessary data." and importers of asbestoa-confaining products, will serve several purpose* for toa Agency. The procedural-purpose of-- the Secondary Form Is to permit EPA'to identify toe companies tnthese group*.- in toe least burdensome manner to that n only a representative sample of tha . ,, groups will be required to complete toa Primauy Form. The information from toe Secondary Form, because it Identifies firms and products and production amounts, will in itself provide EPA with valuable information. Data from toe / Secondary Farms will show toe breadth - of toe secondary processorpopulation - * and toa variety Of products that are presently -. manufactured or imported. Finally, the . . reports of toe quantities of asbestosa. .., - mixtures that were.consuznedor Safety and Health Administration.. -- VL What To Repast - - . - imported in 1880 will permit SPA to.W, (MSHA) is also interested in ' employment and workplace exposure data. Both OSHSA and MSHA are -' currently reviewing their asbestos ' workplace standards and expect the data obtained bom this rule to be useful for a number of regulatory efforts; - D. Limitations of This Information , This rule will not obtain some information vyhich may be pertinent to Agency considerations. Many-questions EPA has developed two forma which. . are to be completed by respondents. The composite form;EBA Farm 7710^36, ,v. "Reporting Commercial and Industrial Use of Asbestos." (hereafter referred to . as toe .Trimary Form"), has individual -; sections for reporting data about . products^production, asbestos . -- - . consumption, employees;-workplace exposures, waste and disposal, pollution control equipment and estimated, ' gaugetoe present levels ofjirooesaingv. and importatianof asbestos products.` These date will be usedin'estimating ', potential worker and consumer . / exposure andin judging theecohomic<,! consequences of alternatfaecontroT. options. In addltion/knowingthe.. . products of secondary processirig will-' support determinations of toe'UV-v.' availability of substitute.; .';!-/ ...' VIL Who Reports v. ^^ ; . about contamination of ambient air may remain becnase there are no Federal . requirements that industries measure ' emissions bom mines and milling sites or asbestos product manufacturing, sites; quantities of asbestos emissions. Respondents will fill out the sections - that apply to them. Each respondent is. to complete toe relevant sections of toe form depending on toe activities-of toe Thisproposal defines who must report' and whet to report according to the . industrial activity of toe respondent ' - ' during 198a The Primary Form must be completed by all persons who mine, - - or to measure asbestos released during use of products by consumers or workers in toe construction industry, including releases daring toe . reported plant site. The instructions to toe form clearly list toe sections that are to be completed by miners end millers, importers of bulk asbestos, and primary mill import, or process bulk asbestos. The Secondary Form wifi be completed' by secondary processors or persons who import asbestos mixtures or articles ' installation, lifetime wear, or removal of processors respectively. Those persons containing asbestos components. Some asbestos products. However. * will complete all applicable sections of of these persons will be selected ' respondents would have to submit such the Primary Form, and will report ell subsequently to also complete toe data if they possess them. asbestos importation and processing - Primary Form. This section will clarify , This rule also will not require the activities in toe first reporting phase. In toe meaning of some of these terms that submission of data about the addition, toe Primary Form contains . are specific to this rule. -' - availability of substitutes. At this time, separate sections to be completed in a Under this rule, t manufacturer is a the Agency believes toat'toere is second reporting phase by e sample of person who mines or mills (produces) sufficient existing information to make a persons who ere only secondary bulk asbestos or a person who imports general finding that substitutes are processors and Importers of asbestos- asbestos either at bulk asbestos or as available for most asbestos containing products. Persons from those part of a product. Persons who, in . applications. However, further detailed segments who are selected to complete addition to manufacturing, also process information about substitutes for certain toe Priamry Form during toe temple theirprodacts wifi report as both .. - products or applications may be needed - survey will complete the applicable manufacturers and primary processors, for the ongoing regulatory - sections (see discussion below in .- - as described below. This rale does not - investigations. CPSC will require toe "Reporting Procedures")." - require reports by manufacturers or - oooc:i02 8204: r. 11 ` . - * ? - 'U EodarabRegiatat/j : va. al^^fc^Jcto^S.^/^Monday,`January,.:^ jflHtyr;&opgeqdjjple% - -y*,, .,h:.- : -" ' *r7"-' ^vy.rn-'t&zx&Z?- ""Li^r*'5?rtT " processors of pradocts-wfaidtppnUiai^f^n'spedcltprc^MBrtiea fwjipcdSc^.^^;,... rale.is supporting foe Agency's.*,.,., asbestos, as a contaminant or.an^^yfc^ |iapplicati<ms.7i.jnora.cpmplata list qfj,-'& investigstiaiELof.themagnlmde of... - ; impurity. While the AgencytejChnrsyinadfcexamplcs.ofssbestos starting ~ expoaerM^.^kbapjcal.rab^nj^.-^; r>/ . Tharefore^mapnfatJnrers3irprocesaors -j this subjectis not within of mUiuryeriontalnfaig fiat euhstanoa will be pratside^edpcoceaaOTS.ofthe ;. ehamical rabateririaforpairpoesa "of thia^f- person whaprepares a dieniic^^i^^PCTg^fto35Bgif,M^^gfi^ffe^- sectlOn'80)rti]!a^Sttkxi'8(a) dbea Oot^ reqeira'tl^RP^datwmlrie whefiter*tio- lubttiflOB pr mixtsn;trafiti mo^wjpwfynann:{yitnomJTwvWW^V" manufacture. for distributicia Acpiutrw^jraii commerce."This rale'classifies e<>rti .ttew^Others " processors into two groupa-aococding to": f exempted if foey.apply.assemblaj . their starting msterisL tTrimsry^-'s^ja**- instalher^^constuhaasbestpe^l't:. processors of asbestos are those whose tri-: prodmrtav^th<tojbo<fifyir$^^^ *- starting material is bulk.asbestos (a fabricating tha a&Mtoajnodocts.Whilej chemical substance). ^Secondary" ' 'T r: we believe there.iu^beVurabstiuithd' informatiotffrmg iidfeh parsbei;wfillie ^ivaceasafyfccfiie'affective^bsafossr^f.. enforcement" of TSCA: In fids case. EPA . has neverfiwleM'made'fiMr detetminttkxi..Infidirule;Wepropoac fiiatihformafiwebi^,mbrium^.'_.,.' reported^orkJ^tas'imeahioftracing' processors of asbestos are those wbose ' ;; risk,from iubettjw ipqidrarcs farthest ' starting materials are asbestos mixtures. " categories, we expect tocomplete A primary processor starts with bulk necessary analyses with estimates and asbestos and makes a'mixture that extrapolations of data reported by the adaestoe through the Hfecycla For this . purpose; the information is essential to completing thepicture of the source. ' utilization, and ultimate fate of aabestoa. contains asbestos fiber. (A primary ' processor may simply mix or repackage different types or sizes of fiber and then sell diet product Such a mix'of fibers is ` still considered "bulk asbestos" for the persons who make the asbestoscontaining products that are processed by the excluded industries. Therefore, reports frorhtheseexduded industries ere not iwswitiel ThgAgency.proposes'-" i-" Therefore, to file extent that this rale would require Information about asbestos to be reported orkept by... . .. persons who manufacture or process . .. asbestos mixtures, the Administrator- - purpose of this rule.) Asbestos mixtures are products' to which'asbestbs fiber has;1 to exempftfaese persons com reporting."' primarily because so"many persans'aisr>" find* that it is necessary,for.fixes v effectiveness of this rute and therefore, for effective enforcement oif TSCAT!y~": be used or processed furtfaerand- ^ZSE^-I^S-SfcrtSattiiAaiaiS. Thosewiw import an asbestoe-:y-,r - mixtore or an utide ccmteizdng'ah*1' >* asbestos campohen^s) .are required to ~ paper, arid bestoeinforced.plsi^^>:. are asbestos njixtum. In.sdmC'dises;'i . ^.'Persons jrtm^Iely'distrlhnteih ,,_,. _` . qommqb^euad^rnot manufactmtyr^^.-. identify themselves and the iisbestos ^ycomponeniffiot the imported product'' Bythjs.requiraitent'HPAisattemptirg " alsoa seCohda^ processotPw1. . . to deteimiiie islTof flieisl>Mtosi:>;-;*V ' ctatefrdngprodacts being dlstributed to. . Instance, asbestos paper canbefurther?*-. p-_rouce, ss ed to. inc. o-rp- or,at.e -it fo.toianV^.V -. Reporting unot required by-persons: who use bulk asbestos or asbestos-~.".>rv ccmsumers ahd tci industry. This will " enable the Agency to estimate the total .' yyehestos-teinforcedplastics..;.; prodact>btrf.dn>^dWHbnte1lito>B^- health Hsk poted by asbestos. including~ can be further processed to makelrinyl- commerce as patt-'of a product'The most - the risk from impastedproduces." Clearly, : asbestos floor tile: Under this regulation ' personsiwfao are involved in both*.:" -V common example of fills is In the' -" manufacture of chlorifie, where some asbestos may present risks of exposure when it is contained in imported . primary and secondary processing'.. ..-.- persons use asbestos es a diaphragm to > activities at the reported plant site most. separate the chlorine and file caustic: - report both types of activities on.the . soda. While ranch bulk asbestos is'/yv- ' Primery Form. Only persons".who areV,^:. consumed annually by.this industry and "-.' solely secondary processors "at the.' much waste generated, asbestos fiber is " reported plant site report as secondary processors.' - """ ' " . ' not present in the resultant products " which are distributed in commerce and "Secondary processors" are those.. . r.'.I: these activities are therefore not - who start with asbestos mixtures and, . . : .^processing" within the meaning of - incorporate them into their own.. <i- .. TSCA."---'- =" -v.T' -- ' products.-Por example, persons who : " This role requires reporting by - fabricate asbestos cement sheet by . manufacturers and processors of ' cutting the sheet to make an electrical . asbestos mixtures. Section 6(a) states products--whether fiber release occurs - during processing, nsa."or disposal The - Agency recognizes that there is a large - universe of asbestos-containing : - " products that are imported, and that - soma importers may not know that discrete components of imported '' merchandise contain asbestos. In those cases, EPA will not learn of all imports that contain asbestos. However, we expect that many importers do know that their imports contain asbestos switch board, or persons who make - that reporting by manufacturers or components, because either "asbestos" garments by cutting an asbestos textile, .. processors of mixtures should be is part of the product name or the. are secondary processors. An . . required only when the Administrator product specifications identify asbestos automobile manufacturer is a secondary determines that it is."necessary for the Importers should note that under this processor if he incorporates asbestos effective enforcement" of TSCA. Those rule, they are not required to conduct felt into an automobile as a hood - - who manufacture or process asbestos extensive research or to contact the insulation blanket or makes heating vent mixtures ere also-necessarily processors foreign manufacturer to learn this ducts from asbestos paper. A paint of asbestos, the chemical substance. The information. Thus, under i 763.77 of the foxmuletor is a secondary processor if processing of the chemical substance rule, importers who submit the . he purchases a paint that contains : .-- -. : asbestos U an activity that is likely to Secondary Form are required to report asbestos and reformulates the paint by -. involve potential risk to health and the to the extent that this information is in - . adding some agent to give the paint - environment This information gathering their possession.-: - OOOCuGJ Federal Register /foL 46, No. 16-/ Monday, ` January 26, 4 'Propoaed^Rule*', aaoss VI1L Reporting Procedures. - . asbestos usage, but for purposes of this- ; combination of.the variables listed in,. - Companie* with multiple plant sites ^ analysis, and to reduce the reporting . the preceding paragraph ic stratify-'- 7 4 must report.the activities of each' plant-' burden, we will be satisfied to males *\ * respondents far the sample surveyl.The77 site on an Individual forth With one t! extrapolations from less than 100 ./VviiV.' Agency will adiset.thifttratifying exception. That'exfieptfoniathat-^" t*? percent. EPA believes that a sampling^.* variabw(a) whichjriflrashft fcrtha' respondent^ hays the option to report ' technique can provide information that..' fewest number ofrespondents iyhflejetflll the total imports dr exports of the ; would adequately describe secondary . ensuring's reliable rtstistfcsI`simplei;X--'i- ' company altogether on a single form. The.form instructions explain further.. how this is to be done. . *' Mmers. miDers.'primary'proceiwdis,^ ' and importers of bulk asbestos would submit all appropriate portions of die ' . asbestos processing and products.Sampling to decrease the number of- . processors required to submit-sdditionsl detailed information will reducethe.,.... overall burden ofadditional reporting substantially. In section XH. "Reporting . The Seconds^Formreepqndrrfls selected far. maroldetsflddtepaettag ^wlli'< be notified bv certifled;leften;Thee4^ .: persons wifiimretXlid^tbycqqiplets^w.. relevant portions of the Primary Forml: All persons selected lor deridled-s-:^.^- Primary Form within60 days after the effective date of the final rule. If the .... Burden", we estimate that Phase 2 .. .. ... reporting on the.Mmafy.Fnm.wpqkl;77 reporting wifi be required from ' : also be subject to further reporting of respondent's activities include' " approximately 20 percent of the Phase 1 customer lists and quantities seritltoVV-V ' ' "secondary processing" or importing of asbestos mixtures or articles wttntng asbestos components, all such activities would be reported at the same time the person reports as a miner, primary processor, or importer of bulk asbestos. All such persons,will be subject upon request by EPAto further reporting of ; customer lists and quantities sent to.,'. 7 ` ' those customers, and, except for ' importers, specified monitoring datanp ;. to four years'sfter the effective daleOf. -;, the rule. - - EPA will require reporting In a' TV "~ different way for secondary processors' . and importers of asbestos mixtures. * " - Apparently there are many thdusands of ' persons wholare.secondary processors respondents. Our objective is to sample those customers. ,or,.exceptfprov^K i.- - only the number necessary to meatthe importers, monitoring data for fouryears goal of attaining e reliable aampla- after the effective date of tortile...... EPA plans to use s stratified random Soma persons subject to reporting. ' sampling method as the basis for tile under this nils may be exempted from sample survey.1 That is, tbs respondents reporting certain informatian tlready . to the Secondary Form would be divided reported to EPA. CPSG or OSHA. A. ,, into non-overlapping end reasonably.. companywfaich hasadequatelyrppcrtod. homogeneous strata and then sampled - data to EPA will not. bereqnfred to; 4:>V-7t by stratum. The strata would 1m defined report the suit information again.-and~ V by all or an appropriate subset of the . would write "EPATA place of this data -. following variables: reported asbestos on,theform. Persona iraolw^elresdyT'^.' starting materiel, reported asbestos end... reported prodactionor impdimtian' 7Vf'.' . product end the volume of asbestos . . quantities,to (JSC martslidestify^.4- ; starting material annually.consumed... themsdvea ind the names of .. The type of asbestos starting material] ... products to/EPA scioord^tq.ths.-p, i and the asbestos end product would - 7 'requiremmis of this rale;However data.' permit EPA to follow a representative ' alreadjj'repartediniy.be referenced by.. portion of each product category .; ... -. writing/^CjSC" topUceof the data. r0ti.s. or importerscf asbestbsHContslnjiig7 mixtures; EPA bas'deVised's'schenmto"^ application in theasbestos lifecycle. .. Consideration of the.amounbof the. , unless the respondentspecifically..- V.; requested.CPSC not torelease.the.data,. '. reduce the reporting burden for.thaie Tr V companies. Persons who are.solely;.'.;' ` secondary processors or importers of':' 7 asbestos starting material that is consumed will better ensure representation of both larger and .; 'to EPA.';. VV.:J .; The Agency intendsjtosend reporting ' ^ : - . forms directly .to as many potential ; \ asbestos mixtures or articles containing asbestos components would be required smaller processors of asbestos .-.. materials. - ' .... - ... . respondents as pbuible. To identify ^. persona currentfy subject tb thisrale, a. to report to EPA in phases. First, they' The Agency can only make the final, would submit the Secondary Form T . decision on which vsriable(s] to use in master list.of persons known to produce .'. . or make asbestos products has been . ; within thirty days after the effective . .'. stratifying and how large the sample assembled ftdm a number of different.;"' date of the rule. The Secondary Form will be after xminlng the composition lists supplied by industry associations,, reports will be used by EPA to improve... of the Secondary Form respondents, government agencies, and indoatry. -. the Agency's knowledge of the products since the actual numbers of respondents information that it publicly available. In being made with asbestos, the number. and the products they report in the first addition, efforts will be made to widely of companies making the products that phase may vary significantly from publicize these reporting requirements, contain asbestos and tiie amounts of '. . present estimates. The Agency wifi so first persons ss yet unknown to EPA asbestos mixtures they use, and the ' stratify and sample respondents with ' will comply with these reporting - / kinds end amounts of mixtures and the goal of minimizing the reporting requirements. . .' products being imported. ' burden as much as is practical. To The Agency solicits comments on The Agency anticipates that further extrapolate an estimate about a these procedures and requirements. reporting of the information on the Primary Form by some respondents wQl population from a sample survey requires obtaining reports from enough . K. Records To Keep . ' be necessary to develop more complete respondents to represent the whole In this proposal, persons subject to ' profiles and projections for regulatory- population. To make an estimate about reporting the Primary Form would also., analyses. The Secondary Form will not a stratum composed of a few ' be required to keep, until four years. - ask all respondents (estimated to respondents may require sampling a after promulgation of this rule, certain comprise 9,000 plant sites] for the larger percentage than would be supplemental information available for - detailed information the' EPA would like necessary to make an estimate of the submission to EPA upon request - ' to consider in the risk and economic same reliability about e stratum Persons who report only the Secondary analytes. Instead, the Agency plans to composed of e greater number of Form would not be subject to these have a representative sampls of respondents. EPA will use one ora recordkeeping requirements. In addition, Secondary Form respondents report . -; the monitoring records of importers need more detailed information. The Agency . 'Kfah. lotto StimySamplinf.NewYodcjolui - not be keep for or made available to--'---. - wants to account for 100 percent of . WOsy.lSOl . . .. EPA, - - 000C504 8206 #E\v ... -Z. Federal Register-t/^VoL- \?ip_L$.}Jjjviogdiy. /January 28, 1981 /. Pr6posed.'Rifle*5jC;s^S:i All persozu required to submit tha Rm.E-447.40lM Street SW,- Primary Form would keep a list of-'vTi3-'2 WashlngtarhvD.C/20460?:-' customers for.their products la ISQa.'aad * </. This priijjo^isnjrjoyS'V simple/.' date is granted (See STSCA Confidently" Business Inforajatlon Separitj^temial." OChthaeprteFre6t-friSiaelc^agriwtyJvR^eOq^id^teSmrteShtSa1t^eA4'taf'v--i will reqrd^,thatan,agency* ' ........... security,procaduras.bfffyf;^. containing prod^'sent1oeiMdi>5`!i>K^^ maxi^tiM/iviffi^bl^liM^Btiie Jonn'S'^iK information;canTba^storad a] custom. It may be hecesiwiy for EPA^" \ that contain* confidential toforaation; / U> examine thesecustomer lists.'Some?***?- TV.twp^dentwbuldpsrtftr.that^the^ customers may notbe irobfect to companyhas takenmieessees to protect^;. reporting (because they are either not -Tf> the.ccmfidentialily.j)fthsJnfasMti^/aii; ''.Thjfaip Pri>PMaCMuill._ processors underTSCA' or exempt iny^j^' that the fadbn&atk>nisl>ot'pabUcly ':' "r" which employ ten or fewer employees .: this rule from reporting}, yet the Agency available, end that ttisrtoewie of.tLsl><--:. am exempted from any requirementsofX. may need to know about the ' information wouldcausa thacompany- this rule. Waestimate, tfaatmnnr.'jcul^a/';' consumption of asbestos by'those substantial'competitite'Sana. All of"-'"*:' **'- ~>*--tial respondent*^?--'.' customers for assessment purposes. If <s'r these conditionsmust feiid'fiwahyW.kS;.' who are not o w ixcduai.ffw. ff,lba!. ?^ the Agency finds It likely that many ' information to .. exempted as a result of this,provision,;^,-, persons did not initially report as' '" Final determinations,oa'confldrrittelity whlls firms that account fpc /j.' -j, required. EPA may need to trace will be made by H'A in accordance with approjtimately 97percent of empfoycm asbestos usage by obtaining lists of . 40 CFR Part 2 - . : and sales will *till be induded- Tha.. . " customers and sending those persons The Agency proposes to aggregate' basis for these estimates ia summarized . reporting forms to complete. Also, the information about prodnctioq in a memorandum titled "Statistics for . Agency may need to examine the lists of consumption, employment and- customers, in order to ensure that ' environmental release that is reported Companies with 10 or Fewer ,,v/ Employees'*; which is pert pi the public.^ reports are obtained from all persons - for tiris'rale. The'AgencyWill'primarily. - record for this rule. TheAgerigrbelievmZ subject to this rule. ' " use aggregatedataffar analysis^--- that this exemption, in oonjmictioa'wito'-i/-. The second recordkeeping.' : - \'. necessary, to support tha TSCA section 6 other exdusions.in this rulejrill greatly^ - . - v.. requirement makes available to EPA the'1- regulatory investigatioiCTbese data- - - reduce the reporting buidaiud4hteJ'niWS?',r-:;'>t" OSHA and MSHA monitoring data of -.V-'1 aggregatesahdanalyses.willbe part of yet enable EPA to obtain suffideirt^'t/.^N '' miners, millers, primary processors,'and 7 theaectiad 6'asbestoa'.ralrmaking record. information to meet the needsqjLtim'^'. the secondary processors completing the7 that is available totbS pcbiic. To protect TSCA asbestos regulatbiy/lnv^imtin. - ' Primary. Form. These data are now- : confhtontial ihfdcmation to the *;r'i': rrmA J._____i_________i..j. j required to be kept, but are available aggre^ta'dataTb^^'InartcasSshb businesses by exempting the', upon request only to the Department of : date from tadftidzial.reports would be'-1-- Labor and the Department of Health and/ released, eveh-iftheyfare7oaa? Human Services. Should EPA need to.7:' same defihition'useiby OSHA- examinethedata upon'Which the^'-fT-^*' exempt employers from reCafdlpg snd ? . submitted monitoring summaries are V.'^' becau> throu^bsubfractidri'dfnMt/ reporting work-related Ihjfcriis sinat^*T*: '- based, tins requirement will permit EPA . confidential date fromthe aggregate it- f", illnesses (29 CFR Part 104%.and this has / ' direct access to.those records. . y: would beposribte'to*isoertain''spe:dfic^.' < become a standard familiar.to industry; * If the Agency needs to examine :-7"; - confidential data.' Comment is invited on v The.Administrator may'notbe - records for the reasons stated above, a' this aggregration procednre/ r/iiSfn.r'& obligated to exempt smallbusinesses7:;. certified letter, sighed by the Deputy ' . The Agency believes that'in'thecaSe ... from this asbestos reporting xule. *"^'-/;!'. *. Assistant Administrator, Office ofToxic - of ubestos, basic Identifying^.--'-'-- - ' ^ - Section 6(a)(3) requires that.small /. ^ ^' Substances, would inform these persons. information (company name, plant sile,'*v businesses be .exempt from.section 8(a) "r/ Respondents would have 30 days to ` location, and asbestos product niune).,*- -/' rules unless the chemical stubstanca qr.: j report customer lists, and 60 days to ' - should not be considered confidential ;/- mixture ij subject to a rule proposed or-.;- report monitoring data. .- . * " ' mnd should be available to the public' "v ; promulgated under TSCA section'4. ' . ' X. Confidentiality ' . ' - ' The Agency has developed specific ' instructions for asserting and................. - upon request The Agency has observed that companies usurily make no secret of the presence of asbestos in their products and that it is generally ah ' ; S(b)(4% or 6. On September 17.196a EPA proposed s rule on asbestos under section 8 of TSCA'(45 FR 61966% ' . However, we know that many small ' substantiating claims of confidentiality'. for any information submitted in * response to this rule. These instructions are incorporated in the reporting forms and may be found in H 763^6 and ' 763.77 of the rule. Any claims of confidentiality must be made at the time of submission as provided in 40 CFR ' Part 2 as amended September 6.1978 (43 FR 39997% and March 23.1979 (44 FR 17673), and in the manner specified in' the reporting forms of this proposed rule. To ensure proper handling, confidential advertised component of the product In any case, it is likely that a competitor could easily ascertain that asbestos is present in the product EPA believes - - that companies should not anticipate: ' making such claima. Comment is invited on the question of whether there are . dicumstsnces in which any of the above three items of information could be --- - confidential. .. . As previously stated, EPA intends to - share all reputed data with other- ' Federal Agencies, including confidential businesses would potentially be,subject to this section 8(a) rule..Even though it Is not obligated to exclude them, die - Agency is proposing to exclude,small.' ; businesses if the objectives of the rule- can still be met . . .. . The Agency proposes to exempt small businesses from reporting because we' ' - expect to obtain a sufficient amount of information even with a small business exemption. Our analysis indicates that relatively few primary processors (a concentrated industry composed of large material must be submitted to: data in individual reports. However.. . companies) would be exempted under .. Document Control Officer, Office of . EPA will require that personnel from------- the proposed exemption, so first the-.:v- - - Pesticides and Toxic Substances (IS- - other agencies obtain a TSCA security. -. Agency will still be able to develop a/-- \ .-. 793% Environmental Protection Agency, clearance before access to.confidential' good profile of the primary processing7 000C505 ' Federal.HcgaterV :V6Ls4e,-,No. 18:/ 'Mohday. January -26. 1981V^ftop<jis<fiR^GBfc^!&. &giqgQ7?-; industry. Also, tha Agency wfll develop we do not calculate the cost reduction These size categories are the smalleaUP?. . a reasonably comprehensive inventory from excluding small importers because establishments likely,to ba.impacted by ' -' of asbestos-containing products and. .the compotitionof that segment is not " tills proposedrulalami determine the potential far exposure at* . WelMefined. Yet. we do expect that this their'manufacmring'sltes.'sinoe'thii - group will contain soma small -..-l remainingmonexempt persons account .. businesses. Therefore the actual - .. for approximately 07 percent of die ' reporting costs may be lass than our " employees and product sales in affected . present calculations. .* _ otbarointbeasbestosVr industries.' V-r ; XIL Reporting Burden ;.Ji, ,-v` "V As already discussed, two-reporting. : forms will be used for this rule. The' ' " Primary Fond will becompleted by estimated for In order to assess the clarity of the miners, millers, primary processors of form and to ensure that data are - ' , asbestos, and importers of bulk asbestos reported in the most effective manner.;>_ inn first reporting phase. Wa estimate; - the Agency conducted a pre-test of the... that for this group ofrespondents, a form throng the Institute for Survey total of487 reports would be received by Research, Temple University. The ' " ' tire Agency. Completion of these reports respondents were members of the would require a total of 114)00 hours, Asbestos Information Association. This' and cost approximately $320,000. ` ' pre-test was quite valuable to EPA In Secondary processors and importer* improving the clarity and coherence of of asbestos mixtures or articles Uaes ofAsbestos:'Economic Impact oat Secondary ftoceiisors?; memarttndum^if froaRegulatory ImpactaBrandpidcctsarDecamber, I960, and (2) TEccwmiic^-Vj. Impact Analysis for the TSCA'Section * ' 8(a) Rule Reporting Commercial and - ` Industrial Uses of Asbestos," Arthur Young & Company, Washington, DC, ; the form. In addition, the respondents containing asbestos components will be October, 1980. . ^ - ' estimated the cost of completing each - required to initially complete the Comment Is requested on these coif;*' section of the form. The final report by the Institute for Survey Research, ... "Design and Testing of Asbestos Use Reporting Form", is part of the public;' record for this rule. The pretest was not Secondary Form. We estimate that it will take four hours to complete each form, at a coat of $120 per form. The Agency anticipates receiving 5750'aoch reports. Therefore; the Secondary Form ' and economic impacd ettimateiL-Fisthat; EPA recognizes, thatthesecwsl . projections are estimates Cie2[ cm aSuy^ ' a few participants'll! thalSR protest7^-' The Agency requejfti'imyr&m^S'data^ : a statistically-based sample and only - ~ eight companies were asked to participate. Therefore, die resultant cost estimates could not be used directly to compute the reporting impacts of this ' . rule. However^the pre-test results helped EPA arrive attn impact.;'-'-^' estimate. A detailed descriptioh of the . reporting burden estimates can be found in a report by Arthur Young & Company,' "Economic iiupact Analysis for the ' TSCA Section 8(a) Rule. Reporting '- reporting would require a total of 234)00 and estimates of the'costa tocomplete,^'- hours, and wouldcost approximately. the form as well as siny otbw'speciffc ^; We expect that approximately 20 percent of those persona who initially 1 complete the Secondary.Form will be ' selected, in'a sample survey to'" complete thePrimary Fornt From thir' data on company sia^namber types of employees, number andtypes ... - of asbestos producta,gross end otherlcompany.cUtardeyantitp^^^ developing the repori^'in^ct anidysis. survey. EPA expects to' receive 1150 - for the final tule^*Iher|Agmcv will* ^' . reports, which would require a total of consider any data siibhiitteti . 374)00 hours, and would cost $1,1004)00. determining the economic impact of the.: Based on these cost estimates, and final rule. Commercial and Industrial Uses of. assuming a small business exclusion, we This rule, if promulgated.'WiU nbt^-* ' C - Asbestos", which is port of the public ' estimate the total cost of reporting far have's significant economic impact on - record for this pile.-The results of the - - this rule would be $2,100,000. requiring substantial number of small entities."?1* pre-test and the reporting burden . - 71.000 reporting hours. If a small . Therefore,' it is not subject to .the'-7;'?;-'; calculations are summarized in die business exclusion were not included, requirements of the Regulatory "Reports Impact Analysis", an internal EPA report that Is available in die OPTS Reading Room. The documents cited above may be acquired by writing or calling the Industry Assistance Office at the address and telephone number given at the beginning of this notice. ' In section XI of this preamble--"Small Manufacturers and Processors"--we calculate that 40 percent of the secondary processors will be small businesses and will be exempt from ibis rule. Therefore, in this section costa are calculated for 5385 secondary processors, while we estimate there may be a total of 8,974 secondary processor* if small businesses are counted. (These estimates are derived from a formula used in 1978 by the Asbestos - we estimate tills rale would require a total of 1104X10 hours, with a total cost of $3,200,000. . . Using available data, an economic impact analysis' of the proposed rule' was performed for primary processors. Using the measure of the one-time cost as a percent of annual gross profits, the estimated Impact was found to be minims! (around 0.1%) for even the smallest primary processors (the ones most likely to be Impacted). Such an economic impact analysis was not possible for the other industry. segments affected by this rule due to unavailability of data. EPA did compare the average value of shipments for four-' digit SIC codes for primary processors and other SIC codes likely to contain Flexibility Act Pub. L 96^354. As1vr:*J' required by the statute! EPA'ls''!'T ' consulting the Office of Advocacy, : ; Small Business Admlniswation.' As j :r described above in section XL tha ... Agency Is proposing to exempt small / ' businesses from the requirements of this." rule. Tha proposed definition of small - businesses would exempt, approximately 40 percent of the entities which would . otherwise be subject to the rule. The :. Agency is requesting public comment on whether this exemption is. appropriate for this information gathering activity. - Should the Agency adopt this small - > business exemption of-^n alternative :-'- exemption after consideration of ko; ; r comments, then this rule will have no.- - Information Association, which is asbestos secondary processors. This * impact on small entities. Moreover, the described in the "Reports Impact ' comparison suggested on significant ' - Agency believes that tiia cost ai-.ru:- rr* Analysis".) In addition, our calculations difference between primary processors' reporting under this rula-is not likely to ' exclude primary processors who are-'" ' and other Industry segments in the size' have a substantial impact on any entity:-" known to be small businesses: However, range* of 10-19 and 2(M9 employees.' - potentially subject to the role.^T-'TM1'-- 000G006 8208 prosecution. Under TSCA section 17, the* ` ''.-'iMM|Miqri9,wL ; >7- .. district courts of the United State* have-1 complete index, available DoagWM. CotOi? jurisdiction to reetrein any violation of jjup^ctioo in tbs OPTS reeding room . Admmittrator. ' ' section IS. * '' from fcOO ami. to 43)0 pjn. on working '-- ... ` - EPA is identifying a* many persona as possible who are subject to this rule; response* from those persons will be carefully monitored for compliance. In addition, should the Agency believe that many secondary processors have not . identified themselves, EPA may require . the submission of customer lists from identified processors.Persons thus identified who have not reported to EPA considered in developing this rule.-The Agency will supplement the record with additional information as it is received. This record incfrtde* the following:?-"'' 1. This propoisedrole.f.'i 'S-vS/rV i:;' 9 Tnmmw>i.l mnA nw nf Asbestos Fibers^Advance Notice of PART 763--AS8EST0S t t . .v . Subpart 0--Records and Raporta'vf:;??.^'. Reporting Cowwierdai and Industrial Peer - !i- .Vi*. will be required to report and may also! Proposed Rnlnaldng."Jpublished on . s#c. .. be subjeot to sanction._.. t . October 17,1979 (44 FE600C1).--;,''. ; 76300 Scope and awqjfiiinca.'!.',^^^^. . XIV. Sunset Provision . . 3. "Commerdal and Industrial Use of 763-a3 Definitions-' " Asbestoa.Rbera.-Extenaton.of Comment'- _ The general requirements of this role ' Period and Announcement of Additional tusji srh*it. v; will expire fiveyears after the effective - ' Control Option,*! published-on", 793J4 kn^inx. * ' date of the rule. Certain other-.--'i v'r - December 17,-1979 (^1S374).;^^j.... 763J8 Repotting commercialand Industriil requirements will expire prior to the end. . 4. Comments reoeived inresponse to - us# of asbestos.. fifes'- -j. of the five-year period. The selection and notification of sample survey-V' - -.* participants far Phase 2 reporting (see -~ section Vd ofthis preamble and 1763.71(c) of the rule) will take place n within three years after, the effective .. ' date of tire rule. Additionally, the. ..customer fist and monitoring data! retention requirements (see section IX.af this preamble and f 763J0(c)(3)) will, JtSSSSSH^mS^--- . proposed1 rolemaking. Control Act fTSCA). Puh.1. 94-M8.-90 Stat- -6. "Statistics for Companies with10 or 2029. (15 U.S.C. 2007(c)). 't Fewer Employees'", memorandum; from - . : / --J. *-- -i . - Chemical Information Reporting Branch. Subpart D..Records and Reports. October30.190a..: --./ ,783^,- ScOMmdco<'' 7. "Design and Testing ofAsbestos- ilnc,, ;v - Use Reportng Form".Institute for Vi ** W lk" "f*P.to8:v' expire four years after the effective date Survey Research, Temple University/ ndrepo^ bypasonawha ;..-, . -. ,vr. of the rule, ff EPA determines that any Philadelphia.PA.ItmeSKXI960.' nianufacture.inqrt.orprocesa , ' XV. Public Meetings - . WaX^CSZ"d^^^esto. fiber must report There will be e 20-day period ' , .TT i, following the written comment period 9. The Technical Information during which EPA personnel responsible Summary for this proposed rulemaking. quantity, use. end exposure information. Importers of mixtures and article* ' containing aabestoe and processors of for developing this proposal will be EPA anticipates adding the following aabestoe mixtures will report to EPA in available to meet in Washington. D.C, type* of information to the rulemaking two phases. They initially must report - with interested persons from companies, reCQrd- - .... limited information about processing or. organized labor, trade associations, and 1. All comments on this proposed rule, importation. Some must subsequently - citizen organizations to discuss tills 2. All relevant support documents and., report additional information if they art proposal. EPA will provide facilities and studies. - - , . - selected as respondents in a sample -. make other necessary arrangements for - 3. Records of all communications " survey. Certain persons subject to the such meetings. The Agency will make between EPA personnel and persons - - rule must keep records of certain - transcripts or summaries of the meetings outside the Agency pertaining to ths.:.. information that EPA may require at a - for inclusion In the official public record. development of this rule. (This does not later dats.--r'-: - * All meetings will be open to the " include any inter- or intra-agency - (b) Subsection 15(3) 0fTSCA makes.it public. EPA generally intends to limit. memoranda unless specifically noted in unlawful for any person to fail or refuse- active participation In the Washington the index of the rulemaking rwmrcL) - to submit Information required under ; ' " .. . v*. *. . . ' ' . . OOOCjO? -' i - [-*: - - . , $f> ....... .-"-- ^ JC:rFetle'rl Register /~:VoL-t46,-No'. 16 /^Monday. January- 26,-1981 / Propoted:Rule_ ,,^;^^aa) ' this rule. Section lfl provides that a . violation of section 15 renders a person ; -. liable to the United States for a civil ,_ "penalty'andpoiMible criminal ' - prosecution! Under section 17. the ;r district courts of the United States have ' ' Jurisdiction to restrain any violation of section.lS.'-'"'; \ .!.. j'/* : ' 'T-'l 76343 VoetWtione. .. ' = "jVnie'definltionj in section 3 of TSCA and the following definitions apply for " this rule: '- ' ' -. . - (a) "Asbestos" means the asbestifonn varieties oh chiysotile (serpentine);. . croddolite (riebeddte); amosite" ' (cummlngtonltc-grunerite); anthophyllite: tremolite; and actinolite. (b) "Asbestos mixture" means a mixture or other material to which bulk asbestos or another asbestos mixture has been added as an intentional component An asbestos mixture may be . either amorphous or a sheet doth - . fabric, or other structure. - . rr"(c) The"term "bulk asbestos" means . any quantity of asbestos fiber of any . -type or grade, or combination of types or grades, that is mined or milled with the purpose of obtaining asbestos. This term - ' does not include asbestos that is produced or processed as a contaminant or an impurity.' - - (d) "EPA" means the United States . Environmental Protection Agency.. - -. (e) "Importer^ means anyone who - - - imports any chemical substance, in pure form or as part of a mixture or article, - into the customs territory of the U.S. and " includes:' ` ' (1) The person liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or (2) An authorized agent on his behalf (as defined in 19 CFR 1.11). Importer also includes, as appropriate: " , (i) The consignee; (ii) The importersif record; (iii) The actual owner if an actual owner's declaration and superseding bond has been filed in accordance"with 19 CFR 14L20; or (iv) The transferee, if the right to draw merchandise in a banded warehouse has been transferred in accordance with Subpart C of 19 CFR Part 144. For the purpose of this definition, the customs territory of the U.S. consists of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. (f) "Known to or reasonably ascertainable by" means all information in a person's possession or control plus all information that a reasonable person might be expected to possess, control or know, or could obtain without unreasonable burden or cost (g) "Manufacture for commercial purposes" means to import produce, or manufacture with the purpose of ' obtaining an immediate or eventual commercial advantage and includes among other such manufacture of any amount of a chemical substance or mixture:' ' -',. (1) For commercial distribution,' including far test marketing, and - (2) For use by.the manufacturer, including use for product research and development or as an intermediate. "Manufacture for commercial purposes" also applies to substances that are -produced coincidentally during the - - manufacture, processing, use, or - disposal of another substance or mixture, inducting both byproducts and coproducts that are separated from that other substance or mixture and impurities that remain in that substance or mixture. Byproducts and impurities may not in themselves have commercial value. They are nonetheless produced for the purpose of obtaining a commercial advantage since they are part of the manufacture of a chemical product for a commercial purpose.' (h) "Miner of asbestos" is a person who produces asbestos by mining or extracting asbestos-containing ore so that it may be further milled to produce bulk asbestos for distribution in ' commerce, and includes persons who conduct millihg operations to produce bulk asbestoe by processing asbestos- containing ore. Mining involves the separation of the fibers from the ore, grading and sorting the fibers," or . fiberiring crude asbestos ore. To mine or mill is to "manufacture" under section 3(7) ofTSCA ' (i) "Person" means any natural person, firm, company, corporation; Joint venture, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, or any other business entity, any State or political subdivision thereof, any municipality, any interstate body, and any department agency, or - instrumentality of the Federal Government (J) "Primary processor of asbestos" is a person who processes bulk asbestos. (k) "Process for commercial purposes" means the preparation of a chemical substance or mixture, after its manufacture, for distribution in commerce with the purpose of obtaining an immediate or eventual commercial advantage for the processor. Processing of any amount of a chemical substance . or mixture is included. If a chemical or mixture containing impurities is processed for commercial purposes, then those impurities are also processed for commercial purposes. (l) "Secondary processor of asbestos" is aperson who processes an asbestos mixture. -- (m) "Small manufacturer, processor, or importer" means a manufacturer or processor who employed no more than 10 full-time employees at any one time in Mao. -179345 Who mail roport*^ : (a) Persons who were miners.or.!primary processors'of asbint^lari?.,^. importers of bulk asbestos in loapinust submit a separate EPA orm}d^& ~ Reporting Commercial andfodmjrial-; Use of Asbestos, in 176SJ6,-faraach plant site and for each cocnpany activity not elsewhere reported, according to.the schedule in f 78&71--Wben two ormote persons meet the definition of! "importer" for the same shipment-foe ' principal in the transaction, not his - - agent or agents, shall report . _ (b) Parsons who were secondary processors of asbestos in 1960 must complete and submit Parts I and II of EPA Form 7710-37, Reporting Secondary Processing and Importation ofAsbestos Mixtures, in f TtOTL lac each plant site or activity, according to the schedule in 176171. - .. (c) Persons who were importers in f- 1980 of asbestos mixtures Or.articles ; containing asbestos components must. complete and sufonit Paris lend in of EPA Fora 7710-37. Reporting Secondary Processing and ImportstiancfAsbestos Mbftures, according to the schedule in-. f 783.71. When two dr more persons':-;; - meet the definition of "importer" far the same shipment, the principal in thiel*"' transaction, not his agent dr agents,':.'' shall report . .Y-' (d) Secondary processors ofasbestoe and importers of asbestos mixtures dr - articles containing asbestos components must submit a single EPA Form 7710-36, Reporting Commercial and Industrial; Use of Asbestos, according to the - schedule in f 763Jl(c),if selected for. . further reporting as described in - f 763.71(c). . : (e) Particular information required on EPA Form 7710-36 which has been previously submitted to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may be referenced in the appropriate place on the form and need not be submitted unless the respondent has informed the CPSC of his objection to any sharing of the data with EPA Information for years required by EPA but not by CPSC must be reported on the EPA Forms. - (f) The following persons are not subject to H 763.70 and 763.71. (1) Secondary processors of asbestos, to the extent that they process an . asbestos mixture to repair articles, to construct buildings or other such .". activities, or to apply, assemble, install, erect consume.-or repackage the.. 1 mixture without modification. ' OO0C5O8 8210. . ^Fadefal RegUrtafVJyoL 4a.tNo. lO / Monday.;ijantiaryc28.-rvu3v/_ftopoed^lnles-;- (2) Persons who are small \., . . (4) Information requested by the manufacturer*, processor*. or Importers, certified letter must be mailed to:' EPA no later than three years after the effective date of this rule. \ a* defined in i 76343(m).' - Document Control Officer. Office of". n - (d) EPA Form'7710-38 and EPA Form . f79X70 , Pesticides andToxic Substanees'flS-!, '77l0-37can baobtoined bywritingor^;. (a) Custom^Zf^-^llMmtoer*,-'** ' Importer*,'and procetscirawhqara? .. -. 793], Environmental Protection Agency. Rm. E-447.401M St. SW. Washington. DC 20480, Attn: Asbestos Report;., . teUphooinff lndustiy Assistance Office.- .Officeof Pesticide* and.Toxic-;..;.v. .' . Substances (TS-7BC). Washington,'DC ' aubject to i 78165(a); of who ara subject to f 783.85 (b) or (c) and are required to "-, report on EPA Fotm-7710-36 as partof-; * the samplesurrey, most maintain g1:?'*- ` - record* of customer* who talMO8*^': received or purchased-asbesto* fiber or asbestos-containing product* reported on EPA Form 7710-36^ -' r-i ... ; .; (2} The*e record* moat contain the '. ' (a) All miners, primary processors!-:'< and importer* of bulk asbestos subject... to reporting under i 78345(a) shall submit required data on EPA Form 7710 38 within 60 days after the effective data of this role.- - 20480;Tollfrqd (800-424-9065);In ; Washington calk (554-1404). .'V .> - (f) Completed forms must be mafied:tixDocument Control OfficerOffice of.r Pestiddee end Toxic Substances (TS783). Rm. E-447.401M St. SW. , . Washington. DC 2048a- } 7*174..ConM*ntMtMJsinss.v ' name; address, technical contact phone (b) AH secondary processors and kifomwtton. ................... ... number, and the quantity aent for each customer. If the customer is a person ' who only distribute*, the substance in commerce, this should be noted, (b) Monitoring measurements! All .importers subject to reporting under ' 5 ! 78345(b) and 78345(c) shall submit required data on EPA Form 7710-37 within 30 days after the effective data of this rule. (e) Any person submitting document under this mis may assert a business confidentiality claim covering all or part of the submitted material unless otherwise instructed on the reporting miners of asbestos and primary (c) All persons subject to paragraph . form. EPA will disclose information processors of asbestos, and those (b) of tbirsection who are selected for covend by a claim only as provided in secondary processors of asbestos . ... additional reporting shall submit".'. '_ procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2. subject to } 76345(d) must maintain a* required data on EPA Form 7710-38' (b) Substantiation for a claim made on required, and make available to EPA ' within 00-days after receipt ofEPA' UDO& Kdueit *, : - . ' *. notification to dp'sd. Selections wifi be Cl) Records of mcmiSrtn^'.^'^- ' ;. - made In'the following manner..The ** any item reported under i 78345 must . be made by.signing the certification^.,? statement as specified in the forms.... measurements performed as required by the Occupational Safety, and Health; \ ' Administration (29 CFR191O100IJC.: Z Records ofmonitoring i measurements performed as required by the Mine Safety and Health Z respondent* will be selected using a stratified random sampling technique.'. First,,qualified statisticians-wifi review reportsonEPAForm7710-37.irid.V^, '.' determine the'optimal methodJto stratify respomiedts according to thev%^ rVl;;, (c) If no claim accompanies a document at the time it Is submitted to EPA. ths doounent may be placed in an open file available to the public without further notes'to the respondent' Administration (30 CFR S5,,58,"or57.5- compositidnof thefeqwnderti r'l^, -. { 176174R*t>oittnq conanercUlsod ' 1(a)). populatibnTTlto stnifa will be~definedby' (c) If die Deputy'Assistaht ' . all or an appropriate'subset of die . Thai following EPA Forin 3710-38,?". Administrator,'Office ofToxicrs;Tr''7* following variable*:.the end product; the Reporting Commercial Industrial Uses of Substances, determines that ' ` ^ " supplemental information is needed, he/ she will require; by certified letter,- the1' submission of information kept for paragraphs (a) and (b) of this'section. . asbestos mixture that.is'the starting . * material to the.end product,tiielyblume' . of the.asbestos mixture annually.4^;:.consumed. Respondents win-be-Ti:--.,1. stratified into as few groups as.' V' ..; Asbestos,-will be completed and ... submitted to EPA as required in 1 IS 78345 and 783Jl. Information must be reported on thisfarm to the extent that it is known to or reasonably ' -. .Customer lists will be required if the. ' reasonably possible. Tim size of the. -ascertainable .by the respondent. Agency needs further information - concerning risks that may be presented by the product involved. The Agency- sample,will be determined after afi" ~ ' respondents have been stratified. EPA--. intends to require further reporting from' () EPA Form 7710-38 (5-60). -: , may require lists of customers for'1 - the minimum number of respondents.. certain specified products. Monitoring measurements will be required only if. possible while still meeting the EPA needs for statistically sound data: A _. the Agency requires farther exposure - standard random selection technique' information to determine if die will be employed to select persons who manufacture or processing of asbestos - wifi be required to complete and submit fiber presents a risk to health or the EPA Form 7710-38. If there are environment- -' (1) Customer lists shell be submitted within 30 days of receipt of the certified insufficient numbers of respondents in a group to perform a statistically sound . ample survey, then all of the . - letter, and shall contain the information respondents in that group will be required under paragraph (a) of this required to complete EPA Form 7710-38. section. ; . (2) Monitoring measurements information shall be submitted within 60. days of receipt of the certified letter, and shall contain the information required under paragraph (b) of this section. (3) The requirements under this '' Notification shall be sent by certified letter, signed by the Deputy Assistant Administrator. Office of Toxic Substances, and will have attached copies of this rule and EPA Form 7710 38. 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No/18 / Monday, January 2& 1981 /. Proposed iRolet^-/' ;* h * 823C Mr ` JS o A 3 3. U3 SCr- ___:______O J3 , MA b b S-8 O r.* s \ 3 JS is b3 3 3 3X b a mm 3o ij?-0 Ml S 6J w 3 b * Mb 4 (t b ^>.59 3i b ,b a OO g Ab -- b fit* bm .51 C b . `3 3 59 be be o or &ag 3- b' J. e b 3 ^ 3 o e b >g& 3b X b be bbb J mKm .M K U 3C 59 b 3 a ji c b O 3 '30* b a. efb o5o gg O 3b b bb 3 SO #5 3 ro > .s? .<53 b ^ -. 3 w 3 3 C b o O On bU b 4 3 o u b b <1 O 3 b bi b 9b i 0*9 3 3 3 0 jO 3 3 3 ml MIX <| <G <c * 33 3 bb e 3 ** b 033 2.XS s :-s 33 3 333 Io 3 J3 3 1U 1 TS / jv *7--- * 0006532 8234.- > C Federal Register /. VoL 46, No. 16 /-Monday. Janaary 26,1381 / Proposed Rules' * i ^st- IHPORTATIOH Of AtTICLE(S) CONIAtHIHC ASSB3TOS COHPOHEMT(S) 0006533 ...*. .C~ - / **%.* v* * r . .. . c . .. .;;. - FederalRegiater / VoL 46, No./16.<LMonday. lanoary 28.1981 / Propoge'd-Rniet!^^- 8235 8*1 4c4 . .4s4 . , **ou M .? a. IIS * 8 M g fi." S .3 S".. W J v" V) s; _t d8 ih 2'23 t.:. 4 VS ` j! 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' -r;--- *** ;. _;....; . c... . .. -.^8240^___,,. ..,, Federal Regiater.-/...VoU 4&jjaHl6iy^Monday;January. 28,-1981,./ -Propped RuleiV-^- - .-- 9f 9 *. * r cx 5 1 o *: o 4#\ li u I C *: - r'C p o .* -Ib bB 0*.-0to *v oooto o* .* S 41 . : . . *****. O b I < 3b O * 3 taj5**-' S&< fi* - 4> b C T3 tto 9 13bH 0 0 9 b 4J O X -- 44 to to* 9 ^ * -u e Ee: O 9 Wu B e * aw>b *o cx 5 0900 X W X toO*. X4 4i 99 o o. 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I' S ?mS l fe i fe i* * IP rp : r. J ^ .* 5- ? ' _ -V -- 1*. ^V . 1- i ; i i i > .. . * ife 1 IF : _' 2 i f 1 1 .v fe P ' 7il ~t :_ - W.S list If* * -_ *4 rt . I I 0006543 i--......... c. ^T^JedegaiyRngiater. / VoL -46. No. 16 / Monday, |annary.26. 19811/-' Propo3ed-Rule.-?^.w.-^.a24S:A~. - S 76X77 Reporting secondary processing and Impoitation'of asbestos mixtures. - The fallowing EPA Fom 7710-37, Reporting Swxmdary Prtx*ssing and Importation ofAsbestos Mixtures, will be completed and submitted to EPA as . - required in tl 763.85 and 78X7L ' " Information must be reported on this ' V form to the extent that it is in tite '* ' possession of,the respondent..~c.iv- i-- ~ (a") EPA Form 7710-37 (8-80) ' - .' : ' -. _ ' . ' ` . . ;i: .1 ?' , . ^ ., -. % ~' ~ ' ' . K'^i j . _ v. ; -i WJ? *5^* \ .;' ?J . v- 4i ; ...... : .. . . r.-. . ' \ - ' -' - - .Vr .. *'* " *" - ' * - > ; * :* * > /. ?"' 0006544 8246; __ -F^e^R^Ut^A^'oL:<6.{N<i^i6-/ Monday,January2fl;tt981>/-.PropdaedJ^uiea3aN^. The purpose of this survey is to Identify the manufactured or imported products which contain sbestpcf-- bSJvwAm --- . commercial andjndurtrUI Um of Asbestos;",------------ ` - ` ' - ^ . WHO MUSTCOMPLCTCTHt*FOnM' . ., _ ,, , . ___ , . .. -1;--Those who m secondary processors of asbestos must complete Part* l-end II of this form. I . factoring facility mutt b reported separately.'' ' ...' ..... . ` Those who in importer* of asbestos mixtures orarticMs) containing asbestos comporwnt(t)j^eompl*m^ lend III of this form.-.' iA "- ~ *' ' '. :* ' ?. .V . DEFINITIONS - .'i . , " r- .* ; < . i. Asbestos Mixture - muni a mixture or materielto which butt a&astoe or another esbesto* mixture i* intentionally;::?. : '" added. An afoestoe mixture can be utitiaad a* a finished product or incorporated into other products. Some examples v: of asbestos mixtures an: A/C pipe: asbestos textiles; asbestos friction material; and asbestos paper. For importer*;'-:! asbestos mixtures indude merchandise declared to the UJS. Customs Service within the numbers 5182-6185 of the ' : .. Tariff Schedule of the United Statts/Aimotsted (TSUSA), as wei as other pertinent TSUSA numbers.' ............ 2. Asbestos Component - means any asbestos mixture, indutfing any finished product containing an asbestos mixture .a . which is incorporated into an article. Soma examples of asbestos components see: brake shoes injn automobile; y~- an asbestos-rttrrforoed plastic television cabinet; t^estoe paper insulation in'an appliance, garments made'in. whole -.U or in pert of asbestos t*xtile(*). . - . - - . .:+-' . 8 Importer'of Asbesto* Mixtures or Articles Containing Asbestos Components) ~ means a person who imports tnerehecHk.v; . disc which contains asbestos into the custom* territory of the U.S. Persons who import bulk asbestos should not com- - - . " pleta this report, but thould complete EPA Form 7710-3& ' .... . . '..., - : 4. Secondary Processor of Asbestos -- meant a parson who incorporates an asbestos mixture into his product as e starting ;* - material by fabricating, modifying, or reformulating the asbestos starting material.Jyv " ` FART I COMPANY INFORMATION ' ' ' ..... . '"'T ' '' "'y " '' __, . Enter the name, address and phone number of your, company; Enter the heme of the princtpel technicel contact who V'. ^ - is either responsible for the completion of.this form, or hat sufficient knowledge of its content to.respond.to questions^'.. ^ . posed by EPA. Enter the unique Duo end 8radstreet number that is designated for the plant tita or address reported hercT^-" . ^ Finally, if you import the merchandise reported here, check the appropriete box to indicate that you in either the Prind- ~ .' pal importer-or the Agent for the Principal..Where there ere two "importers" for the same shipment; the Principal rather O' than the Agent should report '' '. - -- ' . ' _>-i' PART It SCCONOARY mtOCKSSOR CNORROOUCTS . ... .. . This portion of the form must be completed by those who are secondary processors of asbestos mixtures. Secondary' processors who also produce or import butt asbestos or. who also ere primary processors will not complete this form. ~. but should complete EPA Form 7710-38 Secondary processors who also import asbestos mixtures or artides containing.. -. asbestos components must complete Part III of this form. If additional space is needed, you thould use additional copies ' of this form. ... ... . End Productfs) -- Listed, in Section I are some typical term* for products made with asbestos mixtures; end rapresent some of the products mad* by Secondary Processor* of asbestos. This list is only illustrative, and you' thould write ' in the name of your product if it is not listed. In the column under "End Productfs)", enter the code number, or writ* in the name, of all end products you make in which you incorporate an asbestos mixturtfs). For example, if you make e wood stove that conuine an aabestoe mixture, enter "107*; if you make a toaster that contains an asbestos mixture. enter the code for an appliance and write in "toaster" next to that code in the following manner - "OS. toaster". . - (If yosr process bulk asbestos ffoer to make any of your products at this plant site, then you ere a PRIMARY PROCESSOR. You should complete EPA Form.7710-36 H you ere', a Primary Processor.] . ' -- . Asbestos M<>tyrf(|) -- Litad In Section 2 are typical terms for asbestos mixtures {mtttritfs thrr conttin asbestos/. Under the column "Asbestos Mixture", and opposite the appropriate end product, writrin the code number or the name ' of the asbestos mixture(s) that you incorporate in each end product. For example, if you incorporate asbestos millboard ' into wood stoves end toasters, your entries would be at follows: -- . End Product . 107 ' 05, toester Asbestos Mixture ' . 03 ' 03 ' .. - ETA Fen* 771CS7 (MCI 0006545 c& FedqM RegUter';/ VoL 46. No. 16 / Monday, January 28,1981 -/ Proposed Rules 8247-: Quantity of Asbestoa Miimir* Consumed -- Opposit* aach Asbestos Mixture that b listad. antar th* Quantity of each . . asbestos mixture that you consumed in 1380. Specify the quantity according to the unit Of measure listed in Section 2 - for each attests* mixture. If the listed unit of measure b not applicable or b not known, report the quantity in short . tons. If youq>*cordt do not permit you to list the quantities consumed for asperate end products, then report the tote tall*** *'' ' amount of each type of asbestos mixture that you conaxned in I860. -. ' ......................... ..v : nARTfifi^iaepoRTBRs 07 miotos mixturc() or rtku|i|. comtaimimoan ASMrroo''cose^-''iSfu^v^ir- ->r - poncnt(s) r. " . . . - - *.; ... ... v' : Thb part of the form must be completed by those who import an asbestos mixture or an artide containing an tsteno* >-? component(s). If you import an artide that contains an atijastoe component, opposite the cods number or name of thaft*:."' - product, write a brief description of .the mbestos,component(s)- Do Not report the importation of bulk asbestos here.^: *"* because if you import bulk asbestos (TSUSA Number 51S.11), you must complete ERA Form 7710Q8. Space b provided .- r. for up to four products. Shoujdadditioite space be required, addhional copies of the form should be used. >;-ty-**, . Asbestos Mixture or Artide -- Listed kith* instructions to this form are typical terms for products which contain v.nsr. * ^5.v. asbestos. Locate the name .ttet,test describes the product(siyou Import, end enter the cndels). If you import a product which b not listed, but you'knitiw that' the' product contains arherto*. write in the name of the product. If the ertide.-V has a trade nam*(s), Ibt the trade nama(s) next to the ganaric name of the product. Quantity' of Asbestos Mlictura(t) or Artidafsl Imported -- Record the total annual quantity Imixirted in 1980.- ' ' List these products and specify, the quantity according to the unit of measure Ibtad in Section 2. If the listed.unit of.. . measure b not applicable or b not known, report the quentity according to the unit of measure at reported to the U.S." . - Customs Service upon entry of the merchandise into the United States. - Description of Components in Artide -- List *0 estestos components which are contained in the imported erode* .. by entering the name of the asbestos component or describing the type of asbestos materials in the component opposite ' the name of the Product fee* drfkutiont abotv/. For, example, an imported car would be Ibtad as an "Artide",'TMf . ' either "brake shoes" or "esbestos-containing friction material*" would be listed as the "Asbestos Component". If you import an asbestos mixture; you do not have to ccrnpiat* thb rtescriptiorv. _j .... :. : . ' . . SECTION I TYPICAL TEAMS FOA FROOUCTS MADE FROM ASSCSTOS MIXTURES . s2 +W a- ' 01. Acrid dlitne runs -' - 02. Acoustical products . 03. Aluminized cloth . 04. Ammunition wsddlnf - OS. Appliance (UMcity AppUwt OS. Aprons. 07. Arc dallactors 08. Rope/t*pa/br*idln* 09. Yam/Up 10. Wick . 11. AA troys ' 12. Avhahic cotttn** IX Automotive/trues Body coetinfe 14 Automotive BSWSTS .IX Begs . IX SaleInf sheets 17. Baltin* IX Blackboards 19. Blankots' 20. Boiler and furneca batflas 21. Boots 22. Brake Wnlngs, molded (Utht vehicle/ 2X Brake tlntnga. molded /heavy revIp.) 2A Brake Unktes, woes (Uiht eshlcl*/ 23. Brake IkilneC woven |hsar ceulAi 28.Bufflne and polMMn* compounds 27. Cable Insulation 28. Candlestick* - 29. Carpet peddkif 30. caulklne/patchlti* compounds 31. Caulka mating - 3X Chamleol tanks and vassal* 3X Clearest* H*htar wlsks- - 34. ClothIn* /ather/ 38. Clutch reeln**, molded 36. Clutch feeln**, woven .___' _ 37. Comnwrelel/lndusblel dryer felts 3X Compressed sheet fesfcets ip Custom automotive body riller* ' 40. O Scot start bulldln* Panels 41. Oise brake pad* ` . 42. dX'OrttHn* fluid.............. 44. Orlp cloths for molten asraelcs/ 48.- Elecuonls motor c 48. 6Hetties! raslstanns auaparts 47. Electrical awlschuasrrls . . 44. Electrical sssltch suppon* . 4X-Elsctrtcal stir* IrwuMtien 6ft FHtera , ' St. Fire door* - 62. Fir* hoaaa 6X Flrsoroof absorbent paper 64. Fleshln* cement , 6X Flat disass - - - BX FHkkils air conductor - EX Furnace cement 89. Gedkete -_____. EX Garnets, metal rekilaraei 61. Gleslnp ssmsuwas 82. Gloves . X Grommets 84. Gun tripe . ... . *X Mats end hekeiste . *X llestss llansnr susssm 47. Meet ritinera mesa WSs pads U. Hast ttiiesds ' 89. Moods, vents 7X Iniaction melded pHstira 71. Insulation, ether . ._ 72. Ironin* board pods snd Ireuletien 7X Iron reset 74 jewelry msfcln* voulpment 7X Klk>s 7X tabusaids > eeulpment ` 77. temp sdskass .. ' 7X LInines for vouNA SSf*A humldHIdrA and film* cabinets 79. Liners, pond and canal _ *X Menties, lamp or cetaiytie heater *1. Marine bulkheads i*'*Z MKeens ' """T SAS3Mt Wa O- M-a -N-a HNnM IWTTwCVQ , W 1 plastics " ' ` T* *4 Molten metal hsndlln* equipment aa*&. Motor armature Muftlart _ , u.c.n.v. u . *7. Oven and stove Insulation------------------- aXFaektn* ' " *X Feckhi* components _ ..................... ,, . *1, FskttA seacured ' . 2. FhombrapA tseordi - 9X Flann end eman felts . - 94 Pipe wrap ................................................................- . 9X Portable cenetruction bulldln* 97. Fotwryelay.' .. 9*. Redletar malent 101. Rnet eoetln** 1 10X ftooftOA seturssaS 10X Roefkix unaaturetad - 104 Aoaf drInflas . .. 10X Ruas 10X Slaaves . . - ' 107. Stave Ikilnx coal dr woed 10X Steve pipe rkret 10*. Suits ' lift Switchboards end components 111. Tap# .- _ 111 Theater curtains or draperta* I1X Thermal Ineiletion -- - 114 Tile cement 11X Umbrellas .. 117. Valve. <Un**, tank saelln* components ` 11*. Vktyl ssbastM floor tils . 11X WalResrd 12ft Well/roofIn* panels 121. WsMIn* red eoatki*a 122. Other <tpttUr> EFA Forte 771M71SA01 a*vil*U2 K aAOK SOP.*, ........ ..... W-..-S 11C-.-I- ;:-- 0006546 8248., Federal Register / *VoL 48, No* 16 / Monday, January 26,1981*/ Proposed Rules 1 sccnoH 2. TYPtCAL TERMS FO* PROOUCI & MAO FROM BULK ASSCSTOS ; . .Mnm. ri_T. ot K&^Tco fPiooocn 01 cammarciat aP*r ' Ca. rtXtboara 03. mltlboarft 04. plpallna wrap * 00. Irnamr add ffti BIN $ W ' *' Oft. tUptvftrafta alactrlcaJ papar . 07. unnturroS ro^kio Me - .. I0N0.. vwwnla.nfctyl (OMMlxlirNwMMV t '.;. , 1 . -. ... ' IO. Mifnad pmr if Mt * ' niesnm unit* .- ' oiHuiun . MRUa'-'* *'* Owrcvsm' - .' hMttora Mnm . n.OO COVORIMOS 12. vinyl Mb mm flMT til. ii tunmmturttT-r-r* . murroKwoiT moovcn : . 14, A/C fto. . . 10. A/COAtOno,.V": 15. A/C SAmv, ttrt ' 17. mcWNAi iirrynid .. 10. A/C - 10. A/COMIn, ......... . .. ... zc-y_. .. FRICTION MATI.IALf 2n1..lSnmuMMOnAlnRn..iMii.IOlMM WfhtUmxM'l _* '. -_ L4im"' * 22. Onk.OnlnsldMlMRflUfttMOMt) . 22. rmkm Rnlnn. --mtm> !* IIIIO.I.IJ jt 14.0tnMnM>WM*W ~;r //>>;? ' 25. OHXRmMIH>>* (>--7 >r.) -- y, '2200..CCWfaURR*.WtW1m1dn*0*, "<llIOlO.-IV?.-: . ! : Aii ,'... :! 'T&iryifj-tfrifij' --. Tmriili .n.mnN l--MyrtM/.,,-. <! :A.4iiU7.,-S: ' 20. yrtctl.. iliiMrtNd im UiAmrlN. ' My * , : 'i.ivaav;-., ...." T' TMwccnMt.cls " -5 'VI* - --MV.' ' :.aa.tao .................... OTKIK rWoociCTS ' MsiOsOMrtrtso oroMi>o-fc>ua-.)nfcir35,: 20. Prim, and Surln. CMTSn, * . so. ' 77. ' .? /! r * kv'1? -* 'l; . 4a Miaaft r r 41. Othar. mi fpiclfti; 0006547 Federal Resist. / VoL 46, No. 16 / Monday, January 26. 1981 / Proposed Rules' CERTIFICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSERTING AND SUBSTANTIATING '' CLAIMS OF CONFIDENTIALITY 8249 To^assert.ia claim of confidentiality for information reported on this fora, . - 'you must clearly circle with a red marker the information .you claim to be - . ^confidential. Any information you do not claim as confidential will be = . included in the public record, without further notice to you., ....... . If you assert a claim of confidentiality and you substantiate that claim, H*A . will disclose the-information only as provided in the Agency's confidentiality jr" regulations which appear in M0.;.CO^art^2,c*as.amended on September"8; 1978 V'4'1' 4 r (M3 FR 39997), and March 23, 1979 (MM FR 17673).' Those regulations include provisions stating that, with specific exceptions, EPA will maintain the ' : -j- ' confidentiality of information claimed as confidential until the EPA Office of ' General founsel makes a final determination that certain information is not entitled "to confidential.- treatment. If confidentiality is denied, the . submitter will receive written notice 30 days before the date that EPA will . make the information available to the public. ' v,' . .. _ ` In addition to asserting claims of confidentiality,'you must substantiate. these .claims. To do this, the person who signs the form must certify .the . -. truth and.accuracy of the following four statements which apply to all : . information claimed as confidential. (Note:- The certification is only to-be -signed once for the form.) :` . - f 1'. '- My company has taken measures to protect the confidentiality of- the.- . ': ' information, and it will continue to take these measures.' ~ 2. The information is not, and has not been, reasonably obtainable by other ' persons (other than governmental bodies) by using legitimate means - (other than discovery based on a showing of special need in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding) without my company's consent. 3. The information is not publicly available elsewhere. M. Disclosure of the information claimed as confidential would cause . substantial harm to my company's competitive position. ' Signature of Authorized Official MUJMQ COOC S 763.78 SunMt provision. All requirement* of this rule will terminate five years after promulgation of this rule. |ROoc.n4<VIUMMI;Mlia| MUJMQ COM MW ini - Date "Wi.. 0006548 ' t- . ce *. '* - .<' 0006549 s a. g* i?\ .K >*. ' * \ Yl V t \ l. 0006551