Notice2021-23020
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Mercury Inventory Reporting (Renewal)
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Published
October 22, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), TSCA Mercury Inventory Reporting (EPA ICR No. 2567.04, OMB Control No. 2070-0207) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 24, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 202 (Friday, October 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58651-58652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23020]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0617; FRL-9167-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Mercury Inventory Reporting (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), TSCA Mercury Inventory Reporting
(EPA ICR No. 2567.04, OMB Control No. 2070-0207) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through October 31, 2021. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 24, 2021
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency
may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before November 22,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2020-0617, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Groeneveld, Existing Chemicals
Risk Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1188; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4720352822292231222b2369332f282a26340722372669202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96f1e4f9f3f8f3e0f3faf2b8e2fef9fbf7e5d6f3e6f7b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: As directed in the June 2016 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical
Safety for the 21st Century Act amendments to the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., EPA is required to assist
in the preparation and publication in the Federal Register of an
``inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States.''
15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(B) and (D). Based on the inventory of information
collected through this ICR, the Agency is directed to ``identify any
manufacturing processes or products that intentionally add mercury''
and ``recommend actions, including proposed revisions of Federal law or
regulations, to achieve further reductions in mercury use.'' 15 U.S.C.
2607(b)(10)(C).
The primary purpose of this ICR is to support the development of
that inventory. In turn, the inventory will help the Agency identify
uses of mercury and recommend means to achieve further reductions of
such uses in commerce. In addition, the Agency seeks to obtain the
information necessary to achieve its goal to further reduce the use of
mercury in products and certain manufacturing processes in order to
prevent future releases to the environment, as well as assist the
United States in reporting implementation under the Minamata
Convention. EPA seeks to enhance its current information on how much
mercury is used, in which products and manufacturing processes, and
whether certain products are manufactured domestically, imported, or
exported.
Reporting is required from any person who manufactures (including
imports) mercury or mercury-added products, as well as any person who
otherwise intentionally uses mercury in a
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manufacturing process under TSCA Section 8(b). 15 U.S.C.
2607(b)(10)(D)(i). The Agency promulgated reporting under 40 CFR part
713. In order to avoid duplication, EPA coordinated the reporting with
the Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC).
15 U.S.C. 2607(b)(10)(D)(ii).
Regulated entities may claim some of the information given to EPA
as CBI. Reporting requirements will contain information for respondents
on how to make a claim to EPA that all or part of their submitted
information is CBI. EPA handles claims of confidentiality pursuant to
established CBI procedures, as found in TSCA section 14, 40 CFR part 2,
and the Agency's TSCA CBI Manual. CBI is also protected under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 525).
Form Number: 9600-024.
Respondents/affected entities: Persons who manufacture (including
import) mercury, mercury-added products, and persons who otherwise
intentionally use mercury in a manufacturing process.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, 40 CFR part 713.
Estimated number of respondents: 756 (total).
Frequency of response: Every three years.
Total estimated burden: 17,348 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,384,999 million (per year), includes no
annualized capital or operation & maintenance.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 6,841 hours per
year in the estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This change reflects a decrease in rule
familiarization burden, a decrease in form completion burden due to
mercury export prohibitions, and changes in the number of estimated
respondents. This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-23020 Filed 10-21-21; 8:45 am]
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