Notice2021-23122
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions to Human Health or the Environment (Renewal)
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Published
October 25, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions to Human Health or the Environment" (EPA ICR Number 1031.12 and OMB Control Number 2070-0017) 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 29, 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 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58905-58906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23122]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0688; FRL-9137-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions
to Human Health or the Environment (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), ``Allegations of Significant
Adverse Reactions to Human Health or the Environment'' (EPA ICR Number
1031.12 and OMB Control Number 2070-0017) 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 29, 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 may be submitted on or before November 24,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2015-0688, 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: Virginia Lee, Data Gathering and
Analysis Division (7401M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4142; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d212828633b243f2a2423242c0d283d2c632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6aaa3a3e8b0afb4a1afa8afa786a3b6a7e8a1a9b0">[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: Under section 8(c) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2607(c), companies that manufacture, process, or
distribute chemicals are required to maintain records of significant
adverse reactions to health or the environment alleged to have been
caused by such chemicals. Since TSCA section 8(c) includes no automatic
reporting provision, EPA can obtain and use the information contained
in company files only by inspecting those files or requiring reporting
of records that relate to specific substances of concern. Therefore,
under certain conditions, and using the provisions found in 40 CFR part
717, EPA may require companies to report such allegations to the
Agency. EPA uses such information on a case specific basis to
corroborate suspected adverse health or environmental effects of
chemicals already under review by EPA. The information is also useful
to identify trends of adverse effects across the industry that may not
be apparent to any one chemical company. This ICR addresses the
information reporting and
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recordkeeping requirements found in 40 CFR part 717. Respondents may
claim all or part of a notice confidential.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Companies that manufacture, process,
import, or distribute in commerce chemical substances or mixtures.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 717).
Estimated number of respondents: 13,160 (total).
Frequency of response: 1.
Total Estimated burden: 25,527 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total Estimated cost: $4,701,622 (per year) includes $0 annualized
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the estimated
annual burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. There
is, however, an increase in the estimated total burden cost from
$1,987,487 to $4,701,622 that is related to an adjustment in the burden
cost calculation associated with projected compliance determination
activities. This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-23122 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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