Notice2022-05507
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Expanded Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information
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March 16, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Expanded Access to Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information, (EPA ICR Number 2570.02, OMB Control Number 2070-0209) 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 March 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 12, 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 87, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14849-14850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05507]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0652; FRL-9660-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Expanded Access to TSCA Confidential
Business Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Expanded Access to Toxic
Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information, (EPA ICR
Number 2570.02, OMB Control Number 2070-0209) 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 March 31, 2022. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 12, 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 April 15,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
[[Page 14850]]
HQ-OPPT-2017-0652, 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 2821T, 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: General contact: Katherine Sleasman,
Mission Support Division, Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, (Mailcode: 7101M), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ae9f6fffbe9f7fbf4b4f1fbeef2ffe8f3f4ffdaffeafbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16657a7377657b7778387d77627e73647f78735673667738717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
Technical contact: Jessica Barkas, Project Management and
Operations Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office
of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, (Mailcode: 7408M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 250-8880; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93f1f2e1f8f2e0bdf9f6e0e0faf0f2d3f6e3f2bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="167477647d7765387c7365657f75775673667738717960">[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: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) amendments of
June 22, 2016, known as the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the
21st Century Act, expanded the categories of people to whom EPA may
disclose TSCA confidential business information (CBI). The amendments
authorize EPA to disclose TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and local
governments; environmental, health, and medical professionals; and
emergency responders, under certain conditions, including consistency
with guidance that EPA is required to develop.
Three guidance documents have been developed, corresponding to the
new authorities in TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), and (6). The conditions
for access vary under each of the new provisions, but generally include
the following: Requesters must show that they have a need for the
information related to their employment, professional, or legal duties;
recipients of TSCA CBI are prohibited from disclosing or permitting
further disclosure of the information to individuals not authorized to
receive it (physicians/nurses may disclose the information to their
patient); and except in emergency situations EPA must notify the entity
that made the CBI claim at least 15 days prior to disclosing the CBI.
In addition, under these new provisions, requesters (except in some
emergency situations) are required to sign an agreement and may be
required to submit a statement of need to EPA. In accordance with the
requirements of TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B), the guidance documents cover
the content and form of the agreements and statements required under
each provision and include information on where and how to submit
requests to EPA.
Form numbers: Not applicable.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents affected by this
activity are mainly government employees (federal, state, local,
tribal), as well as medical professionals, such as doctors and nurses.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated number of respondents: 6 (total).
Total estimated burden: 89 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $5,873.98 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is an increase in the estimated
burden costs compared with that currently approved by OMB. The increase
in the respondent burden and agency costs were caused by an increase in
the hourly wages and a change in the methodology to calculate loaded
wages (wages plus fringe benefits and overhead). The change in the
estimated number of respondents is based on EPA experience. The
changes, which are discussed in more detail in the ICR, qualify as an
adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-05507 Filed 3-15-22; 8:45 am]
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