Notice2022-13855
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture Review of New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Rules for New and Existing Chemical Substances
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June 29, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture Review of New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Rules for New and Existing Chemical Substances" (EPA ICR Number 1188.13, OMB Control Number 2070-0038) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request that will rename and consolidate two currently approved collections under OMB Control No. 2070-0038. Public comments were previously requested on a new consolidated ICR identified as EPA ICR No. 2702.01 via the Federal Register on December 27, 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 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38745-38746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13855]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0660; FRL-9980-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture Review of New
Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Rules for New and Existing
Chemical Substances
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 Section 5 Premanufacture
Review of New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Rules for New
and Existing Chemical Substances'' (EPA ICR Number 1188.13, OMB Control
Number 2070-0038) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a request that will rename and consolidate two currently
approved collections under OMB Control No. 2070-0038. Public comments
were previously requested on a new consolidated ICR identified as EPA
ICR No. 2702.01 via the Federal Register on December 27, 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 July 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2021-0660, online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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: Katherine Sleasman, Regulatory Support
Branch (7101M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f2c333a3e2c323e3171343e2b373a2d36313a1f3a2f3e71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e7d626b6f7d636f6020656f7a666b7c67606b4e6b7e6f20696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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 dockets, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This information collection request consolidates the
reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with the
premanufacture review of new chemical substances and those associated
with new and existing chemical substances that are subject to
significant new use rules, which are programs administered by EPA under
section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2604).
Originally identified as a new ICR and assigned EPA ICR No. 2702.01
(OMB Control No. 2070-NEW), this request consolidates two currently
approved collections identified as EPA ICR No. 0574.18 (OMB Control No.
2070-0012) and EPA ICR No. 1188.12 (OMB Control No. 2070-0038). Based
on discussions with OMB, EPA subsequently determined that the
consolidated ICR should be submitted as a revision to the existing ICR
approved under OMB Control No. 2070-0038. The consolidation ICR is now
identified as EPA ICR No. 1188.13 and includes a change in its title.
TSCA section 5 requires that any person who proposes to manufacture
(which includes import) a ``new chemical'' (i.e., a chemical not listed
on the TSCA section 8(b) Inventory) must provide a premanufacture
notice (PMN), a Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) or an
exemption application to EPA at least 90 days prior to commencing
manufacture of that chemical and that EPA review such notice and take
action as appropriate. In addition, if EPA determines that a non-
ongoing use of a new or existing chemical substance is a significant
new use, EPA may promulgate a significant new use rule (SNUR) under
TSCA section 5 to require any person who intends to manufacture
(import) or process the chemical substance for that designated
``significant new use'' must first submit a significant new use notice
(SNUN) to EPA at least 90 days prior to commencing the manufacture or
processing of that chemical for that use, which allows EPA to review
such notice and take action as appropriate. TSCA section 5 also
requires EPA to make determinations before the conclusion of its 90-day
review of the submitted notices regarding whether the manufacture,
processing, distribution in commerce, use and/or disposal of the new
chemical substances or the significant new use of the existing chemical
substances may present unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
EPA's determination on a chemical substance or new use will dictate how
and to what extent the chemical's manufacture, use, processing and/or
disposal may be restricted.
Persons who intend to export a substance identified in a proposed
or final SNUR are subject to the export notification provisions of TSCA
section 12(b), and regulations that interpret TSCA section 12(b) appear
at 40 CFR
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part 707 and the associated paperwork activities and burdens are
approved under OMB Control No. 2070-0030, ICR entitled ``Notification
of Chemical Exports--TSCA Section 12(b),'' identified by EPA ICR No.
0795.16.
Form Numbers: 7710-23, 7710-25, 7710-56 and 6300-7.
Respondents/affected entities: Chemical manufacturers (defined by
statute to include importers) and processors, e.g., entities identified
by the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes
325, Chemicals and Allied Products Manufacturers, and 324, Petroleum
Refining.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, 15 U.S.C 2604. 40
CFR parts 720, 721, 723 and 725.
Estimated number of respondents: 234 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 136,292 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $37,354,814 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: The consolidation of the currently
approved ICRs is expected to result in an overall decrease of 56,001
burden hours and $17,188,154 burden costs when compared to the total
combined burden and costs that is currently approved by OMB. Discussed
in more detail in the ICR, this decrease is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-13855 Filed 6-28-22; 8:45 am]
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