Notice2022-18709
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Section 8 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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August 30, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Section 8 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR Number 2703.01, OMB Control Number 2070- NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request to consolidate certain activities currently covered under other existing ICRs. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 8, 2022, 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 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52967-52968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18709]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0728; FRL-10179-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Section 8 of the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Section 8 of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR Number 2703.01, OMB Control Number 2070-
NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
request to consolidate certain activities currently covered under other
existing ICRs. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on March 8, 2022, 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 September 29,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2021-0728, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>, 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: Katherine Sleasman, Regulatory Support
Branch (7602M), 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#4c3f20292d3f212d2262272d3824293e2522290c293c2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0d3ccc5c1d3cdc1ce8ecbc1d4c8c5d2c9cec5e0c5d0c18ec7cfd6">[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="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 dockets, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This new ICR consolidates information collection
activities established under TSCA section 8 currently approved by OMB
under Control numbers: 2070-0004; 2070-0017; 2070-0054; and 2070-0067.
Although imposed for a specific chemical substance, the activities are
already established and only vary based on the specific authority under
TSCA section 8 and the need for the information for that chemical. EPA
is consolidating the existing ICRs to streamline the presentation of
paperwork burden estimates, thereby reducing the administrative burden
for both the public and the Agency and allowing a better assessment of
the burden and costs for reporting and recordkeeping activities under
TSCA section 8.
This ICR covers reporting and recordkeeping requirements in TSCA
section 8, for persons who manufacture, import, or process chemical
substances, mixtures, or categories, or distribute them in commerce.
The purpose of the ICR activities is to collect data that will help EPA
evaluate the potential for human health and environmental risks caused
by the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of
chemical substances, mixtures, or categories.
Under TSCA section 8(a), persons who manufacture, import, or
process certain chemical substances or mixtures, or propose to
manufacture, import, or process certain chemical substances or
mixtures, are required to comply with the Preliminary Assessment
Information Rule (PAIR)--which requires
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manufacturers and importers of certain chemical substances to submit
information about production, use, and/or exposure-related data--and
also potentially chemical-specific ``8(a) rules'' requiring additional,
more detailed, information.
Under TSCA section 8(c), persons who manufacture, import, process,
or distribute in commerce any chemical substance or mixture must keep
records of significant adverse reactions to health or the environment,
as determined by the Administrator by rule. Allegations of adverse
reactions to the health of employees be kept for thirty years, and all
other allegations be kept for five years. The rule also prescribes the
conditions under which a firm must submit or make the records available
to a duly designated representative of the Administrator.
Finally, under TSCA section 8(d), persons, who manufacture, import,
process, or distribute in commerce (or propose to manufacture, import,
process, or distribute in commerce) certain chemical substances and
mixtures, are required to submit to EPA lists and copies of health and
safety studies which relate to health and/or environmental effects of
the chemical substances and mixtures. To comply with an ``8(d)'' rule,
respondents must search their records to identify any health and safety
studies in their possession, make copies of relevant studies, list
studies that are currently in progress, and submit this information to
EPA.
Form Numbers: 7710-51; 7710-35.
Respondents/Affected entities: Manufacturers (including imports) or
processors of chemical substances of mixtures, NAICS Codes 325 & 324.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (TSCA Section 8 and
40 CFR 704; 712; 716; 717; & 766).
Estimated number of respondents: 13,294 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 26,226 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $5,109,515 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: This information collection combines the
burdens from four previously approved ICRs. The total burden hours
requested for this ICR is 26,226 and the total estimated cost is
$5,109,515. There was an increase in the estimated number of responses
for Section 8(d) Health and Safety Studies and Chemical Specific
Section 8(a) because of the reinstatement of this ICR, and increased
number of potential Section 8(d) submissions. The increase for these
two information collections is 50 responses, 7 for Section 8(d) Health
and Safety Studies and 43 Chemical Specific Section 8(a) respectively,
from the two previously approved ICRs. The total combined cost burden
from the Section 8(d) Health and Safety Studies and the Chemical
Specific Section 8(a) currently approved ICRs is $23,501 ($23,501 +
$0), respectively, and the total cost burden requested for these
information collections is ICR is $56,397 ($41,607 + $14,790).
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-18709 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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