Notice2022-23374
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (CBI) (Renewal)
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Published
October 27, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR),Request for Contractor Access to Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (CBI) (EPA ICR Number 1250.12; OMB Control Number 2070-0075) 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, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 24, 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 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65057-65058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23374]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0318; FRL-10370-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to Toxic
Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (CBI)
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),Request for Contractor Access to
Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (CBI)
(EPA ICR Number 1250.12; OMB Control Number 2070-0075) 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, 2022. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 24, 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 November 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2017-0318, 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 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#0f7c636a6e7c626e6121646e7b676a7d66616a4f6a7f6e21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96e5faf3f7e5fbf7f8b8fdf7e2fef3e4fff8f3d6f3e6f7b8f1f9e0">[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 dockets, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: EPA procures contract support to facilitate the
performance of certain duties. EPA may require contractors to handle
TSCA CBI. Each contractor employee who will use TSCA CBI in the
performance of his or her duties must be authorized for access to TSCA
CBI through a multi-step process. The TSCA CBI Protection Manual
provides Federal and contractor employees with guidelines and operating
procedures for handling TSCA CBI while performing their official
duties, as well as the procedures to obtain authorization for access to
TSCA CBI.
Specifically, for purposes of this information collection,
contractor personnel must submit to EPA the EPA form titled ``TSCA CBI
Access Request, Agreement, and Approval'' (EPA Form 7740-6). The Agency
uses EPA Form 7740-6 to collect information about contractor personnel
so that the Agency can evaluate their suitability for access to TSCA
CBI.
Form Numbers: 7740-6.
Respondents/affected entities: Potentially affected entities may
include but are not limited to the following: NAICS codes 514
(Information Services) and 561 (Administrative and Support Services).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, 15 U.S.C. 2613.
Estimated number of respondents: 241 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 341 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $19,740 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: The estimated annual burden to
contractors is unchanged at 341 hours compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB. Also, the costs to the industry
respondents increased by $435, reflecting increases in labor and
overhead costs over time.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-23374 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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