Notice2023-01411
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewal of Existing Information Collection Request for Confidential Business Information Substantiation
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Published
January 25, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Renewal of Existing Information Collection Request for Confidential Business Information Substantiation" (EPA ICR No. 1665.15, OMB Control No. 2020-0003) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 20, 2023. 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 88, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4822-4823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01411]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OGC-2020-0020; FRL-10569-01-OGC]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewal
of Existing Information Collection Request for Confidential Business
Information Substantiation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Renewal of Existing
Information Collection Request for Confidential Business Information
Substantiation'' (EPA ICR No. 1665.15, OMB Control No. 2020-0003) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA
is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension
of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 20, 2023. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before March 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-
2020-0020 online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#224a530c444d4b43624752430c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f273e612920262e0f2a3f2e61282039">[email protected]</span></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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon A. Levine, Office of General
Counsel, (2310A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-6625; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b5bcafb0b7bcf7bbabb8b7bdb6b799bca9b8f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94f8f1e2fdfaf1baf6e6f5faf0fbfad4f1e4f5baf3fbe2">[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>.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i)
evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: EPA established the requirements set forth in 40 CFR part
2, subpart B, ``Confidentiality of Business Information.'' The
requirements govern CBI claims. The requirements include the handling
by the Agency of business information, which is or may be entitled to
confidential treatment; requiring business submitters to substantiate
CBI claims; and determining whether such information is entitled to
confidential treatment for reasons of business confidentiality. This
request to renew an existing ICR allows the Agency to continue
collecting information the Agency requires to make final determinations
regarding whether information claimed as confidential is entitled to
confidential treatment under EPA's CBI regulations.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include any entity
submitting information claimed as CBI to EPA. EPA receives such
information from both the manufacturing (SIC codes 20-39) and non-
manufacturing sectors (no SIC codes identified).
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Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary and mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents: 225 (per year) (total).
Frequency of response: One-time submission for information claimed
as CBI.
Total estimated burden: 3,217.5 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,287,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 2,465.1 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. Since the last ICR renewal, the Agency has experienced
a modest increase in the number of respondents. Additionally, after
consulting with a sample of respondent businesses (or respective
outside counsels), EPA determined the average estimated burden for each
response has increased compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.
Calculating the burden for responding to a substantiation request
letter is fact-specific, and the burden can vary based on the following
factors: a respondent's familiarity with recent changes in the
applicable law, the volume and complexity of the CBI claims asserted,
and/or familiarity with the CBI substantiation request letters and
substantiation process. As part of consulting with respondent
businesses, EPA received burden estimates ranging from as few as 5
hours to as many as nearly 40 hours to substantiate varying amounts of
CBI claims. The average estimated burden across the responses that the
Agency received is approximately 14.3 hours per response. The median
estimated burden is approximately 10 hours per response. For purposes
of this ICR renewal, the Agency calculated the estimated burden using
the average.
Charlotte Youngblood,
Acting Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-01411 Filed 1-24-23; 8:45 am]
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