Notice2023-04872
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h)
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March 10, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals under TSCA Section 6(h)," identified by EPA ICR No. 2599.03 and OMB Control No. 2070- 0213. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through January 31, 2024. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04872]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0105; FRL-10559-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal
Collection and Request for Comment; Regulation of Persistent,
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on
the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning
to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): ``Regulation of
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals under TSCA Section
6(h),'' identified by EPA ICR No. 2599.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-
0213. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is
currently approved through January 31, 2024. Before submitting the ICR
to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0105 through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman (7602M), Office of
Program Support, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1204;
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8dbc4cdc9dbc5c9c686c3c9dcc0cddac1c6cde8cdd8c986cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05766960647668646b2b6e64716d60776c6b60456075642b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. 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.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25 people) on
examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce
the paperwork burden for very small businesses affected by this
collection.
II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?
Title: Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic
Chemicals under TSCA Section 6(h).
EPA ICR No.: 2599.03.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0213.
ICR status: This ICR is currently approved through January 31,
2024. Under the PRA, 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. The OMB control numbers
for EPA's regulations in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are
displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities
associated with the prohibitions and restrictions on the following five
persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemical substances:
decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) (Chemical Abstract Services Number
(CASRN) 1163-19-5), phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1))
(CASRN 68937-41-7), 2,4,6-tris(tert-butyl)phenol (2,4,6-TTBP) (CASRN
732-26-3), pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP) (CASRN 133-49-3), and
hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) (CASRN 87-68-3). Specifically, the
information collection activities associated with the downstream
notification of the prohibitions in the rule for PIP (3:1) and the rule
familiarization activities and recordkeeping requirement for all five
PBT chemicals.
Burden statement: The average annual public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to
0.74 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected are
those that manufacture, process, distribute in commerce or use
decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), phenol, isopropylated phosphate
(3:1) (PIP (3:1)), 2,4,6-tris(tert-butyl)phenol (2,4,6-TTBP),
pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP), hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD), or
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products or articles containing these chemicals.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory per TSCA section 6(h)
and 40 CFR part 751.
Frequency of response: Occasional.
Total estimated number of potential respondents: 73.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 53 hours.
Total estimated annual costs: $4,299 (includes an estimated burden
cost of $4,299 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs).
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is decrease of 33 hours in the total estimated annual
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's updating of burden
estimates and represents an adjustment. It results from the fact that
some firms are no longer expected to incur recordkeeping and downstream
notification costs since they are prohibited from using the chemical
during the period this ICR covers.
In addition, EPA has updated this Supporting Statement to reflect
the OMB request that EPA move towards using the 18-question format for
ICR Supporting Statements that is used by other federal agencies and
departments based on the submission instructions established by OMB in
1995. The 18-question format will replace the alternate format
developed by EPA and OMB prior to 1995. The Agency does not expect the
change in format to result in substantive changes to the presentation
of the information collection activities or related estimated burden
and costs. EPA welcomes comment on this new format in the context of
this ICR.
IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: March 6, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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