Notice2024-11802
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Chemical Exports Under TSCA Section 12(b) (Renewal)
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Published
May 30, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Notification of Chemical Exports under TSCA Section 12(b) (EPA ICR Number 0795.17, and OMB Control Number 2070-0030) 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 May 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 22, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46884-46885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11802]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0453; FRL--12008-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Notification of Chemical Exports Under TSCA Section 12(b)
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Notification of Chemical Exports
under TSCA Section 12(b) (EPA ICR Number 0795.17, and OMB Control
Number 2070-0030) 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 May 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on September 22, 2023 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2015-0453, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">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, Office of Program
Support (7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1206; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7b4aba2a6b4aaa6a9e9aca6b3afa2b5aea9a287a2b7a6e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cab9a6afabb9a7aba4e4a1abbea2afb8a3a4af8aafbaabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 31, 2024. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on September 22, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 65390).
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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>.
Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities
associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements under
section 12(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which requires
any person who exports or intends to export to a foreign country a
chemical substance or mixture for which submission of information is
required under TSCA sections 4 or 5(b), or for which a rule, action or
order has been proposed or promulgated under TSCA sections 5, 6, or 7,
shall notify EPA of such export or intent to export. The Agency must,
in turn, notify the government of the importing country of the notice
and of EPA's regulatory action with respect to the substance.
In implementing TSCA section 12(b), EPA described the notification
requirements applicable to persons exporting chemicals, including
frequency of notification, covered chemicals, and content of the
notification. See 40 CFR part 707, subpart D. In summary, the export
notice must include five easily ascertainable items: (1) The name and
address of the exporter; (2) The name of the chemical; (3) The country
of import, (4) The date of export or intended export; and (5) The
section of TSCA under which EPA has taken action (i.e., TSCA sections
4, 5, 6 or 7). There are currently over 1,000 substances or categories
of substances that have been regulated or proposed to be regulated
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under the applicable sections of TSCA. For additional information about
export requirements under TSCA, visit our website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/tsca-import-export-requirements">https://www.epa.gov/tsca-import-export-requirements</a>.
Form Numbers: 9600-031.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include exporters of chemical substances regulated under TSCA
which are mostly chemical companies classified under the North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 325 and 324.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under TSCA section
12(b), as implemented by 40 CFR part 707, subpart D.
Estimated number of respondents: 226 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 2,694 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $184,690 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 238 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects the net result from a decrease
in burden caused by assuming 100 percent electronic submissions despite
a small increase in burden due to a larger number of respondents
compared to the previous ICR. This change is an adjustment to the
estimates.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-11802 Filed 5-29-24; 8:45 am]
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