Notice2024-22197
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products Act (Renewal)
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Published
September 27, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act (EPA ICR Number 2446.04 and OMB Control Number 2070- 0185), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 17, 2024 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 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79291-79292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22197]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0456; FRL-12296-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products
Act (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), Formaldehyde Standards for
Composite
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Wood Products Act (EPA ICR Number 2446.04 and OMB Control Number 2070-
0185), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
September 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on January 17, 2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2019-0456, 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) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98ebf4fdf9ebf5f9f6b6f3f9ecf0fdeaf1f6fdd8fde8f9b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1928d8480928c808fcf8a8095898493888f84a1849180cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through September 30, 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 January 17, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 2946). 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, visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR covers the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements for all aspects of the mandates in Title VI of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and implementing regulations in 40 CFR
part 770 for Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood
Products, including actions relating to accreditation bodies (ABs) and
third-party certifiers (TPCs) that participate in the third-party
certification program.
Form Number: 9600-049.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include regulated entities (e.g., manufacturers (defined by
statute to include importers) and processers of composite wood
products) and participants in the third-party certification program.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, per TSCA Title VI
and 40 CFR part 770.
Estimated number of respondents: 992,758 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 456,295 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $121,806,311 (per year), which includes
$112,389,751 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an overall increase of 345,066
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more
detail in the ICR, reflects revisions to the estimates for producers,
TPCs and ABs; inclusion of 2,241 laminators still using resins that
will be defined as hardwood plywood producers and will incur costs and
burden starting in 2024; and revisions to labor and cost estimates to
reflect 2022 and 2023 prices. These changes are considered to be
adjustments.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-22197 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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