Notice2024-22392
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Certain Nanoscale Materials (Renewal)
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Published
September 30, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Chemical-Specific Rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Certain Nanoscale Materials (EPA ICR Number 2517.04 and OMB Control Number 2070-0194), 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 September 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 1, 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 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 79583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22392]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0572; FRL-12295-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Chemical-Specific Rules Under the Toxic Substances Control
Act; Certain Nanoscale Materials (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), Chemical-Specific Rules under the
Toxic Substances Control Act; Certain Nanoscale Materials (EPA ICR
Number 2517.04 and OMB Control Number 2070-0194), 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 September 30, 2024. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 1, 2024
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 October 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-0572, 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 2821T, 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#5a29363f3b29373b3474313b2e323f2833343f1a3f2a3b743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b78676e6a78666a6525606a7f636e7962656e4b6e7b6a256c647d">[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 February 2, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 6520). 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">www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR covers reporting and recordkeeping requirements
for persons who manufacture or process chemical substances as nanoscale
materials established under the authority of section 8(a) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and implementing regulations in 40 CFR
part 704.20.
Form numbers: 9600-07.
Respondents/affected entities: As defined in 40 CFR 704.20(b),
potential respondents include those who can reasonably ascertain that
they are manufacturers (defined by statute to include importers) and/or
processors of a discrete form of a reportable chemical substance or
mixture. To estimate the burden, EPA considered entities potentially
affected by this ICR as those that can be classified under the North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes identified in
question 12 of the supporting statement.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. TSCA section 8(a)
and 40 CFR 704.20.
Estimated number of potential respondents: 16 (total).
Frequency of response: Occasional.
Total estimated burden: 959 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $69,280 (per year), which includes no
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 39,131 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's adjustments in the
estimation methodology of the costs and burden as discussed in question
12 of the supporting statement. The two key adjustments involve a
reduction in estimated submissions based on actual submissions received
by the EPA over the last 3-year period and calculating a weighted
burden for any given respondent without separating the manufacturers
from the processors. In addition to the adjustments to the burden
estimates, the wage rates were revised to reflect 2022 dollars for this
information collection request.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-22392 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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