Notice2024-31516
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(b) Reporting Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications (Renewal)
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Published
January 3, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(b) Reporting Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications (EPA ICR Number 2565.05 and OMB Control Number 2070-0201), 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 January 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 314-315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31516]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0413; FRL-12540-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(b) Reporting
Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Section 8(b) Reporting Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications
(EPA ICR Number 2565.05 and OMB Control Number 2070-0201), 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 January 31,
2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2020-0413, 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, Mission Support
Division (7602M), Office of Chemical
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Safety and Pollution Prevention, 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#b4c7d8d1d5c7d9d5da9adfd5c0dcd1c6dddad1f4d1c4d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42312e2723312f232c6c2923362a27302b2c27022732236c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request to renew the approval of
an ICR currently approved through January 31, 2025. 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 Tuesday, April 23, 2024, establishing a 60-day comment period (89 FR
30356 (FRL-11604-01-OCSPP)). This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail
the information collection activities and related estimated burden and
costs that are summarized in this document, are available in the
docket. 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 addresses the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements under TSCA section 8(b) that are associated with the TSCA
Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory), as codified in 40 CFR
part 710. TSCA section 8(b) specifically requires that EPA compile and
keep current a list of chemical substances manufactured or processed
for commercial purposes in the United States. That mandate was amended
in 2016 and TSCA section 8(b)(4) requires EPA to designate chemical
substances on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory as either
``active'' or ``inactive'' in U.S. commerce. The first TSCA Inventory
with all chemical substances designated as ``active'' or ``inactive''
published in February 2019.
Form number: EPA Form No. 9600-06; Notice of Activity Form B.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) Code 325 Chemical Manufacturers, NACIS Code 324 Petroleum and
Coal Products.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
Estimated number of potential respondents: 57.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden:144 (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $19,956.68 (per year), includes no
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is decrease of 90 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently approved
by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more detail in the ICR,
reflects a burden hour reduction related to the time-limited one-time
reporting activities which are now discontinued.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-31516 Filed 1-2-25; 8:45 am]
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