Notice2025-10461
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing ICR Collection and Request for Comment; Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information Under TSCA Section 14(d)(4), (5), and (6)
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Published
June 10, 2025
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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): "Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information under TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), and (6)," identified by EPA ICR No. 2570.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0209. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through March 31, 2026. 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 90, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24399-24400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10461]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0652; FRL-12571-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing ICR Collection and Request for Comment; Access to TSCA
Confidential Business Information Under TSCA Section 14(d)(4), (5), and
(6)
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): ``Access to
TSCA Confidential Business Information under TSCA section 14(d)(4),
(5), and (6),'' identified by EPA ICR No. 2570.03 and OMB Control No.
2070-0209. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is
currently approved through March 31, 2026. 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 August 11, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0652, 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, Office of Program
Support (7602M), Office of Chemical 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#e6958a8387958b8788c88d87928e83948f8883a6839687c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d6e71787c6e707c7333767c6975786f7473785d786d7c337a726b">[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) 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: Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information under TSCA
section 14(d)(4), (5), and (6).
EPA ICR No.: 2570.03.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0209.
ICR status: This ICR is currently approved through March 31, 2026.
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: The TSCA amendments of June 22, 2016, known as the Frank
R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, expanded the
categories of people to whom EPA may disclose TSCA confidential
business information (CBI). The amendments authorize EPA to disclose
TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and local governments; environmental,
health, and medical professionals; and emergency responders, under
certain conditions, including consistency with guidance that EPA is
required to develop. Three guidance documents have been developed,
corresponding to the new authorities in TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), and
(6).
The conditions for access vary under each of the new provisions,
but generally include the following: requesters must show that they
have a need for the information related to their employment,
professional, or legal duties; recipients of TSCA CBI are prohibited
from disclosing or permitting further disclosure of the information to
individuals not authorized to receive it (physicians/nurses may
disclose the information to their patient); and except in emergency
situations EPA must notify the entity that made the CBI claim at least
15 days prior to disclosing the CBI. In addition, under these new
provisions, requesters (except in some emergency situations) are
required to sign an agreement and may be required to submit a statement
of need to EPA.
In accordance with the requirements of TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B),
the guidance documents cover the content and form of the agreements and
statements required under each
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provision and include information on where and how to submit requests
to EPA.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 14.8
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 Respondents affected by this activity are mainly government
employees (federal, state, local, tribal), as well as medical
professionals, such as doctors and nurses. The North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for health care and
social assistance is 62.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Forms: None.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated number of potential respondents: 6.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 89 hours.
Total estimated annual respondent costs: $6,585.49, which includes
$0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is no change in the estimated total annual burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB, but there is
an increase in the estimated burden costs and a decrease in the
estimated number of total respondents. The increase in the respondent
burden and agency costs were caused by an increase in the hourly wages
and a change in the methodology to calculate loaded wages (wages plus
fringe benefits and overhead). This is an adjustment.
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: June 4, 2025.
Nancy B. Beck,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-10461 Filed 6-9-25; 8:45 am]
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