Notice2025-16216
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Consolidation of Methylene Chloride; Regulations Under TSCA § 6(a)
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Published
August 25, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew and consolidate several existing approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the consolidated ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The consolidated ICR is titled: "Methylene Chloride; Regulation under TSCA Sec. 6(a)" and identified by EPA ICR No. 2556.04 and OMB Control No. 2070-0204. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41391-41392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16216]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0303; FRL-12648-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal
Collection and Request for Comment; Consolidation of Methylene
Chloride; Regulations Under TSCA Sec. 6(a)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew
and consolidate several existing approved Information Collection
Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting the consolidated ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection that is summarized in this document. The consolidated ICR is
titled: ``Methylene Chloride; Regulation under TSCA Sec. 6(a)'' and
identified by EPA ICR No. 2556.04 and OMB Control No. 2070-0204. The
ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public
review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0303, online 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
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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 (Mail Code 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#0d5e61686c7e606c6323466c7965687f6463684d687d6c236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e4d727b7f6d737f7030557f6a767b6c77707b5e7b6e7f30797168">[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: Methylene Chloride; Regulation under TSCA Sec. 6(a).
EPA ICR No.: 2556.04.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0204.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently approved through May 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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
consolidating the rule-related ICR titled, ``Methylene Chloride;
Regulation under TSCA Section 6(a) (Final Rule; RIN 2070-AK70)(EPA ICR
No. 2735.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0229)'' into ``Methylene Chloride;
Regulation of Paint and Coating Removal for Consumer Use under TSCA
Section 6(a) (EPA ICR No. 2556.03; OMB Control No. 2070-0204).'' This
ICR describes the prohibition of the manufacture, process, and
distribution of methylene chloride for all consumer use and most
industrial and commercial uses and delay prohibition for two
conditions: a requirement for a workplace chemical protection program
(WCPP) and related workplace methylene chloride monitoring under 40 CFR
751. This ICR covers the information collection activities for
downstream notification requirements through Safety Data Sheets; WCPP-
related information such as recordkeeping and notification requirements
associated with exposure monitoring; and recordkeeping for interim
requirements for use of methylene chloride for refinishing wood pieces
of artistic, cultural, or historic value and downstream notification
for consumer use of paints and coatings.
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:
Form number(s): None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesaler firms
and Basic Chemical Manufacturing firms North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes identified in question 12 of the
ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. Per 40 CFR 751 and
15 U.S.C. 2605(a)
Estimated number of potential respondents: 6,515.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent:
7.41.
Total estimated burden: 72,699 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $5,342,124 (per year), includes $4,583,912
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase of 72,692 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more detail in the
ICR, reflects increase is a result of consolidating two existing ICRs
into one. This change 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: August 15, 2025.
Nancy B. Beck,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-16216 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]
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