Notice2025-21938
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
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December 4, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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): PCBs, Consolidated Reproting and Recordkeeping requirements (EPA ICR No. 1446.15 and OMB Control No. 2070-0112). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through July 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 231 (Thursday, December 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21938]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0647; FRL-12981-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal
Collection and Request for Comment; PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements
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): PCBs,
Consolidated Reproting and Recordkeeping requirements (EPA ICR No.
1446.15 and OMB Control No. 2070-0112). This ICR represents a renewal
of an existing ICR that is currently approved through July 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 February 2, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0647, 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 about
dockets generally, is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Office of Mission
Critical Operations (Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-1205; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea99839fc4898b9885869384aa8f9a8bc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b48524e15585a49545742557b5e4b5a155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>. For general
information contact: The TSCA Assistance Information Service Hotline,
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41151202006c092e352d282f24012431206f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="52060111137f1a3d263e3b3c37123722337c353d24">[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: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
EPA ICR No.: 1446.15.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0112.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently approved through July 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: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2605(e), directs EPA to regulate the marking and
disposal of PCBs. Section 6(e)(2) bans the manufacturing, processing,
distribution in commerce, and use of PCBs in other than a totally
enclosed manner. TSCA section 6(e)(3) establishes a process for
obtaining exemptions from the prohibitions on the manufacture,
processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs. Since 1978, EPA has
promulgated numerous rules addressing all aspects of the life cycle of
PCBs as required by the statute. The regulations are intended to
prevent the improper handling and disposal of PCBs and to minimize the
exposure of human beings or the environment to PCBs. These regulations
have been codified in the various subparts of 40 CFR 761. There are
approximately 100 specific reporting, third-party reporting, and
recordkeeping requirements covered by 40 CFR 761. To meet its statutory
obligations to regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain sufficient information to
conclude that specified activities do not result in an unreasonable
risk of injury to health or the environment. EPA uses the information
collected under the 40 CFR 761 requirements to ensure that PCBs are
managed in an environmentally safe manner and that activities are being
conducted in compliance with the PCB regulations. The information
collected by these requirements will update the Agency's knowledge of
ongoing PCB activities, ensure that individuals using or disposing of
PCBs are held accountable for their activities, and demonstrate
compliance with the PCB regulations. Specific uses of the information
collected include determining the efficacy of a disposal technology;
evaluating exemption requests and exclusion notices; targeting
compliance inspections; and ensuring adequate storage capacity for PCB
waste. This collection addresses the several information reporting
requirements found in the PCB regulations.
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): 7720-12 and 7710-53.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include who currently possess PCB items, PCB-contaminated
equipment, or other PCB waste North American Industrial Classification
System (NAICS) codes identified in question 12 of the ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. 40 CFR 761 and TSCA
section 6(e).
Estimated number of potential respondents: 97,471.
Frequency of response: On Occasion.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 3.
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Total estimated burden: 636,120 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $37,983,632 (per year), includes $4,150
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase of 3,191 hours in the total estimated
individual respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB, although overall there is a decrease in
23,762 burden hours compared with the currently approved. This increase
reflects EPA's update of the burden hours in the 3 major categories:
Reporting, Third-party Reporting, and Recordkeeping. Reporting
increased 3,171 hours due to an increase in respondents by 1 and based
on the average number of applications received in the Agency in FY2022-
FY2024. This activity has a 2,000-hour burden associated with it.
Third-party reporting remained constant. Recordkeeping increased 20
hours mostly due to a new reporting requirement, based on the number of
notices received by the Agency in FY2022-FY2024. This is an adjustment.
There is also an increase in the capital costs from what is currently
approved by OMB by $4,100. This is a correction. The currently approved
capital costs of $50 represents per firm costs, not total capital
costs.
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: November 27, 2025.
Nancy B. Beck,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-21938 Filed 12-3-25; 8:45 am]
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