Notice2026-05874
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information (Renewal)
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Published
March 26, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information Under TSCA (EPA ICR Number 2570.03, OMB Control Number 2070-0209) 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 March 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 10, 2025. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14698-14699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05874]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0652; FRL-13307-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information (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), Access to TSCA Confidential
Business Information Under TSCA (EPA ICR Number 2570.03, OMB Control
Number 2070-0209) 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 March 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via
the Federal Register on June 10, 2025. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2017-0652, 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>.
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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 Mission
Critical Support (Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 2046; telephone number: 202-566-
1204; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#35665950544658545b1b7e54415d50475c5b50755045541b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f6c535a5e4c525e5111745e4b575a4d56515a7f5a4f5e11585049">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through March 31, 2026. 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 June 10, 2025, during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 24399). 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">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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 were developed,
corresponding to the new authorities in TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), and
(6). The conditions for access vary under each of the 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 provision and include information on
where and how to submit requests to EPA.
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 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. North American Industrial Classification
System (NAICS) codes identified in question 12 of the ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to Obtain or Retain
Benefits (15 U.S.C. 2607).
Estimated number of respondents: 6 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 89 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $6,585 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that currently approved by OMB.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-05874 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]
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