Notice2026-07938
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA Confidential Business information (CBI)
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Published
April 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Request for Contractor Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information (EPA ICR Number 1250.13, OMB Control Number 2070-0075) 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 April 30, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 25, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 21808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07938]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0318; FRL-13346-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA Confidential Business
information (CBI)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Request for Contractor Access to
TSCA Confidential Business Information (EPA ICR Number 1250.13, OMB
Control Number 2070-0075) 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 April 30, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via
the Federal Register on June 25, 2025 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2017-0318, 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, Office of Program
Support (Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b18070e0a18060a0545000a1f030e1902050e2b0e1b0a450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74071811150719151a5a1f15001c11061d1a11341104155a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through April 30, 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 25, 2025 during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 27016). 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: EPA procures contract support to facilitate the
performance of certain duties. EPA may require contractors to handle
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Confidential Business Information
(CBI). Each contractor employee who will use TSCA CBI in the
performance of his or her duties must be authorized for access to TSCA
CBI through a multi-step process. The TSCA CBI Protection Manual (EPA
Publication 7700 A2, revised October 2003) provides Federal and
contractor employees with guidelines and operating procedures for
handling TSCA CBI while performing their official duties, as well as
the procedures to obtain authorization for access to TSCA CBI.
Specifically, for purposes of this information collection,
contractor personnel must submit to EPA the EPA form titled ``TSCA CBI
Access Request, Agreement, and Approval'' (EPA Form 7740-6). The Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), uses EPA Form 7740-6 to
collect information about contractor personnel so that the Agency can
evaluate their suitability for access to TSCA CBI. EPA stores the
information on the OPPT Chemical Information System (CIS).
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 Numbers: 7740-6.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 514 Information Services and 561 Administrative and
Support Services.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, per TSCA section 14
(15 U.S.C. 2613).
Estimated number of respondents: 288 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 461 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $25,220 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 120 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in ICR
currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the increase in the
number of contractors requesting CBI access from 214 to 288. This
change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data & Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-07938 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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