Notice2026-10197
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Methylene Chloride; Regulation Under TSCA Section 6(a) (Renewal)
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Published
May 21, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Methylene Chloride; Regulation under TSCA Section 6(a) (EPA ICR Number 2556.04, OMB Control Number 2070-0204) 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 May 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 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 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29956-29957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10197]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0303; FRL-13399-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Methylene Chloride; Regulation Under TSCA Section 6(a)
(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), Methylene Chloride; Regulation
under TSCA Section 6(a) (EPA ICR Number 2556.04, OMB Control Number
2070-0204) 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 May
31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on August 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 June 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2021-0303, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="http://docket.epa.gov">docket.epa.gov</a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 2821T, 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 Mission
Critical Operations (Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution
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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#a1d2cdc4c0d2ccc0cf8fcac0d5c9c4d3c8cfc4e1c4d1c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f98a959c988a949897d792988d919c8b90979cb99c8998d79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 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 August 25, 2025 during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 41391). 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 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 under TSCA Section 6(a) (EPA ICR No.
2556.04; OMB Control No. 2070-0204). Under TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2605(a))
this ICR enables the EPA to ensure 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. This ICR
covers the information collection activities for downstream
notification requirements through Safety Data Sheets, WCPP-related
information generation, recordkeeping, and notification requirements,
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 Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 4246--Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesaler
firms and 3251--Basic Chemical Manufacturing firms.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. Per 40 CFR 751 and
15 U.S.C. 2605(a).
Estimated number of respondents: 6,515 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 72,699 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $5,342,124 (per year), which includes
$4,583,912 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is increase of 72,692 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently approved
by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more detail in the ICR,
reflects the consolidation of two ICRs into one. However, if the burden
from the two original ICRs is considered there is an overall net
decrease in burden to industry. This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-10197 Filed 5-20-26; 8:45 am]
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