Notice2026-11204
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements (Revision)
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Published
June 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements (EPA ICR Number 2668.03, OMB Control Number 2050-0230) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed revision and extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2027. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 4, 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 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33723-33724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11204]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0647; FRL-13414-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
(Revision)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements (EPA ICR Number 2668.03, OMB Control Number
2050-0230) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed revision and extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through February 28, 2027. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on December 4, 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 July 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2017-0647, 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: Carolyn Siu, Office of Mission
Critical Operations (Mail Code 7602M), Office of
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Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 566-1205; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#46352f3368252734292a3f280623362768212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8abb1adf6bbb9aab7b4a1b698bda8b9f6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through February 28, 2027. 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 December 4, 2025 during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 55866). 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 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 6(e), 15
U.S.C. 2605(e), directs the EPA to regulate the marking and disposal of
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). TSCA 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 an exemption from the prohibitions on the
manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs. This
provision requires that EPA must make a finding by rule that such
activities will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment. In addition, good faith efforts must have been made by
the petitioner to develop a chemical substance that does not present an
unreasonable risk to replace the PCBs. Exemptions may be granted for a
period not to exceed one year. Implementing regulations have been
codified in 40 CFR 761.
This ICR consolidates the ICR for PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements currently approved by OMB under OMB Control
Number 2070-0112, with the currently approved ICR covering the
Alternate PCB Extraction Methods and Amendments to PCB Cleanup and
Disposal Regulations under OMB Control Number 2050-0230. Upon OMB
approval of this ICR, EPA intends to discontinue OMB Control Number
2070-0112.
Form Numbers: 6200-025, 7720-12 and 7710-53.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include those who currently possess PCB items, PCB-
contaminated equipment, or other PCB waste. North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes are identified in question 12 of
the supporting statement.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. 40 CFR 761 and TSCA
section 6(e).
Estimated number of respondents: 97,901 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 634,681 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $38,169,084 (per year), which includes $5,901
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 626,405 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This vast majority of this increase is a result of
program change associated with merging the existing OMB Control Number
2070-0112, (approved by OMB on July 5, 2023) into this OMB Control
Number. Minor adjustments net out to a roughly 1% reduction of burden.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
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