Notice2026-18435
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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Published
September 10, 2026
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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): User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR No. 2569.07 and OMB Control No. 2070-0208). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through May 31, 2027. 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 91, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57592-57593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18435]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0616; FRL-13319-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal
Collection and Request for Comment; User Fees for the Administration of
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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): User Fees for
the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR
No. 2569.07 and OMB Control No. 2070-0208). This ICR represents a
renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through May 31,
2027. 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 November 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0616, 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: Marisa Lewis, 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-
564-1562; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb87aebca2b8e586aab9a2b8aa8baebbaae5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="256940524c560b6844574c5644654055440b424a53">[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: User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA).
EPA ICR No.: 2569.07.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0208.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently approved through May 31, 2027.
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: This ICR addresses the information collection activities
contained in a final rule (RIN 2070-AK64) that was signed on January
31, 2024. Specifically, section 26(b) of TSCA (as amended in 2016)
provides EPA with the authority to collect fees to defray 25% of the
costs associated with administering sections 4, 5, and 6 of TSCA, as
well as the costs of collecting, processing, reviewing and providing
access to and protecting CBI from disclosure as appropriate under TSCA
section 14. The final rule requires payment from manufactures (defined
by statute to include importers) of a chemical substance who: are
required to submit information to EPA under TSCA section 4, who submit
certain notices and exemption requests to EPA under TSCA section 5, who
manufacture a chemical substance that is subject to a risk evaluation
under TSCA section 6(b)(4), and who process a chemical substance that
is the subject of a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Test Market
Exemption (TME) under TSCA section 5 and who are required to submit
information to EPA under TSCA section 4 related to a SNUN submission.
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): 9600-034; 7700-1.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include: petroleum and coal products; chemical manufacturing;
and chemical, petroleum, and merchant wholesalers. North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes identified in question
12 of the ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, TSCA Section 26(b).
Estimated number of potential respondents: 1,262.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Total estimated burden: 546 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $57,644 (per year), includes $523,402
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
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III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is a decrease of 269 hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This change, which is discussed in more detail in the ICR,
reflects a decrease in the number of entities potentially affected by
TSCA under section 4. EPA's burden estimates for this collection is
based upon expected Section 4 activities, historical information on the
number of chemicals per premanufacture notices (PMNs), SNUNs, microbial
commercial activity notices (MCANs), and exemption notices and
applications, including low-volume exemptions (LVEs), TMEs, low
exposure/low release exemptions (LoREXs), TSCA experimental release
applications (TERAs), certain new microorganism (Tier II) exemptions,
and film article exemptions., and actions under TSCA section 6. These
changes are adjustments.
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: September 3, 2026.
Douglas M. Troutman,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2026-18435 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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