Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical Data Reporting Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Renewal)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Chemical Data Reporting Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (EPA ICR Number 1884.17, OMB Control Number 2070-0162) 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 October 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 24, 2026 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 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68131-68132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22057]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0721; FRL-13684-01-OFA]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Chemical Data Reporting Under the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) (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), Chemical Data Reporting Under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (EPA ICR Number 1884.17, OMB Control 
Number 2070-0162) 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 October 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via 
the Federal Register on February 24, 2026 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 November 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2013-0721 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 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: Marissa Lewis, Office of Mission 
Critical Operations, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1562; email 
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#430f26342a306d0e22312a3022032633226d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd0f9ebf5efb2d1fdeef5effddcf9ecfdb2fbf3ea">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through October 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 February 24, 2026 during a 60-day comment period (91 FR 8872). 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: This information collection request (ICR) addresses the 
paperwork requirements contained in the current Chemical Data Reporting 
(CDR) rule (40 CFR part 711) under the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA). Under TSCA section 8(a) (15 U.S.C. 2607), the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) is authorized to collect certain information on 
chemical substances manufactured (including imported) or processed in 
the United States. The CDR was formerly known as the Inventory Update 
Rule (IUR).
    The CDR collection provides chemical manufacture, processing, and 
use information that helps EPA identify chemicals to which the public 
may be exposed as consumers or as workers in commercial and industrial 
settings. The data also helps EPA assess routes of potential exposure 
to those chemicals. The CDR data collection is on a four-year reporting 
cycle and contains detailed manufacturing, processing, and use 
information drawn from the principal reporting year; as well as basic 
information on production volume, by

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year, for the three years prior to the principal reporting year. The 
next CDR collection will occur in 2028; there are no changes to the 
reporting requirements.
    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: 9600-010.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR include companies manufacturing (including importing) certain 
chemical substances listed on the TSCA Inventory and regulated under 
TSCA section 8(a) CDR regulation. North American Industrial 
Classification System (NAICS) codes are identified in question 12 of 
the ICR.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. 15 U.S.C. 2607; 40 
CFR part 711.
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,238 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once every four years.
    Total estimated burden: 891,053 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $92,127,597 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: This ICR includes an increase of 161,568 
hours in the total estimated burden compared with that currently 
approved by OMB. The increase reflects the use of 2020 CDR data (rather 
than 2016 CDR used for the previous ICR update) for estimating the 
reporting universe. Although in 2020 fewer sites reported to CDR than 
in 2016 (i.e., fewer Form Us submitted), on average the sites reported 
a greater number of chemicals. In 2020 CDR, there were 5,238 sites 
reporting on 8.3 chemicals per report as opposed to 5,460 sites and 
7.38 chemicals per report in 2016 CDR. This change resulted in a 
substantial increase in the number of chemical reports submitted. In 
addition, fewer chemical reports were for partially exempted chemicals 
(see 40 CFR 711.6 for a list of chemicals that are partially exempted 
from reporting under CDR). In 2016 CDR, approximately 21% of reports 
were partial reports, whereas in 2020 CDR the share of partial reports 
was about 7%. The average burden for each chemical report is higher 
because a greater percentage of the chemical reports are full reports. 
This change is an adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-22057 Filed 10-28-26; 8:45 am]
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