ATTACHMENT 3

Copy of EPA’s Consultations Request to Potential Respondents

Date:		March 26, 2009	

From:		Amuel Kennedy/DC/USEPA/US 

To: 		[Addressees]

	

Subject:	Request for Comments on Information Collection Request Renewal
for Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the
Environment under TSCA Section 8(e); EPA ICR No. 0794.12, OMB Control
No. 2070-0046

On February 13, 2009, EPA published a Notice in the Federal Register (74
FR 7227) for Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and
the Environment under TSCA Section 8(e) Request for Comment on Renewal
of Information Collection Activities.; EPA ICR No. 0794.12, OMB Control
No. 2070-0046.”

(http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2009/February/Day-13/t3054.htm)
This Notice refers to EPA's intention to request renewed Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of an information collection
related to reporting and recordkeeping requirements for TSCA Section
8(e) submissions.

In addition to public notice and comment requirement that the above
Notice initiates, OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)) require
agencies to consult with potential respondents and data users about
specific aspects of an information collection request (ICR) before
submitting it to OMB for review and approval, regardless, in the case of
ICR renewals, of whether changes have or have not been made to the
collection activity.

As part of this required consultation, I am contacting you to solicit
your input.  I will also note that, if you take this opportunity to
provide input, your name, affiliation, e-mail address, phone number and
any information you provide (e.g., copies of e-mails) will be
incorporated and attached to the ICR supporting statement, which will be
a public document.  In addition, the OMB Desk Examiner for the ICR in
question may contact you to verify the accuracy of any comments EPA
identifies in the ICR.

EPA solicits your input on the following questions:

Are the data EPA seeks under this ICR available from any public source,
or already collected by another EPA office or by another agency?  If so,
where can the data be found?

Is it clear what is required for data submission?  If not, are there any
suggestions for clarifying instructions?  

Would you be interested in an electronic/data submission option?  What
type of alternative would you be most likely to utilize – web form,
diskette, CD-ROM?   

For electronic submission, how should signature requirements be handled
– 

Private Key Infrastructure, PINS and passwords, signed paper cover
sheet?  

How does TSCA CBI affect your choice or use of an electronic medium? 
Would you be more inclined to submit TSCA CBI on diskette than on paper
and what benefits would you realize (e.g., burden reduction, greater
efficiency in compiling information, etc).

Do you agree with EPA's estimated burden and costs (the ICR addresses
only the costs associated with paperwork)?  Are the Bureau of Labor
Statistics 

(BLS) labor rates accurate?  If you have any reason to consider the BLS
labor rates as used by EPA inaccurate or inappropriate, explain your
rationale.

You can access the Federal Register Notice, the ICR supporting document,
and any public comments received to date at:   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main" 
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main 

select Advanced Search link at the top of the page

select Docket from drop-down menu

select EPA in the Agency drop-down menu

enter EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0378 in the Docket ID field

scroll down to Submit

then click on the Docket ID in the search results for a listing of the
documents within the docket

Your timely response will be greatly appreciated.  If you have any
comments in response to the above questions, or with respect to any
other part of the information collection, please respond by return
e-mail by April 14, 2009.  EPA will consider those responses, as well as
any public comment received in response to the Federal Register Notice
identified above, in preparing a final document for OMB review.

Thank you for your assistance. 

Sincerely yours,

Amuel Kennedy

Environmental Protection Agency

