[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52995-52996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18887]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0572; FRL-10012-81-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules Under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act Section 8(a), Certain Nanoscale Materials 
(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-Specific Rules under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(a); Certain Nanoscale Materials 
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 August 31, 
2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on January 28, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 28, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0572 online using www.regulations.gov (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 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: For technical information contact: Jim 
Alwood, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, 7405M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8974; email 
address: alwood.jim@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-
Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; 
telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
www.regulations.gov 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) covers 
reporting and

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recordkeeping requirements for persons who manufacture or process 
chemical substances as nanoscale materials. Under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a), EPA requires reporting and 
recordkeeping for certain chemical substances as nanoscale materials. 
EPA requires that persons who manufacture or process these nanoscale 
materials notify EPA of certain information which includes production 
volume, methods of manufacture and processing, exposure and release 
information, and available health and safety information. The reporting 
of these activities will provide EPA with an opportunity to evaluate 
the information and consider appropriate action under TSCA to reduce 
any risk to human health or the environment. The information will also 
inform EPA's assessments of new chemical nanoscale materials submitted 
to EPA under TSCA section 5.
    EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), other EPA 
Offices and/or other Federal agencies will generally be the primary 
groups for which information will be collected. However, to the extent 
that reported information is not considered to be confidential business 
information (CBI), environmental groups, environmental justice 
advocates, state and local government entities and other members of the 
public will have access to this information for their own use.
    Form Numbers: 9600-07.
    Respondents/affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are nanomaterial manufacturers and nanomaterial processors.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 704).
    Estimated number of respondents: 285 per year.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 40,089 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $3,067,546 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 106,766 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's expectation of decreased 
submissions. In the previous ICR period, the rule required an initial 
one-time reporting on current nanomaterials, while the reporting 
covered in this period only requires the reporting of new 
nanomaterials. Furthermore, burden estimates assume that the same 
manufacturers will report each year and, therefore, will have already 
undertaken rule familiarization in the previous ICR period. This change 
is an adjustment to the estimates.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-18887 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]
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