[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65060-65061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23373]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0744; FRL-10371-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the 
Environment Under TSCA Section 8(e) (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the 
following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act: Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury 
to Health and the Environment under TSCA Section 8(e) (EPA ICR Number 
0794.17 and OMB Control Number 2070-0046). This is a proposed extension 
of the ICR which is currently approved through October 31, 2022. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 
8, 2022 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 November 28, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2015-0744, 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: Katherine Sleasman, Regulatory Support 
Branch (7101M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the 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 dockets, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Under TSCA section 8(e), any person who manufactures 
(defined by statute to include imports), processes, or distributes in 
commerce a chemical substance or mixture and who obtains information 
which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture 
presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment is 
required to immediately inform EPA of such information unless they have 
actual knowledge that EPA has been adequately informed of such 
information.
    EPA receives and screens TSCA section 8(e) submissions covering a 
large number of chemical substances and mixtures on a wide range of 
chemical toxicity/exposure information.

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Although EPA's receipt of TSCA section 8(e) information does not 
necessarily trigger immediate regulatory action under TSCA or other 
authorities administered by EPA, all TSCA section 8(e) submissions 
receive screening level evaluations by EPA's Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) to identify priorities for further Agency 
action and appropriate referrals to other programs.
    In addition, EPA is offering an electronic reporting option for use 
both by those who are required to submit a notification of substantial 
risk under TSCA section 8(e) and by those who wish voluntarily to 
submit ``For Your Information'' (FYI) notices by registering and 
submitting information electronically using the Agency's Central Data 
Exchange (CDX).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected are 
those that manufacture, process, import, or distribute in commerce 
chemical substances and mixtures. The following North American 
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to 
assist in determining whether this action might apply to certain 
entities: Chemical manufacturing (NAICS code 325) and petroleum and 
coal product manufacturing (NAICS code 324).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, 15 U.S.C. 2607(e).
    Estimated number of respondents: 51 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 17,565 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,635,246 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 3,777 hours from 
the ICR currently approved by OMB (from 21,412 to 17,635 hours). This 
reflects an overall decrease in the number of 8(e) and FYI submissions, 
which decreased from 408 to 343 for 8(e) submissions and from 13 to 6 
for FYI submissions respectively.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-23373 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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