[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4981-4982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01346]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0654; FRL-10003-73]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2559.03; OMB Control No. 2070-0202); 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The ICR, entitled: ``Procedures for Requesting a Chemical Risk 
Evaluation under TSCA'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2559.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0202, which represents the renewal of an existing ICR 
that is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2020. Before submitting 
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed 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 March 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0654, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
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.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.

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    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Susanna Blair, Immediate Office, 
(Mail Code 7401M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 202-564-4371; email address: 
blair.susanna@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: 

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: Procedures for Requesting a Chemical Risk Evaluation under 
TSCA.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2559.03.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0202.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on September 
30, 2020. 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 listed in 40 CFR 
part 9, 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: The information collection activities covered by this ICR 
renewal are those carried out by a chemical manufacturer in requesting 
a specific chemical risk evaluation under the Toxic Substance Control 
Act (TSCA) be conducted by EPA. EPA established the process for 
conducting risk evaluations under TSCA. Chemicals that will undergo 
this evaluation include chemicals the Agency has prioritized, as well 
as chemicals for which EPA has granted requests made by manufacturers 
to have the chemicals evaluated under EPA's risk evaluation process. 
EPA has established criteria and information chemical manufacturers 
must provide for EPA to consider a chemical substance for risk 
evaluation. This information is necessary in order for EPA to review 
information covered by chemical manufacturers and determine if the 
chemical substance is suitable for risk evaluation.
    Legal authority: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 
2605(b)(4).
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to 419.15 hours. 
Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    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:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are persons that manufacture chemical substances and request a 
chemical be considered for risk evaluation by EPA.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 5.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 419.15 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $283,570. This includes an estimated 
burden cost of $283,570 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital 
investment or maintenance and operational costs.

III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There is no change in burden hours, and an increase of $709 in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the increase in 
wage rates since the initial ICR. This change is an adjustment.

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 technical person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: January 17, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-01346 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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