[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65057-65058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23374]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0318; FRL-10370-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to Toxic 
Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR),Request for Contractor Access to 
Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
(EPA ICR Number 1250.12; OMB Control Number 2070-0075) 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, 2022. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 24, 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-2017-0318, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to https://www.epa.gov/dockets, 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 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 dockets, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: EPA procures contract support to facilitate the 
performance of certain duties. EPA may require contractors to handle 
TSCA CBI. Each contractor employee who will use TSCA CBI in the 
performance of his or her duties must be authorized for access to TSCA 
CBI through a multi-step process. The TSCA CBI Protection Manual 
provides Federal and contractor employees with guidelines and operating 
procedures for handling TSCA CBI while performing their official 
duties, as well as the procedures to obtain authorization for access to 
TSCA CBI.
    Specifically, for purposes of this information collection, 
contractor personnel must submit to EPA the EPA form titled ``TSCA CBI 
Access Request, Agreement, and Approval'' (EPA Form 7740-6). The Agency 
uses EPA Form 7740-6 to collect information about contractor personnel 
so that the Agency can evaluate their suitability for access to TSCA 
CBI.
    Form Numbers: 7740-6.
    Respondents/affected entities: Potentially affected entities may 
include but are not limited to the following: NAICS codes 514 
(Information Services) and 561 (Administrative and Support Services).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, 15 U.S.C. 2613.
    Estimated number of respondents: 241 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 341 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $19,740 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: The estimated annual burden to 
contractors is unchanged at 341 hours compared with that identified in 
the ICR currently approved by OMB. Also, the costs to the industry 
respondents increased by $435, reflecting increases in labor and 
overhead costs over time.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-23374 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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