[Federal Register: August 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 161)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0896; FRL-8947-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; 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
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection Supporting Statement. The ICR, which is abstracted
below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and
its expected burden and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 21,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2008-0896 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to:
Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408-M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On February 13, 2009 (74 FR 7227), EPA sought comments on this
renewal ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received comments during
the comment period from BASF Corp., which are addressed in the
Supporting Statement. Any comments related to this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0896, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Docket is 202-566-0280.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID
number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing in http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is
placed in http://www.regulations.gov. The entire printed comment,
including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public
docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket,
information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted
by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not
be available for public viewing in http://www.regulations.gov. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the
Environment under TSCA Section 8(e).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0794.12, OMB Control No. 2070-0046.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on October
31, 2009. 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 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 in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
requires that any person who manufactures, imports, processes or
distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and which
obtains information that reasonably supports the conclusion that such
substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or
the environment must immediately inform EPA of such information. EPA
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routinely disseminates TSCA section 8(e) data it receives to other
Federal agencies to provide information about newly discovered chemical
hazards and risks. This information collection request addresses the
above reporting requirement. Responses to the collection of information
are mandatory (see 15 U.S.C. 2607(e)). Respondents may claim all or
part of a notice confidential. EPA will disclose information that is
covered by a claim of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by,
and in accordance with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR
part 2.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about
51 hours per response for initial TSCA section 8(e) submissions and 5
hours per response for follow-up or supplemental submissions. Burden
means the total time, effort or financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to
be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or
otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are companies that manufacture, import, process or
distribute chemical substances or mixtures.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 721.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 30,515 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $2,057,588.
Changes in Burden Estimates: There is an increase of 12,380 hours
(from 18,135 hours to 30,515 hours) in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that currently in the OMB inventory. This increase
reflects an increase in the number of anticipated TSCA section 8(e)
submissions. This change is an adjustment. The Supporting Statement
provides additional detail concerning the change in burden estimates.
Dated: August 17, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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