[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69656-69657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28656]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0929; FRL-9226-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to
TSCA Confidential Business Information; EPA ICR No. 1250.09, OMB
Control No. 2070-0075
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. 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 December 15,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2009-0929, (1) to EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method) 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: Pamela Myrick, Acting 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: [email protected].
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 March 24, 2010 (75 FR 14150), EPA sought comments on this
renewal ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments
during the comment period. Any additional 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-2009-0929, 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[sol]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
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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 www.regulations.gov. For further
information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Request for Contractor Access to TSCA Confidential Business
Information (CBI).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1250.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0075.
ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection that is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2010. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
Abstract: Submitters of information to EPA under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) may claim all or part of the information
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. One such
circumstance is covered by this ICR. Specifically, certain employees of
companies working under contract to EPA require access to CBI collected
under the authority of TSCA in order to perform their official duties.
The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), which is
responsible for maintaining the security of TSCA CBI, requires that all
individuals desiring access to TSCA CBI obtain and annually renew
official clearance to TSCA CBI. As part of the process for obtaining
TSCA CBI clearance, OPPT requires certain information about the
contracting company and about each contractor employee requesting TSCA
CBI clearance, primarily the name, EPA badge number or other
identification of the employee, the type of TSCA CBI clearance
requested and the justification for such clearance, and the signature
of the employee to an agreement with respect to access to and use of
TSCA CBI.
Responses to the collection of information are voluntary, but
failure to provide the requested information will prevent a contractor
employee from obtaining clearance to TSCA CBI.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 1.6 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are companies under contract to the Environmental
Protection Agency to provide certain services, whose employees must
have access to TSCA confidential business information to perform their
duties.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 13
(rounded up from 12.5).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 601 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $30,253.
Changes in Burden Estimates: There is an increase of 155 hours
(from 446 hours to 601 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the information collection most
recently approved by OMB. This reflects an increase in the estimated
number of contractor employees subject to this information collection.
The increase is an adjustment.
Dated: November 8, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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