[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4654-4655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1663]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488; FRL-9258-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA
Sec. 8(a); EPA ICR No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA
Sec. 8(a); ICR No. 1198.09, OMB No. 2070-0067. The ICR, which is
abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection
activity and its estimated burden and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 25,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-0488 to (1) 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, 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: 202-564-9838; 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 June 24, 2010 (75 FR 36067), 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-2010-0488, 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
[[Page 4655]]
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: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Sec. 8(a).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067.
ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection that is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. Under 5 CFR
1320.10, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection
of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
authorizes the EPA Administrator to promulgate chemical-specific rules
that require persons who manufacture, import or process the chemical
substance or mixture, or who propose to manufacture, import, or process
the chemical substance or mixture, to maintain such records and submit
such reports to EPA as may be reasonably required. Any chemical covered
by TSCA for which EPA or another Federal agency has a reasonable need
for information and which cannot be satisfied via other sources is a
proper potential subject for a chemical-specific TSCA section 8(a)
rulemaking. Information that may be collected under TSCA section 8(a)
includes, but is not limited to, chemical names, categories of use,
production volume, by-products of chemical production, existing data on
deaths and environmental effects, exposure data, and disposal
information. Generally, EPA uses chemical-specific information under
TSCA section 8(a) to evaluate the potential for adverse human health
and environmental effects caused by the manufacture, importation,
processing, use or disposal of the identified chemical substance or
mixture. Additionally, EPA may use TSCA section 8(a) information to
assess the need or set priorities for testing and/or further regulatory
action. To the extent that reported information is not considered
confidential, environmental groups, environmental justice advocates,
state and local government entities and others in the public will also
have access to this information for their use.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR 704). 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 68.8
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are companies that manufacture, process or import, or
propose to manufacture, process or import, the chemical substance or
mixture identified in a rule.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 275 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $14,080.
Changes in Burden Estimates: There is no change in the total
estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory.
Dated: January 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-1663 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P