[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14655-14656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6236]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0497; FRL-9281-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request
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 the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Correction of Misreported
Chemical Substances on the TSCA Inventory; EPA ICR No. 1741.06, OMB No.
2070-0145. 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 April 18,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-0497 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, D.C.
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: 202-554-1404; 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 August 6, 2010 (75 FR 47589), EPA sought comments on this
renewal ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment
during the comment period, which is addressed in the Supporting
Statement. 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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0497, 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 Docket Center 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.
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: Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the TSCA
Inventory; EPA ICR No. 1741.06, OMB No. 2070-0145.
ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection that is scheduled to expire on April 30, 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(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
requires EPA to compile and keep current an Inventory of Chemical
Substances in Commerce, which is a listing of chemical substances
manufactured, imported, and processed for commercial purposes in the
United States. The purpose of the Inventory is to define, for the
purpose of TSCA, what chemical substances exist in U.S. commerce. Since
the Inventory thereby performs a regulatory function by distinguishing
between existing chemicals and new chemicals, which TSCA regulates in
different ways, it is imperative that the Inventory be accurate.
However, from time to time, EPA or respondents discover that
substances have been incorrectly described by the original reporting
company. Reported substances have been unintentionally misidentified as
a result of simple typographical errors, the misidentification of
substances, or the lack of sufficient technical or analytical
capabilities to characterize fully the exact chemical substances. EPA
has developed guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 29, 1980) under which
incorrectly described substances listed in the
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Inventory can be corrected. The correction mechanism ensures the
accuracy of the Inventory without imposing an unreasonable burden on
the chemical industry. Without the Inventory correction mechanism, a
company that submitted incorrect information would have to file a
premanufacture notification (PMN) under TSCA section 5 to place the
correct chemical substance on the Inventory whenever the previously
reported substance is found to be misidentified. This would impose a
much greater burden on both EPA and the submitter than the existing
correction mechanism. This information collection applies to reporting
and recordkeeping activities associated with the correction of
misreported chemical substances found on the TSCA Inventory.
Responses to the collection of information are voluntary.
Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. EPA will disclose
information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent permitted
by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2.
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, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related
collection instrument or form, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about
2.25 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are manufacturers or importers of chemical substances,
mixtures or categories listed on the TSCA Inventory and regulated under
TSCA section 8, who had reported to the initial effort to establish the
TSCA Inventory in 1979, and who need to make a correction to that
submission.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 20 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $1,174.
Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects no change in the
total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB
inventory.
Dated: March 11, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-6236 Filed 3-16-11; 8:45 am]
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