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 Sec. 8(e); EPA ICR; No. 0794.11, OMB No. 2070-0046, 34928-34929 [06-5469]

Download as PDF wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 34928 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 116 / Friday, June 16, 2006 / Notices Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power Administration, One West Third, Tulsa, OK 74103 (918) 595–6696. A Public Information and Comment Forum is scheduled for July 12, 2006, to explain to the public the proposed rates and supporting studies and to allow for comment. The proceeding will be transcribed. A chairman, who will be responsible for orderly procedure, will conduct the Forum. Questions concerning the rates, studies, and information presented at the Forum will be answered, to the extent possible, at the Forum. Questions not answered at the Forum will be answered in writing, except that questions involving voluminous data contained in Southwestern’s records may best be answered by consultation and review of pertinent records at Southwestern’s offices. Persons desiring to attend the Forum should indicate in writing (address cited above) by letter, email or facsimile transmission (918–595–6656) by July 1, 2006, their intent to appear at such Forum. If no one so indicates his or her intent to attend, no such Forum will be held. Persons interested in speaking at the Forum should submit a request to Mr. Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant Administrator, Southwestern, at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Forum so that a list of forum participants can be developed. The chairman may allow others to speak if time permits. A transcript of the Forum will be made. Copies of the transcript may be obtained, for a fee, from the transcribing service. Copies of all documents introduced will also be available from the transcribing service upon request for a fee. Five copies of all written comments, together with a diskette or compact disk in MS Word, on the proposed Integrated System Rates are due on or before August 15, 2006. Comments should be submitted to Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant Administrator, Southwestern, at the above-mentioned address for Southwestern’s offices. Following review of the oral and written comments and the information gathered in the course of the proceeding, the Administrator will submit the finalized Integrated System Rate Proposal, Power Repayment Studies, and Rate Design Study in support of the proposed rates to the Deputy Secretary of Energy for confirmation and approval on an interim basis, and subsequently to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) for confirmation and approval on a final basis. The Commission will allow the public an VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:25 Jun 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 opportunity to provide written comments on the proposed rate increase before making a final decision. Dated: May 30, 2006. Michael A. Deihl, Administrator. [FR Doc. E6–9443 Filed 6–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0043; FRL–8184–7] 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 Sec. 8(e); EPA ICR; No. 0794.11, OMB No. 2070– 0046 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces the submission of an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: (Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the Environment Under TSCA Sec. 8(e); EPA ICR No. 0794.11, OMB No. 2070– 0046. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection that is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the AGency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2005–0043, to (1) EPA online using https://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. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408, 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 October 20, 2005 (70 FR 611240, EPA sought comments on this renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment during the comment period, which is addressed in the Supporting Statement of the ICR. 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–2005–0043, which is available for online viewing at https:// www.epa.gov/edocket, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 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 https:// 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 ‘‘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 https://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose pubic 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 https://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, as E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 116 / Friday, June 16, 2006 / Notices whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in https:// www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Title: Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the Environmental under TSCA Sec. 8(e). ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while submission is pending at OMB. 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 routinely disseminates TSCA section 8(e) data it receives to other Federal agencies to provide information about newly discovered chemical hazards and risks. Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 15 U.S.C. 2607(e)). 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 between 5 hours and 51 hours per response, depending upon the type of submission. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:25 Jun 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and which obtain information that reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.3. Estimated No. of Respondents: 345. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 18,135 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: $979,290. Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of 11,704 hours (from 6,431 hours to 18,135 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This increase is primarily due to an increase in estimated managerial and technical staff time to review and evaluate data to determine section 8(e) reportability, as well as the incorporation of two additional factors not previously considered separately, based on industry comments on the proposed ICR published in the Federal Register. Estimated managerial and staff time to review and evaluate data was revised upward from 25 to 45 hours, considering that many large companies may depend on a committee or team rather than one person to decide whether data are reportable. The other factors added to the estimate of submitter reporting burden are staff training for TSCA 8(e) regulatory requirements (4 hours per submission) and taking into account the time and resources needed to review data that may not be ultimately reported (estimated to be 50% of the number of initial section 8(e) submissions). This change is an adjustment. Dated: June 8, 2006. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 06–5469 Filed 6–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–M PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34929 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0061; FRL–8184–8] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Submissions for the Voluntary Children’s Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP); EPA ICR No. 2055.02, OMB No. 2070–0165 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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: Data Submissions for the Voluntary Children’s Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP); EPA ICR No. 2055.02, OMB No. 2070–0165. 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 July 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2005–0061 to (1) EPA online using 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, 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: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On December 13, 2005 (70 FR 73741), EPA sought comments on this renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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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 Sec. 8(e); EPA ICR; 
No. 0794.11, OMB 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 the submission of an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval: (Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to 
Health and the Environment Under TSCA Sec. 8(e); EPA ICR No. 0794.11, 
OMB No. 2070-0046. This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection that is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. Under OMB 
regulations, the AGency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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 July 17, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2005-0043, to (1) EPA online using https://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, Acting Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408, 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 October 20, 2005 (70 FR 611240, EPA sought comments on this 
renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 
1320.8(d). EPA received one comment during the comment period, which is 
addressed in the Supporting Statement of the ICR. 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-2005-0043, which is available for online viewing at 
https://www.epa.gov/edocket, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 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 https://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 
``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 https://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose pubic 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 https://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, as

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whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in 
the official public docket, and will not be available for public 
viewing in https://www.regulations.gov. For further information about 
the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the 
Environmental under TSCA Sec. 8(e).
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. Under OMB 
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while submission is pending at OMB.
    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 
routinely disseminates TSCA section 8(e) data it receives to other 
Federal agencies to provide information about newly discovered chemical 
hazards and risks.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 15 
U.S.C. 2607(e)). 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 
between 5 hours and 51 hours per response, depending upon the type of 
submission. 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 in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and which obtain 
information that reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance 
or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the 
environment.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.3.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 345.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 18,135 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $979,290.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of 
11,704 hours (from 6,431 hours to 18,135 hours) in the total estimated 
respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This 
increase is primarily due to an increase in estimated managerial and 
technical staff time to review and evaluate data to determine section 
8(e) reportability, as well as the incorporation of two additional 
factors not previously considered separately, based on industry 
comments on the proposed ICR published in the Federal Register. 
Estimated managerial and staff time to review and evaluate data was 
revised upward from 25 to 45 hours, considering that many large 
companies may depend on a committee or team rather than one person to 
decide whether data are reportable. The other factors added to the 
estimate of submitter reporting burden are staff training for TSCA 8(e) 
regulatory requirements (4 hours per submission) and taking into 
account the time and resources needed to review data that may not be 
ultimately reported (estimated to be 50% of the number of initial 
section 8(e) submissions). This change is an adjustment.

    Dated: June 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 06-5469 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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