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to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID Number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2006–0718, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 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 Enforcement and Compliance
Docket Center is (202) 566–1927.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://www.epa.gov,
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the docket, and to access those
documents in the 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 at www.regulations.gov, as EPA
receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for the Manufacture of
Amino/Phenolic Resins (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1869.05; OMB Control Number 2060–
0434.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on May 31, 2007. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. 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: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
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(NESHAP) for the Manufacture of
Amino/Phenolic Resins (40 CFR part 63,
subpart OOO) were proposed on
December 14, 1998, and promulgated on
January 20, 2000.
The NESHAP standard required
initial notification, performance tests,
and periodic reports. Owners or
operators are also required to maintain
records of the occurrence and duration
of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative. These notifications, reports
and records are essential in determining
compliance and are required, in general,
of all sources subject to NESHAP.
Any owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this part shall maintain a
file of these measurements, and retain
the file for at least five years following
the date of such measurements,
maintain reports, and records. All
reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event that there
is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office. This information is
being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 63, subpart OOO as
authorized in Section 112 and 114(a) of
the Clean Air Act. The required
information consists of emissions data
and other information that have been
determined not to be private.
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 are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15,
and are identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average approximately 293
hours per response. 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.
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Respondents/Affected Entities:
Manufacturers of amino/phenolic
resins.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
initially, and semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
24,044.
Estimated Total Costs: $1,537,017,
which includes $0 annualized Capital
Startup costs, $16,000 annualized
Operating and Maintenance Costs
(O&M), and $1,521,017, annual Labor
Costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in the labor hours or cost in this
ICR compared to the previous ICR. This
is due to two considerations. First, the
regulations have not changed over the
past three years and are not anticipated
to change over the next three years.
Secondly, the growth rate for the
industry is very low, negative or nonexistent, so there is no significant
change in the overall burden.
Dated: April 6, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0499; FRL–8298–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Voluntary Cover Sheet for
TSCA Submissions; EPA ICR No.
1780.04, OMB No. 2070–0156
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: Voluntary Cover Sheet for
TSCA Submissions; EPA ICR No.
1780.04, OMB No. 2070–0156. 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 May 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OPPT–2006–0499 to (1) EPA online
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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, 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.
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 18, 2006 (71 FR 47805), EPA
sought comments on this renewal ICR.
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments during the
comment period. 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–2006–0499, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
inspection at the OPPT Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.
3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. The telephone number
of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566–0280. Use 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 www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose public disclosure is
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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
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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: Voluntary Cover Sheet for TSCA
Submissions.
ICR Status: This is a request to renew
an existing approved collection. This
ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2007. Under OMB regulations, the
Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information
while this submission is pending at
OMB.
Abstract: TSCA requires industry to
submit information and studies for
existing chemical substances under
sections 4, 6, and 8, and requests
voluntary submission of such
information under the Voluntary
Children’s Chemical Evaluation
Program (VCCEP). EPA typically
receives thousands of such submissions
each year; each submission represents
on average three studies. In addition,
EPA can impose specific data call-ins on
industry.
As a follow-up to industry experience
with a 1994 TSCA data call-in, the
Chemical Manufacturers Association
(CMA, now known as the American
Chemistry Council [ACC]), the Specialty
Organics Chemical Manufacturers
Association (SOCMA), and the
Chemical Industry Data Exchange
(CIDX), in cooperation with EPA, took
an interest in pursuing electronic
transfer of TSCA summary data and of
full submissions to EPA. In particular,
ACC developed a standardized cover
sheet for voluntary use by industry as a
first step to an electronic future and to
begin familiarizing companies with
standard requirements and concepts of
electronic transfer. This form is
designed for voluntary use as a cover
sheet for submissions of information
under TSCA sections 4, 8(d), 8(e) and
VCCEP. The cover sheet facilitates
submission of information by displaying
certain basic data elements, permitting
EPA more easily to identify, log, track,
distribute, review and index
submissions, and to make information
publicly available more rapidly and at
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reduced cost, to the mutual benefit of
both the respondents and EPA.
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 0.5 hours per
response. 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,
process, use, import or distribute in
commerce chemical substances that are
subject to reporting requirements under
sections 4, 8(d) or 8(e) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), or are
subject to voluntary reporting under the
Voluntary Children’s Chemical
Evaluation Program (VCCEP).
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.8.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 1,206.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,061 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs:
$52,779.
Changes in Burden Estimates: This
request reflects a decrease of 8,074
hours (from 9,136 hours to 1,061 hours)
in the total estimated respondent
burden from that currently in the OMB
inventory. This decrease reflects a
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decrease in the estimated number of
submissions under TSCA sections 4,
8(d) and 8(e), offset by the estimated
number of submissions under VCCEP,
for which the Voluntary TSCA Cover
Sheet could be used, in particular a
substantial decrease in the estimated
number of TSCA section 4 submissions.
Dated: April 6, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2006–0722; FRL–8298–6]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NESHAP for Wood Furniture
Manufacturing Operations (Renewal),
EPA ICR Number 1716.05, OMB
Control Number 2060–0324
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2007. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. This ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before May 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2006–0722, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, Mail Code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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.
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Learia Williams, Compliance
Assessment and Media Programs
Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–4113; fax number:
(202) 564–0050; email address:
williams.learia@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 October 5, 2006 (71 FR 38853), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID Number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2006–0722, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 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 Enforcement and Compliance
Docket Center is (202) 566–1927.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://www.epa.gov,
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the docket, and to access those
documents in the 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 at www.regulations.gov, as EPA
receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Wood Furniture
Manufacturing Operations (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1716.05, OMB Control Number 2060–
0324.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2007. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. An Agency may not
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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: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Wood Furniture
Manufacturing Operations (40 CFR part
63, subpart JJ) were proposed on
December 6, 1994, and promulgated on
December 7, 1995. Respondents to this
information collection request are the
owners and operators of both new and
existing wood furniture manufacturing
operations that are sources of hazardous
air pollutants. Major sources are
required to perform recordkeeping
activities and submit both initial and
semiannual/quarterly compliance
reports. Incidental wood furniture
manufacturers and area sources must
keep records to show that they are not
major sources. The information is used
to determine that all sources subject to
the rule are complying with the
standards. The information to be
collected is mandatory under the rule.
Any owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this part shall maintain a
file of these measurements, and retain
the file for at least five years following
the date of such measurements,
maintain reports and records. All
reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event that there
is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office. This information is
being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJ as
authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of
the Clean Air Act. The required
information consists of emissions data
and other information that have been
determined to be private.
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
Number for EPA’s regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15,
and are identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information are
estimated to average 45 hours per
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0499; FRL-8298-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Voluntary Cover Sheet for TSCA
Submissions; EPA ICR No. 1780.04, OMB No. 2070-0156
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: Voluntary Cover Sheet for
TSCA Submissions; EPA ICR No. 1780.04, OMB No. 2070-0156. 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 May 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2006-0499 to (1) EPA online
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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, 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 August 18, 2006 (71 FR 47805), EPA sought comments on this
renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the comment period. 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-2006-0499, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT
Docket is (202) 566-0280. Use 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 www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless
the comment contains copyrighted material, 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
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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: Voluntary Cover Sheet for TSCA Submissions.
ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2007. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
Abstract: TSCA requires industry to submit information and studies
for existing chemical substances under sections 4, 6, and 8, and
requests voluntary submission of such information under the Voluntary
Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP). EPA typically receives
thousands of such submissions each year; each submission represents on
average three studies. In addition, EPA can impose specific data call-
ins on industry.
As a follow-up to industry experience with a 1994 TSCA data call-
in, the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA, now known as the
American Chemistry Council [ACC]), the Specialty Organics Chemical
Manufacturers Association (SOCMA), and the Chemical Industry Data
Exchange (CIDX), in cooperation with EPA, took an interest in pursuing
electronic transfer of TSCA summary data and of full submissions to
EPA. In particular, ACC developed a standardized cover sheet for
voluntary use by industry as a first step to an electronic future and
to begin familiarizing companies with standard requirements and
concepts of electronic transfer. This form is designed for voluntary
use as a cover sheet for submissions of information under TSCA sections
4, 8(d), 8(e) and VCCEP. The cover sheet facilitates submission of
information by displaying certain basic data elements, permitting EPA
more easily to identify, log, track, distribute, review and index
submissions, and to make information publicly available more rapidly
and at reduced cost, to the mutual benefit of both the respondents and
EPA.
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 0.5
hours per response. 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, process, use, import or
distribute in commerce chemical substances that are subject to
reporting requirements under sections 4, 8(d) or 8(e) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), or are subject to voluntary reporting
under the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP).
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.8.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 1,206.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,061 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $52,779.
Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects a decrease of
8,074 hours (from 9,136 hours to 1,061 hours) in the total estimated
respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This
decrease reflects a
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decrease in the estimated number of submissions under TSCA sections 4,
8(d) and 8(e), offset by the estimated number of submissions under
VCCEP, for which the Voluntary TSCA Cover Sheet could be used, in
particular a substantial decrease in the estimated number of TSCA
section 4 submissions.
Dated: April 6, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-7176 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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