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Radiation Docket and Information
Center, MC 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460
(please include a total of two copies),
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: Jeff
Whitlow, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS)/OID,
Environmental Protection Agency, mail
code MC304–03, Research Triangle Park
(RTP), NC 27711; telephone number:
919–541–5523; fax number: 919–685–
3307; e-mail address:
whitlow.jeff@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 April 27, 2007 (72 FR 21003), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
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–OAR–2004–0065, which is
available either electronically at
www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at
the Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, EPA Docket Center,
Room Number 3334 in the EPA West
Building, located at 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC Public Reading Room is open from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST), Monday through Friday ,
excluding Federal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room
is 202–566–1744, and the telephone
number for the Air and Radiation
Docket is (202) 566–1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at www.regulations.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 ‘‘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 received
them and without change, unless the
comment contains copyrighted material,
Confidential Business Information (CBI),
or other information whose public
disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
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Title: Application Requirements for
the Approval and Delegation of Federal
Air Toxics Programs to State, Territorial,
Local, and Tribal Agencies.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1643.06,
OMB Control No. 2060–0264.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on September 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 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: This information collection
is an application from State, territorial,
local, or tribal agencies (S/L/Ts) for
delegation of regulations developed
under section 112 of the Clean Air Act
(Act). The five options for delegation are
straight delegation, rule adjustment, rule
substitution, equivalency by permit, or
state program approval. The information
is needed and used to determine if the
entity submitting an application has met
the criteria established in the subpart E
rule, codified as 40 CFR part 63, subpart
E, in accordance with section 112(l) of
the Act. This information is necessary
and required for the Administrator to
determine the acceptability of approving
the S/L/T’s rules, requirements or
programs in lieu of the Federal section
112 rules or programs. Additionally, it
is also necessary for the proper
performance of our function, and will be
used to ensure that the subpart E
approval criteria have been met. The
collection of information is authorized
under 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
Burden Statement: We estimate the
annual public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information to average about 507
hours per S/L/T and 41 hours per
application. 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
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and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with
any previously applicable instructions
and requirements which have
subsequently changed; 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: State,
territorial, local, or tribal agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
124 S/L/Ts for maximum achievable
control technology standards and 99 S/
L/Ts for area source standards per year.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally,
one time per delegation request.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 62,844.
Estimated Total Annual: $3,012,600.
This includes an estimated labor burden
cost of $2,959,000 and an estimated cost
of $53,600 for operation and
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimate: There is an
increase of 21,267 hours in the total
estimated respondent annual burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB.
This increase reflects the increase in
number of delegation applications
related to the number of standards
delegated and a change in the
distribution of S/L/Ts using each
option.
Dated: September 13, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0272; FRL–8144–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Correction of
Misreported Chemical Substances on
the Toxic Substances Control Act
Chemical Substance Inventory; EPA
ICR No. 1741.05, OMB Control No.
2070–0145
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
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Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Correction of
Misreported Chemical Substances on
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory’’
and identified by EPA ICR No. 1741.05
and OMB Control No. 2070–0145, is
scheduled to expire on February 29,
2008. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 20, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0272, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0272.
The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the DCO’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2007–0272. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit
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an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
web site to view the docket index or
access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located 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. Docket visitors are required
to show photographic identification,
pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
processed through an X-ray machine
and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
visible at all times in the building and
returned upon departure.
For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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For technical information contact:
Tracy Williamson, Economics,
Exposure, and Technology Division
(7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–8569; fax number:
(202) 564–8679; e-mail address:
williamson.tracy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Information is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
II. What Should I Consider when I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
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7. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
III. What Information Collection
Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
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.
Title: Correction of Misreported
Chemical Substances on the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Chemical Substance Inventory.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1741.05,
OMB Control No. 2070–0145.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on February 29,
2008. 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: Section 8(b) of 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
reporting companies. Reported
substances have been unintentionally
misidentified as a result of simple
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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
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 document
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 be 2.25 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 which have subsequently
changed; 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 9.
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Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
20 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $1,061.
This includes an estimated burden cost
of $1,061 and an estimated cost of $0 for
capital investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approval?
There is no net change in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB.
V. What is the Next Step in the Process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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Access to Confidential Business
Information by the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has authorized the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) to access information which has
been submitted to EPA under all
sections of the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA). Some of the information
may be claimed or determined to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0272; FRL-8144-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the
Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory; EPA ICR No.
1741.05, OMB Control No. 2070-0145
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
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Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory'' and
identified by EPA ICR No. 1741.05 and OMB Control No. 2070-0145, is
scheduled to expire on February 29, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 20, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0272, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0272. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2007-0272. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line
at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web
site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located
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. Docket visitors are required to show
photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray
machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC
badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned
upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Tracy Williamson, Economics,
Exposure, and Technology Division (7406M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8569; fax number: (202) 564-8679; e-mail address:
williamson.tracy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What Should I Consider when I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
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7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
III. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
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.
Title: Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1741.05, OMB Control No. 2070-0145.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February
29, 2008. 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: Section 8(b) of 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 reporting companies.
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 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 document 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 be 2.25 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 which have subsequently changed; 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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 9.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 20 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $1,061. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $1,061 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval?
There is no net change in the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.
V. What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce
the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 17, 2007.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
[FR Doc. E7-18684 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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