Access to Confidential Business Information by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 54036-54037 [E7-18717]

Download as PDF 54036 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 183 / Friday, September 21, 2007 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Sep 20, 2007 Jkt 211001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–8149–3] 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). E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 183 / Friday, September 21, 2007 / Notices Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA occurred as a result of an ongoing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CPSC and the U.S. EPA dated September 23, 1986, which granted CPSC immediate access to all sections of TSCA CBI. 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: Pam Moseley, Information Management Division (7407M), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (202) 564– 8956; e-mail address: pamela. moseley@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: I. General Information mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2003–0004. All documents in the docket are listed in the docket’s index available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Sep 20, 2007 Jkt 211001 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. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. II. What Action is the Agency Taking? Under a MOU dated September 23, 1986, the CPSC agreed to EPA procedures governing access to CBI submitted to EPA under TSCA. In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(h), EPA determined that CPSC requires access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully their responsibilities under the Consumer Product Safety Act and TSCA. CPSC’s personnel are given access to information submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some of the information is claimed or determined to be CBI. Under terms of the MOU, CPSC is not required to renew its access to TSCA CBI. EPA publishes this notice to the public from time to time to reiterate and confirm that access to TSCA CBI has been granted to this other federal agency. In a previous notice published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2003 (68 FR 8892) (FRL–7293–2), EPA confirmed that CPSC continues to have access to CBI under all sections of TSCA. EPA is issuing notice to once again confirm that CPSC maintains access under the existing MOU. EPA issues this notice to inform all submitters of information under all sections of TSCA that EPA provides the CPSC access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under this MOU will take place at EPA Headquarters and CPSC’s 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD site. CSPC is required to adhere to all provisions of EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual. CPSC personnel are required to sign nondisclosure agreements and are briefed on appropriate security PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54037 procedures before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Confidential Business Information. Dated: September 13, 2007. Brion Cook, Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. E7–18717 Filed 9–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6691–3] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202–564–7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156). Draft EISs EIS No. 20070269, ERP No. D–IBR– K39109–CA, Lower Yuba River Accord, Proposal to Resolve Instream Flow Issues Associated with Operation, Yuba River, Yuba County, CA. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070281, ERP No. D–AFS– D65039–WV, Lower Williams Project Area (LWPA), Proposed to Perform Vegetation Management and Wildlife Habitat Improvements, Implementation, Gauley Ranger District, Monongahela National Forest, Webster County, WV. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about the loss of forest interior habitat, and requested additional information on possible, mitigation measures. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070304, ERP No. D–USN– D11042–VA, Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) Virginia Project, Proposes Development of the Westside of MCBQ and the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Action at MCBQ, Implementation, Quantico, VA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about impacts to E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 183 (Friday, September 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54036-54037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18717]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8149-3]


Access to Confidential Business Information by the U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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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DATES: Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA under all 
sections of TSCA occurred as a result of an on-going Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) between CPSC and the U.S. EPA dated September 23, 
1986, which granted CPSC immediate access to all sections of TSCA CBI.

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: Pam Moseley, Information 
Management Division (7407M), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8956; e-mail 
address: pamela. moseley@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are or may be 
required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA). Since other entities may also be 
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific 
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004. All documents 
in the docket are listed in the docket's index available at https://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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.
     2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register 
document electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal 
Register listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

     Under a MOU dated September 23, 1986, the CPSC agreed to EPA 
procedures governing access to CBI submitted to EPA under TSCA.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(h), EPA determined that CPSC 
requires access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to 
perform successfully their responsibilities under the Consumer Product 
Safety Act and TSCA.
    CPSC's personnel are given access to information submitted to EPA 
under all sections of TSCA. Some of the information is claimed or 
determined to be CBI. Under terms of the MOU, CPSC is not required to 
renew its access to TSCA CBI. EPA publishes this notice to the public 
from time to time to reiterate and confirm that access to TSCA CBI has 
been granted to this other federal agency. In a previous notice 
published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2003 (68 FR 8892) 
(FRL-7293-2), EPA confirmed that CPSC continues to have access to CBI 
under all sections of TSCA. EPA is issuing notice to once again confirm 
that CPSC maintains access under the existing MOU.
    EPA issues this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under all sections of TSCA that EPA provides the CPSC access to these 
CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI 
under this MOU will take place at EPA Headquarters and CPSC's 4330 East 
West Highway, Bethesda, MD site.
    CSPC is required to adhere to all provisions of EPA's TSCA CBI 
Protection Manual.
    CPSC personnel are required to sign nondisclosure agreements and 
are briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are 
permitted access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

     Environmental protection, Confidential Business Information.


    Dated: September 13, 2007.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E7-18717 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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