Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.01, OMB Control No. 2070-new, 70839-70841 [E7-24163]
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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, and 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) were promulgated on
December 15, 1989, and amended on
February 12, 1999, and October 17,
2000. Owners or operators of existing
and new facilities that are furnace or
foundry coke by-product recovery
plants that produce benzene emissions
subject to NESHAP subpart L must
submit notification of and application
for construction, reconstruction or
modification, and notice of the
anticipated date of initial and actual
startup. Owners and operators of
regulated facilities must also submit:
notifications of performance tests; any
physical or operational change which
may increase the emission rate;
implementation of equipment leakage
requirements; and notification that the
requirements of 40 CFR part 61, subpart
L, 40 CFR part 61, subpart V, and 40
CFR part 61, subpart A, have been met.
In addition, these owners and operators
must submit performance test reports
and semiannual reports. Records must
be maintained of leak detection and
repair logs, the design requirements of
closed-vent systems and control
devices, applicable valve information,
design control device, plan operations
and corrective action, compliance tests,
reference values of monitored
parameters, and monitoring results and
exceedances. In addition, records must
be kept of annual furnace and foundry
coke production for furnace coke byproduct recovery plants, monitoring
data, monitoring system calibration
checks, and the occurrence and duration
of periods where the monitoring system
is malfunctioning or inoperative.
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,
maintenance reports, and records. All
reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event that there
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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 61, subpart L, 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 is
estimated to average 92 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Benzene emissions from coke byproduct recovery plants.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
17.
Frequency of Response:
Semiannually, and on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,137.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$199,375, which includes $0 annualized
Capital Startup costs, $0 Operating and
Maintenance Costs (O&M), and
$199,375 annualized Labor Costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The
regulations have not changed over the
past three years and are not anticipated
to change over the next three years.
There is only one small change in the
labor hours in this ICR compared to the
previous ICR. The change is caused by
different methods of rounding numbers.
The previous ICR shows (3,138) as the
labor hours, however, this ICR uses the
exact hours of (3,137). The growth rate
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for the industry is very low, negative or
non-existent, so there is no significant
change in the overall burden.
Since there are no changes in the
regulatory requirements and there is no
significant industry growth, the labor
hours and cost figures in the previous
ICR are used in this ICR, and there is no
change in burden to industry.
Dated: December 6, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of
Certain Chemicals Under the
Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.01,
OMB Control No. 2070–new
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 for a new Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is entitled: ‘‘Tier 1 Screening of
Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)’’
and identified by EPA ICR No. 2249.01
and OMB Control No. 2070–new. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval under the PRA, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–1081, 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, Rm.
6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–1081.
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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–
2007–1081. 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
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
website 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
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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:
William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (OSCP)
(7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–8476; fax number:
(202) 564–8482; e-mail address:
wooge.william@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Should I Consider when I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
A. Considerations Under the PRA
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
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burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments
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.
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.
C. Submitting CBI
Do not submit CBI to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
II. What Information Collection
Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are those
individuals and companies that receive
an EDSP test order issued by the
Agency. Under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section
408(p)(5)(A), EPA ‘‘shall issue’’ EDSP
test orders ‘‘to a registrant of a substance
for which testing is required . . . or to
a person who manufactures or imports
a substance for which testing is
required.’’ Using the North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes, the Agency has
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determined that potential respondents
to this ICR may include, but is not
limited to: Chemical manufacturers and
processors (NAICS code 325); Pesticide,
fertilizer, and other agricultural
chemical manufacturing (NAICS code
3253); Producers and formulators of
pesticide products (NAICS code 32532);
Producers of antifouling paints (NAICS
code 32551); Producers of antimicrobial
pesticides (NAICS code 32561);
Producers of nitrogen stabilizers (NAICS
code 32531); and Producers of wood
preservatives (NAICS code 32519).
Title: Tier 1 Screening of Certain
Chemicals Under the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2249.01,
OMB Control No. 2070–new.
ICR status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. 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
this ICR will be displayed by
publication in the Federal Register and
by inclusion of a Paperwork Reduction
notice on the related collection
instrument, i.e., test order and/or form.
Abstract: This new ICR covers the
information collection activities
associated with Tier 1 screening of the
first group of chemicals under the EDSP.
The EDSP is established under section
408(p) of the FFDCA, which requires
endocrine screening of all pesticide
chemicals and was established in
response to growing scientific evidence
that humans, domestic animals, and fish
and wildlife species have exhibited
adverse health consequences from
exposure to environmental chemicals
that interact with their endocrine
systems.
The EDSP, which was established in
1998, consists of a two-tiered approach
to screen all pesticide chemicals for
potential endocrine disrupting effects.
The purpose of Tier 1 screening
(referred to as ‘‘screening’’) is to identify
substances that have the potential to
interact with the estrogen, androgen, or
thyroid hormone systems using a battery
of assays. The purpose of Tier 2 testing
(referred to as ‘‘testing’’), therefore, is to
identify and establish a dose-response
relationship for any adverse effects that
might result from the interactions
identified through the Tier 1 assays.
Additional information about the EDSP
is available through the Agency’s web
site at https://www.epa.gov/scipoly/
oscpendo/index.htm.
EPA is currently implementing the
EDSP in three major parts that are being
developed in parallel and with
substantial work on each well
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underway: 1) Assay validation; 2)
Priority setting; and 3) Procedures. This
ICR is related to the third component of
the EDSP, i.e., the procedures for Tier 1
screening. This ICR is not intended to
cover all of the activities currently
underway for the EDSP. Instead, the
focus of this ICR is on the information
collection activities associated with the
Tier 1 screening of the 73 chemicals
identified for initial screening under the
EDSP. A separate ICR will be developed
to address the information collection
activities associated with Tier 2 testing.
In addition, subsequent Tier 1 screening
of additional chemicals not selected for
the initial round will be addressed in a
future ICR, either when this ICR is
amended in three years or in a separate
ICR. In either case, EPA will follow the
notice and comment process prescribed
by the PRA to first seek public comment
on the ICR before submitting it to OMB
for review and approval under the PRA.
Burden statement: The annualized
public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2,649 hours per
response, although individual
respondent burden varies based on their
individual activities. 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, a copy of which is available
in the docket, provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 445.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: Two
responses per chemical: An initial
response and the final data submission.
All respondents will provide an initial
response, while only those that generate
the data will complete the final data
submission.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
93,655 hours.
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Estimated total annual costs:
$6,887,418. This includes an estimated
annualized cost of $267 for non-burden
hour or delivery costs.
III. What is the Next Step in the Process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. Although included as
attachments to the ICR, EPA has issued
a separate Federal Register document to
solicit public review and comments on
the related draft policy describing the
procedures for responding to the 408(p)
order, and the draft template for the
408(p) order itself. In addition to
considering comments submitted on the
ICR, EPA will also consider comments
received on those documents in
response to that separate solicitation.
Changes to those documents may result
in changes to the ICR as well. 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
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 29, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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Program, Hazardous Waste Injection
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption—
Class I Hazardous Waste Injection;
Solutia, Inc.
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of final decisions on no
migration petition reissuances.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
exemptions to the land disposal
restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous
and Solid Waste Amendments to the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act have been granted to Solutia, Inc,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081; FRL-8155-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.01, OMB
Control No. 2070-new
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is entitled: ``Tier 1
Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP)'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2249.01 and OMB Control
No. 2070-new. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval
under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081, 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, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081.
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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-
2007-1081. 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
website 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: William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (OSCP) (7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-8476; fax number: (202) 564-8482; e-mail
address: wooge.william@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Should I Consider when I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
A. Considerations Under the PRA
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.
B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments
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.
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.
C. Submitting CBI
Do not submit CBI to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly
mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For
CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the
outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically
within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as
CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain
the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
II. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
those individuals and companies that receive an EDSP test order issued
by the Agency. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
section 408(p)(5)(A), EPA ``shall issue'' EDSP test orders ``to a
registrant of a substance for which testing is required . . . or to a
person who manufactures or imports a substance for which testing is
required.'' Using the North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes, the Agency has
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determined that potential respondents to this ICR may include, but is
not limited to: Chemical manufacturers and processors (NAICS code 325);
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
(NAICS code 3253); Producers and formulators of pesticide products
(NAICS code 32532); Producers of antifouling paints (NAICS code 32551);
Producers of antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS code 32561); Producers of
nitrogen stabilizers (NAICS code 32531); and Producers of wood
preservatives (NAICS code 32519).
Title: Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2249.01, OMB Control No. 2070-new.
ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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 this ICR will be
displayed by publication in the Federal Register and by inclusion of a
Paperwork Reduction notice on the related collection instrument, i.e.,
test order and/or form.
Abstract: This new ICR covers the information collection activities
associated with Tier 1 screening of the first group of chemicals under
the EDSP. The EDSP is established under section 408(p) of the FFDCA,
which requires endocrine screening of all pesticide chemicals and was
established in response to growing scientific evidence that humans,
domestic animals, and fish and wildlife species have exhibited adverse
health consequences from exposure to environmental chemicals that
interact with their endocrine systems.
The EDSP, which was established in 1998, consists of a two-tiered
approach to screen all pesticide chemicals for potential endocrine
disrupting effects. The purpose of Tier 1 screening (referred to as
``screening'') is to identify substances that have the potential to
interact with the estrogen, androgen, or thyroid hormone systems using
a battery of assays. The purpose of Tier 2 testing (referred to as
``testing''), therefore, is to identify and establish a dose-response
relationship for any adverse effects that might result from the
interactions identified through the Tier 1 assays. Additional
information about the EDSP is available through the Agency's web site
at https://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/index.htm.
EPA is currently implementing the EDSP in three major parts that
are being developed in parallel and with substantial work on each well
underway: 1) Assay validation; 2) Priority setting; and 3) Procedures.
This ICR is related to the third component of the EDSP, i.e., the
procedures for Tier 1 screening. This ICR is not intended to cover all
of the activities currently underway for the EDSP. Instead, the focus
of this ICR is on the information collection activities associated with
the Tier 1 screening of the 73 chemicals identified for initial
screening under the EDSP. A separate ICR will be developed to address
the information collection activities associated with Tier 2 testing.
In addition, subsequent Tier 1 screening of additional chemicals not
selected for the initial round will be addressed in a future ICR,
either when this ICR is amended in three years or in a separate ICR. In
either case, EPA will follow the notice and comment process prescribed
by the PRA to first seek public comment on the ICR before submitting it
to OMB for review and approval under the PRA.
Burden statement: The annualized public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2,649
hours per response, although individual respondent burden varies based
on their individual activities. 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, a copy of which is available in the docket, provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only briefly summarized
here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 445.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
Two responses per chemical: An initial response and the final data
submission. All respondents will provide an initial response, while
only those that generate the data will complete the final data
submission.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 93,655 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $6,887,418. This includes an
estimated annualized cost of $267 for non-burden hour or delivery
costs.
III. What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. Although included as attachments to the ICR, EPA has
issued a separate Federal Register document to solicit public review
and comments on the related draft policy describing the procedures for
responding to the 408(p) order, and the draft template for the 408(p)
order itself. In addition to considering comments submitted on the ICR,
EPA will also consider comments received on those documents in response
to that separate solicitation. Changes to those documents may result in
changes to the ICR as well. 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
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 29, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
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