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A. Does this Notice Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to you if are conducting, 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., 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 Facility 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 Contract Number (GS–35F–
0799M, Order Number EP09D000005),
contractor Guident of 198 Van Buren
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Street, Suite 120, Herndon, VA and its
subcontractor SAIC of 8301 Greensboro
Drive, McLean, VA will assist the Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT) in designing and developing
graphical user interface screens, which
will be transferred from the
developmental environment to EPA’s
Confidential Business environment.
This will enable users to input data into
tables/databases in the Confidential
Business area via the input screens.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),
EPA has determined that under Contract
Number (GS–35F–0799M, Order
Number EP09D000005), Guident and its
subcontractor will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under all sections of
TSCA to perform successfully the duties
specified under the contract. Guident
and its subcontractor personnel will be
given access to information submitted to
EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some
of the information may be claimed or
determined to be CBI.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform
all submitters of information under all
sections of TSCA that EPA may provide
Guident and its subcontractor access to
these CBI materials on a need-to-know
basis only. All access to TSCA CBI
under this contract will take place at
EPA Headquarters.
Guident and its subcontractor will be
authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA
Headquarters provided they comply
with the provisions of the EPA TSCA
CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI,
will continue until October 30, 2009. If
the contract is extended, this access will
also continue for the duration of the
extended contract without further
notice.
Guident and its subcontractor
personnel will be required to sign
nondisclosure agreements and will be
briefed on appropriate security
procedures before they are permitted
access to TSCA CBI.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Confidential business information.
Dated: December 15, 2008.
Todd S. Holderman,
Acting Director, Information Management
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2008–0868; FRL–8395–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Health and Safety
Data Reporting, Submission of Lists
and Copies of Health and Safety
Studies; EPA ICR No. 0575.12, OMB
Control No. 2070–0004
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Health and Safety Data
Reporting, Submission of Lists and
Copies of Health and Safety Studies’’
and identified by EPA ICR No. 0575.12
and OMB Control No. 2070–0004, is
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2009.
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 February 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2008–0868, 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–2008–0868.
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–
2008–0868. 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://
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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
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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
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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:
Gerry Brown, Chemical Control Division
(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–8086; fax number:
(202) 564–4765; e-mail address:
brown.gerry@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.
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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.
III. What Information Collection
Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this ICR are companies that
manufacture, process, import, or
distribute in commerce chemical
substances or mixtures.
Title: Health and Safety Data
Reporting, Submission of Lists and
Copies of Health and Safety Studies.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0575.12,
OMB Control No. 2070–0004.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2009.
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 Code
of Federal Regulations (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 for certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 8(d) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40
CFR part 716 require manufacturers and
processors of chemicals to submit lists
and copies of health and safety studies
relating to the health and/or
environmental effects of certain
chemical substances and mixtures. In
order to comply with the reporting
requirements of section 8(d),
respondents must search their records to
identify any health and safety studies in
their possession, copy and process
relevant studies, list studies that are
currently in progress, and submit this
information to EPA.
EPA uses this information to
construct a complete picture of the
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known effects of the chemicals in
question, leading to determinations by
EPA of whether additional testing of the
chemicals is required. The information
enables EPA to base its testing decisions
on the most complete information
available and to avoid demands for
testing that may be duplicative. EPA
will use information obtained via this
collection to support its investigation of
the risks posed by chemicals and, in
particular, to support its decisions on
whether to require industry to test
chemicals under section 4 of TSCA.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 716). Respondents may claim all or
part of a notice 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 range between 1.1 and 22
hours per response, depending upon the
nature of each respondent’s reporting
responsibility. 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: 6.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 6.8
Estimated total annual burden hours:
456 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $28,030.
This includes an estimated burden cost
of $28,030 and an estimated cost of $0
for capital investment or maintenance
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IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approval?
There is a decrease of 822 hours (from
1,278 hours to 456 hours) in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease
reflects reductions in EPA’s estimates as
to the number of chemicals likely to be
added to the TSCA section 8(b) list of
chemicals in the next three years. The
change is an adjustment.
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: December 15, 2008.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2008–0717; FRL–8393–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Pressed Wood
Manufacturing Industry Survey; EPA
ICR No. 2328.01, OMB Control No.
2070–new
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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: ‘‘Pressed Wood
Manufacturing Industry Survey’’ and is
identified by EPA ICR No. 2328.01 and
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OMB Control No. 2070–new. 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 February 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2008–0717, 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–2008–0717.
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–
2008–0717. 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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0868; FRL-8395-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Health and Safety Data Reporting, Submission of Lists
and Copies of Health and Safety Studies; EPA ICR No. 0575.12, OMB
Control No. 2070-0004
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
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Health and Safety Data Reporting, Submission of Lists and
Copies of Health and Safety Studies'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
0575.12 and OMB Control No. 2070-0004, is scheduled to expire on July
31, 2009. 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 February 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0868, 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-2008-0868. 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-
2008-0868. 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://
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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 at https://www.regulations.gov. 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: Gerry Brown, Chemical Control
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8086; fax
number: (202) 564-4765; e-mail address: brown.gerry@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.
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 ICR are
companies that manufacture, process, import, or distribute in commerce
chemical substances or mixtures.
Title: Health and Safety Data Reporting, Submission of Lists and
Copies of Health and Safety Studies.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0575.12, OMB Control No. 2070-0004.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31,
2009. 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 Code of Federal Regulations (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
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
and 40 CFR part 716 require manufacturers and processors of chemicals
to submit lists and copies of health and safety studies relating to the
health and/or environmental effects of certain chemical substances and
mixtures. In order to comply with the reporting requirements of section
8(d), respondents must search their records to identify any health and
safety studies in their possession, copy and process relevant studies,
list studies that are currently in progress, and submit this
information to EPA.
EPA uses this information to construct a complete picture of the
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known effects of the chemicals in question, leading to determinations
by EPA of whether additional testing of the chemicals is required. The
information enables EPA to base its testing decisions on the most
complete information available and to avoid demands for testing that
may be duplicative. EPA will use information obtained via this
collection to support its investigation of the risks posed by chemicals
and, in particular, to support its decisions on whether to require
industry to test chemicals under section 4 of TSCA.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 716). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice
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 range between
1.1 and 22 hours per response, depending upon the nature of each
respondent's reporting responsibility. 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: 6.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
6.8
Estimated total annual burden hours: 456 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $28,030. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $28,030 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 a decrease of 822 hours (from 1,278 hours to 456 hours) in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects reductions in
EPA's estimates as to the number of chemicals likely to be added to the
TSCA section 8(b) list of chemicals in the next three years. The change
is an adjustment.
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: December 15, 2008.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. E8-30498 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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