Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; 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, 27530-27531 [E9-13589]

Download as PDF erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 27530 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 10, 2009 / Notices ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to expire on August 31, 2009. 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, 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) for Semiconductor Manufacturing were proposed on May 8, 2002, (67 FR 30848), and promulgated on May 22, 2003, (68 FR 87925). These standards apply to each existing, new, or reconstructed effected source for those manufacturing semiconductors. Semiconductor manufacturing process units are used to manufacture p-type and n-type semiconductor and active solid-state devices from a water substrate, including research and development activities integrated into a semiconductor manufacturing process unit. Owners or operators of the affected facilities would be required to submit one-time only notifications, compliance status report, and initial performance test results. Respondents are required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) in the operations of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Semiannual summary reports are also required. Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart must maintain a file of these measurements and retain the file for at least five years following the collection of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated State or local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office. 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 regulations listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15 are VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:18 Jun 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 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 18 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose and 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. All existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements that 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: Semiconductor manufacturing. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. Frequency of Response: On occasion, initially, and semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 37. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3,167: including $3,117 for Labor costs, $50 for operation and maintenance (O&M) costs and 0 for capital/startup costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past three years, and we are not anticipating any changes over the next three years; and (2) the current growth rate for the industry is very low, negative or nonexistent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. This standard only regulates existing source, therefore, no new respondent will be subject to the regulation over the next three years. 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 we used in this ICR, and there is no change in burden to industry. Dated: June 4, 2009. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E9–13587 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2008–0868; FRL–8916–1] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection Supporting Statement, Health and Safety Data Reporting, Submission of Lists and Copies of Health and Safety Studies. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 10, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2008–0868 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408–M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554– 1404; e-mail address: TSCA– Hotline@epa.gov. EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On December 24, 2008 (73 FR 79081), EPA sought comments on this renewal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 10, 2009 / Notices ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the comment period. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OPPT–2008–0868, which is available for online viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/ DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202–566–0280. Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at https:// www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in https:// www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in https://www.regulations.gov. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in https:// www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:18 Jun 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 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(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 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 uses 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 average about 11 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 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27531 previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are companies that manufacture, process, import or distribute in commerce chemical substances or mixtures. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 1.2. Estimated No. of Respondents: 34. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 456 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: $28,030. Changes in Burden Estimates: There is a decrease of 13,891 hours (from 14,347 hours to 456 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently in the OMB inventory. This decrease reflects the episodic nature of rulemakings that add chemicals to the TSCA section 8(d) list. EPA has added chemicals to the section 8(d) list in only three of the last 13 years, adding an average of 20 chemicals per year over that time period. The most recent ICR anticipated adding an unusually large number of chemicals to the 8(d) list, associated with the high production volume (HPV) chemical program. Because EPA does not anticipate adding such a large number of chemicals during the next three years, EPA has reduced the burden estimate for this ICR. It is now more consistent with the number of chemicals that EPA has historically added to the TSCA section 8(d) list. This change is an adjustment. The Supporting Statement provides additional detail concerning the changes in burden estimates. Dated: June 4, 2009. John Moses, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E9–13589 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection Supporting Statement, Health and Safety Data 
Reporting, Submission of Lists and Copies of Health and Safety Studies. 
The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the 
information collection activity and its expected burden and costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2008-0868 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to: 
Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408-M, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On December 24, 2008 (73 FR 79081), EPA sought comments on 
this renewal

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ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the 
comment period. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to 
EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0868, which is available for online viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 
is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
Docket is 202-566-0280.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index 
listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those 
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once 
in the system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID 
number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing in https://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA 
identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide 
a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is 
placed in https://www.regulations.gov. The entire printed comment, 
including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public 
docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, 
information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted 
by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not 
be available for public viewing in https://www.regulations.gov. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
    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 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(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 
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 uses 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 average about 
11 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain or disclose 
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the 
time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install and 
utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, 
validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining 
information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the 
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and 
requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of 
information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of 
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are companies that manufacture, process, import or 
distribute in commerce chemical substances or mixtures.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 1.2.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 34.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 456 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $28,030.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: There is a decrease of 13,891 hours 
(from 14,347 hours to 456 hours) in the total estimated respondent 
burden compared with that currently in the OMB inventory. This decrease 
reflects the episodic nature of rulemakings that add chemicals to the 
TSCA section 8(d) list. EPA has added chemicals to the section 8(d) 
list in only three of the last 13 years, adding an average of 20 
chemicals per year over that time period. The most recent ICR 
anticipated adding an unusually large number of chemicals to the 8(d) 
list, associated with the high production volume (HPV) chemical 
program. Because EPA does not anticipate adding such a large number of 
chemicals during the next three years, EPA has reduced the burden 
estimate for this ICR. It is now more consistent with the number of 
chemicals that EPA has historically added to the TSCA section 8(d) 
list. This change is an adjustment. The Supporting Statement provides 
additional detail concerning the changes in burden estimates.

    Dated: June 4, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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