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Scott Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 564–8257; fax number: (202) 564–
8251; e-mail address:
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I. General Information
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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 all who manufacture,
process or distribute industrial
chemicals. 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 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.
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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 EP–W–10–
014, contractor ERG of 110 Hartwell
Ave., Lexington, MA and subcontractor
Avanti Corporation of 5520 Cherokee
Ave., Suite 205, Alexandria, VA will
assist the Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT) in preparing
exposure and release assessments for
OPPT’s new and existing chemical
review programs; providing support for
regulatory efforts such as the TSCA
Inventory Update Rule Amendments;
and preparing various technical
analyses to support OPPT activities
under all sections of TSCA.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),
EPA has determined that under Contract
Number EP–W–10–014, ERG 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. ERG and
its subcontractor’s personnel will be
given access to information submitted to
EPA under all sections of TSCA.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform
all submitters of information under all
sections of TSCA that EPA may provide
ERG 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 and ERG’s sites
located at 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite
200, Chantilly, VA and 110 Hartwell
Ave., Lexington, MA in accordance with
EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI,
will continue until August 9, 2015. If
the contract is extended, this access will
also continue for the duration of the
extended contract without further
notice.
ERG and its subcontractor’s 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: September 16, 2010.
Diane Sheridan,
Acting Director, Information Management
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0019; FRL–9204–6]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Clean Watersheds Needs
Survey (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
0318.12, OMB Control No. 2040–0050
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before October 22,
2010.
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2003–0019, to (1) EPA online using
https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to OWDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Water Docket, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Plastino, Municipal Support
Division, Office of Wastewater
Management, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; phone number:
202–564–0682; fax number: 202–501–
2397; e-mail address: cwns@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 May 26, 2010 (75 FR 29532), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to EPA
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OW–2003–0019, which is available
for online viewing at https://
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www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Water 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 Water Docket is 202–
566–2426.
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 docket, and
to access those documents in the 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 at 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. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey
(Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0318.12,
OMB Control No. 2040–0050.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2011. 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 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: The Clean Watersheds
Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by
Clean Water Act (CWA) Sections 205(a)
and 516. It is a periodic inventory of
existing and projected publicly owned
wastewater treatment works (POTWs)
and other water pollution control
facilities in the United States, as well as
an estimate of how many POTWs need
to be built. The CWNS is a joint effort
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of EPA and the States. The Survey
records cost and technical data
associated with POTWs and other water
pollution control facilities, existing and
projected, in the United States. The
State respondents who provide this
information to EPA are State agencies
responsible for environmental pollution
control. No confidential information is
used, nor is sensitive information
protected from release under the Public
Information Act. EPA achieves national
consistency in the final results through
the application of uniform guidelines
and validation techniques.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.55 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: 56
States (States, District of Columbia, U.S.
Territories) and 5,124 Local Facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,180.
Frequency of Response: Every 4 years.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
9,115.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$371,066, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 308 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This is the net result
of a decrease of 52 state burden hours
combined with an increase of 360 hours
in Local Facility burden hours. Seven
states will select the Gap Approach
Option, which is projected to decrease
burden slightly due to the sampling
design (the greater State effort per
facility is slightly more than offset by
entering data for a sampled portion of
facilities rather than for all facilities).
For Local Facilities, there is an
increased number of facilities that more
than offsets the burden saved by
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switching from a census to a sampling
approach.
Dated: September 16, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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AGENCY
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Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and
Status Information
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Section 5 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture
(defined by statute to include import) a
new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on
the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and
comply with the statutory provisions
pertaining to the manufacture of new
chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and
5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to
publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an
application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish
periodic status reports on the chemicals
under review and the receipt of notices
of commencement to manufacture those
chemicals. This status report, which
covers the period from July 30, 2010 to
August 31, 2010, consists of the PMNs
and TME, both pending or expired, and
the notices of commencement to
manufacture a new chemical that the
Agency has received under TSCA
section 5 during this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the
specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before October
22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0800, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–[insert
Docket ID no.]. The DCO is open from
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0019; FRL-9204-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0318.12, OMB Control No. 2040-0050
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 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. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 22,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0019, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to OW-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
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: Michael Plastino, Municipal Support
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone
number: 202-564-0682; fax number: 202-501-2397; e-mail address:
cwns@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 May 26, 2010 (75 FR 29532), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0019, which is available for online viewing at
https://
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www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water 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 Water Docket is 202-566-2426.
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 docket, and to access those
documents in the 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 at 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. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0318.12, OMB Control No. 2040-0050.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011.
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 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: The Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by
Clean Water Act (CWA) Sections 205(a) and 516. It is a periodic
inventory of existing and projected publicly owned wastewater treatment
works (POTWs) and other water pollution control facilities in the
United States, as well as an estimate of how many POTWs need to be
built. The CWNS is a joint effort of EPA and the States. The Survey
records cost and technical data associated with POTWs and other water
pollution control facilities, existing and projected, in the United
States. The State respondents who provide this information to EPA are
State agencies responsible for environmental pollution control. No
confidential information is used, nor is sensitive information
protected from release under the Public Information Act. EPA achieves
national consistency in the final results through the application of
uniform guidelines and validation techniques.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.55
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: 56 States (States, District of
Columbia, U.S. Territories) and 5,124 Local Facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,180.
Frequency of Response: Every 4 years.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,115.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $371,066, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 308 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This is the net result of a decrease of
52 state burden hours combined with an increase of 360 hours in Local
Facility burden hours. Seven states will select the Gap Approach
Option, which is projected to decrease burden slightly due to the
sampling design (the greater State effort per facility is slightly more
than offset by entering data for a sampled portion of facilities rather
than for all facilities). For Local Facilities, there is an increased
number of facilities that more than offsets the burden saved by
switching from a census to a sampling approach.
Dated: September 16, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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