Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Sec. 8(a); EPA ICR No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067, 4654-4655 [2011-1663]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4654-4655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1663]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488; FRL-9258-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA 
Sec. 8(a); EPA ICR No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067

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 the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA 
Sec. 8(a); ICR No. 1198.09, OMB No. 2070-0067. The ICR, which is 
abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection 
activity and its estimated burden and costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 25, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-0488 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), 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: Pamela Myrick, 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: 202-564-9838; 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 June 24, 2010 (75 FR 36067), EPA sought comments on this 
renewal ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments 
during the comment period. Any additional 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-2010-0488, 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

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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: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Sec. 8(a).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067.
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection that is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. Under 5 CFR 
1320.10, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection 
of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
authorizes the EPA Administrator to promulgate chemical-specific rules 
that require persons who manufacture, import or process the chemical 
substance or mixture, or who propose to manufacture, import, or process 
the chemical substance or mixture, to maintain such records and submit 
such reports to EPA as may be reasonably required. Any chemical covered 
by TSCA for which EPA or another Federal agency has a reasonable need 
for information and which cannot be satisfied via other sources is a 
proper potential subject for a chemical-specific TSCA section 8(a) 
rulemaking. Information that may be collected under TSCA section 8(a) 
includes, but is not limited to, chemical names, categories of use, 
production volume, by-products of chemical production, existing data on 
deaths and environmental effects, exposure data, and disposal 
information. Generally, EPA uses chemical-specific information under 
TSCA section 8(a) to evaluate the potential for adverse human health 
and environmental effects caused by the manufacture, importation, 
processing, use or disposal of the identified chemical substance or 
mixture. Additionally, EPA may use TSCA section 8(a) information to 
assess the need or set priorities for testing and/or further regulatory 
action. To the extent that reported information is not considered 
confidential, environmental groups, environmental justice advocates, 
state and local government entities and others in the public will also 
have access to this information for their use.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 
CFR 704). 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 68.8 
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are companies that manufacture, process or import, or 
propose to manufacture, process or import, the chemical substance or 
mixture identified in a rule.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 275 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $14,080.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: There is no change in the total 
estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory.

    Dated: January 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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