Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request, 24698-24700 [2012-9902]

Download as PDF 24698 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices maintenance of EPA’s network security infrastructure devices and A. Does this notice apply to me? 2. Operations Security Program This action is directed to the public Management, which covers security in general. This action may, however, be operations oversight and monitoring, of interest to all who manufacture, security management and reporting, process, or distribute industrial chemicals. Since other entities may also security assessment and consulting and security audits support for the Wide be interested, the Agency has not Area Network (WAN) and the National attempted to describe all the specific Computer Center (NCC). entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), regarding the applicability of this action EPA has determined that under EPA to a particular entity, consult the contract number GS–35F–4797H, Task technical person listed under FOR Order Number EP–G11D–00056, CGI FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. and Its Identified Subcontractor will B. How can I get copies of this document require access to CBI submitted to EPA and other related information? under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under EPA has established a docket for this the contract. CGI and Its Identified action under docket identification (ID) Subcontractor’s personnel will be given number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004. access to information submitted to EPA All documents in the docket are listed under all sections of TSCA. Some of the in the docket index available at https:// www.regulations.gov. Although listed in information may be claimed or determined to be CBI. the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other EPA is issuing this notice to inform information whose disclosure is all submitters of information under all restricted by statute. Certain other sections of TSCA that EPA may provide material, such as copyrighted material, CGI and Its Identified Subcontractor will be publicly available only in hard access to these CBI materials on a needcopy. Publicly available docket to-know basis only. All access to TSCA materials are available electronically at CBI under this contract will take place https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only at EPA Headquarters and the Research available in hard copy, at the OPPT Triangle Park facilities in accordance Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. with EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, Access to TSCA data, including CBI, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room will continue until September 30, 2016. hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 If the contract is extended, this access p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding will also continue for the duration of the legal holidays. The telephone number of extended contract without further the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is notice. (202) 566–1744, and the telephone CGI and Its Identified Subcontractor’s number for the OPPT Docket is (202) personnel will be required to sign 566–0280. Docket visitors are required nondisclosure agreements and will be to show photographic identification, briefed on appropriate security pass through a metal detector, and sign procedures before they are permitted the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are access to TSCA CBI. processed through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be List of Subjects provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the building and Environmental protection, returned upon departure. Confidential business information. pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. General Information II. What action is the agency taking? Under EPA contract number GS–35F– 4797H, Task Order Number EP–G11D– 00056, contractor CGI of 12601 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, VA; and its Identified Subcontractor, FedConcepts/ Jorge of 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by providing support for two operations security management areas: 1. Security Technical Operations, including the operations and VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:14 Apr 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 Dated: April 13, 2012. Matthew G. Leopard, Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 2012–9640 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1010; FRL–9511–5 ] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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: TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Consent Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing Agreements, Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirement (EPA ICR No. 1139.09, OMB No. 2070–0033). The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. SUMMARY: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 25, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2010–1010 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email 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. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maryann Petrole, Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 7408–M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554– 1404; email 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 August 10, 2011 (76 FR 49471), EPA sought comments on this renewal pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices received one supportive comment during the comment period, which did not result in any substantive change to the Supporting Statement. 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 EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1010, 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 Docket Center 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 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 ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket ID number identified above. EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in 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 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 www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov. Title: TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Consent Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing Agreements, Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirement. ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:14 Apr 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 while this submission is pending at OMB. Abstract: This ICR covers the submission of test data to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support the decision making process for an industrial chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2601). Under TSCA, EPA has the authority to issue regulations designed to gather health/safety and exposure information on, require testing of, and control exposure to chemical substances and mixtures. Drugs, cosmetics, foods, food additives, pesticides, and nuclear materials are exempt from TSCA. Under TSCA section 4, EPA must assure that appropriate tests are performed on a chemical if it decides: (1) That a chemical being considered under TSCA section 4(a) may pose an ‘‘unreasonable risk’’ or is produced in ‘‘substantial’’ quantities that may result in substantial or significant human exposure or substantial environmental release of the chemical; (2) that additional data are needed to determine or predict the impacts of the chemical’s manufacture, processing, distribution, use or disposal; and (3) that testing is needed to develop such data. In general, when the need for data is identified by EPA, EPA may obtain the needed test data (1) By issuing a test rule through notice and comment rulemaking, (2) through negotiation with industry and issuing an enforceable consent agreement (ECA), or (3) through commitments from industry, i.e., voluntary testing agreements (VTAs). Industry may also submit test data to EPA on their own initiative. EPA uses the information collected under the authority of TSCA section 4 to assess risks associated with the manufacture, processing, distribution, use or disposal of a chemical, and to support any necessary regulatory action with respect to that chemical. The testing specified in a rule or consent order issued under TSCA section 4 only needs to be conducted once for each specified chemical. As such, only one of the entities that manufacture, import or process the specified chemical, or a consortia formed by these entities, is expected to conduct the specified testing and report the results of that testing to EPA. In addition, an entity subject to a test rule may apply for an exemption from the testing requirement if that testing will be or has been performed by another party. This information collection applies to reporting and recordkeeping activities associated with the information that EPA requires industry to provide in PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24699 response to TSCA section 4 test rules, consent orders or voluntary agreements, and other data submissions, as well as those related to the exemption applications. As such, responses to the collection of information are either mandatory if codified (see 40 CFR part 790), and voluntary when not. Respondents may claim all or part of a response as CBI. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. 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, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between 9 and 263 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are manufacturers, processors, importers, users, distributors or disposers of one or more specified chemical substances. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: Varies by activity, but is estimated to range from 1 to 131 per respondent. Estimated Total No. of Respondents: Varies by activity, but is estimated to range from 1 to 18. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 629,893 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: $13,289,461, with an additional $9,628,441 for non-labor costs related to laboratory test costs. Changes in Burden Estimates: This request represents an increase of 477,931 hours from that currently in the OMB inventory (from 151,962 hours to 629,893 hours). This increase reflects several adjustments in the estimates related to a better break-out of the different activities for the covered collection and an adjustment in projected potential future activities regarding voluntary submissions. The Agency has also adjusted all unit costs to reflect the latest available labor wage rates and has identified the non-labor costs more clearly. The Supporting Statement provides details about the E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1 24700 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices change in burden estimate. The change is an adjustment. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2012–9902 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0248; FRL–9515–5] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Steel Pickling, HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 25, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– OECA–2011–0248, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to: docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 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. SUMMARY: pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: (202) 564–0050; email address: williams.learia@epa.gov. EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:14 Apr 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), 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 number EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0248, which is available for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566–1927. 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 www.regulations.gov. Title: NESHAP for Steel Pickling, HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1821.07, OMB Control Number 2060– 0419. ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to expire on May 31, 2012. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart CCC. The rule applies to all facilities that pickle steel using hydrochloric acid or regenerate hydrochloric acid, and are major sources or are part of a facility that is a major source. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually. 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. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart CCC, 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 the EPA 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 168 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 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1010; FRL-9511-5 ]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request

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: TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, 
Consent Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing 
Agreements, Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing 
Requirement (EPA ICR No. 1139.09, OMB No. 2070-0033). 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 May 25, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-1010 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email 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: Maryann Petrole, Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 7408-M, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-
1404; email 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 August 10, 2011 (76 FR 49471), EPA sought comments on this 
renewal pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA

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received one supportive comment during the comment period, which did 
not result in any substantive change to the Supporting Statement. 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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1010, 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 Docket Center 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 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 ``search,'' 
then key in the docket ID number identified above.
    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing 
in 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 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 
www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Consent Orders, Enforceable 
Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing Agreements, Voluntary Data 
Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirement.
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012. Under 
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the submission of test data to the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support the decision making 
process for an industrial chemical under the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2601). Under TSCA, EPA has the authority to issue 
regulations designed to gather health/safety and exposure information 
on, require testing of, and control exposure to chemical substances and 
mixtures. Drugs, cosmetics, foods, food additives, pesticides, and 
nuclear materials are exempt from TSCA.
    Under TSCA section 4, EPA must assure that appropriate tests are 
performed on a chemical if it decides: (1) That a chemical being 
considered under TSCA section 4(a) may pose an ``unreasonable risk'' or 
is produced in ``substantial'' quantities that may result in 
substantial or significant human exposure or substantial environmental 
release of the chemical; (2) that additional data are needed to 
determine or predict the impacts of the chemical's manufacture, 
processing, distribution, use or disposal; and (3) that testing is 
needed to develop such data.
    In general, when the need for data is identified by EPA, EPA may 
obtain the needed test data (1) By issuing a test rule through notice 
and comment rulemaking, (2) through negotiation with industry and 
issuing an enforceable consent agreement (ECA), or (3) through 
commitments from industry, i.e., voluntary testing agreements (VTAs). 
Industry may also submit test data to EPA on their own initiative.
    EPA uses the information collected under the authority of TSCA 
section 4 to assess risks associated with the manufacture, processing, 
distribution, use or disposal of a chemical, and to support any 
necessary regulatory action with respect to that chemical.
    The testing specified in a rule or consent order issued under TSCA 
section 4 only needs to be conducted once for each specified chemical. 
As such, only one of the entities that manufacture, import or process 
the specified chemical, or a consortia formed by these entities, is 
expected to conduct the specified testing and report the results of 
that testing to EPA. In addition, an entity subject to a test rule may 
apply for an exemption from the testing requirement if that testing 
will be or has been performed by another party.
    This information collection applies to reporting and recordkeeping 
activities associated with the information that EPA requires industry 
to provide in response to TSCA section 4 test rules, consent orders or 
voluntary agreements, and other data submissions, as well as those 
related to the exemption applications. As such, responses to the 
collection of information are either mandatory if codified (see 40 CFR 
part 790), and voluntary when not.
    Respondents may claim all or part of a response as CBI. EPA will 
disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent 
permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2.
    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, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related 
collection instrument or form, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between 
9 and 263 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are manufacturers, processors, importers, users, distributors 
or disposers of one or more specified chemical substances.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: Varies 
by activity, but is estimated to range from 1 to 131 per respondent.
    Estimated Total No. of Respondents: Varies by activity, but is 
estimated to range from 1 to 18.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 629,893 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $13,289,461, with an additional 
$9,628,441 for non-labor costs related to laboratory test costs.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: This request represents an increase of 
477,931 hours from that currently in the OMB inventory (from 151,962 
hours to 629,893 hours). This increase reflects several adjustments in 
the estimates related to a better break-out of the different activities 
for the covered collection and an adjustment in projected potential 
future activities regarding voluntary submissions. The Agency has also 
adjusted all unit costs to reflect the latest available labor wage 
rates and has identified the non-labor costs more clearly. The 
Supporting Statement provides details about the

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change in burden estimate. The change is an adjustment.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-9902 Filed 4-24-12; 8:45 am]
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