Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; ICR Addendum for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, 35903-35904 [2013-14233]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 115 / Friday, June 14, 2013 / Notices and consultation with the FTC staff, it is ordered that: (1) The petitions for waiver submitted by the Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Case No. RF–025) are hereby granted as set forth in the paragraphs in this section. (2) Samsung shall be required to test and rate the following Samsung models according to the alternate test procedure set forth in paragraph (3) of this section. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; ICR Addendum for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. (3) Samsung shall be required to test the products listed in paragraph (2) of this section according to appendix A1 to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430 except that the test cycle shall be identical to the test procedure provisions for products with long-time or variable defrost located in section 4.2.1 of appendix A to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430, as adopted in DOE’s final rule dated January 25, 2012 (77 FR 3559). (4) Representations. Samsung may make representations about the energy use of its refrigerator-freezer products for compliance, marketing, or other purposes only to the extent that such products have been tested in accordance with the provisions outlined above and such representations fairly disclose the results of such testing. (5) This waiver shall remain in effect consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 430.27(m). (6) This waiver is issued on the condition that the statements, representations, and documentary materials provided by the petitioner are valid. DOE may revoke or modify this waiver at any time if it determines the factual basis underlying the petition for waiver is incorrect, or the results from the alternate test procedure are unrepresentative of the basic models’ true energy consumption characteristics. (7) This waiver applies only to those basic models set out in Samsung’s December 11, 2012 petition for waiver. Grant of this waiver does not release a petitioner from the certification requirements set forth at 10 CFR part 429. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2013. Kathleen B. Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2013–14164 Filed 6–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 17:03 Jun 13, 2013 [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0275; FRL–9529–9] AGENCY: RF31FM*SB** RF31FM*DB** RF24FS*DB** VerDate Mar<15>2010 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Jkt 229001 SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.): ‘‘ICR Addendum for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2488.01, OMB Control No. 2070—[new]). This is a new ICR that will amend an ICR that is currently approved under OMB Control No. 2070–0176 (EPA ICR No. 2249) and that covers the first list of chemicals. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. DATES: Submit comments on or before July 15, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2013–0275, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov (address your comments to the OMB Desk Officer for EPA). EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat West, (7203M), Office of Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–1656; fax number: (202) 564– 8482; email address: west.pat@epa.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35903 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. EPA received several comments in response to its solicitation of comments pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d) in the Federal Register issue of November 17, 2010 (75 FR 70569). The ICR submitted to OMB includes EPA’s responses, and reflects revisions made in response to those comments. Please note that when comments were sought in 2010, the draft ICR was identified under EPA ICR No. 2249.02 and OMB Control No. 2070–0176, and comments were directed to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPPT–2007–1081, which had been established for the initial ICR related to List 1 chemicals. Given the resulting confusion in finding documents in that docket, EPA has established a new docket, which is linked to the old docket. ICR Status: This is an addendum to an existing ICR that is currently approved under OMB Control No. 2070–0176 (EPA ICR No. 2249), covering the first list of chemicals screened under the EDSP. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor an approved collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. In this case, this applies to the activities associated with the chemicals on List 1, but not those associated with the chemicals on List 2. Under the PRA, 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. Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities associated with Tier 1 screening of the List 2 Chemicals under EPA’s EDSP. List 2 consists of 109 identified chemicals, 41 of which are pesticide active ingredients (PAIs) and 68 are chemicals identified under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The EDSP is established under section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 346a(p)), which requires EPA to develop a chemical screening program using appropriate validated test systems and other scientifically relevant information to determine whether certain substances E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 35904 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 115 / Friday, June 14, 2013 / Notices may have hormonal effects. The EDSP consists of a two-tiered approach to screen chemicals for potential endocrine disrupting effects. The purpose of Tier 1 screening is to identify substances that have the potential to interact with the estrogen, androgen, or thyroid hormone systems using a battery of assays. Substances that have the potential to interact with estrogen, androgen or thyroid systems may proceed to Tier 2, which is designed to identify any adverse endocrine-related effects caused by the substance, and establish a quantitative relationship between the dose and that endocrine effect. Additional information about the EDSP is available at https://www.epa.gov/endo. This ICR addendum covers the information collection activities and burden associated with issuing orders, generating and collecting data for List 2 Chemicals. The information collection activities otherwise remain the same as those described in the existing ICR that covers EDSP Tier 1 screening of List 1 Chemicals, with a few modifications that are necessary to address procedural differences that apply to SDWA chemicals. The Agency is also establishing an electronic mechanism for these activities to reduce burden and increase efficiencies. Form Numbers: EPA form numbers 6300–05; 6300–05–C; 6300–06; and 6300–06–C. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are those who receive an EDSP test order issued by the Agency because they are a registrant or manufacturer/ importer of a chemical substance identified on List 2. Under FFDCA section 408(p)(5)(A), EPA ‘‘shall issue’’ EDSP test orders ‘‘to a registrant of a substance for which testing is required . . . or to a person who manufactures or imports a substance for which testing is required.’’ Respondent’s Obligation to Respond: Mandatory under FFDCA section 408(p). Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Burden: The per response burden is estimated to range between 204 and 4,729 hours, depending on the respondent category and activities. The total annualized burden is estimated to be 296,820 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Estimated Cost: The per response cost is estimated to range between $18,842 and $297,171, depending on the respondent category and activities. The total annualized cost is estimated to be $21,054,546. This includes $400 for non-labor costs related to mailing the VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:03 Jun 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 submissions. Delivery of paper submissions will be eliminated with the full implementation of the electronic system. Changes in Burden Estimates: This represents an increase of 296,820 hours in the total estimated annualized burden compared with that currently approved by OMB. This is a program change that reflects the planned issuance of Tier 1 orders for List 2 chemicals to be screened under Tier 1 of the EDSP. Dated: June 4, 2013. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2013–14233 Filed 6–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0229; FRL–9386–6] Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: 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 Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. In addition under TSCA, EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement (NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document, which covers the period from March 11, 2013 to April 19, 2013, and provides the required notice and status report, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the NOC 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 July 15, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0229, and the specific PMN number or TME number for the chemical related to your comment, by one of the following methods: PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 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. 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: EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available online 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 Web site 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 email comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. 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 E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0275; FRL-9529-9]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; ICR Addendum for the Second List of 
Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine 
Disruptor Screening Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.): ``ICR Addendum for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1 
Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening 
Program (EDSP)'' (EPA ICR No. 2488.01, OMB Control No. 2070--[new]). 
This is a new ICR that will amend an ICR that is currently approved 
under OMB Control No. 2070-0176 (EPA ICR No. 2249) and that covers the 
first list of chemicals. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes 
the nature of the information collection activity and its expected 
burden and costs.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2013-0275, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by mail to: Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (28221T), 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov (address your comments to the OMB Desk 
Officer for EPA).
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat West, (7203M), Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-1656; fax number: (202) 564-8482; email address: 
west.pat@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    EPA received several comments in response to its solicitation of 
comments pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d) in the Federal Register issue of 
November 17, 2010 (75 FR 70569). The ICR submitted to OMB includes 
EPA's responses, and reflects revisions made in response to those 
comments. Please note that when comments were sought in 2010, the draft 
ICR was identified under EPA ICR No. 2249.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-
0176, and comments were directed to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-
1081, which had been established for the initial ICR related to List 1 
chemicals. Given the resulting confusion in finding documents in that 
docket, EPA has established a new docket, which is linked to the old 
docket.
    ICR Status: This is an addendum to an existing ICR that is 
currently approved under OMB Control No. 2070-0176 (EPA ICR No. 2249), 
covering the first list of chemicals screened under the EDSP. Under OMB 
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor an approved 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. In 
this case, this applies to the activities associated with the chemicals 
on List 1, but not those associated with the chemicals on List 2. Under 
the PRA, 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.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities 
associated with Tier 1 screening of the List 2 Chemicals under EPA's 
EDSP. List 2 consists of 109 identified chemicals, 41 of which are 
pesticide active ingredients (PAIs) and 68 are chemicals identified 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The EDSP is established under 
section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 
U.S.C. 346a(p)), which requires EPA to develop a chemical screening 
program using appropriate validated test systems and other 
scientifically relevant information to determine whether certain 
substances

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may have hormonal effects. The EDSP consists of a two-tiered approach 
to screen chemicals for potential endocrine disrupting effects. The 
purpose of Tier 1 screening is to identify substances that have the 
potential to interact with the estrogen, androgen, or thyroid hormone 
systems using a battery of assays. Substances that have the potential 
to interact with estrogen, androgen or thyroid systems may proceed to 
Tier 2, which is designed to identify any adverse endocrine-related 
effects caused by the substance, and establish a quantitative 
relationship between the dose and that endocrine effect. Additional 
information about the EDSP is available at https://www.epa.gov/endo.
    This ICR addendum covers the information collection activities and 
burden associated with issuing orders, generating and collecting data 
for List 2 Chemicals. The information collection activities otherwise 
remain the same as those described in the existing ICR that covers EDSP 
Tier 1 screening of List 1 Chemicals, with a few modifications that are 
necessary to address procedural differences that apply to SDWA 
chemicals. The Agency is also establishing an electronic mechanism for 
these activities to reduce burden and increase efficiencies.
    Form Numbers: EPA form numbers 6300-05; 6300-05-C; 6300-06; and 
6300-06-C.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are those who receive an EDSP test order issued by the Agency 
because they are a registrant or manufacturer/importer of a chemical 
substance identified on List 2. Under FFDCA section 408(p)(5)(A), EPA 
``shall issue'' EDSP test orders ``to a registrant of a substance for 
which testing is required . . . or to a person who manufactures or 
imports a substance for which testing is required.''
    Respondent's Obligation to Respond: Mandatory under FFDCA section 
408(p).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Burden: The per response burden is estimated to range 
between 204 and 4,729 hours, depending on the respondent category and 
activities. The total annualized burden is estimated to be 296,820 
hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Estimated Cost: The per response cost is estimated to range between 
$18,842 and $297,171, depending on the respondent category and 
activities. The total annualized cost is estimated to be $21,054,546. 
This includes $400 for non-labor costs related to mailing the 
submissions. Delivery of paper submissions will be eliminated with the 
full implementation of the electronic system.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: This represents an increase of 296,820 
hours in the total estimated annualized burden compared with that 
currently approved by OMB. This is a program change that reflects the 
planned issuance of Tier 1 orders for List 2 chemicals to be screened 
under Tier 1 of the EDSP.

    Dated: June 4, 2013.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-14233 Filed 6-13-13; 8:45 am]
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