Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 5(a)(2) Significant New Use Rules for Existing Chemicals, 48788-48789 [2016-17515]

Agencies

• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48788-48789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17515]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0273; FRL 9946-99-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 5(a)(2) Significant 
New Use Rules for Existing Chemicals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 (PRA): ``TSCA 
Section 5(a)(2) Significant New Use Rules for Existing Chemicals'' (EPA 
ICR No. 1188.13, OMB Control No. 2070-0038). This is a request to renew 
the approval of an existing ICR. EPA received two comments in response 
to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the 
Federal Register on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53151), which are 
addressed in this ICR. With this submission, EPA is providing an 
additional 30 days for public review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 25, 2016.

[[Page 48789]]


ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2015-0273, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
    [ssquf] To EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and
    [ssquf] To OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address 
comments to 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: Colby Lintner, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email address: 
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in 
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and 
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in 
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William 
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31, 
2016. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB.
    Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 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 for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 
part 9.
    Abstract: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
provides EPA with a regulatory mechanism to monitor and, if necessary, 
control significant new uses of chemical substances. Section 5 
authorizes EPA to determine by rule (i.e., a significant new use rule 
or SNUR), after considering all relevant factors, that a use of a 
chemical substance represents a significant new use. If EPA determines 
that a use of a chemical substance is a significant new use, section 5 
requires persons to submit a significant new use notice (SNUN) to EPA 
at least 90 days before they manufacture, import, or process the 
substance for that use.
    EPA uses the information obtained through this collection to 
evaluate the health and environmental effects of the significant new 
use. EPA may take regulatory actions under TSCA section 5, 6 or 7 to 
control the activities for which it has received a SNUR notice. These 
actions include orders to limit or prohibit the manufacture, 
importation, processing, distribution in commerce, use or disposal of 
chemical substances. If EPA does not take action, section 5 also 
requires EPA to publish a Federal Register notice explaining the 
reasons for not taking action. This information collection addresses 
the reporting and recordkeeping requirements inherent in TSCA section 5 
significant new use rules.
    Respondents may claim all or part of their submission as 
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.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form No. 7710-25.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are companies that manufacture, process, import, or distribute 
in commerce chemical substances or mixtures.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 721).
    Estimated number of respondents: 6 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 1,025 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $100,595 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 289 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's updating the number of 
affected sites, the average number of SNUNs submitted annually, 
recalculating the average number of chemicals per SNUR, and correcting 
rounding errors in the burden estimate for completing a SNUN and rule 
familiarization. This change is an adjustment.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collections Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-17515 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P