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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed New Collections;
Comment Request; TSCA Existing
Chemical Risk Evaluation and
Management; Generic ICR for
Interviews and Focus Groups (EPA ICR
No. 2584.01) and Generic ICR for
Surveys (EPA ICR No. 2585.01)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is
planning to submit two Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). The
first ICR is entitled: ‘‘TSCA Existing
Chemical Risk Evaluation and
Management; Generic ICR for Interview
and Focus Groups’’ and is identified by
EPA ICR No. 2584.01 and OMB Control
No. 2070–[NEW]. The second ICR is
entitled: ‘‘TSCA Existing Chemical Risk
Evaluation and Management; Generic
ICR for Surveys’’ and is identified by
EPA ICR No. 2585.01 and OMB Control
No. 2070–[NEW]. Both ICRs are new
requests. Before submitting these ICRs
to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the information collection
activities that are summarized in this
document. The ICRs and accompanying
material are available for public review
and comment in the relevant dockets
identified in this document for the ICRs.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the corresponding ICR
as identified in this document, by one
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• 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: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact:
Albert Monroe, Economic and Policy
Analysis Branch, Chemistry, Economics,
and Sustainable Strategies Division,
(MC7406M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
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telephone number: (202) 564–7116;
email address: monroe.albert@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA
specifically solicits comments and
information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
II. What information collection
activities does this action apply to?
EPA intends to initiate two new
collection activities to provide more
comprehensive and accurate
information to inform the evaluation
and risk management of existing
chemicals as required under section 6 of
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), which was amended in 2016 by
the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical
Safety for the 21st Century Act, 15
U.S.C. 2601 et seq. EPA must prioritize,
evaluate, and/or determine risks for at
least 20 chemicals at a time, and manage
any unreasonable risks, all under strict
statutory deadlines. For each chemical
evaluated, EPA must evaluate hazards
and exposures for each condition of use
and manage through regulations all risks
that it has determined to be
unreasonable. The Supporting
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Statement for each ICR, a copy of which
is available in the corresponding docket,
provides a more detailed explanation.
A. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2018–0611
Title: TSCA Existing Chemical Risk
Evaluation and Management; Generic
ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2584.01.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–[NEW].
ICR status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information subject to
PRA approval unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers for the EPA
regulations in title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the preamble of the final
rule, are further displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instruments or
form, if applicable.
Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to
help provide data for EPA’s risk
evaluations and risk management of
existing chemicals under TSCA section
6 more efficiently and effectively. EPA
must gather information with sufficient
detail about chemicals, including
hazards, conditions of use, exposures,
potentially exposed and susceptible
subpopulations, alternatives, and
regulatory options in a timely fashion to
meet TSCA’s strict statutory timeframes
as set forth in TSCA section 6.
Therefore, EPA is proposing a generic
ICR to conduct interviews and focus
groups of chemical users, processors,
distributors, manufacturers (including
importers), recyclers, chemical waste
handlers, consumers, employees, state
regulators, non-governmental
organizations, and industry experts
related to information collection for
TSCA chemical risk evaluation and
management. This generic ICR is
intended to supplement currently
reasonably available information on
chemicals in commerce and provide
support for the Agency’s evaluation and
regulatory activities regarding existing
chemicals.
As appropriate, EPA would collect
data in several ways, such as interviews
and focus groups. Data collected under
this generic clearance may be used in
several ways during the risk evaluation
and risk management processes,
including establishing generic scenarios,
developing models of various
conditions of use of chemicals evaluated
under TSCA or their alternatives,
pretesting survey questions, and
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providing important context for publicly
available information already available
to EPA. This research would consist of
open-ended structured discussions or
interviews with individuals or small
groups of individuals, and therefore can
provide in-depth information. By
learning more about the conditions of
use, exposures, and alternatives to
chemicals being evaluated or regulated,
EPA would be able to more efficiently
and effectively carry out its mandate
under TSCA to protect human health
and the environment from unreasonable
risks.
EPA would not collect information of
a sensitive or private nature. However,
respondents may claim information
provided in an interview or focus group
as CBI under TSCA section 14. Please
refer to TSCA section 14(b) to
understand what information is not
protected from disclosure. For example,
TSCA section 14(a) does not prohibit
the disclosure of information from
health and safety studies that are
submitted under TSCA. Information on
the requirements for asserting CBI
claims under TSCA can be found at
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/makingcbi-claims-tsca-submissions. EPA would
disclose information that is covered by
a claim of confidentiality only to the
extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures of TSCA section
14, which provides advance notice and
an opportunity to object prior to public
disclosure.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.99
hours per response. There are no
recordkeeping burdens. Burden is
defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The ICR,
which is available in the docket along
with other related materials, provides a
detailed explanation of the collection
activities and the burden estimate that
is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include chemical manufacturers (as long
as the information requested does not
duplicate information already in
possession of the federal government),
chemical users (including government
agencies), processors, distributors,
product manufacturers, recyclers,
chemical waste handlers, consumers,
employees, and others with important
information about the chemical being
evaluated or considered for risk
management under TSCA. As such,
there are no typical respondent NAICS
codes and the respondents will vary
depending on the conditions of use of
each chemical under consideration.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 714.
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Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
237 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $18,296.
This includes an estimated burden cost
of $18,296 and an estimated cost of $0
for capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
B. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2018–0612
Title: TSCA Existing Chemical Risk
Evaluation and Management; Generic
ICR for Surveys.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2585.01.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–[NEW].
ICR status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information subject to
PRA approval unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers for the EPA
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after
appearing in the preamble of the final
rule, are further displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instruments or
form, if applicable.
Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to
help collect data for EPA’s risk
evaluations and risk management of
existing chemicals under TSCA section
6. EPA must gather information with
sufficient detail about chemicals’
conditions of use, exposures, potentially
exposed or susceptible subpopulations,
alternatives, and regulatory options in a
timely fashion in order to meet TSCA’s
strict statutory timeframes as set forth in
TSCA section 6. Therefore, EPA is
proposing a generic ICR to conduct
surveys of chemical users, processors,
distributors, manufacturers (including
importers), recyclers, chemical waste
handlers, consumers, employees, state
regulators, non-governmental
organizations, and industry experts
related to information collection for
TSCA chemical risk evaluation and
management. Surveys are defined as the
collection of information from a
common group through interviews or
the application of questionnaires to a
representative sample of that group.
These information collection efforts
are intended to supplement currently
reasonably available information on
chemicals in commerce and would
provide support for the Agency’s
evaluation and regulatory activities
regarding existing chemicals. By
learning more about the conditions of
use, exposures, potentially exposed and
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susceptible subpopulations,
alternatives, and regulatory options for
chemicals being evaluated or regulated,
EPA would be able to more efficiently
and effectively carry out its mandate
under TSCA to protect human health
and the environment from unreasonable
risks.
EPA would not collect information of
a sensitive or private nature. However,
respondents may claim information
provided in an interview or focus group
as CBI under TSCA section 14. Please
refer to TSCA section 14(b) to
understand what information is not
protected from disclosure. For example,
TSCA section 14(a) does not prohibit
the disclosure of information from
health and safety studies that are
submitted under TSCA. Information on
the requirements for asserting CBI
claims under TSCA can be found at
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/makingcbi-claims-tsca-submissions. EPA would
disclose information that is covered by
a claim of confidentiality only to the
extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures of TSCA section
14, which provides advance notice and
an opportunity to object prior to public
disclosure.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 2 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b). The ICR, which is available in
the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities:
Potential respondents include chemical
manufacturers, chemical users,
processors, distributors, manufacturers
(including importers), recyclers,
chemical waste handlers, consumers,
employees, state regulators, nongovernmental organizations, and
industry experts about the chemical
being evaluated or considered for risk
management under TSCA. As such,
there are no typical respondent NAICS
codes and the respondents will vary
depending on the conditions of use of
each chemical under consideration.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 600.
Frequency of response: On occasion,
as necessary to support risk evaluation
and management of existing chemicals.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: One.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
400 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $31,008.
This includes an estimated burden cost
of $31,008 and an estimated cost of $0
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for capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
V. What is the next step in the process
for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the individual ICRs
as appropriate. The final ICR packages
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.10. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of these ICRs to OMB and
the opportunity for the public to submit
additional comments for OMB
consideration. If you have any questions
about any of these ICRs or the approval
process in general, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: July 18, 2019.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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All employees of the Department of
Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their
contractors and subcontractors who worked
at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in
Scoville, Idaho, and who were monitored for
external radiation at the Idaho Chemical
Processing Plant (CPP) (e.g., at least one film
badge or TLD dosimeter from CPP) between
January 1, 1963, and February 28, 1970, for
a number of work days aggregating at least
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this employment, or in combination with
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in the Special Exposure Cohort.
This designation became effective on
July 21, 2019. Therefore, beginning on
July 21, 2019, members of this class of
employees, defined as reported in this
notice, became members of the SEC.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C.
7384l(14)(C).
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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HHS gives notice concerning
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Support, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum
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45226–1938, Telephone 513–533–6800.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0611 and EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0612; FRL-9988-54]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed New
Collections; Comment Request; TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation
and Management; Generic ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups (EPA ICR
No. 2584.01) and Generic ICR for Surveys (EPA ICR No. 2585.01)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is planning to submit two Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The first ICR is entitled: ``TSCA Existing Chemical Risk
Evaluation and Management; Generic ICR for Interview and Focus Groups''
and is identified by EPA ICR No. 2584.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-
[NEW]. The second ICR is entitled: ``TSCA Existing Chemical Risk
Evaluation and Management; Generic ICR for Surveys'' and is identified
by EPA ICR No. 2585.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-[NEW]. Both ICRs are
new requests. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
information collection activities that are summarized in this document.
The ICRs and accompanying material are available for public review and
comment in the relevant dockets identified in this document for the
ICRs.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number for the corresponding ICR as identified in
this document, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
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: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Albert Monroe, Economic and
Policy Analysis Branch, Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable
Strategies Division, (MC7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-7116; email
address: [email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activities does this action apply to?
EPA intends to initiate two new collection activities to provide
more comprehensive and accurate information to inform the evaluation
and risk management of existing chemicals as required under section 6
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which was amended in 2016
by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, 15
U.S.C. 2601 et seq. EPA must prioritize, evaluate, and/or determine
risks for at least 20 chemicals at a time, and manage any unreasonable
risks, all under strict statutory deadlines. For each chemical
evaluated, EPA must evaluate hazards and exposures for each condition
of use and manage through regulations all risks that it has determined
to be unreasonable. The Supporting
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Statement for each ICR, a copy of which is available in the
corresponding docket, provides a more detailed explanation.
A. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0611
Title: TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management;
Generic ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2584.01.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-[NEW].
ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information subject to PRA approval unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control
numbers for the EPA regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the preamble of the final rule,
are further displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection
instruments or form, if applicable.
Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to help provide data for EPA's
risk evaluations and risk management of existing chemicals under TSCA
section 6 more efficiently and effectively. EPA must gather information
with sufficient detail about chemicals, including hazards, conditions
of use, exposures, potentially exposed and susceptible subpopulations,
alternatives, and regulatory options in a timely fashion to meet TSCA's
strict statutory timeframes as set forth in TSCA section 6. Therefore,
EPA is proposing a generic ICR to conduct interviews and focus groups
of chemical users, processors, distributors, manufacturers (including
importers), recyclers, chemical waste handlers, consumers, employees,
state regulators, non-governmental organizations, and industry experts
related to information collection for TSCA chemical risk evaluation and
management. This generic ICR is intended to supplement currently
reasonably available information on chemicals in commerce and provide
support for the Agency's evaluation and regulatory activities regarding
existing chemicals.
As appropriate, EPA would collect data in several ways, such as
interviews and focus groups. Data collected under this generic
clearance may be used in several ways during the risk evaluation and
risk management processes, including establishing generic scenarios,
developing models of various conditions of use of chemicals evaluated
under TSCA or their alternatives, pretesting survey questions, and
providing important context for publicly available information already
available to EPA. This research would consist of open-ended structured
discussions or interviews with individuals or small groups of
individuals, and therefore can provide in-depth information. By
learning more about the conditions of use, exposures, and alternatives
to chemicals being evaluated or regulated, EPA would be able to more
efficiently and effectively carry out its mandate under TSCA to protect
human health and the environment from unreasonable risks.
EPA would not collect information of a sensitive or private nature.
However, respondents may claim information provided in an interview or
focus group as CBI under TSCA section 14. Please refer to TSCA section
14(b) to understand what information is not protected from disclosure.
For example, TSCA section 14(a) does not prohibit the disclosure of
information from health and safety studies that are submitted under
TSCA. Information on the requirements for asserting CBI claims under
TSCA can be found at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/making-cbi-claims-tsca-submissions. EPA would disclose information that is covered by a
claim of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in
accordance with, the procedures of TSCA section 14, which provides
advance notice and an opportunity to object prior to public disclosure.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 0.99 hours per
response. There are no recordkeeping burdens. Burden is defined in 5
CFR 1320.3(b). The ICR, which is available in the docket along with
other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the
collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly
summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include chemical manufacturers (as long as the information
requested does not duplicate information already in possession of the
federal government), chemical users (including government agencies),
processors, distributors, product manufacturers, recyclers, chemical
waste handlers, consumers, employees, and others with important
information about the chemical being evaluated or considered for risk
management under TSCA. As such, there are no typical respondent NAICS
codes and the respondents will vary depending on the conditions of use
of each chemical under consideration.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 714.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 237 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $18,296. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $18,296 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
B. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0612
Title: TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management;
Generic ICR for Surveys.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2585.01.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-[NEW].
ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information subject to PRA approval unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control
numbers for the EPA regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing
in the preamble of the final rule, are further displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instruments or form, if applicable.
Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to help collect data for EPA's
risk evaluations and risk management of existing chemicals under TSCA
section 6. EPA must gather information with sufficient detail about
chemicals' conditions of use, exposures, potentially exposed or
susceptible subpopulations, alternatives, and regulatory options in a
timely fashion in order to meet TSCA's strict statutory timeframes as
set forth in TSCA section 6. Therefore, EPA is proposing a generic ICR
to conduct surveys of chemical users, processors, distributors,
manufacturers (including importers), recyclers, chemical waste
handlers, consumers, employees, state regulators, non-governmental
organizations, and industry experts related to information collection
for TSCA chemical risk evaluation and management. Surveys are defined
as the collection of information from a common group through interviews
or the application of questionnaires to a representative sample of that
group.
These information collection efforts are intended to supplement
currently reasonably available information on chemicals in commerce and
would provide support for the Agency's evaluation and regulatory
activities regarding existing chemicals. By learning more about the
conditions of use, exposures, potentially exposed and
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susceptible subpopulations, alternatives, and regulatory options for
chemicals being evaluated or regulated, EPA would be able to more
efficiently and effectively carry out its mandate under TSCA to protect
human health and the environment from unreasonable risks.
EPA would not collect information of a sensitive or private nature.
However, respondents may claim information provided in an interview or
focus group as CBI under TSCA section 14. Please refer to TSCA section
14(b) to understand what information is not protected from disclosure.
For example, TSCA section 14(a) does not prohibit the disclosure of
information from health and safety studies that are submitted under
TSCA. Information on the requirements for asserting CBI claims under
TSCA can be found at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/making-cbi-claims-tsca-submissions. EPA would disclose information that is covered by a
claim of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in
accordance with, the procedures of TSCA section 14, which provides
advance notice and an opportunity to object prior to public disclosure.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The ICR,
which is available in the docket along with other related materials,
provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities and the
burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities: Potential respondents include
chemical manufacturers, chemical users, processors, distributors,
manufacturers (including importers), recyclers, chemical waste
handlers, consumers, employees, state regulators, non-governmental
organizations, and industry experts about the chemical being evaluated
or considered for risk management under TSCA. As such, there are no
typical respondent NAICS codes and the respondents will vary depending
on the conditions of use of each chemical under consideration.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 600.
Frequency of response: On occasion, as necessary to support risk
evaluation and management of existing chemicals.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
One.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 400 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $31,008. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $31,008 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
V. What is the next step in the process for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the individual
ICRs as appropriate. The final ICR packages will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.10. EPA will issue
another Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of these ICRs to OMB and the opportunity for
the public to submit additional comments for OMB consideration. If you
have any questions about any of these ICRs or the approval process in
general, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: July 18, 2019.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-16616 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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