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dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact:
Susanna Blair, Immediate Office, (Mail
Code 7401M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: 202–564–4371;
email address: blair.susanna@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.
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II. What information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Procedures for Requesting a
Chemical Risk Evaluation under TSCA.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2559.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0202.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on September 30,
2020. An Agency may not conduct or
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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 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40
CFR part 9, 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: The information collection
activities covered by this ICR renewal
are those carried out by a chemical
manufacturer in requesting a specific
chemical risk evaluation under the
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) be
conducted by EPA. EPA established the
process for conducting risk evaluations
under TSCA. Chemicals that will
undergo this evaluation include
chemicals the Agency has prioritized, as
well as chemicals for which EPA has
granted requests made by manufacturers
to have the chemicals evaluated under
EPA’s risk evaluation process. EPA has
established criteria and information
chemical manufacturers must provide
for EPA to consider a chemical
substance for risk evaluation. This
information is necessary in order for
EPA to review information covered by
chemical manufacturers and determine
if the chemical substance is suitable for
risk evaluation.
Legal authority: The Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C.
2605(b)(4).
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to 419.15 hours. 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
are persons that manufacture chemical
substances and request a chemical be
considered for risk evaluation by EPA.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 5.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
419.15 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$283,570. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $283,570 and an
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estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is no change in burden hours,
and an increase of $709 in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase reflects
the increase in wage rates since the
initial ICR. This change is an
adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: January 17, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020–01346 Filed 1–27–20; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0572; FRL–10003–
00]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No.
2517.03 and OMB Control No. 2070–
0194); Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is
planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Chemical-Specific Rules
under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Section 8(a); Certain Nanoscale
Materials’’ and identified by EPA ICR
No. 2517.03 and OMB Control No.
2070–0194, represents the renewal of an
SUMMARY:
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existing ICR that is scheduled to expire
on August 31, 2020. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR
and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received
March 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0572, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
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: Jim
Alwood, Chemical Control Division,
Mail Code: 7405M, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (202) 564–8974;
email address: alwood.jim@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.
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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 activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Chemical-Specific Rules under
the Toxic Substances Control Act
Section 8(a); Certain Nanoscale
Materials.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2517.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0194.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on 8/31/2020. 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 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
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: This information collection
request (ICR) covers reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for persons
who manufacture or process chemical
substances as nanoscale materials and is
related to a final rule issued under the
authority of section 8(a) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Although approved as an ICR
addendum to revise an existing
approved ICR to incorporate reporting
and recordkeeping requirements in the
TSCA section 8(a) rule for Certain
Nanoscale Materials (identified under
RIN 2070–AJ54), it was not incorporated
into the existing ICR after its approval.
As a result, EPA is seeking to renew the
approval of the addendum and will
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work to consolidate the ICRs during the
next approval time period.
TSCA section 8(a) authorizes EPA to
promulgate rules that require persons
who manufacture or process chemical
substances and mixtures, or who
propose to manufacture or process
chemical substances and mixtures, to
maintain such records and submit such
reports to EPA as may be reasonably
required. Information that may be
collected under TSCA section 8(a)
includes, but is not limited to, chemical
names, categories of use, production
volume, byproducts of chemical
production, existing information on
health and environmental effects,
exposure information, and disposal
information. This information is
collected by the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) and may
be used by other EPA offices and/or
Federal agencies to ensure knowledge of
specific practices that may affect human
health and the environment.
Under TSCA section 8(a), EPA is
establishing reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for certain
chemical substances as nanoscale
materials. The rule requires that persons
who manufacture or process these
nanoscale materials notify EPA of
certain information which includes
production volume, methods of
manufacture and processing, exposure
and release information, and available
health and safety information. The
reporting of these activities will provide
EPA with an opportunity to evaluate the
information and consider appropriate
action under TSCA to reduce any risk to
human health or the environment. The
information will also inform EPA’s
assessments of new chemical nanoscale
materials submitted to EPA under TSCA
section 5.
EPA’s OPPT, other EPA Offices and/
or other Federal agencies will generally
be the primary groups for which
information will be collected. However,
to the extent that reported information
is not considered to be confidential
business information (CBI),
environmental groups, environmental
justice advocates, state and local
government entities and other members
of the public will have access to this
information for their own use.
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 are
nanomaterial manufacturers and
nanomaterial processors.
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Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 285 per year.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 0.78 per
year.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
40,089 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$3,067,546. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $3,067,546 and an
estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average approximately 121
hours per response. Burden is defined
in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is decrease of 26,861 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
decrease reflects EPA’s expectation of
decreased submissions. In the previous
ICR period, the rule required an initial
one-time reporting on current
nanomaterials, while the reporting
covered in this period only requires the
reporting of new nanomaterials.
Furthermore, burden estimates assume
that the same manufacturers will report
each year and, therefore, will have
already undertaken rule familiarization
in the previous ICR period. Wage rates
were also updated to reflect 2018
dollars. This change is an adjustment in
estimates.
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IV. What is the next step in the process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Dated: January 17, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020–01345 Filed 1–27–20; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0572; FRL-10003-00]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2517.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-
0194); Comment Request
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The ICR, entitled: ``Chemical-Specific Rules under the Toxic Substances
Control Act Section 8(a); Certain Nanoscale Materials'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 2517.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0194, represents the
renewal of an
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existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2020. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection
that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material
are available in the docket for public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received March 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0572, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online 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: Jim Alwood, Chemical Control
Division, Mail Code: 7405M, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8974; 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 activity or ICR does this action apply
to?
Title: Chemical-Specific Rules under the Toxic Substances Control
Act Section 8(a); Certain Nanoscale Materials.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2517.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0194.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on 8/31/2020.
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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing
in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 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: This information collection request (ICR) covers
reporting and recordkeeping requirements for persons who manufacture or
process chemical substances as nanoscale materials and is related to a
final rule issued under the authority of section 8(a) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA). Although approved as an ICR addendum to
revise an existing approved ICR to incorporate reporting and
recordkeeping requirements in the TSCA section 8(a) rule for Certain
Nanoscale Materials (identified under RIN 2070-AJ54), it was not
incorporated into the existing ICR after its approval. As a result, EPA
is seeking to renew the approval of the addendum and will work to
consolidate the ICRs during the next approval time period.
TSCA section 8(a) authorizes EPA to promulgate rules that require
persons who manufacture or process chemical substances and mixtures, or
who propose to manufacture or process chemical substances and mixtures,
to maintain such records and submit such reports to EPA as may be
reasonably required. Information that may be collected under TSCA
section 8(a) includes, but is not limited to, chemical names,
categories of use, production volume, byproducts of chemical
production, existing information on health and environmental effects,
exposure information, and disposal information. This information is
collected by the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) and
may be used by other EPA offices and/or Federal agencies to ensure
knowledge of specific practices that may affect human health and the
environment.
Under TSCA section 8(a), EPA is establishing reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for certain chemical substances as nanoscale
materials. The rule requires that persons who manufacture or process
these nanoscale materials notify EPA of certain information which
includes production volume, methods of manufacture and processing,
exposure and release information, and available health and safety
information. The reporting of these activities will provide EPA with an
opportunity to evaluate the information and consider appropriate action
under TSCA to reduce any risk to human health or the environment. The
information will also inform EPA's assessments of new chemical
nanoscale materials submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5.
EPA's OPPT, other EPA Offices and/or other Federal agencies will
generally be the primary groups for which information will be
collected. However, to the extent that reported information is not
considered to be confidential business information (CBI), environmental
groups, environmental justice advocates, state and local government
entities and other members of the public will have access to this
information for their own use.
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 are nanomaterial manufacturers and nanomaterial processors.
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Estimated total number of potential respondents: 285 per year.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
0.78 per year.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 40,089 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $3,067,546. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $3,067,546 and an estimated cost of $0 for
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
approximately 121 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is decrease of 26,861 hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's expectation of decreased submissions.
In the previous ICR period, the rule required an initial one-time
reporting on current nanomaterials, while the reporting covered in this
period only requires the reporting of new nanomaterials. Furthermore,
burden estimates assume that the same manufacturers will report each
year and, therefore, will have already undertaken rule familiarization
in the previous ICR period. Wage rates were also updated to reflect
2018 dollars. This change is an adjustment in estimates.
IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: January 17, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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