Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management-Generic ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups, 34434-34435 [2020-12042]

Download as PDF 34434 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 108 / Thursday, June 4, 2020 / Notices Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of polyether polyols production facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart PPP). Estimated number of respondents: 23 (total). Frequency of response: Semiannually. Total estimated burden: 3,710 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $429,000 (per year), which includes $0 for annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative or nonexistent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–12039 Filed 6–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0611; FRL–10006– 89–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management—Generic ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management—Generic ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups (EPA ICR Number 2584.01 and OMB Control Number 2070–NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 5, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 6, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2018–0612 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov. The EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020 to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. There is a temporary suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries are currently accepted. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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: 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID– 19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. 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. Under TSCA, EPA must gather information with sufficient detail about chemicals, including hazards, conditions of use, exposures, potentially exposed and susceptible subpopulations, health and environmental effects, benefits, reasonably ascertainable economic consequences, alternatives, and other information in a timely fashion to meet TSCA’s statutory timeframes. Therefore, EPA is requesting approval for a generic ICR to conduct interviews and focus groups of respondents described below related to information collection for TSCA chemical risk evaluation and management. 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. 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. EPA would not collect information of a sensitive or private nature. However, respondents may claim information submitted as part of an interview or focus group as confidential. EPA generally treats this information as obtained under TSCA, such that confidentiality claims are subject to the provisions of TSCA section 14. 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, recyclers, chemical waste handlers, consumers of chemical-containing products, employees who may be exposed to the chemical evaluated, state and local regulators, non-governmental E:\FR\FM\04JNN1.SGM 04JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 108 / Thursday, June 4, 2020 / Notices organizations, industry experts, and knowledgeable members of the public (including potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations). 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. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated total number of potential respondents: 714. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total burden: 237 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Estimated total costs: $18,296 (per year), which includes no annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the estimates: This is a request for a new approval from OMB. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–12042 Filed 6–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0612; FRL–10010– 19–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management—Generic ICR for Surveys Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management—Generic ICR for Surveys (EPA ICR Number 2585.01, OMB Control Number 2070– NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 5, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 6, 2020. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2018–0612 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov. The EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020 to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. There is a temporary suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries are currently accepted. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. ADDRESSES: 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: 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID– 19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34435 please visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. 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. Under TSCA, EPA must gather information with sufficient detail about chemicals, including hazards, conditions of use, exposures, potentially exposed and susceptible subpopulations, health and environmental effects, benefits, reasonably ascertainable economic consequences, alternatives, and other information in a timely fashion to meet TSCA’s statutory timeframes. Therefore, EPA is requesting approval for a generic ICR to conduct surveys of respondents described below 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. EPA would not collect information of a sensitive or private nature. However, respondents may claim information submitted as part of a survey as confidential. EPA generally treats this information as obtained under TSCA, such that confidentiality claims are subject to the provisions of TSCA section 14. 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, recyclers, chemical waste handlers, consumers of chemical-containing products, employees who may be exposed to the chemical evaluated, state and local regulators, non-governmental organizations, industry experts, and knowledgeable members of the public (including potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations). 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. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated total number of potential respondents: 600. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total burden: 400 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Estimated total costs: $31,008 (per year), which includes no annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. E:\FR\FM\04JNN1.SGM 04JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 108 (Thursday, June 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34434-34435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12042]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0611; FRL-10006-89-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and 
Management--Generic ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), TSCA Existing Chemical Risk 
Evaluation and Management--Generic ICR for Interviews and Focus Groups 
(EPA ICR Number 2584.01 and OMB Control Number 2070-NEW) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a request for approval 
of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on August 5, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2018-0612 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov. The EPA Docket 
Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020 
to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. There is a temporary 
suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries are 
currently accepted. For further information on EPA Docket Center 
services and the current status, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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: 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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the 
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed 
to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further 
information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, 
please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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. Under TSCA, EPA must gather 
information with sufficient detail about chemicals, including hazards, 
conditions of use, exposures, potentially exposed and susceptible 
subpopulations, health and environmental effects, benefits, reasonably 
ascertainable economic consequences, alternatives, and other 
information in a timely fashion to meet TSCA's statutory timeframes. 
Therefore, EPA is requesting approval for a generic ICR to conduct 
interviews and focus groups of respondents described below related to 
information collection for TSCA chemical risk evaluation and 
management. 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. 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. EPA would not 
collect information of a sensitive or private nature. However, 
respondents may claim information submitted as part of an interview or 
focus group as confidential. EPA generally treats this information as 
obtained under TSCA, such that confidentiality claims are subject to 
the provisions of TSCA section 14.
    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, recyclers, chemical waste handlers, consumers of chemical-
containing products, employees who may be exposed to the chemical 
evaluated, state and local regulators, non-governmental

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organizations, industry experts, and knowledgeable members of the 
public (including potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations). 
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.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 714.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total burden: 237 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated total costs: $18,296 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: This is a request for a new approval from 
OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-12042 Filed 6-3-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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