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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2020–0616; FRL–10018–
35]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for
Comment; User Fees for the
Administration of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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: ‘‘User Fees for the
Administration of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA)’’ and identified by
EPA ICR No. 2569.02 and OMB Control
No. 2070–0208, represents the renewal
of an existing ICR that is scheduled to
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expire on October 31, 2021. 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 on
or before May 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2020–0616, by
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
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.
Due to the public health concerns
related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is
closed to visitors with limited
exceptions. The staff continues to
provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. For the
latest status information on EPA/DC
services and docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information contact: Marc
Edmonds, 7407M, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (202) 566–0758;
email address: edmonds.marc@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.
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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: User Fees for the
Administration of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA).
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2569.02.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0208.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on October 31,
2021. 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 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 Frank R. Lautenberg
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
Act of 2016 made transformative
changes to the TSCA, including an
amendment that provides EPA with
authority to collect fees to defray 25%
of the costs associated with
administering sections 4, 5, and 6 of
TSCA, as well as the costs of collecting,
processing, reviewing and providing
access to and protecting CBI from
disclosure as appropriate under TSCA
section 14. The payment from
manufactures (defined by statute to
include importers) of a chemical
substance who: are required to submit
information to EPA under TSCA section
4, who submit certain notices and
exemption requests to EPA under TSCA
section 5, who manufacture a chemical
substance that is subject to a risk
evaluation under TSCA section 6(b)(4),
and who process a chemical substance
that is the subject of a Significant New
Use Notice (SNUN) or Test Market
Exemption (TME) under TSCA section 5
and who are required to submit
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information to EPA under TSCA section
4 related to a SNUN submission. These
fees are intended to achieve the goals
articulated by Congress to provide a
sustainable source of funds for EPA to
fulfill its legal obligations to conduct the
activities required under TSCA sections
4, 5 and 6 (such as risk-based
screenings, designation of applicable
substances as High- and Low-Priority,
conducting risk evaluations to
determine whether a chemical
substance presents an unreasonable risk
of injury to health or the environment,
requiring testing of chemical substances
and mixtures, and evaluating and
reviewing manufacturing and
processing notices), as well as the
activities under TSCA section 14 (i.e.,
collecting, processing, reviewing, and
providing access to and protecting
information about chemical substances
from disclosure as appropriate.
As amended in 2016, TSCA section
26(b) provides EPA with authority to
establish fees to defray 25% the costs
associated with administering TSCA
sections 4, 5, 6 and of collecting,
processing, reviewing, and providing
access to and protecting information
about chemical substances from
disclosure as appropriate under TSCA
section 14. Fee payments from chemical
manufactures (including importers) who
make submissions under TSCA section
5, are required to submit information
under TSCA section 4 or are subject to
a risk evaluation under TSCA section 6.
EPA is not collecting a fee for
submissions of Confidential Business
Information (CBI) submitted under
TSCA section 14.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 3 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:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
may include the following entities
(identified by North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes):
• Petroleum and Coal Products
(NAICS code 324);
• Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS
code 325); and
• Chemical, Petroleum and Merchant
Wholesalers (NAICS code 424).
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,348.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
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Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 0.833
Estimated total annual burden hours:
581 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $
273,388. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $230,607 it is estimated
that there are no capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is an increase in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB due to the increase in
the number of entities potentially
affected by this ICR and an increase in
the number of information collection
activities. The change in potentially
affected entities reflects the number of
submissions received under TSCA
sections 5 and 6. EPA’s burden
estimates for this collection based upon
historical information on the number of
chemicals per premanufacture notices
(PMNs), significant new use
notifications (SNUNs), microbial
commercial activity notices (MCANs),
and exemption notices and applications
including low-volume exemptions
(LVEs), test-marketing exemptions
(TMEs), low exposure/low release
exemptions (LoREXs), TSCA
experimental release applications
(TERAs), certain new microorganism
(Tier II) exemptions, and film article
exemptions., and actions under TSCA
section 6. This change is an adjustment.
In addition, OMB has requested that
EPA move towards using the 18question format for ICR Supporting
Statements used by other federal
agencies and departments and is based
on the submission instructions
established by OMB in 1995, replacing
the alternate format developed by EPA
and OMB prior to 1995. EPA intends to
update this Supporting Statement
during the comment period to reflect the
18-question format, and has included
the questions in an attachment to this
Supporting Statement. In doing so, the
Agency does not expect the change in
format to result in substantive changes
to the information collection activities
or related estimated burden and costs.
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
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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: March 15, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
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supplemental funds to Revolving Loan
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previously awarded competitively
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Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA). EPA will consider
awarding supplemental funding only to
RLF Cooperative Agreement Recipients
(CARs or recipients) who have
demonstrated an ability to deliver
programmatic results by making at least
one loan or subgrant. The award of these
funds is based on the criteria described
at CERCLA 104(k)(5)(A)(ii). The Agency
is now accepting requests for
supplemental funding from RLF CARs.
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described below and additional
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contacting the EPA Regional
Brownfields Coordinator.
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submitted to the appropriate EPA
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(listed below) by April 19, 2021.
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funding must be in the form of a letter
addressed to the appropriate Regional
Brownfields Coordinator (see listing
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Wireman.Nicole@epa.gov.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0616; FRL-10018-35]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for Comment; User Fees for the
Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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: ``User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA)'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2569.02
and OMB Control No. 2070-0208, represents the renewal of an existing
ICR that is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2021. 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 on or before May 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0616, by using the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at 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.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Marc Edmonds, 7407M, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0758; 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: User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA).
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2569.02.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0208.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on October
31, 2021. 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 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 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st
Century Act of 2016 made transformative changes to the TSCA, including
an amendment that provides EPA with authority to collect fees to defray
25% of the costs associated with administering sections 4, 5, and 6 of
TSCA, as well as the costs of collecting, processing, reviewing and
providing access to and protecting CBI from disclosure as appropriate
under TSCA section 14. The payment from manufactures (defined by
statute to include importers) of a chemical substance who: are required
to submit information to EPA under TSCA section 4, who submit certain
notices and exemption requests to EPA under TSCA section 5, who
manufacture a chemical substance that is subject to a risk evaluation
under TSCA section 6(b)(4), and who process a chemical substance that
is the subject of a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Test Market
Exemption (TME) under TSCA section 5 and who are required to submit
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information to EPA under TSCA section 4 related to a SNUN submission.
These fees are intended to achieve the goals articulated by Congress to
provide a sustainable source of funds for EPA to fulfill its legal
obligations to conduct the activities required under TSCA sections 4, 5
and 6 (such as risk-based screenings, designation of applicable
substances as High- and Low-Priority, conducting risk evaluations to
determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of
injury to health or the environment, requiring testing of chemical
substances and mixtures, and evaluating and reviewing manufacturing and
processing notices), as well as the activities under TSCA section 14
(i.e., collecting, processing, reviewing, and providing access to and
protecting information about chemical substances from disclosure as
appropriate.
As amended in 2016, TSCA section 26(b) provides EPA with authority
to establish fees to defray 25% the costs associated with administering
TSCA sections 4, 5, 6 and of collecting, processing, reviewing, and
providing access to and protecting information about chemical
substances from disclosure as appropriate under TSCA section 14. Fee
payments from chemical manufactures (including importers) who make
submissions under TSCA section 5, are required to submit information
under TSCA section 4 or are subject to a risk evaluation under TSCA
section 6. EPA is not collecting a fee for submissions of Confidential
Business Information (CBI) submitted under TSCA section 14.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3
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: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR may include the following entities (identified by North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes):
Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS code 324);
Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS code 325); and
Chemical, Petroleum and Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS code
424).
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,348.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
0.833
Estimated total annual burden hours: 581 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $ 273,388. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $230,607 it is estimated that there are no capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase in the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB due
to the increase in the number of entities potentially affected by this
ICR and an increase in the number of information collection activities.
The change in potentially affected entities reflects the number of
submissions received under TSCA sections 5 and 6. EPA's burden
estimates for this collection based upon historical information on the
number of chemicals per premanufacture notices (PMNs), significant new
use notifications (SNUNs), microbial commercial activity notices
(MCANs), and exemption notices and applications including low-volume
exemptions (LVEs), test-marketing exemptions (TMEs), low exposure/low
release exemptions (LoREXs), TSCA experimental release applications
(TERAs), certain new microorganism (Tier II) exemptions, and film
article exemptions., and actions under TSCA section 6. This change is
an adjustment.
In addition, OMB has requested that EPA move towards using the 18-
question format for ICR Supporting Statements used by other federal
agencies and departments and is based on the submission instructions
established by OMB in 1995, replacing the alternate format developed by
EPA and OMB prior to 1995. EPA intends to update this Supporting
Statement during the comment period to reflect the 18-question format,
and has included the questions in an attachment to this Supporting
Statement. In doing so, the Agency does not expect the change in format
to result in substantive changes to the information collection
activities or related estimated burden and costs.
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: March 15, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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