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determination and a brief statement of
the information that the requesting
person intends to submit at such
hearing; and 3. The signature of the
individual making the request, or, if the
request is made on behalf of an
organization or other entity, the
signature of a responsible official of the
organization or other entity.
If EPA Region 9 does not receive a
timely and appropriate request for a
hearing and the Regional Administrator
does not elect to hold a hearing on her
own motion, this determination shall
become final and effective on September
13, 2021, and no further public notice
will be issued.
Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 300g–2 (1996), and 40 CFR part
142 of the National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations.
Dated: August 5, 2021.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
9.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0652; FRL–8703–01–
OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for
Comment; Expanded Access to the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Confidential Business Information
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of
and solicits public comment on an
Information Collection Request (ICR)
that EPA is planning to submit to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The ICR, entitled: ‘‘Expanded
Access to TSCA Confidential Business
Information’’ and identified by EPA ICR
No. 2570.02 and OMB Control No.
2070–0209, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire
on March 31, 2022. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and approval
under the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR
and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act (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
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be received on
or before October 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0625,
online through 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.
Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Please note that 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 and
docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Barkas, PMOD (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
250–8880; email address:
barkas.jessica@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.
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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: Expanded Access to TSCA
Confidential Business Information.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2570.02.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0209.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2022.
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: The 2016 amendments to
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) in the Frank R. Lautenberg
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
Act, expanded the categories of people
to whom EPA may disclose TSCA
confidential business information (CBI).
The amendments authorize EPA to
disclose TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and
local governments; environmental,
health, and medical professionals; and
emergency responders, under certain
conditions, including consistency with
guidance that EPA is required to
develop. Three guidance documents
have been developed, corresponding to
the new authorities in TSCA section
14(d)(4), (5), and (6).
The conditions for access vary under
each of the new provisions, but
generally include the following:
Requesters must show that they have a
need for the information related to their
employment, professional, or legal
duties; recipients of TSCA CBI are
prohibited from disclosing or permitting
further disclosure of the information to
individuals not authorized to receive it
(physicians/nurses may disclose the
information to their patient); and except
in emergency situations EPA must
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notify the entity that made the CBI
claim at least 15 days prior to disclosing
the CBI. In addition, under these new
provisions, requesters (except in some
emergency situations) are required to
sign an agreement and may be required
to submit a statement of need to EPA.
In accordance with the requirements
of TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B), the
guidance documents cover the content
and form of the agreements and
statements required under each
provision, and include information on
where and how to submit requests to
EPA.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to annual average 14.8 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
are mainly government employees
(federal, state, local, tribal), as well as
medical professionals, such as doctors
and nurses. The NAICS code for health
care and social assistance is 62.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 3.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 2.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
89 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$5,873.98. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $5,873.98 and an
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 the estimated
total annual burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved
by OMB, but there is an increase in the
estimated burden costs and a decrease
in the estimated number of total
respondents. The change in estimated
cost was caused by an increase in the
hourly wages and a change in the
methodology to calculate loaded wages
(wages plus fringe benefits and
overhead), and the change in the
estimated number of respondents is
based on EPA experience. This change
is an adjustment.
In addition, this ICR reflects a change
in format. OMB has requested that EPA
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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. The Agency does not
believe that this change in format
resulted 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 person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: July 27, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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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. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting
the docket, along with more information
about dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/aboutepa-dockets.
Due to the public health concerns
related to COVID–19, the 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 the EPA/DC
and docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone
number: (703) 305–7090, email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing
address for each contact person is:
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001. As part of the mailing
address, include the contact person’s
name, division, and mail code. The
division to contact is listed at the end
of each application summary.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0080; FRL–8795–01–
producer, food manufacturer, or
OCSPP]
pesticide manufacturer. The following
Pesticide Product Registration;
list of North American Industrial
Receipt of Applications for New Uses
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
(July 2021)
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
determine whether this document
Agency (EPA).
applies to them. Potentially affected
ACTION: Notice.
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
SUMMARY: EPA has received applications
• Animal production (NAICS code
to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered 112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
active ingredients. Pursuant to the
311).
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby B. What should I consider as I prepare
providing notice of receipt and
my comments for EPA?
opportunity to comment on these
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
applications.
information to EPA through
DATES: Comments must be received on
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
or before September 13, 2021.
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
identified by the docket identification
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
(ID) number and the file symbol of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
EPA registration number of interest as
identify electronically within the disk or
shown in the body of this document,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0652; FRL-8703-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for Comment; Expanded Access to the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Confidential Business Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on
an Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled:
``Expanded Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information'' and
identified by EPA ICR No. 2570.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0209,
represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire
on March 31, 2022. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and
approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the 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 October 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0625, online through 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.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Please note that 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 and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Barkas, PMOD (7408M), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 250-8880; 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 the Paperwork Reduction Act (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: Expanded Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2570.02.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0209.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on March 31,
2022. 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: The 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
Act, expanded the categories of people to whom EPA may disclose TSCA
confidential business information (CBI). The amendments authorize EPA
to disclose TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and local governments;
environmental, health, and medical professionals; and emergency
responders, under certain conditions, including consistency with
guidance that EPA is required to develop. Three guidance documents have
been developed, corresponding to the new authorities in TSCA section
14(d)(4), (5), and (6).
The conditions for access vary under each of the new provisions,
but generally include the following: Requesters must show that they
have a need for the information related to their employment,
professional, or legal duties; recipients of TSCA CBI are prohibited
from disclosing or permitting further disclosure of the information to
individuals not authorized to receive it (physicians/nurses may
disclose the information to their patient); and except in emergency
situations EPA must
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notify the entity that made the CBI claim at least 15 days prior to
disclosing the CBI. In addition, under these new provisions, requesters
(except in some emergency situations) are required to sign an agreement
and may be required to submit a statement of need to EPA.
In accordance with the requirements of TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B),
the guidance documents cover the content and form of the agreements and
statements required under each provision, and include information on
where and how to submit requests to EPA.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to annual
average 14.8 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 are mainly government employees (federal, state, local,
tribal), as well as medical professionals, such as doctors and nurses.
The NAICS code for health care and social assistance is 62.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 3.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 2.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 89 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $5,873.98. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $5,873.98 and an 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 the estimated total annual burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB, but there is
an increase in the estimated burden costs and a decrease in the
estimated number of total respondents. The change in estimated cost was
caused by an increase in the hourly wages and a change in the
methodology to calculate loaded wages (wages plus fringe benefits and
overhead), and the change in the estimated number of respondents is
based on EPA experience. This change is an adjustment.
In addition, this ICR reflects a change in format. 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.
The Agency does not believe that this change in format resulted 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 person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: July 27, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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