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moth bean, edible podded; mung bean,
edible podded; rice bean, edible
podded; urd bean, edible podded;
yardlong bean, edible podded; goa bean,
edible podded; guar bean, edible
podded; jackbean, edible podded; lablab
bean, edible podded; vegetable soybean,
edible podded; sword bean, edible
podded; winged pea, edible podded;
velvet bean, edible podded. Individual
commodities of Proposed Crop
Subgroup 6–19B: Edible podded pea
legume vegetable subgroup including:
Dwarf pea, edible podded; edible
podded pea; green pea, edible podded;
snap pea, edible podded; snow pea,
edible podded; sugar snap pea, edible
podded; grass-pea, edible podded;
lentil, edible podded; pigeon pea, edible
podded; chickpea, edible podded.
Individual commodities of Proposed
Crop Subgroup 6–19C: Succulent
shelled bean subgroup including: Lima
bean, succulent shelled; scarlet runner
bean, succulent shelled; wax bean,
succulent shelled; blackeyed pea,
succulent shelled; moth bean, succulent
shelled; catjang bean, succulent shelled;
cowpea, succulent shelled; crowder pea,
succulent shelled; southern pea,
succulent shelled; Andean lupin,
succulent shelled; blue lupin, succulent
shelled; grain lupin, succulent shelled;
sweet lupin, succulent shelled; white
lupin, succulent shelled; white sweet
lupin, succulent shelled; yellow lupin,
succulent shelled; broad bean, succulent
shelled; jackbean, succulent shelled; goa
bean, succulent shelled; lablab bean,
succulent shelled; vegetable soybean,
succulent shelled; velvet bean,
succulent shelled. Individual
commodities of Proposed Crop
Subgroup 6–19D: Succulent shelled pea
subgroup including: Chickpea,
succulent shelled; English pea,
succulent shelled; garden pea, succulent
shelled; green pea, succulent shelled;
pigeon pea, succulent shelled; lentil,
succulent shelled. Individual
commodities of Proposed Crop
Subgroup 6–19E: Dried shelled bean,
except soybean, subgroup including:
African yam-bean, dry seed; American
potato bean, dry seed; Andean lupin
bean, dry seed; blue lupin bean, dry
seed; grain lupin bean, dry seed; sweet
lupin bean, dry seed; white lupin bean,
dry seed; white sweet lupin bean, dry
seed; yellow lupin bean, dry seed; black
bean, dry seed; cranberry bean, dry
seed; dry bean, dry seed; field bean, dry
seed; French bean, dry seed; garden
bean, dry seed; great northern bean, dry
seed; green bean, dry seed; kidney bean,
dry seed; Lima bean, dry seed; navy
bean, dry seed; pink bean, dry seed;
pinto bean, dry seed; red bean, dry seed;
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scarlet runner bean, dry seed; tepary
bean, dry seed; yellow bean, dry seed;
adzuki bean, dry seed; blackeyed pea,
dry seed; asparagus bean, dry seed;
catjang bean, dry seed; Chinese
longbean, dry seed; cowpea, dry seed;
crowder pea, dry seed; mung bean, dry
seed; moth bean, dry seed; rice bean,
dry seed; southern pea, dry seed; urd
bean, dry seed; yardlong bean, dry seed;
broad bean, dry seed; guar bean, dry
seed; goa bean, dry seed; horse gram,
dry seed; jackbean, dry seed; lablab
bean, dry seed; morama bean, dry seed;
sword bean, dry seed; winged pea, dry
seed; velvet bean, dry seed; vegetable
soybean, dry seed. Individual
commodities of Proposed Crop
Subgroup 6–19F: Dried shelled pea
subgroup including: Field pea, dry seed;
dry pea, dry seed; green pea, dry seed;
garden pea, dry seed; chickpea, dry
seed; lentil, dry seed; grass-pea, dry
seed; pigeon pea, dry seed; pea, field,
hay; pea, field, vines; tomato subgroup
8–10A; papaya; vegetable, brassica, head
and stem, group 5–16, except cabbage;
brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4–16B;
kohlrabi. Contact: RD.
18. EPA Registration Numbers:
71512–26, 71512–27, 71512–32. Docket
ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0387.
Applicant: ISK Biosciences Corporation:
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A; Concord,
OH 44077. Active Ingredient:
Cyclaniliprole. Product Type:
Insecticide. Proposed Use: artichoke,
globe and sunflower subgroup 20B and
for new greenhouse uses (with amended
tolerances) on tomato subgroup 8–10A
and pepper/eggplant subgroup 8–10B.
Contact: RD.
19. EPA Registration Number: 74655–
34. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–
2021–0522. Applicant: Solenis LLC; 701
Market Street, Suite 111 Box 112; St.
Augustine, FL 32095. Active ingredient:
Ammonium carbamate. Product type:
Antimicrobial]. Proposed use: Algal,
bacterial and fungal slime control in
industrial water systems (algal, bacterial
and fungal slime control). Contact: AD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: August 16, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and
Resources Management Division, Office of
Program Support.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2021–0303; FRL–8753–01–
OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for
Comment; Methylene Chloride;
Regulation of Paint and Coating
Removal for Consumer Use Under
TSCA Section 6(a)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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: ‘‘Methylene
Chloride; Regulation of Paint and
Coating Removal for Consumer Use
Under TSCA Section 6(a)’’ and
identified by EPA ICR No. 2556.03 and
OMB Control No. 2070–0204, represents
the renewal of an existing ICR that is
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2022.
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval under the PRA,
EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection 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 November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2021–0303,
using 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.
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: Niva
Kramek, Existing Chemicals Risk
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Management Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
564–4830; email address: kramek.niva@
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 fewer than 25 individuals) 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: Methylene Chloride; Regulation
of Paint and Coating Removal for
Consumer Use Under TSCA Section
6(a).
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2556.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0204.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on May 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
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of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
and 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 manufacture,
processing, and distribution in
commerce of methylene chloride for
consumer paint and coating removal is
prohibited under EPA regulations in 40
CFR part 751, as promulgated under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Each person who
manufactures, processes, or distributes
in commerce methylene chloride for
non-prohibited uses is required to notify
companies to whom methylene chloride
is shipped of the prohibitions under 40
CFR part 751 through the Safety Data
Sheet (SDS). Each person who
manufactures, processes, or distributes
in commerce (except for retailers) any
methylene chloride is also required to
retain in one location at the
headquarters of the company, or at the
facility for which the records were
generated, documentation showing: (i)
The name, address, contact, and
telephone number of companies to
whom methylene chloride was shipped;
(ii) a copy of the notification provided
to companies to whom the methylene
chloride was shipped; and (iii) the
amount of methylene chloride shipped.
This information must be retained for 3
years from the date of shipment.
EPA established these requirements
under section 6(a) of TSCA in response
to a final determination that the
consumer use of methylene chloride in
paint and coating removal presents an
unreasonable risk of injury to health.
This ICR consists of the downstream
notification of the prohibitions and the
recordkeeping requirement.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to annual average 0.33 hours
per response. Burden is defined in 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR supporting statement, 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:
Respondents affected by this activity
may include those that engage in the
manufacture, processing and
distribution in commerce of methylene
chloride for consumer paint and coating
removal. The ICR provides a list of the
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North American Industrial
Classification System codes that might
apply to entities that may be affected by
the activities described in this ICR.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory, per 40 CFR 751.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 14.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
6.96 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $298.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is a decrease in total annual
burden and costs compared with those
identified in the ICR currently approved
by OMB. Burden decreased from 69
hours to 6.96 hours and costs decreased
from $3,712 to $298. This decrease in
respondent burden and costs is due to
a significant decrease in the number of
estimated respondents. Most
respondents need to perform the actions
required by this ICR once and
responded to the requirements during
the previous ICR period. However, EPA
does not assume that the number of
responses has dropped to zero.
Therefore, EPA has estimated low levels
of respondents in each category to
account for new firms or new products.
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 that 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 expect this 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 person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Dated: August 26, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before November 1,
2021. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
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For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1183.
Title: Establishment of a Public Safety
Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry,
CG Docket No. 12–129.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Federal Government;
Not-for-profit institutions; State Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 106,500 respondents;
1,446,333 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes (.50 hours) to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Annually,
monthly, on occasion and one-time
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for the information collection
requirements is found in the Middle
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of
2012, Pub. Law 112–96, February 22,
2012.
Total Annual Burden: 792,667 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
An assurance of confidentiality is not
offered because this information
collection does not require the
collection of personally identifiable
information from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The rules adopted
herein establish recordkeeping
requirements for a large variety of
entities, including small business
entities. First, each Public Safety
Answering Point (PSAP) may designate
a representative who shall be required
to file a certification with the
administrator of the PSAP registry that
they are authorized to place numbers
onto that registry. The designated PSAP
representative shall provide contact
information including the PSAP
represented, name, title, address,
telephone number and email address.
Verified PSAPs shall be permitted to
upload to the registry any PSAP
telephone associated with the provision
of emergency services or
communications with other public
safety agencies. On an annual basis
designated PSAP representatives shall
access the registry, review their
numbers and remove any ineligible
numbers from the registry. Second, an
operator of automatic dialing equipment
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(OADE) is prohibited from contacting
any number on the PSAP registry. Each
OADE must register for access to the
PSAP registry by providing contact
information which includes name,
business address, contact person,
telephone number, email, and all
outbound telephone numbers used to
place autodialed calls. All such contact
information must be updated within 30
days of any change. In addition, the
OADE must certify that it is accessing
the registry solely to prevent autodialed
calls to numbers on the registry. An
OADE must access and employ a
version of the PSAP registry obtained
from the registry administrator no more
than 31 days prior to the date any call
is made, and maintain record
documenting this process. No person or
entity may sell, rent, lease, purchase,
share, or use the PSAP registry for any
purpose expect to comply with our rules
prohibiting contact with numbers on the
registry.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Communications Security, Reliability,
and Interoperability Council
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice advises interested persons that
the Federal Communications
Commission’s (Commission)
Communications Security, Reliability,
and Interoperability Council (CSRIC)
VIII will hold its first meeting on
September 22, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
DATES: September 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The Meeting will be held
via conference call and available to the
public via WebEx at https://www.fcc.gov/
live.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzon Cameron, Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications
Commission, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418–
1916 or email: suzon.cameron@fcc.gov,
or Kurian Jacob, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, Federal
Communications Commission, Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0303; FRL-8753-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for Comment; Methylene Chloride;
Regulation of Paint and Coating Removal for Consumer Use Under TSCA
Section 6(a)
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:
``Methylene Chloride; Regulation of Paint and Coating Removal for
Consumer Use Under TSCA Section 6(a)'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
2556.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0204, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2022. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection 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 November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0303, using 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.
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: Niva Kramek, Existing Chemicals Risk
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Management Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-4830; 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 fewer than 25 individuals) 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: Methylene Chloride; Regulation of Paint and Coating Removal
for Consumer Use Under TSCA Section 6(a).
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2556.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0204.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 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, and 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 manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce
of methylene chloride for consumer paint and coating removal is
prohibited under EPA regulations in 40 CFR part 751, as promulgated
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Each person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce
methylene chloride for non-prohibited uses is required to notify
companies to whom methylene chloride is shipped of the prohibitions
under 40 CFR part 751 through the Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Each person
who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce (except for
retailers) any methylene chloride is also required to retain in one
location at the headquarters of the company, or at the facility for
which the records were generated, documentation showing: (i) The name,
address, contact, and telephone number of companies to whom methylene
chloride was shipped; (ii) a copy of the notification provided to
companies to whom the methylene chloride was shipped; and (iii) the
amount of methylene chloride shipped. This information must be retained
for 3 years from the date of shipment.
EPA established these requirements under section 6(a) of TSCA in
response to a final determination that the consumer use of methylene
chloride in paint and coating removal presents an unreasonable risk of
injury to health. This ICR consists of the downstream notification of
the prohibitions and the recordkeeping requirement.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to annual
average 0.33 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR supporting statement, 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: Respondents affected by this
activity may include those that engage in the manufacture, processing
and distribution in commerce of methylene chloride for consumer paint
and coating removal. The ICR provides a list of the North American
Industrial Classification System codes that might apply to entities
that may be affected by the activities described in this ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, per 40 CFR 751.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 14.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 6.96 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $298.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is a decrease in total annual burden and costs compared with
those identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. Burden decreased
from 69 hours to 6.96 hours and costs decreased from $3,712 to $298.
This decrease in respondent burden and costs is due to a significant
decrease in the number of estimated respondents. Most respondents need
to perform the actions required by this ICR once and responded to the
requirements during the previous ICR period. However, EPA does not
assume that the number of responses has dropped to zero. Therefore, EPA
has estimated low levels of respondents in each category to account for
new firms or new products. 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 that 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 expect this
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 person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Dated: August 26, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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