Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (Renewal), 58653-58654 [2021-23025]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 202 / Friday, October 22, 2021 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 assemble and publish online on EPAmanaged or controlled websites the SIP Rules, including SIP Rule revisions and submittals finally approved by EPA and published in the Federal Register on or before August 31, 2022, for every State. The proposed consent decree does not require EPA to publish ‘‘SIP Plans,’’ consisting of various nonregulatory or quasi-regulatory plans or material, as distinct from SIP Rules. The proposed consent decree also provides that, not later than November 30, 2022, EPA shall submit to the Office of the Federal Register, for publication in the Federal Register, a notice of availability of the SIP Rules information published by EPA on EPA-managed or controlled websites. See the proposed consent decree in the docket for other terms and conditions. In accordance with section 113(g) of the CAA, for a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. III. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2021– 0725, via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA’s docket at https:// www.regulations.gov any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. For additional information about submitting information identified as CBI, please contact the person listed VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Oct 21, 2021 Jkt 256001 in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Note that written comments containing CBI and submitted by mail may be delayed and deliveries or couriers will be received by scheduled appointment only. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the https:// www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. Gautam Srinivasan, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2021–23042 Filed 10–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2020–0616; FRL–9173–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58653 information collection request (ICR), User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (EPA ICR Number 2569.04, OMB Control Number 2070–0208) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 19, 2021 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 22, 2021. Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OPPT–2020–0616, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to sleasman.katherine@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Edmonds, Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 0758; email address: edmonds.marc@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 58654 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 202 / Friday, October 22, 2021 / Notices will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act of 2016 made transformative changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., including an amendment that provides EPA with the authority to collect fees to defray 25% of the costs associated with administering TSCA sections 4, 5 and 6, as well as the costs of collecting, processing, reviewing and providing access to and protecting CBI from disclosure as appropriate under TSCA section 14. Payments are required from manufacturers (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 are required to submit information to EPA under TSCA section 4 related to a SNUN submission. EPA is not collecting a fee for submissions of Confidential Business Information (CBI) submitted under TSCA section 14. 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). Form Numbers: 9600–008. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities identified by the following VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Oct 21, 2021 Jkt 256001 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). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory, TSCA Section 26(b). Estimated number of respondents: 1,348 (total). Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 598 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $46,906 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB due to the increase in the number of entities potentially affected and an increase in the number of information collection activities. The change reflects the number of submissions received under TSCA sections 5 and 6. EPA’s burden estimates for this collection are 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 lowvolume exemptions (LVEs), testmarketing 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. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–23025 Filed 10–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9058–9] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed October 8, 2021 10 a.m. EST Through October 18, 2021 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepapublic/action/eis/search. EIS No. 20210155, Draft, RUS, OK, Skeleton Creek Solar and Battery Storage Project, Garfield County, Oklahoma, Comment Period Ends: 12/ 06/2021, Contact: Kristen Bastis 202– 692–4910. EIS No. 20210156, Draft, USFS, BLM, ID, Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine, Comment Period Ends: 12/06/2021, Contact: Wes Gilmer 208–478–6369. Amended Notice EIS No. 20210135, Draft, USFS, MN, Lutsen Mountains Ski Area Expansion Project, Comment Period Ends: 12/09/ 2021, Contact: Michael Jimenez 218– 626–4383. Revision to FR Notice Published 09/10/2021; Extending the Comment Period from 10/25/2021 to 12/09/2021. Dated: October 18, 2021. Cindy S. Barger, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2021–23057 Filed 10–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750; FRL–9079–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of EPA’s proposed interim registration review decisions and opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed interim decisions for the following pesticides: Chlormequat chloride; cycloate; famoxadone, inorganic chlorates, napropamide, nicarbazin, pyridalyl, and tetraconazole. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 21, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the Table in Unit IV., 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0616; FRL-9173-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; User Fees for the Administration of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), User Fees for the Administration 
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (EPA ICR Number 2569.04, OMB 
Control Number 2070-0208) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved 
through October 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via 
the Federal Register on March 19, 2021 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 22, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2020-0616, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 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: Marc Edmonds, Existing Chemicals Risk 
Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-0758; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA

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will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. 
The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at 
the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 
Century Act of 2016 made transformative changes to the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., including an amendment that 
provides EPA with the authority to collect fees to defray 25% of the 
costs associated with administering TSCA sections 4, 5 and 6, as well 
as the costs of collecting, processing, reviewing and providing access 
to and protecting CBI from disclosure as appropriate under TSCA section 
14. Payments are required from manufacturers (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 are required to submit information to 
EPA under TSCA section 4 related to a SNUN submission. EPA is not 
collecting a fee for submissions of Confidential Business Information 
(CBI) submitted under TSCA section 14.
    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).
    Form Numbers: 9600-008.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities identified by the following 
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).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, TSCA Section 26(b).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,348 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 598 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $46,906 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB due to the increase in the number of entities potentially affected 
and an increase in the number of information collection activities. The 
change reflects the number of submissions received under TSCA sections 
5 and 6. EPA's burden estimates for this collection are 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.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-23025 Filed 10-21-21; 8:45 am]
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