Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical Data Reporting Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Renewal), 42362-42363 [2023-13948]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 42362 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2023 / Notices comment period (87 FR 60392). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov 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 Clean Air Act requires that on-highway vehicles and motorcycles, and nonroad vehicles, engines, and equipment imported into the U.S. either comply with applicable emission requirements or qualify for an applicable exemption or exclusion. The Compliance Division (CD) in the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation maintains and makes available instruments to importers to help facilitate the importation of products at U.S. Borders. EPA Form 3520–1 is used by importers of on-highway vehicles and motorcycles, and EPA Form 3520–21 is used by importers of nonroad vehicles, engines, and equipment. For most imports, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations require that EPA Declaration Forms 3520–1 and 3520–21 be filed with CBP at the time of entry. EPA does not require that the forms be submitted directly to EPA. Rather, they are used by CBP to facilitate the importation process at U.S. borders. EPA does require that the forms be kept by importers for a period of five years after importation to assist EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and CBP should any issues arise with any given importation. In addition, this ICR covers the burden of EPA Form 3520–8 which EPA makes available upon request and is used by Independent Commercial Importers (ICIs), who bring on-highway vehicles into compliance and provide emissions test results, to request final importation clearance for their onhighway vehicles. Since 2016, CBP has been using the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to facilitate the electronic filing of imports documents rather than collecting paper. ACE has become the primary system through which the trade community and other importers report imports and exports. Through ACE as the single point of submission, manual processes have been streamlined and automated, and paper submissions (e.g. fillable PDFs) have been significantly reduced. Rather than file hard copy forms, importers can log into ACE and VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 check boxes corresponding to information elements currently on the forms. Filers using the ACE interface will also receive transaction information that will be kept by the filer. However, EPA will continue to maintain the forms on our website in fillable PDF format. Although importers are expected to use the ACE interface to submit information, the PDF versions of the form can also be submitted directly into ACE by importers. Form Numbers: 3520–1, 3520–21, 3520–8. Respondents/affected entities: Information collected is from individual importers, or companies who import and/or manufacture on-highway vehicles and motorcycles and nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required for any importer to legally import on-highway vehicles and motorcycles and nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment vehicles or engines into the U.S. Estimated number of respondents: 14,810. Frequency of response: Once per entry. (One form per shipment may be used.) Total estimated burden: 131,985 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $8,009,549 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 50,000 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to the estimated annual number of entries (forms filed with CBP) rising from 160,000 per year to approximately 260,000 per year. Accordingly, due to the additional forms filed and slight increases in labor costs, estimated average annual costs have increased by approximately $3,764,850. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–13949 Filed 6–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0721; FRL–11118– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chemical Data Reporting Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Chemical Data Reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR Number 1884.15; OMB Control Number 2070–0162), 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 June 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 21, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 31, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2013–0721 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 2821T, 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. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman, Regulatory Support Branch (7602M), Office of Chemical Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2023 / Notices Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 1204; email address: sleasman.katherine@epa.gov. This is a proposed extension of the ICR which is currently approved through June 30, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 21, 2021 during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 52547). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 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: This information collection request addresses the paperwork requirements contained in the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. Under TSCA section 8(a), EPA is authorized to collect certain information on chemical substances manufactured (including imported) or processed in the United States. The CDR collection provides chemical manufacture, processing, and use information that helps EPA identify what chemicals the public may be exposed to as consumers or in commercial and industrial settings. The data also help EPA assess routes of potential exposure to those chemicals. Beginning in 1986, EPA has used the CDR rule eight times to collect basic manufacturing information for selected chemical substances on the TSCA Inventory. More recent collections, beginning in 2006, included additional information relating to the manufacture, processing, and use of those chemical substances. The reporting requirements have been modified through rulemaking, with the most recent major changes occurring in 2020. The 2020 revisions included a phase-in approach for some of its provisions. All provisions will be fully implemented for the 2024 CDR reporting cycle. The changes are described on EPA’s CDR web page, at: https://www.epa.gov/ chemical-datareporting/summary- ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 reportingrequirement-changes-due-cdrrevisionsand-small. The CDR collection is on a four-year reporting cycle and contains detailed manufacturing, processing, and use information drawn from the principal reporting year; the rule also contains basic information on production volume, by year, for the three years prior to the principal reporting. Individual sites manufacturing (including importing) chemical substances will submit the required information. The information will be stored electronically for reference by EPA staff and others. Within the constraints of confidentiality claims, the information will be made public through the Agency’s website: https:// www.epa.gov/chemical-datareporting. Further discussion on how the information is used, stored, and collected is included in this document. Form Numbers: Form U (Form #: 9600–010), Form U Primary Manufacturer Import (Form #: 9600– 011), Form U Primary Co-Manufacturer Contracting (Form #: 9600–012), Form U Primary Co-Manufacturer Producing (Form #: 9600–013), Form U Secondary or Tertiary (Form #: 9600–014), and Form U Secondary Notifying Tertiary (Form #9600–015). Respondents/affected Entities: Potentially affected entities may include but are not limited to the following: 325 Chemical Manufacturing and 324 Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory, TSCA section 8(a) and 40 CFR part 711. Estimated number of respondents: 5,460 (total). Frequency of response: Every four years. Total estimated burden: 729,465 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $78,616,166 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 10,194 hours in the total estimated burden compared with that currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects a combination of reporting requirement changes including changes to the information reported (+35,611 hours) and changes to the number of reporters (¥25,417 hours) due to byproducts exemptions and a new small manufacturer definition, which were included in two ICR addendums approved by OMB in 2020 (one associated with the 2020 CDR PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42363 Revisions Rule and the other with the 2020 8(a) SMD Update Rule). Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–13948 Filed 6–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–AO–2022–0729; FRL–11124–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form (New) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form (EPA ICR Number 2731.01, OMB Control Number 2090– NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 15, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 31, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPAHQ–AO–2022–0729, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to docket_ oms@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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42362-42363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13948]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0721; FRL-11118-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Chemical Data Reporting Under the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) (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), Chemical Data Reporting under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR Number 1884.15; OMB 
Control Number 2070-0162), 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 June 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via 
the Federal Register on September 21, 2021, during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2013-0721 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 2821T, 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: Katherine Sleasman, Regulatory Support 
Branch (7602M), Office of Chemical

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Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
566-1204; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR 
which is currently approved through June 30, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on September 21, 2021 during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 52547). 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 
Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the 
EPA will be collecting are available in the 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: This information collection request addresses the 
paperwork requirements contained in the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting 
(CDR) rule. Under TSCA section 8(a), EPA is authorized to collect 
certain information on chemical substances manufactured (including 
imported) or processed in the United States. The CDR collection 
provides chemical manufacture, processing, and use information that 
helps EPA identify what chemicals the public may be exposed to as 
consumers or in commercial and industrial settings. The data also help 
EPA assess routes of potential exposure to those chemicals. Beginning 
in 1986, EPA has used the CDR rule eight times to collect basic 
manufacturing information for selected chemical substances on the TSCA 
Inventory. More recent collections, beginning in 2006, included 
additional information relating to the manufacture, processing, and use 
of those chemical substances. The reporting requirements have been 
modified through rulemaking, with the most recent major changes 
occurring in 2020. The 2020 revisions included a phase-in approach for 
some of its provisions. All provisions will be fully implemented for 
the 2024 CDR reporting cycle. The changes are described on EPA's CDR 
web page, at: https://www.epa.gov/chemical-datareporting/summary-reportingrequirement-changes-due-cdr-revisionsand-small.
    The CDR collection is on a four-year reporting cycle and contains 
detailed manufacturing, processing, and use information drawn from the 
principal reporting year; the rule also contains basic information on 
production volume, by year, for the three years prior to the principal 
reporting. Individual sites manufacturing (including importing) 
chemical substances will submit the required information. The 
information will be stored electronically for reference by EPA staff 
and others. Within the constraints of confidentiality claims, the 
information will be made public through the Agency's website: https://www.epa.gov/chemical-datareporting. Further discussion on how the 
information is used, stored, and collected is included in this 
document.
    Form Numbers: Form U (Form #: 9600-010), Form U Primary 
Manufacturer Import (Form #: 9600-011), Form U Primary Co-Manufacturer 
Contracting (Form #: 9600-012), Form U Primary Co-Manufacturer 
Producing (Form #: 9600-013), Form U Secondary or Tertiary (Form #: 
9600-014), and Form U Secondary Notifying Tertiary (Form #9600-015).
    Respondents/affected Entities: Potentially affected entities may 
include but are not limited to the following: 325 Chemical 
Manufacturing and 324 Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, TSCA section 8(a) 
and 40 CFR part 711.
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,460 (total).
    Frequency of response: Every four years.
    Total estimated burden: 729,465 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $78,616,166 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 10,194 hours in 
the total estimated burden compared with that currently approved by 
OMB. This increase reflects a combination of reporting requirement 
changes including changes to the information reported (+35,611 hours) 
and changes to the number of reporters (-25,417 hours) due to 
byproducts exemptions and a new small manufacturer definition, which 
were included in two ICR addendums approved by OMB in 2020 (one 
associated with the 2020 CDR Revisions Rule and the other with the 2020 
8(a) SMD Update Rule).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-13948 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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