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9. EPA. Harmonized Test Guidelines. 

Available online at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ocspp/pubs/frs/home/guidelin.htm. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Endocrine disruptors, Pesticides and 

pests, Safe drinking water, Reporting 

and recordkeeping. 

Dated: September 28, 2010. 

Stephen A. Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–1081; FRL–8849–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Addendum for the 

Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1 

Screening of Certain Chemicals Under 

the Endocrine Disruptor Screening 

Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.02, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0176 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request an addendum to an 

existing approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

addendum simply covers the burden for 

a new list of chemicals to receive and 

respond to EDSP Orders. The activities 

articulated in the original ICR are not 

changing. This ICR addendum, entitled 

‘‘Addendum for the Second List of 

Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of Certain 

Chemicals Under the Endocrine 

Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)’’ 

and identified by EPA ICR No. 2249.02 

and OMB Control No. 2070–0106. 

Before submitting the ICR to OMB for 

review and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–1081, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East, Rm. 

6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–1081. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2007–1081. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number of the EPA/DC Public Reading 

Room is (202) 566–1744, and the 

telephone number for the OPPT Docket 

is (202) 566–0280. Docket visitors are 

required to show photographic 

identification, pass through a metal 

detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. 

All visitor bags are processed through 

an X-ray machine and subject to search. 

Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC 

badge that must be visible at all times 

in the building and returned upon 

departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Wooge, (7201M), Office of 

Science Coordination and Policy 

(OSCP), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8476; fax number: 

(202) 564–8482; e-mail address: 

wooge.william@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What should I consider when I 

prepare my comments for EPA? 

A. Considerations Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

PRA, 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 

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burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

6. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

C. Submitting CBI 

Do not submit CBI to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

III. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this ICR are those 

individuals and companies that receive 

an EDSP test order issued by the 

Agency. Under FFDCA § 408(p)(5)(A), 

EPA ‘‘shall issue’’ EDSP test orders ‘‘to 

a registrant of a substance for which 

testing is required * * * or to a person 

who manufactures or imports a 

substance for which testing is required.’’ 

Using the North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes, 

the Agency has determined that 

potential respondents to this ICR may 

include, but is not limited to: Chemical 

Manufacturers and Processors (NAICS 

code 325), and Pesticide, Fertilizer, and 

Other Agricultural Chemical 

Manufacturing (NAICS code 3253), 

Producers & Formulators of Pesticide 

Products (NAICS code 32532); 

Producers of Antifouling Paints (NAICS 

code 32551); Producers of Antimicrobial 

Pesticides (NAICS code 32561); 

Producers of Nitrogen Stabilizers 

(NAICS code 32531); and Producers of 

Wood Preservatives (NAICS code 

32519). 

Title: Addendum for the Second List 

of Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of 

Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine 

Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2249.02, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0176. 

ICR status: This is an ICR addendum 

to an approved information collection 

activity. 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 

number for this ICR will be displayed by 

publication in the Federal Register and 

by inclusion of a Paperwork Reduction 

Notice on the related collection 

instrument, i.e., test orders, forms, etc. 

Abstract: This ICR addendum covers 

the information collection activities 

associated with Tier 1 screening of the 

second group of chemicals under the 

EDSP. The EDSP is established under 

section 408(p) of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), which 

requires endocrine screening of all 

pesticide chemicals and was established 

in response to growing scientific 

evidence that humans, domestic 

animals, and fish and wildlife species 

have exhibited adverse health 

consequences from exposure to 

environmental chemicals that interact 

with their endocrine systems. 

The EDSP, which was established in 

1998, consists of a two-tiered approach 

to screen all pesticide chemicals for 

potential endocrine disrupting effects. 

The purpose of Tier 1 screening 

(referred to as ‘‘screening’’) is to identify 

substances that have the potential to 

interact with the estrogen, androgen, or 

thyroid hormone systems using a battery 

of assays. The purpose of Tier 2 testing 

(referred to as ‘‘testing’’), therefore, is to 

identify and establish a dose-response 

relationship for any adverse effects that 

might result from the interactions 

identified through the Tier 1 assays. 

Additional information about the EDSP 

is available through the Agency’s Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/ 

oscpendo/index.htm. 

EPA is submitting a request for an 

addendum to an approved ICR, EPA ICR 

No. 2249.01 and OMB Control No. 

2070–0176 to OMB. This addendum 

simply covers the burden for a new list 

of chemicals to receive and respond to 

EDSP Orders. The activities articulated 

in the original ICR are not changing. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1002.7 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 1,840. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: Two or 

three responses per chemical: An initial 

response, a consortium response, and 

the final data submission. All 

respondents will provide an initial 

response, and some respondents may 

provide a second response if they lead 

a consortium only those that generates 

the data will complete the final data 

submission. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

232,600 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$17,056,342.82. 

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 notice pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 


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List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: September 28, 2010. 

Stephen A. Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28815 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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