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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–00217; FRL–5736–8]

Toxic Chemicals; Agency Information

Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

Information Collection Requests (ICRs)

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB). Before submitting the ICRs to

OMB for review and approval, EPA is

soliciting comments on specific aspects

of the information collections described

below. The ICRs are: (1) An expired ICR

for which EPA is seeking reinstatement

entitled ‘‘Partial Updating of Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Inventory Data Base, Production and

Site Reports,’’ EPA ICR No. 1011.04,

OMB No. 2070-0070, which relates to

reporting requirements found at 40 CFR

part 710, and (2) a continuing ICR

entitled ‘‘Request for Contractor Access

to TSCA CBI,’’ EPA ICR No. 1250.05,

OMB No. 2070-0075, which relates to

reporting requirements authorized by

section 14 of the Toxic Substances

Control Act (TSCA). 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before October 20,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit three copies of all

written comments to: TSCA Document

Receipts (7407), Rm. NE–G99, Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: 202–260–7099. All

comments should be identified by the

respective administrative record

numbers: comments on ICR No. 1011.04

should reference administrative record

number 183 and comments on ICR No.

1250.05 should reference administrative

record number 184. These ICRs are

available for public review at, and

copies may be requested from, the

docket address and telephone number

listed above.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

instructions under Unit III. of this

document. No TSCA confidential

business information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Susan B.

Hazen, Director, Environmental

Assistance Division (7408), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: 202–554–1404, TDD: 202–

554–0551, e-mail: TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov.

For technical information contact the

following individuals: For ICR No.

1011.04, contact Scott Sherlock,

Information Management Division

(7407), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, Telephone: 202–260–1536;

Fax: 202–260–1657; e-mail:

sherlock.scott@epamail.epa.gov. For ICR

No. 1250.05, contact Deborah Williams,

Information Management Division

(7407), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, Telephone: 202–260–1734;

Fax: 202–260–1657; e-mail:

williams.deborah@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability:

Internet

Electronic copies of the ICRs are

available from the EPA home page at the

Environmental Sub-Set entry for this

document under ‘‘Regulations’’ (http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).

Fax on Demand

Using a faxphone call 202–401–0527

and select item 4053 for a copy of ICR

No. 1011.04, or select item 4054 for a

copy of ICR No. 1250.05.

I. Background

Entities potentially affected by this

action are: with respect to ICR No.

1011.04, persons who manufacture,

process, or import chemical substances

in the United States; and, with respect

to ICR No. 1250.05, companies working

under contract for EPA whose

employees need access to TSCA CBI to

carry out their duties. For each

collection of information addressed in

this notice, EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) 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.

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used.

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

(iv) 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.

II. Information Collections

EPA is seeking comments on two

Information Collection Requests, which

are identified and discussed separately

below.

Title: Partial Updating of Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Inventory Data Base, Production and

Site Reports, EPA ICR No. 1011.04,

OMB No. 2070-0070.

Abstract: TSCA requires EPA to

compile and keep current a complete

list of chemical substances

manufactured or processed in the

United States. EPA updates this

inventory of chemicals every 4 years by

requiring manufacturers, processors,

and importers to provide production

volume, plant site information, and sitelimited status information. This

information allows EPA to identify what

chemicals are or are not currently in

commerce and to take appropriate

regulatory action as necessary. EPA also

uses the information for screening

chemicals for risks to human health or

the environment, for priority-setting

efforts, and for exposure estimates. Note

that since this information collection

takes place once every 4 years, EPA

typically allows it to expire between

collection periods.

Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR

part 710). Respondents may claim all or

part of a notice confidential. EPA will

disclose information that is covered by

a claim of confidentiality only to the

extent permitted by, and in accordance

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14

and 40 CFR part 2.

Burden Statement: The burden to

respondents for complying with this ICR

is estimated to total 34,500 hours at a

cost of $2,163,780. These totals are

based on an average burden of

approximately 11.5 hours per response

for an estimated 3,000 respondents

making one response. These estimates

include 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; train personnel to be

able to respond to a collection of
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information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Title: Request for Contractor Access to

TSCA CBI, EPA ICR No. 1250.05, OMB

No. 2070-0075. Expires November 30,

1997.

Abstract: Certain employees of

companies working under contract to

EPA require access to CBI collected

under TSCA authority in order to

perform their official duties. The Office

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

(OPPT), which is responsible for

maintaining the security of TSCA

confidential business information,

requires that all individuals desiring

access to TSCA CBI obtain and annually

renew official clearance to TSCA CBI.

As part of the process for obtaining

TSCA CBI clearance, OPPT requires

certain information about the

contracting company and about each

contractor employee requesting TSCA

CBI clearance, primarily the name,

Social Security Number and EPA

identification badge number of the

employee, the type of TSCA CBI

clearance requested and the justification

for such clearance, and the signature of

the employee to an agreement with

respect to access to and use of TSCA

CBI.

Responses to the collection of

information are voluntary, but failure to

provide the requested information will

prevent a contractor employee from

obtaining clearance to TSCA CBI. EPA

will observe strict confidentiality

precautions with respect to the

information collected on individual

employees, based on the Privacy Act of

1974, as outlined in the ICR and in the

collection instrument.

Burden Statement: The burden to

respondents for complying with this ICR

is estimated to total 814 hours per year

with an annual cost of $27,423. These

totals are based on an average burden of

approximately 31 hours per response for

an estimated 26 respondents making

one or more responses annually. These

estimates include 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; 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.

III. Public Record

A record has been established for this

action under docket number ‘‘OPPTS–

00217’’ (including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from noon to

4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The public

record is located in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

Rm. NE–B607, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this action, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

ADDRESSES at the beginning of this

document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection and

Information collection requests.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Susan H. Wayland,

Acting Assistant Administrator for

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 97–21923 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5877–5]

Subcontractor Access to Confidential

Business Information Under the Clean

Air Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The EPA has authorized the

following subcontractors for access to

information that has been, or will be,

submitted to EPA under section 114 of

the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended:

Indus Corporation, 1953 Gallows Road,

Vienna, Va 22181, contract number

68D60010; Environmental Investigations

(EI), 2327 Englert Drive, Durham, NC

27713, contract number 68D60010; TRC

Environmental Corporation, 6340

Quadrangle Drive, Chapel Hill, NC

27514, contract number 68D60010; EC/

R, Inc., 2327 Englert Drive, Durham, NC

27713, contract number 68D60011;

Acurex Corporation, 555 Clyde Avenue,

Mountain View, CA 94039, contract

number 68D60012; Alpha-Gama

Technologies, Inc., 900 Ridgefield Drive,

Raleigh, NC 27609, contract number

68D60013; The Kevric Company, Inc.,

8401 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD

20910, contract number 68D60014.

Some of the information may be

claimed to be confidential business

information (CBI) by the submitter.

DATES: Access to confidential data

submitted to EPA will occur no sooner

than ten days after issuance of this

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris Maxwell, Document Control

Officer, Office of Air Quality Planning

and Standards (MD–13), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27711, (919) 541–5312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA

is issuing this notice to inform all

submitters of information under section

114 of the CAA that EPA may provide

the above mentioned subcontractors

access to these materials on a need-toknow basis. These subcontractors will

provide technical support to the Office

of Air Quality Planning and Standards

(OAQPS) in economic impact

assessment for Federal Air Pollution

Control Regulations.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h),

EPA has determined that each

subcontractor requires access to CBI

submitted to EPA under sections 112

and 114 of the CAA in order to perform

work satisfactorily under the above

noted contracts. The subcontractors’

personnel will be given access to

information submitted under section

114 of the CAA. Some of the

information may be claimed or

determined to be CBI. The

subcontractors’ personnel will be

required to sign nondisclosure

agreements and will be briefed on

appropriate security procedures before

they are permitted access to CBI. All

subcontractor access to CAA CBI will

take place at the subcontractors’ facility.

Each subcontractor will have

appropriate procedures and facilities in

place to safeguard the CAA CBI to

which the subcontractor has access.

Clearance for access to CAA CBI is

scheduled to expire on September 30,

2001 under all above listed contracts.