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relating to the health and/or 

environmental effects of certain 

chemical substances and mixtures. In 

order to comply with the reporting 

requirements of TSCA section 8(d), 

respondents must search their records to 

identify any health and safety studies in 

their possession, copy and process 

relevant studies, list studies that are 

currently in progress, and submit this 

information to EPA. 

EPA uses this information to 

construct a complete picture of the 

known effects of the chemicals in 

question, leading to determinations by 

EPA of whether additional testing of the 

chemicals is required. The information 

enables EPA to base its testing decisions 

on the most complete information 

available and to avoid demands for 

testing that may be duplicative. EPA 

will use information obtained via this 

collection to support its investigation of 

the risks posed by chemicals and, in 

particular, to support its decisions on 

whether to require industry to test 

chemicals under section 4 of TSCA. 

This information collection request 

addresses the reporting requirements 

found in TSCA section 8(d). 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 716). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a response 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 annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 11.0 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, 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: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are persons who manufacture, process, 

or distribute in commerce chemical 

substances or mixtures, or who propose 

to do so. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 21. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.2. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

302 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $24,435. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $24,435 and an estimated cost of $0 

for capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 1,303 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects the realization that the 

methodology used in the previous ICR 

overestimated the burden resulting from 

the addition of chemicals to the TSCA 

section 8(d) rule. The ICR supporting 

statement provides a detailed analysis of 

the change in burden estimate. This 

change is an adjustment. 

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 technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

Charlotte Bertrand, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0317; FRL–9978–00] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Reinstatement of 

an Expired Collection (EPA ICR No. 

1198.11); Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Chemical-Specific Rules, 

TSCA Section 8(a)’’ and identified by 

EPA ICR No. 1198.11 and OMB Control 

No. 2070–0067, represents the 

reinstatement of an ICR that expired on 

June 30, 2018. Before submitting the ICR 

to OMB for review and approval, EPA 

is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection that is 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 September 24, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0317, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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. 

• 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: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For technical information contact: 

Harlan Weir, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–9885; email address: 

weir.harlan@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, 


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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 

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: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA 

Section 8(a). 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1198.11. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0067. 

ICR status: This ICR expired on June 

30, 2018. 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, 

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: Section 8(a) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

authorizes the Administrator of EPA to 

promulgate rules that require persons 

who manufacture, import or process 

chemical substances and mixtures, or 

who propose to manufacture, import, or 

process chemical substances and 

mixtures, to maintain such records and 

submit such reports to EPA as may be 

reasonably required. Any chemical 

covered by TSCA for which EPA or 

another Federal agency has a reasonable 

need for information and which cannot 

be satisfied via other sources is a proper 

potential subject for a chemical-specific 

TSCA section 8(a) rulemaking. 

Information that may be collected under 

TSCA section 8(a) includes, but is not 

limited to, chemical names; categories 

of use; production or processing 

volume, byproducts of chemical 

production, processing, use or disposal; 

existing data concerning environmental 

and health effects; exposure data; and 

disposal information. Generally, EPA 

uses chemical-specific information 

under TSCA section 8(a) to evaluate the 

potential for adverse human health and 

environmental effects caused by the 

manufacture (including import), 

processing, use or disposal of identified 

chemical substances and mixtures. 

Additionally, EPA may use TSCA 

section 8(a) information to assess the 

need or set priorities for testing and/or 

further regulatory action. To the extent 

that reported information is not 

considered confidential, environmental 

groups, environmental justice 

advocates, state and local government 

entities and other members of the public 

will also have access to this information 

for their use. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 704). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a response 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 annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range between 60.75 and 

70.75 hours per response, depending 

upon whether the response is by 

electronic means or paper-based, 

respectively. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, 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: Entities 

potentially affected by this ICR are 

primarily those businesses that enter the 

marketplace to manufacture (import) or 

process a chemical substance listed in 

40 CFR part 704. These entities fall 

under NAICS codes 325, Chemical 

Manufacturers and Processors, and 

324110, Petroleum Refineries. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 4. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.0. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

281 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $20,480. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $20,480 and an estimated cost of $0 

for capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 6 hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

increase reflects new reporting 

requirements in the Frank R. Lautenberg 

Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 

Act to substantiate CBI claims. This 

change is the result of a program 

change. 

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 technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Charlotte Bertrand, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0266; FRL–9979–93] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 

0161.14); Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Foreign Purchaser 

Acknowledgement Statement of 

Unregistered Pesticides’’ and identified 

by EPA ICR No. 0161.14 and OMB 

Control No. 2070–0027, represents the 

renewal of an existing ICR that is 

scheduled to expire on March 31, 2019. 

Before submitting the ICR to OMB for 

review and approval, EPA is soliciting 


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