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3Final Rule in Docket RM05–19–000, issued on 

5/27/2005. 4 ‘‘Burden’’ is defined as 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. For further 

explanation of what is included in the information 

collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3. 

5The estimates in this table are slightly different 

from the estimates in the 60-day notice. In the 60- 

day notice we used wage figures from 2017. In May 

2018, we began using the 2018 cost estimates. There 

are no other changes from the 60-day notice other 

than the change to wage figures. The difference in 

the burden cost is minimal. The burden hours 

remain unchanged. 

6The estimates for cost per response are derived 

using the following formula: Average Burden Hours 

per Response * 79.00 per Hour = Average Cost per 

Response. This is Based upon FERC’s 2018 FTE 

average salary plus benefits. Commission staff 

believes that any industry effort applied to FERC– 

585 would be compensated similarly to FERC’s 

average salary. 

schedule, provisions that during electric 

energy and capacity shortages: 

• It will treat firm power wholesale 

customers without undue 

discrimination or preference; and 

• it will report any modifications to 

its contingency plan for accommodating 

shortages within 15 days to the 

appropriate state regulatory agency and 

to the affected wholesale customers, 

then the utility need not file with the 

Commission an additional statement of 

contingency plan for accommodating 

such shortages. 

This revision merely changed the 

reporting mechanism; the public 

utility’s contingency plan would be 

located in its filed rate rather than in a 

separate document. 

In Order No. 659,3 the Commission 

modified the reporting requirements in 

18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that public 

utilities must comply with the 

requirements to report shortages and 

anticipated shortages by submitting this 

information electronically using the 

Office of Electric Reliability’s pager 

system at emergency@ferc.gov in lieu of 

submitting an original and two copies to 

the Secretary of the Commission. The 

Commission uses the information to 

evaluate and formulate an appropriate 

option for action in the event an 

unanticipated shortage is reported and/ 

or materializes. Without this 

information, the Commission and State 

agencies would be unable to: 

• Examine and approve or modify 

utility actions; 

• prepare a response to anticipated 

disruptions in electric energy; and/or 

• ensure equitable treatment of all 

public utility customers under the 

shortage situation. 

The Commission implements these 

filing requirements in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 

part 294.101. 

Type of Respondents: Public Utilities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden for the information 

collection as: 

FERC–585 (REPORTING OF ELECTRIC SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA SECTION 206) 5

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden and 

cost per Response 6

Total annual burden 

hours and total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = ( 3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) ($) 5) ÷ (1) 

Contingency Plan .......... 1 1 1 73 hrs.; $5,767 .......... 73 hrs.; $5,767 ............. $5,767 

Capacity Shortage ........ 1 1 1 0.25 hrs.; $19.75 ....... 0.25 hrs.; $19.75 .......... $19.75 

Total ....................... ........................ ........................ ........................ .................................... 73.25 hrs.; $5,786.75 ... ........................

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden and cost of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: July 18, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15835 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0645; FRL–9978–03] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 

0574.18); 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: ‘‘Premanufacture Review 

Reporting and Exemption Requirements 

for New Chemical Substances and 

Significant New Use Reporting 

Requirements for Chemical Substances’’ 

and identified by EPA ICR No. 0574.18 

and OMB Control No. 2070–0012, 

represents the renewal of an existing 

ICR that is scheduled to expire on 

November 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–2017–0645, 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 


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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: 

Adam Ross, Chemical Control Division 

(7101M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–1625; email address: 

ross.adam@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, 

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: Premanufacture Review 

Reporting and Exemption Requirements 

for New Chemical Substances and 

Significant New Use Reporting 

Requirements for Chemical Substances. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0574.18. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0012. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on November 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 5 of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA), as 

amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg 

Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 

Act requires that any person who 

proposes to manufacture (which 

includes import) a ‘‘new chemical’’ (i.e., 

a chemical not listed on the TSCA 

section 8(b) Inventory) must provide a 

notice to EPA at least 90 days prior to 

commencing manufacture of that 

chemical. EPA must review a section 5 

notice, make an affirmative 

determination on the safety of the new 

chemical substance, and, if appropriate, 

regulate the chemical to address any 

unreasonable risks identified before it 

can proceed to the marketplace. 

EPA is authorized to determine that a 

use of a chemical substance is a 

significant new use and promulgate a 

significant new use rule (SNUR). In 

certain instances, persons may opt to 

pursue that use, in which case they 

must submit a notice and undergo a 

review. For such circumstances, TSCA 

section 5 requires a significant new use 

notice (SNUN) from any person who 

proposes to manufacture or process a 

chemical for a use that is determined by 

EPA to be a ‘‘significant new use.’’ 

Furthermore, TSCA section 5 requires 

EPA to make determinations regarding 

the manufacture, processing, 

distribution in commerce, use and/or 

disposal of new chemical substances or 

significant new uses. To assist in the 

evaluation, EPA encourages notice 

submitters to contact an EPA specialist 

through a pre-submission consultation 

to ensure that the submitter understands 

EPA’s review process and information 

needed to make a determination 

regarding the chemical. On June 20, 

2018, EPA issued guidance entitled 

‘‘Points to Consider When Preparing 

TSCA New Chemical Notifications’’ to 

inform and assist submitters planning to 

prepare notices, and exemption 

applications for Agency review (see 

https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-newchemicals-under-toxic-substancescontrol-act-tsca/points-consider-whenpreparing-tsca). Using the notice 

submitted to the Agency, EPA evaluates 

the health and environmental effects of 

new chemical substances. On the basis 

of its review, EPA must make one of five 

possible regulatory determinations with 

respect to the new chemical substance 

or significant new use and take action, 

as appropriate, to ensure adequate 

protection of human health and the 

environment. If EPA takes no action 

within the 90-day review period for 

PMNs (or 30 or 45 days for PMN 

exemption applications), the Lautenberg 

amendments state that the PMN 

submitter is entitled to receive a refund 

of fees. EPA requires that the submitter 

of a PMN or MCAN inform EPA when 

non-exempt commercial manufacture of 

the substance in question actually 

begins by submitting a Notice of 

Commencement. 

This information collection addresses 

the reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements associated with TSCA 

section 5. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

parts 700, 720, 721, 723 and 725). 

Respondents may claim all or part of a 

document 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 

approximately 17 and 524 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 

companies that manufacture, process or 

import chemical substances. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 234. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1,795. 

Estimated total annual respondent 

burden hours: 148,312 hours. 


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Estimated total annual respondent 

costs: $46,765,6135. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $138,093 and 

an estimated cost of $0.00 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 146,312 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects a change in the 

mix of EPA’s estimated number of each 

type of notice. Similarly, the estimated 

number of annual CDX registrants also 

increased. Lastly, there was an increase 

in burden associated with new CBI 

substantiation requirements resulting 

from the 2016 amendment to TSCA. The 

change in burden is explained more 

fully in the ICR Supporting Statement. 

This change is an adjustment and 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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15920 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0646; FRL–9980–27] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 

0575.16); 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: ‘‘Health and Safety Data 

Reporting, Submission of Lists and 

Copies of Health and Safety Studies’’ 

and identified by EPA ICR No. 0575.16 

and OMB Control No. 2070–0004, 

represents the renewal of an existing 

ICR that is scheduled to expire on 

November 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–2017–0646, 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: 

Andrea Mojica, Chemical Control 

Division (7405M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–0599; 

email address: mojica.andrea@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, 

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: Health and Safety Data 

Reporting, Submission of Lists and 

Copies of Health and Safety Studies. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0575.16. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0004. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on November 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(d) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 

CFR part 716 require manufacturers and 

processors of chemicals to submit lists 

and copies of health and safety studies 


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