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requirements in this document have 

been fully satisfied. Records of 

information provided to General 

Dynamics Information Technology will 

be maintained by EPA Project Officers 

for these contracts. All information 

supplied to General Dynamics 

Information Technology by EPA for use 

in connection with these contracts will 

be returned to EPA when General 

Dynamics Information Technology has 

completed its work. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 

301 et seq. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0516; FRL–9981–64] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Extension of an 

Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 

0586.14); 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: ‘‘TSCA Section 8(a) 

Preliminary Assessment Information 

Rule (PAIR)’’ and identified by EPA ICR 

No. 0586.14 and OMB Control No. 

2070–0054, represents the renewal of an 

existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 

on April 30, 2019. 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 October 29, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0516, 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: TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary 

Assessment Information Rule (PAIR). 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0586.14. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0054. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on April 30, 2019. 

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: On June 22, 1982, EPA 

promulgated the generic section 8(a) 

PAIR (40 CFR part 712) under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA 

uses PAIR to collect information to help 

identify, assess, and manage human 

health and environmental risks from 

chemical substances, mixtures and 

categories of chemical substances and 

mixtures. PAIR requires chemical 

manufacturers (including importers) to 

complete and submit standardized 

information about production, use, or 

exposure-related data to help evaluate 

the potential for human health and 

environmental risks caused by the 

manufacture of identified chemical 

substances or mixtures. The Frank R. 

Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 

Century Act amending TSCA was 

enacted on June 22, 2016; however, the 

underlying authority for a Section 8(a) 

PAIR rule was not modified. While the 

Agency has not issued a Section 8(a) 

PAIR rule since 2006, given the new 

requirement under amended TSCA 

Section 6(b)(1) to prioritize chemicals 

for risk evaluation, it is possible that the 

Agency may start requesting section 8(a) 

reporting more frequently. 

EPA or other federal agencies (e.g., the 

agencies that are part of the Interagency 

Testing Committee (ITC) as authorized 

under TSCA section 4(e)) can identify 

chemicals for a TSCA section 8(a) PAIR 

expediated rulemaking that have a 

justifiable need for production, use, or 

exposure-related data. In instances, such 

as when EPA must reach a decision on 

whether testing of a chemical is 

necessary, the information that EPA 

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contribute to satisfying EPA’s 

information needs. 

This information collection activity 

also covers certain specific chemical 

testing and reporting requirements 

under Subpart B of 40 CFR part 766 that 

are in part very similar to the PAIR 

requirements. The Agency rarely 

receives submissions of the information 

required by 40 CFR 766. EPA received 

less than five submissions over the 

course of the last OMB approval for this 

aspect of the information collection. 

The dibenzo-para-dioxin/ 

dibenzofuran regulations at 40 CFR part 

766 require that any person who 

manufactures, imports, or processes a 

chemical substance listed at 40 CFR 

766.25 test that chemical substance and 

submit appropriate information to EPA 

according to the schedules described at 

40 CFR 766.35. Persons who commence 

manufacture, import, or processing of a 

chemical substance listed at 40 CFR 

766.25 must submit a letter of intent to 

test or an exemption application within 

60-days of starting any of those 

activities. Each person who is 

manufacturing or processing a chemical 

listed in 40 CFR 766.25 must submit a 

protocol for testing according to the 

schedule at 40 CFR 766.35(a)(2). Persons 

who manufacture or import a chemical 

substance listed under 40 CFR 766.25 

must report positive test results, using 

the Dioxin/Furan Report Form (EPA 

Form 7710–51), of all existing test data 

that show that chemical substance has 

been tested for the presence of 

halogenated dibenzodioxins/ 

halogenated dibenzofurans (HDDs/ 

HDFs), as well as any health and safety 

studies for the chemical substance, as 

defined in the regulation, no later than 

90 days after the date of submission of 

the positive test result. Additionally, 

any manufacturer or importer of a 

chemical substance listed in 40 CFR 

766.25 in possession of unpublished 

health and safety studies on HDDs/ 

HDFs is required to submit copies of 

such studies to EPA, in accordance with 

certain provisions of 40 CFR 716, no 

later than 90 days after the person first 

manufactures or imports the chemical 

substance. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 31 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, import, 

or process chemical substances or 

mixtures. 

Estimated total annual number of 

potential respondents: 1. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total annual average 

number of responses for each 

respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

31 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $2,364. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $2,364 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 hour in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects a correction in the ICR 

renewal which eliminates the burden 

from trade name notification by 

processors (included previously in 

error) and the increased CBI 

substantiation requirements in the 2016 

Lautenberg Act amendments to TSCA. 

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: August 20, 2018. 

Charlotte Bertrand, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT–IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice: 2018–3015] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Final Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (EXIM), as a part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

Agencies to comment on the proposed 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

This form is to be completed by EXIM 

borrowers as required under EXIM 

Credit Guarantee Facility (CGF) 

transactions in conjunction with a 

borrower’s request for disbursement for 

U.S. goods and services. It is used to 

summarize disbursement documents 

submitted with a borrower’s request and 

to calculate the requested financing 

amount. It will enable EXIM lenders to 

identify the specific details of the 

amount of disbursement requested for 

approval to ensure that the financing 

request is complete and in compliance 

with EXIM’s disbursement 

requirements. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before September 28, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 18–02) 

or by mail to Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20038 Attn: EXIM form 

(EIB 18–02). The information collection 

tool can be reviewed at: https://

www.exim.gov/sites/default/files/pub/ 

pending/eib18-02_itemized_statement_

of_payments-us_costs_for_exim_cgf_-_

final.xlsx. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 18–02 

Itemized Statement of Payments—US 

Costs for EXIM Credit Guarantee 

Facility. 

OMB Number: XXXX–XXXX. 

Type of Review: NEW. 

Need and Use: The information 

collected will assist in determining 

compliance of disbursement requests for 

U.S. goods and services submitted to 

EXIM lenders under CGF transactions. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

EXIM borrowers involved in financing 

U.S. goods and services under CGF 

transactions. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 12. 


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