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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 ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: Formaldehyde Standards for 

Composite Wood Products Act. 

EPA ICR No.: 2446.04. 

OMB Control No.: 2070–0185. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

approved through September 30, 2024. 

Under the PRA, 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 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: This ICR renewal covers the 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements for all aspects of the TSCA 

Title VI implementing regulations and 

regulations relating to accreditation 

bodies (ABs) and third-party certifiers 

(TPCs) that wish to participate in this 

third-party certification program. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 456,296 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 the ICR include 

respondents who are producers, 

fabricators, distributors, importers, 

retailers of regulated composite wood 

products and finished goods containing 

regulated composite wood products, as 

well as accreditation bodies and thirdparty certifiers. The Agency identifies 

these entities by North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes that have been provided 

in the ICR to assist entities in 

determining whether the ICR might 

apply to them. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory, per 40 CFR 770. 

Forms: 9600–049. 

Frequency of response: Occasional. 

Total estimated number of potential 

respondents: 881,597. 

Total estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.4. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

456,296 hours. 

Total estimated annual costs: 

$121.806,311. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $9,461,560 and 

an estimated cost of $112,389,751 for 

capital investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an overall increase of 371,503 

hours for the total estimated combined 

respondent burden from that which is 

currently approved by OMB. This 

difference is due to adjustments in 

EPA’s estimates of the costs and burden. 

Several adjustments to the estimates 

were made, including revisions to the 

estimates for producers, TPC and AB; 

and revisions to labor and cost estimates 

to reflect 2022 and 2023; and inclusion 

of 2,241 laminators still using resins 

that are expected to incur costs and 

burden starting in 2024. 

In addition, OMB has requested that 

EPA move towards using the 18- 

question format for ICR Supporting 

Statements used by other federal 

agencies and departments and is based 

on the submission instructions 

established by OMB in 1995, replacing 

the alternate format developed by EPA 

and OMB prior to 1995. Accordingly, 

EPA updated the Supporting Statement 

for this ICR to reflect the 18-question 

format. In doing so, the Agency does not 

expect the change in format has resulted 

in substantive changes to the 

information collection activities or 

related estimated burden and costs. 

Comments are specifically sought on the 

format and presentation of the 

estimates. 

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 person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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

Dated: January 10, 2024. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00740 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0430; FRL–8838–03– 

OAR] 

Notice of Data Availability Relevant to 

Data Reported Under the American 

Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 

2020 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of data availability. 

SUMMARY: This Notice of Data 

Availability is to alert stakeholders that 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has released data on 

production, consumption, and other 

activity related to hydrofluorocarbons 

regulated under the American 

Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 

2020. The Agency has published these 

data in the Protecting Our Climate by 

Reducing Use of HFCs web area. 

DATES: January 17, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Landolfi, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Stratospheric Protection 

Division, telephone number: 202–343– 

9161; or email address: 

Landolfi.Robert@epa.gov. You may also 


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visit EPA’s website at https://

www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction for 

further information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

EPA has published information 

collected under mandatory reporting 

requirements in 40 CFR part 84 that 

support the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) 

phasedown specified in the American 

Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 

2020 (AIM Act or Act) and codified at 

42 U.S.C. 7675. Information regarding 

entities’ HFC allowance usage has also 

been made available. 

II. What information is available? 

EPA is providing notice that the 

Agency has published the following 

data in the Protecting Our Climate by 

Reducing Use of HFCs web area for 

calendar year 2022. 

Per entity: 

• Unused consumption allowances 

• Unused production allowances 

• Administrative consequences applied 

• Number of allowances transferred due 

to acquisitions 

• Additional consumption allowances 

granted 

• Number of allowances transferred 

between entities 

• Number of consumption allowances 

expended 

• Number of production allowances 

expended 

• End of year inventories of regulated 

HFCs 

By regulated HFC: 

• Amount destroyed 

• Amount exported 

• Amount imported for feedstock use 

• Total amount produced (gross) 

• Amount produced for feedstock use 

• Calculated consumption consistent 

with the AIM Act 

• Calculated consumption consistent 

with reporting requirements under the 

Montreal Protocol 

• Calculated production 

Cynthia A. Newberg, 

Director, Stratospheric Protection Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00787 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0562; FR ID 196411] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before March 18, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0562. 

Title: Section 76.916, Petition for 

Recertification. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2 respondents; 3 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in Sections 4(i) and 623 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 30 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 76.916 provide that a franchising 

authority wishing to assume jurisdiction 

to regulate basic cable service and 

associated rates after its request for 

certification has been denied or 

revoked, may file a petition for 

recertification with the Commission. 

The petition must be served on the cable 

operator and on any interested party 

that participated in the proceeding 

denying or revoking the original 

certification. Oppositions to petitions 

may be filed within 15 days after the 

petition is filed. Replies may be filed 

within seven days of filing of 

oppositions. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary,Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00714 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–XXXX; FR ID 196425] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 


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