[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79291-79292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22197]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0456; FRL-12296-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products 
Act (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Formaldehyde Standards for 
Composite

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Wood Products Act (EPA ICR Number 2446.04 and OMB Control Number 2070-
0185), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is 
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
September 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 17, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2019-0456, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman, Office of Program 
Support (7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98ebf4fdf9ebf5f9f6b6f3f9ecf0fdeaf1f6fdd8fde8f9b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1928d8480928c808fcf8a8095898493888f84a1849180cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through September 30, 2024. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on January 17, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 2946). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting 
documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be 
collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket 
can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA 
Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for all aspects of the mandates in Title VI of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and implementing regulations in 40 CFR 
part 770 for Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood 
Products, including actions relating to accreditation bodies (ABs) and 
third-party certifiers (TPCs) that participate in the third-party 
certification program.
    Form Number: 9600-049.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR include regulated entities (e.g., manufacturers (defined by 
statute to include importers) and processers of composite wood 
products) and participants in the third-party certification program.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, per TSCA Title VI 
and 40 CFR part 770.
    Estimated number of respondents: 992,758 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 456,295 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated costs: $121,806,311 (per year), which includes 
$112,389,751 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an overall increase of 345,066 
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more 
detail in the ICR, reflects revisions to the estimates for producers, 
TPCs and ABs; inclusion of 2,241 laminators still using resins that 
will be defined as hardwood plywood producers and will incur costs and 
burden starting in 2024; and revisions to labor and cost estimates to 
reflect 2022 and 2023 prices. These changes are considered to be 
adjustments.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-22197 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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