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determination and a brief statement of 

the information that the requesting 

person intends to submit at such 

hearing; and 3. The signature of the 

individual making the request, or, if the 

request is made on behalf of an 

organization or other entity, the 

signature of a responsible official of the 

organization or other entity. 

If EPA Region 9 does not receive a 

timely and appropriate request for a 

hearing and the Regional Administrator 

does not elect to hold a hearing on her 

own motion, this determination shall 

become final and effective on September 

13, 2021, and no further public notice 

will be issued. 

Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 300g–2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 

142 of the National Primary Drinking 

Water Regulations. 

Dated: August 5, 2021. 

Deborah Jordan, 

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 

9. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0652; FRL–8703–01– 

OCSPP] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing Collection and Request for 

Comment; Expanded Access to the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

Confidential Business Information 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces the availability of 

and solicits public comment on an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

that EPA is planning to submit to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The ICR, entitled: ‘‘Expanded 

Access to TSCA Confidential Business 

Information’’ and identified by EPA ICR 

No. 2570.02 and OMB Control No. 

2070–0209, represents the renewal of an 

existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 

on March 31, 2022. Before submitting 

the ICR to OMB for review and approval 

under the PRA, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

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 12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0625, 

online through the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at 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. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

available at http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Please note that due to the public 

health concerns related to COVID–19, 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and 

Reading Room is closed to visitors with 

limited exceptions. The staff continues 

to provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC and 

docket access, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Barkas, PMOD (7408M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

250–8880; email address: 

barkas.jessica@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 the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (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: Expanded Access to TSCA 

Confidential Business Information. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2570.02. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0209. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on March 31, 2022. 

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: The 2016 amendments to 

the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA) in the Frank R. Lautenberg 

Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 

Act, expanded the categories of people 

to whom EPA may disclose TSCA 

confidential business information (CBI). 

The amendments authorize EPA to 

disclose TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and 

local governments; environmental, 

health, and medical professionals; and 

emergency responders, under certain 

conditions, including consistency with 

guidance that EPA is required to 

develop. Three guidance documents 

have been developed, corresponding to 

the new authorities in TSCA section 

14(d)(4), (5), and (6). 

The conditions for access vary under 

each of the new provisions, but 

generally include the following: 

Requesters must show that they have a 

need for the information related to their 

employment, professional, or legal 

duties; recipients of TSCA CBI are 

prohibited from disclosing or permitting 

further disclosure of the information to 

individuals not authorized to receive it 

(physicians/nurses may disclose the 

information to their patient); and except 

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notify the entity that made the CBI 

claim at least 15 days prior to disclosing 

the CBI. In addition, under these new 

provisions, requesters (except in some 

emergency situations) are required to 

sign an agreement and may be required 

to submit a statement of need to EPA. 

In accordance with the requirements 

of TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B), the 

guidance documents cover the content 

and form of the agreements and 

statements required under each 

provision, and include information on 

where and how to submit requests to 

EPA. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to annual average 14.8 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 mainly government employees 

(federal, state, local, tribal), as well as 

medical professionals, such as doctors 

and nurses. The NAICS code for health 

care and social assistance is 62. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 3. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 2. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

89 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$5,873.98. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $5,873.98 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 no change in the estimated 

total annual burden compared with that 

identified in the ICR currently approved 

by OMB, but there is an increase in the 

estimated burden costs and a decrease 

in the estimated number of total 

respondents. The change in estimated 

cost was caused by an increase in the 

hourly wages and a change in the 

methodology to calculate loaded wages 

(wages plus fringe benefits and 

overhead), and the change in the 

estimated number of respondents is 

based on EPA experience. This change 

is an adjustment. 

In addition, this ICR reflects a change 

in format. 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. The Agency does not 

believe that this change in format 

resulted in substantive changes to the 

information collection activities or 

related estimated burden and costs. 

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: July 27, 2021. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0080; FRL–8795–01– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticide Product Registration; 

Receipt of Applications for New Uses 

(July 2021) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received applications 

to register new uses for pesticide 

products containing currently registered 

active ingredients. Pursuant to the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby 

providing notice of receipt and 

opportunity to comment on these 

applications. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 13, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number and the file symbol of the 

EPA registration number of interest as 

shown in the body of this document, 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

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. Additional 

instructions on commenting or visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/aboutepa-dockets. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA/DC and 

Reading Room is closed to visitors with 

limited exceptions. The staff continues 

to provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on the EPA/DC 

and docket access, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marietta Echeverria, Registration 

Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090, email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing 

address for each contact person is: 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. As part of the mailing 

address, include the contact person’s 

name, division, and mail code. The 

division to contact is listed at the end 

of each application summary. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 


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