Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0497-0007
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2011-03-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14655-14656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6236]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0497; FRL-9281-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Correction of Misreported 
Chemical Substances on the TSCA Inventory; EPA ICR No. 1741.06, OMB No. 
2070-0145. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of 
the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 18, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-0497 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office 
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, D.C. 
20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Myrick, Director, Environmental 
Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408-M, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-1404; e-mail 
address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On August 6, 2010 (75 FR 47589), EPA sought comments on this 
renewal ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment 
during the comment period, which is addressed in the Supporting 
Statement. Any additional comments related to this ICR should be 
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0497, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics Docket is 202-566-0280. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment 
system at http://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to 
access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Once in the system, select ``docket search,'' then key 
in the docket ID number identified above.
    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing 
in http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business 
information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is 
restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing 
copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in 
the version of the comment that is placed in  http://www.regulations.gov. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although 
identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as 
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not 
included in the official public docket, and will not be available for 
public viewing in http://www.regulations.gov. For further information 
about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the TSCA 
Inventory; EPA ICR No. 1741.06, OMB No. 2070-0145.
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection that is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2011. Under 5 CFR 
1320.10, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection 
of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: Section 8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
requires EPA to compile and keep current an Inventory of Chemical 
Substances in Commerce, which is a listing of chemical substances 
manufactured, imported, and processed for commercial purposes in the 
United States. The purpose of the Inventory is to define, for the 
purpose of TSCA, what chemical substances exist in U.S. commerce. Since 
the Inventory thereby performs a regulatory function by distinguishing 
between existing chemicals and new chemicals, which TSCA regulates in 
different ways, it is imperative that the Inventory be accurate.
    However, from time to time, EPA or respondents discover that 
substances have been incorrectly described by the original reporting 
company. Reported substances have been unintentionally misidentified as 
a result of simple typographical errors, the misidentification of 
substances, or the lack of sufficient technical or analytical 
capabilities to characterize fully the exact chemical substances. EPA 
has developed guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 29, 1980) under which 
incorrectly described substances listed in the

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Inventory can be corrected. The correction mechanism ensures the 
accuracy of the Inventory without imposing an unreasonable burden on 
the chemical industry. Without the Inventory correction mechanism, a 
company that submitted incorrect information would have to file a 
premanufacture notification (PMN) under TSCA section 5 to place the 
correct chemical substance on the Inventory whenever the previously 
reported substance is found to be misidentified. This would impose a 
much greater burden on both EPA and the submitter than the existing 
correction mechanism. This information collection applies to reporting 
and recordkeeping activities associated with the correction of 
misreported chemical substances found on the TSCA Inventory.
    Responses to the collection of information are voluntary. 
Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. EPA will disclose 
information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent permitted 
by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2.
    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 CFR, after appearing in the Federal 
Register, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related 
collection instrument or form, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 
2.25 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are manufacturers or importers of chemical substances, 
mixtures or categories listed on the TSCA Inventory and regulated under 
TSCA section 8, who had reported to the initial effort to establish the 
TSCA Inventory in 1979, and who need to make a correction to that 
submission.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 20 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $1,174.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects no change in the 
total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB 
inventory.

    Dated: March 11, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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