Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0413-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Toxic Substance Control Act Section 8(b) Reporting Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2020-08-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52994-52995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18897]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0413; FRL-10013-96-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 8(b) Reporting Requirements for 
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Notifications (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), TSCA Section 8(b) Reporting 
Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications (EPA ICR Number 2565.03, 
OMB Control Number 2070-0201), to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through August 31, 2020. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on November 8, 2019 
during a 60-day comment period. EPA is providing an additional 30 days 
for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, 
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 28, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0413, online using https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments. 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: For technical information contact: 
Myrta R. Christian, Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable Strategies 
Division (MC7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8498; email address: 
christian.myrta@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: 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 docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

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    Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) addresses the 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements under section 8(b) of the 
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) that are associated with the TSCA 
Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory), as codified in 40 CFR 
part 710. TSCA section 8(b) specifically requires that EPA compile and 
keep current a list of chemical substances manufactured or processed 
for commercial purposes in the United States. That mandate was amended 
in 2016 and TSCA section 8(b)(4) requires EPA to designate chemical 
substances on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory as either 
``active'' or ``inactive'' in U.S. commerce. The first TSCA Inventory 
with all chemical substances designated as ``active'' or ``inactive'' 
published in February 2019. Starting August 5, 2019, manufacturers and 
processors are required to notify EPA before reintroducing inactive 
substances into U.S. commerce. The implementing regulations allow 
manufacturers and processors to notify EPA that it must change the 
commercial activity designation of the subject chemical substance from 
inactive to active on the TSCA Inventory. This ICR covers that notice, 
which is made online using EPA Form No. 9600-06 (Notice of Activity 
Form B). Other one-time activities that are covered by the existing ICR 
are now complete.
    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:
    Form Numbers: EPA Form Number 9600-06, Notice of Activity Form B.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Potential respondents to the 
information collection activities covered by this ICR are expected to 
include entities that manufacture (defined by statute to include 
import) or process chemical substances that are regulated under TCSA. 
These entities are typically identified under North American Industrial 
Classification System (NAICS) codes 325 (Chemical Manufacture) and 324 
(Petroleum and Coal Products). Although such entities are generally 
companies, respondents can include anyone who engages in the covered 
activities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 710).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 20 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 234 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated burden: $17,795 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 1,174,682 hours in 
the total estimated burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This decrease is largely the result of the completion of several 
activities associated with the initial rule familiarization and one-
time reporting activities (-1,174,608 hours); a decrease in the 
estimated number of respondents that will need to register for CDX or 
otherwise update their CDX registrations (-85 hours); and the addition 
of CBI substantiation burden associated with the 2020 rule amendments 
(+7 hours). This additional burden is only applicable to submissions 
that include CBI claims for specific chemical identities, which are 
expected to be five percent of submissions. This change is considered 
an adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-18897 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]
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