Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0035-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Substantial Risk Information Reporting under Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act; Request for Comment on Renewal of Information Collection Activities
Posted Date: 2002-08-23T04:00Z

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August
22,
2002
/
Notices
20426,
in
accordance
with
Rules
211
and
214
of
the
Commission's
Rules
of
Practice
and
Procedure
(18
CFR
385.211
and
385.214).
Protests
will
be
considered
by
the
Commission
in
determining
the
appropriate
action
to
be
taken,
but
will
not
serve
to
make
protestants
parties
to
the
proceeding.
Any
person
wishing
to
become
a
party
must
file
a
motion
to
intervene.
All
such
motions
or
protests
should
be
filed
on
or
before
the
comment
date,
and,
to
the
extent
applicable,
must
be
served
on
the
applicant
and
on
any
other
person
designated
on
the
official
service
list.
This
filing
is
available
for
review
at
the
Commission
or
may
be
viewed
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
using
the
``
RIMS''
link,
select
``
Docket
#''
and
follow
the
instructions
(call
202–
208–
2222
for
assistance).
Protests
and
interventions
may
be
filed
electronically
via
the
Internet
in
lieu
of
paper;
see
18
CFR
385.2001(
a)(
1)(
iii)
and
the
instructions
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
under
the
``
e­
Filing''
link.

Linwood
A.
Watson,
Jr.,
Deputy
Secretary.
[FR
Doc.
02–
21382
Filed
8–
21–
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
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01–
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DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
[Docket
No.
RM98–
1–
000]

Regulations
Governing
Off­
the­
Record
Communications;
Public
Notice
August
16,
2002.
This
constitutes
notice,
in
accordance
with
18
CFR
385.2201(
h),
of
the
receipt
of
exempt
and
prohibited
off­
the­
record
communications.
Order
No.
607
(64
FR
51222,
September
22,
1999)
requires
Commission
decisional
employees,
who
make
or
receive
an
exempt
or
a
prohibited
off­
the­
record
communication
relevant
to
the
merits
of
a
contested
on­
the­
record
proceeding,
to
deliver
a
copy
of
the
communication,
if
written,
or
a
summary
of
the
substance
of
any
oral
communication,
to
the
Secretary.
Prohibited
communications
will
be
included
in
a
public,
non­
decisional
file
associated
with,
but
not
part
of,
the
decisional
record
of
the
proceeding.
Unless
the
Commission
determines
that
the
prohibited
communication
and
any
responses
thereto
should
become
part
of
the
decisional
record,
the
prohibited
offthe
record
communication
will
not
be
considered
by
the
Commission
in
reaching
its
decision.
Parties
to
a
proceeding
may
seek
the
opportunity
to
respond
to
any
facts
or
contentions
made
in
a
prohibited
off­
the­
record
communication,
and
may
request
that
the
Commission
place
the
prohibited
communication
and
responses
thereto
in
the
decisional
record.
The
Commission
will
grant
such
requests
only
when
it
determines
that
fairness
so
requires.
Any
person
identified
below
as
having
made
a
prohibited
off­
the­
record
communication
should
serve
the
document
on
all
parties
listed
on
the
official
service
list
for
the
applicable
proceeding
in
accordance
with
Rule
2010,
18
CFR
385.2010.
Exempt
off­
the­
record
communications
will
be
included
in
the
decisional
record
of
the
proceeding,
unless
the
communication
was
with
a
cooperating
agency
as
described
by
40
CFR
1501.6,
made
under
18
CFR
385.2201(
e)(
1)(
v).
The
following
is
a
list
of
exempt
and
prohibited
off­
the­
record
communications
recently
received
in
the
Office
of
the
Secretary.
Copies
of
these
filings
are
on
file
with
the
Commission
and
are
available
for
public
inspection.
The
documents
may
be
viewed
on
the
web
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
using
the
``
FERRIS''
link.
Enter
the
docket
number
excluding
the
last
three
digits
in
the
docket
number
field
to
access
the
document.
For
assistance,
call
(202)
508–
8222
or
for
TTY,
(202)
208–
1659.

EXEMPT
Docket
No.
Date
filed
Presenter
or
requester
1.
Project
No.
2612–
005.
8–
5–
02
Don
Klima.

Linwood
A.
Watson,
Jr.,
Deputy
Secretary.
[FR
Doc.
02–
21387
Filed
8–
21–
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6717–
01–
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPPT–
2002–
0035;
FRL–
7187–
6]

Substantial
Risk
Information
Reporting
under
Section
8(
e)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act;
Request
for
Comment
on
Renewal
of
Information
Collection
Activities
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(PRA)
(44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
EPA
is
seeking
public
comment
on
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(ICR):
Substantial
Risk
Information
Reporting
under
Section
8(
e)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(TSCA)
(EPA
ICR
No.
0794.10,
OMB
No.
2070–
0046).
This
ICR
involves
a
collection
activity
that
is
currently
approved
and
scheduled
to
expire
on
January
31,
2003.
The
information
collected
under
this
ICR
relates
to
reporting
requirements
placed
on
persons
who
manufacture,
import,
process,
or
distribute
in
commerce
chemical
substances
or
mixtures
and
who
obtain
information
that
such
substances
or
mixtures
present
a
substantial
risk
of
injury
to
health
or
the
environment.
Before
submitting
this
ICR
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(OMB)
for
review
and
approval
under
the
PRA,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
collection.
DATES:
Written
comments,
identified
by
the
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0035,
must
be
received
on
or
before
October
21,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
III.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0035
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(202)
554–
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
Richard
Hefter,
Risk
Assessment
Division
(7403M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(202)
564–
7649;
fax
number:
(202)
564–
1626;
e­
mail
address:
hefter.
richard@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
a
company
that
manufactures,
imports,
processes,
or
distributes
in
commerce
a
chemical
substance
or
mixture
and
which
obtains
information
that
reasonably
supports
the
conclusion
that
such
substance
or
mixture
presents
a
substantial
risk
of
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injury
to
health
or
the
environment.
Potentially
affected
categories
and
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:

Type
of
business
NAICS
codes
Chemical
manufacturing
325
Petroleum
refineries
32411
This
table
is
not
intended
to
be
exhaustive,
but
rather
provides
a
guide
for
readers
regarding
entities
likely
to
be
affected
by
this
action.
Other
types
of
entities
not
listed
in
this
table
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(NAICS)
codes
are
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
or
not
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
technical
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

II.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

A.
Electronically
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
On
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations,
''
``
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules,
''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register—
Environmental
Documents.
''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.

B.
Fax­
on­
Demand
Using
a
faxphone
call
(202)
564–
3119
and
select
item
4096
for
a
copy
of
the
ICR.

C.
In
Person
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0035.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
TSCA
Nonconfidential
Information
Center,
North
East
Mall
Rm.
B–
607,
Waterside
Mall,
401
M
St.,
SW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
Center
is
open
from
noon
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Center
is
(202)
260–
7099.

III.
How
Can
I
Respond
to
this
Action?

A.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
the
Comments?

You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0035
on
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
your
comments
to:
Document
Control
Office
(7407M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(OPPT),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OPPT
Document
Control
Office
(DCO)
in
EPA
East
Building
Rm.
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
DCO
is
open
from
8
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
DCO
is
(202)
564–
8930.
3.
Electronically.
Submit
your
comments
and/
or
data
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
oppt.
ncic@
epa.
gov,
or
mail
your
computer
disk
to
the
address
identified
in
Units
III.
A.
1.
and
2.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Electronic
comments
must
be
submitted
as
an
ASCII
file
avoiding
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Comments
and
data
will
also
be
accepted
on
standard
disks
in
WordPerfect
6.1/
8.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0035.
Electronic
comments
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

B.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
that
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?

Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
the
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record.
Information
not
marked
confidential
will
be
included
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
technical
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

C.
What
Should
I
Consider
when
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
copies
of
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate
that
you
provide.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternative
ways
to
improve
the
collection
activity.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
You
may
also
provide
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation.

D.
What
Information
is
EPA
Particularly
Interested
in?

Pursuant
to
section
3506(
c)(
2)(
A)
of
the
PRA,
EPA
specifically
solicits
comments
and
information
to
enable
it
to:
1.
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collections
of
information
are
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
burdens
of
the
proposed
collections
of
information.
3.
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected.
4.
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collections
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
through
the
use
of
appropriate
automated
or
electronic
collection
technologies
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,

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electronic
submission
of
responses.

IV.
What
Information
Collection
Activity
or
ICR
Does
this
Action
Apply
to?
EPA
is
seeking
comments
on
the
following
ICR:
Title:
Substantial
Risk
Information
Reporting
under
Section
8(
e)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(TSCA).
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
0794.10,
OMB
No.
2070–
0046.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
January
31,
2003.
An
Agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information
that
is
subject
to
approval
under
PRA,
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
information
collections
appear
on
the
collection
instruments
or
instructions,
in
the
Federal
Register
notices
for
related
rulemakings
and
ICR
notices,
and,
if
the
collection
is
contained
in
a
regulation,
in
a
table
of
OMB
approval
numbers
in
40
CFR
part
9.
Abstract:
TSCA
section
8(
e)
requires
that
any
person
who
manufactures,
imports,
processes,
or
distributes
in
commerce
a
chemical
substance
or
mixture
and
which
obtains
information
that
reasonably
supports
the
conclusion
that
such
substance
or
mixture
presents
a
substantial
risk
of
injury
to
health
or
the
environment
must
immediately
inform
EPA
of
such
information.
EPA
routinely
disseminates
TSCA
section
8(
e)
data
it
receives
to
other
Federal
agencies
to
provide
information
about
newly
discovered
chemical
hazards
and
risks.
Responses
to
the
collection
of
information
are
mandatory
(see
15
U.
S.
C.
2607(
e)).
Respondents
may
claim
all
or
part
of
a
notice
confidential.
EPA
will
disclose
information
that
is
covered
by
a
claim
of
confidentiality
only
to
the
extent
permitted
by,
and
in
accordance
with,
the
procedures
in
TSCA
section
14
and
40
CFR
part
2.

V.
What
are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
this
ICR?
Under
the
PRA,
``
burden''
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
Agency.
For
this
collection
it
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
The
ICR
provides
a
detailed
explanation
of
this
estimate,
which
is
only
briefly
summarized
in
this
notice.
The
annual
public
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
range
between
5.0
hours
and
27.0
hours
per
response,
depending
upon
the
nature
of
the
response.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
218.
Frequency
of
response:
On
occasion.
Estimated
average
number
of
responses
for
each
respondent:
1.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
6,431.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$675,255.

VI.
Are
There
Changes
in
the
Estimates
from
the
Last
Approval?

There
is
a
decrease
of
1,778
hours
(from
8,209
hours
to
6,431
hours)
in
the
total
estimated
respondent
burden
compared
with
that
identified
in
the
information
collection
request
most
recently
approved
by
OMB.
This
change
results
from
an
overall
decrease
in
section
8(
e)
reporting,
primarily
from
a
reduction
in
the
number
of
follow­
up/
supplemental
section
8(
e)
notices
received.
In
previous
ICR
renewals,
EPA
used
an
historical
average
of
2.2
followup
notices
per
each
initial
submission.
This
figure
was
based
on
EPA's
experience
and
system
for
reviewing
section
8(
e)
notices
in
place
pre­
1990.
During
that
time
EPA
received
fewer
than
100
initial
notices
per
year
and
was
able
to
perform
a
much
more
detailed
review
of
each
notice
received.
The
consequence
of
that
review
was
that
there
was
much
more
interaction
with
the
submitting
companies
generating
numerous
follow­
up
notices
and
information
submissions.
However,
during
and
since
the
1991
Compliance
Audit
Program,
because
of
the
increase
in
initial
notices
submitted,
EPA
has
contacted
submitters
for
additional
information
only
for
those
initial
notices
that
are
identified
during
the
preliminary
screening
evaluation
as
needing
additional
information
from
the
submitters.
Consequently,
the
number
of
follow­
up
notices
has
fallen
due
to
the
changed
nature
of
EPA's
review
of
initial
notices.
Over
the
last
3
fiscal
years,
EPA
has
received
341
follow­
up
notices
versus
653
initial
notices,
or
approximately
0.5
follow­
up
notices
per
initial
notice.

VII.
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
notice
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
technical
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
August
9,
2002.

Susan
B.
Hazen,

Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.

[FR
Doc.
02–
21444
Filed
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21–
02;
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am]

BILLING
CODE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–
7265–
5]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities;
OMB
Responses
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).

ACTION:
Notices.

SUMMARY:
This
document
announces
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget's
(OMB)
responses
to
Agency
clearance
requests,
in
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.).
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
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
Chapter
15.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Susan
Auby
at
(202)
566–
1672,
or
e­
mail
at
Auby.
susan@
epa.
gov.
and
please
refer
to
the
appropriate
EPA
Information
Collection
Request
(ICR)
Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

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