Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0065-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pre-Manufacture Review Reporting and Exemption Requirements for New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Reporting Requirements for Chemical Substances [Information Collection Request (ICR)
Posted Date: 2003-12-15T05:00Z

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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
240
/
Monday,
December
15,
2003
/
Notices
2.
Exelon
Fore
River
Development,
LLC;
Exelon
Mystic
Development,
LLC;
Exelon
Edgar
LLC;
Exelon
New
Boston
LLC,
Exelon
Framingham
LLC,
Exelon
West
Medway
LLC;
Exelon
Wyman
LLC;
and
Exelon
New
England
Power
Marketing,
L.
P.

[
Docket
Nos.
ER01
 
41
 
004;
ER02
 
42
 
005;
ER01
 
513
 
005;
and
ER99
 
2404
 
004]

Take
notice
that
on
November
28,
2003,
the
nine
subsidiaries
of
Exelon
Generation
Company
L.
L.
C.
(
Exelon)
listed
in
the
above
caption
(
collectively,
Applicants),
tendered
for
filing
an
updated
market
power
study
pursuant
to
the
Commission's
various
orders
granting
those
entities
market­
based
rate
authority.
Applicants
state
that
the
submission
demonstrates
that
Exelon
and
its
subsidiaries
continue
to
satisfy
the
Commission's
requirements
for
authority
to
sell
power
at
market­
based
rates.
Applicants
further
state
that
they
also
tendered
for
filing
new
tariff
provisions
committing
to
abide
by
the
Market
Behavior
Rules
recently
set
forth
by
the
Commission
in
Investigation
of
Terms
and
Conditions
of
Public
Utility
Market­
Based
Rate
Authorizations,
105
FERC
¶
61,128
(
Nov.
17,
2003).
Comment
Date:
December
19,
2003
3.
New
England
Power
Pool
[
Docket
No.
ER04
 
239
 
000]

Take
notice
that
on
December
1,
2003,
the
New
England
Power
Pool
(
NEPOOL)
Participants
Committee
filed
for
acceptance
materials
to
permit
NEPOOL
to
terminate
the
membership
of
El
Cap
II,
LLC
(
El
Cap),
Leonard
LaPorta,
Jr.
(
LaPorta),
and
Marc
Schaefer
(
Schaefer).
The
Participants
Committee
requests
a
November
1,
2003
effective
date
for
the
termination
of
El
Cap
and
LaPorta,
and
a
December
1,
2003
effective
date
for
the
termination
of
Schaefer.
The
Participants
Committee
states
that
copies
of
these
materials
were
sent
to
the
New
England
state
governors
and
regulatory
commissions
and
the
Participants
in
NEPOOL.
Comment
Date:
December
19,
2003.

4.
Ameren
Services
Company
[
Docket
No.
ER04
 
240
 
000]

Take
notice
that
on
November
28,
2003,
Ameren
Services
Company
(
ASC)
tendered
for
filing
a
revised
Network
Integration
Transmission
Service
Agreement
between
ASC
and
City
of
Owensville,
Missouri.
ASC
asserts
that
the
purpose
of
the
filing
is
to
replace
the
executed
Agreement
in
Docket
No.
ER02
 
931
 
000
with
the
revised
executed
Agreement.
Comment
Date:
December
19,
2003.
5.
American
Electric
Power
Service
Corporation
[
Docket
No.
ER04
 
241
 
000]
Take
notice
that
on
November
28,
2003,
American
Electric
Power
Service
Corporation
(
AEPSC)
as
agent
for
Central
and
South
West
Services,
Inc.
(
CSW)
tendered
for
filing
pursuant
to
Section
35.15
of
the
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission's
regulations,
18
CFR
35.15,
a
Notice
of
Cancellation
of
Service
Agreements
under
CSW
FERC
Electric
Tariff,
Original
Volume
No.
8.
AEPSC
requests
an
effective
date
of
November
1,
2003
for
the
cancellation.
AEPSC
states
it
has
served
copies
of
the
filing
upon
the
parties
listed
in
Exhibit
1
and
the
affected
state
regulatory
commissions.
Comment
Date:
December
19,
2003.

6.
Pacific
Gas
and
Electric
Company
[
Docket
No.
ER04
 
242
 
000]
Take
notice
that
on
November
28,
2003,
Pacific
Gas
and
Electric
Company
(
PG&
E)
tendered
for
filing
a
revised
Grid
Management
Charge
Pass­
Through
Tariff
(
PTT).
PG&
E
states
that
this
filing
seeks
to
recover
the
costs
proposed
in
the
California
Independent
System
Operator
Corporation's
(
California
ISO)
GMC
filing
in
Docket
No.
ER04
 
115
 
000
on
October
31,
2003.
PG&
E
requests
an
effective
date
of
January
1,
2004.
PG&
E
states
that
copies
of
this
filing
have
been
served
upon
the
California
Public
Utilities
Commission,
all
affected
customers
and
the
California
ISO.
Comment
Date:
December
19,
2003.

7.
Orange
and
Rockland
Utilities,
Inc.

[
Docket
No.
ES04
 
7
 
000]
Take
notice
that
on
November
24,
2003,
Orange
and
Rockland
Utilities,
Inc.
(
O&
R)
submitted
an
application
pursuant
to
Section
204
of
the
Federal
Power
Act
seeking
authorization
to
issue
short­
term
debt
in
amount
not
to
exceed
$
150
million.
Comment
Date:
December
15,
2003.

8.
Consolidated
Edison
Company
of
New
York,
Inc.

[
Docket
No.
ES04
 
8
 
000]
Take
notice
that
on
November
24,
2003,
Consolidated
Edison
Company
of
New
York,
Inc.
submitted
an
application
pursuant
to
Section
204
of
the
Federal
Power
Act
seeking
authorization
to
issue
short­
term
debt
in
amount
not
to
exceed
$
1
billion.
Comment
Date:
December
15,
2003.

Standard
Paragraph
Any
person
desiring
to
intervene
or
to
protest
this
filing
should
file
with
the
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington,
DC
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
``
FERRIS''
link.
Enter
the
docket
number
excluding
the
last
three
digits
in
the
docket
number
filed
to
access
the
document.
For
assistance,
call
(
202)
502
 
8222
or
TTY,
(
202)
502
 
8659.
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.
The
Commission
strongly
encourages
electronic
filings.

Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary.
[
FR
Doc.
E3
 
00552
Filed
12
 
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8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6717
 
01
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2003
 
0065;
FRL
 
7335
 
8]

Pre­
Manufacture
Review
Reporting
and
Exemption
Requirements
for
New
Chemical
Substances
and
Significant
New
Use
Reporting
Requirements
for
Chemical
Substances;
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
and
information
on
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR):
Pre­
Manufacture
Review
Reporting
and
Exemption
Requirements
for
New
Chemical
Substances
and
Significant
New
Use
Reporting
Requirements
for
Chemical
Substances
(
EPA
ICR
No.
0574.12,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0012).
This
ICR
involves
a
collection
activity
that
is
currently
approved
and
scheduled
to
expire
on
July
31,
2004.
The
information
collected
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Notices
under
this
ICR
helps
EPA
evaluate
the
health
and
environmental
effects
of
new
chemical
substances
before
manufacture
or
importation
of
such
substances
begin.
The
ICR
describes
the
nature
of
the
information
collection
activity
and
its
expected
burden
and
costs.
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
 
2003
 
0065,
must
be
received
on
or
before
February
13,
2004.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
554
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCAHotline
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
Jim
Alwood,
Chemical
Control
Division
(
7405M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8974;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
4745;
e­
mail
address:
alwood.
jim@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
manufacture,
process
or
import
chemical
substances.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
Petroleum
and
coal
products
manufacturing
(
NAICS
324),
e.
g.,
Petroleum
refineries,
asphalt
paving,
roofing,
saturated
materials
manufacturing,
asphalt
shingle
and
coating
materials
manufacturing,
petroleum
lubricating
oil,
and
grease
manufacturing.
 
Chemical
manufacturing
(
NAICS
325),
e.
g.,
Basic
chemical
manufacturing,
resin,
synthetic
rubber,
artificial
and
synthetic
fibers
and
filaments
manufacturing,
paint,
coating,
adhesive
manufacturing
and
other
chemical
product,
and
preparation
manufacturing.
This
listing
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
unit
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
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.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0065.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
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
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
the
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
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Notices
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0065.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
oppt.
ncic@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0065.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
email
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Document
Control
Office
(
7407M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
OPPT),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OPPT
Document
Control
Office
(
DCO)
in
EPA
East
Bldg.,
Rm.
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0065
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.

D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
as
CBI
and
then
identify
electronically
within
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
the
specific
information
that
is
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
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
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.

E.
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.

F.
What
Information
is
EPA
Particularly
Interested
in?

Pursuant
to
section
3506(
c)(
2)(
A)
of
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,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.

II.
What
Information
Collection
Activity
or
ICR
Does
this
Action
Apply
to?

EPA
is
seeking
comments
on
the
following
ICR:
Title:
Pre­
Manufacture
Review
Reporting
and
Exemption
Requirements
for
New
Chemical
Substances
and
Significant
New
Use
Reporting
Requirements
for
Chemical
Substances.
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
0574.12,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0012.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
July
31,
2004.
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,

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/
Vol.
68,
No.
240
/
Monday,
December
15,
2003
/
Notices
after
appearing
in
the
Federal
Register,
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9,
and
included
on
the
related
collection
instrument
or
form,
if
applicable.
Abstract:
Section
5
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
requires
manufacturers
and
importers
of
new
chemical
substances
to
submit
to
EPA
notice
of
intent
to
manufacture
or
import
a
new
chemical
substance
90
days
before
manufacture
or
import
begins.
EPA
reviews
the
information
contained
in
the
notice
to
evaluate
the
health
and
environmental
effects
of
the
new
chemical
substance.
On
the
basis
of
the
review,
EPA
may
take
further
regulatory
action
under
TSCA,
if
warranted.
If
EPA
takes
no
action
within
90
days,
the
submitter
is
free
to
manufacture
or
import
the
new
chemical
substance
without
restriction.
TSCA
section
5
also
authorizes
EPA
to
issue
Significant
New
Use
Rules
(
SNURs).
EPA
uses
this
authority
to
take
follow­
up
action
on
new
or
existing
chemicals
that
may
present
an
unreasonable
risk
to
human
health
or
the
environment
if
used
in
a
manner
that
may
result
in
different
and/
or
higher
exposures
of
a
chemical
to
humans
or
the
environment.
Once
a
use
is
determined
to
be
a
significant
new
use,
persons
must
submit
a
notice
to
EPA
90
days
before
beginning
manufacture,
processing,
or
importation
of
a
chemical
substance
for
that
use.
Such
a
notice
allows
EPA
to
receive
and
review
information
on
such
a
use
and,
if
necessary,
regulate
the
use
before
it
occurs.
Finally,
TSCA
section
5
also
permits
applications
for
exemption
from
section
5
review
under
certain
circumstances.
An
applicant
must
provide
information
sufficient
for
EPA
to
make
a
determination
that
the
circumstances
in
question
qualify
for
an
exemption.
In
granting
an
exemption,
EPA
may
impose
appropriate
restrictions.
Responses
to
the
collection
of
information
are
mandatory
(
see
40
CFR
parts
700,
720,
721,
723,
and
725).
Respondents
may
claim
all
or
part
of
a
document
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.

III.
What
are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
this
ICR?
Under
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
average
102.1
hours
per
response
and
to
require
3.4
hours
of
recordkeeping
per
response.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
443.
Estimated
total
number
of
potential
respondents:
Unknown.
Frequency
of
response:
On
occasion.
Estimated
average
number
of
responses
for
each
respondent:
3.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
163,791
hours.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$
34,348,733.

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

This
request
reflects
a
decrease
of
62,756
hours
(
from
226,547
hours
to
163,791
hours)
in
the
total
estimated
respondent
burden
from
that
currently
in
the
OMB
inventory.
This
decrease
represents
an
adjustment
in
the
number
of
annual
submissions
to
reflect
EPA's
experiences
since
the
most
recent
ICR.
The
decrease
in
the
number
of
submissions
per
year
is
largely
associated
with
the
polymer
and
other
exemptions
implemented
under
the
1995
amendments.

V.
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:
December
4,
2003.
William
H.
Sanders
III,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.
[
FR
Doc.
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12
 
12
 
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BILLING
CODE
6560
 
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S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2003
 
0066;
FRL
 
7336
 
6]

Chemical­
Specific
Rules,
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
Section
8(
a);
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
and
information
on
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR):
Chemical­
Specific
Rules,
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
Section
8(
a)
(
EPA
ICR
No.
1198.07,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0067).
This
ICR
involves
a
collection
activity
that
is
currently
approved
and
scheduled
to
expire
on
April
30,
2004.
The
information
collected
under
this
ICR
helps
EPA
evaluate
the
potential
for
adverse
human
health
and
environmental
effects
caused
by
the
manufacture,
importation,
processing,
use
or
disposal
of
identified
chemical
substances
and
mixtures.
The
ICR
describes
the
nature
of
the
information
collection
activity
and
its
expected
burden
and
costs.
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
 
2003
 
0066,
must
be
received
on
or
before
February
13,
2004.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
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