Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0435-0019
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Chemical Exports; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 12(b) (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2020-09-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 190 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61746-61747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21615]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0435; FRL-10011-99-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Chemical Exports--TSCA 
Section 12(b) (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), Notification of Chemical 
Exports--TSCA Section 12(b) (EPA ICR Number 0795.16 and OMB Control 
Number 2070-0030) 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 November 30, 2020. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on March 12, 2020 during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for 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 October 30, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2015-0435, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460. 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: Harlan Weir, Chemical Control 
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-9885; email address: weir.harlan@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.
    Abstract: This ICR addresses the information collection activities 
associated with the export notification requirements under section 
12(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which requires any 
person who exports or intends to export a chemical substance or mixture 
that is regulated under TSCA sections 4, 5, 6 and/or 7 to notify EPA of 
such export or intent to export. This requirement is described in more 
detail in 40 CFR part 707, subpart D. Upon receipt of notification, EPA 
advises the government of the importing country of the U.S. regulatory 
action that required the notification with respect to that substance. 
EPA uses the information obtained from the submitter via this 
collection to advise the government of the importing country. This 
information collection addresses the burden associated with industry 
reporting of export notifications. Respondents may claim all or part of 
a notice confidential, and EPA will disclose that information only to 
the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in TSCA 
and 40 CFR part 2. As discussed in more detail in this ICR's supporting 
statement, this ICR renewal also incorporates burden estimates 
associated with an electronic reporting option for the information 
collection under TSCA section 12(b), for which EPA is requesting 
approval from OMB in this ICR renewal request.

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    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Exporters of chemical substances or 
mixtures from the United States to foreign countries.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (TSCA section 12(b) 
and 40 CFR part 707, subpart D.)
    Estimated number of respondents: 198 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 2,934 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated costs: $230,198 (per year), which includes 
$13,793,30 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an overall decrease of 1,098 
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects a net change with a 
large decrease in burden due to the anticipated use of e-reporting and 
a small increase in burden due to other minor changes in the 
assumptions and related estimates. This change is an adjustment to the 
estimates.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-21615 Filed 9-29-20; 8:45 am]
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