Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0017-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activites; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Voluntary Cover Sheet for TSCA Submissions, USEPA ICR Number 1780.03, OMB Number 2070-0156
Posted Date: 2004-02-12T05:00Z

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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.
Respondents/
Affected
Entities:
Owners
or
operators
of
magnetic
tape
coating
facilities.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
6.
Frequency
of
Response:
Initial,
quarterly,
semiannually.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
2,017
hours.
Estimated
Total
Cost:
$
216,000,
which
includes
$
34,000
annualized
capital/
startup
costs,
$
53,000
annual
O&
M
costs
and
$
129,000
labor
costs.
Changes
in
the
Estimates:
There
is
a
decrease
of
1,874
hours
in
the
total
estimated
burden
currently
identified
in
the
OMB
Inventory
of
Approved
ICR
Burdens.
This
decrease
is
due
to
a
reduction
in
the
number
of
sources
affected
by
the
standard.

Dated:
January
22,
2004.
Doreen
Sterling,
Acting
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
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BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2003
 
0017;
FRL
 
7621
 
3]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities;
Submission
to
OMB
for
Review
and
Approval;
Comment
Request;
Voluntary
Cover
Sheet
for
TSCA
Submissions,
EPA
ICR
No.
1780.03,
OMB
No.
2070
 
0156
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

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:
Voluntary
Cover
Sheet
for
TSCA
Submission
(
EPA
ICR
#
1780.03;
OMB
#
2070
 
0156).
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing
approved
collection.
This
ICR
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
February
29,
2004.
Under
OMB
regulations,
the
Agency
may
continue
to
conduct
or
sponsor
the
collection
of
information
while
this
submission
is
pending
at
OMB.
This
ICR
describes
the
nature
of
the
information
collection
and
its
estimated
cost.
DATES:
Additional
comments
may
be
submitted
on
or
before
March
15,
2004.
ADDRESSES:
Submit
your
comments,
referencing
docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0017,
to
(
1)
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
email
to
oppt.
ncic@
epa.
gov
or
by
mail
to:
Document
Control
Office
(
DCO),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
OPPT),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
7407T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
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:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
7408,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
202
 
554
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCAHotline
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
April
18,
2003,
EPA
sought
comments
on
this
renewal
ICR
(
68
FR
19203).
EPA
sought
comments
on
this
ICR
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.8(
d).
EPA
received
one
comment
and
has
addressed
the
comment
received.
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OPPT
 
2003
 
0017,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
OPPT
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
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.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
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
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
and
OMB
within
30
days
of
this
notice.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
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
EDOCKET.
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
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Title:
Voluntary
Cover
Sheet
for
TSCA
Submissions.
Abstract:
The
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
requires
industry
to
submit
information
and
studies
for
existing
chemical
substances
under
sections
4,
6,
and
8.
Under
normal
reporting
conditions,
EPA
receives
thousands
of
submissions
each
year;
each
submission
represents
on
average
three
studies.
In
addition,
specific
data
call­
ins
can
be
imposed
on
industry.
As
a
follow­
up
to
industry
experience
with
a
1994
TSCA
data
call­
in,
the
Chemical
Manufacturers
Association
(
CMA,
now
known
as
the
American
Chemistry
Council
(
ACC)),
the
Specialty
Organics
Chemical
Manufacturers
Association
(
SOCMA),
and
the
Chemical
Industry
Data
Exchange
(
CIDX),
in
cooperation
with
EPA,
took
an
interest
in
pursuing
electronic
transfer
of
TSCA
summary
data
and
of
full
submissions
to
EPA.
In
particular,
ACC
developed
a
standardized
cover
sheet
for
voluntary
use
by
industry
as
a
first
step
to
an
electronic
future
and
to
begin
familiarizing
companies
with
standard
requirements
and
concepts
of
electronic
transfer.
This
form
is
designed
for
voluntary
use
as
a
cover
sheet
for
submissions
of
information
under
TSCA
sections
4,
8(
d)
and
8(
e).
The
cover
sheet
facilitates
submission
of
information
by
displaying
certain
basic
data
elements,
permitting
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more
easily
to
identify,
log,
track,
distribute,
review
and
index
submissions,
and
to
make
information
publicly
available
more
rapidly
and
at
reduced
cost,
to
the
mutual
benefit
of
both
the
respondents
and
EPA.
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
40
CFR
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
are
identified
on
the
form
and/
or
instrument,
if
applicable.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
0.5
hour
per
response.
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.
This
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.
Respondents/
Affected
Entities:
Companies
that
manufacture,
process,
use,
import
or
distribute
in
commerce
chemical
substances
that
are
subject
to
reporting
requirements
under
sections
4,
8(
d)
or
8(
e)
of
TSCA.
Frequency
of
Collection:
On
occasion.
Estimated
No.
of
Respondents:
964.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Burden
on
Respondents:
9,136
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Costs:
$
703,435.
Changes
in
Burden
Estimates:
There
is
an
increase
of
8,221
hours
(
from
915
hours
to
9,136
hours)
in
the
total
estimated
respondent
burden
compared
with
that
identified
in
the
information
collection
request
most
recently
approved
by
OMB.
This
change
reflects
a
net
increase
in
the
estimated
number
of
submissions
under
TSCA
sections
4,
8(
d)
and
8(
e)
for
which
the
Voluntary
TSCA
Cover
Sheet
could
be
used,
in
particular
a
substantial
increase
in
the
estimated
number
of
TSCA
section
4
submissions.
Since
the
use
of
the
Voluntary
TSCA
Cover
Sheet
is
a
direct
reflection
of
the
number
of
submissions
received
under
TSCA
sections
4,
8(
d)
and
8(
e),
any
change
in
the
estimated
numbers
of
submissions
under
those
requirements
will
result
in
a
parallel
change
in
the
burden
hours
associated
with
this
information
collection.
This
increase
represents
an
adjustment.

Dated:
January
22,
2004.
Doreen
Sterling,
Acting
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
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am]

BILLING
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P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7621
 
7]

Proposed
Settlement
Agreement,
Clean
Air
Act
Citizen
Suit
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
proposed
settlement
agreement;
request
for
public
comment.

SUMMARY:
In
accordance
with
section
113(
g)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended
(``
Act''),
42
U.
S.
C.
7413(
g),
notice
is
hereby
given
of
a
proposed
settlement
agreement,
to
address
a
lawsuit
filed
by
the
Utility
Air
Regulatory
Group
in
the
U.
S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
District
of
Columbia:
Utility
Air
Regulatory
Group
v.
EPA,
No.
03
 
1168
(
D.
C.
Cir.).
Petitioners
challenge
EPA's
final
rule
entitled
``
Revision
of
the
Guidance
on
Air
Quality
Models:
Adoption
of
a
Preferred
Long
Range
Transportation
Model
and
Other
Revisions,''
published
at
68
FR
18444
(
April
5,
2003),
adopting
the
CALPUFF
modeling
system
as
an
additional
air
quality
model
under
the
Guideline
on
Air
Quality
Models,
40
CFR
part
51.
Under
the
terms
of
the
proposed
settlement
agreement,
EPA
would
issue
three
documents
if,
after
review
of
public
comments
received
in
response
to
this
Notice,
it
elects
to
proceed
with
the
settlement
agreement.
DATES:
Written
comments
on
the
proposed
settlement
agreement
must
be
received
by
March
15,
2004.
ADDRESSES:
Submit
your
comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OGC
 
2004
 
0001,
online
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket
(
EPA's
preferred
method);
by
e­
mail
to
oei.
docket@
epa.
gov;
mailed
to
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
2822T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
or
by
hand
delivery
or
courier
to
EPA
Docket
Center,
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC,
between
8:
30
a.
m.
and
4:
30
p.
m.
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
Comments
on
a
disk
or
CDROM
should
be
formatted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file,
avoiding
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption,
and
may
be
mailed
to
the
mailing
address
above.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Roland
Dubois,
Office
of
General
Counsel
(
2333A),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
telephone:
(
202)
564
 
5626.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Additional
Information
About
the
Proposed
Settlement
Agreement
Petitioners
raise
issues
concerning:
(
1)
The
adequacy
of
CALPUFF
air
dispersion
model
to
address
certain
instances
of
long
range
transport,
(
2)
the
availability
of
EPA­
approved
version
of
CALPUFF
model
on
model
developer's
website
potentially
allowing
model
developer
to
make
unauthorized
changes
to
the
model,
and
(
3)
the
potential
for
misinterpretation
of
statements
in
preamble
to
April
5,
2003,
final
rule
(
68
FR
18444)
discussing
the
role
of
federal
land
managers
in
evaluating
air
quality
related
values
impacts.
Under
the
Settlement
Agreement,
EPA
would
issue
three
documents:
(
1)
A
guidance
document
for
using
CALPUFF
to
model
long
range
pollutant
transport,
(
2)
a
letter
to
the
CALPUFF
model
developer
describing
procedures
for
EPA
approval
of
changes
to
the
EPAapproved
version
of
the
CALPUFF
model,
and
(
3)
a
letter
to
Petitioner's
counsel
clarifying
EPA's
statement
in
the
preamble
to
the
rule
regarding
the
role
of
federal
land
managers
in
evaluating
air
quality
related
values
impacts.
For
a
period
of
thirty
(
30)
days
following
the
date
of
publication
of
this
notice,
the
Agency
will
receive
written
comments
relating
to
the
proposed
settlement
agreement
from
persons
who
were
not
named
as
parties
to
the
litigation
in
question.
The
Agency
will
review
and
consider
comments
received,
and
will
then:
(
1)
Consent
to
the
proposed
settlement,
(
2)
make
any
modifications
deemed
necessary
or
appropriate
prior
to
consenting
to
the
proposed
settlement,
or
(
3)
withhold
consent
to
the
proposed
settlement.

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