Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0436-0022
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Generic Clearance for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions From Testing Requirement (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2020-09-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 186 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60161-60162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21066]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0436; FRL-10012-72-OMS]

Information Collection Request Revision Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for TSCA 
Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements 
(ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions From Testing 
Requirement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR),

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Generic Clearance for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, 
Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and 
Exemptions from Testing Requirement (EPA ICR Number 1139.12 and OMB 
Control Number 2070-0033) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a proposed revision of the ICR that is currently approved 
through October 31, 2021. 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: Comments must be received on or before October 26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket identification (ID) 
number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0436 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov 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-
0001; 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: Under TSCA section 4, EPA has the authority to promulgate 
rules, issue orders, and enter into consent agreements requiring 
manufacturers and processors to develop information on chemical 
substances and mixtures. The revisions to this ICR cover the 
information collection activities associated with the submission of 
information to EPA pursuant to TSCA section 4, as amended by the Frank 
R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Under TSCA 
section 4, EPA has the authority to issue regulatory actions designed 
to gather or develop information related to human and environmental 
health, including hazard and exposure information, on chemical 
substances and mixtures. This information collection addresses the 
burden associated with industry activities involved in the reporting 
and recordkeeping pursuant to TSCA section 4.
    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:
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers (including importers) 
or processors of chemical substances or mixtures, which are mostly 
chemical companies classified under NAICS Codes 325 and 324.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (15 U.S.C. 2603 et 
seq.).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 175 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 32,147 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $7,650,663 (per year), includes $5,227,235 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: The modifications in this request would 
increase total respondent burden by 87,060 hours (29,020 hours 
annually) over the three-year period in which the generic ICR will be 
active. This increase reflects changes in the number of actions, CBI 
substantiation requirements, and methodological updates. However, there 
is a reduction in annual cost estimates due to a change in the assumed 
battery of tests that may be required for this three-year period under 
potential testing actions. The assumption is based on statutory changes 
under the Lautenberg Act, such as the mandated tiered testing approach. 
Further details about these changes are included in this ICR supporting 
statement.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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