Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0436-0042
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, Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions From Testing Requirements (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2023-12-28T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 89686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28663]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0436; FRL-11645-01-OMS]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget 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 Requirements (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), Generic Clearance for TSCA 
Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements 
(ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing 
Requirements (EPA ICR Number 1139.48, 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 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 
2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on November 2, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30-days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2015-0436, to EPA online using https://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 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 
https://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: Katherine Sleasman, Mission Support 
Division (7101M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety 
and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 566-1204; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR 
which is currently approved through December 31, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on November 2, 2021, during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 60460). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 https://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 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The generic ICR addresses the information collection 
activities associated with the authorities provided to EPA under TSCA 
section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603), which allows EPA to require the development 
of information related to chemicals to inform EPA and other federal 
agencies about chemical risks, which in turn will inform decision 
makers for purposes of prioritization, risk evaluation and risk 
management of those chemicals.
    Respondents/affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are manufacturers (including imports) or processors of 
chemical substances of mixtures, e.g., entities identified by North 
American Industrial Classification System Codes 325 and 324.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory per 15 U.S.C. 2603.
    Estimated number of respondents: 263.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 114,561 hours (three year total). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated costs: $27,261,789 (three year total), including 
$17,725,254 capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: The annual estimated labor burden 
associated with testing costs increased by 5,749 hours. Updates were 
made to reflect testing burden and labor costs for activities 
associated with contacting laboratories and arranging testing and 
sample collection. In addition, the 5,749 also accounts for the burden 
being merged into this ICR that is associated with activities 
associated with contacting laboratories and arranging testing as well 
as reviewing guidance documents and pre-issuance outreach for Test 
Orders. The estimated non-labor testing costs increased due to 
inflation. With the increase in testing costs as well as increases in 
labor and overhead costs over time, the annual costs to the industry 
respondents increased by $1,014,408.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-28663 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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