Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0017-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Voluntary Cover Sheet for TSCA Submissions; Request for Comment on Renewal of Information Collection Activities
Posted Date: 2003-04-18T04:00Z

19203
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April
18,
2003
/
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electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

C.
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.

D.
What
Information
Is
EPA
Particularly
Interested
in?

Pursuant
to
section
3506(
c)(
2)(
A)
of
the
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.

IV.
What
Information
Collection
Activity
or
ICR
Does
This
Action
Apply
to?

EPA
is
seeking
comments
on
the
following
ICR:
Title:
Compliance
Requirement
for
Child­
Resistant
Packaging.
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
0616.08,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0052.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
a
renewal
of
an
existing
ICR
that
is
currently
approved
by
OMB
and
is
due
to
expire
January
31,
2004.
Abstract:
This
information
collection
program
is
designed
to
provide
EPA
with
assurances
that
the
packaging
of
pesticide
products
sold
and
distributed
to
the
general
public
in
the
United
States
meets
standards
set
forth
by
the
Agency
pursuant
to
FIFRA.
Registrants
must
certify
to
the
Agency
that
the
packaging
or
device
meets
these
standards.
Responses
to
this
collection
are
required
in
order
to
obtain
pesticide
registration.
The
authority
for
this
information
collection
is
pursuant
to
section
25
(
c)(
3)
of
FIFRA.
Compliance
regulations
are
contained
in
title
40
of
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
(
CFR)
part
157.
CBI
submitted
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
information
collection
is
protected
from
disclosure
under
FIFRA
section
10.

V.
What
Are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
This
ICR?

Under
the
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
ICR
is
estimated
to
be
853.4
hours.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
From
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
Pesticide
registrants
who
sell
and
distribute
pesticide
products
to
the
general
public
in
the
United
States.
Estimated
total
number
of
potential
respondents:
502.
Frequency
of
response:
Per
event.
Estimated
total/
average
number
of
responses
for
each
respondent:
1.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
853.4.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$
58,232.00.

VI.
Are
There
Changes
in
the
Estimates
From
the
Last
Approval?
Total
respondent
costs
associated
with
this
program
rose
from
$
55,019.20
to
$
58,232.00.
Total
Agency
costs
rose
from
$
213,751.60
to
$
245,176.80.
Changes
to
total
costs
associated
with
this
program
are
due
to
the
increase
in
labor
rates,
reflecting
the
most
current
estimates.

VII.
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
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
April
9,
2003.
Susan
B.
Hazen,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.

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Voluntary
Cover
Sheet
for
TSCA
Submissions;
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),
EPA
is
seeking
public
comment
on
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR):
Voluntary
Cover
Sheet
for
TSCA
Submissions,
(
EPA
ICR
No.
1780.03,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0156).
This
ICR
involves
a
collection
activity
that
is
currently
approved
and
scheduled
to
expire
on
February
29,
2004.
The
use
of
this
information
collection
will
enable
the
Agency
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easily
to
collect,
identify,
process,
store,
retrieve,
and
disseminate
information
on
health
and
environmental
risks
associated
with
toxic
chemicals.
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
 
0017,
must
be
received
on
or
before
June
17,
2003.
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:
Ron
Carlson,
Information
Management
Division
(
7407M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8631;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
7480;
email
address:
carlson.
ron@
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,
use,
import,
or
distribute
in
commerce
chemical
substances
that
are
subject
to
reporting
requirements
under
sections
4,
8(
d),
or
8(
e)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA).
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing
(
NAICS
324),
e.
g.,
Petroleum
Refineries,
Petroleum
Lubricating
Oil
and
Grease
Manufacturing,
Asphalt
Paving,
Roofing
and
Saturated
Materials
Manufacturing,
and
Other
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing.
 
Chemical
Manufacturing
(
NAICS
325),
e.
g.,
Basic
Chemical
Manufacturing,
Synthetic
Dye
and
Pigment
Manufacturing,
Inorganic
Dye
and
Pigment
Manufacturing,
Paint
and
Coating
Manufacturing,
and
Adhesive
Manufacturing.
 
Petroleum
and
Petroleum
Products
Wholesalers
(
NAICS
42272),
e.
g.,
Petroleum
and
Petroleum
Products
Wholesalers
(
except
Bulk
Stations
and
Terminals).
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
 
0017.
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
the
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.
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ensure
proper
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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
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
 
0017.
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
 
0017.
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
Building
Rm.
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0017.
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
the
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:
Voluntary
Cover
Sheet
for
TSCA
Submissions.
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
1780.03,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0156.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
February
29,
2004.

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75
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18,
2003
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Notices
An
Agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information
that
is
subject
to
approval
under
PRA,
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
in
title
40
of
the
CFR,
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:
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
EPA
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
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.

III.
What
Are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
This
ICR?
Under
the
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
0.5
hours
per
response.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
964.
Estimated
total
number
of
potential
respondents:
Unknown.
Frequency
of
response:
On
occasion.
Estimated
average
number
of
responses
for
each
respondent:
19.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
9,136
hours.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$
703,435.

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

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.

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:
April
9,
2003.
Susan
B.
Hazen,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.

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Environmental
Impact
Statements;
Notice
of
Availability
Responsible
Agency:
Office
of
Federal
Activities,
General
Information
(
202)
564
 
7167
or
http://
epa.
gov/
complianc/
nepa/.
Weekly
receipt
of
Environmental
Impact
Statements
filed
April
7,
2003,
through
April
11,
2003,
pursuant
to
40
CFR
1506.9.
EIS
No.
030163,
Draft
EIS,
SFW,
CA,
Programmatic
EIS
 
San
Francisco
Estuary
Invasive
Spartina
Project,
Spartina
Control
Program
to
Preserve
and
Restore
Ecological
Integrity
of
the
Estuary's
Intertidal
Habitats,
Alameda,
Contra
Costa,
Marin,
Napa,
San
Francisco,
San
Mateo,
CA,
comment
period
ends:
June
2,
2003,
contact:
Mark
Littlefield
(
916)
414
 
6581.
This
document
is
available
on
the
Internet
at:
http://
sacramento.
fws.
gov.
EIS
No.
030164,
Final
Supplement,
COE,
FL,
PCS
Phosphate
 
White
Springs
Mine
Continuation
Mining
Operations,
Proposes
to
Discharge
Dredged/
Fill
Material
into
1,858
Acres
of
Jurisdictional
Wetlands,
Applications
of
``
Life
of
Mine''
Permits,
Hamilton
County,
FL,
wait
period
ends:
May
19,
2003,
contact:
Richard
Legere
(
352)
331
 
0732.
EIS
No.
030165,
Final
EIS,
COE,
ND,
Devils
Lake
Basin
North
Dakota
Study,
the
Reduction
of
Flood
Damages
Related
to
the
Rising
Lake
Levels
and
the
Flood­
Prone
Areas
Around
Devils
Lake
and
to
Reduce
the
Potential
for
Natural
Overflow
Event,
Sheyenne
River
and
Red
River
of
the
North,
ND,
wait
period
ends:

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