Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0048-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notification of Chemical Exports - TSCA Section 12(b); Request for Comment on Renewal 
of Information Collection Activities
Posted Date: 2002-08-19T04:00Z

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Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPPT–
2002–
0048;
FRL–
7192–
7]

Notification
of
Chemical
Exports
­
TSCA
Section
12(
b);
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)
(44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
EPA
is
seeking
public
comment
on
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(ICR):
Notification
of
Chemical
Exports
­
TSCA
Section
12(
b)
(EPA
ICR
No.
0795.11,
OMB
Control
No.
2070–
0030).
This
ICR
involves
a
collection
activity
that
is
currently
approved
and
scheduled
to
expire
on
January
31,
2003.
The
information
collected
under
this
ICR
relates
to
reporting
requirements
found
at
40
CFR
part
707,
subpart
D,
with
respect
to
companies
exporting
certain
chemicals
from
the
United
States
to
foreign
countries.
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–
2002–
0048,
must
be
received
on
or
before
October
18,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
III.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0048
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(202)
554–
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
Keith
Cronin,
Chemical
Control
Division
(7405M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(202)
564–
8102;
fax
number:
(202)
564–
4775;
e­
mail
address:
cronin.
keith@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
a
company
that
exports
or
engages
in
wholesale
sales
of
chemical
substances
or
mixtures.
Potentially
affected
categories
and
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:

Type
of
business
NAICS
codes
Chemical
manufacturing
325
Petroleum
refineries
32411
This
table
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
table
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(NAICS)
codes
are
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
or
not
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.

II.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

A.
Electronically
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
On
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations,
''
``
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules,
''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register—
Environmental
Documents.
''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.

B.
Fax­
on­
Demand
Using
a
faxphone
call
(202)
564–
3119
and
select
item
4098
for
a
copy
of
the
ICR.

C.
In
Person
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0048.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
TSCA
Nonconfidential
Information
Center,
North
East
Mall
Rm.
B–
607,
Waterside
Mall,
401
M
St.,
SW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
Center
is
open
from
noon
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Center
is
(202)
260–
7099.

III.
How
Can
I
Respond
to
this
Action?

A.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
the
Comments?

You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0048
on
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
your
comments
to:
Document
Control
Office
(7407M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(OPPT),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OPPT
Document
Control
Office
(DCO)
in
EPA
East
Building
Rm.
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
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.
3.
Electronically.
Submit
your
comments
and/
or
data
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
oppt.
ncic@
epa.
gov,
or
mail
your
computer
disk
to
the
address
identified
in
Units
III.
A.
1.
and
2.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Electronic
comments
must
be
submitted
as
an
ASCII
file
avoiding
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Comments
and
data
will
also
be
accepted
on
standard
disks
in
WordPerfect
6.1/
8.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0048.
Electronic
comments
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

B.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
that
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?

Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
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you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
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
version
of
the
official
record.
Information
not
marked
confidential
will
be
included
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record
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.

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:
Notification
of
Chemical
Exports
­
TSCA
Section
12(
b).
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
0795.11,
OMB
Control
No.
2070–
0030.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
January
31,
2003.
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
information
collections
appear
on
the
collection
instruments
or
instructions,
in
the
Federal
Register
notices
for
related
rulemakings
and
ICR
notices,
and,
if
the
collection
is
contained
in
a
regulation,
in
a
table
of
OMB
approval
numbers
in
40
CFR
part
9.
Abstract:
Section
12(
b)(
2)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(TSCA)
requires
that
any
person
who
exports
or
intends
to
export
to
a
foreign
country
a
chemical
substance
or
mixture
that
is
regulated
under
TSCA
sections
4,
5,
6,
and/
or
7
submit
to
EPA
notification
of
such
export
or
intent
to
export.
Upon
receipt
of
notification,
EPA
will
advise
the
government
of
the
importing
country
of
the
United
States
regulatory
action
with
respect
to
that
substance.
EPA
uses
the
information
obtained
from
the
submitter
via
this
collection
to
advise
the
government
of
the
importing
country.
Responses
to
the
collection
of
information
are
mandatory
(see
40
CFR
part
707).
Respondents
may
claim
all
or
part
of
a
document
confidential.
EPA
will
disclose
information
that
is
covered
by
a
claim
of
confidentiality
only
to
the
extent
permitted
by,
and
in
accordance
with,
the
procedures
in
TSCA
section
14
and
40
CFR
part
2.

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
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
0.993
hours
per
response.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
Respondents
or
affected
entities
are
expected
to
include
companies
that
export
from
the
United
States
to
foreign
countries,
or
that
engage
in
wholesale
sales
of,
chemical
substances
or
mixtures.
Estimated
total
number
of
potential
respondents:
500.
Frequency
of
response:
Annually.
Estimated
average
number
of
responses
for
each
respondent:
15.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
7,450.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$452,055.

VI.
Are
There
Changes
in
the
Estimates
from
the
Last
Approval?

There
is
a
decrease
of
2,950
hours
(from
10,400
hours
to
7,450
hours)
in
the
total
estimated
respondent
burden
compared
with
that
identified
in
the
information
collection
request
most
recently
approved
by
OMB.
This
change
reflects
EPA's
experience
over
the
past
3
years,
in
which
there
has
been
an
increase
in
the
number
of
reporting
firms
but
a
decrease
in
the
number
of
notices
per
firm
than
anticipated
at
the
time
of
the
last
approval
of
this
information
collection.
The
net
result
is
a
decrease
in
burden
hours
(adjustment).

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
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any
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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:
August
8,
2002.
Susan
B.
Hazen,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.

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Protection
Agency
(EPA).

ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
Section
5
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(TSCA)
requires
any
person
who
intends
to
manufacture
(defined
by
statute
to
include
import)
a
new
chemical
(i.
e.,
a
chemical
not
on
the
TSCA
Inventory)
to
notify
EPA
and
comply
with
the
statutory
provisions
pertaining
to
the
manufacture
of
new
chemicals.
Under
sections
5(
d)(
2)
and
5(
d)(
3)
of
TSCA,
EPA
is
required
to
publish
a
notice
of
receipt
of
a
premanufacture
notice
(PMN)
or
an
application
for
a
test
marketing
exemption
(TME),
and
to
publish
periodic
status
reports
on
the
chemicals
under
review
and
the
receipt
of
notices
of
commencement
to
manufacture
those
chemicals.
This
status
report,
which
covers
the
period
from
July
8,
2002
to
July
22,
2002,
consists
of
the
PMNs
pending
or
expired,
and
the
notices
of
commencement
to
manufacture
a
new
chemical
that
the
Agency
has
received
under
TSCA
section
5
during
this
time
period.
The
``
S''
and
``
G''
that
precede
the
chemical
names
denote
whether
the
chemical
idenity
is
specific
or
generic.

DATES:
Comments
identified
by
the
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0050
and
the
specific
PMN
number,
must
be
received
on
or
before
September
18,
2002.

ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0050
and
the
specific
PMN
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Director,
Office
of
Program
Management
and
Evaluation,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(7401),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(202)
554–
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
As
such,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
the
specific
entities
that
this
action
may
apply
to.
Although
others
may
be
affected,
this
action
applies
directly
to
the
submitter
of
the
premanufacture
notices
addressed
in
the
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?
1.
Electronically.
You
may
obtain
copies
of
this
document
and
certain
other
available
documents
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
On
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations'',
''
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules,
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register—
Environmental
Documents.
''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0050.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
confidential
business
information
(CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
any
test
data
submitted
by
the
Manufacturer/
Importer
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
TSCA
Nonconfidential
Information
Center,
North
East
Mall
Rm.
B–
607,
Waterside
Mall,
401
M
St.,
SW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
Center
is
open
from
noon
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
of
the
Center
is
(202)
260–
7099.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0050
and
the
specific
PMN
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
your
comments
to:
Document
Control
Office
(7407),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(OPPT),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OPPT
Document
Control
Office
(DCO)
in
EPA
East
Building
Rm.
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
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.
3.
Electronically.
You
may
submit
your
comments
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
``
oppt.
ncic@
epa.
gov,
''
or
mail
your
computer
disk
to
the
address
identified
in
this
unit.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Electronic
comments
must
be
submitted
as
an
ASCII
file
avoiding
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Comments
and
data
will
also
be
accepted
on
standard
disks
in
WordPerfect
6.1/
8.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPPT–
2002–
0050
and
the
specific
PMN
number.
Electronic
comments
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

D.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
that
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
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
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