[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42306-42307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17485]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0699; FRL-9520-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements for Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions to Human
Health or the Environment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Allegations
of Significant Adverse Reactions to Human Health or the Environment;
EPA ICR No. 1031.10, OMB No. 2070-0017. The ICR, which is abstracted
below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and
its expected burden and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 17,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2011-0699 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (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, Mail Code: 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: Pamela Myrick, Acting Director,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 7408-M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@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 October 25, 2011 (76 FR 66061), EPA sought comments on this
renewal pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during
the comment period. Any comments related to this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0699, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 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. Use www.regulations.gov 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.
EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
in www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless
the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business
information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing
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copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in
the version of the comment that is placed in www.regulations.gov. 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
www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Allegations of
Significant Adverse Reactions to Human Health or the Environment.
ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2012. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
Abstract: TSCA section 8(c) requires companies that manufacture,
process, or distribute chemicals to maintain records of significant
adverse reactions to health or the environment alleged to have been
caused by such chemicals. Since section 8(c) includes no automatic
reporting provision, EPA can obtain and use the information contained
in company files only by inspecting those files or requiring reporting
of records that relate to specific substances of concern. Therefore,
under certain conditions, and using the provisions found in 40 CFR part
717, EPA may require companies to report such allegations to the
Agency.
EPA uses such information on a case-specific basis to corroborate
suspected adverse health or environmental effects of chemicals already
under review by EPA. The information is also useful to identify trends
of adverse effects across the industry that may not be apparent to any
one chemical company. This ICR addresses the information reporting and
recordkeeping requirements found in 40 CFR part 717.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 717). 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 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.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between
approximately 1 minute and 8 hours per response, depending upon the
type(s) of activity that a respondent must complete. Burden is defined
in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are companies that manufacture, process, import, or
distribute in commerce chemical substances or mixtures.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 13,951.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 26,978 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $1,797,800.
Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of
3,442 hours (from 23,536 hours to 26,978 hours) in the total estimated
respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This
increase reflects EPA's estimate of a greater number of potential
respondents affected by the reporting requirement. The Supporting
Statement provides details about the change in burden estimate. The
change is an adjustment.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-17485 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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