[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15100-15101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06209]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0236; FRL-9943-53-OEI]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment
Information Rule (PAIR)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): ``TSCA
Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rule (PAIR)'' and
identified by EPA ICR No. 0586.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0054. 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 in this
document. EPA did not receive any comments in response to the
previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal
Register on June 19, 2015 (80 FR 35349). With this submission, EPA is
providing an additional 30 days for public review.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0236, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
To EPA online using http://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.
To OMB via email to [email protected]. Address
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
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. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, 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; email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on March 31,
2016. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB.
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Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 are displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related
collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
authorizes EPA to promulgate rules under which manufacturers, importers
and processors of chemical substances and mixtures must maintain
records and submit reports to EPA. EPA has promulgated the Preliminary
Assessment Information Rule (PAIR) under TSCA section 8(a). EPA uses
PAIR to collect information to identify, assess and manage human health
and environmental risks from chemical substances, mixtures and
categories. PAIR requires chemical manufacturers and importers to
complete a standardized reporting form to help evaluate the potential
for adverse human health and environmental effects caused by the
manufacture or importation of identified chemical substances, mixtures
or categories. Chemicals identified by EPA or any other federal agency,
for which a justifiable information need for production, use or
exposure-related data can be satisfied by the use of the PAIR are
proper subjects for TSCA section 8(a) PAIR rulemaking. In most
instances the information that EPA receives from a PAIR report is
sufficient to satisfy the information need in question. This
information collection addresses the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements associated with TSCA section 8(a).
Respondents/Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are companies that manufacture, process or import chemical
substances, mixtures or categories.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (see 40 CFR parts
712, 766, and 792).
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total burden: 31.5 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Estimated total costs: $ 2,388 (per year), includes no annualized
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 916 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's reduced
estimate of the assumed number of PAIR reports submitted annually, and
also reflects burden changes resulting from mandatory electronic
submissions of PAIR reports. This change is both an adjustment and the
result of a program change.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-06209 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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