[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48788-48789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17515]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0273; FRL 9946-99-OEI]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 5(a)(2) Significant
New Use Rules for Existing Chemicals
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 5(a)(2) Significant New Use Rules for Existing Chemicals'' (EPA
ICR No. 1188.13, OMB Control No. 2070-0038). This is a request to renew
the approval of an existing ICR. EPA received two comments in response
to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the
Federal Register on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53151), which are
addressed in this ICR. With this submission, EPA is providing an
additional 30 days for public review.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 25, 2016.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2015-0273, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
[ssquf] 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, and
[ssquf] 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
public 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.
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; 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 July 31,
2016. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB.
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 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
provides EPA with a regulatory mechanism to monitor and, if necessary,
control significant new uses of chemical substances. Section 5
authorizes EPA to determine by rule (i.e., a significant new use rule
or SNUR), after considering all relevant factors, that a use of a
chemical substance represents a significant new use. If EPA determines
that a use of a chemical substance is a significant new use, section 5
requires persons to submit a significant new use notice (SNUN) to EPA
at least 90 days before they manufacture, import, or process the
substance for that use.
EPA uses the information obtained through this collection to
evaluate the health and environmental effects of the significant new
use. EPA may take regulatory actions under TSCA section 5, 6 or 7 to
control the activities for which it has received a SNUR notice. These
actions include orders to limit or prohibit the manufacture,
importation, processing, distribution in commerce, use or disposal of
chemical substances. If EPA does not take action, section 5 also
requires EPA to publish a Federal Register notice explaining the
reasons for not taking action. This information collection addresses
the reporting and recordkeeping requirements inherent in TSCA section 5
significant new use rules.
Respondents may claim all or part of their submission as
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.
Form Numbers: EPA Form No. 7710-25.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are companies that manufacture, process, import, or distribute
in commerce chemical substances or mixtures.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 721).
Estimated number of respondents: 6 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 1,025 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $100,595 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 289 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's updating the number of
affected sites, the average number of SNUNs submitted annually,
recalculating the average number of chemicals per SNUR, and correcting
rounding errors in the burden estimate for completing a SNUN and rule
familiarization. This change is an adjustment.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collections Strategies Division.
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