[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19046-19047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9249]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, please refer to ICR #0794.07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances

    Title: Notification of Substantial Risks Under Section 8 of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). (EPA ICR No. 0794.07; OMB No. 
2070-0046).
    Abstract: Under Section 8(e) of TSCA, chemical manufacturers, 
importers, processors, and distributors must immediately inform EPA 
when they obtain information which indicates that their product(s) may 
present a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment. 
Section 8(e) of TSCA is an important and useful tool for early warning 
and the identification of new substantial risks posed by exposure to 
chemical substances. The EPA and other Federal agencies use this 
information to determine and control chemical risks.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 21 hours per initial Section 8(e) 
submission and 4 hours per follow-up/supplemental Section 8(e) 
submission. EPA experience has shown that approximately 2.2 follow-up/
supplemental Section 8(e) submissions are received on a yearly basis 
per initial submission. This estimate includes the time needed to 
review instructions, gather and submit the data needed, and complete 
and review the collection of information.
    Respondents: Chemical manufacturers, importers, processors, and 
distributors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1440.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 13,400 hours.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, (please refer to EPA ICR #794.07 and OMB #2070-0046) to:

[[Page 19047]] Sandy Farmer, USEPA ICR #0794.07, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Information Policy Branch (2316), 401 M Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20460

      and

Timothy Hunt, OMB #2070-0046, Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20503.

    Dated: April 7, 1995.

Richard Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-9249 Filed 4-13-95; 8:45 am]

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