[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5516-5517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2490]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5957-9]
Toxic Chemicals; TSCA Inventory Update; Submission of ICR No.
1011.04 to OMB; Agency Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Submission to OMB.
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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) entitled: Partial Updating of TSCA Inventory Data Base,
Production and Site Reports [EPA ICR No. 1011.04; OMB Control No. 2070-
0070] has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval pursuant to the OMB procedures in 5 CFR
1320.12. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection and its estimated cost and burden.
The Agency is requesting that OMB reinstate for 3 years the
previous approval for this ICR. This ICR was last approved on May 27,
1993, and that approval expired on May 31, 1995. A Federal Register
notice announcing the Agency's intent to seek the renewal of this ICR
and the 60-day public comment opportunity, requesting comments on the
request and the contents of the ICR, was issued on August 19, 1997 (62
FR 44125). EPA received comments from the Chemical Specialties
Manufacturers Association (CSMA) on this ICR during the comment period.
These comments are addressed in an attachment to the ICR.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 5, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone
on (202) 260-2740, by e-mail: farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,'' or
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer
to EPA ICR No. 1011.04.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1011.04 and OMB
Control No. 2070-0070, to the following addresses:
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory
Information Division (Mailcode: 2137) 401 M Street, S.W., Washington,
DC 20460.
And to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Review Requested: This is a request to reinstate a previously
approved information collection activity, which occurs only every four
years, pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1011.04; OMB Control No. 2070-0070.
Current Expiration Date: The approval for this ICR expired on May
31, 1995.
Title: Partial Updating of TSCA Inventory Data Base, Production and
Site Reports.
Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
requires EPA to compile and keep current a complete list of chemical
substances manufactured or processed in the United States. EPA updates
this inventory of chemicals every four years by requiring
manufacturers, processors and importers to provide production volume,
plant site information and site-limited status information. This
information allows EPA to identify what chemicals are or are not
currently in commerce and to take appropriate regulatory action as
necessary. EPA also uses the information for screening chemicals for
risks to human health or the environment, for priority-setting efforts,
and for exposure estimates.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 710).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 11.5 hours per
response for an estimated 3,000 respondents making one or more
submissions of information. These estimates include 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. No person is required to respond to
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for these regulations are
displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are persons who manufacture,
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process or import chemical substances in the United States.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 34,500 hours.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Changes in Burden Estimates: Since this is a reinstatement of a
previously approved ICR for which OMB clearance has expired, the total
burden for this activity, 34,500 hours, may be considered to be an
increase in the total ICR burden currently approved by OMB.
According to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has
submitted this ICR to OMB for review and approval. Any comments related
to the renewal of this ICR should be submitted within 30 days of this
notice, as described above.
Dated: January 27, 1998.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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