[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38827-38828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19259]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6126-3]
Toxic Chemicals; TSCA Inventory Corrections; Submission of ICR
No. 1741.02 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 document announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) entitled: Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances
on the TSCA Inventory (EPA ICR No. 1741.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0145)
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 renew for 3 years the existing
approval for this ICR, which is scheduled to expire on August 31, 1998.
A Federal Register document 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 March 18, 1998 (63 FR 13243). EPA did not receive any
comments on this ICR during the comment period.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 19,
1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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.
1741.02.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1741.02 and OMB
Control No. 2070-0145, to the following addresses:
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory
Information Division (Mailcode: 2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20460;
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Review Requested: This is a request to
renew a currently approved information collection pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1741.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0145.
Current Expiration Date: Current OMB approval expires on August 31,
1998.
Title: Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the TSCA
Inventory
Abstract: Section 8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
requires EPA to compile and keep current an Inventory of Chemical
Substances in Commerce, which is a listing of chemical substances
manufactured, imported, and processed for commercial purposes in the
United States. The purpose of the Inventory is to define, for the
purpose of TSCA, what chemical substances exist in U.S. commerce. Since
the Inventory thereby performs a regulatory function by distinguishing
between existing chemicals and new chemicals, which TSCA regulates in
different ways, it is imperative that the Inventory be accurate.
However, from time to time, EPA or respondents discover that
substances have been incorrectly described by reporting companies.
Reported substances have been unintentionally misidentified as a result
of simple typographical errors, the misidentification of substances, or
the lack of sufficient technical or analytical capabilities to
characterize fully the exact chemical substances. EPA has developed
guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 29, 1980) under which incorrectly
described substances listed in the Inventory can be corrected.
This information collection request pertains to the use of the TSCA
Chemical Substance Inventory Reporting Form C (EPA Form 7710-3C), which
is used by the chemical industry in submitting requests to EPA to
correct misreported chemical identities of substances listed on the
Inventory. The correction mechanism ensures the accuracy of the
Inventory without imposing an unreasonable burden on the chemical
industry. Without the Inventory correction mechanism, a company that
submitted incorrect information would have to file a premanufacture
notification (PMN) under TSCA section 5 to place the correct chemical
substance on the Inventory whenever the previously reported substance
is found to be misidentified. This would impose a much greater burden
on both EPA and the submitter than the existing correction mechanism.
Responses to the collection of information are voluntary.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 1.0 hour per response
for an estimated 200 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, process or import chemical
substances in the United States.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 200 hours.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Changes in Burden Estimates:
There is no change in the total estimated respondent burden as
compared with that identified in the information collection request
most recently 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
document, as described above.
Dated: July 14, 1998.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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