[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20006-20007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10650]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5815-9]


Toxic Chemicals; Substantial Risk Information Reporting; 
Submission of ICR No. 0794 to OMB; 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: Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health 
and the Environment under Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act [EPA ICR No. 0794.08; OMB Control No. 2070-0046] 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 June 30, 1997. 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 November 12, 1996 (61 FR 58065). EPA did not receive any 
comments on this ICR during the comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before [Insert date 
30 days after publication in the Federal Register].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 
260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0794.08 and OMB Control No. 2070-
0046.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 0794.08 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0046, to the following addresses:


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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 renew a currently approved 
information collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0794.08; OMB Control No. 2070-0046.
    Current Expiration Date: Current OMB approval expires on June 30, 
1997.
    Title: Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the 
Environment under Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
    Abstract: Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
requires that any person who manufactures, imports, processes or 
distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and who obtains 
information that reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance 
or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the 
environment must immediately inform EPA of such information. EPA 
routinely disseminates TSCA section 8(e) data it receives to other 
Federal agencies to provide information about newly discovered chemical 
hazards and risks.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 15 
USC 2607(e)). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice 
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.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to range between approximately 5 
and 27 hours per response, depending upon the type of response, for an 
estimated 800 respondents making one or more submissions of information 
annually. 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 EPA's regulations are 
displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those persons who manufacture, import, process or 
distribute a chemical substance or mixture.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 800.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 9,500 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: There is a decrease of 3,910 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden as compared with that identified 
in the information collection request most recently approved by OMB, 
from 13,410 hours currently to an estimated 9,500 hours. This reflects 
the fact that there has been a reduction in the number of TSCA sec. 
8(e) reports received by EPA in recent years. For the above analysis 
EPA used its experience in the last three fiscal years, which indicated 
an average of about 250 submissions per year, as representative of 
current reporting levels.
    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 as described above.

    Dated: April 17, 1997.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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