[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: ``[email protected],'' 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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