[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: ``[email protected],'' 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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