[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40271-40272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17438]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0318; FRL-9980-23-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA CBI 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection agency (EPA) has submitted the 
following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): Request for Contractor Access to 
TSCA CBI (EPA ICR No. 1250.11, OMB Control No. 2070-0075). This is a 
request to renew the approval of an existing ICR, which is currently 
approved through August 31, 2018. EPA did not receive any relevant 
comments in response to the previously provided public review 
opportunity issued in the Federal Register of December 19, 2017. With 
this submission to OMB, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for 
public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2017-0318, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
     To EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460, and
     To OMB via email to [email protected]. Address 
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Mullings, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7507-M), Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4826; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in 
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and 
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in 
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William 
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 
566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31, 
2018. Under OMB regulations, an agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB. Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
The OMB control numbers are displayed either by publication in the 
Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related 
collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB 
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 
part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities 
associated with the Agency's for allowing contractors to handle Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) Confidential Business Information (CBI). 
Certain employees of companies working under contract to EPA require 
access to CBI collected under the authority of TSCA in order to perform 
their official duties. All individuals desiring access to TSCA CBI must 
obtain and annually renew official clearance to access the TSCA CBI. As 
part of the process for obtaining TSCA CBI clearance, EPA requires 
certain information about the contracting company and about each 
contractor employee requesting TSCA CBI clearance, primarily the name, 
Social Security Number and EPA identification badge number of the 
employee, the type of TSCA CBI clearance requested, the justification 
for such clearance, and the

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signature of the employee to an agreement with respect to access to and 
use of TSCA CBI. This information collection applies to the reporting 
activities associated with contractor personnel applying for new or 
renewed clearance for TSCA CBI.
    Responses to the collection of information are voluntary but 
failure to provide the requested information will prevent a contractor 
employee from obtaining clearance to access TSCA CBI. Respondents may 
claim all or part of a response 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.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form No. 7740-06.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are companies under contract to EPA to provide certain 
services, whose employees must have access to TSCA CBI to perform their 
duties.
    Estimated number of respondents: 21 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 341 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $19,305 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 142 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's a decrease 
in the number of contractor employees that need TSCA CBI clearance. 
This change is an adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17438 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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