[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37655-37656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13456]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0456; FRL-10008-69-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for 
Composite Wood Products Act (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Formaldehyde Emissions Standards 
for Composite Wood Products Act (EPA ICR Number 2446.03 and OMB Control 
Number 2070-0185) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved 
through June 30, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via 
the Federal Register on January 20, 2020 during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its 
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2019-0456 to EPA online using www.regulations.gov. The EPA Docket 
Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020 
to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. There is a temporary 
suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries are 
currently accepted. For further information on EPA Docket Center 
services and the current status, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
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. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Coleman, National Program 
Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

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Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-1208; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the 
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed 
to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further 
information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, 
please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This ICR renewal covers the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for all aspects of the TSCA Title VI implementing 
regulations and regulations relating to accreditation bodies (ABs) and 
third-party certifiers (TPCs) that wish to participate in this third-
party certification program. These ABs and TPCs must submit initial 
applications for recognition and update those applications every three 
and two years respectively using the Agency's Central Data Exchange 
(CDX) system. In addition, ABs and TPCs must submit annual reports 
which relay certain information to the Agency on the TSCA Title VI 
certification and testing activities both ABs and TPCs have performed 
over the last year.
    TPCs are responsible for the certification of regulated composite 
wood products at the mill level through the oversight of panel 
producers, routine quarterly testing of composite wood products, and 
physical inspections of the panel production facilities. Through CDX, 
TPCs are responsible for reporting information including various 
notifications and annual reports.
    Panel producers are responsible for communicating routine testing 
documentation to their respective TPC pursuant to their 
responsibilities under 40 CFR 770.20 and 40 CFR 770.40. Panel producers 
are also responsible for providing certain records to downstream 
entities and purchasers of regulated composite wood products as well as 
the Agency, upon request.
    Importers, fabricators, distributors, and retailers are responsible 
for maintaining records pursuant to 40 CFR 770.30 and 40 CFR 770.40(d).
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Panel producers, fabricators, 
distributors, retailers, TPCs, and ABs.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (15 U.S.C. 2697).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 990,269 firms 
(total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total burden: 84,793 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated total costs: $19,638,018 (per year), with no annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an overall decrease of 1,396,732 
hours in the total estimated combined respondent burden that is 
currently approved by OMB. The decrease is due to adjustments in EPA's 
estimates of the burden, including revisions to the estimated burden 
reflecting activities that only had one-time burdens associated with 
the initial implementation of the rule, and revisions to the estimated 
number of respondents based on the actual number of participants in the 
TSCA Title VI program.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-13456 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]
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