[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52995-52996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18887]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0572; FRL-10012-81-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act Section 8(a), Certain Nanoscale Materials
(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), Chemical-Specific Rules under the
Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(a); Certain Nanoscale Materials
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 August 31,
2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on January 28, 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 28,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0572 online using 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. 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.
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: For technical information contact: Jim
Alwood, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, 7405M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8974; email
address: [email protected]. For general information contact: The TSCA-
Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620;
telephone number: (202) 554-1404; 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 or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 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.
Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) covers
reporting and
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recordkeeping requirements for persons who manufacture or process
chemical substances as nanoscale materials. Under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a), EPA requires reporting and
recordkeeping for certain chemical substances as nanoscale materials.
EPA requires that persons who manufacture or process these nanoscale
materials notify EPA of certain information which includes production
volume, methods of manufacture and processing, exposure and release
information, and available health and safety information. The reporting
of these activities will provide EPA with an opportunity to evaluate
the information and consider appropriate action under TSCA to reduce
any risk to human health or the environment. The information will also
inform EPA's assessments of new chemical nanoscale materials submitted
to EPA under TSCA section 5.
EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), other EPA
Offices and/or other Federal agencies will generally be the primary
groups for which information will be collected. However, to the extent
that reported information is not considered to be confidential business
information (CBI), environmental groups, environmental justice
advocates, state and local government entities and other members of the
public will have access to this information for their own use.
Form Numbers: 9600-07.
Respondents/affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are nanomaterial manufacturers and nanomaterial processors.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 704).
Estimated number of respondents: 285 per year.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 40,089 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $3,067,546 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 106,766 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's expectation of decreased
submissions. In the previous ICR period, the rule required an initial
one-time reporting on current nanomaterials, while the reporting
covered in this period only requires the reporting of new
nanomaterials. Furthermore, burden estimates assume that the same
manufacturers will report each year and, therefore, will have already
undertaken rule familiarization in the previous ICR period. This change
is an adjustment to the estimates.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-18887 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]
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