    [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2026)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 14698-14699]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2026-05874]

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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

    [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0652; FRL-13307-01-OMS]

    Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
    Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
    Request; Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information (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), Access to TSCA Confidential
    Business Information Under TSCA (EPA ICR Number 2570.03, OMB Control
    Number 2070-0209) 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 March 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via
    the Federal Register on June 10, 2025. This notice allows for an
    additional 30 days for public comments.

    DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 27, 2026.

    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
    OPPT-2017-0652, to EPA 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.

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    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: Katherine Sleasman, Office of Mission
    Critical Support (Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and
    Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
    Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 2046; telephone number: 202-566-
    1204; email address: Sleasman.Katherine@epa.gov.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
    which is currently approved through March 31, 2026. 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.
        Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
    on June 10, 2025, during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 24399). This
    notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: The TSCA amendments of June 22, 2016, known as the Frank
    R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, expanded the
    categories of people to whom EPA may disclose TSCA confidential
    business information (CBI). The amendments authorize EPA to disclose
    TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and local governments; environmental,
    health, and medical professionals; and emergency responders, under
    certain conditions, including consistency with guidance that EPA is
    required to develop. Three guidance documents were developed,
    corresponding to the new authorities in TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), and
    (6). The conditions for access vary under each of the provisions, but
    generally include the following: requesters must show that they have a
    need for the information related to their employment, professional, or
    legal duties; recipients of TSCA CBI are prohibited from disclosing or
    permitting further disclosure of the information to individuals not
    authorized to receive it (physicians/nurses may disclose the
    information to their patient); and except in emergency situations EPA
    must notify the entity that made the CBI claim at least 15 days prior
    to disclosing the CBI. In addition, under these new provisions,
    requesters (except in some emergency situations) are required to sign
    an agreement and may be required to submit a statement of need to EPA.
    In accordance with the requirements of TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B), the
    guidance documents cover the content and form of the agreements and
    statements required under each provision and include information on
    where and how to submit requests to EPA.
        The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
    materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
    and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
        Form number(s): None.
        Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
    this ICR include government employees (federal, state, local, tribal),
    as well as medical professionals, such as doctors and nurses. The North
    American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for health care
    and social assistance is 62. North American Industrial Classification
    System (NAICS) codes identified in question 12 of the ICR.
        Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to Obtain or Retain
    Benefits (15 U.S.C. 2607).
        Estimated number of respondents: 6 (total).
        Frequency of response: On occasion.
        Total estimated burden: 89 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
    CFR 1320.3(b).
        Total estimated cost: $6,585 (per year), which includes $0
    annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
        Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
    respondent burden compared with that currently approved by OMB.

    Courtney Kerwin,
    Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
    [FR Doc. 2026-05874 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]
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