80 FR 45974 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tier 2 Data Collection for Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 45974-45975] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18849] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0171; FRL 9925-37-OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tier 2 Data Collection for Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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): ``Tier 2 Data Collection for Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2479.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-New. 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 in this document. EPA has addressed the comments received in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on June 24, 2013, 78 FR 37803. With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 2, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0171, 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. 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 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Robbins, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-6625; 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 for a new information collection activity. 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 Tier 2 data collection activities for certain chemicals under EPA's EDSP. The EDSP is established under section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 346a(p)), which requires EPA to develop a chemical screening program using appropriate validated test systems and other scientifically relevant information to determine whether certain substances may have hormonal effects. The EDSP consists of a two-tiered approach to screen chemicals for potential endocrine disrupting effects. The purpose of Tier 1 screening is to identify substances that have potential bioactivity in the estrogen, androgen, or thyroid hormone systems using a battery of assays. Substances that have potential bioactivity with estrogen, androgen or thyroid hormone systems may proceed to Tier 2, which is designed to identify any adverse endocrine-related effects caused by the substance, and establish a quantitative relationship between the dose and that endocrine effect. Additional information about the EDSP is available through the Agency's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/endo. [[Page 45975]] This ICR addresses the information collection activities for those chemicals that were screened under Tier 1 of the EDSP and are now proceeding to testing under Tier 2 of the EDSP. The ICR covers the information collection activities associated with Tier 2 of the EDSP. As such, this ICR addresses the paperwork activities associated with generating the data requested, and submitting the data to EPA pursuant to the order. Respondents/Affected Entities: Those individuals and companies that receive an EDSP Tier 2 order issued by the Agency. Under FFDCA section 408(p)(5)(A), EPA ``shall issue'' EDSP test orders ``to a registrant of a substance for which testing is required . . . or to a person who manufactures or imports a substance for which testing is required.'' Respondent's obligation to respond: FFDCA section 408(p)(5) obligates test order recipients to respond. Estimated total number of potential respondents: 100. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total burden: 83,116 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Estimated total costs: $5,861,023 (per year). This primarily represents estimated labor cost, with related administrative costs of $104. Given the nature of the activities, there are no costs estimated for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the estimates: This is a request for a new approval from OMB. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2015-18849 Filed 7-31-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Request for Authorization to Make MBR AGENCY Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Sales of Operating Reserves to be Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0171; FRL 9925–37–
effective 9/28/2015. OEI]
telephone number: (202) 564–6625;
Filed Date: 7/27/15. email address: robbins.jane@epa.gov.
Accession Number: 20150727–5137. Information Collection Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Submitted to OMB for Review and Docket: Supporting documents,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/15. Approval; Comment Request; Tier 2 including the ICR that explains in detail
Docket Numbers: ER15–2280–000. Data Collection for Certain Chemicals the information collection activities and
Applicants: Alcoa Power Marketing Under the Endocrine Disruptor the related burden and cost estimates
LLC. Screening Program (EDSP) that are summarized in this document,
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: are available in the docket for this ICR.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Request for Authorization to Make MBR The docket can be viewed online at
Agency (EPA).
Sales of Operating Reserves to be http://www.regulations.gov or in person
ACTION: Notice.
effective 9/28/2015. at the EPA Docket Center, West William
SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Filed Date: 7/27/15. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
following information collection request
Accession Number: 20150727–5140. (ICR) to the Office of Management and DC. The telephone number for the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/15. Budget (OMB) for review and approval Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For
in accordance with the Paperwork additional information about EPA’s
Docket Numbers: ER15–2281–000. public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘Tier 2 Data
Applicants: Nevada Power Company. Collection for Certain Chemicals Under dockets.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: the Endocrine Disruptor Screening ICR status: This ICR is for a new
Volume No. 11 Market Based Rate Tariff Program (EDSP)’’ and identified by EPA information collection activity.
Amendments to be effective 9/26/2015. ICR No. 2479.01 and OMB Control No. Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an
Filed Date: 7/27/15. 2070–New. The ICR, which is available agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
in the docket along with other related a person is not required to respond to,
Accession Number: 20150727–5158. a collection of information, unless it
materials, provides a detailed
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/15. explanation of the collection activities displays a currently valid OMB control
Docket Numbers: ER15–2282–000. and the burden estimate that is only number. The OMB control numbers are
briefly summarized in this document. displayed either by publication in the
Applicants: Sierra Pacific Power
EPA has addressed the comments Federal Register or by other appropriate
Company.
received in response to the previously means, such as on the related collection
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: provided public review opportunity instrument or form, if applicable. The
Volume 7 Market Based Rate Tariff issued in the Federal Register on June display of OMB control numbers for
Amendments to be effective 7/27/2015. 24, 2013, 78 FR 37803. With this certain EPA regulations is consolidated
Filed Date: 7/27/15. submission, EPA is providing an in 40 CFR part 9.
Accession Number: 20150727–5162. additional 30 days for public review. Abstract: This ICR covers the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/15. DATES: Comments must be received on information collection activities
or before September 2, 2015. associated with Tier 2 data collection
The filings are accessible in the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, activities for certain chemicals under
Commission’s eLibrary system by identified by docket identification (ID) EPA’s EDSP. The EDSP is established
clicking on the links or querying the number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0171, to under section 408(p) of the Federal
docket number. both EPA and OMB as follows: Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
Any person desiring to intervene or • To EPA online using http:// (21 U.S.C. 346a(p)), which requires EPA
protest in any of the above proceedings www.regulations.gov (our preferred to develop a chemical screening
must file in accordance with Rules 211 method) or by mail to: EPA Docket program using appropriate validated test
and 214 of the Commission’s Center, Environmental Protection systems and other scientifically relevant
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 information to determine whether
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, certain substances may have hormonal
time on the specified comment date. DC 20460. effects. The EDSP consists of a two-
Protests may be considered, but • To OMB via email to oira_ tiered approach to screen chemicals for
intervention is necessary to become a submission@omb.eop.gov. Address potential endocrine disrupting effects.
party to the proceeding. comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. The purpose of Tier 1 screening is to
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed EPA’s policy is that all comments identify substances that have potential
information relating to filing received will be included in the docket bioactivity in the estrogen, androgen, or
requirements, interventions, protests, without change, including any personal thyroid hormone systems using a battery
service, and qualifying facilities filings information provided, unless the of assays. Substances that have potential
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ comment includes profanity, threats, bioactivity with estrogen, androgen or
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For information claimed to be Confidential thyroid hormone systems may proceed
Business Information (CBI), or other
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other information, call (866) 208–3676 to Tier 2, which is designed to identify
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. information whose disclosure is any adverse endocrine-related effects
restricted by statute. Do not submit caused by the substance, and establish
Dated: July 27, 2015. electronically any information you a quantitative relationship between the
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., consider to be CBI or other information dose and that endocrine effect.
Deputy Secretary. whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional information about the EDSP
[FR Doc. 2015–18961 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane is available through the Agency’s Web
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This ICR addresses the information Federal agencies to take this copy of the FCC submission to OMB
collection activities for those chemicals opportunity to comment on the will be displayed.
that were screened under Tier 1 of the following information collections. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EDSP and are now proceeding to testing Comments are requested concerning: OMB Control No: 3060–0233.
under Tier 2 of the EDSP. The ICR whether the proposed collection of Title: Part 54, High-Cost Loop Support
covers the information collection information is necessary for the proper Reporting to National Exchange Carrier
activities associated with Tier 2 of the performance of the functions of the Association (NECA).
EDSP. As such, this ICR addresses the Commission, including whether the Form Number: N/A.
paperwork activities associated with information shall have practical utility; Type of Review: Revision of a
generating the data requested, and the accuracy of the Commission’s currently approved collection.
submitting the data to EPA pursuant to burden estimate; ways to enhance the Respondents: Business or other for-
the order. quality, utility, and clarity of the profit.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Those information collected; ways to minimize Number of Respondents: 1,095
individuals and companies that receive the burden of the collection of respondents; 1,515 responses.
an EDSP Tier 2 order issued by the information on the respondents, Estimated Time Per Response: 22
Agency. Under FFDCA section including the use of automated hours.
408(p)(5)(A), EPA ‘‘shall issue’’ EDSP collection techniques or other forms of Frequency of Response: On occasion
test orders ‘‘to a registrant of a substance information technology; and ways to reporting requirement, annual reporting
for which testing is required . . . or to further reduce the information requirement and third party disclosure
a person who manufactures or imports collection burden on small business requirement.
a substance for which testing is concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Obligation to Respond: Required to
required.’’ The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
Respondent’s obligation to respond: collection of information unless it authority for information collection is
FFDCA section 408(p)(5) obligates test displays a currently valid OMB control contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), and
order recipients to respond. number. No person shall be subject to (j), 221(c) and 410(c).
Estimated total number of potential any penalty for failing to comply with Total Annual Burden: 33,330 hours.
respondents: 100. a collection of information subject to the
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Frequency of response: On occasion. PRA that does not display a valid OMB
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
Estimated total burden: 83,116 hours control number.
impact.
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR DATES: Written comments should be Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
1320.3(b). submitted on or before September 2, No assurance of confidentiality has been
Estimated total costs: $5,861,023 (per 2015. If you anticipate that you will be given regarding the information.
year). This primarily represents submitting comments, but find it Need and Uses: In order to determine
estimated labor cost, with related difficult to do so within the period of which carriers are entitled to high-cost
administrative costs of $104. Given the time allowed by this notice, you should loop support, rate-of-return incumbent
nature of the activities, there are no advise the contacts below as soon as local exchange carriers (LECs) must
costs estimated for capital investment or possible. provide the National Exchange Carrier
maintenance and operational costs. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Association (NECA) with the loop cost
Changes in the estimates: This is a Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email and loop count data required by 47 CFR
request for a new approval from OMB. Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 54.1305 of the Commission’s rules for
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ each of its study areas and, if applicable,
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. for each wire center (that term is
Courtney Kerwin,
Include in the comments the OMB defined in 47 CFR part 54). The loop
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
control number as shown in the cost and loop count information is to be
Division.
‘‘Supplementary Information’’ section filed annually with NECA by July 31st
[FR Doc. 2015–18849 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am]
below. of each year, and may be updated
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For occasionally pursuant to 47 CFR
additional information or copies of the 54.1306. Pursuant to section 54.1307,
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS information collection, contact Nicole the information filed on July 31st of
COMMISSION Ongele at (202) 418–2991. each year will be used to calculate
To view a copy of this information universal service support for each study
[3060–0233] collection request (ICR) submitted to area and is filed by NECA with the
OMB: (1) go to the Web page <http:// Commission by October 1 of each year.
Information Collection Being www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, An incumbent LEC is defined as a
Submitted for Review and Approval to (2) look for the section of the Web page carrier that meets the definition of
the Office of Management and Budget called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) ‘‘incumbent local exchange carrier’’ in
AGENCY: Federal Communications click on the downward-pointing arrow 47 CFR 51.5 of the Commission’s rules.
Commission. in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the The reporting requirements are
ACTION: Notice and request for ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) necessary to implement the
comments. select ‘‘Federal Communications congressional mandate for universal
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Commission’’ from the list of agencies service. The requirements are necessary
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, to verify that rate-of-return LECs are
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the eligible to receive universal service
required by the Paperwork Reduction right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) support. Information filed with NECA
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– when the list of FCC ICRs currently pursuant to section 54.1305 is used to
3520), the Federal Communications under review appears, look for the OMB calculate universal service support
Commission (FCC or Commission) control number of this ICR and then payments to eligible carriers. Without
invites the general public and other click on the ICR Reference Number. A this information, NECA and USAC
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