81 FR 13790 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 1139.11); Comment Request

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-05821

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ``TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Consent Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing Agreements, Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirements'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 1139.11 and OMB Control No. 2070-0033, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0436; FRL-9943-14]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 1139.11); Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The ICR, entitled: ``TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Consent Orders, 
Enforceable Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing Agreements, Voluntary 
Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirements'' and 
identified by EPA ICR No. 1139.11 and OMB Control No. 2070-0033, 
represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 
on August 31, 2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. 
The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for 
public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0436, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Mike Mattheisen, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-3077; 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:

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply 
to?

    Title: TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Consent Orders, Enforceable 
Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing Agreements, Voluntary Data 
Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirements.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1139.11.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0033.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31, 
2016. 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 for EPA's 
regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after 
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9, 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: Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is 
designed to assure that chemicals that may pose serious risks to human 
health or the environment undergo testing by manufacturers or 
processors, and that the results of such testing are made available to 
EPA. EPA uses the information collected under the authority of TSCA 
section 4 to assess risks associated with the manufacture, processing, 
distribution, use or disposal of a chemical, and to support any 
necessary regulatory action with respect to that chemical.
    EPA must assure that appropriate tests are performed on a chemical 
if it decides: (1) That a chemical being considered under TSCA section 
4(a) may pose an ``unreasonable risk'' or is produced in 
``substantial'' quantities that may result in substantial or 
significant human exposure or substantial environmental release of the 
chemical; (2) that additional data are needed to determine or predict 
the impacts of the chemical's manufacture, processing, distribution, 
use or disposal; and (3) that testing is needed to develop such data. 
Rules and consent orders under TSCA section 4 require that one 
manufacturer or processor of a subject chemical perform the specified 
testing and report the results of that testing to EPA. TSCA section 4 
also allows a manufacturer or processor of a subject chemical to apply 
for an exemption from the testing requirement if that testing will be 
or has been performed by another party. This information collection 
applies to reporting and recordkeeping activities associated with the 
information that EPA requires industry to provide in response to TSCA 
section 4 test rules, consent orders, test rule exemptions and other 
data submissions.

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    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 
CFR part 790). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. 
EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to 
the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 
CFR part 2.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between 
8.5 and 243 hours per response, not including CDX registration, and 
0.53 hours per CDX registration. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    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:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are manufacturers, processors, importers, users, distributors 
or disposers of one or more specified chemical substances.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 15.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 
5.6.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 3,055 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $27,089,112. This includes an 
estimated burden cost of $58,917 and an estimated cost of $27,030,195 
for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs (namely 
laboratory test costs).

III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There is a decrease of 626,838 hours in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease mainly reflects corrections to the 
previous renewal of this collection, plus reduced levels of activity in 
test rules, methodological corrections and updates, and requirements 
for electronic reporting of information. This change is both a program 
change (electronic reporting) and an adjustment (all other).

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another 
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit 
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or 
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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Dated: March 3, 2016. follow the instructions at http:// ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1139.11.
Karl Simon, www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. OMB control number: OMB Control
Director, Transportation and Climate Additional instructions on No. 2070–0033.
Division, Office of Transportation and Air commenting or visiting the docket, ICR status: This ICR is currently
Quality. along with more information about scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016.
[FR Doc. 2016–05817 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am] dockets generally, is available at An Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P http://www.epa.gov/dockets. and a person is not required to respond
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For to, a collection of information, unless it
technical information contact: Mike displays a currently valid OMB control
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Mattheisen, Chemical Control Division number. The OMB control numbers for
AGENCY (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0436; FRL–9943–14] and Toxics, Environmental Protection of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., appearing in the Federal Register when
Agency Information Collection Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an number: (202) 564–3077; email address: are displayed either by publication in
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. mattheisen.mike@epa.gov. the Federal Register or by other
1139.11); Comment Request For general information contact: The appropriate means, such as on the
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 related collection instrument or form, if
AGENCY: Environmental Protection South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY applicable. The display of OMB control
Agency (EPA). 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– numbers for certain EPA regulations is
ACTION: Notice. 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
epa.gov. Abstract: Section 4 of the Toxic
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Substances Control Act (TSCA) is
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
designed to assure that chemicals that
document announces that EPA is I. What information is EPA particularly may pose serious risks to human health
planning to submit an Information interested in? or the environment undergo testing by
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of manufacturers or processors, and that
Management and Budget (OMB). The Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA the results of such testing are made
ICR, entitled: ‘‘TSCA Section 4 Test available to EPA. EPA uses the
Rules, Consent Orders, Enforceable specifically solicits comments and
information to enable it to: information collected under the
Consent Agreements, Voluntary Testing authority of TSCA section 4 to assess
Agreements, Voluntary Data 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary risks associated with the manufacture,
Submissions, and Exemptions from processing, distribution, use or disposal
Testing Requirements’’ and identified for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including of a chemical, and to support any
by EPA ICR No. 1139.11 and OMB necessary regulatory action with respect
Control No. 2070–0033, represents the whether the information will have
practical utility. to that chemical.
renewal of an existing ICR that is EPA must assure that appropriate
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the tests are performed on a chemical if it
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for decides: (1) That a chemical being
review and approval, EPA is soliciting proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the considered under TSCA section 4(a)
comments on specific aspects of the may pose an ‘‘unreasonable risk’’ or is
proposed information collection that is methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and produced in ‘‘substantial’’ quantities
summarized in this document. The ICR that may result in substantial or
clarity of the information to be
and accompanying material are significant human exposure or
collected.
available in the docket for public review substantial environmental release of the
4. Minimize the burden of the
and comment. chemical; (2) that additional data are
collection of information on those who
DATES: Comments must be received on are to respond, including through the needed to determine or predict the
or before May 16, 2016. use of appropriate automated electronic, impacts of the chemical’s manufacture,
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, mechanical, or other technological processing, distribution, use or disposal;
identified by docket identification (ID) collection techniques or other forms of and (3) that testing is needed to develop
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0436, by information technology, e.g., permitting such data. Rules and consent orders
one of the following methods: electronic submission of responses. In under TSCA section 4 require that one
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// particular, EPA is requesting comments manufacturer or processor of a subject
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online from very small businesses (those that chemical perform the specified testing
instructions for submitting comments. employ less than 25) on examples of and report the results of that testing to
Do not submit electronically any specific additional efforts that EPA EPA. TSCA section 4 also allows a
information you consider to be could make to reduce the paperwork manufacturer or processor of a subject
Confidential Business Information (CBI) burden for very small businesses chemical to apply for an exemption
or other information whose disclosure is affected by this collection. from the testing requirement if that
restricted by statute. testing will be or has been performed by
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

• Mail: Document Control Office II. What information collection activity another party. This information
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention or ICR does this action apply to? collection applies to reporting and
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Title: TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, recordkeeping activities associated with
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Consent Orders, Enforceable Consent the information that EPA requires
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. Agreements, Voluntary Testing industry to provide in response to TSCA
• Hand Delivery: To make special Agreements, Voluntary Data section 4 test rules, consent orders, test
arrangements for hand delivery or Submissions, and Exemptions from rule exemptions and other data
delivery of boxed information, please Testing Requirements. submissions.

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Responses to the collection of submission of the ICR to OMB and the percent of the voting shares of Randolph
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR opportunity to submit additional Savings Bank, Stoughton,
part 790). Respondents may claim all or comments to OMB. If you have any Massachusetts, with the conversion of
part of a notice as CBI. EPA will questions about this ICR or the approval Randolph Bancorp, from mutual to
disclose information that is covered by process, please contact the technical stock form.
a CBI claim only to the extent permitted person listed under FOR FURTHER Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
by, and in accordance with, the INFORMATION CONTACT. System, March 10, 2016.
procedures in 40 CFR part 2. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Michael J. Lewandowski,
Burden statement: The annual public Associate Secretary of the Board.
reporting and recordkeeping burden for Dated: March 3, 2016.
James Jones, [FR Doc. 2016–05778 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
this collection of information is
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estimated to range between 8.5 and 243 Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
hours per response, not including CDX Safety and Pollution Prevention.
registration, and 0.53 hours per CDX [FR Doc. 2016–05821 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
registration. Burden is defined in 5 CFR BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
1320.3(b). Proposed Agency Information
The ICR, which is available in the Collection Activities; Comment
docket along with other related FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Request
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities Formations of, Acquisitions by, and AGENCY: Board of Governors of the
and the burden estimate that is only Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY: On June 15, 1984, the Office
briefly summarized here:
The companies listed in this notice of Management and Budget (OMB)
Respondents/Affected Entities:
have applied to the Board for approval, delegated to the Board of Governors of
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company the Federal Reserve System (Board) its
are manufacturers, processors,
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) approval authority under the Paperwork
importers, users, distributors or
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part Reduction Act (PRA), to approve of and
disposers of one or more specified
225), and all other applicable statutes assign OMB numbers to collection of
chemical substances.
Estimated total number of potential and regulations to become a bank information requests and requirements
respondents: 15. holding company and/or to acquire the conducted or sponsored by the Board.
Frequency of response: On occasion. assets or the ownership of, control of, or Board-approved collections of
Estimated total average number of the power to vote shares of a bank or information are incorporated into the
responses for each respondent: 5.6. bank holding company and all of the official OMB inventory of currently
Estimated total annual burden hours: banks and nonbanking companies approved collections of information.
3,055 hours. owned by the bank holding company, Copies of the PRA Submission,
Estimated total annual costs: including the companies listed below. supporting statements and approved
$27,089,112. This includes an estimated The applications listed below, as well collection of information instruments
burden cost of $58,917 and an estimated as other related filings required by the are placed into OMB’s public docket
cost of $27,030,195 for capital Board, are available for immediate files. The Federal Reserve may not
investment or maintenance and inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank conduct or sponsor, and the respondent
operational costs (namely laboratory test indicated. The applications will also be is not required to respond to, an
costs). available for inspection at the offices of information collection that has been
the Board of Governors. Interested extended, revised, or implemented on or
III. Are there changes in the estimates persons may express their views in after October 1, 1995, unless it displays
from the last approval? writing on the standards enumerated in a currently valid OMB number.
There is a decrease of 626,838 hours the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the DATES: Comments must be submitted on
in the total estimated respondent proposal also involves the acquisition of or before May 16, 2016.
burden compared with that identified in a nonbanking company, the review also ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
the ICR currently approved by OMB. includes whether the acquisition of the identified by FR 4198 or FR 4203 by any
This decrease mainly reflects nonbanking company complies with the of the following methods:
corrections to the previous renewal of standards in section 4 of the BHC Act • Agency Web site: http://
this collection, plus reduced levels of (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
activity in test rules, methodological noted, nonbanking activities will be instructions for submitting comments at
corrections and updates, and conducted throughout the United States. http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
requirements for electronic reporting of Unless otherwise noted, comments foia/proposedregs.aspx.
information. This change is both a regarding each of these applications • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
program change (electronic reporting) must be received at the Reserve Bank www.regulations.gov. Follow the
and an adjustment (all other). indicated or the offices of the Board of instructions for submitting comments.
Governors not later than April 8, 2016. • Email: regs.comments@
IV. What is the next step in the process A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston federalreserve.gov. Include OMB
for this ICR? (Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

number in the subject line of the
EPA will consider the comments President) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, message.
received and amend the ICR as Massachusetts 02210–2204. Comments • FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
appropriate. The final ICR package will can also be sent electronically to 3102.
then be submitted to OMB for review BOS.SRC.Applications.Comments@ • Mail: Robert deV. Frierson,
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR bos.frb.org: Secretary, Board of Governors of the
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 1. Randolph Bancorp, Inc., Stoughton, Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR Massachusetts; to become a bank Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the holding company by acquiring 100 DC 20551.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before May 16, 2016.
Contact		For technical information contact: Mike Mattheisen, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation		81 FR 13790