81 FR 81094 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Chemical Exports-TSCA Section 12(b)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)

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): ``Notification of Chemical Exports--TSCA Section 12(b)'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0795.15 and OMB Control No. 2070-0030. 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 October 28, 2015 (80 FR 66000). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81094-81095]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27580]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0435; FRL-9954-31-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Chemical Exports--TSCA 
Section 12(b)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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): 
``Notification of Chemical Exports--TSCA Section 12(b)'' and identified 
by EPA ICR No. 0795.15 and OMB Control No. 2070-0030. 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 October 28, 
2015 (80 FR 66000). With this submission, EPA is providing an 
additional 30 days for public review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0435, 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: Colby Lintner, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; 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

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additional information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    ICR Status: OMB approval for this ICR expired on September 1, 2016, 
due to administrative error. This action is a request to reinstate OMB 
approval for the information collection activities outlined in this 
document.
    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: Section 12(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
requires any person who exports or intends to export a chemical 
substance or mixture that is regulated under TSCA sections 4, 5, 6 and/
or 7 to notify EPA of such export or intent to export. This requirement 
is described in more detail in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 
40 CFR part 707, subpart D. Upon receipt of notification, EPA advises 
the government of the importing country of the U.S. regulatory action 
that required the notification with respect to that substance. EPA uses 
the information obtained from the submitter via this collection to 
advise the government of the importing country. This information 
collection addresses the burden associated with industry reporting of 
export notifications.
    EPA will disclose information that is covered by a claim of 
confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance 
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are companies that export chemical substances or mixtures from 
the United States to foreign countries.
    Respondent's Obligation To Respond: Responses to the collection of 
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR part 707, subpart D). Respondents 
may claim all or part of a notice confidential.
    Estimated Total Number of Potential Respondents: 240.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden: 4,032 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated Total Costs: $278,118 (per year), includes no annualized 
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of seven hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in 
the ICR previously approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's 
correction of arithmetic errors in the previous submission. This change 
is an adjustment.

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

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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