83 FR 29554 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the TSCA Inventory (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 122 (June 25, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency (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): ``Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the TSCA Inventory''. This is a request to renew the approval of an existing ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2018. EPA did not receive any public comments in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register of February 6, 2018. With this submission to OMB, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review and comment.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29554-29555]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13545]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0320; FRL-9976-23-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Correction of Misreported Chemical 
Substances on the TSCA Inventory (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (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): ``Correction of Misreported Chemical 
Substances on the TSCA Inventory''. This is a request to renew the 
approval of an existing ICR, which is currently approved through June 
30, 2018. EPA did not

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receive any public comments in response to the previously provided 
public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register of February 6, 
2018. With this submission to OMB, EPA is providing an additional 30 
days for public review and comment.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 25, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2017-0320, to (1) 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to the OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Mullings, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7507-M), Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4826; 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 (EPA ICR Number 1741.08, OMB Control Number 
2070-0145) is currently scheduled to expire on June 30, 2018. Under OMB 
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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.
    Abstract: This ICR pertains to the form that the chemical industry 
uses exclusively in submitting requests to EPA's Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) for correcting misreported chemical 
identities of substances listed on the Inventory. Such requests pertain 
only to errors discovered in the original submissions to the Inventory 
when established in 1979.
    Section 8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 
EPA to compile and keep current an Inventory of Chemical Substances in 
Commerce, which is a listing of chemical substances manufactured, 
imported, and processed for commercial purposes in the United States. 
The purpose of the Inventory is to define, for the purpose of TSCA, 
what chemical substances exist in U.S. commerce. Since the Inventory 
thereby performs a regulatory function by distinguishing between 
existing chemicals and new chemicals, it is imperative that the 
Inventory be accurate. However, from time to time, EPA or respondents 
discover that substances have been incorrectly described by reporting 
companies. Reported substances have been unintentionally misidentified 
as a result of simple typographical errors, the misidentification of 
substances, or the lack of sufficient technical or analytical 
information to characterize fully the exact chemical substances. EPA 
has developed guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 29, 1980) under which 
incorrectly described substances listed in the Inventory can be 
corrected. The correction mechanism ensures the accuracy of the 
Inventory without imposing an unreasonable burden on the chemical 
industry. Without the Inventory correction mechanism, a company that 
submitted incorrect information would have to file a pre-manufacture 
notification (PMN) under TSCA section 5 to place the correct chemical 
substance on the Inventory whenever the previously reported substance 
is found to be misidentified. This would impose a much greater burden 
on both EPA and the submitter than the existing correction mechanism. 
This information collection applies to reporting and recordkeeping 
activities associated with the correction of misreported chemical 
substances found on the TSCA Inventory.
    Respondents may claim all or part of a response confidential. 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.
    Form numbers: TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory Reporting Form C 
(EPA Form 7710-3C).
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers or importers of 
chemical substances, mixtures or categories listed on the TSCA 
Inventory and regulated under TSCA section 8, who had reported to EPA 
during the initial effort to establish the TSCA Inventory in 1979, and 
who need to make a correction to that submission.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Total estimated number of respondents: 9.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 39.24 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $3,029.72 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is increase of 19 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase reflects program changes in CBI 
substantiation requirements, as enacted in the Frank R Lautenberg 
Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century, which amended TSCA in 2016. 
This change is the result of a program change.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-13545 Filed 6-22-18; 8:45 am]
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