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OMB Control No:
2070-0004
ICR Reference No:
201207-2070-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200906-2070-001
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OCSPP
Agency Tracking No:
0575.13
Title:
Health and Safety Data Reporting; Submission of Lists and Copies of Health and Safety Studies
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
11/21/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/18/2012
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2015
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2012
Responses
1,525
0
41
Time Burden (Hours)
8,383
0
456
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR part 716 require manufacturers and processors of chemicals to submit lists and copies of health and safety studies relating to the health and/or environmental effects of certain chemical substances and mixtures. In order to comply with these reporting requirements, respondents must search their records to identify any health and safety studies in their possession, copy and process relevant studies, list studies that are currently in progress, and submit this information to EPA. EPA uses this information to construct a complete picture of the known effects of the chemicals in question, leading to determinations by EPA of whether additional testing of the chemicals is required. The information enables EPA to base its testing decisions on the most complete information available and to avoid demands for testing that may be duplicative. EPA uses information obtained via this collection to support its investigation of the risks posed by chemicals and, in particular, to support its decisions on whether to require industry to test chemicals under section 4 of TSCA.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 2607d
Name of Law: Reporting and retention of information / Health and safety studies
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
77 FR 3766
01/25/2012
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
77 FR 42304
07/18/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
4
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Cadmium
Compliance Determination and Data Search
Notification and submission of health and safety studies initiated and/or completed after the reporting period
Submission of health and safety studies during the reporting period
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
1,525
41
0
1,384
100
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
8,383
456
0
7,019
908
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
There is an increase of 7,930 hours (from 456 hours to 8,383 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently in the OMB inventory. Much of the burden increase identified in this ICR is associated with a single TSCA section 8(d) collection for manufacturers and importers of cadmium and cadmium compounds in 2012 (7,019 hours). The remaining 908 hour increase is due to a revised basis for the rate of chemical additions (from 20 to 70 chemicals per year) and to the episodic nature of rulemakings that add chemicals to the TSCA section 8(d) list. In light of most recent history of additions by ICR Period, EPA is basing estimates for this ICR on 70 chemical additions per year -- similar to the 2006-2009 ICR period -- and on reporting implications similar to those brought on by chemical additions to TSCA 8(d) in the 2006 rule.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$28,747
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Angela Hofmann
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
07/18/2012
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