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OMB Control No:
2070-0208
ICR Reference No:
202402-2070-003
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202108-2070-004
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OCSPP
Agency Tracking No:
2569.06
Title:
User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
05/24/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/22/2024
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. In accordance with 1320.11(b), the agency is reminded to submit the ICR for OMB review the day of Federal Register publication for the final rule.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2025
Responses
4,206
0
4,288
Time Burden (Hours)
815
0
599
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This ICR addresses the information collection activities contained in a final rule (RIN 2070-AK27) that was signed on September 27, 2018. Specifically, section 26(b) of TSCA (as amended in 2016) provides EPA with the authority to collect fees to defray 25% of the costs associated with administering sections 4, 5, and 6 of TSCA, as well as the costs of collecting, processing, reviewing and providing access to and protecting CBI from disclosure as appropriate under TSCA section 14. The final rule requires payment from manufactures (defined by statute to include importers) of a chemical substance who: are required to submit information to EPA under TSCA section 4, who submit certain notices and exemption requests to EPA under TSCA section 5, who manufacture a chemical substance that is subject to a risk evaluation under TSCA section 6(b)(4), and who process a chemical substance that is the subject of a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Test Market Exemption (TME) under TSCA section 5 and who are required to submit information to EPA under TSCA section 4 related to a SNUN submission.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 2601 et seq
Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2070-AK64
Final or interim final rulemaking
89 FR 12961
02/21/2024
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
6
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
CDX Registration
9600-008
Notification of TSCA Fee Action
Fee Payment through Pay.gov
Notification of Participation in Consortia
9600-008
Notice of TSCA Fee Action
Reduced Fee Eligibility Determination
Rule Familiarization
Self-Identification and Certification
9600-008
Notification of TSCA Fee Action
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
4,206
4,288
0
-82
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
815
599
0
216
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Regulations
Short Statement:
There is an increase in the total estimated respondent burden hours by 216 hours compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. There is a decrease in the number of potential respondents. The change in potentially affected entities reflects the number of submissions received under TSCA sections 5, and 6. EPA's burden estimates for this collection is based upon historical information on the number of chemicals per premanufacture notices (PMNs), SNUNs, microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and exemption notices and applications, including low-volume exemptions (LVEs), TMEs, low exposure/low release exemptions (LoREXs), TSCA experimental release applications (TERAs), certain new microorganism (Tier II) exemptions, and film article exemptions., and actions under TSCA section 6.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,812
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Angela Hofmann 202 260-2922 hofmann.angela@epamail.epa.gov
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:
02/22/2024
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