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OMB Control No: 2070-0030	ICR Reference No: 202405-2070-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-2070-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 0795.17
Title: Notification of Chemical Exports - TSCA Section 12(b) (Renewal)
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 11/01/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/30/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	4,034	0	4,743
Time Burden (Hours)	2,694	0	2,932
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	13,793

Abstract: Section 12(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) states, in part, that any person who exports or intends to export to a foreign country a chemical substance or mixture for which submission of information is required under TSCA section 4 or 5(b), or for which a rule, action or order has been proposed or promulgated under TSCA section 5, 6, or 7, shall notify the EPA Administrator of such export or intent to export. The Administrator in turn will notify the government of the importing country of the notice and of EPAs regulatory action with respect to the substance. In several regulations implementing section 12(b), EPA described the notification requirements applicable to persons exporting chemicals, including frequency of notification, covered chemicals, and content of the notification. (45 FR 82844, December 16, 1980; 58 FR 40242, July 27, 1993; 71 FR 66234, Nov. 14, 2006). These rules are codified at 40 CFR Part 707, Subpart D. This information request is therefore considered mandatory when TSCA section 12(b) export notification requirements are prompted. The export notice must include five easily ascertainable items: the name and address of the exporter, the name of the chemical, the country of import, the date of export or intended export, and the section of TSCA under which EPA has taken action (section 4, 5, 6 or 7). There are currently over 1,000 substances or categories of substances that have been regulated or proposed to be regulated under the applicable sections of TSCA. In an effort to reduce the information collection burden for TSCA section 12(b) export notification, EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) makes available to the public on its website a list of chemical substances subject to TSCA section 12(b) export notification requirements (see Chemicals Subject to TSCA Section 12(b) Export Notification Requirements at: http://www.epa.gov/tsca-import-export-requirements). In addition, OPPT also makes available a comprehensive listing of the sunset dates for chemicals subject to TSCA section 4 actions (i.e., the dates on which the TSCA section 4 testing, reimbursement, and reporting requirements and/or TSCA section 4-triggered TSCA section 12(b) export notification requirements have terminated (sunset) or have been calculated to sunset) (see Sunset Dates of Chemicals Subject to Final TSCA Section 4 and Related 12(b) Actions at: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/sunset-dates-chemicals-subject-final-tsca-section-4-test). Also, to improve chemical safety and provide more streamlined access to information on chemicals, EPA continues to expand its internet accessible database, ChemView, which greatly improves access to health and safety data on chemicals regulated under TSCA. Among other things, ChemView includes the list of chemicals subject to TSCA section 12(b) export notification requirements. The 12(b) list in ChemView is routinely updated as new actions require additions to the list and as chemicals are removed from the list when the regulatory action that triggered the section 12(b) requirement expires (sunsets). EPA believes that the 12(b) list and sunset table serve as useful tools to assist industry in complying with TSCA and have resulted in an overall reduction of the information collection burden.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2611 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act (section 12(b))

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:
	88 FR 65390	09/22/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 46884	05/30/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Export Notification	9600-031

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,034	4,743	-709
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,694	2,932	-238
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	13,793	-13,793

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a decrease of 238 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects the net result from a decrease in burden caused by assuming 100 percent electronic submissions despite a small increase in burden due to a larger number of respondents compared to the previous ICR. This change is an adjustment to the estimates.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

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