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OMB Control No: 2070-0223	ICR Reference No: 202608-2070-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202601-2070-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 2706.03
Title: Confidential Business Information Claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/28/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	2,304	2,139
Time Burden (Hours)	623	1,332
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: EPA is renewing the information collection concerning the assertion and maintenance of claims of business confidentiality (also known as Confidential Business Information or CBI) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Pub. L. 114182 referred to in this Notice as Lautenberg), made significant amendments to TSCA including new provisions governing the assertion of CBI claims and requirements concerning Agency review and treatment of confidentiality claims. Among the changes to TSCA are new provisions on EPA review, submitter maintenance, time limitations for CBI claims, and an option to extend confidentiality claims for up to 10 additional years. 40 CFR 703 specifies Agency procedures for reviewing and communicating with TSCA submitters about confidentiality claims, including requirements for submitters to maintain contact information, procedures EPA will use to provide notices to submitters concerning their claims, and the manner in which EPA will notify submitters concerning the impending expiration of certain claims.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2613 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 15 USC 2601-2692 Name of Law: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.

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:
	91 FR 9250	02/25/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 55340	08/27/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CDX Registration	9600-032, 9600-030, PFN-7710-57, 7710-25 MCAN, 7710-25, 9600-031, n/a, 9600-035, 7710-25, 9600-033, 9600-036, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-036	, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Maintaining Company Contact Information	9600-031, 9600-032, 9600-030, 7710-025, 9600-035, 9600-036, 7710-25, 9600-036, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-033, 7710-25	, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Re-substantiation of Confidential Business Information Claims	9600-036, 9600-049, 9600-060, 6300-017, 7710-56, 9600-10, 9600-032, PFN-7710-56, 9600-031, 9600-030, 9600-034, 9600-035, 7710-25	, , , , , , , , , , , ,
Reporting Health and Safety Data Using Templates	9600-032, PFN-7710-57, 9600-049, 9600-049, 9600-049, 9600-049, 9600-049, 9600-049, 9600-049	, , , , , , , ,
Rule Famiilarization	9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-036, 9600-031, 9600-032, 9600-030, n/a, 7710-25, 9600-035, 7710-25, 7710-25, 9600-033, 9600-036, 9600-034, 9600-034, 9600-034	, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Withdrawing Confidentiality Claims and Amending Public Copy

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,304	2,139	165
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	623	1,332	-709
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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 709 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This change, which is discussed in more detail in the ICR, reflects EPA's successful implementation of the Lautenberg provisions governing the assertion of CBI claims through the finalization of the Confidential Business Information Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) rule published on June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37155) which amended and reorganized requirements concerning Agency review and treatment of confidentiality claims. This information collection also accounts for provisions that allow submitters the opportunity to request an extension of CBI claims and for EPA to review time limitations for CBI claims and extension of confidentiality claims for up to 10 additional years. This change is an adjustment.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $150,892

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: Katherine Sleasman 202 566-1204

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