Addendum to Partial Update of the TSCA Section 8(b) Inventory Data Base, Production and Site Reports

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Form 7740-8 Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"	Form	New	Available
Form US EPA Electronic US EPA Electronic Signature Agreement	Form	New	Available
Form EPA Form 7740-8 Form U	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form Form 7740-8 Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"	Form	Modified	Available
Form Form 7740-8 Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"	Form	Modified	Available
1885-05-Draft Form U.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-09	Available
eIURweb prototype_preliminary screenshots_NPRM stage.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-09	Available
2011_IUR_Instructions_draft_7-7-10.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-09	Available
2011_IUR_Instructions_draft_7-7-10.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-09	Available
2011_IUR_Instructions_draft_7-7-10.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-09	Available
1884ss05 rev.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-08-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
25004	Compliance Determination (Annualized)		Modified
194245	CDX Registration Activities - Including Part I of Form U (Annualized)	Form	New	Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"
194245	CDX Registration Activities - Including Part I of Form U (Annualized)	Form	New	US EPA Electronic Signature Agreement
189127	Recordkeeping	Form	Removed	Form U
189126	Report Preparation, Submission, and Recordkeeping - Full Form (Annualized)	Form	Modified	Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"
189125	Report Preparation, Submission, and Recordkeeping - Partial Form (Annualized)	Form	Modified	Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"
189124	Rule Familiarization (Annualized)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2070-0162	ICR Reference No: 201008-2070-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200905-2070-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 1884.05
Title: Addendum to Partial Update of the TSCA Section 8(b) Inventory Data Base, Production and Site Reports
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/12/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/13/2010
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11, the agency will submit for review the information collections associated with the final rule.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2012	09/30/2012	09/30/2012
Responses	13,036	0	13,036
Time Burden (Hours)	410,485	0	410,485
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: EPA is proposing to amend the current IUR requirements in order to clarify the reporting requirements, improve the quality and utility of the data submitted, better match data collected with the Agency's overall information needs, and where possible, reduce the paperwork burden on both regulated entities and EPA. Manufacturers (including importers) would be required to use e-IURweb (the Agency-provided reporting tool) to submit a completed Form U (EPA Form 7740-8) electronically via the Internet. As proposed, the 2011 IUR would include additional manufacturing, processing, and use exposure-related data elements, including the volume of the chemical used on the reporting site; the volume of the chemical directly exported; whether the chemical is being recycled, remanufactured, reprocessed, reused, or reworked; and the production volumes for the previous years since the last principal reporting year. Additional amendments to the 2011 IUR would include changes to the reporting frequency from every five years to every four years; modifications to the method used to determine whether a manufacture (including importer) is subject to IUR reporting for reporting cycles subsequent to the 2011 reporting cycle; modifications to reporting thresholds, including eliminating the upper threshold; revisions to industrial classifications used; revisions to the list of commercial and consumer product categories; and modifications to situations in which confidentiality may be claimed and to the process for making such claims. This ICR addendum addresses the incremental changes to the paperwork activities and related burdens and costs that would result from issuing a final rule as proposed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2607 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act/Section 8(b)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2070-AJ43	Proposed rulemaking	75 FR 49655	08/13/2010

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CDX Registration Activities - Including Part I of Form U (Annualized)	US EPA Electronic Signature Agreement, Form 7740-8	US EPA Electronic Signature Agreement ,   Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"
Compliance Determination (Annualized)
Recordkeeping	EPA Form 7740-8	Form U
Report Preparation, Submission, and Recordkeeping - Full Form (Annualized)	Form 7740-8	Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"
Report Preparation, Submission, and Recordkeeping - Partial Form (Annualized)	Form 7740-8	Draft 2011 IUR "Form U"
Rule Familiarization (Annualized)

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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: The proposed TSC Inventory Update Reporting Modifications Rule would bring about several changes to the existing Inventory Update Reporting requirements. EPA estimates that the proposed TSCA Inventory Update reporting modifications would increase the currently approved annual burden estimate by more than 50 percent, to more than 650,000 hours on an annualized basis. Several of the proposed IUR amendments impact the number of partial and/or full reports (and thus the annualized number of responses) that EPA expects to be submitted, based on the specific chemicals the amendments affect. Also, the proposed rule would once again require that IUR data be reported on a quadrennial basis; the 2006 IUR set the next reporting date in 2011. Details on the proposed amendments and the burden and cost impacts of each amendment when taken individually and considered together (i.e., one proposed amendment may change the impact of another), are described in the Economic Analysis for the Proposed Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) Modifications Rule.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 08/13/2010

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