OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Prior to
publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary
of any comments related to the information collection and their
response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of
comments.
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This is a new ICR that addresses the
information collection activities that are contained in a proposed
rule (RIN 2070-AK27). Specifically, section 26(b) of TSCA (as
amended in 2016) authorizes EPA to establish fees to defray a
portion of the costs of administering TSCA sections 4, 5, 6 and 14.
The proposed rule would require payment from manufactures,
importers and processors of a chemical substance, as appropriate,
who: submit information under TSCA section 4; submit a notice,
exemption application, or other information under TSCA section 5;
and who manufacture a chemical substance that is the subject of a
risk evaluation under TSCA section 6(b). These fees are intended to
achieve the goals articulated by Congress to provide a sustainable
source of funds for EPA to fulfill its legal obligations to conduct
activities such as risk-based screenings, designation of applicable
substances as High- and Low-Priority, conducting risk evaluations
to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable
risk of injury to health or the environment, requiring testing of
chemical substances and mixtures, and evaluating and reviewing and
making determinations on new chemicals, as required under TSCA
sections 4, 5 and 6, as well as collection and management of TSCA
Confidential Business Information under TSCA section 14.
US Code:
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USC 2601 Name of Law: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety of
the 21st Century Act
US Code: 15 USC 2601 Name of Law: Frank R.
Lautenberg Chemical Safety of the 21st Century Act
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:
(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;
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.
2569ss01.docx
TSCA Fees - CDX Submission Burden