DOCUMENTATION FOR THE GENERIC CLEARANCE

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Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirement” (OMB Control Number: 2070-0033)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:  
Voluntary Robust Summaries for Test Rules, Test Orders, and Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs)

DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:  
For more information about this Information Collection, including description of respondents, need for this collection, and more details of respondent activities, please refer to the Supporting Statement for this generic Information Collection Request (ICR). EPA estimates that ten percent of the studies completed for TSCA Section 4 testing actions will be accompanied by a robust summary, yielding one robust summary per chemical each year.1 


TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN: 
Activity
Adjusted Unit Burden (hours)
Number of Respondents (Sponsors) 1
Number of Responses (Chemicals Tested within an Action)
Overlap Factor
Total Burden (hours)
Total Labor Cost
Total Non-Labor Cost
Total Cost
Robust Summary
0.400
77.00
77.00
2.80
86.240
$6,575.80 
$0.00 
$6,575.80 
Total, Reporting
0.400
77.00
77.00
2.80
86.240
$6,575.80 
$0.00 
$6,575.80 
Total, Recordkeeping
0.000
0.00
0.00
2.80
0.000
$0.00 
$0.00 
$0.00 
Total, Robust Summaries (Voluntary)
0.400
77.00
77.00
2.80
86.240
$6,575.80 
$0.00 
$6,575.80 
Footnotes:
1 Assumes one sponsor per chemical.

TOTAL 3-YEAR BURDEN: 258.72 hours.