User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 9600-008 Notification of TSCA Fee Action	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9600-008 Self-Identification and Certification	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 9600-008 Notice of TSCA Fee Action	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9600-008 Notification of Participation in Consortia	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 9600-008 Notification of TSCA Fee Action	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9600-008 CDX Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Attachment G- Screenshots.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-10-21	Repair queued
Attachment B- Risk Evaluation Guide.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-10-21	Repair queued
Attachment A- Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-10-21	Repair queued
2569ss06.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-02-21	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
233592	Self-Identification and Certification	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notification of TSCA Fee Action
233592	Self-Identification and Certification	Form and Instruction	Modified
233592	Self-Identification and Certification	Other-User Guide, including Screenshots	Modified
233589	Notification of Participation in Consortia	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notice of TSCA Fee Action
233589	Notification of Participation in Consortia	Form and Instruction	Modified
233589	Notification of Participation in Consortia	Other-User Guide, including Screenshots	Modified
233160	CDX Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notification of TSCA Fee Action
233160	CDX Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified
233160	CDX Registration	Other-User Guide, Including Screenshots	Modified
233159	Fee Payment through Pay.gov		Modified
233158	Reduced Fee Eligibility Determination	Other-Electronic System Screenshots	Modified
233157	Rule Familiarization		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2070-0208	ICR Reference No: 202402-2070-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-2070-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 2569.06
Title: User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/24/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. In accordance with 1320.11(b), the agency is reminded to submit the ICR for OMB review the day of Federal Register publication for the final rule.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2025
Responses	4,206	0	4,288
Time Burden (Hours)	815	0	599
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This ICR addresses the information collection activities contained in a final rule (RIN 2070-AK27) that was signed on September 27, 2018. Specifically, section 26(b) of TSCA (as amended in 2016) provides EPA with the authority to collect fees to defray 25% of the costs associated with administering sections 4, 5, and 6 of TSCA, as well as the costs of collecting, processing, reviewing and providing access to and protecting CBI from disclosure as appropriate under TSCA section 14. The final rule requires payment from manufactures (defined by statute to include importers) of a chemical substance who: are required to submit information to EPA under TSCA section 4, who submit certain notices and exemption requests to EPA under TSCA section 5, who manufacture a chemical substance that is subject to a risk evaluation under TSCA section 6(b)(4), and who process a chemical substance that is the subject of a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Test Market Exemption (TME) under TSCA section 5 and who are required to submit information to EPA under TSCA section 4 related to a SNUN submission.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2601 et seq Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2070-AK64	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 12961	02/21/2024

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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: 6

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CDX Registration	9600-008	Notification of TSCA Fee Action
Fee Payment through Pay.gov
Notification of Participation in Consortia	9600-008	Notice of TSCA Fee Action
Reduced Fee Eligibility Determination
Rule Familiarization
Self-Identification and Certification	9600-008	Notification of TSCA Fee Action

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,206	4,288	0	-82	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	815	599	0	216	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: There is an increase in the total estimated respondent burden hours by 216 hours compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. There is a decrease in the number of potential respondents. The change in potentially affected entities reflects the number of submissions received under TSCA sections 5, and 6. EPA's burden estimates for this collection is based upon historical information on the number of chemicals per premanufacture notices (PMNs), SNUNs, microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and exemption notices and applications, including low-volume exemptions (LVEs), TMEs, low exposure/low release exemptions (LoREXs), TSCA experimental release applications (TERAs), certain new microorganism (Tier II) exemptions, and film article exemptions., and actions under TSCA section 6.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,812

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

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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: 02/22/2024

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