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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2026 / Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0744; FRL–13345–
01–OMS]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Notification of Substantial Risk of
Injury to Health and the Environment
Under TSCA Section 8(e) (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury
to Health and the Environment under
TSCA Section 8(e) (EPA ICR Number
0794.18, OMB Control Number 2070–
0046) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through April 30, 2026. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 2, 2025
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on
or before May 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OPPT–2015–0744, to EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 2821T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katherine Sleasman, Office of Program
Support (Mail Code 7602M), Office of

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Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 566–1204; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through April 30,
2026. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
July 2, 2025 during a 60-day comment
period (90 FR 29005). This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public
comments. Supporting documents,
which explain in detail the information
that the EPA will be collecting, are
available in the public docket for this
ICR. The docket can be viewed online
at www.regulations.gov or in person at
the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: Section 8(e) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) states,
‘‘any person who manufactures,
[imports] processes, or distributes in
commerce a chemical substance or
mixture and who obtains information
which reasonably supports the
conclusion that such substance or
mixture presents a substantial risk of
injury to health or the environment
shall immediately inform the [EPA]
Administrator of such information
unless such person has actual
knowledge that the Administrator has
been adequately informed of such
information.’’ (15 U.S.C. 2607(e)).
EPA receives and screens TSCA
section 8(e) submissions covering a
large number of chemical substances
and mixtures on a wide range of
chemical toxicity/exposure information.
Although EPA’s receipt of TSCA section
8(e) information does not necessarily
trigger immediate regulatory action
under TSCA or other authorities
administered by EPA, all section 8(e)
submissions receive screening level
evaluations by EPA’s Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) to
identify priorities for further Agency
action and appropriate referrals to other
programs.
EPA is offering an electronic reporting
option for use both by those who are
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by those who wish voluntarily to submit
‘‘For Your Information’’ (FYI) notices by
registering and submitting information
electronically using the Agency’s
Central Data Exchange (CDX).
TSCA section 8(e) data on newly
discovered chemical hazards/risks are
available via EPA’s ChemView website
(https://chemview.epa.gov/chemview).
Form Number: 9600–030.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this ICR include
North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) Codes
325—Chemicals and Allied Products
Manufacturers and 32411—Petroleum
and Coal Products Manufacturing.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory, as per 15 U.S.C. 2607(e).
Estimated number of respondents: 40
(total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 27,883 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,829,844 (per
year), which includes $138.75
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase in industry reporting burden of
10,248 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB (from
17,635 to 27,883 hours). This reflects an
overall increase in the number of
Section 8(e) submissions, which
increased from 343 to 552. This change
is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data & Enterprise Programs
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0081; FRL–13276–
01–OLEM]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment
Request; Application for
Reimbursement to Local Governments
for Emergency Response to Hazardous
Substance Releases Under CERCLA
Sec. 123
AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Application for Reimbursement to

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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2026 / Notices

Local Governments for Emergency
Response to Hazardous Substance
Releases Under CERCLA Sec. 123’’ (EPA
ICR Number 1425.14, OMB Control
Number 2050–0077) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through October 31, 2026.
This document allows 60 days for
public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2018–0081, to EPA online using
https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is
that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without
change including any personal
information provided, unless the
comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Miranda Magdangal, Response
Readiness and Development Division,
Office of Superfund and Emergency
Management, MC–5101–T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (240) 618–
0660; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through October 31,
2026. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
This document allows 60 days for
public comments. Supporting
documents, which explain in detail the
information that the EPA will be
collecting, are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at https://
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
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public docket, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate forms of
information technology. EPA will
consider the comments received and
amend the ICR as appropriate. The final
ICR package will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval. At that
time, EPA will issue another Federal
Register document to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB.
Abstract: The Agency requires
applicants for reimbursement under this
program authorized under section 123
of CERCLA to submit an application
that demonstrates consistency with
program eligibility requirements. This is
necessary to ensure proper use of the
Superfund. EPA reviews the
information to ensure compliance with
all statutory and program requirements.
The applicants are local governments
who have incurred expenses, above and
beyond their budgets, for hazardous
substance response. Submission of this
information is voluntary and to the
applicant’s benefit.
The burden estimates, numbers and
types of respondents, wage rates and
unit, and total costs for this ICR renewal
will be revised and updated, if needed,
during the 60-day comment period
while the ICR Supporting statement is
undergoing review at OMB.
Form numbers: 9310–1.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
local governments that apply for
reimbursement under this program.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary (CERCLA section 123).
Estimated number of respondents: 15.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 131.25 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $3,937.50 (per
year), based on an estimated hourly rate
of $30.00/hour. There are no annualized

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capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a
decrease in hours for the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This is
primarily due to a reduction in the
number of respondents, as the average
number of applications received per
year has decreased. The updated
electronic form collects four new pieces
of information (email under 1d and
additional dates and ‘Other’ definition
under 3b), but three pieces of
information have been removed (time
under 2a, time under 3a, and time under
3b). Thus, the overall burden for
completing the form increased from 8.5
hours to 8.75 hours. Even though the
hourly rate was increased by about $4
to account for inflation, and the
estimated time to complete a form
increased, the reduction in number of
respondents and corresponding total
number of hours resulted in the overall
burden decreasing by $455.30.
Mark Barolo,
Director, Office of Superfund and Emergency
Management.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0315; FRL–13347–01–
OMS]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Submission of Protocols and Study
Reports for Environmental Research
Involving Human Subjects (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
Submission of Protocols and Study
Reports for Environmental Research
Involving Human Subjects (EPA ICR
Number 2195.07, OMB Control Number
2070–0169), to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through April 30,
2026. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
July 23, 2025 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.

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