Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory (Renewal)

Section 8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to compile and keep current an Inventory of Chemical Substances in Commerce (the "Inventory"), which is a listing of chemical substances manufactured, imported, and processed for commercial purposes in the United States. The purpose of the Inventory is to define, for the purpose of TSCA, what chemical substances exist in U.S. commerce. Since the Inventory thereby performs a regulatory function by distinguishing between existing chemicals and new chemicals, which TSCA regulates in different ways, it is imperative that the Inventory be accurate. However, from time to time, EPA or respondents discover that substances reported to the Inventory have been incorrectly described by the original submitter. Reported substances have been unintentionally misidentified as a result of simple typographical errors, the mis-identification of substances, or the lack of sufficient technical or analytical information to characterize fully the exact chemical substances. EPA has developed guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 29, 1980) under which incorrectly described substances listed in the Inventory can be corrected. The correction mechanism ensures the accuracy of the Inventory without imposing an unreasonable burden on the chemical industry. Without the Inventory correction mechanism, a company would have to file a pre-manufacture notification (PMN) under TSCA section 5 to place the correct chemical substance on the Inventory whenever the previously reported substance is found to be misidentified. This would impose a much greater burden on both EPA and the submitter than the existing correction mechanism. This ICR addresses reporting and recordkeeping activities associated with the correction of misreported chemical substances found on the TSCA Inventory, and in particular to the use of EPA Form 7710-3C ("Form C"). The chemical industry uses this form in submitting requests to EPA to correct chemical identities of substances listed on the TSCA Inventory that were misreported as of the time of the original creation of the Inventory. These requests are initiated in almost all cases by the original submitter.

The latest form for Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory (Renewal) expires 2022-05-31 and can be found here.