TSCA Section 8(b) Reporting Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications (renewal)

This information collection request (ICR) addresses the reporting and recordkeeping requirements under section 8(b) of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) that are associated with the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory), as codified in 40 CFR Part 710. TSCA section 8(b) specifically requires that EPA compile and keep current a list of chemical substances manufactured or processed for commercial purposes in the United States. That mandate was amended in 2016 and TSCA section 8(b)(4) requires EPA to designate chemical substances on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory as either active or inactive in U.S. commerce. The first TSCA Inventory with all chemical substances designated as active or inactive published in February 2019. Starting August 5, 2019, manufacturers and processors are required to notify EPA before reintroducing inactive substances into U.S. commerce. The implementing regulations allow manufacturers and processors to notify EPA that it must change the commercial activity designation of the subject chemical substance from inactive to active on the TSCA Inventory. In March 2020, EPA amended 40 CFR part 710 to revise the requirements for companies to substantiate their confidential business information (CBI) claims for the specific chemical identities of substances on the TSCA inventory. The burden and activities in that amendment are covered by a rule related addendum to this ICR identified under OMB Control No. 2070-0210 (EPA ICR No. 2594.03). At this time, the information collection activities covered in the existing ICR related to the time-limited one time reporting (EPA Form No. 9600-05; Notice of Activity Form A), and the retrospective substantiation of CBI imposed by the 2020 amendment that is covered by the ICR addendum identified under OMB Control No. 2070-0210 (EPA ICR No. 2594.03) are now complete and are not included in this ICR.

The latest form for TSCA Section 8(b) Reporting Requirements for TSCA Inventory Notifications (renewal) expires 2029-04-30 and can be found here.

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