Partial Update of the TSCA Sec. 8(b) Inventory Data Base, Production and Site Reports (Chemical Data Reporting)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form EPA Form 7740-8 Report Preparation, Form U, Part I Form	Modified
1884ss09.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2016-03-10
1884ss08_Attach5_consultmsg.docx Supplementary Document	2015-01-22
1884ss08_Attach4b_responses.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-01-22
1884ss08_Attach4a_comments.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-01-22
1884ss08_Attach3_form.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-01-22
1884ss08_Attach2_regs.docx Supplementary Document	2015-01-22
1884ss08_Attach1_statute.docx Supplementary Document	2015-01-22
1884ss08.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-01-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
25004	Compliance Determination	Unchanged
198846	CDX Registration Activities - Including Part I of Form U	Unchanged
189127	Report Preparation, Form U, Part I Form	Modified
189126	Report Preparation, Submission and Recordkeeping - Full Form	Unchanged
189125	Report Preparation, Submission and Recordkeeping - Partial Form	Unchanged
189124	Rule Familiarization	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2070-0162	ICR Reference No: 201603-2070-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201501-2070-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 1884.09
Title: Partial Update of the TSCA Sec. 8(b) Inventory Data Base, Production and Site Reports (Chemical Data Reporting)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/22/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/10/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	10/31/2018	10/31/2018
Responses	54,569	0	54,569
Time Burden (Hours)	789,203	0	789,203
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Partial Update of the TSCA Section 8(b) Inventory Data Base, Production and Site Reports, based on the TSCA Inventory Update Rule (IUR), is an information collection that takes place every four years, requiring manufacturers and importers of organic chemicals and other chemicals subject to final or proposed TSCA rules, regulations and orders to provide facility-specific information on chemicals. Respondents must provide manufacturing, processing, and use exposure-related data, including the volume of the chemical substance used on the reporting site; the volume of the chemical substance directly exported; whether the chemical substance is being recycled, remanufactured, reprocessed or reused; and the production volume above a certain threshold for each of the preceding calendar years. Respondents to the IUR are required to use e-CDRweb (the Agency-provided reporting tool) to submit a completed Form U (EPA Form 7740-8) electronically via the Internet. The data obtained under this collection helps EPA identify what chemicals the public may be exposed to as consumers or in commercial and industrial settings and to better assess routes of potential exposure to those chemicals. The Agency is thereby able to identify, assess, and control potential risks to human health and the environment posed by commercial chemical substances.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2607 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act/Section 8(b)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 29442	05/22/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4915	01/29/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report Preparation, Submission and Recordkeeping - Partial Form
Report Preparation, Submission and Recordkeeping - Full Form
Report Preparation, Form U, Part I	EPA Form 7740-8, EPA Form 7740-8	Form U (Primary Submitter) ,   Form U (Joint Submitter)
CDX Registration Activities - Including Part I of Form U
Compliance Determination
Rule Familiarization

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ICR Summary 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	54,569	54,569	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	789,203	789,203	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $198,203

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 03/10/2016

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