OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB files
this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). OMB is
withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the
final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments
related to the information collection and their response, including
any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition,
the agency must enter the correct burden estimates.
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The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is developing a proposed rule under section 6 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) concerning the prohibition of
methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in paint and
coating removal for certain uses. For methylene chloride, the
proposed rule requires each person who manufactures, processes, or
distributes in commerce methylene chloride for non-prohibited uses
to notify companies to whom methylene chloride was shipped of the
prohibitions under the rules. The proposed rule also requires each
person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce any
methylene chloride to retain in one location at the headquarters of
the company documentation of information showing: (i) the name,
address, contact, and telephone number of companies to whom
methylene chloride was shipped; and (ii) the amount of methylene
chloride shipped. This information must be retained for 3 years
from the date of shipment. For NMP, EPA is co-proposing two
approaches. Under both co-proposed approaches, the proposed rule
requires each person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in
commerce NMP for non-prohibited uses to notify companies to whom
NMP was shipped of the prohibitions under the rules. The proposed
rule also requires each person who manufactures, processes, or
distributes in commerce any NMP to retain in one location at the
headquarters of the company documentation of information showing:
(i) the name, address, contact, and telephone number of companies
to whom methylene chloride was shipped; and (ii) the amount of
methylene chloride shipped. This information must be retained for 3
years from the date of shipment. Under the second co-proposed
approach, the proposed rule requires each person who formulates
paint and coating removal products containing NMP to identify,
through testing, gloves that are protective against each specific
product formulation using defined testing and reporting protocols,
and provide information about those gloves as well as additional
instructions and warnings for consumers on product labels. EPA is
proposing this rule under section 6(a) of TSCA in response to a
determination that methylene chloride and NMP present an
unreasonable risk to human health in paint and coating removal. The
portions of the proposed rule that trigger this Information
Collection Request (ICR) consist of a downstream notification of
the prohibitions in the rules, a recordkeeping requirement, and,
for the second co-proposal for NMP, a testing and labeling
requirement.
US Code:
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USC 2605 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act
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:
(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;
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.
2556-01_ss_2017-01-19.docx
Methylene chloride or NMP Manufacturers, Processors, Distributors Downstream Notification and Recordkeeping activities