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). For future
submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB
Control Number provided. 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. This action has no effect on any current approvals.
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The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is developing a proposed rule in response to new provisions
outlined in the Frank R. Lautenburg Chemical Safety of the 21st
Century Act passed in June 2016. The proposed rule establishes the
process the Agency will adhere to in conducting chemical risk
evaluations. Chemicals that will undergo this evaluation include
chemicals the Agency has prioritized, as well as chemicals for
which EPA has granted requests made by manufacturers to have the
chemicals evaluated under EPA’s risk evaluation process. The
proposed rule outlines the criteria and information chemical
manufacturers must provide for EPA to consider a chemical substance
for risk evaluation. The proposed rule only outlines what
information must be provided, the formats acceptable, and provides
details on the risk evaluation process and the commitment a
chemical manufacturer makes to the process when submitting a
chemical substance for evaluation consideration. Related fees
triggered by submitting a chemical substance for consideration for
a risk evaluation is being addressed in a separate rulemaking. The
portions of the proposed rule that trigger this Information
Collection Request (ICR) consist of the submission package of
information and criteria required for the Agency to determine
whether or not to conduct a risk evaluation of the requested
chemical substance.
US Code:
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USC 2605 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act
PL: Pub.L. 114 - 182 114-182 Name of Law:
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
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.