1139.17 Voluntary Initial Contact ECAs

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirement” (OMB Control Number: 2070-0033)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:

Voluntary Initial Contact, Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs)

DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:

For more information about this Information Collection, including description of respondents, need for this collection, and more details of respondent activities, please refer to the Supporting Statement for this generic Information Collection Request (ICR). The request to negotiate a consent agreement is an initial contact made by respondents interested in participating in negotiations for an Enforceable Consent Agreement. The request consists of a letter notifying EPA of the party’s intent to participate.¹

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN:

Activity	Adjusted Unit Burden (hours)	Number of Respondents (Sponsors)1	Number of Responses (Chemicals Tested within an Action)	Overlap Factor	Total Burden (hours)	Total Labor Cost (2018$)	Total Non-Labor Cost (2018$)	Total Cost (2018$)
Request to Negotiate	0.333	3.50	3.50	2.80	3.263	$249.02	$0.00	$249.02
Total, Reporting	0.333	3.50	3.50	2.80	3.263	$249.02	$0.00	$249.02
Total, Recordkeeping	0.000	0.00	0.00	2.80	0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total, Voluntary Initial Contact, ECAs	0.333	3.50	3.50	2.80	3.263	$249.02	$0.00	$249.02
Footnotes: 1 Assumes one sponsor per chemical.

TOTAL 3-YEAR BURDEN: 9.789 hours.

1 As a point of reference, respondents conduct this transaction after EPA has determined that developing information on a chemical substance or mixture through a consent agreement is appropriate and invites interested parties to participate in negotiations by publishing a notice in the Federal Register.

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