Carbon Tetrachloride; Regulation of Carbon Tetrachloride under TSCA Section 6(a) (Proposed Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2744ss01.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-08-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
261987	Recordkeeping and Notification	New
261986	Monitoring	New
261985	Record of Dermal Exposure	New
261984	PPE Program Plan: Employee records (implementation of program, training)	New
261983	PPE Program Plan: Employee records (type of gloves for each employee)	New
261982	Regular Inspection	New
261981	Develop Plan	New
261980	Downstream Notification	New
261978	Rule Familiarization	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202308-2070-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 2744.01
Title: Carbon Tetrachloride; Regulation of Carbon Tetrachloride under TSCA Section 6(a) (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/31/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	676	0
Time Burden (Hours)	85,677	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,516,686	0

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Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address the unreasonable risk to human health presented by carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under its conditions of use. The proposed rule would: prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of CTC for certain conditions of use; require a workplace chemical protection program (WCPP), which would include requirements to meet an inhalation exposure concentration limit and prevent direct dermal contact, for certain conditions of use not prohibited; require prescriptive workplace controls for laboratory use; and establish recordkeeping and downstream notification requirements. The information collection activities contained in the proposed rule are: Downstream notification requirements through Safety Data Sheets (SDS), WCPP-related information generation, recordkeeping, and notification requirements, including: o Development of an exposure control plan; o Exposure level monitoring and related recordkeeping; o Development of documentation for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) program and related recordkeeping; o Development of documentation for respiratory protection program and related recordkeeping; o Development and notification to potentially exposed persons (employees and others in the workplace) about how they can access the exposure control plans, exposure monitoring records, PPE program implementation documentation, and respirator program documentation; and o If engineering controls that vent CTC to ambient air outside the workplace are used, attestation that exposure controls selected do not increase emissions of CTC to ambient air outside of the workplace and whether additional equipment was installed to capture or otherwise prevent increased emissions of CTC to ambient air.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2601 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2070-AK84	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 39652	06/16/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Develop Plan
Downstream Notification
Monitoring
PPE Program Plan: Employee records (implementation of program, training)
PPE Program Plan: Employee records (type of gloves for each employee)
Record of Dermal Exposure
Recordkeeping and Notification
Regular Inspection
Rule Familiarization

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	676	0	0	676	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	85,677	0	0	85,677	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,516,686	0	0	8,516,686	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 08/31/2023

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