TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture Review of New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Rules for New and Existing Chemical Substances (Proposed Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 7710-25 Section 5(e) Orders with Pended Testing/ 5(f) Orders with No Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7710-25 Section 5(e) Orders with Triggered Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7710-25 Research and Development Exemption Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7710-56 Polymer Exemption Post-Manufacture Annual Reports Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 6300-07 Tier II Exemptions Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7710-25 Test Marketing Exemptions (TME) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7710-25 Premanufacture Notice Form and Instruction	Modified
1188.14_(FRL-7906-01-OCSPP)_ICR_SupportingStmt_ScreenshotFormMockups.pptx Supplementary Document	2023-09-29
1188ss14.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-09-29
1188.13-Attachment 9_WageRates.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
254415	CDX Registration	Unchanged
254414	Notice of Commencement	Modified
254413	Section 5(e) Orders with Pended Testing/ 5(f) Orders with No Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
254412	Section 5(e) Orders with Triggered Testing Form and Instruction	Modified
254409	Bona Fide Intent Notifications (Bona Fides)	Unchanged
254408	Instant Photographic Film Articles	Unchanged
254407	Research and Development Exemption Form and Instruction	Modified
254406	Polymer Exemption Post-Manufacture Annual Reports Form and Instruction	Modified
254405	Tier II Exemptions Form and Instruction	Modified
254404	Tier 1 Exemptions	Unchanged
254403	TSCA Experimental Release Applications (TERA)	Unchanged
254402	Low Volume and Low Release/Low Exposure Exemptions (LVE/LoREX)	Modified
254399	Test Marketing Exemptions (TME) Form and Instruction	Modified
254398	Microbial Commercial Activity Notices (MCAN)	Modified
254396	Significant New Use Notice (SNUN)	Modified
254395	Premanufacture Notice Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2070-0038	ICR Reference No: 202309-2070-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-2070-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 1188.14
Title: TSCA Section 5 Premanufacture Review of New Chemical Substances and Significant New Use Rules for New and Existing Chemical Substances (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/29/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	4,286	4,286
Time Burden (Hours)	131,233	136,292
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This revised information collection request updates addresses the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with the proposed rule to update the new chemicals procedural regulations at 40 CFR Parts 720, 721, 723, and 725 under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The amendments included under this new chemicals procedural rule cover several goals, including in part to align the regulatory text with the amendments to TSCA’s new chemical review provisions contained in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, enacted on June 22, 2016 (15 U.S.C. 2604); increase the quality of information initially submitted in new chemicals notices, to reduce the need to update risk assessments if new information is received later in the process, and, ultimately, to reduce the length of time that new chemicals are under review for notices submitted under TSCA section 5(a)(1); and to update the regulations for low volume exemptions (LVEs) and low release and exposure exemptions (LoREXs) to make perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ineligible for these exemptions and to codify the ineligibility for these exemptions of certain persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemical substances as described in EPA’s 1999 PBT policy.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2604 Name of Law: Toxic Substances Control Act / Manufacturing and processing notices
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2070-AK65	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 34100	05/26/2023

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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: 16

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Bona Fide Intent Notifications (Bona Fides)
CDX Registration
Instant Photographic Film Articles
Low Volume and Low Release/Low Exposure Exemptions (LVE/LoREX)
Microbial Commercial Activity Notices (MCAN)
Notice of Commencement
Polymer Exemption Post-Manufacture Annual Reports	7710-56	NOC Form
Premanufacture Notice	7710-25	PMN Form
Research and Development Exemption	7710-25	PMN Form
Section 5(e) Orders with Pended Testing/ 5(f) Orders with No Testing	7710-25	PMN Form
Section 5(e) Orders with Triggered Testing	7710-25	PMN Form
Significant New Use Notice (SNUN)
TSCA Experimental Release Applications (TERA)
Test Marketing Exemptions (TME)	7710-25	PMN Form
Tier 1 Exemptions
Tier II Exemptions	6300-07	BioTech

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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	4,286	4,286	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	131,233	136,292	0	-5,059	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The amendments included under this new chemicals procedural rule increase the quality of information initially submitted in new chemicals notices, to reduce the need to update risk assessments if new information is received later in the process, and, ultimately, to reduce the length of time that new chemicals are under review for notices submitted under TSCA section 5(a)(1); and to update the regulations for low volume exemptions (LVEs) and low release and exposure exemptions (LoREXs) to make perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ineligible for these exemptions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $31,761,353

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: 09/29/2023

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