EPA submits TSCA CBI access info collection for OMB review

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Access to TSCA Confidential
Business Information Under TSCA (EPA ICR Number 2570.03, OMB Control Number 2070-0209) to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR which
is currently approved through March 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register
on June 10, 2025. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES:

Comments may be submitted on or before April 27, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0652, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.

EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katherine Sleasman, Office of Mission Critical Support (Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 2046; telephone number: 202-566-1204; email address: Sleasman.Katherine@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2026. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number.

Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register
on June 10, 2025, during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 24399). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

Abstract: The TSCA amendments of June 22, 2016, known as the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, expanded
the categories of people to whom EPA may disclose TSCA confidential business information (CBI). The amendments authorize EPA
to disclose TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and local governments; environmental, health, and medical professionals; and emergency
responders, under certain conditions, including consistency with guidance that EPA is required to develop. Three guidance
documents were developed, corresponding to the new authorities in TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), and (6). The conditions for
access vary under each of the provisions, but generally include the following: requesters must show that they have a need
for the information related to their employment, professional, or legal duties; recipients of TSCA CBI are prohibited from
disclosing or permitting further disclosure of the information to individuals not authorized to receive it (physicians/nurses
may disclose the information to their patient); and except in emergency situations EPA must notify the entity that made the
CBI claim at least 15 days prior to disclosing the CBI. In addition, under these new provisions, requesters (except in some
emergency situations) are required to sign an agreement and may be required to submit a statement of need to EPA. In accordance
with the requirements of TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B), the guidance documents cover the content and form of the agreements and
statements required under each provision and include information on where and how to submit requests to EPA.

The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection
activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:

Form number(s): None.

Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR include government employees (federal, state, local, tribal), as well as medical
professionals, such as doctors and nurses. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for health care
and social assistance is 62. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes identified in question 12 of the
ICR.

Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits (15 U.S.C. 2607).

Estimated number of respondents: 6 (total).

Frequency of response: On occasion.

Total estimated burden: 89 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

Total estimated cost: $6,585 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin, Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division. [FR Doc. 2026-05874 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

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