[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24150-24151]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08553]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP18-549-001 CP22-162-000]

Notice of Application for Limited Amendment to Abandonment
Authorization; Equitrans, L.P.

    Take notice that on April 12, 2022, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans),
2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, filed in the above referenced
dockets, an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for a limited
amendment to the existing abandonment authorization issued by the
Commission on March 20, 2019 in Docket No. CP18-549-000. Those actions
authorized Equitrans to abandon a series of eighteen injection and
withdrawal (I/W) wells in Swarts Complex by sale, abandon the
associated well lines in place, and abandon any associated appurtenant
facilities. The facilities are located in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Since the issuance of the Abandonment Authorization, Equitrans has
abandoned four of the originally authorized eighteen injection/
withdrawal wells by sale to CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC,
CONSOL Mining Company LLC, CNX Gas Company LLC (collectively, CONSOL):
603777 (abandoned 2019); 603628 (abandoned 2020); 603785 (abandoned
2021); and 603626 (abandoned 2021).
    The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PADEP)
mine proximity setback regulation requires wells within 2,000 feet of
coal mining activities to be plugged/abandoned or reconditioned.
Equitrans states that due to further compliance with the PADEP's
regulations, it now proposes to perform the plugging and abandonment of
five of the remaining fourteen wells itself rather than transferring
those wells and that function to CONSOL. In this amendment, Equitrans
now proposes to plug and abandon five injection and withdrawal wells in
Equitrans' Swarts Storage Field; numbers: 603791, 603792, 603793,
603795 and 603797, as more fully set forth in the request which is on
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this filing should be directed to Matthew
Eggerding, Assistant General Counsel, at Equitrans, L.P., 2200 Energy
Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317; by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or by email to
[email protected].
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure,\1\ within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will
either: Complete its environmental review and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or environmental
assessment (EA) for this proposal. The filing of an EA in the
Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify
federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all
necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission
staff's FEIS or EA.
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    \1\ 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Sec.  157.9.
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Public Participation

    There are three ways to become involved in the Commission's review
of this project: You can file a protest to the project, you can file a
motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the
project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to
intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to
intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 6, 2022. How
to file protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained
below.

Protests

    Pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under
the NGA,\2\ any person \3\ or the Commission's staff may file a protest
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed or if a
protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed
time for filing a protest, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time
allowed for filing a protest, the instant request for authorization
will be considered by the Commission.
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    \2\ 18 CFR 157.205.
    \3\ Persons include individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities. 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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    Protests must comply with the requirements specified in section
157.205(e) of the Commission's regulations,\4\ and must be submitted by
the protest deadline, which is May 6, 2022. A protest may also serve as
a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also seeks to
be an intervenor.
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    \4\ 18 CFR 157.205(e).
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Interventions

    Any person has the option to file a motion to intervene in this
proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of
Commission orders

issued in this proceeding and to subsequently challenge the
Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
    To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure \5\ and the regulations under the NGA \6\ by the
intervention deadline for the project, which is May 6, 2022. As
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as
your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include
your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted
community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly
impacted by the project in order to intervene. For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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    \5\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \6\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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    All timely, unopposed \7\ motions to intervene are automatically
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\8\ Motions to intervene that
are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely and may be
denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived
and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule
214(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\9\ A person obtaining
party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the
Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or
electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other
parties.
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    \7\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
    \8\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
    \9\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Comments

    Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The
Commission considers all comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments
on or before May 6, 2022. The filing of a comment alone will not serve
to make the filer a party to the proceeding. To become a party, you
must intervene in the proceeding.

How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments

    There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and
comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number
CP22-162-000 in your submission.
    (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by
using the Commission's eFiling feature, which is located on the
Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and
Filings. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you are
making; first select General'' and then select ``Protest'',
``Intervention'', or ``Comment on a Filing''.
    The Commission's eFiling staff are available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or [email protected]
    (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission. Your submission
must reference the Project docket number CP22-162-000.
    To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
    To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant
either by mail at: Matthew Eggerding, Assistant General Counsel, at
Equitrans, L.P., 2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 or email (with
a link to the document) at: [email protected]. Any
subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant
and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for
parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService link on
FERC Online.

Tracking the Proceeding

    Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at
(866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides
access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. For more information and to register, go to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 6, 2022.

    Dated: April 15, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-08553 Filed 4-21-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


This section describes the estimated social burden and cost of paperwork over the three year ICR period. The next CDR submission period will occur in 2016 for chemical substances manufactured (including imported) during the calendar years 2012-2015. Even though reporting occurs only once every 4 years, EPA expects rule compliance and data collection activities, and thus, costs and burdens, are incurred over the course of the reporting cycle. Therefore, for purposes of this analysis, the burden and cost for one reporting cycle are averaged over the number of years in the reporting cycle and are presented here as average annual figures. This ICR supporting statement is for the three-year period of 2015 through 2017; therefore, average annual figures for each of these three years are presented below.

      Respondent Tally

      EPA calculated the numbers of expected sites and reports for the 2016 reporting cycle submitted based on submission information from the April 2013 version of the CDR database, which contains data from the most recent (2012) CDR collection. This database contained 32,358 reports from 4,753 sites on 7,674 chemicals. However, due to changes in reporting requirements between the 2012 and 2016 reporting cycle, EPA expects an increase in the number of sites reporting data, and the number of full and partial reports. Beginning with the 2016 EPA is lowering the reporting threshold for chemicals subject to certain TSCA orders from 25,000 pounds to 2,500 pounds and based on past data, expects that this will increase the number of chemicals with reports by 1,211 chemicals and the number of reports by 5,106 reports.[,] EPA is also requiring that sites must report on chemicals exceeding the reporting threshold in any calendar year since the last principal reporting year, and not just if the threshold is exceeded in the reporting year. EPA anticipates a 5 percent increase in the number of reporting sites and reports submitted as a result of this modification (EPA, 2011). Finally, EPA is lowering the threshold for reporting downstream processing and use information from 100,000 pounds to 25,000 pounds (or 2,500 pounds for chemicals subject to certain TSCA actions). This means that, with the exception of reports for the 708 chemicals exempt from reporting downstream processing a use information (approximately 2,985 reports),   all reports submitted will be full reports (See Appendix C of the Instructions for the 2012 TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (EPA, 2012) for a list of partially exempt chemicals).  After accounting for all these changes, EPA expects that 4,991 sites will submit 39,337 reports (36,352 full reports and 2,985 partial reports) in both the 2016 and 2020 reporting cycle. Table 11 contains a derivation of these numbers.

Table 11: Number of Sites and Reports in the 2016 and 2020 Reporting Cycles
                                 Modification
                                Number of Sites
                               Number of Reports
                            Number of Full Reports
Baseline (2012 CDR data)
                                     4,753
                                    32,358
                                    20,348
Step 1: Consider the 25,000 lb Threshold for Specific Regulated Chemical Substances to 2,500 lb
Reduce  the 25,000 lb Threshold for Specific Regulated Chemical Substances to 2,500 lb (1,278 more chemicals will report resulting in 5,389 reports)
                                      --
                                     5,106
                                      --
STEP 1 TOTAL
                                     4,753
                                    37,464
                                      --
Step 2:Account for change in the method for determining whether you are subject to the CDR reporting requirements
Method for Determining Whether you are Subject to the IUR Reporting Requirements (5% increase in the number of sites and reports)
                                      238
                                     1,873
                                      --
STEP 2 TOTAL
                                     4,991
                                    39,337
                                      --
Step 3:Consider the effect of replacing the 300,000 lb threshold for processing and use reporting
Total Number of Reports from Step 2 (39,634 minus the number of reports for partially exempt chemicals, 2,985)
                                      --
                                      --
                                    36,352
TOTAL
                                     4,991
                                    39,337
                                    36,352
      Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding

	As stated above, EPA assumes that the burden for previous submitters will be reduced because of efficiencies achieved through familiarity with the reporting process. Therefore, EPA must account for the number of "new" and "old" sites and technical contacts reporting under the 2016 and 2020 CDR reporting cycles. Therefore, EPA used Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data to estimate the number of new staff (either at a site new to CDR reporting or a technical contact at a site that has previously submitted data) reporting CDR data each year. EPA calculated the number of new sites reporting to TRI each year between 2009 and 2012, for the Chemical Manufacturing (325) and Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (324) NAICS codes and estimated that approximately 5.16 percent of all reporters are "new" submitters. EPA applied this percentage to the 2012 CDR data and estimates that there will be 258 new respondents and 4,733 old respondents will respond in the 2016 reporting cycle and 2020 reporting cycles, for a total of 4,991 submitters. EPA expects a total of 154 partial reports from new submitters and 2,831 partial reports from old submitters and 1,879 full reports from new submitters and 34,473 full reports from old submitters.

Table 12: Number of New and Old Sites Reporting Data in the 2016 and 2020 Reporting Cycles

                                     Sites
                                Partial Reports
                                 Full Reports
                                 Total Reports
                                New Submitters
                                      258
                                      154
                                     1,879
                                     2,033
                                Old Submitters
                                     4,733
                                     2,831
                                    34,473
                                    37,304
                                     Total
                                     4,991
                                     2,985
                                    36,352
                                    39,337
      Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding

      Each site is expected to submit an average of 7.28 full reports and 0.60 partial reports in the 2016 and 2020 reporting cycles. The average burden per new respondent is estimated to be 804 hours per cycle, or 201 hours annually. The average burden per old respondent is estimated to be 623 hours per cycle, or 156 hours annually. This is higher than the burden estimated for the currently approved ICR due to both program changes and an adjustment in reporting requirement criteria, including additional data requirements and modifications to reporting thresholds.

	Total Industry Burden/Cost for New Submitters. EPA estimates the total industry burden per reporting cycle for new submitters to be 207,612 hours. Given that this data collection is part of a four-year reporting cycle, EPA estimates the annual industry burden for 2015, 2016, and 2017 to be 51,903 hours. As presented in Table 13, EPA estimates the total cost to industry of a four-year reporting cycle to be $13.8 million or an annual cost of $3.44 million.

Table 13: Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost for New Reporters
                                   Activity
                       Total Burden per Activity (hours)
                             Total Number of Units
                            Total Cost per Activity
                   Total Burden per Reporting Cycle (hours)
                    Total Cost per Reporting Cycle (2008$)
                             Annual Burden (hours)
                              Annual Cost (2012$)

                                    (2012$)

Compliance Determination
(per Site)
                                     2.50
                                   258 Sites
                                     $161
                                      645
                                    $41,532
                                      161
                                   $10,383
Rule Familiarization (per Site)
                                     28.00
                                   258 Sites
                                    $1,879
                                     7,224
                                   $484,848
                                     1,806
                                   $121,212
CDX Registration Activities (per Site)
                                     2.67
                                   258 Sites
                                     $180
                                      688
                                    $46,343
                                      172
                                   $11,586
Part I Preparation
                                     2.01
                                   258 Sites
                                     $139
                                      519
                                    $35,758
                                      130
                                    $8,940
Partial Report Preparation
                                     17.93
                              154 Partial Reports
                                    $1,193
                                     2,761
                                   $183,779
                                      690
                                   $45,945
Full Report Preparation
                                    100.95
                              1,879 Full Reports
                                    $6,715
                                    189,676
                                  $12,617,402
                                    47,419
                                  $3,154,351
Recordkeeping
                                     3.00
                                 2,033 Reports
                                     $173
                                     6,099
                                   $352,462
                                     1,525
                                   $88,115
Total Industry Burden and Cost for New Reporters
                                    207,612
                                  $13,762,124
                                    51,903
                                  $3,440,531
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding

	Total Industry Burden and Cost for Old Submitters. EPA estimates the total industry burden per reporting cycle for old submitters to be 2.95 million hours. Given that this data collection will occur every four years, EPA estimates the annual industry burden to be 737,300 hours. As presented in Table 14, EPA estimates the total cost to industry per reporting cycle would be $194 million, or an annual cost of $48.6 million

Table 14: Estimated Annual Respondent Burden and Cost for Old Reporters
                                   Activity
                       Total Burden per Activity (hours)
                             Total Number of Units
                            Total Cost per Activity
                   Total Burden per Reporting Cycle (hours)
                    Total Cost per Reporting Cycle (2008$)
                             Annual Burden (hours)
                              Annual Cost (2012$)

                                    (2012$)

Compliance Determination
(per Site)
                                     2.50
                                  4,733 Sites
                                     $161
                                    11,833
                                   $761,896
                                     2,958
                                   $190,474
Rule Familiarization (per Site)
                                     4.00
                                  4,733 Sites
                                     $275
                                    18,932
                                  $1,299,318
                                     4,733
                                   $324,830
CDX Registration Activities (per Site)
                                     0.00
                                  4,733 Sites
                                      $0
                                       0
                                      $0
                                       0
                                      $0
Part I Preparation
                                     1.89
                                  4,733 Sites
                                     $130
                                     8,955
                                   $615,639
                                     2,239
                                   $153,910
Partial Report Preparation
                                     14.34
                             2,831 Partial Reports
                                     $955
                                    40,609
                                  $2,703,231
                                    10,152
                                   $675,808
Full Report Preparation
                                     79.97
                              34,473 Full Reports
                                    $5,322
                                   2,756,961
                                 $183,452,459
                                    689,240
                                 $45,863,115
Recordkeeping
                                     3.00
                                37,304 Reports
                                     $151
                                    111,912
                                  $5,641,811
                                    27,978
                                  $1,410,453
Total Industry Burden and Cost for the First Reporting Cycle
                                   2,949,201
                                 $194,474,355
                                    737,300
                                  $48,618,589
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding

	Annual Industry Burden and Cost for All Submitters. As shown in Table 15, EPA calculated the estimated total annual respondent burden and cost associated with this ICR by summing the burdens and costs for new and old submitters. The total annual burden associated with this ICR renewal is 789,203 hours. The total annual cost is $52 million.

Table 15: Estimated Annual Average Burden and Cost Associated with this ICR
                                   Activity
                                      New
                                      Old
                                     Total

                                 Annual Burden
                                    (hours)
                                  Annual Cost
                                    (2012$)
                                 Annual Burden
                                    (hours)
                                  Annual Cost
                                    (2012$)
                                 Annual Burden
                                    (hours)
                                  Annual Cost
                                    (2012$)
Compliance Determination (per Site)
                                      161
                                    10,383
                                     2,958
                                    190,474
                                     3,119
                                   $200,857
Rule Familiarization (per Site)
                                     1,806
                                    121,212
                                     4,733
                                    324,830
                                     6,539
                                   $446,042
CDX Registration Activities
                                      172
                                    11,586
                                       0
                                       0
                                      172
                                    $11,586
Part I Preparation (per Site)
                                      130
                                     8,940
                                     2,239
                                    153,910
                                     2,369
                                   $162,849
Partial Report Preparation (Part II)
                                      690
                                    45,945
                                    10,152
                                    675,808
                                    10,842
                                   $721,753
Full Report Preparation (Part II and Part III)
                                    47,419
                                   3,154,351
                                    689,240
                                  45,863,115
                                    736,659
                                  $49,017,465
Recordkeeping (per Report)
                                     1,525
                                    88,115
                                    27,978
                                   1,410,453
                                    29,503
                                  $1,498,568
Total
                                    51,903
                                  $3,440,531
                                    737,300
                                  $48,618,589
                                    789,203
                                  $52,059,120

	Average Burden and Cost per Site. As shown in Table 16, the Agency estimates the typical respondent burden for this information collection activity to be 803 hours for new submitters and 623 hours for old submitters. Given that a collection will occur once every four years, the average annual burden is 201 hours for new submitters and 156 hours for old submitters. These burden estimates assume each site will submit an average of 7.28 full reports and 0.60 partial reports. This is a decrease of 0.66 partial reports per site and an increase of 2.21 full reports per site compared to the average number of reports completed per site presented in the currently approved ICR.

Table 16: Average Burden per Site
                                   Activity
                                 Burden Hours
                           Total Hours per Activity
                           Reports per Average Site
                     Total Burden (hours per average site)
                    Annual Burden (hours per average site)

                                   Clerical
                                  Technical
                                  Managerial

                                      New
Rule Familiarization, Compliance Determination, CDX Registration Activities and Part I Preparation
                                     0.00
                                     23.45
                                     10.81
                                     34.26
                                       1
                                     34.26
                                     8.57
Partial Report Preparation (Part II,
                                     0.00
                                     13.32
                                     4.60
                                     17.93
                                     0.60
                                     10.72
                                     2.68
Full Report Preparation (Part II and Part III,
                                     0.00
                                     75.59
                                     25.36
                                    100.95
                                     7.28
                                    735.24
                                    183.81
Recordkeeping
                                     0.75
                                     1.50
                                     0.75
                                     3.00
                                     7.88
                                     23.65
                                     5.91
                                  Total Hours
                                    803.87
                                    200.97
                                      Old
Rule Familiarization,Compliance Determination, CDX Registration Activities and Part I Preparation
                                     0.00
                                     5.37
                                     3.02
                                     8.39
                                     1.00
                                     8.39
                                     2.10
Partial Report Preparation (Part II, per Report)
                                     0.00
                                     10.66
                                     3.68
                                     14.34
                                     0.60
                                     8.58
                                     2.15
Full Report Preparation (Part II and Part III, per Report)
                                     0.00
                                     59.69
                                     20.29
                                     79.97
                                     7.28
                                    582.49
                                    145.62
Recordkeeping (per Report)
                                     0.75
                                      1.5
                                     0.75
                                     3.00
                                     7.88
                                     23.65
                                     5.91
                                  Total Hours
                                    623.11
                                    155.78

      Table 17 presents the average cost per site, by activity, for a CDR respondent. EPA estimates the average site will submit 7.28 full reports and 0.60 partial reports in each reporting cycle. New sites are expected to incur a total cost of $53,287 for Form U completion and submission and olds sites will incur a cost of $41,263per submission.
Table 17: Average Cost per Site
                                   Activity
                                 Cost ($2012)
                            Total Cost per Activity
                           Reports per Average Site
                     Total Burden (Cost per average site)
                     Annual Burden (Cost per average site)

                                   Clerical
                                  Technical
                                  Managerial

                                      New
Rule Familiarization, Compliance Determina-tion, CDX Registration Activities and Part I Preparation
                                      $0
                                    $1,510
                                     $788
                                    $2,298
                                       1
                                    $2,298
                                     $574
Partial Report Preparation (Part II,
                                      $0
                                     $858
                                     $335
                                    $1,193
                                     0.60
                                     $714
                                     $178
Full Report Preparation (Part II and Part III,
                                      $0
                                    $4,867
                                    $1,848
                                    $6,715
                                     7.28
                                    $48,908
                                    $12,227
Recordkeeping
                                    $22.13
                                    $96.59
                                    $54.65
                                     $173
                                     7.88
                                    $1,366
                                     $342
                                  Total Cost
                                    $53,287
                                    $13,322
                                      Old
Rule Familiarization. Compliance Determina-tion, CDX Registration Activities and Part I Preparation
                                      $0
                                     $346
                                     $220
                                     $566
                                       1
                                     $566
                                     $141
Partial Report Preparation (Part II, per Report)
                                      $0
                                     $687
                                     $268
                                     $955
                                     0.60
                                     $571
                                     $143
Full Report Preparation (Part II and Part III, per Report)
                                      $0
                                    $3,843
                                    $1,478
                                    $5,322
                                     7.28
                                    $38,760
                                    $9,690
Recordkeeping (per Report)
                                    $22.13
                                    $96.59
                                    $54.65
                                     $173
                                     7.88
                                    $1,366
                                     $342
                                  Total Cost
                                    $41,263
                                    $10,316

      Table 18 presents the annual burden hours, organized by information collection, and annual averages for the ICR period (2015-2017), for CDR respondents.

Table 18: Annual Information Collection Tally for New and Old Submitters
                            Information Collection
                                    No. of
                                  Respondents
                         No. of Responses / Respondent
                              Responses Subtotal
                       Annual Burden Hours per Response
                         Annual Burden Hours Subtotal
New Submitters
Compliance Determination
                                     258.0
                                      1.0
                                     258.0
                                     0.63
                                      161
Rule Familiarization
                                     258.0
                                      1.0
                                     258.0
                                     7.00
                                     1,806
CDX Registration Activities
                                     258.0
                                      1.0
                                     258.0
                                     0.67
                                      172
   CDX Registration
                                     258.0
                                      1.0
                                     258.0
                                     0.23
                                      59
   ESA
                                     258.0
                                      1.0
                                     258.0
                                     0.44
                                      113
Prepare Part I of Form U
                                     258.0
                                      1.0
                                     258.0
                                     0.50
                                      130
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records  -  Partial Report
                                     258.0
                                     0.60
                                     154.0
                                     5.23
                                      806
   Part II of Form U
                                     258.0
                                     0.60
                                     154.0
                                     4.48
                                      690
   Recordkeeping
                                     258.0
                                     0.60
                                     154.0
                                     0.75
                                      116
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records - Full Report
                                     258.0
                                     7.28
                                    1,879.0
                                     25.99
                                    48,828
   Part II and III of Form U
                                     258.0
                                     7.28
                                    1,879.0
                                     25.24
                                    47,419
   Recordkeeping
                                     258.0
                                     7.28
                                    1,879.0
                                     0.75
                                     1,409
Old Submitters
Compliance Determination
                                     4,733
                                       1
                                     4,733
                                     0.63
                                     2,958
Rule Familiarization
                                     4,733
                                       1
                                     4,733
                                       1
                                     4,733
CDX Registration Activities
                                     4,733
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
   CDX Registration
                                     4,733
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
   ESA
                                     4,733
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
Prepare Part I of Form U
                                     4,733
                                       1
                                     4,733
                                     0.47
                                     2,239
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records  -  Partial Report
                                     4,733
                                     0.60
                                     2,831
                                     4.34
                                    12,275
   Part II of Form U
                                     4,733
                                     0.60
                                     2,831
                                     3.59
                                    10,152
   Recordkeeping
                                     4,733
                                     0.60
                                     2,831
                                     0.75
                                     2,123
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records - Full Report
                                     4,733
                                     7.28
                                    34,473
                                     20.74
                                    715,095
   Part II and III of Form U
                                     4,733
                                     7.28
                                    34,473
                                     19.99
                                    689,240
   Recordkeeping
                                     4,733
                                     7.28
                                    34,473
                                     0.75
                                    25,855
Average Burden for ICR Period
Compliance Determination
                                     4,991
                                       1
                                     4,991
                                     0.63
                                     3,119
Rule Familiarization
                                     4,991
                                       1
                                     4,991
                                     1.31
                                     6,539
CDX Registration Activities
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     0.67
                                      172
   CDX Registration
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     0.23
                                      59
   ESA
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     0.44
                                      113
Prepare Part I of Form U
                                     4,991
                                       1
                                     4,991
                                     0.47
                                     2,369
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records  -  Partial Report
                                     4,991
                                     0.60
                                     2,986
                                     4.38
                                    13,081
   Part II of Form U
                                     4,991
                                     0.60
                                     2,986
                                     3.63
                                    10,842
   Recordkeeping
                                     4,991
                                     0.60
                                     2,986
                                     0.75
                                     2,239
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records - Full Report
                                     4,991
                                     7.28
                                    36,352
                                     21.01
                                    763,923
  Part II and III of Form U
                                     4,991
                                     7.28
                                    36,352
                                     20.26
                                    736,659
  Recordkeeping
                                     4,991
                                     7.28
                                    36,352
                                     0.75
                                    27,264
Some burden estimate subtotals may not calculate due to rounding of unit burden estimates

      Table 19 presents the total burden hours for the ICR period (2015-2017), organized by information collection, for CDR respondents.

Table 19: Total Information Collection Tally for ICR Reporting Period (2015-2017)
                            Information Collection
                              No. of Respondents
                         No. of Responses / Respondent
                              Responses Subtotal
                       Total Burden Hours per ICR Period
                         Annual Burden Hours Subtotal
New Submitters
Compliance Determination
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     1.88
                                      484
Rule Familiarization
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     21.00
                                     5,418
CDX Registration Activities
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     2.00
                                      516
   CDX Registration
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     0.69
                                      177
   ESA
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     1.31
                                      339
Prepare Part I of Form U
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     1.51
                                      390
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records  -  Partial Report
                                      258
                                     0.60
                                      154
                                     15.70
                                     2,417
   Part II of Form U
                                      258
                                     0.60
                                      154
                                     13.45
                                     2,071
   Recordkeeping
                                      258
                                     0.60
                                      154
                                     2.25
                                      347
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records - Full Report
                                      258
                                     7.28
                                     1,879
                                     77.96
                                    146,485
   Part II and III of Form U
                                      258
                                     7.28
                                     1,879
                                     75.71
                                    142,257
   Recordkeeping
                                      258
                                     7.28
                                     1,879
                                     2.25
                                     4,228
Old Submitters
Compliance Determination
                                     4,733
                                       1
                                     4,733
                                     1.88
                                     8,874
Rule Familiarization
                                     4,733
                                       1
                                     4,733
                                     3.00
                                    14,199
CDX Registration Activities
                                     4,733
                                       0
                                       0
                                     0.00
                                       0
   CDX Registration
                                     4,733
                                       0
                                       0
                                     0.00
                                       0
   ESA
                                     4,733
                                       0
                                       0
                                     0.00
                                       0
Prepare Part I of Form U
                                     4,733
                                       1
                                     4,733
                                     1.42
                                     6,716
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records  -  Partial Report
                                     4,733
                                     0.60
                                     2,831
                                     13.01
                                    36,826
   Part II of Form U
                                     4,733
                                     0.60
                                     2,831
                                     10.76
                                    30,457
   Recordkeeping
                                     4,733
                                     0.60
                                     2,831
                                     2.25
                                     6,370
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records - Full Report
                                     4,733
                                     7.28
                                    34,473
                                     62.23
                                   2,145,285
   Part II and III of Form U
                                     4,733
                                     7.28
                                    34,473
                                     59.98
                                   2,067,720
   Recordkeeping
                                     4,733
                                     7.28
                                    34,473
                                     2.25
                                    77,564
Average Burden for ICR Period
Compliance Determination
                                     4,991
                                       1
                                     4,991
                                     1.88
                                     9,358
Rule Familiarization
                                     4,991
                                       1
                                     4,991
                                     3.93
                                    19,617
CDX Registration Activities
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     2.00
                                      516
   CDX Registration
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     0.69
                                      177
   ESA
                                      258
                                       1
                                      258
                                     1.31
                                      339
Prepare Part I of Form U
                                     4,991
                                       1
                                     4,991
                                     1.42
                                     7,106
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records  -  Partial Report
                                     4,991
                                     0.60
                                     2,986
                                     13.14
                                    39,244
  Part II of Form U
                                     4,991
                                     0.60
                                     2,986
                                     10.89
                                    32,527
  Recordkeeping
                                     4,991
                                     0.60
                                     2,986
                                     2.25
                                     6,716
Prepare and Submit Report, and Maintain Records - Full Report
                                     4,991
                                     7.28
                                    36,352
                                     63.04
                                   2,291,770
 Part II and III of Form U
                                     4,991
                                     7.28
                                    36,352
                                     60.79
                                   2,209,978
 Recordkeeping
                                     4,991
                                     7.28
                                    36,352
                                     2.25
                                    81,792
Some burden estimate subtotals may not calculate due to rounding of unit burden estimates

      Agency Tally

	Table 20 presents the Agency costs associated with the CDR rule. EPA multiplied the costs per report by the total number of Parts I, II, and III to calculate the total burden and cost associated with the number of reports EPA expects to be submitted. For each reporting cycle the total burden is 0.208 FTEs and the total cost is $48.152 for variable cost activities. The burden and cost of the fixed cost activities remains unchanged by the number of reports submitted; the total fixed burden is one FTE per reporting cycle and the cost is $150,051. The total Agency burden is 1.21 FTEs and the estimated total cost incurred by the Agency is $198,203. The total agency cost and burden was calculated by summing the Agency staff and contractor activities.

Table 20: Total Cost and Burden of Agency Activities, per Reporting Cycle
                                   Activity
                                     Staff
                                Form U Section
                        Total Burden per Activity (FTE)
                             Total Number of Units
                            Total Cost per Activity
                                    (2012$)
                              Total Burden (FTE)
                              Total Cost (2012$)
Variable Burdens and Costs
                  Document receipt, tracking, and data review

                                  Contractor
                                    Part I
                                      N/A
                                  4,991 Sites
                                    $0.10
                                      N/A
                                     $493

                                    Part II
                                      N/A
                                37,464 Part IIs
                                    $0.28
                                      N/A
                                   $10,338

                                   Part III
                                      N/A
                               34,479 Part IIIs
                                    $0.32
                                      N/A
                                   $11,076
                            Quality Control of Data
                                 EPA Employee
                                (GS-12 Step 3)
                                    Part I
                                   0.0000009
                                  4,991 Sites
                                    $0.12
                                     0.005
                                     $588

                                    Part II
                                   0.0000026
                                37,464 Part IIs
                                    $0.33
                                     0.098
                                   $12,324

                                   Part III
                                   0.0000030
                               34,479 Part IIIs
                                    $0.38
                                     0.105
                                   $13,205

                        Electronic Signature Agreements
                                   0.0000039
                                   258 Sites
                                    $0.49
                                     0.001
                                     $127
                                                 Total Variable Cost and Burden
                                     0.208
                                   $48,152
Fixed Burdens and Costs
  Data Processing, Systems Development, and Contract Oversight and Management
                                 EPA Employee
                                (GS-13 Step 3)
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                     1.000
                                   $150,051
                   Maintaining and Operating Back Up Systems
                                  Contractor
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                  Printing and Publishing Forms and Materials
                                  Contractor
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                           Managing the TSCA Hotline
                                  Contractor
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                      N/A
                                                    Total Fixed Cost and Burden
                                       1
                                   $150,051
Total Agency Cost and Burden
                                     1.21
                                   $198,203

	6(e)	Reasons for Change in Burden

      EPA estimates industry will incur an increase of 315,080 hours in annual burden compared to the estimate in the information collection request most recently approved by OMB (from 474,123 hours to 789,203 hours). Differences in burden and costs from the previous ICR are attributed to both program and adjustments changes. Adjustments capture changes in the baseline burden not included in the currently approved ICR. These changes result from updates to the number of affected sites and wages and the correction of estimates in the previous ICR. Program changes account for changes in reporting requirements between the 2012 and 2016 reporting cycles.

      Adjustment Changes

	The previous currently approved used data from the 2006 IUR to estimate the number of sites and partial and full reports submitted to EPA. EPA ICR No. 1884.06 estimated that a total of 4,153 sites would submit 3,696, partial reports and 23,838 full reports over the ICR period. EPA has adjusted the number of sites and reports using data from the April 2013, 2012 CDR database where a total of 4,753 sites submitted 12,010 partial reports and 20,348 full reports.

	The previous ICR assumed all reporters would complete CDX registration activities; however, because CDX registration is a one-time action, EPA assumes that after a site's first reporting cycle, submitters will not incur any burden or cost for this IC activity. Therefore, this ICR calculates separate costs for new submitters who incur CDX registration and electronic signature burdens and for old submitters who have already incurred these costs.

	The previous ICR covered parts of the 2012 and 2016 reporting cycles, therefore EPA assumed that all submitters would incur the larger "new" submitter burden in the first two years of the analysis and all submitters would incur the smaller "old" submitter burden in the last year of the analysis. For this ICR EPA assumed that approximately 95% of submitters would incur the lower "old" submitter burden for all three years. In addition, annual burden for the previous ICR partially covered portions of two reporting cycles, including two years of 2012 cycle reporting and one year of 2016 cycle reporting.  The burden for the previous ICR averaged the annual burden over a six year period for 2012 reporting cycle and over a four year period for the 2016 burden and included a portion of the hours for each of those cycles. Because the 2016 and 2020 reporting cycles are 4 years, EPA adjusted the baseline burden estimates be averaged over a four year period only.

      All costs were inflated from 2008$ to 2012$, which slightly increased the costs associated with the rule.

      The total of all of the adjustments results in an increase of the baseline total burden of 2,573 hours and an increase in the annual burden of 858 hours.

      Program Changes

      Beginning with the 2016 reporting cycle, EPA is lowering the reporting threshold for chemicals subject to certain TSCA orders from 25,000 pounds to 2,500 pounds, requiring that sites must report on chemicals exceeding the reporting threshold in any calendar year since the last principle reporting year, and is lowering the threshold for reporting downstream processing and use information from 100,000 pounds to 25,000 pounds. After accounting for all these changes, EPA expects that the number of sites and full reports submitted will increase, and there will be a decrease in the number of partial reports submitted, for a total of 4,991 sites submitting 39,337 reports (36,352 full reports and 2,985 partial reports).
      In addition, beginning with the 2016 reporting cycle, sites will be required to submit production volumes for all years in the reporting cycle, as opposed to the production volume for just the reporting year. This will slightly increase the burden for completing Part II of Form U.

      The program changes results in an increase of the baseline total burden of 942,684 hours and an increase in the annual burden of 314,228 hours.

Table 21: Total Estimate of Annual Burden Hours and Annualized Cost Comparisons

                              Annual Burden Hours
                             Current OMB Inventory
                                    474,122
                      Change in Burden due to Adjustments
                                      852
                    Change in Burden due to Program Changes
                                    314,228
                            Total Change in Burden
                                    315,080
                                 Total Burden
                                    789,203

	6(f)	Burden Statement

	The annual public burden for this collection of information, which is approved under OMB Control No. 2070-0162, is estimated to average 158 hours per response, which may include reporting on multiple chemicals. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act, "burden" is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 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. The OMB control number for this information collection is 2070-0162. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR Part 9, and are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.

	The Agency has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0721, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in-person viewing at the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC).  The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC.  The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

	You may submit comments regarding the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques. Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0721 and OMB Control No. 2070-0162, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503.
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