# 2026-16311: EPA Renews Chemical Testing Paperwork Clearance Request

2026-16311, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Generic Clearance for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions From Testing Requirement (Renewal), is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-08-11, effective Comments must be received on or before October 13, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16311
- As of: 2026-08-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16311
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Generic Clearance for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions From Testing Requirement (Renewal)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 51701
- Published: 2026-08-11
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before October 13, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-18

## In one line

EPA Renews Chemical Testing Paperwork Clearance Request

## Summary

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Generic Clearance for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Test Orders, Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs), Voluntary Data Submissions, and Exemptions from Testing Requirement (Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 1139.52 and OMB Control No. 2070-0033). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through March 31, 2027. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory TSCA Section 4 Reporting Burden: cost, high. If you are a manufacturer or processor of chemical substances (examples identified by NAICS codes 325 and 324), you are required under 15 U.S.C. 2603 to respond to TSCA Section 4 test rules, test orders, enforceable consent agreements (ECAs), voluntary data submissions, or exemptions. EPA estimates…
- Estimated Burden and Test Order Increase: cost, medium. EPA reports an increase of 7,451 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the currently approved ICR and says this reflects updated assumptions based on the 2024 TSCA Fees Rule (89 FR 12961, February 21, 2024). EPA also estimates test orders initiated per year increased from 10…

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## Sources
- [2026-16311 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16311/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-renewal-collection-and-request-for-comment-generic)
- [2026-16311 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-11/pdf/2026-16311.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16311 (as of 2026-08-18).