Notice2022-14461
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated Substances Under the Clean Air Act (Renewal)
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Published
July 7, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is submitting an information collection request (ICR), Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (EPA ICR Number 1656.18, OMB Control Number 2050-0144) 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 November 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 14, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40531-40532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14461]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEM-2015-0725; FRL-9999-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Risk Management Program Requirements and
Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated Substances Under the Clean
Air Act (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is submitting an
information collection request (ICR), Risk Management Program
Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances
under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (EPA ICR Number 1656.18, OMB
Control Number 2050-0144) 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 November 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on December 14, 2021 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 8,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEM-
2015-0725, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method) or
by mail to: (1) EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and
(2) OMB via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17787e6576486462757a7e64647e787957787a753972786739707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e48b8d9685bb979186898d97978d8b8aa48b8986ca818b94ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>. Address comments to
OMB Desk Officer for EPA. 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 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-8794; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f57505959525e5111485a515b467f5a4f5e11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3cbccc5c5cec2cd8dd4c6cdc7dae3c6d3c28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that EPA will be collecting, are available in
the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further
information about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and
the current status, please visit us online at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
Abstract: This information collection is authorized by the
following Clean Air Act (CAA) sections: for onsite documentation of
Risk Management Plans (RMPs), section 112(r)(7)(B)(i) and (ii); for
submitting an RMP, section 112(r)(7)(B)(iii); and, for onsite
documentation and submittal of RMPs, section 114(a)(1). The agencies
implementing the Risk Management Program use RMPs to evaluate
compliance with the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions in 40 CFR
part 68 and to identify sources for inspection that may pose
significant risks to the community. Citizens may use the information to
assess and address chemical hazards in their communities and to respond
appropriately in the event of a release of a regulated substance.
This request for comments relates to the renewal of OMB Control
Number 2050-0144, which covers the Risk Management Program and is being
consolidated with EPA ICR Number OMB Control Number 2050-0216, which
represents the Risk Management Program information collection
requirements impacted by the Final Risk Management Program
Reconsideration Rule (Reconsideration Rule), published on December 19,
2019 (84 FR 69834). The Reconsideration Rule modified changes made to
the Risk Management Program by the Final Risk Management Program
Amendments Rule (Amendments Rule), published on January 13, 2017 (82 FR
4594). The consolidation covers information collection requirements
from the Amendments Rule that were retained or retained with
modification in the Reconsideration Rule. Once this renewal ICR is
approved, OMB Control Number 2050-0216 will be discontinued.
EPA received no comments on the ICR. The final ICR package is being
submitted to OMB for review and approval for a 30-day review period.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Stationary sources that manufacture,
react, mix, store, or use substances in processes that require
equipment designed, constructed, installed, operated, or maintained in
specific ways to prevent accidental releases and ensure safe
operations.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under CAA section
112(r)(7)(B)(iii).
Estimated number of respondents: 14,216.
Frequency of response: Sources are required to register and submit
an RMP once every five years, unless there are significant changes in
the information provided.
Total estimated burden: 704,005 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $50,147,128 (per year), which includes
$31,044 annual operation & maintenance costs. No capital costs are
associated with this ICR.
Changes in Estimates: This ICR estimates a total annual respondent
burden of 704,005 hours, which is a decrease of 69,872 burden hours for
all sources and States compared to the previous two ICRs being
consolidated here. Three primary reasons account for this decrease in
burden. First, the burden varies from one ICR renewal to the next due
to different resubmission deadlines based on the sources' RMP re-
submission deadlines and other regulatory deadlines. Therefore, the
burden changes each year depending on how many sources must submit
their RMP and comply with certain prevention program requirements.
Second, the number of sources subject to the regulations fluctuates
regularly and is slightly lower than in the previous ICR (12,995
sources in the previous ICR versus 12,341 sources in this ICR).
Finally, the burden for rule familiarization under the Amendments rule
and the Reconsideration rule is a one-time burden that was incurred at
the time of implementation of the Reconsideration rule and is not
included in this consolidated ICR. However, rule familiarization with
the RMP requirements in general is retained for new sources in this
consolidated ICR.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-14461 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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