Notice2026-06898
Agency Information Collection Request; Comment Request: Community Right-To-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), EPA ICR Number 1352.17 OMB Control Number 2050-0072
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April 9, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)" (EPA ICR Number 1352.17 OMB Control Number 2050-0072) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. This document allows 60 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17966-17967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06898]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0006; FRL12918-01-OLEM]
Agency Information Collection Request; Comment Request: Community
Right-To-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), EPA ICR
Number 1352.17 OMB Control Number 2050-0072
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an
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information collection request (ICR), ``Community Right-to-Know
Reporting Requirements under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)'' (EPA ICR Number
1352.17 OMB Control Number 2050-0072) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments
on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through August 31, 2026. This document allows 60 days for
public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2004-0006, to EPA online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Barre, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, Mail Code 5303T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-9026; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#debcbfacacbbf0b4bbb0b0b7b8bbac9ebbaebff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="583a392a2a3d76323d3636313e3d2a183d2839763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through August 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.
This document allows 60 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate forms of information technology. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: The authority for these requirements is sections 311 and
312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). EPCRA section 311 requires owners and
operators of facilities subject to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to submit a
list of chemicals or Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) (for those chemicals
that exceed thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the State
Emergency Response Commission (SERC) or Tribal Emergency Response
Commission (TERC), Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) or Tribal
Emergency Planning Committee (TEPC), and the local fire department
(LFD) with jurisdiction over their facility. This is a one-time
requirement unless a facility becomes subject to the regulations or has
updated information on the hazardous chemicals that were already
submitted by the facility. EPCRA section 312 requires owners and
operators of facilities subject to the OSHA HCS to submit an inventory
form (for those chemicals that exceed the thresholds, specified in 40
CFR part 370) to the SERC (or TERC), LEPC (or TEPC), and LFD with
jurisdiction over their facility. This inventory form, the Tier II
Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form, is to be submitted on
or before March 1 of each year and must include the inventory of
hazardous chemicals present at the facility in the previous calendar
year. Currently, all states require facilities to submit the Federal
Tier II form or the state-equivalent, including electronic submission.
The burden estimates, numbers and types of respondents, wage rates
and unit and total costs for this ICR renewal will be revised and
updated if needed during the 60-day comment period while the ICR
Supporting Statement is undergoing review at OMB.
Form numbers: Tier I Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory
Form, EPA Form No. 8700-29, Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical
Inventory Form, EPA Form No. 8700-30.
Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers and non-manufacturers
required to have available a MSDS (or Safety Data Sheet (SDS)) under
the OSHA HCS.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (sections 311 and 312
of EPCRA).
Estimated number of respondents: 471,787 facilities (total). This
figure includes 3,052 LEPCs and SERCs.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: $6,963,271 hours per year (includes LEPCs
and SERCs). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $306,735,727 per year, includes $1,715,094
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay
substantially the same. Any change in burden or cost resulting from the
60-day OMB review period will be described and explained in this
section when the updated ICR Supporting Statement is completed.
Andrew Baca,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2026-06898 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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