Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting (EPA ICR Number 1352.19, 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). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 9, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55336-55337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17459]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0006; FRL-13601-01-OFA]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) 
Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hazardous Chemical Inventory 
Reporting (EPA ICR Number 1352.19, 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). This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 
2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on April 9, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2004-0006, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred 
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0d3d5d0c5d2c6d5cec48ec4cfc3cbc5d4e0c5d0c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c3f393c293e2a3922286228232f2729380c293c2d622b233a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 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 
<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: Jennifer Barre, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery, Mail Code 5303T, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (240) 644-4559; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3b192818196ddb9969d9d9a959681b3968392dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1a380939384cfab848f8f88878493a1849180cf868e97">[email&#160;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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on April 9, 2026 during a 60-day comment period (91 FR 17966). 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">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="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
    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

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Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to submit a 
list of chemicals or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) (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.
    Form Numbers: Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory 
Form, EPA Form No. 8700-30.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are manufacturers and non-manufacturers required to have 
available a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) under the OSHA HCS.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (sections 311 and 312 
of EPCRA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 465,692 facilities (total). This 
figure includes 3,052 LEPCs and SERCs.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 6,963,271 hours (per year, including LEPCs 
and SERCs). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $524,449,374 per year, which includes 
$2,007,713 annualized operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is an increase in the annual respondent 
labor cost of $205,291,540 compared to the previous ICR. This includes 
an increase of $203,794,731 for facilities and $1,496,809 for state and 
local governments. The increase in labor cost compared to the previous 
ICR is due to updates to the associated labor rates to 2025 values. 
Similarly, this ICR renewal results in an increase in estimated O&M 
costs of $292,618 ($289,239 for facilities and $3,379 for state and 
local governments) due to updating the previous estimates to 2025 
dollars. EPA's estimated respondent burden--6,963,271 hours annually--
is unchanged compared to the previous ICR renewal.

Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-17459 Filed 8-26-26; 8:45 am]
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