[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35202-35203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16561]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5254-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, please refer to EPA ICR #1395.02.

 Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

    Title: Emergency Planning and Release Notification Requirements 
(EPCRA sections 302, 303, and 304)--EPA #1395.02; OMB #2050-0092). This 
ICR requests reinstatement of a previously approved ICR.
    Abstract: The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 
(EPCRA) established broad emergency planning and facility reporting 
requirements. Section 302 (40 CFR 355.30) requires any facility here an 
extremely hazardous substance (EHS) is present in an amount at or in 
excess of the threshold planning quantity (TPQ) to notify the state 
emergency response commission (SERC) by May 17, 1987. This activity has 
been completed; the section 302 costs and burden hours for this ICR, 
therefore, reflect only the estimate of the cost and burden incurred by 
those additional facilities who come to have an EHS in excess of the PQ 
during the years 1995 through 1998.
    Section 303 (40 CFR 355.30) requires local emergency planning 
committees (LEPCs) to prepare emergency plans for facilities that have 
EHSs in excess of the TPQ's in their local planning district. 
Facilities are required to provide local planners with information 
necessary for the preparation of emergency plans. In addition, the 
facilities are required to inform LEPCs of any relevant changes in 
chemical use or production that may effect the emergency plans. Section 
303 requires LEPCs to complete their emergency plans by October 17, 
1988. This ICR therefore reflects the costs attributable to the 
requirement of annually updating the local emergency response plans.
    Section 304 (40 CFR 355.40) requires facilities to report to SERCs 
and LEPCs releases in excess of quantities established by EPA. 
Facilities are required to report releases above the reportable 
quantity (RQ) of any EHS or other hazardous substance identified under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (CERCLA). Notice of release must be given to both the LEPC 
and SERC. In addition, facilities must provide a written follow-up 
report providing additional information on the release, its impacts, 
and any actions taken in response.
    Burden Statement: The average reporting burden for regulated 
facilities is estimated to be 175,941 hours. This estimate includes the 
notification that the facility is subject, informing LEPCs of any 
changes which may affect emergency planning, notification of emergency 
releases, and the development and submittal of written follow-up 
notices after reportable releases.
    The average burden on state and local entities (SERCs and LEPCs) is 
estimated to be 796,721 hours. This estimate includes updating 
emergency plans (LEPCs), review of emergency plans (SERCs), and the 
retention of records of all emergency response plans, MSDSs, and 
inventory forms and make them available to the public.
    Respondents: All states are required to create State Emergency 
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Commissions (SERCs) and Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs). 
Both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing facilities are subject to 
these requirements.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 31,556 (28,032 facilities; 3,524 
state/local communities).
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Frequency of Collection: Occasional.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 972,662 hours.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, (please refer to EPA ICR #395.02) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #1395.02, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regulatory Information Division (2136), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20460.

    and

Jonathan Gledhill, Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20530.

    Dated: June 29, 1995.
Joseph Retzer,
 Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-16561 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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