[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4264-4265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2355]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5417-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Information Requirements for Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated 
Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as Amended (EPA # 
1606.02)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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) for ``Information Requirements for Petitions to Modify the List 
of Regulated Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as 
Amended'' described 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 burden and 
cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1606.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: Information Requirements for Petitions to Modify the List of 
Regulated Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as 
Amended (OMB Control No. 2050-0127; EPA ICR No. 1606.02). This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This information collection addresses the requirements 
for submitting petitions to modify the list of regulated substances 
under section 112(r) of the CAA. CAA section 112(r) requires EPA to 
promulgate a list of a least 100 substances (``regulated substances'') 
that are known to cause, or may be reasonable anticipated to cause, 

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death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health or the 
environment. EPA is also required to set threshold quantities for each 
list substance. The list and threshold quantities will determine the 
need for owners and operators of facilities to comply with subsequent 
regulations addressing the prevention and detection of accidental 
releases. The act also requires the Agency to develop procedures for 
the addition and deletion of substances from the list. Accordingly, EPA 
has published a list of regulated substances and threshold quantities 
and also the requirements for the petition process that will be use to 
add or delete chemicals from the final list.
    The listing rule requires the petitioner to submit information in 
support of a petition to modify the list of regulated substances. The 
petitioner must provide EPA with sufficient information to specifically 
support the request to add or delete a substance from the list of 
regulated substances. The Agency will use this information in making 
the decision to grant or deny a petition. The information collection 
addresses the burden of collecting and submitting supporting 
information in accordance with EPA's proposed petition process. 
Information will be collected on a voluntary basis, and all the 
information collected requesting modification of the substance listings 
will be stored in a docket created for that purpose.
    This information collection is authorized under CAA section 112(r), 
42 U.S.C. 7412(r). CAA section 112(r)(3) states, in relevant part, 
``The Administrator shall establish procedures for the addition and 
deletion of substances from the list established under this paragraph 
consistent with those applicable to the list in subsection (b).'' The 
information collected during the petition process will provide the 
primary basis for EPA to determine if it is appropriate to add or 
delete the substance from the list. To be consistent with the petition 
process under CAA section 112(b), EPA is required to consider and 
respond to petitions to modify the list of regulated substances for 
accidental release prevention within 18 months of submission of the 
petition; complete data supporting the petition are necessary to allow 
EPA to complete its review within that time period. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are 
listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register 
Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on 9/29/95 (60 FR 50574).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 138 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Voluntary.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11/year.
    Frequency of Response: Voluntary/Once per petition.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,518 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $67,624.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1606.02 and OMB Control No. 2050-0127 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
    and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 29, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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