[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69636-69637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32379]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 9

[FRL-6505-8]


OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Technical 
Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
technical amendment amends the table that lists the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers issued under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act for Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions to 
Modify the List of Regulated Substances under Section 112(r) of the 
Clean Air Act. The final rule establishing the list of regulated 
substances and threshold quantities under CAA section 112(r) was 
published on January 31, 1994 (59 FR 4478, ``List Rule''), which also 
includes provisions and procedures for submitting a petition to add or 
delete a substance. The requirements for the Risk Management Program 
was published on June 20, 1996 (61 FR 31668, ``RMP Rule''). EPA 
combined the information collection requirements promulgated under 
these two rules.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy Jacob, 202-260-7249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is amending the table of currently 
approved information collection request (ICR) control numbers issued by 
OMB for various regulations. This amendment updates the table to list 
those information collection requirements in the List Rule and the RMP 
Rule. EPA combined the information collection requirements promulgated 
under these two rules, which was approved by OMB on September 30, 1999 
(OMB Control No. 2050-0144). The affected regulations, Chemical 
Accident Prevention Provisions, are codified at 40 CFR part 68. EPA 
will continue to present OMB control numbers in a consolidated table 
format to be codified in 40 CFR part 9 of the Agency's regulations, and 
in each CFR volume containing EPA regulations. The table

[[Page 69637]]

lists CFR citations with reporting, recordkeeping, or other information 
collection requirements, and the current OMB control numbers. This 
listing of the OMB control numbers and their subsequent codification in 
the CFR satisfies the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and OMB's implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 
1320.
    This ICR was previously subject to public notice and comment prior 
to OMB approval. Due to the technical nature of the table, EPA finds 
that further notice and comment is unnecessary. As a result, EPA finds 
that there is ``good cause'' under section 553(b)(B) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), to amend this table 
without prior notice and comment.

I. Administrative Requirements

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore not 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. In addition, 
this action does not impose any enforceable duty, contain any unfunded 
mandate, or impose any significant or unique impact on small 
governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-4). This rule also does not require prior consultation 
with State, local, and tribal government officials as specified by 
Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993) or Executive 
Order 13084 (63 FR 27655 (May 10, 1998), or involve special 
consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). Because this 
action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the 
Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute, it is not subject to 
the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). This rule also is not subject to Executive 
Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) because EPA interprets 
Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those regulatory actions that 
are based on health or safety risks, such that the analysis required 
under section 5-501 of the Order has the potential to influence the 
regulation. This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because 
it does not establish an environmental standard intended to mitigate 
health or safety risks.

Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. Section 808 allows the issuing agency to make a good 
cause finding that notice and public procedure is impracticable, 
unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This determination must 
be supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). As stated 
previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding, including the 
reasons therefor, and established an effective date of December 14, 
1999. The List Rule was promulgated prior to the effective date of the 
Congressional Review Act. The RMP Rule which was promulgated in June 
1996, was submitted to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not 
a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: December 2, 1999.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division, Office of Information 
Collection.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 9 is amended 
as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 2003, 
2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 1330, 
1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 
1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g, 
300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-2, 
300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 7542, 
9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

    2. In Sec. 9.1 the table is amended by revising the entry for 
``68.120(a), (e), and (g)'' and adding new entries in numerical order 
under the indicated heading to read as follows:


Sec. 9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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                                                             OMB control
                      40 CFR citation                            No.
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                Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions
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68.12......................................................    2050-0144
68.15......................................................    2050-0144
68.39......................................................    2050-0144
68.42......................................................    2050-0144
68.48......................................................    2050-0144
68.50......................................................    2050-0144
68.52......................................................    2050-0144
68.56......................................................    2050-0144
68.58......................................................    2050-0144
68.60......................................................    2050-0144
68.65......................................................    2050-0144
68.67......................................................    2050-0144
68.69......................................................    2050-0144
68.71......................................................    2050-0144
68.73......................................................    2050-0144
68.75......................................................    2050-0144
68.79......................................................    2050-0144
68.81......................................................    2050-0144
68.83......................................................    2050-0144
68.85......................................................    2050-0144
68.95......................................................    2050-0144
68.120(a), (e), and (g)....................................    2050-0144
68.150.....................................................    2050-0144
68.155.....................................................    2050-0144
68.160.....................................................    2050-0144
68.165.....................................................    2050-0144
68.168.....................................................    2050-0144
68.170.....................................................    2050-0144
68.175.....................................................    2050-0144
68.180.....................................................    2050-0144
68.185.....................................................    2050-0144
68.190.....................................................    2050-0144
68.200.....................................................    2050-0144
68.215.....................................................    2050-0144
68.220.....................................................    2050-0144
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