[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28463-28464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12898]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6977-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Investigations Into Compliance of Stationary 
Source With the Accidental Release Prevention Program

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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Investigations into Possible 
Noncompliance of Stationary Sources with the Accidental Release 
Prevention Program established in 40 CFR Part 68, EPA ICR No. 1956.01. 
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 June 22, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1956.01 to the 
following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail Code 2822), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer at 
EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1956.01. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Silvia Palomo on (312) 353-2172.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Investigations into Compliance of Stationary Sources with 
the Accidental Release Prevention Program

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established in 40 CFR part 68, EPA ICR Number 1956.01. This is a new 
collection.
    Abstract: On June 20, 1996, EPA published risk management 
regulations mandated under the accidental release prevention provisions 
under the Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7). These 
regulations were codified in 40 CFR part 68. The intent of Section 
112(r) is to prevent accidental releases to the air and mitigate the 
consequences of such releases by focusing prevention measures on 
chemicals that pose the greatest risk to the environment. The chemical 
accident prevention rule required owners and operators of stationary 
sources subject to the rule to submit a risk management plan by June 
21, 1999 to EPA. The Office of Chemical Emergency Preparedness and 
Prevention (OCEPP), Superfund Division, Region 5, is responsible for 
implementing and enforcing the Risk Management Program. In order to 
fulfill its responsibilities as the implementing office, OCEPP will 
collect information from major stationary sources of air emissions to 
determine whether or not these sources are in compliance with the risk 
management program regulations.
    The information will be requested through certified mail and 
pursuant to Section 114(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7414(a). 
Therefore, response to the information collection is mandatory. The 
information collected will include the names of the regulated 
substances used, produced, or stored on-site; amount of the regulated 
substances; copies of inventory records; capacity of the container 
which stores or handles the regulated substance; and the number of 
employees.
    Any information submitted to EPA for which a claim of 
confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency 
policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2; 41 FR 
36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 
FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
    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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on May 9, 2000 
(65 FR 26829). EPA received comments on the ICR from the following 
organizations: American Chemistry Council; Center for Regulatory 
Effectiveness (CRE); National Paint & Coating Association; and from one 
person.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 14.8 
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: Major stationary sources of air 
emissions that have applied for or obtained a Title V operating permit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 26,640 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/Maintenance Cost 
Burden: 0.
    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. 1956.01 in any correspondence.

    Dated: May 3, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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