[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71753-71754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28448]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0006; FRL-9920-04-OSWER]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 
312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), 
EPA ICR Number 1352.13, OMB Control Number 2050-0072

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Community Right-to-
Know Reporting Requirements under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), EPA ICR Number 
1352.13, OMB Control Number 2050-0072 to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is 
soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2015. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2004-0006, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected] 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency 
Management, 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8019; email 
address: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
www.regulations.gov 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The authority for these requirements is sections 311 and 
312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), 
1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). EPCRA Section 311 requires owners and 
operators of facilities subject to OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 
(HCS) to submit a list of chemicals or MSDSs (for those chemicals that 
exceed thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part

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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 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, 
Tier II (Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form), is to be 
submitted on March 1 of each year and must include the inventory of 
hazardous chemicals present at the facility in the previous calendar 
year.
    On July 13, 2012, EPA finalized revisions to the Tier II inventory 
form to add some new data elements which would be useful for local 
emergency planners and responders. The ICR No. 2436.02 was approved by 
OMB for the burden hours and costs incurred with these revisions.
    In this renewal for ICR 1352.13, the burden hours and costs 
estimated will be merged with the burden estimated for ICR No. 2436.02 
since the authority for collection of information is under Sections 311 
and 312 of EPCRA.
    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 Material Safety Data Sheet (or Safety Data Sheet) under the 
OSHA HCS.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (Sections 311 and 312 
of EPCRA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 393,552.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 4,006,632 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $6,389,900 (per year), includes annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no increase in burden in this 
renewal. However, the burden hours and costs estimated for the 
revisions to the Tier II inventory form finalized on July 13, 2012 is 
merged with the burden estimated for complying with Sections 311 and 
312 of EPCRA. The ICR number for the revisions to the Tier II inventory 
form is ICR No. 2436.02. The authority for ICR No. 1352.13 and 2436.02 
is Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA.

    Dated: November 24, 2014.
Reggie Cheatham,
Acting Director, Office of Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-28448 Filed 12-2-14; 8:45 am]
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