[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.
[FR Doc. 96-2355 Filed 2-2-96; 8:45 am]
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