Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Request for Comment on Renewal of Proposed, EPA ICR Number 1363-14, OMB Control Number 2070-0093, 28520-28523 [05-9907]
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Stationary Sources: Electric Utility
Steam Generating Units (Final Rule); in
40 CFR part 60, subparts Da and HHHH;
was approved 04/22/2005; OMB
Number 2060–0567; expires 04/30/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1805.04; NESHAP for
Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources
at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone
Semi-Chemical Pulp Mills; in 40 CFR
part 63, subpart MM; was approved 04/
22/2005; OMB Number 2060–0377;
expires 04/30/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1125.04; NESHAP for
Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing
(Renewal); in 40 CFR part 61, subpart D;
was approved 04/21/2005; OMB
Number 2060–0394; expires 04/30/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1657.05; NESHAP for
Pulp and Paper Production (Renewal);
in 40 CFR part 63, subpart S; was
approved 04/20/2005; OMB Number
2060–0387; expires 04/30/2008.
EPA ICR No. 0186.10; NESHAP for
Vinyl Chloride (Renewal); in 40 CFR
part 61, subpart F; was approved 04/20/
2005; OMB Number 2060–0071; expires
04/30/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1506.10; NSPS for
Municipal Waste Combustors
(Renewal); in 40 CFR part 60, subparts
Ea and Eb; was approved 04/21/2005;
OMB Number 2060–0210; expires 04/
30/2008.
EPA ICR No. 2158.01; Pretest of the
Pollution Abatement Costs and
Expenditures (PACE) Survey; was
approved 04/14/2005; OMB Number
2010–0040; expires 04/30/2006.
EPA ICR No. 0559.08; Application for
Reference and Equivalent Method
Determination (Renewal); in 40 CFR
part 53; was approved 05/02/2005; OMB
Number 2080–0005; expires 05/31/2008.
EPA ICR No. 0959.12; Facility
Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements
(Renewal); in 40 CFR 264.98(c), (g)(1),
(g)(5), (g)(6); 40 CFR 264.99(c), (g),
(h)(1), (i)(1), (i)(2); 40 CFR 264.100 (e),
(f), (g); 40 CFR 250.90–250.94; was
approved 05/03/2005; OMB Number
2050–0033; expires 05/31/2008.
EPA ICR No. 2154.02; Technology
Performance and Product Information to
Support Vendor Information Summaries
(Renewal); was approved 05/05/2005;
OMB Number 2050–0194; expires 05/
31/2008.
EPA ICR No. 0586.10; TSCA Section
8(a) Preliminary Assessment
Information Rule (PAIR); in 40 CFR part
712, 40 CFR part 792; was approved 05/
05/2005; OMB Number 2070–0054;
expires 05/31/2008.
EPA ICR No. 2180.01; Recordkeeping
and Reporting for the PerformanceBased Qualification of Test Methods for
Diesel Fuel; in 40 CFR part 80.29; 40
CFR part 80.240, 40 CFR part 80.530–
532; 40 CFR part 80.535–536; 40 CFR
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part 80.550–555; 40 CFR part 80.560–
561, 40 CFR part 80.590–594; 40 CFR
part 80.597; 40 CFR part 80.600–604; 40
CFR part 80.607; 40 CFR part 80.620;
was approved 05/05/2005; OMB
Number 2060–0566; expires 09/20/2005.
EPA ICR No. 1800.03; Information
Requirement for Locomotives and
Locomotive Engines (Renewal); in 40
CFR part 92; was approved 05/05/2005;
OMB Number 2060–0392; expires 05/
31/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1702.04; Retrofit/
Rebuild Requirements for 1993 and
Earlier Model Year Urban Buses
(Renewal); in 40 CFR part 85, subpart O;
was approved 05/05/2005; OMB
Number 2060–0302; expires 05/31/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1723.04; Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements for
Importation of Nonroad Engines and
Recreational Vehicles (Renewal); in 40
CFR part 89, subparts G and J; 40 CFR
part 90, subparts G and J; 40 CFR part
91, subparts H and K; 40 CFR part 92,
subparts I and J; 40 CFR part 94,
subparts I and K; 40 CFR part 1068,
subparts C and D; was approved 05/05/
2005; OMB Number 2060–0320; expires
05/31/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1759.04; Worker
Protection Standard Training and
Notification; in 40 CFR part 170; was
approved 05/05/2005; OMB Number
2070–0148; expires 05/31/2008.
OMB Disapproval
EPA ICR No. 1945.02; State Water
Quality Program Management Resource
(Gap) Analysis; was disapproved 04/15/
05; OMB Number 2040–0216.
Dated: May 11, 2005.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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AGENCY
[OEI–2004–0006, FRL–7914–3]
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Request for Comment on Renewal of
Proposed, EPA ICR Number 1363–14,
OMB Control Number 2070–0093
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces
that EPA is planning to submit a
continuing Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to procedures described in 5
CFR 1320.12: Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting (EPA ICR No. 1363–14, OMB
No. 2070–0093.) This ICR involves a
collection activity that is currently
approved and scheduled to expire on
January 31, 2006.
DATES: Comments, identified by Docket
ID No. OEI–2004–0006 must be
submitted on or before July 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. OEI–2004–
0006, by one of the following methods:
1. Agency Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/edocket. EDOCKET, EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, is EPA’s preferred method for
receiving comments. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
3. E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
4. Fax number: 202–566–0741.
5. Mail: Office of Environmental
Information (OEI) Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention
Docket ID No. TRI–2004–0001.
6. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
(EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20004, telephone: 202–566–1744,
Attention Docket ID No. TRI–2004–
0001. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket’s normal hours of
operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays). Special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. OEI–2004–0006. EPA’s
policy is that all comments received
will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made
available online at https://www.epa.gov/
edocket, including any personal
information provided, unless the
comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through EDOCKET,
regulations.gov, or e-mail. The EPA
EDOCKET and the Federal
regulations.gov Web sites are
‘‘anonymous access’’ systems, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
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EDOCKET or regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under Docket ID No. OEI–2004–0006.
The public docket contains information
considered by EPA in developing this
ICR. In addition, interested parties
should consult documents that are
referenced in the documents that EPA
has placed in the docket, regardless of
whether these referenced documents are
electronically or physically located in
the docket. For assistance in locating
documents that are referenced in
documents that EPA has placed in the
docket, but that are not electronically or
physically located in the docket, please
consult the person listed in the
following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. All documents in the
docket are listed in the EDOCKET index
at: https://www.epa.gov/edocket.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in
EDOCKET, or in hard copy at the OEI
Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Public Reading Room is 202–
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the OEI Docket is 202–566–1752.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cassandra Vail, Toxics Release
Inventory Program Division, Office of
Information Analysis and Access
(2844T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–566–0753; fax number:
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202–566–0741; e-mail:
vail.cassandra@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
A. Does This Notice Apply to Me?
This document applies to facilities
that submit annual reports under
section 313 of the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA). It specifically applies to those
who submit the TRI Form R or Form A
Certification Statement. (See https://
epa.gov/tri/report/index.htm#forms for
detailed information about EPA’s TRI
reporting forms.) To determine whether
your facility would be affected by this
action, you should carefully examine
the applicability criteria in part 372
subpart B of Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations. If you have
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed in the preceding FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
This document also is relevant to
those who utilize EPA’s TRI
information, including State agencies,
local governments, communities,
environmental groups and other nongovernmental organizations, as well as
members of the general public.
B. How Can I Get Additional
Information or Copies of this Document
and Other Support Documents?
a. In Person
The Agency has established an official
public docket for this action under
Docket ID No. OEI–2004–0006. The
official public docket consists of the
documents specifically referenced in
this action, any public comments
received, and other information related
to this action. Although a part of this
official docket, the public docket does
not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
The official public docket is the
collection of materials that is available
for public viewing at the OEI Docket in
the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OEI
Docket is (202) 566–1752.
b. Electronic Availability
Electronic copies of the ICR are
available from the EPA Home Page at
the Federal Register—Environmental
Documents entry for this document
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under ‘‘Current Laws and Regulations’’
(https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.) An
electronic copy of the collection
instrument referenced in this ICR and
instructions for its completion are
available at https://www.epa.gov/tri/
report/index.htm#forms. An electronic
version of the public docket is available
through EPA’s electronic public docket
and comment system, EPA Dockets. You
may use EPA Dockets at https://
www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or
view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the official
public dockets, and access those
documents in the public docket that are
available electronically. Once in the
system, select either ‘‘quick search or
advanced search,’’ then key in the
appropriate docket identification
number (i.e., OEI–2004–0006).
Public comments submitted on
computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be
transferred to EPA’s electronic public
docket. Public comments that are
mailed or delivered to the Docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA’s
electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be
photographed, and the photograph will
be placed in EPA’s electronic public
docket along with a brief description
written by the docket staff.
For additional information about
EPA’s electronic public docket visit EPA
Dockets online at https://www.epa.gov/
edocket/ or see 67 FR 38102, May 31,
2002.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit
Comments?
1. Tips for Preparing Your Comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to: Identify the notices/rulemaking by
docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
a. Follow directions—The agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
b. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
c. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
d. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
e. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns, and suggest
alternatives.
f. Explain your views as clearly as
possible.
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g. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
2. Submitting CBI. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI
electronically through EPA’s electronic
public docket or by e-mail. Commenters
wishing to submit proprietary
information for consideration must
clearly distinguish such information
from other comments and clearly label
it as CBI. Send submissions containing
such proprietary information directly to
the following address only, and not to
the public docket, to ensure that
proprietary information is not
inadvertently placed in the docket:
Attention: OEI Document Control
Officer, Mail Code: 2822T, U.S. EPA,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. You may claim
information that you submit to EPA as
CBI by marking any part or all of that
information as CBI (if you submit CBI
on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD ROM the specific information that is
CBI). EPA will disclose information
claimed as CBI only to the extent
allowed by the procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of
the comment that includes any
information claimed as CBI, a copy of
the comment that does not contain the
information claimed as CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public
docket and EPA’s electronic public
docket. If you submit the copy that does
not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM,
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM
clearly that it does not contain CBI.
Information not marked as CBI will be
included in the public docket and EPA’s
electronic public docket without prior
notice. If you have any questions about
CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,
please consult the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
D. What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA),
EPA specifically solicits 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
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(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.
E. To What Information Collection
Activity or ICR Does This Notice Apply?
EPA is seeking comments on the
following ICR, as well as the Agency’s
intention to renew the corresponding
OMB approval, which is currently
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2006.
Title: Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting; Request for Comments of
Renewal and Proposed Changes
Abstract: EPCRA section 313 requires
owners and operators of certain
facilities that manufacture, process, or
otherwise use any of over 650 listed
toxic chemicals and chemical categories
in excess of applicable threshold
quantities to report annually to the
Environmental Protection Agency and
to the states in which such facilities are
located on their environmental releases
and transfers of and other waste
management activities for such
chemicals. In addition, section 6607 of
the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA)
requires that facilities provide
information on the quantities of the
toxic chemicals in waste streams and
the efforts made to reduce or eliminate
those quantities.
Annual reporting under EPCRA
section 313 of toxic chemical releases
and other waste management
information provides citizens with a
more complete picture of the total
disposition of chemicals in their
communities and helps focus industry’s
attention on pollution prevention and
source reduction opportunities. EPA
believes that the public has a right to
know about the disposition of chemicals
within communities and the
management of such chemicals by
facilities in industries subject to EPCRA
section 313 reporting. This reporting has
been successful in providing
communities with important
information regarding the disposition of
toxic chemicals and other waste
management information of toxic
chemicals from manufacturing facilities
in their areas.
EPA collects, processes, and makes
available to the public all of the
information collected. The information
gathered under these authorities is
stored in a database maintained at EPA
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and is available through the Internet.
This information, commonly known as
the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), is
used extensively by both EPA and the
public sector. Program offices within
EPA use TRI data, along with other
sources of data, to establish priorities,
evaluate potential exposure scenarios,
and undertake enforcement activities.
Environmental and public interest
groups use the data in studies and
reports, making the public more aware
of releases of chemicals in their
communities.
Comprehensive publicly-available
data about releases, transfers, and other
waste management activities of toxic
chemicals at the community level are
generally not available, other than under
the reporting requirements of EPCRA
section 313. Permit data are often
difficult to obtain, are not cross-media
and present only a limited perspective
on a facility’s overall performance. With
TRI, and the real gains in understanding
it has produced, communities and
governments know what toxic
chemicals industrial facilities in their
area release, transfer, or otherwise
manage as waste. In addition, industries
have an additional tool for evaluating
efficiency and progress on their
pollution prevention goals.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 372). Respondents may claim all or
part of a notice confidential. EPA will
disclose information that is covered by
a claim of confidentiality only to the
extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14
and 40 CFR part 2.
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.
F. What Are EPA’s Burden and Cost
Estimates for This ICR?
Burden Statement: 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
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information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The annual
public burden for this collection of
information, which is approved under
OMB Control No. 2070–0093, is
estimated to average 47.1 hours for
facilities submitting a Form R
certification statement for a single listed
PBT chemical and 25.2 hours for a Form
R certification statment for a single
listed non-PBT chemical. The ICR
supporting statement provides a
detailed explanation of the burden
estimates that are summarized in this
notice. The following is a summary of
the estimates taken from the ICR
supporting statement: Estimated No. of
Respondents: 22,000 respondents.
Frequency of Responses: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
3,796,414 burden hours. Estimated Total
Annual Burden Costs: $ 1.75 million.
G. What Are the Proposed Changes This
ICR?
No changes are proposed. EPA is
seeking a two-year renewal of the
current TRI ICR No. 1363.13.
H. Are There Changes in the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
No changes are proposed in estimates
used and approved in the current TRI
ICR.
I. What Is the Next Step in the Process
for This ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the person(s)
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Mike Flynn,
Office Director, Office of Information Analysis
and Access.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–7914–4]
Air Quality Management Subcommittee
to the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee (CAAAC) Notice of Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) established the Clean Air
Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on
November 19, 1990, to provide
independent advice and counsel to EPA
on policy issues associated with
implementation of the Clean Air Act of
1990. The Committee advises on
economic, environmental, technical,
scientific, and enforcement policy
issues.
Open Meeting Notice: Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. App.2 Section 10(a)(2), notice is
hereby given that the Air Quality
Management subcommittee to the Clean
Air Act Advisory Committee will hold
its next open meeting on Thursday, June
16 and Friday, June 17, 2005 from
approximately 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at
the EPA National Vehicle and Fuel
Emissions Laboratory, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Anne Arbor, MI. Any member of
the public who wishes to submit written
or brief oral comments; or who wants
further information concerning this
meeting should follow the procedures
outlined in the section below titled
‘‘Providing Oral or Written Comments at
this Meeting’’. Seating will be limited
and available on a first come, first
served basis. Because of security
measures at EPA’s Laboratory, members
of the public wishing to attend this
meeting must contact Mr. Jeffrey
Whitlow, Office of Air and Radiation,
U.S. EPA (919) 541–5523, Fax (919)
685–3307 or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office
of Quality Planning and Standards (Mail
code C 439–04), 109 T.W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
or by email at: whitlow.jeff@epa.gov by
noon Eastern Time on June 10, 2005.
The agenda for this meeting may be
obtained by contacting Mr. Whitlow.
Inspection of Committee Documents:
The subcommittee agenda and any
documents prepared for the meeting
will be publicly available at the
meeting. Thereafter, these documents,
together with the meeting minutes, will
be available by contacting the Office of
Air and Radiation Docket and
requesting information under docket
OAR–2004–0075. The Docket office can
be reached by telephoning 202–260–
7548; Fax 202–260–4400.
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For further information concerning
the Air Quality Management
subcommittee to the CAAAC , please
contact Mr. Jeffrey Whitlow, Office of
Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA (919) 541–
5523, Fax (919) 685–3307 or by mail at
U.S. EPA, Office of Quality Planning
and Standards (Mail code C 439–04),
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711 or email at:
whitlow.jeff@epa.gov. Additional
information on this meeting, the
CAAAC, and its Subcommittees can be
found on the CAAAC Web Site: https://
www.epa.gov/air/caaac.
Providing Oral or Written Comments
at this Meeting: It is the policy of the
subcommittee to accept written public
comments of any length, and to
accommodate oral public comments
whenever possible. The subcommittee
expects that public statements presented
at this meeting will not be repetitive of
previously-submitted oral or written
statements. Oral Comments: In general,
each individual or group requesting an
oral presentation at this meeting is
limited to a total time of five minutes
(unless otherwise indicated). However,
no more than 30 minutes total will be
allotted for oral public comments at this
meeting; therefore, the time allowed for
each speaker’s comments will be
adjusted accordingly. In addition, for
scheduling purposes, requests to
provide oral comments must be in
writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and
received by Mr. Whitlow no later than
noon Eastern Time five business days
prior to the meeting in order to reserve
time on the meeting agenda. Written
Comments: Although the subcommittee
accepts written comments until the date
of the meeting (unless otherwise stated),
written comments should be received by
Mr. Whitlow no later than noon Eastern
Time five business days prior to the
meeting so that the comments may be
made available to the subcommittee
members for their consideration.
Comments should be supplied to Mr.
Whitlow (preferably via e-mail) at the
address/contact information noted
above, as follows: one hard copy with
original signature, or one electronic
copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:
Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS
Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text
files (in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format).
Dated: May 12, 2005.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards.
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28520-28523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OEI-2004-0006, FRL-7914-3]
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Request for Comment on Renewal
of Proposed, EPA ICR Number 1363-14, OMB Control Number 2070-0093
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 EPA is planning to submit a
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to procedures described in 5 CFR
1320.12: Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (EPA ICR No. 1363-14, OMB No.
2070-0093.) This ICR involves a collection activity that is currently
approved and scheduled to expire on January 31, 2006.
DATES: Comments, identified by Docket ID No. OEI-2004-0006 must be
submitted on or before July 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. OEI-2004-
0006, by one of the following methods:
1. Agency Web site: https://www.epa.gov/edocket. EDOCKET, EPA's
electronic public docket and comment system, is EPA's preferred method
for receiving comments. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
2. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting comments.
3. E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
4. Fax number: 202-566-0741.
5. Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No. TRI-2004-0001.
6. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004, telephone: 202-566-
1744, Attention Docket ID No. TRI-2004-0001. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. OEI-2004-0006.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change and may be made available online at http:/
/www.epa.gov/edocket, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through EDOCKET, regulations.gov, or e-
mail. The EPA EDOCKET and the Federal regulations.gov Web sites are
``anonymous access'' systems, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through
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EDOCKET or regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or
CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under Docket ID No. OEI-2004-0006. The public docket contains
information considered by EPA in developing this ICR. In addition,
interested parties should consult documents that are referenced in the
documents that EPA has placed in the docket, regardless of whether
these referenced documents are electronically or physically located in
the docket. For assistance in locating documents that are referenced in
documents that EPA has placed in the docket, but that are not
electronically or physically located in the docket, please consult the
person listed in the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
All documents in the docket are listed in the EDOCKET index at: https://
www.epa.gov/edocket. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in EDOCKET, or in hard
copy at the OEI Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is 202-566-1752.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Vail, Toxics Release
Inventory Program Division, Office of Information Analysis and Access
(2844T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0753; fax number: 202-
566-0741; e-mail: vail.cassandra@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
A. Does This Notice Apply to Me?
This document applies to facilities that submit annual reports
under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act (EPCRA). It specifically applies to those who submit the TRI Form R
or Form A Certification Statement. (See https://epa.gov/tri/report/
index.htm#forms for detailed information about EPA's TRI reporting
forms.) To determine whether your facility would be affected by this
action, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria in part
372 subpart B of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. If you
have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person listed in the preceding FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
This document also is relevant to those who utilize EPA's TRI
information, including State agencies, local governments, communities,
environmental groups and other non-governmental organizations, as well
as members of the general public.
B. How Can I Get Additional Information or Copies of this Document and
Other Support Documents?
a. In Person
The Agency has established an official public docket for this
action under Docket ID No. OEI-2004-0006. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Although a part of this official docket, the public docket does not
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket
is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at
the OEI Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI
Docket is (202) 566-1752.
b. Electronic Availability
Electronic copies of the ICR are available from the EPA Home Page
at the Federal Register--Environmental Documents entry for this
document under ``Current Laws and Regulations'' (https://www.epa.gov/
fedrgstr/.) An electronic copy of the collection instrument referenced
in this ICR and instructions for its completion are available at http:/
/www.epa.gov/tri/report/index.htm#forms. An electronic version of the
public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and
comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at https://
www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the official public dockets, and
access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Once in the system, select either ``quick search or
advanced search,'' then key in the appropriate docket identification
number (i.e., OEI-2004-0006).
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
For additional information about EPA's electronic public docket
visit EPA Dockets online at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ or see 67 FR
38102, May 31, 2002.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
1. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to: Identify the notices/rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
a. Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to specific
questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
b. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
c. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
d. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
e. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
f. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
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g. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.
2. Submitting CBI. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-
mail. Commenters wishing to submit proprietary information for
consideration must clearly distinguish such information from other
comments and clearly label it as CBI. Send submissions containing such
proprietary information directly to the following address only, and not
to the public docket, to ensure that proprietary information is not
inadvertently placed in the docket: Attention: OEI Document Control
Officer, Mail Code: 2822T, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. You may claim information that you submit to EPA
as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you
submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is CBI). EPA will disclose information
claimed as CBI only to the extent allowed by the procedures set forth
in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
D. What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA), EPA specifically solicits 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.
E. To What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Notice
Apply?
EPA is seeking comments on the following ICR, as well as the
Agency's intention to renew the corresponding OMB approval, which is
currently scheduled to expire on January 31, 2006.
Title: Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Request for Comments of
Renewal and Proposed Changes
Abstract: EPCRA section 313 requires owners and operators of
certain facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use any of
over 650 listed toxic chemicals and chemical categories in excess of
applicable threshold quantities to report annually to the Environmental
Protection Agency and to the states in which such facilities are
located on their environmental releases and transfers of and other
waste management activities for such chemicals. In addition, section
6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) requires that facilities
provide information on the quantities of the toxic chemicals in waste
streams and the efforts made to reduce or eliminate those quantities.
Annual reporting under EPCRA section 313 of toxic chemical releases
and other waste management information provides citizens with a more
complete picture of the total disposition of chemicals in their
communities and helps focus industry's attention on pollution
prevention and source reduction opportunities. EPA believes that the
public has a right to know about the disposition of chemicals within
communities and the management of such chemicals by facilities in
industries subject to EPCRA section 313 reporting. This reporting has
been successful in providing communities with important information
regarding the disposition of toxic chemicals and other waste management
information of toxic chemicals from manufacturing facilities in their
areas.
EPA collects, processes, and makes available to the public all of
the information collected. The information gathered under these
authorities is stored in a database maintained at EPA and is available
through the Internet. This information, commonly known as the Toxics
Release Inventory (TRI), is used extensively by both EPA and the public
sector. Program offices within EPA use TRI data, along with other
sources of data, to establish priorities, evaluate potential exposure
scenarios, and undertake enforcement activities. Environmental and
public interest groups use the data in studies and reports, making the
public more aware of releases of chemicals in their communities.
Comprehensive publicly-available data about releases, transfers,
and other waste management activities of toxic chemicals at the
community level are generally not available, other than under the
reporting requirements of EPCRA section 313. Permit data are often
difficult to obtain, are not cross-media and present only a limited
perspective on a facility's overall performance. With TRI, and the real
gains in understanding it has produced, communities and governments
know what toxic chemicals industrial facilities in their area release,
transfer, or otherwise manage as waste. In addition, industries have an
additional tool for evaluating efficiency and progress on their
pollution prevention goals.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 372). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice
confidential. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a claim
of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
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.
F. What Are EPA's Burden and Cost Estimates for This ICR?
Burden Statement: 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
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information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The
annual public burden for this collection of information, which is
approved under OMB Control No. 2070-0093, is estimated to average 47.1
hours for facilities submitting a Form R certification statement for a
single listed PBT chemical and 25.2 hours for a Form R certification
statment for a single listed non-PBT chemical. The ICR supporting
statement provides a detailed explanation of the burden estimates that
are summarized in this notice. The following is a summary of the
estimates taken from the ICR supporting statement: Estimated No. of
Respondents: 22,000 respondents. Frequency of Responses: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,796,414 burden hours. Estimated
Total Annual Burden Costs: $ 1.75 million.
G. What Are the Proposed Changes This ICR?
No changes are proposed. EPA is seeking a two-year renewal of the
current TRI ICR No. 1363.13.
H. Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?
No changes are proposed in estimates used and approved in the
current TRI ICR.
I. What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce
the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the person(s) listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Mike Flynn,
Office Director, Office of Information Analysis and Access.
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