Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Distribution of Offsite Consequence Analysis Information Under Section 112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1981.04; OMB Control No. 2050-0172, 2539-2540 [2010-729]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2539-2540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-729]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0073; FRL-9103-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Distribution of Offsite 
Consequence Analysis Information Under Section 112(r)(7)(H) of the 
Clean Air Act (CAA) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1981.04; OMB Control No. 
2050-0172

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an 
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 16, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0073, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket, Mail 
Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and 
(2) OMB by mail 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 CONTACT: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency 
Management, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8019; fax 
number: (202) 564-2620; e-mail address: jacob.sicy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On June 25, 2009 (74 FR 30291), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0073, which is available for online viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air Docket in 
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 Reading Room is 202-566-1744, 
and the telephone number for the Air Docket is 202-566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Distribution of Offsite Consequence Analysis Information 
under Section 112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) (Renewal).
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1981.04, OMB Control No. 2050-0172.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2010. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(r)(7) required EPA to 
promulgate reasonable regulations and appropriate guidance to provide 
for the prevention and detection of accidental releases and for 
responses to such releases. The regulations include requirements for 
submittal of a risk management plan (RMP) to EPA. The RMP includes 
information on offsite consequence analyses (OCA) as well as other 
elements of the risk management program.
    On August 5, 1999, the President signed the Chemical Safety 
Information, Site Security, and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act 
(CSISSFRRA). The Act required the President to promulgate regulations 
on the distribution of OCA information (CAA section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)). 
The President delegated to EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) the 
responsibility to promulgate regulations to govern the dissemination of 
OCA information to the public. The final rule was published on August 
4, 2000 (65 FR 48108). The regulations imposed minimal requirements on 
the public, state and local agencies that request OCA data from EPA. 
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and local agencies who decide to obtain OCA information must send a 
written request on their official letterhead to EPA certifying that 
they are covered persons under Public Law 106-40, and that they will 
use the information for official use only. EPA will then provide paper 
copies of OCA data to those agencies as requested. The rule authorizes 
and encourages state and local agencies to set up reading rooms. The 
local reading rooms would provide read-only access to OCA information 
for all the sources in the LEPC's jurisdiction and for any source where 
the vulnerable zone extends into the LEPC's jurisdiction.
    Members of the public requesting to view OCA information at federal 
reading rooms would be required to sign in and self certify. If asking 
for OCA information from federal reading rooms for the facilities in 
the area where they live or work, they would be required to provide 
proof that they live or work in that area. Members of the public are 
required to give their names, telephone number, and the names of the 
facilities for which OCA information is being requested, when they 
contact the central office to schedule an appointment to view OCA 
information.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 
approximately 2 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: State and local agencies and the 
public.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,155.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,330 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $322,095, which includes $100 annual 
O&M cost.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is slight decrease in burden and 
costs from the previous ICR due to updated data on the number of people 
visiting the reading rooms to obtain OCA data, therefore reducing the 
burden on state and local agencies to provide the data.

    Dated: January 4, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-729 Filed 1-14-10; 8:45 am]
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