Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Renewal), 4235-4236 [2022-01590]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2022 / Notices These two factors have contributed to an increase in respondents, labor burden, and in the number of responses. The growth rate for manufacturers entering this industry has slowed since the previous ICR, and no new respondents are expected during the three-year period of this ICR. The number of existing testing laboratories and third-party certifiers has remained constant since the previous ICR. The capital/startup costs have decreased since the previous ICR, which occurred during a period when manufacturers were introducing approximately 30 new model lines each year to comply with Step 2 requirements. In this ICR, we expect the introduction of new model lines to be 15 per year. This results in a decrease in capital/startup costs for performance testing and new model certification. There is an increase in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs reflecting the increase in model lines that are tested as part of the manufacturers Quality Assurance Program. Also, in this ICR, we have reorganized Table 1, Table 2, and the Total Annual Responses tables to separate requirements for new model lines from existing model lines. This ICR also reorganizes the Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs table to distinguish between initial costs for new models and operation and maintenance costs for existing models. Additionally, this ICR adjusts the labor assumptions for the ‘burden’ associated with manufacturer review of QA annual audit reports provided by third-party certifiers to reflect that audits are anticipated to be performed for all of a single manufacturer’s model lines in one visit and the results of the audits would be presented in a single batch or report for manufacturer review. Similarly, this ICR assumes that third-party certifiers will prepare the QA annual audit report on a manufacturer, rather than model line, basis. Finally, this ICR also adjusts the labor assumptions associated with recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers for test documentation and for retention of sealed stoves to reflect that the number of model lines per manufacturer and the frequency of the activity. These adjustments minimally reduce burden for these activities, however, there remains an overall increase in burden. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2022–01637 Filed 1–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Jan 26, 2022 Jkt 256001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–SFUND–2004–0006; FRL–9497– 01–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted 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 (EPA ICR Number 1352.16, OMB Control Number 2050–0072) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 20, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 28, 2022. SUMMARY: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–SFUND–2004–0006; online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_ submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. 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. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4235 Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 8794; email address: hoffman.wendy@ epa.gov. 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 https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. For further information about the EPA’s public docket, Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. Abstract: The authority for these requirements is sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). EPCRA section 311 requires owners and operators of facilities subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to submit a list of chemicals or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) (for those chemicals that exceed thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 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 the OSHA HCS to submit an inventory form (for those chemicals that exceed the thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 4236 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2022 / Notices SERC (or TERC), LEPC (or TEPC), and LFD with jurisdiction over their facility. This inventory form, the Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form, is to be submitted on or before March 1 of each year and must include the inventory of hazardous chemicals present at the facility in the previous calendar year. Currently, all states require facilities to submit the Federal Tier II form or the stateequivalent, including electronic submission. Form Numbers: Tier I Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form, EPA Form No. 8700–29, Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form, EPA Form No. 8700– 30. Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers and non-manufacturers required to have available a MSDS (or Safety Data Sheet (SDS)) under the OSHA HCS. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA). Estimated number of respondents: 471,787 facilities (total). This figure includes 3,052 LEPCs and SERCs. Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 6,963,271 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $306,735,727 (per year), includes $1,715,094 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: O&M costs were reduced from the previous ICR renewal for two reasons. First, mailing costs were reduced by two-thirds because electronic communications have greatly reduced the reliance on the use of mail services. In addition, EPA no longer assumes that filing cabinets used to store paper forms are replaced every 15 years. Instead, EPA now believes it is more reasonable to assume that the file cabinets are used indefinitely. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2022–01590 Filed 1–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2020–0643; FRL–9510–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Municipal Waste Combustors (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Jan 26, 2022 Jkt 256001 ACTION: Notice. The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Municipal Waste Combustors (EPA ICR Number 1506.14, OMB Control Number 2060–0210), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on February 8, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 28, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2020–0643, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and Program Division (D243–05), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 0833; email address: ali.muntasir@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, 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: https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Municipal Waste Combustors (40 CFR part 60, subparts Ea and Eb) apply to existing and new facilities with a municipal waste combustor unit capacity greater than 225 megagrams per day of municipal solid waste. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/ operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subparts Ea and Eb. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of municipal waste combustor units. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ea and Eb). Estimated number of respondents: 22 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, quarterly, semiannually, and annually. Total estimated burden: 32,600 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $3,320,000 (per year), which includes $197,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The decrease in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is due to more accurate estimations in both the number of new and existing sources. The number of new sources is revised down from one to zero as there is no indication of any new MWC facilities being constructed over the next three years. The number of existing sources subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ea has been revised from the most-recently approved ICR to reflect E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0006; FRL-9497-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Community Right-to-Know Reporting 
Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted 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 (EPA ICR Number 1352.16, OMB Control Number 
2050-0072) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
March 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on August 20, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A 
fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated 
burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 28, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-SFUND-2004-0006; online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460, and (2) OMB via email to [email protected]. Address 
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency 
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-8794; 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets. For further information about the EPA's public docket, Docket 
Center services and the current status, please visit us online at 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center 
is 202-566-1744.
    Abstract: The authority for these requirements is sections 311 and 
312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) 
of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). EPCRA section 311 requires owners and 
operators of facilities subject to the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to submit a 
list of chemicals or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) (for those 
chemicals that exceed thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 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 the OSHA HCS to submit an inventory 
form (for those chemicals that exceed the thresholds, specified in 40 
CFR part 370) to the

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SERC (or TERC), LEPC (or TEPC), and LFD with jurisdiction over their 
facility. This inventory form, the Tier II Emergency and Hazardous 
Chemical Inventory Form, is to be submitted on or before March 1 of 
each year and must include the inventory of hazardous chemicals present 
at the facility in the previous calendar year. Currently, all states 
require facilities to submit the Federal Tier II form or the state-
equivalent, including electronic submission.
    Form Numbers: Tier I Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory 
Form, EPA Form No. 8700-29, Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical 
Inventory Form, EPA Form No. 8700-30.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers and non-manufacturers 
required to have available a MSDS (or Safety Data Sheet (SDS)) under 
the OSHA HCS.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (sections 311 and 312 
of EPCRA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 471,787 facilities (total). This 
figure includes 3,052 LEPCs and SERCs.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 6,963,271 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $306,735,727 (per year), includes $1,715,094 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: O&M costs were reduced from the previous 
ICR renewal for two reasons. First, mailing costs were reduced by two-
thirds because electronic communications have greatly reduced the 
reliance on the use of mail services. In addition, EPA no longer 
assumes that filing cabinets used to store paper forms are replaced 
every 15 years. Instead, EPA now believes it is more reasonable to 
assume that the file cabinets are used indefinitely.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-01590 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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