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Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: One per 

respondent per year. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

30 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $10,000. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $10,000 and an estimated cost of $0 

for capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 60 hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects that effective in 2010, 

all producers of primary aluminum are 

subject to mandatory reporting under 

EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

Program (GGRP). Emissions data 

collection and reporting efforts are no 

longer components of the voluntary 

activities covered by this information 

collection request. Consequently, the 

overall burden has decreased from 90 

hours to 30 hours with the 

corresponding decrease in the 

previously estimated reporting burden. 

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. At that time, 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 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: February 10, 2012. 

Rona Birnbaum, 

Acting Director, Climate Change Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3688 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2005–0008, FRL–9631–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Emergency 

Planning and Release Notification 

Requirements Under Emergency 

Planning and Community Right-ToKnow Act Sections 302, 303, and 304; 

EPA ICR No. 1395.08 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 

2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2005–0008 by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: superfund.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–0224. 

• Mail: Superfund Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket Center, EPA 

West Bldg., Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington 

DC 20460. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2005– 

0008. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

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 email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy 

Jacob, Office of Emergency 

Management, Mail Code 5104A, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–8019; fax number: (202) 564–2620; 

email address: jacob.sicy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–SFUND–2005–0008, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Superfund 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 Superfund Docket is 

202–566–1744. 

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

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What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

1. 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; 

2. 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; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. 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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ–SFUND– 

2005–0008. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those which 

have a threshold planning quantity of an 

extremely hazardous substance (EHS) 

listed in 40 CFR part 355, Appendix A 

and those which have a release of any 

of the EHS above a reportable quantity. 

Entities more likely to be affected by 

this action may include chemical 

manufacturers, non-chemical 

manufacturers, retailers, petroleum 

refineries, utilities, etc. 

Title: Emergency Planning and 

Release Notification Requirements 

under Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act Sections 

302, 303, and 304. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1395.08, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0092. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on July 31, 2012. 

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: The authority for these 

requirements is sections 302, 303, and 

304 of the Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act 

(EPCRA), 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11002, 11003, 

and 11004). EPCRA established broad 

emergency planning and facility 

reporting requirements. Section 302 

requires facilities to notify their state 

emergency response commission (SERC) 

that the facility is subject to emergency 

planning. This activity has been 

completed; this ICR covers only new 

facilities that are subject to this 

requirement. Section 303 requires the 

local emergency planning committees 

(LEPCs) to prepare emergency plans for 

facilities that are subject to section 302. 

This activity has been also completed; 

this ICR only covers any updates needed 

for these emergency response plans. 

Section 304 requires facilities to report 

to SERCs and LEPCs releases in excess 

of the reportable quantities listed for 

each extremely hazardous substance 

(EHS). This ICR also covers the 

notification and the written follow-up 

required under this section. The 

implementing regulations and the list of 

substances for emergency planning and 

emergency release notification are 

codified in 40 CFR part 355. 

On November 3, 2008 (73 FR 64452), 

EPA has revised some of the 

requirements in 40 CFR part 355, 

specifically, the requirements related to 

emergency planning notification. EPA is 

now requiring facilities to notify their 

LEPC within 30 days of any changes 

occurring at the facility that may be 

relevant to emergency planning. This 

revision should not impose any 

additional burden on facilities subject to 

emergency planning. Prior to the 

November 3, 2008 final rule, facilities 

were required to provide any changes to 

the LEPC promptly. This final rule now 

requires facilities to provide any 

changes within 30 days. Other revisions 

finalized on November 3, 2008 do not 

impose any burden on facilities subject 

to Section 302 and 304 requirements. 

Burden Statement: The burden and 

costs stated below are from the current 

approved ICR. The average reporting 

burden for a limited number of existing 

facilities, to inform the LEPC of any 

changes at the facility that may affect 

emergency planning (2.0 hours). The 

average burden for providing 

information to the LEPC to develop or 

update emergency response plans is 

11.0 hours. The average reporting 

burden for facilities reporting releases 

under 40 CFR 355.40 is estimated to 

average approximately 9.0 hours per 

release, including the time for 

determining if the release is a reportable 

quantity, notifying the LEPC and SERC, 

or the 911 operator, and developing and 

submitting a written follow-up notice. 

There are no record keeping 

requirements for facilities under EPCRA 

Sections 302–304. The total annual 

burden to facilities is 188,900 hours at 

a cost of $8.7 million. 

The average burden for emergency 

planning activities is 21 hours per plan 

for LEPCs, and 16 hours per plan for 

SERCs. Each SERC and LEPC is also 

estimated to incur an annual record 

keeping burden of 10 hours. The total 

annual burden to LEPCs and SERCs is 

106,856 hours at a cost of $4.2 million. 

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 which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

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and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 98,456. 

Frequency of response: Occasionally. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: once. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

295,756. 

Estimated total annual costs: $68,719 

includes annualized capital or O&M 

costs. 

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. At that time, 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 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: February 8, 2012. 

R. Craig Matthiessen, 

Acting Director, Office of Emergency 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3669 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0052; FRL–9632–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Risk Management 

Program Requirements and Petitions 

To Modify the List of Regulated 

Substances Under Section 112(r) of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 

2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

2003–0052, by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Air Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail code: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003– 

0052. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

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 email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy 

Jacob, Office of Emergency 

Management, Mail code 5104A, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–8019; fax number: (202) 564–2625; 

email address: jacob.sicy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2003–0052 which is available 

for online viewing at 

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 www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the 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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 


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