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Abstract: EPA is seeking to combine 

multiple ICRs to establish one ICR for 

all recordkeeping and reporting related 

to the production, import, export, 

transformation, destruction, 

transhipment, and exempted uses of all 

ozone-depleting substances (ODS). As 

part of this consolidation, the ICR is also 

being updated to include the option of 

electronic reporting and improvements 

to the electronic forms under Title VI of 

the Clean Air Act (CAA). The ICRs being 

consolidated into the existing ICR for 

Class I ODS (ICR No. 1432.33; OMB 

Control No. 2060–0170) are the ICRs for 

Class II ODS (HCFC Allowance 

System—EPA ICR Number 2014.08; 

OMB Control Number 2060–0498) and 

Methyl Bromide Critical Use 

Exemptions (Protection of Stratospheric 

Ozone: Request for Applications from 

Critical use Exemption for the Phase-out 

of Methyl Bromide—EPA ICR Number 

2031.09; OMB Control Number 2060– 

0482). 

This ICR covers the requirements 

under the Montreal Protocol on 

Substances that Deplete the Ozone 

Layer (Montreal Protocol) and Title VI of 

the CAA that establish limits on total 

U.S. production, import, and export of 

class I and class II controlled ODS (or 

controlled substances). Production and 

import of class I controlled substances 

(chlorofluorocarbons and others) was 

phased out in the United States with 

exemptions for essential uses, critical 

uses of methyl bromide, quarantine and 

pre-shipment uses of methyl bromide, 

previously used material, and material 

that will be transformed or destroyed. 

There are also limits and reduction 

schedules leading to the eventual 

phaseout of class II controlled 

substances, with limited exemptions for 

previously used material, and material 

that will be transformed, destroyed, or 

exported to developing countries. To 

implement the CAA provisions and 

meet commitments under the Montreal 

Protocol, the ODS phaseout regulations 

establish control measures for 

individual companies. EPA monitors 

company compliance through the 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements established in the 

regulations at 40 CFR part 82, subpart A. 

As part of this ICR renewal, EPA is also 

removing reporting elements that are no 

longer needed, revising others to 

address changes to a new electronic 

ODS Tracking System, and 

consolidating forms. 

Forms: Class I Producer Quarterly 

Report, Class II Producer Quarterly 

Report, Methyl Bromide Producer 

Quarterly Report, Class I Importer 

Quarterly Report, Class II Importer 

Quarterly Report, Methyl bromide 

Importer Quarterly Report, Class I 

Exporter Annual Report, Class II 

Exporter Quarterly Report, Methyl 

Bromide Exporter Quarterly Report, 

Second-Party Destruction Annual 

Report, Second-Party Transformation 

Annual Report, Class I Laboratory 

Supplier, Methyl Bromide Pre-2005 

Stocks Annual Report, Distributor of 

QPS Methyl Bromide Quarterly Report, 

Methyl Bromide Trades Report, Methyl 

Bromide Sales of Critical Use Annual 

Report, Class II Request for Additional 

Consumption Allowances, and Class II 

Trades Report. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Chemical producers, importers, and 

exporters (chlorofluorocarbons and 

hydrochlorofluorocarbons); research 

and development (laboratories); and 

methyl bromide producers, importers, 

exporters, distributors, and applicators. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory—Section 603(b) of the Clean 

Air Act. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,929 (total). 

Frequency of response: Quarterly, 

annually, and as needed. 

Total estimated burden: 3,763 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $442,926 (per 

year), which includes $13,082 

annualized capital or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 1,726 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the three ICRs currently approved 

by OMB. This decrease is a result of 

efficiencies from transitioning from 

paper to electronic reporting. While the 

one-time burden increase is associated 

with the transition to electronic 

reporting, overall burden will decrease 

from efficiencies associated with 

electronic reporting. Additionally, EPA 

estimates fewer companies reporting on 

imports and exports of ODS based on 

2015 reporting activity. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2004–0006; FRL–9980– 

74–OLEM] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request: 

Community Right-to-Know Reporting 

Requirements Under Sections 311 and 

312 of the Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act 

(EPCRA), EPA ICR Number 1352.14, 

OMB Control Number 2050–0072 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit 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 

(EPCRA), EPA ICR Number 1352.14, 

OMB Control Number 2050–0072 to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through December 31, 2018. 

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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2004–0006, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to 

superfund.docket@epa.gov 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency 


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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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

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

the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The authority for these 

requirements is sections 311 and 312 of 

the Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act 

(EPCRA), 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). 

EPCRA Section 311 requires owners and 

operators of facilities subject to OSHA 

Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) 

to submit a list of chemicals or 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 OSHA 

HCS to submit an inventory form (for 

those chemicals that exceed the 

thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 

370) to the SERC (or TERC), LEPC (or 

TEPC), and LFD with jurisdiction over 

their facility. This inventory form, Tier 

II (Emergency and Hazardous Chemical 

Inventory Form), is to be submitted on 

March 1 of each year and must include 

the inventory of hazardous chemicals 

present at the facility in the previous 

calendar year. 

The burden estimates, numbers and 

types of respondents, wage rates and 

unit and total costs for this ICR renewal 

will be revised and updated as 

necessary during the 60-day comment 

period while the ICR Supporting 

Statement is undergoing review at OMB. 

Form Numbers: Tier II Emergency and 

Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form, 

EPA Form No. 8700–30. 

Respondents/affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are manufacturers and nonmanufacturers required to have 

available a Material Safety Data Sheet 

(or Safety Data Sheet) under the OSHA 

HCS. 

Respondent’s Obligation To Respond: 

Mandatory (Sections 311 and 312 of 

EPCRA). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

393,552. This figure will be updated as 

needed during the 60-day OMB review 

period. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Total Estimated Burden: 5,915,254 

hours (per year). This figure will be 

updated as needed during the 60-day 

OMB review period. Burden is defined 

at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total Estimated Cost: $6,389,900 (per 

year), includes annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. This 

figure will be updated with most recent 

available wage rates from BLS and to 

account for any changes in O&M costs, 

burden and number of respondents. 

Changes in Estimates: Any change in 

burden will be described and explained 

in this section when the updated ICR 

Supporting Statement is completed 

during the 60-day OMB review period. 

Dated: June 28, 2018. 

Gilberto Irizarry, 

Acting Director, Office of Emergency 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2005–0008; FRL–9980– 

75–OLEM] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Emergency Planning and Release 

Notification Requirements (EPCRA 

Sections 302, 303, and 304); (EPA ICR 

No. 1395.10, OMB Control No. 2050– 

0092) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Emergency Planning and Release 

Notification Requirements (EPCRA 

sections 302, 303, and 304).’’ (EPA ICR 

No. 1395.10, OMB Control No. 2050– 

0092) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through December 

31, 2018. 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2005–0008, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to 

superfund.docket@epa.gov 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 


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