### PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your agency’s Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement and any ad ditional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503

. 1. Agency/Subagency originating request EPA, Office of Environmental Information 2. OMB control number b. G None a 2 0 7 0 - 0 1 4 3 3. Type of information collection (check one) a. G New collection b. G Revision of a currently approved collection c. Extension of a currently approved collection d. G Reinstatement, without change , of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired e. G Reinstatement, with change , of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. G Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4. Type of review requested(check one) a. Regular b. G Emergency - Approval requested by: / / c. G Delegated

5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? G Yes No For b-f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions 6. Requested expiration date a. Three years from approval date b. G Other Specify: / /___ 7. Title Alternative Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EP CRA): Renewal

8. Agency form number(s) (If applicable) EPA ICR #1704-06; EPA Form No. 9350-2 (aka Form A)

9. Keywords Environmental Protection, Community Right-to-Know, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, Toxic Chemicals

10. Abstract This ICR extends approval to collect information under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EP CRA) section 313 and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) of 1990. Respondents submit information concerning toxic ch emical releases into the air, land and water.

11. Affected public (Mark primary with “P” and all others that apply with “X”) a. X Individuals or households d. Farms b. P Business or other for-profit e. Federal Government c. Not-for-profit institutions f. X State, Local or Tribal Government 12. Obligation to respond (Mark primary with “P” and all others that apply with “X”) a. G Voluntary b. G Required to obtain or retain benefits c. Mandatory 13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden a. Number of respondents 5,451 b. Total annual responses 5,121 1. Percentage of these responses collected electronically 80 % c. Total hours requested 172,313 d. Current OMB inventory 644,761 e. Difference - 472,448 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program Change 0 2. Adjustment - 472,448 14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden (in thousands of dollars) a. Total annualized capital/startup costs 0 b. Total annual costs (O&M) 0 c. Total annualized cost requested 0 d. Current OMB inventory 0 e. Difference 0 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program change 0 2. Adjustment 0

15. Purpose of information collection (Mark Primary With “P” and all others that apply with “X”) a. __Application for benefits e. __Program planning or management b. __Program evaluation f. __Research c. __ General purpose statistics g. P _Regulatory or compliance d. __Audit 16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (check all that apply) a. Recordkeeping b. Q Third party disclosure c. Reporting 1. Q On occasion 2. Q Weekly 3. Q Monthly 4. Q Quarterly 5. Q Semi-annually 6. Annually 7. Q Biannually 8. Q Other (describe) 17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods? Q Yes No 18. Agency contact (person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: Judith C. Kendall Phone: (202)566-0750 OMB 83-I 10/95

## 19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions On behalf of this Federal agency, 1 certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with' 5 CFR 1320.9. NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the instructions. The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers: (a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions; (b) It avoids unnecessary duplication; (c) It reduces burden on small entities; (d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents; (e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices; (f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements; (g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3): (I) Why the information is being collected’ (ii) Use of information; (iii) Burden estimate; (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory); (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number; (h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected (see note in Item 19 of the instructions); (I) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and (j) It makes appropriate use of information technology. If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Program Official Maria Doa, Director Toxics Release Inventory Program Division Office of Environmental Information Date

Signature of Senior Official or designee Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division Office of Environmental Information Date

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## Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions 5 CFR 1320.9 reads “As part of the agency submission to OMB of a proposed collection of information, the agency (through the he ad of the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify (and provide a record supporting such certification) that t he proposed collection of information -- “(a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including that the information to be collecte d will have practical utility; “(b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency; “(c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U.S.C § 601(6)), the use of such techn iques as: “(1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; “(2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information , or any part thereof; “(3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof; “(d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond; “(e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporti ng and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond; “(f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specif ied; “(g) informs potential respondents of the information called for under § 1320.8(b)(3); [see below] “(h) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective managementand use of the information to be collected, including the processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, where approp riate, the utility of the information to agencies and the public; “(I) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information i s to be collected; and “(j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data qualit y, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public.” NOTE: 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3) requires that each collection of information: “(3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of: “(I) the reasons the information is planned to be and/or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; “(ii) the way such information is planned to be and/or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; “(iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average burden of the collection (together with a request that the public direct to the agency any comments concerning the a ccuracy of this burden es timate and any s uggestions for reducing this burden); “(iv) whether responses to the collection of information are voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit (citing authority), or mandatory (citing authority); “(v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any (citing authority); and “(vi) the fact that any 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.”

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