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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93581-93582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27824]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0078; FRL-12448-01-OMS]

Agency Information Collection Activities Submission to the Office 
of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (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), Toxic Chemical Release Reporting, 
(EPA ICR Number 2613.07, OMB Control Number 2070-0212) 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 June 30, 2025. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on September 18, 2024, 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before December 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2020-0078, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 2821T, 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: Katherine Sleasman, Office of Program 
Support (7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1206; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR 
which is currently approved through June 30, 2025. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on September 18, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 76470). 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 
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.
    Abstract: Pursuant to section 313 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), certain facilities that 
manufacture, process, or otherwise use specified toxic chemicals in 
amounts above reporting threshold levels as provided in 40 CFR 372.25 
must submit annually to EPA and to their designated state or Indian 
country officials toxic chemical release forms containing information 
specified by EPA; (see 42 U.S.C. 11023). In addition, pursuant to 
section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), facilities 
reporting under section 313 of EPCRA must also report pollution 
prevention and waste management data, including recycling information, 
for such chemicals; (see 42 U.S.C. 13106). EPA compiles and stores 
these reports in a publicly accessible database known as the Toxics 
Release Inventory (TRI). Regulations at 40 CFR part 372, subpart B, 
require facilities that meet the above criteria to report annually.
    This ICR consolidates the following final rule ICRs titled: ``Rule-
Related ICR Amendment; Changes to Reporting Requirements for Per- and

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Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical 
Release Reporting, Final Rule (RIN 2070-AK97)'' (OMB Control Number 
2070-0225; EPA ICR Number 2724.02), ``Addition of Natural Gas 
Processing Facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) (Final 
Rule)'' (OMB Control Number 2070-0206; EPA ICR Number 2560.02); and 
``Parent Company Definition for TRI Reporting (Final Rule)'' (OMB 
Control Number 2070-0216; EPA ICR Numer 2597.02) into this renewal ICR. 
Upon OMB approval of this ICR, EPA intends to discontinue OMB Control 
Numbers 2070-0225, 2070-0206, and 2070-0216.
    Form numbers: 9350-1, 9350-2, and 9350-3.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected are 
those that apply to owners and operators of facilities covered under 
EPCRA section 313(a). EPCRA section 313(a) includes facilities that 
meet the following three criteria: have 10 or more full-time employee 
equivalents (i.e., a total of 20,000 hours worked per year or greater; 
see 40 CFR 372.3). The full list of potentially affected entities by 
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for 
facilities that must report to TRI (including exemptions and/or 
limitations), if all other reporting thresholds are met, can be found 
at 40 CFR 372.23.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 372.23).
    Estimated number of respondents: 24,742 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 3,600,970 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $285,304,888 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an overall average decrease of 
698 Form Rs and an increase of 1600 Form As estimated to be submitted 
to EPA as a result of EPA's exercise of its discretionary authority to 
apply TRI reporting requirements to 2,990 particular facilities, for 
specified chemicals. There is a decrease of 15,858 burden hours. This 
is an adjustment to the estimates.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-27824 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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