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phone, and webform. 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: This information collection 

request pertains to trade secrecy claims 

submitted under section 322 of the 

Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA). 

EPCRA contains provisions requiring 

facilities to report to state and local 

authorities, and EPA, the presence of 

extremely hazardous substances (section 

302), inventory of hazardous chemicals 

(sections 311 and 312) and manufacture, 

process and use of toxic chemicals 

(section 313). Section 322 of EPCRA 

allows a facility to withhold the specific 

chemical identity from these EPCRA 

reports if the facility asserts a trade 

secret claim for that chemical identity. 

The provisions in section 322 establish 

the requirements and procedures that 

facilities must follow to request trade 

secret treatment of chemical identities, 

as well as the procedures for submitting 

public petitions to the Agency for 

review of the ‘‘sufficiency’’ of trade 

secret claims. 

Trade secret protection is provided for 

specific chemical identities contained in 

reports submitted under each of the 

following sections of EPCRA: (1) Section 

303(d)(2)—Facility notification of 

changes that have or are about to occur; 

(2) section 303(d)(3)—Local Emergency 

Planning Committee (LEPC) requests for 

facility information to develop or 

implement emergency plans; (3) section 

311—Material Safety Data Sheets 

(MSDSs) submitted by facilities, or lists 

of those chemicals submitted in place of 

the MSDSs; (4) section 312—Emergency 

and Hazardous Chemical Inventory 

forms (Tier I and Tier II); and (5) section 

313—Toxic Chemical Release Inventory 

form. 

Form Numbers: EPA Form 9510–1. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

manufacturer and non-manufacturer 

facilities subject to reporting under 

sections 303, 311, 312 or 313 of the 

Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory if a respondent decides to 

make a trade secret claim for the 

chemical identity for any of the 

chemicals in any of the reports the 

respondent is required to submit under 

EPCRA sections 303, 311, 312 or 313. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

283 trade secret claims. 

Frequency of response: Annual, with 

reports submitted under sections 312 

and 313. 

Total estimated burden: 2,689 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $164,989 (per 

year). There are no capital or operation 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this ICR. 

Changes in estimates: The small 

increase in estimated burden from the 

previous ICR is because the actual 

number of claims submitted was slightly 

higher than what EPA estimated it 

would receive in the previous ICR. 

Therefore, the number of trade secret 

claims EPA expects to receive in the 

upcoming three-year renewal period is 

also higher. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03375 Filed 2–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2022–0050; FRL–9568–01– 

OA] 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification for a public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) hereby provides notice that the 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will meet 

on the dates and times described below. 

Due to unforeseen administrative 

circumstances, EPA is announcing this 

meeting with less than 15 calendar days 

public notice. EPA is announcing a 

meeting on February 24, 2022. The 

meeting is open to the public. Members 

of the public are encouraged to provide 

comments relevant to the scorecard that 

is being developed by the White House 

Environmental Justice Interagency 

Council (IAC) to assess the progress of 

federal agencies’ in addressing current 

and historic environmental injustice. 

For additional information about 

registering to attend the meetings or to 

provide public comment, please see 

‘‘REGISTRATION’’ under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Preregistration is required. 

DATES: The WHEJAC will hold a virtual 

public meeting on Thursday, February 

24, 2022, from approximately 3 p.m.–7 

p.m., Eastern Time. A public comment 

period relevant to the scorecard will be 

considered by the WHEJAC during the 

meeting. (see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). Members of the public 

who wish to participate during the 

public comment period must preregister by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, 

February 21, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen L. Martin, WHEJAC Designated 

Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: 

whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202) 564– 

0203. Additional information about the 

WHEJAC is available at https://

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ 

white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting discussion will focus on the 

performance scorecard that is being 

developed by the White House 

Environmental Justice Interagency 

Council to assess the progress of federal 

agencies’ in addressing current and 

historic environmental injustice. 

Executive Order 14008, Section 220 (d) 

tasks the IAC to develop clear 

performance metrics to ensure 

accountability, in consultation with the 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council. 

The Charter of the WHEJAC states that 

the advisory committee will provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the Chair of the 

Council on Environmental Quality and 

to the White House Environmental 

Justice Interagency Council. The 

WHEJAC will provide advice and 

recommendations about broad crosscutting issues, related but not limited to, 

issues of environmental justice and 

pollution reduction, energy, climate 

change mitigation and resiliency, 

environmental health, and racial 

inequity. The WHEJAC’s efforts will 

include a broad range of strategic, 

scientific, technological, regulatory, 

community engagement, and economic 

issues related to environmental justice. 

Registration: Individual registration is 

required for the virtual public meeting. 

Information on how to register is located 

at https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council. 

Registration for the meeting is available 

through the scheduled end time of the 

meeting. Registration to speak during 

the public comment period will close 

11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 

21, 2022. When registering, please 

provide your name, organization, city 

and state, and email address for follow 

up. Please also indicate whether you 

would like to provide public comment 


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during the meeting, and whether you 

are submitting written comments at the 

time of registration. 

A. Public Comment 

The WHEJAC is interested in 

receiving public comments specific to 

the development of an annual public 

performance scorecard and the types of 

indicators or data that would be useful 

in a scorecard. This scorecard will 

provide a method for evaluation and 

accountability to assess progress on 

agencies’ progress in addressing historic 

environmental justice. Every effort will 

be made to hear from as many registered 

public commenters during the time 

specified on the agenda. Individuals or 

groups making remarks during the 

public comment period will be limited 

to three (3) minutes. Please be prepared 

to briefly describe your issue and what 

you want the WHEJAC to advise CEQ 

and IAC to do. Submitting written 

comments for the record are strongly 

encouraged. You can submit your 

written comments in three different 

ways, (1.) by creating comments in the 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2022–0050 

at http://www.regulations.gov, (2.) by 

using the webform at https://

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ 

white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council#whejacmeeting, and 

(3.) by sending comments via email to 

wheja@epa.gov . Written comments can 

be submitted through March 10, 2022. 

B. Information About Services for 

Individuals With Disabilities or 

Requiring English Language 

Translation Assistance 

For information about access or 

services for individuals requiring 

assistance, please contact Karen L. 

Martin, via email at whejac@epa.gov or 

contact by phone at (202) 564–0203. To 

request special accommodations for a 

disability or other assistance, please 

submit your request at least seven (7) 

working days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA sufficient time to process your 

request. All requests should be sent to 

the email listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Matthew Tejada, 

Director for the Office of Environmental 

Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03262 Filed 2–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9564–01–R6] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program; Petitions for Objection to 

State Operating Permit for ETC Texas 

Pipeline, Ltd, Waha Gas Plant, Pecos 

County, Texas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition 

for objection to Clean Air Act title V 

operating permit. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an 

Order dated January 28, 2022, granting 

a Petition dated March 10, 2020 from 

the Environmental Integrity Project, 

Sierra Club, Environment Texas, and 

Texas Campaign for the Environment 

(the Petitioners). The Petition requested 

that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act 

(CAA) title V operating permit issued by 

the Texas Commission on 

Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to ETC 

Texas Pipeline, Ltd (ETC) for its Waha 

Gas Plant located in Pecos County, 

Texas. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you 

contact the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

view copies of the final Order, the 

Petition, and other supporting 

information. Out of an abundance of 

caution for members of the public and 

our staff, the EPA Region 6 office is 

currently closed to the public to reduce 

the risk of transmitting COVID–19. 

Please call or email the contact listed 

below if you need alternative access to 

the final Order and Petition, which are 

available electronically at: https://

www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ 

title-v-petition-database. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aimee Wilson, EPA Region 6 Office, Air 

Permits Section, (214) 665–7596, 

wilson.aimee@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA 

affords EPA a 45-day period to review 

and object to, as appropriate, operating 

permits proposed by state permitting 

authorities under title V of the CAA. 

Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes 

any person to petition the EPA 

Administrator to object to a title V 

operating permit within 60 days after 

the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day 

review period if the EPA has not 

objected on its own initiative. Petitions 

must be based only on objections to the 

permit that were raised with reasonable 

specificity during the public comment 

period provided by the state, unless the 

petitioner demonstrates that it was 

impracticable to raise these issues 

during the comment period or unless 

the grounds for the issue arose after this 

period. 

The EPA received the Petition from 

the Petitioners dated March 10, 2020, 

requesting that the EPA object to the 

issuance of operating permit no. O2546, 

issued by TCEQ to the Waha Gas Plant 

in Pecos County, Texas. The Petition 

claims the proposed permit must 

include a schedule addressing 

noncompliance at the Waha Gas Plant, 

fails to identify any emission unit(s) 

authorized by one Permit by Rule (PBR) 

and three Standard Exemptions 

incorporated as applicable 

requirements, fails to establish 

monitoring, testing, and recordkeeping 

provisions that assure compliance with 

PBR and Standard Exemption 

requirements, fails to include specific 

enforceable terms and conditions for 

applicable NSPS requirements, and the 

proposed permit’s incorporation of 

ETC’s PBR registrations is deficient. 

On January 28, 2022, the EPA 

Administrator issued an Order granting 

the Petition. The Order explains the 

basis for EPA’s decision. 

Dated: February 9, 2022. 

David Garcia, 

Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 

6. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03265 Filed 2–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2005–0008; FRL–9582– 

01–OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Emergency Planning and Release 

Notification Requirements (EPCRA 

Sections 302, 303, and 304) (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Emergency Planning and Release 

Notification Requirements (EPA ICR 

Number 1395.11, OMB Control Number 

2050–0092) 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 April 30, 

2022. Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 


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