Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEM-2015-0725-2103
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances under the Clean Air Act (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2022-07-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40531-40532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14461]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEM-2015-0725; FRL-9999-01-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Risk Management Program Requirements and 
Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated Substances Under the Clean 
Air Act (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is submitting an 
information collection request (ICR), Risk Management Program 
Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances 
under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (EPA ICR Number 1656.18, OMB 
Control Number 2050-0144) 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 November 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on December 14, 2021 during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its 
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 8, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEM-
2015-0725, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or 
by mail to: (1) EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and 
(2) OMB via email to [email protected]. 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 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: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency 
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-8794; email address: [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that EPA will be collecting, are available in 
the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the 
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed 
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, 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 is authorized by the 
following Clean Air Act (CAA) sections: for onsite documentation of 
Risk Management Plans (RMPs), section 112(r)(7)(B)(i) and (ii); for 
submitting an RMP, section 112(r)(7)(B)(iii); and, for onsite 
documentation and submittal of RMPs, section 114(a)(1). The agencies 
implementing the Risk Management Program use RMPs to evaluate 
compliance with the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions in 40 CFR 
part 68 and to identify sources for inspection that may pose 
significant risks to the community. Citizens may use the information to 
assess and address chemical hazards in their communities and to respond 
appropriately in the event of a release of a regulated substance.
    This request for comments relates to the renewal of OMB Control 
Number 2050-0144, which covers the Risk Management Program and is being 
consolidated with EPA ICR Number OMB Control Number 2050-0216, which 
represents the Risk Management Program information collection 
requirements impacted by the Final Risk Management Program 
Reconsideration Rule (Reconsideration Rule), published on December 19, 
2019 (84 FR 69834). The Reconsideration Rule modified changes made to 
the Risk Management Program by the Final Risk Management Program 
Amendments Rule (Amendments Rule), published on January 13, 2017 (82 FR 
4594). The consolidation covers information collection requirements 
from the Amendments Rule that were retained or retained with 
modification in the Reconsideration Rule. Once this renewal ICR is 
approved, OMB Control Number 2050-0216 will be discontinued.
    EPA received no comments on the ICR. The final ICR package is being 
submitted to OMB for review and approval for a 30-day review period.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Stationary sources that manufacture, 
react, mix, store, or use substances in processes that require 
equipment designed, constructed, installed, operated, or maintained in 
specific ways to prevent accidental releases and ensure safe 
operations.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under CAA section 
112(r)(7)(B)(iii).
    Estimated number of respondents: 14,216.
    Frequency of response: Sources are required to register and submit 
an RMP once every five years, unless there are significant changes in 
the information provided.
    Total estimated burden: 704,005 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $50,147,128 (per year), which includes 
$31,044 annual operation & maintenance costs. No capital costs are 
associated with this ICR.
    Changes in Estimates: This ICR estimates a total annual respondent 
burden of 704,005 hours, which is a decrease of 69,872 burden hours for 
all sources and States compared to the previous two ICRs being 
consolidated here. Three primary reasons account for this decrease in 
burden. First, the burden varies from one ICR renewal to the next due 
to different resubmission deadlines based on the sources' RMP re-
submission deadlines and other regulatory deadlines. Therefore, the 
burden changes each year depending on how many sources must submit 
their RMP and comply with certain prevention program requirements. 
Second, the number of sources subject to the regulations fluctuates 
regularly and is slightly lower than in the previous ICR (12,995 
sources in the previous ICR versus 12,341 sources in this ICR). 
Finally, the burden for rule familiarization under the Amendments rule 
and the Reconsideration rule is a one-time burden that was incurred at 
the time of implementation of the Reconsideration rule and is not 
included in this consolidated ICR. However, rule familiarization with 
the RMP requirements in general is retained for new sources in this 
consolidated ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-14461 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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