Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0026-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts; Request for Comment on Renewal Information Collection
Posted Date: 2003-07-01T04:00Z

39071
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
126
/
Tuesday,
July
1,
2003
/
Notices
Gulfstream
states
that
copies
of
its
filing
have
been
mailed
to
all
affected
customers,
interested
state
commissions,
and
all
parties
listed
on
the
Official
Service
List
compiled
by
the
Secretary
of
the
Commission
in
this
proceeding.
Any
person
desiring
to
protest
said
filing
should
file
a
protest
with
the
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington,
DC
20426,
in
accordance
with
§
385.211
of
the
Commission's
Rules
and
Regulations.
All
such
protests
must
be
filed
in
accordance
with
§
154.210
of
the
Commission's
Regulations.
Protests
will
be
considered
by
the
Commission
in
determining
the
appropriate
action
to
be
taken,
but
will
not
serve
to
make
protestants
parties
to
the
proceedings.
This
filing
is
available
for
review
at
the
Commission
in
the
Public
Reference
Room
or
may
be
viewed
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
using
the
``
FERRIS''
link.
Enter
the
docket
number
excluding
the
last
three
digits
in
the
docket
number
field
to
access
the
document.
For
assistance,
please
contact
FERC
Online
Support
at
FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.
gov
or
tollfree
at
(
866)
208
 
3676,
or
TTY,
contact
(
202)
502
 
8659.
The
Commission
strongly
encourages
electronic
filings.
See
18
CFR
385.2001(
a)(
1)(
iii)
and
the
instructions
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
under
the
``
e­
Filing''
link.
Protest
Date:
June
30,
2003.

Linda
Mitry,
Acting
Secretary.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
16610
Filed
6
 
30
 
03;
8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6717
 
01
 
P
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
[
Docket
No.
RP03
 
221
 
000]

High
Island
Offshore
System,
L.
L.
C.;
Notice
of
Informal
Settlement
Conference
June
25,
2003.
Take
notice
that
an
informal
settlement
conference
will
be
convened
in
this
proceeding
commencing
at
10
a.
m.
on
July
1,
2003,
at
the
offices
of
the
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington,
DC
20426,
for
the
purpose
of
exploring
the
possible
settlement
of
the
abovereferenced
dockets.
Any
party
as
defined
by
18
CFR
385.102(
c),
or
any
participant
as
defined
by
18
CFR
385.102(
b),
is
invited
to
attend.
Persons
wishing
to
become
a
party
must
move
to
intervene
and
receive
intervenor
status
pursuant
to
the
Commission's
regulations
(
18
CFR
385.214).
For
additional
information,
please
contact
Donald
Heydt
at
(
202)
502
 
8740,
donald.
heydt@
ferc.
gov
or
Irene
Szopo
at
(
202)
502
 
8323,
irene.
szopo@
ferc.
gov.

Linda
Mitry,
Acting
Secretary.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
16611
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30
 
03;
8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6717
 
01
 
P
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
[
Docket
No.
RP03
 
527
 
000]

Williston
Basin
Interstate
Pipeline
Company;
Notice
of
Tariff
Filing
June
25,
2003.
Take
notice
that
on
June
20,
2003,
Williston
Basin
Interstate
Pipeline
Company
(
Williston
Basin),
tendered
for
filing
as
part
of
its
FERC
Gas
Tariff,
Second
Revised
Volume
No.
1,
the
following
revised
tariff
sheets
to
become
effective
July
20,
2003:

Sixth
Revised
Sheet
No.
235
Sixth
Revised
Sheet
No.
235A
Fourth
Revised
Sheet
No.
736
Fourth
Revised
Sheet
No.
738
Third
Revised
Sheet
No.
739
Third
Revised
Sheet
No.
740
First
Revised
Sheet
No.
740A
Williston
Basin
states
that
it
is
proposing
a
number
of
changes
to
the
provisions
of
its
Receipt
Point
Operational
Balancing
Agreement
(
ROBA),
which
will
enhance
and
provide
for
added
flexibility
for
this
service.
Any
person
desiring
to
be
heard
or
to
protest
said
filing
should
file
a
motion
to
intervene
or
a
protest
with
the
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington,
DC
20426,
in
accordance
with
§
385.214
or
385.211
of
the
Commission's
Rules
and
Regulations.
All
such
motions
or
protests
must
be
filed
in
accordance
with
§
154.210
of
the
Commission's
Regulations.
Protests
will
be
considered
by
the
Commission
in
determining
the
appropriate
action
to
be
taken,
but
will
not
serve
to
make
protestants
parties
to
the
proceedings.
Any
person
wishing
to
become
a
party
must
file
a
motion
to
intervene.
This
filing
is
available
for
review
at
the
Commission
in
the
Public
Reference
Room
or
may
be
viewed
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
using
the
``
FERRIS''
link.
Enter
the
docket
number
excluding
the
last
three
digits
in
the
docket
number
field
to
access
the
document.
For
assistance,
please
contact
FERC
Online
Support
at
FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.
gov
or
tollfree
at
(
866)
208
 
3676,
or
TTY,
contact
(
202)
502
 
8659.
The
Commission
strongly
encourages
electronic
filings.
See
18
CFR
385.2001(
a)(
1)(
iii)
and
the
instructions
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
under
the
``
e­
Filing''
link.
Comment
Date:
July
2,
2003.

Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary.
[
FR
Doc.
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6717
 
01
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OEI
 
2003
 
0026;
FRL
 
7521
 
4]

Toxic
Chemical
Release
Reporting;
Alternate
Threshold
for
Low
Annual
Reportable
Amounts;
Request
for
Comment
on
Renewal
Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
notice
announces
that
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
the
following
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
pursuant
to
the
procedures
described
in
5
CFR
1320.12:
Alternate
Threshold
for
Low
Annual
Reportable
Amounts,
Toxic
Chemical
Release
Reporting
(
EPA
ICR
No.
1704.07,
OMB
No.
2070
 
0143).
This
ICR
covers
the
reporting
and
record
keeping
requirements
associated
with
reporting
under
the
alternate
threshold
for
reporting
to
the
Toxics
Release
Inventory
(
TRI).
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.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
Chapter
15.
EPA
ICR
No.
1704.06
was
approved
by
OMB
on
March
10,
2003
with
a
shorter
than
usual
clearance
in
order
to
provide
the
EPA
an
opportunity
to
examine
in
more
detail
the
TRI
burden
estimates
and
opportunities
for
reducing
burden
and
enhancing
the
practical
utility
of
the
data.
Before
submitting
the
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
proposed
information
collection
as
described
below.

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2003
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Notices
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
the
docket
control
number
OEI
 
2003
 
0026,
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
July
31,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
III.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section
of
this
notice.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION:
For
general
information,
contact
The
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Hotline
at
(
800)
424
 
9346
or
(
703)
412
 
9810,
TDD
(
800)
553
 
7672,
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
epaoswer/
hotline/.
For
technical
information
about
this
ICR
renewal,
contact:
Judith
Kendall,
Toxics
Release
Inventory
Program
Division,
OEI
(
2844T),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Telephone:
202
 
566
 
0750;
Fax:
202
 
566
 
0727;
email:
kendall.
judith@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Does
This
Notice
Apply
to
Me?

A.
Affected
Entities:
Entities
that
will
be
affected
by
this
action
are
those
facilities
that
manufacture,
process,
or
otherwise
use
certain
toxic
chemicals
listed
on
the
Toxics
Release
Inventory
(
TRI)
and
which
are
required
under
section
313
of
the
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
of
1986
(
EPCRA),
to
report
annually
to
EPA
their
environmental
releases
of
such
chemicals.
Currently,
those
industries
with
the
following
SIC
code
designations
(
that
meet
all
other
threshold
criteria
for
TRI
reporting)
must
report
toxic
chemical
releases
and
other
waste
management
activities:
 
20
 
39,
manufacturing
sector
 
10,
metal
mining
(
except
for
SIC
codes
1011,
1081,
and
1094)
 
12,
coal
mining
(
except
for
SIC
code1241
and
extraction
activities)
 
4911,
4931
and
4939,
electrical
utilities
that
combust
coal
and/
or
oil
for
the
purpose
of
generating
power
for
distribution
in
commerce.
 
4953,
RCRA
Subtitle
C
hazardous
waste
treatment
and
disposal
facilities
 
5169,
chemicals
and
allied
products
wholesale
distributors
 
5171,
petroleum
bulk
plants
and
terminals
 
7389,
solvent
recovery
services,
and
 
Federal
facilities
in
any
SIC
code
To
determine
whether
you
or
your
business
is
affected
by
this
action,
you
should
carefully
examine
the
applicability
provisions
at
40
CFR
part
372
and
section
4(
a)
of
the
Supporting
Statement
of
the
information
collection.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person(
s)
listed
in
the
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
section.

II.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information
or
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Support
Documents?

A.
In
Person
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
Docket
ID
no.
OEI
 
2003
 
0026.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
this
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
OEI
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
(
EPA/
DC)
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Public
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566
 
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OEI
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
1752.

B.
Electronic
Availability
Electronic
copies
of
the
ICR
are
available
from
the
EPA
Home
Page
at
the
Federal
Register
 
Environmental
Documents
entry
for
this
document
under
``
Laws
and
Regulations''
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/).
An
electronic
copy
of
the
collection
instrument
referenced
in
this
ICR
and
instructions
for
its
completion
are
available
at
http:/
/
www.
epa.
gov/
triinter/#
forms.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http:
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
dockets,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
(
i.
e.,
OEI
 
2003
 
0026).
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
II.
A.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
Docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.
For
additional
information
about
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
visit
EPA
Dockets
online
or
see
67
FR
38102,
May
31,
2002.

III.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
(
i.
e.,
``
OEI
 
2003
 
0026)
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
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Notices
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
IV.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
below,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
e­
mail
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
To
access
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page,
select
``
Information
Sources,''
``
Dockets,''
and
``
EPA
Dockets.''
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
Docket
ID
No.
OEI
 
2003
 
0026.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
electronic
mail
(
e­
mail)
to
oei.
docket@
epa.
gov.
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
OEI
 
2003
 
0026.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
email
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
Docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
III.
2.
below.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
All
comments
and
data
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
the
docket
control
number
OEI
 
2003
 
0026.
Electronic
comments
on
this
document
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.
2.
By
Mail.
Send
three
copies
of
your
comments
to:
Document
Control
Office,
Office
of
Environmental
Information
(
OEI),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
3.
By
Hand
Delivery
or
Courier.
Comments
may
be
delivered
in
person
or
by
courier
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
(
EPA/
DC)
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC,
attention
Docket
ID
No.
OEI
 
2003
 
0026.

IV.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
Information
That
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?
All
comments
which
contain
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
clearly
marked
as
such.
Three
sanitized
copies
of
any
comments
containing
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
also
be
submitted
and
will
be
placed
in
the
public
record
for
this
document.
Persons
submitting
information
any
portion
of
which
they
believe
is
entitled
to
treatment
as
CBI
by
EPA
must
assert
a
business
confidentiality
claim
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
2.203(
b)
for
each
such
portion.
This
claim
must
be
made
at
the
time
that
the
information
is
submitted
to
EPA.
Information
covered
by
such
a
claim
will
be
disclosed
by
EPA
only
to
the
extent,
and
by
means
of
the
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2,
subpart
B.
If
a
confidentiality
claim
does
not
accompany
the
information
when
it
is
received
by
EPA,
the
information
may
be
made
available
to
the
public
by
EPA
without
further
notice
to
the
submitter.

V.
What
Information
Is
EPA
Particularly
Interested
In?
Pursuant
to
section
3506(
c)(
2)(
a)
of
the
PRA,
EPA
specifically
solicits
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.

VI.
To
What
Information
Collection
Activity
or
ICR
Does
This
Notice
Apply?
EPA
is
seeking
comments
on
the
following
ICR,
as
well
as
the
Agency's
intention
to
renew
the
corresponding
OMB
approval,
which
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
October
31,
2003.
Title:
Alternate
Threshold
for
Low
Annual
Reportable
Amounts.
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
1704.07,
OMB
No.
2070
 
0143.
Abstract:
EPCRA
section
313
requires
certain
facilities
manufacturing,
processing,
or
otherwise
using
certain
toxic
chemicals
in
excess
of
specified
threshold
quantities
to
report
their
environmental
releases
of
such
chemicals
annually.
Each
such
facility
must
file
a
separate
report
for
each
such
chemical.
In
accordance
with
the
authority
in
EPCRA,
EPA
has
established
an
alternate
threshold
for
those
facilities
with
low
amounts
of
a
listed
toxic
chemical
in
wastes.
A
facility
that
otherwise
meets
the
current
reporting
thresholds,
but
estimates
that
the
total
amount
of
the
chemical
in
waste
does
not
exceed
500
pounds
per
year,
and
that
the
chemical
was
manufactured,
processed,
or
otherwise
used
in
an
amount
not
exceeding
1
million
pounds
during
the
reporting
year,
can
take
advantage
of
reporting
under
the
alternate
threshold
option
for
that
chemical
for
that
reporting
year.
Each
qualifying
facility
that
chooses
to
apply
the
revised
threshold
must
file
the
Form
A
Certification
Statement
(
EPA
Form
9350
 
2)
in
lieu
of
a
complete
TRI
reporting
Form
R
(
EPA
Form
9350
 
1).
In
submitting
the
Form
A
Certification
Statement,
the
facility
certifies
that
the
sum
of
the
amount
of
the
EPCRA
section
313
chemical
in
wastes
did
not
exceed
500
pounds
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the
reporting
year,
and
that
the
chemical
was
manufactured,
processed,
or
otherwise
used
in
an
amount
not
exceeding
1
million
pounds
during
the
reporting
year.
Use
of
the
Form
A
Certification
Statement
represents
a
substantial
savings
to
respondents,
both
in
burden
hours
and
in
labor
costs.
The
Form
A
Certification
Statement
provides
communities
with
information
that
the
chemical
is
being
manufactured,
processed
or
otherwise
used
at
facilities.
Additionally,
the
Form
A
Certification
Statement
provides
compliance
monitoring
and
enforcement
programs
and
other
interested
parties
with
a
means
to
track
chemical
management
activities
and
verify
overall
compliance
with
the
rule.
Responses
to
this
collection
of
information
are
mandatory
(
see
40
CFR
part
372)
and
facilities
subject
to
reporting
must
submit
either
a
Form
A
Certification
Statement
or
a
Form
R.

VII.
What
Are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
This
ICR?
Under
the
PRA,
``
burden''
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
federal
agency.
For
this
collection,
it
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
The
annual
public
burden
for
this
collection
of
information,
which
is
approved
under
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0143,
is
estimated
to
average
13.7
hours
for
facilities
submitting
a
Form
A
Certification
Statement
for
a
single
listed
chemical.
By
comparison,
the
average
time
required
for
calculations,
form
completion
and
record
keeping/
mailing
for
Form
R
is
estimated
to
average
19.5
hours
per
form.
Thus,
for
a
facility
filing
a
Form
A
certification
for
a
single
chemical,
the
alternate
threshold
yields
an
average
savings
of
5.8
hours.
The
ICR
supporting
statement
provides
a
detailed
explanation
of
the
burden
estimates
that
are
summarized
in
this
notice.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR
supporting
statement:
Estimated
No.
of
Respondents:
5,200.
Frequency
of
Responses:
Annual.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Burden
Hours:
169,106.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Burden
Costs:
$
7.56
million.

VIII.
Are
There
Changes
in
the
Estimates
From
the
Last
Approval?
The
estimated
burden
described
above
differs
from
what
is
currently
in
OMB's
inventory
for
alternate
threshold
reporting:
5,121
responses
(
Form
A
Certification
Statements)
and
463,670
burden
hours.
The
burden
estimated
in
this
supporting
statement
differs
from
OMB's
inventory
as
a
result
of
adjustments
to
estimates
of
number
of
responses
(
from
5,121
responses
to
5,000
responses),
changes
to
subsequent
year
unit
reporting
burden
estimates
(
from
30.2
to
9.2
burden
hours
per
chemical
certified
on
a
Form
A
Certification
Statement),
and
an
adjustment
for
use
of
TRI
 
ME
for
those
forms
completed
using
TRI
 
ME.
These
changes
are
described
in
greater
detail
in
the
supporting
statement
for
this
ICR,
available
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record.

IX.
What
Is
the
Next
Step
in
the
Process
for
This
ICR?
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
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.12.
EPA
will
issue
another
Federal
Register
notice
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.5(
a)(
1)(
iv)
to
announce
the
submission
of
the
ICR
to
OMB
and
the
opportunity
to
submit
additional
comments
to
OMB.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
this
ICR
or
the
approval
process,
please
contact
the
person(
s)
listed
in
the
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
section.

Dated:
June
25,
2003.
Kimberly
T.
Nelson,
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Environmental
Information.
[
FR
Doc.
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16584
Filed
6
 
30
 
03;
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OEI
 
2003
 
0025;
FRL
 
7520
 
9]

Toxic
Chemical
Release
Reporting;
Request
for
Comment
on
Renewal
Information
and
Proposed
Changes
to
Part
II
of
the
Form
R
Collection
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
PRA)
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
notice
announces
that
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
the
following
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
pursuant
to
procedures
described
in
5
CFR
1320.12:
Toxic
Chemical
Release
Reporting
(
EPA
ICR
No.
1363.13,
OMB
No.
2070
 
0093).
This
ICR
involves
a
collection
activity
that
is
currently
approved
and
scheduled
to
expire
on
October
31,
2003.
EPA
ICR
No.
1363.12
was
approved
by
OMB
on
March
10,
2003,
with
a
shorter
than
usual
clearance
in
order
to
provide
the
EPA
an
opportunity
to
examine
in
more
detail
the
TRI
burden
estimates
and
opportunities
for
reducing
burden
and
enhancing
the
practical
utility
of
the
data.
A
revised
draft
Form
R
is
included
in
this
ICR.
The
redesigned
draft
Form
R
collects
all
the
same
information
as
the
prior
form;
however,
it
collects
that
information
in
a
different
format.
EPA
is
proposing
this
draft
Form
R
based
on
feedback
received
from
stakeholders
in
an
effort
to
collect
information
in
a
more
logical,
simplistic
manner.
Section
V
below
and
sections
1
(
b)
and
3
(
b)
of
the
ICR
Supporting
Statement
discuss
the
proposed
Form
R
changes
in
greater
detail.
Also,
a
copy
of
the
proposed
new
Form
R
and
a
crosswalk
between
the
proposed
Form
R
and
the
previous
version
of
the
Form
R
are
included
as
Attachment
G
of
the
ICR
Supporting
Statement.
Before
submitting
this
ICR
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval
under
the
PRA,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
collection
as
described
below.
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
the
docket
control
number
OEI
 
2003
 
0025
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
September
2,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
III.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section
of
this
notice.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
The
Emergency
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Hotline
at
(
800)
424
 
9346
or
(
703)
412
 
9810,
TDD
(
800)
553
 
7672,
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
epaoswer/
hotline/.
For
technical
information
about
this
ICR
renewal
contact:
Judith
Kendall,
Toxics
Release
Inventory
Program
Division,
OEI,
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
2844T),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Telephone:
202
 
566
 
0750;

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