Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Information Requirements for Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as Amended (EPA # 1606.02)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review;

Information Requirements for Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated

Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as Amended (EPA #

1606.02)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) for ``Information Requirements for Petitions to Modify the List

of Regulated Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as

Amended'' described below has been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and

cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1606.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Information Requirements for Petitions to Modify the List of

Regulated Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as

Amended (OMB Control No. 2050-0127; EPA ICR No. 1606.02). This is a

request for extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: This information collection addresses the requirements

for submitting petitions to modify the list of regulated substances

under section 112(r) of the CAA. CAA section 112(r) requires EPA to

promulgate a list of a least 100 substances (``regulated substances'')

that are known to cause, or may be reasonable anticipated to cause,

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death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health or the

environment. EPA is also required to set threshold quantities for each

list substance. The list and threshold quantities will determine the

need for owners and operators of facilities to comply with subsequent

regulations addressing the prevention and detection of accidental

releases. The act also requires the Agency to develop procedures for

the addition and deletion of substances from the list. Accordingly, EPA

has published a list of regulated substances and threshold quantities

and also the requirements for the petition process that will be use to

add or delete chemicals from the final list.

The listing rule requires the petitioner to submit information in

support of a petition to modify the list of regulated substances. The

petitioner must provide EPA with sufficient information to specifically

support the request to add or delete a substance from the list of

regulated substances. The Agency will use this information in making

the decision to grant or deny a petition. The information collection

addresses the burden of collecting and submitting supporting

information in accordance with EPA's proposed petition process.

Information will be collected on a voluntary basis, and all the

information collected requesting modification of the substance listings

will be stored in a docket created for that purpose.

This information collection is authorized under CAA section 112(r),

42 U.S.C. 7412(r). CAA section 112(r)(3) states, in relevant part,

``The Administrator shall establish procedures for the addition and

deletion of substances from the list established under this paragraph

consistent with those applicable to the list in subsection (b).'' The

information collected during the petition process will provide the

primary basis for EPA to determine if it is appropriate to add or

delete the substance from the list. To be consistent with the petition

process under CAA section 112(b), EPA is required to consider and

respond to petitions to modify the list of regulated substances for

accidental release prevention within 18 months of submission of the

petition; complete data supporting the petition are necessary to allow

EPA to complete its review within that time period. 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. The Federal Register

Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this

collection of information was published on 9/29/95 (60 FR 50574).

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 138

hours per response. 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. This

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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Voluntary.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 11/year.

Frequency of Response: Voluntary/Once per petition.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,518 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $67,624.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the

accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods

for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of

automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please

refer to EPA ICR No. 1606.02 and OMB Control No. 2050-0127 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 29, 1996.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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