[Federal Register: May 23, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Investigations Into Compliance of Stationary
Source With the Accidental Release Prevention Program
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 document announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Investigations into Possible
Noncompliance of Stationary Sources with the Accidental Release
Prevention Program established in 40 CFR Part 68, EPA ICR No. 1956.01.
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 June 22, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1956.01 to the
following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail Code 2822), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer at
EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-mail at
farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1956.01. For technical
questions about the ICR contact Silvia Palomo on (312) 353-2172.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Investigations into Compliance of Stationary Sources with
the Accidental Release Prevention Program
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established in 40 CFR part 68, EPA ICR Number 1956.01. This is a new
collection.
Abstract: On June 20, 1996, EPA published risk management
regulations mandated under the accidental release prevention provisions
under the Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7). These
regulations were codified in 40 CFR part 68. The intent of Section
112(r) is to prevent accidental releases to the air and mitigate the
consequences of such releases by focusing prevention measures on
chemicals that pose the greatest risk to the environment. The chemical
accident prevention rule required owners and operators of stationary
sources subject to the rule to submit a risk management plan by June
21, 1999 to EPA. The Office of Chemical Emergency Preparedness and
Prevention (OCEPP), Superfund Division, Region 5, is responsible for
implementing and enforcing the Risk Management Program. In order to
fulfill its responsibilities as the implementing office, OCEPP will
collect information from major stationary sources of air emissions to
determine whether or not these sources are in compliance with the risk
management program regulations.
The information will be requested through certified mail and
pursuant to Section 114(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7414(a).
Therefore, response to the information collection is mandatory. The
information collected will include the names of the regulated
substances used, produced, or stored on-site; amount of the regulated
substances; copies of inventory records; capacity of the container
which stores or handles the regulated substance; and the number of
employees.
Any information submitted to EPA for which a claim of
confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency
policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2; 41 FR
36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43
FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on May 9, 2000
(65 FR 26829). EPA received comments on the ICR from the following
organizations: American Chemistry Council; Center for Regulatory
Effectiveness (CRE); National Paint & Coating Association; and from one
person.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 14.8
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: Major stationary sources of air
emissions that have applied for or obtained a Title V operating permit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 26,640 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/Maintenance Cost
Burden: 0.
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. 1956.01 in any correspondence.
Dated: May 3, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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