This information
collection request is not approved, pursuant to the provisions of
40 CFR part 1320. OMB is concerned that the proposed addition of
latitude and longitude to the mandatory elements in the RMP
registration may lack practical utility. Prior to submission to OMB
of the ICR associated with the final rule, EPA should address the
practical utility of these data elements. In addition, EPA should:
-- provide an explicit description of the confidentiality
provisions that will be used for confidential business information
(CBI), to include a summary of the relevant provisions in 40 CFR
part 2 subpart B, and circumstances under which CBI would be made
available to parties outside the Agency as detailed in section
2.209 and elsewhere in the subpart. -- clarify the applicability of
40 CFR 2.301 to information obtained under this collection. --
clarify the total number of annual responses anticipated to this
collection. -- address commenters' concerns that not allowing
submission of written plans in hard copy as an alternative to
electronic submission may be unduly burdensome. -- address
commenters' concerns that requiring use of the NAICS rather than
the SIC in the initial RMP submission may be burdensome to the
regulated public. -- ensure that its ICR submission contains all
forms applicable to the collection, or where electronic submission
is anticipated, a detailed description of the data fields and
format used for such submissions. EPA should respond to these
comments and any comments from the public on this ICR in both the
preamble of the notice of final rulemaking and the supporting
statement of the ICR associated with the final rule.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/1999
07/31/1999
07/31/1999
43,900
0
43,900
1,103,475
0
0
11,000
0
0
This Information Collection
Requirement (ICR) is amending the ICR submitted with the Final Risk
Management Programs Rule ("RMP RULE on June 20, 1996, for
registering sources documenting risk management programs, and
submitting a risk management plan (RMP) under section 112(r)(7)(B)
of the Clean Air Act, as amended. The amendments to the final RMP
rule, proposes sources to submit a sanitized, unsanitized version
of the RMP and an upfront substantiation for each Confidential
Business Information claim that is submitted in the RMP. EPA
estimates that the only sources that may be subject to this ICR is
only about 4000 chemical etc.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Information Collection Requirements for Risk Management Plans Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act