Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 8700-25, 8700-27, Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - Private Sector Form and Instruction	Modified
1656ss15.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-10-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23924	Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - Private Sector Form and Instruction	Modified
187787	Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - State Implementing Agencies	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2050-0144	ICR Reference No: 201509-2050-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201206-2050-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 1656.15
Title: Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/14/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/21/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2016
Responses	4,475	0	4,539
Time Burden (Hours)	54,000	0	80,546
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: CAA section 112(r)(7) required EPA to promulgate regulations and appropriate guidance to provide for the prevention and detection of accidental releases and for responses to such releases. EPA issued the final rule on June 20, 1996 (61 FR 31668). The regulations include requirements for submittal of an RMP, including source registration, to EPA. The RMP includes information on a source's hazard assessment, prevention program, and emergency response program. The regulations are codified in 40 CFR part 68. The rule requires sources to submit their RMPs every five years beginning June 21, 1999. The final rule establishing the list of regulated substances and threshold quantities under CAA section 112r was published on January 31, 1994 (59 FR 4478), which also includes provisions and procedures for submitting a petition to add or delete a substance. This information collection request (ICR) addresses the following information requirements: (1) Documenting sources' risk management programs and submitting a source risk management plan (RMP) under CAA Section 112(r)(7). The regulations include requirements for covered sources to implement and maintain documentation for a risk management program and submit a RMP (including information on a source's hazard assessment, prevention program, and emergency response program) to EPA. EPA has assumed responsibility for maintaining a database of submitted RMPs, which will be made available electronically to the implementing agency, states, local governments, and (except for the Offsite Consequence Analysis data) to the public. (2) Collecting and submitting information to support petitions to modify the list of regulated substances under CAA Section 112(r)(3). The regulations include requirements for a petitioner to submit sufficient information in support of a petition to scientifically support the request to add or delete a chemical from the list of regulated substances. The Agency will use this information in making the decision to grant or deny a petition.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 91 - 604 112(r) Name of Law: Clean Air Act (as amended)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 33518	06/12/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 62071	10/15/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - Private Sector	8700-25, 8700-27, 8700-28	Risk Management Plan Form, CBI Substantiation Form, CBI Unsanitized Data Element
Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - State Implementing Agencies

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,475	4,539	0	0	-64	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	54,000	80,546	0	0	-26,546	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a decrease of 26,546 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The reason for this decrease is because this ICR period does not include a major filing deadline year and the previous ICR did include a major filing deadline. Second, the number of sources subject to the regulations fluctuates regularly, and is lower in this ICR period than in the previous ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,262,598

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/21/2015

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