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

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 8700-27 Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
1656ss18.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-07-05	Missing upstream

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
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: 202207-2050-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201908-2050-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 1656.18
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: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/21/2022

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2022
Responses	48,626	4,346
Time Burden (Hours)	704,005	66,793
Cost Burden (Dollars)	31,044	0

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Abstract: This information collection is authorized by the following Clean Air Act (CAA) sections: for onsite documentation of Risk Management Plans (RMPs), section 112(r)(7)(B)(i) and (ii); for submitting an RMP, section 112(r)(7)(B)(iii); and, for onsite documentation and submittal of RMPs, section 114(a)(1). The agencies implementing the Risk Management Program use RMPs to evaluate compliance with the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions in 40 CFR part 68 and to identify sources for inspection that may pose significant risks to the community. Citizens may use the information to assess and address chemical hazards in their communities and to respond appropriately in the event of a release of a regulated substance. This request for comments relates to the renewal of EPA ICR Number 1656.17, OMB Control Number 2050-0144, which covers the Risk Management Program and is being consolidated with EPA ICR Number 2537.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0216, which represents the Risk Management Program information collection requirements impacted by the Final Risk Management Program Reconsideration Rule (Reconsideration Rule), published on December 19, 2019 (84 FR 69834). The Reconsideration Rule modified changes made to the Risk Management Program by the Final Risk Management Program Amendments Rule (Amendments Rule), published on January 13, 2017 (82 FR 4594). The consolidation covers information collection requirements from the Amendments Rule that were retained or retained with modification in the Reconsideration Rule. Once this renewal ICR is approved, OMB Control Number 2050-0216 will be discontinued. EPA received no comments on the ICR. The final ICR package is being submitted to OMB for review and approval for a 30-day review period.

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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:
	86 FR 71059	12/14/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 40531	07/07/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	48,626	4,346	0	19,410	24,870	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	704,005	66,793	0	707,084	-69,872	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	31,044	0	0	25,850	5,194	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In this section of the document, EPA presents two alternative approaches for analyzing the change in burden: (1) comparing the burden in this ICR with the total burden associated with the previous two ICRs being consolidated here (i.e., the total burden associated with OMB Control No. 2050-0144 and OMB Control No. 2050-0216) and (2) comparing the burden in this ICR with the burden associated with the ICR being renewed (i.e., the burden associated with OMB Control No. 2050-0144). Compared to the previous two ICRs being consolidated here, this ICR includes a decrease of 69,872 burden hours for all sources and States. Three primary reasons account for this decrease in burden. First, as explained in section 1 of this document, the burden varies from one ICR renewal to the next due to different resubmission deadlines based on the sources RMP re-submission deadlines and other regulatory deadlines. Therefore, the burden changes each year depending on how many sources must submit their RMP and comply with certain prevention program requirements. Second, as mentioned in section 6(d), the number of sources subject to the regulations fluctuates regularly and is slightly lower than in the previous ICR (12,995 sources in the previous ICR versus 12,341 sources in this ICR). Finally, the burden for rule familiarization under the Amendments rule and the Reconsideration rule is a one-time burden that was incurred at the time of implementation of the Reconsideration rule and is not included in this consolidated ICR. However, rule familiarization with the RMP requirements in general is retained for new sources in this consolidated ICR. For the ICR being renewed (EPA ICR No. 1656.17; OMB Control No. 2050-0144), EPA estimated a total of 66,793 annual burden hours and 4,346 annual responses. For this ICR (EPA ICR Number 1656.18), EPA estimates 704,005 annual burden hours and 48,626 annual responses. This represents an increase of 637,212 annual burden hours and 44,280 annual responses. This increase in total annual burden hours and annual responses is due to the inclusion of the information collection requirements currently covered under the ICR with OMB Control No. 2050-0216. These information collection requirements include coordination activities, notification drills, exercises, and public meetings. The increase in annual burden hours and annual responses associated with these requirements was slightly offset by a slight reduction in the number of facilities that need to comply with these information collection activities.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,082,859

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 07/21/2022

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