Risk Management Program
Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated
Substances under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (Renewal)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/21/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2022
48,626
4,346
704,005
66,793
31,044
0
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.
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.
$2,082,859
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Wendy Hoffman 202
564-8794
No
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.
Form 8700-27 Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - Private Sector
1656ss18.docx
Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions - Private Sector