Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Proposed Rule)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 8700-29 Tier I Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 8700-30 Tier II Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 8700-29 Tier II Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 8700-30 Tier I Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
1352ss17.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-03-16	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23847	Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Tier I Form
23847	Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Tier II Form
183500	Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA - State & Local	Form and Instruction	Modified	Tier II Form
183500	Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA - State & Local	Form and Instruction	Modified	Tier I Form

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2050-0072	ICR Reference No: 202603-2050-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-2050-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 1352.16
Title: Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/13/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	471,787	471,787
Time Burden (Hours)	6,793,537	6,963,271
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,715,094	1,715,094

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Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to conform the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act hazardous chemical inventory reporting regulations to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard amendments of 2012 and 2024. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and its regulations rely on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard for the definition of a hazardous chemical and for the categories of health and physical hazards that must be reported under the hazardous chemical inventory regulations. This action proposes to conform the terminology used and information that must be reported on the hazardous chemical inventory forms to the Hazard Communication Standard amendments. As a result, this proposed action would also improve first responder and community safety, reduce discrepancies and confusion, prevent interpretation burdens on facilities when using (Material) Safety Data Sheets to complete annual hazardous chemical inventory reports, and improve clarity.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 11001 et seq. Name of Law: Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2050-AH40	Proposed rulemaking	90 FR 51266	12/01/2025

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA - Private Sector	8700-29, 8700-30	Tier II Form ,   Tier I Form
Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA - State & Local	8700-30, 8700-29	Tier I Form ,   Tier II Form

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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	471,787	471,787	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,793,537	6,963,271	0	-169,734	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,715,094	1,715,094	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The rulemaking action will conform the terminology used, and information that must be reported, on the hazardous chemical inventory forms to the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations Hazard Communication Standard amendments of 2012 and 2024. The action will result in burden reductions by removing interpretation burdens on facilities using the SDS to complete annual hazardous chemical inventory reports. The estimated average burden for new and existing facilities to develop and submit Tier II forms is being reduced by 2.5% in hours spent for management and technical staff for small, medium, and large manufacturers and non-manufacturers. This is also correcting a previous miscalculation for the annualized Cost for large manufacturers. These unit burden estimates are presented in Exhibit 1. The rulemaking also makes plain language, clarifying, and consistency edits to improve the readability and add clarity to the regulation. The estimated average annual burden for facilities to read and understand the regulations is being reduced by 1 hour for management and 2 hours for technical staff, for a total of 3 hrs reduction. EPA now assumes that facilities spend an average of 7 hours to read and understand the regulations in 40 CFR Part 370. The state and local government annual burden is not anticipated to change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $70,000

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: 05/13/2026

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