[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55359-55360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25161]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-TRI-2017-0057; FRL-9970-79-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting and 
Renewals of Form R, Form A and Form R Schedule 1 (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Toxic Chemical Release 
Reporting and Renewals of Form R, Form A and Form R Schedule 1'' (EPA 
ICR No.1363.26, OMB Control No. 2025-0009) to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which 
is currently approved through November 30, 2017. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register (82 FR 24702) on May 30, 
2017 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR 
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 21, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
TRI-2017-0057 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Pursuant to section 313 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act

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(EPCRA), certain facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use 
specified toxic chemicals in amounts above reporting threshold levels 
must submit annually to EPA and to designated State or Tribal officials 
toxic chemical release forms containing information specified by EPA. 
In addition, pursuant to section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act 
(PPA), facilities reporting under section 313 of EPCRA must also report 
pollution prevention and waste management data, including recycling 
information, for such chemicals. EPA compiles and stores these reports 
in a publicly accessible database known as the Toxics Release Inventory 
(TRI).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Facilities that submit annual 
reports under section 313 of EPCRA and section 6607 of PPA.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (EPCRA Section 313).
    Estimated number of respondents: 21,856.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 3,597,275 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $199,217,089 (per year), includes $0 in 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 41,277 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in 
the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects a slight 
increase in the number of facilities reporting to TRI.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-25161 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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