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OMB Control No: 2050-0172	ICR Reference No: 202510-2050-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-2050-009
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 1981.09
Title: Distribution of Offsite Consequence Analysis Information under Section 112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), As Amended (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: 06/26/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/27/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. The agency is required to display the OMB Control Number and inform respondents of its legal significance in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b). In accordance with 1320.10(a), the agency is reminded to submit the ICR for OMB review copies of the 60 and 30-day Federal Register notices as well as copies of any data collection instruments instructions to the public on data needs related to the information collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	495	0	548
Time Burden (Hours)	610	0	663
Cost Burden (Dollars)	42	0	81

Abstract: The Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7) requires EPA to promulgate reasonable regulations and appropriate guidance to provide for the prevention and detection of accidental releases and for responses to such releases. The regulations include requirements for submitting a risk management plan (RMP) to EPA. The RMP includes information on off-site consequence analysis (OCA) as well as other elements of the Risk Management Program. On August 5, 1999, the President signed the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security, and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA), which required the President to promulgate regulations on the distribution of OCA information (CAA section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)) to the public. The President delegated to EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) the responsibility to promulgate regulations to govern public dissemination of OCA information. The final rule was published on August 8, 2000 (65 FR 48108) and imposed minimal information collection and record keeping requirements. The Federal government established 55 reading rooms at Federal facilities geographically distributed across the United States and its territories. At a reading room the public can read, but not mechanically copy or remove, paper copies of OCA information for up to 10 stationary sources per calendar month. The public also has access to OCA information that the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) in the requestor’s local area (where the individual lives or works), is authorized to provide. State agencies are permitted to provide the same public access to paper copies of OCA information that a person would receive at their local agency. EPA also established a Vulnerable Zone Indicator System (VZIS) which indicates whether an address in any state is within the vulnerable zone of one or more stationary sources, according to the data reported in RMPs. The VZIS is available on the internet, which is the method used by all requestors of the data.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7412(r)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 16125	04/17/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 52380	11/20/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Individuals and Households
State and Local Governments (SERCs & LPECs)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	495	548	-53
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	610	663	-53
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	42	81	-39

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 53 hours annually in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The currently approved ICR estimates 663 hours of annual burden of which 337 hours is on the public and 326 hours are on state and local governments. The estimated annual burden hours on the public has increased by two hours up to 339 hours due to two additional visits to Federal reading rooms per year. The estimated annual burden hours on state and local governments has decreased by 55 hours down to 271 hours due to fewer requests for OCA data by state and local governments. Additionally the estimated annualized capital costs have decreased from $81 in the currently approved ICR down to $42 due to fewer requests.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $34,366

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

Agency Contact: William Noggle 202 566-1306 noggle.william@epa.gov

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