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OMB Control No: 2050-0072	ICR Reference No: 202603-2050-003
Status: Historical Inactive	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
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 06/17/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/13/2026
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	471,787	0	471,787
Time Burden (Hours)	6,963,271	0	6,963,271
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,715,094	0	1,715,094

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.

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

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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.

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

Agency Contact: Jennifer Barre 202 564-9026 barre.jennifer@epa.gov

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