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RIN: 2050-AG40

Publication ID: Spring 2021

Title: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Amendments and Streamlining Rule
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a supplemental proposal to address reporting thresholds for rock salt, sand, gravel and other chemicals that may pose minimal risk. The proposed rule was published on June 8, 1998. This supplemental proposed rule, if finalized, may minimize burden for those facilities that are currently reporting chemicals that pose minimal risk under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act. In addition, the supplemental proposed rule, if finalized, may also reduce the number of facilities subject to these reporting requirements. The reporting requirements under sections 311 and 312 are intended to enhance communities' and emergency response officials' awareness of chemical hazards; to facilitate the development of State and local emergency response plans; and to aid communities and emergency response officials in preparing for and responding to emergencies safely and effectively. By proposing to provide relief from routine reporting of substances with minimal hazards and minimal risk, state and local officials may be able to focus on chemicals that may pose more significant hazard or present greater risks to the community.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 370
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11022

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/08/1998	63 FR 31268
Supplemental NPRM	06/00/2022

Additional Information: Split from RIN 2050-AE17.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Sectors Affected: 22 Utilities; 23 Construction; 31-33 Manufacturing; 42 Wholesale Trade; 44-45 Retail Trade; 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing; 51 Information
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Vidisha Parasram Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-7073 Email: parasram.vidisha@epa.gov