# 2026-12469: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Community Right-to-Know and Emergency Planning (Renewal)

2026-12469, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Community Right-to-Know and Emergency Planning (Renewal), is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-06-22, effective Comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12469
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12469
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Community Right-to-Know and Emergency Planning (Renewal)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 37115
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: Comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-22
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## Summary

The EPA is asking to keep collecting info about trade secret claims related to community safety and emergency planning for a few more years. This affects businesses that claim certain chemical info as secret but still need to share safety details. You’ve got until July 22, 2026, to share your thoughts, and this process helps keep communities safe without costing extra money.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Trade Secret Claims (EPA ICR Number 1428.13, OMB Control Number 2050-0078) 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 June 30, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 11, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- ICR Renewal: Keep Reporting Trade Secrets: cost, high. If your facility reports chemical information under EPCRA sections 303, 311, 312, or 313 and you want to withhold a chemical identity as a trade secret, the EPA is seeking to renew the information collection that governs those trade secret claims under section 322. The renewal keeps the requirement…
- Renewal Adds Measured Reporting Burden: cost, high. The EPA estimates 55 facilities will be affected, with a total annual respondent burden of 7,021 hours and a total annual cost of $527,092. The agency reports an increase of 4,332 hours compared with the prior approved ICR because more claims were submitted in reporting years 2023 and 2024.
- No Capital or O&M Costs Needed: benefit, low. The EPA states there are no capital or operation and maintenance (O&M) costs associated with this information collection request. Facilities still face labor and paperwork costs, but the agency identifies no new equipment or O&M spending tied to the ICR.

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## Sources
- [2026-12469 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12469/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-12469 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12469.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12469 (as of 2026-06-29).