[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30678-30679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12944]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0742; FRL-9928-47-OEI]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Air
Pollution Regulations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Air Pollution Regulations for
Outer Continental Shelf'' (EPA ICR No. 1601.09, OMB Control No. 2060-
0249) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
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required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID Number
above, 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.
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: David Painter, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division (C504-03), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541-5515; fax number: (919) 541-5509; 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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act gives EPA responsibility
for regulating air pollution from outer continental shelf (OCS) sources
located offshore of the states along the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic
Coasts, and along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast (off the coast of
Florida). In general, these OCS sources must obtain preconstruction
permits (usually Prevention of Significant Deterioration or ``PSD''
permits) and title V operating permits, and then maintain ongoing
compliance with their permit conditions. Industry respondents include
owners or operators of existing and new or modified OCS sources. These
respondents must prepare permit applications and, after receiving their
permits, conduct testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting as
required by their permits. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements
are necessary so that EPA can determine whether these sources are
meeting all the requirements that apply to them. EPA has delegated the
authority to implement and enforce the OCS regulations for sources
located off the coast of California to four local air pollution control
agencies. These agency respondents must review sources' permit
applications and reports, issue permits, observe performance tests and
conduct inspections to ensure that the sources are meeting all the
requirements that apply to them. Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) requires that all federal actions conform with
the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to attain and maintain the NAAQS.
Depending on the type of action, the federal entities must collect
information themselves, hire consultants to collect the information or
require applicants/sponsors of the federal action to provide the
information.
The type and quantity of information required will depend on the
circumstances surrounding the action. First, the entity must make an
applicability determination. If the source is located within 25 miles
of the state's seaward boundaries as established in the regulations,
the requirements are the same as those that would be applicable if the
source were located in the corresponding onshore area. State and local
air pollution control agencies are usually requested to provide
information concerning regulation of offshore sources and are provided
opportunities to comment on the proposed determinations. The public is
also provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed determinations.
Respondents/affected entities: State governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents: 42 (total).
Frequency of response: Annual.
Currently approved estimated burden: 28,174 hours (per year).
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Currently approved estimated cost: $2,532,887, which includes no
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: The final ICR submitted to OMB will contain
revised burden estimates that reflect any changes to the collection
over the past three years and any public comments received.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collections Strategies Division.
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