[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64902-64904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22770]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0901; FRL-952-70-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source
Review (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an
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information collection request (ICR), ``Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review'' (EPA ICR No.
1230.32, OMB Control No. 2060-0003) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the EPA
is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension
of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2017. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not 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 November 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0901, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The
EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you
wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Garwood, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C504-03, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709;
telephone number: (919) 541-1358; fax number: (919) 541-5509; email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting document(s) 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
https://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 the EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the 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.,
allowing electronic submission of responses. The 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, the 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: This ICR is for activities related to the implementation
of the EPA's New Source Review (NSR) program, for the time period
between May 1, 2017, and April 30, 2020, and renews the previous ICR.
Title I, part C of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act)--``Prevention of
Significant Deterioration,'' and part D--``Plan Requirements for
Nonattainment Areas,'' require all states to adopt preconstruction
review programs for new or modified stationary sources of air
pollution. In addition, the provisions of section 110 of the Act
include a requirement for states to have a preconstruction review
program to manage the emissions from the construction and modification
of any stationary source of air pollution to assure that the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards are achieved and maintained. Tribes may
choose to develop implementation plans to address these requirements.
Implementing regulations for these three programs are promulgated
at 40 CFR 49.101 through 49.105; 40 CFR 49.151 through 49.173; 40 CFR
51.160 through 51.166; 40 CFR part 51, Appendix S; and 40 CFR 52.21 and
52.24. In order to receive a construction permit for a major new source
or major modification, the applicant must conduct the necessary
research, perform the appropriate analyses and prepare the permit
application with documentation to demonstrate that their project meets
all applicable statutory and regulatory NSR requirements. Specific
activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting
Statement for the ICR.
State, local, tribal or federal reviewing authorities review permit
applications and provide for public review of proposed projects and
issue permits based on their consideration of all technical factors and
public input. The EPA, more broadly, reviews a fraction of the total
applications and audits the state and local programs for their
effectiveness. Consequently, information prepared and submitted by
sources is essential for sources to receive permits, and for federal,
state, and local environmental agencies to adequately review the permit
applications and thereby properly administer and manage the NSR
programs.
Information that is collected is handled according to EPA's
policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2). See also
section 114(c) of the Act.
Form numbers: 5900-246, 5900-247, 5900-248, 5900-340, 5900-341,
5900-342, 5900-343, 5900-344, 5900-390, and 5900-391.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those which must apply for and obtain a preconstruction
permit under part C or D or section 110(a)(2)(C) of title I of the Act.
In addition, state, local and tribal reviewing authorities that must
review permit applications and issue permits are affected entities.
Title: Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment
New Source Review (Renewal).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory [see 40 CFR part 49,
subpart C; 40 CFR part 51, subpart I; 40 CFR part 52, subpart A; 40 CFR
part 124, subparts A and C].
Estimated number of respondents: 73,762 (total); 73,639 industrial
facilities and 123 state, local and tribal reviewing authorities.
Frequency of response: On occasion, as necessary.
Total estimated burden: 5,516,675 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $428,760,519 (per year). This includes
$3,466,314
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annually in outsourced start-up costs for preconstruction monitoring.
Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 2,417,665 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease has two primary causes: (1) A
significant decrease in the estimated number of industrial facilities
subject to CAA title I, part C permitting as a result of the U.S.
Supreme Court ruling in Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG) v. EPA (134
S.Ct. 2427 (2014)); and (2) a significant decrease in the estimated
number of permits and registrations on tribal lands based on the
progress in, and experience with, implementing the tribal NSR program.
Dated: September 9, 2016.
Anna Marie Wood,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division, OAQPS.
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