[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 51103-51104] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-25880] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5900-5] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Annual Updates of Emission Data to the Aerometric Information System (AIRS) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Annual Updates of Emission Data to the Aerometric Information System (AIRS), OMB Control Number 2060-0088, which expires October 31, 1997. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 30, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260- 2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0916.08. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Annual Updates of Emission Data to the Aerometric Information System (AIRS) (OMB Control Number 2060-0088; EPA ICR No. 0916.08) expiring 10/31/97. This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The general authority for the collection of emission information derives from 40 CFR 51.321, 51.322, and 51.323. The respondents (States and Territories) are required to annually update information on stationary sources emitting at least prescribed threshold amounts of pollutants regulated by NAAQS. For all respondents, activities include the resolution of errors and anomalies identified through EPA edits. Over a three year period all of the respondents will also be involved in reconciling emission and compliance data stored in EPA's Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS). Approximately one-third of the respondents will be involved in this reconciliation during any one year. The EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) uses the annual emission reports to update the national database of emissions from stationary sources that it has maintained since 1974. The data are used in developing emission standards, applying dispersion models, and in preparing national trend assessments and other special analyses and reports. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 3/7/96 (61 FR 9160 ); no comments were received. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 212 hours per respondent. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: States and Territories. Estimated Number of Respondents: 54. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,448 hours. Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $29,580. Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 0916.08 and OMB Control No. 2060-0088 in any correspondence. Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory [[Page 51104]] Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: September 24, 1997. Joseph Retzer, Director, Regulatory Information Division. [FR Doc. 97-25880 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P