Notice2021-23369
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOX SIP Call (Renewal)
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October 27, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call (EPA ICR Number 1857.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0445) 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 December 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April, 6, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 59376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23369]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0947; FRL-9198-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NOX SIP Call (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call (EPA ICR
Number 1857.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0445) 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 December 31, 2021. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register on April, 6, 2021
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 26,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0947, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (6204J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9220; fax number: (202) 343-2361; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5006313e2339333b3c357e3b3122353e103520317e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b6d5a5548525850575e15505a495e557b5e4b5a155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: The NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call was created to reduce
emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) from power plants and
other large combustion sources. NO<INF>X</INF> is a prime ingredient in
the formation of ground-level ozone (smog), a pervasive air pollution
problem in many areas of the eastern United States. The NO<INF>X</INF>
SIP Call requires affected states to include certain provisions in
their state implementation plans (SIPs) addressing emissions of
NO<INF>X</INF> that adversely affect air quality in other states.
Although most large combustion sources affected under the
NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call are also subject to monitoring requirements
under the Acid Rain Program or the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, this
information collection is being renewed because some industrial sources
in certain states are still required to monitor and report emissions
data to EPA under these rules, so we will account for their burden. All
data received by EPA will be treated as public information. The OMB
control numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR
part 9.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities which participate in the
NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call.
Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (Sections 110(a) and
301(a) of the Clean Air Act).
Estimated number of respondents: EPA estimates that there are 356
units that will continue to conduct monitoring solely under the
NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call.
Frequency of response: yearly, quarterly, occasionally.
Total estimated burden: 140,226 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $20,622,606 (per year), includes $9,194,261
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is increase of 8,281 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to assumptions made in the
previous ICR regarding the number of respondents. In the previous ICR,
EPA estimated fewer sources would continue to follow the Part 75
monitoring requirements due to amendments to the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP
Call. This ICR is based on updated information regarding the actual
numbers of sources.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-23369 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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