Notice2022-00111
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal)
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Published
January 7, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 1713.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0336) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2022. 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 87, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 962-963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00111]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0016; FRL-9383-01-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Part 71
Federal Operating Permit Program (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), ``Part 71 Federal Operating
Permit
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Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1713.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0336) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the
EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which
is currently approved through November 30, 2022. 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 March 8, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0016, online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f3e723e313b722d723b303c343a2b1f3a2f3e71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72135f131c165f005f161d11191706321702135c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our
staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are open to the public by
appointment only to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Docket
Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the Office of Air
and Radiation Docket and Information Center is (202) 566-1742. For
further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current
status, please visit us online at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mayesha Choudhury, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C511-E,
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC; telephone
number: (919) 541-5297; fax number: (919) 541-5509; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e1d16110b1a160b0c0750131f071b0d161f3e1b0e1f50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="395a51564c5d514c4b40175458405c4a5158795c4958175e564f">[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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is (202) 566-1744. The 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 or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. For additional information about EPA's public
docket, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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., permitting 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: Title V of the Clean Air Act (Act) requires the EPA to
operate a federal operating permits program in areas not subject to an
approved state program. The EPA regulations setting forth the
requirements for the federal (EPA) operating permit program are at 40
CFR part 71. The part 71 program is designed to be implemented
primarily by the EPA in all areas where state and local agencies do not
have jurisdiction, such as Indian country and offshore, beyond states'
seaward boundaries. The EPA may also delegate authority to implement
the part 71 program on its behalf to a state, local or tribal agency,
if the agency requests delegation and makes certain showings regarding
its authority and ability to implement the program. One such delegate
agency for the part 71 program exists at present.
In order to receive an operating permit for a major or other source
subject to the permitting program, the applicant must conduct the
necessary research, perform the appropriate analyses, and prepare the
permit application with documentation to demonstrate that its facility
meets all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Specific
activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting
Statement for the part 71 ICR.
Under part 71, the permitting authority (the EPA or a delegate
agency) reviews permit applications, provides for public review of
proposed permits, issues permits based on consideration of all
technical factors and public input, and reviews information submittals
required of sources during the term of the permit. Under part 71, the
EPA reviews certain actions and performs oversight of any delegate
agency, consistent with the terms of a delegation agreement.
Consequently, information prepared and submitted by sources is
essential for sources to receive permits, and for federal and tribal
permitting agencies to adequately review the permit applications and
issue the permits, oversee implementation of the permits, and properly
administer and manage the program.
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: The forms are 5900-01, 5900-02, 5900-03, 5900-04,
5900-05, 5900-06, 5900-79, 5900-80, 5900-81, 5900-82, 5900-83, 5900-84,
5900-85 and 5900-86.
Respondents/affected entities: Industrial plants (sources) and
tribal permitting authorities.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (see 40 CFR part 71).
Estimated number of respondents: 96 (total); 95 industry sources
and one tribal delegate permitting authority (the EPA serves as a
permitting authority but is not a respondent).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 24,024 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,819,238 (per year). There are no
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 317 hours per year
for the estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to updated estimates of the
number of sources and permits subject to the part 71 program, rather
than any change in federal mandates.
Scott Mathias,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS).
[FR Doc. 2022-00111 Filed 1-6-22; 8:45 am]
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