Notice2022-03374
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (Renewal)
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Published
February 16, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (EPA ICR Number 2437.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0673), 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 April 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on February 8, 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 neither conduct nor 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 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8837-8838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03374]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0670; FRL-9584-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas Production and
Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas
Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (EPA ICR
Number 2437.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0673), 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 April 30, 2022. Public comments
were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on February 8,
2021 during a 60-day
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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 neither conduct
nor 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 March 18,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0670, 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: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0833; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80e1ece9aeedf5eef4e1f3e9f2c0e5f0e1aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dabbb6b3f4b7afb4aebba9b3a89abfaabbf4bdb5ac">[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 Building, 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Oil and
Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution
(40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOO) apply to oil and natural gas facilities
that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after August
23, 2011 and on or before September 19, 2015, that are involved in the
extraction and production of oil and natural gas, as well as for the
processing, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. Affected
facilities in the crude oil and natural gas source category that
commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after September
18, 2015 are instead subject to subpart OOOOa (40 CFR 60, subpart
OOOOa). In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the
affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the
monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and
records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of
all affected facilities subject to NSPS.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Oil and natural gas production and
natural gas transmission and distribution facilities.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart OOOO).
Estimated number of respondents: 532 (total).
Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually.
Total estimated burden: 69,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $9,430,000 (per year), which includes
$1,220,000 for annualized capital/startup and/or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is no change in burden from the
most-recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory
of Approved Burdens. This is due to two considerations: (1) The
regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not
anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) no new
facilities will become subject to this regulation, so there is no
significant change in the overall burden. Since there are no changes in
the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry
growth, there are also no changes in the capital/startup or operation
and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-03374 Filed 2-15-22; 8:45 am]
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