Notice2022-07517
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review (Renewal)
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Published
April 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review" (EPA ICR No. 1230.34, 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). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed renewal of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2023. 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 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20855-20856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07517]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0901; FRL-9592-01-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 is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review'' (EPA ICR No.
1230.34, 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). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed renewal of the ICR, which is
currently approved through January 31, 2023. 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 June 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0901, online using
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<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method) by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a2b672b242e6738672e2529212f3e0a2f3a2b642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9dfcb0fcf3f9b0efb0f9f2fef6f8e9ddf8edfcb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>, 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.
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) 541-4028; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1a6a0b3b6aeaea5efa3a4af81a4b1a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a6d6b787d65656e24686f644a6f7a6b246d657c">[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
submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information
about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making
effective comments, please visit <a href="http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html">http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html</a>. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public
and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the
public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting
COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote
customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public
to submit comments via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a> or email, as there
may be a delay in processing mailand faxes. Hand deliveries and
couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. 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>.
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: This ICR is for activities related to the implementation
of the EPA's New Source Review (NSR) program, for the time period
between January 1, 2022, and January 31, 2023, 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, 5900-367, 5900-368, 5900-369, 5900-370,
5900-371, 5900-372, 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.
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: 30,359 (total); 30,236 industrial
facilities and 123 state, local, and tribal reviewing authorities.
Frequency of response: On occasion, as necessary.
Total estimated burden: 2,970,503 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $242,352,032 (per year). This includes
$3,772,240 annually in outsourced start-up costs for preconstruction
monitoring.
Changes in estimates: There is no change in the hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB because the estimated number of permits of each type has not
changed. There is a slight increase in estimated costs as labor costs
have been updated from 2016 to 2019 labor rates.
Scott Mathias,
Acting Director, Air Quality Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-07517 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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