Notice2022-26027
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal)
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November 29, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 1713.13, OMB Control Number 2060- 0336) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 7, 2022, 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 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73298-73299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26027]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0016; FRL-10442-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; 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 (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), part 71 Federal Operating Permit
Program (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 1713.13, OMB Control Number 2060-
0336) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
November 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on January 7, 2022, 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: Comments must be submitted on or before December 29, 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#94f5b9f5faf0b9e6b9f0fbf7fff1e0d4f1e4f5baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4d014d4248015e0148434f4749586c495c4d024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue 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: Mayesha Choudhury, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
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and Standards, 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#ea8982859f8e829f9893c4878b938f99828baa8f9a8bc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77141f1802131f02050e591a160e12041f163712071659101801">[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="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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: 89 (total); 88 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: 23,845 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,858,914 (per year). There are no
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 138 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.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-26027 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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