81 FR 44860 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 132 (July 11, 2016)

Page Range		44860-44861
FR Document		2016-16347

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program'' (EPA ICR No. 1663.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0376) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2017. 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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0152; FRL-9948-91-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Compliance Assurance 
Monitoring Program'' (EPA ICR No. 1663.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0376) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific 
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This 
is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
March 31, 2017. 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 September 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0152 online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    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 (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Barrett Parker, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division 
(D243-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5635; email address: 
parker.barrett@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), 
``Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program (40 CFR

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part 64)'' (EPA ICR No. 1663.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0376) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific 
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
    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 http://www.regulations.gov or 
in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA WJC West Building, Room 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for 
the Docket Center is 202-566-1742. For additional information about 
EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
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: The Clean Air Act (CAA) contains several provisions 
directing the EPA to require source owners to conduct monitoring to 
support certification as to their status of compliance with applicable 
requirements. These provisions are set forth in section 504 and section 
114 of the CAA. Under CAA section 504(c), each operating permit must 
``set forth inspection, entry, monitoring, compliance, certification 
and reporting requirements to assure compliance with the permit terms 
and conditions.'' See also CAA section 504(a) (each permit shall 
require reporting of monitoring and such other conditions as are 
necessary to assure compliance). CAA section 504(b) allows us to 
prescribe by rule, methods and procedures for determining compliance 
recognizing that continuous emissions monitoring systems need not be 
required if other procedures or methods provide sufficiently reliable 
and timely information for determining compliance. Section 114(a)(1) of 
the CAA provides additional authority concerning monitoring, reporting, 
and recordkeeping requirements. This section provides the Administrator 
with the authority to require any owner operator of a source to install 
and to operate monitoring systems and to record the resulting 
monitoring data. We promulgated the Compliance Assurance Monitoring 
rule, 40 CFR part 64, on October 22, 1997 (62 FR 54900), pursuant to 
these provisions. In accordance with CAA section 114(c) and CAA section 
503(e), the monitoring information source owners must submit must also 
be available to the public except under circumstances set forth in 
section 114(c) of the CAA. 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. The OMB control 
numbers for the EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
    We are soliciting comments 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 election 
submission of responses.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are all facilities required to have an operating permit 
under Title V of the CAA. See section 502(a) of the CAA, which defines 
the sources required to obtain a Title V permit. See also 40 CFR 70.2 
and 71.2.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under Title V of the 
CAA. See section 502(a) of the CAA, which defines the sources required 
to obtain a Title V permit. See also 40 CFR 70.2 and 71.2.
    Estimated number of respondents: There are 24,121 pollutant 
specific emission units (PSEUs), where the number of respondents is the 
number of PSEUs subject to the compliance assurance monitoring rule, 
and 116 permitting authorities. Therefore, the estimated number of 
respondents is 24,237 (total).
    Frequency of response: At least every 6 months per Title V, 
70.6(a)(3)(iii)(A) and (B).
    Total estimated burden: 51,080 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,998,453 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 607 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to adjustments to the estimates 
(e.g., to account for permit issuance increases). There is an increase 
of 1,114 respondents in the average annual number of respondents. This 
increase is due to an increased number of permitting authorities (4 
more) and to an estimated increase in the number of PSEUs (1,110 more).

    Dated: July 1, 2016.
Kevin Culligan,
Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
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Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Compliance with Order Issued in EL16– ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Hartree Partners, LP Baseline MBR 38–000 to be effective 8/30/2016. AGENCY
Tariff to be effective 7/31/2016. Filed Date: 7/1/16. [EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0152; FRL–9948–91–
Filed Date: 7/1/16. Accession Number: 20160701–5147. OAR]
Accession Number: 20160701–5132.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16.
Proposed Information Collection
Docket Numbers: ER16–2120–000. Docket Numbers: ER16–2127–000. Request; Comment Request;
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Applicants: New York State Electric & Compliance Assurance Monitoring
Inc. Gas Corporation. Program
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: 3125R2 Basin Electric Power AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Filing: Rate Schedule FERC No. 87 Agency (EPA).
Cooperative NITSA and NOA to be Supplement to be effective
effective 6/1/2016. ACTION: Notice.
9/1/2016.
Filed Date: 7/1/16.
Accession Number: 20160701–5137. Filed Date: 7/1/16. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. Accession Number: 20160701–5189. Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. information collection request (ICR),
Docket Numbers: ER16–2121–000.
‘‘Compliance Assurance Monitoring
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Docket Numbers: ER16–2128–000. Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 1663.09, OMB
Inc.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Applicants: New York State Electric & Control No. 2060–0376) to the Office of
Filing: 1628R10 Western Farmers Gas Corporation. Management and Budget (OMB) for
Electric Cooperative NITSA to be Description: Section 205(d) Rate review and approval in accordance with
effective 6/1/2016. Filing: NYSEG–NYPA Attachment C— the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Filed Date: 7/1/16. O&M Annual Update to be effective 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the EPA
Accession Number: 20160701–5138. 9/1/2016. is soliciting public comments on
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. Filed Date: 7/1/16. specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described
Docket Numbers: ER16–2122–000. Accession Number: 20160701–5190. below. This is a proposed extension of
Applicants: Sunshine Gas Producers, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. the ICR, which is currently approved
LLC.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Docket Numbers: ER16–2129–000. through March 31, 2017. An agency may
Filing: Sunshine MBR Revisions to be Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric not conduct or sponsor and a person is
effective 7/5/2016. Company. not required to respond to a collection
Filed Date: 7/1/16. of information unless it displays a
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Accession Number: 20160701–5141. currently valid OMB control number.
Filing: Lathrop Irrigation District EA for
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. DATES: Comments must be submitted on
115 kV Interconnection Project to be
Docket Numbers: ER16–2123–000. effective 7/15/2016. or before September 9, 2016.
Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Filed Date: 7/1/16.
LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Accession Number: 20160701–5277. OAR–2003–0152 online using http://
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: Loss Factor Filing DEC and DEP Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. www.regulations.gov (our preferred
to be effective 8/1/2016. The filings are accessible in the method), by email to a-and-r-docket@
Filed Date: 7/1/16. Commission’s eLibrary system by epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Accession Number: 20160701–5143. clicking on the links or querying the Center, Environmental Protection
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. docket number. Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Docket Numbers: ER16–2124–000. Any person desiring to intervene or Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
Applicants: Entergy New Orleans, Inc. protest in any of the above proceedings DC 20460.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate must file in accordance with Rules 211 The EPA’s policy is that all comments
Filing: ENO–ELL Wholesale and 214 of the Commission’s received will be included in the public
Distribution Service Agreement to be Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and docket without change, including any
effective 9/1/2016. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern personal information provided, unless
Filed Date: 7/1/16. time on the specified comment date. the comment includes profanity, threats,
Accession Number: 20160701–5145. Protests may be considered, but information claimed to be Confidential
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. intervention is necessary to become a Business Information (CBI) or other
Docket Numbers: ER16–2125–000. party to the proceeding. information whose disclosure is
Applicants: Entergy Louisiana, LLC. restricted by statute.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Description: Section 205(d) Rate FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
information relating to filing
Filing: ELL–ENO Wholesale Barrett Parker, Office of Air Quality
requirements, interventions, protests,
Distribution Service Agreement to be Planning and Standards, Sector Policies
service, and qualifying facilities filings
effective 9/1/2016. and Programs Division (D243–05),
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Filed Date: 7/1/16. Environmental Protection Agency,
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Accession Number: 20160701–5146. Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
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other information, call (866) 208–3676
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/22/16. telephone number: (919) 541–5635;
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2126–000. email address: parker.barrett@epa.gov.
Dated: July 1, 2016.
Applicants: ISO New England Inc., SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
New England Power Pool Participants Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Committee. Deputy Secretary. is planning to submit an information
Description: Compliance filing: [FR Doc. 2016–16243 Filed 7–8–16; 8:45 am] collection request (ICR), ‘‘Compliance
Revisions to ISO–NE Tariff in BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Assurance Monitoring Program (40 CFR

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part 64)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1663.09, OMB also CAA section 504(a) (each permit Title V permit. See also 40 CFR 70.2 and
Control No. 2060–0376) to the Office of shall require reporting of monitoring 71.2.
Management and Budget (OMB) for and such other conditions as are Respondent’s obligation to respond:
review and approval in accordance with necessary to assure compliance). CAA Mandatory under Title V of the CAA.
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. section 504(b) allows us to prescribe by See section 502(a) of the CAA, which
3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the EPA rule, methods and procedures for defines the sources required to obtain a
is soliciting public comments on determining compliance recognizing Title V permit. See also 40 CFR 70.2 and
specific aspects of the proposed that continuous emissions monitoring 71.2.
information collection as described systems need not be required if other Estimated number of respondents:
below. procedures or methods provide There are 24,121 pollutant specific
Supporting documents which explain sufficiently reliable and timely emission units (PSEUs), where the
in detail the information that the EPA information for determining number of respondents is the number of
will be collecting are available in the compliance. Section 114(a)(1) of the PSEUs subject to the compliance
public docket for this ICR. The docket CAA provides additional authority assurance monitoring rule, and 116
can be viewed online at http:// concerning monitoring, reporting, and permitting authorities. Therefore, the
www.regulations.gov or in person at the recordkeeping requirements. This estimated number of respondents is
EPA Docket Center, EPA WJC West section provides the Administrator with 24,237 (total).
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution the authority to require any owner Frequency of response: At least every
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The operator of a source to install and to 6 months per Title V, 70.6(a)(3)(iii)(A)
telephone number for the Docket Center operate monitoring systems and to and (B).
is 202–566–1742. For additional record the resulting monitoring data. We Total estimated burden: 51,080 hours
information about EPA’s public docket, promulgated the Compliance Assurance (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. Monitoring rule, 40 CFR part 64, on 1320.03(b).
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of October 22, 1997 (62 FR 54900), Total estimated cost: $1,998,453 (per
the Paperwork Reduction Act, the EPA pursuant to these provisions. In year), includes $0 annualized capital or
is soliciting comments and information accordance with CAA section 114(c) operation and maintenance costs.
to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the and CAA section 503(e), the monitoring Changes in Estimates: There is an
proposed collection of information is information source owners must submit increase of 607 hours in the total
necessary for the proper performance of must also be available to the public estimated respondent burden compared
the functions of the Agency, including except under circumstances set forth in with the ICR currently approved by
whether the information will have section 114(c) of the CAA. An agency OMB. This increase is due to
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the may not conduct or sponsor, and a adjustments to the estimates (e.g., to
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the account for permit issuance increases).
person is not required to respond to a
burden of the proposed collection of There is an increase of 1,114
collection of information unless it
information, including the validity of respondents in the average annual
displays a currently valid OMB control
the methodology and assumptions used; number of respondents. This increase is
number. The OMB control numbers for
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and due to an increased number of
the EPA’s regulations are listed in 40
clarity of the information to be permitting authorities (4 more) and to
CFR part 9.
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden an estimated increase in the number of
of the collection of information on those We are soliciting comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed PSEUs (1,110 more).
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated collection of information is necessary Dated: July 1, 2016.
electronic, mechanical, or other for the proper performance of the Kevin Culligan,
technological collection techniques or functions of the Agency, including Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs
other forms of information technology, whether the information will have Division.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of practical utility; [FR Doc. 2016–16347 Filed 7–8–16; 8:45 am]
responses. The EPA will consider the (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
comments received and amend the ICR Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
as appropriate. The final ICR package proposed collection of information,
will then be submitted to OMB for including the validity of the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
review and approval. At that time, the methodology and assumptions used; COMMISSION
EPA will issue another Federal Register (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
notice to announce the submission of clarity of the information to be [OMB 3060–0984]
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the Information Collection Being Reviewed
submit additional comments to OMB. by the Federal Communications
Abstract: The Clean Air Act (CAA) collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the Commission Under Delegated
contains several provisions directing the
use of appropriate automated electronic, Authority
EPA to require source owners to
conduct monitoring to support mechanical, or other technological AGENCY: Federal Communications
certification as to their status of collection techniques or other forms of Commission.
compliance with applicable information technology, e.g., permitting ACTION: Notice and request for
requirements. These provisions are set election submission of responses.
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comments.
forth in section 504 and section 114 of Form Numbers: None.
the CAA. Under CAA section 504(c), Respondents/affected entities: Entities SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
each operating permit must ‘‘set forth potentially affected by this action are all to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
inspection, entry, monitoring, facilities required to have an operating required by the Paperwork Reduction
compliance, certification and reporting permit under Title V of the CAA. See Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
requirements to assure compliance with section 502(a) of the CAA, which 3520), the Federal Communications
the permit terms and conditions.’’ See defines the sources required to obtain a Commission (FCC or Commission)

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before September 9, 2016.
Contact		Mr. Barrett Parker, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
FR Citation		81 FR 44860