83 FR 26282 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments (Renewal)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 109 (June 6, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 109 (June 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-12162 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 26282] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12162] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0022; FRL -9978-95-OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Acid Rain Program under Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1633.17, OMB Control No. 2060-0258) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, 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 November 30, 2018. 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 August 6, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2009-0022, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to [email protected], 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: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9220; fax number: 202-343-2361; email address: [email protected]. 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 www.regulations.gov 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 information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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. 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, 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 Acid Rain Program was established under Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to address acid deposition by reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NOX ). This information collection extension is necessary to continue implementation of the Acid Rain Program. It includes burden and costs associated with developing and modifying permits, complying with NOX permitting requirements, monitoring emissions, transferring allowances, participating in the annual allowance auctions, and participating in the program as an opt- in source. Form Numbers: Agent Notice of Delegation #5900-172, Certificate of Representation #7610-1, General Account Form #7610-5, Allowance Transfer Form #7610-6, Retired Unit Exemption #7610-20, Allowance Deduction #7620-4, Acid Rain Permit Application #7610-16, Acid Rain NOX Compliance Plan #7610-28, Acid Rain NOX Averaging Plan #7610-29, New Unit Exemption #7610-19, Opt-In Permit Application #7610-26, Opt-In Utilization Report #7620-9. Respondents/affected entities: Electricity generating plants, industrial sources, and other persons. Respondents' Obligation To Respond: Voluntary and mandatory (Clean Air Act sections 403, 407, 408, 410, 412, and 416). Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,234 (total); includes 1,184 sources and 50 non-source entities participating in allowance trading activities. Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually. Total Estimated Burden: 1,873,880 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total Estimated Cost: $276,159,952 (per year); includes $139,339,770 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 249,525 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The decrease is principally due to source retirements, which have both reduced the estimated overall number of affected sources and shifted the estimated mix of monitoring methodologies used. The other factors contributing to the decrease in burden are reductions in the estimated numbers of allowance transfer and deduction submissions, expected opt-in sources, and allowance auction bids. Dated: May 23, 2018. Reid P. Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2018-12162 Filed 6-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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applications expected to be prepared Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC acid deposition by reducing emissions
and reviewed; a decrease in the number 20460. of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen
of Class V inventory forms that are EPA’s policy is that all comments oxides (NOX). This information
anticipated to be submitted; and a received will be included in the public collection extension is necessary to
decrease in the number of Class I and docket without change including any continue implementation of the Acid
Class VI well operators that the EPA personal information provided, unless Rain Program. It includes burden and
estimates will be submitting the comment includes profanity, threats, costs associated with developing and
information. Furthermore, the EPA has information claimed to be Confidential modifying permits, complying with
revised the operator reporting forms, Business Information (CBI) or other NOX permitting requirements,
which has resulted in additional burden information whose disclosure is monitoring emissions, transferring
reductions for operators of all well restricted by statute. allowances, participating in the annual
classes. These decreases are partially FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: allowance auctions, and participating in
offset by an increase in burden due to Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets the program as an opt-in source.
changes in the number of Class III Division, Office of Air and Radiation, Form Numbers: Agent Notice of
permit applications. (6204M), Environmental Protection Delegation #5900–172, Certificate of
Dated: May 25, 2018. Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Representation #7610–1, General
Peter Grevatt, Washington, DC 20460; telephone Account Form #7610–5, Allowance
number: 202–343–9220; fax number: Transfer Form #7610–6, Retired Unit
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water. 202–343–2361; email address: Exemption #7610–20, Allowance
vansickle.karen@epa.gov. Deduction #7620–4, Acid Rain Permit
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Application #7610–16, Acid Rain NOX
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Supporting documents which explain in Compliance Plan #7610–28, Acid Rain
detail the information that the EPA will NOX Averaging Plan #7610–29, New
be collecting are available in the public Unit Exemption #7610–19, Opt-In
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
docket for this ICR. The docket can be Permit Application #7610–26, Opt-In
AGENCY
viewed online at www.regulations.gov Utilization Report #7620–9.
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0022; FRL -9978–95–
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Respondents/affected entities:
OAR] Electricity generating plants, industrial
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. sources, and other persons.
Proposed Information Collection Respondents’ Obligation To Respond:
Request; Comment Request; Acid Rain The telephone number for the Docket
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional Voluntary and mandatory (Clean Air
Program Under Title IV of the Clean Air Act sections 403, 407, 408, 410, 412,
Act Amendments (Renewal) information about EPA’s public docket,
visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. and 416).
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Estimated Number of Respondents:
Agency (EPA). the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 1,234 (total); includes 1,184 sources and
ACTION: Notice. and information to enable it to: (i) 50 non-source entities participating in
Evaluate whether the proposed allowance trading activities.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection collection of information is necessary Frequency of Response: On occasion,
Agency is planning to submit an for the proper performance of the quarterly, and annually.
information collection request (ICR), Total Estimated Burden: 1,873,880
functions of the Agency, including
‘‘Acid Rain Program under Title IV of hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
whether the information will have
the Clean Air Act Amendments CFR 1320.03(b).
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1633.17, OMB Total Estimated Cost: $276,159,952
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
Control No. 2060–0258) to the Office of (per year); includes $139,339,770
burden of the proposed collection of
Management and Budget (OMB) for annualized capital or operation &
information, including the validity of
review and approval in accordance with maintenance costs.
the methodology and assumptions used;
the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before Changes in Estimates: There is a
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
doing so, EPA is soliciting public decrease of 249,525 hours in the total
clarity of the information to be
comments on specific aspects of the estimated respondent burden compared
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
proposed information collection as with the ICR currently approved by
of the collection of information on those
described below. This is a proposed OMB. The decrease is principally due to
who are to respond, including through
extension of the ICR, which is currently source retirements, which have both
the use of appropriate automated
approved through November 30, 2018. reduced the estimated overall number of
electronic, mechanical, or other
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor affected sources and shifted the
technological collection techniques or
and a person is not required to respond estimated mix of monitoring
other forms of information technology,
to a collection of information unless it methodologies used. The other factors
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
displays a currently valid OMB control contributing to the decrease in burden
responses. EPA will consider the
number. are reductions in the estimated numbers
comments received and amend the ICR
DATES: Comments must be submitted on of allowance transfer and deduction
as appropriate. The final ICR package
or before August 6, 2018. submissions, expected opt-in sources,
will then be submitted to OMB for
and allowance auction bids.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, review and approval. At that time, EPA
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referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will issue another Federal Register Dated: May 23, 2018.
OAR–2009–0022, online using notice to announce the submission of Reid P. Harvey,
www.regulations.gov (our preferred the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office
method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@ submit additional comments to OMB. of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Abstract: The Acid Rain Program was Radiation.
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| Contact | Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9220; fax number: 202-343-2361; email | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 26282 |
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