83 FR 33219 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Application Requirements for the Approval and Delegation of Federal Air Toxics Programs to State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Agencies

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Application Requirements for the Approval and Delegation of Federal Air Toxics Programs to State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Agencies'' (EPA ICR No. 1643.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0264) 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 extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33219-33220]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15204]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0065; FRL 9980-91-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Application Requirements for the Approval and Delegation of Federal Air 
Toxics Programs to State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Agencies

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), ``Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; Application Requirements for the 
Approval and Delegation of Federal Air Toxics Programs to State, 
Territorial, Local, and Tribal Agencies'' (EPA ICR No. 1643.09, OMB 
Control No. 2060-0264) 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 extension of the ICR, which is currently 
approved through August 31, 2018. An Agency

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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 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0065, online using https://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.
    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: John Schaefer, Sector Policies and 
Programs Division (D205-02), Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711; telephone number: 919-541-0296; fax number: 919-541-4991; 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 https://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 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about the EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and; (5) 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 information collection is an application from state, 
local, or tribal agencies (S/L/Ts) for delegation of regulations 
developed under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The five 
options for delegation are (1) straight delegation, (2) rule 
adjustment, (3) rule substitution, (4) equivalency by permit, or (5) 
state program approval. The information is needed and used to determine 
if the entity submitting an application has met the criteria 
established in 40 CFR part 63, subpart E. This information is necessary 
for the EPA Administrator to determine the acceptability of approving 
S/L/T's rules, requirements, or programs in lieu of the Federal CAA 
section 112 rules or programs. The collection of information is 
authorized under 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are S/L/Ts participating in this voluntary program. These 
government establishments are classified as Air and Water Resource and 
Solid Waste Management Programs under Standard Industrial 
Classification (SIC) code 9511 and North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) code 92411. No industries under any SIC 
or NAICS codes will be included among respondents.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 119 S/L/Ts for maximum achievable 
control technology standards and 95 S/L/Ts for area source standards 
per year.
    Frequency of response: One time per delegation request.
    Total estimated burden: 30,383 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,587,350 (per year). This includes an 
estimated labor burden cost of $1,585,000 and an estimated cost of 
$2,350 for operation and maintenance costs resulting from photocopying 
and postage expenses.
    Changes in Estimates: Preliminary results indicate an increase of 
588 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to an increase in 
the number of maximum achievable control technology standard 
promulgations compared to last period. We are still in the process of 
reviewing the key assumptions in the ICR that will affect the overall 
burden estimate. These include the number of delegation activities 
expected to occur during the upcoming collection period, the delegation 
options most likely to be used by the delegated S/L/Ts, and the burden 
associated with each of the options. Depending on the outcome of this 
review, there could be changes in the overall burden estimates.

    Dated: July 11, 2018.
David Cozzie,
Acting Director, Sector Policies and Program Division.
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