Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Air Pollution Regulations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1601.07; OMB Control No. 2060-0249, 66037-66038 [E8-26499]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 216 (Thursday, November 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66037-66038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26499]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0222; FRL-8739-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Air Pollution Regulations for 
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 
1601.07; OMB Control No. 2060-0249

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an 
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 8, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0222, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: 
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shao-Hang Chu, Air Quality Policy 
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, (C539-04), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5382; fax number: (919) 541-0824; e-
mail address: chu.shao-hang@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On April 29, 2008 (73 FR 23249), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0222, which is available for online viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number 
for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for 
the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Air Pollution Regulations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
Activities (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1601.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0249.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2009. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 EPA's regulations 
in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Section 328 (Air Pollution from Outer Continental Shelf 
Activities) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, gives EPA 
responsibility for regulating air pollution from OCS sources located 
offshore of the states along the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Coasts, 
and along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast (off the coast of Florida). 
The U.S. Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) 
retained the responsibility for regulating air pollution from sources 
located in the western Gulf of Mexico. To comply with the requirements 
of section 328 of the CAA, EPA, on September 4, 1992 at 57 FR 40792, 
promulgated regulations to control air pollution from OCS sources in 
order to attain and maintain federal and state ambient air quality 
standards and to comply with the provisions of part C of title I of the 
CAA. Sources located within 25 miles of a state's seaward boundary must 
comply with the same state/local air pollution control requirements as 
would be applicable if the source were located in the corresponding 
onshore area (COA). Sources located more than 25 miles from a state's 
seaward boundary (25 mile limit) must comply with EPA air pollution 
control regulations. The regulations are codified as part 55 of chapter 
I of title 40 of the CFR. On September 2, 1997, EPA made two court-
ordered revisions to the regulations.
    This ICR addresses the information collection burden (i.e., hours 
and costs) to industry respondents who are subject to the reporting, 
recordkeeping, and testing requirements of the OCS air regulations. 
Industry respondents include owners or operators of existing and new or 
modified stationary sources. Since the OCS Air Regulations essentially 
extend the coverage of other regulations, the data and information 
requirements associated with the regulations will vary depending on the 
underlying regulations. For example, sources located within a 25-mile 
limit off the coast of a nonattainment area will generally have more 
stringent New Source Review (NSR) regulations than those locating off 
the coast of an attainment area. The data and information requirements 
will also vary depending on the size and type of source. The 
exploration sources are generally smaller sources and not subject to 
the permit requirements of larger sources.
    This ICR also addresses the burden to the agencies who are 
responsible for implementing and enforcing the OCS regulations. The EPA 
has delegated the authority to implement and enforce the OCS 
regulations for sources located off the coast of California to four 
local air pollution control agencies: Santa Barbara County Air 
Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD); South Coast Air Quality 
Management District (SCAQMD); Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
District (VCAPCD);

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and San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLOAPCD). 
The EPA implements and enforces the regulations for all other sources 
under its authority.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 112 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are all outer continental shelf sources except those 
located in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude (near the 
border of Florida and Alabama). For sources located within 25 miles of 
States' seaward boundaries, the requirements are the same as those that 
would be applicable if the source were located in the corresponding 
onshore area. In States affected by this rule, State boundaries extend 
three miles from the coastline, except off the coast of the Florida 
Panhandle, where the State's boundary extends three leagues (about nine 
miles) from the coastline.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 30,797.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $42,756, which includes $9,506 
annualized capital/startup costs and $33,250 annual O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 3,227 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the projected changes in 
the mix and type of sources projected to occur in the upcoming 
clearance period. Most notably, there is a significant increase in the 
number of exploratory wells under EPA authority and the addition of 
eight alternative energy projects. In contrast, the number of existing 
development/production wells under EPA jurisdiction has been changed 
from 15 to 0 in the upcoming period. However, we project that costs 
will increase because the estimates have been calculated using 2007 
dollars and some assumptions regarding overhead, O&M costs, and capital 
costs have been adjusted to meet current guidelines and common 
procedures for preparing ICRs.

    Dated: October 31, 2008.
Deborah Williams,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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