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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
SUMMARY:
(2004) (‘‘October 2004 Order’’), order on reh’g, 110
FERC ¶ 61,267 (2005)).
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announces that EPA is planning to
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a request to renew an
existing approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) 2258.02—
Implementation of the 1997 and the
2006 fine particle (PM2.5) national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
This ICR is scheduled to expire on May
31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2007–0265, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–1741
• Mail: Attention Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2007–0265, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West (Air Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Northwest, Mailcode: 6102T,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA West (Air
Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue,
Northwest, Room 3334, Washington, DC
20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2007–0265. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–
0265. The EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
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that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit, the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Mail Code C539–01,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711, telephone number (919) 541–
5208, facsimile number (919) 541–0824,
electronic mail e-mail address:
stackhouse.butch@epa.gov; Karl Pepple,
Air Quality Policy Division, Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards,
Mail Code C539–01, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone
number (919) 541–2683, facsimile
number (919) 541–0824, electronic mail
e-mail address: pepple.karl@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
The EPA has established a public
docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0265, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air Docket 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 Docket is 202–566–
1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
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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.
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What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are states and
Regional Offices. There are other
entities that may be indirectly affected,
as they may comment on the draft
submissions before they are forwarded
to EPA’s Regional Offices. These
include potentially regulated entities,
representatives of special interest
groups, and individuals.
Title: PM2.5 National Ambient Air
Quality Standard Implementation Rule.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2258.02,
OMB Control No. 2060–0611.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011.
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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 title 40 of the Code
of Federal Register (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, 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: The Paperwork Reduction
Act requires the information found in
this ICR number 2258.02 to assess the
burden (in hours and dollars) of the
1997 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS
Implementation Rule as well as the
periodic reporting and recordkeeping
necessary to maintain the rule. The rule
was proposed November 1, 2005 (70 FR
65983) and promulgated April 25, 2007
(71 FR 61145). The preamble to the
proposed and final regulation addressed
the administrative burden in general
terms. The preamble to the final rule
stated that an ICR would be prepared.
The rule includes requirements that
involve collecting information from
states with areas that have been
designated nonattainment for the PM2.5
NAAQS.
The time period covered in this ICR
is a 3 year period from June 1, 2011
through May 31, 2014. The milestones
for the State or local air agency
respondents will include the required
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
elements prescribed in the Clean Air
Act (CAA) sections 110 and part D,
subpart 1 of title I for implementation
plans and the requirements in the PM2.5
NAAQS Implementation Rule (40 CFR
51.1000–51.1012). The PM2.5 SIP will
contain rules and other requirements
designed to achieve the NAAQS by the
deadlines established under the CAA,
and it also contains a demonstration
that the state’s requirements will in fact
result in attainment. The SIP must meet
the requirements in subpart 1 to adopt
Reasonable Available Control Measures,
Reasonable Available Control
Technology, and provide for Reasonable
Further Progress toward attainment for
the period prior to the area’s attainment
date. However, not all of the milestones
and associated burden and
administrative cost estimates apply to
every designated PM2.5 nonattainment
area. Areas with cleaner air quality have
fewer requirements.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
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estimated to average 317 hours per
response for states with nonattainment
areas for the 1997 PM2.5 standard, and
4,243 hours per response for states with
nonattainment areas for the 2006 PM2.5
standard. 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 which have subsequently
changed; 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1997 PM2.5
Standard: 21; 2006 PM2.5 Standard:
18.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1997
PM2.5 Standard: 2.7; 2006 PM2.5
Standard: 2.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1997 PM2.5 Standard: 18,400; 2006 PM2.5
Standard: 157,000 hours.
Estimated total average annual costs
per respondent: 1997 PM2.5 standard:
$52,600; 2006 PM2.5 Standard: $523,700.
This includes an estimated burden cost
of $0 for capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs.
There is a decrease of 34,600 hours to
175,400 hours (from a sum of 210,000
hours in the 2007 ICR) in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease
reflects EPA’s information that the
number of non-attainment areas for the
1997 PM2.5 standard has decreased as
areas have come into compliance with
the standards and that the burden
associated with the remaining nonattainment areas is less because of the
work they have done previously to
comply with the standards. At the same
time, promulgation of the 2006 PM2.5
standard led to designations of new
areas as non-attainment, leading to an
increased burden on those respondents.
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Additional Background on Burden
Estimation Method
The methodology and draft estimates
of incremental administrative burden
for this ICR are documented in a
separate supporting statement in the
docket. The methodology and draft
estimates in the PM2.5 Implementation
Rule ICR are based on the ICR
developed for the 8-hour ozone
Implementation Rule ICR (EPA ICR No.
2236.02, OMB Control No. 2060–0594).
The 8-hour ozone Implementation Rule
ICR methodology and draft estimates
were submitted to EPA’s Ozone NAAQS
Implementation Workgroup for their
review and comment. This workgroup is
comprised of representatives from EPA
Regional Offices I through IX, as well as
EPA’s Offices of General Counsel, Office
of Policy, and Air and Radiation
(including the Offices of Transportation
and Air Quality, Air Quality Planning
and Standards, and Policy Analysis and
Review).
The workgroup provided constructive
criticism on earlier drafts which
resulted in clarifications to the
methodology section, revisions to the
categorization of non-attainment areas
by Regional Office, and changes to the
temporal allocation of Regional Office
administrative burden. The workgroup
reviewed the June 2006 ICR supporting
statement which was forwarded to
OMB’s Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs. The workgroup
believed there would be differences
between the realized incremental
administrative burden of the states and
Regional Offices versus what was in the
supporting statement. However, the
estimates in the ICR supporting
statement were judged to be
appropriate.
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What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Dated: January 28, 2011.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Office of Air and Radiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OEI–2011–0096; FRL–9261–1]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (Renewal);
EPA ICR No. 2002.05, OMB Control No.
2025–0003
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31,
2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OEI–2011–0096 by one of the following
methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
E-mail: oei-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202–566–1753.
Mail: Office of Environmental
Information Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. For hand
delivery: Office of Environmental
Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. Please
include a total of four copies.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2011–
0096. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
SUMMARY:
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made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule
(CROMERR) ICR, Information Exchange
& Services Division, Office of
Environmental Information, 2823T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. For questions
regarding authorized programs burden
and costs contact Evi Huffer, telephone
number: 202–566–1697; fax number:
202–566–1685; e-mail address:
huffer.evi@epa.gov or Karen Seeh,
telephone number: 202–566–1175; fax
number: 202–566–1685; e-mail address:
Seeh.Karen@epa.gov. For questions
regarding the Central Data Exchange
(CDX) burden and costs contact Charles
Freeman, telephone number: 202–566–
1694; fax number: 202–566–1684; e-mail
address: freeman.charles@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OEI–2011–0096, which is available
for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0265; FRL-9261-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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 EPA is planning to
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to renew
an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) 2258.02--
Implementation of the 1997 and the 2006 fine particle
(PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR
to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0265, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1741
Mail: Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0265, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Mailcode: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West (Air Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0265.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0265. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit, the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-
01, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone number
(919) 541-5208, facsimile number (919) 541-0824, electronic mail e-mail
address: stackhouse.butch@epa.gov; Karl Pepple, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-
01, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone number
(919) 541-2683, facsimile number (919) 541-0824, electronic mail e-mail
address: pepple.karl@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?
The EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0265, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air Docket 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 Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits
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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.
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
states and Regional Offices. There are other entities that may be
indirectly affected, as they may comment on the draft submissions
before they are forwarded to EPA's Regional Offices. These include
potentially regulated entities, representatives of special interest
groups, and individuals.
Title: PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard
Implementation Rule.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2258.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0611.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31,
2011. 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 title 40 of the Code of Federal Register (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, 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: The Paperwork Reduction Act requires the information
found in this ICR number 2258.02 to assess the burden (in hours and
dollars) of the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS Implementation
Rule as well as the periodic reporting and recordkeeping necessary to
maintain the rule. The rule was proposed November 1, 2005 (70 FR 65983)
and promulgated April 25, 2007 (71 FR 61145). The preamble to the
proposed and final regulation addressed the administrative burden in
general terms. The preamble to the final rule stated that an ICR would
be prepared. The rule includes requirements that involve collecting
information from states with areas that have been designated
nonattainment for the PM2.5 NAAQS.
The time period covered in this ICR is a 3 year period from June 1,
2011 through May 31, 2014. The milestones for the State or local air
agency respondents will include the required State Implementation Plan
(SIP) elements prescribed in the Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 110 and
part D, subpart 1 of title I for implementation plans and the
requirements in the PM2.5 NAAQS Implementation Rule (40 CFR
51.1000-51.1012). The PM2.5 SIP will contain rules and other
requirements designed to achieve the NAAQS by the deadlines established
under the CAA, and it also contains a demonstration that the state's
requirements will in fact result in attainment. The SIP must meet the
requirements in subpart 1 to adopt Reasonable Available Control
Measures, Reasonable Available Control Technology, and provide for
Reasonable Further Progress toward attainment for the period prior to
the area's attainment date. However, not all of the milestones and
associated burden and administrative cost estimates apply to every
designated PM2.5 nonattainment area. Areas with cleaner air
quality have fewer requirements.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 317
hours per response for states with nonattainment areas for the 1997
PM2.5 standard, and 4,243 hours per response for states with
nonattainment areas for the 2006 PM2.5 standard. 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
which have subsequently changed; 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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1997
PM2.5
Standard: 21; 2006 PM2.5 Standard: 18.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
1997 PM2.5 Standard: 2.7; 2006 PM2.5 Standard: 2.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1997 PM2.5
Standard: 18,400; 2006 PM2.5 Standard: 157,000 hours.
Estimated total average annual costs per respondent: 1997
PM2.5 standard: $52,600; 2006 PM2.5 Standard:
$523,700. This includes an estimated burden cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
There is a decrease of 34,600 hours to 175,400 hours (from a sum of
210,000 hours in the 2007 ICR) in the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This decrease reflects EPA's information that the number of non-
attainment areas for the 1997 PM2.5 standard has decreased
as areas have come into compliance with the standards and that the
burden associated with the remaining non-attainment areas is less
because of the work they have done previously to comply with the
standards. At the same time, promulgation of the 2006 PM2.5
standard led to designations of new areas as non-attainment, leading to
an increased burden on those respondents.
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Additional Background on Burden Estimation Method
The methodology and draft estimates of incremental administrative
burden for this ICR are documented in a separate supporting statement
in the docket. The methodology and draft estimates in the
PM2.5 Implementation Rule ICR are based on the ICR developed
for the 8-hour ozone Implementation Rule ICR (EPA ICR No. 2236.02, OMB
Control No. 2060-0594). The 8-hour ozone Implementation Rule ICR
methodology and draft estimates were submitted to EPA's Ozone NAAQS
Implementation Workgroup for their review and comment. This workgroup
is comprised of representatives from EPA Regional Offices I through IX,
as well as EPA's Offices of General Counsel, Office of Policy, and Air
and Radiation (including the Offices of Transportation and Air Quality,
Air Quality Planning and Standards, and Policy Analysis and Review).
The workgroup provided constructive criticism on earlier drafts
which resulted in clarifications to the methodology section, revisions
to the categorization of non-attainment areas by Regional Office, and
changes to the temporal allocation of Regional Office administrative
burden. The workgroup reviewed the June 2006 ICR supporting statement
which was forwarded to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs. The workgroup believed there would be differences between the
realized incremental administrative burden of the states and Regional
Offices versus what was in the supporting statement. However, the
estimates in the ICR supporting statement were judged to be
appropriate.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: January 28, 2011.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Office
of Air and Radiation.
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