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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: March 23, 2016.
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Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Regional
Haze Regulations (Renewal)
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘Regional Haze
Regulations (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No.
1813.09, OMB Control No. 2060–0421)
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.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through
March 31, 2016. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register (80 FR 58473) on September
29, 2015 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. 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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Additional comments may be
submitted on or before April 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OAR–2003–0162, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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:
Chris Werner, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, C539–04, Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
(919) 541–5133; fax number: (919) 541–
5315; email address:
werner.christopher@epa.gov.
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 https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: This ICR is for activities
related to the implementation of the
EPA’s regional haze rule, for the time
period between March 31, 2016, and
March 31, 2019, and renews the
previous ICR. The regional haze rule
codified at 40 CFR parts 308 and 309,
as authorized by sections 169A and
169B of the Clean Air Act, requires
states to develop implementation plans
to protect visibility in 156 federallyprotected Class I areas. Tribes may
choose to develop implementation
plans. For this time period, states will
primarily be developing and submitting
periodic comprehensive
implementation plan revisions (or
initial implementation plans) and
progress reports to comply with the
regulations.
Form Numbers: None.
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Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
state, local and tribal air quality
agencies, regional planning
organizations and facilities potentially
regulated under the regional haze rule.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory [see 40 CFR 51.308(b), (f)
and (g) and 40 CFR 51.309(d)(10)].
Estimated number of respondents: 52
(total); 52 state agencies.
Frequency of response:
Approximately every 5 years.
Total estimated burden: 10,307 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $510,489 (per
year). There are no annualized capital or
operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 4,259 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is due to this ICR
renewal period covering different task
elements than the previous renewal
(EPA ICR No. 1813.08). These
differences reflect the requirements of
the current regional haze rule with
respect to the scheduled events and
activities in the implementation
process. The last collection request
anticipated the program consisting
mainly of submission of 5-year progress
reports. The change in burden reflects
changes in labor rates and changes in
the activities conducted due to the
normal progression of the program,
especially the fact that states will be
working on and submitting periodic
comprehensive State Implementation
Plan (SIP) revisions (or initial SIPs).
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0162; FRL-9943-22-OEI]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Regional Haze Regulations (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``Regional Haze Regulations
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1813.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0421) 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.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through March 31, 2016. Public comments were previously requested via
the Federal Register (80 FR 58473) on September 29, 2015 during a 60-
day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below,
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 29,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0162, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
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: Chris Werner, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C539-04,
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541-5133; fax number: (919) 541-5315; email
address: werner.christopher@epa.gov.
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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Abstract: This ICR is for activities related to the implementation
of the EPA's regional haze rule, for the time period between March 31,
2016, and March 31, 2019, and renews the previous ICR. The regional
haze rule codified at 40 CFR parts 308 and 309, as authorized by
sections 169A and 169B of the Clean Air Act, requires states to develop
implementation plans to protect visibility in 156 federally-protected
Class I areas. Tribes may choose to develop implementation plans. For
this time period, states will primarily be developing and submitting
periodic comprehensive implementation plan revisions (or initial
implementation plans) and progress reports to comply with the
regulations.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are state, local and tribal air quality agencies, regional
planning organizations and facilities potentially regulated under the
regional haze rule.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory [see 40 CFR
51.308(b), (f) and (g) and 40 CFR 51.309(d)(10)].
Estimated number of respondents: 52 (total); 52 state agencies.
Frequency of response: Approximately every 5 years.
Total estimated burden: 10,307 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $510,489 (per year). There are no annualized
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 4,259 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to this ICR renewal period
covering different task elements than the previous renewal (EPA ICR No.
1813.08). These differences reflect the requirements of the current
regional haze rule with respect to the scheduled events and activities
in the implementation process. The last collection request anticipated
the program consisting mainly of submission of 5-year progress reports.
The change in burden reflects changes in labor rates and changes in the
activities conducted due to the normal progression of the program,
especially the fact that states will be working on and submitting
periodic comprehensive State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions (or
initial SIPs).
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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