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and Measurement Division (MD–D205–
03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711. Email:
Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with regulations at 40 CFR
part 53, the EPA evaluates various
methods for monitoring the
concentrations of those ambient air
pollutants for which EPA has
established National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) as set forth
in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring methods
that are determined to meet specific
requirements for adequacy are
designated by the EPA as either
reference or equivalent methods (as
applicable), thereby permitting their use
under 40 CFR part 58 by States and
other agencies for determining
compliance with the NAAQS. A list of
all reference or equivalent methods that
have been previously designated by EPA
may be found at https://www.epa.gov/
ttn/amtic/criteria.html.
The EPA hereby announces the
designation of one new reference
method for measuring concentrations of
CO in ambient air. These designations
are made under the provisions of 40
CFR part 53, as amended on October 26,
2015(80 FR 65291–65468).
The new reference method for CO is
an automated method (analyzer)
utilizing a measurement principle based
on non-dispersive infrared
(NDIR)analysis and is identified as
follows:
RFCA–0817–248, ‘‘Sabio Model 6050
Ambient CO Analyzer’’, operated in the
measurement range of 0–50 ppm, at any
ambient temperature in the range of 5–
40 °C, at any line voltage in the range
of 90–260 VAC, at any sample flow rate
in the range of 0.50–0.75 L/min, in
accordance with the Sabio Model 6050
Ambient CO Analyzer Instruction
Manual, with or without optional zero/
span ports for external calibration, and
with or without an optional inlet filter.
This application for a reference
method determination for this CO
method was received by the Office of
Research and Development on August 2,
2017. This analyzer is commercially
available from the applicant, Sutron
Corporation, 21 Cypress Blvd., Suite
1130, Round Rock, TX 78665.
Representative test analyzers have
been tested in accordance with the
applicable test procedures specified in
40 CFR part 53, as amended on October
26, 2015. After reviewing the results of
those tests and other information
submitted by the applicant, EPA has
determined, in accordance with Part 53,
that these methods should be designated
as a reference or equivalent method.
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As a designated reference or
equivalent method, these methods are
acceptable for use by states and other air
monitoring agencies under the
requirements of 40 CFR part 58,
Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. For
such purposes, each method must be
used in strict accordance with the
operation or instruction manual
associated with the method and subject
to any specifications and limitations
(e.g., configuration or operational
settings) specified in the designated
method description (see the
identification of the method above).
Use of the method also should be in
general accordance with the guidance
and recommendations of applicable
sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance
Handbook for Air Pollution
Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/
600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance
Handbook for Air Pollution
Measurement Systems, Volume II,
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Program,’’ EPA–454/B–13–003, (both
available at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/
amtic/qalist.html). Provisions
concerning modification of such
methods by users are specified under
Section 2.8 (Modifications of Methods
by Users) of Appendix C to 40 CFR part
58.
Consistent or repeated noncompliance
with any of these conditions should be
reported to: Director, Exposure Methods
and Measurement Division (MD–E205–
01), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711.
Designation of this equivalent method
is intended to assist the States in
establishing and operating their air
quality surveillance systems under 40
CFR part 58. Questions concerning the
commercial availability or technical
aspects of the method should be
directed to the applicant.
Dated: September 19, 2017.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
Director, National Exposure Research
Laboratory.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0885: FRL–9964–91–
OAR]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of
the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Ozone; State
Implementation Plan Requirements,
EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No.
2060–0695
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is planning to submit a request to renew
an existing approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) 2347.02,
‘‘Implementation of the 2008 National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Ozone,’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). This existing ICR is
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2018. Before submitting the ICR renewal
request to OMB for review and
approval, the EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2010–0885, at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from https://
www.regulations.gov. The EPA may
publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
H. Lynn Dail, Air Quality Policy
SUMMARY:
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Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Mail Code C539–01,
Environmental Protection Agency, T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
(919) 541–2363; fax number: (919) 541–
0824; email address: dail.lynn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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–2010–0885, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or for 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 the EPA
particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, the EPA specifically solicits
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., allowing
for electronic submission of responses
(in this case, revisions to State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) to meet
planning requirements for
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nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS).
What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for the 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 the
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 affected by
this action are state and local air
agencies subject to attainment planning
requirements for areas designated
nonattainment for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. Such planning requirements
may include attainment demonstrations,
Reasonable Further Progress (RFP)
plans, and Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) and Reasonably
Available Control Measure (RACM) SIP
submissions. Local, state, and federal
agencies are part of the North American
Industrial Classification System Code
number 924110. There are other entities
that may be indirectly affected, due to
the fact that they may comment on the
draft submissions before air agencies
submit them to EPA. These include
potentially regulated entities,
representatives of stakeholder groups,
and members of the general public.
Title: Implementation of the 2008
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Ozone: State Implementation Plan
Requirements; Information Collection
Request Renewal
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2347.03,
OMB Control No. 2060–0695.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on January 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. The OMB control
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numbers for the EPA’s regulations in
title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the
Federal Register when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9. They 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 PRA requires the
information found in this ICR (No.
2347.03) to assess the burden (in hours
and dollars) of meeting the requirements
of the Implementation of the 2008
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for Ozone: State
Implementation Plan Requirements;
Final Rule. The rule was proposed on
June 6, 2013 (78 FR 34178), and
promulgated on March 15, 2015 (80 FR
12264). The rule includes requirements
that involve collecting information from
states with areas designated
nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS. These information
collection milestones include but are
not limited to state submissions of
attainment demonstrations, RFP plans,
and RACT determinations. The burden
estimate in the original ICR assumed 26
state air agency respondents (state and
local air agencies), including the District
of Columbia, responsible for meeting
attainment planning obligations for 46
designated nonattainment areas for the
2008 ozone NAAQS. The revised
burden estimate in this proposed ICR
renewal incorporates changes to the
original estimate that affect 17
respondents with jurisdiction over 30
nonattainment areas that are in various
stages of planning for attainment or
maintenance of the 2008 ozone NAAQS.
The time period covered by this ICR is
February 1, 2018, through January 31,
2021.
Burden Statement: The estimated
public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for the original ICR was 120,000
labor hours for the 3-year period, for an
estimated average burden of 4,615 hours
per respondent (the number of
respondents was assumed to be 26). The
incremental public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this proposed
collection of information is estimated to
total 62,000 hours, for an average of
3,647 hours per affected respondent (the
number of respondents is assumed to be
17) over the 3-year period covered by
this ICR renewal. 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
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instructions; to 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; to
adjust the existing ways to comply with
any previously applicable instructions
and requirements which have
subsequently changed; to train
personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; to search data
sources; to complete and review the
collection of information; and, to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/affected entities: State
and local governments.
Estimated total number of affected
respondents: 17.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total additional annual
burden hours: 20,667 hours.
Estimated total additional annual
cost: $1,404,757. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
The total estimated respondent
burden during the 3-year period of this
ICR renewal is 62,000 hours, compared
with a total estimated respondent
burden of 120,000 hours identified for
the 3-year period covered by the original
ICR approved by OMB.
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What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
The EPA will consider the comments
received on this proposal and will
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, the 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: July 10, 2017.
Anna Marie Wood,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Telephone: (214) 665–7515. Email:
rosborough.evelyn@epa.gov.
[FRL–9968–52–Region 6]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final NPDES General Permit;
Final NPDES General Permit for New
and Existing Sources and New
Dischargers in the Offshore
Subcategory of the Oil and Gas
Extraction Category for the Western
Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf
of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Final NPDES General
Permit.
AGENCY:
The Director of the Water
Division, EPA Region 6 today provides
notice that the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit No. GMG290000 for
existing and new sources and new
dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory
of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point
Source Category, located in and
discharging to the Outer Continental
Shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas
was reissued on September 19, 2017,
with an effective date of October 1,
2017. The discharge of produced water
to that portion of the Outer Continental
Shelf from Offshore Subcategory
facilities located in the territorial seas of
Louisiana and Texas is also authorized
by this permit.
DATES: This permit was issued
September 19, 2017, is effective on
October 1, 2017, and expires September
30, 2022. This effective date is necessary
to provide dischargers with the
immediate opportunity to comply with
Clean Water Act requirements in light of
the expiration of the 2012 permit on
September 30, 2017. In accordance with
40 CFR 23, this permit shall be
considered issued for the purpose of
judicial review on October 16, 2017.
Under section 509(b) of the CWA,
judicial review of this general permit
can be held by filing a petition for
review in the United States Court of
Appeals within 120 days after the
permit is considered issued for judicial
review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the
CWA, the requirements in this permit
may not be challenged later in civil or
criminal proceedings to enforce these
requirements. In addition, this permit
may not be challenged in other agency
proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of
notices of intent are provided in Part
I.A.2 of the permit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Evelyn Rosborough, Region 6, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
SUMMARY:
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Notice of
the proposal of the draft permit was
published in the Federal Register on
May 11, 2017. EPA Region 6 has
considered all comments received and
makes several significant changes as
listed below. A copy of the Region’s
responses to comments and the final
permit may be found online from the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov with Docket ID No
EPA–R6–OW–2017–0217. Significant
changes include:
1. An operator is not required to file
eNOI 24-hour in advance to obtain
permit coverage;
2. An operator has up to one year after
termination of lease ownership to file a
Notice of Termination (NOT);
3. In a case-by-case circumstance, the
primary operator may require day-today or vessel operators to file their own
eNOIs for dual coverages;
4. Drilling vessels performing jobs
within the same lease block may file one
NOI for coverage;
5. Bridged facilities may file one
eNOI;
6. In the event the eNOI system is
temporarily unavailable, a written
temporary NOI filed with certification
and signature is good for seven days
from the day of filing, but must be
followed up with an eNOI;
7. Existing permittees covered under
the 2012 permit will be covered by this
permit until April 1, 2018, with eNOIs
to continue coverage due on or before
that date;
8. An oil and grease confirmation
sample shall be taken within two hours
after sheen is observed from produced
water discharge;
9. Toxicity testing frequency for
produced water discharges remains the
same as in the previous permit;
10. Existing dischargers under the
2012 permit shall commence testing
schedules in the 2017 permit as of the
effective day of this permit;
11. Additional toxicity testing for
produced water after an application of
well treatment, completion or workover
fluids is not required; information on
these discharges will be collected as
part of the well treatment, completion,
and workover fluids (TCW) Studies;
12. The deadlines for operators to
submit the Industry-wide Study Plan
and the final report for well treatment,
completion, and workover fluids are
changed;
13. A condition which requires
operators to flush and capture hydrate
control fluids or pipeline brine
contained in pipelines, umbilical, or
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0885: FRL-9964-91-OAR]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Ozone; State Implementation Plan Requirements,
EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0695
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) 2347.02, ``Implementation of the 2008 National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone,'' to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). This existing ICR is scheduled to expire on January
31, 2018. Before submitting the ICR renewal request to OMB for review
and approval, the EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0885, at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from https://www.regulations.gov. The EPA may
publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish
to make. The web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional
submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information
about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making
effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. H. Lynn Dail, Air Quality Policy
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Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-
01, Environmental Protection Agency, T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2363; fax number:
(919) 541-0824; email address: dail.lynn@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-2010-0885, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or for 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 the EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA specifically
solicits 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., allowing for electronic
submission of responses (in this case, revisions to State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) to meet planning requirements for
nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone NAAQS).
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for the 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 the 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 affected by this action are state and
local air agencies subject to attainment planning requirements for
areas designated nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. Such planning
requirements may include attainment demonstrations, Reasonable Further
Progress (RFP) plans, and Reasonably Available Control Technology
(RACT) and Reasonably Available Control Measure (RACM) SIP submissions.
Local, state, and federal agencies are part of the North American
Industrial Classification System Code number 924110. There are other
entities that may be indirectly affected, due to the fact that they may
comment on the draft submissions before air agencies submit them to
EPA. These include potentially regulated entities, representatives of
stakeholder groups, and members of the general public.
Title: Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements;
Information Collection Request Renewal
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0695.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January
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. The OMB control numbers for the
EPA's regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40
CFR part 9. They 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 PRA requires the information found in this ICR (No.
2347.03) to assess the burden (in hours and dollars) of meeting the
requirements of the Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone: State Implementation Plan
Requirements; Final Rule. The rule was proposed on June 6, 2013 (78 FR
34178), and promulgated on March 15, 2015 (80 FR 12264). The rule
includes requirements that involve collecting information from states
with areas designated nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
These information collection milestones include but are not limited to
state submissions of attainment demonstrations, RFP plans, and RACT
determinations. The burden estimate in the original ICR assumed 26
state air agency respondents (state and local air agencies), including
the District of Columbia, responsible for meeting attainment planning
obligations for 46 designated nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. The revised burden estimate in this proposed ICR renewal
incorporates changes to the original estimate that affect 17
respondents with jurisdiction over 30 nonattainment areas that are in
various stages of planning for attainment or maintenance of the 2008
ozone NAAQS. The time period covered by this ICR is February 1, 2018,
through January 31, 2021.
Burden Statement: The estimated public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for the original ICR was 120,000 labor hours for the 3-year
period, for an estimated average burden of 4,615 hours per respondent
(the number of respondents was assumed to be 26). The incremental
public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this proposed collection
of information is estimated to total 62,000 hours, for an average of
3,647 hours per affected respondent (the number of respondents is
assumed to be 17) over the 3-year period covered by this ICR renewal.
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
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instructions; to 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; to adjust the existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and requirements which have
subsequently changed; to train personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and, to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/affected entities: State and local governments.
Estimated total number of affected respondents: 17.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total additional annual burden hours: 20,667 hours.
Estimated total additional annual cost: $1,404,757. This includes
an estimated burden cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
The total estimated respondent burden during the 3-year period of
this ICR renewal is 62,000 hours, compared with a total estimated
respondent burden of 120,000 hours identified for the 3-year period
covered by the original ICR approved by OMB.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
The EPA will consider the comments received on this proposal and
will 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, the 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: July 10, 2017.
Anna Marie Wood,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division.
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