[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36138-36139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17209]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5258-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities Up For Renewal

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) 

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listed below is coming up for renewal. Before submitting the renewal 
package to the Office of Management and Budget, EPA is soliciting 
comments on specific aspects of the collection as described.

DATES: EPA requests comments by no later than September 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Call the Acid Rain Hotline (202/233-9620), or 
Kenon Smith (202/233-9164). Send written comments (in duplicate) 
regarding these burden estimates or any other aspect of this 
information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden, 
to Kenon Smith, 401 M Street, SW., 6204J, Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Acid Rain Program ICR; OMB Control 
Numbers: 2060-0258 and 2060-0221.
    Abstract: The Acid Rain Program was established under Title IV of 
the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. 40 CFR part 72 et seq. The program 
calls for major reductions of the pollutants that cause acid rain while 
establishing a new approach to environmental management.
    Emissions monitoring and reporting is the foundation upon which the 
allowance trading system is based. Without accurate monitoring, 
recordkeeping, and reporting of emissions, the integrity and efficiency 
of the allowance system would be undermined. There would be no 
assurance that emissions had been reduced and economic benefits of a 
market-based system could not be realized.
    The total public reporting burden for the regulations implementing 
the ARP was estimated in the Agency's initial ICR (2060-0221 and 2060-
0258) at 1,880,959 hours distributed over approximately 2007 
respondents affected by this rule. In order to obtain a permit, the 
public reporting burden to develop a permit application and compliance 
plan including certification of a designated representative is 
estimated at 370 hours per application. For tracking and transferring 
allowances, the public reporting burden to complete and submit an 
allowance tracking system general account application (if necessary) 
and an allowance transfer form is estimated to average 30 hours and 2 
hours, respectively. The burden for assembling and submitting an 
application to obtain allowances from the conservation and renewable 
energy reserve is estimated to average 80 hours per application. To 
meet the emissions monitoring requirements, the public reporting burden 
is estimated to average 40 hours per report per plant for preparing and 
submitting quarterly emissions data reports, and 20 hours per plant for 
submitting a one-time monitoring plan. A burden on the voluntary small 
diesel refineries program is estimated to be 270 hours for the entire 
industry. The opt-in program carries an estimated reporting burden 
averaging 80 hours per response and an annual recordkeeping burden 
averaging 2 hours per respondent. Finally, for auctions and direct 
sales, the estimated burden for submitting a bid or application is 
approximately 5 hours. All these burden estimates include time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the necessary data, and completing the collection of 
information.
    In addition to the above requirements, affected sources must meet 
the annual compliance certification requirements; the public burden for 
this annual year-end reporting is estimated at 8,416 hours, which 
includes the submission of detailed information on plant operations, 
such as utilization data and dispatch system information. These 
estimates for compliance reporting are not included in the above total 
burden estimates which are already in the existing ICR.
    The information collection requirements and detailed information on 
the burden estimates contained in the ICR document (Jan. 11, 1993) are 
available for viewing at Air Docket No. A-91-43. The EPA would like to 
elicit comments 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 shall have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: June 28, 1995.
Janice Wagner,
Acting Director, Acid Rain Division.
[FR Doc. 95-17209 Filed 7-12-95; 8:45 am]
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