[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44049-44050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21825]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5560-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission For OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Operating Permits Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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 following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Part 70 Operating Permits 
Regulations, EPA ICR Number 1587.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0243, 
expiring September 30, 1996. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden and cost; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR Number 1587.04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Part 70 Operating Permits Regulations, EPA ICR Number 
1587.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0243, expiring September 30, 1996. 
This is a request for a revision to an existing collection.
    Abstract: The information found in this ICR is required for the 
submittal of a complete permit application, as well as for the periodic 
reporting and recordkeeping necessary to maintain that permit once it 
has been approved. Under a fully functional permit program, the 
permitting authority, primarily States and local authorities, collect 
this information from air pollution sources. This information allows 
the permitting authority and the Federal government to manage air 
resources. The EPA certifies that the information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of EPA's functions, and that it 
has practical utility; is not unnecessarily duplicative of information 
EPA otherwise can reasonably access; and reduces, to the extent 
practicable and appropriate, the burden on persons providing the 
information to or for EPA.
    Within 12 months of the effective date of a part 70 program (i.e., 
the approval of that program by EPA), all sources subject to the part 
70 operating permits program must submit complete permit applications 
to the permitting authority (section 503(c)). Permitting authorities 
must submit to EPA all proposed and final permits and any permit 
applications, or portions thereof, necessary to carry out EPA's 
responsibilities (section 505(a)(1)). No less often than every 6 months 
sources must submit to the permitting authority the results of any 
required monitoring or other information necessary to assure compliance 
with applicable requirements (section 504(b)).
    In accordance with title V, the information submitted by sources as 
a part of their applications for revisions and renewals is a matter of 
public record. To the extent that the information required for the 
completeness of a permit is proprietary, confidential, or of a nature 
that it could impair the ability of the source to maintain its market 
position, that information is collected and handled subject to the 
requirements of section 503(e) and section 114(c) of the Act.

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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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on June 13, 
1996 (61 FR 30061); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: There are an estimated 25,547 sources subject to 
the operating permits program. The annual public reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to 
average 211 hours per source. This reflects all the information 
reporting activities associated with this collection. 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: Sources subject to the operating 
permits program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,659.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and semiannual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 5.3 million hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $0.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR Number 1587.05 and OMB Control Number 2060-0243 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460

    and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget; Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 22, 1996.
Richard Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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