[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 54135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27030]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Source Compliance and State Action Reporting/
Compliance Reporting to the Aerometric Information and Retrieval System

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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Source Compliance and State 
Action Reporting, EPA ICR Number 0107.06, OMB control number 2060-0096, 
current expiration date 10/31/98. 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 November 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 
260-2740, by email at [email protected], or download off the 
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. #0107.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Source Compliance and State Action Reporting, EPA ICR Number 
0107.06, OMB control number 2060-0096, current expiration date 10/31/
98. This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Source Compliance and State Action reporting is an 
activity whereby State, District, Commonwealth and territorial 
(hereafter referred to as State) governments make air compliance 
information available to EPA on a quarterly basis via input to the 
Aerometric Information and Retrieval System (AIRS). The information 
provided to EPA includes compliance determinations and compliance 
activities. EPA uses this information to assess progress toward meeting 
emission requirements developed under the authority of the Clean Air 
Act to protect and maintain the atmospheric environment and the public 
health. The compliance information in AIRS is used by many States and 
by all ten EPA Regional offices on a frequent basis for managing 
activities of their air pollution control programs. This collection 
activity is authorized and required in the following subsections of 
regulations implementing the Clean Air Act under ``Subpart Q--Reports'' 
in 40 CFR part 51; Secs. 51.323(c)(1), 51.324 (a) and (b), and 51.327.
    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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 5/21/98 (63 
FR 27951); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 169 
hours per response. 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: State Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
    Frequency of Response: 4 times/yr.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 35,884 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 No. 0107.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0096 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy, 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: October 1, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-27030 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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